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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

story elements and fine acting by
Fairbanks, and The Connecticut yam
kee,' with Mark Twain's humor so
cleverly embodied by Harry Myers in
the title character. We're costly pic
lures but their success was never
doubtful.
Joseph NJ. Schenck is planning to
put no less than 100000 in Norma
Talmadge's next picture. The Duchess
of Langeais.' He believes he has
story and star to justify it. and / agree
with him. Marshall Neilan has made
'Penrod' elaborate and expensive. But
there is far less commercial risk in
such productions than in those cost
ing half or third much but result
ing in flabby. banal and conventional
movies.
That's the keynote" said Mr.. VIII
liams. we must have something bet
ter than mere movies. The public de-
mand it, and it is up to US to give it to
them, with of course due regard 10
the fact that capital will no longer toll
crate wasteful expenditures in produce
ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

premier of his newest production "be-
fore the people" instead of before the
New York critics as has been the case
with all former big productions. The
picture is scheduled to go to New York
from Topeka, for its opening there the
second week in January. This is the
newest picture Topeka has ever seen.
For Hail the Woman" Mr.. Ince
has gathered one of the biggest casts
possible. 1t includes. Theodore Rob
erts, Florence Vidor, and Lloyd
Hughes, all of whom Topekans al
ready know well and like. The theme
of the picture is a dramatic appeal
against the double standard in morals
and a recognition of the new place
American women have taken in rela
tion to men and affairs. Theodore
Roberts is cast for this photoplay il
the role of a stern and rugged New
England farmer who adheres to the
principal of Men and their sons
first" Lloyd Hughes is his son who
follows his farther's tenets only to
find out his mistake after he enters
the ministry.
1t is remarkably fitting that this
picture should have its first showing
before a paid audience. on the day
celebrated for Christmas. Several Of
its key scenes are supposed to take
place on Christmas day and Silent
Night, Holy Night" the Xmas sors
made famous by Schumann-H eink, is
the theme of the musical score, ac-
company the screening of the play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
SHOP FOR MOVIES
Public Now Discrimi-
mating in It's Favor.
Only Big Super Films Now Sure
of Success.

To a gathering of motion picture
producers in Los Angeles the other
day. John D. williams. general man
ager of the First National Exhibitors
Circuit, said their business had passed
definitely into new stage. 1t is ex-
pressed. he said, in the reign of the
super-film which stands out sharply
from ordinary pictures for its enter
tainment values.
THE patronage of the public" he
said. lis now bestowed with greater
discrimination than ever before. 1t may
not be able to say what it wants, but it
does know the kind it wants, but it
is shopping to find it, exactly as the
housewife shops to get the article she
seeks at the price she wants to pay.
Pictures hencefOrth must be big in
theme and treatment-not necessarily
of great length, if you get my mean
ing, but big in the power to hold and
the talent with which the material is
used.
TN order that 1 may not be mis-
understood as trying to make a poin.
for my own organization, ] will men
ton two recent works outside. The
Three Musketeers.' with its wonderful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

After years of toll before phono-
graph needles and sounding pieces,
eight soloists, headliners on Victor
records. will meet Topeka friends at
the city auditorium New Years eve.
The program will be a concert in
which the eight specialists will sing,
talk in dialect, play the instruments
by which they are known to the thou
sands of photograph users-in fact
the patience of the fox terrier will be
rewarded. The owner of His Mas
ter's Voice. will step into view.
Harry McClaskey-th know
him better as Henry Burr-will be
in charge of the record specialists who
are on a tour of the western part of
the United States. Billy Murray, dia-
lect, comedian and comedy songster;
Monroe. Silvers. Cohen on the Tele-
phone;" Frank Banta, pianist; Fred
Van Fps, banjoist. are soloists ac-
companying him.
Both the Sterling trio and the Peer
less quartet are in the eight who will
spend New Years here as the guests
of local Victor dealers. The quartet:
Burr, tenor; Frank Croxton. bass;
John Meyer, baritone. and Albert
Campbell Burr. Meyer and Campbell
form the trio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

