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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1923)
Producers of Pictures Alert to Attract Public Interest ■./ Films Reflect With Amazing Rapidity Interest in Particular Subjects—Wide Distribution Brings These Thoughts to General Public—Success Followed by Flood of Similar Pictures. The silver screen ss an arouser of popular Interest In various subjects was never so apparent as this sea son. The rapidity and thoroughness with which producers of motion pic tures seize upon Items of news In which the general public seems to be taking an Interest Is amazing In itself and It naturally follows that the universal distribution of the mo tion picture and Its projection be fore the eyes of millions of people, brings to their attention these things of interest in a manner only equalled by the press of the country. The Interest In things Egyptian was reflected In several pictures, almost while the news was finding Its way Into monthly magazines and was still obtaining space In the daily press. The wave of spiritualism and kindred subjects has been brought out In several pictures. Librarians over the country report a demand for books on historical subjects directly traceable to the successful pictures of the middle ages. Last ''winter upon the reports of the success of "The Covered Wagon,” It was stated in this column that there would be a flood of ltms de picting the pioneering days of Amer ica. Many of these pictures are al ready completed, many more are planned and a goodly percentage of them have awakened a general Inter est in the history of the settlement of the United States. The "Ten Commandments,” Cecil B. d« Mille’s newest picture of Bibli cal days, if as successful as some of his previous pictures, will in the same manner reawaken a general in terest in Biblical subjects and it will undoubtedly be followed by a number of pictures on the same period of time. Readers of books and other ma terial for motion picture prodding companies are constantly on the alert for file thing that hits the popular trend of thought. They view with more or less doubt the acceptance of a story that seems to be remote from popular appeal unless indeed it may be expected to inspire a new or a renewed interest in the minds of the people. It requires more daring to do the latter than the former. It is usually pretty safe to expect good results from a story that is based on a theme already uppermost in the public thought. But to take some thing that is not popular at the mo ment and with it seek to develop an interest, is always somewhat of a gamble. However, if the story has enough human interest, beauty and picturable potentialities, it is not like ly to fall awakening this necessary interest. The public is quick to respond to anything savoring of the unusual— and it never fails to register satis faction when human nature is strongly developed in a picture or play or story. By linking these factors an Ideal is achieved. Gladys Waltondn Dual Personality Role The extraordinary experience* of a girl who possessed a dual person ality, a nature that amounted virtu ally to a dual Identity, are presented In-"The Untamable," starring Gladys Walton, which comes to the World this week. The girl's character existed In two distinct realms, one good, the other •vil. In a way. her life was that of a feminine "Jekyll and Hyde” exist ence. Her more natural self was that of a sweet, charming and generous girl, but she was affliced with a terrible temper that occasionally got beyond her control. In this state of mind, she was cruel, selfish and overbear ing. Through the hypnotic Influence of A skillful and unscrupulous doctor, the vicious side of her nature was Accentuated and her nature virtually the subject of hi* will. Her real personality beca.me distorted and was Ifcventually almost entirely masked through the strength of the doctor's mental power over her. "The Untamable" is a screen ver sion of Gelett Burgess' famous novel, "The White Cat,” and presents a question that Is distinctly unusally and dramatically Interesting. ' Baseball Feature of Sun Photoplay In "Trifling With Honor.” opening at the Sun today, the public la pre sented with «n Intensely human drama of the most gripping Interest. The story Is of a moral derelict who was the Idol of thousands of Ameri can boys. He had a trust to keep—and to keep It he had to tear down and re build his Inner self. The story was written by William Slavens McNutt and Is built around an escaped convict, who became a professional ball player