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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1923)
Producer Raises Ante on Zukor's Prize Offer The announcement that Adolph Zukor offera an annual prize to be awarded to the author of the best film atory of each year created a stir in Hollywood producing circles. Roy L. Manker, president of the Palmer Photoplay corporation, while com menting on Mr. Zukor's offer as a step in the right direction, brought to light the fact that for 10 months his producing company has been of fering even higher awards, although in a different way, and whereas Mr. Zukor’s prize means one J10.000 award per year, several stories will be pur chased each year for Palmer produc tions. "We have adopted a uniform rate of compensation which has already been put Into effect with the purchase of ‘Judgment of tha Storm,’ from Ethel Styles Middleton of Pittsburgh, and our second story for production, by Dr. Walter G. Hallstead of Penn Yan, N. Y„" declares Mr. Man ker. “Ours is a 5 per cent royalty plan, and a little figuring will show that under this arrangement the author stands a chance to realize far more than $10,000 for his story. Five per cent of a net return of only $200, 000 would equal that sum. “A picture bringing the producers $500,000 would net the author $25,000, enabling him to realize upon any “hit” his story makes. To prove to anyone not familiar with picture earnings that I do not speak in too large figures, let me cite a news item stating that the cost of the next Clear Lake Opens New Bathing Beach Clear Lake, la., June 23.—Clear Lake's new $25,000 bath house was thrown open to the public this week with the prediction that Us capacity would be taxed before buslnoss has been 30 days old. The new building Is the most complete In this part of the country and has many conveni ences not found In any other bath house In the world. It measures 56 by 118 feet, has facilities for handling people at the rate of nearly a thou sand an hour and opena with more than 1,900 bathing suits. Complete water and bathing equip ment has been installed, including toboggans, shoot-the-shoots and surf boats and attendants are on guard at all times. The ne\+ bath house stands between the Oaks hotel site and the lake and is finished in white stucco. Mrs. Mary C. Weigel, 2752 Bau man avenue, Omaha, arrived today in Clear Lake. She has rented a cot tage In Oakwood park and will con duct a delicatessen shop for the sum mer. F. P. Durand of Omaha, instructor In telegraphy in Omaha public schools, arrived In Clear Lake today with his family and will occupy the Du rand cottage in Oakwood park for the season. Hanna Zilliek, 310 W. O. W. build ing, has rented a cottage for six g'rls two weeks commencing with July 22. Clear Lake Sleeper Put on Great Western for Season The Clear Lake sleeper was added to the Great Western evening train Friday. The sleeper will be a regular part of the train for the north every Friday night during the hot weather, and will be parked at Cleai Lake, la., for the week-end, returning Monday morning. Alien Lodge Men Sail for Two Month^’ Tour of Europe Steamship Antonia, with a party of Freemasons and Odd Fellows of Ozerho - Slovakia nationality, left Montreal this month for a two months' tour of Europe. The trip Is under the personal di rection of Louis Zavodil of Chicago. The reurn trip will be made on the Cunard liner Laconia. Jackie Coogan picture is placed at $600,000. Understand me to commend highly Mr. Zukor's liberality In offer ing a straight prize of $10,000. But in the matter of actual compensation for value received from the author, I believe that all producers should adopt the royalty plan, with an ade quate cash advance.’’ Patsy Suffers Twisted Neck. Found! A man who can make ’em stay loved! Patsy Ruth Miller, who played Esmeralda, one of the leading roles in Wallace Worsley's big Universal feature, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” has something to remember the picture with. In fact, she is so affected over it that she is “up-stag ing” everybody, even Director Wors ley. Nd, gentle reader, she is not really high-browing ’em; it’s only a case of painfully stiff neck. "You see,” says pretty Patsy, "when Norman Kerry, my hero in the film, gives a girl a loving, he does is right and she stays loved! In one of the last scenes he pulled me to his Iron chest—or armor (or is it amour!)