There are several features due for
the coming week which will make it
real holiday week for the Topeka
vaudeville fans. Chief of these fea-
lures is the appearance of Harry Ellis
the last half of the week. Mr.. Ellis
is a tenor of more than exceptional
ability and one of the best to appear
in vaudeville. His last engagement
was with the Watch Your Step" COM
pany on Broadway, where he sang
for two years. Previous to that he
was leading tenor with the New York
Hippodrome company. He will sing
here, a program of the latest songs
and ballads, so varied as to ensure the
appreciation of all classes of vaude-
vile goers.
Heading the bill for the first part
of the week are Joyner and Foster,
who bill themselves as The Dixie
Brownies" They have a fast line of
patter and several songs, one of which
Long Cone" was written by Joyner.
The pair end with the Jazz Me Blues
and that is a real new one. Others
on the first end bill are Jess and Dell
who call their act THE Human Pup
pets because they use puppet bodies
for the staging of their act. Robert
and De Mont have an offering COM
posed of novel melodies and dance
oddities. In third position the one-act
sketch, THE Question" will be pre-
sented by the Lewis and Gordon Pro-
ducing company. 1t will be followed
by Joyner and Foster and the bill
finishes with Jack and Jessie Gibson
in a comedy duo filled with smiles and
thrills.
The twelfth episode of Hurricane
Hutch will be the opening feature
the first half of the week. Thursday,
a new serial will be presented in its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
At the OrDheum.

Every one is delighted when they
know Wallace Reid is in town and the
first three days of next week he is
very much in town indeed. Wally
has a strong role to play in THE He'll
Diggers,' a. picture of action, thrills
and adventure. Wally is his same old
breezy self as he swings from one ad-
venture to another; there is always ac-
ton, some fights, many thrills, just
enough pathos and coolies of comedy.
A He'll Digger is what the farmers in
the gold mining districts call a gold
dredge and Wallace Reid is the rough
riding boss of a crew of hell diggers,
hence the name.
Added is Princess Wah-Nee-Chee,
one of the cleverest imitators of Indian
and Gypsy songs and readings seen in
long time. The princess recently
sang for the senators in Washington
at the request of Senator Gore of
Oklahoma and received a vote of APP
proval and thanks for her characteri-
cations. When singing before a tribe
of Indians at an Oklahoma Indian
reservation, when Princess Wah-Nee-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
SHOW FOR KIDDIES
Film and Theater Men Cooper
ate With Elk ''GOOd Fellows"
Give Full Picture Program at
the Grand Christmas.

Topeka and Kansas City film men
have united this year in an effort to
make the Christmas of two thousand
of Topeka's kiddies the happiest in
many a day. Cooperating with the
Topeka EIks, the Grand theater man
agement, the Robertson-Cole film ex-
change and the Fox film exchange
will stage a specially selected program
of pictures for the Riddles who attend
;he two Christmas trees given by the
Eiks Sunday morning.
Two thousand tickets have been
printed and each OF the children who
attend either the big tree at the city
auditorium or the tree being given for
the colored children will receive one
of the tickets. The tickets admit the
bearers to the special show which is
to be given at the Grand Sunday aft
ernoon. The Grand orchestra has do
mated its services for the occasion and
all the other employees of the theater
will be in their places serving in the
interests of the Christmas spirit. This
includes, of course, the operator who
will show the films but excludes the
box office cashier, whose services will
not be needed, the show being entirely
free.
The pictures to be shown on this
occasion are the Robertson-Cole five
reel feature, "The Heart of Twenty
starring ZaSu Pitts, and THE Three
Pals" a Fox Sunshine comedy. 'sThe
Heart of Twenty is a story especially
appealing to children as it tells of the
lOngings of a lonely little girl in n
small country town. 1t was contrib
uted for the occasion by Roy e.
Churchill, manager of the re film
exchange at Kansas City. The Sun
shine comedy was the gift of H. B.
Weeks, special representative of the
Kansa City branch of the Fox Film
cnrnnratinn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
WHAT THEY WANT

Here's what the Paramount picture
stars and players want in their Christ
mas stockings:
Gloria Swanson: A new couture.
Wallace Reid: Another saxaphone. a
racing car, and a pair of dancing
shoes.
Betty Compson: A dozen fancy
birds for her aviary
Thomas Meighan: (transcontinentai
commuter): A Pullman car.
Agnes Ayres: A photographer who
will not tell her she has the best pro-
file in the world.
Jack Holt: Two polo ponies
Dorothy Dalton: A clause in her
contract that she will not have to
make any more sea scenes.
Theodore Roberts: One thousand
cigars.
Lois Wilson: Another Lulu Bett'
Lila Lee: A machine to print de-
malls of matrimonial rumors.
Walter Heirs: A diet.
T. Roy Barnes: A self-retrieving
golf ball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
XMAS PARTY At NOVELTY
Fifth Annual Reunion of ''The Craw-
ford Family To Be Held Monday
Night.

