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TOPEKA STATE JOURXAIi, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1901.
11
THEATRICAL NEWS
" Way Down East " to Be Here
For First Time.
Famous Success at the Craw
ord on Wednesday.
PLEASING STORY TOLD
w England Drama Which Has
Attracted ..loch Attention.
'Because She Loved Him So"
and Hi Henry Coming.
AT THK CRAWFORD. '
"More thin (..tuoen." toniuni.
Wav down List," AW dn-sday.
"Because She Loved linn So," Thurs
day. jcvssey stock company, .Friday and
Eaturdav.
AT THE OKAND.
Hi Henrys minstrels. Wednesday.
Next w-k'3 attractions include one of
the greatest stiff e?5? of the season.
William A. Brady's -Way down East."
end a suwmm of a. past neasoti. William
Gillette's au?e Sin- Loved Him So.'
iir. Brady has sprung into prominence,
ass ti manap'r within a comparatively
Fhort time, and now he is talked of as
trie man wh will build the finest piay
fcouse in New .York and manage that
in addition f the score of large com
panies he his now 'under his manaie
inent. The company which v. ill present
Way down East" at the Crawford next
Wednesday has made u remarkably suc
cessful tour f the Faeilic slope, play
ing three w?ek3 in San Francisco to
packed hnns-f,
STORY OF "DOWN EAST."
"Way down East" is replete with de
lightful episodes, which show that the
author has made a cloet? study of char-
, -'ntt "'scloses me pride that un
derlies a mother's love for h"r son. The
young man is in love with a girl whom
his fond parent believes is an outcast
and utterly unworthy, and whom she
berates f,,r ensnaring her boy. The girl
retorts that she has not encouraged him,
and furthermore that she has refused
pomt-blark to many him. The mother's
pride is m arms in an instant, and she
Pecr-mes even more indignant than be
fore because the girl had the bad taste
not to fail in love with her son
Another incident shows a change of
front quite as sudden and even funnier,
on the part of an arbitrarv and strong
willed old New- Hampshire squire, who
j rings together his s ,n and piece, whom
he intends shall marry, and leaves them
to "come to an und. rstandine ." This
trey do very quickly, for each linds that
the other's affections are placed else
where, and they part on the best of
V"-ms but not as affianced lovers. The
S:ju;re comes lack on tiptoe in as near
a playful mood as is possible for him,
with his hands over his face, and mak
ing siy j..kes about the young people
and the tender relations he believes thev
fcave assumed. When he uncovers his
eyes, however, he finds another couple
in the room in place of his son and
niece. He discovers that not onlv has
his pet scheme failed but that he has
made a Fpe taele of himself, and his
ponderous playfulness gives place to a
tremendous outburst of race.
There is a srr--at deal of relishable fun
in "Way down East" as well as the se
riotis interest attendant upon the pa
thetic story of ti.e heroine, and there is
a snow storm. The storm is not a
gertly falling and insignificant patter of
jp. r. but comes down furious and fast.
:rift!r;g. driven and genuine: in fact,
just like the snow utorms that mav be
Keen ar.jwh?ie in mid-wimer in New
England. It takes six machines to do
the work. thre to carry the snow past
the door and three to carry it past the
window, the inKredierts b-ing cut paper
."i'l salt. The machines work quickly
and silently, for it would n ver do to
l ave them reveal themselves to the au
dience by the roar and buzz of revolv
ing wheels. Tht action of a mow storm
li cciiies as closely as possible, care be-
ing taken tc make it intermittently wild
and furious, the temporary lulls being
one of the most characteristic points in
a New England storm.
The mechanical part of the storm be
ing so perfect, it is well to say that it is
not lugged into the play for mere sen
sational purposes, but it is told that it
fits into the action so smoothly and
naturally that the spectator . accepts it
as one element in a strictly logical se
ries of events. Of course, electricity ia
the power. The old way was to swing
aloft out of sight a long bag of torn
paper, which fluttered down through a
slit in the bag. Sometimes the paper
got crowded in one place, so that snow
fell on the lust but notonthe unjust; and
then when the cloud broke loose the un
just got a paper wad in the neck. In
this scene there is a kitchen with a
or and a window, about ten feet above
the floor and Just at the stage right of
the door are electric fans so placed that
the wind causes the air to take a sort
of a whirlagig course down past the door
and window: the papers are dropped out
of a box, while salt flows from cylinders
Into this wind. The beautiful s.iow beats
against the window, and w hen Anna
opens the door and standing on the
threshold declares "I never want to see
any of you agaen," the wind and the
snow whistles chili in the doorway.
"BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO."
"Because She Loved Him So." a com
edy wdth a catchy title, which will be
presented at the Crawford Thursday,
kept all New Y'ork laughing for an entire
season and ran to crowded houses ail
last summer in Chicago. It is the great
est comedy success of its author William
Gillette, who adapted it from the French
of Kisson and Leolercq. and is the first
w-ork from his pen since he wrote the
now famous "Secret Service. ' The title
of the piece is in a manner explanatory
of the story it tells. Mr. Gillette has
teen uniformly and emphatically suc
cessful in rendering French farce into
delightful English adaptations and in
Bec ause She Loved Him So" he is said
to have been as effective and graceful
as in the numerous other adaptations
that have been made by him. Right
down through the long list from "All the
Comforts o Home" .and ".Mr. "Wilkin
son's Widows" to "Too Much Johnson,"
theatergoers have never ' failed to find
plenty of hearty and healthy laughter
in the comedies that have worn Mr. Oil-
lette's name. He is now in the ripest
and most successful part of his career
both as actor and playwright, and it is
only reasonable to expect for the man
who wrote "Secret Service" an Ameri
can play that has triumphed in both the
new and old worlds that all his plays
will be bright and entertaining.
"Because She Loved Him So" was
seen here last season and with a good
company is certainly one of the purest
comedies on the stage. Miss Clara I)ickey
ia still the leading woman.
THE JOSSEY'S TO RETURN.
. The Jossey Stock company wiii open
a two nights' engagement at the Craw
ford Friday in ".Moths" at 10, ?0 and 30
certs. Iadies admitted free on Friday
rdcht wnen accompanied by a paid
tic ket. "Quo Yadis " will be given as a
Saturday matinee and "The Signal of
Liberty" Saturday night.
HI HENRY AT THE ORANIX
HI Henry's Minstrel company will ap
pear at the Grand on Wednesday. This
minstrel organization has not appeared
in Topeka in recent years. It is headed
by Hi Henry, the famous musician, with
his band, using gold instru-nents. The
first part of the entertainment consists
of a sketch, especially written for the
company, entitled "The Bachelor's Club,"
in which many new featur"S of min
strelsy are introduced. The leading com
edians are T. Harry Belknap, Jas. Corri
gan. J. Albert Oates. John Dove, Harry
Iaken. J. C. Harrington and Frank
Mitchell. The vaudeville specialties are
taken from the New Tork City star vau
deville circuit, and include many novel
ties now to the minstrel stage.
"More Than Queen" at the Crawford
tonight is a play where elemental pas
sions find adequate and convincing ex
pression through the strength andenergy
of a magnificent personality that of
Jliss Blanche Walsh.
MARINE BAND COMING.
Topefca Will Have an Opportunity to
Hear This Great Organization.
It is particularly fitting that the first
great band to play in Topeka's fine Au
ditorium should be the largest and best
paid band in the world, our own Nation
al band. The engagement of the United
States Marine band there Monday ev
ening, April 1, will be, to many, the vir
tual opening of the Auditorium, as it is
the first event there which appeals to
all classes of people.
By act of congress, approved by Presi
dent McKinley, March 3. 1899, the Ma
rine band was increased in r.umber of 7
men, and the pay also increased to such
an extent that even the best musicians
in the country can now do better in
Washington than in any other place,
and aside from its great numerical
strength the band is now much better
individually and collectively than ever
before in its history. It is now easily the
finest band in the world and is headed
by a musician of the highest attainment,
William H. Santeimann, who was made
a first lieutenant by the provisions of the
same act. . -"
Recently there have been so many re
quests from all parts of the country,
that the officials decided to grant the
band a lea,ve of absence to go out and
play for the people at large for a short
time following the adjournment of con gress
and the iraugut-al ceremonies. Mr.
Howard Pew of New Y'ork. who piloted
the band on two similar journeys about
ten years ago, has made arrangements
for concerts in about 35 cities, commenc
ing with Baltimore March 18. and will
travel in a special train of five cars, and
this is-, probably the largest undertaking
of the kind in the history of American
band concerts. The tour is made by per
mission of the president, the secretary of
the navy and General Heywood of the
marine corps, and is endorsed bv 16 U.
