The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31

the city of Nome, on the Boring sea-
Then began the work of most careful
curtailing to reduce it to normal
size, practicable for an evenings en-
tertainment. This scale finally set
tied upon nine reels, giving a grand
aggregate of $4,000 distinct pictures.
which seemed sufficient to cover TIE
action the work from prologue to
finale with firm, spirited grasp upon
scene and situation.
This most interesting of all modern
motion pictures will receive its initial
presentation in Topeka at the Hip
theater for one week starting Monday,
January 4. Four exhibitions daily,
1 p. m, p. m, and evening perform
ances at Z and o'clock.
European War Pictures.
The European war pictures are be-
ing shown all this week at the Hip
theater The burning of Antwerp, the
battle of Aerschot, the battle of Alost
the flooding of Lierre. in fact four
thousand feet of the most sensational
motion pictures ever presented, taken
by E. F. Weigle, staff photographer Of
the Chicago Tribune.
At the Grand.
The scene in the last act of George
NJ. Cohans music play, "Forty-Five
Minutes From Broadway" which comes
to the Grand New Years matinee and
night where Kid Burns (Bernard Riggs)
pre- sents Mary C'Corinne'') with the
Castleton will expecting that he will
not then be able to claim her love, is
exceedingly funny and at the same time
almost tearfully pathetic. For fully
two minutes, as Mary reads the dOcu-
ment and takes in its import, realizing
that it might mean that the money
would be their separation. the audience
is held in breathless silence until Mary
k<,
the Kid with outstretched arms. Even
then, the laughter which relieves the
tension, is half size.
That the dramatization of popular
novels is a wise move on the part of
the theatrical producers is exemplified
by the tremendous financial returns
reaped by the enterprising managers
that were fortunate enough to receive
the dramatic rights of any we'll known
novel. Every book of any prominence
has passed through the Read the book
and see the play stage and the theater-
goers eagerly await the stage session
of their favorite novel. The popularity
of the Harold Bell Wright stories
brought forth an overwhelming demand
for the dramatization of the same
THAT Printer Of Udell's," conceded tC
be Mr.. Wright's masterpiece and the
best seller in years, was one the pub
lie demanded.
The play will make it's initial appear
ance at the Grand Saturday matinee
and night
At tile Novelty.
| There are SO many good things in the
act presented by the Colonial Minstre
Maids" the feature at the Novelty fol
| today. tomorrow and Saturday, that il
would be difficult to pick out the fea-
ture number The two girls on the
end do blackface. Their songs and stor-
les keep the audience interested. One
of the principal features of the act i:
the Colonial Trio, then comes the three
Grey Sisters, who do a dancing specially
that is one of the big hits of the act
Wilson and Aubrey offer something
new in gymnastic and acrObatic lines
Styling themselves the worlds Almost
Greatest Nvrestlers." Their offering i.
crammed full of comedy. Williams an6
Rankin, the Yankee Doodle Duo" two
clever cornetists, and Jack Baxley
comedian, complete the weekend pro-
gram.