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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1916)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1. 1918- :T 1 lake Mitchell Made Short Jump to Exchange Manager Year ago to lit tle town in Penn sylvania, Jake Mit chell, present man ager of The Laem i mle Film Service in Omaha, was sorting mail for Uncle sam in tne capacity of assist ant postmaster. Later he became a travelling tales man. In 1906 he 1tri rh rati nf the "Movies' and left for. Chicago. After a Jew months in the business he emigrated to Evansville, Ind., where he became as sociated with the Laemmle Film Serv ice, and was transferred to the execu tive offices in Chicago, under Mr. Carl Laemmle, president of the con cern. Mr. Mitchell was appointed publicity ; manager in the Omaha Laemmle exchange, and 'when the Bluebird photoplays were placed on the market he was made manager of that office. On the resignation of F. A. Van Husan, he was appointed manager of the Laemmle Film Serv ice, where he is today. In addition to securing contracts for the Universal Service, Mr. Mitchell does not over look the fact that exhibitors must also be assisted in every possible way to make their business a success, and never loses an opportunity to extend mm eourtesv or assistance which may be of any benefit to anybody, either in or out of the business, xne Laemmle Film Service at Omaha has had remarkable growth. General Film Manager Is Popular With All Exhibitors :C ; W.'' Taylor, ... -C U. . ihubc v ( no General Film corn- any - in umaha, ' ft,, I 1 Billie Ritchie in a comedy and a two reel drama, "Somewhere on the Battlefield." has been in the game for nine years, having start ed with the .Thea- r Film rvir B company of - Chi 1 cago before that Company,' was ''taken over by the General. when - it was organized. He remained with the General until he came to Omaha to manage the Mutual exchange in 1915. He returned to the General at the be ginning of this year and under, his care the business has- increased ma terially. ' i ," - Hugh A. McCaffrey Making ; Boulevard a Fine Show Hugh A. Mc Caffrey, proprie tor of the Boule vard theater, is making it one of the finest subur shows in the west. -The Mc Caffreys built the Boulevard theater last year. :j) V :1 one o the . ! few strictly firo- ' ."."sg proof moving ae5''kanf picture theaters. There are "500 seats, and in addition to exceptional projecting machinery the house hat a fine new Bartola pip'e organ. Today the Boulevard offers William Courtnay in "The-Island of Surprise:" Monday,, third episode of "Phantomas, comedy . and weekly news;" Tuesday, "Ordeals of Eliza beth," with Lillian Walker, a five-reel ViUgraph Wednesday night the show will be closed on account of the electric parade. Thursday, Helen Holmes will be seen in "Judith of the Cumberland's." Friday there wilt be a Metro . picture, 1 with Harold Lock wood and. may Allison in "The Come back," aqd Saturday the fifth episode of "The Crimson Stain Mystery," to gether with a three-act feature and comedy. ' , - ' - ' - ' Four Big Features Will Be On Screen at Hipp This Week Huo F. ' Bill, ' one of the leading picture exhibitors tn : the .city, is , known to moat of the old-time resi dents of Omaha and has succeeded in other lines of business. ' At an exhibitor of pho toplay films Mr, Bilz it keeping up the' standard of the Hioo. This week an exceptionally good program is offered. Today and 'Monday 'first-run Bluebird picture presents Mary Mac Laren and company in "Wanted A Home. The story tells Jf the tturg sle of an orphan againtt ttern ad vertity. Tuesday and Wednesday Marguerite Clark comes in Moll; Make Believe." The story deals wit beautiful young woman who lived in the time of . Queen Elizabeth. Thursday Kolb ana Dill will' be seen in Mutual comedy feature, "A Mil : lion for Mary." Friday and Satur day the first Mary Miles Minter pic ture under the Mutual banner will be shown. . The title is "Youth's Endear ing Charms." ' It is a play any child or grown person can see with perfect safety. i Only Four Movies in Town When S. Harding Started wnen a. Hard ing entered the m o v ie business m O m a h a, in 1908, there were only four photo .play theaters in - the city. He was the first to put in a daily change of first run picturet, which policy 1 1 i 1 1 maintains. Mr. Hardine ia a great believer in the program of two and three-reel pictures. This week Mr, Harding offers today the follow ing program to Princess patrons: "The Jungle Hero," L.-K.