News and Gossip of Players and Producers in the World of Films
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active lharge of his theater at 2555
Farnail street.
Previous to leaving Omaha Mr.
Monroe and his wife were both suffer
ing from ill health. Since going to
Colorado Mrs. Monroe underwent a
difficult operation and at the present
time is very much improved. Mrs.
Monroe and the children will remain
in Colorado, at fine Grove, in Platte
canyon for sometime.
NOTED DIRECTOR.
NOW WITH METRO
Perry N. Vekroff Has Joined
Staff of Popular Plays
and Players.
DIRECT PETROVA PICTURES
Perry N. Vekroff, a director fa
mous for- his artistic screen produc
tions, has been engaged by the Popu
lar Plays and Players to direct Mme.
Petrova in features for the Metro pro
gram. Mr. Vekroff is the third mem
ber of a trio who will look after
the Petrova productions. Harry Re
vier will continue as supervising di
rector and Aaron Hoffman will attend
to the matter of furnishing scenarios
suitable for Mme. Petrova. Together,
they hope to form a combination rare
ly found in a studio.
Mr. Revier, who was formerly con
nected with the noted Ambrose stu
dios in Italy and assisted in making
"the first Passion play, brings his many
years of experience; Mr. Hoffman,
who has been a successful playwright,
furnishes new blood and ideas, and
Mr. Vekroff's distinctive gifts as
one of the foremost directors in the
country.
Mr. Vekroff has had a career that
reads like fiction. At one time he was
confidential secretary to King Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria and was schooled
by his parents to be a diplomat He
is a graduate of Roberts college in
Constantinople and studied law at a
university in Berlin. Since he has been
in this country he has been engaged
in several occupations and for more
than a year was a reporter on the
Evening Telegraph in Philadelphia.
He speaks and writes six languages
and is the author of 158 photoplays,
all of which have been produced.
Before joining the Metro forces
Mr. Vekroff was a director with the
Kinemacolor company for three and a
half years. Among some of his best
know features he made with that
company are "Should a Baby Die?"
"Three Weeks," ''When It Strikes
Home," "Hearts of Men" and "Her
American Prince." .
"The Crimson Yoke" at
Princess Theater Today
The Princess theater will have two
hiff . twcwrepl features . tnHav .. PIao
Madison, the well known emotional
actress, will be presented in "The
Crimson Yoke," a picture of intense
teeiing and emotion. Harry Benham
and Edith Roberts will be shown in
"The Little Grey Mouse," a drama of
intrigue. A comedy, "The Gentle Art
of Burglary " will . also be shown,
Monday, Herbert Rawlinson will be
teafured in They Wouldn't Take
Him Seriously." Tuesday, the twelfth
episode of "Peg o' the Ring," will be
shown. Wednesday, Mary Fuller is
starred in "The Garden of Shadows."
Thursday, a Blue Bird feature "The
Grasp of ' Greed," and Friday.
"Temptation and the Man." Satur
day is Dorothy Davenport in "No. 16
Martjn' Street." Good comedies ac
company all these features.
Theda Bara in "Sin" . '
Farnam Offering Today
"Sin," one of William Fox's great
productions with Theda Bara and
William E. Shay, will be seen at the
Farnam today. If anything Miss
Bara is more vampirish than ever in
this play. One of the most wonder
ful of scenes is the festival or feast
of "Our Lady of Camel," the great
est of all Italian carnivals. The cast
is of more than ordinary strength.
v,"Merely Mary Ann" Plays
Dundee Theater Tomorrow
"Merely Mary Ann" is the feature
production at the Dundee tomorrow
with Vivian Martin in the leading
role. The story has been reviewed
in The Bee and it is a worthy produc
tion. "An All-Round Jake is the
Joker comedy on the same bill.
For the rest of the week the offer-
BOULEVARD THEATER
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TODAY
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"THE INNER STRUGGLE"
A Five-Reel Mutual Maatereleture.
