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THIS WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS.

Extravacsnzu. Fnrcr. Ramnntlc Dra-

ma and Vnuilevillc onthe Xlonrdn.

COATES-Sec- cni halt ot week. Hotc! Toper TcrvjrGRAND All Mk. "'Dear Old Charley."AUDITORIUM All week. The JlurkftMrs."ORPHEUM All eek. vaudeville.

The French stage has furnished Ameri-can theatergoers with its liveliest enter-tainments and everyone will want to secthe latest Parisian novelty. "Hotel Top.yTurvy," which comes to the Co.Ucs operahouse three nights, commencing September14. This Is said to be the most umus'.ngand the brightest In Its many features ofall the imported musical romed:es. Itsrecord will certainly entitle It to the con-sideration of those who sire looking forlight and breezy amusement. "Hotel TopsyTurvy" ran for two .years at the l'ol esDramatiques theater. Paris; tan In I.omlo:.and has recently closed a season of 1(2nights at the Herald Square theater. NewYflrk. "Hotel Topsy Turvy" has a thor-oughly farclal story, with the quick suc-cession of humcrous situations and Inc-den- ts

which are the spire of the Frenchfarce The sencs are all laid in Franceand the Parisian flavor is said to be wellpreserved in its transference to the Amer-ican stage. It i promised that "HotelTopsy Turvy" will be given here with thesami production in brilliant scenery andbeautiful costumes as presented at theHerald Squaie theater. Eddie Foy as-sume the role of a circus clown after-wards as a Frenrh count, .los'eDeWIM, widely known as a clever come-dienne, does much to shaie the honors withMr. Foy. The others In the cast are lSur-re- ll

flarbarotto. lhll H. l!lev. J. c. liar-lo-' ,1'lani F. Carroll. George nomahi.

1"" r'inier. Octavla Carlie.BrtIc Fow-ler. PiU'H'X' Duffleld. Louise I'.nsi andAmi' tJIover. There is a chorus of fortvvo'crs cimpirs''d p ircipal'v or picttv girls.Ti'ked frr,m t!ir of the other Herald

i i.re theater aitiactions.Tlie nttractlox: at the Orand this after-

noon w,I! be (Sorge C. Itonifacc. Jr.. andGeorge Ober ,a Charles UrookfleliVs new-est comedy farce. "l)er Old Charley." Themanagement makes the announcement thatthis new effort for public favor is not ;iShakespearean comedy nor classic drama,but simply a three-a- ct farce with a tellable story tersely told and written expresslyfor the purpose of making the theatergo-ing inhabitants happy. Mr. Brooktleld isa welv-know- n English writer, and althoughlie has never visited the Fnitcd States,the reencs and incidents of "Dear OldCharley" are strictly American. Messrs.Boniface and Obcr secured the English aswell as the American rights to the farceand It is their intention to present it onthe other side next spring ir the British-ers continue to like the American actors aswell hs they do now. Th- - managementpromis an entirely new and differenttherae yet seen in comedy faree. It dealswith the story of a young man namedCharles Ingleton. who in his bachelor diiysoecame so popular with his friends thathe was always addressed and spoken of:s "Dear Old Charley." Like many youtvmm he was always readv for all kinds otFport, saw everythlnc that was worth see-ing, and did everything that was worthdoing. His firmest friends were the Peplocand Dumphie families and with the mad-ams of these households he was a partic-ularly strong favorite. Ingieton finally de-cides to get married and forget the past.Like all wise young men he selects theCharming and only daughter of wealthyparents. They arc fond of their new w

but at times are under the im-pression that they made an error in theselection of their daughter's husband. Thisbecomes apparent and brings up memoriesof the past. Matters become more com-plicated when the old cronies Insist on re-minding him of the many pleasant even-ings he spent in their midst, his famil-iarity with the dog and parrot and thegame called "My Bird Sings" they in-dulged In. The first two acts occur inCharley's flat and another flat in the build-ing is occupied by the Farewell sisters whoare vaudeville artists. A benefit perform-- 1ance takes place for the bank clerk's or-phans in which the sisters are to partic-ipate. Not having a piano In their ownflat they were in the habit of using Char-ley's to rehearse the numbers they are tosing at the benefit. When they are dis-covered by the stern parents-in-la- w tryinga new song, it looks very much as thoughCharley's wife would be taken home formamma's protection. One of the novel-ties Is a female character that never ap-pears on the stage. On several occasionsshe Is prevented from appearing by themerest breath and yet although the wom-an Is never seen she Is a most importantfactor in the elements of fun that permeatethe piece. The company Is comprised otcapable artists and includes the brilliantactress, Kathryn Osterman, and the wellknown comic opera jirima donna. BerthaWaltslngcr.

Following Is the cast:Charles Insltton, "Dear Old Charley"

George C. Ronlface. Jrfiatrfel replo., Charley'" friend Georiee OberTboroaa Durcphte, Charley's other friend

Stephen StalerColonel Ffshbournc, Charley's fathcr-ln-la-

John 7. BurtonTurkett. Charley valet John HyamaArntt. Charley's wife Kathryn OvermanMrs. rishbourne. Charley's mother-in-la-

Helen HarcourtHelen Farenetl. Ellen Farewell. Charley's

pelKhborr ..Florence Turner. Dertlia WalulriKTrtrcrrs. Charley's wife's maid Maybelle Itother

syjcorsis.Act I Charle)'s apartments in "The Burlaeh."

