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Doug Fairbanks Achieves Ambition in Alexander Dumas Play
Famous Film Star
Depicts D'Artagnan
In Rollicking Style
"Three Muketcern Heads
Movie Bills in Omaha This
Week; "Sou of Walling
ford" at the Sun.
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Delightful programs of
thrills, humor, drama and
comedy have been arranged
for movie fans in Omaha this
week. Charles Ray. Buster
Keaton, Tom Mix, Douglas
Fairbanks and Alice Bradv
J are on the list of attractions
V at the movie playhouses. Pre
dictions are made that the
screening of Alexander Du
mas' immortal story,, The
Three Musketeers," featuring
Douglas Fairbanks, at the
Strand theater this week, will
stand forth in history as an
epochal event and that it will
popularize for all time the
costume photoplay.
Other -nrotnincnt attractions in
Omaha this week are as follows:
' "The Son of Wallineford " at the
Sun: Charles Ray in "Two Minutes
o Go," and Buster Keaton tn "The
layhouse at the" Kialto: lorn Mix
in "The Rough Diamond at the
Moon, and Alice Brady in "Little
Italy" at the Empress.
Fairbanks at Strand.
Douglas Fairbanks' photoplay ver
sion of Alexander Dumas' blood stir
ring tale, "The Three Musketeers," is
scheduled as the feature attraction at
the Strand theater this week.
In this spectacular photo-feature,
Fairbanks 'will be viewed in a new
t' type of characterization. In the pic
i turesque trappings of a seventeenth
5- century chevalier, he is expected to
give a sensationally dramatic interpre
tation to the role of D'Artagnan,
dashing swordsman and adventurer.
In fact, in "The Three Musketeers,"
the virile Doug is said to' outdo his
splendid acting of the dual role he
played in "The Mark of Zorro."
This photoplay represents one "of
the most painstaking and elaborate
efforts at picture making of the year,
according to H. W. Watts, manager
of the Strand.
The story is based on historical
fact and is acted by the best player
. in filmdom. fred Niblo is credited
; with the direction and Edward Kno
block prepared the lens .' version,
while Arthur Edeson did the camera
work.
.Mix in New Role.
' There is, an unusual and startling
surprise, together with ; a pleasant
s treat, in store for the host of lorn
Mix admirers when they greet this
popular star n the production en.
titled "The Rough Diamond," at thtf
Moon theater this week.
Like a modern D'Artagnan, reck
f..lcss and romantic, finding nothing
an insurmountable obstacle in his
path as he makes his daring and
dashing campaign for a woman's
heart and hand that is the new rele
which Mix portrays in his latest
play. .
Called upon to abandon his fam
ous and . familiar cowboy outfit,
away from plains and ranches, ex
changing them all, with the excep
tion of his horse, Tony, for ships and
shoes and palms and revolutions,
Mix makes the, transition with . an
ease and power that proclaim him a
finished and singularly versatile ac
tor; Never before did Mix have an
opportunity "to play on the .emotions
such as he has in this production
and he takes full advantage of it
makes one laugh or thrill, tighten
teeth during tense moments' or open
them with a smile at his dash and
daring all in a manner that not
only brings acclaim for powers
hitherto unsuspected, but a realiza
tion that now and hereafter one
may expect anything of Tom Mix in
the histrionic line.
Ray a Foot Ball Star.
A thrilling foot ball game is one of
the big features of "Two Minutes to
Go, starring Charles Kay, who is
himself an ex-gladiator of the grid
iron.
This attraction will open today at
the Rialto theater.
Ray has the role of a foot ball
hero. Chester Burnett, temporarily
fallen into disgrace with his fellow
players because, for some reason un-
;rrown to them, he suddenly quits
the team.
They do not know the true reasn.
Neither does h's sweetheart, Ruth
Turner. Financial reverses suffered
by his father force Chet to seek some
means of earning his - own way
through college. .
Secretly he gets a job peddling
milk in the early hours of the morn
ing, arid the fact that he is ashameg
of this only makes matters worse
for him.
Then comes the day of the big
game, when only Chet can save his
team from defeat. He jumps into the
contest and things begin to happen
all around.
' Mary Anderson appears as leading
lady in the picture.
"The Frozen Face Comedian, the
title bestowed upon Buster Keaton
because his visage never cracks into
a smile upon the screen, can be seen
at the Rialto theatre this week in his
latest comedy . production, "The
Playhouse." .
The comedy is declared to be the
VICTORIA
THREE DAYS STARTING TODAY ,
CECIL B. DE MILLE'S'
"The Affairs of Anatole"
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most side-splitting that Buster has
ever turned out, and it contains
many novelties never before seen on
the screen.
The story opens with a minstel
show. Buster is "Bones," the end
man, the interlocutor and every other
minstrel. In addition, the orchestra
is composed entirely of Buster Kea
ton, and as the story progresses we
find that there is only one man on
the entire pay roll of the theater
and that is Buster.
J. Rufui at Sun.
"The Son of Wallingford," which
will be seen at the Sun theater this
week, is the latest of the series of
"Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford" units
which have been unrivalled in pop
ularity in America.
The character of J. Rufus Wall
ingford is a household .word,-. It is
name related to anything along
that fascinating topic of making
money without working for it. The
American public may love to be
humbugged, but it always loves the
humbugger. Thus the popularity in
fiction form of the great Walling
ford.
George Randolph Chester, author
and creator of this famous character,
personally directed the screen version.