THEDA BARA
Th Caldbrated Hom-BrMlur
FARNAM THEATER
In "SIN."
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TODAY Prei.t
SOCIAL HIGHWAYMAN.
with Edwin Aurust and Ortnl fUwIty.
AIBO IMC I K All OK."
' A Gits Cub Comedy."
Monday "Gloria's Romance."
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Where th Cool Breeaee Blow
Band Concerts Afternoons and
Evaninf s.
Motion Picture! Every Evaninf
in the Open.
Bathing
L Boating
Bowling
DANCING A Spacious HaU
-V ' end Fine Music.
Numerous Riding Devices and
7 Many Other Attractions.
Ideal Picnic Grounds.
Free Admission to Park
10c car fere from Omaha for
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ings are Tuesday and Wednesday,
Norma Talmadge in "The Lion and
the Girl and Keystone comedy, with
Joe Jackson. Thursday, "His Broth
ers Wife, and "Sammy Johnson
Gets a Job," a cartoon comedy. Fri
day, "The Seekers," with Carter De-
Haven. Saturday, "The Beggar of
Cawnpore, with H. B. Warner.
"King o' Make Believe" Is
Today's Orpheum Offering
The Orpheum, on the South Side,
today offers "The King o' Make Be
live," a Centaur drama, as its feature
photoplay. With this comes "The
Taming of Wild Bill," a Mustang
drama of the west. The usual comedy
film will complete the interesting pro
gram. DeWolf Hopper Is at
Lothrop Theater Today
Many exceptionally good stars and
well known plays are billed at the
Lothrop this week. Today DeWolf
Hopper and Fay Tincher, two cele
brated Triangle stars, will appear in
"Sunshine Dad." In this production,
BASE BALL
OMAHA VS. DENVER
July IS, IS, IT.
ROURKE PARK
MONDAY, JULY 17, 'LADIES' DAY.
Games CalM et SilS
' BOX SEATS AT BARKALOW BROS.
Free Concert
PINKARD'S SAXO
PHONE. ORCHESTRA
That Colored Singing
Orchestra.
HANSCOM PARK
PAVILION
Sunday, July 16.
, 2:30 to 6 p. m.
a lion pulls a few stunts and tears up
things in general. Many weeks of
arduous training were required to
make the lion do some of his stunts,
but the success of the picture is due
to the really wonderful success in the
lion's training. A Keystone comedy
called "The Lion and the Girl" are in
cluded in today's program.
Good General Program
At the Besse Today
The Besse today offers a good gen
eral program, consisting of "The Re
turn, ' a Selig drama with Kathlyn
Williams, "The Engineer's Honor,' a
Kalem production, and a Sis Hopkins
comedy entitled "Her Great Inven
tion." The latter is produced by the
Kalem company and is a typical Sis
Hopkins pictunzation.
Mixed Program Will Be
Offered Alamo Patrons
A mixed program has been arranged
for the patrons of the Alamo theater
today. The sixth episode of "Peg o'
the Ring," "The Fall of Deacon Still
Water," "The Rosary" and "The Scar
let Mark" are the offerings. During
the week the programs promise to be
interesting as they combine the best
of the Universal program produc
tions. Monroe Returns to Take
Active Charge of Theater
George O. Monroe, proprietor of
the Monroe theater, who has been
spending some time in Colorado fish
ing and recuperating generally, will
return to Omaha Monday and assume
"The Social Highwayman"
Today on Grand Screen
which
today,
"The Social Highwayman,"
will be shown at the Grand
scored one of Richard Mansfield s
most substantial successes. As a
photoplay it is equally noteworthy,
being enhanced by the genius of Ed
win August and Ormi Hawley and the
atmosphere of a painstaking produd
tion. The1 story is one of human in
terest and deals with a subject all can
understand. The' . accompanying
comedy is a Cub film entitled ;"The
Traitor." ' ' - . - .
