The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-07

Boston English Opera Company
at Grand Monday Night.
Vaudeville, Pictures, Tabloids,
Stock at Other Theaters.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At the Grand.

At the Grand.
Tonight-Potash and Perlmuter.
Nov. 9-Boston English Opera Co.
Nov. 12-13-Sarah Padden in THE
Little Shepherd Of Bargain Row"
Nov. 13-Madame Gerville-Reache,
Radcliffe series.
Nov. 14-Neu O'Brien Minstrels.
Nov. 1s-21-Annette Kellerman
pictures.
Nov. 25-26- Lyman Howe pictures.
Nov. 27-Efrem Zimbalist, Rad
cliffe series.
Nov 2s-The Girl and the Tramp.
Nov. 3O-Cabiria pictures for one
week.
At the Orpheum.
Ruth Robinson in SHAM"
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville and musical comedy.
At the Movies.
The Hip-Feature pictures.
The Iris-Paramount pictures
The Aurora-Motion pictures.
The Gem-Motion pictures.
The Best-Motion pictures.
The Capitalization pictures.
The Cozy-Motion pictures.
The Princess-Motion pictures.
The U. N. O.-Motion pictures.
The Apex-Motion pictures.
Harper's Weekly speaks of Potash
and Perlmutter" as marvellous Joy
ride" and during it's unprecedented run
at the Cohan theatre, from which play
house the famous comedy comes direct
to the Grand tonight nearly a million
men and women took that ride and
most Of them returned for another trip.
No other play produced in New York
City ever drew SO many patrons in that
length of time and no play ever created
more pure joy by its clean, bright fun.
Grace Doxsee, one of the prima dom
mas Of the Boston English Opera COM
pany which comes to Grand, Monday.
Nov. 9, in the production of I'll Trova-
tore" has her own idea of publicity
methods. For instance-she thinks the
press agent a useless luxury. Why
cannot the artists" she says. tell all
that Is necessary about themselves?
What press agent knows as much about
breath she added a fervent none
hope').
ITO begin WITH, I was not child
wonder. I did not even have n good
voice of a yOungster, and all I have
accomplished has been by hard work.
study and more hard work. If ever I
had any idea that success on the oper-
attic stage was easy, I have long since
gotten over it.
Then again-I have never been di-
vorced, never had my jewels stolen
have never been engaged to marry a
nobleman-nor has there ever been a
lawsuit between rival operate impre-
sarios over my services. What do I
think about the operate stage as a
career for girls? All! now you COM
pei me to be serious. That is a sub
ject which may mean so much unhap-
piness or sorrow that I hesitate to
answer on hand; it may result in sue
cess and fame or it Lay result in heart
aches and disappointments. First of
all, I would say-be sure you have the
necessary qualifications-health, a nat
ural voice and an ambition that will
not get discouraged by hard work and
slow progress. l know what it means
to fight for the public favor: it takes
an iron determination-as sometimes
the obstacles seem unsurmountablea and
It also takes an iron constitution"
Neil O'Brien's Minstrels.
Neil O'Brien, the popular minstrel
1 comedian long and favorably known
to minstrel lovers everywhere, will be
! the attraction at the Grand, matinee
and night, Saturday, November IA.
Mr.. O'Brien again appears this sea-
son at the head of his own minstrel
organization which for the past two
years has been cordially received in
every principal city in America Ad-
herring to custom that Mr.. O'Brien
(. has announced he will invariably fol-
low he has organized for his third
tour an entirely new company. mount
ed his show with complete new pro-
duction and promises entirely new
material for his songs, jokes and fea-
lures.
The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row.
Sarah Padden will be at the Grand
Thursday and Friday, presenting a
new play of modern life, 1.-The Little
Shepherd of Bargain Row." Howard
!, McKent Barnes is the author. Orig
inally Mr.. Barnes wrote a sketch for
Elita Proctor Otis under the title OF
The Jewelry Buyer" Later Miss
Otis entered the cast of Potash and
Perlmutter" for a long New York en-