ROMANCE OF PIONEERING, MYSTERY,
COMEDY IN FILMS
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Rialto Present# Companion
Picture to “Covered Wag
on ;M Bebe Daniel# in
' ;> f’Little Miss Bluebeard.*’
Thrills Aplenty for Fans
- . A thrilling tale of the Texas coun
try in 1SI57, a journey through the
depths of Hades and a laughable flint
j adaptation of a New York stage suc
! 'ce*s comprise the week’s photoplay
entertainment at the downtown movie
houses.
Emerson Hough, novelist, and
" author of the famous "Covered
Wagon" story, which was adapted to
the screen and made such a remark
able success, is also responsible for
the story of "North of 36,” the> screen
adaptation of which furnishes the
i. * ajor part of the Rialto program
Tor the week. It has been advertised
as a companion picture to "The Cov
ered Wagon," except in this case in
stead of a trip westward it la a trail
northward.
Hardships Ynsurpasaed.
The journeys of Columbus across
the Atlantic in 14i»2 required no more
courage than the trip made by the
pioneers of tlie south in their attempt
to establish a definite trail between
Texas and the railroads In Kansas.
The first caravan traveling from the
gulf of Mexico to northern 1'nlted
.Slates faced fearful odila—Indians,
? carpettiaggers, floods, fire, wild ani
mals and many more obstacles de
scribed in the novel.
I.lke Columbus, the first caravan
i bad no guide save the compass and
stars. Nobody had ever been over
the trail before. Those who had at
tempted It never returned to tell the
, tale. What happened nobody ever
knew. In "North of »6.'' the first
journey from the south to the. north
i is told upon the screen scene for
seen*, according to advance reports,
as It actually occurred 61 years ago.
Many Anhtiala T'aed.
More animals were used In the film
than In any other picture ever pro
duced. "Who’s Zoo,” Includes 4,300
longhorn cattle, 212 calves, 12 oxen,
62 hdrses, 12 mules, 23! buffalo, 24
deer. 12 elk,16 dogs, 4 wildcats, 1
wolf, 36 rabbits, 36 wild turkeys, and
4 rattleanakea. Jack Holt, Ernest
Torrence, Is>ls Wllaon and Noah
Barry ara featured In the leading
poles of the production.
The movie-going publlo will see
Home startling photographic effects In
•'Dante’s Inferno,” a screen version
of the literary classlo by the great
Italian. The story describes an Imagi
nary journey through hell. The Di
vine Comedy, ss written by Dante,
Js composed of three allegories known
aa “Inferno,’* Purgatory," and "Para
dlso." and embodies no single moral
or theme. One commentator on Dante
describes It aa "a supreme effort to
’ epitomize the entire gamut of human
•xperienee.”
It la the effort of one who Is con
ceded to be among the six greatest
thinkers of all time, to crystallize for
hla fellow men his own answer to the
eternal riddle—What of the here
after?
Jn order successfully to portray
the story It was necessary to employ
trick photography, which makes It
one of the most unique pictures
Ohlaha. has spen in some time.
One camera, illusion shows demons
rushing forward to seize the soul of
a man who has just been electrocuted
for murder. The modern part of the
story Is more dramatic—that, of a mil
lionaire tyrant who becomes the vic
tim of a curse. Henry Otto directed
the film from sn adaptation by
Edmund Oouldlng. Cyrus Wood
wrote the modern story. Pauline
Btarke. Ralph Ta>wls, Josef Swlrkard
and Winifred Kandls are In the big
lb-lie Daniels at Strand.
Rehe Daniels Is the star In tile
Strand's offering. "Miss Bluebeard."
Miss Daniels started her movie career
ss a. cenierllenne, having played for
two years in leading parts for the
Rolln-Pathe comedies. I<ots of movie
fans will recall that for awhile she
■hared honors with Harold TJoyd—
Bnd from advance reports she's
going to lie welcomed back to onmedy
roles in (his, her latest picture.
The picture Is one of "Para
mount's Famous Forty," and Is said
(to provide hilarious entertainment.
At a rule, matrimonial fames de
pend too much on witty lines to be
good screen material, but "Miss Blue
ljeard,” relies upon Its situation en
tirely—and, as some have said, would
be full of laughs without a single
aubstllle. Irene Bordonl played the
atellar role In the stage attraction
which ran for a long time In New
York and which duplicated Its suc
cess on the road.
Raymond Griffith, who will he re
membered as having played opposite
Bebe In "Changing Husbands," is
again cast In supimrl of Miss Daniels
—iand Its sure fire entertainment
when Ray’s around.
At the Lothrop.
