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* WEEK’S MOVIE OFFERINGS STORIES OF MANY LANDS ■ West Point, Sheik Land F eatured Gloria Swanson Carries Fans , to Naples and Algiers; ,, ‘Classmates' Includes Tense • Episode in Jungles. Variety in All Pictures 4 Variety dominates the downtown picture screens this week; drama, In trigue, romance, love and occasional comedy, a’l having their fling at pleasing the film fans, j It’s really hard to say just which f picture provides the best entertain ment. Each comes with a good repu tation. And each has its own group of stars. Richard Barthlmes’ story ''Class mates,’’ at the Rialto, Is based upon life at West Point. The United States military academy granted the movie - company permis.don lo film scenes on the famous grounds of the West Point sc hoi and to use cadets as • it “extras.“ However, It was stipulated that all the actors necessary must live ac cording to school regulations, so be sides his acting in scenes for the pic ture, Dick had to follow the regular routine of the West Point cadet. The Jungle action In * the picture t forms another tensely dramatic episode which makes this perhaps the best picture Barthelmess has done. For a month the company battled the heat and Insects of the Florida r everglades while filming this part of !' the story. I,and of Sheiks. “The Arab,’’ the picture showing at the Sun with Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry, takes the movie fan to ■ Algeria nnd Tunisia, Northern Africa, • the land of sheiks. The cast for this latest picture of *■ Rex Ingraham's, with the exception of Novarro and Miss Terry, was selected entirely in Europe, and in cludes some of the most famous of players In the old world, among them Maxudlan, a leading figure on the ’ French stage, who toured the United 4 States as leading man for Sarah " Rernhardl: Count de I.imur, the Italian nobleman; Alexandresco, the famous Rumanian beauty, and Gerald Robertshaw, long distinguished en the British stage. Mr. Ingram in planning the pic ture decided to go to Northern Africa to get the correct atmosphere end the natural backgrounds. He took Ills company abroad and spent four months among the native tribes and In the streets and old houses of Tunis. It is the first time an Amer ican company ever mnde a picture In that vicinity. It Is claimed that ! . this is Novarro’s best picture. He lias appeared on only five pictures and has been featured a comparative ly short time. Nevertheless he milks among the leaders as box of fice attractions. "Wages of Virtue.” The picture at the Strand, "Wages of Virtue.” with Gloria Swanson In the title role, again takee the spec tator to foreign lands, first to Naples and then to Sidi Bel-Abbes In Algiers, the headquarters .of the French Foreign I/egion. Thus taking Don’t Fail to'See \ t Vital—F ascinating A powerful drama that ■ teems with thrills in the last stand of the West ern Cattle Kings, and their final gigantic | drive with 100,000 steers across the bor der. ! Merged with the , love of a man and a maid. I On the Stag* Randall’s Royal Orchestra I Lata of Brandeit Restaurants 1 f w World Realty Employes Have School Thirty-eight employe* of ehe World Realty company, operators of the World, Sun, Moon, Empress anil Muse, attend school every Monday evening. A ‘'get-together" meeting Is held In the offices of the company. Prizes are awarded to employes of fering the best suggestion for Im provement of service, and to the em ployes who win merit marks for any special courtesy reported by a patron to the management. Patrons are urged to write to this "service school” suggesting, com mentlng or criticizing the service. "This plan has worked out well,” saye Harry L. Goldberg. "In the serv ice school we only Include the door men and the ushers, they being the ones the public meets. Since we have started this school we have noticed improvement in the courtesy of our employes, and not only are they al lowed to make suggestions for the betterment of our service, hut they are also permitted to bring up any personal complaint that they may have.” I us off the beaten path of screen locales, the picture offers a chancel for great pictorial beauty. T<ately we've seen Gloria as a shop girl, and then us a uueen, but this latest vehicle has her as a young Italian girl who becomes tlie pet of the Foreign Legion who eventually finds happiness with a young Amer ican who hag fallen In lova With her. This “smacks" of something dif ferent from Gloria. Ben Lyon. Nor man Trevor and Ivan Linow are In the supporting cast. f ' " “V Three Attractions Are Featured on This W eek’s Bill at World s___J Three attractions are featured on the special Thanksgiving week vaude ville bill now on view at the World theater. The Marshall revue with cast of five features, Lee Marshall, one of America's formost colored durreers. Under the title of “Syncopation and "Pep" these colored stars from the “Lisa" company have the snappiest offerings of the season. Included in the supporting cast ore Margaret Simms, Jimmy White, Cliff Browne andvEddle White. A spectacular musical presentation is that of Bernivici brothers assisted by Mardo Kahen. The Bernivici* are string Instrument artist* of reputa tion. „ Renee Noel and Walter C■ Perclval. both of whom have been featured In numerous Broadway production* are thi* season In vaudeville, offering their biggest laugh provoker, “The Egg in the Rag,” bv Damtfn Runyon, th<t well known sporting writer. Jack Kraft and Elsie Eamont will give you many things to laugh about In their latest comedy, “Put Up the Eights.” Song and dance originalities with plenty of comedy moments will be purveyed by Kelly and Brown. In "Bits of Tricks” George W. Moore offer* some out of the