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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Miss Bessie Abbott, Who Will Sing at
the Auditorium, October 10.

The Boston Transcript says Of Miss
ABBOTT: $3.50 sia.- a. -F.'.
Bessie ABBOTT is brilliant, not only
in opera and its foremost roles. but is
equal to all beauties of the smaller
songs AT a recent recital in Boston
she was particularly happy in COM
positions of the French school, so
happy indeed, that one music reviewer
present declared: The songs asked
no more charm than Miss ABBOTT gave
them. The adroit niceties of diction.
the delicate adjustment of detail, the
fusing of words and music, the just
utterance of both with. light surety of
musical and poetic accent were all in
her singing of the French songs. She
kept the contour of the melody bright
and clear. She touched it lightly with
vocal ornament, or she. shaded it with,
the quick response of fancy to the
composers hint. and it was all very,
very beautiful z-se f-@--.,s.Iss 20 --.
Miss ABBOTT and her company APP
pear at the Auditorium Saturday, Oct.
18th, at popular prices. Reserved
seat sale will begin at Stansfield's
Wednesday, Oct. 10th. Ssa. m. A par
ticularly attractive feature of this
concert will be the orchestral accom-
panirne nts, composed of an orchestra
selected from the Philharmonic So
ciety of New York. and-the harp solos
Of Mile. Ada Sarsoli, the attractive lit
tie italian girl who was so much adj
mired when she appeared here with
-Melba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Lew Dockstader's Treat.

Lew Dockstader's Minstrel company
which enjoys the distinction of being
the only minstrel company that plays
the frst-class theaters all over the
country and once every year regularly
appears on Broadway, New York, viii
be seen at the Grand on October rs.
From top to bottom, back to back and
side to side, Lew Dockstader has made
complete house cleaning this season..
everything in the show is new and ev-
cry act is original, clean cut and novel;
A few OF the old favorites remain but
new talent has been fnterjected in ev-
cry department and an improved en-
terta1nment is the result. Mr. Dock
stadeZ's watchword has always been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
III II1C A11ItOs
Moving pictures.
At Kansas City.

The show at the Willis Wood for
next week will be ''Forty-fve Minutes
from Broadway" @
Arizona" will be the attraction at
the Grand.
The bill scheduled for the Auditor
ium is THE Cat and the Fiddle"
Klaw & changers advanced vaude-
Vile will continue at the Shubert, as
Will high class vaudeville at the
Orpheum.
lyon Yonson," that famous comedy
drama of Swede life. with Ben Hen
bricks in the title role, will be at the
Grand tonight and the same show will
be seen at matinee and night perform
ances on Sunday.
After this production there will not
week, the next one being ION the
Frontier" which will be presented on
next Saturday night. Right close on
the heels of this show will come the
famous "Strongheart" for an engage
ment of two days with performances
on Sunday and Monday nights, October
8 and IA. These shows will be follow
ed during the immediate days of that
week and the one following with
number of entertaining shows includ-
ing THE Prince Chap" Are You a
Mason" Murray and Mack" the IA
nous Williams and Walker" Lew
Dockstader and his crowd of min
strels; that sterling play Before ana
After" and another good play, "Just
Out Of College,
Probably the longest tour in point Of
distance that has been made by a the.
atrical organization will be made dur
ing the coming season by Ben Hem
bricks and his company in lyon Yon-
son." The route, as already booked by
Manager Gray, will include the prin-
cipal cities in thirty-four states, ex-
tending from coast to coast, and from
the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico,
besides a portion of Canada. The dis
lance covered will be 16,470 miles
an average Of 81 miles per day.
Two cars are required for the trans
portation of the company and bag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
AT the Majestic.

