The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-04

The vaudeville closes with an elabor-
ate ballet. The manikins are moved
about by hundreds Of strings. oper-
ated by two persons. = ~
The program changes on Thursday
THE Girls from Kokomo. tabloid
musical comedy the last half of the
week.
An act new to Topeka, transpar-
ent painting, is included in the bill
this week at the Orpheum. With
their canvas between them and the
audience. the Lelands rapidly sketch
two seascapes. and a drawing of
village snow storm. on which they
work together. The painting is adroit-
ly and artistically done. I'D like to
have those pictures" wished a boy in
the audience.
The Weber family. acrobats, have
the feature act. They entertain the
audience for Is minutes with breath
less dives through the air. They
haven't the usual attributes of an
acrobatic stunt-nO rings, bars or ia
bles. There are six tumblers- each
exceptionally clever. It's the best act
| of it's kind that's been shown in To-
peka for some time.
A musical act, Miller and Shelley.
is used as curtain raiser. Jack
| Levy, with three symphony girls"
pleased the house. They have vari-
ETY. of musical Instruments. and sing
we'll together. Walter Daniels and
Company have a skit called 1T Hap
pened at Rehearsal" It's rather dull
until Daniels gives a remarkably good
| impersonation of an aged actor about
to take his last curtain call.
The bill is the best one that has
been shown SO far at the Orpheum.
1t closes with Pathe Weekly pictures,
which are always interesting.
"A. L. H.
| The Majestic.
The new leading man at the Ma
jestic theater, Jack Marvin. made his
! initial appearance before Topeka
audience last night in the play of the
week, 1.-The White Sister," He took
playing opposite Genevieve Russell,
1 who had the title role. His part was
that Of the soldier-lover, returned
| from an African campaign and inn
sweetheart a nun who had taken the
veil. believing him dead. The role
gave opportunity for a display of
much dramatic ability in the field of
| tragedy acting, and the new man took
! 1t with dash and spirit. His command
of facial expressions and tricks of pose
and manner that go to emphasize the
intensity of a moment Of pathOs or
tragedy, was we'll displayed in the
scenes of the play. His costume, that
l
highly ornamental and gay Of color
ing. heightening the stage effect by
ITS contrast to the simple black and
white Of the convent garb. Mr.. Mar
vim gained a good deal Of applause
and appeared to please his audience at
! once.
| The role of the White Sister is one
In which Miss Russell appears at her
best 1t involves some trying emo
tional work, and that the piece Is a
favorite with her is evidenced by the
way she goes through with it. The
villainess furnishes some necessary
complications to the plot, and Miss
Rose Winchester in this part gives 1t
interest and about the only touch of
humor in the piece. The dialogue of
the play was chiefly concerned with
arsuments between the various char
acters OF the demands of the convent
system and its claims in relation to the
claims of love. The matter Is at last
settled by an accident that satisfies
those who crave the happy ending,
without In any way compromising the
position OF the church.
The orchestra contributions deserve
a word of praise, for they were well
CHOSEN and well given. The cornet
solo, The Rosary" was played be.
tween the second and third acts.