The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-16
Bailey Declares They Are Max
ers of World History.
Star in Top o. TIL World Likes
to "Tickle'' Folks.
IN REAL LIFE.
Maiden's Goo Goo Eyes Made
William British King.
Maxine Elliott Owns Theatre
Because She Smiled.


face. Take a seat here and think you
are in swell cafe drinking bottle
of apollinaris. I'll be done in just
few moments" Fred Bailey, co-star in
Bailey & Austin's ''Top o. TIL World"
greeted the State Journal man thusly,
as the one with the pencil entered his
dressing room, at the close of the show
last night
Fred took longer than usual remov-
ing his makeup. A wooden affair much
like a putty knife worked overtime on
Fred's cheeks. Talk about baking
enamel on automobiles, why say. I've
got that beaten forty city blocks.
should engage member of the Plas-
terers' union to work on my face every
night after the show" said Bailey. At
last, however, he succeeded in getting
his face cleaned up.
Don't you think you would like TO
play in a real serious drama?" asked
the reporter.
Heaven deliver me-" gasped Fred,
look of horror 'ershadowing his fea-
lures. ''Pd be fine looking What
would not. None of that for me, young
fellow. Newer. 1 like to make folks
smile and feel good. No tear producing
ing for Bailey Talking about smiles
Say, a smile is the greatest thing in the
world. Nothing like it.
Smiles History Makers.
Make folks smile and you can get
anything in the world they have, be-
lieve me. People have whole lot OF
sorrow in their daily lives without COM
ing to a show shop to cry Why, the
history of the world has been greatly
Influenced by smiles. A smile is what
helped make Bill Taft president of the
good old U. S. A. A smile from Maxine
Elliott, dear girl. tickled my old friend,
]. p. Morgan, and now Maxine is run
ming a play house of her own Just
get in my aerocar and fly backward
with me for about a thousand years
md ho n n
smile Some mogul in Normandy, one
of those fellows who went into battle
looking like a walking branch of the
tin trust, about that time, happened to
meet a pretty maid. The fair one was
bathing her 'tootsies' in a brook. On
seeing the gentleman in hardware she
made goo-goo eyes at him and smiled.
Well, the result Of it all was a we'd
ding and some time later a nine-pound-
er who was christened William. Bill
became a duke He thought one day
he'd like to rule the British Isles, so
he gathered his army about him and
sailed away like Honey Boy to Eng
land. He put King Harold down for
the count of 10 in one fast round and
became the Conqueror. So you see
England owes much of its history to u
smile. The fair one did the business.
Yes, sir, people certainly do like to sec
smiles. They like to smile themselves
and L try to make them"
'NThe Top o. tn World
From the smelters of the comic
opera producers have come many
pieces and one is 1.-THE Top O. tn
World Strictly speaking, the piece
which was greeted by a good house at
the Grand last night, is not a comic
opera. It's hard to tell just what it is.
But one thing is certain it pleases.
The work of Bailey and Austin is de-
lightful. While it is of the circus or
der, it could not we'll be improved.
The production is well staged and it
is one of the best dressed shows of it's
kind on the road A few new jokes
and comic situations would do won
ders for the piece and a little more
ginger wouldn't go amiss. Taken all
in all, however, 1.-THE Top O. tn
World" is above the average when
it's good points are taken into consider
the theater goers are cOncerned-it
makes one forget trouble and care for
awhile.
A feature of the production is the
singing of Miss Adele Oswald. She has
a rich, well trained soprano voice and
pretty face, but appears about as much
at home on the stage as the trained
collies. Florence Smith as an Eskimo
belle was especially pleasing. There is
also one man in the cast who could
sing. He is Francis Carrier, whose
ward. The chorus was kept busy
changing costumes.
Taken as a whole, the production
was the most pleasing one of the kind
that has visited Topeka this year It's
mission is to make people laugh, and it |
so well last night that even
Mr.. Bailey, the Jack in the box, and |
his candy kid partner were entirely |
satisfied.