The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-30
WELL KNOWN
KANSAS ACTORS
CONTINUED from Preceding P.se.1

rContinued from Preceding Page1
Crawford Played Piano.
Row Crawford. now associated with
his father in the management OF the
Crawford theaters, once was on the
road with a repertoire show. CRAWFORD
played the piano and took up tickets at
the door.
Percy Hemus.
Percy Hemus was a singer in Topeka
and later went to New York. He Is now
4 high class warbler gives concerts al
over the country and sings Tor NictoA
records.
Miss Irene Horner of Topeka played
in several high class musical SHOWS.
She was here several years ago IN
when Johnny Comes Marcn1ns
Home" Miss Horner is living IN To-
peka at the present time.
Esther Watts.
Miss Esther Watts lived here anu
studied the violin. Since then sne nas
been in Europe and has played IN inc
east, attaining considerable success.
Ethelyn Palmer.
Ethelyn Palmer. a Topeka girl, had
brilliant and cratic career on the stase
She scored a tremendous hit as tne
leading woman in THE Cowboy and the
Girl" Then she quarreied with tnS
owner of the show over copyright anu
she left the company.
Beulah Parker.
Beulah Parker is an actress TO-DAY.
She is doing well in the theatrical puso
mess Her father H. H. Parker, is the
owner Of grocery store at Fourteeh'n
and Kansas avenue.
Mrs. j. NJ. Wright.
Mrs. John M. Wright, the wife of the
former county clerk sang for number
Of years with Blind Boone.
w. Fl. Haskell.
w TT Haskell of Atchison was at
one time a printer there, and he took
part in local talent plays. Haskell left
the printing trade to engage in the
business. putting on home talent pro-
auctions. Ten or fifteen years ago he
put on ladies' minstrel show in To-
peka which Will probably be well re-
membered today
Fred Mcmahon.
Fred Mcmahon has been the ad-
vance advertising manager for Sells
Floto circus for years. He formerly
lived here. but now makes his home
in Seattle.
Jim McElrOy.
Jim McElroy lives in Topeka and is
the "a hour man for the Sells-Floto
people. He was at one time famous
bareback rider and he always trained
here for each season. One summer
McElroy was playing in Canada and
he had an accident and his arm was
broken. An inexperienced doctor
attended to it ant. as result, the arm
had to be amputated. Since that time
he has been in advance of the show.
Claude o. Doane
Claude o. Doane, a NORTH Topeka
boy, was with the "EverywOman"
company which played at the Grand
this week. Doane is the son of Mrs.
Mary E. Doane of 1928 North Quincy
street.
Buffalo Jones.
Buffalo Jones is a Kansan and spent
much of his early life in this state. In
addition to his widely known explOra-
tons ana hunting trips to all parts of the
globe. Jones has done some mighty
creditable work on the stage and in the
movies On his hunting trips to Africa
he has always taken a camera man
along and his motion pictures have al
ways been interesting. Buffalo Jones
has spent considerable time on the
Keith-Proctor vaudeville circuit in the
east. His two daughters. Mrs. Charles
Whitmer and Miss Jessie Jones. reside
in Topeka.
Jack Burroughs.
Jack Burroughs. manager of the Ma
tional Cash Register company in To-
peka. was formerly connected with the
z. w. Parker shows.
Roy billiard.
A stock actor that Topeka claims as
one of her own children is Roy Hill
lard. He used to be at the Majestic
with the North Brothers company five
or six years ago and was also with
them last year and at present is play
ing with a company in Tulsa Hilliard
was certainly popular in Topeka and
in the other cities where he has ap-
peared.
Mack Lytle's Elephant.
A tale is told on Mack Lyle and
his elephant. Lyle owned a circus in
the early days. about twenty-five years
ago. The circus disbanded and Lytle
was left with only one elephant, a well
trained one. the third largest in cap-
tivity at that time.
Lyle owned a farm near Mission not
far from Dover. He brought the ele-
plant to the farm and during one sum-
mer used the animal for blowing and
an efficient pillow horse it made Their
winter came along and the elephant
was housed in a barn, a big stove beins
placed there for comfort.
One day the elephant upset the stove
while in a playful mood and the barr
burned down. Lyle rode the steed t.
Topeka with haste and put it in a livery
stable here. The animal was not use(
to cold weather. However, it grew to-
frisky and was killed by an irate Jay
hawker. A Washburn student named
Ditto took the body and mounted tn,
skeleton. 1t was then placed in tn,
Washburn museum and has since beer
removed. Ditto. by the way, later be
came a missionary to some far ava,
and unknown part of Asia, but wa
back here year or two ago for Wash
burn commencement
Willie Sells.
Willie Sells was prehaps the bes
known in Topeka and the sawdust life
Sells was the son of Mr.. and Mrs Alle1
Sells. of Topeka. Allen Sells was tn
founder of the Sells Brothers circu
some thirty years ago which was thel
the largest show of 1t kind in the coun
try.
Willie Sells was trained to be a bare
back rider and was the first ha raho ri