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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04
At tho Isis.


At tho Isis.
A real feature of national reputa-
ton, starring an actress of interna-
ton reputation makes up the program
for next week at the Isis. Nazimova
is acknowledged as the greatest emo
tional star of the American stage If
not of the world and Stronger Thar
Death" her latest screen triumph
gives her every opportunity to show
all her art.
The brilliant Russian star was seen
in a role that splendidly displays her
almost uncanny powers as a mistress
of the human emotions. 1t is that of
a London dancer who finds love in
India, that land of mystery which has
figured so much in recent prose.
poetry and dramatic literature.
Stronger Than Death" was adapted
for the screen from the widely read
novel by 1. A. R. Wylie. 1t recounts
the adventures of Sigrid, the dancer,
and the man she adOres-the hermit
doctor of Gaya. He is a physician who
devotes his time to fighting a cholera
epidemic among the natives.
Strong cross currents run deep thru
the narrative. The biggest dramatic
scene is where Sigrid HES to the steps
of the temple for a dance in the moon
light. Her presence there is regarded
i by the natives, who are even then
planning massacre, as the returned
spirit of the sacred dancer of the
, temple, the bride of Vishnu.'
In the splendid cast supporting the
| star are Charles Bryant, as the her
NIT doctor; Charles w. French
Herbert Prior, Margaret McWade, Mil
| lie Davenport, Henry Harmon, w. H
Orlamond and Bhokwan Singh. II
| the many turbulent scenes of massed
| action several hundred persons take
part.
Mr.. Bryant adapted and scenario
| lied Miss Wylie's novel for use on the
| screen. He also assisted Herbert
Blache in the direction of the produc-
| ton, which was made under the per-
sonal supervision of Maxwell Karger
Nazimova's director general.
Tho the Nazimova feature is full
program in itself, it is not the sole at
/ traction at the Isis next week. An
| other showing of the latest release OF
the Pathe News will be shown after
each of the presentations of Stronger
| Than Death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04
SO ON AID INFINrTUNI.
Cost of Vaudeville Is Hikcd Because
of r. r. Hike.


Whether or not they took vacations
this summer, the new increases in rail-
way passenger fares are affecting To-
pekans. They are paying the in
creases to the theaters instead of to
the railroads in this latest instance,
according to the explanation for the
hike in admission prices made at the
Novelty theater beginning Monday.
The announcement flashed on the
screen of the vaudeville theater this
week calls for a general hike of a
nickel all round on the tickets to Nbe
sold in the future for all perform
ances. In the past. for night perform
ances the prices have been rs and 80
cents. Commencing with first Labor
Day they will be 80 and 40 cents, war
tax included.
Actors are the greatest travellers of
the country outside the travelling
statesmen and they were the first to
feel the increase in the new passenger
rates. They Immediately raised their
salaries to protect themselves and the
theater managers are now forced to
make a raise to protect themselves.
The ultimate consumer must now find
some way of making another raise
somewhere else in order to protect
himself-and SO on ad infinitum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04

Maud Louis appearing with Paul
inc Frederick in her latest Goldwyn
picture Madame x" began her
screen career under Oscar APPEL in
Life Blood" which was produced in
1916.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04

nings entertainment well worth their
time as well as their cash.
No, the star system is not on the
wane-entirely. Neither is the day
past when a great producers name
will draw crowds, The day has
dawned, however, when the public
wants to see real actors put on by real
producers and performing real plays.
Names mean just as much as they ever
did, but they are based on past per-
formances and just as soon as any OF
the stars. producers or authors think
they can ''get by on their name alone,
just that soon they will find that the
goods must be brought to the counter
to back up the advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04
NOTES OF THE MOVIES
CLEANED BY ~