—and twisted my neck so badly that it is In a terrible fix and I’ve had to visit an osteopath every day. ‘Old Faithful’ Always There Canadian Pacific Sh Lawrence Short’ Sea Route frequent eeHinca from MontreeJ; and Quebec. Two fut train* connecting with ship*—“Domic 8aR *• c*n*di“’" **» ► -• ” Further information from local eteunship agents or R. 9. ELWORTHY. General Agent 9. S. Traffic Dept. 40 North Dearborn Street Chicago. Ill Are You a Mason? Masons and their families are invited to enjoy a real vacation at Cinosam Club on beautiful Gull Lake, up among the virgin pines of Minnesota. TREZ CAMP BITS FISHING-BOATING-BATHING For complete information and road map write or wire CINOSAM CLUB (For Masons and Eastern Stars) 242 McKnlfht Bldf. Minneapolis, Minn. “North American” and ^ x “South American* i toa“ | ffiwa, (StLSliaidMhiSB I Cal «r aiMi Im VMayUa aar lalni IkUanaaMAma _ W. H. BLACK. G. r. A. \CUum Mrik * GiaiUa Bay ^yiMW AatuTsL nOaan. IB. K1 Old Faithful geyser, in Yellow stone National park, W’lU play this season to Us largest audience, rep arations are made for the entertain ment of 120,000 visitors during the summer. Yellowstone has scores of geysers, but chief among them In popularity Is Old Faithful, which erupts every 65 minutes. Old Faithful throws 1,500.000 gal Ions of water Into the air every hour and a total of 33,225,000 gallons per day. This amount of water would be sufficient to supply a city of 300, 000 Inhabitants. Yellowstone, of all the national parks, is the wildest and most uni versal In its appeal. There Is more to see there—more different sorts of things, more natural wonders, more strange and curious things, more scope, more variety—a longer list of astonishing sights—than any half dozen of the other parks combined could offer. Dally new, always strange, ever full of change, it is nature's wonder park. It Is the most human and the most popular of all the parks. The tour through Americas gey serland Is really an emotional experi ence; like seeing a great play, listen ing to the music of a great com poser, or reading a good book. It has a beginning, a climax, a con clusion. Experienced travelers argue that on the first trip at least through the park they should begin the "Yellow stone book" on Its first page by going In the Gardiner Gateway. From here the wonders of Yellowstone park unfold In the most dramatic and perfect way. Nature's climax comes where It should! Valley, Nebraska, If ill Celebrate on the Fourth The American Region of Valley, Neb., plans to celebrate the Fourth of July with festivities that will at tract the thousands from nil around. From early In the morning, when the first firecracker will announce the day as started until tho last sky rocket closes the Mg fireworks rx hlblt, there will be a constant series of entertainment for visitors, ltnth ing nnd wuter gnmes nre scheduled at the bench nt the lake, morning nnd afternoon, and thero will he two base ball games, also morning nnd after noon. Users nnd sports of all kinds are planned during the day. Honorable A. W. Jefferls will make the address of the day during the afternoon Independence day exercises In the evening. In addition to the fire works exhibition, there will he a hand concert and dancing and other features. Jack Wheatley, the cow boy, will be on the Job all day. Prizes are offered for the winners In the races and games. . cAra oom wmmmmwL M MAYFLOWER INN (iiilf, T««tinl«, KiiiMIp Bgf IlnOiltiK, Fifth I tiff. Hniulnir Mend tor llluitmtrd I'oldrf ni Muscallonge Galore Ban*, Pikt, Trout atul other fiehiliff. Cen trally located In the Mantrap Val ley, chain of 10 beautiful lake*. C.’ottaffo plan, central dininv room, food eat*. Write for Dopa Booklet. PINE CONE CAMP Dorm, Hubbard County, Minn Oddments and Remainders By PERCY HAMMOND. New York, June 30. IT seems improbable that I Bhall ever again be asked if there exist in New York any musical plays In which bare legs and barer jokes do not abound. Time was when anxious chaperones made inquiry as to the the ‘'morals" of an entertalment be fore endangering themselves and their charges to contamination from the drama. But that wariness Is now obsolete and childhood and mid dle age go hand-in-hand or separately to the operas, negligent of the perils that lurk therein. As one who has been helpful heretofore as a guide to circumspection, I feel like an ora cle out of a job. Cautious theater goers no longer seek my counsel as to the safety zones, and my red flag droops upon its staff, lacking a whole some breeze to animate it into warn ings. Yet, from force of habit, I have to recommend today, at the risk of harming its prosperity, a |how called "Helen of Troy, New York," as a pure if not a pious recreation. Written by the Messrs. Kaufman and Connelly, authors of "Dulcy,'’ "Merton" and "To the Ladies," It substitutes a humorous romance for naked hips and smutty wheezes, and appears to get away with it. Its principal ladies and its ensemble are a little leggy at times, though always respectable, and there is a dancer or two who abrade the conventionalities of dress and movement. But, as a whole, it is a cleanly diversion. Of the near-beers, it has been said that there isn't a song in a barrel of them. So it may be observed of "Helen of Troy, New York," that there isn't a blush in