The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-17

after it's close in the spring. Both in
opera and concert. Mime. Gadski is
great favorite, not only because Of her
wonderful art as a singer. but also be-
! cause Of many personal qualities which
make lifelong friends Of all who come
to know her.
The Beauty Shop
i. Raymond Hitchcock, Americas
foremost funmaker in the musical
comedy field and who is now in his
| seventh season as a star under the
direction OF Cohan and Harris, will
come to the Grand Opera house Fri
day, October 20. He will appear in
,, his latest Broadway triumph, 1.-The
Beauty Shop the greatest success
| Of his career.
Marine Band.
The concerts to be given in Topeka
by the famous United States Marine
band at the Auditorium the afternoon
and night OF Wednesday. October FL,
! will mark an epoch in musical annals
| of this city, for SO seldom is leave
granted by the president to the band
to absent itself from Washington that
/ tional capital is looked upon as q spe-
/ cial compliment to the people Of the
locality thus favored.
| In appearance it is always striking,
i for it Is made up of men mostly Of
/; fine physique, and its brilliant uni
/ form of red coats with white factngs.
/ blue trousers and red caps i4art1stical-
ly attractive. The leader, Lieutenant
William H. Santelmann, is of a stature
which would have made him fit
I subject to be impressed into the IA
nous Grenadier Guards of old Fred
erick William Of Prussia. This band
| is said to be unsurpassed even by the
best Of Germany or France. The mu-
Ic{n v,1n Awy x64 hn
everybody. whether skilled in the art
or not, for its programs are made up
from every stratum Of musical posi-
ton. Its range Is unlimited.
At the Orpheum.
Beginning Monday night the Car
Rob company will open an indefinite
engagement at the Orpheum theater,
presenting one bill each week with
matinees on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. Her Lord and Master -
| which was SO successfully played by
Effie shannon and Herbert Kelley,
has been chosen for the opening at
traction. Miss Robinson plays the role
Of Indiana Saltwater, a young Ameri-
can girl who marries a sedate English
man, q very pretty ingenue part.
A five-p1ece orchestra under the
leadership Of Professor Calkins has
been engaged and a 15minute con-
cert will be played in front of the
theater prior to each night perform
ance.
j Popular prices will prevail matinees
10 cents for children and 20 cents for
adults; at night the lower floor will be
.20 and 80 cents and the balcony 10
cents.
At the Novelty.
The management Of the Novelty an
nounce that they have secured from
their booking offices in Chicago a
vaudeville program for the coming
week beginning with Monday matinee,
with the usual midweek change that
they believe will be as good an offer
ing as any they have had in some
time. Owing to the scarcity of good
tabloid musical comedies, vaudeville
will be played all week. Mark and
Emily Green in their comedy musical
act, open, the show for Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. They have a
score of musical instruments with
which they are said to be adept.
Kennedy and Kramer. who style
themselves, THE Versatile Couple -
are unusually clever in their southern
dialect and songs they use in their
black and tan offering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Roberts and COM
pany present what is said to be a
screamingly funny singing and dane
ing skit. The Cowboy. the Swell and
the Lady,
Hyman Meyer, THE Man at the