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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1916)
niE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 12, 1!H(. V Lashes from Fiimlanj flip A. PHOTO PLAYS - FOR-OMAHA - DEVOTEES 1 I y. MOVIES HARD HIT BY HEALTH ORDERS Anxious . to Have Ban on Children Attending; Photoplays Lifted .- ' . 'Soon. , I TO INTERVIEW COMMISSIONERS Tha photoplay houses bt- Omaha are (hard bit by tha orders of the health i authorities preventing child reft under 12 Years from attending-. At tha meeting of the Exhibitors' association this week the I chief toplo was dealing with an attempt that is to ba made to have tha ban lifted coon. ' , I The downtown houses are not affected ; by the Board of Healtha order so much ! aa the suburban houses. Not alone does j tha exhibitor lose admissions that would ibe paid by the children.' but many par- rnts are prevented from attending- be- causa they cannot take the children with , them. . With few exceptions tha movie managers have observed the order strictly, but many claims of unfairness are heard, and there Is a general feeling frmong exhibitors that tha action is un- ' Belle-re- Movies 9afa. Speaking of tha result of tha movie ' nen's conference on tha subject this week, .President Thomas of tha associa tion said: "So far tut tha Strand la concerned, I do not believe we are injured by tha order keeping children out of tha picture houses, but tha Injury to tha suburban houses is very great. Other downtown houses, feel the same about it as 1 do. It seems, however, that children would ha Just as safe In a theater that Is fuml trated idally as they are in some of tha rest rooms and playgrounds downtown, at Sunday school, or at tha public schools. In the theater they generally sit with their parents and do not come tn con tact with other children nearly so much s they do when playing games. We are grolng to taJce the matter up with tha commalsloners' Monday and endeavor to -ret tha ban lifted during tha next week. If we cannot do this a number of tha bouses will have to close." Several - of the exhibitors expressed themselves as wanting to ba reasonable about tha health board orders. Nona of them want to bo charged with being- re spond lb le for the loss of any little Uvea. If tha children . wera segregated thor oughly all down tha Una, no objection would coma from the movie managers. It Is only when they sea children con gregated in all sorts of other places that they feel that the order neaping them out of tha movies Is unwise. Tha ques tion, however. Is ona of Importance, and every Jef fort will ba made to treat tha subjeat without friction and la a sane manner. " THE PENITENTS" COMING TO THE ROHLFF THEATER "The Penitents," a story' of ancient Mexico, Is, billed for tha Rohlff Wednes . day night of this week. Tha story deals ' fwlth thrilling situations In religions and warfare of tha southern country. Orrln Johnson is In toe feature role. Other features for tha week at, tha Rohlff are: Today, The Fourth ' Estate;" Monday, "Vengenoe Is Mine;" Tuesday. "A Knight of the Range;" . Thursday, . "Precious Packet;" Friday. - "Edge of the Abyss;" Saturday, "A Submarine Pirate." '"BIRTH OF A NATION" IS COMING BACK TO BRANDEIS The world's greatest and most spectac ular .entertainment, "Tha Birth of a Nation," which broke all records for long engagements In Omaha by running at the Brandels theater continuously for six weeks last fall, will return to the Brandels on next Sunday evening, March 19, for a limited engagement of four daya Matinees will be given on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday afternoon, making seven performances In all. Talks with Screen-Struck Girls By .Beatriz Michelena No. I. (Copyrighted January, 1916, by Beatris Michelena.) .ince this is the. first "ta.K" of my new series, I shall use It as a sort of preface for the ones to follow. The thing I would emphasise above all others is that motion picture acting is a genuinely worth-while com profession from the artistic as well as the finan cial standpoint " ;' and, as all worth while commodities, can ba achieved only through hard work, patience and secrW fire. . ' There is no short cut nor smooth, broad road to success in it. There is not al ways so much aa a plaluly biased trail. i - - i S . ' ' At ttrrl ability, plus a lot of grit are the I- tilings that may eventually place a fcirl at the summit. "talkd" arc not Intended 1o be Journeys With Photo Players Ethel Uarrymore, star of "The Final k Judgment," hM Joined that' portion of society