the two acts of it. Miss Queenie Smith, a waif from the ballet of the Metropolitan opera house, walked, as the saying is, away with the show. She danced gracefully and she acted her role completely. Miss Smith's role Is that of the gamin sister of the prima donna (Miss Helen Ford). Miss Ford represented the songful stenographer of a Troy collar manufacturer, enamored of his son (Paul Frawley), whose barytone de meaner was as stately as that of any earl or king. Not since Fred Stone upset the calculations of "The Wizard of Oz" on Its first performance have I seen so wild a demonstration in n theater as that which greeted Miss Queenie Smith at the premiere of "Helen of Troy, New York." Some wise producers signed her up, Im mediately thereafter, on a contract for eight years at an incredible sal ary, so hypnotic was the hysteria. Tom Lewis was funnier as a Troy collar king than he has been since Mr. Cohan's "Little Johnny Jones," \ and there were amusing efforts by Roy Atwell as a burlesque efficiency i expert; and by Charles Lawrence, an ex-meml>er of Miss Elsie Jania’ 'Gang," as a model for the collar ads. -* No doubt the most spectacular de velopment in the recent American theater has been that of the Messrs. Gallagher A Shean, troubadours ex traordinary in Mr. Zeigfeld's "Fol lies." Their career has been no less a triumph than thnt of "Yes; We Have no Bananas!" or "Abie’s Irish Rose.” Broadway producers have been so passionate In their desire for the ser | vices of the Messrs. Gallagher and Shean that the courts have been called upon to deliberate upon their artistic prowess and to decide at public ex pense which manager should be ad vantaged by their services. So far as theatergoing Is concerned, the drama lovers were tempted as much by ths Messrs. Gallagher nnd Shean as they were by Mr. Barrymore's Indoor "Hamlet" or Miss Cowl's cosmic, universal, human and suburban Ju liet. Therefore the public will be Inter anted to know that In the "summer edition" of the "Follies" Messrs. Gal lagher and Hhean have moved them selves from Egypt to the Cafe de la Pnlx. Pressed In the gay livery of the boulavardiers. they now Infest the Tourist's Paradise and engage In a variant of the duet which was so popular when rendered under the shadow of the dateless tombs. I sue pected the other night that they stif fered little in transference, since thler broad colloquy seemed to be more successful when sunk In tho desert than In a center of civilization. -<9 The first verse of the new Gal lagher and Shean song observes It Is as foolish to take one * wife to Paris ns It Is to take a sandwich to a ban quet—a remark made originally, l believe, by Col, Henry W. Watterson when In an antic mood In 1868. Other stanzas were newer If not wittier, but they, too, failed somehow to inflame the audience to Its customary state of agitation. Even when the band played "Pixie,” after the last verse, beseech ing another encore, there was noth ing doing, though the usual number of New York southerners were pres ent. The sentiments expressed by these careless minstrels were as scan dalous, If not more so, than ever, but that quality also miscarried In Its hi denvors to excite. “Life is nrched with changing skl»s," to quote Mr. William Winter again. Ere the fort night Is over the Messrs. Gallagher and Hhean will resume, perhaps, their wonted plare alongside the radio as Instruments of public recreation. Meantime the renewed "Follies." with Miss Anne Pennington, Eddie Cantor and others, remains ns much n place to go as Grant's tomb or the Aquarl uni. Among the new Jokes submitted by Mr. Cantor Is one about bis favor Ite bootlegger. "Ha Is so nice a boot legger," says Mr. Cantor, "that In ense you go blind he gives you a tin cup and six lead pencils with every quart." Pinky Dean, who gained fan e In Chaplin's "The Pilgrim," Is to ho starred In "Olgl " Pnuglas Z. Poty. formerly an editor of Century and of Cosmopolitan magazines, wrote the continuity and adaptation. Poty Ims tecently been made editor In chief of the Palmer photoplay advisory bu reau. Waller Woods, wall known slay producer, is now with Pat nniaint as production editor. Home of his fli t suggestions were for more suggestion anil less detnll nf action In pictures and for a tempo of pantouiln e and gesture In picture action to match tempo In voice and tntUilluii ns on the speaking stage Musical Revue at World This Week i Heel Morton & Co i_HJontJQ Krug Park Sicimming Pool Gets Big “Play” With the advent of sultry weather In Omaha, swimming has come into its own. Hundreds of persons during the past week sought relief from the heat in Krug park pool. Organization of Red Cross classes in swimming and life saving at Krug pool was completed last week and several classes received the.r first in structions. Miss Gladys Brooker. captain of the University of Iowa swimming team