The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

THE Girl Question comes to the
Grand Saturday night This is one of
the biggest musical successes on the
road. It is companion piece to THE
Time, The Place and The Girl and
is now nearing it's 1000th performance,
having played 339 consecutive perform
ances In Chicago and more than $50 in
the other big cities Of the United States.
Howard and its book and lyrics by
Frank Adams and Will Hough. The
company is under the direction of the
Askin-Singer company.
At the Majestic.
Collectively the acts at the Majestic
this week offer an entertainment of ex-
|ceptional vaudeville excellence. The
management has APPARENTLY tried to out
do itself in the salary way for there
are four really meritorious numbers be-
side the three "steadies" and Luken's
African lions, positively the highest
vaudeville act" which is announced as
this weeks top liner. What a multi
tude of this and that crowds behind the
curtain. "vaudeville!'' Now it's rem
nants from a zoo-African lions made
to play pussy wants corner and eat
from the hand. Indeed these beasts OF
Teddy's quest seem to be quite as do
INVESTIGATED in their great steel cage as
so many sleepy house pets of their Ill
liputian kin, and might be suspected
of having already engaged space in the
National Museum did they not occa-
sionally show a fearful line of worries
and demonstrate how very easy 1t is to
leap over their masters head. The an
imaIs do their stunts, yawn and roll
over with remarkable docility and un-
Outstanding, yet 1t must. be admitted
by those on the near seats that there
are obvious reasons why the jungle
kings live in tents instead of theaters.
The "steadies," orchestra, illustrated
song, and Majestiscope. have been
greatly enhanced by the engagement OF
Miss Rarricman to share the songs with
ton is Childhood" well rendered with
Miss Barricman in costume. The Stub
blefield trio of aerialists have clever
| act and to close give a ready sugges-
ton of what could be done on a rope
fire escape by such guests. Newholf
| and Phelps present something more
| than ordinary in singing and dancing
with a newsboy and girl skit Inter-
polated with local items which are curl
ousiy well taken Dan Roby in black
face made a clean" get away-he got
away with more applause and appre-
citation than has heretofore been re-
corded at the local house, notwfthstand-
ling the fact that his press agent has
been in hiding and the programme bill
\ ed another act. Rosa Roma, the Gypsy
violinist," played with keen inter-
probation and an execution, nothing
lacking. A precision denominated ner
1estic au dience become as appreciatiye as
a violinist of ability and when the Ma
| iestic audience become appreciative as
| of the dancing and song hits Altogeth-
| err the bill at the lone vaudeville seems
| to be even better than is usual and
OCCUPIES a half hour more time but the
one performance fills the evening.
AT the Novelty.
| The North Bros Stock company con-
tiuues to play to full houses at the
Novelty. This week the presentation
is out OF The Fold The simple lit
| tie drama is remarkably well staged.
the first act being laid In scene of
snow at the village church with snow
covered hills and valleys extending into
the background which gives the act a
very realistic aspect Another act for
| especial notice is a school room act
where the village school suffers a dan
gerous Interpretation The play itself
| is stereotyped affair consisting of the
usual action of the usual wronged wo-
| man, hero. kindly elder once having
imade a mistake in love. william. silly kid
as tension alleviators. and the women
gossips of the cross roads. Frank N.
Thomas. the leading man and Mabel