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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1923)
Month of April Offers Best of Year for Omaha % Photoplay Offerings for Current Month Include Special Features at Every House—Gayety Will Run Pictures—Managers Evidently Plan •on Banner Spring Month Before Warm Weather Arrives. April promises the finest general Toffering in photoplays for Omaha cinema fans that has been booked during the year, practically every theater having arranged for an ex-< ceptionally interesting program for the month. The Rialto is especially ambitious. Harold Lloyd in "Safety Last,” a •even-reel comedy, is offered for U) days, starting April 0, and will be fol lowed by Jackie Coogan in “Daddy,” which ran so successfully at the Strand, will be returned at the Rialto the last of the month. The Moon theater offers a, week of aetion In "Cold Courage” today, and during the month has booked Marshall fCeilan's “The Sftranger’s Banquet" and the photoplay, "Broken Chains,” which won the 110,000 sce nario prize last year. The Strand has Agnes Ayres in a thrilling auto race story' today, hut the outstanding feature of the month here will be Fola. Negri's first Ameri can-made motion picture, "Bella Don na," for which much is promised by tiie Polish star’s publicity agents. Of interest to patrons of the Gay ety i* the announcement of pictures there starting April 8 in conjunction with musical comedy stock. Tom Mix jin "Romance Land" la the initial of fering and a series of Fox stars will follow. Bookings at the World and Empress theater have not all been announced hut managers of these theaters prom ise attractions to compete with the features of the exclusive photoplay -houses. It is evident that Omaha managers Vre planning to show these high priced specials before warm weather nr arives and keeps a percentage of their patrons outdoors. • Agnes Ayres a Speeder in Auto RacinfrStory An automobile story, " Itacing iHearts,” writftn by Byron Morgan Jfor Agnes Ayres, offers fun and Thrills at the Strand. This is one »of The best pictures in which Miss Ayres has appeared. She plays the part of the ultra-modern girl, a firm believer in advertising as a business ibullder. Her father's cars, the Gra nada Motors, are in a bad way. Miss jAyret, by a series of clever pub licity stunts, saves the firm from bankruptcy and wins the love of the. •on of one of her father's competi tors by her exploits. Richard Dix plays opposite Miss Ayres. Theodore Roberts is the automobile manufac turer. Miss Ayres won the distinction of .driving a car faster in competition than any other motion picture star when she wheeled off a few miles at the rate of 1<U miles per hour against Johnny Wunderlich and Bd<M Heffer anan, famous racing drivers, in the •facing scenes. Navarro and La Marr New Stars of Movies -- Rex Ingram claims another screen success in "Trifling Women" which Js featured at the Sun this Wbek. In it he presents for the approval of the public two relatively new stars, ftamon Navarro, who seems destined to offer competition to Valentino, and Barbara I .a Marr, who is America's newest vamp type. The brilliant director of "The Hour Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” "The Prisoner of Zenda" and other big Metro pictures, is himself 6oth author and adaptor of his latest success. This fact makes his triumph all the more complete, for the story and continuity _ are on a par with the production it self. The story is concerned with the fas cination of Zarcda, a crystal gazer, whose slren-lilte fascination qtiracts men into her net. How she attains wealth and power through a marriage with a wealthy marquis; how she ar ranges his death to marry her young lover, Ivan, how she meets a terrible end with her lover when her huS band finds them together, makes a graphic and dramatic story. , Lewis Stone, Barbara La Marr, Ramon Navarro and “Edward Con yielly, all in “The Prisoner of Zenda,” Tiave important parts in this picture. Others are Pomeroy Cannon, Hughie Mark and Gene Pouyet. Richard Harding Davis Story in Cinema Now Everyone gets a thrill out qf close election fights, and especially so when one of the