S. senators, a large number of represen
tatives and other public men, while from
various cities letters of request have
been sent !n from mayors, musical soci
eties, and prominent people asking for a
visit from the band. It is believed that
the spirit of musical pride and patriot
ism, to greatly increased si-ice the Span
ish war, will make the appearance of the
band in every place an event of great
importance. Many well known soloists
are row members of the Marine band,
and Miss Amy WhaJey. a daughter of
Ohio, will accompany the organization
as vocal soloist.
The pr ogramme h.--re will be on tiie or
der of the following:
National r.nthem, "The Star Spangled
Ear ner" Arnold
Overture, "Tannhauser" Wagner
Ballet music from "Coppelia" . . .Delibes
Saxaphcne solo, "Fantasia American
Favorite Moremans
Jean B. H. Moremans."
"Invitation a la Valse." Weber-Wein-gaitner.
(Arranged for military
band by W. H. Santeimann.)
Military Episode Vollsttdt
Waltz song, "Fleeting Days" Bailey
Miss Amy Whaley.
a) Caprice, "Ripple Dance".. Friedman
(b) March, "Gen. Heywood". Santeimann
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 Liszt
STRIKE IN WILBUR OPERA CO.
Wardrobe Keeper Kept Keys Emer
gency Costumes Were TJsed.
New Haven, March 16. The Wilbur
Op?ra company left here this week after
closing the most exciting week's stand
of its history, according to the manager.
On Friday the comedian, J. Hartley Duff,
took his wife, who is in the chorus, and
another chorus girl and went to New
Y'ork. He departed just before the
matinee performance, which had to be
altered in consequence.
Then the company's plans were up
set by a strike by Ida Shannon, keeper
of the wardrobe. She had sixty keys to
unlock 150 trunks, and when she struck
she refused to give up a k-y. The com
pany got out a few costumes and im
provised others enough for an emer
gency performance. Before Miss Shan
non could be induced to give up the keys
it was necessary to call in Deputy Sheriff
Goodhart to serve a writ of replevin on
her. The acting manager, William Full-
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MRS. B. B. HACK, Northfleld, Vt, says:
l was completely prostrated, and could not
even keep my eyes open or have any one come into
the room.. I employed two doctors, who made me
worse. I discharged the doctors and began to take
Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. The
first clay I felt the benefit of the Nervcra, and after
taking three bottles I was entirely cared. I do not
think I should be alive to-day if I had not taken Dr.
Greene's Nervura."
BLCQD AfID KZHVZ
. . WEAL SPR1FIQ
Dr. Greene's Nervura blood arid nerve remedy encourages
the circulation of the blood and builds up the fountains of en
ergy. The nerves are strengthened by it to normal action, and
in every way the system is toned up. No medicine in the world
is so wonderfully calculated to promote health and build up
strength. Ii is reasonable that this should be so, because
Nervura has ever demonstrated its power in reinforcing nature,
and in the spring that is what is required by otherwise healthy
men and women just that assistance which will aid them to
respond to the call of the change of seasons and prepare for
the summer's heat.
MRS. ELLEN SIMPSON, 72 Linden Street, New
Bedford, Mass., says:
" My daughter, Jennie, had been in feeble health for about two
years and for six months had been unable to walk upon the street. Her
weakness seemed to proceed from a stomach trouble, and for a long time
she had been unable to take other than liquid food. Her condition was
such as to give me and my friends great uneasiness. Physicians who
were consulted gave no relief and her condition was rapidly growing
worse. She had no appetite for food, passed many sleepless nights and
required a great deal of attention and care. She forturrat.ely heard of the
wonderful effeaey of Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy in
relieving disorders of the stomach and the general system, and almost in
despair, decided to give it a trial. She began taking it and the effect was
what the family had desired, but scarcely dared hoped for. In the spring her
strength was much increased and her general condition improved. She
had gained in strength, was able to eat solid food, her nights were peaceful
and restful, and her confidence in Dr. Greene's Nervura so great that she
decided to continue its use. She believes that had she earlier begun the
use of Nervura she would have fully recovered long before, as she noted
the effects day by day, but having delayed until the ailment became
chronic, a much longer course of treatment was necessary."
GIVES STRENGTH
Get Dr. Greene's Nervura now and secure the benefit of its
strengthening elements. The weak and suffering are specially
depressed and debilitated at this season, and ordinary treatment
seems unavailing to help them stand the strain. Nervura is
the medicine they need at once. It will help them as nothing
else can.
