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6 B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER '16, 1917. 1 -tm .n f I - f as.aes . iTom b PHOTO PLAYS FOR OMAHA DEVOTEES m and 4 Smiling George Walsh Has , Warm Time in This One Possibly the most pleasing picture that the athletic and smiling George Walsh has so far contributed to the screen, will be seen at the Sun theater the last three days of this week, when the William Fox play, "The Yankee Way," will be presented. It is full of fast moving scenes and a comedy strain that will prove to be the best that has so far shown up in his pro duction. The action starts in Chicago and shows smiling George to a girl in having resented an insult to a girl in a cafe, who had attracted his eye, with the result that the cafe was almost a total wreck. His father, a western cattle king, gives him the op tion of either going to a foreign coun try to look titer a cattle concession he has there, or returning to the ranch as a cowboy at $30 per month. He chooses the foreign country, and finds there the girl who had attracted his eye in the Chicago cafe, is a prin cess, with a tottering throne. He de cides to help the fair lady, out of the difficulty and the manner in which tie does will please and entertain. He has his companions of course to help him out and they are certainly a mixed lot, including as they do, the American consul who had been ap pointed through his father to keep from marrying a chorus girl, a negro who had b;en left by .Barnum; & Bailey and a crook he had picked up just before sailing. - One More Mystery Play Tliat Has a Real Punch ' The Gokonda necklaces, strings of almost priceless jewels, had been stolen 'in Paris by Ramon Mordant and smuggled into the United States. Besides' the wish to capture and pun- ROHLFF 3689 TODAY BESSIE BARRISCALE, in "HOME" - MONDAY BABY MARY OSBORNE "WHEN BABY FORGOT" TUESDAY JUNE CAPRICE, in "A Small Town Girl" r '.' WEDNESDAY .... OLGA PETROVA, in "THE SECRET OF EVE" ' THURSDAY WILLIAM FARNUM, in "A Tale of Two Cities" Bo euro an J goo this. FRIDAY - DOROTHY DALTON, in' "The Flame of the Yukon" THo' picture Omaha it talking 'i ' " about.- -; ; , , """" .' SATURDAY " PEARL WHITE, in "MAY BLOSSOMS" No. 10 "The Fatal Ring" Sunday and Monday : Sessue Hayakawa "Ilashimura Togo ' v Japanese School Boy By Wallace Irwin " ' Tuesday Til Saturday Return to the Picture , , , Screen of Dillie Burke m : . . "Hysterious Hiss Terry" - Telephone J , j.,--- ." Harney 4272 . vi. $ 33d and Leavenworth -TODAY AT 2MB. 4, 1:48, T:30 and WILUE COLLIER, Jr. THE BUGLE CALL" 2-Reel Keystone Comedy Mon. ENID BENNETT .' " ill V 'THE GIRL GLORY" Tue. JACKIE SAUNDERS in "BETTY BE GOOD" Wed.-WILLIAM NIGH in ; . '-p,- "LIFE'S SHADOWS" ThuM GEORGE WALSH in -:-V. "BLUE BLOOD AND RED" Fru LOUISE GLAUM :v.-: '.v in ' . ' , ' V "LOVE OR JUSTICE" Saturday Only DOUGLAS ' FAIRBANKS . in rO' THE AMERICANO" ish the thieves the secret services sought to locate the gems and assess the customs duties. There is the basis of a baffling plot upon which the Bluebird photoplay to be presented at the Hipp theater today and Monday, is based. Until the final episode, the cleverest of "film detec tives" will be unable to unravel the tangled elements of the story that leads to a surprising finish to cap a gripping entertainment with the much desired "punch." Rupert Julian, who produced the feature, ""co-stars with Ruth Clifford in presenting "The Mysterious Mr. Tiller," an aptly-titled screen drama of sensations and excitement. Theda Bara to Give Us Cleopatra in a Fox Feature TOfthe public, of today, there was only one Cleopatra. The Siren of the Nile could only be done by Theda Bara so at least, thought Will iam Fox and forthwith, the tragic life of the serpent of the , Nile has just been made into a magnificent super-picture, with Theda Bara in the title role. x ' As matter of fact, however, the great Egyptian queen, whose fascina tion overthrew an empire, was the seventh to bear that name. The first Cleopatra was a daughter of Anti ochos.v king of , Syria, , and she married Ptolemy V, great-great-grandson of the founder of the house. Cleopatra VII, the most noted ;of those whoxbore the name, was a