The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-16
PEOPLE AND PLAYS.

The play written by Mr.. George Co.
han for Miss Lulu Chaser has been re-
christened Fifty Miles from Boston"
The other name was The Small Town
CAL Miss Chaser is said to have
abandoned the star part in this piece.
Eermete Novellit the italian actor.
Boston with the presentation of Cast
mir Delavigne's Louis XII"
THE Girl in White" is to be pro-
duced the latter part of this month
Hackett. In the cast are Orrin John
son, Pauline Frederick and Eleanor
Moretti-
Amelia Bingham is to appear in New
York shortly in The Lilac Room" by
Evelyn Gresnleaf Sutherland and Reu-
lah Dix. the authors Of THE Road 10
Yesterday"
Cecilia LOTUS. now the leading
coincidence OF the Joe Weber COM
pany in New York. has been in confer
ence with Henry Miller for the past
couple of weeks. and it is believed she
will be starred by the latter next sea-
son.
The first of next month VIII ]. Block
will present his revised version of '''rae
Land of MOI in New York Carrie
Demar and Knox Wilson have been
engaged for the two principal roles
A special dispatch from Cleveland
SAYS that Fritzi Scheff is seriously i'll
with catarrh of the stomach and may
be forced to take rest of indefinite
duration She has been advised by
her physicians to take a rest for at
least two weeks.
Julia San6erson has the largest coll
lection of TEDDY Bears in this coun-
try. Since Introducing her song. "Bes-
sic and Her Little Brown Bear" into
bears presented to her by admirers all
over the country In her New York
home Miss Sanderson has set aside a
large room. which she calls her TEDDY
Kennel" in which she has placed all
her bears.
Another member of the profession
has gone into court to get settlement
with the Shuberts. Following Frank
Perley's verdict for $4,000 against
these mana gers, Lillian Russell has
which she says is due her as her share
of the profits On Lady Teazle-''
Mr.. Ezra Kendall took the company
playing swell Elegant Jones' by spe-
cial trolley from Huntington to Fort
Wayne last Sunday night entertaining
them at Il theater party TO sac his
br0ther-in-law Mr.. Arthur Dunn per
form in mis- musical comedy THE Bell
Boy"
Miss Eva Tanguay the star of The
Sambo GIRL "A Jolly Good Fellow"
and several other musical comedy pro-
auctions. has deserted the scene of her
former triumphs for vaudeville.
Miss Anna Held and her husband
manager. Mr.. Ziegfeld. have asked the
president to select a young woman to
replace one of the brassy beauties who
is deserving 1.-The Partisan Model"
This puts Miss Held one point ahead
of Sothern and Marlowe in the public
ity struggle.
The passing of the fremont theater.
Boston. into vaudeville leaves but three
houses in the country
within the classification of independ-
Stude baker and Grand Opera
house of Chicago. and the Bijou the
alter in New York-all of which play
belonging to either syndi-
cate or neither.
Miss Maude Adams will travel in a
special car called Tinker Bell next sea-
son. 1t is to be a combination of Iiv-
ing apartment and theater and will cost
$4,000 Miss FRITZ Schef's Illness in
Cleveland is attributed by physicians
to her prfvate car. which, they say, is
unh ealthful
Signor Nevellfs financial estimate
of himself at pissters a seat met with
no concurrence from the theatergoers
clined in great numbers to Wow his
acting. The Boston newspap ers pro-
claim him as zone of the worlds |
rrea test artists an hoz17- given to all |
foreign actors when they get to Amer |
lea.
When THE Land of Nod reaches |
New York within week or two Mr.. |
Joseph Howard and Miss Mabel Har-
rfson will be heard in leading roles |
having been enticed from the JOYS Of
the prairie circuit and sHThe District
Leader by the guaranty OF a salary of
81 600 a week. with much Of the
wealth of Butte. Mont. behind it, Miss
Helen Rertram is to be what Is called
the prima donna
Blanche Bates et Kansas City.
For a week beginning next Monday,
with matinees "Wednesday and Satur-