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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
3
The theater page announces six nights of light opera at the Crawford with Monday’s performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. Susie Kirwin Company vaudeville features appear between acts, plus other performers and acts. The listings describe operatic programs and company acts, noting crowd appeal and artistic details for theatergoers.
A discussion traces how a few one act plays achieved notable success and earned authors income. The piece notes widespread enthusiasm and how performance runs boosted recognition and profits for writers and publishers.
A fragmented notice reviews stage offerings in New York Chicago and Philadelphia with mentions of The Merry Wir The Grand findhem and The Spitalfields farce One act plays like Clerical Error and a work by Arthur Jones are noted for one week runs amid discussions of actors Gertrude Norman Henry Irving and Bile Terry. The piece highlights audience response, production shifts, and the surge of interest in new drama during a busy theater period.
In a note of literary indulgence Lulu Glaser paid ten thousand dollars for a complete ten volume edition of Shakespeare. The buyer is praised for choosing literature over frivolity and is shown as a modern patron of the arts, with the purchase noted amid reflections on taste and value.
Fragmented column recalls Daniel Frohman scolding Sothern in Philadelphia and Daly stories about pay and casting. It riffs on stage stars Abbey, Beekman, and others, mixing theater gossip with notes on Daly company moves and New York productions.
The fragment recounts Adelina Panti's 1980 New York visit, a failing venture prompted by manager Signor Lugo, and losses from early performances. Henry Abbey financed concerts, staging opera scenes at Wallick's theater but incurred large out-of-town losses. Further details are incomplete.
Stage regulars Lulu Glaser stars in Dolly Varden with Frank Kienan as Hon John Grigsby as the season opens in New York. The two plays showcase strong performances and lively period humor.
Fragmented OCR text discusses photographs of people at a matinee, noting gendered reactions and the public’s mixed feelings. It mentions a photographer and a writer, with references to White and public reverence. The passage reflects confusion and opinion about the photograph’s subjects and significance.
A folder titled Round the World by War of New York and Niagara Falls in Eighty Days is described by the New York Central Lines Passenger Department. It includes a map, illustrations, and information highlighting transportation’s role in America’s commerce and ads to consumers worldwide. Free copy offered upon three lamp proofs and payment of postage.
It traverses territory rich in undeveloped resources with unlimited possibilities for agriculture horticulture stock raising mining and manufacturing. It is a compact promotional overview outlining vast prospects and opportunities for growth.
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