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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23
Little Johnny JONES'"

Much interest is being manifested by
the theater-going public of the city
over the engagement of Little Johnny
Jones' at the Grand on Tuesday night
because of the fact that it made such
a hit when it was seen here before. For
a year past Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Give My Regards to Broadway" and
other musical gems from Little
Johnny Jones' have been sung
whistled and played on the piano and
by orchestras all over the country
OF the production is familiar, and for
that reason the more enjoyable. No
musical play has been presented in
many seasons that has attained such
an enormous degree of popularity as
was attested last season by its phe-
nomenal run of almost an entire sea-
son in New York, over three months i'll
Chicago, four weeks in Philadelphia
and several weeks in Boston. Its pres
ent tour has been arranged only to en-
brace the principal cities. Little
Johnny Jones" was written by George
NJ. Cohan,- who alss composed all the
music, and has given the present pro-
duction the benefit of his personal
stage management. Mr.. Cohan is
prolific young writer. only twenty
seven years of age, yet he is the author
and composer of those three very sue
cessful musical plays, "Forty-five Min
utes From Broadway" THE Cover
nor's Son. and Running for Office in
addition to a large number of vaude-
vile sketches and a formidable list of
songs. Little Johnny Jones' will be
seen in this city with the same good
and complete production which char
acterized its engagement in the prin-
cipal cities last, season. The scenery
and wardrobe is claimed to be among
the most beautiful and extensive in
America the three acts being gorg-
eously set to represent the exterior OF
the Hotel Cecil in London, the steam
ship pier at Southampton and a street
scene in the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco, while the ems emble ward
robe includes eleven complete changes,
the whole representing an Investment
or many thousands Of dollars. Tho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

different, it's action is different, and its
comedy different from all others. There
is a serious scene and then there is a
legitimate laugh. Then there are more
pathetic scenes and then more laughs
The production scenically and cleo
trically, is complete in every detail,
having been laid out with a lavish hand,
while the costunling is one grand array
of gorgeousness. The chorNs is from
both a vocal and beauty standpoint the
greatest ever seen with any attraction.
The book music and lyrics are from
the prolific pen of Mr.. Joseph E. How
ard.
The cast is from both acting and
singing standpoint a most superior one,
the bright particular star being Miss
Ethel Dovey, whose clever work in THE
Land of Nod is we'll remembered. She
has been supplied with an ideal part in
this piece and has been given several
songs that fit her childish personality
to a nicely. The chorus in 1.-THE Dis
trict Leader is said to be so attractive
that the stage door "Johnnies' are sure
to be much in evidence.
Eleanor Robson is to appear in Ros-
tand'S Lady of Dreams" which has
been translated for her by Louis N.
Parker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

A scene In hne Man OF the Hour
original company was given a week s
vacation and this second company took
its place at the Savoy. The theatrical
writer of New York reviewed the work
of this second company and styled it
as just as good that of the original
company. so Topekans can rest assured
that they will be able to see a proper
presentation of this fine play.
Mr.. Broadhurst has taken for the
theme of his play certain conditions
which exist in every large city in the
administration of it's municipal affairs
and has woven through it a delightful
love story. The plot, in brief. concerns
a young millionaire who has been re-
fused by his sweethear because he
has done nothing worthy He then
enters politics and is elected mayor of
his city. After assuming the duties of
the Office he manfully refuses to bow
to the political boss. One of the first
has to do with a franchise grab and is
prompted by the uncle of the girl with
whom he is in love. 1t looks to the
new mayor as if his refusal would
cost him all the friends of his family,
but after pursuing the rough road, lii
the end he wins his sweetheart and
demons trates that honesty always pays.
The company to be seen here Is said
to be exceptionally strong, while the
production is complete in every detail.
H. Grattan DonnelIy's latest comedy
hit, THE Belle of Japan" is booked
for the Grand for matinee and evening
performances on Sunday. 1t is said to
be most interesting production deal
Ing with a new theme.
The scenery is the work of Cox &
Co, from original sketches made by
that famous japanese artist, X
Tagamo. All the japanese costumes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23
The District Leader

