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• \ theater | The Omaha Sunday Bee pH°T°pLAy j VOL 63-NO 51 ~ OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1924. _FIVE CENTS White Moth * at the strand cJfaiel J/oi IN PERSON AND ON % THE SCREEN'AT THE sursi - * K I' c41m<a. Huberts in *Cyther.ea* AT THE RIALTO -\ Curfew Is . Ringing Lights Along Broad icay Are Dimmed to Denote End of Season That l/acked Punch . . . . •> By PERCY HAMMOND. New York, May 31. ' TWILIGHT and the evening belts are about-to come upon the sen son g drama. The good shows and the bad give Indication that spring Is here and that the drama lovers are now plucking other daffo dils than those cultivated within the artificial precincts of I.ongacre Square. They tell me that "The Swan" is dying even less gracefully than Pav Iowa did. and that "Saint Joan” and "The Nervous Wreck?’ "Abie's Irish Lose," "Cobra," The Potters," "The Goose Hangs High," "Expressing Wil lie," "Beggar on Horseback" and other masterpieces are now wondering vhere they ought to go from here "All God's Chillun Got Wings.” with its masterful publoiiy, le headed for Westminster Abbey, as la Mr. Samuel Shipman's "It's Cheaper to Marry," that pious outcry for less and better sex life among the newer New York ers. --*- ' The recent Ziegfeld "Follies" and • the Music Box Revue have vanished Into oblivion, and In their place are the four or less Marx Brothers in "I'll Say She Is," and "Keep Kool," a Woolworth revue in which Miss Hazel Dawn, the prims donna, man ages to keep cool, despite the heat of her eurroi edlngs. What else has the American drama done for us recently? Well, It bore "Round the Town," a revue, upon the Century Roof, In which Mr. Hey wood Broun, the prominent dramatic critic, was the star. Mr. Broun, In * - ** Ills monologue, wag very, very severe about the censorship—so severe. In deed. that he convinced me. a Presby terian drama lover, that hell's fire awaits those who do not think that Mr. Cabell's "Jurgen" Is a pure book. \ Mr. Broun’s remarks on this volume abashed me and Interfered with my enjoyment of his otherwise satisfactory discourse. I presume that I have the right to say, aa any one else has, tbst I think "Jurgen" Is the cheapest, slimiest, back-of-the barn Imitation of Anatole France's delicate, romantlo Indelicacies that ever polluted minor American porno graphics. It is to me a musical and an affected smut-book, Insolent, sly, slinking and afraid. But who am I, a married New York men-about-town, to Judge what Is wholesome and what Is swamplsh literature? "Round the Town" Is an “intimate revue,” more Intimate, perhaps, than friendly. It Is a sort of cabinet af fair—a lot of funny fellows getting together and being not quite so funny as expected. It seemed to lack whnt Is known among psychologists as "that something." Although eon . tainlng much whimsical comedians— Hr. Tannen and Mr. Harry Fox—It falls, as the cooks says, to Jet). Other, more lugubrious events of the week Involve Mile. Mlstinguett In a big Shuhert. street fair entitled "In nocent. Eyes.” The legs of Mlstlngn #tt sre said to he Invaluable, and so they have been Insured In Peris for 150,000 each. Neither of them, so far as this cold sctusry Is concerned, deserves thst estimation. There are, If I may be permitted to say so, an hundred legs In "Innocent Eyes” more Importuning than those of Mile. Mlstinguett. It pays, however, to ad verttse. The commonplace legs of Mlstinguett sre hurrahed In the Win ter Garden with loud New Tork ap plauss. The limbs of shapelier ejid L • SugfCS - BMPKBSS - younger American girls are passed by In silence, or worse. . . . However. Mlstinguett Is a. quick Voman in a large and leisurely show, built exclu sively for the near New Yorkers and their hosts from out-of-town. . . . You will like it better than "The Right to Dream.” the season’s worst play. . . . But not so well, perhaps, as "Keep Kool,” a slim, fleet, little burlesque revue In which' Johnny Dooley sits on his straw hats. Hazel Dawn plays the violin and Charley King, who knows better, warbles real estate ballads entitled "Owm Your Own Home" and "Out Where the Pavement Ends.” I still think that musical comedy ain’t wonderful. r | Tiro Stars Score in “Come Through” | v__—-^ Herbert Rawllnson and Alice Lake for the third time are working to gether In "The Dancing Cheat” at the World. The screen story was ndapted from t’alvln Johnson's Ratur day Evening Post seylali "Clay of Ca'llna,"eby Raymond Rhrock. Miss Lake played wtlh Rawllnson In "Come Through.” A year or so ago Miss Lake was called to Univer sal City to play with Rawllnson in "Nobody's Bride" and again the two scored. The story is that of a man of south ern breeding. Imbued with the Ideals that prevailed In the old days of southern aristocracy, who leaves his ancestral acres in quest of greater fortune. He falls In love with a wo man who !