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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1921)
i Betty Compson, Wanda Hawley and Jack Holt Screen Attractions 'Ladies Must Live' And .'Love Charm Lead This Week ComDson Start At . Strand ; XL Hawley atSun.Jacktfolt - At Rialto and William I" Ruuell at Moon. S b v J ...J A 111 U "4 I I .A . V .11 X By JOHN E. KENNKBECK. With Betty Compson, Jack WrtU. Wanda Hawley. Wil liam Russell and Bebe Daniels among the luminaries of cine ma art in Omaha this week, programs at the various downtown movie houses promise to be ordinary. Cecil B. DeMille's name is not among the list of attractions, so movie fans will not be forced to sit through long, drawn-out episodes of lavish. . s :j i- T "I d.1 S0C141 liiciuciits ui 1110. Jll - dies Must Live," at the Strand theater this week, Betty Compson, who was - made from a bathing beauty to a Drury Lane type of star over night, as it were, will portray a "lily" of society. The story presages something startling. Wanda Hawley plays in a delightful romance, 'The Love Charm" at the Sun thea ter for four days beginning today. Jack Holt takes the screen at the Rialto today in "The Call of the North," one of those blizzardy pictures. "The Love Charm." ' , As a shabby little poor relation who makes up her mind that the spoiled young lady of the1 house in which she toils without thanks shall ' rot have alt the beaux and good times, Wanda Hawley has a delight ful role in "The Love Charm," chief cinema attraction at the Sun theater for four days beginning today. A shabby little vamp is Ruth Shel don of the story, but her scheme for winning the most eligible young man in town was as efficacious as it was novel, ,.- In "All's Fair in Love," which opens Thursday at the Sun theater, Richard Dix plays the leading male role opposite May Collins. His manly bearing and his genuine abil ity at an actor, add immeasurably to any picture in which he appears. The comedy develops "around a young girl with a fixed . idea that her new husband is in the clutches of a vamp, and tries herself to play - the part that she thinks will keep him forever. The muddle in which she finds herself gives rise to many unusual and laughable episodes. "Riding With Death." With the announcement that "Rid ; ;ng With Death" will begm a run at the Moon theater today comes the news that famous Buck Jones has legally adopted the name Charles in the place of "Buck." In the new picture Charles (Back) Jones will be seen as a Texas Ranger known to his associates as "Dynamite" Steve Dorsey. The story and scenario are by Jacques Jaceard, who also directed the pro ij't-Mi .tit j - -r ( 1 1 t 111; if - mn -.v n vx. v vr ; 1 i 1 a dackXott, , RIALTO duction, Betty Francisco plays the feminine lead. ' '. , "In "Desert ' Blossoms," -which opens Wednesday at the Moon theater, William Russell :is starred in the role of a young' construction engineer connected with a mighty government irrigation enterprise: Many of the 'scenes were, filmed on the Mojave desert in California,-40 milrs from Death valley; v "Desert Blossoms" is' declared , to be one of the best vehicles Russell has had. An engaging love -theme .is' interwoven with exciting adventures. - "Ladies Must Live." ' w "It-is conceded even -by woman haters that ladies must live, be they rich or. poor, or ambitious or other wise. How.'so'me of 'them man age to do so is, adequately shown by the late George Loane Tucker in his screen masterpiece, "Ladies Must Live," which opens today" at., the Strand theater. In this delightful and appealing story, Betty Compson has the role of a young girl who has been reared by her rich brother-iri- law and whose penniless father plans" to marry her off to some rich man in order that his income, derived frOm his son-in-law, may be 'in creased. But there is another woman who has similar plans to obtain, an easy living and the two clash with interesting results. Then there is a waif whose love proves a tragedy, and other characters all of whom are component parts of a most consistent story of modern life. , . 