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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

unique mannerisms, is coming with a
STOCK OF new jokes and songs. He is a
vaudeville star of the first magnitude.
he SHOWS his versatility by singing
comfca1 song in which his facial express
sion work Is convulsing to the audience
Frank Marshall, the Olympic's popular
Tenor. will sing the beautiful balled
sometime You'll Return" which will
be attractively illustrated. MacVay and
Seabright who are also on the bill are
novelty acrobatic rope jumpers from
across the sea. They have feature act
that is unlike anything seen in vaude-
Vile here and come direct from the
Hippodrome, London, where they Gre
ated an immense sensation. They had
the endorsement Of the press of that
city. The bill will be completed with
lively and laughable set Of moving
pictures, called THE Awkward Man."
How the World Lives and Scratch
My Back The opening performance
Of this show will occur tomorrow after
noon at o'clock and there will be three
shows in the evening, the first one
starting at 7:15 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

be repeated there on Sunday evening.
The play is in three acts and unfolds q
strikipgly original story. OF course. 1t
is mostly comedy, but there are serious
moments and one or two strong dra-
matte situations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

mouse curtain. The opera itself is be-
ing sung eight times each week, re-
curing three separate casts in addi-
tlon to the fine singing chorus. The
orchestra Of fifty musicians, employs
many unusual instrum ents, all of
which have been imported either from
Europe or Japan. A musical offering
as pretentious as the Madam Butter
fly production is seldom witnessed
outside of the principal cities of the
country and the local management is
to be congratulated for securing it.
''The Yankee Doodle Boy"
Powell and Cohan's new comedy
drama with music bud Hicks. the
Yankee Doodle Boy will be given its
first performance in this city on Sun
day afternoon at the Grand and 1t will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

Blanche Walsh will be at the Willis
Wood on February 10, IL and II and
1.-THE Girl Question" will be the offer
ing there on the three following days.
THE College Widow will be the at
Traction at the Grand during next week.
"Gallops" will be presented at the
Ehubert next week by the Barker Stock
company.
! Tilley Oleson will hold down the
Iboards at the Auditorium all Of next
week.
4 'sThorns and Orange Blossoms"
Z That mastery dramatic conception
Ifaken from Bertha M. Clay's "Thorns
land Orange Blossoms" was presented
bat the Grand this afternoon and will
Ebe given there again this evening. The
least is a strong one. The scenery is
Eall bright and new and many new cleo
Etrical effects have been added to the
[production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

comedy ouartette. And one of them
the prize winner at that-was present
ed by a petite brunette whose name
for stage purposes was announced as
Miss Gladys Brown. Miss Brown wore
a tight fitting blue dress OF the Anna
Held type with abbreviated skirts. She
sang a song with pretty good effect and
without losing her voice and then she
spoke a little piece about the reforma-
ton plans of a little boy in quite Va
clever. fashion. Miss Brown deserved
the prize. Frank Robbins, a young
man with a sweet tenor voice even
though it is not of unusual strength,
sang in a most acceptable maner for
an illustrated song Meath the Old
Cherry Tree. Sweet Marie" and Mr..
Harold Chamberlain, baritone, made
a hit singing "Budweiser's Friend OF
Nine" 1t was far and away the best
amateur bill for real merit that has
been put on at the Majestic.
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Amateurs at the Majestic.

With the exception of some of the
ensemble singing of four young men,
who called themselves 1.-THE Comedy
Four" when some fearfully and won
derfully made discords prevailed, the
amateur acts on the bilf at the Males
tic last night, were all so really good
as not to be ludicrous and therefore
they did not have such side-splitting
effect as have some of the acts which
have been presented during the past
few weeks. There were three other
amateurs on the bill beXdes the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08
rmnrovements at the Crystal.

W. F.. Lyon of Kansas City. Kansas,
who recently purchased the Crystal
theater at No s12 Kansas avenue,
where he has been running high
class moving picture show, was In the
city yesterday. Mr.. Lyon has control
of quite a string Of these moving pic
ture houses in this part OF the coun-
try. He says that he has awarded
contracts to the amount Of $4,000 or
$4,000 for improvements to the Crystal.
These will include the putting In of q
new front, new stage, new seats and
the redecorating Of the place. He de-
cIares that he intends to make the
CRYSTAL the finest moving picture show
house In the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

Telephones for your convenience at
Prices drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08
At the Play Last Night.

