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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUttDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 22, 1918. 1 Jj (Ma MOTION PICTURE THAT YOU HAVENTSEEN IS JUST LIKE ANY GOOD STORY THAT YOU HAVEN'T READ OR HEARD nit fJliSS T77 r in tt yah id i.m tj Eighteen Months in Movies Does Wonders for Elsie Ferguson IT WAS a year and a half ago that Elaie Ferguson gave up the ttaga for the movies and in that time the stage has been decidedly the loser by. the change, while Miss Ferguson is distinctly the gainer as the has made hundreds of thousands of friends and admirers by her work In films. Her talents and charms have brought her to the front rank of the many actresses who appear in pictures and as her director claims for her. Miss Fer guson stands out as one of the most finished of the film stars. In "Heart of the Wilds," she is een in an entirely new character creation, a style of play in which she has not appeared heretofore. It is what is now called a "Western" in moving picture parlance, a story of the rugged country of the American Canadian border, end Miss Ferguson plays the part of a tavern keeper's daughter, living among the big out door men in a new rough country. Quite a change from the dramas in which this star has been appearing, such plays as "Barbary Sheep," "Rose of the World," "The Song of Songs" "The Lie," or Henrik Ib sen's A Doll's House," but a style of story that appeals to the hearts of American audiences and one in which the delineation of the part calls for a fine conception of char ter playing. The part is not one that is new to Miss Ferguson, as the story is a pic turization of Edgar Selwyn's play, "Pierre of the Plains," which was produced 10 years ago in New York, and in which this same star appear ed with great success. And inci dentally this revising and picturing of a stage success of years past by the best talent of the screen today brings out a movement that has been taken up by many studios, making into permanent form the successful plays of this day and of past days. The constant demand for something new and novel in stories and scenarios in the film world has been met by several big producers by plays of a similar character to "Heart of the Wilds," and practical ly every one of these proved plays have turned out to be money makers at the box offices. Dorothy Gish, liked working in comedy drama so well in making "Battling Jane" that she has started on a second one. "The Hope Chest." Barrymore Again On Screen JOHN BARRYMORE'S "On the Quiet," in which he appears at the Rialto the last half of this week, marks the return of this star to the screen, under a contract in which he agrees to make four pic tures. Several years ago Barrymore made several pictures, all of which met with good success, but he re turned to the legitimate stage, feel ing that the time had not yet ar rived when the motion picture in dustry was in such shape that he could do his best work before a camera. Today a high grade of acting is needed in the making of a photoplay and it is expected that the stage will never again see him. Inheriting exceptional dramatic talents from both his father and mother, John Barrymore fairly leaped into stardom, and in the fif teen years that he was on the stage he scored some of the most sensa tional successes in American drama. Among his plays were "A Stubborn Cinderella," "The Fortune Hunter," "Uncle Sam," "Half a Hus band" and "A Thief for a Night." In his initial picture, "On the Quiet," Mr. Barrymore has in his company such stars as Lois Mered ith, Frank Losee, Al Hickman, Helen Greene and J. W. Johnson. Mary Pickford's contract ha run out with Artcraft and she is at pres ent visiting with sister Lottie, play, ing with her namesake, Mary, Lot tie's baby and trying to decide where she will sign for the new season. It is rumored that Artcraft, Metro, and the First National people have all made her tempting offers. Charlie Ray has a new stunt for the photo fiends who wish his pleas ant face jn their collection. He charges them nothing for the pic ture but agrees that if anyone will send him a thrift stamp he will re turn the auographed photo with the stamp pasted on it. Fatty Arbuckle and Charlie Chap lin have finished their propaganda films. Fatty's is entitled "Scraps of Paper," and Charlies piece is The Bond" and both are proclaimed as screamingly funny. Margarita Fisher has a new story, "The Side Show Girl," written by Peter MacFarlane, who is now with the boys in France. JMrnm f wilds Her brother had run afoul of -the avy in an attempt to protect her. Her sweetheart, a member of the Royal Mounted, was detailed to run him down. VA picture that will make you r0mell the evergreen pines and feel the thrill of adventure. SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY WE FAR i w LI IAM NUM WE SHOW PARAMOUNT AND ARTCRAFT PICTURES A SMASHING, FIGHTING TAIX OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS imyjir OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WAR PICTURES VITAGRAPH COMEDY 8 iR2Stf l roooooee o oToTo O000 0 O 000O0IOO00 o appears exclusively 3n Qricrai pictures ONE of America's most charming and gifted actresses, Elsie Fer guson, is repeating on the screen the triumphs of her notable stage career. Beautiful and patrician, Miss Fer guson is a visual delight. Richly en dowed as an artist, her technique and varied experience as an interpreter of widely divergent roles have won for her a place of distinction and great popularity in the affections of the mil lions of photo-play devotees. To see Elsie Ferguson just once is to promise yourself you will see her again. And again. Here's a list of her successes all Artcraft Barbary Sheep Rose of the Would The Danger Mark The Rise of Jennie Cushino The Lie A Doll's House The Song of Songs For the season of 19184919 there will be eight new Elsie Ferguson Artcraft pictures These two trade-marks are the sure way of identifying Paramount and Artcrqfl Pictures and the theatres that show them. i J? 7 J ma US -f i ADOUV IUXO rru. JStSX LLAflCT Via Pm. OOL a M MUX