The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
AT The THEATERS.
Marie Tempest-"Nearly Married.
Tomorrow

NHdf1e IempeSt-"Ne early Marr1e0''-
Tomorrow.
The fact that Miss Marie Tempest
IEngland's foremost coincidence, will
retire to private life at the close of
the current season. adds special in
terest to her forthcoming engagement
at the Grand tomorrow night in Ed
gar Selwyn's farce entitled rly
Married" Years ago Miss Tempest
became famous in England as we'll as
in this country for her light comedy
/ cha ra northumberland so far no one
has wrested from her her supremacy
in this field of artistic endeavor.
T. Miss Tempest, who has just con-
GUIDED long. engagement at the
Comedy theater, New York, under the
direction of John Cort, and support
ed by w. Ora ham Browne and her
own company from The Playhouse,
London, is now en- route to the Pa
cific coast
Ladies' Minstrels Thursday.
A garden party showing the better
side of the social life of the women
/ of the city will be the closing scene
in the Ladies' Minstrel at the Grand
Thursday evening. Mrs. O. A Taylor
prove themselves ideal hostesses.
Miss Billie Burke in jerry
There are people-women, of course
who go to see Miss Billie Burke on
the stage just to find out what she
is wearing and to get some Ideas for
their own wardrobeS. 1t will please
them to hear that in Jerry, the COM
edy in which Miss Burke will be seen
at the Grand April 16, she wears an
unusually large number of frocks, all
of course from the very latest models
Barbara Tenant at Orpheum-
Howard Asia brook and Barbara
Tenant are cO-stars today at the
Orpheum in Bret Harte's vivid drama,
are interviewer into this splendid
photo-play. one of which shows
number of oil wells on fire The vaude-
Vile for the first half is headed by
The Harmons in songs and dances
The Flying La Mars close the bill
Election returns from the State Jour
nal office will be flashed Tuesday
evening. Wednesday evening a buck
and wing dancing contest will be
staged.
The Vanderbilt cup race is the main
feature at the Hip today, tomorrow
and Wednesday and is without doubt
the greatest race ever filmed Jeff De
the Year and the Kleine drama,
Judge Not" are also being shown.
Rita Jolivet at Iris.
Today and tomorrow the Iris pro-
gram will be The Unafraid, with
Rita JoIivet and House Peters. The
makes her screen debut, is beyond all
question one of the most romantic
and absorbing photo dramas ever pre-
scented. Miss JoIivet portrays the part
of the heroine The subject is pro-
duced by the Lasky company and is
in five parts, one hour and fifteen
minutes.
At the Novelty
Van and Belle, boomerang throw
ers are the headline attraction at the
Novelty for three days, starting with
the matinee today Special scenery
is carried by the act and it is said to
be the best of its kind in vaudeville
Fred and Eva Mozart in their skit,
Showed In do, among other things,
some graceful dancing on snow shoes
Kelly and Calvin have a clever COM
edy sketch, The Actor and the Ital-
IAN the work of Calvin, in his in
of an Italian. being of
the highest order. Lou China, Wizard
of the Xylophone," and the Three
Mort Brothers in japanese Pas
times complete the program for to-
day, tomorrow and Wednesday.