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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 -
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I' c41m<a. Huberts
in *Cyther.ea*
AT THE
RIALTO
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Curfew Is
. Ringing
Lights Along Broad icay Are
Dimmed to Denote End of
Season That l/acked Punch
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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.
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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
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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.
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Tiro Stars Score
in “Come Through” |
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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
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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
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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.
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W or Id Bill (carries Wide
Line of Vaudeville Acta |
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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
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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
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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.
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Barbara La Marr to
Come as “White Moth”
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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.
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Musical Comedy Full of
Hits on at the Empress
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"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.
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Bert Smith Players in
Nriv Line This Week
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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
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Hodek's Orchestra
Notv at Krup Park
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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.
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’Setv Type Drama
in "yew Disciple" |
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"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.
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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
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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
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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.
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