The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-13
At tho Grand.


Dec. Is, Sothern and Marlowe in
''The Merchant OF Venice"
Dec. 1917, Commercial Club Min
strels.
Dec. 10. Ben Greet Players in '-rhe
Comedy of Errors"
Dec. 20, Mutt and Jen in Panama
Christmas. Stop Thief!
Dec. 26, Olive Vail in ''The Girl
from Mumms."
Dec. 80. Mcintyre and Heath in
'The Ham Tree"
New Year, The Master Mind
Jan. 8, Henry Miller in ''The Rain
bow"
At the Majestic.
The Girl of the Hills.
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville and Musical Comedy.
At the Orpheum.
Vaudeville and Motion Pictures.
At the willis Wood. Kansas City.
Musical Extravaganza
There Is absolutely no truth in the
report that Mutt and JEFF are 70 re-
tire from the stage and CONNIE sneto ~
humorous adventures exclusively 10
the columns Of the various newsRa-
pers throughout the country. we
have il from no less an authority tnan
Manager Gus Hill himself. 1t was
Mr. Hill who originally conceive1 tnv .,,
their fortunes before the footlights, and
it was also Mr. Hill who first saw the .e
fortunes before the footl1gntS. ana II
possibilities Of the Journals popu!ar
newspaper cartoons as protitAoIe
stage attraction. Bud Fishers favor
Ire creations are again to be the
heroes of a. original production AT
the Grand on next Saturday afternoon
and night. The Offering will be Mutt
and Jeff in Panama. The Venlcie
this time will permit the famous lons
and short Of it, to go through q lot OF
humorous adventures under real
mclodramatic conditions. Starting
from Old Point Comfort. Va. they VIII
wend their v:ay to Panama. from
there they will emerge ABOARD tne
Panama exposition at San Francisco
Mr.. Carr, q wealthy man, and hii
son-in-law are both kleptOmaniaci
though neither Of them know OF the
others morbid tendencies. II ls tne
mans daughter. A large number ol
i valuable pfesents having arrived. tns
| prospective husband Is possessed witt
a desire to steal some OF them. Ie
curb this inclination the young maj
phones for q private detective tt
watch over him and put back any ol
the valua3les he may surreptitiousl1
hide away. This Is the beginning o.
the laughab!e story told IN Stol
Thief." which will be revealed at tht
| Grand on Christmas day.
| Not half enough space il left te
rraise .aThe Ham Tree which comes
70 the Grand Dec. so with James NC
Intvre and his droll opposite for hal
a century. Thomas Heath. The We
hicle ia at least eight years old. ane
| a. xuas built upon one OF the creates
sketches of the age, in which Mc!n
tyre and Heath both made Americt
lie back and laugh itself hoarse fol
at least fifteen years. The sketch II
nreserved in its pristine perfection
and given Justify with all the vitalit,
astir. Here are a pair OF perfec
comedians who have not only beer
able to come back, but to repeat tina
| desirable miracle time and time again
MCINTYRE is one of the finest actor
America ever produced. His techn1
cal command of the art OF expression
| is not merely the gift for making run
| for he runs the whole gamut OF emo
tions in tricking his comedy out IL
mockery Of them.
The announcement that Henry Mil
ler will be one Of the visitors to To
peka this season will be pleasant new
to playgoers who have awaited hi
coming in ''The Rainbow" When tht
brilliant comedy was presented at tn
New York Liberty theater. it ran TO
half a year: and both the dramati
writer's and the public declared 1t tn
best play Mr.. Miller has ever present
i ed. and that the star himself has ha'
no better role than that Of the fathe
in this story of parental love. MI
Miller's tour will include the impor
tant cities of the west and south. H
will be surrounded by the New Yorl
cast, and will bring the same hand
some production used during tn
metropolitan engagement.
III Olive Vail, last in Topeka in "Mis