New York.Act II The Mine, eight months later.Act cottage in the Caukllls.Time The present.

The Woodward stock company will thisweek le In a revival of one of themost popular of all the romantic drama.It will he "The Musketeers," the stageversion of which has been a public favoritethrough carh successive period of romanti-cism, the last actor to make a great suc-cess of the piece having been AlexanderPalvini. who played it under the title of"The Three Guardsmen." Last season thisplay was revived In Xcw York and In Lon-don, and proved one of the season's great-est successes. The version to be used atthe Auditorium this afternoon and the

of the present week Is said to besimilar to the versions employed in NewYork by Mr. Sothern and Mr. O'Nciil intheir respective productions. The Audito-rium management announces that It willstage the play with the same scenic embel-lishment and the same regard for costumeeffects that were used in the "Cyrano"presentation last season. The productionwill, therefore, have a spectacular as wellas a dramatic and comedy value. Thepopularity of the story, the novel readers'affection for the daring d'Artagnan. theplaygoers" love of romance at' J spiritedcomedy, are all calculated to create morethan ordinary Interest In this revival.

For the tuceced!ng week the bill at theAuditorium will be Captain afarce comedy, and a one-a- etftaln raiserentitled "The Open Gate." which was sosuccessful with- - the Kemper stock com-pany.

The cast for "The Musketeers" will be a3follows:Klnit IouIs X11I Mr. Harry DereiforrtCardinal Richelieu Mr. WllmnDuke of llucltlnKham Mr. Charles MeHlhaneyD'Artacnan Mr. Willis ilranserTorthos . Mr. Jam's Fultoa.Athos Mr. William Riley HatchArarals Mr. Charles LothianCount de Rochefort Mr. Walter I). GreeneTtonnaeleu Mr. Hal DartsCaptain de Trerllle Mr. Harry tangrourhelt Sir. c. TlndltCjptatn of ruards Mr. Carlos Hawleylatnur --. Mr. II. M. lilibyljur de Winter Ml Jane KennarkAnne of Austria Mls Rertrudr nerkelerConstance Miss Emma Dunn

SYNOPSIS.Act 1 Ground, of the klnp's palace.Act ; ltooia In Itonnacleu's house.Act -- Pom hell's Inn near the sea.Act 4 Same as ait 1.Act 5 The Ling's palsce.

Xo one who saw "The Hoosler Doctor"when that play was given in Kansas City,by Dlgby Bell last seasan, would haverecognized the actress who impersonatedthe old woman as LauraJoyce Bell, who has so often sung theleading contralto roles with prominent op-era companies in this city. For a numberor years she was a bright figure on theoperatic stage, and as she was bothhanderome woman and was poseessed ofline voice, sne retgnea in mat neld as longas she remained in it. When her husbanddetermined to strike out into what he believed a higher class or work, she followedhim. and her character picture of the oldwoman In "The Hoosler Doctor" was oneef the most-talked-- things in the produc-tle- n.

Etveral months ago Mrs. Belt mads up

her mind that there was room for her. asthere had been for many other womenfrom the legitimate stage, in vaudeville.After carefully selecting her company shemade her Initial appearance in "Wig andGown." the sparkling comedietta whichwas made famous by Roslna Vokes. Thecomplications in the piece arise from themost innocent causes, and with witty linesand amusing situations the little nlaymoves merrily along. Mrs. Bell will besupported bv IRosallnd Monday, P.ichardSloane and Arthur Carlton.

Joseph Adclman. who is ranked as oneof the most accomplished players ot thexylophone who has ever been heard inAmerica, and who has been sought as thesoloist lor some of the b-- bands, willrender a programme of popular and clas-sical selections on the xylophone and kin-dred instruments. Harry Linton and LeilaMelntyre. the "kid comedians," will bestrangers to Kansas City amusement lov-ers, but they are said to lie exceedinglyclever entertainers. Mr. Linton is an easy-going light comedian, while Miss Melntyreis young, pretty ami talented. They willappear in their own creation, "A Doctor'sPatient." AI Maddox and Fred Wayne willgive their funny skit, in which, they ap-pear as the messenger boy and the thes-pia- n.

Willie and Blllie Farrell, who basetheir claim to the title of champion cake-walke- rs

of the world on the fact that theywon the first prize at the big cak?walkwhich was held In Madison Square garden.New York, will display their grace andagility In fancy steps. Hcrr Von Palm, thelightning painter in oils, who was seen atFalrmount park last summer, and whosework proved so interesting, will also bein the hill. La Fafalla, who was so wellreceived when she produced the spectacu-lar dance. "The Birth of the Lotus Flow-er." at Falrmount park last summer, andwho has since made a great success on thePacific coast, will be seen again. The Kln-odro-

will present a new set of views,including one of the Twentieth Kansasvolunteers at Caloocan. Other pictures willbe "Premier Danseuse and Corps de Bal-let," "Peasants Burning Weeds," "Thresh-ing Weeds In the Northwest." "MilanOarsmen," "The' Miller and the. Sweep"and "Storming a Wall." There will bematir.ees Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Maddox and Wayne. elnRlng comedians.I.inton and Melntyre. in "A Doctor's Patient."llerr Von Palm, lightning oil painter.Laura Joyce Pell, prentlnc her comedy, "U'Ik

and Gon."La Hafalla, dancer. In "The Lotus Flower," a

dance Tftion.Joseph Adclman, xylophone virtuoso.Farretis. takemalker.Moving picture machine, the Mnodrome.

THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS

Gratifying: Procresn 3!ndc In Prepar-ations! for the Season's

"Work.Mr. Carl Busch, conductor of the Phil-

harmonic orchestra, announces that grati-fying progress has been made in the prepa-rations for this season's concerts, whichwill be given Sunday afternoons at theCoate's opera house, as heretofore. A num-ber of novelties have been selected for thisseason's programmes, and as these havealways been attractive features of thePhilharmonic concerts, this announcementwill be good news to the subscribers.

Mr. Busch also announces that subset ib-e-

who desire to do so may retain thesame seats held last season if their sub-scriptions arp sent In soon. The prices willremain the same as last season, with thesame number of concerts. Subscriptionsalready amount to $1,000. and only a fewhundred more are needed to guarantee theexpenses of the season, and the necessaryamount will be subscribed before the open-ing of the concerts.

The popularity of the Philharmonic con-certs has been fully merited, and the ex-

cellence of the concerts given under Mr.Busch's direction Is the best possible guar-antee that the orchestra will be sustainedthis season. Subscriptions may be sent toMr. Busch, Pepper building. Ninth and Lo-cust streets.

SYMPHONY CONCERT DATES,

The Six Events of Thin Season WillTake IMnce nt the Xetv Audi-

torium Thenter.The board of directors of the Kansas City

Symphony orchestra has selected the fol-lowing dates for the six concerts of thisseason: October 27, November 21, Decem-ber 20, January 26, February 23 and March23. The concerts will be given at the Aud-itorium, Friday afternoons at 4 o'clock.

A handsome booklet, containing the an-nouncement of the board of directors, pic-tures and brief sketches of the six soloists,and a picture of the orchestra, has beenIssued and will be mailed this week to allformer subscribers to the Symphony con-certs. It is believed that the responseswill be very generous, as the outlook forthis fine organization is brighter now thanever before, not only because Soloists willbe heard at each concert, but because sucharrangements have been made as will ena-ble the musicians to give more time to therehearsals of the several programmes. Sub-scriptions may be sent to Mr. A. C. Wurm-se- r.

secretary, 1203 Main street.

STOniESAXD GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.

A Montreal correspondent sends the fol-

lowing: "Becky Sharp, as played by Mrs.Fiske, is bound to draw crowded nouses.The play, although performed only for the

first time at the Academy ofMusic was certainlynirs. nsKe () j,uccess The character of

s Becky, as presented by Mrs.Fiske, Is one which most otocck anirp. t,0se wh(J hnye rea( (he nQVe,will recognize, although in the

finish, when one forgets that there Issomething more to happen after the cur-tain drops, she gets off almost too easily.With Mrs. Fiske, Maurice Barrymore asRawdon Crawley, Tyrone Powers as LordStcyne and 'Bob' Ferguson as old Sir PittCrawley score the principal honors. Bar-rymore was a revelation Allhis former apathy seems to have left himentirely, and ho actually seems to revel inthe part. Ferguson, as old Sir Pitt,though only on the stage for a short time,makes a great Impression. The play Isbeautifully mounted and plumed. The firstact shows Miss Crawley's home andwinds up with that lady s rage about thediscovery of Becky's marriage with Raw-don after she has refused old Sir Pitt. ItIntroduces nearly all the characters in thebook.

"The next act is a gorgous scene In thepalace at Brussels, which Is broken up bythe call to arms and the bustle and activ-ity of the troops going to meet Nnpaleonat Waterloo. Here Becky lowers the col-ors of Lady Bareacres and her aristocraticfriends, and here she first meets LordStcyne. while watching George Osbornelose at gambling to her husband. In thenext act Barrymore and Powers are verystrong. The strange management of theRawdon Crawly household is shown, andat the end Rawdon discover? his wife'sperfidy with Steyne. This is dramaticallythe strongest situation e plav.

"The last act is laid In the mythicalGerman state of Pumpernickel, and showsBecky in the company of the bohemlanfriends till she is gradually received backagain Into Amelia's circle and walks offwith foolish Joe Sedley to no one knowswhere."