daughter of Ptolemy XIII, nick named "Auletes," or the Piper. This pseudonym was bestowed on the Pharaoh, because he (ound his chief amusement in playing the flute. - The great queen was the third child of "Auletes." She, in .turn, had four children, one the son of Caesar, and the others of Mark Antony. The name Cleopatra is from a GreeV word, which means, "Glory of'Her Race." It is spelled in hieroglyphics,; "Kleo padra." , . . ' ' . Japanese Schoolboy to Have " His Turn mS,creen Now .Millions' of readers who have fol lowed the screamingly funny antics of Hashimura Togo in the magazines and newspapers of this country will be interested in the prospect of hav ing this quaint and original character visualized fornhe' screen ty so popu lar and talented an actor as Sessue Hayakawa, America's most famous Japanese actor. v Being a native Japanese, Hayakawa has imparted to the role of "Togo" all the charm of the original, and in order that the quaintness of his language may not b lost through the "silent drama" presentation, the titles are taken direct from Wallace Irwin's own stones and "the honor able newspaperly writer has done much to add to the attractiveness of the photoplay, ' f ' . ' "Hashimura Togo" will bake his most "honorably reverend debut" at the Strand theater on Tuesday and will be shown the balance of the week. TODAY MONDAY, Catherine Calvert and u ; , Frank Mills IN "HOUSE OF CARDS" Good Comedy, Tx . and . . Lateat War Weekly , TUESDAY . ;' I. V'7 :-- IN ' The Girl Without a Soul" Filmland Favorite MUSE- TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS ' Tdday Monday . BESSIE LOUE "Wee Lady Detty" A Rn)anc of CattU 0'RiIly, on th 111 of Kilcrony. Their Domestic Deception" . Comedy.."- . " News Weekly - Latest Edition Taiday- Wdnday ,' ' It Pays to bo Swindled by .. Crooks Liko Thato "GHftFTERS" , Witb Anna Lehr - "JackDevereaux AUo , , i Keystone Comedy "Lost a Cook."- . . Jbouise Qtauitt. Louise GIaum was born in Mary land. She was educated for the stage in Los Angeles, has had quite a stage and stock career and has played with Nat Goodwin and others. Her movie career has been with Pathe and Ince, on the Triangle program. Her greatest successes have been made in what is commonly called "vampire" roles and plays of Alaska. She has been seen in "The Aryan," with Wil liam S. Hart;, "Honor Thy Name," "The Wolf Woman," 'Somewhere in France." "The .Weaker Sex," "Re turn of Draw Eagen," "Love or Jus tice," "A Strange Transgressor," "Golden Rule Kate" and will shortly make her .appearance in "The Idol ators.". She 'is five feet three inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has dark hair and gray eyes. Studio address is Triangle Studios, Culver City, CaL Anna Lehr Helps Turn :. Tables on Gang of Crooks Anna Lehr, who was introduced to Triangle patrons Borne , time, ago in "Civilization's Child," 'returns to the program in "The Grafters,"! the latest Triangle production to be made under the, supervision of Allan Dwan, and shows at the Muse theater Tuesday and Wednesday. . . : , In "The Grafters," she is seen as a confederate of a gang of croqks, and is placed on the trial of a young fel low who has just fallen heir to several millions. Unconsciously she grows to care for him, but the power of the gang is too great for her to resist and she is compelled to continue with the blackmail plot- The boy finally learns of the game she is playing. Never theless, he remainsjoyal to her, event ually succeeding in turning the tables on the grafters. Remi Duo at the Empress V j Garden Please the Patrons ; The Remi , Duo, who have been especially engaged for entertainment at the Empress Garden for a limited engagement of two weeks, are pleas ing the many who are attending this place immensely,, according to Man ager Philbin. 'They have filled en gagements at Portola's and Tate's in San Francisco, have an extensive repertoire and will be pleased to render request numbers. They, pre sent eelectipns from grand opera, as well as popular ballads. 