The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-13
Je st AS ItWuz
Attic heayter''
By Ki.


A large crowd attended the opening of
the second half bill at the Novelty yester-
day afternoon. 1t looked as if they were
expecting to repeat on the good bill that
marked the oDening of the week They
were not disappointed The bill Is every
bit as good and in some respects better.
The program has one of the spritelist
opening acts Manager Jack has yet used.
II is the novelty gymnastic performance by
Emil and Willie. Don't knOw-whether or
not those their first or last names-)
Both are accomplished gymnasts who per-
form in gigantic steel hoops pivoted to
reVolye as the actors d1sport themselves
and giving the young men chance for
real ''Whirlwind finish" Ziska who ad-
vertises himself a .-gabty trickster" has
about the usual run of sIeight of hand
stuff. but he made hit with the children
Guy and Pearl MagIey have one of the
Topeka for some time. bar none. Their
act is well costumed and well set and
over and above 1t all Guy and Pearl are
real dancers with some real steps. Jordon
and Tyler. two negro musicians follow,
with jazz that seemed good enough to draw
three encores. That should be enough to
say about any act.
it takes a lot of acts to make n vaude-
vile bill but if one does not like the Nor
ton-Jewell -Four in their offering it is be-
cause he does not like vaudeville in any
form The four present very nearly every
Kind of vaudeville being presented these
days. They are finished actors. with real
personality and there is not feature of
their little program that can be said to be
IN the least mediocre tho perhaps the eN-
centric dancing by the twins stands out
uppermost. 1t is surprise to find such
an act at the bottom of the bill
At the Coy.
1t seems almost like a waste of time to
write a review of "ParIore Bedroom and
Bath, so many Topekans have alEeady
seen the stage production at least one of
the occasions of its appearance at the
Grand. 1t is one of those screaming farces
in three acts that have taken the American
public by storm in the last few years
Nearly everyone agrees that it is Il good
show and some have liked it so we'll they
| nave made two or even more trips to the
OF course it is somewhat different as it
Is produced on the screen, but what it loses
IN the dialogue, 1t gains in the extra mum
Der of scenes and the additional scenery
made possible by the films. The cast
for the silent production is well Dicked
and it Is on par with the best that have
appeared with the show in the ..legit 3"
Those who have seen the latter will find
something new in the screen version and
those who have been unfortunate as
not to be able to view it at all, had better
not let this opportunity snip. All who have
mad look agree that the Bedroom part
of the plot is so slight, the word could he
left out of The title-and right there is
one reason why the farce has been SO
popular.
And why all this stuff about .Parlor
this way. kiss Me. Please" is the name
Of Vt; Constance Talmadge who stars In
tue him, simply did not like the title for
various reasons and it changed when
the play was put on the screen. Old Man
JiggS and his troubles with Maggie are
DtlhE SHOWN as an added feature of the
program. Those who have seen the Bring
ing Up Father cartoons will enjoy it-so
Will the others.
At fhe Orpheum.
An entirely new angle on the vampire
STUFF is sprung in that nifty little com
edy Miss Hobbs" being shown for the re-
lnalnder of the week at the OrpheuIn Miss
Wanda Hawley is the star of the piece
and is ably assisted in carrying out the
satirical humor of the story by cast of
real actors.
The plot includes an advanced woman"
theme Miss Hobbs being one of those
modern faddists who believe in practical
independence for women. both married
and unmarried as well as having some
rather faddy futurist ideals about some
other things. Hating all men is one of
these. How the young man who falls I'm
love with her manager to feign heart dis
ease and gain first her sympathy. then her
heart and later still her abandonment of
those foolish ideas. makes one of the best
DTS OF comedy that has been seen here on
the screen for some time.
The bill is completed with n two reel
showing OF one of the latest Mack Sennett
farces. This is especially good Ii has
n real plot and those bathing girls are not
chased thru the scenes. whether they be-
long there or not. In fact they are most
conspicuous for their absence. Was getting
kinda tired of those bathing girls weren't