Nobody ever suspected that Sarah Bernhardt lacked opportunities to marry In heryouth, says a writer in the New York Sun,although she was past 40 when she mar-

ried M. Damala in London.Pro.ntri- - She could have had a husband

ovcn before she unwiiiinI.iy5arah consented to become a studentn a. at the Conservatoire. Hnte- -

fill as the stage was to heryoimiim ideas, sne prererred

it to the husbands available thei.. Therewere three candidates In those days. Onewas a glowr Who lived In her iiKliHiliiir- -hood. and the other two aspirants to hernanu were u iatu-- r and an npiithecarv sclerk. The last had the best chance of thethree, but In- - did not appeal to her asIt Is said to have been. It is not generallyknown that her earlier amieininees m.traded little attention. One audiencelaughed outright when she lifted up heri'iuk. mm iiiiu in one oi me classicalplays at the Comedie. and the ill rent urswere perfectly willing to allow her to re-tire when she slapped one of the leadingactresses there for some fancied Insult toher sister and refused to apologize. Shetried singing at Tairy extravaganzas alterthat, and then played a part with no dia-logue to speak These unfortunate ex-periences did not make her fonder of thestage. So she one day locked up hermother In a room of their apartment, tookwhat available money she could find. and.in company with a discharged servant,ran off to Spain. But that country didnot take a fancy to her. and in a fewmonths she had to send for money to come

THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1899.

home. She got an engagement at theOdeon nd almost lost it by boxing s

of the principal acfor for giving herdirections at rehearsal. In 1672 she re-turned to the Comedie. It was two yearslater when she exhibited two busts at thesalon that Paris began to talk abouther. Her activity, which has never ceasedduring the quarter of a century that haspassed since that time, remains a causeof wonder to all who hear of her. Part ofthis is attributed to her Incessant absorp-tion In her work, which is never broadenough to allow her to look backward orforward. It Is always the subject of themoment which engrosses her. She hasmade fortunes and thrown them away.Her last tour In this country was not sosuccessful as some-other- but she cleareda profit of 550,000. It was all used upwhen she got to Paris, and the week afterher return the valuable jewels she hadtaken out of pawn for her tour In thiscountry were pledged again. Probably itwould be found that she possessed to-d-

nothing more than every night's appear-ance brings to her. She has been flyingthrough England, playing in the smalltowns afternoon and evening, and is nowdoing the same thing in France. The mo-tive of all this work is said to be her de-sire to make money enough to pay for theelaborate decoration of her new theater InParis' in time to linvn it rrailv for theexposition next summer. Mifh of hermoney lias been given to her son. to whomshe has been lavish alwavs. When she waslast in New York. Mme. Bernhardt showedno evidence of her age and work. She isnow only a few years from CO.

"Whatever real pleasure. Instruction, orcultivation there in to be gained from at-tempted performances of drama," writesJulia Marlowe In the Ladies' Home Journalfor September, "is to be obtained only byrational, serious, enthusiastic efforts inplays of real merit. It is. therefore, of thehighest importance in organizing an ama-teur company to include only those whoseInclination toward the stage amounts toa real love or tne dramatic art. Unless tnehead of the amateur eomnanv be a professional of marked ability and taste, en-gaged as instructor and manager, thereshould be a committee ot reference bywhich every affair of the company may bediscussed and decided. It is. however,much the best plan to select one personto control the affairs of the company. Melo-drama I think best adapted to amateurpresentation, both as schooling for theplayers and In the light of the greatestprobable success In presentation. In melo-drama it is less difficult to arrive at somedegree of success, because its effects areproduced by methods more artificial thanmust be employed in comedy and tragedy."

It is safe to assume that John PhilipSottsa understands more about businessnow than when he began composing, andwould hardly sign another contract like

that on the strength of which.the courts have just decided

Sousa's that he Is to pay to Mrs,h. . :.,,, Blakely, the widow ot his flr.-i-t

publisher, a percentage of hisirouoics. tutistcai compositions ana sur

render to her the musical li-

brarv said to be in his nosesslon. When Interviewed on this subjectMr. Sousa said: "My contract with Mr.Blakley was up to and including 'El Capital!. ' He could have no claim on anyother music. We had an agreement bywhich he was to receive royalties, and thisagreement was to last five years. Whenhe wanted anything In his favor he alwayshad the agreement put in writing, hut Inever got anything better than a verbalagreement. About the time or tne expiration of the five-ye- ar contract I wrote'The Liberty Bell.' For till work l gotin royalties about, J7.S00. We had menagreed to make a new contract, but hadnot formally agreed upon the terms. I wason the eve of starting for Europe and wedecided to wait until my return to Americato finally decide upon the terms ot tne newcontract and the royalties to be receivedbv Blakelv. Blakely died while I wasaway In Europe, and the new contractwas never made. Now. as for the musi-cal library, which Mrs. Blakely claims, andwhich the court says I must turn over toher and account to her for the use ofit for two vears, that library alreadyIr. her nossession. It consists of aboutseventy-fiv- e pieces. The whole amount in-

volved In this dispute will not amount tomore than $20,000. but I am determined tocarrv it to the court of last resort beforeI will lose. I have engaged Messrs. Bran-don M. Davis and William Redding, of NewYork, and Judge John J. Gordon, of Phil-adelphia, to represent me. and I am realyto contest the decision of the Philadelphiacourt.

Onlv a short time ago the rumor reachedthis country that Nat Goodwin had decided to remain in England, and enjoy ntslife as a country gentleman there, even

it his annual profits asan actor had to be abandoned.

