The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-25
'Lest AS ItWuz'
At The The ayterI
ByKi andhark.

AT THE GRAND light comedy drama
with a thriller in it-a thriller of the first
water-as well as coolies of real laughs,
that is 1.-TWO Weeks With Pay" starring
Bebe Daniels, who does the part of the
shop girl impersonating a great movie
vamp. It's a double role thing, but not
any more so than is absolutely necessary.
The plot is sparkling little DIT OF non
sense that has its real climax and high
points, with the element of contrast well
handled. Walter Hers acting me toiI ZOE
some mighty good acting on the part OF
rho it is the main feature of the pro
gram the Daniels thing is not the whole
of If by any means. Manager ChlriCh has
developed something different in movie
program, starting off with the Tony Sarg
marionette comedy, -Vamp Number One,
telling in a humorous way the incident OF
Samson and his hair. He follows this with
a .Sketchograph, Ewes Leaves" full of in
struction in styles and many laugh be
sides. The new idea in movie programs is
relief from the News Reel-Feature-
Slapstick Comedy thing that has almost
become tiresome.s
Want to commend and pan Professor
Hartley for the way he handles the music
His gang is turning out some mighty good
stuff but takes the rest period at the
wrong time. Just as they get going good
the boys leave a silent period that OPP
AT THE NOVELTY, a fairly well bal
anced bill starts off the week. EXCEPT that
there is not one dance step shown IN the
entire program. it contains all the essen
tails of vaudeville and should satisfy the
fans.
have one of the most finished bits of ath
letic stuff that has appeared on the road
this season. Their stunts are not new.
most of them being done here time and
time again, but it is the way they put 1t
over that gets the gang out front with
them. Rosa Valyda has two voices and
has perfect control of both, her very low
alto and her clear soprano, so that one is
puzzled to pick out which Is her natural
The skit ''Fooling Father by Harry
Holden and company of two, is the weak
est part. of the bill, chiefly because Harry
has such poor support. There are some
mighty good comedy lines in the skit, but
they are lost thru amateurish acting. Fagg
and White put on a singing BLACK and
Tan" act that is finished and in spots
clever. A few steps would put this one
over better. Maude Elliott>and her part
ner are as graceful a pair of aerialists as
have been here this year and they have one
or two new ones.
AT THE ORPHEUM there's a play with
action in 1.-THE Man From Lost River
House Peters as Jim Barnes, foreman of
the lumber camp, does some good getting.
The plot could be stronger, but there are
The story is that of a ne'er-do-well
Fastener who comes to the camp, gets
job and eventually marries the girl whom
Barnes loves. Later he deserts her, re-
turning only for financial reasons The
girl regards the big foreman as wolf,
when in reality he has been playing the
watchdog. How the awful epidemic of
fever which sweeps the timber lands dis
illusions her on this point forms an in
teresting. tho somewhat time-Worn climax.
AT THE ISIS-When one who loves out
door stories with plenty of action and posi-
lively detests the drawing room stuff"
feels obligated to praise a picture with a
society setting, that picture must be good.
Such is Dangerous Curve Ahead"
1t begins where most stories end-with
the wedding. There is plenty of~comedy
in it and the whole thing is SO true to life
that it must be appreciated. There is a
prOfusiOn of timely philosophy Richard
Dix and Helene Chadwick play the leading
roles. Sub-titles in a comic yein sparingly
and discreetly used, add materially to the
interest of the production.
AT THE CRYSTAL Elaine Hammerstein
stars in THE Miracle OF Manhattan" a
story that is particularly interesting in
spite of much that is improbable. As a
society girl, Miss Hammerstein runs true
to type and is decidedly out of type as a
singer in a tough cabaret.
Love and adventure are found when she