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DISCUSSES future
OF PICTURE PLAYS
! Robert Ed e ton, Star of "The Cave
Man." Thinki Next Ten Yean
Will Eitabliih Status.
! nCTUEES AH) THE actor s art
"Th future of motion picture," says
Robert Edeson. star of 'The Cav Man."
"la too stupendous to bo realized by any
of us at tha present tim. I don't think
that one-half tha things that pictures
are capable of dolnf nave been achieved
The net ten year -IU bo required to
demonatrate tha status cf thl Industry.
"Motion pteturea have had murh to do
with aiding the actor Improve hla art,
and have alio had a lenefirial effect on
tha audience. A el ore on the speaking
atate have to deal with Inconsiderate
applause. Thl happen frequently where
the habit of applaudlivr a aituation rather
I than the actinic ta the rule. Thla la es
! pecially true in America.
I "In England it la the itile to wait until
' tha end of an act before the applauae
start. Thla doesn't Irterfere with the
progress of tha etorjr and It doean't break
up the artora.
Aadlearea l.earnlasj Heprelnn.
I "Moving plcturea have practically dona
I away with thla. Audiences are learning
repreaalon to a great t'ef ree. Of eourae
there are tlmea when a aituation, either
dramatic or comic, will bring apontaneoua
applauae, but audience are beginning to
e that it breaks th continuity of tha
ploturea and are beginning to real lie that
1 they can show their appreciation just as
I well at the end of th reel.
"I noticed thla particularly quite re
1 cently when member of an audience
j hushed up tha applauae of over-enthusl-I
aatlo persona during tbt, progreaa of the
picture and then lead Ir. the applause at
j tha end of the picture. ,
"Bom aotor have expressed a fear
that the motion plcturea have caused
audiences to repreaa themselvea ao that
I they would not applaud at all, but X ba
j Here their fears art unfounded. Of
j course an actor baa to work harder to
get hi point acrosa In plcturea.
Haw Camera. Aids. "
) "Points that for years have been ne
, leeted by the legitimate atage have come
t Into their own in tha rhotopUy. Greater
I care la shown In tha ae'.tlng for the scene,
f Tha Hat of properties furnished most
companies for tha production of a play
I by the theaters In no way eomparea with
tha careful selection of natural setting's
. and rich furnishing taed in the photo-
I play.
"I do not believe) that the motion plo-
ture will ever aupplnnt the legitimate
i atage productions, but I do believe that
! photoplays will bring out a higher aland
' ard in the production of the speaking
. atage."
i EMPRESS PHOTOPLAY BILL
OFFERS NUMEROUS STARS
j Appearing at the Rmprea for the flrt
' 'our day of the week, commencing today,
J will be Wayne Arey, J. H. Ollmpur and
Hector Dion, In a drama entitled "The
S I Fifth Ace." In order to win tha rich
l heiress the gambler, through trickery,
i throws suspicion upon tha young lover
I of the girl of concealing a fifth aoe
I j about him during a card game. The
lover and the gambler come together at
the station house. Itecognislng hla rival
the vouth phones for the girl and father
! and h la cleared of ausplrlon and re-
stored to favor.
i l or the last three daa of the week.
! beginning Thursday, the Kmpreas will
J offer a thrilling, firet-run drama of In
ternational Intrigue. "The Code of
I Honor." Plenty of action and many
. thrilling altuatlona make the drama one
j of the most Interesting releasea In aunt
time.
! SPECIAL PICTURE PLAY
' SHOWS FOR THE CHILDREN
In a number of citlea of the east quite
I an agitation I cxlng on In an effort to
, determine th effect of the photo play on
j children. Thla li particularly trie In i
Rochester. N. Y.. and Waterbury. I'onn.,
' where the matter Is being taken up n1 '
some teats made. It la planned to hv? ,
speriel days In some of the theatera w'.n.i
selected motion picture of an education
j and entertaining nature will be
for tlte benefit of children.
Thia ume ;uesil3n may be aal'.it.d
, In Omaha. Already It la getting ami-
' attention. The Hippodrome at Twenty
ftftli and Cuming atreeta Is taking tin
1 matter up "and haa arranged to show s-
looted film to th children on Saturday
I afternoons. On this day the management
I will provide a free matinee to which chil
' dren will be admitted free.