'The -duet numbers are said to be most artistic. Some; new dishes "are promised on the special table d'hote dinner today, which are promised, to be delicious. YOUR SUBURBAN 24th and Amos. , Phono Col. 2841 V GLADYS HULETTE, in "MISS NOBODY" Monday and Tuesday t DOROTHY DALTON in The Flame of the Yukon" ' 5 No Ralto in Prkes 4- 1 7Mm 51 ' Admission 10 cent ' Today and Monday , . ' RUPERT JULIAN, ' RUTH ' CLIFFORD, in -"MYSTERIOUS MR. TILLER" Tuoaday and Wednesday . SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER .HILDA MOORE, in "The Second Mrs. Tanquery . -" -l- Thursday Only . f- EARLE WILLIAMS, in "THE HAWK" No. 10 "THE GRAY GHOST" Friday and Saturday LITTLE 20E RAE, in "THE LITTLE PIRATE" APOLLO ' Telephone -Hunty 1806 29th and Leavenworth TODAY AT 2, 3:45, 5:30,- 7ilS and ALICE JOYCE HARRY MOREY IN "RICHARD, THE BRAZEN" ' . . MONDAY ...... - V . ANN PENNINGTON : -in . . '. "THE BOY SCOUT" . .. .., TUESDAY - FANNIE WARD -........... WEDNESDAY . MAE MURRAY ' . , , THURSDAY WALLACE REID ' Friday LUCILLE LEE STUART " ' SATURDAY LITTLE MADGE EVANS IN "THE LITTLE DUCHESS" Stars Who Will Shine on Screen for Omafia This Week i WW Viola lana 3essi'eZoVe flewce la foe Be Burke , tfiurt Uufiin-. Alice Joyce Joietis fer6nks Virginia Pearson Wlliam Farnufo (rfAtcJ MANFIE TO MANAGE FOB , FOX IN. OMAHA. ' , - . .- S - v s v .or harle,s Manfre, formerly salesman in this , territory for the Fox Film corporation, is flow firmly' installed in the manager's chair of the same concern at its Omaha , branch. He came to Omaha from Kansas City when the office was first installed here in May, 1915. , It is doubtful if there was a . better liked salesman traveling this territory than Mr. Man fre.1 He -is very optimistic regard ing the outlook for the Fox program. He succeeds Lester Sturm, who has left to accept the position of man ager for special productions out- of the Chicago office. ' . ' '''.'' A Wiser Han.', '" t ' ' ... "We" take . ' wUer view of preparednest now than we took last year," said Re pre entatlve David A. Claason at a banquet "Our former attitude . toward . prepared aeai reminds roe of Booiefnan Boocer. " 'How welt you're looking,' a man aald to Booier the club; . v; .,j , ," Tm,' h answered, ewelllne out nil chest, -m . J've sworn off." ' - '"Gee! That settles It. I'm aoftlf to swear off, too. How long have you been a teetotaler V ... 1 begin tomorrow,' Booseman Booier answered.' Washington Star. s . ' ; r .DeUclons Lunch. , ;- i . TJncle Hiram from Podunk was taken by his nephew into a downtown hashery for lunch.- - ... . ' - ; . i-.... ; .. t ; . "I guess I" have seme, coffee and sink ers," said the nephew. Did you say- sinkers raska . the' old man. .v.- I sure did, uncle. "Well." said Uncle Hiram, as -his eye fell on spaghetti eater. "I reckon I'll have a mesa of flahin' Une'j tike that feller is eatln' out of bowl." ''.,. ' .' G HAM DbEAUTFUL . Today -ETHEL CLAYTON in "Souls Adrift" ' - ; i v Monday v FLORENCE -LA 3ADIE . 52d and Underwood DUNDEE NO SHOW TODAY - MONDAY GLADYS HULETTE, in ''Streets of Illusion" FRIDAY BABY MARIE OSBORNE "TEARS AND SMILES" COMPLETE LINE OF SUPPLIES FOR ' Motion" Picture Theater " Exclusive Agents Tkls District for SIMPLEX PROJECTORS Swanson & Nolan x : Supply Co. ; : 106 S. 14th Omaha Tyler 953 Peep Into Photoplays Coming Soon Jack Plrkford and Louise Huff Fannie Ward Carlton King . Bits Jollvet ...... Herbert - BawUnaon Ua HaU Ethel Clayton .... Gladys Brockwtll , Fox Klddlea ...... .Olive Thomas ..... William Desmond.., Madge Kennedy . . . Antonio Moreno ., Evert Overton Clan Kimball. Young Juliette Sanderson William Russell. Taylor Holmes .In "The Ghost House" ,.ln "Tho Sunset Trail" .In "Blind Man's' Holiday "a... .In "test We-Forget".......... .In "Flirting With Death" .in "The Spotted Illy".,., .in "Easy Money" .In "Conscience' .Paramount .Paramount :.. . .General i . . . Selznlck riuebird Bluebird . . .World .Fox ..In "All Bab and the Forty Thieves".,.. Fox ..In "Broadway Arizona" Triangle ..In "Flying Colors" ...Triangle ..In "Nearly Married" , ...... ...Gold win ..In "The Angel Factory" . Pathe- ..In "The Bottonr of the Well" Vttagraph . .In "Magna' ...... Special . .In "The Runaway" Mutual ..In "The Sea Master" .Mutual ..In "Efficiency Edgar's Courtship". .Essanay iji Bills for the ' Strand Wallace Irwin's quaint and orig inal cnaracter, Hasniraura Togo, the - Jap aneu school boy, has finally answered the caliof the screen and is billed today and tomorrow at the Strand with Sessue Haya waka playing .the title role. This story is said to be excruciatingly funny In spots, with action not .overlooked, either, together with a pleasing little love story, making all In all a roost commendable story.