Goodwin Following the voluntary ex--Unnecessarlly patrlatlon of Mr. Astor, thisc.r-.- , report caused some uneasi- -

ness, and its subsequent denial brought considerable re

lief. Mr. Goodwin is not to remain perma-nently in England, and will not spend hisremaining years enjoying the pleasures ofan English gentleman's lot. 'More alarm-ing than his thrcnt to reside permanentlyabroad was the telegram received the otherday by Mr. Goodwin's agent requestinghim to deny the report that his sister-in-la- w

was engaged to marry the Duke ofManchester. The young woman in ques-tion is the talented and attractive sisterof Sirs. Goodwin, and any titled ingnsnman would be fortunate to secure somanv nersonal charms in a wife. MissElliot Is the latest addition to the list ofyoung women to wnom tne uuKe oi .wan-Chest- er

was reported to be engaged. EthelBarrvmore and Cleo de Merode were oth-ers'-

this list. Mr. Goodwin cables thathe is pained by the rumor that one of hisrelatives is egageu m a- uue, .um

that the storv be denied promptly.Vr Goodwin must know that the variousreports ot engagements among American5ntrtK In London are not regarded veryerlou5y by the American public. Last

summer the brides in these stories rangedfrom Edna Mav to old Mrs. Yeamans.Thev were all engaged to marry titled En-glishmen. Even the fact that some of theactrees left husbands in this country didnot deter enthusiastic gossips, who in-

sisted on allying them to members of dis-tinguished families. Few of the youngwomen ever took the trouble to deny thestories, and Mr. Goodwin is the first tocable to this country about the matter.He may not remain abroad permanently,but It is plain that the popular Americanactor has learned to respect a duke andbelieves that he should not be trifled with.

The death of Mrs. Sarah Lane, propriet-ress of the Britannia theater, Hoxten,London, has given rise to curious storiesabout the house seldom visited by tourists

who make the rounds of Lon-

don theaters. She enjoyed theThe Old distinction of having clung toBrittanln one theater all of her life, ot

never sending out a "travel- -incaire. ,ng company; 0f having kept

her house open all the yearround sixtv years, ami or having been its

ole controller for more than half a cen-tur- v.

The Britannia at Hoxton is essenti-ally a local theater, always worked by a"stork company." and as independent(without a subsidy) as any stadt theaterin anv German town. The Britannia the-ate- t,

"like most of the "saloon theaters,"began in a '"tea garden." If the Britannia,savs the correspondent of the New YorkSun, asserts its claims to unique distinc-tion on any particular occasion It does soon a night In December, when the curtainfalls for three months upon the purelydramatic enterprise prior to the Introduc-tion of clown and pantaloon. The "festi-val" associated with this house for manylong years is an astonishing business,whose counterpart cannot bo seen at anyplavhouse in the world. A drama of good-l- v

iength opens the evening, and then the"festival" starts in real earnest. Each

r of the "stock" company for theBritannia is conservative enough to be-

lieve in a "stock." and to make moneyout of it walks on the stage dressed inthe character he or she Is presumed tohave been most successful in during theprevious nine months. The effect is toproduce a "harlequin set." Hamlet, theDumb Man of Manchester, Boadlcea, JacobMcClosky. Ben Bolt. Svengall, Robespierre,Tommv Traddles. Robert Macnire, LadyAudlev, Mariana of the Moated Grange as-semble on the stage and deliver rhymedlines written for the occasion. Then com-mences a friendly bombardment from allparts of the house. The Hoxonltes raintheir thank offerings thick and fast. Thereli no fondness for invent garden bouquetsat the Britannia. No guinea wreath are.luxuriously showered upon the leading ladyand the premieres danseuses. On the con-trary, severely utilitarian view Is takenby pit. gallery ami boxes. The BrltunnUniiv.r iirp nut "stars." They do not eniuvpro'dlglous salaries, and their admirers arenot of the Jeunesse doree type. So thegifts are. of the strictly useful class. Theprincipal lady obtains an abundance ofwearing material sufficient to stock afancy shop. Securely packed boxes comeflvlng from the auditorium, occasionallybreaking a footllght In their descent, whilethe male members or the company arc act-ively engaged In collecting and massingthe 'treasures as they fall upon the' stage.

"Politics make strange bedfellows." saidthe shoe clerk boarder. '

"It does bring together some curiousboom companions," said the CheerfulIdiot."

DOING THE LEGITIIAT

SHAKKSPE.UIEAX STARS WHO ARKL'XKXOWX IX BIG CITIES.

How the Clnxsir Dramn Is Presentedill Small Timviih X KiuiNnx City

Slur Hid You Ever Hear ofthe Great StuUr.f

Strictly speaking, the days of "barn-storming" have passed; yet there are manyplayers who are still flippantly classed as"barnstormers." The term had Its originIn the environment rather than quality ofthe actors associated with it. It was cre-ated irreverently to designate those whoplayed in towns without theaters, usinghalls, school houses, vacant storerooms,and even barns, for the presentation otplays, improvising stage, scenery, foot-lights and properties for the occasion.

At present, however, nearly every townhas Its theater, and many a settlement otonly a few thousand people lias a playhouse that would have been a credit to acity n comparatively few years ago. Theono night stands still have their hard-ships for those who "do" tluyn, but fewof them are without an appropriate placeto give "shows."'

Tho metropolitan actors and

MR. LUKE COSGRAVE.

actresses, whose names become familiarto all readers of newspapers, sometimespause In a. small town, wonder how theirmanager found the place, turn up theirnoses, give a performance and pass on.They know little and the general publicknows less ot the players whose seasonsbegin and end, year after year, in townswith one small hotel and no cafes.