candidates is shown up at, the eleventh Jjour as anything but the model man that he purports to be. Such a thrill is at the World this week, where “The Scarlet Car’* is being shown. Herbert Rawlinson, dashing and popular young cinema star and hero of a score of outstanding screen suc cesses, plays tho stellar role in this drama of political trickery and love. He is supported by an excellent cast, including Claire Adams, Edward Ce cil. Norris Johnson, Tom Mc’Gulre, Marc Robbins and Tom O'Brien. "The Scarlet Car" is from the pen of Richard Harding Davis, which in itself is a guarantee of excellence. An equally well known author—George Randolph Chester—prepared the screen version, adhering as closely as pos sible, however, to the story of Mr. Davis. Four Features Comprise Muse Program This Week Sunday—Lon Chaney in “Cold Courage." Monday and Tuesday—Marguerite Marsh in “Face to Fare, Wednesday and Thursday*—Mae Murray in "Jazzmania." Friday and .Saturday—D. W. Grif fith's "Hearts of the World.” Alice Brady in Story of Blnckie Daw Today “Missing Millions," stolen from a ship at sea, is the title of another clever crook play, in which only a thin, fine line separates the crooks from a certain type of financier. Alice Brady, supported by David Powell, holds the stellar role in the photo play which is featured at the Em press the first of this week. Miss Brady is as attractive as ever, and even though she has the part of a crook (reformed at the* end, of course) she manages to wear some stunning clothes in her own fetching manner. David Powell plays oppo site her. Miss Brady and Mr. Powell are two crooks who steal a piece of jewelry from a Wail street broker's wife. They promise to return the jewel, however, if Miss Brady's father, who has been unjustly accused of a crime, is freed from jail. The broker recov ers the jewelry, but doesn't play fair and sends Miss Brady's father to jail, where he dies. Miss Brady and Mr. Powell then devote the rest of the picture to an attempt to wreak vengeanck on the broker. In pursuance of their plan, many thrilling incidents occur and there isn't a dull moment in the pic ture after the plot gets its stride. The supporting cast is excellent. Hawaiian Scenery and Lots of Pretty Girls Betty Com peon In her latest fea ture, "T h*1 ’While K lower," in which she appears at the Rialto the first of tins week and pictures the part rid ing the famous surf boats and as an expert swimmer in the part of a woimc. half American, half Hawaiian, girl who is in love with a voung American, the pineapple king of the Island Many are the plans which Miss Compson forms for winning this young fellow s love. In fact, she al most does away with his fiance by the aid of mysterious rites, so great is her love for him. She realize*, however, what she is about to do, and This Week-Ending Friday The screen’s greatest character v actor in an odd combination of ''c villain and hero and he docs both \ ro well you will either hate him WJ «r like him as he wishes you to do. r LON I CHANEY 5^' Billy Dove—Robert McKim ^ MALCOM MacGREGOR w ( in 1 “COLD COURAGE” Adapted from Ben Ames Williams' Saturday Evening Post Story, “ALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT” N'ttahhara. £»a. and I ^atrtoti AaySito at thi SUN ** (_) 'beily Com/oj'oft at tub1 . R.IALTO _ V 't/lyfe... *r t„, . d/j'ce 'BtaJy *r tut at the crucial moment her real ivu ltianhood asserts itself. The photography, as well .is the act ing, in the production is i xccip nt. Tho direction by Julia flaw ford I vers, who also wrote thp story, is superb. One of the many noteworthy scenes in the picture is that showing the crater of/ the volcano Kilauea. The heart appeal is intense. W iltl Days aiul \iritis at Sva in Clianay Film Life was anything hut a continual round of pleasure for the crew of the whaling schooner “Carolyn Franco*,” regardless of wheth«T its members had really signed ship's articles or 1* longed to the cast of players enacting Ben Ames Williams* powerful s* a story,“All the Brothers Were Vali ant.” Its film tit?