SPECIAL ADVICE FREE TO ALL. Free consultation
to all is offered by Dr. Greene, either by personal call or by
letter to his office. 35 W. MtSi St., New York City. All
questions of Health are promptly diagnosed and advice given
without charge. Send far free symptom blank to fill out.
ward, joined in the strike. Before the
company left here he was discharged.
CHARLES B. HANFORD'S LOSS.
Valuable Costumes and Scenery De
stroyed by Eire.
Charles B. Stanford's losses by the re
cent warehouse Are in Washington are
very serious. Mr. Hanford had long
made a specialty of collecting scenery
and had one of the finest assortments of
stage settings and costumes possessed
by any actor in the country. Among the
things'destroyed were the Booth-Barrett
production of "ujlius Caesar," together
with the music used in their presentation
of the play; all of the Thomas WT. Keene
productions, the McLean-T ler-Hanford
production of "Romeo and Juliet." val
ued at tS.OCO; the Katherine Cltmmons
production of "A Lady of Venice" and
200 trunks full of costumes. Mr. Han
ford has some little solace in he fact
that the sword used by the elder Booth
was recovered. This is the weapon w ith
which the great tragedian in one of his
urgoverned moods as Richard III pur
sued Richmond off the stage and through
the streets of Baltimore. Mr, Hanford
has had a very successful season wdth
"Private John Allen," but the loss is a
severe shock, as the insurance on the
property destroyed amounted to only
$1,500.
FITCH'S GREAT SUCCESS.
Now Has Four Plays Running in
New York.
New Tork discovered last week that
Clyde Fitch was the first playwright in
lC.rears to have four plays running sim
ultaneously in that city, says a New
Y"o-k dispatch. The last record was that
of Ei-rtlcy Campbell, ar-d the plays were
"The White Slave," "'The Galley Slave,"
"Siberia," and "My Partner." It is in
teresting to note that these plays are
still extant, for "Siberia" was revived
this season for a tour, and "The White
Slave" and "The Galley Slave" are fre
quently played by stock companies.
There is to be a resurrection of "My
Partner" next season, with Louis All
rich in the leading part, and. as the
Campbell estate is still realizing on oth
er plays by that author, it would appear
that American playwrights last for a
reasonable time. Fitch's record is a bit
unusual, however, but he has been a
persistent and patint maker of plays for
the last 11 years, during which his out
put numbers i4 dramas. His first play
to be produced was "Beau Brummel,"
over which there was a controversy at
the time Mansfield made a sucess cf it.
Mansfield declared on one occasion that
Fitch had little to do with it. Mr. Fitch's
version cf "Beau Brummel" was given
the ether day, as follows: "An intimate
friend who knew Richard Mansfield well
told me he wanted a new play. He in
troduced me to him, and Mr. Mansfield
was good enough to ive me a chanc3.
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As each act of 'Beau Brummel' was fin
ished I delivered it to. him. The piay
made a success, and from that time on
my plays have been in demand. 'Captain
Jinks' I w rote last summer expressly for
MiS3 Brrymore. 'The Climbers' I par
tially wrote last winter, and finished it
during the summer. 'Barbara Frietehie"
was completed two years ago this win
ter, and was produced by Julia Marlowe
the following autumn. 'Lovers' Lane'
was written three or four years ago, or-
iginaily for Sol Smith Russell. I did
some more writing on it this fall and
changed it in some ways I have been
writing steadily for the theater since
1S!3. Really, I can't remember all of
the plays I have written in the last 11
years. Many were original, several were
adaptations, and I also collaborated with
Leo Ditrichstein."
Fitch is 35 years of age. Among his
original plays are: "Betty's Finish."
"Beat' Brummel," "Frederick Lemaitie."
"A Modern Match.""Pamela's Prodigy,"
"His Grace de Grammont," "Mistress
Betty," "April Weather," ""Nathan
Hale," "The Cowboy and the Lar"v,"
"The Moth and the Flame." "Barbara
Frretchie." "The Climbers." "Captain
Jinks of the Horse Marines," and "Lov
ers' Lane," "The Social Sw in." "Sa
pho," "A Superfluous Husband "and"The
Marriage Game" were dramatizations,
and "The Masked Ball," "The Liar" and
"Bohemia" were adaptations. In col
laboration with Leo Ditrichstein he
wrote "Gossip" and "The Head of the
Family." Mr. Fitch has written two
novels quite recently called "Some Cor
respondence" and "Six Conversations."