' MOLL IE KINGBEGAN HER
ACTING CAREER AS A BABY
Mollke King, who appears In th crn
play, "A Woman's Power," began her
j carr of acting when atlll a baby. Even
now ahe 1 th youngest of th World
i Film company stars, speaking, of
i course, of those who are no longer In
the kindergarten class. Mollis Kl.ig'a first
actual atage experience after aba had
pasMd the infant atage waa alien ah
pia4 an Important part with Maxtnt
Elliott in "Her Own Way." Elie was
I then T yeara old and made a decided hit
totb In New York and London, rhe will
) ea at the faruim today In ' A
WomoA s I'owrt "
Journey with
the Photographers
It is not safe to go Into flrace fuiiard
dressing room these days. Hung from the
erilir.g are sevrral dainty anil very filmy
klrfa, tha ones she wears a the circus
rider In the serial. "Peg ry the Circus."
They fill the room and how ahe manages
to get around In It Is a marvel. They look
mlshty pretty, too. Orac has added the
th'Meenth member to her dog family and
this time It Is A pedigreed white Scotch
collie, a beauty. Hhe haa named It "Peg,"
In honor of the aerial.
Henry Kin, tha Ralhoa actor-director,
whm production of "Utile Mary Bun
shine ", as almost a sensation, haa Just
completed a western flve-reeler entitle,),
"The KtriiRdlers." In which he took the
lead lie ! row starting on another five
reeler. "A Menage from the Dead." In
which he wl'l take the leading part aa
well m dlre't. In this there are aomo In
teret:rig theatrical scenes for which big
rets are being built. It Is remarkable
what a Isrre amount of work thla en
ergetic young man can get through.
All l.os Angeles and lta wife has been
to see Pestle Karrlscale In "Bullet and
Hrown E." In thla mightily attractive
photoplay there la a scene In which dash
ing William Tietmond literally throws
Miss Barriscpls Into a horse'a saddle.
The scene Is "cut'' aa ahe reaches said
saddle. Wnen the occurrence was filmed
Mies rtefls e did not stop at the saddle
Rt all a1!" went clean over tha other aldo,
but fortunately was not badly hurt. Khe
will not forget tli Incident In a hurry.
William Garwood was re -reached by a
young actor recently because Billy made
him act a scene with hla back to tho
camera. Garwood told him thla: "When
you ran act with your back to the cam
era you may feel you are making good.
Pome of the mont telling work artiste
do is accomplished without ever their
face being seen. Pent-up emotion and
despair can b registered to an astonish
ing degree by meana of 'back eloquence,' J
and unless you can do thla successfully
you will never rise In you profession."
Two of the moat attractive figures oh
the Lioa Angeles Broadway are Oretohen
Hartman, the Uiograph actress, and her
sister-in-law, Mlsa Hale. The latter la a
blonde and Mlsi Gretchen la a brunette,
and they are of a also, and both know j
how to dress to perfection. Both are I
vlvacloua and are fond of shopping.
Their many frlenda call them "Hale and
Harty."
Two comedies are in course of prepa
ration at the Weatarn Vitagraph atudloa,
on under the direction of Dave Smith
with Anne Hcheefer, Mary Andaraon,
Ueorge Xunket and Lawrence Welngar
ten, and the other ia being produced by'
William Wolbert. with William Duncan.
Oorlnne Griffith. Carmen Phlltlp and
Otto Iaderer. Beat thoa casta, if possible-It
can't be did.
Anna l.lttle, whom Miss Constance
Crawley describe, a "the loveliest thing
up here" meaning Santa Barbara is
much interested in the little son of Pete
Morrison, corral bosa of tha American
company. Anna says that It 1 tha flneat
baby she ever aaw, such delicate and
perfectly formed featurea. Pet Morri
son, who, aa a general rule, 1 rather an
argumentative cue, entirely agree with
Anna and says that her Judgment I
excellent.
Chartea Ray. tha atar who roe to the
top of the ladder by hla own effort and
the Interest taken in hlrn by Thomas
Inee. I glad to playing another part
with Frank Keenan. It I curiou that
they ahould be father and son again, and
yet It seem natural, and the world of
pathos thea two can get Into a seen
would make any photoplay even, with
poor story, but they ar working together
again in a very good atory. ono which
ylves both the artiste avery opportunity.
tie one aa a kindly father torn by conflict
ing emotion, one who understands and
grieves, and the other aa the wllfull. yet
affectionate boy, whoa Judgment la poor.
