The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-16
SHOW THAT PLEASED.
Flambeau Clubs Vaudeville Enter
tainment Decided Success.

The Republican Flambeau clubs ben
eft at the Grand last night was just like
any travelling vaudeville company in
several ways and very much unlike
some such organizations in Others
In one instance, the announcement be-
fore the curtain, was typical. During
an intermissiOn Oscar SWayze squeezed
his way between the wall and the cur
tain at the south and made his way to
the front of the stage. Ladies and gem
tlemen," he said in true curtain-speech
annOunceme nt-styIe, ION behalf of the
management and the Republican F1am-
beau club, wish to thank you one and
all for your attendance here and your
kind appreciation of our efforts. On be-
half Of the management of the opera
house wish to announce that on tomor-
row afternoon and night Richard Col
den win appear here in "Old Jed
Prouty." All next week the Sherman
Stock company will play at this house.
Again thanking you one and all for your
kind attention we will bid you all a
kind good night after our closing num-
ber."
one happening that was not exactly
professional was the efforts of the stage
hands to stop Miss Nellie Lincoln from
recitlng her story Of young married
woman's first night alone in a hotel.
She was half way through the recita-
ton when suddenly the curtain was
rung down. It was down but a moment
and when it went up again Miss Lin
coin announced that she would finish her
recitation anyway. She took up the
story where she had been forced to stop
and the audience was so well pleased
that she was recalled to recite Bret
Harte's 1.-THE Belle of Poverty Flat
Every seat in the balcony and first
floor was sold and standing room only
soon after the doors were opened All
tried to gain admittance in lime to hear
the Commonwealth" march and
''TrythOs'' waltz by MarShalPs band and
between the numbers James Whitcomb
Riley's poem THE Old Band slightly
changed to suit Marshall's band and re-
cited by Miss Ona May Miller. It was
a pleasing novelty
The Hover drill by Is little girls from
the Topeka Turn Yerein class under the
direction of Prof. Charles A. Helm was
exceedingly well done and without an
error. Mrs. Violet Butler Mccoy was
recalled after her song Does He Love
Me- and sang Coming Through the
Rye" The slack wire walking and Jug
Cling of Perry Faust was done in true
sawdust fashion. Charles Mahany. 1.-The
bricklayer comedian in his nonologue
of jokes was funny and his jokes new.
William Horacek never fails to please
an audience with his club swinging and
especially the swinging of the burning
clubs on a darkened stage The dane
ing and singing of the Misses Nye was
good. They appeared for two numbers.
Arthur Long in his acrobatic comedy act
displayed acrobatic tendencies enough
to make him professional The Jug
Cling of ChenoWith was puzzling to the
audience Miss May TincAer recited
How Old Folks Won the Oaks and the
audience paid close attention to the
story of the plucky little jockey. A. G.
Ards tramp bicycle act was funny and
displayed his ability to ride all over the
wheel
Another feature of the entertainment,
which is decidedly professional this sea-
son, was the appearance of 1.-The Holy
City, on the programme. Not a musical
company visits Topeka that the song
of Jerusalem is not sung. SO last night
- .4~41 - -. H.
credit of Mr. Phenis to say that al
though THE Holy CITY, is a decidedly
hackneyed song his efforts were APP
plauded until he had to repeat his num-
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