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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, - MARCH 18, 1919. A -4 , ; , MARGARITA' FISHER in "Molly of the Follies" will be the attraction at the Sun theater today and Wednesday. It is a clever satire comedy on sideshow life and one of the best. Miss Fish er it a clever little artist and her work in this picture merits all con fidence placed in her. In the supporting cast with Miss Fisher are seen, Jack Mower, J. Far rell MacDonald, Lule Warrenton and other well known screen per formers. "Molly of the Follies" provides the most fascinating entertainment that is possible via screen. The Sun announces that" it is holding over for two more days its comedy bill because of the appreciation of.the 'audiences for the Fox comedy which showed there on Sunday and Mon day. David W. Griffith's superb pic lure, "A Romance of Happy Valley," which is the attraction at the Strand theater this week, is a photoplay with a distinct moral. It is a story of simple folk, but its treatment is so powerful as to make it a screen classic whose power for good is far reaching and effective. The various roles" are charmingly portrayed, the principals being Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, George Fawcett and Kate Bruce. Harry Hilliard, prominent in sup port of Theda Bara and others, has just completed the leading mascu line role in Carmel Myers latest production. He plays the part of a young minister, who is uiurocked by his congregation, when they dis cover the wild girl of a circus side ..T L'J'. I. t. snow niuing in nis nome. ... io make an eiepnant, a ftve month's human baby, and an orang outang synchronize their movements for the cinema camera is the task Director William Campbell has at Universal City m making a spectac ularly funny animal comedy soon to be released. You all remember the good old days wlien marbles were swapped, yes and political buttons and post ' age stamps and the girls dealt bus ily in pieces of silk for dolls' clothes. Now there's a new sort of bargaining. It's swapping stories bout the movie stars, and in many gathering of real fans there can be heard "I'll trade you a Mary Pick ford for a Charlie Chaplin." Marion Davies. appearing in "The Belle of New York" has the role of a young girl who sacrifices herself for the good of humanity and in the end discovers that she has found 'herself -in the doing. Walter Heirs, the fat boy, who is supporting Charles Ray in a picture now in the making at the Thomas H. Ince studio, will not take a buf falo nickel in change. He says the Drofile of the Indian is that of the x-kaiser, minus the mustache. Alice Joyce made such a success of "The Lion and the Mouse," that she has decided to start at pnee at work on another of ..Robert 'W. Chambers' novels, "The Cambric Mask." . ,., . V , -,L . ' Constance Talmadge, who is to appear in Omaha soon in "Romance and Arabella," is hard at work on her fewest picture which will fol 'ow this one. It will be entitled, 'Saturday to Monday.", Charles Ray is learning to, play nil ocarina a small instrument that looks very much Jike a potato and lias a whistle sound. He picked one up in the prop room of the Thomas H. Ince studio. It struck his fancy. "This ought to be a great instru ment on which to play Irish tunes It looks enough like an Irish po tato," he remarked and he set about practicing the scale. AMVSEMENTS. PHONE DOUG. 494 SUPREME VAUDEVILLE. rMirtin Back PrewnU beers- L"Nn j LUCILLE CAVANAGH f.8' W,J CaroilH Kohl; Pitrlcol A Mayr: Jim A Marian Hutlni: Iran A Bobby Smith: Will Fury; Klnoaranu: Orplwum Tr.wl Wmkly. Price,: Matlnus. 10c, 2So and 50c. Bout and Stall,: 50o and 75o. Night: 10c. '5o. 50c. 75c and $1.00. , TWO SHOWS IN ONE Musical McLarens Versatile VaudeYiIliana. JESS A DELL: F RICK 4 ADtlR: JIMMIE LYONS. Photoplay Attraction: "BERT LVTELL In .