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THE OMAHA SUNDAY IVEE: MARCH 5, lOlfi.
MR
Rashes from Filmland
' PHOTO PLAYS - FOR-OMAHA
-DEVOTEES-
v.. ZL ifVj
SCREEN STAR WILL
WRITEJOR GIRLS
'Bettris Michelena Prepare! Series
of Talks to Screen-Struck
Maiden.
WILL CORRECT THE DELUSIONS
Through an arrangement Juat eonau ni
trated, Mlt Iteatrts Mlrhrlena. the
operatic star who recently ar-hlevcd fame
n the motion picture world aa the
borclne of auch feature photoplaya aa
"Salomr Jan." "Mlffnon." K.Jvmtlnn
Nell," etc., will become a regular con
Itrlhntor to Th Pe photoplay page,
i Mlsa Mlchelena'a article will aniMiar
.tinder th title "Talka with B-rrrn Htrurk J
JtiirU." and will endeavor to give un
i colored insight Into the eondltlona and
Idlifflcultlra surrounding the average glrle
first endeavor to break Into the motion
rift ure profession. The 4ilnta and advice
'(hat ahe haa offer are grounded on gen
jtiln eKnerlence. Thry will tell the at reen
jartruck girl aome of the thing ahe ahould
i do, and quite at many, perhapa, that
jh ehoulJ not do. They will alao try t3
'rorreot for her many of the delualona
a bout the eaae with which motion picture
acting may be maatered and the fabu
lous aalarlra that are a Aid to be at onoe
i In waiting.
There are few women In America of
Uieatrt Mlohelenaa youth who have had
jfno-half her experience In thoatrlcal af-
fairs. "As eoon aa I waa able to toddle
MrrcM the floor And (lap my flrat baby
word, I began to prepare for my career,"
la the way ahe explain her own auceeaia.
Hr father la Fernando Michelena, In hia
lay a grand opera tenor, and her mother
.waa a atar of the lighter operetta stag.
he herself, when but yeera of age,
loured the county In the title role of "The
lr From Dlula,' thue gaining the dis
tinction of being the youngeat prima
donna before the pablle. Her aucceaa on
(the erreen haa been brilliant
It ta from thlg fund of experience and
l caeervaUrMa that aha contribute her
"talka." Not only ran ahe apeak flrat
J hand of motion picture acting, but ah
, me aaaea advantage of a compara
l tire view aa betweeu atage and acreen.
The flrat 'Talk with Screen Struck
loirla" will appear In the lean of
March 11
''diversifiedTrogram
promised by strand
AyeHveralfled program I offered Strand
.followers thla week commencing" thla aft
jriroon when the attraction wl'l be Pong.
Jas ralvbanka In 'Ilia Ftclur In the
( Sparer'' and th film debut of Willie Collier
In the Kej atone comedy, "Petter tat
Tan Xeer." "lilt rictur In th Paper"
. la one of thoac humoroua Falrhanka
tom dydramaa o popular with th better
rla-a of picture goer, while Mr. Collier la
aid to turn out an exceptionally plrastng
player In hla flrat attempt In thla
direction.
TiiOvdsy, Wednesday and Thursday
BTeaele Me.i il-cnle will be eeen In "Honor'
Altar," one of thoso typical rtarrtscale
j producUona wherein thla charming little
, artrewa o forcibly deplete the various
liuinan entottona. In addition the Key,
j atone offered will be "Hla Auto Bulna.
lion."
Friday and Saturday Orrln Johnson ta
, offered tit "The Trie of I'ower" an I
. (Kt-acoe Arbuckle and Mabel NormnnJ
will b aen tr "He Did and He Pldn't."
( w humoroiut Keyiton built along new
. and novel line.
The mammt-th Strand ripe organ la
Hearing completion and will b ready
about March IV
REX PROGRAMS STILL
PLEASEJLARGE CROWDS
The program at the Hex theater con
t'nue t r''-" larg audience every aft-
i trnxin and evening. Today the photoplay
f.iogram contain thtee pla of promlee,
'Ie Tribunal." la a drama with a
gilpplna- atory of love and aenaatton. 'Th
' Adopted r.aby" ta th kind of a film that
la alwa) popular with aijy audience.
. and bet of all I a alde-apllttlng
comedy with Charll Chaplin in "A I'atia
' llt."
