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PHOTO PLAYS' FOR. OMAHA
WILL BE SEEN AT THE STRAND
THIS WEEK.
Men and Women of Note in the Field of Silent Drama
Who Will Be Seen in Leading Omaha Picture Houses
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ISTAR SEES DANGER
IN -FAM SCHOOLS
I Courses in Acting Misrepresent the
Motion Picture Industry, Says
Beatriz Michelena.
I HO SHORT CUT TO SUCCESS
Keatria Michplena. the heroino of "The
Unwritten Uw," "Solvation Nell." "8a
lomy Jane" snd other features, advocates
concerted action on the rmrt the le
Kltiinnte motion picture aflthnrltles
against the fake achoola of motion-picture
aetinR which hav sprung up throughout
the country.
"These schools," declares Mlsa Mlche
lenn, "are (loins Infinitely more harm
than most of ua think. Their real per
nlcloua Influence is not to be measured
hy the dollars they take away from their
Victimised pupils. What Is to be far
more regretted and condemned is the
fale Impression . they create through
their advertisements and literature as to
conditions in the motion-picture profes
sion. ;
No Short Cut to Stardom.
"It is largely due to them that the im
pression that there is a great demand
for 'pretty-faced' girls aa picture
actresses, and that, with no other requi
site than this, pretty face and a short
course of instruction, one may find Im
mediate employment at a fabulous salary.
We all know that there is this mis
conception among men and that in
numerable girla believe that motlon-ptc-turea
are a short cut to 'easy money.'
We also know Just how far they are
mistaken in this. They will all be dis
illusionized, but often too late. Relying
on the rosy expectations engendered in
the first instance by the fake schools
and their criminal publicity, they have
started out to become - picture aeressea
without adequate equipment In either
courage , p( .talent. They have broken
away from previous moorings, and when
the shock of disappointment comes, they
often have no place to turn. Shattered
hopes means a moral strain that few
girls are equal to.
Fakes Should Bo Exposed. -
"I believe that every devise should be
used to show these fake schools In their
true light The puDlio should be made
to know that they are operated by men
who have not the ability to direct or1 act
in pictures, but have cunning enough to
practice upon the gullibility of victims
carried away with the desire to act and
see oneself lionised on the screen."
SCREEN DETECTIVE ROLE
ENJOYED BY HAZEL DAWN
"I certainty would rather play the part
of a detective for applause Instead of for
bullets and stlllettos from bashful and
retiring criminals; for there is really so
much real acting to do when one Is play
ing detective." This was the final de
cision of Haiel Dawn when she had
finished her work in the screen produc
tion of "My Lady Incog," In whloh she
portrays the part of a, feminine detective
' which will be exhibited at the Hipp Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
"My Lady Incog" is filled with the
elements of comedy and dramatics thrill,
and ti en original script written espe
cially for Mlsa Dawn, and affords her
opportunities to do some great screen
work. Many of the principal soenes of
this production 'were taken in St. Au
gustine, Kla.. under the direction of
Kidney Olcott. It is a swiftly moving
story in which suspense and thrilling in
cidents abound flavored with sufficient
comedy to round the play out a fully aa
could be desired.
DURBOROUGH WILL SHOW
WAR FILMS AT BRANDEIS
Authentio and realistic moving pictures
of the great Kuropean war will be pre
sented at the Brandels theater for the en
tire week beginning today. Mr.' Dur
borough, the photographer, has brought
back remarkable war films. His films
show the German military machine in all
its operations trench warfare, sudden at
tacks, machine gun operations, big guns
dealing devastation, swift attacks on
trench fortress, airship operations, feed
ing an army and ears of the wounded.
The films will be shown here, beginning
this afternoon, at popular prices at the
Brandeis theater, continuously from 12
a. m. to 11 p. m., so that everyone may
view them at the most opportune time.
"THE PATH OF HAPPINESS"
FEATURE AT THE FARNAM
Traveling the path of happiness with
charming little Violet Mersereau Is irre
sistible. As a wild little mountain maid,
she captures a young man's heart as he
yoes to the woods for his health. Her
guardian la a hunchback foster brother,
who furnishes plenty of excitement, but
no more than does Mix Mesereau when
she meanders down to the lake and
plunges in for a morning swtra clothed
only In sweet thought of her matuUonal
dip. But there Is a real story that arises
to a splendid climax and the whole Is
enhanced by an Idy'iio atmosphere. This
feature la one of the rare plays that com
bine strength of plot and story with an
atmosphere of the finest charm. It will
ha rhowr. at the Karnam today.