Tod Sloan, world-famous as a
jockey, has been secured by Benjamin
B. Hampton to play the jockey char
acter in THE Killer" Stewart Edward
Whites novel, which is soon to be
filmed. Mr.. Sloan was known as The
Millionaire Jockey" having made a
fortune in his profession. He was the
first exponent of the modern style of
race-horse riding.
Antonio Moreno. the Vitagraph
serial star. who has been directing the
various episodes OF The Yelled Mys-
terry" has made such success of it
that he has decided to direct his own
pictures in the future. He says An
tonic Merno. director, can induce An
tonic Moreno. director, can duce An
other director could.
Thomas Meighan is back in Holly
wood and busy at work on his new
Street" Tom Forman is directing
this story which first appeared in
| "Snappy Stories" 1t concerns the ex-
periences of a novelist who by marry
ing seems to lose his ambition but
later regains it after somewhat trying
circumstances.
When Maurice Tourneur asked for
Indians to play in his initial Associ-
ated Producers subject THE Last of
the Mohicans" by J. Fenimore
Cooper, so many real Indians answer
ed that his studio was swamped.
Charles Rays third independent pic
ture for release thru First National
will be an original story by Fred
Showers entitled Nineteen and Phyl-
lis" Production has already begun
with an excellent supporting cast
which includes Clara Horton, Frank
Norcross, George Nichols and Lincoln
Stedman.
The comic opera earthquakes old
Mother Earth has been staging in
California during the past ninety days
have done no more damage to motion
picture studios than a Jersey mos
quito could do to a truck tire in a
months drilling. Reports from every
studio are to the effect that the quake
lets didn't spoil a scene, cause delay
or a dollars damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04
HANDLES EN- FAST
New Treasurer at Grand Holds
Ticket Selling Record.
Are Many Changes Being Made
in Theatrical Circles.

If three thousand people should de-
eide that they wanted to see one of
the shows at the Grand some evening
this winter. and if the Grand had that
many tickets for sale, all those three
thousand persons could purchase their
pasteboards in one hours time. That
is the record of May Miller, the new
treasurer now on duty at the Grand
box office.
Miss Miller comes to Topeka from
Chicago, where she formerly was
ticket seller for one of the busiest of
the stations operated by the Elevated
any ticket seller employed by the
Elevated, having sold just three thou
sand in one hours time. She wants to
spend the winter here with her sister,
and has taken the Grand theater posi-
| ton for the coming season.
There are several other changes in
the theatrical circles of Topeka, for
the opening of the fall season. Chief
of these is the recently announced APP
pointment of Jack Wilson, manager of
the Novelty. as the new manager for
the Grand. which will be under the
, Crawford management again this
year Wilson will be succeeded at the
Novelty by R. ]. Mack, who managed
i the same theater last winter. but who
I has been on the road with his own
stock company this summer. Mr.
! Mack is expected back in Topeka early
! in October. Until his arrival Mr.. Will
son will be manager for both the
/ Grand and the Novelty.
During the past week G. L. Hooper,
manager of the Isis and the Orpheum
has announced that Raymond B.
/ Jones, formerly of the state fire mar
shaPs office, has been employed as
: assistant manager for the two thea
I tiers. He will give his chief attention
/ to the management of the Isis theater
and the advertising and publicity of
i both the Isis and the Orpheum. Mr.
/ Jones succeeds Forest Smith IN the
position. Mr.. Smith goes to Hutchin-
son soon, where he will be assistant to
] j. c. McCafferty in the mana gem ent
/ of the Auditorium theater. Mr. Nc
/ Cafferty will be remembered as one of
! the lessees of the Grand during the
1919-1920 season.
! Mary Lewis, erstwhiIe one of the
! chief frolickers in the well known
( Christie Film FolIies, has demon
/ strated that she can reverse the usual
] process of jumping from the stage to
/ the screen by putting reverse English
seen this year in the new edition of
the Greenwich Village Follies and Is
now rehearsing in New York.
Maud Louis appearing with Paul
inc Frederick in her latest Goldwyn
picture Madame X" began her
screen career under Oscar APPEL in
Life Blood" which was produced in
1916.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

Leaving the cool shade of the Maryland woods
with his cigar reekng amiably, the tourist is sud
denly the Potomac surgng and sliding in its
grandeur through and the cliffs at Great Falls
A green wall of trees frames the Virginia side.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

a concrete road. Then turn to the
right down the interesting little
Bradley Hill road of mscadam.
Here the quail were met-aImost on
top of the city.
Soon the car is following the
track through Tenleytown. Turn
to the left at Newark street. then
up Connecticut avenue to the Zoo.
for a wave of the hand to Mrs.
Hippo and her new baby. Just two
hours have flown and the party
goes downtown for a real Sunday
dinner cooled with electric fans.
Or IL you take a basket lunch to
the Falls. you can come straight
down the Conduit road.
Cross Old Chain Bridge.
The heat Is terrific and the Great
Falls still tumbling in the party's
ears, so the car Is started straight
for the Canal road out of George
town and the second tour on the
Virginia side.
A white and green canal barge.
oddly enough, Is sliding through,
with flags flying and three tagged
mules plugging far ahead toward
Cumberland. Soon the car is cross
ing Chain bridge into the Old Do
minion. The Little Falls of the Po-
tomac are foaming down quite a
drop to the right and the shad run
Ring up to spawn.
On the right crest of the hill is
an old fort built during the war to
allay fears of a Confederate raid
The car rushes up the hill, on
high, like clockwork. This road
for twelve miles or to Tyson's
Cross Roads was mapped in The
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

