- . , THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 5. 1918. - ' T . ....... ' . " .' i I I On the Screen yci 0 mafia lift 1? v-, --A '7J EXPOSURES By kilowatt Jungles Makers of This, Movie Went Deep lnto Wilds Seeking Achon and Color for Their Plot j.. v r H: 'ffi.A l . 0 what fengthi motion pic ture producers iU go to ort nrooer , atmosoheric detail and local color will be demonstrated at the Strand theater in the new - rtm ensation. "Tanan of the Ariel, -which begins a five-day engagement starting luesday. i The National Film Corporation, which made the production, took a 'ompany composed"" of 20 principals directors, camera men and a crew of stage builders to the Amazon River district of Brazil and thence to the i interior of the Brazilian jungles, where two month were spent mak ing the scenes of the story. Six lions, four tigers and a number of panthers, wild boars and elephants ' were transported to the Brazilian wilda for use in the oicture. Four lions, were killed before the camera and a number of other wild animals slain. Over 2,000' natives werv en gaged, assembled at.Kapaos and transported inland, and rehearsed for three-weeks before'the scenes typify ing cannibal action were staged, As v the V natives spoke .. nothing but a, Portuguese patois, a number of in terpreters were kept constantly on the tecene and busily engaged convey ing the director's wishes. ' ' Bushmen were necessary to, clear the -locations each day of poisonous rentiles and durinz the 10 weeks the company Stayed in Brazil ovr 200 snakes were killed, 15 serious inci dents happened to th players m the company and three firbs occured. , A cannibal village covering three a ires of ground was built and burned to the ground during the action of the ; olav.- and" rebuilt from, another ir.gte and again burned when Tarzan, t the headot a groupot eiepnants, ranged through the village o avenge the death of his'ape mother. Three hundred thatched roof huts were built each time. Fifty-two aerial acrobats were engaged. and taken to the jun kies and ape suits built to their measure by tailors.., Nine cars, six Pullmans and three baggage, were required to transport the comoanv .from Los Anzeles to New. Orleans, where a number of scenes were staged. ; Sixteen sheds, similar to those at our army-, canton ments, were erected m Brazil tor the housinar of the members of the com pany, and a small church was built and services in various religions held on each Sunday. Two hundred feet o film were exposed at a cost . of 100,000. ;.;V URcda ZQava (iuss) with thrill and action from -start to finish. 1 ' S Bills for Curren t Week 4 (APOliO) written, Sir Kdward Oo8chen' nrratlv of hi lad Inlcrvlow with th Oerman Phan collor. tha "fanioua aerap ot paper" Incident will b motd. That, however, Is but cone In the hiatory of eventa. To Mr. Ger ard waa given the opportunity during (our yeara to' tea Oermany from within, and In particular to watch an autocratic ana em rlent military machine at work during over two yeari of war. If a German wants to find an explanation for the consistency of America at the present moment, he may easily discover It by seeing the photoplay, "My Four Tears In Germany." No nation with a sens of honor and of its own power could long tolerate the scorn and Ignominy which the kaiser and mllltarj leaders of lermany poured out upon America In the person of tha ambassador. Pictured, "because I want to bring home to our people tha gravity of the situation," to -use tha author's words, it has become a striking historical document, a plain record that none can misunderstand, of tha people drunk with autocracy. : ; a PRIVATE showing- ws held at tha V Strand theater Thursday morning of 1 Ambassador Gerard's famous story. My Four Tears In Germany,'1 whichJs now in films, and was viewed by a specially in vited audience. It is a aplendld picture ana n rnnvlncln that one cannot Help out teei thit tha plcturea ahow the uncensored truth relate by a . man who hs been on the ground ana knows wnereor ne speans. jib nir-tnr waa carefully Droducea unaer ine supervision of Ambassador Gerard, who has seen that not the siigntest aeiau 01 m. story hae been misconstrued. The subtitles in the picture are extracts irom nia