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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
AT LADDERS TOP
Arthur S. Kane, Former To-
pekan, Heads Film Co.
He Is Now General Manager of
Selznick Enterprises.
BEGAN CAREER IN ATCHISON
He Was a Well known X. L.
Sporting Editor.
Also Was Associated With
Crawford Shows Here.
BEGAN CAREER IN ATCHISON

Arthur S. Kane, a former Topekan
and for five years a member of the
old firm of Crawford & Kane. which
operated a combination of theaters
with headquarters here, has been
named general manager of the Lewis
j. Selznick Film Enterprises, incor-
porated. it was announced today
Kane will have offices at 729 Seventh
avenue. New York.
Kane well known here, has prob
ably made more spectacular jumps in
the theatrical and film world than
any other Kansas man. During the
last year he has been in charge, as dis
trict manager. of eleven western
states. comprising the western terri
tory of the Aircraft corporation. He
established the Denver. Seattle and
San Francisco offices for this firm.
For two years prior to this, Kane
was assistant general manager of the
World Film corporation, conducting
business under his own name in New
York City. He was also general man
ager Of the Electric Film company
(Pathe Feres) and during the year
that he was with the Pathe concern
he established its entire system of
branch offices and exchanges.
Started in AtchisOn.
Those ventures in the east followed
many years in the picture industry in
1t was in 1907 that Kane opened the
first moving picture theater, THE
Graphic" in Atchison. For the next
three years he acted as the personal
representative of o. T. Crawford. late
son of L. NJ. Crawford of Topeka, in
the large Crawford film exchange
company. which operated branches in
st. Louis Louisville. New Orleans.
Houston and FL Paso, and owned mo-
ton picture theaters thruout the ad-
jacent territory. He also acted as
general manager for the o. T. Craw-
ford Manufacturing company. which
was a producing motion picture con-
Germ.
Afterwards Kane became the first
district manager or representative ever
appointed by the General Film COM
pany. He was assistant to the presi-
dent of the General Film company
during the administration of Frank L.
Dyer.
Was a Sporting Editor.
Kane's experience in the field of en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
EXPOSE CINDERELLA!
ANCIENT SLIPPER is
BIG AS A PLOWSHOE

London, Aug. 17.-That well-known
stuff about the smallness of Cinderei-
las feet may be bunk after all. Allan
Macdonald has just found an ancient
slipper, believed to have been girls,
in a peat bog He thinks it was lost
by a fair maiden of long ago who
threw a shoe while running to escape
the attentions of an ardent princeling
The slipper was dainty little thing
for those days-weighing about a
pound and a half and generally resem-
bling Charlie Chaplin's twinkling tril-
bies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Beginning Monday the combined
output of the Aircraft Paramount
producing corporations will be seen at
the Orpheum theater instead of the
Triangle pictures. Under this policy
announced today, the Orpheum be-
comes the exclusive protector of these
films in Topeka. The house will be
run independently of any other as it
is announced that the other theater
which has been under Orp1eum man
agement, has been disconnected.
William S. Hart Douglas Fair
banks, Ray, Dalton, and other promi-
nent stars along with May Pickford,
Marguerite Clark, Geraldine Farrar
and Nine Petrova of the Lasky and
Aircraft will appear Hart recently
jumped from Triangle to Aircraft
Paramount after Ince, his director
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

quit Triangle and went to the corpor-
atoms.
The first picture under the new ar
rangement will be Douglas Fairbanks
in Down to Earth This comedy
drama will be the principal feature of
the program for Monday Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. Along with the picture, there
will be an added attraction in the ma
ture of a song film on Monday and
Tuesday, a masked singer describing
the picture. The Burton Holmes trav-
elogues, it is announced will be a reg
ular feature of the program. the first
two days of each week and will be
followed on Wednesdays and Thurs
days by the Pathe news.
Jack Pickford in "The Varmint'
will appea~ Friday and Saturday.
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Offers Services s.Nhen Called'' to Brit
ish Embassy in New York.