Tho theater people get little chance
to celegrate the holidays, being too
busy helping everyone else celebrate
on those days, the employees of the
find time for the proper celebration
of Christmas and this year will be no
exception.
After the Monday afternoon crowds
have left the Novelty theater, the cur
tain will be raised again and instead
Of setting for another performance,
the stage hands, performers, box Of
flee people and business department
employees with their families will see
a conventional dining room, but with
table laden with an unconventional
but elaborate turkey dinner with all
the fix'ns. Then will start the an
nual Christmas Crawford Family
party.
This will be the fifth year that these
parties have been given at the Novelty
theater. The family is larger this
year than last, because of the addi-
tional employees added to the force
because of the Grand being changed
over to a combination picture and
road show house. There will be one
face missing however. 1t will be that
of Roy Crawford, who is now in New
York, where he is the treasurer of
the Associated Exhibitors Film COM
pany, of which Arthur Kane. another
Topeka man is president. Roy is ex-
pected to send his greetings however
as he is still one of the family" re-
tanning his interests in the Novelty.
There is never any set program for
the parties yet none of them have
ever been the same. In addition to
the big dinner. favors and gifts for all
who attend are in abundance and noise
making apparatus always leads to rev
e1ry that carries the party well toward
the opening time for the first evening
show. This year as in the last two
years. group of newspaper men have
been invited to attend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
wallace REID in Tho non Diggers."

Chez first started singing, the chief
of the tribe adopted her and gave her
the name she now bears. meaning
Beautiful Singer. She does bird imi7
tations, Indian calls and songs of In
dian and Gypsy lore.
Completing the bill at the last half
of the week Marion Davies, the beauti-
full cosmopolitan star, will be starred
in 'Enchantment," a gorgeous picture
with lavish settings and beautiful cos
tunes. The comedy, you'll Be Sur
prised," together with a complete
change of songs by Princess Wah-Nee-
Chez make up bill truly extraordi-
nary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24


RED Courage" a thrilling story
of the west, starring the likable Hoot
Gibson, comes to the Crystal the first
three days of the week. Peter B..
Kyne's THE Sheriff of Cinnebar' fur
nishes the story for Red Courage"
which is produced by Universal.
Hoot Gibson is at his best in this
story. and it is said that his smile was
never more engaging, nor his person.
atty better shown than in this tale.
There's a lot of action, manto-man
fights, and a colorful background.
coupled with an absorbing little love
story A High and Dry" comedy
accompanies Red Courage"
And on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. the great Fred Stone, himself,
once of Topeka, but now the comedian
of America, will appear in THE Duke
of Chimney Butte" This is one of
the best screen stories in which the
famous Fred Stone has ever appeared,
With Stone are such players as VIOLA
Dale, Josie Sedgwick, Chick Morrison,
Jim Duncan, and others of high re-
pute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

he did he never knew howS great she
piece of work he left uncompleted be-
hind MIN. The picture was taken over
by other directors and finished and
presented to the public is one of the
most lavish productions yet seen. In
the cast are many familiar faces. Rob-
ert Ellis, leading man in many of the
biggest plays; Mahlon Hamilton who
will be remembered for his work in
"Earthhound," and many others. In
the development of the theme that
since ladies must live. plan to make
that living as easily as possible, the
rare genius of Mr.. Tucker found its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

finest expression. Ladies Must Live
is cIassed as even better than The
Miracle Man" Betty Compson has the
role of a young girl who has been
reared by her rich brother-in-law and
whose penniless father plans to marry
her off to some rich man in order that
his income, derived from his son-in-
law, may be increased. But there is
another woman who has similar plans
and the two clash and from there the
story develops into a fast moving
drama OF laughs and tears. Ladies
Must Live will be shown at the Isis
all next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Could You Decide !?

Vital questions OF human i'm
port that affect every person
today?
Has n father n right TO uIan
his sons life?
What has God against W.
meu2v
Why did the trembling old
mother defy her iron-wiIIed
husband?
Why did her heart ache be-
hind that painted face?
Why did his daughter admir-
the damaging charges and -
main silent?
Who made the douHge s,.n
dard of morals?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Hail the Woman" a film feature
production, which Thomas Ince de-
clares is the answer of screen land to
the public's demand for bigger and
better pictures, will be shown here
all week. 1t will be the first showing
of the feature anywhere in the United
States, Mr.. Ince wishing to hold the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
At the Isis.

