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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
3
The Crawford Mon day night program features Innes Band with a new st, plus a local presentation of Zasa by Charles Prohman's company at Blanch Hall. The season includes strong performances, artistic settings, and notable singers like Achille Alberti.
A serialized stage story centers on Zara a sought woman entangled with Bernard Dufrene a married man. Zara confronts heartbreak when truth surfaces revealing another woman and the social perils of their affair as the tale unfolds across Paris and New York theater circles. The narrative contrasts virtue ambition and the moral costs of desire highlighting theatrical performances and lavish stage effects.
Theatrical managers favor Chicago girls for chorus roles, attracting hundreds of applicants from cities and towns. Many arrive well dressed and trained, with experienced teachers and stage hints, while outsiders from small towns struggle to be noticed.
Topeka theater circles hear rumors of alleged domestic trouble between Malcolm Williams and Minnie Radcliffe though friends dismiss claims as unfounded. Williams, famed in local stage circles, notes his friendships remain strong and that the couple remain happily married.
Mr E H Sothern reflects on his life defining role in Hamlet. He recounts striving for artistic height the audience reaction to years of study and fear, and recalls seeing Irving Salvini Bernhardt and Booth perform the title role. He recalls the graveyard scene as his sole memory of a dramatic night.
A performer announces recitals in New York with high praise from Mark Twain. The artist pursues a winter tour in Vienna and London, studying under renowned tutors including Hope Kirk in London and Moczkowski in Berlin. Blanche Marches and Ma ringe Brandt influence her oral culture instruction.
Paris notes praise the revival of Zola’s Le Assommoir at the Odéon. Guitry’s former leading man and Mme Rojanc headline with Pimbeart in a key role. The production, lauded for its intensity, features a cast of nearly 100 and attracts strong audience enthusiasm.
Manager Charlee Frohman outlines a coming tour at the Knickerbocker Theater for Mrs Leslie Carter in the play Zaza. The schedule details and dates were announced as part of the theater’s forthcoming season.
Marie Sues completes a tour and Nell Gwen appears in Nell at Om Drury. Traife Garter ends her New York run and begins a London engagement with statements on Shakespearean criticism. A request seeks $2,500 for a statue opposite Shakespeare’s tomb.
Celebrated English actor Willard and his company arrived in Boston from Liverpool aboard the steamship Wintredhat. He was greeted by a welcoming party at the dock and later attended a theater with Mrs Willard set to open his American tour here. The troupe includes Demond Ward, Crane, Taylor, Cavendish, Miss Mansde Motman, Sydney Patrbrother, Miss Lindon, Miss Lind, Gribbs, Stallard and others.
Walter Watson Goodrich, heir to Irving Place wealth, quits merchandise brokerage to join the Academy stock company. He will portray Cassius in Julius Caesar, marking his first stage appearance after parental objections. The local scene anticipates interest in his debut and notes other theater ventures and tours by Bertha Galland, Gertrude Lawrence, and Will Barton amid a busy fall schedule.
A bold claim announces a new book on personal magnetism and hypnotism. It credits fifty experts and cites contributions from major universities in America and Europe to elevate mankind.
An advertisement promotes a Philadelphia publisher’s book on hypnotic science claiming anyone can master hypnotism magnetic healing and personal influence. It promises rapid personal and business advancement through these techniques and urges readers to request the work by sending a postal.
A long list of performers and productions fills a busy program. Peggmalion and Gaines join Nerine to stage Lulu Glasne as Sweet Anne and a cast including Fred Frear Will Weber Gilbere Chepton Staslsligs Stange, with a new operatic version by Smith and Herbert at the Daly theater. Harry Be Bt with Merrts fon Daly theater plans a New York based spoof from Charles Dana Gibson. The piece features Enley taimistes and Vidaen Bawaty elements with Frank L. Perley managing. The Marguerita Sylva Opera company plans a large seasonal production at Topeka, while Kirk LaSicelle writes and produces, with Stine Blanety and many others taking key roles.
Fragment mentions Mr Tixes and Mr stitchall with dramaticating and unite aims. Details are unreadable.
A reader recalls a jaunting car tour in Dublin, detailing outside and inside cars, awkward yet charming travel in a crowded city. The piece contrasts insite versus outside designs, describes seating for two with the driver ahead, and notes the exhilaration and risk of the ride as a lively urban experience.
An old London Chronicle report recalls a Highlander praised as a pacetious hero after a notable act. The piece notes his long-awaited decoration and his quips about war left-handed while soldiers patched him up, framed by period phrases and social commentary.
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