The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-16
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cast the comedian for an important
role in the London Gaiety musical
play, Peggy which is now at the
Casino, New York.
Henry w. Savage now has two hits
playing Shubert theaters in New
York. One. The Million" the French
farce at the Thirty-ninth Street thea
ter, is likely to remain in Manhattan
until long after the holidays. The
other success is the Franco-Scottish
operetta, Little Boy Blue which has
caught on tremendo usly at the Lyric.
The Irish Players have settled down
to normal business at Maxine E1liott's
| theater and are drawing on their
merits. Did the vast amount of pub
presentation of 1.-The Playboy of the
Western WORLD help business The
managers say no, because there were
many timid persons who were afraid
to venture into the theater for fear of
a repetition of the near-riot
Sam Bernard will bring his tour in
HE Came From Milwaukee" to
close in January. after which he will
be seen in New York in a new musical
B. Smith, joint authors of the new De
Koven opera, 1.-THE Wedding Trip
are said to be at work on the new Ber-
nard play.
Marie Dressler is playing her fifth
New York engagement in TITLES
Nightmare this week at the Manhat-
tan opera house.
Eva Davenport of THE Kiss Waltz
company declares that mo theatrical
producer of serious plays loves a fat
woman Miss Davenport should
know. for she has capitalized her ODE
sity. But where the shoe pinches comes
no of faf md
she shares the belief with other stout
members of the. professions regard
ed as a comedy asset and nothing
more.
be greatly improved declares Miss
Davenport, IF stout woman were
given the female role. Have you ever
noticed one Of those slim princesses
trying to portray tragedy They
bounce all over the stage If there
are five chairs on the stage they will
sit on six of them. The audience be- !
comes distracted. No one but a
hunter can enjoy such acting
But with a fat woman, Why, /
she'd simply sit in the most comfort
able chair and never move during the
whole scene. The audience should be !
considered. But the producing man
ager never thinks of this. Fat WON en- |
the managers dare not make the
change
How different it is in grand opera !
There one sees stout ladies singing all |
sorts of emotional songs and they are
applauded. Why don't I go into
gr-- really don't make me laugh
John Mason in LAS a Man Thinks
has entered into his second month at
the Lyric theater. Chicago After his
enga cement there, he will play Boston. !
Philadelphia and other eastern cities
with a tour of the West to follow.
The Majestic.
North Bros. have selected for next
week a farce comedy, the first of the
season
before and After was written for
laughing purposes only, and the fun
as arranged by the author comes fast
and furious Indeed, it is SO funny
rehearsing. Harry North said It was
the first time any of his actors made
him laugh at a rehearsal
The thin plot of the piece hangs
upon the efficacy OF patent medicine
called Sunny jim Once a crouch
takes a dose of Sunny jim he laughs, /
kicks up his heels. pricks up his ears
and cuts up generally SO long as the 1
effects of the dose lasts
Mr.. Bethew takes the first dose and /
is Immediately transformed from a |
peevish doctor to a masher and dirt-
ing with another mans wife
Miss Russell in another comedy role
helps things along. Mr.. Sayies plays
a Frenchman and every member of
the company has roaring comedy
part.
Crystal.
Monday and Tuesday at this house
viii be Red Cross and EIks days, with
three heavy features 1.-THE Awakening
of John Bond produced in co-opera-
ton with the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-