The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-16

The bride has been the private sec
rotary of the well known theatrical
manager for the past ten years and
has an intimate knowledge of Mr..
Crawford personal business interests
in addition to being auditor of the
Kansas Amusement company and The
Amusement Syndicate company.
Mr.. Crawford who is operating the
Grand and Novelty theaters in To-
peka, is known thruout the state and
the middle west for his activities in
the theatrical world. He has various
theatrical properties in the state and
owns other extensive business inter
ests.
Mr.. Crawford came to Kansas from
Ohio with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip Crawford. in 1858 and settled
east of Topeka near the site now oc-
cupied by the Industrial Institute.
His rise in business is closely related
with the upbuildipg of Topeka
When the Crawfords arrived here
there were but one or two two-story
houses in the entire town.
When Mr.. Crawford or Lester
as he was known then, was a young
man he carried the Commonwealth,
one of Topeka's early newspapers,
covering as his route the entire city,
delivering the papers on a pony
Later. he leased what is now known
as the City park and formed an
amusement place of it. putting in a
dancing pavilion and an ice cream
booth. Then for several years he
turned his attention to farming at
Manhattan, coming back here after a
few years as the manager Of the
Costa opera house. Later. he pur-
chased the place and built the Craw-
ford opera house in 1880, which was
located where the Commerce hotel
now stands at 612 Kansas avenue.
Old residents here recall that when
the old opera house was burned Mr..
Crawford, who was a bundle of en-
thusiasm and energy. leased de-
serted tabernacle on the corner of
Seventh and Van Buren, streets. put in
seats, erected a stage and was ready
for the theatrical season when it
opened and incidentally gave the To-
peka public of the early 'S0's one of
the best show seasons that it has ever
seen. A number of years after this,
when the Crawford theater which
had been rebuilt after the fire was
again burned, his theater at that
place was discontinued.
Mr.. Crawford and his bride left i'm
mediately after the ceremony this
morning for the east. where they will
visit Mr.. Crawford's son, Mr.. Roy
Crawford, and family, his daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Dane, and other relatives.
They will make their home here, re-
turning next month.
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A picnic party given Monday even
ing at Tecumseh included the follow
ing young people: Miss Eleanor Car
| Isle, Miss Virginia jackson, Miss
Marian Moore. Miss Henrietta Allen,
Miss Isabel Crawford. Miss Forrestine
Blank. Miss Barbara AGault. Miss
Georgia Neese, Miss Marjora Blank,
Mr.. Randolph Adams, Mr.. Armine
Weiskirch, Mr.. Glen Davis. Mr. Ray
| Beers Mr.. Ned Fleming, Mr.. Henry
Anton, Mr.. John Bauerlein. Mr.. Gerry
Tuffer and Mr. Phil Fable.
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Friends here will be interested in
learning that Mr. Charles Hoyt
| formerly of Topeka, who has been
with the New York Sun, is now edi-
| tor of the Metropolitan Guide. Mrs
Hoyt, who was formerly Miss Maym
Parsons, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Harvey Parsons, is doing some illus
trating for the publication.
The Guide is a directory of New
| York's amusements, which is ISSUED
| weekly, telling the public and the
| visiting public what is \''go:ng on and
how to get to the various theaters
| and places of amusement. Mr. Hoy
writes the editorials, reviews one Ie
Ultimate production and one movie
and interviews two stars in the the.
atrical world each week and is be
coming quite well known in the New
the Stillman trial for the Sun.
Mrs. Hoyt has been attendin.
| the Students Art League and is plan
ming entering again in September.
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A home wedding to take place Wed
nesday evening, August II, at tn,
home of the brides parents, MIR. anC
Mrs. A. o. Darling, 2031 West street
! will be that of their daughter, Mis-
Grace Darling and Mr.. Charles Curti
Nonkin.
The ceremony will take place at
o'clock with the Rev. w. B. Fishe
reading the double ring service TIL
only attendant will be the brides it'll
cousin. Miss Cecil Brown, who will
carry the rings in basket of whit
asters. Before the ceremony, MI
Charles Brown. cousin of the bride
will sing Because" He will be &C
companied by his sister. Miss Thelmi
Brown. About fifty guests will b
present at the wedding.
Following a short wedding trip, Nj
Nonkin and his bride will be at HON
at 1864 Boswell avenue.
1t looks like Topeka has started
fashion Cor at least we give ourselve
credit for it, which is being Initiate
in New York. The only difference Il
the two methods of procedure bein
; that in Topeka's case a newspaper wa
used and in the New York case card
; were sent thru the mail
The Topeka man whose wife wa
out of town and who was assisted i
securing dinner invitations by tn
dozens (and by the way he says tina