The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
SOME STAGE GOSSIP.

Mr.. Richard Harding Davis has sail
ed for South Africa after a final con-
ference with Mr.. Henry w. Savage
anent the light opera in which ME-.
Raymond Hitchcock will make his re-
appearance as a musical star.
Daniel Frohman has decided upon
Baltimore as the opening city of his
production of 1.-THE Soldiers an
Gus story of that name, by Rex Beach
and James Macarthur. Mr.. Frohman
has given the play cast comprising
Ralph Stuart, Campbell Gollan, George
Vaughn, Harriet Worthington and Des-
mond Kelly.
When Maude Adams in the famous
Barrie play of fantasy, Peter Pan, y
goes to Chicago, it will have new
feature which was not seen in New
York during the phenomenal run of
the piece. There is a certain line in
the play where Peter Pan talks of
some mermaids he has seen. Charles
Frohman recently mentioned to the
author that It would be a good idea to
show these mermaids in the play. and
acting on the suggestion. Mr.. Barrie
will have a flock OF frolicksome mer-
maids for the play when it appears in
Chicago. The fairy boy Will take the
colonists of Neverland to Marooner's
Rock in Mermaids' lagoon, where they
will see the fishtail maidens fitting
about the moonlit lagoon with their
fishy ends in the translucent water and
their girly ends in the ambient air.
Another new feature is to be a croco-
ollie which has swallowed clock and
goes about ticking a warning of his
approach.
THOMAS w. Ross has signed a con-
agement during the next five years. AS
a new Independent star. Mr.. Ross will
make his first appearance in Chicago
early in February in Augustus
He will continue to appear in this play
until next spring. During next season
he will be starred in q new comedy by
a well known dramatist.
The New Grand at Oswego, Kan.
will be enlarged and the stage will be
made thirty feet deep by forty feet
wall to wall with proscenium opening
of eighteen feet high by twenty-eight
feet across. The height of the fly gall
lery will be forty feet so that there
will be plenty of room for large drops.
All scenery is newly painted by the
Kansas City Scenic company and the
floors are all inclined and fitted with
opera chairs Of the latest pattern fur
nished by the Thomas Kane company
of Chicago. Ill. In fact. Manager Con-
don is going to give to the public an
house. The house will be
lighted with electricity and gas, and
warmed by gas. There VIII ma also s. be
ed and warm water in each room.
Nothing left to make it nice. Manager
w. H Condor plans to open the house
by March 1. 80
Sothern and Mariowe, since leaving
Chicago after a prosperous run at the
Garrick, have added The Road to
Yesterday to their repertoire.
Clara Lipman will shortly appear as
an independent star under Shubert
management. The play in which she
will appear Is not as yet announced.
John Cort it is reported has secured
the Rijou theater for Maude Fealy's
m metropolitan debut as a star in 1.-THE
Illusion of Beatrice
Eddie Foy. in. the early spring viii
appear in ''q,he Orchid musical
comedy which was presented by
George Edwardes at the Gayety thea
ter. London, The book was written
by James Tam ers who was response
BILE for The Cin&MieesS '"The Torea-
DOR ard 1.-The Messeh&er Boy
The Shuberts announced last week
that they had secured the rights for
1.-The Girl Behind the Counter" the
biggest musical success that England