11 B Flashes from Filmland JLS3 PHOTO PLAYS FOR OMAHA DEVOTEES r-5sO THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: DECEMBER 17. 1916. Stories of Coming Features Synoptical Review of Feature Productions that Will Be Given First Presentation to the Local Patrons This Week 'The Honor of Mary Blake" The Honor of Mary Blake," a coming photoplay release, was writ ten by John C. Browncll and was prodnced for Bluebird Photoplays, Inc, by Edwin Stevens. Cast: Vary Blaks Violet Mersereau Flossie Payton Tina Marshall Mrs. Hardy Caroline Harris Kirk Hardy Hldney Mason Rtrhard Kearney lames O'Nell Mary Blake and Flossie I'ay'on arc actresses who chum together. Rich ard Kearney, wealthy theatrical man- airer. offers Marv an important part in a new play. She goes to his office to discuss matters anil he makes violent love to her, which she repulses. Going home she tells her story to Flossie and the next day a letter comes from Kearney offering mar riage. Flossie urges Mary to "take a chance." This she does, but the cere mony is no sooner performed than a woman whom Kearney had married in Australia appears and Mary's mar riage is annulled. Following this Mary and Flossie accept places with a repertoire com pany .and while playing an engage ment at a countrv town Mary is saved from an attack by a young man of the town. Their friendship ripens and when the company leaves town Mary is left behind, stricken with pneumonia. Young Hardy furnishes her with nurses and medical attention and himself goes to her bedside. When she is well they are married, much to Hardy's mother's chagrin, as she is a flinty-souled church member. Later Kearney divorces his wife and, determined to possess Mary at all cost, goes to Hillsdale, and while talking to Mary forcibly kisses her, just as Hardy's mother enters. Hardy lollows Kearney to nis notei ana en gages in a fight Kearney is injured hv a revolver discharge and Hardv is arrested. Mary nurses Kearney and saves his lite, explanations are tnen made and Hardy being released, he and Mary are happily reunited and Mrs. tlaroy commutes ner messing. "The Wager' "The Wager," a five-act Metro, starring Emily Stevens, will be re i leased this week and is a story of f business life and crookedness. Cast: ' "Diamond Daisy" Doyle Emily Stevens "Slippery Jim," her sweetheart Lystor Chambers Xtagffan. detective Hugh Jeffery Junes Stone, pollee commissioner, . , Daniel Jarrett A. B. Thorpe, Jeweler Frank Curlier J. S. Chandler, jeweler Charles Bowner Secretary to police commissioner ; Harry Mayo "Diamond Daisy" Doyle, a high 'class crook who steals nothing but diamonds, has never been caught on account of her cleverness. Duggan, who has sent her sweetheart "Slip pery Jim" to the penitentiary, has de termined that Daisy shall not escape him. Daisy has decided to reform and when Jim comes out of prison to jnarry him and settle down. Two jewelers are visiting with Stone at the club and Thorpe twits Chandler about a recent robbery at f his store. Thereupon they make a effl wager that within three months Thorpe will be robbed of a large t sum. Thorpe instructs his men to be I especially watchful. ' Stone then sends for Daisy and lays his plans before her, but she thinking it is a plan to trap her, refuses to help ihim rob Thorpe until he gives her an indemnity in writing. This is done and Daisy frames up the deal that Srobs Thorpe. But Duggan is watch ing her and comes to arrest her. He succeeds in catching Jim, but Daisy gets away and beats Duggan to the ! .office of the police commissioner J where she delivers the jewels. Dug- I gan comes and tries to convince the i commissioner that Daisy is a dan- t gerous person to have his written in- i idemnity and she is forced to give it 1 ' up. Thorpe then telephones about I j liow he has been robbed and Stone j ' laughs and notifies Thorpe that Dia 5 mond Daisy has robbed "him and to i send in his check for $5,000 to cover I his end of the wager. Stone then arranges for the check to be given to Daisy and she takes i Jim, who has failed in health, to the mountains, where he rapidly builds f mp and a wedding ring has made li them both happy. "Diana the Huntress' "Diana, the Huntress." the Fonte- nelle Feature Film company's next re lease, is a poem in pictures that re-, lates the fable of the appearance of the two faces in the moon. The cast: Paul Swan (Nebraska boy) Apollo Pa.nl Swan Pan Baroness von Dewtts . Diana Veronica Cassee Artist's Model lieutenant Halsey Acteoo Jnplter, court