The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-01

| have spared no pains or expense to
| follow carefully the plans of the auth
/ or and the result is an entertainment
| which can be appreciated. by all.
Manager Crawford is really to be con-
| graduated on securing for his patrons
| a production which has been causing
| a sensa ton everywhere.
| The following is copied from the
Evening Telegraph, Philadelphia:
| Book made plays, rule, are not
the most satisfactory of theatrical of
| ferinSs, but the characterization of Har-
| old Bell Wright's novel, The Shep-
| herd of the Hills presented under
similar title at the Grand Opera house
| last evening for the first time in this
city, found much favor with an au-
dience numerically large. The stage
version is the work of the author and
E1sbrey w. Reynolds, and they have
| succeeded in imparting to it much of
the flavor of the Ozark mountains, so
delightful in the story To be sure,
considerable pounding was neces-
sary at the beginning to get the idea
of the story to those unfamiliar with
1t. This is always the case with plays
made from books. The vast recesses
of the Grand Opera house did not per
nit of this colloquy being carried very
far. and much of it was lost. But the
hang of the pathetic tale was grasped
later, and the interest once awakened.
was maintained until the conclusion
of the play.
This attraction win appear at the
Grand on March IL
Naughty Marietta" a comic opera
by Victor Herbert and Rida johnson
Young, produced under the personal
management of Oscar Hammerstein
and with a carefully selected company
OF sixty operate celebrities recruited
from his grand opera organizations
forms one of the most promising at
ira actions announced to visit this city
The star of the orga nization is Florence
Weber. a little American girl selected
by Mr.. Hammerstein from amongst the
thousands of applicants famed in mus
ical circles both in this country and in
Europe
In the Paul ]. Rainey African Hunt
Pictures. that will be seen at the
Grand on March % a number of facts
not generally known concerning natural
history are brought out.
The work is under way. now that
the modern morality play. "Everywom-
an, has scored such success in Lon
don. of having the piece translated in
to German for an early production in
Berlin and Vienna. "Everywoman'' is
now being played in Australia and
Henry w. Savage expects soon to see
it running simultaneously in six diff
ferent countries. "Everywoman" will
be offered here shortly with one of Mr..
Savage's best companies headed by
Adele Blood, a very beautiful young
woman. who has made great success
in the title role.
A Novel Attraction. THE Red Widow"
The ending of a play is the novel be-
ginning of that musical comedy THE
Red Widow" which will be revealed at
the Grand shortly. Is a work by Rem
mold Wolf and Claiming Pollock, who
have built for RAYMOND Hitchcock out
of unusual situations cleverly handled
lines that linger in the memory of the
fortunate individuals blessed with a
sense of humor. and Russian scenes
and incidents with a strong Broadway
atmosphere. The curtain rises the
first act of The Red Widow just as
the curtain on the stage falls.
The audience that is paid to applaud
the mimic players faces the audience
that has paid TO see them, and, just as