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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1922)
THE "SUNDAY BEE : OMAHA. AUGUST 13. 1922. 70 Griffith May Direct Ben Hur; Massive Pictures Under Way nee to Produce "The Christian" Reviews of Karly Iteloanes Show Increawd Popularity of Ntw PJaya (loldwyn and Vint National May Merge, Humor Indicate. By JOHN E KF.NNF.UKCK. SHAI0VH loofitinir up from the horizon of filnwlom indi cate mrvHou activitiM In that world. With lijr picture- already iturminir the country, the change in film production, a far a romantic appeal and attractive atorica art rofirmiH, in rndly noticeablf, rrfdiftiona have come true. Will Haya' commandthat of the voice of the pi-ople ha hffti hecdeil, A trantformaMon ha takt-n place. It ia indicated in the type of picture, achfdulrd for early rtdeaac. Important to the rnovie-loving public ia the announce, merit that nyot;ttion are under way to-have David W. Grif fith itin rt "U-n Hur," which ahould rival hi "Jlirth of a Na tion" and "Orphan of the Storm" for wonderful approval. Another high lijfht in the film industry ia word that Thornaa Ince will produce "The Chrlntian." Further information from the producing center of film dom indicate that (loldwyn and Firm National will merge under the trade name of "First National." ThU doea not mean that (ioldwyn will quit producing play, it ha been ex plained, but will rcleaac it offering through Flrt National. However, the negotiation have not yet been concluded. Kwtollill Vilriififirt "f'.Iood and f and" ovrr "lug" on llrM,,iy, aidfduig lo a rrvti w of iJir j.ntute, li ii hI.kIiiIcI for f trly thowiug in Onuha. I.auirnrr Reid, a forrmoil motion j.iitur rniii", i lifcirrict "Jlrr (nMrd Citl," (rjliinilK (.luna Sitan fm, at tcry f,l romantic ral lit fiirilx f tutt tint "'J li Condrd W'fiinJ' ti.imiig J'-e'ty Gm.ptoH, and it.iiift' a one of (h l-ig 1'ic liwn of the yr, i ri'h in if mI. Other t'itnrr Ihal have won ov tiofit t j.rrti,i r ihftwngt are I'ara i ourit't "Myttrru-t iii India" iinl .W 1'foj.lr;- J'athe't "Soiijr of the li'li," tiattnral fantasy; "Border land," ij.iftnul,f picture; "i'ntoner vt .rmU," "The Matuerdr r," ' luring tiuy Hair l'ot, and "The lJi''tarr," starring YVallare Keid. While Omaha movie fana will look forward to the lorrgoing pro'lm tioin, thi VK-'lt' offi-riiiK nli "iK theater row hiII appeal to them at high clan entertain iiiml. C. K. Young at Rialto, Youth, beauty, witchery, charm all make up the atinotphrre cl "A Worldly Madonna," featuring Clara Kimhall Young at the Hullo theater thit week. The picture telli an alluring tale of gilded iiiiht life A a tiren't life of ham. She fed hrrtclf on the a plaute of lounge liardt and twetit along on the wild tide of the night life at doner and cloter Ole uncon tcioutly ncared the danger line. And then uniethiiig happened tragedy with the terrible finxer of accuiatinn pointing mercilrttly at her. What ahould he do? She fled to the good titter in a convetit and found aurceate from her lorrow, while the good fitter took up the burden. Clara Kimball Young It laid to have the bett rolct of tier hittrionie career in "A Worldly Madonna." "Evidence" at World. The great Humbert who have ad vanced Elaine Ifammcntrin to a position among thrir favoritet on the acreen will be drtighted with her achievement! in "Evidence," which it at the World theater this, week, with Nilct Welch