The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-06
MAJESTIC SEASON
Opens August 26th With '"The
turn of Eve"
Roy Crawford Promises New
Decorations.

Roy Crawford. who has just returned
from Chicago is full of stage gossip
at the Majestic, which opens August &c
in the Return of Eve
Bookings for the Grand are coming in
slowly" said Mr.. Crawford, "and 1 do
not look for many shows until after
election in November; because of this
scarcity at the Opera House l am eX-
pecting the Majestic to be unusually
successful
Mr.. Crawford saw Officer $685. a
nelodramatic farce, in Chicago. and
was so pleased with it that he has it
booked for January, when it will ap-
arc the producers, and although it IS
not a star cast, the company is excel
lent.
Members of the Majestic Players
are expected in Topeka this week, and
will begin rehearsals on Monday. Anne
Bronaugh, the clever little leading lady,
has returned from Chicago, and Mar
garet Minton, the ingenue and Elmer
Buffham, the leading man, arrive to-
morrow.
Estelle Morton, the character wo-
man, played in stock this summer at
Kankakee. ILL.,, with Mr.. Buffham.
She spent last winter in Cincinnati,
end is exceedingly good.
Jack Marlowe-no relation to Julia
who has been in Harrisburgh, Pa,
years ago, and is to play "heavies. -
Jack Connolly, who was also here
with the old North Bros. company, is
to be character man.
George A. Second is to do general
business He is the obliging mem
Der of the cast, and takes any part
that is given him.
The Juvenile man is Robert Cole
man, the boy that all the girls are
stuck on as Mr.. Crawford eloquently
expresses it. He will not appear the
first week. as the Return of Eve"
does not include him.
1.-THE Return of Eve is a unique
comedy in four acts, calling for four
male and six female characters. Its
author. Lee Wilson Dodd, dubs it 4
modern fantasy An old millionaire
decides to introduce a twentieth century
Eve into New York society. He Sc
lects a boy and girl from an orphanage
and has them brought up in a Virginia
they are christened Adam and Eve, and
are thrust into metropolitan life with
all its intricacies and temptations.
Their life, and final return to the for
est. make a novel and interesting bill.
The original star in the piece was Miss
Bertha Gauand. who appeared under
the direction of the Schuberts at the
Herald Square theater in New York.
The Majestic will present a better
class of plays than ever before, ard
MI crawford demonstrated LndC IIc
price on his royalties is more than
doubled. His list includes the popular
Alias Jimmy Valentine Dawn of
a Tomorrow Paid in Full" 1.-The Vir-
ginian,' THE Man of the Hour" THE
Deep Purple THE Fourth Estate"
THE Gamblers and Mother
Beside this, the Majestic theater is be-
ing almost completely remodeled. TIE
walls are tinted rich old rose. with a
wide band of Alice blue near the ceiling.
TIE designs are conventional with an
Oriental touch, and the windows are at
tractively stenciled in fleur de lis. The
proeenium arch will bear beautiful d.
sign painted by Albert T. Reid. and rep
resenting hundreds of characters wis
have glorified modern histrionic art Tho
chairs, in cherry, are being comfortably
upholstered with green leather.
1T is no easy business organizing
stock company. and one has a hard time
getting the people one wants. 1 think
everything is all right but one never
knows until the opening day Perhaps I'll
be obliged to make some changes. feel