** at the Moon this week is "Col*! Courage.” Fights and whaling were the princi pal activities of crew and cast during the month the "Carolyn Frances ’ sailed Pacific waters. Being confined to the ship every day for months oe 1-111110 irksome to the cast. Cliasin-t whales in longboats served to help break the monotony, but even this sport lout its fascination. The picture called for a mutiny scene. After its screening stock was taken of casualties. Black eyes, bruised knuckles and cracked rivs were plentiful. With such fistic art ists as A1 Kattfman. well known "w hile hope" of a few years ago, lead ing the attack, much physical damage resulted. Ron Chaney adds to hi* considerable deputation through his handling of the role of Mark Hhorc. ji crafty sea man. (Malcolm MoOregor is hi* brother, corn geouMy loyal on his tryst as captain of the whaling schooner. Riffle Dove gives a charm ingly sympathetic Interpretation of the role of Prist-ilia, the wife of Joel, to whom Msrjv makes unwelcome ad vances. * Rebe Daniels has recovered from her operation f"r appendicitis and is to have . pail in "The Kgrltei - " An fonlo Mi re no plays opposite her. '■-— A eighborlutod Programs for IIw C.urroHt Week Victoria — Sunday and Monday, Charles Huy in "Alias Julius Caesar;" (Tifesday and Wednesday, all star cast ;ju "The HalhBreed;'’ Thursday and Friday, Norma Talmudge In "Th*- Pro , t-uiion N\ if#-;" Saturday, Pete Morri ' son in "Daring Danger." (•rand—Sunday. Monday and Tu^s ;day. \ iola Dana in Juno Madness;" | W< dneaday and Thursday. rtoot Gib I son in "Tho Gallopin' Kid;" Friday and Saturday, Anita Stewifrl in i "Hose of the Sea." Hamilton Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, George Behan in "The Sign I of the ItoBe;" Wednesday, special pro duction, "The Barricade." Thunslay, all-star cast in "Destiny's Isle;” Friday and Saturday, features and comedy. "'Clia-tity" Cast Picked. The cast for "Chawtity,** Katherine MacDonald* next picture. i» an nounced s follow*: Katherine Mac Donald. Huntley Gordon, Kred Truce* dale, Kdythe Chapman. Gordon Rus sell, Gunnia I>avi« and Tvew Mason. fiat \e*t? Well we've all heard of contribu tory negligence but Helen Holt is be ing sued In Hollywood lieoaujie two truck drivers collided while both were watching Helen cross a muddy street with her skirts slightly raised. Tinfoil? Ah, Ye?. Itemember that nice, shiny tinfoil you used to save during the war from tobacco or clcnret packages or tnayhe chewing gum'* There's tons of it be ing us-d |n ''reflector*" for rertnin shades of light used in making movies. today /rxjKk Ji ,n™A7. AND VVW^) i» mmu,"l*,er fW •*"« THEODORE ROBERTS <nd RICHARD DIX VTOU’LL see a brand new Agnes Ayres, bob- ✓ bed hair, sparkling eyes— „ s,ory *>y c II t I ... 1 Byron Morgan full o pep. In a rollick ing, racing romance. By the author of Wally Reid’s -auto successes. S h e’l I whizz right into your i heart. ^ And to further the spirit of joy, LIGE in hU KICK CONLEY reel mermaid, OUT NOTICE STARTING TODAY Balcony Price* Will Be the Same a* Main Floor Night* and Sunday Mat. ! All Seat* 40c Except Bote* 50c Week Day Matinees Until 5 o'Clock All Seat* 25c Children 10c Any Time j STRAND ORCHESTRA EASTER FANTASIA ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ TWO STARTS WEEKS TODAY SHOWS START 1 (j 11. 1, 3. 5. 7, 9 o'clock Feature 20 minutes ; REX INGRAM Creator of “The Four Horsemen/' “Turn to the Rigrht," “Prisoner of Zenda,” now presents a worthy successor to them all. | Featuring1 a trio of screen artists second to none— Ramon Navarro Barbara La Marr Lewis Stone Gorgeous Gowns / I he town* and coatuinea worn by Miia La Marr, created by the fnremoat dr. aignera in Paria, compriae a ininatura faahiun pageant. SPECIAL MUSICAL SCORE SUN INCOMPARABLE ORCHESTRA DIRECTION LOUIS SCHNAUBER An Interesting Note Following the* first showing of "Trifling Women” in New York, the Metro Picture Corporation w« so pleased with the work of Ramon Navarro that it signed this handsome youth to a long term contract to appear in future pictures under the direction of Rex Ingram. t » ___ -...... .. New York Comments “Suptrb motion pictur#.'* Kveninir World. "Fvening of netting f»* tfrtftinmrnt H* TltltOO. •‘Production is ptsttictlly ♦ suit less " \\ 9rid. •’Best thin* Mr ln«t«m hns y#t do*#.M -Daily No**