The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
AT the Grand.

Habitual theater goers, especially
those who have seen everything worth
seeing, may possibly fiatter themselves
that they have witnessed the limit of
the stage creators genius. This is hard
~ true unless they have seen the mar
YeIlouS yacht scene in "Brewster'S Mil
lions o! as presented by Conan & Har-
rts' comedians, and which will be seen
in this city at the Grand tonight. This
was originally but an incident in this
famous comedy. Mr.. Frederic Thomp-
| son, that wizard Of stageland, develop
ed it into what today must stand a
monument to his genius and daring as
a producer, for it has sent the civilized
world talking inasmuch as it is now
being presented in almost every capital
of Europe, after having achieved and
| recorded successful runs in London,
New York and Chicago. varying in
length from six, months to an entire
year.
When Booth Harrington and Harry
Leon Wilson set forth to write a big
American play, they went abroad to do
1t. much on the same principle, appar
emily, that James Gordon Bennett,
when he decided to start the Paris edi-
ton of the New York Herald came
back quickly to New York to edit it
by cable. The Harrington Wilson trea-
son, from all accounts, was that .pure
Americanism shone all the more strong
ly by comparison with European forms
and usages. However that may beg the
result is the successful play. THE Man
From Home" the drama that ran for
342 consecutive performances in Chi
cago, and has also captured New York.
The engagement here is set for We'd
nesday and Thursday and Thursday
matinee.
An interesting as we'll as amusing
number in Honeymoon TRAIL which
will play here on Friday evening at the
Grand is the Brownie dance, done by
the ten little 'broilers'' of the company.
It was arranged and staged by that
greatest of all stage producers, Ned
Wayburn, and he claims it to be, with
the wonderful dancing of the "broilers,"
the best feature act he has ever
placed in any show.
Charles H. Yale's production of the
Devils Auction will be at the Grand
Saturday, for matinee and night per-
formances. This is the twenty eighth
production OF the play, but many novel
features introduced this season keep up
the interest in the play.
AT the Majestic
One of those popular Majestic road
shows opened with matinee today at
the Majestic theater. The feature act
from the Ham Tree Mr.. Bowers is
the composer of all the songs used in
the act. He can turn out songs with
rapidtty that is simply astounding 1t
the theater at night and call his COM
pany around him and say, Ladies and
gentlemen, here is little thing just
jotted down this afternoon, wish you
would try it with me. If it happens
to catch his fancy it is Immediately
put into his act. is latest songs
Sweetheart Days and 81 Want Some
One to Call Me Dearie,' were written in |
about an hour and are tremendous sue
cesses. Mrs. Jules Levy and family !
in musical melange. Tom Gillen as |
Finnegan's friend, Karl Herbert, magi- |
clan, Clara Walter pianist, Karl |
HummeI and the Majestiscope COM |
plete one of the best vaudeville bills |
Topeka has seen for some time.
Starting next FRIDAY evening and |
each Friday evening thereafter anna |
teurs will appear after the regular !
performance. The highest prize will |
Friday afternoon two ladys watches |
will be given away to the two ladies |
guessing closest to the number of per- |
sons at that performance. Watches |
on exhibition at Wolfes-
AT the Novelty.
A treat is promised those who are |
fond of good singing in the program |
at the Novelty theater this week. One |
of the most celebrated singing acts in |
Otto Eiechtls Tyrolean |
will head the bill at that |
English and German songs, in cos |
TUNES. in addition to yodeling and |
warbling. Other features of the bill |
at the Novelty are Flemen and Roth, |
the English Americans" in a high |
class singing and talking act the Bell |
sensational gymnasts; Yorke |
and Crawford blackface comedians:
the Musical Pixies in musical novel |
~. P. B. Hamlin, illustrated songs, and
the viascope.