Most of the small town companies thathold together any length of time are en-gaged in the presentation of serious plays,Shakespeare preferred. Indeed, those thatretain their Identity "longest and whosestars become "big atttaclions" in the ham-lets, confine themselves with unflinchingfidelity to the classic drama. You mustnot be surprised if your country cousinknows Shakespeare better than you do.The great bard is only infrequently repre-sented on tho metropolitan stage nowa-days, but he Is still a drawing card In thesmall towns.

For example, there Is an organizationcalled "The Players," of which Mr. LukeCosgrave. of Kansas City, is the star, andwhich gives classic plays only: and yetthis company is booked for thirty consec-utive weeks, beginning at Burlington, Ka.,September 11. without making a single en-gagement outside the states of Kansasand Missouri. Including return dates andnew bookings. It Is the hope of the man-ager of the company, Mr. Moreton Baker,to keep the company going in these statesfor forty weeks. This means 320 perform-ances ot the "legitimate" by a single com-pany in the states of Kansas and .Missouriin one season. The repertory consists of"Hamlet," "Othello." "The Merchant ofVenice." "Romeo and Juliet." "RichardIII.." "Richelieu." "Damon and Pythias,""Tho Bells" and "Faust."

And who is Cosgrave? No one In allthat great territory designated as theSouthwest would ask that question, forCosgrave is known "all over" as a leadingShakespearean actor. Here in lvansas uity,which is the actor's home, he is unknown,for he has never appeared here except asan amateur. But for twelve years, with-out interruption, save for summer vaca-tions, this actor has been making friendsin the small towns of the West, and is nowat the head ot a company of his own.

Tnirteen years ago when StanislausStange, who is now one of the most suc-cessful of our comic opera librettists, di-

rected an amateur club in this city, onoof his faithful actors was Luke Cosgrave,whose first appearance was in the part ofFather Walter, In "The Bells." given atMusic hall. He afterward played KingHenry in "Richard III.," when that playwas given bv Mr. Stange at the Coates.Tho next year he attached himself to onaof the Western companies, and has beenin that line of business ever since. Amongthe organizations in which he played lead-ing business were tho D'Ormon-FulIe- rcompany, the John Lindsay company, thoFranklyn Qulnby company, and the JohnLindon company, all of which organiza-tions are unknown In Kansas City, but allof which arc as well known In parts of thoWest as Thomas W. Keene was to the lo-

cal playgoers. One exception might bemade to this, and that is the Quinby com-pany, for Mr. Quinby remained out as astar only two seasons. Mr. Quinby wasknown in Kansas City as an actor and asa lawyer. His last season on the road hehad for leading woman Miss Grace Hop-

kins, recently Keenc's leading actress, alsoa Kansas City player.

Mr. Cosgrave has spent the summer inKansas City and has organized his com-pany here. He is now something past 10,

and not being in need of a reputation asa matinee favorite, he is not sensitive onthe subject of age. His hair is long andgravlsh. He looks the part, and he is thepart: tor there never was a more sinceredevotee of "the legitimate" than he, al-

though he has a keen sense of humor andsees the funny side of the situation.

When asked the other day where ho hadbeen and what ho had been doing, andwhen some surprise was expressed that hewas still playing Shakespeare withoutachieving metropolitan fame, he characteri-zed his work as being "too surreptitiousto attract much attention in the cities.

"By surreptitious 1 mean without consentor authority." he said. "You see, wc donot ask anybody's permission to act, andwe do not insist upon critical indorsement,and wc are glad that our patrons look uponit the same way."

"How do vou manage it?" was asked."Well, to a great extent, we adapt our-

selves to circumstances. I do not care totell you all the circumstances, but I willtell vou our general plan. We book onlyweek and half-wee- k engagements. We playonly the Shakespearean and kindred dra-mas. They pay better than any other kindIn the small towns. That may surpriseyou, but it Is true. What is more, the peo-

ple do not want classic comedy. Theywant the heroics, and they support themwhen they have a chance. The regularcompanies in these towns have a scale of10. 20 and 30 cents. We get 23. " and SO

cents for our seats, and our engagementsare looked upon as 'events.'

"In each town where we play I give alecture on Shakespeare. You would be sur-prised at the Interest aroused by thoselectures. Thev are given In the afternoonsand are free. The people come with theirShakespeare, and tney listen witn tnemost earnest attention. Nearly every townhas a Shuespoareiin Club. The favoriteplay Is 'Richard 111.' Many a time 1 haveasked for an expression of preference, andalmost Invariably the call is ror "Itlrhard.'I once asked the mayor of a small townwhat he wanted us to give.

"Richard III..' he replied." 'What Shakespearean plays have you

seen?' I asked." 'Onlv 'Richard III,' he answered."And yet when you do present a play In

a town for the first time. It is an event,and if you shbulJ be lucky enough to givethe first Shakespearean play In a new

you will be In clover. A town iswithout literary and dramatic distinctionuntil Shakespeare has been played; butonce the bard has had a hearing the towntakes its place with its older rivals as aseat ot culture.

