The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31
At the Majest
''F7uffy Rufhes' to Be Staged.


Ruffies is going to be seen
WAW upon the stage. The
W~W charming type of feminin-
- ity, which was created
through the medium of the
New York Herald by a former Topeka
girl, who was Miss Bess Tincher and
Is now Mrs. Southgate. of Chicago, has
caught the wave of popularity and
mere Is no stopping her dominance.
Charles Frohman has purchased the
dramatic rights, and will present
graceful and charming Fluffy as the
center of a musical play, beautifully
staged Hattie Williams, now appear
Ing in 1.-The Little Cherub." will be-
come the stage Fluffy Ruf1es. The
piece is by Clyde Fitch and it is his
first attempt at musical comedy.
Mr.. Frohman declares he is more
enthusiastic over Fluffy Ruffies. The
any other character he has ever put
on the stage. He sees in her the long
real and genuine than the Gibson type
Fluhy's attra ctivenesss which lost her
a position once a week, Will certainly
find it's acme before the footlights.
The Fluffy Ruffies fad has spread to
Paris. and Mile Sahret- is doing the
Fluffy Ruffles dance. 1t has created
much enthusiasm, and it is predicted
that the boulevards will in a short
time be crowded with Fluffies
Arnold Days High Ideals.
Since Arnold Daily made his ten
strike with candida" and followed it
up with other plays by Shaw, which
won success the seriousness with
which he took himself caused mild
amusement among the initiated Peo-
pie poked gentle fun at young Mr..
Daily, at his knitted Napoleonic brow
and his enthusiasm for art with a
capital A. But Mr.. DAILY has enough
of the Irish in him to be a good fight
er, and he is a rare spirit, in that the
commercial side of the theater is not
always largest In his eyes He has re-
Gently proved the courage of his con-
victions, by leasing a small New York
theater for next season. and making
his debut as an actor-manager- He
claims to be promoting "a theater OF
ideas" aimed at an intellectual public
only. and the widest bit in the Daily
whole is that he expects success. He
has confidence in New York He slaps
it in the face, by having no full list
at his theater, thereby gaining its at
tention. Mr.. Daily, in spite of his con-
tempt for the box office, is a good bust
ness man, and he has gained knowl-
edge Of human nature from a master
in his line, Bernard Shaw.
Having gained attention, Mr.. DAILY
proposes to hold IT. He condemns
the drama of love and hate as fit for
man and woman, according to Mr..
DAILY have no use for the romantic
nonsense usually found at our thea
ters Shakespeare, he acknowledges,
has fine moments and knowledge of
tricks. but Shakespeare is rather an
tique. something of back number,
certainly not modern.
He plans to ring up his curtain at
9 O'Clock in order to give his audi
ences a chance to dine decently. He
plans to present short plays, some
times three in an evening. He Is bring
ing over a famous japanese actress,
Nine Hanako. Helen Ware is to be
his leading woman and Holbrook
Blinn one of the cleverest of the
younger actors, his leading man. He
Will present plays by Shaw, w. w. ia
cobs, Gladys Unger and many transla-
tions of foreign plays. Arnold DAILY
will be his star. His experiment will
be interesting to watch. 1t is prob
able that the general public will pass
him by. but among intellectual people
Mr.. Daily may have great success.