The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Novelty.

At the Novelty.
Two acts out of the ordinary run of
vaudeville are on the bill at the Nov
city for this weeks. show and they go
a long way to make it a decidedly en-
pertaining one. In fact it is a show
which compares with the best of the
several good ones that have been at
this house during the past four or five
weeks. And it is better than some Of
these good ones. These acts are novel
ties and it is because of such acts as
these which come along every once In
a while that keeps up interest In
vaudeville. They are given by the La
Darros and Delphino and Delmora. The
first named couple, man and a wo-
man, mount ladders which they bal
ance on end in truly remarkable fash
ion. They have this balancing down
to such a fine point that one would al
most think the ladders are stationary,
but it is apparent to one with half an
eye that the ladders are not. So easily
do this pair accomplish their balanc-
ing stunts that the difficulty of them
is hardly appreciated.
AS for the other couple, Delphino
and Delmora a man and woman, they
have something really new to these
parts in the way of a musical act. It's
not SO much the things they make
music on that makes the act dec1d-
ed success as it is the ludicrous work
full makeup. He has nose that CLOVIS
a deep red, a couple of incandescent
electric lights for eyes, monstrous ears
which are Illuminated from time to
time and any number of other 1ncan-
descents which flicker all over his per-
son. And his closing number is
scream. He comes out on hobby
horse with makeup on that is good
imitation of the cartoons of President
Roosevelt in his rough rider costume
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only has Illuminated eyes but belches
forth from it's mouth some real flame.
There's another laugh proyoker on
the bill 1t is provided by The Sfdon-
las, the eccentric tramp and the golf
girl. Sidonia is without doubt the most
eccentric tramp who has been seen
here in vaudeville. About all there is
to the act are opportunities for Sidonla
to show off his eccentricity and about
everything he does provokes laugh
The two other acts are presented by
Gaynelle Everett and Harry Turkey
Boyd. Miss Everett is clever singer
and character change artist but she
shines as buck dancer and is as good
a woman dancer as has been seen in
Topeka, and there have been some
pretty good ones here at that. Turkey
Boyd needs no introduction to Tope-
kans. He is a black faced comedian
and has been seen here two or three
times with Dockstader's minstrels
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in this line of work.
For the illustrated songs Miss Lillian
Parfitt has an excellent one in when
Springtime Brings the Roses, Jessie
Dear and she sings it with excellent
effect, while Mr.. Irwin makes his usual
hit with a song called Amt You Glad
You Found Me?" The show is round
ed out with a couple of series of good
moving pictures
Paycen Stock Company.
Because of the rain last night the
Paycen Stock company, whose engage
ment at the Air Dome has another
week yet to run, put on it's perform
ance at the Majestic. That stirring
drama For Home and Honor" was the
bill. 1t is one of the best pieces in the
repertoire of this company and seemed
to more than please the good sized
audience which was on hand notwith-
standing the fact the weather was not
fit for beast to be abroad in, let alone
a man.
This Paycen Stock company has
made itself wonderfully popular with
the great number Of Topekans who
seem to like that sort of a theatrical
aggregation better than any other If
vote could be taken among those who
have this sort of a theatrical fever 1t
is likely that the Paycen company
would vie for first honors with the
Grace Hayward and the Readick stock
companies, which heretofore have been
looked upon as the prime favorites that
come to this city. There is good reason
for this hit that the Paycen company
has made. 1t is composed of really
clever actors and actresses. and they
have an extremely good lot of shows
through which to display their abilities.
+. Sardis Lawrence, the leading man
of the company, may not be of the mat
inee idol type, but he is an actor of abil-
ity and distinction and that's What
counts. In Rachel May Clark as lead
ing woman the company is particularly
fortunate. Miss Clark Is an extremely
versatile actress with fine stage pres
ence and she is mighty popular with
the Air Dome audiences.
But the production of good dramas
is not the only entertainment furnished
by the Paycen company. On it's rolls
are such specialists as Marie Yuill and
Robert Boyd; Monroe Hopkins and
Lola AxteI and Forrest A Wiley,
These five put on variety of vaude-
Vile turns between the acts which are
far and away the best that have ever
been seen here with stock companies.
And in addition some good illustrated
songs and interesting moving pictures
are shown at each performance.
So taken all in all the entertainments
that the Paycen company are putting
on at the Air Dome are good and var
led enough to suit all theatrical tastes.
The bill for tonight will be Her Lord
and Master" 1t will be given at the
Air Dome unless it rains and in that
event it will be put on at the Majes-
tic.