■ a social sphere foreign to anything he has known heretofore. This love Is relumed, but the wo man is forced by a blackguard hus band to aid him In plotting against the man she loves, and the man be lieves that he has been made a tool of the woman's duplicity. Edwin J. Brady, Robert Walker, Jim Blackwell and Marmon Mac Gregor are In the supporting east. 14 Picnics Will He Held at Krug Park v__—--s The picnic season gets Into full swing this week at Krug park, where 14 outinga are booked. Wednesday marks the beginning of the picnics, with four scheduled. Members of the Nebraska Undertak ers' association, In convention here this week, hold their anunl outing with approximately 50t».ln attendance. McCord Brady Co., will give an eve ning picnic Wednesday. The other two picnics sohedulfM Wednesday are the Omaha Boy Rcouta, who will turn out 1,0(10 strong, anil the Abraham Lincoln senior rlaas. Members of the Omaha Mnslkver aln, a German organization of singers. Who will taka part In the Diamond Juhllee Raengerfest at Chicago late In June, will give a concert Thursday. It marks their first public, appeal nncoiln Omaha In four yenrs. The Campfire Girls will frolic Fri day. Saturday two churches the First Baptist church and the First Proshy I or Ian church of South Omahn — will stage outings. Another South Omaha picnic, the'woman'a auxiliary of the South Omaha Post, American Legion, will be held the same day. I Mabel Normanrl Is Here in “Extra CirF’ I vJ In an original story of comedy and thrills, "The Extra Girl," from the pen of Mack Sennett, the famous pro ducer, Mabel Normand will be the star attraction at the Sun this week. Ml: o Normand herself will appear In pe: son each day on the stage and mak< a short talk. F. Richard Jones directed Mies Nor mand and as this clever director has personally handled Miss Normand In some of her biggest screen successes It Is another fea'her in his cap tc have puf over another Normand sur cess. "The Extra Girl" tells a story that enables Miss Normand to bring all her winning ways and wonderful acting ability Into full play before the camera. In an obscure country town lives Sue Graham. She lives and dreams of the day when shs tMl become a movie star. She unexpectedly gets a chance and to Hollywood she goes with her small town makeup and man nerlsms. What happens there sup piles the story with swift, kaleido scopic fun, thrills galore and a series of dramatic scenes that make "The Extra Girl" one of the biggest produc tions of Wie year. Miss Normand plays flue Graham snd she plays It with all the Intensity of a true actress. Instilling Into every move and gesture, smile and wistful expression the proverbial Normand style that has established her as one of screenlsnd's most popular stars. Supporting Miss Normand are Ralph Graves, George Nichols, Anna Hemandex, Vernon Dent. Ramsey Wallace. William Desmond, Carl Stockdale, Erlo Mayns, Charlotte Mineau, Charles K. French and Elsie Tarron. --s W or Id Bill (carries Wide Line of Vaudeville Acta | v_/ Vardon and Perry, who have acored a taudevllle success hoth hero and In England. offer their eomedy song Ini peraonatlona .is th* teature of an ex •»l>nt hill at the World theater this week. Playing stringed Instruments, the hoys fhtroduca rural and other character numbers In their own origi nal style. Their tour of th* Tan ’lags* circuit hag bean aerial mad as on* of the moat entertaining even's of the season. For laughter very few art* equal the snappy farce, "King Solomon, Jr.," offered by Charlea Delnnd, Kath r.vne Blair and east of nine. With the exception of Pelnnd. the entire company are girls. They appear as wives and sweetheart* of the modern Solomon. The Vnrdell Brother* pre sent on* of the most asnsntlcnal of vaudeville acts. For a. finish thsy In trnduce their own "Chute Dive," using a massive apparatus. A unique performance la promised by the Three Belmonts, who are known an "The Moya With th# Toys." Th# Foley Hoya, three of them, and their slater. Bernice Rita, In song, dance and com edy chatter, offer 15 minutes of clever amusement. “There's Yes. Yea tn Tour Kyea" la the title of the nrlgtnnlly which Ar tliur Hays Introduces on the great World organ. Marshall Nellan Is going lo txmdon to have the thrill of an English opera lion. “Cytherea' Is Anniversary Film v___/ Another of Joseph Hergeshelmer's colorful stories of romance has reach ed the screen—"Cytherea," Ooddeee of L«ove, le the feature offering anni versary week et the Rialto, And again the