Th tbel Kchtitta' Hurleanu and Miui
tal Comedy rnrpany playing aia
t nientlia' eofagen rnt at th Rex are prov
ing to be an entertaining bunch of romc
Slan. dancra and alngera. Th various
contest nlichta are creating a great deal
f Interest among th amateur of thj
ilty. A wide variety of atunta are put
on each week.
'CLARA YOUwTgREAT
IN "YELLOW PASSPORT"
Quite a nation haa been created by
. th World Film production. 'The Yellow
PaMport." ablch played th last part f
' th we. k at th Kmproaa. Garden theater
i.aa mad arangenvenu to play It today
on ar" 11 renueet.
In th first arenea are depicted thi
terrora of a maaaacr of Jew at Kiev.
Huaala. With her family deetroyed and
hemlt penecuted by "Tb Black Dub
i dred." unia Bokolorf In desperation
aecurra from th poltc a lioena auch aa
' la given only to th elt-confe4 women
. of the nliflit. SMle trading a pur Ufa.
' ahe suffice all th Indttnltie and coo-
. tempt of th immoral. Finally ahe cornea
to Ameri'-a to continue her opcratl:
smt'tU-ns. Hicrcas and lov come, but
the Mint of th "YcllfW IVaepon" is
(iiMcvntd by her timer's fsmlly. In the
and eho inunhs
Tfte Screens of Omaha's Leading Photoplay Houses
Will. Show These Silent Drama Stars
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AT re noHHOB.
KITTY GORDON'S BACK
' TOO WHITE FOR FILM
The World Film camera men struck an
unexpected nag when It came time to
photograph th dasiltng back of Kitty
Gordon In the pholodrama In which ahe
appear at the Famam thla week. In
th first seen of "A In a Looking
Olaas." which Is a Washington embassy's
drawing room, ther waa quit an Acre
age of th Qordor back on view due to
th evening gown ah war, which began
late and ended early.
'IUe-yoot-1-fuP- exclaimed th director
aa MUa Gordon awe pi throjith the aceme.
P't when It came to testing the lllma on
the acrven th brllllanc of Mis Gordon's
"rollahed shoulders," aa novel urts lov t
call them, had caused widespread hala
tions, or blur from reflected light, on the
film.
Now Mis Gordon hsa to dull the gleam
of that famoua back and those celebrated
shoulder with whole shakerfula of yel
lowish powder and the camera clicks
right merrily with Its undaailrd ey on
the dulled aurfac.
GEORGE BEBAU AT BOYD
IN "THE PAWN OF FATE"
Oeorg Beban. greatest Impersonator of
Italian and French characters on th
preaent-day atage, will b aeea at th
Uoyd today, Monday afternoon, Tuesday
nJ Wednesday. In a World film feature
cut it led "The Pawn of Fat."
Th atory builda from Its ruslio set
tings in Normandy to th gayest of life
In Pari, wlier Plrrr. the deluded peasant-painter
discover th daatardly trick
of Ma supposed friend, and brlnga th
situation l Its drmtlo climax lu a ter
rific hand-to-hand battle. Mr. iiebaa
gives to the part of Pierre all th artia
tlatry of gesiur and facial expression
for which he ta so Justly famous. II la
ably supported by a strong cast.
Th last part of the week the Boyd
will present "The Pvll'a Toy," an
Eguitahle feature, atarrlng Adele Blood,
late of "Evcrywoman" company. It U
from th poem "The Mtlla of the Cloda."
Adele Kiood ta one of the most beautiful
women of the present day.
CHIEF SILVER TONGUE
SINGING AT THE REX
Chief SUvr Tongu. a member of th
"Iloopa Trtb of northern California,
a tenor singer wbo haa filled rnge-im-nta
tn many of th large theatora of
the country, la filling a epecial engage
ment at the lUx today. TS chief waa
rhoten aa the rvtrreentative of th In
dian tec at the fcL Luis axpcaiUon.
II waa paMtng through Omaha and waa
MVKed for yeairfday and today. II also
sang In Omaha at ihe Urn of th xpt
Un hero years aso. lis pop)e are
known a the "basket wester" In Cali
fornia and he Is on of ti e very f . w
ludian with a musical voir.
1
r
ijusiina. Wayne ,
Cecils Xelan -At Soytfy
PEARL WHITE.
At the l:ea.
