The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Mrs. VIII Russell, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. n.
j. Petro, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Wor-
ley Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Huddleston,
Mr. and Mrs w. E. Heatherly, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Van Dorp, Miss Edna
Ward, Miss Winifred Jones, Miss
Edith Jones. Miss Janette Kaserman,
Miss Helen Mahlstrom, Miss Thelma
McComas, Miss Elsie Ferry, Miss
| Phyllis McKimere, Miss Ruth Bonn
gardner, Miss Louise Pontenis, Miss
Louise Bell, Miss leila Spears, Mr..
| Robert Yost, Mr.. Golden Becker, Mr.
Arlo Hubbard, M. William T. Shep
| pard, Mr.. H. s. Chase, jr., Mr.. L. Bar
mum, Mr.. W. G. Reed, Mr.. Henry E.
| Forsgren, Mr.. w. H. Often, Mr.. j. A
Billings. Mr.. w. E. Glover. Mr.. L. NJ.
| Penwell, Mr.. Charles Cuthbert and
Mr.. r. H. Cooley.
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| A play which is to be given on next
Friday night at the high school audi
class is said to have clever lines and
good humor. They have chosen Oscar
Wilde's play, The Importance of Be-
ing Earnest" There are two leads.
One will be taken by Thelma Huston
and Tom Wakeling and the other by
| Russell Zarker and Alice Morehouse.
| Following is the cast, which has
been coached by Miss Vera Bowen
dramatic art instructor of the high
| school:
John Worthington. .........Tom Wakeling
Algernon Monerieff. 5000. Russell IA rker
Rev Canon Chasuble. ........ Melvin Booth
Merriam Butler Russell Stone
Lane, manservant
Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax. .Thelma Huston
Ceclly Cardew- Alice Morehouse
Miss Prism. governess .vivien Horsfieid
| George Greenwood is business manager
|
DR.. Lydia DeVilbiss is spending the
weekend in Kansas City. Last night
| she made an after dinner address at
dinner given by the Medical Woman's
association of Greater Kansas City
She talked on Opportunities for Wo-
men in Medicine in War Time"
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Mrs. Paul Jockey and Miss Eta
Yockey entertained Informally at their
home on Lincoln street last night.
The musical program for Grace ca
thedal for Sunday morning is as fol-
| lows:
organ Prelude (romance from sonata).
Mrs. j. a. Campbell. -''i L
anthem .oh How Amiable Maun ndes
offertory, Before the Crucifix' La Forge
Mr.. Hugh Dickerson.
Program for music at First NJ. E.
church tomorrow:
/ MORNING.
Prelude, ''Larghetto' .Moritz uaupmann
Offertory, "Pastorale in A. Henri Deshayes
Postlude, March in D major. .Guilmant
EVENING.
Prelude, "ProcessionaF'. Dubois
Offertory, Sea Song. .......... Mcdowell
Postlude, Festival Hymn" ....... Bartlett
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/ New York society is all "het up
over Helen Moller, the Greek classic
ell
| whether Miss Moller wore any clothes
or not. Read what the World has to
say about it: The main interest in
the entertainment provided by Helen
! Moller and her dancing pupils at the
| METROPOLITAN Opera House the other
| Moller'S appreciation of the Greek
ideal in dancing. but with the more
prosaic query, Had she or hadn't
she anything on?
Miss Moller might argue that this
item has nothing to do with the case
and that her work must be considered
from the viewpoint of art alone.
Anyhow, the query doomed big all
afternoon and attained its climax in
the Valse Lente number in which those
who ought to know such matters
claimed she hadn't. This claim was
supported by Kisses indicating the
presence of some in the big audience
whose ideas of the Greek practice
differed from Miss Moller's.
Certainly Miss Moller used a far
more effective lighting arrangement
for this effort than the stanchest de-
voice of ancient Athens or Delos ever
dreamed of. 1t was one that COM
pletely baffled the modest chronic1el
of her performance and he is still ir
the dark, as it were.
: So was she, except for the few
3 thrilling seconds when she leapet
. across the green spot on the stage
disclosing herself in the most prfmi
tive of hot weather costumes.
Prior to this Miss MolIer had exhib
. tied a group of her dancing pupils, al
very small youngsters, and, judgins
! from their habiliments, the proper
place for them was in the bath tut
or home in bed
Miss Moller's interpretations maj
I suit her, but they can't hide the fac
that, as a dancer, she is ungracefu
and oftentimes awkward. The enter
| tainment was patterned after the lisa
4 dore Duncan standard. A 1arg,
vided the accomplishments.
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Notes and Personal eNntion.
Mrs. J. B. Walker, who has beer
| i'll in Christs hospital, is improving
Mrs. Joseph Radcliffe will go tt
Newton this week to visit her daugh
ter. Mrs J. H. Rhodes.
Mrs. H. D. Hogeboom has returned
from Kansas City, where she spent {
few days.
Mr. and Mrs John Hostutler, O.
Hutchir son. are guests of Mr.. an6
Mrs. E. W. Cline.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Davis. of Sa