writing. The College Widow" was
given an adequate production at the
Grand last night and the fair sized
audience that witnessed 1t seemed to
be highly entertained. as well it might
be. '"The College Widow has been on
the stage for a number of seasons. but
it has not been permitted to waste
away as is done with many good
shows. One reason for this is prob
ably found in the fact that 1t is in the
hands of Henry W. Savage Mr.. saw
age always keeps his productions UP to
the highest possible notch.
The company was made UP OF gen
orally capable players and was ex-
tremely well balanced and the stage
settings of the piece were unusually
fine Such hit did the scene incident
to the football game make that the
audience responded with seven curtain
calls Miss Marguerite Snow, who
played the part of the widow. may not
be a wonderfully clever actress, but
her good looks are so volum1nous as
to almost permit her to make great
success of the part Maude Earle
who depicts the prominent waitress. is
exceedingly clever and scored rather
tremendous hit. George 8. Trimble' s
Hiram Bolton was good as was the
work of Thomas Holer as the tutor.
AS matter of fact the efforts of about
every one in the cast were most ac-
ceptable. and the production a most
enjoyable one in all of its details.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

Hummel will have a new Illustrated
song and the moving pictures will con-
sist of two series called 1.-THE Last Car
fridge" and Lost, Strayed or Stolen"
Mr.. Crawford says that next weeks
bill is the highest priced one that has
ever been presented on the Majestic
stage and he is pretty sure that show
will be one that will rank high among
the best of those which have been at
the Majestic this year.
Max Figman.
The next big dramatic event will be
the appearance of Max Figman in the
scintillating comedy success 1.-THE Man
on the Box at the Grand on Wednes-
day, matinee and night. Mr..
FIgman is one of the real
ly great artists of the present
day stage and he has q fortunate We
hicle for his talents in THE Man on
the Box" which was dramatized from
Harold MacGrath's book and has faith
fully retained the story, a rather un-
common thing with plays taken from
books 1t was originally produced In
New York City and had prosperous
run of over three hundred nights ana
but for the circumstance of bookings
could have finished out the year. Mr.
Figman will bring with him complete
scenic production and a splendid COM
pary, including among others Messrs
Douglas A Flint, John Charles Brow
nell. Frank NJ Ranger, George Centre
Ernest p Orr, Herbert Denton, EDWARD
Johnson. John Pearson and the Misses
Fannie Marinof, Madeleine Dallas,
Bertha Krieghoff and Berenice Bucklin
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at Kansas Cf;y.

At the Crystal.
Moving pictures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-08

Matinee, 3 p.m m.
Evening Performances
7:15 S:15 9:15
Amateur Carnival Friday Night.
Ladies' Souvenir Matinee
Tuesday and Friday.
Children's SC Matinee Satur-
days. Entire Change of Pro-
gram Each Sunday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
SMITHSON TO COACH
HIS OLD COLLEGE.

PORTLAND. Ore, April 22.-To be a
college or athletic club coach is the
probable destiny of Forrest Smithson,
who is in Portland again with three
worlds records in his pocket and the
distinction of having beaten Dan Kelly
in a seventy-yard sprint besides.
Smithson will go to the Oregon Agri-
culture College mex week, take a couple
of studies, train for the olympic try
outs in California, go to the Olympic
games-since there is no doubt of his
getting a place--then return to Port
land. He says he has run for no club
except Multnomah since he left for the
jamestown Exposition last year. He
ran unattached in a few meets. OF
Dan Kelly Smithson says:
kelly is not considered much of a
Splinter in the East. but is looked or
as a dandy jumper, and / think he will
get to the Olympic games. He Is work.
ing for a wholesale paper house, and
since tho first two or three meets he
entered after he reached New York has
dropped out of the meets in a way
Smithson's three worlds records, al
made since he left Portland, are: 20
yard high hurdles, in Z AS seconds; so
yard high hurdles, in 6 2-5 seconds. He
won the A. A. U. championship al
jamestown by doing the 12O-yard higt
hurdles IN Is 3-5 seconds.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22

