The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-31

fortunates dwells within a absolutely
tru-to-life uptown New York boarding
house of the cheap middle class type.
The character as outlined, or CO.
hanized, is in perfect alignment with
the other persons in this sensational
comedy. which Mr.. Conan adapted
from the story Enchanted Hearts,
by Darragh Aldrich, and which has
amused and entertained tremendous
audiences for over a year in both New
York and Chicago. In this play about
people as they ought to be, Mr.. Conan
has again accomplished a wonderfully
fine piece of dramatic writing, and in
the part of Miss Vincent, which Miss
Wilson portrays, has utilized his
knowledge of the necessity for the
high lights of comedy to be as abso-
Iutely clear and Illuminating as they
must be when created to add to the
beauty of well painted picture.
Margaret Angiin.
In the course of each theatrical
season there are perhaps half dozen
plays produced which stand out in
bold relief from all others. The sue
cess they score is so marked that it
is instantly and universally recognized,
and those are the plays which in years
to follow, go on and on, bringing pleas
ure to thousands and eventually mil
lions of theater-goers.
One of these rare plays will be seen
here today at the Grand, matinee and
night, when that splendid American
her new play, THE Woman of
Bronze" by Henry Kistemaecher and
Eugene Delard. In this presentation
the authors have given the theater
one of the brightest plays ever written
by these excellent playwrights. The
story is strictly modern and despite
the fact that it deals with what finally
proves to be a trifling incident in the
lives of several thoroly nice people,
it is sensationally dramatic turnout
Bronze probably received higher
praise than the acting of Miss Anglin
and the dialogue of the authors
Critics described it as scintillating,
brilliant and quite the best ever to
come from the pens of the authors.
Anglin has assembled, the play is GER
tain to prove one Of the dramatic
treats of the year.
st the Orpheum-
If handsome Wallace Reid ever lost
his job in the films, he would be a
wonderful success as a chauffeur. The
authority for that pleasant thought is
none other than Wanda Hawley. the
pretty leading womn who plays oppo-
site the star in Double Speed" his
last picture, which is amusing to the
utmost. 1t will be shown on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Or
| pneum theater.
Miss Hawley bases her opinion upon
actual experience, as breezy Wallie,
attired in grey livery from puttees to
Visored cap. drives her around in a
big red racing car in the picture.
Moreover. he fulfills all the duties at
| tributed to good-looking chauffeurs in
fiction by making love to his beautiful
| employeress. Only Wallie isn't a real
chauffeur-just pretending. because
the car he is driving happens to be his
own, stolen from him in the western
desert, and you can't blame him for
kind of wanting to keep his eye on it
and Miss Hawley. It's the start of
delightful romance and a thoroly
amusing picture comedy. Sam Wood
directed the film, which is a. Para
mount-Artcraft production.
| An interesting as well as educat iona1
reel of Pathe News will be another
attraction at the Orpheum the first
half of next week.
! AT the Isis.
! One of the questions asked by Don
aid Crisp, the motion picture director.
, when he was choosing the supporting
company for Bryant Washburn in his
new farce. TOO Much Johnson" was: