THE SUNDAY OMAHA. UCTOUKIi -'-. IV'.
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Novels of Popular Choice
Make Successful Movies
Classics on Omaha Screens This Week Prove That
Theory; Current Attractions Are Adapted from
Most Popular Hooka; "Lorna Doone" Plays
at Kialto; "Prisoner of Zenda" at
Strand; "My Wild Irish Rose"
at Sun Theater.
For their hcenurioa the motion picture producers liuve
been turning more and mote to the popular novel, not the
heft teller, but the old favorite that have held us as much in
their thrall as they did our fathers and mothers. It is a wise
move, for they are utilizing stories whone appeal is definite
and already established.
To every one it in a pleanure to go and see revealed In
action the hurrying figures which heretofore have lived and
moved only in his imagination. The film hero may be dark
unci muMtachiood whereas his mental hero was blonde and
clean Bhaven, but the pleanure is none the less real.
'I'M lill'tUll'M UllriWn Oil flnmha .
T'-rm tli! werk are an unumially
Pat Has Trouble
'Wild Irish AW"
ifocxj fiami'l of thl tendrney, for al
most tvf-ry nno In the (Irnmatlaitlun
f a well known novel. The tlii-mee
mit th wir are varlrd to a high
are.
There la thn Knl!h rnuntryalde
and the areat i;nillh hrolne, lxirna
I wine, at the Itlulto. for thou wltu
r-fr the buml i.f the rlty, intrlRtie
nl trim there U "I'lltcrlm of tho
NlKht" it fh Wtn-M, a mm vtral'iii
f tt tle'erflve Mory by K. 1'hlllp Op.
i x-nhHm, anil for the "All American"
Hie Moon prtipiit "Vli"n liorninte
U1-c" a thrllli-r m A on "Wll.ltlrc,"
' v the popwl..!' Arm-rtriin wrllof, Zime
' li ry.
"The 1'ilnonrr of 7,(mila" la ailmlt
'illy one of th? hvt ndvi-nturn torla
ihaf ever knt 'i ninall lioy up imt
hm bi1 tinif. Anthony Jlop'-'a novl
hIU app'nr rtramntlwil on the screen
ii. (lit. Mi.inil for 10 May, birlrinlnif
vilnadjy. If tha .;ttlng of an
iiuiKlnary and highly decorative rnon
ireliy df not aatlufy the craving,
'he movie fan nwy bo trannported to
South Africa and wit no one of
'ynthla Btockky' allghtly lurid tnW
, m portrayed hy Clara Kimball Young
md Milton Bill at the Muae; or If
h'i 1 more aentlmentally Inclined,
My Wild Irlah Roae" at the Bun la
jrunranteed by the advance agent to
..ui:h hi heart. Written by Don
Couelcauit, It wa never a novel but
nil an old Wge aurc of 1SS0.
Two mils at Strand.
The popularity of the pretty Anglo
American drama, "Eaet Is Wet," la
mien that the Strand has held it for
three more day. Constance Tal
rcailge aa Ming Toy ha acop for all
her caprlclou charm.
, "The Prlaoner of Zenda," which haa
thrilled thouaanda who have read the
book or een the tilnv. ha been made
Into a photoplay U llx Ingram, and
will occupy the e. An at the Btrand
for 10 day, commencing Wedneaday.
r.aed on the novel of the aame
name by Anthony Hope, It 1 a atory
of the adventure of Rudolf Rasaen
dyll, a, young Englishman, who for a
time became the king of the mythical
country of Rurltanla and who won
the love of tho Princes Flavia after
a, aerlea of plot and counterplota
Downtown Programs
Kliilto "Irna Doon "
Mrand Todny till Wednea
day, "Kiuif. In West." Begin
ning Wedtieaday and next
we-k "Tho I'rlaoner of Zenda."
Moon "When Ho ma nee
Hide."
Sun "My Wild Irluli Rmn."
i.iiiprcim Today until Thura
d.iy, "Inmk to Imwn;" begin
nliiK Thuiadiiy, "The Rugged
lleirOHH."
' World "PIlKt'lm of the
NU-ht."
Mine Today, "I am flullty;"
Monday anil Tucailay, "III
Hildul NlKht;" Wedneartoy and
Thursday, "The righting Aiinr
Piiii;" I'Vlilay and Saturday,
"The Claw."
1 1 in
huddtfrrd ovr the dceda of the
bloody Doone," the beautiful love
tnry of the captive "tirnii" la told.
Contrneted with the tarly acenc of
the vIM moorland are vivid gUmpm
from the magnificent court of Kin
Jaiiu where "lornti" i takfii In re
gul atyla after her rescue by the her
ctileati "John Hidd."
Abulia l.fllumy I'l.o the part of
' Iornd. It I aaid that In the beau
tlful rf.BturncK which ahe weal In
ncene at 'he cum t and Weiitniliil
O r Abbey ahe might well be mltaken
for the model from whom tha faniou
paint. ng of "Lorna Doono" wn made.
" hen Koiniwire Hided" at Mixm.
A wtMlvrn drama featuring Claire
Adama, t'nrl fiantvoort and Jean Her
eilu.lt opened yeatenlay at the Moon
theater fur aevtn daj. Zane fjrey'
"Wildflro" la preiiented to film audi-
I'at O'.Miilley, lui lia lltn rule of
(unn, the kliaiiKliiaun in "My Wild
Irinh Itcwe," which will he) Mumn at
the Sim theater IW week, find never
al iiiMmiiiiifi. during the limiting of
the production.
In one M-eiie lie, I ununited by the
vllliiin, full off a precipice about fif
teen feet and lamli mi it shelving- In
making thn fall he didn't calculate
jiiKt right ami Infilled nilli s Hind,
bruKIng bin eiile,
"'Mint ' reiilixiii with a venueaiu p,"
a lit J'at O'.Miilley un In; picked Mill
(.i IT up after the icene had hern alutt
and Kent to the company automobile
to rub arnica mi hi liruinea.
"My Wild IHhIi Himc" l a picture
of Irish nit and humor, with a touch
of ilniiim and palhoa hIiIcIi only mi
I rluli atory run have.
ence under tht tltlu, "When rtuiinni-u
Kiden."
Thn pr-xlim r clnlfii for line pljoto
play that It In a new type of modern
wretern ih. una, .'or 111 It the wentern
flannel ehlrt ulternatea with tlie tux
edo', thn riding habit with tha tlecol
ele gown, and pictureaque run--'!
tenure with elaborate, and arilitlo In
tirii'i. ' When Romance Utile," contain
the lively Incident, the human every
day characterization and the m enlc
background which have proved uch
a powerful magnet to phture patron
In prevlotia Zan Orry plctuir. It
contain one of the moat thrilling
hoiae raoea ever atiged and a a cli
max, the heroine la een, tlfd face
down on the buck of a fear maddened
home recently reclaimed from a wild
tale, riding toward a precipice, The
photography of thl Mmeppa like ride
tin., fur t h gnat horee race at the
looro III it (me cualiipl (if how emo
tion tlrr!iig mere inot'.wn photography
can become,
HoiKe valued at in. .re than :'Ml,0l,i
appear In '4'hen Romance Hide
and two of them ahar in the acting
honor the bt.iutlfnl malllon which
linpn non. ilea the Wildfire of the noV'
el apil i he dopeii horn. Hag Hruh.
A lielgian pulice clog, 1 il n 1 1 n-t In , will
alho ciiptlMite evrry peron who llkea
dog.
Drram Drama at Knipre.
An tiniiHiinl plot proaent Itnelf In
"Duk and Dawn," the feature drama
which bring Florence Vldor to the
Kmpre theater tcHtay for three day.
Therein Marjorl Ltitltiiin agree to
ruacue a young man from the tolls of
a deignlng woman. If aald young
mnn'a father will tay prosecution of ha f"ll headlong tn love with M!.
her brother, accused of forgery. Jorle, ho refvued to marry him be
When the joung man forgot the eaimo cf Mran'ly realUtie dnanie
"delKtlllig Woman," H.il tie by li.une, turn .i fag Sine, t'oluntn Mghl.
I" IKE the sparklin' dew, fragrant as the new
mown hay, is this pitcher with its foights
and thrills and a love story that will charm the
Ioikes of yez.
during which he 1 compelled to fight
for hi tery life. Beautiful ettlnga,
gorgeoua contume and an exceptional
cant contribute to make thl romance
on uhlch will be talked about by
all lover cf good picture.
In the cast are Lewi Htone, Robert
Edtaon, Alice Trry, Stuart Holme,
Ramon Navarre, Barbara la Marr,
Malcolm McGregor, Edward Connelly
and Lola Lee.
Alice Brady at Muse.
The Mum present for today only
Louiae Glaum In "I Am Guilty."
"Ill Bridal Night," a breezy farce,
with Alice Brady playing the dual
role of twin eleten, can be cen on
Monday and Tueiday, and "The Fight
ing American" will be at the Muie
Wednesday and Thuraday.
Clara Kimball Young and Milton
SHI khar honor in "The Claw," a
gripping atory of South African life,
adapted for the ecreen from one of
Cynthia. Slockley' novel. It come
to the Muae on Friday and Saturday.
Tilgrlma of the Mfiht" at World.
She believe he owe filial affec
tion and obedience to the greatest
criminal In Pari.
She la In love with the amateur
crimlnologlat to whom all things con
nected with criminal 1 repugnant.
Such 1 the dilemma which con-1
front Ruby de Reiner, dowribed by
tho French urtlnt, 1'util Ilelleaii, as
the moKt beautiful girl In America, In
thn photoplay, "I'llgrlma of thn
Niitht," which i booked for thla week
at the World theater.
It la an adaptation of the novel,
"J'anHix By," from tho pen of E,
I'hllllpK Openhehn, the noted F.ugllih
author. The tory cit?ern Itaelf
with tho adventure growing out of
the theft of 4,000,000 franc from the
French ub-treaury and lta euhae-quc-nt.
disappearance from the place
where the leader of the criminal band
had hidden It.
The beautiful daughter of the mai
ler thief, complicate matter contid
erably by falling in love with the
young Engllahman who U actually
responsible for the breaking up of
the criminal band.
Riallo Bring "Lorna Doonc."
Romance come riding acroa the
acreen in plcturoaque 17th century
garb In the umptuou production of
"Lorna Doonc," which opened at the
Rialto theater on Saturday for an en
tire week.
From a novel that ha been a fa
vorite with three generation, Mau
rice Tourneur haa produced a film
that combine the beauty of an old
world painting and the thrill of a
modern melodrama.
Agslnt the background of the Dev-
onehlre hll' and moor, visited annu
ally by hundreds of tourleta who have
VuvmficJ
SURE it's not braggin' and boastin'
we are, when we say: "It's a
foine pitcher indade, and sure it'll
do yez a lot o good, an faith,
yez 11 enjoy it.
COMING NEXT SATURDAY
WESLEY DARRY . "RAGS TO RICHES"
Free Musical Program
Beginning Monday, October 23,
. Continuing Until Sat., Oct. 28.
A Different Program Each Day
From 4 to 5 P. M.
Program Will Be Givvn in t 'ht
GRILL ROOM
on the Tenth Floor of
The Brandeis Store
Everybody Is Welcome!
Among Those Who Will Appear
Master Samuel Carmell
Omaha Boy Violinist
Mr. Karl E. Tunberf at the Piano
PIANO
Mr. J. M. Albertien Sophie Nottitx-NamUka
Mi Edna Taylor Ida Luitfarten Uabelle Doolin
VOCAL
Central High School Glee Club
Elsie Howe, Director
Mi Dorothy Sleinbaugh Mr. William Maxwell
Adeline KelUtrom Edward Derrington
DANCE
Blois Adair Farrell
Vivian Stain Nellie Darland
Lauretta Boroff Martha Doty
Loretta Denniion
READING
Central High School Dramatic Clais
Monday -"Muic Appreciation," Mr. Robert Cuacaden.
Tueiday "Memory in Muic," Mr. Hrry Brader.
Wednesday "Interpretation of Mu.ic," Mr. Jean P. Duffield.
Thuraday "Muaie in School," Mit Juliet McCune.
Friday "Vcica in Muic," Mr. D. B. Welpton.
Saturday "Civic Mutie The Appropriation," Heater Bromon
Copper.
Under Auspices of Brandeis Phonograph Dept.
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