The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
"The Girl PhiIippa.v

IFdIUTE DIIOTO-UTdN
pear at the Orpheum theatre is The
Girl Philippa." The eight part pro-
duction will be shown Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
In the perturbation of Robert w.
Chambers novel, Anita Stewart is pre-
scented in the characterization of Phi
lippa. The story is alive with move
ment and action, aglow with color and
romance. 1t is staged in an atmos-
phere charged with secret agents, So
ciety intrigue and adventure.
During the filming of the picture, a
French village, erected for the pur-
pose of the drama, was blown to
pieces. Many air crafts are employed
in the play and the work of their
operators is attractive.
The Nitagraph people reproduced
as nearly as possible, the setting of a
French community, laid roads and
streets of cobble stone, skirted either
side with rough sidewalks, erected
quaint two-story houses with gable
roofs, constructed the public square
with It's fountain and large stone ba-
sin, searched the country for the typ
ical truck wagon of the French and
then assembled a group of people,
CARRIED and equipped as are the peas
ants.
Into this peaceful community came
the effects of war. The girl in the
case arises from the lowest classes
to- find she is a member of a noble
family, yet she marries the man who
knew her first as a poor girl.
Louise GIaum
The program for ,he latter port of
the week will be a Triangle-Ince
drama, Sweetheart of the Doomed"
with Louise Glaum in TIE principal
part. A comedy will also be shown.
Briefly, the story is of an adventur-
ess who serves her country in its hour
of need and earns the title Angel of
the Armies" Louise Glaum as the
sinful enchantress, appears first in a
robe of shimmerinE jet, her bobbed
hair bound with strands of pearl, next
she is seen in n high necked costume
with chic Partisan hat. then suddenly
she appears as a peasant woman in
flat heeled shoes, fun skirt and heavy
shawl over her head. AS such she
enes the play doing an emotional role
of inspiring naturcs
tUncIe Toms Cabin" the pre-civil
war classic, will be shown at the
Grand tonight for the last time before
starting a tour of the western states
The company is owned by a Topekan
md has been wintering at the fair
grounds.
sIntolerance," David Wark Crit
fith's depletion of Loves Struggle
Turnout the Ages" will be shown at
the Grand, May 3, 4 and .. Millions of
dollars were spend in producing this
film which critics declare will set the
pace in motion picture making for
months, and that length of time, in the
motion picture worlds march of pro-
gress, is a lengthy period. The story
begins in the valleys of the Euphrates,
the cradle of civilization wherein the
British and Turks are now fighting.
Babylon, the city of splendOr and an
tiquity, is rebuilt in the picture. Crit
fifth spent a fabulous sum to rebuild
the great walls that incircled the
place. He declared that the reproduc-
ton shown of the banquet hall of
Belshazzar cost a quarter million dol
lars. Something like $1,000 worth of
jewels are worn by one princess"
More people worked and took part in
intolerance" than there are men in
the combined armies of the United
States and Mexico "Intolerance" is
q plea for universal love and sympathy
Master film productions will hold
sway in the closing season at the
Grand this spring. Following David
Wark Griffith's MASTERPIECE, "Intoler-
ance,' William Fox will. the week of
May Z, present Annettee Kellermann
in. "A Daughter of the Gods"
Taking as a locale for one of the
impressive scenes in this fantasy, an
island at Kingston, Jamaica, Fox de-
velOped an arid spot into a city that
Tivaled the wealth and magnificence
of the Orient. This city cost $350,00O