The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-28

country out west where the woods are
disappearing, and the prairie country
appearing. Big Adam is .'Joe's as
sistant at the mill; 'Margie' is big
Adams wife, and housekeeper for
'Joe.' Big Adam and 'Margie' are
preparing for the Unfair supper. Ned
and Agnes who have been at the
wedding and wedding dinner at noon
on the Path Of December. arrive.
Commotion. Presently Joe and Ma
teeP arrive" etc. etc -. Then told
them of the characters; who they were
their relations to each other, ETC.
And SO on through the three acts, CIV
ing all essential details. Then we
all went to lunch. Adelaide and 1 went
to very nice place opposite the thea
ter, where 1 ordered a bowl of hot
milk and crackers; Adelaide asked for
bowl of milk and crackers, the milk
to be cold. L CAN'T eat; Adelaide
won't. She doesn't eat enough to keep
bird alive, although she has always
been well, since I have known her.
This theatrical life,' L said, while
We were waiting, lis a dogs life. You
can never be at home,'' etc. I
have heard actors say it so often Ade-
laide pretended to see the joke, and
laughed in her quiet way. I suppose
my Jokes are a great trial to the
poor child. I'VE had been intro
duced to the actors, and knew them
before the rehearsal began at 1 p. m.
1noT6 was one young man pres
ent, when was telling the story OF the
play, who didn't seem to belong to the
company. Anyway, he stood up, while
the others were seated. He may have
been from the business office of the
theater. Anyway, whoever he was, he
remained through the telling of the
story. and seemed interested. And that
1attered me. Two or three newspa-
per reporters I knew wandered in,
and stood around, listening. One Of
them printed in the afternoon paper
!. several statements 1 had made to the
actors; among others, that If the play
failed to interest Topeka, I should not
blame failure on the company. I in
Vited the actors to dinner at my house
on the Sunday they are to be in Atch-
ison. and told them Lady Preston was
already wondering what we would
have; that she had already settled on
little biscuits of the kind Kate Handy
serves at afternoon parties, and on
mi1k-fed chickens from the big pou1-
/ try house. Miss Ruth Robinson
told Adelaide that the people of Atch-
I ison had been very kind to her (she
lived here for a time); that she loved
them, and that she was delighted with
the prospect of coming back as
Agnes" in the play.
us Miss Webb still in Atchison 20
/ Miss Robinson asked Adelaide.
Adelaide looked quickly at Miss
Robinson's cue book.
YES" she replied, ''she made your
cue book"
| Miss Webb, a reporter on The Globe,
brought her typewriter up on Sunday
and helped the other four in the work.
| Edna, my little niece who lives at
Potato Hill farm, and attends the
| district school there, accompanied me
| to Topeka on Thursday TO witness the
rehearsals. Topeka is the largest
| town Edna has ever visited. She was
| in st. Joe once. but at night, and
could not see the town. I took Uncle
| Bruce and his family to st. Joe one
afternoon last summer, in an automo-
bile, and we dined at the fine Robi-
doux hotel Edna attends the
district school near Potato Hill, and I
| imagine that in future when her
school rehearses dialogues, the other
children will think much of her judg-
ment, now that she has attended q
real rehearsal given by real actors.
. Edna and I walked the streets
of Topeka after the rehearsal, and we
remarked that Topeka seems to have