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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 10, 1916.
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REAL BIS PLAY IS
THE GREAT SECRET
Bushman and Bayne to Come;
Christmas Day in Wonder- I
ful gerial Production. " i
METRO PUTTING IT OUT I
"A ChristiiMS present to the Amer
ican people!" '
It is in this spirit that the millions
of friends arrff admirers of Francis
X. Bushman and Miss Beverly
Hajiie will reet the statement, just
issued by Richard R. Rowland, presi
dent of Metro Pictures Corporations,
l.'iat the opening chapter of the new
liuslimaii-Baync wonder-serial, "The
Great Secret," will he released by
Metro throughout the United States
on December 25.
It has become an American custom.
especially in the larger cities, to at
tend a motion picture theater on
Christmas: children, in particular,
'welcome this break in a day that
otherwise grows a bit tedious. In
recognition of this custom Mr. Row-
and essaved for his comnanv the role
of super-Santa Claus and arranged
tor the tirst public showing of "The
Great Secret" on Christmas -day.
Story of Vital Interest.
There are fourteen chapters in all
in "The Great- Secret," which is
founded on a story of vital interest
to the American people. The story
was written by Madame Fred De
Gressac, from whose pen have come
many, if not most, of the greatest suc
cesser which Klaw & Erlanger have
had. Mint, DcGrcssac is the first
woman author to write a (notion pic
ture serial and have it producerf'THc
Great Secret" was selected unani
mously as the best of all the serial
plots submitted to' Mr. Rowland and
'Mine. DeGressac has the further
honor of having "put it over" in com
petition with 176 men writers, some
of them of international reputation.
,Thc role played by Mr. Bushman
fits that eminent star like the prover
bial kid glove, and Miss Bayne also
is seen toucxceptional advantage. In
"The Great Secret" Mr. Bushman 'and
Miss Bayne make their serial debut.
Not in several .years has either of
Obese popular players been seen in a
picture of less than five-reel length.
It was largely due to the tremendous
power ot Mme. JJeUressac s storv
that Metro could afford to present Mr.
Bushman and Miss Bavne in this
wonder-serial.
Experienced Producers on Job.
W. Christy Cabannc. for several
years the right hand man and chief
of staff to D. W. Griffith, is directing
"The Great Secret." Mr. Cabanne is
still on the snny side of thirty; yet he
wis Mr; Urimth s only assistant in
the direction of "The Birth of a Na
tian" and "Intolerance." Mr. Cabanne
has. directed no fewer than 214 photo
plays in the last three years at the
Majestic-Reliance-Fine Arts studios
and somehow he found, (or made)
time to write more than 300 success
fully produced picture plots. Which
perhaps explains why Mr. Cabanne is
today the highest-salaried director,
Mr. Griffith alone excepted, in the
world.
An instance of the painstaking care
with which "The Great Secret" is
being produced is found in the fact
that, in the early chapters of the
serial, a number of "policemen" are
used and every ."policeman" is an
actor trained to do his appointed
work by the famous drill-master of
the New York police department.
Mr. Bushman, in commenting on
"The Great Secret" recently to a New
York reporter, said: "What makes
me" so glad to appear in 'The Great
Secret' is that it is not one of those
harum-skarum p.lots that start and
finish nowhere. It has a splendid
theme, well thought oat. It is cer
tainly the biggest opportunity I have
ever had on the screen."
Turkish Bey Likes
German Police Ways
(Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 2. Turkey has become
so impressed with the efficiency of
the Berlin police that it has sent to
Berlin the director of the Constanti
nople criminal department, Behaed
din Bey, to study the methods in
vogue here, so that on his return he
may reorganize the police of Tur
key's capital and principal cities and
introduce German methods there.
Behaeddin Bey, among other
things, plans to introduce in Turkey
the German equivalent of the Bertil
lon system, in vogue in America, and
many of the German detective
methods. There will also be pub
lished a bi-weekly police newspaper
for the "intellectual enlightenment of
Turkish police officials and the de
velopment of police methods."
Ballet Russe Coming With All Its
Glories of Music and Oriental Art
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Waslay Nijinsky, the Russian male
super-genius of the dance, about
whom books have been written and
much ink spilled, is to be seen at the
head o f the wonderful Serge Dc
Diaghleff's Ballet Russe-'at the Omaha
kAuaitonum on Saturday mgnt, ue
ncember 16.