author of "Tol'able David" and "The Bright Shawl" has demon etrated that he la a creator of emo tion-stirring stories, peopled with characters who are true to life In every respect. In "Cytherea" Mr. Hergeshetmer haa deviated from the present Juve nile vogue, and haa written a love atory of married persona, although the younger generation Is not neg lected In the spinning of the plot. The tale la that of I^ee Random who could not understand why his wife, following their marriage, be came transformed so rapidly from a gay young hutterfly Into a too do mestic drudge, carrying to extremes her love of a routine, and. to him, humdrum, existence. I-ee wanted to move In gay circles: his wife pre ferred to remain at home and do her housework. How Bee found the love he waa seeking by means of a doll; how ha Idealized the bit of china, keeping It on A shrine In his horns; how he met Ita living Image, and the unusual manner In which they solved the love tangle whloh bound them constitutes a drama that Is poignant and gripping throughout. The quality of the cast Is In keep Ing with the brilliancy of the story. Tt consists of Bawls Stone, Alma Ru bens, Norman Kerry, Irena Rich, Constance Bennett, Betty Bouton end Charles Wellesley. f Farmer Fighters Note in | Show Game; Have New Art v-/ Vardon and Perry, who appear at the World this week, were playing In Kngllsh music hall* at the tlm# the United States entered the world war. The hoy* made s special trip hack to Amerle* In order to enlist. On the firing lines they were cited for brav ery In action and later hernuns of their entertnlnlng ability were as signed to the K1s|c Janie unit of en terfalners. Bay and night they sang their comedy songs for the amusement of the boy* both In billet and along the battle fronts. The hoys ere members and active workers In the American T-eglon end have been the guest* of honor of various post* all over the country. Their present tour of the Pantages circuit mark* their farewell appear ance In this country for several years, a* they anil for Kngland In August for return engagement*. The act Is said to he one of the most sue ccesful American sets that has ever appealed before our British cousins Tell Trenton mid Margaret Mann in "The New IMscIple,” nt the Moon. p-* -> Barbara La Marr to Come as “White Moth” v> Maurice Tourneur'a “Th^ Whit' Moth.” a atrt-jr of the French theater, cofeaturing Barbara Iji Marr and Conway Tearla, opens at the Strand today. It haa been elaborately produced and le aa!d to mark the finest of Tour neur’a achievements as well as th' beet work of the artists who have In tercepted It on the screen. The plot centers around th# ex perleneee of Mary Reid, an American girl, who. after studying musio un successfully In Tarls, becomes a fa moui dancer oh tha Parisian stage, where she Is known as Th# White Moth. She falls In lore with a young American millionaire, PouglRS Van tine, but hla brother Robert marries her In order to forestall what he thinks will he a misalliance. And herein Ilea Ihs denouement. Tha dance of the 8plder and the Moth, done by Barbara I,a Marr and Charles da Roche, furnlshea one of the moat Intriguing scenes. The stage setting has been eon struoted to represent the entrance to Hades, and everything has hesn done to dwarf the size of the spider snd the moth. An enormoue rose and monster spider web make It one of the most Interesting settings evsr brought to the screen. The dancing of Barbara La Mari and Charles de Rocha la* tha last word In terpslchorean art. Mlsa La Marr has ths tltla role whlla Ben Lyon plays Dougles Van tine and Conway Tesrle Is seen as Robert. Others prominent In the cast are Fldna Murphy. Josle Sedgwick, Kath leen Klrkham and William Orla niond. r-■- \ Musical Comedy Full of Hits on at the Empress v_J "The Three Twins." notable must cal comedy success, Is now being of fered by the Rert Smith Players at th# New Kmpreee. The scene la laid along the board walk In Atlantic City and Introduces among other effects the “Ladder of Roses," lllumlnaled swings and novelties of spectacular nature. Ths song successes of the show have been retaJned In the adap tation made for local presentation These Include "Cuddle ITp a Little Closer J/OVey Mine," "Yarns Yams Man." and "Tee Hee Boo Hoo.” Half a dozen other songs snd specialties are offered during the action of the play. "The Three Twins" features Joe Marion, VI Shaffer, Billy Van Allen and Hazel Grant, the latter a new comer lo the Bert Smith ranks Mlsa Grant comes here direct from a New York musical revue and 1a said to be a clever entertainer of the aouhrette type. Billy Van Allen again makes hla appearance In Ills well liked old man characterization, playing