again appearing at tier leading aupport. At an actrett who marriet, againtt Iter bett judgmi-nt, into a family of trittocratic tnobt, Mitt Hammer ttein hat opportunitiet to develop her tuperior qualificationt at a de lineator of dramatic rolct. Alwayt retaining a bearing of telf-retpect and confidence, Mit Ilammerttein, in the role of Florette, mectt opposi tion with tUti-ly retintance and final ly wint completely the admiration and affection of the family that has lo despicably flaunted her. , Nilet Welch playt the role of the trittocratic young husband who itandt by hit bride in her contest for recognition, lirnett Milliard playt the role of an actor who ttoopt to (ietpirable deptht that he may be revenged for a jilting, and Holmei llerber' playt the leading member i,f the (jiuily of tnubt whom Mor cite fightt unglc-hau'lcd. Edith Koberti at Moon. I'oiiMiue, intrigue and adventure rffiiid the big tnovn of the tiorthwrtl form the theme of Jack l)ndoti't it friiiif tale, "The Son of the Wolf." uliiill f..rn it eiiggeinent at the Moon theater today for four day. Included in the ttory are tome of the important dramatic incident of Mr. Ijuidon'a othrr memorable ttory, "'i he Wife of a Kinn," the blending of the two narraiivet making a talc of thrilling drama. I'.ditli Koberti i the ttar, Smathiiig drama and big heart in terest combine to make Jane Novak't firtt production, "Colleen of the I'iiu i. a picture of iiniimially ttrong appeal to all claet of thratcr-Korri. It it teiiedultd for thowiug at the Moon theater next Thurtday. The element of ttlf-nacrifice on the part of an elder tinier for the ytiuger lorint the theme ol tlin uuuiually powerful tale of the open tpacet of the northwett. The picture hat abundant thrillt, one of which it hand-to-hand conflict between fron tiertmen in a cabin, and the Hidden and dramatic appearance of a dog which carrict off a big thare of the honort. Melghan at Strand. The ttory that George Loane Tucker wat working -an when he died, and which he had hoped would be a tucreiiior to "The Miracle Man," it Tom Meilian't new pic ture, "li You Believe It, It't So," which will be thowu at the Strand theater thit week. The purchate of thit ttory wat in line with I'aramount'f policy of get- j ting only the biggcut ttoriet and playt for Mr. Meighan. Tom For man directed "If You IJelievelt, It't So." George Loane Tucker had te lected thit ttory at hitnext produc tion and had ttartcd on the tcenario when hit untimely death occurred, "If, You Jiclive It, It't So," it a powerful ttory of underworld life and tellt of the reformation of a city crook who goct to the country and findt love in a new environment. Pauline Stark, Joteph Uowling and Theodore Koberti have the principal tupporting rolet. Leah Baird at Empreti, Leah Iiaird, who it author and ttar of "When the Devil Drivet," which opent today at the Emprese theater, thowi how there it a little bit of good in the worst of ut, and a little bad in the bett. Consequently, when the devil drivet, "Judy O'Grady and the colonel't lady are tisteri under the tkin," ' In thit ttrong dramatic feature Mifi Baird, at author, hat endeav ored to visibly portray the mind working! of two girlt, born, rearea and living in entirely different en vironment. One, religiously, inclin- L( ' Y'sh J Lw. n IN 9Uine 7temmersetnH , . L Vf.... AVI'M'e-J . VA "tdcz.ll acq Seed yfS S ' V" S jCoui3LOilson-JviusG YiK 1 