The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-24
AT THE THEATERS.

A sort of benefit has been arrang-
ed for the local striking commercial
telegraphers at the Olympic theater
for next week The regular admission
price to the theater. ten cents. Will re-
main the same, but the management
of the theater has accorded the tele-
graphers the privilege of selling all
the tickets they please for the per-
formances next week at twenty-five
cents They will receive the benefit
the fifteen cents on each ticket sold
bove the regular price of admission
No one viii be compelled to pay d
twenty-five cent admission to the per-
formancss, the regular admission Of
ten cents maintaining but those who
want to help the local telegraphers
fund may do so by buying twenty-five
cent tickets from them or at several
places in the city where they are on
sale
As clever. entertaining and thrilling an
act as has been seen here in vaudeville Is
that on the bill az the Majestic fer this
week in which Woods & woods. young
hibitfon of unusual skill and daring on
tight wire A lot of tight wire acts have
compare with this one The utter abandon
with which this couple negotiate all sorts
Of difficult feats. the rapidly and grace,
young woman. with which they go
through them IS little short OF rernar kable
and elected round after round or ap-
plause from the large audience which ssl "
the show last night They finished qp
their act with cake walk. which is the
real thing even though il is on a steel
wire an eighth OF an inch thick
There are A number OF other good acts
on the bill for this week. notably The one
presented by the Medallion Trio, an act
which has been seen before in Topeka.
but which is well worth SEEING hundred
times over. In this Lola Milton. as Ina
Cook. does some inirnita bic comedy work
\ novelty in connection with this act this
year IS the hammer-ng OF anxIls, which
scatter real sparks. by Lola and Josephine
Milton. while Gus [dilton. the other mem
Der of the team pays the anvil chorus
Orzerita Arnold who is styled a char
acter prfrna donna. made a great hit with
the crowd last night She mas reua rI-
ably sweet voice which she uses with
great effect and her typfffca zion of var
iOus characters in rather wonderful cos
tunes which involved some lightning
changes. were excellent Glen Bert.
and about everything he has 10 say brings
forth a laugh Barry and WOIf0rd in ar
exchange of rePartee and songs, are good
entertainers Other numbers in the bill
are comedy sketch by Clark and Temple
an Illustrated song -'Mo3qbeaIns and
several series of fine moving pictures
The -Four Huut.ngs. that clever family
who characterize acrobatic comedy with
real art. in their latest musical comedy
success. The Fool House. Wal appear
here Thursday a the Grand The comedy,
a neat musical conceit- is agreeably d.
yertiug from the usual run OF musical
cOneuleS- as II has decided. We'll round
ed plot. story capable OF sustaining the
interest from start to finish The trials
and tribuIations of two lovers and their
girls who all think each other crazy q nd
treat each other accordingly until the mis-
take is finally discovered. Sale now open
One of the biggest productions OF the
season will be the Askin-Stnger presenta-
ton Of Joseph e Howarc-S new western
play with music The Flower OF the
Ranch which WI be seen at the Grand
on Friday. Joseph z Howard and Mable
Barrfson are the featured members of the
big cast which is a strong one. There is
a chorus of 80. In this opera Howard is
said to have outdone his previous efforts