The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
OrpheuTn.

Orpheum.
If you don't mind a slight straining af-
ter effect-a mild cloudiness of metaphor
r lq fhe sSst MI WI sdn r3ink
man and delightful little picture. 1t was
adapted from a shrort story by George
ly publication bore the name of salt of the
Earth" Its subject matter is concerned
with a wistful chorus girl and a soldier
of their line. Miss Ferguson in her role
of earnestness. self-sacrifice and zeal is
real and lovable person. Wyndham
Standing Is notably pathetic as the brave
unfortunate and George Backus the
judge. chill, upright, proud in his posses
sion of blue blood and many houses and
lands. give a distinguished performance.
Mr.. Chautard. the director. is an expert
in his line and has seen that the eye and
most of the senses shall be satisfied AS
1 said before my only kick is regarding
the substitutes and some Of them are all
right
Novelty.
You never saw such show, never in the
length of your young life. l have seen
thousands of vaudeville shows in my
checkered career but I never saw such a
bill the present one for real personality.
Every act is chuck full of it and every per-
former abounds with it. 1t oozes over the
Tugs you back upon the stage and you be-
come part of the show. / sat there last
| night and tried hard to find flaw but
there were none. ask Roy Crawford and
Bob Mack after the show, IL in all their
experience in the business had they ever
seen such evenly balanced. ful-'o-pep,
And that's going some for Bob Mack be-
cause he put on show for Mrs, Column
and Roy, before I say what it is 1 might
add that Roy is a Topeka boy. Roy John
son, the son Of M. and Mrs. J. A Lortie
circus performer for years and left here
years ago with the old Sells and Downs
| show. he was here about ten years ago
| with the Sells Tlntn show IN 1910 This
| act is an aerial act of the first water. Es-
telie does a few tricks that I have yet to
of her stuff is generally done by a man
johnson has an easy way and they both &c
about their little act in thoro business
like manner: The second act. Hans Hanke
| is all the bill implies. A Genius at the
Piano. Hans has the remarkable person
ality Of making you like him without say
tied up In bundle. Then out popped
Ward and Dooley here is something extra
they do it with the finest display Of Show
manship that have seen in some time
And now for Yorke and Marks. II any
| sane person can define this act, they are
a wonder, these two 'entirely out of theiI
heads" boys have all the hokum, jazz, in
sane ideas. nut comedy, etc. etc, etc: in
couldn't begin to explain, because there
| Is no explanation to IL. 1t is and ii isn't
and 1t could, and it couldn't The last
famous LoumuIler productions. and as
usual is excellent While IL is an old idea,
yet they are always relished by the vaIde-
Vile patrons because Of the novelty. The
young hlondish one person in the basket
was rather good to look upon And that
finishes a remarkable bill. Mr.. Crawford
will never get good one in the house
again. I don't think five better acts could
he gotten together in Topeka. As usual
THE Tigers Trail'' Is still trailing blood
curdlingiy- And. o. nearly forgot to tel
you try to keep the pickles out of the
Paris Green, and guess that will be about
all n. S. A.