The flaming eyes The murderous snarl The dagger teeth The headlong plunge AND THE BRUTE WAS UPON HIM V. V vV ' of tht ftoutS North rwrincj mcbdiama JIlL.Vi k UI tmum A(U - Mow Ua hi tifkit iuiiMir h tkt w kll I'M WM UllW t IkM, iik VMH4, rlit aitk t"k uut Inn. Urogram Summaries World F.laine Ilammerttein hvidcnce." Strand Tom Meighan in "If You Believe It, Ift So.", Moon Today until Thursday, "Son of the Wolf;" beginning Thurt day, "Colleen of the Pinet." - Rialto C. K. Young in "The Worldly Madonna." Empreti Today until Thurtday, "When the Devil Drivet;" beginning Thurtday, "The Cub Rcporter.uft Mute today, "on of the Wolf;" Jr& Cla.rjLMrn6a.il ZovtiA to It. TU V he ttory about the .acred Quick Wallingford;" Wednesday and thurtday, "Acrost tri Con tinent;" Friday and Saturday, "The Man Unconquerable." ed, and the other, inclined to the contrary, when dominated by the same sequence of eventt, act along identical linct, ' The ttory of "The Cub Reporter," which opens next Thurtday at the Empress theater, rclatet the experi ence of Dick Harvey, a reporter for the Morning Timet who is rent out jewel of Buddha, which came into pottettion of an American under peculiar circumstances. lie become! entangled in a Chi nese long war, ttarted to regain the jewel and hat a thousand and one thrilling adventure!, regaining the jewel and then finally winning a bride, , ' Wally Reid at Mute. Westward in a long unbroken line from New York't glittering isle to the blue Pacific, there runs a tcarred 'riff of W'aki Appeal to Mabtl a "Idtal Lt ad" if NOW TILL WED. NITE IDOL OF , MILLIONS CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG -In- "THE WORLDLY MADONNA" Thi nightly jau with IU frlldid lur of underdrened women and overdrcaacd men held poueuton over her. Two men loved heryet the doubted them both and rightly, yet lecretly the coveted their aV tentioBi. COMEDY Johnny Hinet in "Torchy's Feud" Johntoo at the Organ, Haying "MARY DEAR" EXTRA laattfarttlon of Fmidtat McKlnlty Mtun rwturn Tkt S3 Yer A 4K 1 A viit lit the actual tetungt o( Thonu Rttikc'e"I.iiitrliouke N'ightt." locatrd in the poorer aartrr id London; tight-teeing tiur ul the Ahhey and . Tault tathrdul, with a trip through the hpping dituiii of I fie rapitol city ul kia mid oureiu, Lndn, are a (e of the Ihiiigi which have b'rn rereivmg the aiiriition of Mit Mahrl Noruuud, Mm ttar, on her initial tr m to Knniie. Harry Tte, favored f'mrdn l the h. 1 1 tt 1 1 k h Mane, with Sophie Tui'ker, Fannie Ward and tieoigef Kohry, art all doing their iitniott In prove to the fannting little Ameri can icrreit favorite that all the hot pitality in the world it not confuted within the boundariet of the l'nti'd Statrt, but a goodly portion of tt it distributed on the oppotilc thorrt. A week end ipeut at the country home of llarrv' Tate at Sutton Surrey. Kngland, did much lo convince Mitt 1 S'oill4itd (tut wo J trriH aittr liih'il lf, thralrr 4llirt I ui h, l e h little Line tti luui h mate fluit dioi hri.ilt iut lhre 4iiv'iu tMi'iOH Arrtttil'iig l) the ttai't trtrrtaiy, (fii'U u limit tin iiilui ii'iU, n iiMi r. the I pic and palitif ait nuVniK miMt '! over hrr iit titan Hji lues ao'oldrd t.i kliM.nt any obcr tuvding (rM lily. I'u quote our inlormnni. "Mi. Snitun. it liliKlitrd vulb I on lnei, She think 1. 