The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-04

Wednesday and Thursday is a picture
of strong emotional appeal, ably in
terpreted by a cast of which all the
principals save two are Japanese,
Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki of
fer expressive performances of roles
which, in the hands of less competent
players, might have fallen into sickly
sentiment on the one hand and melo-
dramatic posing on the other. And
Myrtle Stedinan is exceedingly appeal
ing in the third star part.
Love and Hate which comes Fri
day and Saturday. deals almost en-
tirely with home wrecking ard the
losing fight of a perfectly innocent
woman to keep her home intact, and
the love and respect of her children.
Mary at Orpheum.
No announcement will be received
with more interest and more real de-
light than that which brings the news
that Mary Pickford is to be seen here
in her newest picture, LESS Than the
Dust" 1t is always an event whe7
the famous little star is the attra ction
in Topeka, and on Monday, when the
engagement opens at the Orpheum,
Mary Pickford's host of admirers plan
to make it the red-letter day of all her
screen visits to this city. In LESS
Than the Dust" which was written by
Hector Turnbull, Miss Pickford will
have the largest and most elaborate
production of her career and it is the
work of her own film company, the
Mary Pickford Film corporation. 1t
Will present her in another character
which will soon win the great popu-
larity given to her creations of the
past. John Emerson has given the
picture mastery direction.
At the Novelty.
Grace Darmond with Leon Barry
and Ralph Kellard. See the daring
young American. modern Monte Cristo
OF the South Sea Islands; follow him
in his unafraid wanderings thru un-
tracked waters; shudder- and rejoice
with him at his escape from the ugly
terror of the sea-blown coffin; mourn
over his hopeless struggle in the ten
tacles of the Octopus of Ravengar
Ledge; wonder with tens of millions
OF others over the identity of Raven
gar, the mysterious; ponder over the
mystery of the Shielding Shadow"
two cleaning yellow eyes and two
deathly white hands
See the greatest-by far-of the
WORLDS film series, 1.-The Shielding
Shadow" which comes to the Novelty
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
At the Orpheam, X. c., Week Nov. s.
Few actresses have enjoyed more
tasting success than has Miss Fay
Templeton, who VIII be the headline
attraction of a splendid offering at
the Orpheum for the week commence
ing November 5. Upon the announce
ment of her retirement from the stage
at the time of what was probably her
most emphatic success, the character
OF Mary Jane in "Forty-five Minutes
from broadway" the news was ac-
cepted by the amusement world as a
distinct bereavement, and her return
will be joyous tidings to legions of
Kansas City amusement lovers. Be
lore ner temporary retirement, Miss
HTempletOnS popularity was second TO
none of the musical comedy stars, and
turnout the space of time she elected
to remain away from the footlights,
her absence from the stage has been
of much regret. Miss Templeton's art
and at four years of age she made her
stage debut, and ever since then she
has been very prominent Electrically.
For three years she was one of the
all-stars in the Weber & Fields Stock
company. which included David War
field, DeWolf Hopper, Lillian Russell,
William Collier and Weber and Fields
themselves. To further enumerate
to speak of the musical comedies II
two decades. In vaudeville she will
present an arrangement of song sue
cesses especially written for her by
JUNE McCree.
Another artist whose return will he
more than welcome is Alan Brooks
who. unannounced, last season pre-
scented one of the most laughable
sketches of the year. Many will re-
member the laughable comedy of the
spiral staircase in the playlet
Strengthened Out" This season he is
presenting a new offering entitled
Dollars and Sense" which is said to
be even more humorous than its pred
ecessor.
AL Lydell and Bob Higgins will be
remembered as the comedians of two
we'll known vaudeville teams, that of
Lydell and Rogers. and Mr.. Higgins
of Melville and Higgins. The new
com bination offers a clever little rural
comedy entitled "a Friend of Fa-
ther's,'' in which both have ample
scope to keep their audiences in a
continual state of laughter.
Ralph Dunbar's Old Time Darkies