The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-25
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At the Orpheum-
A wonderful act played as a prelude to
the picture this week proves to be the
main attraction Miss Anita Arliss, with
| her four Winter Garden Boys. have twenty
five minutes of good stuff has ever
| been shown in the Orpheum. not excepting
the Bob Finlay act. which went over big.
Miss Arliss has SO long been the center Of
the lime light in musical comedy that she
cannot help but carry any audience with
her. She uses the song hits of some of
her successes and gives a large sample of
do. The boys do a little bit OF every
thing They sing little, dance a little.
tie, pausing on each only Just long enough
TO show that they know their stuff in each
1t is rapid-fire act and cannot help but
prove big piece of competition for the,
other big shows that are to be in town
this week
sky-Eye." the picture feature. is filled
with thrills 1t is quite melodramatie.
but who knows, in 4 few more years. the
action OF this story may be common
enough II sure is worth seeing Glad to
see that the Mutt and Jeff comedy ear
toons are not gone for good. There's a
fine one in this weeks bill.
At the Grand.
Maybe some OF the audience wanted to
see more chorus stuff with .Buddiess' but
any more than was used would have
spoiled it, 1t was more of a musical play
than a musical comedy any way Be
tween acts when the old timers and others
gathered in the lobby for the enjoyment of
the things forbidden by Miss Castor. it
every incident shown in the story had
actually happened over There"
It's simple little bit of story. but 1t
was told well and here's betting that most
of the boys who played the parts of the
A F. F. men had actually been in uniform
during rs and 10 There was not bit
more dancing in the show than there had
to be. but Shirley Love, wing did the most
or the steps. certainly did fill the stage
when there NV was any dancing to be done
actually belonged in the story, which made
the hit with last nights large crowd Here
it was that Miss Jean Moore endeared her
self with all present. She has a voice that
is true and used it flawlessIy. Her range
Is not large, but none of the songs called
pie little melodies and the crowd went
away humming as few Grand crowds have
had a chance to hum in long, long while.
Our compliments to the guy who wrote
this show. soldier show without the
Long Long Trail" could not be. but this
would hurt the peee did TaFstlap t9af
scored heavily in The Wall of. the Tale
of the Long Long Trail Can't decide
or better. 1t is one or the other.
At the Novelty
After the slaughter and the shouting of
the finale of Bride Thirteen" had faded
the first oct had hid itself Behind tie cur
tain, any one Of you can settle down and
get whole lot Of amusement out of the
Dill: which starts off the week.
Mason and Bailey prove to be two of the
dancinSest colored men who have appeared
in Topeka. Those boys simply tie them
selves in, knots and how they unite some
Of the knots Is a mystery. They created
4 riot yesterday afternoon. Casson Kirk
and Company (of onel have a musical act
that includes some mighty good stems
Gosh how that girl can wriggle Angel
and Fuller IS mostly Fuller. who does some
mighty good comedy stuff The bin Il
finished by the Burns brothers with an
acrobatie act and-weil, that's all
At the Isis.
If for no other reason "HeIiotroper is
worth seeing just because of the excellence
OF the photography Even in the ordinary
scenes, the cameraman has made this pic
ture wildly clear one In the last few
feet he uses a silhouette effect that is
superb
The story is rather melod FANATIC but is
human TO the core and the finish almost
brings the heart into ones mouth 1t Is
the best handled crook play that has been
shown on the screen il long time Fred
Burton in the leading role has firmly
established himself as an emotional actor
in this production and William D. Mack
who plays rather minor part stands out
head and shoulders above the rest of the
Bit Carriers" in the cast Julia swayne
Gordon does the heavy part in a rather
heavy manner. but gets across because
Of her ability to register real emotions
At the Crystal.
by +RiH'-1
..Marooned Hearts, batteed. bruised
tossed about like dereIicts on the sea of life
Cast upon the Island of Despair Ali