The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-30

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staee nve 81 six years axo. o'NeilI u
e muatctan and 10 now with = high
class musical company. 1.-THE Royal |
Dragoons." with eight other men. I
IN are now playing in vaudeville.
O'Neill IL brother of Mrs Norman r.
Hay OF Topeka
A Noted whistler.
An Emporia person who attained
some success on the stage was Helen
Vtckery. She was q great whistler
and Travelled for years in vaudeville.
She married an Emporia business
city.
CIV. Parker.
Ono OF the biggest men in the /
amusement business In the country 10 |
C. w. Parker. The Parker shows |
are KIN wn all over the country and |
Parker himself has acquired a large
fortune.
Louise Llewellyn.
Louise Lewelling. daughter of the
late former Governor L1ewellyn OF
Kansas, 10 now making a success as q
singer. She will give q concert here
| In February. Miss LleWellyn lived
here while her father was chief exec
uttve of the state. Her most marked
success has been in singing folk songs
in costume. Her headquarters are
now in New York City but she spends
most of her time on tours throughout
the country,
Celia Quinn.
Celia Quinn. an Atchison girl. was
with the Bostonians for a time. Miss
Quinn was a contralto singer and an
exquisite dancer. She twice appeared
in Topeka number Of years ago and
was great favorite in her native
state.
Lemon Brothers.
The Lemon brothers Of Argentine
are famous around this country in the
circus line. They had a small circus
which played in the central states for
years. but which has not been in op-
GRAFTON n recent years.
Elsie Janis.
There are many people in Topeka
who say that Elsie Janis one of the
high brows'' in the theatrical business,
comes from Topeka. This rumor can
not be verified although it il said to
have some foundation
A Trapeee Torrance.
George Rhodes entered tho stare
life romantically. Rhodes worked for
the Santa Fe in Topeka and later went
to San Francisco. Here he met q lady
trapexe performer and fell in love
with her. She returned the affection
and they were married. Then Mrs
Rhodes started to teach her husband
the art OF the trapeze. He learned
quickly and the couple toured the
United States and Europe. Their fea-
ture was out of door stunts.
Eddie F'oy.
One of the biggest men in vaude-
Vile today, a man with a worldwide
reputation. is Eddie Foy. the
comedian. And speaking of Foy
; brings to mind the good old days Of
! i3eRa nH6 A.
lest spot in the west in those days.
One OF the most prominent places was
the Long Branch saloon.
In the Long Branch saloon the COW
punchers and gamblers used to con-
gregate. Many tragedies were enacted
there. The life was free and easy and
the revolver was the best known law.
Eddie Foy played the piano in that
saloon His particular friends were
the late Chalk Beeson, who was wide
ly known in the west: the late Robert
M. Wright. the Dodge historian, and
Mike Sutton. then a young lawyer and
now attorney for the Santa Fe at that
city.
Foy's first public appearance was
. not a success. 1t was in q little hall
, at Dodge City and he put over a home
talent production Before the show
was finished. COW punchers shot out
the lights.
Julia Marlowe.
Julia Marlowe, the famoue Shake
) spearian actress, lived near Fort Scott,
: Kan, for nearly three years. She was
, born in England, but with her parents
: game to this country when she was
five years Of age. They came directly
! to Kansas in the seventies, and lived
there until Julia was eight years old
Then tho family removed to Chicago
Julia Marlcwe has no peer when 1,
comes to Shakespearian drama. And
while she did not reside in the SUM-
: flower state for any great length OF
! time, yet it is probable that she
learned her &C, b, c's" here.
4 The Jones Family,
/ Mrs. Dale Jones, who was treasur.
er at Lew Nathansons Orpheum thea
! ter last winter, is now playing with
: the Majestic company. Her little son
!, Kenneth Jones, is with the keystone
kid company. Dale Jones' who is still
a. member of the Topeka stage en-
ployees union, il q stage manager fol
the Mutual film corporation.
: Two Lawrence Girls.
e Eva Brown Of Lawrence, was a
Q dramatic star for a number of years
: She was a well known leading woman
8 Margaret Roy, another Lawrence girl
r played in musical comedies, but latel
entered newspaper work. She is well
q known in New York city where she
= has been successful on papers there.