Los Angeles. Aug. 1S.-Charlie
Chaplin, movie comedian, found vim
dication today with the British en-
bassy for the indictment as a Stacker
brought by Lord Northcliffe in one of
his London publications. Chaplin de-
clared he is ready for the trenches
when called.
There are various ways for one to
do ones share the embassy state
ment said. Certainly the man who
subscribes literally to war loans and
the Red Cross should not be said to be
a Stacker, especially when he follows
his subscriptions with an announce
ment that he will serve in the trenches
when called
After 131 years of supremacy in the New
York City directory the Smiths have been
crowded to second place by the Cohens
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A Word to Our Patrons

a series Of gigantic strides it has progressed
from the old days of one-reel drama and two reel
tries 'u Of America s It never Hr' stands st
for snSther big stPde shead another aPheava
in which outgrown methods of producing and
tator of the silent drama, you are entitled to
know WAT goes on of lot the rd Ihe
sonaiiy.
semi weekly change of program instead of
ten cents for matinee and fifteen cents for even
this dne the mas arcFs Of David
wark Griffin, Cecil B. DeMiile Thomas i h fnce
MsR s
the Of with e the
Pannpe staTsng
Ray Nine Petrova, Wallace Reid and others s.'e'
Successful nd IL plays and popular novels have been
Players Lasky and the Paramount-Artcraft Pic
successes of today and tomorrow will be sought
regardless OF expense to give Pa-amount and
viii be set aside to purchase exclusive rights Of
lures at the orpheum will be the best that brains
genius and money can produce Experience has
good pictures and are willing to pay reasonably
The simple reason for the change rom the Tri
angle service Ct to that OF the Paramount-Artcraft
the orpheum Theatre the very best money viii IN
buy, and the work of the stars you admire aud
Your favorites. those you have seen at the Or
pheum in the best productions will return even
more frequently under the arrangement.
Thomas H. Ince who has directed MANY of the
most impressive plays ever shown ct this theatre
has severed his relations with the Triangle Cor
poration and his keen, clever work will be seen
in the plays filmed by the Aircraft Paramount
Corporation. William S. Hart Charles Raw Dor
othy Dalton, Enid Bennett, four of Ince's stars
go with him to the Aircraft Paramount studios
Douglas Fairbanks has been associated with the
Aircraft pictures for several months Mack SEN
nett Comedies: which for time formed part
of the Triangle program. will still be a part of
new program Mack Sennett is now asso-
ciated with the Paramount corporation and his
Paramount Mack Scnnett Comedies
Let us emphasize this fact. that the new
pictures In which Hart, Fairbanks Raw Dalton
Marguerite Clark and others. are featured will
be seen at the Orpheum under Aircraft Para
mount direcsion. Pictures of these famous play
ers will not appear elsewhere in Topeka exceDt
in old subjects Reissues old plays which
have been presented at the Orpheum in the past
All of the extraordinary plays of Aircraft
Paramount studios will appear exclusively at the
Orpheum under management, independent of any
other theatre In Topeka, offering -he highest
G. L. HOOPER Manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
BOOKS OLD KENTUCKY
Southern Racing Play With Picka-
ninny Band for Fair Week.

Roy Crawford, manager, today an
nounced that he had booked 'In Old
Kentucky" to appear at the Grand
theater fair week, September 10 to 6.
The attraction is an appropriate one
for the week because of its character
There is an exciting race scene in the
third act.
Arrangement for the production vas
made with George NJ. Cats of Chi
cago. The play, save Uncle Toms
Cabin, has a record of the longest run
of any production in existence. The
attraction here will carry the " ell
known pickaninny band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

,TopNSAMUSEr1ENTS

ORPHEUM-Fanni Ward in THE
Crystal GaZer."
COZY-Alice Brady in THE Divorce
Game"
IRIS-Belle Bruce and Antonio
Moreno in "A Son of the Hills
William Farnum in Fires of
Conscience"
GARFIELD - Dancing and park
amusements.
BEST-Motion features.
GEM-Motion features
For details. prices. ctr. SO" adver-
tisements on pages 10 and IL of the
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

day with Bessie Barriscale in Wooden
Shoes a story of Holland.
Wednesday and Thursday. William
S. Hart will appear in 1.-The Square
Deal Man. In this picture he plays
the part of Jack O. Diamonds and
Mary McIvor takes the part of Vir-
ginia Ransome. Hart plays the part
of a gambler of the old west.
What promises to be the film fea-
ture of the week for the city is 1.-The
Flame of the Yukon" with Dorothy
Dalton in the leading role.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
IT'S AN IRISH COMPANY
A Beauty Chorus Will Also Be At
tached to Lucas Tabloid.

