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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
3
A set of upcoming attractions at Crawford Theatre includes Nip and Tuck on Monday The Girl from Maxim's on Tuesday and A Merry Chase on Saturday The program notes discuss travel arrangements delays and a performance by Reid's Guardians of Liberty with notable singers and a spectacle featuring Mount Olympus gods in a stage presentation following the Midwinter exposition
Mansfield and a friend shared a corner chat at Lambs club grill room when an English actor introduced a “good American” guest. Mansfield later organized a major Actors’ Fund benefit, donating services and theater space, and performing multiple roles in a single Parisian Romance set, Beaucaire, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde across acts.
The review describes a Paris set melodrama where a physician’s nephew’s wife mix up and a young woman from Maxim's becomes entangled with his household. Amid disguises and schemes, the plot builds to chaotic social intrigue before resolving with the cast. The Crawford Monday night bill includes Nip and Tuck with Harry Webber in multiple disguises and a lively scene in the office.
J H Stoddart is hailed as the oldest actor on the American stage. He plays the lead in The Bonnie Brier Bush with Kirke La Belle as producer. The New York tour schedule emphasizes his comfort and convenience during engagements on tour and in major cities.
London theater notes debate how to stage Hades in Ulysses production at Her Majesty's. Discussion centers on interior exterior depictions Charon and the Styx, with delicacy urged for the grim imagery.
Elizabeth Marbury, for Jean Richepin, contends Belasco used portions of the French writer's Du Barry in Mrs. Carter at the Criterion New York. Richepin's manuscript allegedly returned with notes suggesting the Frenchman's material was used, a matter under legal scrutiny amid Belasco's court actions.
A stage enthusiast collecting curios about eminent English and American players sent Julia Marlowe's manager a printed form with questions about Mike Marlowe and other topics. The inquiry covered her attitude toward stage Johnnie, ambitions, jewels, and religion, with input from staff and maids.
An enduring stage figure recalls her early debut at Bijou Theater at seventeen, notes from peers and managers, a life of 34 roles from Sir Joseph Porter to Juliet, and a passion for illuminating play copies. Her ebony cross bearing J M initials, turquoise jewelry, and a beloved spaniel named Talty Oboe accompany her. A Marlowe club tribute followed by a generous gesture to a club president’s grieving mother marks her compassionate character.
A humorous tale recounts a slow yacht cruise from New York where a lone fisherman humorously questions the party as they drift by. The article then surveys theatrical notes with actors Oscar Hammerstein Nat Goodwin Evie Fay Olga Nethersole and others shaping London and New York stages.
Francesca da Rimini draws strong praise for Francesca Daenka in New York with the lead couple delivering solid work. Mr Inner's Lanciotto is noted, and the company receives standout support as the production plans a tour to major cities after an extended stay.
The piece catalogues actors and productions in New York and Chicago, noting May Buckley recovering in New York after leaving a Chicago hospital and joining the Frawley Stock company touring the west. It mentions Nat Goodwin and Maxine Hillatt arriving from London, health affecting his London engagement, and several performers shaping careers from skirt dancing to minstrelsy.
A fragmented report covers Frank in The Hon Joan Grimsby and plans for exclusive engagements at Belasco's house. It mentions Oscar Harmermein Watt, Marlowes drama, and remarks from Sir Henry Irving. A Worcester speech by Terena Vaughn is noted amidst theatrical negotiations and public interest in American life.
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