The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-24

ley's drug store and the demand for
tickets has been SO large, the indica-
tons are that there viii be a rush for
choice places There will be parade
on Monday. December g.
On Tuesday night, the programme
VIII be changed considerably.
Attractions 1T the Grand Next Week.
Tonight-"In Old Kentucky"
Sunday. Nov. IS, matinee and night
Vests Minstrels.
Monday. Nov 6='sWonderland.'
Wednesday. Nov. 2s-'The Yankee
Consul"
Thursday. Nov. %. matinee and
Eight-'sThe Vanderbilt Cup"
Saturday, Dec 1. matinee and night
Sergeant Kitty"
Sunday, Dec. 2, matinee and night
sfVe Are King"
Monday and Tuesday. Dec. and A.
Topeka Elks' Imperial Minstrels-
Next week is what will be known in
the history of the local theatrical sea-
son as musical comedy week"
Four high-class musical attractions
are booked for the week, beginning
Monday and ending next Saturday.
Three of the attractions come to To-
peka for the first time. They are
s'Wonderland' y The Yankee Consul"
and THE Vanderbilt Cup" Helen
Byron plays return engagement of
Sergeant Kitty" having first APP
peared in Topeka in this piece two sea
sons ago.
Mary. Marble and Little Chip who
are the headliners in the production of
s'Wonderland' this year have been
seen in Topeka before in "8abes in
TOyland." Mary Marble was here once
in the piece called Nancy Brown and
she made q distinct hit upon the occa-
sion of her visit here in Babes in
Toyland" with her song, Il Can't Do
That Sum-"
to Topeka for the first time next week
will have had a showing in Kansas
City before coming to Topeka The
Yankee Consul and "Wonderland"
both received exceptionally hattering
notices at the Grand and 1.-The Wander
bilt Cup is at the Willis Wood the
first three days of the coming week,
following its Kansas City engagement
with two performances, both afternoon
and night at Topeka on Thanksgiving
day.
Sergeant Kitty will be remem-
bered by local theatergcers on account
of its successful and enjoyable engage
ment here two years ago.
Mary Marble is the Phyllis and
Little Chip is the Dr.. Fax in Wonder
land" and the original production is
being brought to Topeka. The book
and lyrics are by Glen MacDonough
and the music is by Victor Herbert
The fact that Julian Mitchell is the
weight here, for his clever Wizard of
o. and Babes in Toyland" are too
recent successes to be forgotten by
those who have an eye for all that the
word beautiful implies in stage craft.
Mitchell has no equal in planning
and executing beautiful color schemes,
costume effects, transformations, etc,
and his stage animals will live long af-
ter the plays are forgotten. The new
four-legged actor in Wonderland is
called ROlla the laughing horse, and
on the opening performance he ran
Little Chip" who was the unequivO-
cal hit of the night, a close second in
the favor OF the audience
The plot of the piece is founded on
the fairy tale Of the dancing princess
by the Bros Grimm and serves to in
1rOduce DR.. Fax, whose speciality is
the cure Of broken hearts and through
"a too frequent use of his love eIixors,
the irresponsible little doctor unwinds
q skein Of trouble not only for himself
but incidentally for a score or more of
his patients. He undertakes to turn
the hearts of the kings daughters to-
ward band of eight knight gallants
and in so doing incurs the wrath of
their father and is banished from the
kingdom. Taking flight on boat, he
lands at an enchanted isle where he is
about to have his head cut off when
the king, who has discovered the hid
ing place of the followers of the Prince
Faortunio arrives with his soldiers and
attempts to take possession Of the cas-
tie, but he is circumvented by the gal
liant prince and they all make up and
live happy ever after.
Harry Short, to whom was entrusted
the tftular role in THE Yankee Con-
sur last year, is at the head of the
cast in this piece again this year, and
his forthcoming engagement will give
Topeka thsatergoers the first oppor-
1unity to Judge for themselves of the
1ruthfulness Of the reviews in other
cities, giving him great praise for his
work in this musical comedy. The
company carries the original New Y York
production. necessitating two cars to
transport the scenery.
The opera is by Henry NJ. Blossom
and Alfred G. Robyn. The stereo-
typed claim is of course made that the
music is catchy, the dialogue brilliant,
the costumes gorgeous, and that the
mcenic environment is magnificent.
The scenes Of this musical satire are
laid in the tropical isle of San Do
rnfngo. where amid these languorous
surroundings a bibuIous American,
whose wealthy relatives have secured
for him the post of American consul,
holds sway A pretty romance in which
the principal characters are a San Do
rninEo maiden of wondrous beauty and
an American naval officer. adds zest to
the opera while the other characters
Involved are a pomDous Spanish gov
nrnor his German secretary. a veal
fnv Spanish donna and her dainty
niece Manager John P. Slocum has
provided as a special feature a real
SLAme-lcan Beauty" chorus, Rum5er-
Ing forty.
Sixteen song hits are included in the
musical portions OF the programme.