last year and Iowa’s greatest all-round girl athlete, is in charge of the instructions. Several classes are scheduled to be started this week. Registration may be made for the lessons at Red Cross head quarters. M ss Brooker does not need water *o teach the rudiments of swimming. Her first step in teaching beginners is to overcome fear of water. Then she instructs them in the correct method of breathing while In the water. Miss Brooker not only waa captain of the Iowa university swim ming team last semester, but captain of the girl’s basket ball lteam and1 a member of the field and baseball teams. St ay-at-Home Folks Enjoying Manana Park Out of 10 Omaha and found! Bluffs families, how many go out of the city for their annual vacation? Manager F. B Stewart of Manawa park says the number is no doubt smaller than the average person would think. Says he: ”1 doubt If more than two out of 10 families leave town for a summer outing. We are In a pretty good P'-ltlon, down* here at the largest lake outing place within hundreds of miles of the cities, to note the number of local families who come down to spend a day now and then in an all day picnic, boating, fisliing. bathing, dancing and other wise enjoying themselves "During the last two weeks—since the vacation season has been really under way—we have observed sn in creasing number of families here on week days. The greater numtier of pleasure seekers, of course, consist of people, young and old. who come down In the evening after office hours, on Saturday afternoon or dur ing Sunday Most of the visitors take to bathing, many go boating mid there are the usual funseeking crowds who enjoy the dance pavilion: the rides, games and other attrac tions.” Lakcvictv Park Mecca nf Many I'un Lovers —_1___ Bakevlew Park is planning for a banner month during July. Starting with today there will he held a series of picnics for different organisations In addition to the numerous smaller ones hooked, and something extra In the way nf amusement is planned for each of the picnic days. Special events will mark the park festivities on the Fourth and It Is confidently expected that the weather permitting, all attendance records at the park will l>e broken on that date. Boating is proving more popular with each passing day. The big fleet nf boats Is busy each evening and many of the afternoons. The other sports, such as the roller skating also attract many. I-ako breezes and dancing hold an Irresistible appeal for the young folks, and the big dance hall at I<ak»vlevv entertains goodly crowds each evening. The Flnyd-Hodek orchestra has proven even better than its press agent con tended. and seems to furnish the kind of mush that brings bark the crowds for more. Celebrate the 4th . VALLEY, NEBR. Auspices of American Legion BEST BATHING IN NEBRASKA Clear Water, Whit* Sand Bottom— Water Sports and Games Two Baseball Games Morning and Afternoon AIL KINDS OF RACES Prises of Value to Winners BAND CONCERT, DANCING j Address of Day by Hon. A. W. Jefferis On Lincoln Highway, 25 Miles West of Omaha What the World Offers . 1 " ' ** gala bill for holiday week i« what the World management ha* assembled as their current 4th of July week entertainment. It Is a show containing a superabund ance of comedy with several stars of national theatrical prominence on the list. Henry Regal and Sim Moore "are facetiously billed as "the world's greatest." Season before last the act was one of the features of the Ed Wynn show anil lti vaudeville they are doing the same bit that made them such a laughing success In musical comedy. They deliver a lot of fun and nonsense and have a sur prise finale that keeps one guessing Ned Norton, well known in musical comedy circles brings his company of seven all-star artists in what is claimed to be vaudeville's smartest musical farce. Under the caption of “What’s Your Name,” this sextette tell a very funny story interspersed with tuneful songs and snappy dances Among the original musical numbers Introduced are "Richman, Poorman," "At the Servant Girl's Ball." and "You're Some Girl." The satirical vaudeville gem "Mar riage versus Divorce" is a rip roaring comedy playlet featuring George and May Usher with Ann Engle and Marguerite Farrell. The farce is played In three scenes and from ad vance repots Is one of the best vaude ville bets of the year. Burke and Betty In a mirthful potpourri offer comedy, singing and instrumental music. AJI their num bers are of the syncopated variety. The Samsons of vaudeville are the De Lyons Duo who offer a clever novel ty act. Arthur Hays presents a new version of "Yankee Doodle Blues'' as his organ solo. The picture attractions include Gladys Walton in a comedy drama entitled "Gossip” and the 7th story of the "F ghtlng Blood” scries. Barney Gerard's "Follies of the Day," in which "Bozo" Snyder has prominence as burlesque's only pan tomimic comedian, was headed for London when the Columbia "Wheel" season closed in May but the call of Boston prevailed. Gerard's "Fol lies" played seven weeks last sum mer at the Boston Gayety and a second summer run of seven weeks at the same theater, lately termi nated. Having played two weeks in Boston during the Columbia "Wheel's" regular season, within the past two years, Barney Gerard thus estab lished a new record for burlesque with eighteen weeks of "Bozo" and his "Follies" in Boston. After a re.