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Wide Variety Marks This Week’s Photoplays in Omaha Films Mix Humor and Love Tales » riuenia Stars Hasten From Africa to Hollywood to Make “Tho Red | ■ p ;s_ ' ■ Perlmutter Returns Here Omaha screen* offer a wide variety in entertainment thle week. Pathos, love, romance and humor will all hold sway, with love, of course, 1q i lie lead. Three much-heralded films, with some of screendom's most fam ous stars, be presented. From Africa to Hollywood to play in a picture! That’s the distance traveled by—no, not the king of the Nile—but two very popular film players, who had been making pro ductions aJhroadi. Ramon Novarro and Rosemary Theby both had been on the other side and both made the trip to appear in Fred Niblo’s latest release, ‘‘The Red Lily,” which Is showing this week at the Sun. Novarro went to Paris and Tunis last year to play the title role in Rex Ingram’s "The Arab.” While In Tunis a cable came asking him If he would -do the leading male role In ‘‘The fted Lily.” He started for home lm Pnediately and began work the day after he arrived in Hollywood. * Rosemary Theby was playing the feminine lead in "Son of the Sahara” in Algiers, when she received word. .‘‘.The Red Lily" Is an original story Jjy Mr. Niblo. Enid Bennett, who In teal life is Mrs. Niblo, hag the role bit the heroine in the picture. Wal lace Beery, character star of "The Rea Hawk,” has a leading role also. ‘‘Tarnish" Features May McAvoy. George Fitzmaurice is responsibly for the fine presentation of ‘‘Tar nish," with May McAvoy, playing at the Strand. Adapted for the screen liy Frances Marlon from the stage Jpjlay by Cilbert Emery, the film fur nishes the love element on the week's screen program. On* of the Screen's vampiest vamps, Marie Pre vost, appears as a gum-chewing mani curist. Ronald Colman, romantic Ju venile lead, and Norman Kerry, screendom’s man-about-town, also have important roles in the film. Al bert Gran, the dandified old man of the picture, has been on and off the sl-reen for many years. He appearp tn the stage version of the play. Mrs. Jtm-s Whytall, the mother in the stfory. was also railed from the foot tight* to the ltleigs of a motion pic ture studio. ."“Polnah and Perlmutter” Reiturn. The hilarious offering of the week is In Hollywood With Potash and l’ei hmitter," at the Rialto. The fbia-er ready-to-we^r merchants, fur nishing cloaks afTd suits in stylish mixtures are now cloaking "beauts” ih moving pictures. Frances Marion has again proved her versatility in writing the script fbr the picture, which is an adapta tion of Montague Glass’ "Business Be fore Pleasure.” Alexander Carr, who plays the role of Perlmutter, is the original of the stage pl^y. George Sidney, veteran stage comedian, has the role of Potash. Vera Gordon, who rppeared in the first of the Potafr* ind Perlmutter pictures, Is also in he cast. * Empress Serial Mystifies. A fascinating story of master minds and the underworld, of mystery. In trigue and romance. Is told In "Into The Net,” the new Paths eerlal show ing every week at the Empress the ater, with Edna Murphy and Jack Mulhall In the title roles. Tbe picture Is as real In Its action and Incident as the sensational ab ductions that often happen In real life and fill the columns of the news papers—but it shows dstalls that the newspaper doe# not reveal. Written by Richard B. Enright, police commiseloner of New York City, the most famous police chief in the world, "Into The Net.” ehowa hot only how girl# are lured into the net of a gang of master criminals, hut it shows, step by etep and in the trilling detail the efficient method# of police for catching the criminals and recovering the missing persons. Every branch of the’Nsw York City police department la Shown In opera tion—the strong arm and riot squads; the underground telegram system; criminal Identification by finger prints and photographs; patrols, dogs, boats and airplanes. While It was Mr. Enright’s desire tjiat the film should show police methods, these ere but incidental to the story, which la based on actual experiences of the New York City pdice in tracing missing persons. At the Boulevard. A comedy which Is said to rival the magnlfieienee of a super-drama la Ruster Keaton's "Three Agee,” which