Although there have been a num-
per OF good shows at the Majestic
since 1t opened it's season with high
class OF vaudeville the bill for next
week, with its initial performance on
Monday afternoon, promises to eclipse
them all. Besides the Illustrated song
and moving pictures. six fine acts have
been booked. Seventeen persons will
take part in them. These acts include
The Alpine Family of Four" an
European novelty act on double
wire; Jeaneatte Adler and her picka-
nfnnies in singing, dancing and piano
act; the Trillers, in rag pictures; the
Three Westons, who are styled the
musical queens: Eleanor Batch, a So
prano soloist of much merit and Phil
w. and Bette Peters in comedy
sketch. ee---s-, =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At the Grand.

AT the Grand.
October and 6.-Ben Hendricks in
lyon Yonson," with a matinee on Sum
day afternoon.
October I2.-"On the Frontier"
matinee and night. ,,s---- .--.--..--
October 13 and 14.-"Strongheart, i"
with Ralph Stuart in the leading role
October 16.-CyriI Scott in the
Prince Chap 49,.
AT the Majestic.
Vaudeville. --.-
at the Olympic.
Vaudeville.
At the Crystal.
Moving pictures. e..
t- 3.
At the Elite.
Moving pictures. .---
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

his way countryward, and the cook
came up stairs and asked Mrs. Bow
ser: =5---- -.a.
Has he gone for gunpowder or dyna-
mite or something to blow up the
house?" 80 --- -.
"Of course not ~ -.-s... za -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
The Bessie ABBOTT concert.

On Oct. 10, the night following the
Jacoby concert i at, the Auditorium,
Miss Bessie ABBOTT will sing at the
Auditorium for the benefit of the pipe
organ fund. This. concert, however, is
not one of the pipe organ course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
At the Olympic,

II reputation count for anything the
acts which have been booked for next
week for the Olympic will provide a
snow that will be better in many ways
than any which have been seen at this
popular place of amusement. One of
the features Of the show will be re-
turn engagement of Wells G. De Veaux
the eccentric musician, who made such
hit at this house during the opening
week, month ago. So many people
nave expressed a desire to see this en-
tertafner again that George F. Clarke.
the manager of the house, took an OPP
portuntty which was presented to en-.
gage min for another week. Other mem
bers on the bill will be Williams,
Strousc and Williams, clever singers
and dancers; La Tose and Arlington,
lumblers and acrobats of unusual abiI-
ity, and the Two and One Half Casads
IN music and comedy act. There will
be the usual illustrator songs and NOV
ing pictures 49, !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

During the past ten years lyon Yon-
son" has been presented in every state
in the Union, but never before has this
popular play been given such a pro-
dnctfon, such star, or such a COM
pauy as will be seen here. So says the
press agent
In view of the promised visit of Cyril
Scott and THE Prince Chap from the
New York Madison Square theater. it
is interesting to read the opinion of one
OF the New York critics VINO saw it
when on visit to that city. He said:
The story of The Prince Chap con-
tafns strength and suspense withou,
sensattonalism. Its comedy and septi-
ment contain real humor and pathos,
real amusement and interest. It is
clean, wholesome and entertaining and
as attractive to the blase tneatergoer
as to the matinee Youngster."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Already plans are afoot for the
dramatization of Miss May Sinclair's
new novel, THE Helpmate." She had
many offers for the dramatic rights
of her first big success, THE Divine
Fire." but declined them all, feeling
that the story could not be made
suitable for the stage without being
twisted out of all recognition. But
the new story is much better suited
for dramatiZation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Anna Robinson who has divorced
the Earl of Rosslyn' has returned to
the stage, and will appear in London
in a new comedy called 1.-The Educa-
ton of Eliza beth" The divorce de-
cree allows her to retain her title of
countess, and members Of the peer
age are said to be perturbed about her
possible use of it as an advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
refuses to make thgs pr6sosed measure