Time, tide and Bee Want-Ads wait for
n man. "An (oi'tuiily ir.ijged la an
tllu;-uuiiy lost
The most consistent week's program
jet offered by the Strand la promised
commencing this afternoon when those
two royal comedians ana funsters, Weber
and Fields, will be presented In a pot
pourri of comedy, girls and amusing an
tics entitled, "The Worst of Friends." to
gether with a dramatio feature of un-!
usual Interest. "Cross Currents," in
which the distinguished American actress, I
Miss Helen Ware, is atan-i. Both pic
tures ar. class A in their respective llnee
and the combination makes one of the
most entertaining motion picture bills
possible to imagine.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in
"Dlsay Heights and Daring Hearts." the
Strand offers the moot sensational pic
ture the Keystone people have ever
turned out, and this Is saying a whole
lot, because these people seem to delight
In death-defying deeds in order to make
the audience laugh. This comedy Is an
aeroplane tale of flights and falls, and la
unique In Its construction. Chester Conk-
Un Is featured. The dramatio feature Is
William S. Hart In "Between Men,", a
gripping story of modern times, produced
In the unusual wonderful Inclan manner,
and Mr. Hart Is such a favorite In
Omaha that his name means capacity
business.
Friday and Saturday a story of the
drug habit, "Black Fear," is scheduled,
together with the ever Interesting Pathe
weekly. 1
"MADAME X" WILL BE ON '
AT THE BOYD ON TUESDAY
A remarkable demonstration on the
part, of motion picture enthusiasts took
place in Chicago last week when S.CO)
people stormed the doors of the BIJou
theater in an attempt to witness the first
exhibition of "Madame X," the soreen
version of the Savage stage sucoess re
leased by Pathe on the Gold Rooster pro
gram. Ixng before the doors were sched
uled to open the people began to gather
and as the hour approached the crowd
grew to such proportions that police re-'
serves were called to keep order. Those
who were unable to get Inside in time
to witness the first run waited two hours
for the second show.
1 "Madame X" Is taken from the story by
Alexandre Blssoa. Dorothy Donnelly,
who plays the lead, made aa enviable
name for herself In the legitimate pro
duction of the piece) and continues her
good work In the screen version. George
P. Marion, who put en the piece for
Savage, directed the picture.
"Madame X" Is to be at the Boyd be
ginning Tuesday and ending next Sunday,
when showings will be given from 1 to
11 p. m.
Vivian Blackburn, who Is featured In
the Pathe-Henry W. Savage film produc
tion of "Excuse Me," is the daughter of
an army officer who was stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, As "The Fencing
Girl," Miss Blackburn will be remem
bered by very many persons. "Excuse
Me" as a Pathe Gold Rooster play shows
nearly the entire cast of the original pro
duction. "Excuse Me" will be shown at
the Boyd for today and tomorrow only.
"SHOULD A MOTHER TELL?"
AT THE GARDEN TODAY
In "Should a Mother Tell?" whloh Is
shown at the Garden theater, opposite
the Woodmen of the World building, to
day, there Is seen dramatio action that la
rarely portrayed in moving pictures. The
story Is one of exceptional power and pre
sents a problem that calls for an Intensity
of emotion that is perfeltly acted by
Betty Nansen. As the mother torn be
tween an almost fanatical sense of Jus
tice and a desire for the happiness of her
daughter, ber emotional powers are at
their best.
Stuart Holmes, who supports Miss Nan
sen In this production as Oarard, the
scoundrelly husband, has the strongest
character parts he has ever appeared In.
He Is one ef the most magnetlo and versa
tile artists playing heavy roles in the
silent drama of today. .
Rohlff Theater
aaei UavnrwoKni itust
Mnaday Theda Sara is "Caxraes"
('fox)
JComday Dorothy CMsh la "Bred
la the Bobs' (ktutujj)
Tuesday-Mmxxj Stevens la "Core"
(t&etre)
Wednesday tVUllaa Xreraias) la
Bhould a Wtfe rorgie''
(World)
Thnndar "Bscnse HV with QeP.
T. starioa, Tlviaa Black bora
and ail stas east. (A rathe
voreenu)
rrlday Nance O'aTsU la "rrtaoess
Komanoff" (fox)
Saturday Edwin Ardea la "The
Gray Ktik" (World).
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DEMANDED CLEANLINESS
AND THEY GOT IT, TOO
Portland, Ore., has just gone through
an upheaval In the photoplay business.
Producers, exhibitors and the publlo cen
sors have been in a turmoil over the kind
of pictures shown. The "sex problem"
photo-dramas which had been flooding
the Oregon metropolis was the cause of
the trouble. The board of censors got
busy and drew the lines tighter and
tighter and . today Portland has clean
pictures.
