The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-06
Season Starts Today in Topeka's
Three Play Houses.
Remodeling of the Grand Makes
1t the Center of Interest.
HAS GOOD WEEKS BILL
'The Wolff and "The Blue
Mousse" Leading Attractions.
North Bros. in 'Zira"at Majestic
Vaudeville at Novelty.

Not only is Topeka enjoying the La
Dor Day holiday today, but for the first
time in many weeks, the amusement
seekers have a place for the gratifica-
| ton of their desires-in the opening of
Topeka's three big theaters.
The Grand opens today, in both matt
nee and night performances with the
celebrated Marjorie Lake in THE $4,000
Beauty" a musical melodrama with
| twenty-six people.
The Majestic opens with the popular
North Bros Stock company. which
| made such a prom ounced hit this spring
in seven weeks engagement at the
! Novelty. This company will contain
many of the popular favorites of last
season, as well as a number of others,
who were last season with the No. 1
| North Bros show in the east.
The Novelty starts off with high
| class vaudeville bill and this house will
be the home of vaudeville during the
entire season. With these three houses
each offering different attractions, To-
peka should be well supplied with
theatrical attractions of varied kinds
| throughout the entire season.
The Grand will be the chief center Of
attraction today. This playhouse has
been remodeIed throughout and is now
one of the prettiest theaters in the
west 1t is so much different than the
| house which the patrons saw last WIN
| ter, that only he general shape. would
| reveal the identity. In the first place
the entire house has been reprinted and
| re-frescoed throughout. Old gold and
grey are the prevalent colors in the
! scheme of decoration which Manager
L. M Crawford has employed to make
his place more attractive. The light
grey has a cheerful effect after night
when the lights are turned on.
In the rear a few rows of seats have
been taken out. In their place partl-
ton has been built which will act both
as a sounding board and as means
of preventing the noise at the entrance
from extending down into the parquet.
In each corner to the rear of this partl-
ton Manager Crawford has built two
spacious seats, one in each corner, and
each of which will accommodate twelve
persons. These cosy corners Will be re-
reserved for late corners. and on ac-
count of their cOnfOrtableneSS ard
commanding view of the stage they
will be very desirable places. Back of
this partition is a spacious area or
standing room, also for late corners.
The boxes have been lowered and
have also been decorated with draperies
something which the Grand never be
fore has known New richly polSheo
ratings have been placed on the pOxeS
and each box has a closet for wraps.
The six front rows of seats which have
always been too low have been ra1sc1
eight inches and hence have mucn
better view of the stage.
One of the biggest improvements IN
the Grand is the removal of the mez-
zazine floor This floor has been taken
out entirely and the floor has been
closed. in its place a concave wall nav
ing been built which will act as
sounding shell and DETECTION for the
voice and music from the stage IN
this way the acoustics have been great
ly Improved In it's acoutic properties
the Grand will have the endge on any
theater in this section not even except
ing Kansas City.
There are a number of other I'M
provements on the interior of the
Grand. but it will do the public no good
to enumerate them. To properly appre-
ciate the changes in the Grand, one
mu.t see it, and to appreciate the I'M
proved acoustics. one must witness
performance.
The Crawfords announce good bill
for the opening this afternoon and To-
night 1.-THE $4,000 Beauty" Is an at
tractive performance with twenty-six
pretty girls, all of them in pretty cos
tunes and twenty pretty songs
Tomorrow and Wednesday, 1.-The |
Wolf" one of Eugene Walters great |
est stories of the Hudson Bay COM
pany. will be here under the direction |
OF the Shuberts. The Shuberts have
yet to sting the people of Topeka on |
either a production and company. This |
play last season made a great hit, and |
its popularity is as great as ever.
Friday and Saturday nights 1.-THE Blue |
Mouse with the same company which |
was here last season will be the at
traction, this too being booked under |