The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS

10 EsUaUOLJE1v1V6
The presentation of the musical COM
edy, Coming Thro' the Rye" at the
Grand on Saturday afternoon and even
ing gives promise of being one of the
distinctly enjoyable events of the sea-
son. 1t comes with a record of success
which justffies perfect confidence in the
advance representation that it is an en-
tertainment of the highest order of ex-
cellence. For the past two seasons
Coming Thro' the Rye has been class
ed among the greatest drawing cards of
this country, >and it must possess con-
spicuous merit to have earned that
classification. From all accounts the
author, Geoge V. Hobart, has written
a genuinely good comedy which tells
highly amusing story, and which con-
tafnS incidents and situations Of the
kind which compel unrestrained merri-
ment. All of the newspaper reviews of
the performance, which have come to
hand, tell of audiences screaming with
laughter and vigorously applauding and
hugely enjoying the beauties of the saf-
torfal equipment of tn eproduction. The
musical score, which was supplied by A.
Baldwin Sloane, is said to contain many
delightful melodies of the kind which
instantly become popular. The present
ing company is one of those large as
S6HlDldS0S Oh LdI6nI0u COIn6QldIlS, VOCAL
lists and dancers and in which num-
erous chorus figures cOnSpicuously. In
view of these circumstances, the fam
Gus musical comedy should. and doubt
less will be greeted by a large and
thoroughly representative audience
upon the occasion of its premiere here.
The sale of seats begins on Thursday.
OF .'The Burgomaster," and present.
ed by identically the same cast as the
one to be seen here at the Grand on
Sunday the Toronto Star had this to
say:
1.-THE Burgomaster" Is back again. A
big audience gave him a hearty well
come at the Grand last night and the
tunefui melodies, witty dialogue, and
amusing antics in the piece kept the
audience in roarS of laughter.
Gus Weinburg made a big hit in the
title role, and his droll sayings and
funny facial expressions tickled every
body. He had to repeat the chorus of
his best song:
Never let yourself be worried,
Nor f1urried,
Nor hurried,
For if you do you'll soon be buried
Care can only kill fool,
If the ills of life upset you,
Or fret you,
I'll bet you
That the hoodoo never will get you
Ie you just keep COOL
The Burgomaster has lot of fun
with the girls. He asks one for def
milton of a kiss.
Nothing, divided by two says the
pert little miss.
do you prefer long or short divi-
sion?" he asks.
"That depends on the divisor," is her
apt reply.
The trio, 1.-The Hypnotist," is enthu
siastically encored and particularly
when the Burgomaster works in
reference to London ballot box frauds.
Miss Ruth White is charming in the
role of Willie Van Asterbilt, a gay
youth of Gotham, and she wears mas
culine clothes as if she was made for
them She has a clear soprano voice,
which is heard to good advantage in
THE Tale of the Kangaroo" and How
Many Have You Told That To?"
The chorus sings well and dances
with energy. The principals are all
good and the performance is clean
and wholesome.
A new feature in Miller and Plohn's
production of THE Black Crook which
will be presented at the Grand On Mon
day night is a novelty singing act by
Pierce and Roslyn known the world
over as the American favorite singers.
rTbav present an act entirely different