Theatrical Notes.
Marie Tempest will shortly produce
"Becky Sharp" in London.
Jessie Bartlett Davis may return to the
operatic stage next season.
Sadie Martinot wiil take Olga Nether
sole's place at the head of the "Sapho"
company.
Mazzie Kine. the clever little dancer,
has made a big hit in Germany and is
booked two years ahead.
"The Belle of Bohemia" has it last
"cauirht on" in London and the business
has been very big.
R. A. Barnet has not closed w'th anv
manager as yet for the sale of "Miss Sim
plicity," his latest work.
Blanche Bate?. with "Undf.r Tw-o Flags."
will play in San FYanciseo during the en
tire month Of July.
Bernhardt has been having the saine
old "trouble with the New Orleans hotel
keeprs about her dogs and cats.
William Dean Howeils says 1 hat the
dramatization of "L'nleavened Bread" 13
one of the best he has seen from e novei.
William Gillette will close his season in
"Sherlock Holmes" in Lbout live weeks
His next season opens in London in Sep
tember. When Maria Dressler's season closes in
"Miss Print" she will appear for the sum
mer with a big burlesqus companv.
Katherine. daughter of Katie Fmmet,
will soon graduate from tha Bueta Vista
college, Virginia, and go upon the concert
stage.
Agnes Booth-Schoeffel baa not retired
from tne stage, as is generally supposed,
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but will only take special engagements
mat 00 nor. require mucn ci-iveuiit;
Marie Tempest's production of "Peg
Wofrington" in London has been one of
the most dismal failures on record, says
a correspondent of a Xew York paper.
Paul Arthur is reported to have pur
chased the English rights of "In the Pal
ace of the King" and will take it to Lon
don shortly, appearing in the leading
role.
A one-act plav entitled "Blue Roses,"
written bv Haddon Chambers, will soon
be produced on the vaudeville stage under
the direction of the syndicate mnnrigers.
James A. Heme has abandoned his tour
in "Sag Harbor" on account . of voc;U
paralvsis brought on by an attack of Krrip.
St is doubtful whether he will return to
the stage aain this season.
Topeka mav receive a visit this spring
from the famous Leipsic philharmonic or--chestra.
The deal for the production of the Clvde
Fitch play. "Nathan Hale," in Topeka
has not yet been closed.
It has been estimated that the loss
through E. H. Sot hern's accident, which
caused an interruption of his tour of
"Hamlet" far nine weeks, is $l'.0ii. The
business that was done at the opening of
the season considerably exceeded that of
"The Prisoner of Zenda."
Herbert Crlpps. formerly stage manager
and musical director of the De Wolf Hop
per Opera company, has been engaged by
Manager Frank L. Perley a.s staije man
ager of the Alice Nielsen Opera company.
He joined the organization in Washing
ton on March 4. Mr. Cripps will go to
England with the Nielsen cumpany.
The opening lines in "The Dairy Farm"
are "spoken" bv Nero, the churn dog, who
barks up the curtain on the first scene in
the most vociferous manner. He knows
a.s well as the cail boy when the time
for ringing ut) is at hand, and jumps at
his task of working the churn with all
the ard-Lr of a human being.
Willie Kdouin's return to the T,ondon
cast of "Florodora" has boomed business
wonderf ully. Edouin is a. great London fa
vorite, occupying about the position once
held bv the late Fred Leslie.
i'hvllis Rankin, who is playing in Txin
don." recently took a trip t Cambridge
college and sang for the s'udcnls. She
received a tremendous reception and a
waxon load of flowers.
When Augustus Thomas presents his
la.test play. "Colorado." next November,
for the hrst. time he wiil hr.ve direct su
pervision over the rehearsal'". Heretofore
Clyde Fitch has been thf- 01. iy author who
has looked after the rehearsals.
Crvstal Heme is to piay Giory Quavle
in the forthcoming production of "The
Christian" in Chicago, and will play that
part throughout next seaser on road.
This engagement is the firct plaved by
Miss Heme outside her father's company.
Holbrook Blinn, who is phiying the chief
role in "To Have and to Hold," wt!l leave
that company shortly and return to Lon
don. He irf to originate a part in "Sweet
and Twenty," soon to be produced in the
English metropolis.
