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WEEK’S MOVING PICTURES SERIES OF TRAVELOGUES - 3 Fans to See Many Lands Overseas “Sheik” Feature in “Monsieur Beaucaire,” With Setting ia Early French History. Omaha screens this week, will taka movie fans to foreign countries for photoplay entertainment. The Strand takes us back to France and Its early history, in ‘'Monsieur Beaucaire," with Rudolph Valentino in the title role. The Rialto takes us to China for the setting of most of the action in "Unguarded Women," with Bebe Dan iels. The Sun takes us to sunny Spain with Its romance and love, with Ramon Navarro and Barbara La Marr as the principal lovers. Douglas Mac Lean takes ns to South America in his latest picture "The Yankee Con sul," showing at the World. The Moon takes us to northern Mexico and the Empress almost saves the day by keeping us at home in "Virtuous Liars,” but towards the last the film introduces some bits of South American action which again takes us to foreign shores. In addition to being one of the most prominent figures in the mo tion picture business, Fred Niblo, di rector of “Thy Name is Woman,” is a most Interesting character. An adventurer and soldier of fortune In his younger days, Niblo has invaded sacred precincts In India and China, has appeared by command before royalty on the continent, chatted with cannibals in the Solomon islands, won the confidence of Zulus and lived in their villages for weeks, slept in the ' tent of an Arab sheik in the desert fastnesses of Nubia, and has been carried on the shoulders of stal wart savages through the swamps of Uganda. Risked Term in Siberia. He has risked a term in Siberia to take the only mowing pictures made within tne wails of the sacred Krem lin in Moscow, has attended 14 bull tights at which the king was present, has photographed the late czar, czar ina and czarevitch in St. Petersburg, has made his home in England, France and many South American countries and lias photographed the Innermost recesses of the African lungle. Sidney Oicott, director of “Little Old New York,” was responsible for the direction of “Monsieur Beau mire.” To say that a story was Booth Tarkington's, that a cast in cluded Valentino, Bebe Daniels and Lois Wilson, and that it was directed by Sidney Oicott, would be conclusive evidence to most film fans that the photoplay is a masterpiece. Besides seeing a lot of famous Jewelry, some of which was actually worn by the King of France, antiques, wigs, and 'he splendor of Louis XV’e court, one Mk \ CtAS& i J. ;<v^f®t.,;^f...,%-^a|:' J&ggggggHgpK^^k % • •«, BMa ..•. n /" Engaged at a Special Attraction Until ^ ' / Park Closes, Sunday Hite, Sept. 21st / Ci ^k ^ y<$jV Dancing Afternoon and Evening \ V_yj Today and Labor Day / I Y Matinee Dance, 2:30—Evenings, 7:30 / \ Ollieiil LABOR DAY Celebration jjJHk^ I UAMBMV Auspices Central / bfl!dLl 1 / IflUHIlAI Labor Body ( HP 1 phil for > LA FOLLETTE a Son of the Progressive Presidents! Candidate \ •« ~ j| Labor Day Speaker. Address at 2:30. T l/l\V^C s ( f ^debe. Damcfs in 'Unsuahoeb Women' at the. R.IALTO urm ^ A I MoNilEU* Beaucaihc I AT THE STRAND c AT THE 6UN -( learns a few things shout early Frenchmen. Men Used Cosmetics. For one thing, it was common in those days for the men to carry com pacts, lip sticks and lace handker chiefs. Few histories record the fact but it Is known that not only did the men of Europe at one time use cosmetics but they did so in public. Another not unusual sight was to see the wearing, by noblemen, of large fur muffs. It is also a known fact that King Louis XV was such an expert with the needle and thread and embroid ered such wonderful pieces of cloth, that the men of his court looked on with envy. Although most of the action of “Unguarded Women," takes place in far away China, by no means is It a Chinese story. It is purely American, the hero being that type of young man whom the world admires, sacri ficing his own love and happiness for the wife of his comrade on the battle field. who died in order to save him. It is a tensely dramatic atory, full of action, and those who are In the habit of shopping for their entertain ment will find it s most