The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-23
Til E,fi1'M'lz,
Majestic.

| Perhaps "BoWser's Bosom Friend"
| played by North Bros. at the Majestic
| this week as the closing bill of the sea-
| son, is one of the best comedies seen
| at the theater this season. The plot or
| the play hinges on the fact that Mrs.
Bowser's present husband is her third
| one, and that when she was married
the first time, a girl was born. She
concealst these facts from her present
husband but confides in Mavin Meek
man. her husbands bosom friend. She
pelsuades him to tell her husband that
| the girl is his own. This he does, but
| not knowing the girls age, tells Bowser
that she is Z. To keep up the story the
| young woman has to be dressed as q
| little girl. An old professor who is i'll
love with her and a young man who is
| likewise affected arrive on the scene
and together with Meekmans StrongH
minded wife, they make a plot full Of
amusing situations. In this play MISS
Genevieve Russell, as Mrs. Benjamln
Bowser,' wears "a HANDSOME gown
which even masculine eyes can appre-
ciate. 1t is difficult to individuality in
speaking of the work of the different
players as the cast is exceptionally
we'll balanced. But the closing bill, in
the natural presentation of the most
absurd situations is a credit to them.
and is we'll worth seeing.
The musical program, including the
Sextette from 'Lura" and other grand
opera selections, as well as a descrip-
tive "Trip to the North Pole" overture,
is remarkably good.
The cast of the play follows:
Col. Benjamin Bowser Mr.. E. Ferguson
Malvin Meekman CHS Bosom Fried
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr.. r. E. Hilliard
Travis Dale. Mr.. Orval Spurrier
Prof. Travis Maltby. Mr.. Ira Herring
Tim Mulligan. Mr.. J. w. Dennis
Mrs. Meekman. ...... Miss Gene Fulmer
Rose Water. Miss Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Rose Bowser Observation-Disclosures.
| ............. Miss Genevieve Russell
Novelty.
An act that is one of the most unique,
and one that produces more laughs to
| the minute than any seen this year per-
haps is Hans Nix's Baby" by Hayes
& Alpont, on the first opening bill for
| the sumner season at the Novelty this
week. A midget plays the part of the
baby. His lines are not varied, being
limited to a babistic yell of 'ya-ah,'
which to a married man doubtless
brings vivid visions of many sleepless,
walkful nights The cherub displays
cherub in being hard to please. He is
continually getting hurt and then
nothing will sooth his injuries but
Papa Nix's kissing the wounded spot.
And the cute little "tootsum'' contin-
ually brings the hat packs, dishes, coal,
his parent.
I Grayce Gorden, a clever little lady.
sings a song in which she tells that il
the wind had blown the other way she
might have been a single girl today.
She also extracts the kernels from sew
eral good jokes, more or less youthful.
She wears some beautiful clothes
In accordance with the summer
schedule only the two acts are given.
Two different moving pictures open the
bill, with another picture between the
acts and the three reels are repeated
after the last act. giving those VINO
came in late chance to see all of
them. One film, Discharged" opens
with a scene showing ships coming into
New York harbor, and also the docking
of an ocean liner is remarkably fine
and interesting. The Conflict a film
picturing the struggle of woman of
the world who finally decides to enter
a convent, is one of the best seen i'll
Topeka for some time. The colored
lights used also add much to the eff
fects. A crowded house attended both
the afternoon and night performance.
AS has been announced the program
both of acts and of pictures will be
changed every Thursday Beginning
Thursday of this week and continuing
the rest of the week the acts on the
bill will be Sully e. Laurson, comedy
tilt board acrobats, and Bert Page. who
sings and talks and does acrobatic
dancing.