THE BEE: OMAHA. SU.NDAY. BUP'i'KMUBK 25. 15)21.
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Flske O'Haa Gets
Big Song Idea From
Mouth of Babe
fir 11 1
Fik OMr, the tinging ,ar, be
loved tlit country ovtr, i torning to
town next v.crk. With liii company,
ill promt a new romam.c, "The
y Cavalier," written by Ann
Nicholi and produced by Augu.tu.
1'itou, just at the utual agreeable
way.
Of course you can t be a 1 il.c
O'Hara "fan" without looking for
ward to the ong numbers thv tenor
will be heard in. This year they were
written by Krnctt Ball, a to inuic,
and by George Cratf, an to lyric.
The very prettirnt of 'em.they do be
ayingr. l a lullaby, Ming in act three,
with O'Hara crooning over a won
droit one-hundred-year-craillt', . un
earthed fn a garret somewhere in
New Canaan, Connecticut, by a per
iUnt producer of ptayi. The mel
ody it called "Little Man." Here is
the way Krnest Hall caught his in
spiration for the tender melody, and
brlow are the words, tuggested by
the following incident.
" . . a at e
wne oay in tiny, out iscw Lanaan
way, I-"ii.ke O Hara was up to his
favorite trick of giving a big picnic
to some fifty youngsters from a near
by orphanage. The day was proving
a gorgeous one filled with spiffey
games, swimming in the cunning lake
on the O'Hara estate, and crammed
with linciom ' sandwiches. Muffed
tjgs and fruit punch. The kiddies'
hearts were abriming full of worship
for this actor man who was never too
busy, nor too successful, to remember
t!em . Night came as it always doc
even on picnic days and as the tired
children were bring bundled into
waiting wagonettes, one little chap,
gladder than the rest perhaps hip-
ticty-honped to O Hara and said
"Gee, Mr. O'Harry, I'm sure glad
you re living, and that s where this
song idea came from, -j
"LilHr Man.
Mill linn, whon baby ryra open no Hide
And It aeenn that yau Ionic far away,
Are vnu teeing yotireoll a. you're fc'utnf to
6e.
In Bind, or a a:id. tnmeday?
The mil of your soars limy be torrow or
teare. i.
Hut w hutever tha' Matter! nlan
Wit a hrart brave and true, give tht best
h. I.. UAH ' ' . .i I'
Tn ttiA ntl nf vAur dave.' Little' Man - "
l.lttl- Man, you have started th story, of
lire,
9tf We theaters
Anil there's never amnrk on' a Daffe.
There Is only one pathway that Iradt to
tha Hunt, .
11 vnu anl.lier. or nnet.- nr aajve.
Who know" hut the fata of-tha whole
wnrld may yt wait,
1M rust In vnur hnnd'a llnv annn i
, mhaietcr you do, make them all proud
or yau . ,
Make Ihem f lad that ' you lived, Little
Man.
"Wise Old. FooV y;
Tells Bright
Ones How To Act
What constitutes the art of act
ing? Here are' words of wisdom from
"the wise old fool" of the "The
Three Wise Fools." the stage play
which has taken its place in theatri
cal history along with "Lightnin
and "Turn to the Right".
"Acting is simply' a question of
objective and subjective." . " .'
It is Claude Benton Gillingwater
speaking, with 25 years' experience
to back up his ylcelarations'.'Cillirig
water is a gruff , old sea captain in
Jackie Coogan's forthcoming, picture,
"My Boy," but in life he is a tender
hearted romanticist, always with a
helping hand extended to actors who
are striving to gain the secret of
success.
"parly in life I came to, realize
that art should be taken earnestly
but, not seriously. At the first pos
sible moment I quit 'barnstorming'
to go to New York to study the
work of the great actors ' of that
day," said Mr. Gillingwater in his
dressing room at" the Jackie Coogan
studio. .
"My first discovery was that the
best of these completely effaced
their own personalities and lived the
character of the play. And that, in
the ; Spirit of constructive criticism,
I find is the trouble with our mod
ern day actors, both of the stage
and' screen. Some, insist on' sub
merging the character, I almost
might say, to inflict their own per
sonalities on the audience. . .'