i which relate his experiences with the Ger n..n snvarnment. and the Indignities that were heaped on him and the Americans who , wre unfortunate1 enoagn to oe in uermaujr at the outbreak of the war. ne treatment -rnrri.ii orlaoners of war in the prisons and hospitals is one of the strong points ot the feature, and it la voucnea tor mat m author .was an eye-witness to an mat is told. The typea that have Been securea w portray the kaiser and nis atari onicers are excellent The photoplay is enJobie thrnmhnut. ' and does not Orag a mirrate. Every American should see the picture and it they do not they will miss one or tne season a beat photo proauctions. Frank'Mayo has signed a long term con tract with World pictures. William A. Brady's big apectacular photo play,-' "Stolen Orders,' the completion ot which was postponed owing to the illness of Montague hove, is now finished. It be came necessary to use a ;double" J-ove In a few minor scenes. WWrd reports have come from the desert wastes pf Arizona - relative to the alleged workmanship of Harry Sherman, ores dent of the motion picture concern r-r. Devil," a drama that ts aald to hold the Interest throughout. Friday and Saturday will be Dorothy Phillips, In "The KlsKy Road," a Butterfly production. Hippodrome "The Kaiser The Beast of Berlin," will be presented at this theater today only. It Is an expose of the atrocl- tlne heaped on the Belgian people by the German barbarians. It Is based OK fact and fancy and produced In auch a manner that it will not soon be forgotten. Rupert Julian as the Kaiser, has created a screen masterpiece In character work. Monday, Gladys Bulette In "The Last of the Barn abya." Apollo Gladys Leslie will he featured at this theater today In "Little Mlsa No Account" It presents the girlie with the 'million dollar smile' In a splendid charac terization. A Mack Bennett comedy, "Friend Husband," will also be on the same bill with a notable cast of mlrthsters. Mon day Is Monme Salisbury In 'The Redfied Heart." Tuesday and . Vednesday comes an all-star cast of players in a mighty screen version of the successful play, "The G4d,en of Allah." Ideal Madge Kennedy .In "Nearly Mar ried." will be the Godwyn photoplay pre- that is starring Dustln. Farnuia. It aeemg that Mr. arnum ana Air. snerman were out gunning on the Las Moras ranch when Mr. Sherman alghted a deer. He fired with telling effect but upon running to the spot Mr. Farnum discovered well, any way the deer waa a deaert canary, or in other words an ordinary burro. "Sunshine" Mary Anderson left for San Francisco this week with the Bessue. Hay- akawa company to film the exterior acenes Nor the Japanese star's first producUon at he head of his own company. Mary haa tbe ingenue lead In this picture,' and has a very gooa .part. wmcn sne is iookihk forward to playing with a great oeal ot pleasure. i- Alfred Whitman haa completed the final scenes or - nis latest vuagrapn ieature, Boree. Son of Kazan, and la now going over the acript of hla next story with his director. . May Allison has tha opportunity to wear gingham dresses and aprons in some of the scenes of her forthcoming Metro picture. The Winning of Beatrice." This is a distinct relief, she says, after the ilraeat continuous .demand for "Paris modes." - Liberty loan buttons are said to be more popular at the Metro studios nowadays man aianwnuH. reiusi), m ,nuj the disappearance of the latter causes the appearance of the former, which ts certainly a change for. the better. ' The National Film Corporation, which produced "Tarzan of the Apes," Is at work on the f ilmln of a sequel te the feature, to be called "The Romance of Tarzan.' The picture is being produced on the west coast and Is the result of the wonderful success of the photoplay that la now being shown. Announcement Is made that the Universal Film Manufacturing company's subscription to the third Mberty loan, will aggregate $500,009 or more II la further announced that President Cqfrl Laemmle doesn't tip the waiters with money any more. He uaes thrift stamps and la said to be promoting the idea for all it is worth. "The Whip" is a screen, version of 'he famous Drury Lane melodrama that played for three years on the legitimate stage in London and for