The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02
Reservation at Grand to BE
Made at Box Office.
Change Becomes Effective When
Season Opens.
DATE is AUGUST 20
The Flirting Princess" First
of Autumn Offerings.
r Words Will Have Many
Other Good Shows.

Seat reservations for those who at
tend the shows at the Grand next sea-
son will be made under a new plan, to
be inaugurated this fall. Roy Craw-
ford, manager of the theater. this
morning said that advance sales here
after will be made at the theater and
not elsewhere as has been the custom
Tickets will be placed on sale one
week in advance of the appearance of
given show and can be reserved two
weeks ahead If mail orders are sent
the box Office. Also. it will be possible
to make reservations two weeks in ad-
vance by calling at the box office
These applications will be filed in the
order of their receipt and choice given
in the same order.
The season will be opened August
%, when 1.-THE Flirting Princess" one
of Mort H. Singers productions, will
be given. This show is to be followed
by Independent and syndicate Offer
ings. which alike will be shown in the
Crawford houses the coming season.
Because of membership in the Theater
Owners association. which recently
made compromise with the trust, this
will be possible. This association con-
trolls 1.634 theaters, as compared with
134 playhouses under trust direction
Among other shows. the Crawford
circuit will offer a number of Henry
w. Savage's productions. Just what
ones will be obtained or will be shown
in Topeka is not known as yet. Some
OF the better ones to be offered by this
producer next season will be "The Di-
vorce Fund; Excuse Me-: Every
Woman" an unique satire; Theodore
& Co.. a Partisan farce; 1.-The Little
Damozel." a comedy of London Bohe-
milan life. and THE Great Name"
Miss Patsy" the vehicle of Ger
trude Quinlan, who pleased in Topeka
last season.: 1.-The Merry Widow. also,
shown here: "The Prince of Pilsen";
Girl" musical comedy of American
authorship. will be staged by the Saw
age management That some of the
shows will be presented in Topeka is
conceded, though just what ones are
to come here are uncertain as vet
Mr.. Savage in defining his policy and
position in regard to the recent com
promise between the theater owners
and the trust. gave out the following
statement:
"As a manager who has never had
any interest in any syndicate holdings
or profits, but has confined himself ex-
clusively to productions, I have exer-
cised the privilege of offering my goods
in the places that seem best suited to
my interests and those of the public
pose to play my attractions in Messrs.
Klaw & Changers theaters wherever
they exist I also propose to take adj
vantage of the opportunity to reach
the smaller towns, and thus to come
in touch with the widest possible pub
lie. Perhaps, in this connection. it is
apropos to say that I have frequently
found this public in the smaller cities
quite as appreciative, both intellectu-
ally and financially, as that in what
are presumed to be more favored
communities.
HENRY w, SAVAGE"
This is taken to mean that in the
future Savage will take added inter-
est in presenting his shows in the
smaller cities. He has announced that
a number of important novelties from
Europe are to be announced later. 1t
is possible some of these will be
shown in Topeka.
Last Seasons Shows
Last season at the Grand was one of
unusual merit. Among the better dra-
matte offerings we're Louis Mann in
1.-The Man Who Stood Still;' Mrs.
Ffske in Becky Sharp" w. H. Crane
iE Father and the Boys" George Ar
iiss in ''Septimus;" Margaret Anglin in
THE Awakening of Helena Ritchie;"
George Fawcett in THE Great John
Canton" Lillian Russell supported by
Digby Bell in 1.-The First Night" Otis
Skinner in Your Humble Servant and
Willie Collier in "a Lucky STAR
Though not rated as high in Shakes
rearian roles as some other actors,
Charles b Hanford in 1.-The Old Guard
was one of the most satisfying attrac-
lions. Robert Edeson in "A Mans
Man. had strong appeal. This also was
true of Dustin Farnum in Cameo Kir-
by;' Gertrude Quinlan in Miss Pat
sy;" William McCauley in THE Little
Homestead and Blanch Walsh in 1.-The
Test"
Grace Van Studdiford touched the
most responsive comic opera chord in
The Golden Butterfly with the 'Mer-
~ Widow still apparently as popular
as of yore.
Musical shows were popular and
among them the best were Louise
Cunning in "Marcelle;" Jefferson De
Angels in THE Beauty Spot;' George
DarnelI in THE Merry Widow" De-
Wolf Hopper supported by Harriet
Eurt in "A Matinee Idol" Eddie Foy in
Mr.. Hamlet of Broadway" Victor
Moore in 1.-The Talk of New York."
Marie Cahill in THE Boys and Betty"
and John Z. Young in 10"
Other we'll known offerings were:
1.-The Blue Mousse Rose Melville in
isis Hopkins THE Three Twins;'
The Gingerbread Man." Polly of the