"In the earlier days of stage act
ing, and that was not so long ago
cither, it was the custom to talk as
rapidly v as possible while ; on the
stage. Vjanies A.'- Heafne?. adopted
a new style of acting. He would
pause as though- in- deep thought be
fore speaking a dramatic line " In
this, to my mind,- lies the art of
acting. It is not so much the spoken
lines that count as the thought back
of, them.
f Mary Pickford. I believe, is the
foremost 'thought' actor on the
stage or screen. This too - is an
mstinct born to Jackie Coogan. The
precision with which he gets over
his 'points'" is little short of mar
velous. Some actors don't carn it
in-' a lifetime of study.",
'V ' " -''. .. '
French! Actress Here
' Mile. Andree Pcyre, who nor long
Ego was acclaimed one of France's
favorite motion picture actresses and
wore recently has thrilled summer
vacationists at one of New Jersey's
popular watering ' places by her
stunts performed on the top of a
speeding airplane, will soon make her
American screen debut in a series of
short features which will be built
.round Mile. Peyre's thrilling feats
in the air.
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ACCOMPANIKD by her sl.ter. Roe. A ,
nnd .by her brother, Ted. . the II :P .''Jur 'll I I
Some Change Is
'Noted in Methods'
Used in Burlesque
Noted Director Of
"Four Horsemen"
Gets B. F. A. Degre
for lus- artistic achievement in
translating "The Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse' into niot'on pictures,
ale university has conferred unon
Rex Ingram, motion picture director
for Metro, the degree of Bathelor of
Fine Arts. This is the first official
rccognit-'oii of. the screen as an art
any university or college has ever
given. '
Mr. Ingram formerly, was a student
at Vale, matriculated in the class of
K'14. Whcn circumstances forced
his relinquishing hopes of a degree
of graduation, Afr. Ingram went into
motion picture work.
Commenting upon the university
honor given him .Mr. Ingram said:
"It not only means much to me
more than I really can express but
a great deal to the screen. I'icturc
making "is .an. art, a big one. We
don't knov: its' possibilities yet. We
are all " jitBt' learners; students and
explorers at the same , time. The
recognition Yale has eiven the mo
tion picture today means that it al
ready , has accomplished something
making it worthy; of membership in
the family .of arts; .rFor they are a
tamily.. ' 1 find photoplavs governed
by the same principles as sculpture;
tnotign the two mediums of expres
sion are directly opposite. I see
pictures as photographic niovine"
groups ct sculpture, . i-,
tach character in , the Four
Horsemen' is a definite personality.
We sought to choose ' photoplayers
who best typified these personalities
as we saw them and then I endeav
ored in the composition and lighting,
3s well as in the dramatic action, to
portray these personalities vividly
and humanly, to make them live on
the ' screen, to sculpture them on
the photographic film, if one might
put it that way."- v
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There, are; approximately 12 fac
tories in Austria engaged, actively or
passively, 1ft the manufacture of mo
for tractors. - '.
What Theaters -Offer
Hurleiue is no longer the little
Kt sitcr of the theater. The cos
tume of the chorus Udy no longer
tousNM of a jcllow wig and a puir
of red cotton tights. Hw fr the
costuming of these burlt-tque com
panics has departed from the old
ftutulurd may be understood from the
coit of "Folly Town." at the Gayety
theater this week. The dreei for
this production cost $J0,(XHI; six
years ago $8,000 was a much as
any manager thought of ' spending
on a burlesque show. .Now the
average is nearer $15,000.
Ten years ago. Samuel A. Scrilmer,
and J. Herbert Mack, who are the
executive heads of the Columbia
Amusement Co., decided that there
would be much more profit, to name
the least advantage of the dunce, in
clean hurlcsnue. "Ginger" and
"blue" jokes, so-called "coochec'.'
dances and the rest of the junk that
used to make burlesque performances
tor men only, have disappeared al
together from the production of the
day. Women are now as frequent
in their attendance on these shows
as men since the changes started by
Mr. Scrilmer and Mr.' Mack were
adopted. But these pioneers ttid not
win their point without bitter op
position from some of their col
leagues who insisted on preserving
the wicked old traditions of the bur
lesque stage. '
"Folly Town." is typical of what
burlcsuuc is in its best state today.