One of those plays which needs no
introduction to Topekans and which is
play that is worth seeing two or three
times, yes, more, is 1.-THE District Lead
er" which will be the attraction at the
Grand for Thanksgiving afternoon and
evening This is a musical play with
a reason.
1.-THE District Leader" not only an
swers all requirements Of legitimate
comedy drama, coupled with tuneful,
pleasing, fluent melodies, but it has set
a pace in this direction that is at least
a full season in advance of anything yet
offered. It is built along lines hereto
fore untouched by musical comedy au-
thors and for this reason has touched
a spot that has been yearning for some
thing out of the ordinary. It's story is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

company is one of the largest travelling,
including over seventy-fve people, and
a cast of principals embracing the
names of many stage notables.
Wine, Woman and Song
The attraction at the Grand on We'd
nesday next is Wine, Woman and
Song" a Mortimer M. THESE produc-
ton. which played to crowded houses
at the Grand in Kansas City during this
week. This satirical musical comedy
review had an undisputed success in
New York last season where it ran at
the Circle theater for over three hum
dred performances. An excellent COM
pany of players selected by Mr. THESE,
including Louise. Auber, Meyer Harris,
Sam Hearn, Ed Lindeman, Mart Hogan,
Alfred Varsha, THE Broadway Quar-
tette," Marjorie Conboy and Gertrude
Fay, will be seen here with all the seem
cry, costumes and other accessories that
were in New York
The story has been evolved around a
of characters representing the
most popular stars of the day, both
men and women, giving all the company
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theatrical Gossip

in years and will be presented for thu
company at the Savoy in New York
city on December IL. Besides the COM
pany playing in New York there are
three other companies on the road with
the play and the oneDto be seen here is
leaving New York, where the rehear-
sails of this company were held. the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

race are highly picturesque and in
structive. Six ascensions are shown,
finishing with Erbsloeh pulling his
life preserver to position above the
basket and ascending. He was in the
air Al hours and finished within a
few yards Of the Atlantic ocean, so
the life preserver precaution was not
overdrawn. He travelled about $50
miles, making next to the longest
flight in history tr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

used in the play were made by the Jap
anese costumers, Sagaji and Kito of
Yokohama, Japan. from where they
We're imported direct by Manager G.
Harris Eldon for this production. Dur
ing the action of the comedy many
musical numbers will be introduced by
Miss Bessie Clifton and other members
of the COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23
'aThe Man of the Hour"

William A. Brady and Joseph R.
Grismer's production of George Broad
bursts good play, THE Man of the
Hour" will be seen at the Grand on
Monday night and it promises to be
one of the theatrical events of the sea-
son. This play is considered one of the
most conspicuous dramatic successes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23
AT the Olympic.
Vaudeville.
AT Kansas City.

AT Kansas CITY.
James K Hackett in John Glayde's
Honour will be at the Willis Wood on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, OF
next week with a Wednesday matinee
and for the remainder of the week OTIS
Skinner in 1.-The Honor of the Family
will be there.
"Bedford's Hope" is the attraction
scheduled for the Auditorium for next
week.
Nat M. Wills, one of the real come
dians on the stage, will be seen at the
Grand during the coming week
Klaw & changers advanced Vaude-
Vile returns to the Shubert after an
absence of a week to make way for
Mrs. Ffske, and high class vaudeville
continues at the Orpheum.
EAST Lynne" Tonight.
EAST Lynne" is an old play, but II
is one of the best. Joseph Kings COM
pany will appear in it at the Grand
again tonight. The story of East
Lynne" is so familiar it seems almost
superf1uous to attempt any outline OF
1t, but Paragraph or two in that d.
rection may not be amiss-
Lady Isabelle is married to Arch1-
bald Carlyle, and. though in love with
her husband, is insanely and unJustly
Jealous of Barbara Hare, a family ~
Archibald. Her jealousy is famed into
hatred by a designing villain, Sir
Francis Levison, and she, after several
years of happy married life, is induced
to leave her husband through the false
representations of Levison. Deserted
by the destroyer of her peace. she is
left alone to the mercy of the world.
Miserable and remorseful she gains en-
trance into her former husbands home
in the guise of French governess and
is enabled to see and be with her chill
dren, although unable to re-establish
herself as his wife, for, on her deser-
ton, Archibald had married Barbara
Hare. She finds some Solace and COM
fort however, in the care of her chill
dren. The death of her eldest, how
ever, undermines her own health, and
finding herself at deaths door, she calls
for her former husband, dfscloses her |
identity, and with his forgiveness pass |
es into the great beyond
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May Gabriel as Gay Templeton" Ii
'sWine, Woman and Song, a