officials and attendants. The photoplay, "Diana, the Hunt ress," dramatizes the adventures and exploits of the Grecian gods. It is a series of several hundred little mas terpieces in art and nature that un fold a pretty love story. An attempt has been made to pre serve the poetic beauty of Grecian mythology and to interpret its human passions. The nymphs in their classic dances present symphony and grace which reach a climax in the mist dance. Diana and Apollo, brother and sis ter, appear before the court of Jupiter. Jupiter sends Apollo to reign in the sun and Diana to rule the moon. Acteon, the great hunter, wandering through the forest, gazes upon the nymphs in bathing and for his intru sion is turned into a stag and is pur sued and killed by Ins own hunters and dogs. Diana then conies upon the shep herd boy fan asleep and is touched by his beauty and falls desperately in love with him and bears him away fa the moon in her arms. He awakes NORMA TALMADCE Who will play in the "Panlhea," one of the big productions promised for release in the near future. Norm Talmadt to love her and the two form the faces in the moon. Paul Swan, the Nebraska boy, was awarded a prize in Italy as being the world's handsomest man. Baroness von Dewitz is a famous dancer and perfect feminine figure. "The Devil's Double" "The Devil's Double," a Triangle Kay Bee picture, will be released to the photoplay-going public of Omaha this coming week. It is a William S. Hart play in which the popular star plays a genuine "bad man" character. The cast: "Bowie" Blake William P. Hart Naomi Tarleton Enid Markey Van Dyke Tarleton Robert McKIra An invalid artist has given his last strength to the painting of a subject he calls "Lucifer, Son of the Morn ing," and has accomplished everything but the face of the devil. His wjfe has posed for the avenging angel that is driving Lucifer to his haunts in the nether world. He can find no model whose features show the consummate cunning he desires. A physician tells him he must go west if he is to pro long his life, and he takes his wife with him and goes. Traveling through an Arizona town he finds the face he is looking for in a faro dealer, who agrees to pose only because he has fallen in love with the artist's wife. At the end of a short time the wife comes and tells Blake that her hus band is very ill and very soon there after the invalid dies. After a few weeks two bandits are cutting cards to see which gets the widow just as Blake enters. A fight ensues in which the bandits are routed and the woman rescued. Later Blake saves the young wom an's life by kilting a rattlesnake that is about to strike her by shooting its head off. Love grows between them and they are finally married. 'Oliver Twist' The next Paramount release to be shown in Omaha will be "Oliver Twist," dramatization of one of the most successful and .popular works of Dickens' works. Cast: BUI Sykes Hobart Boaworth Fagln Tully Marshall The Artful Dodger ......Raymond Hatton Mr. Brownlow ...James Nell Charles Bates :...Jack Backer Fangs Robert McKensle Nancy Sykes Elsie Jane Wilson The history of "Oliver Twist," as a play is fascinating, for with it there are connected some of the greatest names in theatrical annals. The story was originally published during 1837 and 1838 in Bentley's Magazine, of which Dickens was ior some time the editor. It was dramatized almost im mediately, and we find the name of the great Charlotte Cushman men tioned as starring in the play in 1839. In 1852 the ever-popular Maggie Mitchell played Oliver, and Fannie Wallack appeared with her as Nancy. Others who have appeared in the play at various times are: h. M. Holland, Helen Western, James A. Heme, PATHE NEWS Synopsis of Events Covered ii Path Newt Released Today. NEW YORK CITY Tc skating promises to b a popular sport this winter and the fashionable Hotel BlKmore transforms Its courtyard Into a skating rink. TKAXECK, N. J. Thousands of horses are being shtpp-M every week to the allied armies of Kurope to replace the many that are being killed and wounded In the Incessant fu1lladc. NEW YORK CITY "Walk to work" la the slogan of the health department's fresh air campaign and several hundred stu dents of the city college start an eight mllo hike to rnroiirag1 tho Idea. LONDON, ENGLAND Sir William Dunn, the new lord mayor of the cily. arrlvn in state at the law courts to review several regiments of English and colonial troops. MADKII), HPAIN Accompaneld by her majesty, the queen, and