The name of the company opening
at the Majestic theater on Labor day
is announced as Irish Ed Lucas and
His Beauty Chorus" The opening bill
will be Somewhere in France
The company, it is asserted, will
present two plays each week and will
remain at the Majestic all season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
COZY TAKES OVER
EXCLUSIVE TRIANGLE

Exclusive rights to the Triangle
program in Topeka will be taken over,
beginning Monday, by the Cozy thea
ter. The seasons run of these book
ings will swing off Monday and Tues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
INTERMISSION.

George Broadhurst, author of
What Happened to Jones'" has an
nounced he will revive the play short
ly in New York with Hale Hamilton
in the title role.
Hamilton is remembered as one of
the numerous Topekans who have
made good on the big time. He IS
the son of the late ]. D. NJ. Hamilton
who was claims attorney for the Santa
Fe railway here.
The New York supreme court has
ruled that the Universal Film Manu-
featuring company cannot show the
picture of Grace Humiston. the woman
attorney who solved the Cruger case
on the screen without Mrs. Humls~
toms consent. Mrs. Humiston refuses
to consent.
The New York theatrical season
started off last week with fairly
good bunch of "flivvers'' in the ma
all but about three plays offered are
good enough for August but not good
enough for September.
Three productions, Friend Mar
tha," "Marys Ankle" and THE Very
critics predict that they will run for
several weeks. All are on the brighter
side of life.
Here's optimism for the Grand
clientele: Three of the productions
booked by Roy Crawford to appear in
Topeka this winter have started their
| second seasons run in New York and
are drawing we'll. They are "Oh Boy"
Turn to the Right and THE Thir-
| teenth Chair
"Oh Boy is playing at the Prin-
| cess; Turn to the Right" at the
| Gaiety and '"The Thirteenth Chair at
| the Forty-Eighth street theater.
1.-The Thirteenth Chair will move
| to Chicago, September 2 and will play
at the Garrick. After the run there
it will start west, including Topeka on
| its itinerary. Annie Russell. Edward
| Emery and Fred Eric are handling
| the principal roles.
| New York is experiencing a short
age of chorus girls this season. Sew
| era1 productions recently began tours
with only a part of a chorus.
Marie Doro will appear ills season
| on the Legitimate stage after an alb
| sence therefrom for several years. Her
vehicle will be a new play Barbara"
by Florence Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Hamilton is remembered as one of
the numerous Topekans who have
made good on the big time. He IS
the son of the late ]. D. NJ. Hamilton
who was claims attorney for the Santa
Fe railway here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
These are the
"Stars" to be
seen here begin
ming August 20.

Marguerite Clark
Mary Pickford
Vim. s. Hart
Douglas Fairbanks
Billie Burke
Geraldine Farrar
Geo. M. Conan
Pauline Frederick
Wallace Reid
Enid Bennett
Charles Ray
Sessue Hayokawa
Elsie Ferguson
Lima Caualieri
Julian Eltinge
Mime. PetroUa
Vivian Martin
Dorothy Dalton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

George Broadhurst, author Of
What Happened to Jones', has an
nounced he will revive the play short
ly in New York with Hale Hamilton
in the title role
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Wales Ado. Aseg. Service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

The New York theatrical season
started off last week with a fairly
good bunch of "flivvers" in the ma
jority. In other words the most of
all but about three plays offered are
good enough for August but not good
enough for September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

New York is experiencing a short
age of chorus girls this season. Sew
era1 productions recently began tours
with only a part of a chorus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18
Special Productions
Directed bv

Directed BY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Marie Doro will appear ills season
on the Legitimate stage after an abb
sence therefrom for several years. Her
vehicle will be a new play Barbara
by Florence Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

Three productions, Friend Mar
tha," ''Mary's Ankle" and THE Very
Idea" were good enough to make
critics predict that they will run for
several weeks. All are on the brighter
side of life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-18

