The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-11
At the 1HEATERS.
Sarah Padden.

SnODS ana 8uODD6Ty are given SOIhC
knockout blows in Harold McKent
Barnes play success. 1.-The Little Shep-
herd Of Bargain Row." in which Sarah /
Padden will appear at the Grand thea
ter next Thursday and Friday.
Nora Blake, the central figure Of the
story, was not brought up on truffles or
pate-de-foie-gras. Indeed. left an, or
phan when a babe, she picked a. rather
precarious living from the streets. The
experience. while not calculated to
pamper her stomach, sharpened her
wits, and as the heroine OF Mr.. Barnes
play, when thrown in with so-called
society she manages to hold her own
with the best Of them. Indeed. In a
verbal encounter with. particularly
domineering. snobbish old woman. she
gets quite the best of it.
The play is chuck to the brim with
lines and situations calculated to de-
light the average red-blooded Ameri-
can who works for his dollars and
knows their value.
O'Brien's A1instrels.
Neil O'Brien and his ''Great Ameri-
can Minstrels"- will be the attraction
at the Grand Opera house next Satur-
day, Nov. IA, matinee and night, pre-
seTitfnx for his third annual ~ 11mageN
brand new entertainment from the
first part to concluding feature. En-
couraged by the brilliant success and
two seasons as a star, Mr.. O'Brien and
his young manager, Oscar F. Hodge.
promise many loyal admirers q per-
Torrance Of minstrelsy this season even
more classy, refined and enjoyable than
the splendid show OF the past two years,
which was conceded to be almost per-
lection IN minstrel production. With
complete new outfit Of scenery, ward
robe and paraphernalia, almost an en-
tire new roster OF singers. dancers and
comedians, a new comedy act by Neil
O'Brien and a big new dancing feature
staged by Pete Detzel, the O'Brien
show evidently intends to live up to its
promise Of presenting everything
new each year.
| At the Novelty.
| Max Harris Six Stylish Shoppers. one
Of the best dancing acts in vaudeville;
! Angelo Armenia and Brothers, the
worlds fastest tumblers; Billy Brown,
Offering a bunch of clever limitations;
Lewis ana Keesler, classy and popular
songs. and Kluting's entertainers, a
| group OF well trained cats, rabbits
| doves and dogs, will make their final
appearance in the city tonight at the
| Novelty. The five acts make up one
i Of the c1assiest vaudeville bills SO far
! this season.
my Cinderella Girl advertised az
the somewhat different tabloid" will
be the attraction for three days start
ing tomorrow. There are fifteen prin-
cipals in the show, nearly all Of whom
do specialties. It Is novelty in the
way of tabloids and its success has
been enormous since it has been out
in tabloid form.
Radcliffe Series.
Madame erviIle-Reache. said 20 be
the worlds greatest contralto. will
sing at the Grand theatre Friday. No
vember IS, at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Following are comments OF the
American press on the singers voice:
Boston Post. May %, 1914: The
wonderful voice of Nine Gerville-
Reache has been heard before in Bos-
ton. The voice stands by itself among
the few great voices known to the
present generation. Its dark and no.
BILE tone Is matched fittingly by the
consummate art of the singer, and the
elemental feeling with which she in
terprets the most emotional music
that ever came from the pen Of Saint
EaenS.
Annette KelIermann Pictures
All who have seen '.Neptune's
Daughter in which Annette Keller
mann is pictured, declare that It is
by no means wonderful to them how
she changes from q mermaid into a
mortal Annette Kellermann is SO per-
fectly at home in the water that she
IL a veritable daughter Of Neptune,
god OF the ocean and ruler Of the
deep. She swims with ease of one
whose natural element il the sea-
'Neptune's Daughter" which comes
to the Grand all next week, is said
to be tho most gorgeous pageant OF
sea and landscapes ever photo
graphed.
At the Hip.
For clean pure comedy-drama OF
| h. i0h cd oh
have seen nothing to compare with
1.-THE Ragged Earl" which opened a
two days engagement at the Hip this
afternoon. This beautiful feature was
made by the Lubin Co. for the Pop
ular Plays and Players company and
it represents q type of ph0todrama
that for the past five years the Amer
lean public have been clamoring for.