The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06
At the Grand.

The large AUDIENCES attracted Dy
! 1.-The Gumps" and similar offerings
on the road is additional proof that
the musical portion of THE Gumps"
functions admirably and according to
all accounts, the song part of 1t has
also much to boast of in the way of
lyrics, while some of the dances are
superlative.
The opening song, "Junetime," q
ditty oft repeated is without difficulty
implanted in the memory OF him who
hears 1t, and serves to introduce Edna
Northlane as one of the musical farces
most capable warblers. All the songs
and music in THE Gumps" was writ
ten especially for the comedy and the
| theatrical ri hts to same owned by the
I mana gers, Norton, Bunnell and Klimt
and presented in THE Gumps" exclus-
| lively.
THE Gumps" come to the Grand
today, matinee and night.
''The Old Homestead" by Denman
Thompson, that beautiful play depict
! ing New England life of years gone
by, now on it's thirty-fourth annual
tour will be presented by Augustus
Pitou. Inc, at the Grand Wednesday,
November IT.
With it will be the ever popular
and lovable old character of Uncle
Joshua Whitcomb, portrayed by Will
I liam Lawrence. which part he has
! played over three thousand times.
No actor on the American stage can
say he has played a star part as many
times. Another quaint character, is
! that of Cy Prime, Cy will be recalled
as a persistent sutton of Aunt Matil-
/ da's, has courted her for years, in fact,
| but never quite got up his nerve to pop
! the question. This chara cter is por-
trayed by Charles Carter, who has
been with the company for over
twenty years.
Then there is the famous double
quartet. singing the old songs that al
ways prove so popular in the first act
and the music of the Grace church
! choir in the third act. The Swanzey
band is also in evidence with George
! L. Patch, who has been with the COM
! pany thirty years, playing the fiddle
for the old-fashioned reel in the last
! act
! At the Isis.
Hailed by critics everywhere as one
! of the really big pictures of the year,
/ the Cosmopolitan Production, HUI
moresque," will be shown at the Isis
| theater all week.
! "Humoresque" ran serially in a pop
ular magazine and was later published
as a novel. The spirit of the book
was transferred to the screen with re-
| of Frank Borzage.
! The work of Alma Rubens, Vera
Gordon and CASTOR Glass, and Dore
Davidson in the chief roles is said to
be particularly pleasing. Cosmopoli-
tan Productions made the picture and
it is a Paramount Aircraft release.
At the Novelty.
/ The little inside information, more
commonly called dope" which we
will slip to our customer folks in re-
gard to the bill at the Novelty the
first half of the week will contain
| some real surprises. Bride IS" goes
| episode they do say there are some
very exciting and mysterious situa-
| tons.
| The vaudeville on the program looks
way above the average and starts off
| at a lively pace with Love and Will
| bur" in a combination of singing and
performing on the Roman rings which
| they call Speed and Smiles;" follow
| ing in the wake comes the Hollins
Sisters and Cloutier in "Mirthful Mo-
ments of Musical Comedy" and just
| to keep things going Cato S. Keith
butts in with comedy sketch, an act
that is way out of the ordinary. under
the caption of Pretty Soft" written
by billiard Booth, and considered one
of his best. We will be delightfully."-
entertained at this spot by Frank
| Gould, 1.-THE Colored Classic" This
gentleman is an artist and noted for
| his originality. The show will close
with our old shaggy friend big JIM -
better known as Jim, the Shimmy
King This big brute of a bear does
| some very clever stunts and will be
the means of winding up in first class
style one of the best programs seen
at the Novelty this season.
At the Orpheum.
One of Oliver Moroscos best stage
productions. transferred to the screen
is offered for the first four days of
the week. It is "Civilian Clothes" by
Thompson Buchanan and featuring
Thomas Mieghan, whose most note
worthy successes were scored in 1.-The
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