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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
SAFETY" ALL RIGHT
ExDcrience of E. F. Maxwell, Manager
of the Novelty, With New
Automatic Shotgun.

E. F. Maxwell manager of the Now
city theater. has ruined his reputation
as hunter He recently purchased
a safety automatic shotgun While he
had never shot big game in Africa or
the wilds of Missouri. yet Mr. Maxwell
was considered a proficient hunter in
Ohio, and Chicago and elsewhere
Not long after he had made this
purchase he was the guest of honor
at a hunting party. All day long the
men hunted and not even a squirrel
showed his head above the ground.
The day was drawing to a close. The
theater manager, being somewhat
portly, was tired from the long tramp.
Just as the sun was setting n rabbit
appeared. He was a big fellow AS
Mr. Maxwell was the guest of honor,
the others urged him to shoot the ami
NAL and he readily consented. He
thought, as he took careful aim, that
this would save him from buying
rabbit to take home to his wife Then
for about twelve seconds he tried to
shoot and the ''bloomin' thing" would
not go off. He forgot to pull the
safety cacch.
The rabbit sat still for a moment
and a perceptible grin spread over his
features. Then he gently trotted off
and disappeared in the underbrush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

hand artist who has no particular OBJ
lection TO visitors watching his stunts
from all angles. Norton played at the
Orpheum theater the first half of the
week and he was ably assisted by his
pretty wife The magician is only a
young fellow and he has no beard,
dropping mustache. or even a steely
CLINT in his eyes. which depict genius.
Norton invited a newspaper man
one day this week to watch him work
from the stage. The reporter did so,
confidently believing that at last the
wonderful art would be unfolded to
him.
c. Porter went before the footiights
and opened up his act with a clever
handkerchief disappearing feat, one
of those where three white nose rags
are passed through a paper and come
out with all the colors of the rainbow.
The reporter kept his optics glued on
the skilled hands of the magician but
could detect no more than he did
Not False Suit.
The magician's dress suit was fully
examined by the scribe before the
show. 1t was nothing more or less
than a regular suit. tailored in the
latest fashion So the reporter was
puzzled.
Then Norton pulled his fishing
trick He also made some fine coffee
out of beans and bran. However,
here was where the reporter first
doubted the sincerity of the art. A
few moment before he had witnessed
the magicians wife make coffee and
had even gone SO far to drink a
cup of it. on the stage not long after
that Norton made the statement that
this magic coffee was the best in the
world. He did not add that it was a
1 5 cent brand purchased in a Topeka
grocery store
From all sides. the work of this
magician seemed uneNplainable at the
time and still is a mystery. His stage
props were simple enough, yet the
pieces of apparatus used in his act fill
three big trunks. Last season Norton
was on a summer chautauqua circuit
and carried nine trunks. He is book
ed up for summer agementS for
two years to come
The modern magician, Norton as
serts. has found other means of get
ting by without using his sleeves and
swallow tail. He lust makes things
disappear but he alone knows Prob
ably way up in the caves of the the
ater he throws glasses, paper, cloths
md water. An afternoon. or an even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

