The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-28

Last night Elsie and went down to the
dear old Grand and watched the Billie
King gang tear up laughs anu Iun an, anu
as good as the night before line comedy
was better last night, but the singing ana
dancing fell below the Monday night aver,
age However it was good old fashioned
hokum and the folks there went wild: This
Higgins one person. is funny individual
and scored with every one.
1 went out to the box office between
acts and asked McCaffery how the seats
were g"dlR s Tee Mare He Showed me-
where they had started off in good shape
and was so glad. Whenever l see the
name of Arthur Hammerstein tackled onto
the front end of some entertainment | can
easily see why it would be good. Ham
merstein mas never pulled bioomer ,,Fyt e.,
operctta Sometime was when 1t was mere
early in the season. somebody's SWEEP,
from some of the names in the cast I feel
confident in SAYING this Friday nights
entertainment WI ne ia .I,s ,et oi1f but
am told there are some lovely girls with
the show. And they can sing and dance;
which has not been the case with severai
of the higher class shows here this season.
Then Saturday matinee and night We arc
going to have one of the big treats or the
our dear old Grand inner latest success success,
The Woman of Bronze" Who doesn't
rs Mrs na4 3eis sfS efenee zira rhe
Awakening of Helena Richie and some OF
her lighter plays. Green Stockings" and
.BiIletetl." the later she appeared In here
last spring. Miss Anglin comes here direct
from her phene menal run in Chicago with
her original cast. Aud when say original
cast this is fact. There is n great deal OF.
talk about original casts. So many peopl,
are always saying. it can't he any good
il it hasn't the original cast" and Il
wouldn't go to that play, It hasn't the orig
inaI cast How utterly foolish for people
TO think this. because the past season has
demonstrated that we have been getting
plays and some rema rkabe casts and they
haven't been the original either. But on
the other hand we have had lot or origin
al casts and the same folks didn't know IT,
Proving it makes little difference That
also proves the power of advertising They
see something advertised with Mr.. or Miss
Something -Or-O Other rs the star and they
decide that II Is impossible TO produce that
play without that star Theda Bara Is
claimed TO be the greatest vamp in the
world, they advertised her as that. and
made the theater- gocrs believe it. but the
whole world knows she Is the worst actress
we have in the screen; And such i the
case with many on the speaking stage.
But then. Margaret Anglin needs little in.
PRODUCTION in Topeka Those who attend
the dear old Grand Saturday are IN for
one of the dramatic treats of the season.
Next Monday comes wonderful George NJ.
Cohan's "A Prince There Was" With one
of Mr.. Cohan's great casts On the seventh
of February we are in for opera robin
Hood"
| Personally I think we have another great
| thing coming February asand that is old
DeWelf Hopper in 1.-THE Better Ole" This
is comedy with girls and music. Better
get in line for seats for this right away
out. And I guess that will be about all.
n s.