The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-30

by all means tell her to go on the stage
There is not the danger for a girl on
the stage that there is an office or a
store, as the girl who works in either
one of those places is thrown into close
personal relations with men, whereas
the girl on the stage sees men in the
distance and in lunches" Kathryn
Osterman comes to the Grand New
Years matinee and night
Fairly effervescing with musical gems
of genuine merlin fact Pixley &
Luders' best effort, THE Burgomas-
ter which comes to the Grand next
Mondav promises to prove the bright
est and best of the musical shows to be
offered the present season. All the old
favorites Goodbye New Amsterdam,
Keep Cool" Were Civilized Now"
"The Dutch Cadets" Il Drink From
Ny Heart to YOU I'VE Always Work
the Public" Little Soubrett," Dear
Old College Days. Rainy Daisies, -
Tale of the Kangaroo 4 Love You
Dear and Only You" Cupid Does NOT
Marry" THE Gladiator" Haven't
discovered Him Yet" will again be
heard as we'll as several entirely new
and original interpolated numbers, IN
GLIDING one entitled How Many Have
You Told That TOP"
At the Majestic
The Boston Ideal Opera company at
the Majestic theater played to a packed
house last night. This is one of the
many seasons. With each perform
ance the principals seem to grow in
favor. Their bill this week is Chimes
of Normandy" Tickets are now selling
two weeks in advance. Night prices
Is. 25 and 80 cents, matinee 10 and 20
cents. both matinee and night tickets
being reserved. Those desiring to at
tend the New Years performance
should get their order in for tickets
early in order to get the best seats.
At the Novelty.
If Don Ford, the handcuff king at
the Novelty this week, fails to escape
from a handcuff presented by Mr.. o. S.
Taylor of Topeka, Thursday night, the
escape artist will forfeit $50 in real
money to the Prov1dent association or
to some other worthy local institution.
Mr.. Taylor was formerly a soldier in
the regular army and While In the
Philippines in service he visited the Old
Bilibid prison near Manila, where he
found a handcuff of very peculiar
pattern which had been used on Fill
Pine prisoners during the Spanish IN
duisition. Mr.. Taylor challenged MI
Ford to escape from the manacle, max
ing the condition that the escape artist
shall not be permitted to see or eX-
anime the lock on the handcuff. Ford
has accepted the challenge with the
understanding that the lock has not
been tempered with and is in good
working order, and he has appointed
Thursday night during the first per-
Torrance as the time for making the
escape from the curious handcuff. II
Ford fails to escape from the manacle
he agrees to forfeit $50 to the Provident
association or some other worthy char
ity. The handcuff with the lock con-
cealed will be on view at the Novelty
until Thursday evening
At the first performance last evening
Miss Dot Ford performed the most SEN
sationaI feat Of the engagement when
she escaped from large milk can filed
viii, water. after the lid had been Sc
curely fastened with padlocks by a
Committee of citizens. Miss Ford will
atfernpt the milk can escape again at
the first show Friday night