"BLUE GRASS" ON TODAY
AT THE MONROE THEATER
Of all the picturesu tale of th rac
track. "Blue Grass." Is a winner. Plo-
turlsed from the play by Paul Armstrong,
with that Iwloved Amerlran actor,
Thomas A. WUe, thla play will com to
the Monro today and tonight. It la a
atory of Joy a and sorrows cf life as lived
by a southern gentleman.
Other attractions for the week at the
Monroe are "Vengeance Is Mine." "A
Circus nomtnee," "The Bridge, or the
Pigter Man." "'Ijkat Chapter of the
Qoddesa" and the "darkening Trail."
THEDA BARAlttMES TO
THE ROHLFF FOR TODAY
Theda Para, as Yanla Laser, daughter
of a Russian erf. tn "Th Serpent." Is
th Rohlffs offering for today. Tli
story la concerned with a grand duke
PA RAMOUNT
net ore
Th Best Btoay Will Bay
TVBBDATB. THTTBSDATS,
TBISATS.
SUHUUHAN
tth aad Asawa,
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LOTIinOP THEATER
...TODAY ONLY
WILLARD MACK
"ALOHA OE"
(TAUVtU TO TXBB)
A Trlair- Wadr Plater.
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Attte
Hipp
MaryPiekforcl
who fall madly In lov with the serf
daughter, but not for any good purpose.
He lures her away and when he Urea of
her casts her off. fch meet and 1
loved by a prince, son of th grand duke,
who marries her. Th grand duke cornea
to see them, and not reoognlalng the wo
man makes love to her, and aa the son
return he finds hla wife claaped In hla
father's arms and cimmlta auictde. Thus
la the serf's daughter avenged the last
drop of venom from the serpent's fangs
found Its mark.
MARY PICKFORD COMES
IN "POOR LITTLE PEPPINA"
CAST.
Mary Plckford
Edwin Mordant
Kdlth Hhayen
Eugene O'Hrlen
Antonio Malorl
Kmeeto Tortl
Ceeare Ornvlna
, Jack Plckford
,..W. T. Carleton
N. Cervl
Ms. A. Malorl
Franceaca Querra
Pepplna
Robert Torrens..
Mrs. Torrene....
iHiiah Carroll....
fJoldo
Ptetro
Vlllato
Heppo
Detective Chief.
Pomlnlca
Hlauca
Stoker
Any doubt aa to the versatility of Mary
Plckford are dispelled by her performance
In "Poor Utile repplna." coming to the
ailpp theater Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday of this week. In th story
ah I an American girl atolen by Italians
when a titer baby and brought up aa on
of their own children. Her natlv tongu
and all thought of her real pa rent (r
entirely obliterated, ah I to All Intents
an Italian girl. But ther lingers about
her an Indefinable something that leaps
Into fir when she la finally reunited with
her parents by a simple little prayer that
forma the only heritage of her childhood.
Peppina la a difficult role because It re
qulrea careful treatment In order to pre
aerv th Idea of th real American par
entage of the girl, whose correct name la
Lois. "Poor IJttle Pepplna" is -a story
which abounds In heart Interest and sus
pense, with her and ther a laugh a
Mary Plckford struggles with the diffi
culties of her flrat elgaret and her gen
eral initiation Into boydom as in - the
part ah play.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, th
Hipp offering la Marl Doro In "Diplo
macy," which la a plcturlxatlon of Sar
dou'a great International dramas and la
produced by th Famoua Player com
pany. The Hipp offering for today la a lAibln '
feature, "Soula in Bondage," with Kano
O'Nell In th leading role. The Morning
Telegraph of New Toik call M "a play
that la bound to away any audience."
S CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG ia
"THE YELLOW PASSPORT" i
IN 8 REELS
TA PkftJH Uft mnthr lAa A IA j
5cn Vfc tmj Block HumhrJ !
A Massacre at Kiev, Russia
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GARDEN THEATRE;
ISIS FARNAM ST.
