The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-06
AT THE THEATERS.
Grand Review.

The many friends and admirers of
the Car-Rob Stock company will I'M
doubleday be pleased to learn that it
is to be at the Grand for one more
week. The original booking sched-
uled this week for the last one. But
Manager Carter announced to the APP
preciative audience, which filled the
Grand completely last night at the
opening of the company in THE Girl
From Out Yonder." that at the solicit
tation of those who are interested in
the raising Of Red Cross funds here
for use among the afflicted in the
European war zone, he had been able
to make arrangements to continue the
Topeka engagement for another week
And the entire week is to be of the
benefit-performance variety. That u.s.
a certain percentage of the gross re-
as we'll as nights, will be contributed
by the Car-Rob company and the
management Of the Grand to the To-
peka Red Cross funds. Most of the
womens clubs and organizations and
the Commercial club, as well, are go
ing to boost for this benefit. Tickets
for it that will be exchanged for re-
served seats at the box office are to
be put on sale all over town. The
prices are to be the same as those
that were set for this week, ten, TWEEN
ty and thirty cents, the only exception
being that the custom the Car
company inaugurated of admitting
free woman with one paid admis-
sion on Monday nights will not be fol-
lowed on the opening night Of the ben
eft week. Topekans haven't done
much as yet in the way of contribut
ing to the Red Cross funds that are
so sorely needed in Europe. and it is
hoped by those who succeeded in pre-
vailing on Mr.. Carter to hold his COM
tn 2id
the local campaign for Red Cross
funds, to break all records for attend
ance at the Grand during a week.
They believe that there are many To-
pekans who will welcome such an OPP
portunity to contribute in an unosten-
tatious way to the relief of the sick
and the wounded, the widows and the
orphans and all others on whom the
great European war has laid such
heavy hand. The play to be presented
next week has not been chosen as yet
Maybe it will be THE Red Cross
Nurse if this can be obtained. The
announcement of this detail will be
the certainty, though. that the play
will be a good one. And there is lit
tie doubt but it will be adequately in
terpreted and staged. The Car-Rob
company has established fine reputa-
ton in these particulars during its
it eXcellently in the production of
The Girl From Out Yonder." This is
the play that Adelaide Thurston made
famous. There are some who insist
that the play also helped materially
to make her famous. And it assur-
eddy gives Ruth Robinson the best or
opportunities to add to her fame as IN
actress and to display her versatility.
She takes full advantage Of them. 1t
is in such characters as Flotsam.
which is of the ingenue type, that Miss
Robinson seems to be at her very
best. Certainly she doesn't do any
thing better, and her work in this
role in this play is most delightful.
This is also true of all the members
of Car-Rob company in the cast. Jack
Connolly, who is well known to To-
peka audiences. appears with the
company this week in the other strong
part in the play and acquits himself
most creditably. Dick Elliott and
Hattie johnson have comedy roles of
which they make the most, the work
of Mr.. Elliott being unusually good.
The staging of the play attains the
high standards that the Car-Rob COM
pany has set in this particular.
At the Hip.
The Hip. home of high class fea-
lures, offers for the last time tonight
VIM. A. Brady's massive production.
THE Dollar Mark featuring Robert