- Tuesday till Saturday, Billie Burke In "The Mys terious MIs Terry." Next week's program Includes Mas Marsh In "Polly of the Cir cus" and George M. Cohan himself In "Seven Keys to Baldpate." . . . . Muse Bessie' Love as a typical little Irish girl will be seen at the Muse the first two days, of this week in "Wee Lady Betty," a fascinating love story from the home of the shamrock. A Triangle comedy and a news weekly complete . the program for Sunday and. Monday. : "Grafters," a crook play of comedy nature with Jack Devereaux as the star, will be the attraction Tuesday and Wednesday. A Keystone comedy, "Lost, a Cook," will. be shown, also. : Thursday and for the balance of the week,' Emily Stevens will be seen In "The Slacker." - A society man. marries to avoid going to war, only to be a wakened to his duty -by his wife. How she .brings abouthls awakening Is -powerfully and forcibly told by Mlsa Stevens and her supporting company. : . . ' . ": : ' .' i Empress The ' feature photoplay at tke Empress theater for the first four days et the week starting today Is a Blue Ribbon five-reel feature, "The Soldiers of Chance," which is the story of the aacriflce of a young girl for her father and of the way a young American "revenges himself on a man who had wronged'-him. "War and the Wo man," ' the PatlW feature at1 the ! Empress theater tor the last half of the week, Flor ence L'aBadle looks startllngly beautiful. "War and the "Woman" showa America in vaded. It is a big picture with an under current of the secret service and foreign agents and enough. of war to .give It, a punch. The hero Is an American aviator. Bun Where ' does woman's greatest duty lie, toward her career or toward her fam ily r These are questions answered' In "House of .Cards."' with Catherine Calvert 'and Frank Mills, shown .at the Sun today and Monday.. Another one. of those polite Christie comedies Is on this bill entitled "Caught-In a Cabaret' and also the latest war news and current event' weekly. Viola Dana returns Tuesday and Wednesday . In "The Girl Without- a Soul," a Metro won derplay of lova and sacrifice. . The Drews furnish the fun for this- bill in their latest comedy entitled ."The Patriot" a clever travesty -on "the - present food question. Thursday, Friday ;and Saturday .William Fox presents George Walsh In "The Yankee Way," wherein' he plays the part of a red blooded American - youth "who-. goes- to'.'a small- principality,- in Europe." and. .shows them, .Supporting Mr, Walsh In .this pro duction, la Enid Markey,'. well known for her many past successes-on the screen. !. . , ..', t , ' ;. - j .' Hipp An Interesting story is told In "The Mysterious - Mr. Tiller," the feature photo play that Is being presented at, this 'theater today and Monday. Rupert Julian and Ruth Clifford are the stars. Tuesday and Wednes day, Sir George Alexander and Hilda Moore in a preater Vltagraph attraction, "The Sec ond Mrs. Tanguery." -Thursday only, Eddy Polo, and Priscllla Dean In the mysterious serial, 'The Gray Ghost" Earle Williams will also be on the bill In a "crook" play, 'The Hawk." Friday and Saturday, Zoe Rao In at Butterfly production, "The Little Pirate.' t; Kohirf Every day this week a great star and Tlcture will be shown here. Today, Bessie Barrlscale will be the attraction, "Hater of Men." Monday" la Baby. Marie Osborne In "When Baby Forgot." Tuesday, June Caprice. Wednesday, Olga Petrova. Thursday. ' William Farnum In "A Tale of Two Cities." Friday, Dorothy Dalton In LOTHROP . Lothrop : - , Today and Monday The Fall of a Nation' Written by ' Thoa. Dixon, and . a sequel to "The Birth of a Nation", - First of Conscripted Army ' ' " 24th ' and Fort Sts. ALAMO Today Eileen' Sedgwick in, . 