The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
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Actors run true TO types and wnen cast
out of their particular type are ike fish
out OF water. Only once in a while one
manages to make himself at home in sew
eraI kinds Of types and when that happens,
we have a star Of the first magnitude
When one of the other kind gets out of
type, he Is lost and his mediocrity is shown
up with bang From then on that star CT
ament- Films showing three stars OF the
latter classification and one OF the other
are in Topeka theaters this week
AT THE ORPHEUM Enid Bennett has in
Silk Hosiery" story that fits her partic-
ular type and gets away with it big 1t is a
lively little skit with plenty OF action, well
staged and full Of humorous stuff Il is
something one can see, enjoy ana then 20
away and forget with no strain on the
mental processes. This seems TO be the
kind OF movie the great mass Of Topeka fans
The Grandi Sisters stage a musical act
as q prelude to the main bout and with
some good music. but when they attempt
to sing it's all off. The girls simply nave
no voices or il they have. eanot make them
carry across the footights 10 the Iogical
destination-the audience 1t would De a
better act with the instrumental numbers.
minus the vocal stuff.
DOWN AT THE GRAND William Faver-
sham stars in a Selzniek production entitled
The Man Who Lost Himself" photo
dramatized from the novel by II. de We're
StackpooIe. 1t is another of those type
be like e he would try TO act the part Of
anything by an Earl or a Duke or some
thing with title attached The story is
an Interesting one and is quite similar 70
the one presented in the leglt last season
by Guy Bates Post SeIzniek has put lot
Of stuff in this thing and has made it
really big feature. despite the fact that
there Is very little real action in the thing
A mighty small crowd greeted its premier
showing here, but as it is the sort Of stuff
Topeka likes, there is every indication that
the faithful ones who attended last night
will spread the good news and start more
of 'em going down Jackson treet o'nights
AT THE ISIS Fatty" ArbuckIe stages
something good. It's the first time Fatty
has ever appeared in a straight role, but
how he does get away with it. The Life
OF the Party" simply could not be spoiled
Cobb wrote the story for The Saturday
Evening Post" originally and put so much
fun in Il that it was riot As a film II IS
vantage Of having a cast about him that
knows something about acting and feeds
the fat TO him artisticaIIy that the
All, yes, ArbuckIe will be shining star
long after lots OF others have played out
all there Is in the type parts they have as
sumed and held themselves TO.
AT THE NOVELTY there Is one act
alone that is worth the entire price Of at-
mission 1t is n musical act with accent
on that word music" staged by Perrone
and Oliver, but principally by Perrone,
who has one of the most wonderful voices
ever taken into vaudeville. He sings a
carefully prepared program of classical
and popular stuff and SINGS it. Miss Oil
YER sings too, but her chief value in the act
Is aceonpanist- The opening number is Il
surprise VIII Ahern does one of the best
limitations Of VIII Rogers in the heyday Of
his vaudeville career that has been pro-
duced since Rogers made SUCH hit with
his talking, rope throwing stuff-and there
have been a whole lot Of such imita tons.
too. Gladys, who is with him in the act,
helps fill the picture and that is about all.
: The Military brothers have a rube act.
but the best part of their offering is their
handling Of the banjos. They are good at
it. Princeton and Watson, who should
be on first spot instead Of the Aheru act
have a skit. fairly well staged and well
acted but mighty poorly written. The
Bottomley Troupe OF aerialists wind up
the bill with a clever display Of mid-air
acrObatics- Yesterday afternoons crowd
waited for all of it before leaving
p :. (By Billy
The Inner Voice" the photopIay starring
F. 4. Lincoln, is the attraction at the
Crystal theater for February Z. and 9.
Mr. Lincoln is 4 distin guished romantic
screen actor and is supported by a very
large and capable company Of well known
players. The scenic settings OF this pic
ture are all big 1t is one Of the best