two years in New York, where it was produced under the direction of Will iam A. Brady. The train wreck-, which was "carrieJl ouf in its, minutest de tails, represents ' an expenditure of over $25,000. To get a ,fox hunt, which enters into the story, Director Tourneur secured permission to film the annual hunt otone of. the most ne ted millionaire hunt clubs of the tut. The scenes at the race tracjc f:e taken at-the famous Saratoga J. V.) track, during a recent meet t'i show many well known horses i" i jockeys. An automobile wreck, i.kh ipllowV the dash of a high i twered car down the mountain side the brake rods cut, in which thd :.r turns 4 eomersault, burying its c::upants in the flaming wreckage, is a scene that will cause yotr.to rise in ; t itat ana gasp lor oreatn. , ; ''The Whip" centers around a fam .zi race" horse: named "The Whip' i impecunious "Baron" and his ad- r.tures partner, and a young man - - i the beautiful daughter of "The ::p's owner. ' It deals with love, '.";jue and the ponies and is filled Sun-Three out-of-the-ordinary programs are promised the Sun natrons this week. On today and Monday Henry Walthall, noted for his character of the Little Cofonel in "The Birth of a Nation," la featured in "Hum-Drum Brown.". The story is a de lightful combination of humor and melo drama as It deals' with the sane charac ters when llvlnst In a small backwoods town and1o in th great bustling metropo lis of Now Tork. Mr. Walthall has a ehar acter part fully on a par with anything that he has yef done' for the soreen, A brand hew aparkllng' Sldnoy Drew comedy and the latest vSr news weekly complote the program. For Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Manager Goldberg promises a real treat lfi "Ruggles of , Red Gap," starring Taylor Holmes. It la a bubbling romance, showing the adventure ot an English valet cast adrift In the crudest pari or tne unitea States, cow-punching Arizona. Mr. Holmes Is . supported by a wealth on wen Known talent Frederick Burton, a well known stage actor, lsv Cousin Egbert, and Law- Tones D'Oraay plays the part of the Hon, George, a pauperised but dignified Kngnan nobleman. The story was tnorougniy en joyed by millions when It appeared In the Saturday Evening rout ana ine screen production Is up to the novel In every re spect On Friday and Saturday Sir John Forbes Robeelson, supported by , SO well known English stage stars, Is featured In "Masks and Faces," a phenomlnal ptcturua Hon 'of Charles Reed's noted novel, "Fog Wofflngton." Included in the csirf are Gnorgo Bernard Shaw, Sir James Berr, Bll Richard Hare and llenry jrvmg. . Jt is a great - production , irrespective of cast, but with jhls famous'cast It becomes one of the really memorable attractions of the screen Blllle Rhodes, in her newest cemedy, and the latest Sun screen telegram are also featured. - Strand Enid Bennett, in a delightful comedy of small town life, called "Naughty Naughty' ia the attraction at tne atrana today and tomorrow. This marks Miss Ben nett's debut on the Paramount program and never has she been seen to such good advantage In pictures as in this little comedy, wherein" ahe plays the part of a smart up-to-the-minute young lady who tries to wake u) her home town In KanV sas. .' Tuesday to Saturday murks the ap pearance at tha Strand of the most aen satlonal plctjre ever shown there, "Tarzan of rhe Apes.!' Almost every reader of fie Hon la familiar with this story, which ran serially, as well as In book form, while the picture production loses none of the thrills, keeping tha spectators keyed up to the highest pitch throughout, . This produc tion ran tor months -In New Tork at the Broadway theater at SI admission price, so Strand fans are surely offered a treat wnen this picture Is presented with no Increase In price. Owing to the length of . this feature, no comedy will,. be shown. Brandele Ambassador James W. Gerard's authorised film version, "My Four Tears In Germany," which ie a three-hour visual ization of the author's experiences In the land of the Huns and of the cauaes which led up to the participation of America in the great war, will be shown at tne uranaeis theater for the entire week beginning Sun day. May 13. Few diplomats have been so