The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-03
fourteen Box Seats VIII Be
Given Instead of Six.
STILL THEY COME IN.
State Journal Had Arranged to
Send All Old Timers.
Then More Came In Making the
Choice Difficult.

Cant n. d. wentworth, GIL Kansas
avenue, 1868, washington
John Milehan, 21S Topeka avenue
isgS- r. sempie. ais Garfield. 1864, Pitts
Dq n 81 Mooney, 1892 Clay, 1864, India
napolis. 100. xx1a+o,.
Dr. NJ M. McNa1ley. Michigan Valley,
kan, 1865, Chicago. :.
Hsr and Mrs. H A. Wolf, 1911 n
Monroe, 1865, Cincinnati oe-
Margaret Enos, RossVlites haii'' 'oo0'
W. w Boliinger. sos Harrison. 1866.
Springfield, III. -
J. A. Read, Tecumseh' 1861 boliuoii'
J. P. Butterfly, 122 Tyler. 1867. Gin
MS Anna wesson Henry, 1915 Van
Buren,, 1867, Cincinnati.
Mrs. o. E. Walker, 1858, Park View
Farm, BinghamtOn, n. 7. -
W. H Stewart, Crosby Bros, 1853
4. s. Embree, s24 Greepwood, 1858, In
". [, Miller. Miller Pharmacy. 1858,
Addie E. Covert, 1928 High. 1859. In
Mrs. J. NJ. West, 7o6 Buchanan, 1853.
Chicago.
The fourteen first named will each
be entitled to one box seat at the even
ing performance by Thomas Jefferson
of rip Van Wrinkle" at the Grand
Thursday night.
Still it is hard to decide on those
who won a place in the box party to
be given by the State Journal to the
persons who saw Joseph Jefferson IN
Rip Van Wrinkle, the same play IN
which his son will appear Thursday in
Topeka. So many TOpekans and Kan
sans saw the great actor in his best
show during the sixties that the num-
Der of seats was more than doubled
It was decided to give II box seats Tor
the night performance, in an effort TO
accommodate all those who had re-
ported seeing the elder Jefferson De
fore 1870. Then the mail brought in
another dozen applications for places
as the guests of the State Journal and
there are now 81 persons who saw
him before the year named.
The list published above are those
who saw him before 1870. The four
teen of this number who saw him
first will be given seats. In case the
persons eligible cannot attend the per-
Torrance. they are earnestly request
ed to notify the State Journal by tele-
phone, so that the next person in line
may have the seat
Topekans and Kansans who saw the
actor in this great play saw him out
side of Kansas, according to the let
ters received by this paper only a
sent in their names. But from Topeka
to England there is scarcely city OF
any size in which some TOpekan did
not at some time, see Rip Van Win
kle.
Last seen in 1896.
The latest date upon which a To-
pelxan reports seeing the elder JET
ferson as Rip Van Wrinkle is 1886 l.
T.. Perrine of SOC Quincy street. saw
him in this part in that year in Chi
T1iPGt ia 1852 when y. "A.
Morrison of sos East Fourth street
saw him in Cincinnati.
Those eligible for seats are found IN
the above list, although all can not
be sent. Those who can not attend
the show are requested to notify the
state Journal by 10 o'clock Thursday
morning, so that the next line may De De
supplied with tickets. The tickets will
be given at 10 o'clock State Journal Of
flee at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
If they are not called for by noon they
will be given to the next in the list.
The tickets can be reserved by tele-
phone any time Thursday morning
If it becomes necessary to choose
between persons who saw the play the
same year but do not remember the
dates the choice will be the person
whose letter containing the application
reached the State Journal office first.
The following are among those VINO
saw the play after 1860:
Others Who Saw Him.
Mrs. o. J. MOulQeSs A. L. q I
hospital 1882, Trenton, ont;
Mrs. F. w. Thomas, 14O6 Topeka
avenue, 1891, Baltimore.
Mrs John r. Wells, 1107 Western
avenue. 1929, washington.
!. W. E. Lord, SO Fillmore, 1872
Henry F. Lieb, state house, 1880.
Mrs. Alice NJ Lieb. state house.
ie Charles res B. Taylor, Mills company.
dS74-5, PittSburg-
Mrs. and Mrs. E. W. Thompson, III
Greenwood. 1885. Waterbury, conn;
carl P. Bolmar, State Journal, 1892,
washington 80.
io ]. 5. clark. 11s West Fifth. 1870,
en Charles Fountain. s24 Leland. 1885.
Philadelphia
Court E. Denison, North Topeka X
r. No l. 1928. Albany, N Y
Oscar Swayze, 1925 Van Buren,,
1867, New York
Thomas owen. West Euclid avenue.
Route No. 7, 1867, Chicago
q P. Barber, first year he was in
R. futile, 211 Topeka avenue.
Mrs Nj ol and Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland.
Eiiizabeth Cole. 721 Jefferson. 1878
St Louis .ss, -1-
: Joseph o: Beeton. 1928 Monroe. 1873,
o J. 3. Kirk. ITO Monroe. 1871. To
pes q. G. Collins, state house. 1870.
i l. L. sPierrine. sos Quincy. 1892
SH 3. E. walker. 1875. jamestown
= $. Tourney, s1e1s North Kansas
avenue, 1880, Council Bluffs, Iowa
"A q RaF- TUk Buchanan