The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-12
ALOT OF WORRY.
Miss Bronaugh Was Late for Matinee
at Majestic Show.

The audience at the matinee
Wednesday afternoon had no idea the
performance was nearly delayed by a
decidedly important person-Miss
Anne Bronaugh herself. The over
ture started on time, the curtain rang
up on the minute, but excitement
reigned in the region of the dressing
rooms.
Ten minutes. before curtain call,
Marie, Miss Bronaugi1's maid, also her
chief admirer, was frantic; the little
stars motor coat, brown cooked hat,
bronze slippers and silk hose lay in
readiness for the first act; on a box
rested the heart of the play, the boy
in the title role, the Heir to the Hoo
rah, bland bisque baby, with dim
pies and trailing robe.
'Lordy." said Marie, she's never
been so late before. They'll have to
wait for her, but she says that amt
good policy. Hope the car hasn't
turned turtle on her. Don't know
what I'd better do"
Miss Bronaugh here yet?'' some
one inquired from behind a partition
Bout time for the overture
limited a worried masculine voice
Mr.. Buffham, what shall [ do?''
Wait. Wait a minute" advised
the leading man.
Il reckon said Marie, that I'd
better go telephone"
At that moment came a clatter on
the stairs, door burst open and the
pretty actress whirled in: her hat was
in her hand, her frock off in half a
second.
'All right. Marie" she gasped
Shaking down her hair, she dropped
beside her dressing table, uncorked
t 1nat hldeous necessity known as
grease paint and stuck her foot to-
ward Marie, who, kneeling beside her.
in a twinkling changed her punps
Nothing happened" breath4d Miss
Bronaugh, but 1 got into the most in
terestlng discussion and forgot all about
the pay. terrible. You have my slip
per on the wrong foot, Marie. Ali right.
Mr.. Buffham, the overture can begin,
I'll be ready on time, of course
Up rolled the curtain; five minutes
later, irreproachably groomed, Miss
Bronaugh was on the stage.
The Heir to the Horoah'' is all riebt
except that Miss Bronaugh's part is ex-
ceedingly small. Il don't like IL q bit -
she pouted. I have nothing to do at
all"
Miss Morton also has an uncongeniaj
role. The mother-in-law,'' she laugh
ed, "a perfectly nasty part
Mr.. Buffham is eminently satisfied
with his lines. and reads them well
Hes peach actor asserted a mem
Der of his cast, land hasn't shown all
that's in him by a long shot,
The plot of the play-rich miner.
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marriage, separation. birth of an heir,
happy ever after''-is well known. Joe
Lacey, hero, has some western friends
that are the humorous part of the
piece. They are the heart and hub of
the second act, which revolves about
the truth that they consider it more
game to wear high collar than shoot
a dozen men. Overacting might have
spoiled (which was frequently for
gotten by Jack Connolly, as Dave, who
nevertheless, occasioned a number of
chuckles. Mabel Cullen, who was Kate,
inevitably receives ovations second only
to Miss Bronaughs.
Il just come in the first and last
acts mourned Miss Bronaugh. be
tween times I sit down here and worry
Marie. Next week we're to have I'm
Ger Southern Skies There's room for
work in that, and I like it a lot bet
ter A L. H