'HThe Lure of the Circus" No. 7 "The Gray . Ghost" ALHA-HBRA--r Today OLIVE THOMAS in 'MADCAP MADGE" Mon. WILFRED LUCAS "Her Excellency, the Governor" "The Flame of the Yukon," laid In Alaska. Saturday, Pearl White in -"May Blossoms" and the tenth chapter of "The Fatal Ring." i " lothrop Thomas Dixon, - Who wrote "The Birth of a Nation," , has written "The Fall of a Nation," whlchwlll be presented at this theater today and Monday. A good cemedy will also be shown In connection, as well as the Hearst-Pathe News. , Suburban "Miss' Nobody,' the feature photoplay presented at. this theater today, stars Gladys. Hulette. This Pathe Gold Rooster play Is being exploited as being most human and Interesting. A- good comedy will : also -be shown. Monday and Tuesday, -Dorothy Dalton In "The Flame of the Yukon.' :. , , Dundee There will be no show at this theater x tod ay, but Monday, Gladys Hulette In "The Streets of Illusion." It is not a fairy story, but . a modern drama, thor oughly enjoyable and full of many human touches. On Friday, Baby Marie Osborne will, be seen In "Tears and Smiles." Apollo Alice. Joyce" and Harry Morey are presented . here today in the Greater Vita graph offering, "Richard the Brazen." Mon day, Ann Pennington in a Paramount pro duction, "The Little Boy Scout." Tuesday. Fannie Ward; Wednesday, Mae Murray; Thursday, Wallace Raid; Friday, Lucille Lee Stewart and Saturday, little Madge Evans In "The Little Duchess." " Boulevard The attraction for today only la Willie Collier, Jr., in ''The Bugle Call." a fast action story of a young son of a sol dier who' objected to a step-mother and the manner In which she finally won his respect. Monday, Enid Bennett In "The Girl Glory;" Tuesday, Jackie Saunders; Wednesday, Wil liam ' Nigh ! Thursday," George Walsh; Fri day, Louise. Glaum, and t Saturday, Douglas Fairbanks In "The Americano." . Grand "Souls Adrift," at' this theater to day, is a' eory of love, on a desert Island. Ethel Clayton' Is the star, and the atory is one that holds the attention ' throughout A startling shipwreck comprises one of the most exciting scenes. v A good comedy is en i the same bill.- Monday - Florence - La Badla ln a Pathe Gold Rooster Play, 'The Woman in White," adapted, from the stage play of the same name. i Alhambra "Madcap v; Madge' at ' this theater today, features OUv Thomas In an amusing story of a young college girl, who gets expelled from college and then cap tures a' titled gentleman her older sister had "set her cap-for. A George Ovey com edy is -also on tke ' biir.-. Monday Wilfred Lucas ahd 'Enid Bennett In "Her Excel lency, .the Governor." ; ' - t . . , ' Alamo Eileen Sedgwick Is featured here today In s "The- Lure, of the Circus,"- In which a real circus was used for the back ground. ' Eddy Polo and Priacella Dean are also shown in the seventh chapter .of "The Gray- Ghost''1' 'and two good - comedies are promised. Morfday, Ruth- 8tonehouse In "A Winning Pair," -and an L-Ko comedy called "Props, Drops and Flopa," ... t- ' ' ' . HI Full Bights. 'Little : Sydney had reached the mature age of i and .was about to discard petticoats for the more, manly raiment of knicker bockers. The mother had determined to make the occasion a memorable one. The breakfast table was laden with good things when- the newly breeched infant was led Into the room. - ..- "Ah!" exclaimed the proud mother." now you are . a little manl" , L " Sydney was in ecstasies. " Displaying his garments to their full advantage he etfged close to his mother and whispered, 1 "Can I call pa Bill now?" Philadelphia Ledger. HEAIST-PATHE NEWS Synopsis of Events, Covered in Haarst . Paths News, Released Today. PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Nation pays fit ting tribute to General Lafayette, who helped her realize her' Ideals of liberty ' ahd democracy.- f ' BERKELEY, CAL. King Football rules .-again and freshmen of the-University of . California ' meet sophomores in the first game of the season. