The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-25

the case.
Some acute student of conditions has
named a brand of cigars for David
War1eld. evidently in the hope that
they may draw as we'll as the dis
tinguished dispenser of tears and laugh
ter, whose portrait as the central fig
ure of The Music Master appears upon
the inside Of the box cover says the
St Paul Pioneer-Press- They proba-
bly, won't, for War6eld is the greatest
drawing power in the world today
but that's another story And anyway,
WarfieId has evaded having a cigarette
named for him
Blanche Bates was never seen to bet
ter advantage than as the blunt, whole
some, big-hearted heroine of The Girl
of the Golden West She is a true
breeze from the mountains of Caifor-
mia, and as Minnie Smith. Miss Bates
perhaps comes nearer interpreting her
self than any role she has ever played
But Miss Bates is too versatile an ac-
tress to depend on personality, and
her great emotional scenes IN the sec
Ond act. and her significant quiet mo-
meuts in the third act, indicate her re-
markabIe range of serious expression
in contrast with the gay, thoughtleSs
playfuIness of the earlier scenes
Despite the repeated deniaIs of any
break between Henry Hitler and Miss
Margaret Anglin. the fact remains that
next February, at the end OF their tour
in The Great Divide Miss Anglin
starts for an Australian tour under. the
management Of Williamson the Froh-
man of Australia, while Henry Miller
plays the far west and Frisco
In Miss Clara E. Laughlin's novel of
stage life, Felicity the actress hero
inc, having been severely criticised in
a newspa per. is caused to reflect thus
Here and there. always, was some
one she had refused to sup with, for
the entertainment of his friends, and
who paid her for her indifference or
her WEAKNESS or her heaviness OF
heart or frafIty of health-nOt caring
for which of many reasons she might
have declined TO pander TO his lion
hunting pride-in contemptUous
print
This perhaps explains why the news
paper critics failed to express appre-
citation. for instance. of Miss Amelia
Bingham as Lady Babbie-
One of the Interesting sights at the
recent Actors Fund fair. held recently
at the Metropolitan Opera house. was
the venerable American humorist,
Mark Twain. holding the hand of Miss
Frances Starr. the youngest planet on
the dramatic horizon. whom Mr.. Bel
asco discovered and gave such a bril-
liant setting in THE Rose of the
Rancho" 1t was sight for painter
Mark Twain all in white. and Miss
clasping hands, Miss Starr was the
guest of the Players club that after
noon. and Mr.. Clemens was the guest
of honor generally He felt interested
in the dainty little actress who looks
so demure and is so vivacious on the
stage and it was perhaps natural that
he should single her out from all the
many charming women CT the stage
who took part in the great fair. for she
has few rivals when it comes to per-
SnuaI charm and beauty.
Lillian BIauvelt has sung in church
choirs. grand and comic opera. concert
and oratorio. but in Dream City" Joe
Weber's production. which is to be pre-
scented at the Shubert in Kansas City on
for night beginning June ? she is
making her first appearance in musical
comedy. Next season will witness her
return to the concert stage Otis Har-
Ian. one of Joe Weber's stars, has
bought the rights to Dream City for !
next season. and will send it through the /
south with special company. 1t may not I
which Harlan owns a third interest /
controls nineteen theaters in the south +
ern states. Last year the firm split I
up $4,000 in profits.
The Christian Pilgrim" is the title /
that has been selected for Henrietta I
Crosman's production OF The Pilgrims
Progress which that actress will do 1
next fall. In it Miss Crosman will play !
Christian. Tyrone Power has been en-
ragged as leading man w T. Garlic
ton and Edward Mackay will have i'm
portant rules
Arnold DAILY sails this week for E.u-
rope and has abandoned his American
plans 1t is said that Jack Barrymore
will take his place as the star of the
new play, The Boys of Company B."
This is a new comedy from the pen Of
Rida Young. who wrote Brown of Har-
vard'' for Henry Woodruff Days i
special matinees of three one-act plays |
will be discontinued 1t is said that |
Vincent SerranO has secured one of /
these. THE Flag Station and will go /
into vaudeville with it
Herbert Kelcey and Efffe Shannon |
have put themselves under the man |
agement of Ernest Shipman for the |
next five years They are starring now
with a production of G. b Shaw's
''Widowers' Houses Later next sea-
son they will bring out a new play