The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-17
DRAMATIC NEWS
Announcements of 1928
Plays Sent Out.
FrOhman viii Get European
TOpIiners for America.
OFFICER 666 TO Topeka
Roy Crawford VIII Get This
Great Show in December.
Garden of Allah the Wonder of
This Season.
Great Show in December.

New York theater managers are
sending out advance announcements
for the season of 1912-1913. Last
winter was dull one in their trade,
so writers, directors, critics and actors
are planning brilliant presentations
to whet the stated Imagination of me-
tropolitan theater goers.
In so far as the election year af-
fects me, shall make more produc-
tions, not fewer said Charles Froh-
man, who has recently returned from
abroad, Election only brought luil
when we had no telephone nor quick
means of transit; but to say that the
election can disaffect things now is a
fallacy."
Mr.. Frohman has perfected a
scheme which he has cherished for
years.
I have a continental combination
of managers" he explained, through
this arrangement the same shows that
are booked in Paris, Vienna, Berlin.
Marseflles and other foreign cities will
appear in the leading cities in Amerf-
ca There will be a constant inter-
change of the big dramatic and must
cal pieces, not, as now, a sporadic tour
Among the American productions to
be played abroad are the Pink
lady 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm,' and other hits to be starred
Beside this project, Mr.. Frohman
has released the names of a number
of his New York productions. Mautle
Adams is to tour the United States in
Peter Pan" Then she returns to
the Empire theater to devote herself
to other works of J. n. Barrie; he
himself is coming from London to as
sist her.
Donald Brian, who immortalized
himself in the Merry Widow" a
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Marriage Market"
OFFICER $685." the play that so i'm
pressed Roy Crawford in Chicago. ana
is to be brought to the Grand after
Christmas, will open in London and
New York.
It is interesting to glance over the
schedule and see how Topeka favor
ties are placed for the coming season.
ALA Nazimova is expected to open at
her own theater in more Ibsen produc-
lions
Tyrone Power, who was here with
Nazimova in The Dolls House." is
among the all-star cast rehearsing for
The presentation of Julius Caesar. Mrs.
Fiske, who played to a large Topeka
audience in salvation Neil" opens in
new role by Edward Sheldon. Hen
rietta Crosman, who was here in
'-Snobs," has a new play, and Mizzi
Hajos who made the hit of last win
ter at the Grand, is still appearing in
the Spring Maid Blanche Ring,
who played here in the wall Street
Girl" has a new musical comedy.
Hale Hamilton, who spent July in
Topeka with his parents, opens in the
-'Ne'er Do Well" George Cohan's
comedy, ''Get-Rich-Q Quick Walling-
ford" in which Mr.. Hamilton has
starred for several seasons, has been
shipped to Sydney, Australia, with
Fred Niblo as ]. r. W. and Josephine
Conan as Fanny. The drama was an
instantaneous success.
THE Daughter of Heaven to be
staged this winter at the Century
theater is to be more spectacular than
the Garden of Allah" presented by
the same company last year. Actual
accounts show that $104.5OO will be
expert ed before the opening night.
The court gown of the empress, de-
signed and executed by Caramba, the
famous costumer of Milan, is valued
ut $4,000. To wear a frock costing
$50 is luxury enough; to add two
cyphers to that sum is preposterous.
The other costumes will amount to
$4,000. The expenses of entertaining
foreigners, sending interviewers to
China and stage director to Paris ap-
proximate $4,000. 1.-The Daughter of
Heaven will be the most elaborate
and brilliant comedy ever produced in
New York.
Word comes from Marsei1les of the
oldest stage contract ever made-a