"You would be surprised to note withwhat deference, we are regarded by thepeople of many of the towns we visit. We

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"The star of all these stars at the pres-ent time and for years past." said Mr. Cos-grav- e,

"is John S. Lindsay. Mr. Lindsaywas a stock actor In Salt Lake City foryears, but has been starrlnc; for more thantwenty successive seasons In the West, hismost profitable territory being the moun-tain states.

"By the way," continued Mr. Cosgrave,"dld you ever hear ot Stuttz?"

"Stuttz Stuttz well, no. I never heardof Stuttz," reluctantly acknowledged theInterviewer.

"What! You never heard of Stuttz? J.G. Stuttz? Tragedian Stuttz? Never heardof him? He is the greatest of them all.This Is not merely an opinion. It Is a fact.Stuttz says so himself. He has been aShakespearean star In the Southwest fortwenty-fiv- e years. He hasn't traveled byrail for fifteen years, because Just fifteenvears aso he was refused $10 rebate by arailway agent who had promised him a re-

fund, and he resolved never to patronize arailroad again. He bought wagons enoughto transport his company of sixteen people,and that is the way he has traveled eversince. Ho is as well known in the smalltown5 of Texas as Edwin Booth was inNew York. He has done the 'kerosene cir-cuit" more faithfully than any othgj; manthat ever held the mirror up to nature."

"What do you mean by the 'kerosene cir-cuit?" " was asked.

"The circuit where the theaters nrelighted bv lamps. You see most.of the newtheaters "have electric lights now. even inthe small towns; hence the distinction.

"To get back to Stuttz. He is a mostpicturesque character. He never doffs hiscloak. He. plays Hamlet all the time onand off the stage. The melancholy mood,the flowing hair, the draping cloak, thetragic walk always with him. In makeuphe bears a resemblance to Booth, and heonce impersonated the great tragediandown in Texas for three successive andsuccessful performances.

"His wife was sent ahead to announcean engagement In 'The I.ady of Lyons."She reported that her leading man hadleft her, and advertised for a new 'lead.'Many answers came, but they were notsatisfactory. Finally she declared thatshe would have a Claude Melnotte If shehad to engage Edwin Booth. She wiredan offer to Booth, who was said to berecuperating on a New Mexico ranch. Theoffer was declined. The price was raised,and tho second offer was accepted. In duetime. Stuttz. impersonating Booth, arrivedand actually played Claude Melnotte with'Edwin Booth' print td opposite the char-acter name on the programme and before'a crowd that would have lynched him IT

thev had known or the Imposition."i want to tell you that the Shakespea-

rian devotee, who takes chances on theclassic and will tesort to tiuthlng les dig-nified possesses a high order r courage.He goes right up against au thing. He Isa wonder.

"Our old friend Stuttz is now up In Mon-

tana constructing a boat on the upper Mis-

souri. When It Is finished he Intends toiloat down the Missouri, Into the Missis-sippi and thence to New Orleans, playingall tho river towns. I hope you may seehim when he reaches Kansas City. I Inwouldn't play here, of course, for he wouldbe afraid that he would not be taken se-

riously."Incidentally there is a little romance con-

nected with Mr. Co!grnvc's coming sea-son. Hi leading woman will be Miss Lu-ell- a

Lindsay, daughter of the tragedian,and a member of her father's companywhen Mr. Cosgrave supported that actor.Miss Lindsay will become Mrs. Cosgravewithin a few weeks.

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"At Tiney will follow "Dear OH Charley"at the Grand.

Mr T H French will present in America theLondon Ailelpnt melodrama entitled "With FlylnsColors."

Mr Jerome II. Kdtly has written a comedy calledwill be produced next"The Country Judge," hlch

NovemberMr and Mrs. Kendal will sail for America on

September 20, and mill appear In on

October 3.

Miss Fanny Rice lias a new play, on the life of

Nell Gyn. written by Mr. Thlstcr. of

Cincinnati.Bernhardt does not It now EnKllh. She has a --

ways declared she nould learn it for fear itnould spoil her French,

Royalties were paid on receipts of J9.:X for elevenof "What Happened to in

South Africa.Mrs. Ingtrr Is cominR to New York, as soon as

her London Haymarket has ended, topresent "The Degenerates."

An opeiii on an Indian theme, book by Chever

Rood In and music by Ludwlg Englander, his beenacquired by Francis Wilson.

J. M. Stevenson, recently returned from fcer

atudlci In Chicago, will sing the offertory In Grand

Avenue M. E. church thisClssle Lottus has written to songs for May

"Little and "My Bed Is Like aMiss Irwin will sing them in her newMan-- "

Mr S. Kronberg will reach Kansas City Monday

of this week, nnd will remain here until his grandopera enterprises at Convention hall shall have beencarried through.

Robert Taber will not remain In this country.

When Mr. Utt recently offered him an engagement

In "The Ghetto" he said he had already arrangedto return to London.

More than C4.000 persons paid for tnShakespeare's birthplace. Stratford-upon-Avo- dur-

ing the fiscal year recently closed, and mort than10.000 persons paid for admission to Anne

cottage.Slxnorlna Corona Rlccardo ha been engaged to

Dlar the part of Iris, the In theproduction of "Hen Hur." Slgnorlna Rlc-

cardo until the death ot Augustln Daly, undercontract lth him.

