The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
Story of His Stay at Atlantic
City Resort.
THE JOURNEY TO new YORK
SideIights on Broadway and
Journey to Boston.
A Human Interest StOry-NOtes
of Stage and Players.

Roy Crawford, manager Of the Craw-
| ford theaters in Topeka, returned a
| few days ago from a trip to New York
| and Atlantic City. AS a purveyer of
| information, as narrator, as a weaver
| of interesting incident and delineator
| of the gentle art of anecdote, Mr..
| Crawford has all other travellers cling
| ing t. the floating wreckage. His story
| of his trip east reads like the Arabian
! Nights of the thousand and one tales.
| His story is a little too long, he goes
| too much into detail, he covers too
much landscape, but outside of these
| little shortcomings he is a good man
| to interview for a Saturday story.
The State Journal sent three of it's
star reporters ore at time to Mr..
Crawford to get story from him
about his summer time outing in the
surf at Atlantic City and his shining
pathway UP the big street in little
New York. These reporters came back
like Mother Hubbard from her cup
board Not a crumb, not a line. An
other S. J. man tried out on the To-
quacious Mr.. Crawford with the follow
ing results:
Have a good time back east?'
Il think so"
Went to Atlantic City. didn't your"
1T don't remember.
Tell me about the people you met
there"
II didn't meet any one"
And the bathing suits of the wo-
men? Are they Comstockized or do
the bare tootsies wiggle in the SUM-
light?''
II don't know"
did you go to New York cityT'
Where did you stop there?"
Il don't remember"
go to Boston?"
Il don't think I did.
by rail or boat?"
"rI don't remember"
Did your wife go with your
II don't know"
How long were you away?"
IT don't think so?"
How is the summer theater bust
ness back east?"
Il don't remember.
And it is fact that you sailed a
motor boat up the Hudson?"
Il don't know"
How thin did you say the diaphan-
Gus skirts on Broadway are?"
II don't know (But the theater
mans smile indicated that they were
not thicker than sailc1oth.)
Tell me about the Balkan blouse,
the English heel, the Greek nymphs
at Holyoke Mass, the Mexican crisis, |
the Bryan lectures and how the New
Workers bear up under the Wilson |
Tut, TUT
You had a talk with Hammerstein |
and Belasco?"
Il don't remember"
And Keith and Proctor?
"I don't know"
How do you compare Fifth ave-
nue. with the board walk at Atlantic |
City,"
II don't"
Now tell me little human inter-
est story for a fin1Sher.
The pleasant theater man shook his
head and smiled.
And the newspaper man went sad
ly on his way. His clutches bumped
on the stairs. He went to look for
the foreman of concrete gang to
get a job for the balance of the sum
mer. {. A. Z.
Next season is beginning to loom big
upon the theatrical horizon. Eastern
are returning from abroad
with fresh bookings. Actors are re-
hearsing new plays. Energetic stars gre
planning to open in few weeks
Vaudeville managers are perfectips
their time The local theatrical man
agement is completing its list, and &C.
clares the season of 1884 will be an
Interesting one.
New York dramatic papers are re-
,ording the return of the stage people
from mountain and seashore. August,
when most of the world rests, is the
busiest time for the folk behind the
'ootlights. They break all rules Of the
lnion by 12-hour rehearsals in dark.
empty theatres Many of the New York
plays open in September. and the bull
etins are full of next years pl MS |
William A. Brady. who recently re-
.urned from Europe on the Mauretania
rays English managers are looking to
New York for new material, and that
here is a dearth of legitimate plays in
both London and Paris. Mr.. Brady has
obtained a new comedy for his wife,
Grace George, and has arranged Il re-
7ival of King john for Mr.. Mantel1
He has engaged two London companies
'or the Whip" one to open in Chi
ago. He will tour five companies in
Bought and Paid For four in Little
Women and three in Baby Mime
More English Opera.
Milton Aborn who also spent a large
I'd with an enormous list of bookings
He has obtained exclusive English
lights to several French operas, among
hem Julien Louise Samson ct
"Manon." Henry VIII" and
LIE Jongleur de Notre Dame" The
Aborn English Opera Company sang in
Topeka last season in THE Bohemts1
Girl