to give the anticipated champions of
1908 the glad hand and to urg them
on to give the world at large the pr oper
idea of the fighting spirit of Newark.
Well Worth Seeing.
Those who have let their dinner hour
arrive and cannot be numbered among
those enthusiasts who were at the park
this afternoon had better shake them
selves. The lethargy of time, indicating
the stage of wizzened nostrils and
pinched cheeks will soon be on them,
else they are without spirit naturally
and do not care if the hands on the
dial of time never tur as long as they
are all right. The proper spirit of a
good citizen is that everything con-
nected with the welfare of his home
town be properly protected, and, even
If he must take q hand in it, he should
try and adjust matters so that things
productive of beneficial results to his
community may be fostered. American
flags almost covered the park-that is,
the wooden part of the park, the grand
stand and bleachers. Is there any better
lesson for the son or the daughter to
have waved before their eyes than the
grand old flag? You can't name me
anything that is better than the Stars
and Stripes. Show me the boy or the
girl who loves and respects that for
which most of our f%orefathers died and
| will show you a good nat and a good
mother in years to come. Lessons OF
good can be obtained at the ball game
conducted like the Newark grounds are
just as we'll as within the four walls Of
any institution. I think 1 have said suf-
ficient about this industry in this city.
It's up TO the good citizens to see that
1t prospers. All hat is needed is en-
-couragement. Let Stallings have it, and
let him lave it in hat generous way
for which Newarkers\ar noted.
l know that 1 am speaking to the mai
and woman who is alive to what is
going on, and perhaps some of you will
find it impossible to be registered among
the first-day fans. Very. well, If you
read THE EVENING STAR of tomor-
row night you will find here something
which win interest you. You know the
old saying that "One-half of the world
doesn't know nov the other half lives"
is pretty nearly right. So the one-half
of this city not present tomorrow can
find out everything that takes place by
perusing these columns. You will, I
hope. derive a little pleasure from this,
although the real stuff a only be pro-
duced by being present and cheering our
Tigers as they try to stick the name of
Newark high and dry in the Eastern
League circuit. Until then by the by.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22

not a heavy hitter. Drake, who has
been playing in left for the past few
days, is not showing up to his form.
Dugan says that Darby O'Brien
lis the real cheese on the coaching lines
and has that bulldog tenacity about
him that makes a ball player. The
chances are that, with Drake n Bell,
DARBY" will be there in the outer gar
den today for the Tigers.
1t will be either Al Pardee or Friend
Frill in the box today. Stanage will
perform behind the bat.
Pardee was NewArk's most success
full pitcher against the Stallings bunch
in years past. This morning Stallings
was undecided as to whether he would
work the big boilermaker or not. Frill
is in excellent shape, and can stand
the left-handed Bisons on their heads.
Anyway, go out and pull for the
Tigers to get away with The first blood
of the 1908 season.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22

small change for the games down at
the park this week.
They will be there, all right, and l
think Mister Stallings made mistake
when he did not cut a side opening IN
the fence so as to let the women folks
out with their chin cutters after the
game. But that is his business, and
none of mine. l know / don't nave to
take my sisters arm after the game.
Oh, no. John will do that and | can see
their finish when they try to a
Hamburg place car after the game. IL
YOU see any heads on the car floors
blame it to the merry Widow thing.
/ hope to see you in the parade this
afternoon, and say, boss, If you get
a chance get some deadhead tickets for
me from Stallings. viii you? I can't
see for the life of me why he didn't
send me one of those s~late-colored
books, and then I would show you VIA
I can do in the roofing line.
Say, by the way. I see Strawberries
yesterday and he looked gloomy. His
side partner, "Jake the Kaiser" was
with him. Said Strawberries: Jake,
there is one chance for us at that OPEN
ing anne to win" And Jake fired back
across his shoulders, "And what is it?'
why said Strawberries, III we beat
the Buffaloes." Now wouldn't thai put
a crimp in them funny-house hats.
Who don't know that? But Straw
berries was only kidding. for he went
on; "Now, Jake, have this on me and
l will tell.' And another vent was
put into one of those round things,
''If Stallings puts in Pardee | will bet
you the next treat that the Tigers will
win The bet is on, and by this time
I guess you know who has to stand the
treat" Not Strawberries, anyway.
Say, by all that is Essex" you know
what that means in German, we'll, II
that Warren street guy isn't going to
have one of the Tiger megaphones. Yep,
he let the cat out of the bag last night,
and his bootblack told me. I see a new
bootblack tomorrow up Warren street.
but I can't help it. Good-by.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
bOTHNER TO
MEET SANDELE,
THE BIG GREEK
Pair Will Clash in This City To-
night to Settle Ar
gnment.

