The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
At the Novelty.

At the Novelty.
Eddie Polo. picture scrapper. vex-
ing Rull and Rull. punctilious Dot
Marcelle, syncopated cantata- Logan.
Dunn and Hazel, twaddled. Bobby
Henshaw, verSatilated. Boganny
Troupe, '1unatic bakers" were.
At the Orphcum.
In the SILVER King" William Fav-
ersham plays the part created in the
stage version by the late Wilson Bar
rett. The production is most pre-
tentious one. The cut-ins of the Eng
lish Derby are the real thing, which
give an air of massiveness, the loca-
lions, while not exactly English, are
about the nearest thing to them to be
utilized in this country, the interiors
reveal a careful adherence to detail.
Burns Mantle, the director, probably
had no easy task to bring an old
fashioned melodrama up to consistent
modernity. Faversham exudes class"
as the martyred hero, and plays the
part with ease and grace and invests
it with the requisite amount of ro-
nance. He wears his clothes like
gentlemen, and is sufficiently robust
in the rougher garb. Barbara Castle
ton, as the wife, has comparatively
little to do. she was pretty, womanly.
refined-all the part called Tor. A
lowered chiffon robe had broad lace
cuffs falling below the three quarter
sleeves as only trimming; but big
denied the suggestion of artiessness.
She was quite genteel in well-fittinS
mourning dress and turban, which.
however, was not English mourning,
as it should have been. Another crea-
tioff was a chiffon negligee with long
"anger" sleeves, had a broad velvet
panel back. Cissy and Ned were sweet
children, but not enough difference
was shown in their ages from their
fathers leave taking until his return.
g4rTNl- <lat.
able, mild melodrama that ought to
be able to play without fear of censor
to the narrowest Puritan. pacifist or
prohibitionist in the country.
At the Iris.
This Wally Reed starring picture is
picture had it had comedy tit1ing. Here
could have been made a whale of a
picture had it had comely titling. Here
was a chance for a title writer to
spread himself and turn out a pic
ture that would have been scream
| for laughs from start to finish. Then
| it would have been comedy of real
value, but now it is just a corkinS
good comedy drama. James CruZe
was the director, and he certainly
| turned out mighty cleverly construct
| ed production. 1t would have been easy
to everyday this one with too much
meller, but CrUze handled it with just
| sufficient humor here and there to
usual thing about the picture is that
| there is but one woman in it. The
| picture runs along with men, men and
nothing but men, that one wonders
| whether or not it is to be stag af-
| fair But when the girl does arrive
| she steps into a situation that is rather
| Interesting, and Of course, at the finish
| falls for handsome Wally. Even that
is handled so that there is the usual
| final clinch to iris out on. Thanks
| for that, Mr.. Cruze. There is a lot of
rough and tumble fight stuff but it
was surrounded with sufficient humor
| to take away any grim TROUGH and
when all is said and done, it must be
| admitted, that as comedy drama it
| is "there." You'll like this picture of
| tie Dub" who wasn't at all. And,
oh, nearly forgot to tell you, that it's
| a waste of time to wait for your wife
to put on her hat-but you have to.
| And to satisfy Ada, I'll say, that's
| enough N.SA.