The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-31

! for his voice In OF the lovelfest char
acter imaginable and only Caruso has
ever approached him in the fneness
and surety of his ear.
He has devoted himself to a man.
agerial campaign in favor of opera in
English and he has been going up and
down the land showing the people
how foolish their old obsession has
been and how much they have lost Of
money, and, what is more important.
OF rational and national enjoyment by
pretending to like opera in foreign
tongues and pretending to understand
it.
potash and Perimutter."
For nearly two years the theater-
eoers OF Topeka have been hearing Of
the wonderful success in New York
City of potash and Perlmutter," and
now at last we are to see these de-
l1ghtful characters who come to the
Grand Opera house on Saturday. No.
vember z.
Abe" Potash and ''Mawruss'' PERL
mutter scarcely need any introduc-
ton. Millions of persons have read
Montague Glass famous stories in
The Saturday Evening Post and
until they cried over the joys and sor-
rows of these lovable cloak and suit
partners as presented on the stage of
the Conan theater, New York.
The story Of Potash and Perlmut-
ter" deals with the fortunes OF Abe
and Morris, who risk their all in or
der to save from a Russian prison a
young man who has fed that country
to avoid persecution. The play teens
with laughs, but there are also many
sweet lOve-passages and touches OF
pathos that appeal to the heart and
give to the comedy its lasting hold on !
the audience.
At the Orpheum.
1.-The Marriage Of Kitty" a delight
full society comedy. the scenes of which
are laid in London, England, will be
the offering Of the Car-Rob company
at the Orpheum next week. This play
is the one in which Marie Tempest is
now starring and is vehicle which
should prove most effective for Miss
Robinson. The play opens in the law |
offices of John Travers in London, Sir !,
Reginald Belsize, a young English |
man has just received q large inheri- |
lance from his grandfather. but in or |
der to receive the money he must be +
married by the first of December, the ,
will also states however, that his wife /
must not be either a widow or a Peru |
Wan. unfortunately Reginald is mad1y !
in love with Madame De Semiano. !
who is not only widow, but whose |
former husband was a Peruvian. Reg
inald consults his attorney. who has
a poor young niece, the attorney sug-
gests that he marry the girl, but not |
live with her and after he has obtain
ed the money and a reasonable time |
has elapsed to divorce her and marry /
the woman of his choice, this plan
meets with many protests from Mad .
anne De Semiano as she is insanely /
jealous of Reginald, but she finally |
consents when the lawyer tells her
that his niece is not comedy and will |
not be dangerous. A very funny scene |
Is here introduced where Kitty Silver
ton the lawyers niece who is really
very attractive makes up for the spin
ster from the country.
Reginald and Kitty marry and she
has handsome apartments on Lake
Geneva where the balance of the play:
takes place. Reginald who has not
seen his wife since the day he mar
ried her calls at the villa a year later
and seeing her as she really is becomes
deeply infatuated with her. Madame
De Semiano also appears and me
Lord" is in hot water.
1.-The Girl Next Door" will be pro-
duced for the last time tonight. Hen
rietta Crosman's play Sham" and
''Such Little Queen" Mary Pickford's !
late success, are underlined.
At the Hip.
Tonight for the last time Uncle