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THE BEE: OMAHA.
niALTO THEATER
CONTAINS GREAT
CONCERT ORGAN
Instrument Largest in Central
West With 2,500 Pipes, Op
erated by Ten Horsepower
Electrical Blower.
The great concert organ installed
In "The Rialto" is by far the largest
ind most expensive instrument ever
Installed in any theater in the central
west, and while it ranks with a few
of the most noted organs, it is ex
traordinary in that it embodies certain
features not introduced in any other
instrument
Notwithstanding its practically un
limited musical possibilities and re
sources, it has incorporated into the
scheme 20 stops on what is known as
the double touch system.
This treatment has been introduced
in concert organs recently to a lim
ited extent by a few of the most
prominent theater organ builders. Un
der this system an added pressure to
any key will produce solo effects,
coupler or orchestral effects at the
command of the player.
Sixty-six Soeakinsr Stooa.
The instrument will have 66 speak
ing stops, operated by hinged stop
keys over-hanging the manuals. It
will contain over 2,500 pipes, includ
ing a large oZ-toot set of pedal pipes,
which are an octave below any regis
ter in any of the organs in this ter
ritory. It will contain 25 couplers, 17
. iniercnangeaDie pision comDinauoni,
11 pedal combinations, four expression
pedals, one grand crescendo 'pedal,
three tremulanta, 20 cathedral chimes,
25 Marimba bells, 37 harp tones, 49
orchestra bells, 37 xylophone tones.
besides a complete line of orchestral
effects such as Uiinese-block. torn
torn, castanette, typpani, snare-drum,
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diss arum, iriangie, crain cymoai,
grand crash and their effects-
The Instrument comprises five or
gans In one, namely, great organ,
swell organ, choir organ, echo organ
and pedal organ. Each division is lo
cated in separate sound-proof cement
; organ chambers which are provided at
suitable and proper locations in dif
ferent parts of the theater, and con
' trolled electrically from the key-desk
. (or console) situated in the orchestra
pit.
Ten Horsepower Blower.
, Its wind supply is obtained from a
huge blower driven ' by a 10 horse
; power dynamo. A generator is also
provided to furnish the current for the
action. Special motors control the
movements of the swell shades.
This instrument was furnished by a
progressive home concern, the Pitts
Pipe Organ company, 1218 Farnam
street, the western branch of Hill
green, Lane & Co., Alliance, O. This
concern also furnished the organ for
the Strand theater, which is con
trolled by the same management that
erected this beautiful new Rialto the
ater, and who saw fit to award the
contract for their new organ to the
- ame local firm which served them ao
.. creditably in the former playhouse.
- The Pitta Pipe Organ company has
installed seven new organs in Omaha
in the last few years, and built op a
splendid reputation tor instruments
having unsurpassed sweetness of tone
and reliability of action. . -
Rialto Electricai Fixtures
Finest in United States
The electrical fixtures of the
Rialto theater, installed and designed
by Victor S. Pearlman & Co. of Chi
cago, represents the finest electrical
installation of any theater in the
United States.
The large chandelier m the center
has spread of 12 feet, weighs two
and one-half ton! and has a candle
power of 9,000 watts. The fixtures
in the lobby are wrought iron, bronze
Italian renaissance ' standards- The
, togias and promenade fixtures ' are
electrical baskets' in beautifully col
ored silk. , r t .. "
The Victor S. Pearlman 4 .Co. de
signed, made 'and installed lighting
fixtures in many theaters in the
United States, are also making fixtures
for the Athletic club, which, according
to Joseph H. Dimery, who has been
here the last few days personally in
specting the work at the Rialto
theater, will be the finest of any
athletic clujb in the United States. Mr.
Dimery is a cousin of the secretary
of the First Trust company of Omaha.
r.'sxt Norma Talmadge Film
. To Be "By Right of Purchase"
The next picture that Norma Tal
' madge will do, "By Right of Pur
- chase," is based on a novelette. It has
to do, with the marriage of a girl and
. a'min under conditions that srive the
' girl an opportunity to build up her
nopes ot a comfortable future with
another lover. -As the wife who be
gins by not loving and ends by lov
ing and being misunderstood. Miss
Talmadge has a chance to be both
' tragic and charming. The character
, has, however, less depth than that
' of the heroine in "Ghosts of Yester
day," but the pictures show variety
ana achieve an excellent effect
Fibre Furniture at Rialto
Is by Orchard & Wilhelm
. Omaha's feminine playgoers will be
delighted with the ladies foyer of
me Kiaito and the beautiful fiber
furniture, upholstered with cretonne,
, used in furnishing this restful room,
will certainly be attractive to their
eyes, as well as luxurious to their
; persons. The furniture for this room
in the Rialto was furnished by
urcnara et wuneim.