I Not only in its merits as an excel
lent cuieriauiiiii'iii, uui in 11a sivi-
ilom from atl offense it stands for
the highest achievement of the bur
lesque stage. ? '
CCOMPANIKD by her slut'r. Row,
nnd.by her brother, Ted. the
dnnre atar. Kitty Doner; eoma
In the . Orpheum this week in
"A League of : HonK ' Steps." "Sut
only la her own ability .conspicuously dis
played, but ah la brilliantly aaalHted by
ner nrotner and slater, or the three fen
turert aria tn he presented, nne will be
offered by Jack Inslle. another by tha
mur'rlnnn,. I.yona and Toeoo, -ajirl a third
by Krnmer and .Bnyle. All of Una Doners
rnme nf a danelne; family, when last In
Omaha, Kitty was aeen with At Jol-nn In
the Winter Garden production. Inglla
Is a comedian nf nrifflnal methods, and
much Riven to eccentricity of fun-maktnir.
Lyons and Tosco, with their harp, violin,
voices and personality, have -ever been a
dellRht to vaudeville audiences. Kramer
and Boyle are entertainers altocet(ier un
excelled in th-lr line of work. "A Dra
matic Cartoon" la tn be presented by Miss
Nnrton and Paul Nicholson. Doth have,
established themaelves In musical comertv.
"The Bachelor's Vision" Is a delightful
skit presented by Samsted and Marlon.
Nlhla, vaudeville's daintiest model, is tn
nf fer a aerirs - nf artistic poses, many of
which are replicas of famous art treas
ures. "Aesop's Fables" will airaln be a
screen feature. Topics of the Day and
news events pictured by the Paths
Weekly will also bo screened. .,
FISKE O'HARA will dispense cheer and
happiness at the Brandela on Sunday,
October 2. and the balance of this week."
when he returns to town In his latest
success, "The Happy Cavalier," under the
direction of Augustus Pltou, Inc. "The
Happy Cavalier" la replete with bright
lines, clever situations and characters
that act like human beinss. -Tn the rnl
of Barry O'Brian, Fiske O'Hara Is said
to be altogether admirable. The part
fits him like a Klove and his performance
miaiieciea ana easily IlcilDle.
MINIATURE musical comedy. "Cozy
t Revue" la to provide the stellar act
of thn new vaudeville show at th
Empress today,-The act contains all the
essentials of a musical revue. Dint, nrettv
(iris, funny situations, lilting sons; num.-
ben, danclnir and pretty music. ' K fea
tured act in to be the singing and mu
alcal offering Introduced by the Three
Huddles, banjo, flute, guitar and vocal
ists. "The Weighs of Coney Island."
presented by MitchWl and Mark ham, In
eludes dialogue of the rapid conversation
al style, new Jokes, and witty repartee
and orislnat song numbers. A sensa
tional breatc-away perch ladder act is to
bo offered by Arthur and Henrietta. Their
act Is an entirely new and original Idea
combining remarkable speed and accuracy
In addition to some laugh compelling
surprises.
Dancing Doners
Also Lead All in
Wearing Breeches
Pi
OI.I.T TOWN", scheduled for the
Oayety theater this week, v.ith mat-
nee daily,, was written by William
K. Wells, music by Jesse Greer, and con
alsts of musical comedy, refined bur
lesque and vaudeville apeclalties of the
highest quality. The names of the prin
cipals are a cuarantee of the unusual ex
cellence of 'the performance. "They are
Ous Fay. Johnnie Walker. J.euer. Porr.
Tltlsa I.vnn Cantor. Jaineg Holly, fcclllil
Murray. I.eda Krrol. Lucille "Harrison; Beft
Joss, Jim Hall." HarrySBart 'asitt Butli
Kosemond. 'mere win -oe a -tvoorua a pret
ty,-vivacious girls and a double quartet
of mala vplces. In tho vaudeville part of
the entertainment, are such widely known
acts aa Lillian Isalielle "The Musical
Mies" anL the--California. Trio. Ladles'
matinee at 2:J5, dally all week. Today s
matinee starts at 3:00. '
Kitty Doner, who, with her sister,
Rose, "and her' brother, Ted, is at
the Orpheum this week in "A League
of Song Steps," besides being known
as one of the stage's best dancers,
bears the unusual distinction of
wearing men's apparel better than
most men. For several seasons
Kitty Doner was with Al Jolson in
his Winter Garden productions and
always was given recognition second
to the inimitable star himself.