-0. comedy, "Safe in the Safe," Circumstantial Justice;" Monday, Carter Oe Haven in "A Hero by Proxy" and King Eaggot in The Lie Sublime;" Tues day, eighth episode of "Liberty;" Wesdnesday, fourth episode of "The Yellow Menace, Eddie Lyons and 1.t Moran in "With the Spirits' Help;" Thursday, Bluebird feature, -Wanted A Home;" Friday, "The Romance of Billy Goat Hill;" Satur day. "Cold Hearts and Hot Flames," Monroe Offers Good Program of New Features The' Monroe theater, under the management of George O. Monroe offers its patrons the best in modern photoplays. Mr. Monroe is one of the oldest ex e x h i b i t o rs in the city from the standpoint of experience, which has ex tended over a period of five years. He has the fine points of the game in hand and pro vides a popular show for his pa trons. Previous to- entering the movie game. Mr. Monroe was in the gents furnishing business in Omaha and also spent many years railroad- ror todav and Mondav the Monroe offers Houte Petert in "The Closed Road, a story of great sacrifice made by one man for another, and for humanity. Tuesday Pearl White and Bruce McRae re seen in "Hazel Kirke." Wednesday, no show on ac count of electrical parade. Thursday Mary MacLaren in "Shoes" Friday, "The Folly of " besire." Saturday, Henry D. Carey in "Behind the Lines." Experience Gives Thomas Grasp of Show Business About ten years ago H. M. Thomas, manager of the Strand, gave up a posi tion at private secretary to the pres ident of the Frisco railroad to enter the theatrical business. In Springfield, mo., ne promoted and built the Jeff erson, vaudeville, the Landers, legiti-j mate, and the Alad-, din, photoplays. He did this -before he was 23 years old. He then went to Chicago with Jones, Linnick & Schaeffer who control a big list of vaudeville and picture theaters in that city. Here he booked vaude ville through the south. 1 Next he was connected with the Kansas City Fea ture rum company as puDlicity man ager. Later he went to San Antonio, Tex., as manager of vaudeville houses. He opened the office of the Des Moines film and Supply comnanv. later re turning to Kansas City as manager of the Benton theater and of the photoplays at Electric Park. From mere he came to Omaha as man ager of the Strand; Music, birds. flowers and excellent pictures have made the strand a great success un der Mr. Thomas's management . Today and Monday the Strand of- lert w. a. Hart in "The Dawnmaker.1 Following this for five days' the of- ing win oe uara Kimball Young "The Common Law." ferin in Movie Inn Popular With . . ,: , E-reen Fans of Omaha Thf "Wnvia Inn." a new- restaurant at the Brandeis is proving a popular meeting place for the screen fans of Omaha. The idea mated with R. helps, proprie- ind manager of the Brandeis stores restaurants, the Green room ' and the Blue room. Mr. rneips conceived the idea that inas much as Omaha is one of the liveli est movie towns in the United States, it would be a splendid idea to have a special dining room for those who were engaged in the industry and those who admire the various stars The Inn hat been successful from the start and those interested teem to tors LW3 approve the idea of being able to dis cuss their affairs in the atmosphere provided. The Screen club, one of the prominent organizationa ' of the city, has made the Movie Inn their head Diamond Theater Offers Pleasing Variety to Patrons The Diamond theater, Twenty fourth and Lake, offers its patrons a pleasing variety of programs con sisting of fea tures, serials, comedies and mixed- programs. O. S. Finch, the efficient mana ger, started in x the movie busi ness in Chadron, Keo. in mi he built the Diamond, which was destroyed by the tornado in 1913, and Mrs, rinch was badly injured, ne immediately rebuilt the theater and in three months was again in opera tion. Mr. Finch's idea of a success ful program is one that pleases his natrons and these he endeavors to run. the Diamond is equipped wnn two projecting machines, which elim inates waits between reels. Today the offering is Florence Tur ner in "Uoor Meos and a comeay, "Two of a Kind." Wednesday night the show will be closed, but the rest of the week the usual standard of plays will be shown. Burt Manager Was Former Performer in Vaudeville S. A. Alward, present manager of the Burt theater, Twenty-fourth and Sprague, is ail old shpwman both as a performer on the vaudeville stage and as a house manager. When he came to the Bart he had just finished a season on the Sullivan - Considine circuit. He also op erated a feature film service in, St. Louis, booking spe cial releases. To day the Burt offers Paul McAllister in "The Scales of Jus tice." Monday Ru pert Julian in "The fcvtl Women Do. twelfth episode of Wednesday, no show. Thursday, Jane Grey in t'The Little Grey Lady." Friday, Hobart Bosworth in "The Ya- qui. Saturday, httn episode 01 wd- erty with a Laemmle program. Paul Le Marquand Pioneer - In Western Canada Movies Paul Le Marquand, one of Omaha's latest acquisitions in .the photoplay. field, was a pioneer in the promotion of moving pictures in western Can ada, having entered the field in that country some ten years ago in the him exchange busi ness. Later he was connected with the management of a string of twelve theaters, also with the Starland thea ter in St. Paul. Later Mr. Le Mar quand was manager of the Empress theater in Kansas City, leaving for Omaha this