Into the new story he has put all the
elements required to make a picture
successful. It is sparkling with com
edy, replete with spectacular sets and
tilled with that other necessary com-j
ponent of a big feature, well dress-
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re-when you sec this picture. We didrft think.
Aix couM. act and do the many different things he
does in'Se tfouaLQUmeiicL'. It's an o&fTomMix
plus a Aeuf Tom rlix Note the illustrations above.
. They lutll dive you an idea of Jtista Pew of the -many
characters that Mix poitrays in this corhintf photoplay.
Downtown Programs
Sun "The Son of Wallineford.
Strand Douglas Fairbanks - in
"Three Musketeers.
Rialto Charles Ray in "Two
Minutes to Go," and Buster Keaton
in "The Playhouse."
Moon Tom Mix in "The Rough
Diamond. - '
Eropreaa Today until Thursday,
"The Journey's End;" latter half of
this week, "Little Italy."
Mute-Today, "The Son of Wal
lingford;" tomorrow and Tuesday,
"The Daughter Pays;" Wednesday
and Thursday, "The Woman :; God
Changed; Friday and Saturday,
"The Bronze Bell."'
ed men and women in beautiful sur
roundings. An inland lake of fire from blaz
ing crude oil forms one of the big
scenes which required much labor
before and during the production to
make it the spectacle it was intended
to be. Many thrilling incidents are
shown throughout the big production.
Notable among them is a scene show
ing the hero and heroine trapped in
a boat on the blazing lake of oil.
Alice Brady at Empress. ..
"The Journey's End," which opens
today at the Empress theater for a
four-day's run, is a Hugo Ballin pro
duction and represents one of the
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distinct cinema novelties of the cur
rent season, inasmuch as it is -the
first serious drama ever made with
out a single sub-title from beginning
to end. .
I he picture tells the story of a
young girl delicately nurtured and
bred who leaves a convent in Rome,
where she has been educated, to
make her home with an uncle in
America. Through force of circum
stance she is forced into marriage
with a man infinitely her inferior.
Then, when finally she meets a man
who is in every sense of the' word
her mate, conditions become intoler
able, and she leaves her husband.
How Fate intervenes to straighten
out the tangle makes one of the most
gripping, torceiul stories ever Hash
ed upon the silver-sheet a story
which combines dramatic forte with
a rare amount of pictorial beauty.
The featured players in the cast are
Mabel Ballin, Wyndhatn Standing
and George Bancroft. .
As a modern Juliet whose Romeo
unfortunately belongs to a rival fac
tion and therefore-must be hated at
all costs, Alice Brady gives an inter
esting impersonation of a spirited
young Italian girl in "Little Italy,"
which is-the feature picture of the
bill at the Empress theater the last
three days of this week.
Elaine Hammerstein Here.
The Muse theater ' management
offers an exception program of at
tractions this week in the prescnta
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tions of famous stars and noted plays.
"The Son of Wallingford" is the
chief attraction today. It is a hu
niorous story of get-rich-quick char
acters. I he locale of the play is
the typical small town.
Elaine Hammerstein takes the
screen at the Muse theater tomorrow
and Tuesday in "The Daughter
Pays," an absorbing story of love
and devotion.
"The Woman God Changed,"
featuring Secna Owen and E. K.
Lincoln, is the hcadliner attraction
at the Muse next Wednesday and
Thursday. The scenes are laid on a
tropical island.
' A smashing tale of a dare-devil
Yank who made west meet east in
India is the basis of the story, "The
Bronze Bell' which plays next Fri
day and Saturday at the Muse.
Courtenay Foote and Doris May have
the leading roles.
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The supreme triumph of a marvelous career a drama known
to millions who appreciate the belter jjpe of cnleriainmnt,
produced in an elaborate' manner and properly presented.
IDouqlas
In his stupendous piciurization of
Alexandre Dumas' romantic drama.
"The
Ulusketeers1'
A United Artists Production
. Cupported by a cast of unusual excellence, Mr.
- Fairbanks has made of "The Three Musketeers"
one of the finest all-around entertainments the
. silent drama has ever presented.
"Its triumph in New York, Chicago," Los Angeles
V and Minneapolis is one of the outstanding fea
tures of motion picture history.
XI ere is a play you'll want to see again and again.
1 Come early. Attend matinees.
An Elaborate Atmospheric Prologue Featuring
MR. R. A. MELLEN of the Misner School
Today and Sal. at 3. 5. 7:15, 9:20 Other Days, 3, 7:15, 9:20
ADMISSION PRICES FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT
Nights and Sundai Mat BtoiiM M7' -?S?
Week Day Matinee Until 6:15 35c
CMldron's Tickrts, All PcrformancM, 25c
NOTE Box Seat Reserved and Now on Sale
for the 7 o'Clock Show Every Evening
Silverman's Strand
South African
Story h Basis of
"Under the Lash"
''A woman, a dog and a walnut tree;
The more you beat 'em, the better
they be!"
The supposed truth of -that old
saying is put o the test in Gloria
Swanson'i. new . starring vehicle.
Augmented Orchestra
Fairbanks
1 Three
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MOON
"Under the Lash," a forthcoming
picture adapted from the South
African war novel, "The Shulamite."
And, oddly enough, it is a handsome
young Englishman, played by Mill
ion Hamilton, who disproves the
saying so far as England is con
cerned when he finds a fanatical
Boer husband heating his beautiful
young wife with a rawhide whip.
The first Broadway showing occurs
next week.
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