Rose Doner is also a pretty nifty,
dancer, but has not yet gained the
wide reputation as such that be
longs to both Kitty and Ted. The
latter was last seen in vaudeville as
a single when he presented a neat
routine of sonars esoeciallv written
for him, and a number of dances of
his own conception.
To go back to Kitty. She is a bit
of radium pulsating, throbbing, a
constantly moving mass of energy,
vitality, animation and attractiveness.
In her work her smile plays as great
a part as her feet. She is a genius
of the art of Terpsichore. While
there may be some differences of
opinion regarding other leagues, both
base ball and nations, there is ab
solutely no difference of opinion
about "Kitty, Rose and Ted Doner's
"League of . Song Steps."
VAUDEVILLE
SHOWS AT
2:153:30
7:30 and
9 P. M.
i?pn)
IluvulrlM
PHOTOPLAY
ATTRACTION
Shown 11:001:00 "
4:15 6:00
and 10 P. M.
SERIAL SHOWN AT
12:30-3:00-5:30-8:30 P. M.
: Announcing a Cut; in Our Night Prices Evening
Admission Starting Today
Main Floor 40c; Balcony 30c; Loges 50c
, No More a Cave Man
? Rockcliffe Fcllowes temporarily
forsakes his usual role of the pol
ished and well-groomed parlor "cave
rhan" in Marshall Neilan's latest pro
duction, "Bits of Life," to pfcy the
part of ah internationally notorious
crOok who falls into the clutches of
the law, after doing the one good
tjurn in his life. ; .
M Wallingford Back
. - 6eorge Randolph Chester and
Lilian' Chester have completed-"The
Son of Wallingford." upon which
they did about everything ' except
manufacture the raw film. Now they
ere looking for a Broadway theater
to gtve their big production a fitting
r premiere.V - .
Starting Today and for 1 5
Successive-Weeks '
urnoani
ff
rGhatles
Hutchison-
Tin "BMiii-A-MmuTt Stunt Kins .
A clean, ' vigorous and exciting
serial. The Saturday Evening Post
story idea magnified in action.mul
tiplied in sensations, vivified With
virile valiance. Appealing to
mothers, fathers and kiddies.
Secretary., of the " Interior' Falls
says the government is doing erery-
tning possiDie 10 encourage private
motor travel. . Free camp grounds
in . each of the national parks are
provided. In them are. proper sani
ry facilities: garbage is collected
and disposed of ach... day; pure
water is piped wherever nearby
streams are noltutrd --firewood is
provide! for- eooking purposes and ?
HURRICANE
HUTCH
CHARLES HUTCHISON
WARNER OLAND
HARRY SEMELS
Presented by an Exceptional Cast.
Including:
LUCY FOX
ANN HASTINGS
DIANA DEERE
ALSO PRESENTING
PEARL
WHITE
cm
ja s
in
"The Mountain
The most popular of stars in a picture
that pulsates with the spirit of her per
sonality a story that cleverly inter
mingles adventure, thrills, romance;
and a dash of mystery.
. A Rollin Comedy,
"Teaching the Teacher"
FOX NEWS WEEKLY
VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM
ARTHUR
and
HENRIETTE
Saawatioaal Perck
Ladder Act.
THE COSY REVUE
. A ;
. Miniature Musical
Revue:
THREE BUDDIES
in
A Novelty Singing and
Musical Offering
MITCHELL
-MARKHAM
In -Th Weighs of
Coney Island"
Mix Likes, the Dress
, Of a Rfj! Gambler
&
r
4
ritioiion, Te liejrd my ilmlie.
tailed 'loud' bclore. Well, that's the
way I like tht-iit. I want t del that
I am alive When on're dead they
put a nice Muck suit on ou and lay
you Hiy,"
Mi' latckt picture, "The Night1
Horsemen," is thoMing at trie Moon
thtaier this week, i
-OMAHA'S rUN CENTER"
LAST TIMES TODAY MS
,VU Sportint Widowi Jfrfi3!