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Chinese residenta of this city operate their own telephone exchange, which is the only one of its kind In the United States. BUENOS 'AIRES, . ARGENTINA South . America's sympathy with this nation's cause is shown by the great reception given visiting United States warships. - PARIS, FRANCE Major-General Pershing attends a garden party given by America ! Red Cross workers in aid of the wounded oldiers. , ( OSSINING, N. Y. Old or young, man or woman all oan serve America now in some special way. The little Girl Scouts .gladly do their bit - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The great need for bottoms leada the owners of the S. S. ' Del Norte, wrecked some time ago, to try ' to salvage the ship. . - OYSTER BAY. L Woman's right to vote is ardently championed by Colonel Roosevelt at a rally of New York suffrage . workers at his home. , SAGAMORE. ' MASS. Three of the sub marines built here for the Chilean govern ment atari on - their 6,000-mile journey ' for home. . ' , ... . . - FALL STYLES FOR MEN CARTOON. Exposures -By KILOWATT- IT LOOKS like Anita Stewart tried to slip something over on the Vltagraph company, from all reports. She thought her contract had expired, so she signed a contract to appear with another concern, and, of course, with a big increase In salary. When the officers of the Vltagraph com pany learned of this they at once obtained a restraining order in the form of an In junction, ordering her and the persons as sociated with her from announcing that she la no longer in the employ of the Vltagraph company or in the employ of any other company. Her contract with the Vltagraph was cumulative, as far as the expiration was concerned, and called for any lost time to ' be made up. Inasmuch as she has not been working for several months, the time la at the present time extended until 191f, and sh must give the contracted time to the Vltagraph companybefore she can appear with any other company. Mary Miles Mlnter Is almost sorry that fall has arrived. She eays It Is liable to cut short the supply of watermelons, of which she' is very fond. "Give me the heart of a nice, rich watermelon," she says, "and I don't care who gets the Ice cream." . Roscoe ' (Fatty) Arbuckle has received a request from the thinnest man on the Island of Borneo for a position In his company. The a ppllcant weighs fifty pounds and is five feet six Inches tall. He states that he believes in the law of contrasts. Douglas Fairbanks has a property man. Pete, by name, a human oulja board, the know-it-all type, who Is never stumped for a reply. Last week. Director John Emer son, while preparing his "prop" list with Pets said: "Don't you think Mr. Fairbanks is a man of vast dynamic force?" It seems that Pete was at a loss for an answer, for the first- time. He scratched his head and nervously replied "Well yes and no." THE BLASE FAN. (By Dick Willis.) 1 I've been going to the movies now for very ' . - many years, . I'm satiated with emotions, smiles, close. v ups and tears; I've looked . at slap-sticks, melodramas, ' r- : comedies- few Domestic dramas, kid plays. Gee, ain't there nothln' new ? I saw a train-smash recently; they merely " " wrecked four cars, And lately vtea-e4 Jrama which had only seven stars. -A shipwreck with a boat that logged 2,000 tons, that's all; ' To give us suck mean,' piking stunts strikes me as awful gall. A "Lasky'.' with a ball room, just 200 guests, no more. A "Foj." With crowds of diving girls, ne nudes, a horrid bore. A . "Famous" star who only wore some twenty frocks what cheek. And think! I saw a "U" without a slncle stunt this week. Last night I viewed a meller with but twe unfaithful wives, A murder and a suicide and several ruined lives ; A kidnapped kid, a lunatic, Just one dl- . vorce, a thief; -How they expect such paltry crimes to , ' draw Is past belief. The J'Metro" gave an army play, a thousand troops or so, -When they should hire ten thousand now it ' they want us to go. We're educated past such cheapness, simple plots? Why say, We want a million dollar feature, else we'll stay away. It is reported that over 2500,000 has so far been expended on "Cleopatra" ..y Wil liam Fox, which stars Theda Bara, and It is not nearly completed. Just one battle scene, employing thousands of extras, is said to have cost 250,000. Evelyn Nesbit, who has been starring la her, photoplay offering, "Redemption,"- is working on another production called "The Greater Law." . . . Herbert Brennon is soon te produce "Empty Pockets," the highly sensational atory by Bupert Hughes. The cast la not announced. J. H. Calvert," manager