The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-14


feature pictures.
Iris-Photo features.
Orpheum-Photo features.
Cozy-Motion features.
Capitalization features.
Gem-Motion features.
Best-Motion features.
Ramona" the film story of Span
ish California which has been running
at the Grand this week will be seen
tonight for the last time here. The
picture is built on the beautiful love
story in the book, the name of which
it bears.
The Ghl Who Didn't Care" an
Ivan drama with frankie Mann is
booked to appear at the Grand April
10 and 20. The production is said to
be finished one, and the photogra-
ply thruout is excellent. Briefly, the
story tells of a young couple happy
with their son. They take into their
home a niece of one of the hands in
q factory. When her uncle plans to
kidnap the son the girls assists him.
The parents believe their child drown
ed and not receiving the attention he
desires from his wife the husband
falls in love with his adopted daugh-
ter. This brings about separation
and the wife, at the saddest moment
in her life, is made happy by the re-
turn of her son. The acting of Louise
Vale as the grieved mother is said to
be out of the usual run. Donald Hall
plays the wealthy husband. frankie
Mann's Il don't care" expression is
said to eclipse that of the famous Eva
Tanguay.
1 Uncle Yom's CABIN the famous
old production that can always boast
following when the plays of the hour
have run their course and are forgot
ton will play at the Grand next Satur-
day afternoon and night Little Eva,
Marks Uncle Tom, Aunt Ophelia and
all the characters are familiar 10 most
Americans. a parade with blood
q hounds. dOnkeys, ponies and Uncle
Tom and his cabin Will be given at
noon the day of the show. The COM
pany which appears here has been
wintering here. 1t is a summer tent
show but starts the season at the
Grand.
David Wark Griffiths 100000
film Intolerance" accompanied by
symphony orchestra of thirty pieces,
will be shown at the Grand for three
nights and with Friday and Saturday
matinees starting May 3. Intolerance
tells the story of loves struggle thru
out the ages. In speaking of In
tolerance" Mr.. Griffith, who also pro-
duced The Birth of a Nation" said:
" The Birth of a Nation" is to
Intolerance what the 1-reel motion
picturesis to the present day feature"
Critics who said The Birth of
Nation" was the greatest film of it's
DAY support Mr.. Griffith's statement
The picture has scored success after
success in other cities. Something like
81, 900 actors take part in the pro-
duction.
Annette kellerman, star in William
FoX's beautiful feature, "A Daughter
of the Gods" which appears at the
Grand the week of May Z, is nation
ally known for things other than the
fact that she possesses beauty that has
gained her the name of being the most
perfect woman in the world. She is
known from coast to coast as a cham
pion of the rights of children. She
has actively enga ged in working for
passage of chiIdren's laws including
the federal child labor law.
A present day sensational film
drama, The Little Girl Next Door,
will be shown at the Majestic theater
for one week commencing April %.
The film has just been passed upon by
the state censor board and the show
ing at the Majestic will be its initial
one.