IOMOSNOW I4SIUS04VI MATIMIf AND
it siaoN i Foiiv Town"
Rtsr.succits. rviiy limn
lAoiit- ricsiu. ik.as-(viiiv wu oav
Tom Mix statidin,: in ' the
lobby of a Los Aimclcs hotel one
bright, siinny iftcrncion (they're all
bright, sunny afternoons out there).
He was the cynosure o( all eyes in
that busy 'plaee. Many in the lobby
knew Tom Mix as a motion picture
star, but' that was not the reason,
the big reason, w hhc was attracting
attention.
He wore a eolf can of cray that
was bitr in its checks. His suit, too,
was a gray check, but it was a check
that stood out 'and hit you in the
eye if you were within eyeshot. From
his soft white collar was hung neatly
a tic of brilliant red and in the tic
was. a diamond stickpin that flashed
out tlazzlmirly. . J 1 is shoes were
white kid oxfords trimmed with gray
leather. ; . ' ..
There you have the main reason
why all eyes were on Tom.
An acquaintance happening along
and inotim? the stir Tom was mak
ing, asked him why he wore clothes
that I'were so attractive eh so eh
so so loud, as it were." ' '
"1 ' know," replied Tom without
Week Starting Sunday September 25.
Matinee Every Day 2ilS Every Night 8tl5
KITTY DONER.
With SISTER ROSE BROTHER TED. DONER
In "A Laatua ( Song Slept"
MISS NORTON
PAUL NICHOLSON
Praaaat
"A Dramatic Cartoon"
SAMSTED & MARION
' ' PrcarnKAf '
"Th. Bachelor's Vlalon"
KRAMER & BOYLE
ORIGINAL COMEDIANS
"NIHLA"
Vaudeville's Daiatleat Model
JACK
INCUS
Ona of tha
Neighbor'.
Children
LYONS &
YOSCO
Vaudevllla't Favorltaa
in
"Muiic and Sonf"
TOPICS OF THE DAY
AESOP'S FABLES PATHE NEWS
Matinee ISc to SOc; 'tome at 75c and $1 Sat. and Sun.
Nigbtt 15c to SI I tome $1-25 jaturday and Sunday.
Patrons pay U. S War Tax
laaeC . T
TH EATR E
lis Afternoon : Ail This Week
TWICE DAILY 2:15 AND 8:15 . (
Return Engagement by Popular Demand
AyNTil l?fnJil.l .itv-jk m d. r-MVa x
wmmsm ohmsiP 83lftS5S
With tremendous cast of 12,500 people,- supported by 50 principals. , This master
screen production holds the audience spellbound with its 'romance that inspires.
beauty .that enthralls, spectacle that astounds. ',. ?
PRODIGIOUS :-: STUPEHDOUS
CSAGrilFICEDT
SECOND WEEK IN OMAHA ,
50 WEEKS IN NEW YORK '
30 WEEKS IN PHILADELPHIA
30 WEEKS IN BOSTON
20 WEEKS IN PITTSBURGH
20 WEEKS IN DETROIT
NOW IN ITS 32nd WEEK XT THE
LA SALLE THEATER CHICACO,
PLAYING, TO CAPACITY AND
THE END NOT YET IN SIGHT.
The picture play that will thrill and startle you: It has the sweep and power
of a maelstrom and the tender' pathos of a drooping f lower.
Many Pictures You Can Afford to Miss Out Not
Vitalized by a Musical Setting Prices : Evenings and Saturday Mat-
ArtisticaUx Rendered 'by . a f ? to WVl
a i. s ' i - - $1.00, to 50c. Phone Orders Held 24
Symphony Orchestra. :: Hours. ... . , . -
All Next Week Starting Sunday, October 2 V '
Annual Engagement, Omaha's Favorite Actor-Singer v-
,9nn rv rn. n .l-?':?
"The Happy Cavalier-
By Anna Nichols -
O'Hara'sNewpngs Have an Indescribable Charm.
Evening; 50c to $2.00; Popular Matinee Wednesday, Best Seats -$1.00: Saturday
maunee -ovc io ai.w. . deats lomorrow, 10 A. M.
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