Norman Whaliey has sienecl a contmct
with Manager Chamberlyn to pl-iy the1
queen in "My Lady." the part heretofore
acted by Violet Hc.llis. Mis Mollis will
shortly sail for the continent and will ap
pear in the leading music hnlls.
A conservative estimate places the for
tunes of Blanche Walsh at Sju. Ada
Pehon at Sh'.K'Ki). Edna Wallace Hopper at
$-'!5.'io, Maude Aclams at J75.oo'i. Camille
D'Arviiie at $.'.i. Virginia Harned at
$t;5.e-i ad Maggie CHne at $45. ""t.
Trixie FrigLinza, the well known chorus
girl, who is in London with "The Girl of
wh'Ia r.'ztzzro ?3sis
do Sprteg
TZetlitin jfS7t fY-tt tivnX
Bohemia." and who was recentlv married
uiKn the arrival of that ori: an! r: 1 l"n lit
F.neland. has alrea.lv applied f..r a 01
voroe. Her husband is a t-n m-tup phv
sieian. Dr. Barry hv name, titel .MN- K:l
ganza savs she1 married hiin oot ol spit"
'.V. A. ' Mortimer, leading man for th"
Corse f'avton Brooklyn Sioek cmip:v.
has entered suit against Charl-s I- r..'i
man for f&,m for ,lcf:i mstlmi of eh:it
ter. The suit Is t he outcome of an in.oc o
tion secured bv Mr. Kriilimiin ag tins; Mr.
I'ayton preventing the lato 1- jr- i.tg
"iAielon." with au "infeeinr c 1.:., as
the farmer pot it.
Frank Perlev denies that he w'!l st tr
Alle-e Neilsen next seeson in his peWv a e
qulreei opera, "The ( 'haper o-i-j." He Mitl
organize an entirely new companv 11:1. s i i
keeping a sharp lookout for a .-opaTio fr
the principal role. "Tne 'I was
written by Frejl Khtikin. !.o is partly
rc'sponsiblo for "The Arete, r," arel com
posed bv Fsadore itinark.
Harrv' Mitchell. P ., dim: actor of t e
Jnmi-s Jeffries company. ; r Thr. --vn t"-:
the ball'eon use, I in Of plav "'I If Man
From the- West" Ire the .tar at. I o.
last week and instead .if nSi-.-ho..!- on itl-
feet struck hend first. It v is tli nitrVit at
first that Mitchell V.oltid d-o. llavaa oi-
ff t-ed a concussion of the bra 01. im; h j
will recover. alt.hotit--h It will take rtv ..
It was in PC'i. at tie Park The lor. .,;!
ailelphia. that K. Jl. K..thvr.i to., !. bi
first ap; ea ra nee on the o;-l-c. It v is 11
his fathers play oni'i"' "Sam." and
young Sol'ni rn had bring a ttuek e i
the staKe, touch h;s e-.,j. aral a1". --If L;f ,t
crown, your honor: 1 think y.ti won't "o
ject." He re me-mbeia d to tout h his .
but he forgot his lines niat hi-' f-it'.er
prompted him SO lea'dlv tha' til' 1 f:e ao'.t
ence heard It. From that b.ol 1 c i n o : t,g
to his iM'tllianl presentation of "Ilnrv-t"
is a Wide leap.
-The- e-ruios e,f New York fhin't Pre 'e
play made fmm "To Have uft-l to ''o 1 :
bin' it is said to he ft big l eO.:l..r a.-.
Robert Lorain .the Impor'e,! leading man,
is calieri a stick.
Brady's revival of "":ica- I en
Cabin" in New York i c-tOed a ste,, .,....
ous popular hit. Th ttitrrj !" t so.-.t.i-ties.
In the wicv of "coon'' -s e.g - at .; flu
walk'., are all up-lo-d.ite; hut u , -s
find the hum r .Marks and tie of,,-r
comic characters rather a-'-r-.ix;.
t'hatpiita. tire Tnniget se- -1 m T p Ki
two years ago. is now P. V.V-o-1- -.: ,
where i-lie is stiii hohbng "rec piton. '
That. "Way Down East " will oe i- !: iv
success in the itv of l.oaion as it n.n
bee n in Americu was thoroughly i. rrv.n
strateej last wt . K in lbo-o tr or.jm.-h t-.tg-IP-h
cities of Victotia and Vnm -r.
Ame-r.e an piece was e e-r gre. teal wan tiii
cordiality and enthusiasm that was ten
dered this rustic distruet at Uioac tyutuu.