The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-17

others. These stories are old in the
first person. and form a sort of Can
terbury Tales of Los Angeles The au-
thor lives in Los Angeles, where he
has been an interested observer of the
growth of the moving picture art, and
has been in sympathetic contact with
the votaries of the pantQmime stage.
The stories are not actual biographies
of individuals. but they are repreSen-
tative and are trustworthy. For the
the story form. Mr.. Wagner has used
types of movie workers. He contrives
to set forth the entire movie making
world
The style of the writer is breezy,
swift moving and entertaining. The
book is illustrated with thirty-two
photographs. The book contains many
interesting anecdotes of the actual
hardships and dangers of the actors in
producing the thrillers. He gives an
idea of the cost of the productions
the methods used in getting the eff
fects, the lives of the people engaged
in the business, makeup of the actors,
and he gives a view of the business
| from all its angles.
The articles are a collection reprint
ed from stories that have appeared
from time to time in the Saturday
| Evening Post.
X X
! MI. and Mrs. Charles S. Elliott had
guests at dinner Tuesday might in
compliment to Miss Helen Reinbach
who left today for Chicago to enter
St. Luke's hospital training school,
preparatory to doing Red Cross nurs-
| ing. Those who sat around the table
were: Miss Reinbach, Mr.. and Mrs
i Newell Abrahams, Miss Esther Lau-
terhach, Miss Belle Snyder and Mr.
and Mrs. Elliott. Miss Reinbachs is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mendel
| Reinbach, of West Sixth avenue. She
was student in Washburn, being a
senior in the fine arts department,
and is member of the Alpha Phi
sorority.
An event of interest to college peo-
| pie as well as the women of Topeka
will be the production of THE Piper"
a play by Josephine Preston Pea
| body, at the high school auditorium,
April %.
This is one of series of programs
which the literature department of
Katherine Hand is chairman, has
given.
Mrs. D. L. McEachron has charge
of the production. She is assisted by
Mrs Frank Squires, who is coaching
the play and Mrs. Hand, who is aid
| ing IN the costuming.
! The leading role, that of Piper"
is to be taken by Miss Meek. This is
/ her first appearance in a really large
affair in Topeka, and promises to be
highly successful. Miss Meek is MAX
/ ing a success of the expression de-
partment. She has given MANY read
ings and coached several plays. The
| fact that The Piper" was part of her
gra duating recital makes her all the
| more fitted for the role.
| Other Washburn people who have
parts in this program are:
Marie Moore-Barbara.
Terrence Congratulated.
| Duane Van Horn-Cheat the Devil
Ralph Moore-Curt
| Edward Stenger-Hans.
/ Robert Dutton-AXel
| DR.. Mudge-Burgomast
Mrs. Mudge-UrSula.
| Uarda Baird-ToWn Crier.
Violet Schlegel-Axers wife
Lorena Observation-Disclosures wife
Emma Crabb, Hildred Hines Edith
| kern-Strollers.
Esther Lauterbach, Imogene Sny-
der, Uarda Baird-Nuns.
The great feature of the play is
the children, who have a very i'm
portant part. The following are a
few of the more Important:
Little Jose-Elenor Feltenstein.
| Ilse-Jean McEa chron.
Rudi-Douglas McEachron.
Trudi-Hazel Hepworth.
| Others who have parts are:
| John Todd, Eugene and Frances
! henderson. JULIUS GOldSmlth and
Louise Gates.
! Dean Harno of the Washburu Law
| school. also has a place in the cast
and Cady Hodge, will take the part OF
the priest.
The proceeds of the play will be
given to the Red Cross. The members
of the Woman's club have signified
| their willingness to pay the % cents
admission, which is the charge made
to non-members of the club 1t is
/ expected. therefore, that all tickets
/, of admission will be sold for 2o cents
each.
Election of the Washburn Review
staff will be held Thursday at the col
/ lege. Candidates for the editorship
are Miss Christine Ward and Mr.. Will
liam c. Menninger Miss Ward is one
of the successful debaters of the
school and is a member of the foren-
sic fraternity of Pi Kappa Delta She
is now editor of the Kaw. the junior
publication. and qualified for the Re
is a member of the Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority.
Mr. Menninger has been a member
of the Review staff for two years
handling the athletic section this year
He edited the entire football edition OF
/ the Review. He is now classified as a
sophomore. but will attend summer
school. and expects to graduate with
the class of 10 He is a member OF
the Alpha Delta fraternity
4 Miss Avis Clayton is the only can
didate for associate editor She is also