; SUNDAY, MARCH 5lh
During the Week
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"HAZEL KIRKE" COMING
TO THE BESSE THEATER
A popular melodrama of a past pen
oration, "Basel Kirke." 1 comtnir back
more beautiful than ever in a screen play,
when Pearl Whlto plays the leading rola
in "Hazel Kirke" which will be seen at
tha Peare theater Monday. In the s Teen
play there Is the atlvantatre of all the
acenery and atmosphere of those beauti
ful Kentucky hills where the story la
ataged. In thla nntr plcturlzatton of the
play Mtaa 'White Is supported by Bruce
McRea, thus giving the fans two of the
greatest of film stars in one production.
naru or pi
THE RACE IS ON
xovom x.otx orxrana
All Depeada on tb Jtaanlt.
If X Bat Knew Xia JTooky Xa
Bee a Bt1bd
Tt Oonaeisnc la a Trloky Thlaf.
XVBXAXI TXX XACB IS OTZK.
Ton Oant Zmagta th Xtnlah or
WHO WOI until you
Tcm Vise in "Blue Grass"
MONROE THEATER
2CTH AND PARKAM
TODAT
"She Sinned!"
So Biased aaa Tried to
Xp th Xnowledg Trom
Th Mas h &ovd.
Before Condemning Her
You -Most See
KITTY GORDON
"AsinaLcoking Glass"
Far nam Theater
Sunday. March 5
akowa:
111 U-.30; t; ai30 it
:30 g; :30.
Chlldrsa wader IS absolataly
admlttd.
not
REX
THEATER
1116 OoutUt St.
Flrat Baa rhotoplaya ho1ts1t
ta Omaha, ooaplad wltA Xlhal
avebutta Burisu and Msslcal
Comedy Oo.
SUNDAY TODAY
A Xart Xctrt Drama
JnsMne Ways la
"LOVE'S TRIBUNAL"
A Story with a Qrtpplaf Xsart
Touch.
"ADOPTED BABY"
A Trmmtlo, Toncbiag; Flay.
Thsa Coatee That Screaming; ran
Vroduoer,
A CHARLY CHAPLIN Comedy
Ten Btaat Be Charll This Ttm.
"A PArUS HAT"
Tew Comedy. Tlrat Tim la Omaha.
BTXCIAZ XIQXTB
Btoaaay Might rrofaaaloaal oag
Blagara CoatMt.
Taday Xlght Xswsboy' st
Xauag Coat.
Wdaay Xtght, Thursday Xlght
aad Triiay Klgbt omatAiaur
aatra apactal.
Th Bz aonUiiH all ataad-
as
tag; room. Th Comedy Comtaay
la the bast oa Ponirlae streev
- f
Special Feature
Attraction
Chief Silver
Tongue
Voted Xadiam Teaor
Sunday Only
Xoat rait t Xrar Thla
ruwia aUagar.
Wrt
EMPRESS SCREEN BILL
IS ATTRACTIVE OFFERING
Tflo eercen pmirram at the Kmnreaa for
thla wcek'n howa the Initial appearance
of "fts Hopklna" of rt.s famo In "A
fenp Yenr'a Woolna" .it the fun center.
The reventh eplncde of "The Ptranre fi"1
fif Mary Page," now rnnn!nR aa a erlil
rtory in The Pee, will hold the aovnc
rilpplng Interest for thoao who arc f"l
lov.lne; the atory aa hive te precrdlrm
t Irturlzntlons of thla atrong story o'
myftry. "What Happened to Tesgy'' i
another f'in film for the tlrat half of th
week.
"The ArUrt'a Model" la a romedy film
in the lend of the program for the acconfl
half of the week. "Pnlltenees PayV If
a drarra that brlnpa back childhood day
and la followed by a "A Tempornry Hus
band" 1 i which a -woman who tlrea of
her old huabnrd la fumiahed a tempornry
one by the flr.t hi;Ftand.
"ALOHA OE'' ON AT THE
LOTHROP THEATER TODAY
Wlllard Mnrk and Fnld Marker In a
atory of the South Sea Inlands, "Aloha
Oe." will be the attraction at the Loth-i-oi
today. "Aloha Oe." moaning "fare
well to thee," la one of thoae atories that
haa an atmoaphere of quiet, peaceful life
in U,e aouth climate, where It la ataged.
The supporting company la atrong.
ROHLFF
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LEAVENWORTH
BtnrSAT Thed Xara In "Th
Serpat." (Tom.)
BEOVSAY Orao S Carlton ta
"Betrayed." (Mutual.)
TXTESDAT Emmet Corrigaa In
"Oreatar lore Hath Mo ntaa."
(Metro.)