-FAITH:" CHARLIE CHAPLIN In HAM ARTIST?' PAT HE WEEKLY.. "THE "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" tGrj-wm f76Dmily Matt, 15 -25 -50c gyClyCyfcvii., 25c-50c-7Sc-$l Barney Gerard' Greatest Effort FOLLIES. DAYbS?.1 Gertrude Hayes, Harry "Slidinr" Welsh, Chester Nelson and the Gerard Beauty Chorus in "Polljr's (kiing Up." Satire on current Broadway hits. Sumptuously LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS. Sat. Mat. and Week: Lew Kelly and llis Show. Tonight and Wed. Matinee Wed. BKHABD WALTON TULLV rAr&cinnsrv hDCW Homvmtm m i kg It mm JFtre Nights e grin nine Thnrs. Hato. Sat. Sun. Th York Comedy Success, THE NAUGHTY BRIDE Bmt Laughing Sawwa Sine "Twin Beds." Price Mats., Oc to 50c; Nijthtt. 5e Jtl OO. GRAND OPERA NEXT WEEK 5 Nights Basjinnint Tueaday. Matinees WwL-Sat. carlo Grand Opera Co. America's Greatest touring flrganizat'n 199 Pefple. Distirjuished America and Eiropean Stars. Symphony Or chestra Brillrnt Chorus Superb Stat Settings Tues.: "Butterfly;" Wed M.t.t "Se cret of Suxanne- n English) and "PaglUcei;" Br:j. "Rigoletto;" Thurs i "Aida-" Fri.: "Carmen;" Sat Mat.: "Martha;" Eve.: "Trovatora." . All Readr New. Prices: $2 to 50c; Boxes, 12.50 and $2. Matt.: $1 JO to 50c; Boaes. $2 $1 JO. I a a On the Screen Today. STRAND P. W. GRIFKITH'8 "RO MANCE OF HAPPY VALLEY." BKANIWK.H DOROTHY PHILLIPS In THE HEART OF HUMANITY." Sl MAROAR1TA FISHER, In "MOLI.V OK THE FOLLIES." KIAI.TO HENRY B. WALTHALL, in "FALSE FACES." MVSK TOM MOORE, In "A MAN AND HIS MONEY." EMPRESS BERT . LYTELL, In "FAITH.". BOl LEVARI) 33d and Leavenworth. Good Show LOTH ROP Hth and Lothrop. BERT LYTELL, in "UNEXPECTED PLACES." GRAND 16th and Blnney. 1). 'W. GRIFFITH'S "THE GREAT EST THING IN LIFE." ORPHEI M South Side 24th and M. MARTIN JOHNSON'S "CANNIBALS OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLES' NO. 2. HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton. NORMA TALMADGE, In "THE SAFETY CURTAIN." SI HI RUAN J4th and Ames. WILLIAM RUSSELL. a "HOBBS IN A HURRY." . APOLLO 2th and Leavenworth. ALICE JOYCE, in "THE LION AND THE MOUSE." Rialto Theater Makes Feature of the Organ in Recitals This Week LV. Kenneth Widenor, an associate of the American Guild of Organists and the leading organist at the 'Rialto theater, was introduced by the management of the theater in a half hour organ recital starting Monday evening at 9 o'clock. ' It has sometimes been a wonder to musical people that these theaters with their well-equipped organs did not give their patrons an oppor tunity to hear these musical instru ments for themselves occasionally, uninfluenced by the pictures. Mr. Widenor's recital was an innovation for movie audiences and it was greeted with attention and applause. The numbers played by Mr. Wide nor bring outthe-many resources of this organ, and give him a fine op portunity to display his versatility of organ expression and technic. During the half hour he played six numbers, a "Dance of the Elves," Schubert's "Serenade" an "Etude," by Eugene De Bricque, which is played by the feet alone, on the pedal keyboard, "Evening Bells" and "Cradle Song" by McFarlane, in which the chimes and other effects were used, and a big brillianfFan fare d'Orgue by Shelley at the close. This is quite a delightful innova tion, and another instance of the increasingly important part music -Cl .1- A J piay&in me movies. t goou or ganist and good music makes a vast difference in the. effect of .the even ing's entertainment. The oi'gan re cital will be repeated Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. PHOTO-PLAYS. I HTUD (ft D 24th and LAST TIMES TODAY BERT LYTELL, in "UNEXPECTED PLACES." Lothrop GRAND SIXTEENTH and BINNEY - ' LAST TIMES TODAY A D. W. GRIFFITH'S "THE GREATEST THING IN LIFE ' AT THE THEATERS M R. AND MRS. SIDNEY DREW kept an audience at tire Boyd theater smiling last night for several hoars by the swift moving action and lines of their new comedy, "Keep Her Smiling." The play, which is by John Hunter Booth, after Edgar Franklin's stories, is peculiarly adapted to the talents of the stars. Richard Walton Tully has surrounded Mr. and1 Mrs. Drew with a capable company, in cluding Walter D. Greene, who