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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1923)
Musical Comedy on World, Bill Looks Big Time Stuff Jack Patten and Loretta Marks, who play the featured roles In the brilliant musical comedy revue "Bits and rieces" at the World theater were last seen In Omaha as the stars of "Going Up." The pair recently concluded a starring engagement In the Broadway success, "Rose of Stam boul.” In "Bits and Pieces" these two ertists assisted by a large company of girls offer excerpts from various successful Broadway plays, both of the comedy and musical type. In cluded In the list are scenes from such well known shows as "Break fast In Bed,” "My Lady Friends," "East Is West,” "Greenwich Village Follies,” "Scandal,” "Tea for Three,” "Maytime,” Fred Stones "Jock O’ lantern,” "Chu Chin Chow” and “Going Up.” A carload of scenic effects and properties are carried by the at traction to permit of realistic and ela borate settings for all the various bits introduced. American Photoplays Meet Troubles Abroad American-made motion pictures run up against difficulties in the Euro pean market, a stringent, almost pro hibitive import restriction by Ger many and in France the competition of French films. So says A1 Kaufman, for the past three years in charge of production and distribution for the Famous Play ers Lasky corporation on the conti nent. Mr. Kaufman arrived In Los Angeles recently and was met by Ce cil B. DeMille, with whom he is to Famous Benson Orchestra Comes In ths realm of danca music that just Ipvltes ths feet to do thetr beet, there are a few names that shine out above all others, and among these is the name of the Benson Orchestra of Chicago, with Don Bestor, director. The Benson orchestra will be the special attraction at the World thea ter for Its first anniversary week, starting Saturday, April 14. Mr, Ben son, organizer of the famous orches tra, has been on# df the largest em ployera of musicians In the United States for some SO years and In this orchestra a special effort has been made to gather the beet musical tal ent known In playing popular dance music. The orchestra will come to Omaha complete, presented by Edgar A. Ben son as he presents It in Chicago. Don Bestor Is pianist and director and the others are George Bass, violinist; Jo seph Mueller, hanjolst and player of guitar, mandolin and violin; Stuart Wllllatns, saxophone player and also clarlnent, oboe, bassoon and English horn; Frank Trumbauer, soxnphonist and aarusophonlst; Marvin T. Thatch er, saxophonist; Walter Zurawski, first trumpet and flugelhorn; Myles Van Deranp, second trumpet; Arthur Welsner, trombone, euphonium and baritone: Pierre Olker, sousa phone and string bass; tJeorge W. Brom meraberg, drums, xylophone, tympanl and accessories. I confer aa to plana for a picture-mak ing trip to Palestine In connection with DeMHla's forthcoming film ver sion of the "Ten Commandments.” “Germany has never seen a film by either Douglas Fairbanks or Mary Plckford." said Mr. Kaufman. "They never saw a Cecil B. DeMille or Char lie Chaplin production until late In this past year. The reason Is a strict “contingent" law calculated to protect German films. According to this, only 20 per cent as much film may be Imported as Germany exports. "Tfiere are no reatrictlons in France but the competition Is terrific. The French make films which would pot attain popularity In this country, but are specially suited to French taste, and the American film salesmen must show very special merit to his goods to get by this condition.” ________________ Belasco and Warner to Screen “Tiger Rose" Through a partnership arranged be tween the firm of Warner Brothers and David Relasco. It was learned that Leonore Ulrlc will be starred In a screen version of Mr. Bclasco1* great Stage success, "Tiger Hose.1’ Miss Ulrlc has been appearing for the past two seasons in the Belaseo play, “Klkl.” An Important feature In connection with the arrangements Is that Mr. Bclasco will personally, and for the j first time In his career, invade a photoplay studio in order to Infuse . into the filming of the production the high standards he so successfully em ploys In his stage plays. He is ex- j peeled to leave for Tcs Angeles soon. 4 u i i ors of Classic “Bird Seed’ Will Show Omaha How Frank Davis and Adele Darnell will come to the Orpheum theater Boon In their laugh-provoking skit entitled "Bird Seed,” the moat suc cessful offering that delighted Broad way audiences for several months. The piece was written by Mr. Davis solely for laughing purposes, and he Is a wizard In selecting material that fills this requirement. The playlet was accorded the un usual distinction of l>e!ng a feature In three successive musical comedies on Broadway without a single change In the act. First, In the "Galtles of 1919,” then "Frivolities of 1920.” and following In the "Greenwich Village Follies.” It Is said to be the first "flirtation” act to reach the ranks of Broadway's musical shows. Not only Is Mr. Davis a first-class comedian, hut a reeognlzed author as well. He has written and produced so far nine different and all success ful vaudeville acts, which are bring ing In nice sums In royalty. One of these Is "The Oarsman,” now a big hit on the Orpheum circuit. Mr. Davis also wrote the book for the “Ginger Box Revue.” a Green wich Village theater production, to be produced at an early date, Robin Hood Goes Well. Two hundred and fifty-five thou sand people viewed Douglas Fair banks in "Robinhood” at Grauman's Egyptian theater In Hollywood In 17 weekdi. And In the Capitol theater 101,000 people viewed It during its first week's showing. Now how long will It take the remainder of the world to view It? / (» I I Deposited in Any of the Banks Listed Below Will Enroll You in the 2*jrza:v Most of your neighbors drive motor cars. They can go where and when they choose. Their cars play a large part in their daily life, furnishing them with quick and convenient transportation for both business and pleasure. Realizing what the automobile means to the average family in bringing them greater enjoyment of life, we have arranged to extend the facilities of our bank to those who desire to become owners of Ford cars thru the new Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. Under this plan, you can begin with an initial deposit as low as $5.00. Then select the type of Ford car you you want—Touring Car, Runabout, Coupe, Sedan, etc.