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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
3
Readers encounter a fragmented page mix of theater notes and sensationalism. The piece discusses performances at local venues including The Grand and mentions plays like The Evil Eye and Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. It notes stars, prices, and schedule details amid scattered cryptic text.
The Grand and New Crawford present a busy week featuring Captain Jinks of the Morse Mists at the New Crawford and a slate of shows at the Grand. Notable titles include The Telephoned Girl and The Diamond King, with reviews noting lively acts, romantic plots, and novelty stages. Institutions named include Topeka venues and local theater figures like Yale and Fitch, with multiple performances scheduled through Monday night and Wednesday.
Charles Frohman issued a statement denying that Maude Adame is ill or married to her manager. He notes her nervous condition stems from four to five years of intense stage work, with a rest in Paris planned and a new play by McCarthy not ready until March.
In a late stage incident during a Sullivan opera engagement at the Herald Square Theater a junior chorus girl idled on stage prompting the lead to scold her for delaying the scene. The exchange reveals backstage tensions as the understudy asserts her role in the plot.
A secret performance of Mary of Magdats by Mrs Fiske drew ministers and a closed circle of theater figures at the Manhattan Theatre. The event, kept from newspapers, aimed to gauge clergy reception of a Biblical subject matter, with Fiske prepared to cancel if hostile criticism appeared. Ministers unanimously praised the staging and Fiske collected prizes for her work.
A sprawling, fragmentary notice lists Shakespearean revivals and new productions. Churlea Frohman plans a Shakes revival at the Empire Theatre New York while Marian Avain and others appear in various shows. Mentions of Faust, Minnie Dupree, Estelle Mortimer, Hor ton, Gertrude Atherton, and Maurice Tevl mark a busy American stage season with planned London extensions and theater acquisitions.
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