The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-26
AT THE THEATERS
At the Grand.

Playwright James Forbes, speaking
of his friend, Bayard WELLER. whose
within the Law" was being pre-
sented throughout the country; isn't
it shame to think that boy has been
going around all these years with that
punch in him?'
Mr.. Forbes need not have referred
specifically to that punch" He
might have said Those punches For
within the Law has a punch" for
every act.
'.Within the Law will be seen at
the Grand Saturday matinee and
night.
1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills will
be the attraction at the Grand matt
nee and night, Tuesday, Nov. and
sion it, left last season., the present
engagement should prove another rec
ord-breaker.
1t is claimed that Richard Walton
Tully is an authority on life in The
Paradise of the Pacific" In making
the story into play form Mr.. Tully
has not lost the atmosphere which
so many authors do, and he has been
ably assisted by oliver Morosco, under
Paradise is. produced. ''The Bird of
Paradise" with Miss Carlotta Mon
terey as Luana, will be seen at the
Grand Wednesday, Nov. B.
Americas favorite minstrel come
dian, Neil O'Brien, and his big new
company will be the attraction at the
Grand Thursday, Nov. 4.
At the Electric.
Divorced" the latest release on the
Equitable program, will be shown at
the Electric theater today. 1t is a
five-part society drama, with Eilda
Spong, the celebrated English emo
tional actress as the star, and is full
of tense, heart-gripping action. The
scenes range from a brilliant wedding,
the first motion picture, by the way,
ever taken in an actual church,
through gay supper party, to num-
Der of complications leading up to a
murder, a tremendous court scene,
and a final reconciliation, which
gives happy ending to the drama.
''Within the Law
Whatever the evils of the present
police situation and wrong-doing I'M
yelled by the RosenthaF and Bertsche
affairs, the sponsors for within the
Law are fortunate in having the
scandal develop at this time. A more
timely play under the existing cir
cumstances could not be imagined, for
the story deals with police oppression,
disclosed in its most brutal form.
within the Law will be at the
Grand Saturday matinee and night.
At the Iris.
The pitfalls that lie in wait for
young stage-struck girls are graphic
ally depicted in the presentation of
James Forbes world-renowned play,
1.-The Chorus Lady," which is the at
traction at the Iris today and tonight.
The play greatly pleased large au-
diences last night. The story has to
O'Brien, 1.-The Chorus Lady" in keep
ing her younger sister, Nora, from be-
ing led astray by the fascination of
theatrical life.
Novelty Review.
The belief of the great Darwin that
humanity had its origin in the m onkey
race was brought out on the Novelty
ris balloons did everything that their
more intellectual brethren do and one
of them-the baboons-sm a Gig |
arctic with evident relish. The act |
went we'll.
David SchooIer, pianist. and Miss |
Louise Dickinson, soprano. in a minia- |
ture musicale, delighted the audience. |
Lew Wells, comedian, with his 200 /
pounds and saxophone, mingled his in /
strumental solos with clean-cut COM /
edy. The Marble Gem company in /
their representations of famous pieces
of sculpture opened the bill. These
four acts were worth while.
Fields and Brown, billed as polite
singing and dancing couple, must be |
for their temerity. They
fell far short of being polite since they
depended upon the sort of hunor for /
their laughs that has long been ia
booed in barrel houses and they are
of neither singing nor dane I
least Topekans failed to rec
ognize their gyrations and their noise
as SUCH
The Paramount travelcgues were I
educational and interesting showing /
the Panama canal. The bill changes
Thursday 8. j.