The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-29

best tabloids ever seen on the local
vaudeville stage Anderson imper-
sonates a nervous lover who has been
seized with the grim suspicion that
the girl he is going to marry in rev
days has a wooden leg. And his DIS
play of nervousness is one OF the best
comic efforts seen at the Novelty in
recent moons.
A big crowd turned out yesterday
as the couple are well known and
liked here. Miss Norwood confessed
that "it scared me almost to death
when l looked out there and saw
Just hundreds of girls that l knew
She has been on the stage only year
but there is no amateurlshness IN hef
half of the sketch She is pretty
blond, Billie Burke type of girl. Man
ager Crawford was so weil pleased
with the act that he has interested
himself to secure them a Chicago
booking.
Mayor House has promised to
break his VOW and attend the Novelty
Tuesday night. Last night Topeka
friends sent up big bouquet to Miss
Norwood.
At the Crystal.
The comedy The Butler Fired at
this house for the last time tonight
GRAFT" the film sensation which is
higher up Is also on the bill and
pleasing hundreds. For Wednesday
and Thursday this house announces
the eminent English actor Albert
Chevalier supported by the old ia
lVorite Miss Florence Turner, in the.
special feature, My Old Dutch.5
which will be shown by special re-
quest.
AT the Iris.
Blanche Sweet in the Paramount
photo drama, THE Blacklist" is the
feature at the Iris today and tonight
! h I 1pti inn 4
story of economic and moral co1-3i-
tions where the strife between en-
ployer and employed is bitterest
Far from being a one sided pre-
sentation of a biased mind the drama
deals remarkably fair with all con-
cerned and appeals to the individual
in every walk of life.
William Farnum in Fighting
Blood" comes tomorrow and Thursday
while Marguerite Clark in ''Out # the
Drifts will be presented as the Fri
day and Saturday bill.
At the Orpheum.
The Triangle production, I'D Artag-
man, the screen portrayal of the
| French war novel written by Dumas,
1.-The Three Musketeers," places Or
rim johnson IN the leading role. The
! drama is shown at the Orpheum -oday
| and tomorrow.
| The production has been elaborate
! ly staged, accuracy regarding detail of
/ important events, costumes and ioca-
lions are faithfully rehearsed.
| A change at the last minute n the
| program of the Keystone comedy sub
stitutes His Hereafter" for "Fido's
Fate" but Charles Murray is the fun
maker just the same
! I he Orpheum bill is closed with
Fargo-Wells musical novelty act,
+ At the Novelty.
| This is feature week at the Novelty.
| With the exception of the moving pic
ture which is little below standard,
! the bill is one of the best seen on the
local stage III months. Neal Ander-
/ son and Elsie Norwood, well known
| in Topeka from their long residence
here, present a tabloid i'll a style that
ranks them along with other famous
/ Topekans, like Fred Stone, Fay
| Tincher and Hale Hamilton. His
stunt with the sugar Jumps gets the
crowd as few comic features do. De-
vine and Williams have decidedly
clever little comic skit. George Brown
| and Master Billy Weston, grandson Of
Edward Payson Weston, present
| something entirely new; u walking
race race, of one mile on treadmills. The
treadmiIl automatically registers on u
dial and as the act progresses The
sporting blood of the audience is
aroused. Mile. Olga puts On novel
| ing is excellent and she has re-
/ markab lv sweet toned violin.
At the Hip.
II applause and tears and patron
age spell the criterion of success and
public favor, East Lynne" the beau
tifuI old drama of love and intrigue,
| has lost none of it's popularity. 1t
was presented by the Oliver Players
in their own inimitable style at the
Hip theater last night There will
be a matinee of special interest to the
| ladies Wednesday afternoon, ard a
| final performance Wedn esday night
Beginning Thursday night, James
Boys in Missouri" will be presented.
Living so near the home of the james
boys the people of Topeka will be glad
! to embrace this opportunity to learn
more about men who have always
been heroes of romance.
L. c. c. Nodifies Rates.