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

class of production from musical COM
edy to Shakespearian plays and with
such people as Mary Prescott. r.. d.
Mclean and Fanny Davenport. He
later went into stock and was for five
ye-rs a manager and director Of stock
in Kansas City and st. Louis.
Robbins made frequent visits to To-
peka- He always claimed the city as
his home. After many weary years
on the road Robbins grew tired of the
life and bought an orange grove near
Riverside, Cal He settled down, but
only for q few months. Then he went
into pictures and has been there for
nearly a year, playing character leads
| with the Rex company, Universal
brand Of pictures. He is a cousin of
Mrs. A. T. Waggoner of Topeka
Arthur Kane.
| Arthur Kane is now assistant gen.
eral manager OF tn World Film cor
poration In New York. Kane was
prominent here as a theater and news
paper man. For several years he was
associated with Roy Crawford. Later
he was city editor of the Topeka Cap
ital. Eight years ago he left Topeka
for New York.
About Topeka Circuses.
Twenty and thirty years ago. Tope-
| Ia was the cente of the circus pro-
fession. Among the early ones was
| Sieber's circus, an organization owned
| by Mrs. Sieber and her son, George
Sieb :. 1t was wagon show. playing
| in the smaller towns and 1t was a
profitable venture for many years
Lewis Sells Of Sells Brothers married
q Topeka girl, Miss Rhoda Cross, q
sister Of Mrs. Frank -'ingaman. AL
len sells located her permanently.
Mrs. Lewis Sells now Ii, % in Column
bus, Ohio. The Sells Brothers owned
q lot Of property in Topeka While
| the Downs circus was not a Topeka
concern, yet they wintered here sew
era1 seasons and many Topekans were
members Of the troupe. Buckeye
Bill Fisher. who lived in North To-
peka fo- few years preceding his
death, was associated with his brother
/ in the Fisher circus. There were nu-
money in this line of talent before the
day Of Ringing and one Of them is
still going well today. Sels-F1oto.
BILL Rowles.
Billy Rowles worked here under L.
| M. Crawford at ono time. Later he
| went on the road and became asso-
| ciated with Klaw and Erlanger He
was manager of the Tulana and Cres-
! cent stheaters in New Orleans and was
for many years one of the moist pop
1 ular southern magnates. He later
| jumped into Lake Michigan at Chica-
go nd ended his life.
4 -- Mr.. and Mira Neal Anderson.
I Vaudeville has oceans Of opportun-
ity for young people and two young
| Topekans are making q hit there.
l Who does not remember Neal Ander-
son. Of last seasons North Brothers
Stock company at the old Majestic ?
Anderso.l married Miss Elsie Nor
wood. a Topeka girl and niece Of the
late Mrs. w. L. Miller. and they are
on a vaudeville tour of the country.
People are thinking that Norwood
and Anderson have an entertaining
act. II they ever come here they viii
be assured of a hearty welcome.
Following is what en- Indiana pa
per recently said of their act: Elsie
Norwood and Neal Anderson have the
niftiest comedy sketch seen this sea-
SON in What Else Would He Think ?
1t il away from the usual run of
sketches and the way this clever pair
puts it over shows ability and talent
The article speaks for itself and If
now that he is married that he had
last year. there Is q wonderful future
in store for him.
Bert F1aller.
Bert Fi;,her Il well known in North
Topeka He 10 the son Of Buckeye
Bill" Bert Fisher was an auctioneer.
although he In managing a company
now playing in Missouri Last season
was with the Work Brothers show.
Frank OMEN.
Frank O'Neill. Who lived in EN-
lporia for fifteen years. went ON, the