is remembered as a stock actor who won favor during his engagement here some years ago. "Keep Her Smiling" is a story of domestic situations cleverly woven into an interesting story, not unlike the little domestk: screen comedies in which Mr. and Mrs. Drew have become favorites among a large clientele of the silent drama. It is refreshing, howeverto hear and see them again inthe spoken drama, because one cannot but help feeling, bfetter for having laughed with them in their present perplexi ties and rejoicing with them when everything turns out all right in the end, as good stories should. The comedy in which they opened last night at the Boyd is wholesome, which is characteristic of the Drews. It is full of hearty laughs and the staging reflects care. Mr. Drew's whimsicalities and drollery are infectious. His panto mime, is artistic ad he knows the at of leaving something for the im agination. Mrs. Drew is charming as the young wife who would not in tentionally be extravagant but at the same time she craves things which are necessary to make a showing among her set, and, of course, ,a woman must meet her so cial obligations. As Polly Trindle, she keeps" her -husband, Henry, at his wits ends to keep their domestic institution going on a precarious footing until the tide turns and the former plodder in the office of Brackett and Bland begins to think in millions. Mrs. Drew is pretty and she has a voice that soothes. At the close of the third act last night Mr. Drew acceded to repeated encores by stepping out of his role and giving a brief characteristic talk He referred to his wife as the stabil izing influence in his recent wrk in the spoken and silent drama. "Keep Her Smiling" is one of the PHOTO-PLAYS. MUSE ton noonE in "A Man and His ioney" PRESENTS HENRY B. WALTHALL IN "False Faces" The Heart of Humanity ITS GOING TO BE THE ONE BIG EVENT OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WHEN YOU GO TO THE 2:30 and 8:30 p. m. Daily. 00 dancer bul wanted lo break away from Ihe Sideshow, voehved and suggested HPT U ' .".7 ' 1TV J 1qlii;?lFollip f. picture witiinap andvirru. best comedies of the season and de served the approbation bestowed last night. It will be repeated to night and twice on Wednesday. Csyt an actress be so affected by her own emotional work that she can cry when 'sJie sees herself on the screen? Porothy Phillips, star of "The Heart of Humanity," which is be ing shown at the Brandeis theater twice daily all this week, was caught crying when she attended the open ing performance of the picture in Nw York City. She was asked to explain why she should boo. hoo. "It isn't my acting that affects me,'.' she declared as she wiped away a tear. "It's the story I be lieveI forgot it was myself on the screen. You see an actress is sub ject to her director. Of course, we can't help but learn something of the story, but it is only the director who knows the entire details. He places uswithin a certain scene and tells us to smile, to walk, to cry or whatever the story calls for. The characters are not In all the scenes. Consequently we have to wait until the picture is completed before we get the full worth of the story. . "An actress must have imagina tion. That's why it is I- forget I am looking at myself. I see on the screen only thx characters I por tray. It isn't egotism, I assure you. I've cried more over Mrs. Mann's work in the elderly mother role th I have over my own." Luctfle Cavanaugh, the renowned dancer, who is the headline attrac tion this week, at the Orpheum, opened her engagement at the mat inee yesterday, instead of on Sun day. Owing to a washout on the Missouri Pacific she did not arrive ii Omaha until nearly midnight on Sunday. " Two other acts for this week were similarly belated, one be ing the vocal feature offered by Irene and Bobby Smith and the oth er being the contortionist, Will Fer ry. Last evening Miss Cavanagh delighted the big society night au dience with her kaleidoscope of song, dance and color. She is ef ficiently