Everyone who aaw "Th Coward" will
look forward to the photoplay now be
lna produced under the direction of
Charlea Glblyn.
Kdward Bloman, who la producing at
the American atudloa with Franklin
Kitchie and Winifred Greenwood aa hla
leading artists, haa Just completed a high
rlasa feature and la starting on hi sec
ond atory, a flve-reeler. A Mr. Ritchie
seems to think he ha a splendid director
and Mr. Eloman ia aura he ha a fin
artist In Mr. Ritchie, it would look a
though th combination, coupled with
Mlra Crrciiwood, would give some attrac
tlv pictures.
One of the Features on the Bill at the
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Talks with Screen-Struck Girls
By Beatriz Michtlena No. 3.
(Copyrighted
January. lBld, by Beatrii '
Mlchelena.)
OiLOWINO m y
warning tn the last
talk" about hav
ing too receptive
an ear for your
friend' well n
tended proheele. I
may add th sug
gestion that you
tak all cheap ad
vice on motion plo
tura affaire "with
a pinch of salt."
It la astonish
ing to not th
number of people
who would seem to
known more about motion plturep than
about th particular lln of business (or
which they are supposed to be qualified.
It would almoat appear that th more
real experience one ha tn picture, th
less he or h know about thorn. I ain
acquainted with one girl ahe occasionally
dresse my hairwho would willingly tell
you more In fifteen minute about mo
tion picture than I ahall be able to Im
part in thl entire eerie of "talka" And
THREE FEATURES OFFERED
ON STRAND SCREEN BILL
Three corking good feature ar offrd
by the Strand management this week.
Today Lillian Glah appear in "Daphn
and the Pirate," a thrilling atory of th
early day in Louisiana, whn wive
were purchased and romance reigned su
preme. As the accompanying Keystone,
Charley Murray in "Th Judge" 1 of
fered. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
comes the greatest of western picture,
"Hell Hinge," with William S. Hart
In th leading part. William Collier tn
"Wife and Auto Trouble" la the Key
atone feature.
Friday and Saturday Nance O Nell, one
of America' foremost actresses. Is aeen
In "The Witch," a story of Mexico,
while the interesting Path weekly Is
lao part of th program.
The Ptrand 1 now open from 11 to 11
with musical program at every perform
ance. I
s-iusm-
Be Shown on
Screens in Omaha
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th uprising part of it I that ah can
dispense her Information with so amall
an expenditure of thought, t have mot
a great many other exactly like her.
It 1 well that th "screen struck girl"
realise that there I a frlghtfur amount
of misconception concerning motion pic
ture acting, and that It I trying hard
to pa muster a real Information. It
may be had for the asking yes, too often
without th asking. .
There ar people who will assure yon
a they have eaaured me that motion
picture directors everywhere spend a
good part of their time tearing hair be
cause they cannot find enough actresses
to fill their casts. Thla I altogether rldlc-
uloua. True, there Is. and always will b
room at th top for real ability couplod
with ambition and a wllllnlgnesa to work
and learn; but never for a minute, you
girl who would suoceed, flgur on find
ing a place In ploturea through th sup
poaltlon that a dearth of talent In the
profession will allow you to "aqueeza"
In. At th studio' where I work there ar
two big drawer filled with application
on fit, and a great many of th glrli
who name ar listed there will never
"squeexe" in.
NATION'S CELEBRITIES ARE
DEVOTED TO THE MOVIES
A matter of considerable speculation
In the mind of tha constituent Is th
form of recreation their congressmen and
senator follow.
It will prove aurprUlng to many, who
hav pictured tbem deep In the midst of
plot and Intrigue until the 'wee ama'
houra to learn that the photoplay theatera
attract many of them even In the day'
time.
During one session th past summer
lesa than forty of th 400 and odd mem'
bera were in attendance. It became
necessary to have a quorum present and
the eergeant-et-arma waa successful in
routing the desired number from the
baa ball park and the near-by motion-
picture houses.
President Wilson has always been more
or lea of a devotee of the photoplay.
hav a great many of hla cabinet. Fana
from the middle west are Decker and
Uoyd of Missouri, Mlinn of Illinois, Mur
dock of Kansas, from the house of repre
Empre ss for the Last
at
During the Week
SMODCrC
sentatlves. Suoh well known senators
IjnFollette, Bankhead, . Stone, Reed,
Ashurst, Hughe and Lewi are all fa
miliar to Washington ticket seller.