of for a snappy drink or two and
chicken dinner. The walls just
manage to hold together. a forlorn
reminder of old glories- Another
mile and the white froth from the
Falls is already on the river, which
suddenly shows itself in long,
wonderful view.
Nine miles Snd Glen Eeho's amuse-
ment park, dressed in white and
embosomed in the green of the for
est. slides by on the left. Soon the
cool, pretty cottage of the Bannock-
burn Golf Club appears atop a green
hill.
Real Gold Mine Seen.
At red Cabin John Bridge. where
the wood path guides OFF to the feft,
Jack Stowell drops off for a shot
with his uncanny camera.
Excitement rises as the car
shoots by another and bequeaths 1t
dust. Soon we slow for a wicked
S-curve just at the end of a little
stone bridge. and remember other
travellers died here.
Again We slow, this time to light
truant cigarette. Jed, you're
NOT Irish" The car has to be
brought to a full stop. Nesting in
corner of the road is the old
Anglers Club.
Farther down a real gold mine
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

rises on the left-its old red shaft
marching down into Mother Earth
200 feet. Think of it-a gold mine
so scar home. and the ore paying
$40 to the ton.
do start this boat" everybody
says in chorus, for it's a hot day
without motion, and Jack has jump
ed off for another picture. Soon the
car is drifting down a shady curve
into Great Falls.
Everybody crosses on little
plank and dips his hands in the cold
! water. The fare is cents-on your
own walking horses" - across a
bouncing. rocking cable bridge. One
girl gives a little gasp. for II Is
/ unsteady as a motor boat at sea
and funny as the wave motion walk
at Atlantic City. Between bounces
you watch the water pour in an even
wall over the dam, one rock espe-
| cially. foaming like a toothbrush.
! Then a plunge irtC the cool wood
and the cigars come out. and you
walk over the canal or rocks and
feel great.
Honeymoons Commence Here.
Clambering by anyone of these
paths - countless honeymoons have
: started from the bride paths at
Great Falls the grandeur of the
Falls bursts into view, cra5led in an
/ immense green ring of trees and
wearing and foaming over the
rncks. It's too good TO miss. Jack
puts party and all within rarge of
his camera.
On the return the pathfnding
party left the Conduit road at the
golf club. seven miles from the
Falls. by a sharp turn to the left up
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

all directions from the center Of the
road. and the car had to put on it's
thinking cap to clear him. And 1t
was a most refreshing moment
when "the prettiest girl in Virginia"
in the midst of fine Virginia hospi-
tality at Coivin Run.
1t was a perfect little adventure
in contentment-this conquest of a
broiling day by junketing around
in a score of miles Of the White
House.
Down the Maryland side.
Going up Massachusetts, avenue Is
a pretty way to open the sixteen
mile jaunt to Great Falls, Maryland
side. Turn into Q street and through
the old Geor ystown section OF CO.
IoniaI homes. Despite two short
twists to the right at Wisconsin
avenue and Thirty-fifth street. the
car continues in the same direction
past Western High School and the
red brick house of the Good Shep-
herd on the right.
This must be REAL country. For
here. is a two mule team dragging
the heat. with picturesque
driver. Never were the trees so
green as they throw their shade
over the smooth road.
The Conduit read is entered at the
distributing reservoir and soon \the
beautiful palisades of the Potomac
are piled along to the left. The
road curves through nothing but
peace and serenity like an immense.
lazy serpent.
Many Tents fer Campers.
Another mile, and the red scat
tered buildings of the Girls Reform
School slip into view. Rows and
rows of orange-colored tents across
the road to .he left house a big
campful OF girls.
Into the distributing reservoir now
on the right. exquisite as any park
lake with its steep banks, water
fows directly from Great Falls. Its
excellent fishing. 49,
The tumble-down "Wheelmen'
Rest" now on the left, smacks to
heaven of the old bicycle days
when dusty wheelmen would hop
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
FALLS SMACK
OF ROMANCE
fOne of Show Places Of Capt.
tai Visited by Thousands
|. Annually.
lDELIGHT OF CAMPERS
lHoneymoons Begin Atop
/! Precipitous Rocks With
!. Water Sizzling at Base.
DELIGHT OF CAMPER.