WX DUE OAT Xatrrln Kael-
red la "Tb Wlngod Idol."
(TriangU.)
THOaSDAT Florano Xd IB
"Hew Tork." (fat ha.)
FRIDAT Dorothy Olab In "Jot.
dsa 1 a Hard Bo ad." (Tiiasg"e.)
BATtritnAV TATTY AID THE
BROAD WAT ETaM.
Tred Mao la "Crooked to th
End." (Triangle.)
wSB&WSSEBESESBSi
RSSS
Ml A RAO, A BOTE, A XA2TX
or Ilia, and
TXB BMTZJ1 Or A WO MAX WXO
DIOg'T
XX OATS TTF KOXOX, FXIEXDS
ajti urs.
VII SXX TO ftVLAKXt
VTbat -of Kr Hnsbaad Whoss
IiOT asd Ambition Blind
Xlm to Her Intrigue.
A. Hot or Ton Will Xsvsr rorgst.
GEORGE BEBAN
"The Pawn of Fate"
BOYD THEATRE
Coaday, Monday Afternoon,
Tuesday.
Balcony 5e Lower Floor IDc
- Contlaaona 1 to 11 T. at.
Wednesday and Thursday
ADELE DLOOD
Xiat of " very worn aw Oo." Vnp
ported by Bdwla BtTna aad
Xontagw Zkit, la
"The Devirs Toy"
Iriday aad Batuxday,
Hargwrlta lUkw In Th XXAOOX
TLJT TT to TO Paramount Photoplays
II llilir II CONTINUOUS 11 TO 11 DAILY
Sly NANCE O'NEIL
in "SOULS IN BONDAGE"
A Play With a Profound Lesson, Breath Catching Action
and a Gripping Climax That Comes As a Fighting
Ending to a Powerful Story.
3 Monday, Mar. 6th
IV3A.RIE DORO
IN "DIPLOMACY"
4 Thurs., March 9th
MARY PICKFORD
IN "POOR LITTLE PEPPINA"
imm nsjlf 1 tn nil 1 1 1 i u. .iim 1 1 i iujhih iimini inmiiinMniintl l eae
"hiriiiii rinan in laia.lia - ii tiiani ainr i-' i w i rrai i nilium him- tnmim-r " ' - - !
.ma!iiw
COXTIXVOITB TiVStTIUl! FBOTO TLATg
Week Starting Sun., War. 5th,
" -sVsHOPmS'' "THE ARTIST'S MODEL
Sl9 MUrniria A drama filled with (aa a rafresk.
of stag facoa la lag- sbotI (aa aaaaA of aaytAlav yt
"A LEAP YEAR WOOINCr
VZ.XLr-". "POLITEKESS PAYS"
tA ,pyarao .( CAarU. CA,U. a draaoa tbat brlaga back ohlldbooA
BTatB XplaoA daya.
Tte tan, to. .1 ki Hp." -a Tenpenry Kutbini"
-WHAT HAPPENED TO PEGGY" Coined 7 d lu of fa. a, froU.
A trasut f imsi iatwrt. laughter tK-fllma.
MaTrlbaa Twlly X. la. leUg-.Trlbaa VTsekly Bo. 1.
10c-AcliTiIssiori--l20e
rhoa Dowg-Ua ,
"BxaoErr baxoaix zx towx
k-MJ..I.. tgihiMiitillaaiai'-r"- it J
(i Week of March 5th J
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4 Auiiuar ana lYionaav
8
T
Douglas Fairbanks
In
1
pis Picture In liie Paper
!i Willie Collier
In
rl Better Late Than Never
!!
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday
Bessie Barrlscale
in
Love's Altar
His Auto Ruination
Keystone
ri
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1
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Friday and Saturday
Orrln Johnson
in
The Price of Power
Roscoe Arfcuckle and
Mable Normand
He Did an He Didn't
4
if
Oar Mammoth ripe Organ
t 3
Coming Fire Days, Oommenc-
ins- March 14th. thet Film H
neligbt of the Season,
DUlle Barke In
PECeaY"
mi
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BESSE THEATER
TODAY
-THE MOTH AND THE STAR"
featuring-
TRUE BORDMAN
TOXCOXXOW
PEARL WHITE
u
"HAZEL KIRK"
Tb loan f th rip Orgwa
Wlta th Xtuaaa Toto.
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fcwiM art fotiM an a
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