The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-21
PAUL GILMORE HERE.
VIII Give His College Play Sat Yale.
Tonight.

Paul Gilmore came to Topeka today
TO present. his new play. AT Yale" at
the Grand opera house tonight.
Mr.. Gilmore is just as youthful as of
yore and his manner is more bouyant
than ever. due probably to the fact that
his present tour is the most successful
in his experience.
he was in Omaha last night and this
IS what the Bee said about him:
Paul Gilmore and the Omaha High
scnool boys had a real good time at
the Boyd theater last night. Mr.. Gil
more as Dick Seeley, Yale '06, led his
victorious oarsmen in long, cheer
for Omaha High, and Omaha High got
right back at Mr.. Gilmore with long
one Tor him, and each inquired of the
other Who's all right?' and answered
1t as the case might be with Gilmore
or Omaha High It was a very effec-
tive feature of the piece, adding some
thing of college atmosphere to the
performance, which is otherwise height
cned by similar incidents In the last
act, where the pent-up animal spirits
OF the crew that has just broken train
ing finds an outlet in a war dance
around a messenger boy, while they
him for wearing Harvard's colors, the
ebul1tion swept over the footlights
again, and the enthusiasts down in
front cheered back at the boys on the
stage. All in all, it was a real chum-
my affair, and both sides seemed to
like it. Anyhow. Mr.. Gilmore said he
did, and the Omaha. High boys and
others present certainly seemed to-
Il think I've been happiest in play
ing AT Yale to the college boys and
girls in college towns" said Mr.. Gill
more. They have treated me royalty
and took the play splendidly. 1t is
auditorium, give their yells with my
name for the last cheer; it quite over
VIII elms me sometimes.
But" continued Mr.. Gilmore, "a
lQ n
one The young people love it. be-
cause it is of and about them, and the
older people are given a temporary
renewal of spirit and it takes them
back. for a few moments, to the time
when they too, were boys and girls.
Every one is glad to find "a lost illu-
sion; the one who can retain illusions
never grows old.
college plays have been criticised
by some as being. only representations
of the frolicsome side of youth. This
is not altogether true however. be-
lieve the American people go to the
theater to be amused and not to be
taught lessons and given serious
thoughts to reflect upon. Then, too,
If college plays were not approved OF
by the public, they would not go
through so successfully as they have
for the past two seasons. Experience
has shown that nothing can puff into
success a play or an actor unaccept-
able to the general public.
Among the best reasons the college
play is so popular is the fact that it is
so clean. 1t therefore. attracts the
best, that is to say, the largest ele-
ment in every community.
"'At Yale besides being clean,
sparkling comedy, is quite thrilling in
several of its situations. 1t is not un-
when they, too were boys and girls.
usual for the ladies In the audi
ence to grow as enthusiastic as the
boys, during our great racing scene,
and stand up and cry out Come on,
Yale and sGoodf1- Good!- just as
though 1t were a real race