| The Herald's eighth automobile
bpath6nding tour was sure enough
Itribute to the Great Falls-visit-
ling them twice in the one day.
This "Two-in-One" trip caught the
Potomac as it churns into seeth-
ling foam over the rocks at Great
fFalls-hrst from the wild Mary
land side, and a couple OF hours
later from the Virginia end. A
powerful Standard Eight touring
car was used for the trip.
1t was a humdinger of a hot
day-too ALFRED perspiring to
stay at home and drip even while
the home-brew slipped down. The
rush of the Standard Eight turn
ed her into a giant fan. that kept
! the party cool and in good ma
ture to enjoy the wonderful coun-
tryside cleaning in the hot sun.
Power-that's the word that
] sizes up the. Standard Eight anC
stands for breeze on a hot day
l Her engine was purring gently, as
Fred S. Swindell, in charge OF the
sales offices in Fourteenth street
sent the-new car sailing over tar
roads with the. smoothness of flow
ling water, or climbing the hills on
Thigh, with the swish of invisible
wings.
:, 1t was Mrs. Swindell, half buried
jrnder the discarded straw hats oi
lthe men folk, who suggested to
J hubby that the car drift slowly
1over the road, so the party could
-watch for luscious red cherries
7 along the roadside.
See Birds, Rabbits, Turtle.
Every quarter-mile was a paint
! ing on canvas At times the sun
! light made the earth road look gold
: en-. or shone on masses of white
s daisies. or fields full of clover and
9Jdusted yellow with wild mustard
1 A black horse in a green pasture
twas seen so often he almost became
IA symbol of the trip.
Z Hundreds of birds tit-willowed. al
4 Always. from the bushes. II was
4cute when Br'er Rabbit "shimmied'
s his little white fuzz tail as he dis
; appeared beside the road A covey
Fcf startled quail, each a brown
J, beauty. quit their dusting in tn,
. Bradley Hills road and jumped of
into the air just ahead of the Stand.
: ard Eight
1t was a scream when the uglies
: little turtle scrambled terrifically In
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

Herald's Leesburg tour which ap-
peared June %. Only at one small
hill is il cut up, and the car glides
quietly over the BUMPER spots of
the clay surface.
Here's the Girl.
After a cold bottle at the cross
roads store, the party swings of
TO the right. On the little red
bridge over Difficult Rum run"
is a "crick what amt a crick"-a
barefoot lad hands up wild straw
berries of the big, red kind.
They're sweet" he grins.
Where another road runs in,
glance to the left at the old Sher-
man house. 1t was built in IT.
something and the wall paper
brought over from England. The
drab modern paint over its walls
covers a multitude of old sins.
Colvin Run reveres its old red
brick mill and quaint tumbling
water wheel, dating from 1884.
Here is a business-like little store
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
HERALD'S TOUR
0NEOF BEAUTY
Eighth Path6inding Jaunt
To Acquaint Motorists
With Nearby Roads.
ALONG MARYLAND SIDE
Route Leads from Massa-
chusetts Avenue Through
Vale of Wondement.
VaZLey

of Pennsylvania and New York
regiments. SINE were inscriptions
dedicated to girls, or biting at un-
popular officers and the food. but
most were rows and columns of just
names. A handful of prisoners
were held in one of the back rooms
for a time. and their compliments
are carved close to the windows.
Where FIVE post boxes and a hand
point right down a shady road to
the Falls. turn TO the left. Then
Chamber down the wooden steps to
the Virginia side of the Falls. Drift
ing back over the twenty-three miles
to Washington in the cool of the
evening. your speedometer finally
registers seventy-eight miles.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