and wealth without affection. On the
anniversary of her marriage she goes
o see her husband in his office, an
.Then she reminds him OF what tn
lay means. thinking that he woui.
give her some flowers or other toke1
of his love, she is bitterly disappointec
by his coidly handing her a check foi
$4,000.
Miss Earriscale is next seen enter
tanning a former rival of Mills who Is
also a rival in the stock market. By
this mans Vaccinations Mills becomes
involved to such degree that he
wants to borrow the money ne had
presented to his wife. In order TO get
him away from his money mad career
Miss Barriscale refuses to aid him.
He is ruined and is about to commit
suicide when he overhears his wife
telling his rival that she had refused
Mills in order to win him back to him
self. At this disclosure he masterfully
sends the other man on his way, and
with some of his old fire he takes his
cstranged wife to his bosom.
At the Novelty.
/ On account of the scarcity of the
musical tabloid companies that came
SO frequently a few seasons ago, the
producers of the better class of vaude-
Vile are substituting girl acts, which
are fast becoming popular as feature
acts in conjunction with other acts o 2
vaudeville, which makes an excellent
combination for amusement. Iest
week the Novelty had The GolfinE
Girls this week "A Southern Porch
Party and next week fer the first
half, starting Monday, the feature act
will be Six Peaches and Pair" an
other musical comedy act composed,
as the title indicates, of six girls and
two young men. The rest of the per-
/ Torrance will be composed of four
acts. The Raymond Sisters, billed as
AN Evening at Home" There are
two girls in the act and they use two
pianos and it is claimed they can sing
too. Wanzer and Palmer hold conf
cal conversation, interspersed witt
song, and Margaret Ryan will teI
Jokes, sing and dance a little. and
Xix and Dixie will have an opening
lct which is said to star the bill of
with pleasing atmosphere.
The Paramount Travel Series viii
show views of Huancayo, Peru, cross
ing the great divide and depicting wild
animal life of the eastern slope of the
Andes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

out experiencing a tingling sensation
along the spine.
Kick-In that five companies are now
laying it. One in London, another
Il Australia and three in this coun-
-ry; so that it may truthfully be said
ne sun never sets on 'Kick-In.'
The company which will present
he play here is touring all the large
titles west of Chicago, including st.
-ouis, Kansas City, Omaha, New Or
cans, st. Paul and Minneapolis, so
hat it's standard is fully upon the two
eastern "Kick-In" organizations 1t
will be headed by that fine actor, Nor
man Hackett, which in itself is suffi-
cicnt guarantee for the excellence of
his associate players, including Doris
Hardy. an established Broadway ia
vor1te, who will be seen in the leading
female role.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
Opens the New Year.
Kansas City Post says

The Kansas City Post says:
THE Winning of Barbara Worth"
drama izaticn of Harold Bell Wright
book of the same name, at the Grand
situations. One feels he is in the des-
ert where the setting for the play is
made.
Jefferson Worth, whose ambition
is to dam the Colorado river and re-
claim the desert by irrigation, is
crossing the desert in an old prairie
schooner of the 40 type. With him
are Texas Joe, Pat Mooney and Abe
Lee. A sandstorm comes up and they
are held prisoners with little water for
two days. Lee becomes deliriouS. The
cry of Il child attracts them and a
short distance from their wagon they
find the body of a woman. child
held tightly in her arms. The child, a
girl, lives, and is adopted by jefferson
Worth. One of the features of the
prologue is the imitation sandstone,
which, to those who have seen sand
storms, say it is very real.
Eighteen years later Jefferson
Worth is seeing his wish come true
An eastern company is dyking and
damming the river and soon the des-
ert, the home of Barbara Worth, is
to be made into a fertile valley.
Then there is a fight on Worth,
but he comes out all right in the end.
At the head of a new company he re-
builds the defective dam and wins his
fight.
.'The role of Worth is taken by
Theodore Hardy. Earl Burnside as
Texas jos and Ernest Mack as Jim
Mooney are funny.
Gertrude Barker is charming in
the part of Barbara -
The show comes 10 the Grand New
Years day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

with neatly trimmed pantalettes show
ing beneath her dress. And it wasn't
accidental.
The girls stylish suit was gray. with
fur to match. The bottom of her
UNI. o trousers will do, were decorated
with fur. She sported small cane
The pantalettes attracted a great
deal of attention. A large number
of necks stretched all out of proper
ton because of a growing tendency to
witness the young woman's journey
down the street. She appeared per-
fect1y obvious of the attention her
pantalettes were attracting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

ordered it's preparation when the adj
ministration first began consideration
of national defense policy. IT had
been declared by critics of the admin
istration that the report was sup
pressed in part by the navy depart
ment and if published would reveal
the administration buildings plans to
be inadequate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
NAVY BOARD GOES LIMIT
recommendation Calls for Construc-
ton of Capital Ships and Other
Boats Worth 800 Million.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Publication
yesterday of the original special re-
port of the general board of the navy
revealed that its recommen da lions for
a building program the first year far
exceeded that agreed upon by the adj
ministration. The fact the board had
urged a policy which would make the
American navy equal to the strongest
afloat by 1925 already had been dis
closed. The program for the first
year as recommended by the board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
Kick In"