This wonderful ballet is making a
cast-to-coast tour in two special
trains and carries. 150 persons, includ
ing a symphony orchestra of fifty mu
sicians, and it promises to be by far
the . biggest attraction booked this
season at the Omaha Auditorium. The
appearance of the Ballet Russe is by
special arrangement with the Metro
politan Opera company of New York
City, and is headed by Nijinsky,
Bolm, "Lopokova, Revalles, Gavriloff,
Frohman, Spesizewa and two score of
ballerinas in a repertoire of ballets
and mimed scenes. The ballet is pro
duced and presented exactly as in
Paris and London, where the Ballet
Russe has been a six-year sensation,
and with a number of new ballets
never before presented on any stage.
Thfc scenery and costumes are by
Leon Bakst, whose mastery of color
and line lately earned for him the
Nobel prize and whose work has
brought about a revolution not mere
ly in the art of the theater, but has
extended to wearing apparel, orna
ments, furniture, decorations and even
architecture the world over.
Nijinsky was scheduled to appear
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with the ballet lastyycar on its tour,
but because of his rn'ternment in Aus
tria, where he was held a prisoner
of war until Cnited States Ambassa
dor I'enfield obtained his release, he
was unable to join the Ballet Russe
until the last few weeks of its closing
engagement al the Metropolitan
Opera house. This year he will ac
company the ballet on its tour of
fifty cities throughout America in the
dual capacity of premier danseur and
artistic director.
There are the scenic creations of
Leon Bakst and the other Russian
masters of lurid color. These sets are
acknowledged by crmcs the world
over to represent the most distinct
movement of its kind in the theater
which has taken place throughout
the last twenty years.
Then, too, there are the startling
costumes, which are also for the most
part the creations of Bakst. Their in
fluence upon the. fashions of our day
is an admitted fact.
Proceeding on from stagecraft and
scenic .art to the realm of music the
ballet carries with it an orchestra
of sixty pieces which is under the
direction of Pierre Monteux, the
famous French soldier conductor.
When it is remembered that the
music which accompanies many of
the ballets was written by the most
ultra of modern composers, it can
readily be understood (hat the orches
tra has in its possession some of the
most unique musical instruments
which have ever teen carcied by a
musical organization of any sort. This
array of curious sound producers runs
all the way from the small hand organ
which is played in Petrouchka to a
racket machine for Till Eulenspicgel.
Awfal To Contemplate.
The fat plumber and the thin carpenter
engaged In their usual conversation.
"There was great excitement near our
shop today."
"What caused lt"
"Man hit by an automobile."
"Hurt him much?"
"No, but at first they thought he was
killed "
"What made them think that?"
"He was carrying a cherry pie and It
mashed under one arm." Yoongslown Tele
gram. V
Decorating the
lror the Christinas dinner, the best
linen, of course, and the ehoieest
china. K'ass and silver one possesses,
but for Christmas supper, the jolly
little feast on Christinas night so en
joyed by people who are not really
hungry for- anything but fun, what
could be prettier than a table set like
this?
It is so bright, so attractive and
so altogether Christmas like that it
will arouse enthusiasm in the most
sedate of guests.
The decorations are really very sim
ple. A paper lunch set is the first
factor and that furnishes the table
cover, plates, doilies and napkins, all
printed a Christmas design in colors
that will not "run." The napkins, you
will notice, are folded in a new way,
a 'flower shape. Down through the
center of the tabic .go two runners
of red crepe paper, the upper one a
little smaller than the under, both
with ruffled edges. The candle shades
Abolish Privileges
Of Purchase at the
Canal Commissary
(Cftrrsspondencs of The Associated Tress.)
Panama, Dec. 2. A law to abolish
privileges of purchasing at the com
missaries of the Panama canal hv
others than employes of the Unitedl
States government has been passed
by the assembly of Panama and
signed by the president. It has not,
however, been published in the Offi
cial Gazette and will not become ef
fective until three days after such
publication.
The presence of the commissaries,
with their advantages of no rent, no
tariff and reduced steamship and
railroad charges, Nhas long been a
thorn in the flesh of the isthmian
merchants. The number of influential
persons who have enjoyed the privi-
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Dinner Table
are plain red crepe paper .covered
forms (which may be bought at any
stationer's) on which have been past
ed design cut from a paper napkin
The plum pudding centerpiece
(which may be bought at any station
er's) on which have been pasted de
signs cut from a paper napkin. The
plum pudding centerpiece (which al
so serves as a favor pie) is made of
crushed brown crepe paper over a
wire or cardboard frame. It is deco
rated with holly sprays and placed
on a "silver" platter, the latter be
ing made of a box top covered with
silver paper. ..The place cards are in
expensive, 10 cents for a box of six,
but a very attractive Santa Clans and
bell design.