where pretty Miss Mildred Cockrill
over her fathers goods. She knows
everything in the store from Whit
fle-traces and cream separators
down to blue Continental overalls.
With Virginia hospitality. she put
away bottles on ice and told the
party the story of this historic
country where dread of Early and
Mosby's raids still fingers. A pla-
toon of tiny brown pigs were pa
rading down the street.
Little Yellow Chicks Fed.
Turn to the right at the white
house at the top of the hill. and
drift down to Forestville, hating
ginEerly at the little bridges to
avoid bumps. Here Cameraman
Jack spied little white ducklings
around a clucking biddy. Mrs. w.
w. Imbody and her cute little son
raised 165 chicks and turkeys here
this spring and lost only >.
At the Forestville store, turn
sharply to the right. A mile down
on the left there is history buried
in the Cornwell house. now owned
| by Mr.. Dickie, a prosperous Scotch
man. who has acquired vast acre
age since he came here.
This time-honored red house is
los years old. and its first owner
gave it to his daughter as her
wedding present.
Soldiers Carved Walls.
! Durinp the war N was used hv
the government as a hospital for
the armies. The dead were buried
beside it and later removed to
Arlington. The hospital smell has
long since left the great high rooms.
But some years ago when the
house was repapered, beneath the
old wall paper were found count
less carvings by the soldiers, mostly
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
Keep Your Radiator Full.

In the thermo-syphon cooli1~ -vs-
TEN u ia important TO Keep ta- ra6I-
atoT fun or very nesrly 90 IN order
that there r,sy be adequate p1cE re-
sistance TO keep the Nys'sr forcing
its way forward. It's bette - sr7
a little water frequently ttan - let
the matter go until the engine be-
gins to knock for heir.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27
What to Do for Clear Vision.

Here is Simple recipe Tor OBJ
waiting the obscuring of the wind
shield glass by moisture. Rub the
glass all over with strong soapsuds
made from the automobile soap, and
permit the suds to dry. This pre-
vents the formation of small glob-
ules that hinder clear vision
through the glass in rain or mist.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-27

The huge Standard Eight. with
the path-mapping party on board.
slowed for a moment near Cabin
John Bridge, between low walls Of
red sandstone backed by dense
trees. Cemeraman Jack snapped the
powerful-looking car from the
front.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-24
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi,
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a strengthening medi'
cine. 1t helps the kidneys liver and blad
der do the work nature intended they
should do
Swamp Root has stood the test of years
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test thi.
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure snc
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-24
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE,, NO. 2e..192o
TIME MAKES LITTLE CHANGE
Booth Harrington Relates Anecdote TO
Show How Characteristics Pre-
vail to the End.

Novelist Booth Harrington was talk
Ing about the cowardly attack that a
gang of Germans had maze on soil
tary French officer in the restaurant
of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin.
"The Germans" he said, were IN
speakable in the beginning, and they
will be unspeakahle to the end"
He shook his head thoughtfully.
people can't change" he said.
"Henry Labouchere was born a
fearless wit, and a fearless wit he
died. \ few hours before his
death, you know, Labouchere's
nephew upset a tiny spirit lamp
that was burning by the bedside.
The dying man awoke out of a fit
tul do2e and saw the miniature confla.
grafton.
'FlamesY he said. Not yet, |
think
"And he laughed Quizzically and
dozed again."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-24
BREAK IN TRAINS SCHEDULE
Fair Driver Of Auto Had a Hunch,
and the Sequel Proved She
Was Correct

Let me recommend a ride in new
car with a woman driver as the best
prescription for thrill that will last =
lifetime, writes correspondent. Mine
came when, after reluctantly accept
ing an invitation to ride from a friend
who had just received her new ma
chine, we mounted the incline to a
grade crossing in a suburb and started
across the tracks. In the exact mid
die the engine stopped and nothing
we could do had the slightest effect on
il. While working we were APP
preached by an excited hagman.
"A limited is due here in TWO min
utes," he said, and it never has
stopped at this station"
1T will today" calmly replied my
friend, And it did, but not before it
had been tagged and the train crew
helped boost up from the rails.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-06-24
stale Goods.

"Ihis sword is very Old" said the
curio dealer. "In fact, it is over a
hundred years old"
"Indeed" said the customer
AYE j. came from the battle Of
WaterIoo-that was in the year 1873
strand there's an anecdote goes with
IT,"
The customer listened patiently
while the old man recounted the story.
Then, ut the conclusion, he returned
the sword to its owner
THANK you! That was very In
tcresting, and quite enjoyed it," he
replied Kindly. But unfortunately, !
bought thar same anecdote once be-
fore with an old musket!"