MONROE PHOTOPLAY BILL
FOR THE COMING WEEK
The following photoplay bill is offered
by th Monroe for the coming week: To
day, Robert Edeaon, in "The Cave Man;"
Monday, "As a Woman Bow;'' Tuesday,
The Labyrinth;" Wednesday, "The Cir
cular Btalrcase;"- Thursday, "The Pawn
of Fate;" Friday. "The Girl From HI
Town;" Saturday, "A Matter of ec
onda." GRAIN PRICES ARE HIGHER,
WITH GOOD SUPPLY ON HAND
Grain receipts were fairly heavy for a
Saturday, there being fifty-one car of
wheat. 131 of corn and twenty-one of oat
on the market. There was a tendency to
higher piioes, following the alump of th
last several day.
Wheat sold at M cent to SLOW per
bushel, on cent lower to on higher than
Friday. '
Corn wa . a full cent up, selling at 67
to M cent per bushel.
Oata were H cent up to Vfc cent lower.
selling at ilM to 424 cents per bushel.
MOTORIST PLEADS GUILTY
TO SPEEDING ON BOULEVARD
Contrary to the aooepted rule, an auto-
mobll speeder pleaded guilty in police
court.
It wa ruch a shock to th Judge and
court attendant that E. H. Frani, swi
North Twentieth street, the self-con-fesaed
speeder, wss let off with a fine
of tl.GO and costs.
Special Agent B. Montgomery, who
arrested Krans. told the court that the
motorlat was making thirty miles an
hour on Florence boulevard.
MANUFACTURERS PLAN
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Another co-oprame advertising cam
paign Is being conaldered by tha Omaha
Manufacturers' association. A joint
meeting of the advertlaing committee and
th director wa held and thla matter
wa taken up. Th plan la to make thla
campaign cover the entire membership
of the association. A plan ta to be sub
mitted shortly by a social committee con
sisting of Messrs. Duffle and Borglum.
It takes but a minute or time to save
dollar when you read Th Bee Want Ad
columns.
Half of Week
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THEDA BARA ON AT THE
ROHLFF THEATER TODAY
Th program at th Rohlff lncludi
Starting tody Theda Hara appears In
"Destruction." Monday. "The Iron
t',a;" Tuesrtsy, '.ons of Satan;'
i Wednesday. Wlllard Mack in "Th Cor
ner;" Thursdsy. "The Shrine of Hsp-
plness;" Friday, "ll
Saturday. "Fatty and
nlsa Csm Bernard In
Knty l0 If,"
Mabel Adrift."
The Great Pearl
Tangle
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CROSS CURRENTS" TODAY'S
OFFERING AT THE LOTHROP
Todays offering at the l.othrop Is
Helen Ware in "X'roes Currents;" Mon
day. "Fatty and Mabel' Adrift" and Sim
Bernard in "The Great Pearl Tanxl?;"
"Tuesday. "Chlminy Fadden;" Wcilne-
day. Mary PLUfoiil In "Mttle Pal; "
Thursday, Maud Allen In "The Rug
maker'g liaccM.r:" Frltlsr, Wl'lsrd
Mack and George Fawcett In "The Cor
ner:" tur1y, ll! Kane In "Her Great
Match."
At the Theaters
(Continued (mm Pajte Fl
will entertain. Six girl will d'.ve Into
a glass tank and do many daring stunts.
Tho Musical Roberts will entertain on a
variety of musical Instrument Th New
Ider la a comedy sketch of the novelty
kind. Klsle Cole will entertain tn singing
and on the piano.
Tho eleventh episode cf. "Mary Tago"
will be shown during the first half, to
telher with "The Fifth Ace." For the
Inst half "The Twin Trunk Mystery."
"The Code of Honor." and "THe Bubhlo
In the Glass" will be the movie plays of
fered. . ,
The attraction at the Brandels theater
for three ifsys beginning Friday. April 7,
will h "Twin Beds'! the cleanest ond
funniest farce the American stage has
known in a long time.
"F.verywoman" will be
the near future with Mr.
c6mpany and It contains
creators of the leading
scen here In
tiavage' only
several of the
rolea. Besides
there is a symphony orchestra and a
amall army of upcrnumerarles.
