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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 9, 1917. 11 B Eiryna Carus HasConfidential Act on Stage MMA CARUS, the Orpheum sur, does not believe in sensationalism. She proved that not only in an inter view, but she also proves it to thn whn uitnc her act ''Does sensationalism pay?" she asks, and then while she admits some have capitalized it and gotten away with it, shcargues in favor of a "regular" act,- and indicates herself as the ex ample to prove that it isn't necessary to be sensational. Emma Carus believes in introducing herself properly to her audiences and has Larry Comer, her partner, do it. After she has responded and bowed she commences her "regular" act, which isn't just an act no, it's a sort of confidential chat with her efforts to get thin and then she unwraps the stunning opera cloak from her equal ly stunning figure and listens to all the ohs.'jand ahs! from the aston ished auUience -which . remembered Emma Carus when Emma Carus weighed nearly 200 pounds. After which Emma Carus proceeds with the "regular" act until she is so exhausted with song and dance end confidential chat that she drops in a panting fit to the floor, while Larry Comer gracefully drapes him self over the arms of the convenient divan. Cleverly supported once again by Larry Comer, the widely known musi caUcomedy star, Emma Carus, is to held, the bill this week at the Or pheum theater. Frankie Heath, in a character study of songs, is to be a special , feature, and another act of pr&ainence will be the dance spectacle, "Echoes of Kilauea." Although Miss Carus has started in rnqjiy musical comedies, her most re cent successes were scored in "The Br&adaJ Honeymoon" and "Up and Ddyvfl Broadway." She is a singing comedienne who has been popular for mafoy seasons. Frankie Heath presents four song stories, arranged as a character study. Mip Heath's songs were written for hert-by Blair Treynor and Eben Litch field comes as her accompanist. Kal atmf is said to be the Pavlowa of Hon olulu. Her hulahula dance is as free from coarseness as are the classic dances of the Russian celebrity. Dur ing her present tour she is supported byn Hawaiian company of instru mentalists, and is presenting an elaborate spectacle called "Echoes of Kituea." . William Ebs is a ventrilo quist who offers an act completely untffce that of others in his line of wofk; His performance is as unique as ft is interesting. A one-act comedy, "The Propville Recruit," is to be presented by Edward Esmonde, with tw associate players. The drill done byjMr. Esmonde in the act is abso lutely authentic, according to the maijual of arms current during the civil war. Lillian Gonne and Bert Al bert come in a clever skit called "On Their Way to School." Miss Gonne wil be remembered for her saucy charms in Gus Edwards' "School Dajts" Frank Hartley is a juggler of skiU"and amusing qualities. He has bees a favorite in English music halls as well as in American vaudeville. Picturesque Catalonia is to be re vealed by-the -films of the Orpheum Travel Weekly. ' . Winter scenes in Austria-Hungary will be another sub ject of these exclusive motion pic- top! Look I Listen!" which is billed to appear at the Brandeis as: the Christmas ' attraction, starting Sunday, December 23, for four days, is of trac fcig type show, the sort that is come3 or life, vivacity, snappy songs, pretty girls in face and form -and Jolly dances. The tunes, by that syncopated wonder, Irving Ber lin;; are irresistible. Altogether there are-30 musical numbers, all conceded to Ube uncommonly clever. Perhaps the most popular of all is the ragtime melodrama, in which onr old friends the Villain, the cruel father et al are burlesqued - in exceedingly comic Ai ielihpmSMi A VVy UJ gU Y ? 4V is T'iT- US'" v i as.- fashion with the tried and thrillingn hberetto all sung in ragtime. if&tett A f T- J . f l' ' - 1 II A uus tawaras proouciion is al ways anticipated with pleasure over at the Orpheum and the announce ment of Gus Edwards' "Bandbox Re vue," the popular producer's very latest success, for the week starting Sunday, December 1.6, will undoubted ly be hailed with great delight by the clientele of the Orpheum. It is over two years since an Edwards pro duction visited Omaha and under the sentiment of the old proverb, "ab sence makes the heart grow fonder," Edwards' "Bandbox Revue" will be given a warm welcome. The company will bt heded by Georgie Price and Cuddles Edwards, who have become regular as wcH as pleasing char acteristics of the Edwards