The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-18
AT The THEATERS
At the Hip.


The Oliver PLAYERS presented Mad
anne X last night for the first time
There will be a matinee tomorrow
afternoon and the last performance
takes place tomorrow night
Grocery Night" was an added
pleasing feature last night Every
one was given an article free.
Monday night Before Breakfast
will be presented. This is the first
comedy this company has produced
Pay Night will be repeated Monday
night for the last time this season
Lyman Howe's Pictures
The date is today and tomorrow,
the place is the Grand, the attrac-
ton Lyman H Howe's Travel Festival
and the new features-a ride via an
clouds; the Firth of Forth bridge,
/ Scotland; stirring scenes of a tor
pedo boat caught in a terrific gale;
logging in Italy; wintry days in the
Swiss Alps; little journeys to Ma
deira, France. Holland and Glacier
National park. and through the big
plant of the Willys-Overland Com
pany. Toledo, to watch every process
employed in creating an automobile
from the raw material to the modern
car ready for use-a subject of timely
/ interest considering the rapid strides
in the industry and the great vogue
and popularity of automobiles among
+ hundreds OF thousands of users, who,
the IlfSI become really
familiar with the inventive skill and
organization required in their manu-
/ facture.
/ At the Iris
There are scores of interesting and
intense situations in the big five-part
Metro wonderplay, The Turmoil"
i which will be seen here at the Iris
today and tonight.
/ ValH Valli, the noted star of The
4 Queen of the Movies and other stage
/ successes, is seen in the stellar role
in this elaborate photo-dramatizati
( of Booth Tarkington's great novel of
+ thz same name. 1t is easily the best
+ role she has ever had in her successful
career on the speaking stage or in
the silent drama George lie Guere,
who has played the juvenile lead in
2 half a score of stage successes, will
7 be featured with Miss Nani in this
production There is a strong sup
sporting cast which includes Charles
/ H. Prince, Ferd Ffdmarsh. and Peggy
y Hopkins. Edgar Jones, who directed
Miss Valh in The Woman Pays" is
also the director of this production
/ The Turmoil was produced by the
Columbia Pictures Corporation for re-
lease on the Metro program.
At the Orpheum-
Marie Doro in the Wood NyInph
a Triangle-G Griffith production is be-
ing featured at the Orpheum theatel
during the last three days of the week
Miss Doro filling the role Of a daugh-
4 ter brought up apart from the world
of every day affairs has never seer
even a picture of modern man. Hel
life is that of the Grecian maid of the
time when Zeus and the lesser deities
were worshipped- How she is led tC
come into the world of today is told
in the story. Particularly effective i:
/ a fierce forest fire The Triangle
Keystone farce-comedy .'Perils of tbs
Park and an act of vaudeville arr
also included in the bill for the las
half of the week.
At the Novelty.
The six-part Essanay film featuring
Richard c. Travers in the Man Trail
; lengthens out the Novelty program t
, two hours this week The picture il
a good representation of the Stewar
Edward White type of forest stor!
with enough fights to thrill the mos
enthusiastic.
Joe Kennedy in a regulation role
skate act does some good work Hi
: + comedy SDeecl to the audience