After a phenomenally successful en
gagement of six months st the Cort
theater, Chicago, Tsylor Holmes and the
orlalnal caat will be seen at the-Boyd
theater soon. "What a man believes him
self to be. he Is." is the keynote of "His
Majeaty . Bunker Bean." The title roll
will be portrayed by Taylor Holmes, the
young comedian, who Is being starred
by Joseph Brook. In his support will
be Charles Abbe, Florence Shirley, Rob-
If you hid been suodenlr llft4 to power
from th position et sol nrer to that
of socltl Hon. what would rou not
If a hartles coquette ahoule spurn ytr
, affection, would yon wrrk your mta
ntfleeni hom. glv up your .!! post
- Uw and wealth and start an?
Would you let fat tak It eoura or
would that Inatlnet whloh promo a a
man to tak hu mat aart Itaelf?
"THE, CAVE MAN"
WrMtn br
OEZ.ZTT imzis,
contain mor birt tntrat pr foot than
an picture you ha irHu la a long tim.
ROBERT EDESON
Vly th port of tho - kUn and U
up-port d by aa eminent caot of
VltaTpb taro.
bvm this Txarnm at
THEATER MOHROE
TODAY
First Kpisode of the
ITBAirOB CABS Of XtlT PAGrS'
will be shown at the
VPODgOHE THBATZB.
!Mh and Cuming Hta.,
Sunday, March lth.
"LET KATYDO 11"
With Jane Grey w hav a treat.
The Story it 1 most complete.
The acting- also extra neat,
And Trlonr'e Kiddie can't be beat.
See It at the
ROHLFF
Friday, March 31 "
LOTHROP
Sunday, April 2
Refined Vaudeville-Week
FIRST HALF. &t HALF.
"THE FIFTH ACE" "The Code of Honor"
, .,,. JntenuitloiLaJ Intrigue, so (frlp-
Uve Triuruphj in th ThrUllne , u ,hftMl d- of Htrlf
Urst Run llrtur of the lay. make this the drama of
the hour.
Eleventh Kpiaode,
"The Strange Case "ThaTwInTrunk Mystery"
ff IXex-ting Cione Wrong.
11. Wait ha 1. Fun with n Iuuch.
MUTUAL WEEKLY X.
10c-Admission20c
iKtuaT. 9tV. "LiTest Place in Omaha." Doug. IXHr.
ert Kelly. Jack Devereaux. Lillian Law
rence, Walter M. Sherwin, Marlon Kerby.
Clara Louise 'Moore. Harry C. Power,
Horaro Mitchell, Grae Teters, John
Hogan, Bclford Forrest. Annett West
bay and George C. Lyman.
The North Bros.' stock company offer
for the week beginning with today' mat
inee at the Krug, by i.ptclal arrangement
With . P. Appletcn tc Co.. William H.
Crane' greatest play, "David llarum."
The entire company an permitted In thl
play to ahow their Individual versatility,
for every character In the play is taken
from life, and all of Ciem are character
studies. The scene of the ply ar laid
down In New York atate, being strictly a
"folk play" of rural rurroundlngs, with
lota of interesting situation and atrong
climaxes, with an abundance of hlgh
efss comedy. It Is a rciognlr.ed fact that
David Harum proved Mr. Cran best
starring vehicle and trought to him his
best financial results. It la a play that
van be approved by all theatergoers.
Jtfaga Director Hillla?d promise a pro
duction In perfect detail ond Rcenlcally
proflclrnt. The Chlcaso ladles' orche.i
fr have a specially arranged pagram
for this performance. There will be no
advance in prices. Matinee Thursday
and Saturday.
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Program Week of March 26th j
. Sunday and Monday jy
LILLIAN GISH
in
Daphne and the Pirate
CHARLES MURRAY
in
Tho Judge
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Thursday
WM. S. HART
in
Heirs Hinges
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f. rar nrT T Tun
W1YJL. jUAjJjAXA
In
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Wife and Auto Trouble
Friday and Saturday
NANCE O'NEIL
The Witch
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Open 11 to 11.
Mammoth Pipe Organ.
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EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO
HEL.P THE MAN SHE
IXVES. BUT HOW MANY
KNOW HOW?
" IY10LLIE KING
IN
"A Woman's Power"
Will Help Them.
FARIIAM THEATER
SUNDAY ONLY.
ROHLFF TODAY
THEDA BARA
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DESTRUCTION
LOTHROP-TODAY
HELEN WARE
CROSS CURRENTS '
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