absorbing story. Beba Daniels has the lead aa Breta Banning, a most unusual role for Mlsa Daniels. We are used to seeing her In comedy roles, in lighter char acterisations, but in "Unguarded Wo men," she has the opportunity of showing her admirers that she can carry heavy drama. JfiU'ton in’&roaowav Ann Dark" in’Ligmtning (£iOt»* 4T TMl MU5E. AT THt MOON SDavid ^PoiueJt in Virtuou* Liars" at thc LMPRLS5 bara I*. Man- as Guerita. the smug gler'* wife, shares honors with Ra mon in an impersonation of passion ate emotionalism snd burning iJttln intensity. --- s “In guar dad ff onion Has Inform for All Fans v__ / A little bit of everything awaits pic ture audiences in "t'nguarded Wom en,” the film offering this week at the Rialto. Hebe Daniels, Richard &atsy'Olulfi differ in "Tmi Yanhie Comma." AT THE W'O&LD r- — ■"1 ■' Valentino in Title Role Comes to Strand V_ s "Monsieur Beauoaire’' at last comes to Omaha! This wonderful screen story by Booth Tarklngrton, with Rudolph Valentino In the title role, has been looked forward to by Omaha film fans since Paramount first announced Its release. Aside from the personal popularity of Val entino, to whom millions pay tribute as one of the screen’s greatest lovers, film fans who have read Tarklnir ton’a story recognise Its pictorial pos sibilities. According; to the produeere, no ef fort was spared to produce the pic ture, from an artistic standpoint. The costumes were designed and made in Paris. The glitter of gold and silver brocade, the sparkle of diamonds, the flash of jeweled swords—all the beauty and splendor of the French court In the world's most romantic period are pictured. As for the supporting cast, It's enough to say that Bebe Daniels, I<ols Wilson, Doris Kenyon and Low ell Sherman are Included. The film will have a two weeks' engagement starting today at the Strand. ' “Thy Name Is Woman" It Spanish Smuggler Story v_:-/ A highly charged story of passion ate love Is about the only thing that can describe "Thy Name Is Woman." the photoplay at the Sun this week. It I* a Fred N'ihlo production, the di rector who has such successes as "The Mark of Zorro," "The Three Musketeers." and recently "Strangers of the Night," to hie credit. Advance reports declare the film to be wonderfully effective In the power and dramatic acope. The etory is centered around the beautiful wife of an old emuggler In the Spanish Pyranees. A dashing young soldier Is sent to make love to her and thus find the key that will lead to the cap ture of the crafty bandit. The call of youth prevails and the officer and the wife actually fall In love, causing Jealousy In the hearts of three other characters. Ramon Navarro, for the first time In his career, takes a role of h.s own nationality on the screen, playing Juan Ricardo, the young soldier. Bar Never Before a Picture Like This « You know Lincoln th* president—but da you know Lincoln tha man? You know what hlitory and literature tell of him. but do you know hi* life behind the scenes? You know he is the greatest man America ha* produced—but d* you know all the thing* that made high great? You know hi* name is Abraham—but da you know why they called him that? Come see it—the years past have never given a bigger picture nor will you forget it in the years to come. Words Can’t Tell It—See It--lt’s Marvelous! Starts Saturday 7 Days Only Naturally It’s at the 4 \ Dlx and Mary Aator ara featurad In the leading rolea of the plctura which opens on the battlefields of the world war, carrying audiences from there to the fashionable homes on Long Island and then back to Pekin. China, where moat of the action of the production takes place. For those, who like romance there is plenty of It. Bebe Daniels ss viva cious Breta Banning does all sorts of things that are unconventional, and for those who like thrills, the war scenes will prove the real thing. The story was adapted from the Saturday livening Post story by Lucy Stona Terrill under the title "Fate.” The plot concerns the experience of a young man who in a moment of physical cowardice on the battlefield, causes the death of his comrade. Long after the war t* over, con Science ntrlcken. he goe* to Chin* ac Icompanled by hi* fiancee. Fate take* a hand in hi* affair*, for there he meet* the widow of hi* friend who died that he might live, and then we see the high-minded, honorabl# m*u make the eupreme sacrifice by giving up his fiancee and all thought of hap pine** to devote hi* energies toward Having the widow, who»e utter disre gard for convention* has put her out side the pale of society. After *1* year*, Antonio Moreno and Helene t'hadwirk are again ap pearing in the same motion picture. It's Zane Grey* "The Border Legion.” which recently went into production at the Paramount studio* in Hollywood.