privileged during the last few yars an Mr. Gerard. . Aa long aa niatory snau oe : i I I , I'M - ' OBM Empress George Walsh, the William Fax human dynamo, will be at the Empress theater for four days starting today, In nhotoDlay called "Brave and Bold." It ts adapted from "Forty-Forty at Fort Penn,' 'by Perley Poore Bheehan, Oeorge goes after a billion dollar war order and de spite his rival, despite a stick of dynamite that blows Vip the foreign prince's hotel, he sets It A Billy West comedy, "The Be hoi ar," Is to be on the photoplay program for the first half of the week. The storms arid oasstons of the sea are mirrored In 'Break era Ahead," a five act Metro Screen Drama of heroism and romance atarrlng winsome Viola Dana. This picture will be shown for the last half ot the week at the Em- press. '"' - M use For three day beginning today. "The Whip," a screen version of the famous Drury Lane melodrama that played for three years on the legitimate stage In this coun try and two yeara In London, will be the offering at the Muse for three days only. The train wreck,' which was carried out In ita minutest detail, represents an expend iture of over fS.OOO. Wednesday and Thurs day Tneda Bara will be seen in "Du Barry.!' The picture Itself haa been done on a sump tuous and lavish scale. Du Barry tells a story of the really dramatlo episodes of the hlstorto past Friday snd Saturday Gtadys Brockwell will be starred In k"Hor One Mis take.' If you were an heiress -would you be willing to marry a oVo Also the fifth episode of "The Eagle'a Eye" will be shown. Like each of the former episodes, It la com plete in each story. sented at this theater today and 'Monday. It Is a comedy-drama constructed solely for Its entertaining qualities and should prove popular with this theater's patrons. Other good pictures, including a comedy. will also be presented. Tuesday comes Olive Tell In "The Girl and the Judge," and fifth chapter of "The House of Hate." Thursday and Friday will be Mae Marsh In, "The Cinderella Man," a pleasing com edy drama. -- . Alhamhra Boy Stewart will hold forth at thla theater today In the Triangle pro duction "Keith of the Border." It is an- otherof this star's western roles, and Is full of,owboys( action and romance. A Blllle West comedy and other pictures will also be shown on the same bill. Monday comes Douglas Fairbanks In "The Half Breed," photographed among California's giant redwood trees. Tuesday, Baby Marie Osborne. Thursday, William 8. Hart In "The Patriot.'' - Very quietly Paramount ,ias been en In the making ot a. massive screen version of "Uncle Tom's Babln." "Uncle Tom" has been filmed - before, but nearly everybody agrees that It was not done Justice. Marguerite Clark was agreed upoi as the BtAr and she was dispatched speedily, to gether with ber company to New Orleans. Tiny Marguents is to interpret two ruica, "Little Eva" and "Topsy." i u Ashtoa Dearholt slnceXassuming the role of the heavy juvenile in unlversars newest serial, 'The Brass Bullet," cnangea tne nnin. nf tii fr from a modesti blue to a dashing yellow. Also it has been noticed that he drives with the cutout on nis cap open. This la air- example of what those aerial roles will do to a good looking, unassum ing young man. v - ' Mabel Norman's latest Goldwyn feature's Working title is "The Venus Model," and the director secured the use ot a bathing suit factory for the Interiors of the picture. The fair sex may now see (he vast amount of machinery and glrjs It takes to make milady look stunning on the various beaches: ra Kimball Toung is reported to have insisted before her going to work at the Lasky studio, that her former husband. Jamea Toung, a director with tbe- same company, be dismissed or transferred, to another studio. The studio diplomatic corps'wormed out of the dlfficuHy-hy hav ing Toung switcnea to toe i-auas stuuio. Several hundred motion picture people attended a benefit given av Vernon, Cat, for the San Pedro submarine Rue. Fatty Arbuckle, who has been held up six times within three weeks, by real not film highwaymen on th Long Beach boule vard, has been aworn in aa a special dep uty sheriff. Tne corpulent originator 01 laMghsssays he is sick and tired of "com ing through. That's one