shows. Every man, woman and child in America is a naturalized citizen of the great world of amusement, which has long recognized Thurston as its abso lute monarch in magic. It is said that local theater-goers will have an oppor tunity of witnessing the most varied program ever given by this inimitable master of magic, during his engage ment at the Boyd next week, begin ning next Sunday. The popularity of Thurston is readily understood after seeing one of his performances. .The absence of sameness is strikingly noticeable, every act is different from the one preceding it, for while one. astounds and astonishes, the re9t may be of such an amusing character as to throw the audience into a convulsion of laughter. A great bill is offered at the Em press for the current week. M'enlo Moore's Zig Zag Revue, a panorama of mirth, songs and girls, with Charles Leland Marsh and Elaine Julyette, give a demonstration of what is popu lar on Broadway. This is a very high class production with plenty of music, pretty girls and plenty of good enter tainment. Silver and Duval, the city girl and the rube, presenting comedy simplicity, are a perfect scream. Black anil-Hall, singers and dancers, have a clever line of songs, and their dancing is a feature of the bill. From the Brandeis theater comes the announcement of the signing of contracts that assures local theater goers of the opportunity of seeing, this season, Klaw & Erlanger's latest and most important musical comedy prodnction, "Mws Springtime," which was the one musical comedy to run throughout the last theatrical year in New York. Klaw & Erlanger will send "Miss Springtime" to this city with a cast, the names of which guar antee its excellence. The company of 75 will be headed by Frank Mclntyre, Zoe Barnett, Harrison Brockbank, Hattie Burks, Frank Doane, George Leon Moore, Mae Hennessy, Alf Fisher, Alice Gaillard, W. F. Nun, Charles De Haven and George Fox. The music of "Miss Springtime" is by Kalman, with book by Guy Bolton and lyrics by P. G. Woodhouse. It was staged by Julian Mitchell and Herbert Gresham. The engagement is for two days, January 18 and 19. Sweet as the breeze of the May morning is the character of the young ?heroine in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," the production which will be presented by the Brandeis Permanent Players at the Branaeis theater for a whole week starting Sunday, Decem ber 9th. The trials and tribulations of a youngster condemned to live with stern relatives and punished for lit tering up their front yard does not strike an inveterate theater-goer as being vivid and important mate rial for a four-act play, but the exception, as there necessarily must always be to .prove the rule, is "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." The darling of the New Eng land country, which vpart will be played by Miss Anne Hamilton, the new leading lady of the Brandeis Players, has innocence, beauty, a mer ry heart and a" soul filled with love for her kindred and all mankind. A special production of the old but still popular favorite, "East Lynne," is in preparation for the week begin ning Sunday, December 16th. NEW HEAD OF UNIVERSAL EXCHANGE IS POPULAR IJAp t J.X. Catveet Bills for Current Week (ContbiMd from Tf Ten.) kMp the intertit up throughout In man ner that will prove highly aatlsfaotorr. Mack Gwaln will alao b on tha bill In a two-reel Keystone comedy, 'Xeet A Cook," with a laugh In every foot. Mon day Madame CHga Petrova In "The Secret of Eve." Tueiday, Loulie Olaum in what U said to be her greatest vampire role "The Idolatora," and eome of the moat massive ist ever uied by this company are In evidence. Dwndee No show here today. Monday, Jack Devereaux and Anna Lehr In "The Oraftera," a timely and Interesting picture. Hearat-Pathe news aleo. Thursday and Friday, Douglas Fairbanks In "Hla Ploture In the Papers," which is held by many to be his best play. The story tells of the son of a food-products manufacturer and the hair-breath and laughable experiences he has in his determination to get hla picture In tbe papers. Saturday, Dorothy Dalton in "The Ten of Diamonds," a sequel to "Tbe Flame of the Yukon." j. H. Calvert has been appointed local manager of the Universal. ex change, succeeding F. A. Van Husan, whjpse resignation has finally been accepted. It is doubtful if there is a film man who has more friends or is better liked than Calvert. In 1906 he opened the Elite theater in South Omaha, the first one there, while in Orhaha the only motion picture theater was the Jewell, on Douglas street. He