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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1900
Page
3
Theatre news notes a great portrayal and Robson impersonation in stage history. Veteran comedian Buhrt Hohnen closes a successful engagement. revival of The Gaddy opens with Broadway veteran star. Dramatic writers hail a shift toward southern and western taste as audiences embrace landmark performances.
The text portrays Miss Terry’s grandchild, Ansey, set to debut on stage in London after training in acting. The speaker reflects on audiences, stage life, and the inevitability of her rise, noting the shift from anxiety to natural poise and the era of training and discipline in the theater.
The article discusses Gus Thomas and his first work at Monkerr theater, plus critiques of Donoph somerpon in New York. It covers Jefferson’s defense of his plays on stage, the reception of his performances, and opinions on whether he should retire, noting crowd admiration and the need for better production settings.
Annie Yeamans, famed for her comic presence from legitimate theater to bars, is recalled as a versatile performer known as Auntie Yeamans. The Yeamans family was deeply immersed in professional performance with roots in dancing and equestrian skits.
Mrs Yeamans, wife of Edward Yeamans, rose to fame after joining Charles Wheatleigh’s company in San Francisco in 1863, and her later work with George Fox, Augustin Daly, and Hanigan & Hart shaped her public image as a funny Irish character actress with spontaneity and wide stage range.
Pauline Hall the prime donna of Francis Wilson's company will next season head a large vaudeville company touring the country with Lafayette the conjuror as headliner. Hall will rest this summer to prepare new features and address real quatrains that have arisen. Her work at Crawford theater in Erminie this season shows she remains a popular draw.
The article lists Eugene Blair in The Dancing He Rays with plans to revive The Janitor Next Alley and The Fortune Teller next season in Chicago. Eddie Foy and Josey Ish work on a comedy. Thomas Q. Seabrooke to perform at Witch Avenue theater in Newark on May 7 with George W. Jibart and Jeanette Jacedon Mitchell.
A report covers Augustus Thomas new play The Gentleman from Texas, Sue Arbuckle in the cast, and Eleonora Duse contrasts as the richest actress. Mansfield disbands his Buffalo company amid alleged damages and a pending suit by Daman Ea against star Mansfield, with Evens lacking a current engagement due to early company closure.
A mocking bird owned by Mrs. William Nall in Augusta and later in a Planters hotel area is taught to talk. It repeats calls and phrases from several human voices, including whistles, cat meows, and dog barks, mimicking sounds with growing accuracy. The bird's conversations astonish neighbors and its owners, Mr. and Mrs. Neill, who prize its ingenuity.
A Wisconsin woman faced a dire stomach trouble and gallstones after failed medical efforts. She found relief using Electric Bitter, a tonic claimed to cure stomach, liver, and bile issues. Druggist A. T. Waggoner in Kansas advertises the remedy as guaranteed and effective.
Local politicians discuss Senator John Chaney before the primaries, with casual street chats about county commissioner and senatorial positions. A distant pistol duel story, neighborly letters, and colorful reminiscences from Topeka’s past weave through conversations and anecdotes.
A chaotic campus scene ended with a freshman being restrained by cuffs and later rescued by bystanders. A driver offered to take the injured student to town as classmates cheered the savior who bore the hero’s name, John.
A wounded corporal suffered a tibial injury from a likely spent bullet that burned the leg and left a skin mark resembling a bullet burn. Accounts vary and must be treated cautiously as to heat generation. Authors discuss friction heating of bullets and ricochet behavior in air and clothing.
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