The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-06
May Robson.


Such disparaGement and impreeation as
may be earned by the happenings at the
Grand last night. entitled ilsh, can oe
left with impunity TO those VINO pau 10 set
'n ONE who was the guest of the manage
ment and who WI be, ne h9p%S, III Gea NUM-
once forbears, therefore. to transgress
the sacred laws of hospitality. .-
The dramatist who ruined Mary RoDerts
RinnSart;s .'Tish" is not new to the the
alter and the actors were eager ana +, NOUS ldu,s,
trious. There was an oTchestrh' f ff;a sU Us
SCENERY The lady in the box o IllGe Was was
cnrte9us and the ushers were cOmely ana
attentive There were footlights' pregra1ln ms
iptsrnissiOns .cts BEGINNING and EVENT.
uaIIy an end. In the foregoing Iav9raoie
Inventory it is believed no compromise IS
made either with conscience OF Win ny
uI Fy1rthermore. it may be stated with &c;
curacy that "Tish" is highly developed
bsrof1e of Saturday Evening Post fame,
n product of Mary Roberts Rinehart' one
of those ever knowing, one persons, Mno
has written for years and years Ior t4 qI
. 600 600 (more or less circulaten) weekly
Curtis publication. or gold mine as l
should say. And .Tish was cohslo lsEaI,
so1oht lint why Mary ever trusted her
sTish" to the man who dramatized IT. Is
more than I can comprehend:
do know this. know that May ROD
son never fails with her old charm cue
is a curiously constructed individual l can
think of a column OF reasons she sno oat
appeaI to you. She possesses some sorI
az an ingratiating quality that wins your
interest, no matter how supercilous HO9s
the quiet then loud, homely, honest humor
that centers itself about her she PUN
ders Enthusiastically into comedy lines OF
high emprise. Out of her character she
the show I did not like "Tish.' others
may, us an amateur impresario OF the
drama.
When you have seen "Evangehne' you
will realize that the producing company in
perpetrating LonGfellOws epic has done an
honest and exquisite piece of work. To
take a classic and make Of 1t a picture on
which teachers will put the stamp of ap
provaI and that Will also hold the interes.
Of an impeFiOuS public more concerned
about vim than veracity is a tieklish task.
SO in the case of "Evangeline" Fox de-
serves lot of credit. OF course, needn't
Anyhow 1 won't. What l will say is that
the picture is thing of charm and beauty,
with its wonderfully tinted scenes, its
classic. pathetic story, its admirable acting,
IL is marvelOusly well cOstumed. The act
ing is so sincere and convincing. To salts
~ the modern maid, there are a brief pro-
logue and epiiogue that, after n fashion.
bring 'Evangeline" up-to-date. Which
needn't work. you in the least They have
really nothing to do with the picture
Julian EItinEe
was talking to Mr. McCaffery yestpr-
day and he told me he had been a little
show. That it was the first of this priced
show he has had and he wondered what
the effect would be on the box office But
much to his surprise, the mail orders for
seats have passed oil expectancy and that
the most of the requests are for the two
fifty lower floor instead Of the two dollar
seats on the Same level. Aud when looked
over the array of talent he has to offer [
can not see where any one is going TO miss
dime out. of the amount spent If those
who attend don't get the full value for
their money, I'm sucker.
n. S. A.