not only a chance to display their pow
ers of nimicry but also their versatility.
Tuneful music. catchy songs, bright
lyrics and witty dialogue together with
a remarkable series of ensemble and
concerted numbers. weld the entire per-
Torrance into one of the most novel
and pleasing entertainments that has
been presented in many years.
The Broadway Quartette" and the
famous American Pony Ballet are
two especially noteworthy features.
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19T7le Blue MoOn."

James T. Powers, and his big mu-
steal company will be seen in the
"Blue Moon" at the Grand on Friday
night next. This musical comedy has
been running in England for two solid
years and its Americanized version
has been wonderfully successful all
this season here in America. The
company is large and particularly
clever both from the singing and
dancing standpoint. and the music
will be heard to its best advantage
through the medium of a greatly en-
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.

AT the Grand.
Tonight-''East Lynne
Sunday-''The Belle of JAPAN matt
nee and night.
Monday-"The Man of the Hour"
Little Johnny Jones"
Wednesday-"Wine, Woman and
Song"
Thursday-"The District Leader"
matinee and night.
Friday-.'The Blue Moon.
Saturday-''Sweetest Girl in Dixie. !"
AT the Majestic.
Vaudeville.
NIxyR~>TNfn
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-01

possession before silence was restored.
Citizens. you have heard the confess
sion of my fault" he resumed, turning
| with desperate assurance toward the
audience: NOW hear the atonement
have made for it at the altar of my
| country"
He waited at the end of that SEN
tence. until the secretary to the tribunal
had done writing it down in the re-
port book of the court.
.sTranscribe faithfully to the letter.
cried Danville, pointing solemnly to the
open page of the volume. Life and
death hang on my words"
The secretary took fresh dip of
ink, and nodded to show that he was
ready. Danville went on:
''In these times of glory and trial for
France" he proceeded, pitching his
voice to tone of deep emotion, what
are all good citizens most sacredly
bound to do? To immediate their dear
est private affections and interests be
fore their public duties! On the first
laws of emigration, by escaping from
France, I failed in making the heroic
sacrifice which memorable patriotism
demanded of me- My situation was
more terrible than the situation of Bru-
tus sitting in judgment on his own sons.
1 had not the Roman fortitude to rise
equal to it. I erred, citizens-erred as
Coriolanus did when his august mother
pleaded with him for the safety of
Rome! For that error / deserved to be
purged out of the republican communi-
ty; but l escaped my merited punish
ment-nay, even rose to the honor Of
holding an office under the government
Time passed; and again my mother at
tempted to escape from France. Again,
inevitable fate brought my civic virtue
to the test. How did 1 meet this second
supremest trial? By an atonement for
past weakness, terrible as the trial it.
self! Citizens, you will shudder; but
YOU will applaud While you tremble
Citizens, look, and while you look, re-
member we'll the evidence given at the
ODSQluS Ol ILLS Cd0Cs LOIluOI
the enemy of his country, who intrigued
to help my mother to escape here
stands the patriot son, whose voice was
the first. the only voice, to denounce
him for the crime! AS he spoke, he
pointed to Trudaine, then struck him
self on the breast, then folded his arms,
and looked sternly at the benches oc-
cupied by the spectators.
do you assert" exclaimed the presi-
dent, chat the time when you de-
nounced Trudaine, you knew him to be
intriguing to aid your mothers es-
cape?"
81 assert it," answered Danville.
The pen which the president held,
dropped from his hand at that reply;
his colleagues started and looked at
each other in blank silence.
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CHAPTER XIu.-(CoST1NUED. }

