The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
ROTARY FOLuES OF 1922

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| show tonight should be even better
| than the revue last n.ght-the local
talent has gone thru its baptism OF
| spot and footlights.
| 1t is a tuneful and we'll costumed
performance. The forty-five Tope-
kans who take part have been well
, trained and show exceptional talent,
| despite the comparatively few rehear-
sails. There are bright spots in the
/ musical comedy that are worthy OF
many road shows of professionals
| Mrs. Henry Dotterweich and Stan
ley Copeland shine forth in the Ro-
1 tary Follies. Mrs. Dotterweich, tax
/ ing several difficult parts, acted su-
perbly and her singing was excep-
| tional-as IL always is. Mr.. Copeland
| with his dancing, his singing and his
| peppery chorus, put the life into the
| performance.
| Dressed as a newsboy Mrs. Dotter-
WEIGH in the second act. arriving on
I the stage from the aisles. put on one
] Her makeup was perfect and her
song. sally" with Miss Marjorie
Hodge perched high in the set"
made a decided hit.
Mr. Copeland as "Dapper Dan"
with his chorus OF Dapper Dams and
Danes instilled real life into the per-
Torrance. His steps were lively and
without stiffness he swung his help
ers into the rhythm of the jazz music.
and the demands of the audience for
encores seemed genuine.
Playing opposite Mrs. Dotterweich
was a matinee idOl'' of other club ex-
| hibitionS-Bill Eden. Mr.. Eden. tall
and handsome-gawdsa the bald
carried thru the lead in a natural and
1 pleasing manner. His song IN For
get You" with Mrs Dotterweich was
the most effective Of the evening.
The scenes were on deck of a
steamer bound up the Kaw. Frank
Edison as captain of the boat opened
the show with a lively tilt with his
| sailors. Then Roy Bone. made up
perfectly as the cook. gave Mandy
n Ne" including steps and dialect.
Roy Bone always is a scream. His
second appearance last night was in
white face when he rendered the song
that has made him famous in local
theatrical circlee-''what Are the
! Wild Waves Saying?" His local
era cks' amused the audience and
it encored until. Almost out of breath,
Mr.. Bone found it necessary to sing
the Topeka newspapers in which he
said that one printed the news that
happened after dark and the other
printed the Gospel of Saint Mark
brought down the house.
Harold Rankin's Land of Long
Ago last night was sung beautifully
but owing to a disturbance of ap-
parently 1000 late arrivals in the
gallery his number was ruined. The
sailors .quartet-the Washburn Glee
club quartet-ever popular in Topeka,
started with Let the Rest of the World
go By and ended with a jazzy tune
that brought out several encores. The
quartet is composed of Bill Neis-
wanger, Horace Bowman, George
Greenwood and Ted Ross. Horace
Bowman also sang April Showers
and George Greenwood, Ten Little
Fingers hits of the evening
Ralph Mcdaniel, as the cabin boy.
hit funny spot with the audience
Mr. Mcdaniel weighs probably 225
pounds-maybe more. surely no less
but his variety of steps, as he grace
fully handled his tonnage in a tight
| fitting buttons" stamped him forever
as home talent favorfte.
Miss Helen Malmstrom's work as
| the lead of the chorus ''ponies'' was
world of vivacity and she wasn't afraid
OF the up-stage or the footlights.
For this evenings performance Di-
rector cambridge has chance to
work up real stunt with Miss MurieI
Lyman and Morris Dean. Here are
two OF the best dancers in Topeka but
their ability is stiffened due to the
mechanical drill of their steps Miss
Lyman and Mr.. Dean, turned loose on
up-to-date dancing steps, and dancing
most of the time together would fur
nish real entertainment.
Miss Mabel Rauch with her strutting
chorus and her song, Strut Miss
Lizzie" was forced to repeat several
times and Miss Ruth Scott and Miss
Ruth Seybold dancing and singing
Tuck Ne to Sleep" contributed much
to the success of the show.
Mrs. Nelson Benning, dressed as the
Irish woman character, wife Of the
captain, and affecting startling
brogue, was the omedienne-and she
did exceptionally well with such diff
1lcult part Later in the show she
displayed her real voice in a solo "Out
of the Shadows"
Frank Ripley took the house with
him when he came stun bling down
the left center aisle in the second act,
dressed as a scrubwomau, and at
tempted to break up the performance,
thinking, he said. it was simply a re-
hearsal- Coaxed to the stage by the
director he sang When Frances
Dances with Me" and changed cos
tune between encores- 1t wouldn't
I be Rotary show without Frank Rip
ley.
Helen Diehl, the prize beauty of
and brought an "ohi" and an 'ahi"
4 from the entire audience upon her
! 1frst appearance, wearing a stunning
costume that floated from her waist.
Part of the fun to the audience last
night wasthe usual display of mixups
/ always evident on the first nights per-
/ Torrance OF an amateur company. At
1 one time whole section of the chorus
1 disappeared in the wings but the re-
naming girls fought it out alone
and with credit. Tonight's show will
be much more polished perform
| ance.
| The chorus was well gowned and at
all times the front rows were treated
| to an unusually fresh and varied
silken display. The voices were good
and the spirit behind tt all was indie
alive OF the enthusiasm of the clubs
! supporters.
The work of the pony chorus in the
early part of the first act when,
dressed as Bowery dancers 1t put on
a regulation dance hall jazz. was
real feature.
The members of the chorus
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