The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04

Eight victor ARTISTS
Mercy me, what wonderful time had
last night. 1 sat for two hours and half
on u hard, hard seat at the Auditorium
and enjoyed every second OF the perform
ance. And my long cherished dream came
true. For many a long year 1 have wanted
to see these record making" men in per-
son, and to hear them sing as they are,
not as they are canned. There is no need
for me to take each man personally. Be
cause every son Of gun was great There
were two or three exceptions that stood
out little over the rest. But the whole
was remarkable entertainment And one
thing I noticed and heard SO many people
remark about afterwards. there were only
two people that left the building until the
last note had been sung. They probably
liked it, but they may have had to go
eral points of the performance that struck
me as out of the ordinary. Generally a
concert of this sortfeontatnS lot or high
fluten classics that only the chosen few
can understand, but this program was SO
arranged that the whole wide world could
enjoy every number. Popular songs, semi
ballads, a little touch of jazz and a regu-
lar hokum monologue. There was won
derful clearness and perfect articulation In
every voice. 1 don't believe there was
single word that was lost as so often is
the case with the greater amount of
singers, either high-class or Just singers
Probably the greatest number on the
program to me. was Henry Burr singing
"A Baby's Prayer at Twilight" Here is
an old song that has been murdered and
buried in vaudeville house in the country.
but Henry stepped forth last night and
made that audience almost sob with his
wonderful voice. I have never heard
singer with such an even smoothness, such
articulation and such personality.
And then that wonderful Billie Murray,
household word, like Pears Soap. or
Peruna, he is known from Coast to Coast
and yet there are mighty few folks who
ever heard this artist sing in the flesh. And
those who ventured forth last night to the
auditorium were tickled stiff at all he said
and at all he did. Here is man that
grace and such personality. A congenial
smile, a straightforward mannerism and
oh. boy, how that man can sing: The
the entertainment placed Billie Murray
10000 higher in the favor of the folks
who have listened to him sing thru the
little horn. His January" number was
I wish 1 could go on forever telling the
good points Of this entertainment. But the
rest of the gang. Albert Campbell, John
Meyers, Frank Croxton, Monroe Silver
Fred Van Ems, Frank Banta. all performed
wonders Monroe Silver filled In the jazz
end of the bill with a powerful lot of good
! stories on his ever faithful friend Cohen y
| And big Frank Croxton sang some darb
! Southern songs. This big basso has ap-
| peared in Topeka once before. He ap-
| peared here several years ago with the
/ Theodore Thomas Orchestra at the open
/ ing of our Auditorium.
But it was a great show, new idea.
| and there wasn't n man, woman or child
who left the big hall last night that was
not Thoroughly satisfied with it ALL 1t was
arranged thru Mr.. Faris of the Jenkins
| Music Co. who are the local representatives
for the Victor Talking Machine Co.
And before forget it-Gosh, didn't those
fore it was all over. And 1 guess that will
be about all. N. S 4.