The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
Henrietta Crosnan.

| If the people of this town think
they are not lucky read what the New
York Sun has to say of Henrietta
| Crosman in 'sAnti- Matrim ony" which
comes to the Grand opera house Tues
day, March %. direct from the Gar
rick theater in New York and the
Studebaker in Chicago:
Henrietta Crosman is the incom-
parable of the American stage. In
personal charm and in the surenesS of
her touch she recalled Ellen Terry in
the days of her golden prime. There
must indeed be complicated wheels
within our theatric wheels when a
talent like hers does not find opportun-
lily on the metropolitan stage. New
York theatres languish for the touch
of such inspiring actresses"
This is what they thought of Henri
eta Crosman in Anti Matrimony' In
New York And this is only one
Everyone said the same
AL H Wilson, the German dialect
com edian, was stopping at the St.
Charles Hotel in New Orleans during
his engagement in that city. After
he was served with soup and fish at
his first meal he drew a five dollar bill
from his pocket and showed it to the
waiter, saying: "Boy, 1 will be here
until Sunday morning and then this
bill will be yours"
| "All right boss, I'll take mighty
fine care of you," replied the waiter.
1t SO happened that Mr.. Wilson and
his company left New Orleans Satur
day night Immediately after the per-
Torrance and he forgot all about the
| five dollar bill. Later in the season
he passed through New Orleans en-
route to Jackson, Miss, and had din
ner at the same hotel, when his for
mer waiter, whom he had forgotten,
came to him and said:
| "Say, boss, work dat five dollar
trick on your waiter, for he's about de
meanest waiter in de hotel"
| A. the Novelty.
The show booked for the Novelty to
open Monday matinee March 10. will
no doubt be one OF the best bills Of
the season. The headliner will be The
Four Wits. This act is composed Of
four girls styling themselves as Girls
| from Melody Lane and their names
are Susan. SaIlie. Mary and Jane. They
sing and that's all. Next on the bill
will be the added feature act, Wanzer
& Palmer in an original comedy play
let entitled, Nearly a Job. This act
goes upon it's own record and has for
/ a password results without borrowed
Ideas" This will no doubt be a new
playlet for Topeka. Next will be Chuck
Riesnar and Henrietta Cores in a neat
| singing and dancing act INTRODUCING
their own italian composition, My
Cousin TaNell Then will come a COM
edy novelty. Sutton & Sutton styling
themselves The Pumpkin Girl This
made a big hit. Carl Fletcher as us
ual will sing the illustrated song and
new moving pictures will close the bill.
The Majestic.
1.-THE Love Route the greatest rail-
lroad on earth, will be built at the Ma
ljestic by the North Bros stock COM
pany next week. This railroad, better
known as the Texas, Mississippi &
Northern is being promoted and
built through the Lone Star state
when the right of way is disputed by a
Icertain Colonel Houston, and active
building operations cease. The play
"opens just after the death of Colonel
Houston and the board of directors of
1.-THE road think they can overcome the
deposition of the heirs of Colonel
Houston, and to that end lay their
lplans for the finishing of tn road. The
engineer in charge of the construction
tlearns when too late that he is to fight
Miss Houston, for whose hand he has
been a sutton for years. It is foo late
Ito refuse the task imposed upon him
Iby the president of the. road, and he
islands between two fires, so to speak
Ibis love for the girl and the duty he
owes his employers linked with hi:
Ambitions and future success. Love
itriumphs and at the last moment he
IrefuseS to complete the work. Bul
ltoo late. He is at that nom ent seri-
ously wounded by an over-zeaious cow
hoy and lies unconscious for weeks
The girl, forgetting her opposition te
Hove, completes his work for him, anc
when he is once more ahl1 to be out
and around, he learns that not only
HAS he won his sweetheart, but his