-t that has assuredly been earned, "Bozo" and the new edition of Bar-j ney Gerard novelties, will open on Broadway July 4, to remain at the Columbia theater until the regu lar "Wheel" season Is Inaugurated. Then "Follies of the Day" will again play the Columbia circuit Ir.duding the Gayety theater in this city. M U S 1 C" Dedication services of the First Evangelical Lutheran church July 1, will include the dedication of the new organ. Harry W. Thornton, organist and choir director of the First Baptist church, will give the dedicatory recital which Will Include many Interesting and brilliant organ numbers, which will use the varied resources of the instrument, and sey. oral numbers by the Lutheran choirs. There will be a silver offering. The organ w-as built by George Kilgen & Sons of St. Louis. It is a two manual, well equipped with varie ties of stops, and many couplers and piston combinations. Mrs. Orpha Dodson Martin of Wausa, Neb., pave a voice re-1 dial at the Methodist Episcopal i church of that city June 21. Mrs. | Martin Is a pupil of Howard Kirk-, Patrick of Lincoln. Among the num bers presented was the "Cry of Rachel," which was most enthus iastically received by the apprecia tive audience. Mrs. Martin was as sisted by her sister. Mrs. Millie Poi son Surface of Silver Creek. Neb. contralto. \V. E. Cockle of Central City furnished the accompaniments, and aided In the success of the pro gram. Seena Owen and Lionel Rnrrymore will co-star In "1'nseeing Eyes." Canadian Tenor Who Sings at the Rialto ~ mmT* L<uvelie Gordon. I^velle Gordon, Canadian tenor, will sing at the Rialto (heater this , coming week as a feature attraction i for Independence week. Gordon Is a well known singer throughout eastern Canada and northeastern sections of the United States. This is said to be his first stay In this country during the festivities of the Fourth of July. Among the songs he will sing In Omaha are "Song of Songs," "Road to Mandalay” and "Three O'clock in the J.Iorning." Anita Stewart has finished "The Love Piker" and will start work at once on "Cain and Mabel.” Buster Keaton is on the rampage against the schools of acting who promise their scholar* Jobs. Several of them applied for work with him. having been assured that he was wait ing to hire them. DAN DESDUNES and Hi* Band at City Auditorium, Wednesday Eire, July 11, 1923, in concert. ADMISSION Adult* .50c-75c Children ... 25c Vaudeville—Photoplays GALA HOLIDAY BILL -in SSSsW- VNWSt “Marriage vs. fiivorce” Vodvil’s Comedy Gem, With Geo. and May Usher ARTHUR HAYS In a New Version of “Yankee Doodle Blues” GLADYS WALTOM In • Clever Screen PU y, “GOSSIP” In Addition to the Seventh Story of the “Fighting Blood” Series. ENJOY OUR BIG SUMMER SHOWS IN COMFORT The World Theatre’s New COOLING SYSTEM Insures a Constant Supply of Washed, Purified and Cooled Air. Today and July 4th invite you to nature’s choice outing place —right in this city! Picnic accommodations, including pre pared firewood, new stoves, tables, water, beautiful park — all free for your use. Bathing, dancing, free movies every evening out-of-doors, boating, swings, games, rides and other amusements. Swift street cars, ideal auto roads in all kinds of weather, plenty of safe parking space provided. This park is conducted to help you have a good time in the out-of-doors. ADMISSION FREE Manau/a Park LAKEVIEW PARK "HOME OF SUMMERTIME FUN” _ _ B _ Where the tool take breexea blow—am the fteest It ■ ■ P I Hn sod tar feet unobstructed dance floor m the middle |g ^ | |g ^ west—to muakal melodies of our famous f toed-Ho dek orchestra. C l| AT||Uf2 The only outdoor rink in Omaha. New equip ***** ■ ■* ** ment. A healthful and pleasurable exercise. RiDEttie rides rk'“" I;:°:.rr’ •' AND A GREAT LIST OF OTHER ATTRACTIONS B^ m AND EVERY SUNDAY {T M R ■ R RE^ Childrm’a day. Fret r»des on all thy b(f dr | I fry# admission to thy park, fry# balkooaa and MVfltiri. It‘a fryy for thy littly folka. Coming—Grocers’ and Butchers' Picnic J _Piggly Wiggly Picnic ” USE BEE WANT ADS—THEY BRING RESULTS A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH OF JULY AUTOMOBILE RACES and POLO I l l Ur A Ak-Sar-Ben Field I Y t Omaha 2:30 P.M. General admiaaion, including aeat in the Grand Stand, $1 plua tax. Children, 50c plua tax. Automobilea free. Reserved Seats for Sale at c». [ Unitt-Docokal Drug Co.