"Defylmr Deallny," with Monte
Blue and Irene Rich la the feature of
fering at the I.othrop theater for to
day nnd tomorrow. Tha alxth chap
ter of "The OnOettera," comedy and
newa reel will he extra attrnctlona.
Tuesday and Wedneedav, "Wlna of
Youth," the ecreen adaptation of
"Mary the Third,” well-known Mane
play with Kleanor Boardman and Ben
l,yon will he ahown.
; Thureday, Vlrrlnla Valll and Mnrc
VacDermolt will he aeen In "In
Rvery Woman’* I,lfe," a atorv of love
Ind adventure. Baby Pers.v la the
fctar In "Captain January,” the film
nfferlnr for the la*t two day* of the
week. Vaudeville will lie an extra
added feature for Thureday,
"Re. ompenae," which la tn he one
#f the Warner brother* blssest pro
Sinlion* lh!* season, line been started
*• the Hollywood stmJio.
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b&ebt pu><:t/< HH
in Miss Bluebeard" ■||
at the $tRAND Wm
b^awirie Scar£e
in "Dantes iNRERnq/
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Si ^~x
v£3i^ie 'Poi/e
in ‘The Though Neci*.
at the MOON
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irguerite P<? £>a JCottc.
in In Love With Love"
1 in "Neveh Say Pie" at the WORLH
I AT the MUSE
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Sjtanfey CBfystont and ^4 eff~£drari£/ey
in "Darrin was fycnT’'AT the: EMPRESS
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Naughty Women of History
Come in for Scorching
in “Dante's Inferno'' Film
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Naughty women of history, whose
wiles and wickedness have wrecker!
empires, caused the downfall of king
doms and stirred strong men into
unholy wars, will be quite harshly
dealt with in the hereafter, according
to the poet Dante.
The fate of some of them will
be seen in the William Fox picture.
“Dante's Inferno," being shown, at
the Sun theater this week. Special
heating appartus Is said to have been
arranged even for the lesser Indian
of vamplrish tendencies, in those
compartments of the nether world to
which sinning sirens are consigned.
Take Cleopatra, for instance. In
stead of being a queenly siren deluxe
as she was during her earthly so
Journ, Dante Informs us that she has
1 een stowed away in the subbasement
of the hereafter, where she will
lanquish on through eternity, with
never a Caesar nor a Marc Antony
allowed near the place.
Pauline Starke, Gloria Grey, Tjbw
son Butt and Ralph Lewis have
prominent roles In the film.
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Broadway Comedy
Success Basis of
Feature at Strand
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“Miss Bluebeard," the photoplay at
traction at the Strand theater this
week, is hailed as one of the biggest
laugh pictures of the year. The film
Is an adaptation by Townsend Martin
of Avery Jiopwood’s Broadway stag'*
success. As a stage play it ran for
more than a year at the Lyceum
theater, New York city, and then
went out and duplicated that success
on a long road tour.
Bebe Daniels is the star, and Ray
mond Griffith and Robert Frazer play
opposite her. Bebe has the role of
Colette, Idol of the French stage, who
walks right into an accidental mar
riage to a man she has never seen be
fore—and then discovers later that hr
is not her husband at. all.
Here’s the situation: Collette and
Bob Hawley, posing as the famous
composer, Larry Charters, are strand
ed together In a small town railroad
station. The mayor of the town, who
combines hotel clerking with his civ
ic duties, mistakes Collette and Bob
for a young couple be Is expecting and
marries them. Bob takes Collette to
Charter's London apartment and in
troduces her to the astonished Larry
as Mrs. Charters. Parry doesn’t
know what It's all about and It Isn’t
until after several embarrassing sit
uations that matters are finally
!straightened out. The wedding scene
'lx described as "a Idg laugh," espr
jilnlly since the mayor ha* celebrated
the nuptials prematurely with a bottle 1
of cognac. Paris and bondon fur-1
luish tlie locale for the story,
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“North of 36” Picture
Is Companion Film
to “The Covered Wagon"
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When a motion picture company
assembles four of Its biggest stars
for one production It can mean only
one thing and that is ^hat the com*
pan.v has faith In the picture and be
lieve* it lias public appeal.
Anyway, that's what Paramount
l as done In tlie production of "North
of 3fi," at the Hlalto this week. KrneSt
Torrence, scout of "Tile f oveSeft
Wagon." has been cast In s leading
lule and is said to have given s por
trayal that far surpaasea his previous
work. I.ol* Wilson, Jack Holt and
Noah Beery also have leading rolee.