the role of a fiery tempered southern colonel. "The Dangerous Qlfl," a love story of old Hawaii, Is the bill announced for the week beginning next Satur day. I^awson Davidson, English actor, who appeared with Betty f'ompaon in "Wqman tp Woman" and in "Miami," will have a part in "The River Koad,” which Ernest Shipman i\ making. f-;-\ Bert Smith Players in Nriv Line This Week ____•' A radical departure In style of musical comedy Is to bo offered by the Bert Bmith Comedy Flayer# at the Empress next week when the favorite organization presents % piag vllh the locale laid in Hawaii. VI Shaffer in this production ap pears as a fascinating hula dancer. Joe Marion Is the boy who falls In love with the Hawaiian vampire much to the dismay of his aristo- ; ijratic parents. Billy Van Allen as the boy s pugl llstie guardian has a comedy role of great possibilities. Another love romance runs through j out the piece which is t# be staged with the usual exactitude of all Bert Bmith productions. 1 /T-~ \ Hodek's Orchestra Notv at Krup Park \__■> Frank Hodek's 12 piece dance or chestra today takes the orchestra stand in Krug park ballroom, sue ceeding Fred Hamm's Chicago orches tra, which goes to the Chicago Beach hotel for the summer months. Hodek's orchestra Is touted to be the best dance organization developed in Omaha in recent years. Every member is a specialist in his line. The orchestra gained such popular ity last season that it lias been en caged by th° Brunswick Balke com pany to make Brunswick records. The orchestra Is booked for the re mainder of the season in the bail room. Hodek is well known as a concert pianist, and as a director of musical comedies, choral and light operas as well as orchestral organizations. In "the flapper doll'' Colleen Moore lias a most clever devise for a vanity bag. It Is so skillfully made that it conceals all the up-to-date accessories which the modern woman finds nec»s sary. Mirror, powder puff, rouge and lip stick are disclosed by pressing a rpring. The doll is an enchanting creation of dainty silk and lace and is w'orn hanging from the wrist by a loop of ribbon. — ’Setv Type Drama in "yew Disciple" | ^/ "The New Disciple,” which recently flnlsheif a Broadway run ts booked to appear at the Moon thia week, it is an adaption of John Arthur Nel son's novel of the same name. It was very flatteringly received by the metropolitan press, on* paper, the New York World, going ao far as to recommend that everyone, big and little, rich and poor, employer and employe, ahould take the time neces sary in order to see it which, in it self, Is some commendation. The particular appeat which the screen version of this really splendid story Is said to make, lies In Its unique tieatment of a startling situation, to gether with the simplicity of its nar rative. 'The New Disciple" Is the first of a series of economic dramas which has the endorsement of a num ber of public bodies including organ ized labor. r- ’ If oman Remains the Great Mystery What Influence has a man's mate in shaping the course of his career? Ever since Adam and Eve. man ha* been counted Incomplete without b s most needed and most decorative at tribute. woman. Whether men are great because - t their feminine complements or de spite them only those successful men themselves can testify. Since the liv ing great are too diplomatic to dis cus's the question it must remain forever undecided. Would Solomon have continued to rule if his myriad wives were em powered to vote? Would King H4nry VIII have remained on the throne if the merrie wives of old England could cast a ballot or alt in parlia ment? "A Man's Mate." starring John Gil bert, at the Empress, describes the adventures of an artist In Paris who is inspired to paint a masterpiece by the love r.f *n Apache girl, and an •were some of these queries. C^^D!r>t<mow Of A-kPU^Kl^^r TO'-rJAY ! I ~~eS5S^—*= ;---■■■■■■■■ ■-■—■•■■“ One of 4Jke seasons outslanchng pro V ductions breathing the glamorous spirit M of love andthejoy of springtime £ Cytuerea g. GODDESS gjgg OF LOVE: I i LEWIS STONE ' L. IRENE ’RICH r NORMAN KERRY ALMA RUBENS ^ I** tAcAapiocA from. <Jos«pA MergesAei'mars Qtovei S7kjz jolt of a lifetime comes to' the sedate married man who thought his love making days were over forever Strange indeed are the !zy ways oy the Love Goddess. „ 3> AGLOV WITH THRILL AND THROB t LOUISE FAZENDA. LEE MORAN ' in a whirl o( laughter . DIZZY DAISY QL And On 'T'h.e. Staj^e i % Sfocth Anmueirsar u ‘12 evuo i ffi* wiiK H.WALL CLOVIS EVELYN REESE DOROTHY ST.CLAIR ANNETTE RIKLIN CLARE VOUNO PAUL JORDAN FRANK PETERSON FLOYD PAYNTER ! . Altlusical"Program, of Excellence Rialto Symphony (Orchestra. I J=“ - - l i'' <■ i