—and arrange to make weekly deposits on which interest will be computed at our regular savings rate. Come in and let us further explain the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan to you, or, V. you wish, go to the near est Ford Dealer for further details. Start today, and before you realize it you will be driving your own car. IN OMAHA First National Bank Merchants National Bank Live Stock National Bank Bank of Benson IN COUNCIL BLUFFS First National Bank City National Bank Knows He's Fat and Only Worries From Fear of Getting Thin "TVhat do they mean, nobody loves a fat man?" demand* Frank McIn tyre, who Is appearing at the Orpheum this week with his one-act cotnedy, "Wednesday at the Rita." l "Why, I get more mail than any body In the theater. Just look at this, i for_lnstarice. A company is getting out a new mattress and they want to send me one to carry on my travels, I suppose, and guarantee that In si* months I will not have slept a hollow jin It. "Here* one from a suspender guy. Kays he knows It's a long time alnco I've seen my waistline, but why wor ry, when hi# galluses will hold me up until Rome falls. All sorts of tailors from all sorts of towns write me pleading little notes saying that they will be delighted to make me ft 'stylish stout' for little or no ex , pense, If I will only mention casually when I walk on the stage that I was outfitted by ‘Needles and Threads, Inc.’ “But the anti-fat bugs are the worst. Here I am making an honest living by getting Into the wrong bed room and bath every night, as help less as only a fat man can be. and they want to make a perfect *<> out of me, so that the audience will be sorry for me instead of laughing. They recommend running three times around the park every morning, or stretching, leaning, twisting and diet ing. Now, as It happens, practically the only exercise I get on the road Is eating. It le good exercise and I arn fond of it, aa long aa nobody tries to introduce calories and other foreign matter into my food. And here they want to take even that fun away from me. But I am too smart for them. I have hired a secretary to read all my mail except the mash note#. “Oh. yes, fat as I am, I get those quite frequently! True, they are gen erally from women who asaume that It la pretty hard for a fat man to get married, and that I ought to be will iDg to take a widow with six children or a maiden lady with a parrot and a farm in Wlsconaln. Bo far no 'Follies' girla have applied. But you never can tell. And I'm not going to get thin worrying about it.” Palmer Photoplay States Writers Mot Born Rich Where do they come from—the I writer*? From the great houses of f the rich? Occasionally. From the ten ements of the poor? More often. But joftenest from what 1* known In Eu ; rope as the minor bourgeoisie and In America, as the middle classes. Farm er boys, they trudge over wet fields , to country schoolhouses; town boys, they early assume their share of the responsibilities, and the economies, of the household. The field* and the mountains nurture them In their youth and you are moat likely to find them In those small house-* that, light ed at night, make it difficult to dif ferentlate between the villages and the stars. That this Is true Is attested by the lives of great writers as well as by : psychological studies of the heredity, environment and training of men of genius, according to the Palmer Pho toplay eorporatlon, the educational de partment of which is Interested In '.raining new writers for the screen. i Take, for Instance, Zola. In his gar ret in Paris, “living on bread and cof fee, with 2 sous' worth of apples on gala days," Francis Ledwidg*. the poet, a grocer's boy In Dublin, longing for the Irish laaesi Masefield, a bar tender in a Greenwich village saloon: Albert Remain, a minor clerk In a sugar house, without a single literary friend or acijualntance: Henning Berg er, a self-imposed exile, working as a masseur in Chicago; Jack London, O. | Henhy, Mark Twain! ' Well Known Comedians Appear in “Hollytcood” liana are to appear In the James , ■C’ruze production, ’’Hollywood," for I | Paramount. Scene* have Just been made at the Christie studio for a part of the production and among the no tables appearing ar* Ken Turpin. Ford Sterling, James Flnlayaon and. Kalla Pasha. The Cruse unit la going from studio , to studio in Hollywood and vicinity making secenee, aa most of the fa- , mous people in pictures are to have , parte In this production. Keautlful girls without number aro being employed as bathing beauties, society folk, minor players seeking Jobs. etc. GAYETYISMOW After Tireless Hours of Preparation WE'RE READY! COME!! House opens at 11:45 today and every day; show starts at noon, running continuously until 11:00 P. M. HAPPY COMBINE of Musical Tabloids and First Run Photoplays Fred Webster and Company in “Egyptian Skies” 1:40 4:00 6:40 9:00 NEW SHOW THURS. “ROOF GARDEN REVUE” IT S INTOXICATING, But Mr. VoUtead Can’t Stop It FOR MOVIE FANS THE GAYETY ■■JABa PROUDLY OFFERS ■ Mg M Itfl ft f THE FIRST OMAHA | ITI SHOWING OF " W " " ^ IN THE TALE OF A MODERN IVAN HOE “Romance Land” A Picture So Pulling It Will Be Retained the Entire Week Feature Picture at 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 and 10:00 Daily VROMANCE LAN P^^'UUAM yoi hopw&tiqwF SUNSHINE COMEDIES, >OX FILM NEWS, ETC., AS OCCASION NECESSITATES DEAL SPRING ENTERTAINMENT £2 NIGHTS V.r 50c- o7yk MAT. 30c 6^. 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