The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-19
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AT the isis.
In this day Of super productions" and
'extrn-supers' in the motion picture bust
ness, 1t Is mighty hard for poor critic to
find the right word to use when a really
However, one of this sort of pictures is in
town, folks, and it's straight tip from
There is action in this piece from the
start TO the finish. The producers have not
underplayed a single scene. The actors
performances not their names and every
one of them has made good. The story
reel story that means nothing when it is
ffiiInishedA AS far as one viewing OF TINS ms
weak can snot On ss 1pe not one
1t tells how. a boy who lost his legs
thru surgeons error lives to become the
with all the forces of evil at his command,
how he plans in revenue for his MANNED
body to wreck the city and the life of the
has several plots but they are all linked
closely and all work toward one Of the
leaves the audience paralyzed, everyone of
their heart strings having been played
upon, every emotion having been aroused.
week, but il Topeka screen enthusiasts are
not talking about this film and the great
work of Lon CLANCY in the leading role Of
what will they talk about?
>At the Novelty.
From the slapstick tumbler, whose best
| stunt is genuine tumbling to the seals
which add slick finish, the bill for the
first half of the week is a smooth affair.
Each act is finished and well staged. There
Is enough variety to keep interest and
there Is entertainment in each offering.
The Bimbos bill themselves as being
assobats but outside oPe Or two
acrobatics to be seen. The real act is made
up OF clever patter and slapstick of a laugh
getting nature. Musical Sullivan fellows
with some sort of instrument on which
he beats some tuneful tunes; Rerhaps
Sullivan knows the name of the thing he
pounds, but to- the ordinary nut it looks
like a new breed of zylophone Tallman
Craig and company have lively little skit.
presenting the usual hotel lobby line of
! fast chatter and an unusually rapid little
actress who knows step or two. Bert
| Howart is quite eccentric on the piano, SO
kept guessing as to whether he was play
| ing music or with them. Captain Pickard's
seals close with the usual line of juggling
stuff. 1t has been long since a sea- act
has been here that their stuff goes good.
The evenings entertainment was opened
with the first episode of the fifteen COM
prising Bride Thirteen" From the first
sample, it rather looks like this is going to
| been wading thru recently.
At the Orpheum.
| A story with a heart throb in 1t and
comedy that chases away the Jumps as fast
as they form In your throat One Of that
| they can see 1t instead in The Prince
Chap" a cleveriy staged little film play
| Mieghan as a struggling sculptor adopts
the child Of homeless >modei, thereby
casting suspicion upon himself in the eyes
OF his wealthy finance, who refuses to wait
any longer for him to make his success so
| he can claim her. The little wah grows up
and the sculptor finds that he has found
| his success and love where he had thought
| he had lost it.
There is nothing overdrawn in the story
| and there is whole lot of that simple
sort of heart interest, we demand In our
modern love stories. Some of the scenes
ing 1t Is a complete production in every
| way. kathlyn Williams as Princess
Alice and Ann Forest as the slayey have
| good parts and do them we'll.
The Pathe News reel is better than~ev
| this week, showing the winning of the 1920
worlds series champI9nship and other IN
| of the Mutt and Jeff cartoon also shown.
At the Cory.
| The plot of "Forty-five Minutes From
one' nor is It oVe Hs WITH mneR in
| cident but It is clean and easily under
stood. Its comedy is far superior TO its
musical trimmings with which George NJ.
Cohan first adorned it.. In fact the greater
part of the action in the orfkinal was that
of the chorus and lacking the song birds,
the screen version lacks action.
As being his first production under
arthur s. ka n ana an also the first SeS time NE
roles. Charles Ray has not improved his
career to any great extent. 1t was the
simple country boy who won the hearts of
the screen fands. 1t Is uncomfortable that
they will like so well the prize fighter on
his uppers rs he appears in this picture.
Being under his own direction too seems
to haveT gone bit to Rays head. There
are places in this picture where he has
grabbed everything in sight for himself
and Ray is not one of the Nazimova type
who can stand absolutely alone and get
away with it.
Good taste is IN evidence all thru the
production. The sets are amply elaborate
without calling too much attention to
themselves and every Scene gives evidence
of the best work of some of the best cam
era men in the business.
OBSERVE FIRE PREVzNrIoN.