The film Is *ald to be full of the
"hair ra Islng" type of thrills. It was
produced by TCvin Wlltat from the
novel by Kmerson Hough, snd Is a
companion film of "Th# Covered
Wagon." It Is a story of Texas, di
rectly after the civil war.
A huge cattle drive takea place
from the grazing lands In the south
In the railroads In the north. It Is
this drive that forms the luiekbnnr of
the story and it Is during the journey
that the future of the state Is de
cided.
At the Ideal.
Colleen Moore in "Flirting With
J,ove.” Is the feature photoplay at
I lie Ideal theater for today and to
morrow', with vapdevtlle and comedy
"Savage Hove,” as added attraction*.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Nazlmova and Milton Sills will be
seen In "Madonna of the Streets,"
with vaudeville and comedy. Friday
and Saturday, "Flowing Gold." with
Anna Q. Nilsson and Milton Sills will
lie the feuture picture. Vaudeville
and comedy, "Wide Open." will com
plete the program.
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"Tlir Roughneck," Moon
Picture Has 'I'hrills
for All Movie Fans
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The photoplay attraction at the
Moon theater for the week la a
screen version of the well-known
novel. "The Roughneck," by Robert
W. Service.
Those who have enjo'yed the poems
of this writer have been given an
other thrill in this, hie latest work
of fiction. The story is a succession
of dramatic surprises in the life of a
man, whose nature has become
warped through a cruel trick of fate.
The swift rhythmic movement of
the poet is apparent In the fiction of
Service and coupled with this la hla
wonderful descriptive powers, mak
ing "The Roughnei k," an Ideal story
for screen adaptation.
George O'Brien, whose rise to the
stellar ranks has been rapid and de
served. plays the role of John Moon,
the men with the creed of "I,et mf
die fighting" Billie Dove plava «*P
poslte O'Brien. The action of the
first part of the story takes place
In Ban Francisco. The main se
quences, however, are laid In the
South Sea Islands.
“In Love With Love” Is
Story of Girl Who Gives
Encouragement to Many
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"In Rove With J,ove," the photo
play attraction at the World for the
week, Is a light screen comedy that
Is said to furnish as good entertain
ment as the stage play by the saino
name, from which It was made.
The story centers around a girl
who encouraged many suitors because
she thought she loved them, but who
was really In love with love.
She discovered the truth when a
young engineer came along, and re
fused to make love to her, though
she tried, with all the tricks in her
power, to make him.
In the end, of course, he does, hut
before that theie Is an Interesting
story, In which Marguerite de la
Mott*, Allan Forrest, Harold tlood
w In and Allan Sears figure. The
|stage product ion h« oi »*d quite a hit in
New York. Howland V. He* directed
the screen production.
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“Darwin Was Right,” at
at Empress It Full of
Rich Comedy, Humor
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It is claimed that a novel and en
tertaining: comedy will be found in the
photoplay attraction at the ftmpress
for the week, “Darwin Was Right.”
The film feature* Max. Morltx and
Pep, the three chlnipanze ac tor* that
have lieen featured In a great many*
comedies. Kdward Moran wrote the
.story and piepared the scenario for
the film, treating the Darwinian the
nry in a manner that Is an Id to he
original, unique and full of good corn
e<! y.
The story concerns the experiments
of u scientist who is seeking the elixir
of youth. finds what he believes
to be ihe great restorative, and, in
order to convince his family and his
Ci lends, tiles it on himself, the gar
dener and a negro butler.
Then follow* a aeries of humorous
incidents which lead the family to be
lieve that the three men have taken
so much of the youth restorer that
3t first they become childish, then
revert to babyhood and finally revert
to the state which Darwin claims for
our ancestors.
At the Hamilton.
Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor are
the stars in “A Son of the Sahara."
the feature photoplay offering a> the
Hamilton theater for today and to
morrow' A two-reel comedy will be
m extra feature. Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Henry B. Walthall and Alice
Lake will he seen In "The 1'nknown
Purple,” with the added attraction
of "The Telephone Girl." Thursday.
The Millionaire Cowboy/’ with Lefty
Flynn will be the feature attraction,
with Sam Brownan d his company of
10 an an added feature. Fur the last
iwo days of the week. Jackie Googun
will he seen In his recent picture "A
Bov of Flanders." A two reel comedy
and”Th« Fortieth Door,” will com
plete the program.
At thr Boule\arfl.
