The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-27
NOrpheun.


Mr.. Hooper again demonstrated his abil-
ity to do something worth while Instead
of wasting a lot of valuable time wonder
nearly seven hundred dollars for the Nc
ture alone, he goes to work and spend a
few hundred more and makes it far worth
your time to come. Hooper has the
Orpheum theater a regular Chinese Fairy
Land. The minute you step into the lobby
you are greeted with an oriental atmosphere,
produced by a very cleverly decorated
room, as you pass into the foyer the smell
of joss sticks and yen sOothes the nostrils.
You are comfortably seated by a Chinese
CARRIED youth and the orchestra starts the
Chinese music The lights go out beauti-
full stage settings and lighting effects lend
that l did not Miss koontz's pretty
little prelude yesterday afternoon, they
Do SAY, it is very charmingly produced
of Mr.. Hooper, The whole effect was
carried out to the smallest detail and a
pref conxineing elaborate prelude opens
indebted to the painstaking efforts of VIII
liam Reid, the operator. Reid is a
The Red Lantern" is something to delight
the eye and set the senses tingling. 1t cost
lot Of money. which was money well
spent, for the sets are splendid; the cos
tune gorgeous, and the mob scenes stir
ring Besides offering you ample oppor-
tunity to observe China in the throes of
a boxer rebellion, The Red Lantern" ta-
ken from the novel by that name. shows
you something new in Nazimova-namely.
Il
looking blonde too. Tho, methinks she
seems bit abashed. l am sure she would
refuse to do any of her abandoned dances
in that wig. tho she might interpret The
Spring Song" tellingly. However, it is
not Nazimova, the English girl with whom
you deal with in the picture. 1t is with
Nazimova the Eurasia half sister to the
English girl-tho, she does not know of the
relationship until just about ready to slip
out and join her forefathers by the poison
route. and she dies ROBBED in regal splen-
dor, thus fulfilling the prophecy made
Some day you will be
great lady But
then the Darkness"
There is one scene in which l think
the little Russian is immense. 1t is where
on the temple sets-her small brown body
cleaning thru the metallic meshes of bar
barrie splendor that garb her; her head
haughtily uplifted despite the weight of
her spectacular headdress, she addresses
her feet. believing a Goddess has descend
ed unto them. In that scene she is surely
the great Nagzimova. You will notice
Bryant, is missing from the cast l bet
know why. Shes not going to die and
leave him to any blonde hussy. even If
that hussy is herself. Some true to tradi-
ton Chinese costumes are worn, among
which is a warriors costume, it is n robe
Of embroidered silk, with a head of
parel Is worn only by the Chinese who
stand ready to give their lives for their
rae race; The lions head Is the highest sym
Red Lantern robe is of the hea West of
Chinese silk with thousand designs On
her head. Naztmova wears the symbolic
headdress of the Goddess, studded With
peacock feathers and dozens of silk floss
pom.p oms. the whole held in place by
band of gold embroidery that circles the
forehead and temples. And o. ! nearly for
got to tell you that it useG to be the Hin
and guess that will be about all.
n. S. A.