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“Tfse Arab” at Sun Is
Colorful Love Story :
A photoplay which has bs«n hailed
as a brilliant successor to "Soara
tnouche,” Is Rex Ingram's "The Arab,”
which Is showing for the week at the
Sun. It Is a colorful and thrilling
story of love and adventure In the
land of sheiks and was adapted from
the atage play by Edgar Selwyn.
itamon Novarro and Alice Terry
have the chief roles, this time ap
pearing respectively as a handsome
young Bedouin and the daughter ofi
an American missionary. The plot
deals with Jamil Abdulla Azam, son
Sf the sheik of El-Khyrassa, an aged,
ruler of a large Bedo.iin tribe.
Naturally mischievous, he is caught
stealing a family trinket and la dis
owned by his father. With romance
In his eye and the devil In his mind,
he makes his way to the chief city
of the province where he falls In love,
with Mary Hilbert, an only daughter
of a missionary. In order to be near
her -he decides to become a Christian.
Then the Sultan orders a massacre
of Christians in El Kirouan, and Ab- |
dullah, a friend of Jamil and the old
sheik, promises the governor of the!
province the Bedouins will aid In the:
maaecre If he will prevail upon Jamil
to return to his tribe. This Jamil will
Bot do and the governor arranges to
carry out the order with hie own men.
“Wages of Virtue” Film
Full of Romance, Thrills
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“Wages of Virtue," the film show
ing at the Strand this week, is an
adaptation of the novel by Perdval
Wren, with Gloria Swanson In the
title role.
It la a tale of romance and adven
ture of the French Foreign Legion,
opening with the star, ns Carmelita,
being rescued from drowning by
Luigi, strong man with a third-rate
traveling circus. He trains the girl
to become a member of the troupe,
later killing his young violinist In a
moment of Jealousy over love for Car
melita.
Luigi flees the country to escape
justico for his crime and enlists
n the Foreign Legion in Algeria.
Full of gratitude for having saved
her life and believing him lmpllcity,
Carmelita flees with him to the little
North African town of Sldl-bel-Abbes,
where she opens a wine shop.
Marvin, a young American recruit
In the legion, sees Carmelita and im
mediately falls In love, thus incurring
the wrath of Luigi, now the regi
mental bully. From then on the story
travels rapidly Involving flstlo bat
tles and real romance.
Ben Lyon has the leading mala role.
Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow, Joe
Moore and others appear In the sup
norting cast.
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“Classmates” Is Accuri
Story of West Point
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Salute Cadel Richard Barthelmess
in his newest picture, "Claasmatee,"
showing for th* week at the Rialto.
It Is a story based Upon an actual
incident at West Potfet, and as far
as the West Point *qd army atmos
phere Is concerned ' West Point
authorities say it is accurate.
Never before have the confines of
the United States Military academy
been Invaded by a movie colony and
when the "red tape” wa* cut for
Barthelmess to film some scenes ther*
In "Classmates” the authorities de
manded thla one stipulation: "accu
racy."
This Is one novel distinction about
the film whose scenes were actually
laid at the famous military school.
The story shows Dick as a country
youth enrolled at West Point. His
rival for the love of a girl brings
about his disgrace just as he is shout
to get his commission and hs dis
appears.
Central-Tech football game pictures
are a feature of Rialto Mil this week.
Moon Will Have Two
Programs This Week
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The Moon theater will have a split
program for this week. For the first
five days will be shown Ruth Dwyer
and Richard Travers In “Strangers
of the North.” It Is a melodrama of
Cape Breton logging camps. The
plot concerns the daughter of a tim
ber owner In Nova Beotia and a
young man who comes from Scotland
to make a fresh start after grilling
experiences In the war.
It is replete with dramatis moments
but contain* enough comedy to satis
fy th* ordinary film fan. Charles
Graham and Decacla Moosr# are In
the supporting cast. Thursday and
Friday the feature picture will b«
“The Dangerous Train." with Irene
Rich, Noah Beery and Tully Mar
shall. It le a picture of th* grea ’
northwest and concerns th# north
west royal mounted police.
At Boulevard.
Norma Talmadge’s recent picture.
'Secrets,” will be the offering at the
Boulevard theater for today and to
morrow. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, will he shown th# Thome
H. Ince production, “Christine of the
Hungry Heart.’ with Florence Vklo
and OUve Brooke.
Friday and Saturday, th# feature
picture will be the screen adaptation
of Gene Stratton Forter’s, "A Girl of
th# Llmberlost,"
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In the land of timber and
big snows this story is
staged. You will be
thrilled at the many
scene* of daring by'the
men who ruled by gun
and a ready right wallop.
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■ Complete Change of Program
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® A Story of the N. W. Mounted Police
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Seen on Empress Screen I
The Empress this week will In
troduce a new star to movie patrons.
He Is Edmund Lowe and he has earn
ed the right to stardom by a series
of superb dramatic portrayals in re
cent Fox productions.
His first starring vehicle Is "Honor
Among Men," which Is an adaptation
of the novel by Richard Harding
Davis, "The King's Jackal." As
Prince Kalonay. the loyal defender of
the deposed monarch, Lowe Is said
to give an excellent performance.
