The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-20

$50 the adage goes) and Anne-s sunny
disposition gets her out of all her
scrapes in spite of her penchant for
variety. Best of all, in the very. very
end she gets the reward that makes
up. for all her trials and tribulations-|
the respect of all her finicky neigh
bors. the downfall of her enemies and
the love of her hero. Who could ask
for more?
And who could ask for more than
is offered in the presentation of ''Anne
of Green Gables pa beautiful star,
wonderful story. and excellent direc-
ton. Truly an extraordinary trio.
Pathe News will conclude the pro-
gram.
Guy Bates Post.
Il is indeed good news to getfa set
date for the Guy Bates Post engage
ment. Messrs. McCaffery and Birch
have received word from the Post
Management that January and s are
the definite dates
Mr.. Post comes to Topeka next
month after a long, long tour of the
United States with his most successful
play. THE Masquerader." and carries
with him an excellent company of
artists. THE Masquerader'' was writ
ten by Richard Tullv, who is the mas
ter writer of PLAYS. M. Post has
given his production wonderful
scenic display and something entirely
out of the ordinary in sets are used
in this play.
Reservation for seats can be made
by mail at any time. The main box
office sale will open three days before
the cement. Mr.. Post has always
done a capacity business in Topeka
and it is thoroly believed this will be
the case this season.
Boys Fight Duel
A rough and tumble fight between
two fusty young mountaineers is one
Of . h of
persons Boy" in which Jack Pick
| ford will be seen at the Crystal
! theater, December "a and 25.
| Mr.. Pickford has. a part of a lad
who is defending the honor of his
father and he goes at the other boy.
a bully much larger than himself.
with a vengeance. They fight all over
a piece of high ground and finally
roll down steep embankment before
Buddy Apperson (Jack Pickford)
deals the knockout.
A Regular Dinner.
When you see 1.-The Blooming
Angel Gas you will, if course, if for
no other reason than that Madge Ken
nedy is the star in it), you may enjoy
| the dinner party, but you won't en-
| joy it so much as the actors who take
part in it. 1t was the brilliant idea
| of Victor Schertzinger, who is direct
/ ing the production of the picture out
at the Goldwyn studio to have a real
party AS the scene was taken SO
near Thanksgiving, there was big
roast turkey and all the trimmings"
which go with it. Miss Kennedy and
their friends to the dinner, instead of
engaging -supes." So all in all,
pleasant time was had.
Loyal Pat O'MalIey.
Pat O'Malley, of the Goldwyn roper
| tory players, is nothing if not loyal
He has just named a new racing car
of his "The Blooming Angel after
the play now being screened at the
studio in which he plays leading man
to Madge Kennedy.
| Geraldine Farrar.
| Nothing is so pitifully maddening;
nothing brings home the horror of it
all to those who must remain behind
while their men folk go forth to fight
as the tramp. tramp, tramp of thou
| sands of feet as they march silently
by. The full psychological effect of
| this trufsm is conveyed in Geraldine
| Farrar's new Goldwyn production
THE World and Its Woman" which
| will be seen at local theater when
| the screen flashes view upon view of
feet, feet, feet, going by like animated
| scissors. The motonony of the mo-
| tion, the realization that each pair of
| feet means man. some head of. a
| household or beloved son, reach
their full effect on the screen
| Director Frank Lloyd revealed his
| knowledge of screen values in this one
| scene alone, for only the lower legs
and the marching boots are seen.
| A Wandering Student.
| Rowland Lee, who is at the Gold
wyn studio in Culver City playing a
prominent part in Mary Roberts Rine-
| hart'S Dangerous Days" which is be-
| ing screened for Eminent Authors
| Pictures. claims the record for the
number of schools he has attended.
He says that his name has been en-
rolled on the students lists of twenty
| eight separate and distinct places of
learning. The last of them was Co
lumbia. 1t should be said in justice
| to Mr.. Lee that the reason he went
| to so many schools was not that he
was expelled from any of them. 1t
was simply that his father was a