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

manager of Maude Adams companies
and resigned that position a fortnight
ago.
Jefferson De Angels is to resume
his tour in The Girl and the Cover
nor
Plays which take their names from
flowers have a way of succeeding.
THE Wild Rose, Rosemary 1.-The
Two Roses The Mountain Pink"
Sweet Lavender THE Black Tulip"
die Foy in THE Orchid"
THE Snow Man." a musical extrava-
ganza by Stanislaus STANCE and Regi-
Maid De Koven. will be presented by
the Shuberts at the Lyric theater, New
York. following the engagement of
Sothern and Marlowe.
Miss Louise Cunning, who arrived"
during the long run of THE Flower
Girl" Is to have a new musical play
for herself according to reports ema-
mating from the Shubert publicity mill.
Behind the Counter and will have its
premiere at the Casino in New York
city. Either Louis Mann or Ralph c.
Hertz, whose engagement to Lulu Ga
ser was recently announced. will be
given the comedians role.
Miss Clara B1oodgood and 1.-THE
Truth" being disliked in New York,
will be withdrawn from the Criterion
theater there next week.
Florence Roberts, who was seen in
Washington a few months ago in THE
Strength of the Weak" will get into
New York with an extensive roper
toire during the second week of March.
Mr.. W. ]. Ferguson. the veteran ac-
tor-who, by the way, was a call boy
on the stage of Ford's theater the night
when President Lincoln was murdered
lis lying seriously i'll in a hospital at
Youngstown, Ohio He had been
playing In support of Miss Virginia
Harmed this season in 1.-THE Love Let
ter and Camille" but during the trip
through the Ohio cities he became so
i'll that the company was obliged to
leave him behind in the hospital at
Youngstown.
The La Sale theater's friends will be
glad to know that the companies play
ing THE Umpire" and THE Time, the
Place and the Girl on the road con-
wherever they appear. The frst-named
organization is playing the larger cities
of Texas, while the second still hoverz
in their neighborhood.
Thomas w. ("Checkers') Ross
spoke his first lines in Shore Acres"
when member of the Boston Museum
Stock company. This was in 1891 Mr..
Ross was then receiving the munificent
salary of one-hfty per week. James
A. Herne had cast him for the post
man and after the second rehearsal
he took Mr. Herne aside and said that
he thought it rather foolish that he
should not have lines to speak; that
when he delivered the candy to the
children he might at least be given
something to say and not go through
the scene in pantomime- Mr. Herne
saw the point and wrote in several
speeches for Mr. Ross use. He sue
ceeded so well in the delivery of his
lines that in a very short time he was
intrusted with important roles in the
plays presented at the Boston museum
'~The White Cat" a magazine story
by GilIett Burgess, is to be dramatized.
Clyde Fitch's new play, 1.-The Truth"
in which Clara Bloodgood is starring,
and which opened in New York a fort
night ago, does not seem to have scored
very heavily. At least. it is to be
withdrawn from New York at the end
of this week. Whether the company
will be disbanded or sent out on the
road is a question.
Miss Ethel Levey returned to
vaudeville last week at Keith and
Proctor's Harlem opera house. The
theater was crowded at both perform
ances.
Otis SINNERS play for next season
will be the nav one Henry Arthur
Jones is now writing. Later on Mr..
Skinner will return to repertoire in
which LAS You Like It. THE Tanning
of the Shrew," and Hamlet" will be
favorites.
An offer has been made to Tim
Murphy for four weeks OF American
comedy next summer in Honolulu and
seven weeks in Manila If Mr.. Muir
ply accepts he will play this roper
toire: "A Corner in Coffee" by Rev.