The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-16
At The THEATERS.
Grand.

Grand.
Breezy humor softens the more i'm
tense passages of Help Wanted.
Jack Lait's comedy-romance OF the
Grand Opera I 7use, October 20, and
it stands as an ideal combination OF
thrills and laughter. Henry Kolker.
who will be seen in the leading role
Of Jerrold r. Scott, has the task OF
characterizing prosperous business
man with perchant for young
stenographers and who is often with
out the services of confidential sec
rotary as q consequence OF his ten
dency to random lve-making.
At the Auditorium.
1.-The chart tor the United State3r
Marine Band concerts at the Audis'
toriufn Wednesday afternoon and
night opens tomorrow morning at
Guilds Music store at $50 o'clock
There has been an unusual interest
shown in the Marine Band engage
ment here and a large number of orr
ders for seats have been sent in by
mail. These orders are filled as they
are received. The checks are made to
Horace Whitehouse, a stamped and adj
mittance and the tickets are delivered
by mail. The prices are, afternoon.
rs, so and rs. cents, and night. rs, SO,
Is cents and 81.
Novelty Review. s
Gilbert Losee, a singer with a wide
range Of voice, presented the best act
at the Novelty last night. Losee has
three varieties of the human voice, So
prano. tenor and base. The average
person can sing none Of these we'll,
but Losee had ap leasing and excel
but Losee had a pleasing and excel
In addition to that, he Is an exponent
Of good yodeling.
Billy Kinkaid, a Scot, opened the
bill with one of the best and without
a doubt the most original juggling act
ever shown in Topeka He was a
comedian and dressed in a Highland
costume, dealt out something new in
the Juggling line. The California Trio
played mouthpiece instruments and
the violin well, giving their auditors
Ayres q comely and well dressed cou-|
ple. put over q clever line of roper
toire and songs. The Four Mariner
closed the bill with an odd singing
Offering, all having good voices and
special scenery. A pretty Eclectic
s. J.
jubilee Singers.
Nearly five hundred seats were sold
Thursday for the concert by the Hams
Jubilee Singers at the Auditorium Mon
day night. and the seat sale has been
heavy today. An unusual number OF
line parties will be held. The proceeds
will. 20 towards q good cause The To-
peka Christian Endeavor Union il back
ing the entertainment and the money
viii be used In hospital work and in
providing flowers for invalids.
At tho Hip.
Today The Hip offers an exceptionally
strong feature, having secured Winchell
Smiths great play, 1.-The Fortune Hunt
err" william Elliott heads the excellent
cast and il supported by Ethel Clayton.
CASTOR Bell, Geo. Soule Spencer, Ruth
Bryan. etc. Nat Duncan, having failed
In every position he has secured. IL,
found one night by an old schoolmate
who takes him home to his own apart
ment. Just how this plot is carried out
and how In the end Nat marries the
wrong girl offers q comedy drama never
before witnessed.
At the Iris.
When Upton Sinclair wrote and
published his book under this name,
It probably created more worldwide
comment than any othe- single work
Of that year. Nor was its hold on the
people confined to q brief space of
time. 1t still has q tremendous sale
throughout the world. and has been
translated into every language. For
, this reason. II for no other, the ulti-
mate success OF the picture following
this tale II assured. Tho story il
morbid and seems, from q layman's
standpoint, exaggerated. but It has
such q human appeal. such wonderful
continuity OF action. that it should
draw record crowds wherever shown.
One could mot read the book or zee
the play without being able to tell Mr..