__ Special Attraction for Season’s Opening | 3 Days, Com. Thursday, September 18 “at™“y • i ■ THE DELUGE ' THE SEASON’S BEST’- Frederick Danajhey, Chieaie Tribute: FREDERICK DONAGHEY in The Chicago Trib une, June 16th, said: # “The Deluge” belong* to any list of the season’s ten best (or best ten) plays which 1 should compile If the list were cut to five, it would not be authentic if “The Deluge” were out of it. It would be in any ; correct list of two plays; and its qualities are such that I would not discard it if 1 were confined to a catalogue of one .. . . and it is the best of the alle gories since Shakespeare wrote “The Tempest” and j a somebody else wrote “Everyman” .... Henning Berger’s “The Deluge”, translated into English by Frank Allen and Carl Hjalmar Lund quist from the Swedish “Syndafloden”, is familiar to the theater-goer* of nearly every European cap- j ital. Its present presentation has been made in answer to the insistent demand of the many who deem it worthy of the same familiarity in this cot n try where the author placed its action. From its first performance in 1907 as “La deluge” in the Theater Mephisto in the byways of Parisian Montmartre, it was rapidly carried to other stages and in other languages. Its premier in its native tongue occurred in September, 1906, at the Royal theater in Stockholm, where it became firmly established in the repertory, surpassing the plays of f: Ibsen for popularity. Rome and Naples have seen it in Italian version as “II Divulio’’ under the man agement of the house of Riccordi. Under the Ger man title of “Sundflut,” it was presented at the Berliner theater in the Prussian capital, and at the Hofburg theater in Vienna. Stanislavsky of the Russian Moscow theater called it “Potop” when he chose it as the second production of his famous Studio theater in 1915, and it has remained the most favored piece in the repertory ever since. In addi tion the play has been performed in Norwegian at the Fhalstrom’s theater, Christiana, and in Hun garian at the National theater in Budapest Melville B. Rymond, convinced that the oppor tune time for the American presentation of this play had arrived, secured the rights from the translators, Frank Allen and Carl Hjalmar Lundquist, and on June 15th of this year produced this play at the Cort theater in Chicago where it has been running with great success for the past 12 weeks, and comes to this city direct from its Chicago engagement Berger chose an American scene and American characters for his play and that atmosphere has been preserved wherever “The Deluge” has gone. Out of a vagabond life as an immigrant in Chicago and the Middle West, from 1892 to 1899, he gath ered the shrewd and penetrating observations of American life which he put into this play as well sis into his short stories and novels. As a visitor from abroad who turned failure while with us, into literary and dramatic fame and j fortune by writing about us after returning to his native land, Henning Berger, is a brother in adven ture with Knut Hamsun and John Mansfield. Even more than they, he has built his reputation on the use of the experiences he had in our streets and j cities. MELVILLE B. RAYMOND, Director of Tour. PDIprC. NIGHT- -W B.k.nv ASm...*., All SO* r IMV-GJ. B.konr—»> OO. $1 JO, M OP Flr»« t w M Sf • Matinee Price a. First Floor—fJOO Halconr. $1 00. ft 50 2nd Sshsay VOc Admission Over BDc 5till 5ufciect to U. S \0% To* MAILORDERS NOW INSURE FIRST CHOICE OF SEATS F.nclose Chech or P. O Msary Order and Selt-oddroooed Envelop*. 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