As a result of a fight led by the Even
ing Telegram, which paper undertook to
show that clean pictures were available,
there has been declared a truoe and
everyone seems satisfied. The business
was so. much greater at the houses that
showed clean pictures that the others
had to "come across."- i
LIVES THE UNCANNY PARTS
SHE ACTS ON THE SCREEN
One of the mastering Impulses In the
mental bearing of Theda Bars, who Is
featured in "Carmen" at the RoMlff to
day. Is her love of the mysterious, the
weird. The fact that she Is of French
and Italian descent explains this in part
Thcda B-ra'a conception of "Carmen"
Is peculiarly her own and she makes the
most of her opportunity. Hor fight In
the cigarette factory and her death-scene
are triumph- of dramatio skill. She dls
plays throughout the wonderful facial
controt that has made her famous In
the moving picture world.
MARY PICKFORD TO GET
HALP INTEREST IN FILMS
All doubt of the future affiliation of
Mlary Plckford was permansntljr dis
pelled when the foremost star of film
land rejected the greatest offers that
have ever been tends rd to any actress
In the history of the stage or screen to
remain with the Famous Players' Film
company, the first feature organisation
FA-UTAH IT
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Should a
FEATURING BETTY HANSEN
Jane others and toart Holmes
FAmrarTS VLMAn bTOTIOB Children under It will not be admitted to
' this feature unless accompanied by their parents.
MUUfc: OF
XUITSir TO ELVVkaT
STARTING TODAY
TSB STBAJTOB OABX OF
Mary Page
with
SDH KATO sad KEBBY B.
WILTUAIi
Zjato Star Birth of a Batloa
sV TELEOB.A-PfllO TAsTOU'
Omaha's ravorlte Ziangh
arod Beers,
The Drews
raJsarsiED fiwamcb
-jTAXJ. a TAX XT coMiunr
eUg-rribame Weekly Be.
Vaudeville Shows at 2, 2:30, 6:30, 7:45 and 9 P. M.
Mary Fags Series Will Be Ihowm Between Bach Show
lOc-Admission-lOc
, Btserved Beats 10c Extra. Phone Douglas 99.
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with which she has been Identified.
The new agreement into which Miss
Plckford has entered calls for the or
ganisation of the Famous Tlayers-Mary
Plckford oompany, for the making of
feature productions In which Miss Plck
ford Is to be starred, and In which the
star retains a half Interest.
FAKNAM
SHOWS KEW
A FEATURE.
STAR IN
The Rack did not die out with the Dark
Ages. Blanch Gordon (Alice Brady), dis
covered that, drinking deep of the dregs
of life's bitter draught
Har Indiscretion with Jack Freeman
that night that Tom Gordon, her hus
band, trapped ber la a roadhouse with
Freeman, -.the quarrel the shot that
caused Freeman's death all stretched ber
soul on "The Rack" ttU it was bruised
and torn.
Through sacrificial fires Blanche Gor
don won her own at last and In her
husband's arms found balm and consola
tion for her cruel ordeal
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VAVDBVXX.XJS AaTD PICTTTX.ES
STARTING THURS.
BY 1VOYS BEDUkTBD
with
IXLUAK S11W
JL Three Fart Drama.
Angels Unawares
with
Ruth Stonchouso
The Only Female Impersonate
of Charlie Chaplin.
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Sing Sing Convict
Copies Film Feat
And Breaks Jail
Just after "Marvelous Maciste," a
feature play had been shown to the con
victs of 85ng Sing prison, one of the con
victs duplicated a scens shown on the
screen and thereby escaped. In the pic
ture Maciste delivers his master from
prison by twisting asunder the steel bars
of his cell, employing only the strength
of his great arms,
Jean Klrshef, a convict, who served
only a few months of his seventeen-year
sentence, concealed himself in the chapel,
which had been darkened for the presen
tation of the picture, and remained behind
after all the men had filed out When
alone he removed a steel bar from the
chapel window and escaped. How he
achieved the feet Is not known. Tf he
used hU bare arms as Maclato did he
would be a bad proposition to come up
against some dark night
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Makes Ills Owa Taekle.
George LeGuere, the noted juvenile ac
tor featured In "The Turmoil" and other
wondor plays, has more then 1300 worth
of fishing tackle, but he seldom eatahes
any fish.
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' P-lilFSDnS) Paranoant 6 Fox Photoplays
Concert Orchestra
Today and Tomorrow
Wm, Fox Presents the Dramatio Photoplay feTtat '
WILLIAM FARMURa
in "A SOLDIER'S OATH"
story of love, faith and retribution amid the orash and tragedy
International warfare.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Daniel Frohmaa Presents the lCnsloal Oomedy Star
HAZEL DAWN
in "MY LADY INCOG"
An Original Detective Oonaedy-Drama
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Jssss Xh Zasky Offers the Favorite photoplay Star
BLANCHIE SWEET.
in "THE RAGAMUFFIN"
So Ton Xsep Other People's Money f
Are Ton Trusted with Bams Bslonglng to Other f
Are Ton Above Beproaoh la Handling What Does STot Belong to Tout
Bee Xow a Oreat Problem of Modarn Ufa Is Worked to a Dramatio aad
Exalting Oonolusioa la This Play.
