The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19


the Grand Thursday in her new pro-
duction of "Sham," which had a long
run In New York last season, and
Wnlch is meeting with great success on
, is a Topeka favorite and will undoubt-
edly draw a good business here.
AT the Majestic.
In the presentation of Alexander
Dumas Camille the North Brothers
company this week gives Topeka the
greatest production in stock, ever seen
mere. Miss Genevieve Russell in the
ute role gives a great performance
and demonstrates her ability as an
emotional actress feature which her
former parts this season did not de-
mand. She was compelled in her part
10 run the entire gamut of emotions,
from the care free and pleasure low
ing woman of the world in the first
act, to the dramatic scene of her meet
ing with Armand's father. where she
was compelled to surrender her only
hope of happiness, then in the famous
alone and in poverty as the curtain
falls on the last act. Her elaborate
French costumes come in for plenty of
Clyde Callicotte does excellent work
as Armand He carefully avoids all
conventionalities and delineates the
part in true Dumas style. In the ball
room scene he shows the strongest,
al work. 90 O'S e-'-0
Mr.. Chester Beach and Miss Ger
trude Clarke furnish the comedy,
while Roy Hilliard. Ruth Robinson
and Robert Blaylock IN their respec-
tive parts contribute to the success of
the production. No small amount of
credit for the splendid production
should go to Robert Blaylock. the di-
efforts have made the production what
it is The scenic effects painted by the
company artist, Tom Vassel, and the
musical program by the Chicago La
weeks success. Next weeks bill will
be 1.-THE Yankee Hustler with Sport
North appearing in the leading role.
At the Novelty.
Although the whole bill at the Nov
city this week is perhaps above the
average, the feature of the show is
'just one girl" Miss Ethel Hunter,
violinist, who plays well but no better
than a good many others. and is I'M
questionably pretty, but hardly a raw
ing beauty, won by virture of her per-
sonality an instantaneous success both
afternoon and evening performances
Monday. You would have thought she
was an old favorite, returning after a
long absence, to judge by the hand
that greeted her at her first appear
ance at the matinee. 1t was the invo1-
untary tribute to her Individuality
the gods bestow. At that, she is an
artistic of creditable attainment. has a
good, full tone, an adequate technique
and interprets intelligently, but she
owes success to her winning ways
rather than her musicianship.
John Buckley, an eccentric dancer
who also sings and "monologues," is
another hit. His dancing is something
quite out of the ordinary and well |
worth seeing. Buckley is a member of
the famous Buckley family, an aero
batic troupe, with Barnum & Bailey
for many seasons. Will Bradley and |
in a one act musical comedy |
sketch, ''The Wayfarers,'' is a high |
class act and the company includes |
some excellent voices. Mr.. Bradley |
himself has a really remarkable bari
tone and the solo and ensemble singing
is all good. The act is attractively |
staged and costumed. Will r. Pear |
son, with Pearson and JOEL, in "a |
Chinese Nugget" gives a clever char |
of the Heather Chinee. |
Richard Barry and Virginia johnson |
wiring many an unwilling laugh from |
the audience in a "foolishment" called |
Held for Ransom Miss Hazel Kaiser
sings pleasing number. there are al |
ways the Calkins' orchestra and the |
novelscope, and This, ladies and gen
tlemen, concludes our evenings enter |