The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-25

in New York "a rosebud garden of
girls the management has given up
heavy guarantee and has decided
to open a subscription sale for the
seats at once.
The Rose Maid is known to be one
of the most pretentious productions
now on tour. Following it's six months
run on Broadway last season, Messrs.
Werba & Luescher. who produced
The Spring Maid sent this organiza-
ton to a limited number of cities
where the tuneful opera proved to be
great favorite. 1.-The Rose Maid"
has duplicated the success of its sister
opera, THE Spring Maid" in every
, city. Its Rose Song" Moon Song
and other popular airs are extremely
catchy while it's dancing numbers, styl
ish gowns and elaborate scenery re-
quiring two of the largest baggage
cars to hold it, are more to the taste
of the average music lover than most
of the recent New York successes.
THE Rosary will play a return en-
gagement at the Grand on Nov. 10.
Madame X' will be presented at the
Grand on Nov. IL. This play gave sat
isfaction when it appeared here before,
and is one of the strongest plays pro-
duced in years.
The Edison talking pictures will be
at the Grand November "a and %,
with an entirely new program, said to
be better than any they have present
ed heretofore.
For the next week the North Broth
ers' Stock company at the Majestic will
present a western drama, one of the bes.
ever written by the author we all
know, Mr.. Hal Reid, an author who
has lived among cowboys and the west
and knows their traits to a nicely and
brings them all out forcibly in "The
Cow Puncher." The story deals with
a western ranch, cowboys and greas-
ers, the love of a brother for another
until he commits a crime which is
punishable in the west by hanging, and
when the brother is found guilty by
the other. he being the captain of the
rangers is compelled by duty to treet
his brother the same as the other cat
tie thieves. The owner of the ranch
having died the place is left to sis
ter, who is a doctor in the east and
who comes to take charge of the ranch
and does so in strictly business way
Mr.. Sport" North will play the fore
man of the ranch, Tom Lawson.
Mr. Wellington will play Toms
brother Jim.
Miss Russell plays the female doctor.
Geraldine Graham.
Mr.. Hilliard plays Spokane Ike"
the cheerful liar, called by the boys the
biggest liar that ever came over the
pike
Mr. Snellgrove plays Denver Dan. a
blackleg and captain of the cattle
thieves.
Neil Anderson plays Tacoma Tim"
a son of the old sod.
Mr. Walsh plays BLACK Hank" a
cattle thief
Stutzmann plays Carlos Mendoza n
Mexican coward
Miss McNutt is cast for "Slatterv
Ann Bowery girl, Tom Lawson's
ward.
Miss Zana Vaughn will plav Lutcbia
Cordova, Mexican girl in love with
Carlos
The scenery is all western. such as
adobe houses, canyons, ravines, etc.
"Officer $685. that comedy of risfble
tricks and mysterious moments woven
around the life of more or less distin-
gu1shed picture theft, who, in the play
mas chosen SELECT New York neighbor-
of his operations. will be the attraction
at the Grand on November q "Oficer
666 is another New York and Chicago
the biggest success in a long list of sue
ceSsful plays produced in both cities dur
Ing the past eight years, in none of which !
has the atmospheric strata of merriment |
donation of laughter is the tribute paid |
to this Austin MacHugh farce, with its I
plot of mystery woven in a story that is |
full of thrills, and fun.
The Novelty theater has vaudeville |
booked for the entire week with change /
of program on Thursday. The acts for |
the coming week will closely resemble I
and are pleasing from beginning to end.