King Louis Is a man who desires
nothing so much as luxury. Of hts
throne he cares nothing, but he
schemes to take advantage of the
loyalty of a few to obtain money
with which to Indulge In his wastrel
customs.
To this end he and Countses De
Winter plan a fake revolution, en
listing the aid of Kalonay, who Is
always ready to fight for his king.
With this as a basis for the plot the
story Involves love, loyalty and In
trigue.
' “The Hillman * Shows
How Films Are Made
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It Is seldom that the picture fan has;
a chance to see how pictures are!
made. Owing to a twist In E. Phillips
Oppenhelm's popular novel, "The Hill
man," which Is showing this week at
the World under the title "Behold
This Woman.” the spectator Is
shown the entire workings of the Vita
graph studios In California, both In
side and out.
The heroine, a role assumed by
Irene Rich, Is a motion picture star
and several of the dramatic sequences
take place while she Is at work In
the studio. This affords opportunity
for the audience to see how a motion
picture director and his mechanical
staff work. Some beautiful exterior
shots of the hill country surrounding
Los Angeles are also some of the
scenic background of this romance of
movie land.
HAROLD LLOYD
MAKES LAUGHS
Have you ever stopped to consider
It la important to laugh occasionally?
It is Just as necessary as exercise.
This Is the opinion of the world's
foremost psychopathic experts, who
have Issued advices that the world
would be a better place to live In If
we would laugh more.
Harold Lloyd Is doing his share
towards the betterment of our well
being with his feature comedies, the
latest of which is "Hot Water." and
will be seen the week of November
29 a* the Sun.
Madeline Brandeis
Picture at Strand
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Another Madeline Brandels produc
tion Is being shown In Omaha this
week at the Strand. Her latest film
la the plcturlzatlon of John Gree..
leaf Whittlers’ poem “Maud Muller."
and Is dramatically told In two reels.
Marjory Daw, Bruce Gordon and
Elinor Fair have the Important roles
In this portrayal of a romantic story,
read and loved by all Americana.
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Scenery for Gayety
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An unusually Important attraction
will be that of Clark A McCullough's
new and novel revue, "Monkey
Shines" at the Gayety theater start-j
lng today at 3. This production is
said to be much larger than one or
dinarily finds at popular prices. An
Idea of the show Is obtained from the
fact that it requires two 70-foot bag
gage cars to transport the scenery
and effects. Bobby Clark and Paul
McCullough, the producers of the
piece, have used to good advantage
the knowledge they have gained of
high class Broadway shows through
their association with the Irving Ber
lin Music Box revue. And Clark A
McCullough have also written the
book and lyrics of this attraction In
-’ mn»t entertaining vein. Larry Ce l
hallos, producer of ths dancing ■ *
hers In the Greenwich Follies of
and 1925. has performed a s®1"]
service for "Monkey Bhlnee."
selection of th# cast Clark * ^
lough have shown the greatest good
Judgment In having gathered together
a truly excellent company compris
ing George Shelton and A1 Tylf'
Wally Sharpies, the featured ones:
Beatrice Tracey. Maybelle York*.
Babe Shaw, Hazzard and Landry ana
the Six Original High Stepper*.
The holiday matins* Thanksgiving
day starts at S. Ladles’ bargain mat
Ines dally all week.
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“JFomon Hater" Makes
Fun in New Offering
of Empress Players
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"The Woman hater’’ Is ths tltls of
the modern, up to the minute musical
farce being offered at the Empree*
theater this week where the Empree*
Players are storting the fourth month
of their popular engagement.
The story has to do with a well
meaning but foolish member of the
male sex who labored under th* de
lusion that he could get along very
nicely without the ladles. However,
he did not reckon with several fe
males of vampirish tendencies as well
as the cute, Innocent type of worn*®
who usually succeeds In winding
most any man about her little finger.
Lillian Bessent who Joined the com
pany last week Is making her first
appearance here In a speaking part.
I Of course she w ill oblige with sev
eral "blues” numbers which mad#
such a favorable Impression th# pant
seven days.
Four stage performance# wiH be
given today and Thanksgiving day
as well with three shows being th#^
rule other days of the week.
Among the musical number* in*
traduced are “Hello, People, Hello,”
”1 Can't Get the One I Want.” “JudH.
a Little Blue,” "The Waltre**,’’ *
novelty by Maybelle La Couver; “On*
Kiss.’’ "Joe Turner Blues” and "At*
Boy,” by Miss Bessent and selection*
by the Empress Four. The featured
lensemmble number Is entitled "My
Girl.”
Muse Has Pre-Showing
of "The Dangerous TrmT ^
The screen offering for today at
the Muse is a pre-showing of "The
Dangerous Trail," which will be
shown later In the week at the Moon.
M nday and Tuesday, the feature
picture will be Madge Bellamy and
John Bowere In “The White Bin."
which recently had a successful run
at a downtown theater. The re
maining part of the week. Mas Busch
and Robert Frazer will be shown In
the Metro production ‘'Bread,”
drama of present everyday life.
Glorious Gloria scores another great triumph
in a brand new kind of comedy-dramatic role
WAGES OF VIRTUE
'"Here's Gloria in a role in which she
makes the most fascinating adventure romance
of the season. Tt lore gloriously clever than ever .
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