The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-18


Tho Orphouk
A cute little joke Nfsa Jap opens
the bill at the Orpheumsb by turning
aerial somersaults with lightning rap
idity From that moment the show
goes on with snap. The Morales Trio.
Japanese acrobats. tumble pleasantly
about the stage.
he first appears-nobody understands
why he calls himself The Human
Band when he ramble8 through q
more or less amusing monologue.
Suddenly he makes q noise like q
train-and everybody Jumps: you see
yourself steaming away from the sta
ton. bound for K. G. foot. toot-
Island in the distance; just little
Observation-Disclosures the business-like
toot of a tug, a hoarse fog horn. a
steamer whistle. Brantford. accord
ing to Manager Clark, isn't Brantford
at all-he's "Jim" Mccormack, ex-
prize fighter. friend Of big Tim" Sui
Ivan.
Quota, a real dancing dervish, has
an elaborate act-whirls madly about
the stage and introduces some clever
lighting effects. A musical trio-El-
kfhs, Fay and Elkins-can sing we'll
and pass their stunt over the foot
lights with east.
A nice little girl with pink hair rib
bons and sash appears In the Bran
don and Taylor act. She gets rather
chummy with the audience-had a
good bit of fun at the expense Of ex-
Chief ]. w. F. Hughes at the matinee.
Her swinging stunt was pretty-but it
wasn't new.
Callkins' orchestra opened the pro-
gram, and Pathe Weekly pictures
closed it. The bill changes on Thurs
day. A. L. H.
The Majestic.
:. Again the cowboy hero. and the
false friend with the big intrigues for
dispOiling the guileless plainsman;
again the wicked fiance. and the
pennfless but true hearted woman
who saves the situation and marries
| the hero, and at last again the villain
utterly and finally discomfited Again
but the reader having proceeded
thus far into the details of the treas
ure trove of "His Last Dollar" now
accessible at the Majestic, will grasp
purchase OF seats wherein he may
revel less vicariously.
The play is western. southern. and
eastern. all in one; for the hero, who
Kentuckian by birth and breeding. a
Texas herder by trade, and New
York millionaire by adoption-that H.
he is induced by the eastern friend ia
| make New York his home SO that the
supposed friend may manipulate his
gold in the stock market and fleece
him of the possessions that have come
to him by luck, wit. and work. The
part of the rich and retired cowboy
who still loves "hess'' in remem-
brance OF his jockey days in the south
| is ably taken by Jack Marvin. He is
on the stage most Of the time and the
| tension of his role has no saggy OF
dispirited moments.
| Mason Wellington has the part OF
the villain, and Mr.. Wellington, the
most amiable appearing person in thu
whole. cast. cannot be said to be the
| ideal villain, and vet at times hi,
character is SO very reptilian that Il
he were to be cut in two. half Of him
would live till sundoWp,
There is a bright bit Of conventions
Kentucky girl characterization by Mis
Genevieve Russell, with her best worl
in the animated derby scene In which
the hero returns to- his old trade O.
Jockey and rides the race.
| At the close Of the E1ce act, Mar
| vim rides out on the stage on q BIZ
white horse. looking the conquerinl
hero, though one might wish that tn,
horse was OF somewhat leaner built
for the track. and that he might b,
| sweating and blanketed-so much d.
we cater to realism on the stage.
J. G. Sturtzman as q Semitic broker
was SO excellent at times and SO other
/ "AeS a. oeAASA 0--tAA<al e, NATURAL now
and explosive and artificial then; still
| the audience laughed, at it and an
| plauded it, and that in addition {,
some little concern about box offic,
receipts. was the aim of the acto
when he played it.
The play last night was more an
plauded than any performance tn
company has given this season, an.
there was sparkle to the reparte,
that earned the laughter it evoked.
Il b. H.