The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-20
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ORPHEUM OPENING.

0RPHEum OPENING.
Car-Rob Company Put ON Well Acted
Show At New House.
The Car-Rob Stock company presents
two new actors this week. and plays
its first bill at the Orpheum. The newly
acquired members Of the company are
Lionel Morrie and Marguerite Leasure.
both of whom had parts of good deal
of prominence which they handled with
success.
The play this week is Her Lord and
Master" and the company has not
staged more pleasing drama since
they came to Topeka. The audience
was fairly large and its attitude one of
approval The part for the leading
woman. taken by Miss Ruth Robinson.
might have been written for her, SO well
does it fit her style Of acting. She
handles the role with grace and charm.
with never a misstep In the direction Of
overacting. She presents the character
Of willful. hasty tempered. undiscfp-
lined, but lovable young girl. keeping
her faults clearly defined and free from
any touch of coarseness, that would
mar the part by q shade too much noise
or buster. She reads into the role the
OCCUPANCY and interest that make the
story convincing.
Ralph Moody. the leading man. il also
well cast as reserved, self controlled.
high bred Englishman. He has the
taste to spare his audience the mon
ocled squint and cokney English that a
less practiced and. skillfull actor seems
to think part of the Inevitable makeup
| of an Englishman. On the contrary, he
l norfra En01iSf, gentleman Of nh
| in a common sense way and plays the
part in q manner that shows an ap-
probation Of the supposed intelligence
Of his public.
Dick Elliott appeared as the Amer1-
can father-in-law Of the English noble
| man. He was a well-to-do man of the
middle west, with a hobby for scientific
forming. Intensely American in opin-
ions and manners, he is still inoffensive,
though not entirely at ease. in British
manor. He has an attractive part and
he does it well.
The play is Of the sort that gives each
member his opportunity. Nearly all the
members OF the cast are on the stage
frequently and have a fair chance,
which they use with varying degrees of
success. Mr.. Hull, as an aged butler,
was one of the best Of the minor char
acters. b. H
NVvCACy xtCV1CWs
Kennedy and Kramer, black and
tan dancers. gave an excellent pro-
gram Of old fashioned southern clog
dancing at the Novelty last night
Their work in this line Of endeavor
| was appreciated by the audience at
| the first show last night. as the cou-
pie drew a hearty applause.
A seven and q half foot giant first
dressed as a five year old boy and
fhan n RnwhnW q A0ol
of merriment at the show. He was
| assisted by Bobbie and Lillian Rob-
erts. The act was put across in a
laughable manner and proved popu-
lar. Mark and Emily Green opened
| the bill with q fair musical act.
Lyman Meyer. billed as the Dutch
professor at the piano, could have
| entertained the audience IL he had
made use Of his apparent cleverness
! with the piano. The act was closed
! with the CaStrillians, Spanish aero
bats. including a pretty Iberian girl.
who tumbled around the stage in q
| difficult manner. The act was a good
one. A reel OF comedy and music by
! the orchestra augmented the pro-
gram. 8. J.
Hip Review.
! The Gentleman From Mississippi.
william A. Brady's famous political
-
; Of the Southland. shown In a five reel
feature film at the Hip theater the first
two days of this week Is well up to
the standard Of Hip photoplays.
The production deals with the adj
ventures of a wealthy Mississippi plant
er. elected senator and sent to the cap
| ital city by the trust interests who be-
| Heve the senator will coincide with
their interests. But the gentleman
from Mississippi suddenly develops
ideas Of his own and aided by the guid-
ing hand Of q reporter makes the at
mosphere Of Washington humid and
unhealthy for the crooks.
| There ID q certain air of realistic dis
tinction in the productions that have
been shown at the Hip since the begin
ming of the season. Practically all
scenes photographed. like those in The
Gentleman From Mississippi" are TAX
en- from natural surroundings. Scenes
In The WOLF play Of the far north,
which was recently shown at the Hip
and booked for q return engagement in
the future. are exceptionally impress
i've in realism owing to the fact that
the pictures were photographed in the
land OF the frozen gileuce" and not in
Central park, as such scenes generally
are. The little theater on Topeka's
amusement street is rapidly winning
popularity. It's showsrare worth while.
Ham jubilee Review.
/ The concert given ut The Auditorium
Nondny night ~. the HannA Juh61ee