The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-13

There she is" shouted a girl, and
sure enough Theda Bara. bareheaded.
was walking down the station plat
form. All stood and stared as she
nassed. Then a reporter remembered
he had a legitimate excuse for talk
ing to her.
Certainly, you may interview me as
long as the train is mere saiu 'ite
movie queen. I'VE were trying 10
make a quiet trip to New York, but at
nearly every station there have been
lovely crowds to see me- guess
didn't take into consideration the en-
terDrise of the Santa FEES publicity de-
NV this weather is awfully cold
after California. 1t takes considerable
courage to go out for fresh air at the
II am on my way to New YORK
where they're to put on my new PIC
80 CIeonatra. They want me there
to talk to the audiences at the open
ing shows"
Here a heartless conductor yelled
"AII aboard" Theda Bara extended
vampire" hand. o,,
Lets see, this is Topeka, isn't 1t
she asked. Would you like to nave
some pictures?"
There wasn't a dissenting voice.
"An right she continued. You
write to my Broadway address and tell
me you were at the depot at Topeka
and I'll send a picture"
She then gave them her Broadway
address There was no more time to
talk The movie queen turned on a
high French heel and sped to her
car. A thousand and one questions
remained unanswered.
Theda Bara had been in Topeka in
person for fifteen minutes. She had
talked to a dozen movie fiends gath
cred at the Santa Fe depot to pay her
homage, gave them her New York adj
dress and promised each and every
one a picture. She met the approval
of every fan present, male and fe-
male.
Ray Hall, the only Bara follower of
the sterner sex at the depot, excepting
a reporter, described her as the best
article in Topeka in years. That
should suffice, as Ray, from his van
tage spot in the dance hall orchestra
box, has every opportunity to look EN-
all over and know what's what in fem
ininity.
Darn, That Weather.
The "accursed" Kansas weather
cheated Topeka out of a closeup view
of the beautiful neck and shoulders of
the movie vamp, silent answers to a
minister's demand as to the reason
why church pews are deserted for
movie seats A pretty gray cape COW
cred this strong drawing card as Miss
Bara. three days out of sunny Cali
fornia, stood shivering on the station
platform.
Anyone seeing the star could recog-
nfze her as Theda Bara. The girls at
the depot said her nose was trifle
longer than the pictures would indi-
cate. that she was made-up consider
ably but was a dream despite all that
Her eyes, her carriage everything
about the young woman brought to
the minds eye the same Theda cara
over whom millions have raved-
With members OF her company,
Theda Bara is on her way to New
York to witness the initial presenta-
tion of her latest picture. Cleopatra"
in which she has taken the role of the
greatest vampire in history, AT this
performance Miss Bara will deliver a
curtain talk.
The motion picture studio directory
saws that Theda Para was born in Gin
cinnatf in 1890, that she is feet, 6
inches in height, weighs 1875
, pounds and, as everyone knows,
has brown hair and eyes. Other
motion picture periodicals a y
Theda Bara is a Russian and is
not married She is with the Fox
Film company which formerly show
ed at the Iris theater in Topeka. The
PLAYS which have made her famous
include THE Two Orphans" Car
men" obstruction 1.-THE Tiger Wo-
man." Her Double Life" She was
at one time in legitimate but had a
minor part