that ha taken up lea skating, this winter. Beverly Payne puts all of her spare time !nto taking, vocal lessons. She haa a delightful soprano voloe. Vivian Martin Is taking a rest before she begins the work of making another picture. She rests by skating ten or twelve hours a day and playing back?t ball the rest of tha time. Mauds Gilbert and William H. Tooker have issued a Joint statement In which they deny that they are man and wife In real Ufa. Alan Hale, who was identified with tha Blograph pictures for years and who took the heavy role In "PudiTnhead Wil son" with the Laaky company, is one of tha best dressed men In the profession. Alan la always as neat as a new pin and garbs himself with tha best of taste. A prollflo reader and a genuine student of tha photoplay ha Is a most Interesting fellow and is everybody's friend. Neva Oerber was held up by either a cheap sport or a crank the other evening off Broadway, Los Angeles. She was re turning homo from a pioture house and was awaiting her mother, who had gone Into a drug store, when a man sidled up to her and said, "What would you say IT I told you to hand over your handbag, eh?" Neva went white, but had sense snough to reply, "You would not do It and if you did I would soraam." "Huh," replied tha man with a grin, "then I guess I won't say It," and disappeared. Neva Is wondering now whether he was a real holdup or merely a sraartle Alec. I Film Flashes Tou don't find tha young fellows stay ing- out lata to take tha "movie" stars to wine dinners. With Its soon-to-be screen club Omaha wtu ba marching in tha front rank of Attn land's fans. There may ba a reason for all things, but the audience could get along without so much film being- used showing the hero lighting a clgaret. ' Sometimes wa really wonder Just what tha people like In a photoplay "good or BumeOnj e raw act Is decidedly erer- Tfae ptfbllo la said to be the logical censor board, but who Is going to censor the public? j. The Rush Center Breese carries tha following aim review: "The Hot Flan nel cake," In five gripping- parts, was pre sented last evening for the benefit of the Ladles' Boononuo club. The stage sit ting was very elaborate and tha Interior of the palaoe was most realistic exoepting the wrong font marble pillars. The flllum was spotted In the more emotional parts and the villain smoked a pipe. Outside of these here, and tha fact that the movie physician wore no whiskers, tha flllum was fine. Miss Payohe Moss played on the dulcimer during 600 feet." "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE" TO BE SHOWN AT BRANDEIS Moving pictures showing almost every phase of the German side. of the great war have been shown In Omaha during the last year, but an authentic film de pleting the aUy side of the question haa never been exhibited here. The Brandels theater will offer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week the latest and best war film entitled "Somewhere In' France," taken by Donald Thompson, who represented such standard publica tions aa Leslie's Weekly, tha Illustrated London News, and others In every coun try In Europe. The pictures are not merely views of barracks and maneuvers, but actual scenes taken within sight of the enemy. Mr. Thompson' will be In Omaha during the engagement and will lecture In connection with the picture. recipes to an easy success. Observation has convinced me that there is no such thing in the motion picture profession. I shall try. however, to point out soma of the difficulties that the "screen-struck girl" is apt to encounter, hoping thereby to help her avoid them, or, if not alto gether avoid, at least recognise them when met and therefore be less prone to lose courage. If a girl has net a good stock of pa tience and a heart for hard work I can give her all tha advice I have to offer tn one sentenoe: Don t aspire to be a mo tion picture actress. The "talks" that are to follow are Intended only for girls with ambition, courage and a real Amer ican determination. And now. It my short chat above haa made me sufficiently well acquainted with my readers, I have a very partlcu lar favor to ask. Please write to me and fill your letters full of questions. I shall try to answer them in my "talks." I may not find space for all, but I shall do my best, and they will help me to more defi nitely appreciate the problems that pu sle the girl who hopes to be a picture actress. These questions will be of real sssistsnre to me. My address is San Filmland Stars to m m ssv ( Vi c- 1 -Ol An M J A V'y j - s" I i iX" Lj1 M"iW'Mtiiii, mi ...drnA --iminn'r-l fc.Av.v,.l-.:.i- f -1 cfrrf Chaplin MkMm) h r ( T c t - ; ' 7 J k v r ) KL JJ '... ' . . ' ., . a mW . t, : l HW 3Mie "Burke CStr&nf) WALTER GREENE CREATES , NEW TYPE OF "VILLAIN" Walter Greene, a well known former Omaha stock actor, has created a new type of ""villain" for World Film picture in ."The Unpardonable Sin" showing at the Boyd today and tomorrow. No longer does the villainous "heavy" man of tho motion pioture leer his hateful smile from under the upturned ' ends, of a carefully waxed mustache. Gone are all the out ward semblances by which the spectator In the old days was expected to recognise the evil doer the moment he appeared on the screen. It Is this change that Walter Greene has had so much to do with and he . gains his effects' by subtle, . crafty facial expressions and never for aa In stant lapses Into over-acting. "The modern screen villain Is no longer a mere type," says Mr. ureene. wo longer are riding boots, white gloves, evening clothes and cigarets, the unmis takable signs of drama tlo villainy. The new roles are careful charaotorlxatlona showing a gradual development of evil rather than the out and out 'I'll get you yet type of the old days." Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the Boyd offers Jane Grey In "Man and His Angel." The story deals with a theme of universal appeal. For Friday and Saturday. Charley Cherry In "Passers By" Is the offering. OPENING RECITAL STRAND PIPE ORGAN THIS WEEK A gala bill to offered Strand patrons this week, commencing this afternoon, when the attraction Is Dorothy Glsh and Owen Moore In a remarkable characteri sation of old New England. "Betty of Orsyetone" something different In pho todramatica, so pleasingly done as to hold the Interest of the spectator from the start- Miss Glsh and Mr. Moore only re cently appeared at the Strand In "Jordan Is a Hard Road," and In "Betty of Gray stone," which was made by the same di rector, Mr. Allan Dwan, they are seen to equally as good advantage, "Cinders of Love" is the accompanying Keystone. Tuesday, March 14, sees the opening- of the Strand pipe organ, and In the film delight of the season will be offered Billle Burke in "Peggy." This Is Miss Burke's first film appearance, but she Is said to have taken the entire country by storm. "Peggy" Is a story of quaint old Scotland and the musical program pre sented Is pleasing and appropriate. Commencing Wednesday, March 15, the Strand will open at IX a. m. every day Instead of 1 p. m., and present a com plete musical program at each perform ance. MONROE CONTRACTS TO SHOW V. L S. EL FEATURES Beginning next Sunday the Monroe theater will start showing V, L. 8. B. features, billing at least two a week. This contract was made with the Kansas City exchange this week by Manaerer Monroe. The opening- bill will be "A Price for Folly." a Vttacraph feature, next Sunday the 19th. The program at the Monroe for this week Includes, today, "The Rack;" Monday, William Russet tn "The Thoroughbred;" Tuesday, Charles J. Ross In "The Senator;" Wednesday. Lois Merideth In "An Bnemy to Bostety;". Thursday, Jackie Saunders In "A Woman of the Sea;" Friday, "Lure of the Masses.' and Saturday, Jul) Gregory In "Wasted Uvea" LOTHROP THEATER MONDAY ONLY SYD CHAPLIN IN "A SUBMARINE PIRATE" Be Shown on Screens in Omaha Mae Murray mJ miaceFeid At Me Hiff Winifred Green woodfapres) POLICE RESERVES QUELL RIOTING MOVIE "SUPES" When "A Soldier's Oath" was being filmed It was necessary to call out the reserves to quell a Hot near the Twenty third street ferry In New York. Some 1.600 men who were anxious to serve aa "supea" responded In reply to an adver tisement calling for men to take part In the play, and' only 1.J00 of them could be used. The. other 800 voiced their dissatis faction with the arrangement In such strenuous fashion that bricks and stones were flying through the air when the po lice arrived and stopped the fracas, "A Soldier's Oath" will be shown at the Garden today. "A SUBMARINE PIRATP' IS AT THE LOTHROP MONDAY , "A Submarine Pirate." billed for the Lothrop on Monday night. Is a picture made possible by the co-operation of Uncle Bam, who loaned a monster sub marine to the Keystone people, while the picture was being made. It shows the workings of this huge piece ef machin ery. Other features at the Lothrop are: Today, "Jordan is a Hard Road;" Tues day, Marguerite Clark, in "The Pretty Slater of Jose;" Wednesday. "After Five;" Thursday. "The Arab;" Friday, "The Penitents:" Saturday, Francis X. Bushman, in "The Eternal Voice." TEE GUY