All these different articles, lunch
set, place cards, candle shades, crepe
papers, are carried qpite generally by
stationery and department stores
throughout the country, so if you
wish, you ran obtain them easily
lege given by the president of Pan
ama of buying in the commissaries
has been on obstacle in the way of
preventive action. The restriction of
the use of the commissaries to the
nnnL f-nnnlpd with iho ranal and
its defensive forces, for which the!
commissary system was intended, will I
be quite an accomplishment tor tne
chambers of commerce of Colon and
Panama. It will remove a cause of
annoyance and distrust between the
Panamanians and Amcricaps and is
generally regarded as altogether to
be desired, except by those who have
enjoyed special privileges.
Trained Cow Shock Walnut.
The oroblem of ahucklnr walnuts without
tftlnlng the hand has befn olved hy C. O.
Merry. He haa put a row that In fond of
walnut ahuckn In a paaturs in which there
la a largo walnut tree. The row chews off
the ahurk, swallows It and leaves the nut
clean and ready for use. The cow fives
milk of superior quality.
Mr. Merry la looking around for i con
venient butternut tree, wllh a view to try
ing a etUI more novel experiment. -Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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Victor Victrola "X"
Just now we have a goodly showing of these delightful Model
"X" Victrolas-but we are safe to say they may NOT be had
in a very few days from now, for the demand is quite beyond
the capacity of even the colossal Victor plant.
TRADE COMMISSION
DISCUSSESJTSWORK
New Federal Body Inquires
Into Prices of Gasoline, Coal
and Print Paper.
IT AIMS TO PROTECT ALL
Washington, Dec. 9, The coun
try's business men have given hearty
co-operation to the Federal Trade
j commission in its efforts to maintain
I proper standards of commercial mor
ality in American business, according
to the annual report ot the commis
sion made public today,
Development of the commission's
policy lias had for its first purpose,
the report declares, promotion of the
best business efficiency. Its aim has
been "to understand and make allow
ance for the difficulty of the problem,
to see both sides of every case, to
protect men in the futherance of legi
timate self-interest by all reasonable
"and normal methods, and at the same
time to keep the channels of competi
tion free and open to all, so that a
man with small capital may engage
in business in competition with pow
erful rivals, assured that he may oper
ate his business free from harrass
ment and intimidation and may be
given a fair opportunity to work out
his business problems with such in
dustry, efficiency and intelligence as
he may possess. '
' Business of the Year.
The report lays stress on the work
of the commission in preventing un
fair competition. Since its creation
and up to the end of the fiscal year
the commission has considered 246
applications for the issuance of com
plaints against corporations and
As the
Wise Men Did .
1916 years ago,: so should we
do now. Xmas was founded at
that time and Jewelry as the
Xmas gift was established. Jew
elry has ever remained the
proper gift for Xmas many of
us know it, many of us do not
but we all wjsh to be proper. ;
And to be so we should give
Jewelry, for Xmas. " ,
in the way of Real Estate.
in the way of a Diamond.
in the way of an Auto.
in the way of a Piano.
BUT-
WILL Buy This
Entrancing, Pleasure
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Never yet has our Victor Record stock assumed
,ucn immense proportions, but Victrola owners
are a keen lot They want EVERYTHING in
music and want it QUICKLY.
firms, accused of unfair practices. Of
those, 107 have been disposed of in
various ways. Some concerns were
ordered to discontinue the tactics ,
complained of, others voluntarily
agreed to cease unbusinesslike meth
ods, and in some cases no law viola
tions were found. The charges cov
ered many kinds of law violations.
The trade commission's work has
included also economic and special . -investigations.
What the commis
sion considers its most important
economic inquiry was into the subject
of co-operation in export trade. This
report was issued during the summer
and recommended to congress that
American manufacturers be permitted
to form export combinations. A bill
providing for that, having the en
dorsement of the administration, is
now pending in congress.
One investigation had to do with
uniform accounting methods. That
shower!, accojxiing to the commission,
a birge percentage of the country's
manufacturers and merchants had
slight knowledge of their costs of
production or selling expense. Art in
vestigation of trade possibilities and ,
conditions in each of the country's
industries, the report says, developed
information that will prove invaluable
to producers and persons contemplat
ing investments.
Price of Gasoline.
The commission investigated the
high prices of gasoline, started in
quiries into the print paper situation
and the bituminous and anthracite
coal industries, continued its investi
gation of resale price maintenance and
aided in disposing of the Mexican
sisal crop.
Activities in connection with en
forcement of the Sherman act in
cluded an investigation to determine
the relations existing between various
companies into which the Standard
Oil company was dissolved and prep
aration of a decree in the Corn
Products Refining company case re
ferred to it by the federal courts.
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