the royal chil dren, King Alphonao returns to his capi tal after a long absence. MA KINO FAT PKOPI.K THIN As demon strated by George Bothner. world's cham pion lightweight wrestler. SAN IHKt.O, CAU Life of the Indians on their reservations illustrated at the expo sition grounds. WASHINGTON, D. C The council for na tional defpnae. composed of cabinet mum hem and a civilian advisory commission, meeif to organise plans for co-ordination nf all nntlonnl tictlvltlos In time of war. MANINT1QIK, MICH. Large numbers of evergreen treea ar bnlng gathered In preparation for the extraordinary demand of this popular yule tide sason. j THK PALL OP BCCHABEHT An animated I map ii.usira.inK me ieuionic campaign against Houmanla. 1 Shown at Strand today. George Holland, Rose Eyt.nge. Ame lia Bingham, Elita Proctor Otis, Fan ny Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert and others of equal note. The most notable performance of the play in recent years was that already referred to at the time of the Dickins Cente nary, in which Miss Doro scored such a great personal success. Others in that cast were: Nat Goodwin, Con stance Collier, Lyn Harding, Olive Wyndham. Courtenay Footc and Ful ler Mellish. There is behind this photoplay The Shielding Shadow By GEORGE BRACKETT SEITZ, Author of "The Iron Claw," Etc. Episode 12, "The Stolen Shadow" V BPISnDFS 12 "TUB flTOLHN SHADOW" (Note: A now scenario will he published In thU newnpaner every week. Rend the scenario here, then go to the Motion Pic ture Thnifav nhowtmr "THK SlllKl.niNO SHAIHIW" pictures and see how the direc tor has prwdueed the photoplay from the Scenario.) CAST. nm-nnu-ar '' Luntine Navarro Grace Darmond j SPt.sila.n Navarro Leon Mary Subtitle: Having escaped from tho hunt ing lodge In which Blanca, Queen of the Underworld, was killed, Ravengar tells Leontlno to summon the police to her home. Scene 1. (Ruins of hunting lodge aa per previous episode.) Ravengar and Leonttne In picture. . Ravengar gives her Instructions aa nhnvA. Ttontine exits. Sob title: Leon tine's husband. Sebastian. who has onaeavorea w ao win. his wife, realties that the game Is up. ie 2. (Bedroom In Leon tine's housa. Mha rt fan In picture, packing up, pre paring (or flight. Poor opens. Mys terious eyes and hands appear In door way. Sebastian looks up, starts back. Kyea and hands change Into Ravengar. Ravengar locks door, than, coining down, speaks to Sebastian. Spoken title; "Sit down, SebaaUan. Leon tlno will be here with the police In a moment It is all over, unless" SebaaUan stunned, but wants to know what Ravengar means by "unless." Ravengar continues. Spoken tltte: "There Is one way out Write a confession of the forgery that sent Leontine's sweetheart Jerry Car son, to prison and I will let you go. Sebastian refuses. Walks over to win dow. Looks out Scone . (Grounds of Leontine's home. seer, through window.) Leontine mad police In automobile ar rive, get out and move toward front door of house. Scene 4. (Bedroom aa par S.) Sebastian turns away from window; realizes all is over. Indicates he will write confession. Seat! himself at table and starts to write. There Is a knock at the door. Sebastian regis ters fear, whlspera Anxiously to Rav engar. Spoken title: "Keep your word. Send thorn away!" Continuing scene, Sebastian flniahaB speaking out above. Ravengar moves ovnr to door and talks through la . 1 Scene 8. (Hallway outside bedroom.) Leontine and police at door. Leontine answers Ravongar, puxzled by hi fail ure lo open door. Scene 6. Ravengar at door talking. Se bastian gases In his direction. Regis ters sudden craftiness, suddenly rises, picks up chair, advances toward door and smashes rhalr on Ravengax'a head. Ravengar falls. Scene 7. (Hallway aa per scene 6.) Leontine and police hear Ravengar fall ing. Endeavor to break in door. Scene 8. (Bedroom as per 6.) Sebastian hastily tears up paper on which ho has been writing. Rush" to window, climbs out Door breaks In. Leontine and police rush In. Police hasten to window. Ieontlne bends over Ravengar. n 9. (Grounds of Leontine's home,) One of Sebastian's chauffeurs examining a motorcycle. Sebastian comes run ning In, takes motorcycle an,d whizzes out Police come running out of bouse, question chauffeur. Police lieu tenant whistles and police automobile oomes up. Police get into tt and drive after Sebastian. Scene 10. (End of wharf.) Show foreground of fisherman. One point up the wharf curiously. All look off. Fall set: Motorcycle cornea down wharf