The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-05
BOOKS BIC ONES
Grand Announces Many Road
Shows for 1922-'23.
Several Noted Actors VIII APP
pear In Topeka.
FEWER MUSICAL COMEDIES
Two Former Screen Stars Com.
ing in the "Legitimate."
Harry Lauder, May Robson and
Mitzi HaiOs, Too.
FEWER MUSICAL COMEDIES

While the Thermometer registers its
high marks of the year. Topeka CLOTH
ing merchants are busy buying over
coats and furs for the fall and winter
trade. At the same time the manage
ment of the Grand is busy booking
road show attractions for the fall and
winter theatrical season. Twenty
high class attractions are already
under contract for Topeka appear
ances, according to the announcement
OF Manager z D. Keilmann today.
The coming season promises to be
better tFan last when there was a
sea f.ity of really worth while attrac-
lions on the road. Last season there
We're only fourteen road shows played
in Topeka. but the show business, like
other industries and businesses. seems
to be getting back toward normalcy,
according to Keilmann.
Headliners for 1e22-1923 will be
NIitzi Hajos and Olga Petrovna, the
latter in new play, The Hindu
Another we'll known actor coming
who has not played Topeka for sew
cral seasons. will be Walker White
side. All three of these attractions
will be presented here with NO. 1
companies" Drinkwater's famous
play. Abraham Lincoln" which was
out on the road for the first time last
winter. but which passed us up. will
be here this year, as will be En-
peror Jones'" starring Charles Gilpin,
the colored star. This attraction will
he one of the first of the season. ap-
pearing in october. East Is West is
another of the big ones which will
play Topeka on its first road tour.
Season Opens October IL.
The season will be opened in To-
peks, October IL, with the Neil
O'Brien Ministries. There are three
peka appearances this season. Fields
Minstrels appearing here in April next
year, that being the favorite Topeka
date with that organization. The
Lasses White Ministries will be here
in February.
Two former screen stars now on the
legitimate stage will appear in Topeka
this coming season. They are Vivian
Martin and Holbrook Bl:nn. Miss
Martin will be here in Just Married"
and Mr.. Blynn in The Bad Man"
The Circle" with four stars in its
cast will be here in January with Will
ton Lackaye. Henry E. Dixey, Char
lotte Walker and Amelia Bingham.
Lightning" another big New York
success that has been slow in getting
out on the road, will appear soon after.
Few Musical Comedies.
OF musical comedies there are not
so many as in former years, because
of high costs Of transportation. but
Mary" which has already played
here once, will make a second ap-
Robson will be here on another re-
turn engagement as will Sir Harry
Lauder. All of these attractions were
very popular here last season and the
Grand was filled to capacity on the
dates of their appearances The
Hairy Ape" a Sam Harris production.
with George Sidney and a Number
One Company" will be here as will
Welcome Stranger"
"Of course we could have a much
longer list of bookings than we have
but it simply is no use booking in at
fractions that are below a certain
standard" said Manager Keilmann in
making his announcement Topeka
likes good road shows but will not
patronize even the mediocre ones. In
making our bookings we have refused
as many contracts as we have made
for the Grand. OF course more book
ings will be made and some of our
dates will be changed. but the pros
poets are that Topekans will not have
to go to Kansas City for good shows
this winter. The big business done
here last season is being remembered
by the eastern managers and we are
sure of chance at all the really good
shows sent out