The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
ELKS In RED TIGHTS.
A Big Audience Saw Romeo and
Juliet Last Night
BALLET SKIPPED LIKE GAZ8LLES
Juliet. the Apothecary,and the Nurse
Were Especially Well Done.

Juliet. the Apothecary,and the nurse
Were Especially Well Done.
The Elks presented "Romeo and
Juliet last night, both of them, to
hacked house. 1t was an s. R o. night.
which means standing room only, but as
it was the first performance it may also
mean that people were there to see
Rome Open
The Grand was packed except up
stairs and the Elks were not catering
to the galleries, anyhow The Elks were
there in company with many OF ths
urettv dears. and some deadheads with
Girls who were not quite SO dear Inc
hitch in an otherwise unapproachaOIe
Tarformanee was occasioned by 4 young
Iadv who. after studying her programme,
asked sweerIT: say, Mr.. Elk what
river is VenIs0n:'
The ballet, of course, was the most
strikinv feature of the performance. IN
il were nine robust young men, IN the
flower of their youth, clad in skirts that
extended north and south instead OF
down Their tights were red and their
wigs were Z peroxide blonde-au except
Charley HOLIDAYS Mr. Holiday was
the brunette of the ballet. There were
Girls With Miss Lily Clay's show who
1coked lots worse than he did He was
advertised as a dream IN tights, anu
he was.
viii Haskell as the leading lady OF
the @baIlv." danced with the vIgor OF
an Indian and the grace OF a souorette;
He could also kick ike disgruntled
politician. He didn't try to look pretty,
however, and was very successful Or.
Haskell was ably backed by Paul Tor
rington. whose charming grace captl-
waited many hearts.
"Pick" Smith was the slender one. He
FLUSHED prettily and hid his face behind
his fan when presented with the only
bouquet brought forward during the
evening. It was a large cabbage Mr..
Smith as ballet dancer is coy and viva
ciOus.
Remus Atwood made a pretty ballet
girl He would also make good
brownie. He handles q tambourine az
gracefully as he does a question Of
freight tariff. Not many people recog-
nized DR.. Ashton without his mustache.
He was the pretty girl who proved to be
p good allround dancer.
George Wagner found some difficulty
IN keeping track of his feet and the tam
BOURNE at the same time. He finally
concluded that the dance was of more
consequence than the jinglers. so he let
the mbourine go. If Fred Chase had
been a BLACK Crook he couldn't have
done any better and as for Fl. F. Bird he
was all his name implied
The ballet girls or boys, whichever you
chose TO call them, danced well collect
lively and individually and were encOred
three times.
Ned Henderson as Juliet was uncer-
tain, coy, and hard 10 please. In voice
aud demeanor he impersonated the up
to-dste Juliet with many end of the cen
fury touches The greatest trouble with
Juliet was that she winked at people
and used slang. Everyone who has read
Shakespeare al all knows Juliet didn't
say THAT don't cut no ice wild me-" and
All right, I'm on" Juliet's costume
was all silk aud satin, made for the oc-
casiOn from special designs Some body
besides Romeo had designs" on Juliet.
julius Wedding as CapuIet, the cruel
pa-ri-ent played well his part F. P.
CIeaves conducted himself as II. Clay
Tybalt with all the braggadocia his part
demanded h L Shirer as Romeo and
James Moore as Daniel Webster Mercu-
ito were doubly fortunate in good stage
presence aud musical ability. Their
vocal work was one of the best features
Of the show. Coroner F. w. Bailey as
ability IN managing a detail of monks.
Robert Pierce as Nurse" whose
other name has been forgotten in the
lapse of centuries, made an admirable
spinster. He finally repen ted, however,
like an Atchison girl, aud accepted the
first offer he got, from the ADothecary.
alias VIII Haskell The ApothecarY
had a makeup that would do more good
than temperance chart, and it is feared
may have a tendency to keep young
men out of the drug trade
One of the most humorous features of
the performance was when Capulet
knocked an imitation cat of the stage
with boot-jack. The hit would have
been a home run had it not gone in the
direction of the audience. The imita-
ton cat struck young lady who sat
near the front, along the left ear and
Jared number Of harp out of
place.
The music for the event was furnished
b. WatsOn's orchestra of ten pieces.
The overture was a selection by VALID
mans band of nineteen pieces
4 synopsis of the revised version of
Romeo and Juliet as presented last night
is as follows:
ACT IA view of Cat alley. Verona
The rival political clubs come in collision
a battle hymn; Bacchus invoked Shame
full and bloody riot. CapuIet's forcibIs
moral suasiOn. Appearance of ''the hero
Of this little tale" who defines his posi-
ton and gives a lesson in economy to
Topeka young ladies. Debut of the
apOthecary aud nurse in The Villain
Still Pursued Her" Reconciliation of