The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-24
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Novelty.

| Something really sensational In the
| way of gyn1nastfcis work of the hand
| weeks bill at the Novelty by the Three
Azards. Nothing like it has been seen
| in Topeka before and the large audi
| ences at the house yesterday afternoon
and last evening applauded the series
| OF feats performed by these men in a
| manner that has not been accorded to
any other gymnasts who have appeared
in this city. Their work is little less
than marvellous, and the eliminating
features of it are the diving and spring
ing headforemost of one over another
and landing on his hands in the hands
of the third. This would seem to be a
rather impossible feat but it is accom-
plished by these men with apparently
considerable ease and in variety of
ways.
There are a number Of other acts on
the bill which go to make the show a
good one and particularly clever Is the
comedy singing and dancing Of George
Barnes and Irene West Barnes has a
killer of a song in IF there wasn't any
women in the world and Miss West
is just about as clever a wooden shoe
clog dancer as has been in the vaude-
Vile houses here in a long time. Bunth
and Rudd have an eccentric comedy
act, in which they do some wonderfully
grotesque dancing in equally grotesque
make ups and they conclude with some
travesty legerdemain that is amusing
elephant with them. Harry Clinton
Sawyer, who had a leading part one
time in 1.-THE Time, the Place and the
Girl does some singing limitations
which are entertaining and the other
act on the bill is a rural comedy sketch
by Murphy, Whitman and Company,
two men and two women. For the il
1ustrated songs Miss Parfitt sings 1.-The
win sings Where the Silv'ry Colorado
Wends Its Way" Two interesting
series of moving pictures are also
shown, and the show as whole holds
its own with the good ones that have
been at this popular theater of late.
At the Majestic
Novelties are ever welcome in vaude
vile. In fact, they are the things that
keep interest up in it. And there is a
real one at the Majestic for this week
in Miss Rosa Royals Arabian statue
horse. This horse is certainly a re-
markable animal and poses in posi-
lions that it would seem impossible for
horses to do. There are Is or 20 differ
ent poses, q good many of them being
replicas of the postures of the horses
in pieces Of famous statuary, and all
of them are most cleverly executed 1t
| must have required infinite patience on
the part of Miss Royal to train this
horse, for horse has something of a
reputation of never standing in the
same way twice and in any position for
any length of time.
Several other acts on the bill are of
an entertaining character. making
show that is on a par with the best
of those that have been seen at this
popular place of amusement. There's
lots of fun in the show and chief
among the funmakers are Eddie Moon,
who is on the programme as THE Or
iginal Musical Kid" and Earl and Will
son in a rip-roaring sketch called "Fod-
der Bill Another excellent act is the
one presented by Jarrow, who is as
good a 1egerdemain artist as has APP
peared in this city. Jim Rutherford
and Company, in a sketch styled Half
Back Hank furnish the other act. Karl
Hummel has a new and interestingly
| illustrated song and some excellent
moving pictures are presented.
| At the Olympic.
! An entertaining show, one that pro-
vokes many a good and hearty laugh,
has been secured by Manager Bryant
for the Olympic for this week. 1t SEEM
ed to more than please the audiences
which crowded this theater to it's doors
at the four performances on yesterday