disadvantage jot being fat, when you are about to ba-held up. you Just can't run. Well, maybe it's better to be held up that way than if be held up as a funisbaient for children if they're not good. . Lewis "Wllloughby, English actor, who has recently returned from a starring trip in Australia, has been engaged to play a leading role In "A Pair of Silk Stockings," which will be Constance Talmadge's next Select production. Coming out of a theater the other day a man said to the ticket taker "What's the name ofsthat picture inside? I've seen it before." ' "Didn't you wait' to see it through?" asked the ticket taker. "No,", answered the man. "Well then, see the manager Inside and get ticket "for some other day." advised the ticket taker. Fact of the matter was that the picture had never been shown before In this city, but the man as he passed out, thought this was a very decent way to treat patrons of a theater. , ' Charlie Chaplin became subject to tire draft through filling out a questionnaire and waiving examination, althnuKh rmalninir a British subject His brother. Bid Chaplin, says Charlie Is ready to go into the service any time called. The government might decide the film laugh-maker would be more valuable a, an entertainer (or thi soldiers In France than as a fighting rasa in-the ranks. . Theatrical aid film" stars aided consider ably In tbe loan drive In Chicago last.weekl MarjePickford leading the list with oef 11,001.000 in subscriptions at a board of trade meeting. "Miss Plckford auctioned her curl off for 15,00. .and Elsie Ferguson, at the opening ot a picture in Chicago, sold a rose for 125,000. Others who were active in helping Windy City sales were Louig Mann, Sam .Bernard. John Barrymore, Mar garet Anglia and Irene Bordoni. Madge Kennedy will leave pictures shortly, stnee she has gone under the management of David Belaseo for a legitimate produc tion' next season. ' ' ; , ' ' 1 - Pathe's 'version of the "Tellow Ticket, with Fannie Warde. will be released soon. A circular letter from-the University ot California announces that a practical tourne in jcenarlo writing, will be taught The course will be conducted by Earle Snell, foonerly scenario writer. for Beatrls Mlche- foone lelfa. ""' Admission 10 Cent) , Today and Monday LITTLE ZOERAEin. "DANGER WITHJN" s' Tuesday and Wednesday ALICE JOYCE in "The BusineU of Life" Thursday On - ALMA HANLONin "Pride and .the Devil" Friday and Saturday ' DOROTHY PHILLIPS in "THE RISKY ROAD" Dundee Alice Brady wilt be featured at this theater today In "Her Silent Sacri fice." The story Is said to be unique and affords the star opportunities for aome of the best work of her modern picture career. Other good pictures, Including a comedy, will also be shown. Monday will be a return request showing of "The Kaiser The Beast of Berlin." Thursday and Friday will be "Our Boys at Camp Cody," under the auspices ot the Dundee Woman's Patrlotio clrb. , . Hamilton -Mae Marsh will he fegtured at this theater today only In a Goldwyn pro duction, "The Beloved Traitor." It Is a picture that Is said to be constructed along original lines and will' provide excellent 'en tertainment A splendid cast has been as sembled and the direction Is all that can be desired. A Sunshine comedy, "A Milk Fed Vamp," will also be on' the bill. Monday and Tuesday comet William S. Hart in "The Bargain." lothrop Constance Talmadge will he featured at this theater today In 'The 5 Hipp Little Zoe Rae and True Boardman will co-star at this theater today In the lat est Bluebird photoplay, "Danger Within." The play discusses the problem of whether or not only the rich should have children, and if It Is necessary to have a child in the home for complete happiness. A good comedy will also be on the bill. Tuesday and Wednesday comes the- popular Alice Joyce In "T,hi Business of Life," said to be constructed on original lines. Thursday only comes Alma Hanlon In "Pride and The HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton - TODAY MAE MARSH in "The Beloved raitorT Milk-Fed Vamp, Comedy ' Monday and Tuesday ' WILLIAM S. HART in; 'THE BARGAIN" iiiPPODROf.iE cr;td Coi tnluous TODAY 2 to 11 Studio Girl." Th action takes plaee around .mrtln and shows Bohemian life and