continued this theater for-seven years and then left for Los Angeles, where he sang in the Lib erty theater. Returning to Omaha, he-had charge of exploiting Annette Kellerman in "Neptune's Daughter," foe Nebraska and Iowa, and was then placed in charge of the Universale erial department, which started with "Lucille Love," one of the most pop ular serials ever released. When R. CJ Cropper was district manager for Bluebird photoplays he appointed Calvert local manager for this com pany, and he made a record with this office which. he . developed into this or4y's second best branch, and fai -April was also fciven charge of the Ota Moines branch, " Grand Alice Brady in "A Maid of Bel glum," here today. It Is an unusual story of a Belgian girl v:.ose memory had been shattered by her experiences and is brought to this country by a childless couple. A baby is born and aha consents to Its adoption by her benefactors, but mother love makes her kidnap the Kby and then an interesting story Is told. Mon day, William Desmond in a college story, ''Flying Colors." Tuesday, Julian Eltinge In his initial photoplay debut, "Tbe Countess Charming." Hipp Monroe Salisbury and Ruth Clif ford will be seen hers today and Monday In the latest Bluebird photoplay, "The Door Between." The story Is se. In the oriental splendor of China and tells of a scientist who takes a phonograph to. that country to obtain a record of thj Chinese scale of music, bu experiences dlfflcul - in finding anyone who can keep on the pitch long enough for s record to be taken, 'fe finally discovers the voice, which happens to belong to the wife of a man who had threatened to kill her. How he finally wins a wife 's told in gripping episodes which contain a aplendid screen fight. Tuesday and Wednesday is Harry Morey and Corinne Griffith in "I Will Repay." Thursday only, Ann Murdock In "Outcast," and the seventh chapter, "The Red Ace." Friday and Saturday cornea William Stowell In a Butterfly production, "Fighting Mad." Hippodrome A big double show will be offered patrons here today, William Far nura is the main attraction in one of his greatest, "A Tale of Two Cities." The star plays two ch.ractera, and It la doubt ful If there Is better example of this painstaking; work. It la based on the story of the same name. Alice Bowe . wilt be In "Autoanfars." a feature comedy full of chuckles and lau i. Monday, Joe Welch in the screen version of bis famous utage play, 'The Peddler." Bonlevard John Maeon and Alma Hanlon are the featured players here today in "The Libertine," a strong drama that creates more talk than any other picture shown here recently. Charlie Chaplin In "The Heart Thief completes the bill. Monday Dorothy Dalton in "The Ten of Diamonds." Tuesday, Mary Mile Minted In "The Mate of the 8ally Ann." Wedneaday Valeska Suratt In "A Rich Man's Plaything." Thursday, Ttupert Julian and Ruth Clifford Is "The Mysterious Mr. Tiller." Friday, Joe Welch In "The Peddler," and Billy West In "Doughnuts." Saturday, Louise Olaum In "The Idolatora." Suburban Today Roy Stewart in hla first (tarring production, "The Devil Dodger," promised to be .a stirring western drama. Douglas Fairbanks In "The Man from Painted Post." The star huntsr of men with bad reputations goes to a western town disguised as a tenderfoot Thursday Julian Eltinge In "The Countess Charming." - Empress Garden Manager Phllbln an nounces that on account of the popularity of his two entertainers, Mr. Appleton and Mlaa Alma Huntley, he has re-engaged them for the current week. Mr. Appleton has a basso voice that Is a delight to music lovers, while the well-trained voice of Miss Huntley has an appeal that la contagious. The cafeteria is said to be meeting with more favor that was ever anticipated and when all la said and dona it la a conser vation movement that should meet-with the approval of Mr, Hoover. A special table d'hote dinner will be served today. The usual theatrical night on Tuesday and the amateur night on Thursday are again an nounced for this week. Hamilton Jane Cowl In "The Spreading Dawn" la the photoplay offered here today. It la promised, by the Goldwyn people to be a picture that represents the last word In the modern motion picture and one that will be appreciated by those who enjoyed their former productions of "Baby Mine" and "Polly of the Circus." Mutt and Jeff and Hearst.Pathe completes the bill. Mon day George Beban In "Lost In Transit." Exposures -By KILOWATT" E VX-AMBA8SADOR JAMES GERARD recently paid Mary Plckford a visit at the Lasky studio In Cali fornia. "Oh," exclaimed