"Kick-In,'' with Norman Hackett,
which created an unexpected sensa-
ton in New York last season and ran
for a whole year at the Republic
theater, will receive its first presenta-
ton in this city Monday, January 3,
at the Grand. 1t is said no comedy
drama of recent years offers as many
excuses for wholesome laughter and
thrills; and he must be a hardened
man of the world who could sit
through its four engrossing acts with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

calls for the construction of eight
capital ships with an equally large
program for other craft at a cost of
about $500. 600. 900 as compared with
four capital ships and other necessary
craft at a cost Of approximately $780,
GOO 900 for the first year under the ad-
ministration plan. TIE report was
made public by Secretary Daniels, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
ARE HERE AT LAST
A Pair of PantaIettes on View on
Kansas Avenue for Some Time
This Afternoon.

At last they have cone-the panta-
lettes Topeka has been favored with
the hobble and harem skirts and nov
the latest craze has reached here This
afternoon at 2 o'clock, a young woma
of pleasing personal appearance
-alked uD and down Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Weeks" It was under the name of
His Wife's Honor or something
like that. After the picture was
shown card WAS put on the film
saying, THE movie censors crummed
this film which is Three Weeks under
| a different name. That is the way
we put it over them "
According to an authority of the
censor law the Winfield theater was
violating the statute.
It is strange but true that one gray
hair will command more respect in a
woman than a total lack of hair will
in a man.
Madonna Dianora," by Hugo Won
Hoffmanethal (get it) and THE King
by David Pincki are two new short
plays which will be presented in New
York on January with Hedwig Reich
CT in the principal roles.
Dallas Anderson begins his first en-
gagement with Maude Adams at the
Empire theater in New York this
month. Miss Adams is now reviving
Peter Pan" What Every Woman
Knows and 1.-The Little Minister" She
will also produce a play new in New
York.
Harry Guard, a former Topeka man,
appeared in a film play at the Iris re-
Gently. Guard is now telegraph
operator at Los Angeles A movie
actor walked into telegraph office to
send stage wire and Guard attend
ed to the matter. All of which was
shown on the Iris screen.
princess Pat" one of the success
full musical plays of the season on
Broadway, has begun a tour of the
important cities with new prima
donna, Ferne Rogers.
Comedy in quartet and trip acts
is getting to be something of a bore.
What the public really wants to see
and hear are three or four singers in
full dress suits who do nothing but
sing An act was canned from a
vaudeville house this week because of
the poor jokes cracked. A quartet is
supposed to sing. Let Sid Lewis, the
brainIess wonder, or Helen Primrose,
Coincidence. get the laughs
Why is it that young lady violinists
en- the vaudeville stage are usually
good looking? There have been an
unusual number of them in Topeka of
late One of the queenliest is now at
the Novelty, Miss Mona Hopkins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

