The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30
THEY HAVE $1,000
The EIks Minstrels Proved a
Financial Success.
Will Net Largest Sum in His
tory of Elks' Shows.
AMOUNTS OVER $1,000.
to Charity.
Second Performance an I'M
Second Performance an I'm
prOvemcnt OH the First.

| The Elks MINISTRIES were financial
as we'll as an artistic success, as the
theatrical manager would say. More
than 1000 people saw the performance
Those who thought that the perform
ance should have been crowded into d
single night now know they were mis-
taken and every Elk in Topeka lis re-
| joicing.
The total receipts for the production
| will be 81, 500. The expenses have not
been carefully checked up but they will
be in the neighborhood of $1,000. This
will leave at least $1,000 for the Elks'
charity fund, a larger sum than has
ever been realized from an Elks' enter
Itainrnent The nearest approach to it
was the Romeo and Juliet burleSque
which netted about $500. The money
will as usual be devoted to char1ta bic
purposes under the direction of the To-
peka lodge of Elks.
The performance last night moved
with more dash and spirit than on the
previous evening There were fewer
encOres responded to and not so many
delays. The songs were well received
but the performers were not encouraged
OF course Scott Lords Alexander and
Harold Copeland's "Disposzes" requir-
ed a recall. Mr.. Copeland certainly
made one of the hits of the perform
anC6
Back to Baltimore was quite as pop
ular as the first. Guy Morse, another
of the end men appeared to better adj
vantage the second night All sem
blance of stage fright had disappeared
and he carried the audience with him
like the famous Doc Quigley. But it
isn't fair to specialize, for all the end
men performed their duties like vet
Grams.
There were some new jokes last
night. Tom King was given much
needed rest and the victims We're more
diversified, though Dr. MulVane ana
John Parks were again favored Here
is one on the doctor.
INSTRUMENTATION is DR.. Mulvane
most worried?
End man-Oh. I dun know unless
it is when he is out of patients.
w. w. Webb brought down the
theater. 81 was down in Kansas City
the other day. said he land 1 saw
dis here 'Maloney's- Wedd1n was
playin' dere for so cents So when it
come to Topeka I bought would go.
so walked UP to de box office and
put down my ole so cents. But de
man wouldn't take hit. He Just pushed
it back to me and said. 1t VIII cost
YOU 50 to see this show. l tried to
argify wild him but it want no use. He
said dat Mr.. Crawford had to pay so
much for fixing up de Grand opery
house and all dem other opery houses
all over Qe OH1I0Q OLotCS anu Ne1I nc
Topeka house was so small dat dey
just had to make de people in Topeka
pay more dan anywhere else"
The chorus deserves more than a
passing mention. 1t is certainly the
best trained chorus of mems voices
heard in Topeka for many years. The
singers were we'll trained and their
voices blended perfectly. OF course
Mr. Donahue and James Lacey are in
a great measure responsible for this
condition. The singers were carefully
selected and they4,ca all sing, which
is something that can be said OF very
few amateur chcruseS.
The final curtain was drawn at IL
o'clock last night, SO that nearly every
one stayed for the Turner features and
were well repaid The foil drill by a
company of Turner girls was just as