George Sandele, the Greek, who. is to
meet George Bothner, the lightweight
champion wrestler, at waIdmann's
Theatre tonight, is anxious to meet
Young Hackenschmidt, the "Bavarian
Tiger" to a finish, under mixed style
or Graeco-Roman rules, and is willing
to wager his share of the purse money
that he will win decisively two straight
falls within an hour.
Sandele is younger, stronger and more
aggressive than Bothner, and EXPECTS
to force the Princeton College instructor
to quit before the time limit, notwith-
standing the latter's wonderful clever
ness and ability to withstand the
severest punishment.
Bothner has appeared against every
heavyweight wrestler in the country in
handicap matches, including Tom
Jenkins, John Piening, Frank Gotch,
Emil Selva, Leo Pardello, the Cuban
Wonder and others, and has never yet
suffered defeat.
The contest between Young Hacken-
schmidt, the "Bavarian Tiger" and
Neil Olsen should prove to be one of the
most exciting ever witnessed, and the
powerful young foreigner will be forced
to exert himself to escape defeat. The
unconditional contests should attract a
big crowd, as a gala night sport is as
sured.
Kid Cutler, the youth who will some
day make his mark and set it higher
than any of his predecessors, and has
shown more than usual wrestling inge-
nuity, will appear at Waldmann's Thea
tire next week. Anybody who thinks he
can wrestle can get a dollar per min
ute.
Cutler is going to take on all corners.
He issues a challenge to any wrestler
to meet him fcatch-as-catch-ean. He
is not particular how many he takes
on. lie will try several at each per-
Torrance If they offer themselves. II
they stay a minute they get a dollar.
The longer they stay the more they get.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
GIANTS OPEN At
POLO GROUNDS
THIS AFTERNOON
First Game of Season, with
Mathewson Pitted Against
the Superbas.

1t was opening day at the New York
Nationals this afternoon, and the usua.
flag decorations, the martial strains
from the band and the usual crowd OF
thousands of fans all helped to make
the opening day a memorable one
Manager McGraw departed from the
time-honored custom of having teams to
parade across the field before the game
and there was no official, county or city,
to throw out the first ball.
1t was a real business-like opening,
and all h frills were dispensed with,
Why this is SO. no n around the
Giants headquarters could tell.
Mayor Mcclellan opened the proceed
ings last week at the American League
grounds by throwing out the first ball,
and some fans in the big city have been
unkind enough to say that because he
did that the ceremony of throwing out
the first ball Of the season would be
done away with by the Giants. BE this
as it may. there isn't much missed will,
the cutting out of this particular stunt,
as none of the men selected to throw
the pellet out are able to do any more
than roll it along the ground.
The opening card brought the Brook
1yns and the Giants together and They
lined up as follows:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22

A New Hustler Here.
And to the members of the Board
Of Trade and to the citizens of this
community l want to introduce a new
citizen of Essex, George T. Stalllngs,
"a man who has won fame in his chosen
profession ever since the day he intro
duced the national game into the South
and won the whites over to his side
by being the first nan to separate the
colored ball players from the white
players. 1t was Stallings who did this,
and today he is spending his novitiate
in this city learning how to become a
good citizen and a taxpayer. He should
be given the and of welcome n of
confidence, and he should expect 1T 70"
he has sunk thousands of dollars al
ready here, and his stay has not
reached ninety days. He told me
standing in the new grand stan1 yes
terday that he would give this city the
best baseball team in the Eastern
League circuit. Here is how he said it,:
81 have met some of the best people
of this thriving city, and | ind thin
to be h%ospitable. / did not come here
and sink my money without first noting
the kind of people | was going to deal
with. / have confidence in Ncwarkers,
and when the baseball season coils oy
J am sure they will say of me, If not 20
me we are glad he came here, "
Doesn't that sound like a man who is
going to do his part to build the city
and extend it's name? He should be
encouraged, so patronize him when
you can, and see that your employees
do the same. The city will be better
ell around for the dollars spent at the
park, where thousands gathered today
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
TO HONOR MARATHON WINNER.

YoNKERs, N. Y, April 22.-Tom P.
Morrissey, the winner of the Boston
Marathon race, will Do given a big re-
ception when he returns home tonight.
The Mercury A. c., accompanied by the
different athletic associations in the
city. will meet him at the station and
escort him to the Orpheum Theatre,
where Mayor Nathan A. Warren will
make an address congratulating the
young runner. who has won the honor
of representing the United States in the
Olympic games to be held in London
in June.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22

dren of Adam began spreading nut lnot The various corners OF this globe OF
ours there a always been an innate feeling of ompetiton existing in a.
Eyer since the game of baseball "a first played there has been a glamour
around it that has increased in it's fascination until today n o other American
game car compare with our national game Other sports have come and ~tayed
awhile with III tut baseball has not only stayed with us unbrokenly since it's
bepinnine but II has increased in it's popularity. In a way the god nan of
IN CITY is at stake this dy of the baseball opening, and it is I'D to every
1cideavake citizen IN every capable business nan to show ONT interest in
IN welfare Of the Newark team known around the Eastern League circuit
n the "TIeers" 1t is admitted by those whose brain is not warped by
nreiudbe that baseball is m of the best things by which to advertise a city.
NevarKs Board of Trade is very soncitous of making the a m of Essex
County seat known everywhere and the Board of Trade must now count on
its baseball team is one of the besta and most accurate methods whereby the
fair name IF the city will be circulated. IN m Y opinion every merchant should
nut his shoulder to h wheel and help to make the Tigers h best team in the