1.-The Thirteenth Chair will move
to Chicago, September and will play
at the Garrick. After the run there
it will start west, including Topeka on
it's itinerary. Annie Russell. Edward
Emery and Fred Eric are handling
the principal roles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

Nine. Petrova in 1.-THE Law of the
Land with a Paramount-Mack SEN
nett Comedy, closes this weeks pro-
gram at the 0rpheum.
Beginning Monday "Billie" Burke
will be starred in the first Of the week
feature, 1.-THE Mysterious Miss Terry"
This play is thrown about the eternal
triangle but this time the individuals
constituting the triangle are not the
usual husband and wife and the ether
one. The triangle this time is formed
by three men, all in love with Miss
Terry. No one knows much about her
but they all like her, especially the
three suitors.
Couple this state of affairs with a
mock safe robbery which turns out to
be a real one, the shadowing by the
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IN LIGHTER vein
Bill for Novelty Next Week
Contains Much Music.
Morrow Will Introduce Several
Musical Comedy Numbers.

The third episide of THE Neglected
Wife" will open the~bill at the Novelty
the first three days of next week. 1t
will be followed by Edwards and
Louise, billed as "A Vaudeville Sur
prise Waiman and Berry in a sing
Ing, violin and piano act come next.
William Morrow and company will APP
pear in a comedy slxit, "On a Country
Road" The -Four KnickeFbockeFs"
will offer a lot of vocal efforts. Ziska
and company in a comedy magic act
close the show
The William Morrow sketch which
occupies the fourth spot will Introduce
several musical novelty numbers, in
Guiding There's Egypt in Your
Dreamy Eyes and Seven Ages and
Marriage Bells' The sketch is said
to be an elaborate one.
Two of the acts for the last half of
the week will be the Keough sisters,
Al Abbott, the Village Songster," who
has appeared at the Novelty several
times in the last ten years.
The Monte Carlo sextette was to
have appeared the first of the week
but their time has been moved to the
last half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
GOAT MILK U. S. DRINK?
Ghicagoan Sends Experts to Switxer-
land to Study Animals Possibilities.

Chicago, Aug. Sept. Mrs. C HI.
Cahill of New York and Dewitt Gle
lend of Chicago are aboard an Allan
tie liner today on their way to SwitzeF=
land to study the goat and its relations
to the milk and cheese industries. H.
@, HeiiisteF of this city is behind the
proposition.
I'VE had intended to keep the trip
secret" said Mr.. HOLSTER Yesterday
"The alarming shortage of mich
cows makes it imperative that some
substitute be found"
Mr.. HOLSTER denied that he intend
ed to introduce the goat milk indus
try here, adding that he was only
doing part of his bit' and the in
formation would be turned over to the
government or any other agency that
might be interested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

THE PROGRAM AT BEST
Includes Howard Estabrook, Jean
Sothern and Beatrice Fairfax.

The following program will be given
at the Best theater next week:
Monday-''The Mysteries of Myra,"
featuring Howard Estabrook Jean
Sothern and Beatrice Fairfax. A
Lonesome Luke comedy.
Wednesday-Pearl White IN anoth-
er episode of THE Fatal Ring" Also
THE Switch on the Safe" and "On
Tin Can Alley the latter a comedy.
The Pathe News will also be shown
Thursday Charles Chaplin in
Easy Street"
-"Fantomas the Myster-
ious,'' produced by Gaumont.
Saturday-A Falcon feature, THE
Stolen Play including Ruth Roland,
William Conklin and e. ]. Brady
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MOTOR BAND HERE
Truck Concerts All Over
City Next Thursday.