year, and it now a co-partner with M. Le doux in the operation of the Empress and in promoting special photoplays. At the present time Mr. Le Marquand is presenting "The tittle Girl Next Door" at the Brandeis. William S. Hart Playing In "Dawnmaker" at Strand The ever popular William S. Hart Is again seen at the Strand" Sunday and Monday in a stirring visualiza tion called "The Dawnmaker." No one disputes the fact that Mr. Hart leads the field in his special line of endeavor, and after witnessing this production, he is just as firmly en trenched in the hearts of film fans as before. A Keystone comedy and Pathe weekly complete the program. i uesuay me Peg O' the Ring." Ml At Auditorium TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT ( P. M. EX-GOVERNOR HANLY Prohibition Presidential Candida to Chorus Choir of 300 Voice A Bright, Cheerful Place to Dine V. Where the food Is of the best and the ser , vice quick and polite. The "Movie Inn" i offers you the beat of everything at moderate ' prices. Upon the walla era the pictures -of the most prominent of the "Mqvie" stars the headquarters of all of those in the mo , tion picture business, and thniM whft have matinae m idols and favorites in the "Movie" world. Dine Here TODAY Brandeis Stores The PRINCESS THEATER Offers You a Hearty Welcome, a High Class Show, and a Good, Clean Comfortable Chance to Rest . TODAY'S PROGRAM The Jungle Hero" . A Oreat Wild Animal Pktnra - "Safe in the Safe" "Circumstantial Justice' WEDNESDAY EDWINSTEVENS "The YelloVMenace" . THURSDAY BLUE BIRO FEATURE "Wanted, A Home" SATURDAY BILLY RITCHIE Famous Canadian, fa "Cold Hearts and Hot Flames" 5c Always 5c ' 14th and Douglas Night, 8.18. V Bill. WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 AMELIA ARMAND STONE and KALISZ "Ma'sTizelle Caprice" ' A Capricious Ramnea Bl On Act B y lif Alha Wooll. Mink mc4 LrrtM by Ard SUBm Claudia ' Mario ' Chaster Lola ALBRIGHT and RODOLF1 ' SPENCER and WILLIAMS Artists in Opara, Id "Putting It Orr." JIM and BETTY MORGAN MISS ROBBIE CORDON E In Songs of Thir Own. - Clank Roro4uctiei at Famoua Por. ' Mll, lvrtM and Oil Palntian. Tha Twentieth Cantury . , ... , , Comedians ' Orpheum Travel Weekly . MARTINETTI SYLVESTER Aram e WarM Hb th. Orpam . ,. Circuit's Motlaa Picture The Boys With the Chain. Phatamphara. GEORGE HOWELL "THE RED FOX TROT" PRICES Matte, failory, lOci t ooata (racopt Saturday and Sunday) 18c - NiihUlOc 2&c 50c anti 76c. , Theater Monroe , 25th aad Farnam Streets Today and Mdnday House Peters "The Closed Road" Thursday Mary MacLaren "Shoes" Th management will giv fro ticket to this performanc to the firat twMity-fiv peopl who brine pair of old shoe to th theater. I W Organ Recital at Each Performance m m Good Programs Every Day, m H Closed Wednesday. y The Old Reliable General Film Program Consists of one, two and three-reel subjects Also Continued Photoplay Dramas Featuring Leading Screen Stars Ak-Sar-Ben Visitors Will Be Welcome To our office and projecting room anyime during the day. General Film Company C. W. TAYLOR, Mgr. 208 S. 13th St. Omaha. 2 mitimir I m 1 1 1 m 1 1 M I mTTmnTTnmMTrmiitrn ( I II l ) . IMMillllPIIIM E:'fi It THE STRAND ; has the honor to offer Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thursday, Friday . and Saturday The Screen's Supreme Sovereign Captivating, Fascinating, Winsome , Clara Kimball Young Pleasing Countless Admirers in a Won drous DeLuxe Visualization of Robert W. Chambers' Widely Read and Muchly Dis cussed. Novel THE COMMON LAW Enhanced by Special Musical Program, Stage Setting and "Proper" Atmosphere. MATINEES, 1,000 SEATS 25c NIGHTS General Admission 25c Reserved Section 50c Boxes 75c An Object Lesson and Warning to Parents NOW SHOWING TO ENORMOUS CROWDS 1 Continuous Performance From 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. ADDED ATTRACTION For the benefit of out-of-t own visitors we will show . Charlie Chaplin in THE COUNT' as an extra White Slavery and Vice Exposed TEACHES A GREAT MORAL LESSON THE LITTLE GIRL OR THAT ERYMAN WOMAN MOULD No One Under 18 Admitted There was appar ently 'no effort to make this a "f in ished" produc tion. The pitfalls that exist for women and girls are laid bare in it in sordid details. Chicago Post, . May 8th. NEXTM m MUM til Lp CAST THOS. R. MARSHALL Vice Pres. of U. S. A. CHAMP CLARK Speaker of the Hons JAMES R. MANN Cenirress, Author of "The Mann Act" BARRAT O'HARA Lieut. Go, of Illinois WM. H. THOMPSON Mayor of Chicago C C. HEALT Chief of Police, Chicago REV. MELBOURNE P. BOYNTON Woodlawn Baptist Church MISS VIRGINIA BROOKS Joan i' Are of East Hamraona DR. ANNA DWYER Chicago Morals Court "The Little Girl Next Door" FRITZIE RIDGWAY ' "No better method than the widest publicity of the films could be obtained to eliminate the ' evils of white slavery. Rev. M. P. Bornton, Famous Baptist Divine. Now Turning Thousands Away in Metropolitan Cities Seats Now Selling. Come Early and Avoid the Holiday Crowds '' "' '" "'L BsB