AT THE CRASZ. (By Ernest JSade.) Did id you ever go to a picture show, And Sit In th Arlr anA -. ' And wonder how in creation The picture rot up there? It isn't the soft, sllok manager whom you liave to thank; It,fthe alf-baked. oily sun-of-a-gun Who cusses and twists the crank. He goes to his little two-by-four. Iron lined like a prison cell; He starts to make the film chase through And soon it's hotter than well You talk of the steamship stoker. And the heat of his fires bank. But the stoker's dream is like ice cream To the chump that turns the crank. To the picture show la where you go To sit in the dark and stare: Tou forget there's another world out side. When you are snugly seated there; Tou watch the actors play their parts, To you it's all a dream, But It's very real to the guy at the wheel Of the picture show machine. Just where do operators go When they leave this vale of tears? Is there some cold place in celestial space Where they pass their after years? Or do they mingle with the throng Where sulphurous fumes are dank And hear Old Nick when the flames arc thick, Shout: ''Hey, there! Twist the crank?" PARAMOU NX not urea The Best Money Will Bay TUBSU4.T8, THTTM9A1I, BJUDAYB. SUBURBAN Mtfe and Ames. Another Spectacular Triumph William Foa Ti essate the arsnous BramjkUo photoplay Star, William Farnam "A Soldier7: Oalh" A story of lore, faith and retrlbsv tloa played amid the crash aad tragedy of interna ttonal warfare. sort rin to sra rr a G AR D E N THEATER 131 Taraam St. Opp. W. O. W. TODAYSUNDAY During the Week Holirooli Hlzxn (Boyds) COLONIAL STORY BILLED FOR HIPP THEATER SCREEN Following the last showings of Mary Plckford in "Poor Little Pepplna" today, the Hipp screen will tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday present Wallace Raid and Mae Murray In "To Have and to Hold," a story dealing with Incidents that took place during colonial times in America- Lady Jooelyn, a ward of the king's, Is ordered to marry -a. dissolute favorite called Carnal. When she hears of it she flees to America and on arrival la at tacked by a ruffian who wants to marry her, but Is rescued by Captain Percy, Carnal follows to Amertoa, and to many thrilling scenes attempts to regain con trol of Lady Jooelyn. Be Is frustrated at every turn, and finally word oomee from England that he haa lost favor with the king and Captain Percy and Lady Jceelyn are allowed to marry, each eo&fasslng deep love for the other. "Ben Blair," a strong drama of the western plains. Is the next Pallas offer ing at the Hipp, Thursday, for three days, fnistln Farnam plays the leading role and shares the honors with Gordon Grif fith, a small boy, who plays the part ef Ben Blair as a child. 'THE CITY" TODAY'S BILL .AT THE SUBURBAN THEATER Clyde Pitch's latest stage suoeess. The City," Is on today's bill at tha Suburban. "The City" Is ths story ot the lure and lust of the crowded plaoes, where the battle Is to the strong and ths rase to the swift. It deals with a powerful theme. ROHLFF asoi Lsavtnworth ft. TODAY "The Fourth Estate" A tn rUline newspaper story photo, graphs la the office of the Chicago BeeoraJserald. SATURDAY, MARCH 18 Tunnies stature In the World, SYD CHAPLIN IN "A SUBMARINE PIRATE" Paramount Photoplays Continuous from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. 18tn and Harnsy XOug. SOUS. Last Timet Today at 11, 18115, llSO, !&, 4, SilB, , 30, Trto and s. Mary Pickford In "Poor Little Pepplna" Moadiy, Tiitdiy and Widnesday Jesse X- Xsky Presents f.lae Murray In As Elaborate Ploturlsstloa ef Kary Johnston's Vorel, "To HaY8 and to Hold" With WaUaee meld. Thundiy, Friday and Satarday Pallas Pictures Presents Dustin Farnum in "Den Blair" HPP THE "MARY PAGE" SERIAL INCREASES IN INTEREST Tlin rlslilh pplootle of "The Plrsnjrf Cnse cf 'iry 1'BKe" proves to be a con tinuation of the teotlmony of Amy Lome Inti-rniptcd ! the last cplode. The show wns nppiuently ilolm; well on the rond until Pollock appeared tl backer. 