will R.art off the week's program at (he Boulevard theater. The picture will be shown Sunday and Monday. Pola Negri’s latest picture "Lily of the Dust,” will be eeen Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Noah Berry and Raymond Griffith head the supporting cast on Friday and Saturday, Thomas Melghan will be seen In hie crook drama, "The Con fidence Man,” with Vlrlginla Vail! as hjq, po ster. _ ' At the Grand. Viola Dana will start off the week’s program at the Grand thle week In her recent picture. "In Search of a Thrill.” A Sunshine comedy, “Rough Railing,” will he shown In connection with the feature film, which show# today only. Monday and Tuesday Lillian Gish will be seen In "The White Sister,’’ Wednesday and Thurs day Anna Q. Nilsson will be eeen In "Half a Dollar Bill,” In connection with the third story of the "into the Net” series. Barbara Ivt Marr and Earle Williams In "The Eternal Rtrugg!#,” will complete the week’s bill. * B ~8rT"; "nmm I'r ^ \Jtamon Navarro in "The Red// _J Lily" at thl SUN 11 At the Rialto. Laughs, a few sobs, and more laughs are the Ingredients which make the film "In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter.” at the Rialto this week, a good hour and a half’s entertainment. In this second screen venture of the famous part ners. Abe and Mawruss go Into the motion picture business, and the complications which result .from their attempts to produce a picture star ring a vampire produce the mony comedy situations. Alexander Carr, who will be re membered by theatergoers for his characterization In the previous Potash and Perlmutter picture, and George Sidney, veteran stage star, head the cast of this production In the title roles. Vera Gordon once again plays Rosie. Betty Blythe Is the appealing vampire around whom the story centers. Montague Glass the creator of the characters, wrote the titles for the picture, which was di rected by Alfred Green. At the Sun. ron Navarro has achieved an personal triumph in his new picture, "The Red Lny," showing this week at the Sun theater. In this picture Navarro plays the part of Jean Leonnec, a wealthy son, disin herited by his father and cast into the underworld of Paris, where in the course of time he turns thief. He appears first In the luxurious surroundings of a palatial home lo cated In a Brittany village, where he has fallen In love with Marise, the daughter of a shoemaker, played with much charm by Enid Bennett. It Is this innocent love affair which leads to the eviction of the couple from the town by Jean’s Infuriated father. In the scenes in Paris, where the cou pie lose each other, Ramon appear* In the picturesque garb of an Apache. The final reunion df the lovers makes a strong climax. The film was directed by Fred Nib lo from an original story of his own, and adapted by Bess Meredyth. The supporting cast Includes Wallace Beery. George Nichols, Frank Currier and Rosemary Theby. At the Strand. "Tarnish,” ths photoplay this week at the Strand theater, was adapted for the screen from Gilbert Emery's stage play of the earns name. It has a powerful theme, and the dra matic moments are balanced by the comedy episodes. The picture shows what happen* when a likable representative of man hood falls in love with a nice girl, only to have his past bounce up and slap- hfm in the face. A dramatic moment is Introduced when the gold digging manicurist, whom the boy for merly cavorted with, step# forward and clears the young man, w The heroine finally makes up her mind that love Is everything after all, and cViom\ Dana in 'Don't D Your. Husband _ AT THE WORLD " Imagine=— A kid loyal enough to sacrifice wife and home to save another from disgrace. % That’s LOYALTY! But no matter what you call it—it’s “that something” that will make the picture i . live long after you have seen it. Here’s a story of politics—of the boss’ secret love for another woman. And of a youth who took all the blame to avoid a scandal that might disgrace the man he worshiped. Only MARY ROBERTS RINEHART could tell a story as humanly. Only FRANK LLOYD could direct it as jiaturally, interesting—as dramatic. Hobart Bosworth Bessie Love Glenn Hunter Alma Bennett “Next Next SUNDAY SUNDAY Uuciffe 0 ffiichsen and Johnny "Behind the Curtain' at the EMPR.ES5 / _ miws