Talks of Saks and _ the Dancer’s Art Ruth St. Denis Tells of Her Triumphs With Fabrics of Eastern Looms. The reative genius of Ruth St, Denis is at work again. This year’s ’ performance by the famous dancer —assisted by Ted Shawn and the lienlshawn dancers—is a series of pic tures all dressed up in Bilks—silks from Spain, Chink, Japan and India. To this creator of wonderful dances, this urtifct. who has achieved so much in the past in arrangement of exquis ite color combinations, silk has come to mean more than ■ an afternoon frock, an evening gown or a wrap, in other words, more than it does to the average feminine mind. The re markable way in which Miss St. Denis uses silks in the new dance crea tions which will be seen at the Bran deis on February 19 and 20, will be a revelation to all who attend the per formance. in a recent interview. Miss St. Denis said: ‘‘What amazing things an be done with silk we are Just beginning to find out in our school We have always taught the handling of drapery as a part of the dancer’s education, but of late several inspire tions have come to us regarding new and unusual ways for the handling of silk. "China silk. Indian silk, Japanese silk—each have their own individual ity. For instance, the Japanese silks arc heavy and rough, mostly in crepe forms. They make wonderful sashes with tassels to weigh them down, and smocks that hang in lovely folds from the shoulders, and then of course there are the marvelous kimonos of wonderful design. "The kimono which I wear in my Japanese flower arrangement was bought in the Japanese quarter of Dos Angeles and was made by a Jap anese theatrical costumer who took great interest in helping me to select the silk and the right color for the lining, the long sleeves and the train. All had to he most carefully decided upon. I had to stand for hours to be fitted to the under things, which have s their - own particular color scheme that must not he used for anything else. And then the embroid ered neckband and the lovely obii, gold encrusted, which hangs, accord ing to the character I play, in front for Omika is lady of beauty and leis ure. The kimono itself had to be made much larger for me than for their own little folk.” "Then the China silk—the wonder ful brocaded crepes of China prob ably have the most marvelous color ings in tlie world, purples such as we ran not get in our dyepots, and the Chinese blue of the Cloisonne vases, and the pink which is like no other pink In the world. Last spring in San Francisco with tbe Symphony or iiestra I danced the third movement if the Scheherazade suite with eight :ong veils of 10 yards each, which ■lade’a bewildering colored aura for iie dancing figure of Schehrerazade s she came into the presence of the j ultnn. They rose and fell like flames I | Mary Develops a New Role for Fans Wouldn't you believe in Mary Pick ford, If you \vet;e a motion picture producer? You wouldn't have to, for Mary la her own producer. And here's the way she looks In her latest picture "Rosita" the story of the Spanish gypsy dancing girl In "Rosita" which is scheduled at the Sun theater, to follow the showing of Charlie Chaplin's feature. Mary is the defier of time in her pictures. Admittedly of a number of years both In the records of Father Time ami of motion picture history, Mary has the faculty of being for ever youthful in a new part, artd one that gives a new thrill and wonder ment to the many people in filmland and among movie fans who watch her progress with a sufficiently jealous eye to wish ' her—not the best of wishes. In “Rosita,” Mary has again outguessed the folks who know all about films. She has a new role, youthful, sprightly, romantic, and pre-eminently Mary, herself,—one more for the boys to wonder how they can equal it. and like rose-colored streamer* of light, as the wonderful music of Rimsky-Korakoff came from the fa mous orchestra under the baton of Alfred Hertz. These veils were of China silk, smooth and oily, easy to manage and a delight to fq^l between the hands. “And now silks from India—the saris. The plain sari of the Parsec woman, the silk skirt of (he Nautch glrla, and the head sheet of thinnest moslem-silk, of the Mohammedan lady, chief of my treasures is a wonderful black silk sari embroidered in gold tissue which I got from the collection of a noted British colonel who was governor of the Punjab for over 20 years. He and his wifo brought a remarkable collection of jewels and rugs and carvings to San Francisco and of the three or four in credibly lovely saris, this black and gold one appealed to me most. I show how an Indian woman dresses herself in a few moments by using this sari of uncut material in ‘The Dance of the Black and Gold Sari.’ There are many ways of handling silks, such as managing a thin strip of silk which may be difficult to manipulate but which creates a wondrous whirling spectacle. “Now wo come to the dance, ‘Soar ing.’ which our children do on this sea son's program. The older children of Denishawn have played with this great square of gleaming silk so hap pily, never tiring of doing this dance over and over again. They make with it a soaring balloon of turquoise color; the lights change and It be comes the deep green «ea and then bellows out with the wind and in the end falls like a crimson flame. All this and more can be done by know ing how to use a square of silk." f REAL AND UNREET } DON B. EDDT. Hollrwood Corrmpondent of The ^ Om»h» Boo. J In Merry Mexico. As near as we could figure out. it was a mission in Mexico, and there was a big fight going on, and a Mex iean orchestra was zipping and zoom ing along, and the bandits were tear ing the pictures off the wall and yell ing. and Bob Leonard was standing hack with a megaphone hollering and a Mexican Interpreter waa eland ing beside Bob, also yelling, and when it was all over we found that It was Just a little pastoral scene for Mae Murray’s new picture. Otis Harlan had his 268 pounds draped with a clerical robe, and Bob McKlm was all goughed up as the bandit chief. And right in the middle of all the rumpus Otis pattered Ip and held up his hand In the approved clerical fashion and yelled, ‘‘Hey, cut It out:” And then Bob McKlm grabbed a big candelabra off the mantel and socked Otis on the conk, and Otis did a Semon on the floor and the stage shook. And Bob Leonard, stopping the action- with a sudden yell, shouted: "Wail’ll we put a couple more braces under the floor and fix three more mattresses for Otie to fall on, and we'll try It again.” Just for Variety. Down the stage a little ways Sam Wood was directing a opery named ’ Bluff.” and when we hove Into view NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS < GRAND.14th and Bhnwy i CONSTANCE TALMADCE in “THE DANGEROUS MAID* f BOULEVARD .. - 3M and Leaveawertk WALTER HIERS in “MR BILLINGS SPENDS HIS DIME” The Toast Of Omaha I Concerning— the life of a scarlet woman, but so marvelously and impersonally are the delicate relations of the lead ing characters brought out that there is not the slightest chance of offending anyone. i I I Presents FOR THE SECOND & LAST WEEK CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S revelation in the art of photo-dramatics 11, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 o’Clock OMAHA NEWSPAPERS Join in the Nation* Wide Praia* From tilt Reviews Lost Monday Bee:— Pago Mr. Charles Spencer Chaplin, director, and give him some sort or crown or at least a modal for what he has given to the screen in “A Woman of Paris.” News:— It is really Chaplin who appears, even though he is not photographed in the scones. And the way Chaplin outwits the censors is remarkable. He doesn't show it, hut you know it is there just the same. Herald:— Atmosphere is perfect, so is the photography. Beautiful gowns and beautiful settings in perfect taste. As for the story we can only state that it is fascinating and that It is humanly done. NO ONE SHOULD MISS IT. Woodrow Wilson’s Funeral Photographed in Washington Wed. •— developed in N. Y. and then rushed to Omaha Sy airplane. Love Slory of Reels Disclosed Are you all alive to the latest gossip from the secret rumors of Hollywood? No? Well, the latest dope is that Rich ard Dix and Lois Wilson, who have „ust finished a wonderful outdoor pic-' lure, “The Call of the Canyon," are engaged to be married in real life. And they are to join the happy family of film lovers on Hollywood boulevard. Defying all conventions in far-famed legend of wicked life, these two lovers of acreen ajtd real honest to-goodness life have stepped right out in front of the most famous vamps and lovers in this wide, wide world and an nounced their engagement, and be fore long the world of filmland will ring weekly and strongly with the words of press agents trying to make a few honest dimes of profit out of this love story. Selahl Tony Moreno and Jack Gardner, who is Louise Dresser's husband, by the way, were doing their stuff, "Bluff'' is a story of the wild and wicked city, quite heavy. Sam Wood has gons in for light music on his