The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, November 23, 1924, PART THREE, Page 7-C, Image 31

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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Three Attractions
Are Featured on This
W eek’s Bill at World
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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”