The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
Majestic to Pass Under CraW.
ford Management.
Miss BrOnaugh and Orval Spur
rier to Stay.
CONDITIONS UNSATISFACTORY
Roy Crawford Says House Will
Stay Open.
VIII Be Continued as a Stock
House.


This week will be the last week for
Harry North and the North Bros
Stock company at the Majestic. The
Crawfords have given Mr.. North and
others their notice, after they appear
in OLIVER Twist" the bill for this
week
The theater people besides Mr.. North
who will leave are Miss Pauline lie
Roy, second foman, who has been MAX
ing d hit in Topeka Miss Patti Nc
Kinley, the clever ingenue, Francis H.
Sayles, versatile actor, James Denny,
Mrs. Denny, Gene Palmer, character
woman, and Guy Harper, stage man
ager, and Mrs. Sayles Miss Gertrude
North.1
Deming New Manager.
The members of the company who
will stay are Miss Ann Bronaugh, the
new leading lady, Orval Spurrier, lead
ing man, Grin Barnett, Fred Hand ano
Mr.. O'Neil. Lawrence Deming recently
with Harry North will return to the
Majestic as manager, and Mrs. Dem
ing. (Miss HunD who is best remem-
bered as Mrs. Purdy in Forty Five
Minutes From Broadway" will ais
be with the company.
Two new people will join the COM
pany. Miss Hazel Woods from San
Antonio, Texas, will be the new in
genue, taking Miss McKinley's place
Roy Bryant, from New York, will also
join the company.
Contract With "Sport'' North.
Sport" North was notified by the
Crawfords over long distance tele-
phone that the contract was cancelled
and according to Roy Crawford re-
piled that it was all right with him.
Roy also says that Sport" spoke of
coming here with Mrs. North (MiSS
GeneVieve RusselD as leading lady.
Roy Crawford referred the matter to
L. NJ. Crawford. They decided con-
trarily as they thought in view of Miss
Russell's poor health and that the
theatrical season would close in six
weeks, the move would not be for the
best.
However Roy Crawford would not
discuss the matter further. He would
give no reasons for discharging or re-
tanning those he did. He says that the
theater will remain open the rest of
the season, playing stock.
Mr.. North insists that the change
was a matter of great surprise for him
and that he has no plans for the
future.
II am not whining said Mr.. North
this afternoon. Yet 1 think it only
that [ was let out without any reason |
given. / have had no trouble with !
the Crawfords, although Roy Craw- |
ford has appeared to avoid me lately, |
sending word to me about affairs by |
others, instead of coming to me direct |
when he told me his intention of |
getting a new manager and making !
the changes in the company. it was |
ike a thunderbolt. He wouldn't give |
any reason.
Harry North Wanted Auditorium.
81 tried to get the city auditorium |
Is a place for stock company plays |
1t popular prices. ! was refused by |
he management, who stated they did |
not wish to hurt Crawford. 1 do not |
<now what I will do in the future.
Miss Leroy and others who leave the |
company have made many friends and |.
are as good people as I ever have had |
working for me.
mo, the fact that Mr. Crawford said
hat he would close the theater unless
We got new leading lady in place of
Miss Goodwin. who closed her engage
nent With the company recently, did
lot make any troubl.a between US.
Saturday night after the last act !
If the 'Squaw Man I simply told the
company of the changes to be made.
have not seen Mr.. Crawford since.
Ne will put on oliver Twist this
week as was scheduled
Crawford Makes Statement.
Unsatisfactory conditions caused US
o make the change" said Mr.. Craw-
ord this afternoon. 1--WE thought
hat Mr.. North was not a good mana
ser. No, 1 won't say whether we
we're losing money or not. we never
ell the public whether we are max
ng or losing.
-I prefer not to discuss the matter
urther. However, the contract was
With Sport North. who is at Okla
iona City. He was notified of the
ancelling Of the contract and replied
hat it was satisfactory with him. He
poke of coming here with Miss Rus
ell as leading lady. but in view of
he near end of the season and in
lew of Miss Russell's poor health, we
bought it would not be best. talked
over with my father.
mo, there had been no trouble be-
ween Mr.. North and myself, and I
5ish there tC Re none. The theatcr
Till remain open sor stock the rest
( the season Ths re is nothing to the !
umor that we intend to turn it, into
burlesque house" |,