Mary, "the great American I have often seen your picture In the papere and magasines." Not to be outd Mr. Gerard gallantly remarked, "Ah, but not nearly so many people have seen my picture aa havs seen 'The Little American.' " A. H. Blank has bought another theater. Thla time In Marnhalltown, la., and it is to be called the Strand. J. J. (Jolly) Jones, formerly salesman for Metro in this territory, is to be manager. It la possible to mles going Into the Paths exchange most any hour, but you can't Miss Noon. It I rumored that Constance Talmadge has left SeUnlck and will in the future ap pear In productions with Famous Players Lasky. "Mother"' Mary Maurice, Vitragraph's silver haired sta.-, celebrated her 73d birth day last week. She has been on the stage tl years. The "Million Dollar Mystery." It la re. ported, will soon be Issued shortly as a six reel feature. There la scarcely a corner of the earth where-Grace Cunard haa not appeared on the screen at one time or another. She was the first American artist to become really peular In Japan and she receives copies of papers and r"era in every Imaginable tongue. Her polarity In foreign countries la quite astonishing and points to the re gard held abroad for serials. One nice thing about the movies Is that. If the star gets temperamental, ah can't walk off the (tag and peeve the audience. McCorrmck and Muny Chicken Signs Owing to the capacity for attract ing audiences of enormous dimen sions, John McCormack, the world re nowned lyric tenor, who is to sing at the Auditorium, Friday evening, Jan uary 18, is compelled to sing in all kinds and conditions of buildings, par ticularly in some of the smaller cities, where the theaters will not. as a rule, accommodate one-fourth of the num ber who want to attend his concerts. ' When he visited Des Moines, a short time ago, he was obliged to sing in the .spacious Coliseum, because it was the only building in the city large enough to hold a McCormack audi ence. It so happened that a chicken show was in progress there at the time of the popular tenor's visit. On the night of the concert the chickens were sent down to the base ment, but all the advertising signs re mained. What happened when the singer came on the platform was told in the following humorous fashion by a writer on the Des Moines News the following day: " 'Must be a great chicken country round here.' With a somewhat sar castic grin on his face John McCor mack, celebrated Irish tenor, stepped out on the platform at the Coliseum last night. The slow grin broadened. He looked first at one side of the hall, where the electric advertisement of an Incubator Co. winked briskly, then across to the other side where a similar sign flashed back a response. Then he spoke sotto voce to his ac companist, Edwin Schneider, and the pianist grinned, too. John couldn't keep his eyes off those chickens; they fascinated him. Every time he came out he looked first at the electric chickens and the same grin appeared. "But it was a cultured, responsive audience which faced him, and before the program was over it was easy to see fie had forgiven the crude chicken signs. From the fim the large audi ence settled down to enjoy a rare treat. His voice is the kind which you often dream about but seldom hear. He sings with perfect ease, and the whole effect is one n great restful ness and enjoyment." "Civilization" Comes To Boyd for One Week Local playgoers will have an op portunity of passing judgment on Thomas H. Ince's incomparable screen success, "Civilization," at the Boyd theater today and for one week, when the great producer will present his masterpiece. "Civilization" has been playing to capacity audiences at the Criterion theater, New York, where it opened a record breaking engagement last June. New Yorkers were staggered by the magnitude of the spectacle and the inimitable handling of the great theme by IVoducer Ince. He was immediately acclaimed the peer of native screen producers and credited with having achieved the impossible. Never before in the history of the art has anyone been successful in placing on the screen an animated represen tation of the Christus. Still, in "Civ ilization" it is done and done with such infinite art that the atmosphere of the theater is entirely obliterated and the sanctity of the presentment so preserved that one is inspired t,o profound respect. The religious aspect of the theme is more spiritual that mundane, there by lending to the whole an air of in spiration rather than commonplace mechanics. It is indeed a rare and potent