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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1901
Page
3
A long notice previews the Sorrentino Banda Rossa concert series to begin Thursday with six Italian school premiers. The feature article highlights star soloists, the ensemble, and anticipated performances in Topeka as part of a grand festival season.
Famous knockabout comedians Mathews and Sulger present a new burlesque piece titled The Night of the Bourth at Crawford’s. The program features elaborate stage bits, comic skits by VUES preacher, and a witty Mockery of current theater tropes.
A chaotic vignette highlights a bandleader and sonorously named soloists in a lavish stage production. The piece riffs on impersonation, backstage rivalries, and a defensive shift as American authorities and a famed conductor maneuver through a tangled plot. The narrative touches on a grand museum relic linked to Ole Bull, its encrypted history, and the drama surrounding its display.
The article surveys the Rogers brothers in their new farce The Rogers Brothers in Washington with stage banter and humor. It notes theatrical notes across cities including San Francisco and London, mentioning Ellen Terry and others, plus contracts and casting rumors for upcoming seasons.
Cable reports from Melbourne London and New York describe multiple musicals and dramas in early preparation. Iris with Hilda Spong in the title role. Eustace and Wil join Viola Allen’s company. Joseph Arthur’s Florida romance Kis-etm-mee. The Gay Mr Galina in New Haven. plans for Bernos to stage Dodie for Langley.
The clipped chatter depicts a French game scene with players Alphonse Henri and an umpire amid humorous mispronunciations. The dialogue hops between banter and on field actions as the game proceeds amid theatrical cries and playful mistranslations in a crowded setting.
A new star rises in the theatre firmament. Miss Agnes Ardeck, who toured last summer as Mistress Nell, will likely be the season’s sole Mistress Nell on the American stage. Critics hail her as a remarkably clever successor to Henrietta Crosman, noting unusual dramatic power and beauty.
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