? Hoagland Company Furnishes
::. Lumber for Rialto Theater
f George A. Hoagland Lumber eom
; pany furnished the lumber used in
, building the Rialto. A great deal of
- scaffolding was necessary. The
. . Hoagland company ia the oldest in
umsna, naving oeen estaoiisnea in
1861. "Always a Square Deal" is the
reason fof the company's success.
' i Xnee Leases Circna
Thomas H. Ince leased an entire
.circus with its clowns, horses, lions.
elephants and other accessories so as
to give "The Biggest Show on Earth,"
' the next Paramount picture in which
Enid Bennett will appear, the proper
atmosphere. The story of the pro
duction is most interesting one with
' r'1 the fun and thrill of a real circna.
Two Capitalists Who Are
Interested In New Rialto
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Chavles Grotte
Two of the Omaha capitalists, who, with A. H. Blank and
John Latenser, have made possible Omaha's newest amusement
enterprise, the Rialto theater. ,
Many Interesting Things About
Paramount and Artcraft Players
All the stars in Paramount and Art
craft pictures are now making ready
to help along the next Red Cross
drive, which begins shortly. Some
will take short tours, others will ap
pear in theaters and in other public
places in behalf of the organization.
According to Max Fischer in' a re
cent letter from American Lake train
ing camp, "It is almost raining every
day" up at Camp Lewis. Max is the
young violinist, a protege of Cecil B.
DeMiIle and Jesse L. Lasky, who left
the studio recently for the north.
That marriage to be permanent
must be sustained by equal effort on
the part of both parties to the con
tract is the big idea behind "Old
Wives for New," the next Cecil B. De
Mille production for Artcraft.
The sin of selfishness is exposed in
all its nakedness by William S. Hart
in his latest Artcraft picture, "Selfish
Yates."
Three excellent Paramount com
edies will be released in May by the
Famous Players-Lasky corporation.
Two wilt be from the Mack Sennett
studios and one from the Arbuckle
studio. The Sennett's are "His Smoth
ered Love" and "A Battle Royal,"
while "Fatty" Arbuckle's will be
"Moonshine !'icsu:.r;.ii.-..' ' f
Theodore Roberts Is working under
difficulties these day. Toothache is
cutting in on his happy hours merci
lessly. Recently he was all made un
for his role as the sultan in "We Can't
Have Everything. ' Cecil B. . De
Mille's latest Artcraft picture, when
the pains began to shoot and became
so bad that Theodore climbed out
of his costume and his long black
beard in a hurry and paid a hurry
call to the dentist.
So much in love did Enid Bennett
fall with the clothes she wears in
certain scenes of her new Paramount
picture on which she is now working
that she had her dressmaker duplicate
them for her for her private use.
Gertie has lost an eye. It was a
splendid yellow orb, and by losing it
Gertie's career as to an actress is
cut short at its promising start.
Gertie is the pet cockatoo that has
been a well known figure in Para
mount pictures. The accident hap
pened the other day when she was out
on location. The eye was punctured
by a twig, but the big white bird bore
the pain bravely, and the loss has not
spoiled her disposition. She still
swings on her perch in the prop
room, as friendly as ever.
C Gardn . Sullivan is responsible
for the story of "Selfish Yates,"
which has behind it one of the great
est lessons on the evils of selfishness
that has ever been presented on the
screen. William S. Hart is starred in
this picture. . .;
It will be a long time before Mary
Pickford forgets the riding she was
called upon to do in "M'liss," her lat
est Artcraft picture, for she was com
pelled to ride bareback in the moun
tains of the San Jacinto range for a
whole day, riding wildly down steep
mountain trials.
In William S. Hart's latest Art
craft picture, "Selfish Yates." Jane
Novak appears as his leading lady.
"The Rialto." f
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Oar heartiest congratulations and best wishes
to Omaha's beautiful theater-
i Hopper Bros. Co.
' Building Material.
4325 N. 28th Avenue. Colfax 742.
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The Artistic Relief
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in The Beautiful Rialto,
'designed by
Carl Gfloe
ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTOR
Interior Plotter, Exterior Composition
and Portland Cement.
2418 So. 16th St. Tyler 1437
.OMAHA, NEB.
NUNS ARE SAVED .