If the writer of this column had
bought Christmas presents for the
theatrical people of the city here is
what a few of them would receive:
Roy Crawford, manager of the Hip
and Grand: A box of 10 cent cigars.
Crawford does love tobacco.
w. p Cuff, manager of the Or
pheum: A pair of lace lined pantal-
cites and a set of poker chips. They
go well together.
w. L. Fleming, general treasurer of
the Crawford thcaters. A package of
Fatima cigarettes. Bill hasn't smoked
"a tailor made since he was in Colo
rado last summer
Manager Ships, of the Aurora: A
pink SNOWFALL. Ships is more used
to Tennessee climate than Kansas
and it would be quite novelty for
him.
Lew Williamson, manager of the
Cozy: A rest Nathanson is special
representative of the motion picture
producers and has to argue with the
state censor board Gaily.
Frank Klingaman. of the Crystal:
A box of Diamond NJ cigars. Klinga-
man makes 'em.
graphaphone record, Silver Threads
Among the Cold" Casey JONES'" or
some other popular air.
Henry Ford, the Detroit vaudeville
star: A tin peace dove with a Ford
E. F. Maxwell, manager of the Nov
city thcater: A lotion compounded
of molasses, creosote, powdered lilies
and lima peaps. Maxwell wants to
get stout.
Grady Montgomery, of the Iris: A
million dollars. He has an autono-
bile.
Topeka people marveled at Theda
Farrar in the same production. But
now comes Charlie Chaplin in Car
men," Presided he pass the censor
board he will appear at the Cozy in
The Daddy Long Legs company
at the Grand today had 8. Christmas
celebration before the matinee. Pres
of Roy Crawford for several days for
the members of the company.
Last Christmas Fred Lecompte
brought THE Modern Eve" to To-
peka. The show spent several days
here doing Christmas shopping and a
big celebration was held in a local
hotel. One of the troupe acted as
Santa Claus and all made merry.
Seven or eight years ago Uncle
Toms Cabin" spent Christmas day in
Topeka. Little Eva" drank too much
and her understudy was forced to take
her part in the show. The under
study, by the way, was Little Eva's
granddaughter.
Gertrude Hoffman comes to the Or
pheum at Kansas City the week of
January g. Carolina White will be
there January 2 and next week Weber
and Fields will be the big attraction
''All the worlds a stage" para
phrases Paulin Maurice, land the
devil has moro understudies than all
the rest of the actors combined
1t is ea s1 enough to tell VOL, to Io,,a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Here IS the way one theater puts
it over the state movie censor board
and frankly admits it. In Winfield
recently a Topeka man saw Three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

1t is easy enough to tell you to Low.
your neighbor, but what is a fellow
to do if she won't let him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

"AIl the worlds a stage" para
phrases Paulin Maurice, land the
devil has moro understudies than all
the rest of the actors combined"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Gertrude Hoffman comes to the Or
pheum at Kansas City the week of
January 9. Carolina White will be
there January 2 and next week Weber
and Fields will be the big attraction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
"HenDeckCd Henrv.,,


thuSlaStlc reviewer perpetual
succession of side splitting scenes piled
one on the other with such speed and
grsto that the giggles are doing the
continuous" The producing managers
make the claim that it is the funniest
show in the world. In many towns
the laughter has been so loud and con-
t1nued that attaches of the theaters
have been compelled to caution the
daughters against so much noise. 1t
viii be presented at the Grand Janu-
, airy D. The same handsome chorus
/ and capa Bile cast that has made the
show famous Will appear here.
Twin Beds.''
Selwyn & Co, the firm responsible
for those phenomenal successes, I'm
der Cover" and within the Law" has
scored another theatrical winner with
Twin Beds,' Salisbury Field and
Margaret Mayo's American comedy of
love, laughter and thrills-the laugh
| ing sensation of New York where
Twin Beds recently completed a run
! of one whole year to audiences that
were ccnvulsed with merriment. Its
refreshing and appealing story and the
brilliant manner in which it was I'M
folded by an exceptional cast of skilled
comedians were the reasons for the
phenomenal success of Twin Beds
on Broadway. Twin Beds" will be
offered at the Grand January 6, and
doubtless will prove one of the most
popular attractions in many months.
At the Cory.
Henry KoIker will appear Monday
and Tuesday of next week in THE
Warning This film has been COM
pared favorab1y with 1.-The Island of
Regeneration 1t is a master picture
in every sense of the word and entirely
different from the usual run. Kolker
is one of the leading dramatic actors
in America. He opened the season at
the Grand last year in Help Wanted"
At the Orpheum.
Bessie Barriscale plays the part Of
a girl who marries for money in the
Triangle play, THE Golden Claw"
which is to come to the Orpheum
theater Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week. Miss Barriscale
is shown as living with her mother
(Truly Shattuck). They are in strait
ened circumstances, though living in
an extravagant way. As result, the
girl makes up her mind to marry
man of wealth. Her choice falls upon
Frank Mills. She frankly tells him
that she is marrying him for money
alone, but he does not believe it.
Mills loses his wealth through the
pinching out of the vein in the silver
mine in which he is interested. His
wife reproaches him for the loss of his
wealth, and he is goaded to do his ut
most to recoup his fortune. By lucky
deals on change he restores himself to
his former position as a man of means,
but the strain of constant effort and
concentration in money making make
him into a sort of machine.
Then Miss Barriscale, as the heroine,
begins to notice that she has lost the
lover that so ardently wooed her. and
she realizes the hol1owneSS of luxury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25