1 Ray at Muse. ', ' J As a demure little modern Cinder ella who toils thanklessly for the vulgar rich relations with whom, she makes her home, Wanda Hawley portrays a remarkable role in "The Love Charm," which shows at - the Muse theater today. ' ( ' Racetracks and . roof gardens fig ure prominently in many of the im portant scenes of "The Wolf Wo man," at the Muse tomorrow, Tues day and Wednesday, the "vampire" drama presenting Louise Glaum and Charles Ray as co-stars. The story is one that is replete with the atmos phere of Bohemia,' and, while not offensive to refined tastes, it paints graphically, it is said, the roisteroui living .of the "cafe athletes," v May Collins and Richard - Dix have the leading roles in "All's Fair in Love,'? which plays at the Muse theater next Thursday and Friday. The story centers around a girl wife mm mm um ir -ini fe Compsont?. STRAND who has a fixed idea that her hus band is being "vamped." ! "Thunderclap," probably one of the season's most sensational plays, takes the screen at the Muse theater next Saturday. : y. "Her Sturdy Oak." ' .'. As a poverty-stricken and imprac tical young couple who are harassed 'with 'debts and bewildered over the responsibility of a - pair of lusty twins, f'anda - Hawley and ; Walter Hiers score the high- comedy record Jn "Her Sturdy Oak,", which wip showvatithe Empress ' theater the first four days of .this week. ""The'Hell Diggers," which opens at the Empress, theater Thursday, is a story' of the giant, gold dredgers used ia the . California gold fields which ' were . once.; believedto have been sifted dry, but which' seems to have been a delusion. . Mr.' Reid is chief of a hell digging crowd and 'he is the. central' figUre'of a highly dramatic- story. '; ' ' "; ."Call of The North." The. locale of this story is the wilderness reaches of -the Hudson's bay country and concerns Ned Trent, played by Jack Holt, as one of the men who try, to' set themselves up as free traders. The story bristles with red-blooded action, xcitement and suspense and is a nWst appro priate ' vehicle for the new star. Madge Bellamy is delightful as his leading woman and the lOther prin cipal .characterizations are . enacted by Noah Beery and Frances Mc Donald. Joseph Henabery directed. As a tom-boy heroine Bebe Dan iels .wilt please her old friends and winning new admirers in "The March, Hare," at the Rialto theater beginning Thursday The heroine, a millionaire's daughter, bets that she can live for a week in New York City on 75 cents. ' Of course she has some amazing; adventures. 1 , V . Society Flocks to Studio Mrs. Lydig Hyt, plunge into filmdom has attracted a swarm of society notables 5cr the s-,TalmaJge studios. '' : . Among those - appearing ' with Connie, in her latest starring vehicle, "Polly of the Follies," are Viscount H. H. F. De ' Frise, Mis Elaine Revalles, daughter of a famous New York specialist, Dr. v Henry Cogge shall, and Miss Jean ' Meredith, whose first histrionic experience was in the junior league show- last year. Wi n: j z ; ?NUi" -ift ujU?ltt Slav Actors Get $235 Per Month; ; How Do They Eat? ' Here's a friendly tip' to peregrin ating thespians. . , ... . , If. 'in your "forthcoming travels you have contemplated with some degree of rapture a profitable stop over in jugo-Slavia, then proceed at once to bite a point on your pencil and check it off your itinerary. . Here's " the reason. Legitimate, stage actors and actresses in Jugo slavia are . paid per month what would be equivalent . in American money to $2.25. It sounds great in terms of kron en, the standard, monetary value there, but when Zola Zorana left Ljubljana for America, 900 kronen equaled about one American dollar. Miss Zorana is in Los Angeles now; she, having selected her for the role of "Carmencita," a Spanish dancer, in the forthcoming produc tion, "Silver Spurs." "I was mistaken for Pola Negri while in a Vienna cafe," said Miss Zorana and then added humouros ly, "But that doesn't sound original. Everybody is a second Mary Pick ford or somebody . else nowadays. "When we are cast in'roles call ing for silk stockings the lines may be comedy, but there is always tra gedy in our hearts," continued the foreign actress, "for silk stockings in Jugo-Slavia cost 1600 kronen, ot one-half-of our monthly earnings. "The greatest obstacle an actor or actress has to overcome in my country is the barrier of caste. One of our most popular and tal ented actors is the, son of a shoe maker. Aristocrats and upper class people stay away from the theater when he is playing because they feel it beneath their dignity to recognize talent in the offspring of a cobler." " Lillian (Billie) Dove, of Ziegfeld Follies fame, will have the leading feminine role in William Christy Ca- banne's next picture, written by him self, entitled "At the Stage Door." DANCE At Kelpine's Dancing i . Academy 2424 Farntra Street Saturday and Sunday Nights The real place to have a good time. 28 v ..