visualization that Thomas H. Ince has been able to achieve and leads one to believe that there arc stranger things than fiction in this old world. Showings will be given a? the Boyd today at 1, 3M, 6 and 8:30 p. m. Store Opens With Singing Of Christmas Carols Burgess-Nash open their store every morning with the singing of Christmas carols. A choir composed of employes has been trained for this particular fea ture and sings daily from the balcony on the main floor at 8:30, 12, and-5:50. . "We feel." said Louis C. Nash, vice president, "that it lends more of' the Christmas spirit to the store at this season. At the opening of the store in the morning every employe stan''u at attention and joins in singing tin national anthem, 'The Star Spang!ei Banner.' At the closing hour in the evening taps are sounded signifyinp the close of the day. Much interest is manifested, and many come down at these hours to hear the choir sing.'' Turpin's School of Dancing New term for adult beginners. Join the first lesson Monday, Dec. 10, 8 p. m. Terms most reasonable. Phone Harney 5143. 28th and Farnam. OMAHA'S FUN CENTER. Dally Mate.. lS-2S-60c Evenings, 23-50-7S-l Another st Daseahslt "Bltltch" Ceeisr'i Shews, ""SS RD Roseland Girls J- All brand new; nothing of last aesson's show left but the tills. Hirry Coltmas, Htrsisny S and lustre eit. Beauty cherui ef RoMbsdt. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, DLCLMbLK ith mm emu and' LARRY COMER WILLIAM EBS VaudevilU'a Newest Offering EDWARD ESMONDE & CO. Present "Tho Propville) Recruit" MISS FRANKIE HEATH In a Quartet of Song-Stories By Blair Treynor SASSY LILLIAN GONNE and BERT ALBERT "On Their Way to School" FRANK HARTLEY A Jug glcf Who Entertain PRINCESS EtALAMA And Her Selected Hawaiian Company Presenting "ECHOES OF KILAUEA" A Spectacular Novelty in Two Scene. ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY Around the World With the Orpheum Circuit's Motion Picture Photographers. Price Including U. S. Government War Tax Matinee, 11 to 59c Nights, lie, 28c, 85 and 83c OMAHA'S BEAUTY SPOT EMPRESS GARDEN everyone; is talking about the UNDER EMPRESS THEATER BLACKSTONE ORCHESTRA gsfi MR. APPLETON- Beito, Soloist. MISS ALMA HUNTLEY Tho Girl With the WoiyJerful Volco. Special Sunday Table d'Hote Liberty Dinner, $1.00 WEEKLY LUNCHEON, 40o ' - DINNER, S0e' Cafeteria Service, 11 to 8. Al a Carte, 11 . m. to 12i30 p. m. Continuous Music By Large Orchestral Organ. TUESDAY NIGHT THEATRICAL. THURSDAY-AMATEUR. IPPfcfeflBSI Ji. TODAY ALL THIS WEEK In Characterization of that famous type of American child hood created by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson WW n IT W'LL PULL AT YOUR HEART STRINGS AND PULL HARD A BEAUTIFUL AND SIM PLE CHRONICLE OF NEW ENGLAND LIFE Prices Matinee Today, Wednesday and Sat., 25c Every Evening, 15c, 25c, 35c and 50c R, Managers LeDoux's and LeMarquand's contribution to The Red Cross ?702.15 GROSS receipts ol three periorra- ances added to the fund. , Brandeis Theater, Friday Matinee, December 7 "The Bird of Paradise" $350.00 Empress Theater, Friday Matinee, Dec. 7, vaudeville, 149.15 Brandeis Players, Nicholas Theater, Council Bluffs.. 203.00 Total $702.15 Other businesses make contributions or give a percent age. The theatrical "profession, with proverbial generosity, o-ive. the cross receirjts. and it was our nrivileee to aid at s " - three theaters. WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH UTACT I Yfin" A drama in five acU adapted kHwl LI Nil from the famous novel of that name by Mrs. Henry Wood. Dec. 23, 24, 25 and 26 Irving Berlin's greatest success "STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN" . ! If" fit rs I PRESENTING STANDARD VAUDEVILLE In Addition to the Best Available Photoplays Featuring the Foremost Screen Stars of Today FOUR DAYS-STARTING TODAY P MENLO MOORE'S Panorama of Mirth, Song and Girls, with Charles Leland Marsh and Elaine Juliette trU BOSTON & VON Classik Comedy FRANK GARBY & CO. Ventriloquist Novelty 'Call the Doctor' SILVER & DUVAL "The City Girl and the Rube" I '"ft Brilliant, Beautiful aIoadlge In her most artistic interpretation as Lucy Gilliam, moth, fluttering con stantly around the flame of admira tion seeking the atmosphere of ex citement and intrigue, she does crreat emotional work. It's an absorb- v, V ' ing, colorful, fascinating story of so-' ' V!- ciety life. ' " "THE MOTH" r 3k. ' V 4 B lVf.l. S. HAnT, m "The Last Card" Never in the history of the Empress has 'such a pro gram been presented for the enjoyment of our .'. patrons ' . f-:" ;';--.t. 7 v x 4