of the Bluebird photoplays, nd M. O. Rogers, auditor far Laemmle Filmvcompany, left Wednesday in their -'ruff -riding Pierce-Arrow-Ford ro a Jumping trip to Denver, Cheyenne, Pike's Peak and the Yellowstone. They certainly wanted to get there the worst way. That's going to be some trip and we look for some good stories about fighting wolves, Blue birds, bears and Butterflies. We wish them a quiet Journey. It Is said they have installed a telephone system for conversation. " We were down to the Empress the other day and they were showing a Billy West comedy. ' You know he does look like Chap lin, and a lady sitting In front of us said. "You know I Just thing Chaplin Is Just too funny for any usejand. this Is the first tim Ivo seen him In a long time," Grace Cunard says that her last flve reeler under Director-Chautard Is one of the best and the prettiest she has ever played In. It is a Bluebird, of courss. She Is now busy 'With another good story, but with another director, for Chautard has left the big C fold. By . the way, Joe Moore (Grace is Mrs. Moore, you know) is among those -drafted and will soon go to a train tngtcamp. Grace is all broke up over it but Is proud to have her actor-husband do his "bit" for Uncle Sam. Paramount has selected the title for theli first serial. 'It Is "Who Is 'Number One' r Kathleen Clifford Is the star. It was per-" sonally Inspected by - experts who O. Kd. every foot of It and caused retake after re take,, sometimes causing -entire episodes to be reconstructed in order that It would not drop Into a rut and would stand as being 'If, one of the really great serials of the day. . ? ' ' It Is announced that possibly "The Fatal King," starring Pearl White, will be ex tended to twenty chapters. This is caused by many .requests . from fans and theater x managers. -. ... ' Anita' King, formerly star on the Para, mount program, who has been In Omaha on numerous -occasions, will appear with the Balboa forces from now on and Is- to be featured In some five-reel photoplays. Miss King will probably live at Long Beach as It la a long run to Los Angeles. i-enrr w hit th. ... -r.i . Fatal Ring," receives many offers of mar cbi-ii wcon, -me latest is said to have read as follows: -"Dere Madam I seen you In the movies and I loave you. I need a wife. I dm a Lutheran S foot six lna. tall. I got a , farm ISO ackers and I mak mutch money. Thousand dolers maybe. I need a wife I think you . would maybe a good wife for a farmer blmeby l get a auto maybe. You would only hev to cook for roe and 2 hired mens. I am willing to tak a chanse If you are. Hoaplng to get your anser thla week maybe I am." According to latest reports. Miss White has not as yet accepted the offer. 9 1 V' , The Respected Citizen. ' Touederby was a most respected resident of our' suburb, and made friends with every body. As be was putting up for the borough council he made a tour of the various mu nicipal establishments, including the local police station. The superintendent had treated him with great courtesy and had shown him every, thing of Interest, on which Bounderby dllaU ad when he reached home. Next day he was taken by his little eon for a ride on the trolley car, which was crowded with local residents. As the car was passing the police station a shrill voice suddenly cried: "Oh. dad! Is that the police station where the policeman took you last night?" Every person on the car turned to stare at Bounderby and he was not elected to the council. Chicago Dally News., Set Trap for Hubby. . The wife of a Dorchester man who had the traditional falling he forgot to mall letters has cured Mm. The mall Is deliv. ered at their home before the breakfast hour, which . is comparatively late. One morning she said to her husband: "Did you have any mall thla morning, dear?" , "Only ' a circular," Kb answered as be bit Into a fine brown slice of toast. "Huh!" said wife. "By the way, did yo mall the letters I gsve you yesterday?" "Sure I dtd,", was the righteously . lndlg. nant reply, "Well," answered wifle, with an eloquent smile, -'It's funny, then, you had no letters this morning, because one of those I gave you to mall was addressed to you Just aa a sort of key." Boston Herald i