The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27

pie story, have been an agreeable sur
prise to those who looked for some
thing else, and Mr.. Miller has been
winning constant praise.
Coming almost direct from its en-
gagements in New York and Boston.
Ready Money will be presented at
the Grand on January 10 under the
management of William A. Brady, Ltd.
The idea of the comedy is charm
ing, quite apart from the sordid money
interest that might be indicated by the
title of the comedy. The honest and
earnest efforts of the young man TO
get wealth and get it quick. SO that
he may win the girl he loves, are
shown in a comedy thick with sur
prisingfy funny situations.
Ready Money" comes with a rec
ord Of eight months in New York.
eight months in London, four months
in Chicago and three months in Bos-
ton. and is played by large COM
pany organized with Mr.. Brady's
The presentation Of Edith Thayer in
Arthur Hammerstein's latest musical
contribution. 1.-The F'iref1y," Is a reve-
latiOn of what q composer can accom-
plish in lifting an operate organiza-
ton above the plane of commonplace
musical comedy. Miss Thayer viii be
seen in pleasing and effective roles,
first as an italian street singer-then,
toward the latter part of the first act,
Disgusting herself as a boy. to escape
from her cruel father.
There is not a moment, when Miss
Thayer Is on the stage, that her child
like patter does not amuse the audi
ence. She Is graceful, coQuettish. a
rowdy tomboy by turn.
Otto Hauerbach has provided the
appealing, humorous and sometimes
pathetic story, about which Rudolf
Friml has entwined the musical set
! ting of The FREELY" which comes to
the Grand on January 16.
With the approaching completion of
the Panama canal, the attention of
the entire world is focused on this
greatest engineering feat in history.
Lyman H. Howe has chosen wisely in
| making this the big feature Of his new
program to be presented at the
Grand, two days, commencing on
January 20. A well known writer de-
scribes the canal briefly: THE whole
thing is stupendous, prodigious. over
| whelming." This Is exactly the i'm
preston impaired wildly on the mind
of every spectator Of Mr.. Howe's re-
production. Wherever world history
] Is making-wherever world fnteres,
! centers-nO matter Wherein
Howe's photographers seem to always
get lncI0
The Travelling Salesman. the com.
edy to be presented at the Majestic
( next week by the North Bros. Stock
| company, concerns the chance meet
ing of Bob Blake. a knight of the
sample case. and Beth Elliott in a rail.
way waiting room on Christmas day
Beth Is a charming type of the plucky
American girl who makes her own liv.
ing as telegraph operator, meets Burke
and on a generous impulse shares hel
Christmas lunch with him. They be-
come friends and Blake learns that
Beth owns a valuable piece of land
and that it is to be sold for taxes
which she can not pay. Rather than
see her lose her land by it's becoming
bought up by an INSCRIPTIONS small
! town capitalist. Blake pays the take.
himself, saves a small fortune for the
4 girl he has grown to love and, OF
course, marries Beth.
Full of comedy, bright lines. anus
ing slang, and wholesome village hui