CHAPTER Kill CoNTINUED.)
The look of him, as he turned his
CHASTITY face towards the audience, 81
fenced and steadied them in an instant,
just as they were on the point of falling
into fresh confusion. Everyone
stretched forward eagerly to hear what
he would say. His lips moved; but the
few words that fell from them were in
audible, except to the persons who hap
pened to be close by him. Having
spoken, he left the table, supported by a
police-agent, who was seen to lead him
towards the private door of the court
and, consequently, also towards the
prisoners platform. He stopped, how
ever, half way, quickly turned his face
from the prisoners, and pointing to-
wards the public door at the opposite
side of the hall, caused himself to be
led out into the air by that direction.
When he had gone, the president, adj
dressing himself partly to Trudaine
and partly to the audience, said:
'The Citizen-superinten Danviile
has been overcome by the heat in the
court. He has retired (by nay desire,
under the care of a police-agent to re-
cover in the open air; pledging himself
to me to come back and throw a new
light on the extraordinary and susplc-
iOus statement which the prisoner has
just made. Until the return OF Citizen
Danville, I ordered the accused, Tru-
dame, to suspend any further acknoWl-
edgment of completely which he may
have to address to me. This matter
must be cleared up before other matters
are entered on. Meanwhile, in order
that the time of the tribunal may not
be wasted, I authorize the female prls-
oner to take this opportunity of making
any statement concerning herself which
she may wish to address to the judges
silence him." Remove him out of
courtr' Gag him. "Guillotine him.!
These cries rose from the audience the
moment the president had done speak
ing. They were all directed at Tru-
dame, who had made a last desperate
effort to persuade his sister to keep 81
lence and had been detected in the at
tempt by the spectators.
IF the prisoner speaks another word
to his sister, remove him, ''said the pres
ident, addressing the guard round the
platform.
Good! We shall hear her at last.
Silence! Silence!' exclaimed the wom-
en-, settling themselves comfortably on
their benches, and preparing to resume
their work
Rose DanviIle, the court is waiting
to hear you" said the president, cross
ing his legs and leaning back luxuri-
ously in his large armchair.
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More Than One Way.

At the Union depot in Paducah the
other day a man walked into the bag
gage room carrying huge three-g gallon
bucket loaded to the brim, and securely
fastened at the top.
IT want to get this checked to Gin
cinnati," he said to the baggage master.
eve can't check anything like that, .
he was informed.
He looked perplexed for a moment
and then walked rapidly out with the
bucket. In few moments he returned
with large yellow valise that bulged
out suspiciouslys at the sides, showed
his ticket and asked to have his valise
checked. The fellow had put the
bucket in the valise and thus carried
his point.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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way to the side Of