ordin ary novelty stunts. Arthur Hay* la back at the World organ this week introducing a special number In comedy vein entitled ^'Thanksgiving and Other Things.” Don Gassier and his society *ym phonists, one of the best of Jazz organizations with cast of 11, head lines the bill next Saturday. Gallery Talks Today. Hr. H. C. Koliar, who Is in Omaha with the Cizek exhibition, will lecture Sunday at 4 p. m. in the galleries of the Omaha Society of Fine Arts, i.i brary building. “Sundown” Locations Covered 8 States "Sundown,” the photoplay echedul ed for next week at the Rialto, promisee to be one of First Natlanal's best. It Is a huge production which took eix months to make at a cost exceeding $500,000. Scenes were taken In eight states In two countries, the players and technicians traveling over 15,000 miles by train and horseback. More than 100,000 cattle were used. The principals In the play Include Bessie Iajvs, above; Hobart Bosworth and Charles Murray. /.... ~N Randalls Orchestra Is New Rialto Feature The Rialto announces, starting next Sunday, for the stage attraction at this theater it has engaged Randall’s Royal orchestra, which has Just fin ished a three-year engagement at the Braudels restaurants. This orchestra has a nationwide reputation and has a host of friends In Omaha, having filled many im portant ejjgngements during the stay here. Randall has had several offers from representatives of recording companies. NEW FILM SERIES AT EMPRESS SOON With the completion this week of the "Into the Net" series, which has been running at the Empress thea ter, a new series entitled the "Go Getters," will start the week of No vember 29. The “Go Getters," are said to be even better than the Telephone Girl" series, which proved so popular. They are full of comedy but not of the "slapstick" variety. George O'Hara and Alberta Vaughn have the featured roles. Ballet Master and Daughter Will Meet in Omaha. Stefano Mascheno of New York, who arrives Thursday to remain sev eral weeks in ballet dance instruc tion at the studio of Miss Adelaide Fogg, 1s the father of Miss Eva Mascheno, who appears at the Or pheum the week of December 7. She heads the cast of 20 dancers in the act, "Rooney and Bent." , / At Grand. The feature picture for today and tomorrow at the Grand will be Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love In "The Silent Watcher." Tuesday and Wed nesday, Hoot Gibson will be shown in "Hit and Run,” a baseball story of action. Thursday and Friday, Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels will be shown in "Unguarded Women,” with a continuous show Thanksgiving day. Saturday, the William de Mills production, "Icebound." with I-ols Wilson and Richard Dix, will be the feature picture. Today Today Ends Ends Friday Friday The nation is proud of him For bringing the life of West Point, the world's greatest Military Academy, to the screen. Few people know what romance, adventure and valor hide behind its guarded doors. Only a few may go each year, but for every one who is chosen a thousand others hope and try for the chance. And now Barthelmess mirrors it all. He brings for you that wonderful life that makes great manhood of our nation's youth. Yes, you’ll see the Cadets parading down the grounds; see them at studies; see the uniforms they wear; you’ll know the code they learn—“Honor above all else.” And through it all you’ll thrill to a story of love and sacrifice when Our Dick takes the blame for shame, is dragged to the depths and then comes fighting back to victory. No greater love story ever touched your heart. RICHARD BARTHELMESS In the crowning achievement of his career “Classmates” This production, practically in ita entirety, waa actually filmed dt Weal Point with the full co-operation and aaaietance of the United » Statea Military Authoritiee. A First Notional Picturo ON THE STAGE 1 SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY I REGIMENTAL BAND I FROM FORT CROOK ^ ■ 38 of Uncle Sam’s Finest I Rialto Orchestra Comedy Organ—News Events Omaha Film Branch Office Leads Sales In a recent content between man agers of Associated First National pictures throughout the country In the sales of First National produc tions, the Omaha branch office won first place and the Des Moines office second. The prizes awarded the Omaha of fice will aggregate approximately $2,500. $700 of which goes to Leo J. McCarthy, manager. Salesmen sharing In prizes are Leo Blank, Robert Gorham and James Ambrose Kach employe alho gets an award. At Lothrop. The first three days of this week the Eothrop theater will present Johnnlg Walker and an ell star cast In Tdfe’g Greatest Game." The 13th chapter of ["The Fast Express” will be an added feature. Wednesday, the feature ftlm will be "Modern Matrimony" with Owen Moore In the title role. For Thuj*day, Friday and Saturday, the screen adaptation of Harold Bell Wright's "The Mine with the Iron Door." will be shown. Thanksgiving day there will be four shows. > ITODAY TOMORROW Continuous Today from 2:45 Evening Only Tomorrow—6:45*8:45 FIRST SHOWING IN OMAHA "DANGEROUS TRAIL” WITH IRENE RICH-NO AH BEERY A Story of the Northwest Mounted Police TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY “THE WHITE SIN” | ^ THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, “BREAD” Matinee Thanksgiving Day * ™* 1J, V End, Week ' Fri. Presents REX INGRAM’S Latest Success Photographed in Northern Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) 1 Hi featuring RAMON NOVARRO Ms the Shiek Lover With Romance in His Eyes and the Devil in His Mind Alice ~and~ TERRY as the Girl Who Was Lost l:nder the Spell of the Desert Moon Extra—Exclusive ! Tha Omaha Daily New s Motion IMctutea of Creighton Grinnell “The Buccaneers”