Betty Compson, long a favorite of
the screen. was chosen by George
Loan Tucker to play the lead in
Ladies Must Live" his last picture.
George Loan Tucker, the greatest pro-
Queer the silver sheet has known, died
when Ladies Must Live was fast
nearing completion, and dying when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
KILLED WHEN AUTO WRECKS.
Osborne Woman Was En- Route Home
for the Holidays

osborne. KAN. Dec. 24-AIiss Edna
Burger of Waldo. Kan, was instant
ly killed in an auto accident near PoF-
tbs. Thursday night. She was retufA-
ing to her home from Neoraska-
where she had been teaching school,
Ray Caprez. driver of the car was
badly injured and will probably not
recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Cooper, Tex, Dec. 24.-The 6-year-
old son of Boss Taylor is dead here
today as the result of burns sustained
when the child's clothing caught on
fire while alone in the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Bob Sherwood of Life wants to know
why the slow motion picture camera has
not been used to give an analysis of Bee
Palmer's shimmy. and in the words of the
immortal Katzenjammer, we say, enough
is too much"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Talk about doubling up on them. how is
this man, VIII Rogers, getting by with it ?
Las week he staged his new vaudeville act
four times each night in that many New
York variety houses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

The Simplex Protector company has an
nOunced the manufacture of a new projec
tor that fits ordinary hand flash
lamp and which costs only So. The ma
chine will flash films to the size of nine
feet square n wall any sort of emer-
home possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
OUR EDITORIAL

For better and bigger
pictures, Such has been
the cry of the theater-
going public for years.
Better and bigger"-fron
the viewpoints of enter
tainment, truth, motive,
actual life conditions, edu-
cation n d production,
alike.
Thus far the voice of the
public has been like unto
that of one crying aloud
in the wilderness. and with
few exceptions those who
asked for bread have re-
ceived stones to appease
their spiritual hunger.
Among the very few
producers who know that
it is folly to ignore the
demands of the ultimate
consumer. Thomas II. Tnce
stands foremost. Needing
the voice Of the public, he
has worked diligently for
solution. He now pre-
sents such a solution of
the problem in a remark
able transcript of Ameri-
can life - III all the
Woman"
We confidently await
the verdict of the greatest
critic OF all-the Topeka
Publici
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
.n9WESQUlBS.
Cleaned y 'W:;.

The New York Premier of Hail the
Woman" is now set for the first of the
new year, according to an announcement
made by ThOs. Ince, the producer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Charles Gordon who has won fame be-
cause of his part in THE Connecticut
Yankee" has now formed his own film
company and has departed for Manila
where he is to start his first production
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

One New York picture palace, the past
week. played two features on its program
and the electric sign out in front read,
Ladies Must Leave" Never Weaken"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Nearly three months after they were
shown in the news reels in Topeka, the
War Department held its first showing
warships. The showing was given at
private meeting of the society of automo-
tive engineers in New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Montreal officials have issued an edict
that only motion pictures may be run on
Sunday and they without prologues 9TH
er vaudeville features.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

The historic old Kalem studio erected
ten years ago at Cliffside. n. j., was burn
ed last week by fire of unknown origin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

first episode. Beyond the fact that
Eddie Polo is the star of the new
serial, the rest is being kept a secret
to be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

It has been unofficially announced that
the Famous Players Lasky corporation is
to take over the Realart pictures, stars and
business after the first of the year. ReaIart
has been a subsidiary of Paramount for
several years but has been run as a sep
arate concern from Famous Players.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
See 1T First!

Most Talked OF Picture
of the New Year
BECAUSE
1t IS a gripping story of real
people, for real people.
1t is built on a theme that
arousess the deepest sentiments
in the human heart.
1t plays upon the weakness of
some-offset by the tremendous
strength of character of others.
1t has its serious side and its
lighter moods.
IL smiles amid t tears!
1t is different.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Over seven hundred letters were received
by William Fox. from the 1900 convicts
at Sing Sing prison, following the showing
of over The Hill" there. The prisoners
all declared they had never been so touched
by anything in their lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
The Picture Weary Public has Waited For

Listen to MIR. Ince
To Topekans: I took
'HaiI the Woman into
three Los Angeles motion
picture theaters with to-
tally different classes of
show crowds. The pre-
views were unannounced.
for I wanted to get the
feel" of every type of
audience.
The result was the same
in each theater-'Hail the
Woman" held them, inter
ested, entertained. moved
to tears and to laughter to
the end of its 1850 feet.
The biGness of the story
and production had stood
the acid test of three dis
tinct types of theater pa
irons.
I b eIieve Hail the
Woman to be my greatest
dramatic production. My
understanding of show
manship convinces me 1t
will be the biggest success
of any picture that I have
ever made. Its appeal is
universal.
Yours truly.
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