BOYD::
TODAY AND
TOMORROW
EXCUSE
DO
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A Cold Rooster Ptey
Produces by
Henry 17. Savage
Continuous
1:00 to 11:00 P. M.
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HdnwUkyo M Eros
Australian Life
In Paramount's
Latest Scenics
The "Australia's Unknown" pictures,
coon to be released, are said-to be wonder
ful travel scenes as they deal with and
portray a people and country not hitherto
shown on a soreen. Beginning by auto
In the heart of Sydney, Australia, the ex
ploring party oontlnues over titled coun
tries, sandy wastes and barren lands.
They view on their way to "Australia's
Unknown" artesian wells of boiling
water spurting 1,500,000 gallons each day;
trains of bullocks whloh with the camels
are the chief beasts of burdsn of the
country, dragging tons of freight from
the Interior to the nearest railroad;
civilised natives and white men hunting
wild horses, roping and branding them
and other Interesting views of native life.
The rapid extermination of this race of
t range people, listened by their attempts
to become civilised, makes these pictures
particularly Interesting and Instructive.
The necessity whloh caused them to tame
dogs Impelled them to Invent some of the
most scientific and Insenlug weapons the
world has known. The dance of the
boomerang, the dance of death and the
corronoree dance are all portrayed. v
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SHOWING ONLY THE BEST
AND LATEST PICTURES
Com. Tuesday and Ending Sunilay
PATHE Presents
Dorothy Donnelly
IN
Jail am
A Gold Rooster
Play In 6 Parts.
Showings at 1 P. M-2-3Q
4-5:30, 7-S:15, M.
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Empress Has a
Very Interesting
Layout for Week
Beginning today the Empress features
"The Strange Case of Mary Psae" with
Edna Msyo and Henry B. Walthall in
the leading roles. This story Is now run
ning serially in The Omaha Bee and
some of the great magas:n'a. ratronn
can read the chapter In The Bee during
the week and then come here and see tt
put on the screen. This Is one of the
great mystery movies of the day.
In "A Telegraphic Tangle" also start
ing today, tt requires four friends, a
traffic cop and a confession to make
peaoe In the family of Mr. Smlthera after
he has been out for a night with Che
boys. The popular Drews play the lead
ing roles.
Flirting with the stenographer makes)
business life Interesting for Pokes and
Jabs In "Frensled Finance" whloh starts
Thursday.
For Thursday, Friday and Saturday Che
Empress offers "By Love Redeemed" In
Which Lillian Drew Is starred and
"Angels Unawares" starring Ruth Btone
houso, the only female Impersonator ef
Charlie Chaplin. "By Love Redeemed"
is a love story that touches every heart,
it Is the story of a motherless girl abused
by ,a brutal father who tries to make
her a thief. Through a strong will she
resists and Is loved and respected.
"Angles Unawares" Is a feature picture
one of the kind with a story worth whtl.
THE
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FARNAM STREET
FARNAM
Beet Projection.
Absolutely l-lrst Bon PlottuMaj la
Omaha.
TODAY
Alice Brady
"therack"
A Tlvtd aad Startling Production
of a Oreat Drama.
KOsTSAT
VIOLET MEnSEREAU
"The Fsih ot Hifpiness"
A Bomantlo Drama of Vansnal
Charm.
Ton Most Arrange to Keo This
Woadsrfnl Bed Feather Fea
ture Photo Play.
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ANOTHER
TRIUMPHANT
TRIANGLE
WEEK
ss"ay ai r.::DM
Jttffisry 23d tr.d 24lh
ThoM llojftl Funfltora
Weber and Fields
In a Keystone scream
"The Worst
of Friends"
and
the distinguished Amerloaa
actress,
Helen Ware
In un unusual screen offering;
"Cross Currents"
TOE., WED snd TKU2SDAY
January 25, 26 snd 27th
The most sen national Keystone
ever Keystoned
Chester Conklin
In
"Dizzy Heights
and Daring Hearts"
Au aeroplane coined of flights
auid fulls
together with the Omaha
favorite
William Hart
In 'a stirring drama of modern
times
"Between Men"
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
January 23th 2nd 28th
An unusually dramatic and ab.
sorbin g drain of the
drug habit.
"Black Fear"
Also the always Interesting:
Tatho Weekly
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