it. ni.aanra,. Fatty Arbuckle. Mabel Nor mand and Mack Bennett will b shown in rnmertv "A Small Town Bully." Monday and Tuesday comes Mae Marsh In "The Beloved Traitor," and Charlie Chaplin In "Easy Street" ' Suburban Gladys Brockwell will be the featured player at this theater today In a William Fox play, "The Devil's Wheel." The story ts one that is promised will hold the attention throughout and Is full of many exciting moments. The action takes place in society gambling circles. . Other good pictures, ' Including a comedy, will also be on the bill. Monday and Tuesday comes Els Ferguson in . a Paramount Artcraft Play. "Rose of the World." Wednesday Is Alice Brady In "Her Silent Sacrifice." Fri day, Douglas Fairbanks. Grand George Beban will be' the featured player at this theater today in his latest nfr "Ona More American." It Is a story of love and pathos, with a patriotic vein. A good comedy will also Be shown In connection. Monday, comes J. Warren Kerrigan In "A MsV. Man." This is his first picture In a long ttme, and it is full of love, romance and adventure in thla country and a revolutionary i South American ft publlc. - ' , ' 'Rohlff Edyth Storey In a Tlfetro play, "The Eyes- of Mystery," will ..hold forth at this theater today. It is a splendid picture, and one in which the star is well cast Monday comes Anita King in her first Froh man production,' "The Girl Angle." Tuesday hnLWednesday Is. announced as Blllle Burke in her latest Paramount Artcraft play, 'The Land ot Promise." Friday, Douglas Fairbanks. idIAl 16th and Dorcas Today and Monday , MADGE KENNEDY In ' - "NEARLY MARRIED" ' Thursday and Friday MAE MARSH in " ' "THE CINDERELLA MAN LOTHROP 24th and Lothrop TODAY Constance Talmadge in "THE STUDIO GIRL" Fatty Arbuckle-Mabel Normand in "A Small Town Biilly"v 1ubef MAKE$ YOUR BLOOD BOIL ROHLFF Lyvenworih Today EDITH STOREY in "The Eyes of Mystery"' Tuesday , and Wednesday BILLIE BURKE in "The Land of Promise" DUNDEE Today at 3, 7 and 9:15 Alice brady in , "Her SilentSacrifice" - st iitlff M ' mm ' rt M taa ' Mon. "THE KAISER" "The Beast of Berlin" . Thursday and Friday "Our Boys at Camp Cody" .Auspices Dundee Woman's Patriotic Club. r Today ROY STEWART in "KEITH OF THE BORDER" . Also Billio Wost Comedy Mon. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SUDURQAI1 24th and Ames Colfas 2841 , ' i - TODAY - - " X GLADYS BROCKWELL in "The Devirs Wheel" ' Monday and -Tuesday - ELSIE FERGUSON in "Rose of the World"- A krOeL Li O , Leavenworti . Telephone Harney 1806 Today GLADYS LESLIE in 1TTLE MISS NO ACCOUNT" Abo MACK SENNETT Comedy Tuesday "The Garden of Allah" GRAND 16th and Binney ' I Today at 2:00, 3:30, 6:30, 8, 9:30 GEORGE BEBAN in "One More American1 n f- Mon.' -J. WARREN KERRIGAN in "A MAN'S MAN" ) , TODAY MO MAY TUESDAY TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY THRILLS FOLLOW THRILLS V in a Plot of Stupendous Magnitude lid .(--' it rui lit p - Big Race, Track Scenes1 At Realistic fox Hunt A $25,000 Train Wreck v Thrilling Auto Accident Performances at 2, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15 9 . i ; -. Wednesday, Thursday TUEDA DARA "in DuBarry" TODAY and MONpAY I TUESDAY to SATURDAY h I ftm Ufatea -.- ' T ' ' j uiTh j sun -. Today'" Jjjf 1, Today V ' and ' I FT W,f . .and . V; Monday-Ml Monday I - HENRY B. WALTHALL );,' 1 The Mansfield of the Screen, ' : ' HUM' DRUM BROWN I v .'; It's a Paralta Play and a Good One. ' Sidney. Drew Comedy News Weekly. L I v - Tuesday; "Ruggles of Red Gap." ; '. -7, ' NA ,,.. f m m m I is v Continuous Performance from Eleven to Eleven 4 VAUDEVILLE SHOWS DAILY, 2:15; 3:30; 7:45 and 9:15 SUPPER SHOW SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 6:30 P. M. . ICTURES SHOWN AT 11, 12:30, 4:15 AND 10 P.M. 0 EDITH AND EDDIE ADAIR "IN THE eOOT SHOP" Comedy Skit Dainty Musical Comedy. With BILLY H1BBEPP AND ' , ' EDDIE MALLE 7 AND A BEVYOF BEAUTIFUL v. ', GIRLS ' ' t ' George Walsh in BRAVE AND BOLD A Mile-a-Minute Action SWT-; Well Seasoned With Love Adapted from "Four Forty at Fort Penn MUTT & JEFF in their latest Bud Fisher cartoon JEWELL & MOST "THE TWO JOY SPOTS" ; LEE STODDARD "The Phonograph Man" COMEDY MONOLOGUE WITH VENTRILOQUAL . 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