The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-26

makes up as the gambling sheriff His
makeup is so realistic and so true to
your idea. OF the gambler of 40 that 1t
Is hard to realize that it is nor nature
but art. When talking of Fred Stone
any one who saw his marvellous make
up in the Wizard Of o. will invar-
iably speak OF him as THE Straw
Man" In 1.-THE Red Mill'' he appears
as himself and without any disguise
has made a big hit.
STAGE PEOPLE YOU KNOW OF.
Mr.. Henry W. Savage has selected
Miss Helen Hale to create the role of
Blanche Bailey. soubrette, in "A
Yankee Tourist" The piece will have
its first presentation at Elyria, Ohio.
the 1st of next month. with Raymond
Hitchcock in the title role.
William Hawtry has obtained from
Charming Pollock the dramatic rights
pher of the Tub" Mr. Hawtry intends
to dramatic the story and will use it
in vaudeville.
Miss Flora Zabelle. in private life
Mrs. Raymond Hitchcock, has been
engaged for the leading woman in "a
Yankee Tourist" the new comic opera
into which Mr.. Hftehcock's present
comedy. THE Galloper," is to be trans
formed.
Ernest Lamson, who has the leading
role in THE Heir to the Hoorah,'' is to
appear next season in a new play, of
which he is the author, entitled "A
Romance of the Bright Angel Trail. -
sit seems to be the idea of critics
who write highly colored reviews that
they should kill off the entire cast in
order to supply themselves with red
ink says the press sheet of the Shu-
berts. They wouldn't use red, you
know; and besides, there are some
casts that haven't enough cochineaI
dye in their aggregate physical make
up to write the average critics weekly
bank balance.
They should pass law in New York
requiring new plays to last at least one
week. That would give all the critics a
chance to sink their fangs into it.
Emma Janvier and Richard earle
are saying unkind things about one
another in the columns of the Morning
Telegraph. In the lady's last letter she
gives an extra rattle by saying. evil
IDENTIFY with sinister significance: Il
should like, by the way. to ask Mr.
earle if ne is the author of his song
hit. Why I Picked Lemon in the
Garden of Love-
ION the level isn't it great to be
happy?'' INQUIRIES George Conan. in
know why not get an interview from
Miss Levy.
Miss Ellen Terry says: I'VE shall
not leave the civilized parts of the
States She refers to her American
tour. Commenting on this declaration,
the New York World says: Not every
body is so fortunate as to live in New
York" Mon Dieu.
clara Libnlan is to appear as an In
dependent star under the, management
of the Shuberts. The name of the play
she will present has not been an
nounced-
1.-The Gauoper" has been recon.
structed into a musical comedy by
Richard Harding Davis, Wallace r.
win and A. G. Robyn. and will be put
on at the Studebaker theater, Chicago
next month. under the title of THE
American Tourist" Raymond Hitch
cock will remain as star.
Christie Macdonald. the daughter
in-law of the late Joseph Jefferson is
doing the best work OF her career in
the title role in 'tTha Belle of May
fair" Leslie Stuart's newest musical
play that IS still holding the boards at
DAYS theater, n. Y, with every in
dfcatfon of being the Belle of May
day before this musical piece is forced
to move. Miss Macdonald with her
winsomeness and personal magnetism
continues to win unstinted applause
and admiration from representative
audiences at every performance and
all who remember her in Fantana of
last season and in the "Shoo-Gun" of a
the rapid Improvement this charming
little actress has made.
The Shuberts have secured the rights
for THE Girl Behind the Counter"
one of the biggest musical successes
The author is Howard talbot, who
wrote The Chinese Honeymoon" JUL
ian Mitchell has been secured to stage
the piece The production will prob
ably be made by Lew Fields and his
company
James O'NeilI, who has not played
In San Francisco for several seasons
was accorded a tremendous ovation
when he opened his present engage
the Mighty" in which he has the role
of John the Baptist.
George NJ Conan will appear next
season in a new musical play of his
own construction, called Young Ma
poleon.'' He will play the part of q
young man whose father regards Ma
poleon Bonaparte as the ideal of man
hood. During the summer Cohan will
appear on the New Amsterdam thea
ter roof in a revised aod up-to-date
version of his old play, "a Political
Honeymoon George Washington,
Jr.," will be sent on the road next sea-
son with Carter H. Haven, a vaudeville
performer, in the title role.
Carl Windrath is the orchestra
leader of THE Music Master" When
the play was about to leave New York.