The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-17
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Of '.Traiied by Three" nearly forgot there
was a vaudeville bill coming. 1t sure has
some nifty harem scenes and pretty girls
about the Vaudeville biri' Wen it's snap
BY little program, not quite so good as
the last two. but we'll worth seeing just
Ella Lavair-4s one of the most graceful
aerialists that have come here for some
her revolving trapeze that hold the audi
ence breath1ess. She also has figure that
keeps all eyes turned toward the stage
Lynn and Loray with a emi-blackfaee duo
follow singing, dancing and joking. 1t is
a finished little act and brought demands
for encores, on the singing Of the feminine
Mr., ALI James iS featured as the head
liner of the bill. but he did not get away
very well, with his limitations and whist
that someone behind the scenes was
monkeying with a motorcycle horn The
motorcycle had just been pulled of-stage
it being the piece de resistance" of
clever little skit staged by Housh and
La Velle. 1t all has to do with the cycle
baiky machine and the row that ensues be-
tween the husband and wife. This feature
was fully enjoyed by an the motor car
drivers and rear seat drivers in the audi
ence. Housh has a remarkable voice and
Miss La Velle, who does the wife part is
8. real eomedienne. There are so few of
The wind-up of the bill is a novelty
trained animal and bird act. 1t is won
derfully well staged and contains some
really good psntonime comedy on the part
Of Jack Worden. one Of the Worden Fam
lily, under which name the act is billed.
The dancing aS Of Miss Worden at the open
1t received yesterday afternoon.
AT the orpheum.
Dc you like East Lynn? Do you like
those shows which make Jumps come in
your throat7 Aret you fond of occasionally
taking in a PRODUCTION that will make YOU
coEertly search for that COMPOUNDED land
Eerchief you were sure you had brought?
II you are one of those people, and Ii is
to be hoped that you are human, why
then you will like THE World and His
Wife" being shown at the Orpheum this
1t all has to do with the perfectly in
noeent wife who is ruined thru gossip
helped along Of course BY the p Tfiiain aSd
the ,villainess. There is little of comedy
In the piece. IN fact it is q tragedy and
kiss and you go out of the theater really
thinking. Such show is good for one
once in a while.
OF the locations are really beautiful. There
IS action enough for anyone, especially
in ~ the duel scene. which is exceptionally
goodness fencing in it and mighty little
Of that tive up and two down" usually
passed off for swordsmanship by movie
the parts. If there is one Of them who
fails TO look the Spaniard, he did not get
At the Isis.
It's been a mighty long time since a
movie audience has risen to~its feet clap
ping and yelling but that is what the
crowd at the Isis did last night when in
the fourth round of his bout in The
Wonder Man." Georges Carpenter, closed
in and showed his opponent some real
fhe women IN the audience stood up and
yelled, too. If Georges locates his match
against DempseS anywhere near Topeka,
ne certainly will find Topeka women root
No the picture is not all Carpenter. 1t
| is a real picture and has real actors in IL
| its readers until the very last minute be
fore it reveals the solution. Gopd-we'll
| say 1t is good md so Will the big crowd
that has already seen it and the other bis
| crowds that will see 1t this week By the
time those who saw the picture yester-
about 1t, the Isis won't have room for 'en
1t is high class production and be.
less classy. Carpenter is a finished actor
| For goodness sake what isn't that boy
| finished in, He locks better in uniform
street clothes. better still in fighting toys
/ degree or SO better than that in a dres.
swimming clothes. He has ali the parIoi
| stuff down Pat. He swims Ike seal an6
oh, gosh, how he can smiEe
Miss Binney who plays opposite him, Il
| Also she can act and does. The man wht
is Carpenters opponent is the big figh
| scene is one real boxer and he shows somt
real fight in the first two of. the foul
| rounds. Whoever he is, he is boxer anC
an actor. too. just like Georges.
That it is an expensive picture to tn
! producer. cannot be gainsaid. 1t mus
have cost the company a pretty little fig
| ure to get permission to use some of tn
Locations" for the different scenes. I
has been a long time since Topeka ha
seen a picture anything like the one fl
! which Georges shows off his swimmin;
ability: Oh. what's the use-it's a might,
! fine picture and that's enough.
| Postscript-As an interesting Sideligh
on the Isis and orpheum this week. /
| would be well for the patrons of bot
/ places to pay some attention to the music
1t looks to the sideline observer like
| competition of some sort Both orches
tras are playing high class music and eac
seems TO strain itself TO Guido the effort
Of the other in matter of technique.
/ WOULD ADVANCE RATE CASE