1 piiliie tfe the nioit ianiliiie mm the hat urn and lhl the (irn.ie ul WiUt ti'ilt to her at 'brr ideal of l lending nun,' and the rathrdratt tud hi'lorie huildinitt Utiiiule her." MiittThlVrty-Fifty. The Ulr.t Mtk Srnuelt tomedy ( iiiiiliuih.il ,i the AtMiriated l-"irl National I'muret. "(ih. DaddyTht l.irn tuhmitied t'i ihaniie in liilr Imtrad of giving it all lo the Daddy, it will be lifty-lilty and the tin Hire will be known at "Ma and IV" Hilly Hrvatv and Mildred June are frjured Jointly and tuve workrd equally at hard in making il tlatt "A" laughmaker. litre' Several Surprint from Film Celtbrltie WtuiLI II ii j. I. -r sou ,j VllilMi "1 Km WalUif I: i ..I i.iur editrd in aut'iui"l,i'e nu44!iii f Tlut I'rltjr t on ptofi pM)d I vmw I n in the ni.lir.tra ot the Minion ili-aur, Sl Ial i'ty That Th'"h'ie Kotnff, lr kt kmirtii iljiH.r and i iiiiua ttar, it li a t't rtrr ilh a ircrj ptite uf niiitl lh.t W, M I nifiui'M, J7 )er on lie tJ.('. I uiir ot llw It w living i,i noli who wire on thr itae whrn I iii'-nlii wit thot ' I hit Ailluir h'rfiikiu, pi rpitndl jinnii" it the tirph'w of John Drew and eni.ui ol I tin I, I.n.ml 4it I John It ji i ii uif 1 ih it I . :irj, Naiti) i.i.ir twiing ly mil IuhiI in the !' )Ji,l iUiIi while lit ll.r Hiililjiid I'afk nllittt. )r Moinrt, I4, Did von kuw tlut? Hi! Hal I KK tt Hot I highway of romance and adventure the transcontinental trial. All that form the locale of "Acroti the Con tinent," featuring, Wallace Reid at the Muse theater next Wednesday and Thursday. Loia Wilson it leading lady. Edith Roberts is the chief attrac tion at the Muse theater today in-l "ion of the Wolf. It it a itory of the far north. 'Get Rich' Quick Wallingford" takes the screen at the Muse tomor row and Tuesday, 'Tit a comedy drama. Jack Holt it the featured player in "The Man Unconquerable, which comes to the Muse theater next Fri day and Saturday. The locale of the story is the South Pacific islands. iiirkorlon 0 A.H.Dlank STARTS THURSDAY :irrs- & mwss re jiow) u M. TODAY FOU FOUR DAYS kt f he Devil Dries' leah Baird r. SSTKt i--i-t lij 'T25 oMt Drama, tuch at tbit, it tnl dom tetn. Dp and lander, etrong and ttirring, thit photoplay thowi two woman, "titttrt under th tkin." Sea theia wonderful gownt, tha luxuriant and colorful (tttinff, tha beautiful atari and a icarching ttory woman lova and men crava to taa. tM TODAY Ul 'ALL WEEK At 11, 1, 3, i, t M IfflECnmofAHMAhlK ' 1 ww lehtt and Sun, Mat, 700 Bil. Saatf, 30c Main, 40c Boiei, SOe W.ek Day Mat., 25 mm THOMAS MEIGHAN THEODORE ROBERTS LURA ANSEN (of Omaha) Pauline Starke Chas. Ogle and iplendid cait. In the story selected by the late George Loane Tucker to follow his famous photoplay, "The Miracle Man." He planned to star Thomas , Meighan in it. This picture is the first of Paramount's big new photo plays, v WW rjrv, i .''Vv Mr. Tucker believed it to be ona of tha finctt ttoriet avar written. It dealt with human toult, much in tha manner of "Tha Miracle Men," though there it nothing af "faith heal ing" in it. Thornaa Meighan portray the role of a New York crook who iroe far from the city to ptart lif anew anil fall in love, but Uare not Ml of hi pant. Really Hit Btt Pictura in Ov r Two Yeari ft Theodora Robert has runt-r equalled hi rharacti-rialion in that of t h ph.mthnq'ic louklng crok. A Kkt RUtMa "WAV DOWN I AT," Call4 -THE HATPY PESTH let CemeJ with Al Si Jaka -ri:- nr:-vi i if 9jt xt' STRAND ORCHESTRA HAHHY ILVtRMAN, Cl.ati-e Offaflag tka OkatUta, MAPrU BLOSSOMS' t.4.r oir (WIIMMI ll.lht Ik tt r. m