toward end, driving through fishermen, who make wild leaps out of the way. Motorcycle with Sebastian drops into water as police automobile comes In the picture and does exciting top at edge of wharf. Police all leap out Scene 11. (Motor boat In water.) Sebastian swims over to motor boat and la pulled In by fisherman. As soon as Sebastian is in he straightens up and strikes fisherman a sudden blow. Fish erman falls overboard. Sebastian leaps to motor boat wheal and starta boat LOTHROP TODAY MARGUERITE FISCHER In "THE PEARL OF PARADISE" MONDAY CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in "WITHOUT A SOUL" Dundee Theater JANE GRAY In "THE TEST" . Also "SCRXpPILY MARRIED" Lillian Gish In delightful visualization 0 of home life '0- THE I "Children Pay" Showing the awful effect of 0'' divorce when it strikes ' ; what was once a ( happy home. "f, - Comedies Galore. Path Weakly. ' TUESDAY i Win. S. Hart in t "THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE" U iru ft KSgSS4 if' Il Sprightly Viv.ciou. adaption the ripe tradition of seventy tive years of stage production, and the leading characters have been de veloped by some of the greatest actors of the last three generations. From this rich store of material the producers have gathered the wheat and discarded the chart until the five reel photoplay, "Oliver Twist," stands as one of the greatest achievements of motion picture production, and ranks among the best pictures that have ever been released on any program. out of picture. (Close diaphragm.) PART II. NuhtUlet An hour later. Scene It. (Leontine's study.) Leontine, maid servant and butler In picture, with Ravengar. who la lying on couch. Police Ueutenant cornea In. Loontlne moves toward him hastily and questions him. Lieutenant shaking head, says: Spoken title t "He made a getaway In a boat." Continuing scene, Leontine Is overcome with sorrow. Lieutenant ex Ita with maid and butler. Ravengar, who has been slowly coming to, now goea up to Tfoontlne. Show foreground of Ravengar seeking to comfort Leontine. tine speaka. Spoken title) He will never return and I oan never erase the atlgma on poor Jerry's name." Continuing previous foreground. Leon tine speaks out above, Ravengar re plies: i Spoken title t "Perhaps Jerry will return some day and wipe away the stigma himself." Full telt Ravengar finishes apeaklng out above. Leonttne shakes her head In doubt, and Is finally Impressed and strangely thrilled as Ravengar con tinues to reassure her. She speaks tensely: Spoken title: "What do you mean 7 What , do you know? Who are youT" Continuing foreground, Ravengar smil ingly answers: Spoken title: "I am only year Shielding Shadow." Continuing foreground, Leonttne apeatcs excitedly: Spoken title: "But what la your secret T From whence oomes ' your impossible power of appearing and disappearing at will?' Full sett Ravengar laughs and apeak: Spoken title: "Come, I will show you."' Continuing scene, he finishes apeaking out above and extta with Leonttne. Scene IS. (Street corner near Raven gar's laboratory In the city.) Sebastian comes out of aide alley. His wet clothes are hidden by a coat he has purchased somewhere. Wears new hat. Oases cautiously about Scene 14. (Outside Raven gar's laboratory.) Tuclcab drives up Ravengar and Leon tine get out, walk toward laboratory. Tail drives away. Scene IS. (Street corner as per 18.) Show foreground of SebaaUan seeing previous scene. Goes toward front of Raven gar's laboratory, stands hesi tatingly outside door which Ravengar and .Leontine entered. Then exlta up alley s.long side of laboratory. Secne lit. ( Ravengar s laboratory.) Rav engar and Loentlne oome In. Ravengar goes lo corner, takes out bottle from closets brtnirs It to Leontine and epeaka: Spoken title: "My secret and the secret of l tie ciotn is conuunou in ma wui of black pelleta." Scene 17. Show foreground Sebastian Min ing UP to doorway that leads into laboratory, opening it a Utue way ana looking through. Scene 18. (Laboratory as par If) MONROE THEATER Ethel Clayton and C.rlyle BUckw.ll IN "THE SUMMER CTRL" WATTS WINS BEE PRIZE Answering a query ni Ust Sunday's Bee, which offered a prise for the best answer, Harry B. Watts sends a letter which has been selected from the replies received and swarded the prise. The let ter follows: Dee. IS. 191 . Photoplay Editor, Thi Omaha Be. Dear Sir. I notice in "Flashes from Filmland you are offering a prise of s $6.00 ad for the best reason why an Omaha ex change manager mailed &6 copies of this page to his friends, and, as I could use said ad, I offer herewith my reason. No doubt this exchange manager de sired to send the most repmentstive page showing how firmly the movies are established in this city so he chose the paper having the most sds, as well as the best composition snd make-up. I feel sure that there is not as ex hibitor who does not now look Upon "Flashes from Filmland" wtth consider able pride, because it reflects great credit on the movies In this city. Very hopefully yours, H. B, WATTS. 