1'fure, tlio drunken father of Mary, tertl fles In nil trnsonrss of how he appenved t lite hotel the fntnl nl(ht, erased with drink; coming upon Mary, lakes from her the revolver, and, ruxhlntr Into Pol lock's chamber, shoots him. The prose cuting attorney lays before him an as sortment of weapons and asks him to selei t the one he uncd. lie chooses the wrenir one. and InMosd of clem-In the girl. Is himself arrested ns a perjurer. "Keeping t'p With the Jones" und "Theodores Terrible Thirst" are two comedies for the letter part of this week. "The Suppressed Order" with. "Winifred Orirnword In the leading role, la said to be a new departure film dramas. "More Truth Than p.ietrv" ami "The Cruise of Kate" ate features of the pro- Era m. In the Mutual weekly avowing si the J mptess today and for four days Charlie Chaplin, who hns Joined the Mutra' forces. Is seen Minlnt? hla check f .?r 0C0.KX to the Muti'nl company. It pays to be funny. SELLS SOUL TO SATAN FOR FORTUNE AND LOVE "The Mevll's Toy," appearing st the FaniHtn today, l a story where a poor artist agrees to sell his soul CtS tho Ievll for fortune, fame and love. He mur ders his uncle, who Is wealthy and In herits his large fortune. Then ha steals his friend's paintings and palms them off as his own. while (he friend Is In a sanitarium. His friend's sweetheart, who has become an opera singer, discovers the deception and lures him Into wild extra vagance and ruins him. Then she seeks out the sweetheart, whose memory re turns at sight of her and all ends well. Hal Cooler Gets Nevr Hat. Hal Cooley obtained a brand new silk hat for nothing recently. Ha appeared In one of Rupert Julian's photoplays and In one of the Interiors had to place bis hat on a chair. Visitors appeared and one of them sat down. She got up and started to go and Hal went to pick up his hat and found a flat blaok object In Its place, it spoiled the soene and spoiled his hat, LOTHROP THEATER TODAY ONLY Dorothy Glsh and Owtn Moore in "Jordan Is a Hard Read" Have You Cemoifted The Unpardonable Sin? Ignoranse Does (lot Protest Innocence Seo This Picture and You'll Sin No More llolbrook Blinn Httndm LI LA Hayvard Chester In "The Unpardonable Sin" Boyd Theatre Sunday and Monday Continuous 1 to 11 P. H. Balcony - - - 5c Lower Floor 10c mrj in , ulTTT sss isisiimis Continuous Vaudeville-Week ot March 1 2-Ptioto Plays rxxrr uup last uu1 "The Cruise of Fate" "The Suppressed Order" ttra;V.Jyrr!l',d -- Clrtl War -ram. pre. actreesea t daoed A new departure ,1a Strath Bplaode Pllm Prama. "The Slrange Case "Keeping Up With of Mary Page" The Jones" reatuma- Bdaa Mayo aad Kemry Kiuaor, Pun, Attraction -All la one B. WalthsJ. picture. "More Mirth Than Poetry" "Theodore's Terrible Thirst" Beat Pua In Beel We. A T" ' "amor. htirrpAX WBJMn.T. bwexmo AMXsUCA. WBEKAT. 10cAdiraIssion20e Douglas MS. "Bl-gest Bargain la Town," Dougl Ht. bttt the management signed a voucher for a new one and there is nothing more up to date than that new hat of Hal's. STAGES THIRTY SCENES ON BILLIE BURKE'S FIRST DAY In spite of her tiresome Journey across the continent, Billle Burke was among the first to arrive at tho Ince-Trlangle studios Hie mornlni? after her arrival from New York. She announced that she wns ready to begin work before the. camera the first day's work she had ever done In the pictures. Thomas H. Ince wna prepand to waste about tl.143 worth of h'a ne star's time, this amount reprr sentlnK ofie day's salary, hut he didn't have to loan even that trifling sum, be cause Mlsa Purko exhihlied no tra.ee of "enmom fright" and appeared as much st home ns If she were on a regular staife. The, day was warm, and Ince did not try to break any recorda for speed in production, but his new luminary adapted herself so readily to the work that lie fore nlehtfall more than thirty scones h-vd been made. wurneJfSTjaiMrTft Frogram Week of March 12th Sunday and Monday Fascinating; Dorothy Glsh an Handsome Owen Koore in Aa Intensely In tare sting ana Is tertaining Pnotodramatae offering BETTY OF GRAYST0I1ES M Wwll sVal CINDERS OF LOVE Built for langUna purposes only by the Keystone Oloomonae isg Company, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Friday end Saturday The rtlm Delight of the season Balaty, Adorable BUUe Barke, la a story of quaint old Scotland oaUed PEGGY AZAO Opening; Orraa Beettals ef the Kammoth Strand Pipe Orffan ths largest west of Detroit. zxpomTAvr kotioi Commendo? Karon 16th the Strand will open at 11 a. m. In- I stead of 1 p. m. with a musical program at aeon and evsry per formaaoe. i1lt.1i.s.ttiilnlltillHiillliiiillHl!hHtilllHli' lIllullrlllilHlliliiiillUl.tHllililtttiHtliil (f3 Beware of The Devil Xs Is at Tony inborn To will mot all your son! te ata after yon hare seen "The Devil's Toy" at the FA R IM A1VI 141S Parnam sit. TODAY SUNDAY THEATER MONROE MM FAPiNSM T. Bell hath no terrors liae a woman seornad. What oam com pare with tae beast la maat To corrupt women's souls that was his ambttloa. He euoeeeded aad yet the tort ores of the Back cannot compare with the hell he suffered. DOsTT JXTBOII DOn SBOEDB Until yon hare seen ALICE BRADY IN "THE RACK" TODAY OBXT Hafael. Cal