refuses to make the pr6aosed measure
law
The love interest frf- 1.-THE Man of
the Hour" is that fof the young man
responsible for the bill. She has told
her lover that in order to win her
hand, he. must prove worthy. but it is
at the risk of jeopardizing her fortune
and losing her as we'll that the young
man keeps up the fight of his life
against the "bosses.''5 asl7 =--s-
Mr.. aBroadhurst is said to have uti-
lized in the making of his play many
incidents which in theTf past few
months have come to public know
ledge through the newspapers of the
country, and which when put upon
the stage should have dramatic value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Three companies were under con-
temptation to present 1.-THE Thief in
which Kyrle +Bellew and Margaret
Ellington ara having success in New
York, but it was later decided to keep
all the golden eggs in one basket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Theatrical Gossip

gage, scenery, etc, and for this trans
portation the various railway com
panies will receive a total of more than
eight thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Wilton Lackaye in his new play,
1.-THE Bondman,'' dramatized from
Hall Gaines novel, has been doing
big business in st. Louis, and the play
is expected to be one of the seasons,
winners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

THE Struggle Everlasting" was
given in New York for the first time
last Thursday night. 1t is a modern
mortality play, in a prologue and three
acts by Edwin Milton Royle. Florence
Roberts and Arthur Byron had the
principal roles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Frank keenan,, who plays the
Sheriff Jack Rance in 1.-THE Girl of
the Golden West" is to be launched
as star in a new play by David
Belasco the coming winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Theatrical managers are making
use of the wireless telegraphy in New
York The Hippodrome started the
idea of booking seats in advance for
passengers who were approaching
New York by steamer, that they might
be comfortably arranged for any per-
Torrance on reaching that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

James O'Neill has shelved ..Tbe
Count of Monte Cristo'' for good. and
this year is playing ..Virginius, -
Sheridan Knowles tragedy, which
hasn't been well done since the death
of John Mccullough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
Features of stronsheart.

Which element of the play appeals
most to the general audience-the foot
ball or the Indian question:" was ask
ed of Ralph Stuart who has the lead
ing part in Strongheart which is to be
seen at the Grand October 13 and IA.
THE Indian question by all means" he
replied. Even a number of the boys
while praising the football scene, as
sured me that it was the love of the
Indian for the Caucasian and his fight
for social equality that interested them
most -fs
Evelyn Vaughan, leading woman for
Ralph Stuart in tStrongheart," asserts
that actors and actresses are made, not
born. Mr.. Stuart met Miss Vaughan So
cialiy three years ago in Detroit and
gave her his dramatic direction. She
has risen to the best position possible
in the production of "Strongheart"
Here are some of the names of the
real "Stronghearts'' in the Carlisle In
dian Training school: Two-dogs-in-the-
Strongheart; Lupo; Cat-Face; Mud
Horse; Man-Afraid-of-His- Horses; yell
low-Hammer, and Headf1yer.
''The Man of the Hour
1.-THE Man of the Hour" George
ready been presented in New York
city at the Savoy theater for nine
months will be seen here soon.
1.-The Man of the Hour" is reported
10 De timely play, 1ull OF dramat1c
incidents, with plenty of comedy and
telling a story of human interest.
1t deals with one of the most. burn
ing topics of the day. The grating
of the political machine in many of
the great cities of this country is the
central theme of the story, the par
ticular delineatfon being the passage
through the city council of the town
where the action of the play takes
place of a bill giving a perpetual fran
chise to street railway.
The mayors signature is all that Is
necessary to make the bill a fact, and
the machine" has elected to the Of
fee, after a hard fight, a rich young
man who they thought could be easily
handled" He proves honest, how
ever, and although all Kinds of pres
sure are brought to bear steadfastly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Frederick de- ,Belleville has been
engaged by Charles Dillingham; to
originate an important role. in Charles
Klein's new play, ''The Stepsister.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
PLAYS AND THEIR PEOPLE.