The Republic Motor Truck COM
pany band, from Alma, Mich, will
visit Topeka Thursday, September 6
on it's tour of the country. The band
is made up of fifty musicians all CON
nected with the productioa of the Re
public motor trucks. The special ear
viii arrive in Topeka Thursday morn
ing from Kansas City, where they
have been giving concerts for the last
week, and will give program Thurs
day night at Gage park. During the
afternoon the musicians will parade
turnout the city and will play before
all of the larger business houses,
The band will visit Topeka at the
invitation of the Rehkepf Motor Car
company of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
BILLIE 6uRkr
7He fla5TERloV lis5 1ERRy
Ell GNaazoaoVll0awe

police of the beautiful store girl when
she enters the home of the rich Miss
Wentworth, and other incidents alike
mysterious and interest sustaining,
and the plot is outlined.
This is the second appearance of
Billie Burke on the Orpheum screen.
She was last seen in Topeka in "Peg-
gy."
The film song feature viii be a por-
ton of the program the first four days
of next week.
The Jap, Sessue Hayakawa will be
seen in Hashimura Togo" Friday
and Saturday of next week
Burton Holmes Travelogues and
Pathe news events of the week will be
sandwiehed in during the first four
days of the week, Travelogues first.
then Pathe News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

tanned at the office of the Daily Legal
News. One side of the card reads as
follows;
Soldier fer Right and Justice:
Carry this card ir your breast pocket
Commit and think these promises,
one for every day in the week, know
ing that those who are left behind
are also remembering them for you
as you go forward in the name of
Truth.
Following is a list of quotations
from the Bible, one for each Gay OF
the week. After that space is left
for the name and address of the
sender, with the following inquiry. If
you would like to have me write to
you and send you reading matter,
pieaes send me your name and ad-
dress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
FOR WAR MOTHERS
Instructions to Prospeetives Are Re
eeiFed in Topeka.

instructions have been received in
Topeka from war department off
Gals, that those women who want to
be war god-mothers to homeless
American soldiers should address
letter to "a Soldier, American Ex
peditionary Forces, Somewhere in
France" The letter will be delivered
by company commanders to soldiers
who want to be adopted, and they
will reply, giving their names A card
which is being sent, with or without
a letter, is called the soldiers protec-
ton card, and these cards can be OBJ
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day evening:
AaFGh-Deed of the Pen. .Bellstedt
Seleetion-The BuFgamasteF, ...., Maekie
Waltz9The Merry WidoW,,.,,,, Lehar
Fantasia-eFeWn of Light. ,,., PrendiyilIe
ChaFaeterstie-LittleW Way. Eilenberg
INTERMISSI0N.
Mareh-FaReka Daily Capital, -. Marshall
neseFiptiVe-Indian War Dance. ,Bellstedt
Ahdante-AlbuW Leaf. Wagner
HnmeFesque-GomiR' Fhro' the Rye
seleefion-Ramieks Hitss...,..,,,,,,,..., Lampe
March-High Pride. .,,.,,,.,,,,...,.,.H Heed
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civilization" considered one of
filmdom's masterpieces and which was
seen here last season, has been chosen
to open the 1917-18 season at the
Grand. The film will start Monday,
Labor day, and will continue for
run of three days
Two shows will be given daily, be-
ginning at 2:30 and 6:15 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

kick In featuring Mollie King
and Chick" viii be shown MONDAY
and Tuesday at the Gem, kick In"
is a crook play. The New York Wcrld
said this about it:
There is joke or SILVER or thrill
in almost every line of it and however
sophisticated the spectators may be.
there is something in all the situations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
CONCERT AT GARFIELD

MaFshalPs band will give the fol-
lowing program at Garfield park Sun
day evening:
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Special attention by all our
employees to ladies and chill
dren.
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THE STACKER BOOKED
Play Will Appear This Sea-
son at the Grand Theater.

THE Stacker" production that
has been running with considerable
Success in New York, has been booked
to appear at the Grand this season,
Manager Crawford announced today.
The date of the engagement will be
announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01

Extra car service all day Mon.
day, Sept. 3rd, and a five-cen
fare.
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When here last season the house
was crowded at each projection. 1t
won favorable comment from the
speetacles depicting modern times
Governor Gardner has also endorsed
the film considering the production
as good as THE Birth of a Nation"
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to make ones heart thump."
Wednesday and Thursday Mary
Pickford will be seen in Mistress
Nell,'' a play Of the time of King
Charles II. Miss Piekferd appears
in the role of the faFerite of both
king and public.
Ethel Clayton will be seen Friday
and Saturday in Souls Adrift.'' Tho
production was filmed mostly on a
deserted island in the Bahama islands