assisted by the musical trio, Wheeler Wadsworth, Mel Craig and William B. Taylor. Last season many of the musical shows at the Gayety sang of and de picted much that had to do with the soldier boys marching away. Ger ard's "Follies," now at the Gayety, is showing them coming honfe 'mid the playing of the big band, hurrahs and much flag waving. Hundreds of glistening bayonets are seen as the troops pass just the other side of a wall which is part of the stage setting. The boys evidently realize that it is all over "over there", as many of them have the flags of the allies fastened to their bayonets.' It is truly an inspiring sight. Ladies' matinee daily at 2:15. The Five McLarens, appearing at the Empress, prove versatile in the extreme, playiyg various instru ments in different combinations and offering songs and dances that meet with the hearty approval of - the audiences. Singing, talking and dancing, utilizing their own heads that fit iiuo the bodies of dolls, giving the impression of puppets, is offered by Jess and Dell. A sing ing duo is Frick and Adair, who are also clever dancers of ability. Jim niie Lyons has a line of entertaining talk that has his audience following him with laughing appreciation. Howell Says Agreement. Does Not Limit Control R. B. Howell, general manager of the Metropolitan Water district, de clares that reports from Lincoln re lating to Senate File No.. 131 have not been fair. "I read a report in an Omaha newspaper to the effect that I had entered into a compromise agree ment ill connection with certain elec tric light plant legislation," said Mr. Howell. "It was made to appear," he added, "that an agreement had been reached whereby the Metro politan Water board's control of an electric light plant in Omaha wou be limited to the plant which is no in operation. 1 hat is not the fa of the case. The legislation agre on, and which I am sure will pa provides that the Metropolitan W tor district shall control either g or electric light plant, whether su plant shall be erected or acquire We are not in any way comnutt nor limited to the proposition acquiring the present electric lig plant. Too Valuable to Onerate. Philadelphia's most famous a pendictis expert had a dog of whicj he thinks a great deal, which had lopsided walk. A friend asked tl doctor on one occasion me cause this. "Why," was the reply, "he's g appendicitis. "Then why don't vou operate him?" Queried the caller. "What! Operate on that do" Why that dogs worth a hundrc dollars!" PHOTO-PLAYS. - I 1 I Now Showing eiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiffliiiiiiniiuiiiiniiiiiii IIIIIIIIV yHE BOY'S insatiable desire o "make good," to be a "real man" in HER eyes, prompts him to leave home, promising to come back on the 365th day. (Just like a kid. isn't it!) All that remained to remind her of him was an old weather-beatent coat he had put on heV scare-crow pole. I tt I ltl iwmmmnmmsms , il n - a i P v test "'J! ii 'jpHE YEAR come and goes. Another year. And another and another, untlTeight have passed. Then comes the typical Griffith Climax. No! You DON'T know what it is! You can't even guess, you'll be thrilled, because D. W. Griffith always gives you something unexpected. You are going to be delighted with the old y familiar melodies as played by Harry H. Silverman's Symphony Orchestra Shows'Startr 1 113 5 79. It is to your advantage to attend the matinees. i j i ii i ii i ii T'roductfoiv or rural. lire 03 Acw wAyjitf An Artcraft Picture D. W. GRIFFITH has painted his characters as if in soft pastels. The sweet, trusting nature of the girl LILLIAN GISH he has showed in delicate shades of iridescent pink. The boundless ambition of the btiy ROBERT HARRON he has touched with fiery red. Not a War Picture but a vivid, tense, humorous story "of the folks at home," a picture that brings smiles and smiles to all., I I A II i 1 fl!S' A play with the most' astounding, most heart-wrenching dramatic climax ever portrayed on stage I HP mt m1 ii Ml pa S3 6H IS til m ESI fm flag to m m m m I