to mask his Identity. In the underworld he was known ss "The Oas Pipe Kid." As the home run king of the Faciflc Coast Baseball league be was known as "Bat” Shugrue. In the years that followed his break from handcuffs to a baseball glove the "Oas Pipe Kid” was for gotten, but "Bat” Shugrue became a name for hero worship on every sand lot on the west coast where kids played baseball. Rockcliffe Follow es, well remem bered for his work In "The Stranger’s Banquet" and "Bits of IJfe,” has the role of Bat Shugrue, alias the Oas Pipe Kid. He Is supported by Frltsl Ridgeway as Ida Malone, Buddy Mes siger, Emmett King, William Welch, Frederick Stanton, Robert Daly and other well-known players. Constance Talmadffe in “Dulcy" at Strand Constance Taltnndge Is married In her latest comedy, "Dulcy,” which •pens at the Strand today, and re [ mains In that much discussed state ftcf existence through the major por ltion of the picture, This in spits of. the announcement that “Dufcy” la a story of a modern young woman. Constance’s many photoplay follow ers have been wondering what type of picture would claim her next. They have galloped with her through whirl wind courtships, walked Joyfully with her up to many altars, sympathized with her over little domestic difficul ties and even called on her, lawyers— all In the make-believe land of shadows. But “Dulcy" Is different. In It Miss Talmadge Is a "charming, child like, well-meaning, feather-brained young hostess." It Is the swiftly-un rolling action of the "plot that makes “Dulcy.” Jack Mulhall Is Miss Talmadge’s leading man In "Dulcy” and the sup porting cast Includes also Claude Gil lingwater, Johnny Harron, May Wil son, Anna Cprnwall, Frederick Esmel ton, Andre de Beranger, Gilbert Douglas and Milla Davenport. “Navy Blues," a comedy of the United States navy and with many of the scenes filmed aboard an actual warship, is Included on the program. Rialto Will Present “Lawful Larceny” Talc The plcturizatlon of Samuel Ship man’s stage play, "Lawful Larceny,” opens for one week at the Rialto to day. Hope Hampton, Nlta Naldl, Lew Cody and Conrad Nagel are featured. The story Is most colorful. Hope Hampton has the role of Marlon Dor sey. a young wife who frequents the gambling house of Vivian Hepburn In quest of an I. O. U. given by her hus band to the woman after he had been victimized. Marion enlists the aid of Guy Tarlow. Vivian’s right-hand man, and the pair rob the safe, Marlon re trieving her husband's I. O. U. Vivian follows the girl to her home with two detectives, but upon learning that Marion's act Is legal ventures no prosecution. Marlon explains matters to her husband and with the entrance of the Junior member of the family the trio happily face the future. Playing In support of the princi pal players is a cast of prominent screen artists, Including Russell Grif fin, In a Juvenile role. Yvonne Hughes, Dolores Costello and others. Famous Spots of Southwest Filmed Some of the most picturesque and historic places in the southwest were utilized by the Roy Stewart unit In filming hls latest picture, "The Love Brand,” now showing at the Moon. Much of the play was filmed on the famous Santa Marguerlta rancho, whose vast acreage extends over 300 square miles, one of the few remain ing big cattle ranches In the west. It Is owned by Jerome O’Neil, close personal friend of Stewart’s whose father received the rancho as a Span ish land grant In 1S28. The story Is a romance of Lower California, and the O’Neil rancho pro vides all of the scenic atmosphere called for In the story, from the rug CbqsZ ance. Talmadge | *AT THE strand! //oof Gibson and wiJiiasn vJehh AT TWt fAVSK I£4 OTltttltiy TJuftt AT THE SUN Gladys ^d/£cyc world \ Conrad Jfagol and * VHope Vamp ton AT THC Rialto I '1 Stev)a>t AT TH6 MOON. 1 ■ - ged coast line of the Pacific shore to the broad mesas of the open cattle country. Many of the scenes In the play were filmed around the San Louis Hay mission, the oldest In California, one of the most noted missions in thn southwest, at one time having sev eral hundred arches. Reginald Denny in the fewest se rles of "Leatherpushers" stories also opens here today. The tales of the prize ring have proven one of the most popular series of screen stories of the year. _ New Rialto Orchestra Has Twenty-One Pieces Manager Harry B. Watts of the Rialto theater is giving Omaha audi ences a real treat in the way of music. After a survey of several of the metropolitan cities of the coun try, he has secured again for this season the services of Harry Brader, conductor and violinist, who