The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS

NOVELTY-Five acts of vaudeville
and Shielding Shadow" serial.
IRIS-Robert Warwick in 1.-The
Man Who Forgot and first Fox
comedy release.
. COzY-Dorothy Phillips in THE
3 Price of Silence"
ORPHEUM-Franci x. Bushman
and Beverly Bayne in Romeo
and Juliet" with special musical
program.
For details. prices, etc., see ads on an
other page of the State Journal.
"Katinka-"
Arthur Hammerstein has surpassed all
former efforts in the presentation OF his
latest success "Katinka," which will be
and night after a years run at the Lyric
and Forty fourth Street theaters, New
York. The scenes are laid in Russia, Tur.
improved upon, as material allowing the
ina gtnation of the scenic artist full scope
As Russian wedding guests, Turkish houri,
and Viennese beauties, the chorus, also, is
offered unsurpassed opportunities.
1.-THE Blue Paradise"
That tuneful and brilliant Viennese oper-
eta, The Blue Paradise of which local
theatergoers have heard and read many
good reports lately because of the wide
spread vogue it attained with all classes of
recently ended a record run of a complete
calendar year at the Casino, will make its
first visit here on, Saturday matinee and
night at the Grand.
Freckles.
''Freckles,'' a song play stronger than the
book of the same title, will be seen at the
Majestic theater on Friday and Saturday,
and matinee Saturday, with an excellent
cast of players and singers.
Washburn GIee Club.
Every organization or company appear
ing before the public has its freaks, pecu-
liarities and oddities. The Washburn Glee
club whose annual fall concert is sched-
uled to be put on at the Majestic, the e1gh-
teenth of this month is no exception. In
the tenor section are Bugs" Griffing,
| height, six feet one, and Asa Crawford,
height, six feet one and half, but If you
'.Porky'' Becker. height. five feet four and
not overly slender. Now follow on down
| the line toward the bass section; Here one
| trying to look on the same music with
Ma Pettis, height, six feet three and q
| half and fairly fat Such combinations are
/ so unusual in everyday life that one is al
first startled that one young could even
get into college as the two pigmy like mem
bers of the club above mentioned. But
| you should hear those little fellows sing
| They are two of the best and the best are
| hard to pick in the Washburn Glee club
this year. The mems voices are so evenly
| skillful training they seem as one great
organ under the touch of an artist. Clas
steal or sentimental selections are tend
cred with equal ease and perfection.
At the Orpheum.
There is nothing lacking in the acting
| the setting the costuming in the
Romeo and Juliet production at the Or
pheum today and tonight. The big super
feature is ALI the advance notices claim fol
it and more. To the admirers of Shake
spearean work this play is of special in
| terest
| At. the Iris.
| Two sets of thrills were enjoyed by ri.
patrons last night. Robert Warwick
powerful characterization in THE Maj
/ Who Forgot furnished one set while tn,
first of the long. expected Fox film com
| edies furnished the other. The Fox film
comedies bid fair, judged by the laugh
opportunities in Social Pirates" to throw
a scare into the keystone people. The!
will be a weekly feature of the Iris from
now on.
Novelty.
Both management and audience seemed
| to agree that the bill at the Novelty thu
first part of the week is one of the blu
| ribbon bills of the year. Two laughabl
sketches are included in this bill and
good team act in DEACON and Dickerson
| Estel and May give a poppy dancing ant
singing act and the, comedy tumbling. o
Monroe Brothers shake out a good deal o
! laughter from the house 1.-THE Shieldin;
Shadow" has its customary exciting stu
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