the table, and stood there prominently
alone, her lips trembled a little, and a
faint shade of color passed swiftly over
her cheeks. Even that slight change
had vanished nOw-she was paler,
stiller, more widely altered from her
former self than ever, as she faced the
president and said these words:
81 wish to follow my brothers exam
pie, and make my confession as he has
made his. I would rather he had
spoken for me: but he is too generous
to say any words except such as he
thinks may save me from sharing his
punishment. | refuse to be saved,
unless he is saved with me. Where he
goes when he leaves this place, [ will
go; what he suffers, I will suffer; if he
is to die, I believe God will grant me the
strength to die resignedly with him.
She paused for a moment, and half
turned toward Trudaine-then checked
herself instantly, and went on: E'This
is what l now wish to say, as to my
share in the offense charged against my
brother: Some time ago, he told me one
day that he had seen my husbands
mother in Paris disguised as a poor
woman; that he had spoken to her, and
forced her to acknowledge herself. Up
to this time We had all felt certain that
she had left France, because she held
old-fashioned opinions, which it is dan
gerous for people to hold now-had left
France before we came to Paris. She
told my brother that she had indeed
gone with an old tried servant of the
family to help and protect herr as far
as Marseilles; and that, finding unfore-
seen difficulty there in getting farther,
she had taken it as a warning from
Providence not to desert her son, of
whom she was very passionately fond,
and from whom she had been most I'M
willing to depart. Instead of waiting
mined to go and hide herself in Paris,
knowing her son was going there too
She assumed the name of her old and
faithful servant, who declined to the
last to leave her unprotected; and she
proposed to live in the strictest secrecy
the career of her son, and ready at a
moments notice to disclose herself to
him, when the settlement of public af
fairs might reunite her safely to her be-
loved child. Ny brother thought this
plan full of danger, both for herself
for her son, and for the honest old man
who was risking his head for his mis-
tress' sake. thought so too; and in an
evil hour said to Louis, Will you try
in secret to get my husbands mother
away, and see that her faithful servant
makes her really leave France this
time" l wrongly asked my brother to
do this for selfish reason of my own
a reason connected with my married
life, which had not been happy one.
had not succeeded in gaining my hus-
bands affection, and was not treated
kindly by him. My brother, who has al
ways loved me far more dearly I am
afraid than I have ever deserved; my
brother increased his kindness to me,
seeing me treated unkind1y by my hus-
band. This made ill-blood between
them. My thought, when I asked my
brother to do this for me what / have
said, was, that if we two in secret saved
my husbands mother. without danger
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ITO BE CoNTINUED.I
PARROTS SPREAD DISEASE.
Mysterious Epidemic of 1898 Has Again
Made Its Appearance in Paris.

Mysterious Epidemic of 1898 Has Again
Made Its Appearance in Paris.
The question of infected parrots,
which created such sensation in Paris
two years ago, seems to have again
come before the public. At Versailles,
at Maisons-Laffitte says the Temps,
there have been reported the death OF
several persons who have been stricken
down, it would seem, by this same mys-
| terious disease, which was said to have
| been brought into France in 1898 by
exotic parrots. The inquiry made by
M. Dujardin-B eaumetz for the Seine
conseil d'hygiene resulted at first in the
conclusion that the deaths were merely
cases of coincidence, but he has again
returned to the subject, seconded by DR..
Dubief, and issued his new report. In
this document M. Dujardin-B
states that it is very possible that the
parrots may have something to do with
these epidemics. Eberth and Wolff, he
points out, have described how parrots
have imported into Europe septic dis
ease which can be determined by the
microscope. However, Parisians need
not be alarmed by the reports which
have recently been spread, for at no
bird dealers has there been discovered
single diseased parrot, M. Nocard,
director of the Abort Veterinary
school, has, however, been making
some experiments, which is a distinct
step toward a solution of the problem
as to whether parrots can really spread
disease. 81 was unable" says M. No
card, during the epidemic of 1898 to
procure single parrot imported from
America. But have now got packet
of the wings of birds which died during
the voyage from BuenoS Ayres to
Havre I have discovered a special mi
crobe,, extremely virulent, which does
not seem to me to be that observed by
the Germans, Eberth and Wolff, and
fowls, mice and rabbits which I inOcu
lated with the microbe died in less than
fCrty-eight hours. I can even spread
the disease without having recource to
incubation. For example, by placing
ten dry wings at the bottom of the cage
of healthy parrot the bird died in less
than twenty hours. The investigation
would have been complete had I been
able to show that the death of persons
in 1893 was also due to the action of
this microbe, but I have seen none Of
these sick people, AS several new
cases of the mysterious disease of 1898
have just broken out in the department
of Seine-et-Oise the conseil d'hygiene is
now in a position to investigate The
origin of the outbreak.