The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
Program for Show Tomorrow
Night About Complete.
Fairly GIistens With Stars From
Vaudeville Stage.
HOME TALENT TOO.
Marshall's Band and Amphion
Quartette viii Be Heard.
Sale of Tickets Promises a
Record Breaking House.

Indications are that the monster bene-
fit entertainment to be given at the
Auditorium tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of swelling the relief fund for the
stricken people of California which is
being raised by the Commercial club
with the help of almost every one in
town, will be the largest affair Of its
kind ever given in the city
People in all the walks Of life in town
merchants. professional men. society
leaders and laborers, have put their
shoulders to the wheel to make this en-
tertainment the real expression of the
feelings of Topekans for the sufferers
on the coast. And there promises to be
a turning out of the people which viii
tax the capacity Of the Auditorium to
It's utmost extent Members Of prac-
tically all the organizations in town are
canvassing the entire town selling
tickets and while so many tickets are
out that it is difficult to estimate how
many have been sold up to this time it
is quite probable that the number has
already reached the two thousand mark
and by the time the entertainment be-
gins it is expected that double that
number viii have been sold. These
tickets are fifty cents each and through
the Purchase Of them every one in the
city will be enabled to contribute his or
her mite to the relief fund.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged for the entertainment by A. H.
Hagen, manager of the Novelty theat<,,
who started the movement for 1t, and
who has been delegated by the commit
tee having the affair in charge to ar
range the program.
And in addition to the professionals
on the programme Marshall's band will
be on hand to play number of selec-
lions and the Amphion quartette will
sing. Mrs. Blanche Lyons, vocal in
structor at the state university, will
also sing. It is possible that some ad-
ditional local talent will be added to
the programme but it is large enough
now to provide all the entertainment
that a crowd can stand in one night.
Those who will appear on the profess
sional bill include members of the Full
ton stock company now at the CraW
ford; Gilmore and LIE Moyne, society
sketch artists; the Powells, father and
son, who are the cleverest cOntortion-
lists ever seen in this city; Russell and
Deverne, acrobats, Develde and Zelda,
who are unusually good equilibrists and
performers on rings and who present
most artistic act the Dryers, singing
and dancing comedians; the Gilden
Sisters, three young girls, who are I'M
usually fine dancers and clever singers.
and Will F. Spencer, who win sing an
illustrated song. The last four num-
bers on the programme is the bill at
the Novelty theater this week and Mr.
Hagen IS contributing the services OF
this talent free of any charge. He will
close the Novelty theater tomorrow
night so there will be no chance of any
delay at the entertainment.
Members of the city federation of
women's clubs held meeting at the
Y w. c. A rooms this morning and
mapped out a plan for an active cam
paign for the sale of tickets for the
entertainment. A committee of them
canvassed the state house this morning
and met with fine success.
Chief Wilmarth and his firemen are
continuing to DO good work in dispos-
ing of tickets and have already got rid
of about 400 Of them. Requests for
tickets are pouring in on the members
of the committee from all over town.
and as stated it is evident now that
the Auditorium will be filed to the
doors tomorrow night. and the enter
tainment to be presented will be worth
90 cents of any persons money even If
| the funds realized were not going to be
devoted to such a worthy cause.