The screen veralon of Aaron Hoff
man* famous stage plsv "Welcome
Stranger,” will be th* photoplay at
traction at the Boulevard Theater for j
today and tomorrow. Tuesday. Wed
nesday and Thursday. Pola Negri's
recent picture “Forbidden Paradise, 'j
will be shown. Rod la Rocque and
Adelph Menjou are in the supporting
cast. Friday and Saturday Griffith
will be seen In her latest starring ve
hicle. “Love's Wilderness." Holmes
Herbert and lan Keith have the lead
ing masculine roles in the film.
The biggest Indian battle since the
Gusi i*r Massacre in 1876 is abor t to1
lake place near Mammoth. Gal. The
battle, which will t*e filmed for %ene
Grey ■ ’ The Thundering Herd." v ill
be an exact reproduction of an Indian
massacte which took place in Mon
tana in the early days.
Muse Rill for Week
Includes "The Roughneck
and “The Rose of Paris’
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"Th* Roughn#ek,” the feature pho
toplay at the Moon theater for the
week, will be the attrartion for today
an<1 tomorrow at the Muse.
Tuesday and Wednesday Mary
Rhllbln will l>e seen In “The Rose of
Rails,” which recently was shown at
the World. The film embodies ro
mance, intrigue and adventure.
It Is a screen adaptation of “Mitel.”
a famous novel by 1 telly, a French
brother and sister fiction team. The
locale of the entire story I* In
I France.
Douglas Mai Dean's latest comedy
production. Never Say Die.” will be
I the feature offering for Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Doug appears
at his best in this film, which Is guar
anteed to bring ‘the laughs In good
measure. I,Milan Rich has the lead
ing feminine role in the film.
UNIQUE PICTURE
IS COMING SOON
Th*» Rialto theater announces the
greatest novelty of the season In a
rare combination of stage and screen
with George Beban in "The Greatest
I/np of All.1' which tomes to this
theater for a week, starting Febru
ary 7.
George Beban, one of the greatest
character a«-tor? of all time, is bring
ing hie company of 24 to the Rialto
that week, where he will present an
unusual combination of a screen and
Mage play. This is the first time
this has been of feted to Omaha
t heatei -goers.
The story is of .Joe, an be man,
and his reactions to the environments
of Amerba. Moving along with sub
tle touches of humor and pathos
skilfully Interwoven, the play leads
suddenly to a dramatic climax. At
this point the picture fades out, the
motion picture screen is lifted and
the action is resumed on the stag**
with the same players in a stirring
scene, which is again picked up by
the screen, and ends there
At the Grand.
Th# Cecill B. DeMill# production,
hrti of Uiy.” with Red Da Rocqu#
and Vera Reynolds will be the fea
ture attraction for today and tomor
row at the Grand theater. Tuesday
and Wednesday, John Gilbert will be
seen in Man's Mate. ’ with the
eighth chapter of "Ten Scars Make* a
Man." as an added attraction. Thurs
day and Friday, "The Pride of Palo
mar." with Forrest Stanley and Mar
jorie Haw will be shown, with a Mack
Sennet comedy, "Wall Street Blues.’*
as .m added feature. Mae Bus- h and
Barbat a I«a Marr in "The Shooting
of Dan Mi Grew is the offering for
Saturday, in conjunction with comedy
film.
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Continuous To
day from 1:45
| Sunday
ami
Monday
"The Roughneck”
800 Good Seats Today, 25c
Tuesday—Wednesday
"The Rose of Parit”
Thursday—Friday—Saturday
• Live—Love—Laugh
Douglas MacLean
in "Never Say Die"
A tim ing story of sn Irresistible flirt who hoyereil
too near the flame that learra only ashe* of
sorrow.
“BUTTERFLY”
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I from thn famous novel by ;
KATHLEEN NORRIS
featuring
Norman Kerry, Laura La Plante,
Ruth Clifford, Kenneth Harlan
In Conjunction With
The Omaha Daily News
RADIO WEEK
W. O. A M\ Artists HmsdcaAtlnK From
Stage N'pw Program and Artists Kscli K\c
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STORY TO "THE COVERED WAGON"
ST THE SAME AUTHOR
It is ENTERTAINMENT Every Minute
Love,Romance,Drama,Humor, Heart Interest
FILLED WITH THRILLS THAT
LEAVES ONE ABSOLUTELY BREATHLESS.
JACKHOLT LOIS WILSON
ERNEST TORRENCE NOAH BEERY
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C/Evening Post story
A>y Emerso?^ Jtaxxy/C
9o say it is better than*9Ae Covered.Wa^on' is to
say it sparkles with more humor, action, dash.
Just as the hardy pioneers, battled their way
westward to open a new country
So the early cattlemen of Texas stru^led
northward to open a new marl<et-'
The Dangers Were Equally Great
If there ie red blood in you. '
it will whip through your veins
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