The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-16

and Thursday. A picture of thrills is the
new William Fox photoplay THE Battle of
Life" Friday and Saturday.
Novelty Review.
Act No. 4 on the Novelty bill this week
should be re-tit1ed "A Dream of Beautiful
Girls something of that ilk as the mind
trary,. when so many silken limbed, good
to-look- upon young Dianas have frolicked
before Topeka Vaudeville audience.
compensation for the failure to appear of
Maude Allen. Topeka dance fans, now-a-
days, who answer to the name of Legion"
the dancing of Mile. Bernice. Her ballet,
toe dance to the Pizzicato from Sylvia"
was an airy bit of delight and her BAG
chanale" was an expression of bacchantic
joy. Her Slave dance" to the Anltra
music by Grieg was accomplished with a
flueney and sinuosity of movement that
fections of any sultan The ensemble
dancing of the six others in the act was
Their pleasant little pipes of Pan" dance
to Schuberts Moment Musical reproduced
the simple blithesomeness of the music
Their classic minuet and the Interpretation
of the Blue Danube waltZes were equally
well received. AS final note all of the
members of the number were Los Angeles
high school girls three years.
Not to give all the space to Mile. Bernice
and her charming sextette, the Mckays
would have been the feature act on an
ordinary Novelty bill The three girls in
the act add further data to the statement
that the present bill is one of the best
beauty shows the Novelty has ever had.
Mrs Mckay gets her Scotch songs across
with an indubitable brogue and the dane
ing of the two girls. the singing. the bag
time, rag-pipe music is good novelty
Their thunderous musical close makes their
act very effective close for bill.
Schoen and Mayme have a remarkably
good double act. Both actually sing, not
in the vaudeville, cabaret shouting man
ner but in such wise as to produce real
music. Schoen's Jew stuff is good not to
say natural and the comedy patter laugh
able.
Jeanne who comes as No. on the bill
is a young thing as dfminutive as Mar
guerite Clark, and possesses innate cute
ness and charm. If she would emphasize
her charm and depend less on grotesque-
ness and boisterousness she would get
away in first magnitude way: The
comedy acrobatic act of Swain and Ostman
is a good live opener for the bill. There is
not the least trace of rawness in any OF
the acts and the fact appealed to the audi
ence. And the array of pretty girls in the
different acts should be seen. d. r. II.
At the Novelty.
Manager Crawford has booked a fine
bill at the Novelty for the first half OF
next week The out of town Xmas shop
pers will have good chance to see some
excellent vaudeville and the seventh edi-
ton of the serial picture ..The Shielding
Shadow The program will offer "Aneta
A aPatrlcS { Otto" two p men that are reg
u1ar comedians in a laughable sketch The
Dogs of War Ruby G Cave ie 4 Co. FL II
of singing, dancing and music. "O'Donnel
& Blair the 1unatic tumblers in Looping
the Loop and THE Voylesteke" troupe
! kings of the Trapeze."
| If the New York reviewers are to be
taken on trust people are still going t.
see the divine Sara Bernhart in her fare
I wellest engagement because of her magi,
dramatic ability, not merely from curlos
! ity Her acting in "Hecuba'' left hardly