The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-24

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X And her husband is content
Sd dfnh Is Wholesome, happy. human,
just plain, uncultured woman;
But she has little child
water s. Trumbull, in January Lippin-
| Convicts in Vaudeville.
| A couple of murderers severa, high
Wdymen, half dozen petty larceny
| men, and blackmailer or two gave
vaudeville entertainment a few DAYS
ago. and their audience was composed
or men whose criminal records were
| quite as unsavory as those of the play
| efS themselves. It starts out like a
| fairy story, doesn't it? But it isn't. It's
only the story of how the convicts of
auburn prison whiled away a part of
| the Christmas holidays.
Some of the convicts who took part
IN the entertainment had at one time
Deen on the stage, if not professional
1 ~, at least in an amateur way.
me story of that prison entertain
in his own words. The writer is Con-
Wet 31,147, and he is editor of the
auburn section of the Star of HOPE.
which is published in Sing Sing prison.
The writer refers to the holiday vaude-
Vile performance as lawn party -
ana ne says 1t passed off without a
| hitch.
And we are sure" writes Convict
No Bill that if Savage or the
Shuberts could have heard the produce
slon they would have booked the show
for twenty weeks. The stage setting
was very pretty and artistic. The chap
| lain is to be complimented for his
taste and hard work devoted to the en-
tertainment.
| "On the platform at the back of the
stage, raised about 1S inches, was the
orchestra, wearing white shirtwaists.
and at table on either side of the
stage, and directly in front of the or
chestra, sat a double quartet, one half
dressed in white duck suits and the
other in military uniforms At the
center of the stage, back, sat our hand
some interlocutor in full dress. Each
table was supplied with colored walt
| er, in tuxedo coat, who furnished the
| imaginary wants of the occupants The
SIX jolly testers were seated at the
right and left front of the stage, three
on each side.
we would like to mention each
name and comment upon their work
put we are not allowed to use names.
We mention the bass solo, however. A
pass solo, as rule, is an uninteresting
number on program, but our joviaI
central office friend, with his big,
round, full tone of wide compass, made
his part of the entertainment the star
number.
The member of the troupe who
rendered his song in a professional
manner, and we predict a great future
for him in vaudeville.
The man who sang Bert Williams
Play that Barber Shop Chord shows
by his work that the glare of the foot
lights is not new to him. His work was
more than good. It was funny. The
other men, acting as testers, each sing
ing something new and popular, made
great hits with the boys.
Our barytone. What did you think
of him Wasn't he great? The soldier
boy and the dude in white duck suit
added their share to the success of the
show.
when it comes to real wit and fun,
We must call upon the sketch team
that have entertained us before. Nearly
all their sketch was original and witty
their local hits were good and to the
point.
1.-The other sketch teams were good
and we'll received, also the mesm erist
the magic man, and the monologue
artist.
cat the close of the show the song
and dance men made the boys sit up
and take notice with their intricate
steps. All in all, it was very success
ful entertainment"
The show was enjoyed quite as much
by the prison officials as by the con-
victS themselves.-New York Times
n Self Named Man.
The next speakers full name is
James Beauchamp Clark. When he
went out into the world, he discovered
that Clark was the sixth most COM
/ mon name in America, and that James
was nearly as prevalent as John or the
measles. James B. also was curfously
numerous, and James B. Clark far from
unusual In the young mans town was
a man of that name who used to get
letters throw hay ,icy
was very annoying. So the future
statesman dropped James and became
Beauchamp Clark. Beauchamp is a
we'll known name out west. They pro-
nounce it Beecham, like that of the Eng
lishnan who makes pills. Now, one of
the incoming speakers hobbies is &C
curate expression, and 1t irritated him
to be called Beecham, when he should
have been called Boshom. with the ac-
cent on the Shom. Painstakine investi-
cation finally convinced him that ONLY
a Frenchman could say it properly,
anyway, so he made UP his mind to
| drop one of the syllables, and after due
consideration he picked Beau as the one
to go. Since then he has been plain
Champ Clark, and is SO designated al
most invariably. We hear of Repre-
sentative Underwood, Congressman
Payne, ct al, but never of Representa-
tive or Congressman Clark. 1t is al
ways Champ Clark, as if hyphenated,
with accent on the C1ark.-Harper's
Weekly.
Sanctuary for Criminals.
In the matter of precautions, this
country is recognized by criminals as
sort of low-pressure area, into which
they will flow in accordance with nat
ural law. Political desperadoes have
long recognized the advantage of alb
staining from overt crime in this coun-
try in order to keep it open as a sanct-
uary into which they can retire when
bent upon gain at any cost have a diff
ferent way OF regarding US, due no
| doubt to the fact that plumber is their
trade, and that no country is of much
use to them unless they carry on their
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