The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
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| Beyond all doubt the most appealing
play of the day is George NJ. Cohan's
mystery farce. Seven Keys to Bald
! pate which will be presented at the
| Grand -theater Friday matinee and
night.
Washburn Play.
| She thought her husband was STAIN
| less and pure. She worShiped him.
made him her ideal. And then along
came the woman who revealed a hid
den chapter in her husbands youth.
The outcome of the story is found in
the presentation of Oscar Wilde's IA
nous drama, IAN Ideal Husband" at
the Grand Opera house, afternoon and
evening, Saturday, December Ii.
About 25 members of the college and
Topeka's most prominent society set
will have parts in the play and a great
deal of interest is being aroused
among Topeka theater-goers by the
clubs presentation, Special scenery
has been painted and the club prom
iSe5 an entertaining evening.
At the Novelty.
"A Night in Monkey Music Hail.
is the title of novel act at the Nov
city for the last half of this week,
starting today. There are several
monkeys in the act and they give
regular music hall or vaudeville per-
Torrance themselves.
Joe Burnes and Murray Kissen
come well provided with good. songs
to sing and stories to tell and Kalma
and Company have an illusion act that
appeals to the very best minds.
Lewis and Chaplin are expected to
keep the audience in a good humor
with their new supply of nut comedy
and Cornella and Adele will dance
their way into the good graces of the
patrons.
The Pathe News will show the late
events OF international interest.
At the Hip.
When Sid Lewis, the brainless WON
der,fsteps out on the stage OF the Hip
theater today pleasant memories of
his enga cement at the Novelty last
season will return. Some entertainer
is Sid Evelyn and Dolly are said to
be two clever cycle and skating girls
and the Troy Comedy Four have an
act in which harmony. melody and
mirth predominant. There will be a
complete change of pictures today.
At the Aurora.
Friday program at the Aurora Of
fers that popular actress, Jackie Saun-
ders (the Maud Adams of the screen),
in that interesting Balboa American
drama, "A Bolt From the Sky" The
story of an unsophisticated young girl
made the dupe of a clique of matri-
monial conspirators, forms the basis
of the plot of an nterest-compellin6
three-act Pathe drama.
A 750-pound bear will decorate the
landscape on the Aurora theater stage
this week. John L. Sullivan" is his
name and tonight, Friday night, Sat
urday matinee and evening, the huge
animal will perform feats for the the
alter patrons.
John L-'S'' manager claims that the
bear is the largest performing animal
of his species in the world. On Sat
urday night the bear will wrestle with
a local wrestler, who has not yet been
named. This match, however, is open
to any one and nobody will be barred.
Sullivan will perform in addition to
the regular pictorial program at the
Aurora. He will not be seen at the
afternoon shows.
Iris Review.
Marguerite Clark proved her YER
satility at the Iris Wednesday with
her Interpretation in THE Prince and
the Pauper'' of the two characters,
the Prince of Wales and Tom Canty,
a beggar lad. The production will be
repeated again tonight The play fol-
lowed with religious consideration the
famous work by Mark Twain. 1t was
directed consistently. The characters
that Miss Clark portrayed stood out
well among the clusters of royal folk.
The star was just as good as the pau
per in rags as the crowned STRIPPING
in all his finery. To the many thou
sands of Mark Twain readers in To-
peka. The Prince and the Paupsx"