The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-10
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At the Novelty.


It is an exceptionally coed bill at the
Novelty the first half of this week Every
act Is really good and there are three that
stand cut as Tar above The ordinary. in fact
they are so good that on ordinary weeks
each Of the three would be a healthier by
itself. The program Is well balaneed and
each act Is finished, being staged by real
professionals, none Of whom showed any
thing Of the amateur class, Sometimes
shown in the ''split-week' circuit.
The novelty skaters who open the per
formanee, after the sixth episode of Trail
ed by Three are really experts ON the
rollers. They show some new stuff and do
puts the audience with them. They are
followed by the italian Due" azpair Of
sitigers far above the average seen IN LEGAL
Foiee that Is true and sweet Her numbers
are well received m every instance end
especially when she put the ''Jewel Song
tho somewhat "throaty-'s The only trouble
with the program is that It should be re-
stuff and finish too lightly. If they would
put the Anvil Chorus at the end Instead
Of at the start they would get away bet
By far, Little Lord Ronefts is the star
of the bill, The diminutive actor does a
series of impeFssHatfons, none Of which
fail TO bring down the house This tiny
artist has appeared IA Topeka before, but it
Is doubtful If he ever had a better vehicle
than he has this year. He is followed on
the program by D5Fe Jehnseh, step
artist with accent on the word artist
Johnson Is not great singer but he is
The most unusual act seen at the Novelty
for some time is the Holland DoekFill conn
pany, with real circus riding act. The pair
of equestrians have four beautiful trained
horses with them and even in the eraInpei
they show 'seme really worth while ? high
sehooP riding stunts. The finish. with
all four horses and both riders performing
the curtain fails. And by the way that is
q real test of the worth of an act in q
vaudeville house where audiences seem to
take the appearance of the last event as the
signal for the rush for the street.
AT the 0rpheum. =
Have read the story of Homer Comes
Home" under some ether name in some
magazine or other, but just cant remem-
version as produced by Thomas Ince and
Charles Ray was even more enjoyable than
the magazine version. It's Fenhing little
comedy that has it's touches Of pathos,
just enough of them to make the comedy
all more Entertaining
1t is the story of the country boy with
big ideas and misunderstood by his towns
men. Fired out of his last job he leaves
for the city where 1t is his dream to re-
turn in pomp and splendor TO his home
town Getting a vacation and having saved
a few hundred dollars, he spends both in
creating the impression he is a millionaire.
ment manages to make one of his big
ideas become a reality and at the same time
making his bluff stand up" OF course
the story has lore theme running thru
it. just enough of love story to add spice
to the plot.
Wonder whether it is because the right
sort Of stories are always picked out for
Ray Sr whether Charlie is such a whale
of an actor In either case, the eombina-
ton is always a happy one He just makes
one live the story with him. In Homer
Comes Heme" he Is one of those whole
hearted country boys, that each of us like
to think We once were. He is ably sup
picture -eh, well, that is enough = 2.
The bill for the first three days OF this
week at the Orpheum also includes. q reel
of the Pathe Weekly and a reel of those
Mutt and Jeff cartoons. which always draw
a large number of children every time they
are shown.