and the Movie World.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At the Grand.
Today-"'Daddy Long Legs"
Jan THE Winning Of Barbara
Worth
Jan. 3-''Kick In
Jan. 4-"Uncle Toms Cabin"
Jan. .'Henpecked Henry"
Jan 6-"Twjn Beds"
Jan. S-''LfttIe Lost Sister"
Jan. 20-Louise Homer. Radcliffe
series.
At the Hip.
Today-Oliver Players in Help
Wanted"
Dec 27-29-"Help Wanted"
Dec. 29-Jan. 1.-The Lure"
At the Novelty.
Vaudeville
At the OrpEcun.
Vaudeville and Triangte pictures.
at the Iris.
Feature pictures.
At the Movies.
Capitalization pictures.
Gem-Motion pictures.
Cozy-He nry Kolker IN THE Warn
ing
Aurora-Motion pictur-s.
Best-Motion pictures.
Princess-Motion pictures
Apex-Motion pictures.
To see 4 magician work from be-
hind the scenes would seem q reVela-
ton of all the secrets of the black art.
To the average person feats in magic
look difficult enough from the front
But as a rule the spectator believes
that from behind the wings the man
can be seen stuffing parrots and silk
hats into the tail of his dress suit.
C Porter Norton is a sleight of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Seven or eight years ago Uncle
Toms Cabin spent Christmas day in
Topeka Little Eva drank too much
rum on the eve of the performance
and her understudy was forced to take
her part in the show. The under
study, by the way, was Little Eva's
granddaughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

ing, behind the scenes with mag
spent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

princess Pat" one of the success
full musical plays of the season on
Broadway has begun a tour of the
important cities with a new prima
donna, Ferne Rogers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Madonna Dianora," by Hugo Won
Hoffmanethal (get it, and 1.-The King
by David Pincki are two new short
plays which will be presented in New
York on January with Hedwig Reich
er in the principal roles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

According to an authority of tn
censor law the Winfield theater wa
violating the statute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

It is strange but true that one gra.
hair will command more respect in
woman than total lack of hair will
in man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Last Christmas Fred Lecompte
brought The Modern Eve" to To-
peka. The show spent several days
here doing Christmas shopping and a
big celebration was held in a local
hotel. One of the troupe acted as
Santa Claus and all made merry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25
AT The THEATERS

Magic art Mystifier a Puzzle
From Behind the Scenes.
News and Gossip OF Stagedom
and the Movie World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

Why is it that young lady violinists
good looking? There have been an
number of them in Topeka of
late. One of the queenliest is now at
the Novelty, Miss Mona Hopkins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-25

The Daddy Long Legs company
at the Grand today had 3 Christmas
celebration before the matinee. Pres
ents have been coming into the office
of Roy Crawford for several days for
the members of the company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-17

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Genuine Pin Seal Hand Bags.
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MORE Hand Bags, with shell
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Black Velvet Hand Bags. the
very latest fad beauties. at $3.50
each.
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