QforiaJjrey \ and {Raymond JXcttee IN :j "A Girl of the Limberlost’ AT THE MOON that, as all men ara more or leal tarnished, she ir.uat select on# that cleans easily. May McAvoy has the role of the young heroine, and doe* some nice work. Ronald Colman makes a lik able hero. Marie Prevost has the part of the Jolly little gdld-dlgger. At the Empress "Behind the Curtain," the photo play offering at the Empresa theater thia week, waa directed hy Cheater Franklin, with an all-alar cast. Wini fred Bryeon and Lucille Rlckeen have the leading feminine rolea. The story ==-~— ‘ I I Lower and Lower he sank into the treacherous marsh! Inch by inch the fateful bog of the Limberlost was sucking him down while his wife—like a mad thing was clawing at the bank in a futile effort to hold back the inevitable! It was not until years afterwards that she learned that Fate had taken a hand to save her from a greater unhappiness and, in the mean time, hate and bitterness filled her heart—a hate and bitterness that nearly wrecked the life of her daughter! Here is a situation jam-packed with tremendous drama, a situation that is far-reaching in its re sults, a situation that will stand you on your toes with the tenseness of its realism—and it is only one of many big situations in this vividly human story of real people. *Hhe With CULLEN LANDIS Raymond McKee Ruth Stonehouse ^STHIS WEEK TODAY ONLY Uk "//(Hu i..«<*n*. vv bois Wilson in' Another. Scandal, at the MUSE. from which the film version was made was written by William J. Flynn, former head of the United States Secret Service bureau. In one way, the story constitutes an attack on spiritualism, for the ef fect of materialization seances on minds of a certain type Is used in connection with the solution of a murder mystery. The love affair of a boy and girl, resulting in an elope ment, opens a series of Incidents which bring about a murder and Its consequent mystery._ At the World. Viola Dana, who will be remember ed for her splendid work in "Between Friends,” is back in Omaha In a new picture, "Don't Doubt Your Hus band,” at the World (heater this week. Miss Dana appears as a smart, young suburban wife, who bumps along the road of matrimony with jealous outbreaks marking each bump. When she notices that her husband, played by. Alan Forrest, is more interested in the ankles of an Interior decorator (Winifred Bryson) than in the decoration, she decides to tiail him. As luck has it, the husband, driving the other woman home, gets into a smashup and sprains his ankle, and Is taken to her home. The wife ar rives there In a frenzy of anger. How ever, everything is mended in a series of incidents, which include a good deal of humor. Besides Miss Dana, Mr. Forrest and Miss Bryson, the cast includes John Patrick, Willard Louis and Adele Watson. At the Muse. The screen adaptation of Gene Stratton Porter's "A Girl of the Limberlost” will open the week's pro gram at the Muse theater, showing today only. Monday and Tuesday Fred Thomson and his wonder horse, Silver King, will be shown in "The Dangerous Coward." The first story In the “Into the Net” series aiso wuj be shown on these two days. Thy Name Is Woman.” which had such a successful run at a downtown houss recently, starring Barbara Ia Marl and Rsmon Navarro, will be showi Wednesday and Thursday. Ths pi® turizatlon of Cosmo Hamilton's novel, "Another Scandal,” featuring Lol* Wilson, Holmes Herbert and Flora L« Breton, will * be shown Frida* and Saturday. At the Moon. The screen version of Gene Strattot Porter's story, "A Girl of the Limben lost.” Is the feature offering at the Moon theater fcr the week. The plot, known to most of us, is that of S young girl and her struggle for an education in spite of the opposition of her mother. The love affair of the girl and thd victory of her sweet and loving ns, t^jre over the jealous opposition o4 her school companions is simply and interestingly toid. Gloria Grey ha* the part of Elnora Comstock. th« girl. Gertrude Olmstead is the pam pered rich daughter. Emily Fitzroj is the mother and Cullen Landis bai the major male role. "Never Say Die,” Douglas Mad Lean's latest comedy scream, ai adaptation of William Collier s com edy success, is now being shown id New York City._ i “Three Week*",— “SiT Daj<” AND NOW!