Mrs. General Tom Thumb is lectur-
ing on Christian Science. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Justin H. Mccarthy has written a
new play on Caesar Borgia, which H.
B. Irving will produce, this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

Miss Viola Allen, after a. vacation of
unusual length for here will return
to the stage later in. the season and
present two interesting REVEALS of
LAS You Like IT, and THE School
For Scandal" ---te-l4N z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

sWynne recently left the legitimate
stage and made her debut in vaude-
Vile. Ever since her success as the
Poet Laureate sin The Wizard of
o." she has been offered nothing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05

parts In which she was obliged to don
masculine attire. In yaudeville She.
can select her own costumes and She
chooses to wear skirts -
-5-s fsE-ssT s. 49, Ira $se
Grace George is to be seen on tour
Letters If the piece turns OUT we'll
1t will be added to Miss Georges
repertoire for her London engage
ment next spring
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-10
TOOK RAILRoAD FOR STREET.
Horses Become Frightened-stOpped
 by Trestle--Struck by Train.

Danbury, April 9.-Blinded by the falling snow, John slattery of Sherman drove his two horse team on the tracks of the Highland division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, mistaking the track area, 1t is said for the street. The horses be- came frightened and ran up the track for the distance of about city block, when they came to a trestle, through which their legs slipped and brought them to a stop. While Slattery was trying to extricate them freight train came along. Slattery ran down the track to flag it, but the train had smashed the wagon before it was brought to a stanistill. The horses were bruised, but not otherwise injured and after an hours work were removed from the trestle. Slattery was not in jured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-10
WILL TRY 10 COMPEL
 HARTMAN ID ANSWER
ACTION TO BE BROUGHT BY INTERSTATE COMMERCE J
 COMMISSION.

Railroad Magnate Will be Forced to
 Appear in q United States Circuit
 Court In New York State-Questions
 to be Put to Him Which He Refused
 to Answer at the Recent Hearing
 Before the Commission.
 Washington, April 9.-According to a decision reached by the Interstate Commerce commission to-day, E. H. Hartman will be made to appear in a United States circuit court in the state of New York in proceedings to be in- stituted to compel him to answer cer- tain questions which he refused to an- swer when he was on the stand at the recent hearing by the commission in New York Numerous conferences have been held on the subject by the members of the commission in antici- patton of this action, which will be brought as soon as Messrs. Kellogg and Severance, special counsel, can prepare these for submission to the court.
 The hearing before which Mir, Harri- man appeared was held in the latter part of February, and it was in con- nection with certain transactions of the Union Pacific that MT. Hartman, on advice of counsel, refused to answer the questions put to him. It was brought out in the testimony that the Union Pacific owned large amount of Southern Pacific stock. Mir Hartman was asked whether any, and if so, how much of that stock belonged to him. self, when he bought, and what price he paid for it, but he declined to an' swer.
 Another question which he refused to answer, and upon which the commits sion desires light, was whether or not any of the directors of the Union Pa ciflc were interested in the sale of cer- tain shares of stock of the New York Central railroad at the time they were sold to the Union Pacific.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-10
tcontinued on Second Page.)
DWIGHT ELIOT BOWERS.
Sudden Death of wen Known Lawyer
 and Military Man.


 and Military Man.
 Dwight Eliot Bowers, the well known lawyer and military man, died shortly before o'clock last evening from kfd- ney trouble and a sudden attack of spotted fever at his home, 2O9 Grown street.
 MT. Bowers was born March IS, 1866, in this city. He was a graduate of Yale : S7 and also of the law school. He had been the secretary for the Underwriters Fire Insurance company for many years, from which position he resigned some time ago He practiced law and had his office in the Exchange building. MT. Bowers was one of the directors and a.member {. of the library committee of the historical society. Sixteen years ago he entered the military. He enlist- ed in the Grays and was appointed pay master. Two months ago he resigned from the office. He was also a mem- Der of the Graduates and Quinnipiack club.
 MT. Bowers leaves mother, Mrs. Caleb B. Bowers; two brothers, E. A. Bowers of this city and Dr. w. c. Bow CTS of Bridgeport; also sister, Miss Bowers of 209 Crown street.
 The funeral will be private.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-10
CUBANS MAY GOVERN
 AFFAIRS AGAIN IN 1908
CONTROL LIKELY TO RETURNED OYER JULY 4 OFTHAT
 YEAR.

