The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-10
PLAYS
1.-The Market of Vain Desire"

A Thomas II. 1nce producuon 1ea-
turing H. B. Warner.
John Armstrong, a young minister, |
is called to great metropolitan !
church from small country parson-
age He has been there but short
time when he is utterly disguised with
the sham and hypocrisy of the fash
ionable persons of his congregation
who q fleet religion. That is, he is dis
gusted with all save Helen Badgley,
daughter of the millionaire patron of
the church
When he learns that Helen's pa
rents plan to announce her engage
ment to a Count d'Montaigne, he de-
cides to adopt energetic means to
bring his congregation to a realization
of its condition. How he takes wo-
man of the street and convlnceS the
members of his church that they who
barter their beauty in the market of
vain desire are on equal footing
with the scarlet woman; how his ser
mon breaks up an engagement and re-
suits in an effort to have him dis
missed are parts of The swiftly moving
plot.
Supporting Mr.. Warner are Clara
williams, Charles Miller, Gertrude
Claire and Leona Hutton.
THE Girl With the Green Eyes"
A five-part adaptation of Clyde
Fitch's famous play, featuring hath-
rine Kaelred and Julian L'Estrange.
Produced by Pathe under direction of
Herbert Blanche.
With unusual skill the director has
secured continuous and dramatic in
tensity and above all suspense. The
characters are real and sincere and
the whole story is built about a matt
nee idol whose love is nisund erstood
through a natural suspicion. Although
he loves his wife, she discovers that
he is visiting another woman. A
friend plants the seeds of suspicion
and they bear fruit rapidly. So care
fully has he planted them that before
the wife can learn that her husband
is visiting his sister she attempts to
commit suicide. She is saved in time
however, to learn the true state of
affairs.
"a Gutter MagdaIene'
A Lasky-Paramount production fea-
turing Fannie Ward.
The play which was written for the
Lasky company by Willard Mack,
author of Kick H." and numerous
other stage successes centers about a
young woman whose sins of scarlet are
washed away in the environment of
Salvation Army rescue work. Fannie
Ward appears in the principal role.
While the fundamental plot of the
play is not new, it has been handled
wonderfully well by George H. Melford
who had charge of direction. The ac-
ton is continuous and rapid, the elm
ak is carefully developed and the
story begins and ends where it should
Supporting Miss Ward in the play
are Jack Dean-who recently became
her Observation-Disclosures West, Billy
Elmer, Gertrude Keller, Robert Brad
bury and James Neill-
''Mr. Goode, the Samaritan
A fine Arts-Triangle production in
five parts featuring De Wolf Hopper
and Fay Tincher.
Trouble begins when Mr.. Goode
buys an automobile from a notorious
crook who has stolen it. He is soon
arrested and while in Jail meets
( Shortie Sal and Shifty Ed, these well
known crooks who appeal to his phil
anthropic nature. He invites them to
call at his home and they accept the
invitation, calling while a dinner party
is in progress. Among the guests is
Foxy Monte, disguised count. He
is recognized, however, by Sal and
/ Ed. Complications arise when valu-
able jewels disappear and the two
crooks are held responsible. All ends
/ happily, however, when the false
count is unmasked and the jewels dis
covered on him. Meanwhile Ed and
Sal in recognition of their honesty are
given positions in the home.
The work of Fay Tincher as Shortie
Sal in this play is particularly strong.
The work of Edward Dillon as Shifty
Ed also stands out well.