FROM HUNS BY
BRITISH CAPTAIN
The Teviot, a little tub of a cargo
boat, some 330 feet in length, was
leaving Ostend, and it was under
stood that it would be the last boat
to leave that port for England and
safety, as the Germans were in the
act act of entering the town. People
fought desperately for a chance to
board it, and it was crowded with
refugees. (
It was commanded by Captain
Braithwaite a man of 40 odd years,
robust and thick set, with a complex
ion like raw beef, an accent thicker
than gruel, and a fesounding laugh
that seemed to start in his boots.
Just as the Teviot cleared the
breakwater and pointed its nose to
ward England, Braithwaite saw a
party of nuns being chased along the
beach by German soldiers. Without
a moment's hesitation, although the
sea was fairly rough and refugees
were clinging to the ship almost by
their finger tips, he backed his little
craft toward the beach until he al
most put it aground, then lowered
his lifeboats, and, in spite of the rifle
fire along the beach, rescued 80 nuns,
including the mother superior.
In an agony of terror, the poor
nuns fell on their knees on the sand,
and prayed that the boats might ar
rive in time. What a picture I the
lifeboats in the surf and the British
tars splashing through it, each with a
sister in his arms.
A letter endorsed by Cardinal Mer-
cier was sent to Captain Braithwaite,
in which the mother superior wrote
that she had no hesitancy in 'saying
his action had saved the nuns from
outrage. She added that, so long as
her holy order exists, prayers will be
said for him and his children and his
children's children, and that all the
influence that the order can command
will always be employed for the bene
fit of his family.
Prayers could not save him, poor
fellow. He was drowned not long
ago in the Mediterranean, when the
big ship Dragon was torpedoed.
Knowing him, as I did, and knowing
the part that he played in the Dar
danelles with his transport, the Cardi
ganshire, pushing it always to the
fore, and seeing to it that his chief
officer got the military, medal rather
than himself, I am sure that he went
down on the Aragon's bridge because
there were still troops on board when
it sank. Ralph E. Croplen, in At
lantic Monthly.
What Makes Bumble of Thunder
Why doei thunder ramble T The path et
a llfbtninr (lath throufh the air mar be
averal mllet In lenfth. All alonr thlt
path tb Hidden expantlon of- the heattd
air a troe explotlon eeti up an atmoi
pherle wav, which tpreadi in all direction,
and eventually redttera upon our eara at
thunder. 8lnce the lightning dltchtre la
almoit Inttantaneoui, the aound Wave li
produced at very nearly the tame time
alonr the whole path. But the aound wave
travela ilowly through the air. Ita apeed
ia approximately 1,010 feet per aeeond.J
lightning! path that la neareet to u
reachea ua flnt, and that from other parta
ot the path afterward, acoordlnf to their
dlttance. Intermittent eraahea and boom
ing effecta art due chiefly to Irregulari
tlea In the thane of the nath. Ponnlir
Science Monthly.
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The Rialto
Opens new arid wonderful pos
sibilities for recreation, enter
tainment and education. Con
ceived by. idealists it is ideal.
We believe the
management will
enjoy a delighted
patronage.
The Ladies' Room
was furnished and
draped by Orchard
& Wilhelm Co.
414-416-418 South. 16th Street
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HARRY M. BINDER 55iSS?.
' Connected the
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Large Electric Signs
on the
RIALTO THEATER
The following are a few of the
larger building projects I have
the ELECTRICAL contracts on
Douglas Motors, Home Builders, 18th and Dodge
Jones-Opper, Van Brunt Bldg., 26th and Farnam
Large Office Bldg., B. P. Post, Benson, Neb.
HARRY M. BINDER filSlSw-
811 South 16th St
OMAHA.
Phone Douglas 4702
CAIVM ZEIGLER
CONTRACTOR
Who Had the Contract to Construct
THE RIALTO THEATRE
ADDS TO HIS PRESTIGE AS SUPERVISOR
OF LARGER BUILDING PROJECTS
BUILDINGS
Tell the CONTRACTOR'S story in a much more impressive
manner than any amount of word description: The CON-.
TRACTOR'S work is to accomplish a certain result, at a
specified time at a given price.
THESE FINE BUILDINGS
Bear testimony, as to the ability of the
CALVIN ZEIGLER ORGANIZATION
Of successfully supervising the construction of large buildings.
Court House, Summerset, Pa. . Court House,- Youngstown, Ohio
Douglas County Court House, Omaha
Calvin Zei
gler,
OMAHA
Coitractor
PHONE WALNUT 207
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