Liberals Anxious That Final Elections
 be Held Next December and the Gov
 ernment Given Back May 20, 190S---
 Conservatives, However, Not in So
 Much Haste--Secretary Taft Kept
 Busy Receiving Various Commissions
 Havana, April 9.--It appears tonight that July 4, 1908, will be the day when the control of Cuban affairs is given back to the Cuban people.
 The liberals are anxious that the fin- al elections be held in December, 1907, and the government turned over May 20, 1908, the anniversary of the inaug- uration of the first Cuban republic; they also want the provincial and mu- nicipal elections held simultaneously. The conservatives on the other hand, desire that the final elections be held later than next December, and that the municipal and provincial elections be held six months apart. In view of this divergence of desire, a compromise which will result in turning over the control of Cuban affairs on the Ameri- can holiday is probable.
 It is known that Secretary Taft in- sists upon thorough census, consid- ering such a step absolutely necessary before successful elections can be held. This undoubtedly will require more than four months, the estimate of time made by the liberals. Consequently, the municipal elections would fall in October or November, but as December is the month for harvesting the sugar crop, it Is recognized that elections in October or November are impractical ble, as they would pretty thoroughly disorganize the community at just the time when the greatest number of men are needed in the fields.
 The wishes of the planters, therefore, will be needed, and the next Cuban sugar crop will be gathered under American control.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-10
THAW'S FATE MAY BE IN
 HANDS OF JURY TONIGHT
ATTORNEY DELMAS CONCLUDES HIS EXHA USTIVE SUMMING
 UP ADDRESS.

Closes With an Oratorical Appeal to
 Roth the Written and "Unwritten
 Law'' for the Justification of His
 Client-Jer0me Will Begin His Ar
 gument This Morning and Judge
 Fitzgerald is Expected to Make His
 Charge Gt Once.
 New York, April 9,-One more day and the concluding chapters of the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White will have been written into history. With an oratorical ap- peal to both the written and the "un- written law" for the justification of his client, Dolphin M Delmas concluded his exhaustive summing-up address to the jury this afternoon. When court convenes tomorrow morning at 113O o'clock-one hour later than usual-- District Attorney Jerome will go before the jury and in three or four hours address is expected to make plea Whic1 will be accounted one of the best efforts of his life Justice Fitzgerald NOOl0 IltL olS bO-dety NtlElllGl OA ilpl he would charge the jury directly fol- lowing the district attorneys closing remarks, but the general impression is that he will do so In that event there seems little doubt but that tle case will be turned over to the jury by to-mor- row evening.
 With the exception of the moments when he was reading from testimony, MT. Delmas' speech to-day was one of sustained oratory He threw about the form of Harry Thaw the cloak of chiv- alrous knightlood. Why" he shouted, should we who admire the chivalry of the knights of the Middle Ages who went about redressing wrongs and res cuing maidens in distress withhold our sympathy from this brave man?"
 Bitterly the attorney again assailed Stanford White. He declared White sought to play with the girl so long as her beauty remained, and then would have thrown her away like a dirty rag to float down lifes sewers to a grave in the potters field Again he said: Harry Thaw had snatched the girl from the old leeher who saw In her but toy to gratify moments lust, and then be cast aside to go her way down the paths of fallen women.
 With dramatic emphasis MT. Delmas cried out that when Harry Thaw be- held Stanford White on the Madison Square Roof Garden the story of his wife's wrongs overcame bim. He pie tured in an Instant as dying man may picture his past life, all that Stan ford White had done" the ruin he had wrought'-and he struck-struck as the tigress strikes in defense of her young; struck for the home, struck for Ameri- can womanhood, struck for humanity and Stanford White fell.
 'Ah, gentlemen the advocate went on, If Harry Thaw believed he was the instrument of Providence, who will say he was mistaken?"