The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-26

scenes. humor and pathos, is undoubt-
edly one of the best photo plays that
has been shown in Topeka for some
time Wilton Lackaye himself is
finished picture actor and he is sup
ported by a company OF stars.
The pit scene in the picture is
thrilling and is portrayed true to the
life in the New York stock exchange
Besides the five reel feature play, two
good vaudeville acts are given. The
Aerial Eddys perform various feats of
balancing on a trapeze that shows their
skill in this line OF work Arnold and
White, formerly with the AL G. Fields
minstrel show, put on a black face
applause. This team also does some
comedy work with different musical in
struments that is good. K. H. p.
Novelty Review.
Miss Dorothy De Shelle and her
company in "CrookoIogy.v sketch by
Una Clayton. put over a clever and
entertaining act ait tpe Novelty last
night 1t was a, sabre on modern
crook plays and it was not only a well
written production. but Edward Ar
cher, as Battling Battles, and Victor
Harvey, as Bill, assisted Miss De
Shelle in putting it over in an excel
lent manner.
Sol Goldsmith and AL Pinard had a
Hebrew comedy and musical act
which took several bows and went
we'll The two men began to warm up
in their work after the first few min
utes and their finale occasioned an
uproar. Their work on musical in
struments showed that they were ia
miIiar in that art and it was polished
up with some rare farcical actions.
The Four Milos had the feature
bill. that of posing in silver. The two
best numbers were in their interpre-
tation of Strength" and THE Victor
Comes Marching Home The Emile
sisters opened the bill with some fast
aerial WtEk. followed by w H.
ThompsoA sand Jean BS5rf ii a COM
edy sketch, Patent Applied For"
which went wer1 ninth INSTALL
In the "Crookolo8Ys' act a portion
might have been misinterpreted at the
Monday matinee. In speaking of the
play, within the Law" one OF the
members of the company made ref
erence to a Mary Turner. The refer
ence was not meant to be local in any
extent and upon the request of the
management the mention of the
name was omitted in the act for the
remainder of the engagement here
IS. J.
At the Iris.
Marie Doro in The Morals of Mar
GUS for the last time at the Iris to-
day and tonight. Those who saw this
production yesterday and last night
will vouch for its quality and merit.
Without a doubt one of the best pic
lures ever shown in Topeka. Tomor-
row and Thursday the bill will be
Edith Taliaferro in Young Romance"
the latest Lasky-Paramount subject
Miss Taliaferro, as Nellie Nolan,
pres1des over the notion counter in a
department store, but nevertheless, ro-
tel. In, Ixur oh
devoted all her spare time to reading
novels in which high society" and
foreign nobility figure prominently.
She takes one hundred dollars that
she has saved and spends it at a Sec
ond-hand store, prOcUres suitable
fashionable Maine seaside resort. Tom
Clancy fplayed by Tom Forman) also
works in the department store selling
hardware. He, too, has a romantic
turn of mind, and Iured by the dreams
of adventure and fortune goes for his
vacation to the same town and under
much the same false coFors. How
Nellie is kidnapped and how Tom
learns of her distrees.an rescues her
and how the two young people fall in
love constitute the main succeeding
events of the story This excellent
picture will be shown at the Iris to-
morrow and Thursday only
At the o<1heum-
Wilton Lackaye in the five reel
Shubert photo-play. The Pit, opened
a two-day engagement at the Orphe-@
UNI yesterday afternoon to a good
sized audience. The story tells of a
Spectator who neglected his wife in
his mad pursuit for wealth. A break
in the market came Unexpectedly and
the broker found himself penniless.
But with the vanishing of his fortune