May Establish Movie '
Studio in Omaha Soon
The W. T. Warren Film company
of Chicago may locate. a photoplay
studio in Omaha, according to. A. A.
Myers,-representative of the com
pany. :.-,!: J
H. Cunningham,' the general man
ager, is investigating the situation
here and several locations are- being
considered. The company took the
speedway pictures yesterday. If pres
ent plans mature a finishing plant
will also be located here.
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VAUDEVILLE AND PHOTOPLAYS
CONTINUOUS, II TO II.
TODAY AND FIRST HALF'
The Rialto Four
Sinters De Lose a4 Celle Novelty.
Sprague & McNeece
Novelty Skaters Supreme.
McNeil & Maye
Musical Act.
Mintz & Palmer
Comedy Smgmg and Talkmg.
10c Admission 20c
AIR DOME
Firnim and Jflth Streets
TONIGHT
Francis X. Bushman 11 1 KrugPark caVfVre
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"A Voice in The
Wilderness"
"The Wteami Kmf," Kalem
Drama.
"Harold, the Nureo CM," VHa-
j-raph Comedy.
Last number of the SoUc-Tribune
Weekly.
OUR STARS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Nlfht Frank Maye and
Lillian Week
Tuesday Nlikt NeU Cralf and
Sis Hepkms.
Wednesday Nlfht Chae. Kent
and Belle Bruce.
Tburiday Nlfht Francis X Busk
' man.
Friday Nljrht DarAthw Cbh.
Saturday Nlfht Otis Harlan.
GOOD MUSIC
50c Table d'Hote Dinner
SUNDAY
MILLARD
HOTEL
13th and Douglas.
5 CENTS
CAR FARE
A MULTITUDE OF ATTRACTIONS
DANCING skinq
Prisimui's Orchestra
Giant Coutttr
Carry-Ua-All
Wonderland
FerrU Wheel
Frolic
Fanny Arcade
Ideal Picnic Grounds
Frao Auto Garage
FREE MOTION PICTURES.
A Million a Minute and
No Time For Is
Daughter!
Henshaw Hotel
Cafe
Coolest Spot' in Omaha
Starkey't Serenaders
Every Afternoon
Ever;' Evening
Banjo Orchestra
While Millionaire Howell, railroad presi
dent, holds Wall street at bay,Marjoriehis Ipeautiful
daughter, is placed on the bargain counter for the money her
body will bring. An unscrupulous mother attempts to barter her for John
Burton's gold, though the girl's heart has been given to another ' .
A mother's greed has accomplished a daughter's ruin I V ;. ; , -
IS HUMANITY IN THE GRIP OF EVIL?
PATHE'S Mightiest Film Spectacle!
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Municipal Band Concerts
SUNDAY, JULY 16-2:30 p.m.
MILLER PARK (North Side)
(Take North 24th or Florence Cars.)
MANDAN PARK (South Side)
(Take Albright Car to End of line.)
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 19th.
MUNICIPAL FIELD (32d and, Dewey .Ave.
(Take Farnam Cars to 32d Street)
HYLAND , PARK (25th, between B and D)
- (Take South Omaha, or Crosstown Cars.)
By Louis Tracy
Featuring the Popular Stars, Jackie Saunders and Roland Bottomley
A wonderful new motion picture with a master plot
in fourteen episodes, picturing the pitfalls of life, depicting the
perils that surround us daily in politics, in business, in social circles, in the home I
A fortune was spent in investigation alone, before production was even started The result on
the screen is a grim slice of life itself I "The Grip of Evil" is the first of the big features
on the $5,000,000 Pathe" Serial Program a master plot in fourteen episodes showing the real
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Coming-at These Theatres!
FIRST EPISODE:
Besse, South Side, July 19. Rohlff Theater, July 31.
Gem Theater, July 18. Alhambra and Favorite soon
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