The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-12


star will appear Monday and Tuesday
at the Iris in a photodramatic adapta-
ton from F. Hopkinson Smiths we'll
known story, THE Tides of Barne-
gat." The story deals with big events
in the lives of little colony of fisher
folks on the New Jersey coast.
In the production Miss Sweet, in the
role of a school teacher, in the little
settlement. bears the blame of her
sisters shame, sacrifices the love of
her sweetheart and is about TO be
driven from the village.
Smith, the author of the story, was
by profession a marine architect, but
by choice and talent a painter and
writer. His critics believe he has
painted better pictures with words
than with his brush. Supporting Miss
Sweet in the picture is a cast COM
prised of several well known Para
mount players. including Elliott DeX-
ter. Tom Forman, Harrison Ford,
Norma Nichols and Walter Rogers.
Little Billy Jacobs, the child actor of
Paramount, also plays an important
part.
Wednesday and Thursday, Pauline
Frederick appears at the Iris III
Sleeping Fires" a Famous Players
Paramount. George Middleton is the
author of the story. In this photo
play Miss Frederick is Ms. Bryce,
devoted wife and mother, but able 10
display the claws of the primitive
tiger woman when attacked thru her
child.
The mother is accused of shooting
her husband who has been untrue to
the point Of falling in love with an
other woman. and asserts he Is Wiling
ing to cast aside Lis family to marry
her. An attorney named Gray defends
Miss Frederick at the trial and wins
They pick up the threads Of the wife'S
broken life together and start out
again with THE Little Fellow he
child in the play.
This weeks Iris bill closes to light
with Henry Walthall in Burning the
Candle" and Fatty Arbuckle in The
Butcher Boy" he first release under
Paramount wherein Arbucllle has APP
peared
A Metro picture, THE Waiting
Soul" starring Nine. Petrova, is fea-
tured on Monday and Tuesdays bill
a the New Gem. The theme deals
with a wife's tragic secret and the
manner in which she discloses it - !
her husband. THE Waiting Soul
can hardly be classed as one of the
sex pictures with which the moving
picture world is Overrun but is grip
ping story of dramatic events woven
around different characters Nine.
Petrova has gained a world reputation
in the films. Her first connection !
with the stage or screen was as dra- I
starred, before appearing in her latest |
picture. in "Tanthea." recently shown |
here in THE Revolt" the Secret |
of Eve" Bridges Burned" and The |
Black Butterfly" the most of which !
have appeared in Topeka at various
times.
Wednesday and Thursday THE
Glory OF Yolanda," with Anita Stew |
art and Evart Overton will be shown. !
The picture is Nitagraph. Miss
Stewart is seen in the role of little
Russian peasant girl, while the gilt
tering homes of Russian nobility form
"A background for her simple sur
roundings. The peasant girl gains
Friday and Saturday THE Birth of
Patriotism" timely because of the war
spirit of the country, will be seen. The
cast includes Irene Hunt. Ann Kronan.
Leo. Pierson and other stars The
story is not unlike that of "Out YOn-
der" 1t deals with a young Lon
doner, al first a Stacker in the face o.
his country's call but later hero on
the battlefield
percentage of the receipts taken
in at the box office of the New Gem
this week Will go for the benefit of
the United Commercial Travellers in
holding their convention here. The
special features booked were in view
of the benefit This weeks bill ends
!.
Universal City production, directed
by Raymond Wells the Topeka direc-
tor. The management is making an
effort to book Love a Flame" an
other picture directed by Wells. The
scenes of Love a Flame" were repro
duced to represent scenes in Topeka
and surrounding, where a lot of the
picture is located. From there the To-
cation jumps to Constantinople Wells
made the pictrue in California. He
cut the top of a mountain and filled
it with oil to make a volcano scene
therein, and, to, paraphrase the direc-
tor, ran all over California to find
cornfeld that looked like one in
Kansas.
A new serial, The Railroad Raid
ers' with Helen Holmes will start
Monday and Tuesday at the CRYSTAL.
The picture is in fifteen episodes. Hell
en- Holmes, the star, scored a decided
hit in "A Lass of the Lumberlands."
The story is written by Frank Hamil-
ton Spearman.
"a Romance of the Redwoods" is
the title of the Mary Pickford play
which will be at the Orpheum the first
Tour days of next week. In this pro-
duction the actress does not attempt
high brow characterization but is seen
IN the simple, pleasing plays in which
she appears best.
The subject is full blooded. with
dramatic action and an interesting
plot. The photography is unusual, the
wonderful sunlight together with the
wide variety of scenery obtainable
about the California studio, are i'm
portant features of the film. The
giant redwoods, together with the
mountain forest scenes and the rolling
plains of the west display some of the
most wonderful settings ever caught
by a camera These form a back
ground for the romantic story.
A member of the censor board pass
ing upon the newest Pickford play
gave hearty approval of the produc-
ton, CHASING it as one of her best