4 a.i'1 4 Immwwmmmsmm Show foreground iT Riivrngar displaying I pellffn lo Lrontine. KRVenimr nRke : Spoken title: "These pellets. th life work oi a snipwreckert scientist wre found , on a ledge in the South Atlantic. Thin; scientist In his Journal wait, 1 will get 1 It" t Full set: Ravengar finlnhcn xponklng out above, turns and move to nf in cor- J ner. Loom hie follows him. laying down pellets on tnhle noar doorway. On th( tablo thi Muck cloth has alvn been laid i by llawngHr. Show foreground opening, hand comes throuKh and rearing Into room. Hr- naetlitn's hand and arm are xin to stealthily take up cloth and pellet and , exit. I Full set: Ravengar finishes opening ssfi. . take out journal, conies back In the direction of table, finds cloth and pe. lets gone. Oasea about, rcxtfltcru j wonder. Subtitle: Th Joy riders. (Scene 1ft. (Tmirlng car.) tihow foreground of party of Joy riders laughing and cheering. HpeedltiK swiftly. Scene SO. (Alleyway alongxlde laboratory. 1 KebsMttnn routes cllmhlng out of win dow, licokf at cloth. ThruMa It in side ht v.'t. Kxtta, holding bottle of pellets In hia hand. Scene il. (Street outside Ravengnr's lab oratory. Sebastian Mart to i-roe street looking interestedly at bottle of pellets In hie hand. Joy rider' automobile cornea around corner and strikes Sebastian. Joy rider leap out. Pick up Sebastian. Show close foreground of curbstone nearby. Hottlo of hlack pellets conies rolling lo gutter, stopping near curb stone. t'ontinutng scene, policeman and other bystanders come running up to automo bile. Another automobile drives In and Sebastian is taken aboard. Auto starts off. Scene 88. (Laboratory as per 16.) Ravengar and Leontine have apparently given up hope of finding cloth and pel lets. Discover door la halt open. Exit into hallway Scene U. (Street outside of laboratory as par 11.) Ravengar and Leontine corns out and speak to Irishman who Is standing nearby. Irishman tells them of acci dent. Ravengar calls taxi that is driving through picture. stopr and Ravengar and Leontine are driven swiftly away. Scene 84. (Room In hospital.) Sebastian Is brought In by attendants, accompanied by joy riders. Sebastian Is laid on cot. Show foreground Sebastian on bed. Wakes to consciousness. Hears some thing of Interest going on tu hallway outside snd listens. Full set: Ravengar and Leontine come Into room and move toward Sebastian. Show foreground of Sebastian. He hastily takes cloth from Inside vest stretches It over htm and starts to fade. Full sett As Ravengar and Leontine reach Sebastlnn's btd he disappears. Ravengar instructs doctor to hold door shut snd searches for the invisible Kebaetlan. Show foreground of doctor holding door. Something strikes hint and doctor falls, Door opens ami clones, 85. (Hallway outsldo hospital as per 23.) Attendant comes up stairs. As he ap proaches room the Invisible Sebastian apparently pushes him to one side. At tendant staggers away. As this hap pens Ravengar and others come rush- Irik' nut. Seeing the attendant stagger) Uuvt'iiKar makes a wild foot ball lack to in direction of top of stairs Ah he falls Sehasttsn appears. Ravengar'n tackle ha dragged cloth off Sebastian.) i Sebastian falls, but leaps to his feet I A wild fight follmvH for the cloth. Clasped lit encli other's tinns, both fall -down the Mnlrs. Scene 8(1. (Landing and stairway.) Show foreground of Sebrtcliaii and Rav engar t bottom of at airs. Kavengnr unconscious. Sebastian picks himself up, grabs cloth from Ravengar's bund and dlsappeara. s Full (et: Rest of tho pirty come running down stairs and a approach Ravengsr. Aa I hey reach him he disappears t Se bastian has thrown cloth aluu over Haven gar ttiid, both invisible, irrle.i TODAY AND MONDAY E. K. LINCOLN and JUNE ELVIDGE, in . I.! THE WORLD AGAINST HIM" Som. troubles arc r..l, soma ar. 1m.fin.r7. Mark W.sl's w.r. real, but ha wins eat In this unusual fivoact scraan dram.. 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