The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
CENSORS ANGER
CITY MOVIE FANS
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the film while 5O4 were opposed to
| that movement.
But on account of the views taken
| by the board, the picture was sent
back to Kansas City this morning. A
reporter was shown the Objectionable
and distastefuI part of the film, as the
censors expressed it. 1t showed sew
eral we'll dressed men and few
women in a finely furnished club room
One, possibly two, We're imbibing some
LIQUID, probably water or cOca-cola,
although it was evidently meant to
represent wine. AT another part, sew
eraI men were seen gambling, with
out the aid of drinks or carousing. At
another few feet of the picture
woman rendered a graceful and not
obscene dance. The rest of the pic
ture detailed high class story
Only Sparring Match.
At the Orpheum, a sparring match
between Jess Willard and his partner
is shown. 1t was an excellent display
of boxing, similar to the bouts ar
ranged by amateurs at the Y. NJ. c. A:
and other organizations. 1t will be
shown for the last time tonight, the
board taking into consideration the
fact that the Orpheum had spent lot
of money in advertising the picture.
w. A. Andlauer, manager of the
Orpheum, looked at the matter in this
light:
Il do not see where any person has
the right to prohibit $4,000 picture
upon just seeing the film. If they
mad some experience in that line, if
they spent months in the Edison lab
oratories other studios, if they read
the books of the authors carefully and
if they knew the moving picture bust
ness from the ground up, then l be-
lieve they would be fit to censor the
film.
IF I showed repulsive films he
continued. then people would stop at
tending the theater Business would
fol A. rNf ~
prominent business men, uninterested
IN any motion picture enterprise, who
condemned the action in prohibiting
the sparring picture, and of the views
taken by Mr.. Ross and the others in
killing other films.
Urge Censors to Be Fair.
The managers of the other picture
houses agree with Andlauer The pa
irons evidently agree with him. At
the Iris many of them signed the
cards with their names and on the
back urged the censor board to be fair
Their names can be obtained at the
Iris.
Taking the condemnation of when
We Were Twenty-Five as an example,
the following pictures which were TAX
en- from recognized and standard
works of literature, will be barred
from the state: The Spoilers THE
Sea Wolf "The Tale of TWO Cities
Les Miserab les," The Prisoner of
zenda,' The Pit THE Man the
Box THE Girl of the Golden West,
The Illiad," "Quo Vadis,'' Ca iria,'
"Dubarry," Officer 666," Macbeth
Life of Napoleon" and countless 9TH
ers. If THE Last Supper were pro-
duced in pictures. it should be barred
on the same reason. If that great tenn
perance play. Ten Nights in Bar
Room were brought back to Kansas
in pictures-and it has been here in
pictures-it shows such drunkenness
as would make it subject to condem-
nation. The board announced that
"HypOcrites,'' will not be allowed to
return to the Iris. That picture Great
ed a profound sensation, it was high
ly moral and elevating film, accord
ing to the word of thousands who saw
1t. That was followed by John Barry
more in a delightful comedy, Are
You a Mason" Barrymore becomes
Intoxicated in that picture. 1t was
booked for a reinforcement, but will
have to be cancelled
Gloomy Outlook
On the whole, the outlook seems in
deed gloomy for movie fans. There
are thousands of them in Topeka, and
it appears that Topeka will be discrim-
mated against The board has stated
that managers in f9 distant parts of
the state may send in printed outline
of the picture and the film will be
censured by that outline. In Topeka,
the pictures will be personally in
spected.
We will be privileged said a To-
peka banker this morning, ITO see lit
tie travelogues little tea party films
kid comedies. fairy tales providing
that the wearing apparel of the fairies
is not too scanty, studies of the life of