The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07
Little Women" Will Charm
Grand Patrons Tonight.
Then Comes the Great Lauder
Next Saturday.
"lN SHE'S MY DAISY"
Maybe He Will Sing That Old
FavOrite.
Bookings Few and Far Be-
tween After Feb. IA.
Coming to the Grand.

SOuInk ~ lAlC NH0hus
ronight-Little Women.
Wednesday-The Divorce Question.
Saturday-Harry LAUDER
February 19-Parkhurst series,
Kneisel String Quartet.
February 23-Red Rose.
February 27-Radcliff SERIES Alma
March 2-3-4-Rhoda Royal Indoor
Circus.
March 5-Parkhurst Series, John
Mccormack.
March 6-Washburn play.
March NEGRO Players Of America.
At the Majestic.
North Brothers in The Swanee
River.
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville and musical comedy.
At the Orpheum.
Vaudeville.
Should a girl measure her affections
according to the amount of her pros
pective husbands bank account
That is a problem that is secretly both
ering many a Topeka girl Perhaps
she wouldn't put the question so bald
1y. Rather. she would ask herself, Is
It right for Jack to expect me tc wait
until he can support me In the man
ner to which have been accustomed
Another interesting question might
present itself and that is, how long
must I wait?
In the times of Louisa NJ. Alcott's
Little Women" forty years ago, the
girls never stopped to argue the sub
ject. They didn't consider their
fiance's bank account. they did not
wait, and lastly, they married the men
they loved. In those days. girls mar
ried at seventeen and were grand
mothers at forty. oddly enough. they
lived happily.
Late marriages are now the rule.
cost Of living and the fathers opinion
that the man who marries his daugh-
ter must be able to begin where he
left off is not apparent.
A we'll known college professor re-
Gently volunteered the information
that the ideal age for men to marry
was 25. Twenty is the ageless age. he
declared, the silly, milky, tasseled age.
when boys are apt to be croupy and
need mother. Unfortunately, he did
not state the ideal age for girls to
marry.
How youthful marriages work out Is
we'll illustrated in Little Women" the
play which will be seen again tonight
at the Grand: The matter of the
would-be husbands bank account
comes up just once and is settled for
ever by ignoring the possibility Of un-
happiness on account of limited
means.
Wingfield and Ridings will present
''The Divorce Question" by William
Anthony Mcclure at the Grand on
Wednesday night for the first time at
popular prices, which were arranged
for Topeka only. through the courtesy
Of the management. The splendid
success of this play at McVicker's 8
theater in Chicago where 125 per-
formances were given would tend to
prove the merit Of this attraction.
The next and in all probability the
most important theatrical event of the
season will be the appearance of Harry
Lauder, the great Scotch comedian, at
the Grand on Saturday night. Mr.
Lauder Is engaged in his sixth Ameri-
can tour under the direction of Will
liam Morris and is en- route on his first
trip around the world, taking in a nine
weeks dash across the continent to the
Pacific coast where he sails for a six
months tour through Australia. Mr..
Morris has engaged a company of
notable foreign artists to tour with Mr..
Lauder, including the celebrated dra-
matte actress, Mona Garrick in a series
Of impersonations; Irene Borcseny, the
Hungarian gypsy cymbalist; Alfred
Latell and Elsa Vokes. in "A Dog Of
Fantasy" the English contralto. Miss
Ethel Bourne direct from Albert and
Queens halls. London: Erno Rapee.
the Hungarian court pianist. and Jack
Ark. the Australian athlete in a
unique exhibition of diablo. Among
Mr.. Ladders repertoire will be featured
his new song successes: It's Nice to
Get Up in the Mornin' but Nicer to Lie
in Bed TIA Ia. My Bonnie Maggie
Darlin'" and 1.-The Lodger" Among
others he will render some of his old
favorites, such as ''Shes My Daisy"
"Roamin' in the Gloamin',' She's the
Lass for Me- I'm the Safest O. the
Family The Kitty Lads "A Wee
Deoch & Doris,'' Same as His Father