has spent several weeks In scouring the country for the best musicians avail able. That his efforts have not been In vain is told by the wonderful or chestra of 21 musicians who are now giving dally concerts and playing for the pictures at ths RIaltp theater. j Joseph B. Ryan, who will act as concert master and assistant con ductor, was secured from one of the' large picture houses In Cl/<-ago, while the sections of violins trll be com pleted with Chester Wilson, formerly with the Keith theater of Baltimore, Md.; Max Martin of the Kansas City Symphony orchestra, and Dudley Hitte, former leader of the Jefferies Chautauqua orchestra of Illinois. Mr. Paul W. Rogers, first viola of the Cavallos orehestra of Denver, Colo., will fill the viola chair. Anton Pas can will render his well-known me lodious tones on the cello. Mr. Frank Strawn, piano accompanist. Is well known to Omaha audiences, having played In the Brandele nnd old Boyd theaters. The Minneapolis Symphony orchestra Is losing Herman Evers, who was also former with the Innes bsnd. who will play bass. Joseph Wolfe of Washington, D. C., and C. G. Kramer of Conway's band will fill the oboe and bassoon chain, re spectively. Thelma Rwauger has left the stage to play harp with this or chestra. Earle V. Tlckner. business manager of the orchestra, needs no Introduction to Omaha audiences after having played several seasons at the Rialto under the present conductor. Mr. James Hanson, formerly with Innes' band, will fill the clarinet sec tion. Wilbur C. Hitte, who Is a pupil of W. II. Blckett and, Weldon of Chi cago, comes here frAn the Fifth Regl mental band of Quincy, 111., to play trumpet, and will be assisted by A1 bert E. Smith, conductor of the Oma ha Municipal hand. John Taff, horn player, formerly with Conway, Innes and Sousa bands, and Isidore Benoit of Hake Harriett band of Minneapolis, have been secured for thte orchestra. June Abbott, for many years known as Omaha's premier trombonist. Is also engaged for the season. Per-' r M S^MAVD IN ~ SUVINSOM .0,0^ MCSS*NCt* An Epic of the National Pastime “TRIFLING WITH HONOR” FT E had drifted to the depths; he had become a derelict, far from any 11 home port, cherishing still the memory of a beautiful, trusting girl! « girl woo n«d waited—waited through weary months for that spark of manhood within him to flame into RESPECT and HONOR! ^ The Most Exciting Ninth Inning \ Ever Shown on the Screen < It is tha last of the ninth; two ara out; two are on basal "Bat” Shugrue at the plate, waiting! Upon this charged moment depends HAPPINESS, LOVE—and a WOMAN! Ball two! Ball three! Strike two! The pitcher fires the final shot—the last effort upon which hangs the destiny of three persons! Can you wait until you feel the thrill of It T Added Feature “The Million Dollar Kiddie*9 A tiny, adorable tot, barely knee-high and not quite 2\^ yearn old. * “Baby Peggy" in a rollicking comedy, “NOBODY'S DARLING” cussion Instrument* will b* played by Jerry Chapoton of Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Harry Brader, with the assistance of his orchestra manager, ha* ar ranged to give a concert of three numbers dally, both matinee and eve ning, and has arranged the programs that every class of music will be pre sented and all lovers of any class of music will be delighted all winter. Bryant Washburn has completed pictures to be released at once, "Mine to Keep" and "The Love Trap." Announcement Made of Warner Profilers' Plans Warner Brothers, not a new name In the film Industry, but entering Into prominence as one of the really big distributors of motion pictures, dis close a most unusual list of attrac tions in th^ir announcement for the fall of 1923. The list of stars, di rectors, producers and the entire Warner organiaztlon Is a list of nota bles in film history. Conspicuous among the achieve ments of the Warner Brothers was their obtaining of the services of David Belaseo to personally supervise three of his plays. Lenore L’lric in "Tiger Rose" on the stage made an enviable name for herself and will be seen again in that role In an early release. The "Goldiggers,” which made Ina Claire famous will be pro duced with Hope Hampton, Wyndham Standing and Louise Fazenda in the cast. Harry Beaumont has been chosen as the director of Bela sea's "Daddies” the whimsical story of four bachelors who adopt babies. Other well known dramas and stories which will appear on the sil ver sheet with the Warner "Screen Classics" Beal upon them are George M. Cohan's "little Johnny Jones," starring Johnny Hines; "Broadway After