-s' rTfnr iJirt im 1 m. 11 . , m Otis Skinner to Portray Role of "Tony" on Screen setting at rest many rumors re garding the future screen career of Otis Skinner, comes a formal an nouncement that the noted actor has signed a contract to appear in a pic-tiu-ization of "Mister Antonio," the Booth Tarkington play, in which Mr.' Skinner appeared as "Tony," the same character he will portray in the motion picture version. "Mister Antonio" will be Mr. Skinner's second picture, his first, which was released a year ago, be ing "Kismet," in which Mr. Skinner demonstrated the fact that the art which has made him a national fa vorite of the therater was not limited to the speaking stage. The role of "Tony" will again allow Otis Skin ner to offer a colorful characteriza tion, this time that of an Italian hurdy-gurdy man, a modern trou bador of the country towns. It is a role that offers Mr. Skinner unlink ited opportunities for subtle charac terization, for the gay-hearted, gypsy-like traveler is a man capable of smouldering passion against those who would wrong him. Then, too, there is a charming love story, into which Mr. Skinner pours the fire of "Tony's" southern blood. While the action of "Mister Antonio" opens in New York City, Mr." Antonio is really the story of a small town. Booth Tarkington, the author, ranks among the most popular' writers of ATtciicIous iulds initial .'- JfA JM' star, picture ' v f- MmWJr thje-itortM A shyxy; filled "witru rapid, fire actaoH., dramatic suspense, thrill--lng situations and superb Jrteart. . appeal-Uxatstirs tkb Jbiood like a vintry vind in the face. Racing through, dauntless advertture' amid the tV2ld JDeau- of atabure untamed Hoaheeiwia-me Bellamy. BOBBY VERNON mFresk Fromtkc Farm' N5- 'y 1 Mloveltv TDeLuxA MX I AWZPP lELLERMAN this country, and is particularly happy in his small-town character izations. When Otis bkinner played "Tony" on the stage, it was one of his most successful characterizations, and he toured the country in that role for three successive seasons. Downtown Programs Sun Today until Thursday, "The Love Charm ; latter half of week, "All's Fair In Love." . Strands Betty Compson in "Ladies Must Live."- . Rialto Today ' until '.Thursday, "The Call of the North"! beginning Thursday, "The March Hare." Moon Today until Wednesday, "Riding With Death"; beginning Wednesday, "Desert Blossoms." Empress Today until Thursday "Her Sturdy Oak"; latter half of week, "The Hell Diggers." Muse Today, "The Love Charm;" tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, "The Wolf Woman"; Thursday and Friday, "All's Fair in Love"; Sat urday, "Thunderclap." Actor Afraid of Himself Gpro Kino, the Japanese actor, who has a villainous role in Sessue Hayakawa's , "Street of the Flying Dragon," and who appears also m Pauline -Frederick's "The Lure of Jade," can look so dog-goned evil and tough at times that he is afraid to look in the mirror. The camera men themselves, are frightened of him in these roles but at that Kino is one of the most amiable and. kind ly hearted men on the lot. 4e Difi5' TLcrv ttfVed Suburban Programs Grand. Today, Tomorrow and Tuesday Pola Negri in "One Arabian Night." Wednesday Miss Du Pont in "False Kisses" and "Miracles of the Jungle." No. 11. Thursday and Friday Wallace Reid in "Always Audacious." Saturday Will Rogers in "Guile of Women." - . Hamilton. Today and Tomorrow "Mother O'Mine." Tuesday "Milestones." - Wednesday William Russell in "The Iron Rider." Thursday Constance Blnney in "The Magic Cup." Friday Mary Miles Minter in "Nurse Marjorie." Saturday Louise Lovely in "Part ners of Love." STARTING LLAStty S f PRESENT WALLACE dsedcd: in THE HELL DIGGERS4 Sand, (If htlef blood ind a treat love. n Cast Includes Lois Wilson THE VICTOR TAKES THE SPOILS Mother Nature in-all her beauty. Human Nature at its best , and worst And beating through alla heart! ? v Additional 13th Episode "Hurricane Hutch" A Thrilling and Startling ly Scntationa Serial. n Ifcllace etd Zmpress Straight From Bagdad Pola Negri plans to visit th United States soon. Boy, cancel my trip abroad I Pearl White is leaving Fox after the first of the year. IDfiAL GIFT for Boyi and Girls of All As Every Childs Magazine $1.80 a Yr Entertaining, Instructive, Uplifting Beautiful llluatratloiu. . InteiMttag ' atoriei, poeraa, trmrel, mute, art, book, nature, ate. 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