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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
3
A sensational broadside touts cures by British doctors including in one sitting relief for piles and cancers removed by plaster, with claims of healing for ovarian pains, asthma, bronchial issues, stomach trouble, rheumatism, sciatica, paralysis, and other ailments. It promises painless treatment and cures without operation, urging readers to seek their services.
A note on Sid ney Hosenfeld s Pen reveals a new vehicle for Toland Reed the prominent American comedian. Reed returns to Topeka after a prior success and is expected to tour the south with A Modern Crusoe while recovering from appendicitis. The piece traces Reed s Philadelphia roots and early stage life at Walnut Street and Arch Street theaters, noting his debut as a baby and later work as usher and prompter.
Charles Elliott, once with Crayford at Grand Opera House, faces a strange audition by a mature actress who claims past stardom and offers to buy him fine clothes. He warns her the public taste today rejects hazy fame, and that only legitimate drama earns the stage.
Playwright Hoyt has been released from the Marth retreat and is undergoing treatment at his Charlestown home. The report notes no change in Hoyt’s condition and mentions public speculation about his fortune. A Chicago paper recounts the dramatic downfall of the once famed playwright, Charley Hoyt, and the decline of his wife Caroline Minkel Hoyt.
A probate court judge Hector Harrison hears a dying man’s plea for liberty and recalls Hoyt a performer from A Parlor Mateh and A Trip to Chinatown. The dying man remembers the dead baby and a young mother. The piece shifts to Broadway notes with Shakespearean revival plans and Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske’s European tour and Beck Sharp rehearsals.
Announcement that John Drew will star in the title role of Frichard Carvet in a stage adaptation of the novel shocks New York audiences, as it challenges expectations that James K. Hackett would take the lead after Frohman's decision. The report notes Drew's polish and prominence in New York theater circles.
Tim Murphy advocates promenading the theater lobby between acts to sustain audience interest. He argues the body tires before the mind, and walking provides needed pleasure, supporting engagement with the play.
Contemplated star rise as Mr Drew begins September 11 engagement at the Empire theater. The production of Richard Carvel will be highly ambitious with extra company and elaborate scenic effects, marking a major return to costume drama for Drew.
Richard Mansfield plans a sweeping revival of King Henry VI hailed as the season’s greatest dramatic enterprise. The Chicago press notes his decade of study, restraint from sensationalism, and aim to surpass Cyrano in lavishness and dramatic force, with a measured, artful approach praised over showy circus methods.
A London report reveals rifts between David Belasco and Mrs. Leslie Carter over the French play Nicandra. Mrs. Carter resents Blanche Bates’ likely success, while two London musical burlesques head to America, and reviews of upcoming London to Broadway transfers highlight star moves and production details.
An American observer recalls a meeting with pygmies in Central Africa. He notes their short stature and muscular builds, describes their weapons and adornments, and recounts how the forest people watched the party for days before any contact. The account questions why the group did not attack and suggests cautious trust.
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