The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-13

After seeing William Farnum in "The
Last of the Duanes" think the best part
of it all is the tremendous chase where
bunch of men pursue the fleeing William.
Up almost perpendicular hilisides they
follow him on horseback, down slopes that
seem straight up and down! They slide
down ropes over waterfalls, crash thru
underbrush, splash knee-deep thru rush
ing, rocky streamS-their quarry always
But the worst of the thing about the pic
ture Is the exaggerated facial work of the
star. Mr.. Farnum didn't use to- roll his
eyes like the blacks in the comedies. But
for reasons known to himself alone he cer-
tainly worked them overtime in this pro-
duction-and a bad thing it is for the
Mr.. Charles Clary? He's only on for a
brief few minutes-but he makes every
Grey's. Louise Lovey furnishes the love
Interest and it isn't yurr' IT,. inteFesting5 ,a5
more to my. Hking-as actress, be it
said. There's wonderful scenery and good
Also lots of action, Mr.. Farnum's eyes and
everything else considered.
A Critics Wall.
1 notices in the last Sunday Kansas City
Star where the critic of said metropolis
Mr. F. b. G. bemoans and walls because
Kansas City is getting an overdose of
second rate musical shows and those which
are supposed to be first rate are all mum
ber two companies and everything. He
claims the managers are wondering why
show business is not the rosy. path it
should be down at the mouth of the Kaw.
He claims in accents tearingly that not
a good dramatic show is headed that way.
That Guy Bates Post is out and if it stays
on the road lnog enough Kansas City
may get it. In another moan he cries
forth that Walker Thiteside. is around
these parts. but Kansas City has not re
ceived its booking yet That Sothern and
Marlowe will come west but the Shuberts
City and he fails to understand why: He
yells blue murder claiming that The Pass
Ing Show the only real show they
have had, and that broke all house records
get more of them And so L direct this
little spasm at him and others in Kansas
City should there be a chance for some
one down there to read my stuff. Messrs.
McCaffery and Birch of the Grand Opera
R9gse in T9Peks Han have fsts 699kng fgr
Sothern and Marlowe. Sometime" etc,
coming this winter: their dates are set,
great big wonderful show that Julian
Eltinge put over. And Kansas City has
not had them yet. Now if this bird is
hungry for some regular opery there are
many trains day leaving Kansas City for
Topeka, come on up here, we have a couple
will be glad to entertain him. And speak
ing of the drama This I'll make personal
to Mr.. +. B. G., come on up THANKSGIVING
day and we'll go to the Grand and see
Uncle Toms Cabin. He wants to know
What's the matter with Show Business"
if I ever told what I know about show
business then he wouldn't wonder.
Crystal.
Mr.. Vogenitz, manager of the Crystal has
this to say of his picture:
Those who have read Rex Beach's ia
nous novel, The Barrier will be inter
ested TO learn that a motion picture YER
sion will come to the Crystal theater for
two days Thursday and Friday. All the
picture critics declare that THE Barrier"
marks new era in mstion picture pro-
duction. Its action is carried on at top
speed, and it has all the wild beauty Of
scenic setting that could be desired by an
imaginative reader of the book. Every
thing about The Barrier is powerful
characters, plot. and incidents. 1t is big
ness spelled with capital letters. The cast
is especially strong, including Mitchell
Lewis. Mabel Juliene Scott, Victor Suth-
eriand. Russell Simpson, Ed. Roseman and
Mary Eenneyan Carr"
And I guess that will be about all.
n. S. A.