The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03
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s3CAbirian 1t Grand.
Cabiria IL playing to good business
this week at the Grand. It's well worth
ianyone's time to spend three hours wit
Messing this wonderful production In
photo plays.
On Broadway last season .'To-Day's"
wonderful success inspired the critic OF
a western paper to proclaim 1t to the
world rs the long looked for great
American play, pointing out that it
succeeded 20 triumphantly because it
treats of exclusively American ques-
tions OF moment In q truly masterful
American way. arousing the whole
country to the terrible menace OF today
in the craze for keeping up appear
ances. This Is accomplished, this writer
pointed out, by disclosing the pitfalls
dug for loyal wives by demons Of their
own sex, by revealing the evils of the
tango teas and the present mania for
dancing and by focusing attention upon
the perils encountered by idle wives
who devote too much time to the pur-
suit of happiness
s-roday's' success is due entirely to
the timeliness and Importance of its
theme, the superiority of its dramatic
construction and the ma8nificence of
its presentation. 1t will be seen in this
City at Tic 0IauQ w GuICSOdy u1ak1uc0
and night, December 8.
At the Novelty.
Owing to the great popularity of the
Hendrix Belle Isle company in THE
Schoolmaster'' the management Of the
Novelty has persuaded them to remain
for the rest of the week. So many peo-
pie We're unable to get in during the
first part OF the week that they thought
advisable to continue them as the feat
for the Nnf1rc wGnk Four Arts
have been arranged for, to complete
the new show opening today.
The sketch Il Died. although dealing
with a mighty serious subject, is said
to be a laugh producer Of a rare find
How would our domestic happiness ap-
pear in reality, If every husband
would die once in a while?' That's
what the Carrell-Pierlot company are
portraying in this playlet. Dell Baity
and his musical bulldog: Faber and
vile, and Lawrence Johnston, ventrilo-
quist, complete the weekend show.
At the Iris.
Today and tonight will be the last
opportunity to see May Irwin in Mrs.
Black Is Back" Mrs. Black is q
comedy of humorous receptions. al
though it is nothing but the truth to
say that it is one of the best come
dies that has ever been screened.
xAG AAAS mp
Little Lord Fauntleroy is at the Hip
for the last time this evening. The
earl Of Dorincourt is a descendant of
long line of illustrious ancestors
whose escutcheon has never been
stained by dishonor Of any kind. His
oldest son and heir, Bevis, grows up
to be a dissolute and weak-willed was
idle spendthrift, is little better. Only
the third son. Cedric Enrol, inherits
the good qualities of his father. The
Worthlessness of his heir Is the cause
Of great grief to the earl. The reflec-
ton that the earldom will descend to
one who will drag the honored name
OF Dorincourt in the mire is SO gall
ing that it usurps every other thought
in his mind. For this reason the good
qualities of his gentle youngest son ir-
ritate him. and in order to get the
young fellow out OF his sight he sends
him to America About the same
time Bevfs. tired Of the dissipation of
London and Paris. goes to New York
in search OF fresh sensations. Here
he is entrapped into marriage by Min
ma, an adventures, who had deserted
her husband. Bevis does not know of
this, neither is he aware that she has
a child whom she has put out OF the
way by leaving it in charge Of some
lOw-class friends of hers, and thus
sic. The rest Is but told in the pic
lures.
At the Orpheum.
ssStrongheart'' is pleasing large
audiences nightly at the Orpheum and
will continue through the week with
a matinee on Saturday afternoon.
This play is the biggest production Of
the Car-Rob engagement and the en-
tire company are seen to advantage.
Next week, which will be the last of
the stock season. 1.-The Love Route"
four-act western railroad play, will
be presented This play Mr.. Carter
states to be one OF the best western
bills ever written, embracing a pretty
story. plenty Of comedy and many
sensational climaxes. In the third act
a crew of real section hands will lay
ties and rails and drive home the
spikes in full view OF the audience
making one OF the most realistic
scenes ever presented. On Monday
night souvenir photos Of Miss Robin
son will be given to every lady occu-
plying lower floor seat. These photos
will be classy mementos, furnished by