Dark," with Marie Prevost, Monte Blue and Irene Rich in the cast; John Barrymore In Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummell;" Elinor Glyn's “How To Educate a Wife;” Irene Rich in "Lucretia Ijombard;" Henry W. Savage's "Cornered;" Edith Wharton's "The Age of In nocenre;" Sinclair Lewis’ “Babbitt;" “The Tenth Woman." by Harry B Comstock; “Being Respectable," by Grace Flandreau; Clyde Fitch's “Lover’s Lane;" “An Unloved Wife," by Pearl Keating; Wesley Barry in "The Printer’s Devil,” and in “Thej Country Kid," and others. “Richard, the Lion Hearted," the story of the third crusade, has been completed for the screen. Massive sets in which were reconstructed the adventures of the English king and his achievements in Palestine were built for the picture. Wallace Beery, who played the part of "Richard” in “Robin Hood," has the lead in the new picture. Actor Declares English Producers Ha/cktvard Morgan Wallace, who came back frcnT" London to take an Important part In Richard Barthelm'-ss' forth coming film production, "The Fight ing Blade,” says the American film pioducers have nothing to fear from English competition, at least, not for some years to come. "Their methods are most primitive,” said Mr. Wallace, “and they cannot be accused of Indulging in an orgy of spending in the making of their pictures. There is no such thing as a contract, and in consequence, every thtng is done by day work. The ac tors get paid for the days which they work. If aii actor is. engaged for two pictures, the producer who engaged him first has first call on his serv ices. I was engaged following my ap pearance in "lawful Larceny" in London, to make a picture. I was surprised when I was told that they wanted me to play the part of a young Englishman. I said I didn't look the part, whereupon they told roe that if they got an English actor who looked the part, he couldn't ploy the part, and anyhow, as they are anxious to sell their films In the United States, they are concerned about getting American actors in them. “Expense Is one of the first consM-| erations in making a picture as I dis covered one day when we were to go out on location to photograph a sce.1'5 supposed to be of Nice. The day was foggy, in fact, a typical London day. " 'But you can’t take a picture cp a day like this.' T said. “ 'But we've got to', came the an- j swer with a finality that settled ail! argument, 'you set- we’ve engaged the automobile.’ "It struck us Americans as odd to have work suspend at four o'clock, no matter what was being done, for the serving of tea. It is done and that is all there is about it. One thing 1 must say and that is that I never was1 treated with more consideration in lall my experience on the legitimate i NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS GRAND ------ 16th ard Binney Booth Tarkington'* •‘PENROD AND SAM” Will Roger* in “The Ropin’ Fool* stage and before the camera as I wal by these producers. It was a pleasant experience, hut as I said, the methods are primitive as they are doing things in the pictures that we discarded six or seven years ago. They do not at tempt any big sets and I recall one interior which excited not a little com ment as being unusual where they painted a parrot sitting in a ring. This was a decided innovation." MAMMOTH FREE TWO-DAY BARBECUE KRUG PARK TODAY Free Free Free Krug I'url* I* eloslntc Its season with this birr barbecue an«l on these two rla>a will Klve a Mg, Juicy barbeeuetl sanilnlch ant • cup of coffee to erery Koest. 0_ j % It’s Our Treat Year I.nat Chance to See the Four Diving Horses and their Darin„ Girl Riders :<RUG PARK Just for Fun LLOYD HAMILTON in C^e Optimist £25Co Bi^ Simp -thinks hes a “miracle man i O^TAclcieH. Attractaorv^^bi rhfffPOLItmicT^ i 'Vocalists and instrumentalists 1 of real merit a S -m 21 ARTISTS in tile Orctiestra Today AllVeel( wtnrrar <rri MATTMEE ODl wiohts c cyu stoat •wjvt CONRAD NAGEL NITANALDI, LEW CODY and HOPE HAMPTON in. PZ&oe S&anamousi£ QPccfcsy; I Woman vs. Woman The one, a modern Cleopatra who steals the romance from happy lives — and calls it lawful larceny. The other, a wife who steals her meth ods—and calls it even. ft is a screen adaptation of the success ful stage play. Lavishly produced amidst regal settings—even the gowns are creations of loveliness. - ~ . O&Z OrnaAtx tf /a/£!ncr aScuid xi/ce lnalto Symphony iPrchcstro jD/recti'on. of' ^ruirry 'ifrxitZczr Playing ct l-^o-p lalirtx' Concert gixZay £t.iux uZZ- use-c'Az *y OO, 7&tJasui$iX?f>*vt Second Hungarian l^hcvpaocl^ Marclieta^o^ JaqAJbols//W Irene* a Cl •7 '' 7