The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-22
new LEADING WOMAN.
Miss Virginia Goodwin to Be at Head
of North Bros Stock Company.

The new leading woman who will be
with the Topeka North Bros. Stock
1911-l912 at the Majestic Labor day is
| Miss Virginia. Goodwin. She was the
| first leadir 6 woman of the original
stock company. She has been at the
head of the largest and smallest of the
North Bros. companies and has played
in everything from Uncle Toms Cab
J in to Romeo and Juliet" For the
past two years she has been living in
retirement at home on account of the
! death of her father
I'VE selected Miss Goodwin for our
leading woman with perfect assurance"
Sport North wrote to the Majestic man
agement today. I'VE know her capa-
bilities. She is experienced on the STAGE
well educated and refined and has a
winning personality.
LAS to the rest of the new company
we are taking especial pains in select
ing them. In our opinion stock COM
pany should be selected not to suit
particular audience, but to suit any
audience. Get a company of players
together who have the right kind of
experience and plenty Of grey matter
and they will please the public.
1T may take a few weeks to con-
vince the prejudiced. All patrons of
stock house have their favorites and
consequently are more or less preju-
diced, but, give the right kind Of a COM
pany the proper hearing and they will
win a Just appreciation in the end
There is a fairness and love Of business
in the majority of Americans which
they carry even into a theater and I'M
consciously mix with their entertain
ment.
"Of course all this applies to the fact
that Topeka people have had their IA
vorites in the old stock company here
the last two seasons, but we are taking
new company and the public may be
assured that we will give them the
right kind of entertainment.
Miss GeEevieve Russell, leading lady
the past season of the stock company
here, will likely divide her time between
the Topeka and the Wichita stock
company although the matter has not
been settled. Miss Russell at present is
playing with the Oklahoma. City stock
company and is attracting much favor
able comment The Daily Oklahoman
compliments her work as Camille"
in the dramatization of the novel Ca
mile" The notice follows:
Those who braved the elements to
see the celebrated play will link Miss
RusseII's name with Camille for many
years to come. 1t is not overdrawing
her work in one of the most difficult
roles to say that she compares favor
ably with any of the celebrated English
and French actresses who have featur-
ed Alexander's Dumas masterpiece ii
their repertoires.
Miss Russell not only acted Ca
mile, but she lived the part from the
time the curtain went up until it de-
scended There was such naturalness
about every spoken word, every ges-
ture, every droop of the eyelids, and
every movement that the audience for
got all about the actress and thought
only of Camille. Miss Russell was ev-
erything the part calls for and more
She is talented actress who could gain
a national recognition were she to at
ternrt greater things in the dramatic
line.
'The part calls for an elaborate
wardrobe and Miss Russell had every
ting in the costume line, including
eov2n she wore in the fourth act that
was nothing short of a sensation. 1t
cost something like $500 and was made
specially for Camille. The support
given Miss Russell was splendid. Ev-
cry member of the company was at his
or her best"