sets, and now he is using only a violin and guitar. hVom time to time wo have noticed the remark able versatility (which is a good word) of this kind of an orchestra. When the lovers met In the twi light under the greenwood tree, the orchestra played that touching melody, "Cross-Eyed Papa." When they were married and went march ing down the aisle, the orchestra got real sentimental and played "Cross Eyed Papa." And later, when daddy bent over the cradle of the first-born, the orchestra, between racking sobs, slowly and tenderly played "Cross Eyed Papa.” lie Couldn't Miss. That candlestick that Boh McKim was socking Otie Harlan with was a five pronged thing made out of rub tier. It was heavy rubber, solid, and when you see it on the screen you'll think it was iron. Anyway, they tried it over and Bob hauled of and socked. And Otle went down with a dull but penetrating thud. And the scene finished and Otle rolled over and ’came up from the mattresses. "Gosh,” said Otie uneloricaily, rub bing his conk, "that was a good scene. I know it was a good scene. It felt like it.” Historical Note. Charlie Stevenson has come to Hollywood. A lot of oldtimers will re member Charlie and will be interest ed to know that he still swings a wicked billiard cue. Charlie says he Is the oldest living member of the Lambs. Probably everybody has heard of the I-amhs, the famous actors' club. Charlie knows how it was organized and why it was named, because he helped organize and name it. It was the custom, lie tells us, for a group of actors to gather nightly at the home of Charles Lamb and his sister. After a while this got so customary that they spoke of it as "going down to the I,ambs." Later, when this con genial group decided to organize a little club, they called It "The Lambs" from force of habit. In Wild Hollywood. It's a wild life that these here (Ilium ladles lead. And It takes a strong constitution. Patsy Ruth Miller was telling us she got up at 8 a. m., on schedule, and went to the studio. They told her she wouldn't work until 11:30 that night, but would then continue working until 9 a. m. next day. So she spent the day shopping, and went to the theater tn the evening until time to go to work. She worked from 11:30 p. m. to I a. m., and then she hsd an engage merit with her hair dresser, so she went and had her hair dressed, and had lunch, and then she had a shop ping engagement for the afternoon, which she met, and that night she went to the theater agnip. And at 8 a. m. the next day she was up and at it again. --- Positively Silly. Personally, we were not able to raise even a tiny titter when Drill M. Threw wrote to Inform ua that Dr. H. W. Gum was a Hollywood dentist. ZaneGrevS Tme *f All OF THE CANYON* WfTM RICHARD DDC, LOIS WILSON _ MARJORIE DAW —— HERE’S Zane Grey’s second big Para mount — another red blooded drama of the Western ranges. With a vein of jazz by way of contrast. Even better than “To the Last Man.” NEXT SUNDAY TODAV ana all! week at 11- 1 - 3 - 5* 7 and, 9 o’clock GLORIA SWANSON lie Gloria in this picture is the greatest Glona^oiiVe ever seen ^-— —As gorgeous and beautiful and alluring as ever. « —as saucy and pert and delic iously French as she was in "Zaza,” I —and also (hold your breath!) in her first male impersona tion! Gloria Swanson in trousers! —and as the girl in gorgeous gowns. Return of the Popular Favorite GEORGE GETSEY Singing "When Light* Are Low" “Linger Awhile" “Easy Melody” ONE NIGHT IT RAINED * V/TTW HARRY TIONV. wro SgARM ?♦! jDORlV Df AHI SUTTON Directing STRAND ORCHESTRA HELEN HOAGLAND ■ t the Organ Pictorial New* of the World Today, Mon., Tue». today Only In His Greatest Action 1 Romance In a story of a cow puncher who joined a ^ " ^ metropolitan fire de partment, scaled swaying ladders to disay heights, took perilous leaps, plunged into seething flames, risked death in crashing structures—for the sake of the girl he loved! ‘HOOK AND LADDER’ "is” “Breathless Mowed" The Sun Theater Sets the Standard for Comparison in the Photoplay Theaters of Omaha ONE BIG HIT AFTER ANOTHER Announcing the coming of "The World's Sweetheart" MARY PICKFQRD In Her Latest and Pronounced by Critics Her Greatest Picture Tke Little Street Stayer Who Plays a Lullaby of Lore— Aa Overture of Passion— A Song of Romance— OPENS For an indefinite engagement Friday or Saturday at the Slaal a.aanawal at Opealaa Dalr Hill Be Mate la H'eSaeeSay'a Xeaipafna | Truly "The Sun HAS the Pictures' j Week Starting Today's Mat. 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