HupkluV star specialty company willfurnish the at th- - Orpheum the weekof September 21. The principal at 1U be that ofMile. Marzella. who IH present hr flock of eightytrained parrots. mjas and raens. a recently im-

ported not ell).Victor Herbert has about a many operatic ap-

pointments a one man might ordinarily he ex-

pected to kep In a rest season, lit Is tothrre new operas for nxt season, to If ued byMl Alice Nielsen, Frank Daniel and FrancHWilson. Now he has promised to do a fourth forthe Uoton!ans.

The Cardownl troupe of dancer. thdames of all nations, will head the bill at the

next Among thr other who willappear are ManH?Id and Wilbur, in a nketrh:and Hill, with ragilm- - rffett. Valmurr. the

man"; F.tta Butler, andTina, the dancer.

Laurence Irving. Sir Ilenrj's son, ho translatedSardou's "Robespierre," has been withThomas Hesselwood lately. A result Is "The Lionand the Unkorn," a one-a- piece, accepted byWeeden The action Is in the time orCharles II. in England. They are now writing aromantic historical drama designed for Mar-lo- e.

Charles II. lloyt'a "A Stranger in New York."was taken to London about a year ago by an Ameri-can company, but failed to entertain the DritUhpublic to any great extent. humor was declaredto be too .American, which is the eiuivalent th?retor too boitterous. The piece has bees entirely ;c- -

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written, and Is to be produced there under the tttlftof "In Gay raree."

Faderewskl Is pretty well off He Is arartner In one of the largest piano firms in Eu-rope, and he is Interested In a hotel at Warsaw, andhe has lately become the principal shareholder Ina lo build in Warsaw a military panorama,to be painted by a German artist. In addition tohis business he owns a chateau laSwitzerland and a large estate In Toland.

Augustus Thomas new drama of Western life willbe seen at the Coates the week of September 23. Thenew piece from the pen of the author of "Alabama"Is Just concluding a run of four months at thiGrand opera house. Chicago. The critics of the Chi-cago newspapers unite In declaring that In his lat-

est play, "Arizona," Augustus Thomas has equaledor outclassed "Alabama." 'Arizona." as the namindicates. Is a comedy drama dealing with thepie. scenes and incidents of the far Southwest ter-ritory.

Miss Ellen Reach Taw wltt leave this week forNew York, and later will go to London to rehearsefor the new opera that Sir Arthur Sullvan Is writ-ing for her. hearing her sing It U easy tounderstand that Sullivan Is charmed with her voice,for she has developed into a great artist and anartist of greater possibilities. Those wonderful high

which made her voice so remarkable, have at-

tained a beautiful quality, and her entire voicethroughout shows a marvelous Improvement. Hi

Exchange.

The status of the actor has undergone a radicalchange In a single generation, according to the De-

troit Free Press. William E. Burton, who died In1J(, was easily the most popular of contemporaryactors, yet he was habitually guilty of outrageousindecencies during his stage performances conductthat would not now be tolerated. The ranks otplayers are now largely recruited from young menand women of education and refinement. They getthe social Intercourse that Is congenial. Theirquiet conduct is more than offset in the minds otInconsiderate people by actors who are loafers andactreses who are let ns say. Imprudent. These twclasses are quite sharply In theatricalas in other lite,

Lorenzo TerosPs success has awakened the ambi-tion of many Italian priest. The latest tocompose an oratorio is Don Ambrosln. whose sub-ject Is "The Entrance of Christ Into Jerusalem."His work will soon be performed In public. Thtdifference In Pcrosl's station after hla suddenly ac-quired fame Is enough to have Inspired his asso-ciates with a drfftre to enjoy the sam trlnmph.In his modest room. In which there was formerlyonly the decoration or a priest's apartment, therenow beautiful pictures presented to him byadmirers. Batons of all kinds have been sent to himfrom all parts nl the world. Some ot these arjeweled, others are ot solid One madeIn the shape of a In gold and studded withdiamonds emeralds came from an admirer InVienna, whoie name was never revealed. His newwork. "The Nativity." Is to be sung In September.It li In to parts "The Annunciation," and

Maurice Grau. the operatic manager who wasmade- Knight of thf Legion of Honor by the FrenchKOTrnmni In recognition of his work In behalf ntFrench art, was born In Urucn, Austria, In 1949.II tame to New York with hi parents when hewan i wars old. and was graduated from the Freeafademy of New York In 1S7. he studied atthe rolnmbla school and worked for two yearsin a law office. In 1S7T. with a partner, he becamemanager for Almee. the opera bouffe prima donna,and continued with her for three years, gainingan experience which enabled him soon afterward tomanage the tours of Rubinstein. Salvlnl, and othercelebrities of the concert room and stage. Lateron, with Henry Abbey, he managed Sarah

American tours, and. as partner In the firmof Abbey. Schoeffel & Grau. managed the tours ofFattl. Henry Irving-- CoquMln. Mounet-Sull- andmany other stars. H Is now managing director otthe Maurice Grau Opr Company. Is?e of th3Metropolitan cpera house, and managinc directorof th Royal house. Covent garden- -

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