The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-28
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1.-The Life of Charles Frohman" is
! the title of a serial biography by Dan
| iel Frohman and Isaac F. MarcOsSon
starting in the September issue of
the Cosmopolitan.
Pauline Lord. who succeeded Mary
Ryan in the New York cast of ION
Trial" will head the company which
goes to the Pacific coast with that
piece. Miss Lord made a wonderful
success on Broadway with THE Talk
err" ION Trial is one of the early
bookings at the Grand opera house
this season.
Ina Claire, the pretty Topeka girl
who has become such a favorite on
the stage and in the movies. is now
playing Marie Odile," in "F'ollies,"
New York city. Miss Claire has at
tracted attention in several different
productions but she did not became
very widely known until she played
the leading role in 1.-The Quaker Girl"
Last week an automobile accident.
which prevented Frances Pritchard
from reaching the theater, says the
Dramatic Mirror, gave a little Winter
Gardener her longed-for chance.
Rosie Quinn, who has been Miss
Pritchard's role of Miss Manhattan"
and acquitted herself so creditably
that she's to have the role all to her
self in the new Winter Garden show
In vaudeville and pictures the
Charlie Chaplin imitator is at large.
Perhaps the most successful one Is
Billy West who, after a vaudeville
Music hall, New York, in rs He
Charlie Chaplin
'"The Rosary is at the Iris tonight
for return engagement. On its pre-
vious presentation at the theater
many people were unable to see the
film on account of the big crowd that
packed the house. So Grady Mont
gomery, the manager, brought the
photoplay back for today and to-
night.
An Italian grand opera singer, who
is touring Kansas on chautaqua CIR
cult this summer, in talk with To-
been disastrous to the theatrical
world. The same man, touching upon
the conflict, said that the Italian peo-
pie did not really want war ana were
verv friendly to the Germans, but that
thew entered the struggle to put an
end to militarism in Europe.
The remodeling of the Orpheum
theatar is making Sreat Roadway. The
exact date for opening of this vaude-
Vile and photoplay house has not
vet been announced The name OF the
new manager has not been made pub
lie by officials of the Electric Amuse-
ment company, who control the the
alter.
Anita Stewart and Earle Williams
will again appear at the Iris soon in
THE Sins of the Mothers On ac-
count of repeated requests, the Iris
will bring it back shortly for a return
booking.
W. L. Fleming, treasurer of the
Novelty theater, is back home again
after spending about a month Jaunt-
ing OYER the Rocky mountains with
Manitou. Colo. as his headquarters.
While there he acquired the nick
name of "Cayuse Bill"
''I can see a great Improvement in
the tone of the films that are submit
! ted to us for our approval as the pro-
ducers have learned the policy OF the
Kansas censors," said Miss Carrie
Simpson, a member of the state board
of motive censorship, recently. Not
that so many films have been re-
| jected, but because it has been the
policy to cut out objectionable
scenes. In fact, only two or three
films have been rejected entirely.
Many have been cut, though, and the
producers are learning that films
must be clean to get by the authori-
ties in Kansas. 1t might be expected
that we would get a great many COM
plants from people who are dissatis-
fled with some of the films that We
have passed, but the facts are that
the only complaints we have received
have come from people who have not
seen the pictures, their criticism be-
ing based on titles, over which the
ceDsors have no control under the
law"
L. NJ. Crawford foresees that IN the
future the great photoplays like The
Birth of q Nation will be shown in
Topeka at so, cents and 81 seat.