THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 6, 1919.
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NEW STARS
SHINE TODAY
TWO new atari, Albert Ray and
Elinor Fair will be introduced
tq Omaha . this week when
they appear at the Sun theater today
in their first co-starring play "Mar
ried in Haste."
"Al" Ray is today only 24. but he
has a long stage record behind him.
He appeared as Buster Brown at the
age of 7, and later in a "Peck's Bad
Boy" company. Later, after a year
at college, he toured the country in
vaudeville and since then has been
doing parts in screen work. Ray is
very athletic and has proven by his
past work that he can appear, in
different characters successfully.
Elin-jr Fair, the new'Williani Fox
acquisition, is known as the girl with
the beautiful personality. She is only
17 years of age, has raven hair, and
lier dark eyes flash and sparkle with
animation. Her talents are many,
and she is well Vducated.
Miss Fair was born in Richmond,
Va., and in her earlier youth aspired
to become t grand opera singer.
When 5 years old she made a trip
to Honolulu, and within the next
two years she traveled across the
continent to New York 'and back
several times. She has seen almost
every big city in the United States.
Three years ago she made her debut
in pictures with William Farnum
in "The End of the Trail." She
showed so much talent that she was
cast again with Mr. Farnum in
"Fires of Conscience."
It was a trick of adversity that
gave Florence Reed to the stage and
screen, as Miss Reed herself con
fesses, and paternal bereavement
that prevented her following the
profession of music instead. Miss
Reed is the daughter of the late Ro
land ReecL the well-known actor,
whose death found her and her
mother alone and without visible
means of support.
"My father never had any inten
tion of my becoming an actress," re
cently confided Miss Reed to an in
terviewer. "During his lifetime I
was kept entirely away from theat
rical people and waif educated with
the thought that some day I should
become a pianist.' I love music and
playing the piano is my greatest
hobby. Because my father had been
Roland Reed, the brilliant actor, they
gave me a position on the stage at
f 100 a week, though heaven knows I
wasn't worth half of it.But I have
worked very hard ever since that
time, though, of course, I have never
had a Yracker-and-garret' time in
my life." "Her Code of Honor," Miss
Reed's latest play, will be shown at
the Muse today.
Frets of vital interest are
dramatically revealed in "Fit to
Win," the compelling motion pic
ture for men to be presented at the
Boyd theater, for a week, com
mencing Sunday, April 13.
Originally, produced by order of
the surgeon general of the United
States army, for use in army camps,
this portrayal of the sorriest of all
human tragedies, has been released
for the civilian public through the
United States Public Health service.
The story written and directed by
Lt. E. H. Griffith, formerly mo-
tion picture director for Thomas A.
Edison, has already had a profound
effect on the government's cam
paign against social diseases. The
picture intimately reveals the expe
rience of five typical Americans,
plucked from their several environ
ments by the demands of war, and
olaced on an equal footing in the
irmy. The wealthy idler, the sport
who knows it all and plays with
fire; the country boy, whose lack of
. training and experience proves his
'Undoing; a booze befuddled pugilist,
whose training motto is "wine,
women and song," and Billy Halei
a crack quarter-back. To each comes
the test of manhood and duty. A
common test it is, scarcely consid-
. ered of even passing importance by
many the trial of self. Always ser
ious the problem becomes momen-
tous in the light of one's obligation
: to home and country.
t . Possessing a variety of talents
I aside from the histrionic, Charles
Ray, excels in all forms of athletics,
takes a keen interest in electrical ex-
- perimeixs, is an apt student -of
- French and Spanish, and, for his
own. amusement, writes stories
whenever inspired by a particularly
good idea.
He came under the direction of
' Thomas H. Ince three years ago, fol
lowing two years' experience with
. repertoire companies on the road.
He appeared for some time in two or
three reel pictures, in which he was
required to perform all manner of
hazardous feats. Then he flashed
into stardom over night in the
titular role of "The Coward."
Critics at once proclaimed him a
remarkable "find" for the screen.
Their opinions were strongly sub
stantiated by his splendid work in
his succeeding pictures. He is six
feet tall, has dark brown hair and
eyes and is possessed of a winning
personality. As he is but 26 years
of age, his greatest successes are
undoubtedly yet to come. Ray's pic
ture, "The Sheriff's Son," wi'l ap
pear at the Rialto today.
"Partners ThreeF Thomas H.
Ince picture in which Enid Bennett
is featured, surrounded by an all-star
cast, is now in the editing
process at the Ince studio and has
been pronounced by those who
have seen it one of the biggest pro
gram features of the year. It is a
Western story with some very re
markable desert scenes. Aside from
the artistic settings and remarkable
photography the story is one that
moves rapidly and with, one dra
matic situation following closely
upon the other.
Announcement ror.its from Pathe
'iat Virginia Pearson has chosen
that organization as her medium of
distribution. The new producing
company will make six or eight pic
tures during the coming year, the1
first of which is "The Bishop's
Emeralds."
On the Screen in
t: i-x-..,.- vi- S?V forece ffeed ti Marguerite
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Bills for the
Sun Albert Ray and a new leading
lady, Elinor Fair, will be seen In a comi'dy
drama called "Married In Haste" at the
Sun today and Monday. It is said to be
bulging with humor, but with a frw ..
ous Incident thrown in. It la a. atory of
the taming of a young spendthrift.
Through a sehems of his bride hi! is made
apparently penniless in the midst of a
host of unpaid bills. His wife wants to
force him to be a business man and soon
afttrward he changes from a full dn ss
suit to the clothes of a workman, bPftlns
to climb and flnnlly tii'i'S out to '
shncwd business man. Tuesday and Wed
nesday there will be prea :..l ...;... .ui
Fisher In "Put Up Your Hands." one of
the happy, snappy comedy-dramas which
Miss Fisher seems to have made her own.
Mls Fisher, who Is considerable an ath
lete, puts on tho eloves In one scene and
acquits herself with a surprising amount
of credit. The final part of the week
there will bo presented William Russell In
"llrnss Buttons." Russell looks hand
somer than ever in the uniform of a New
York "cop." assumed by way of scraping
up a friendship with a pretty girl whom
h.t has glimpsed In a Fifth avenue crowd
and followed home. He thinks her a
lady's maid, whereas. In reality, she Is the
maid's, lady. She thinks him a policeman,
although he belon-s to the city's smartest
set. However, each finds the other whol
ly delightful, and both think hard about
wedding bells long before the chapter of
revelations Is reached. You'll enjoy every
inch of the courtin.
Muse Florence Reed, the talented emo
tional screen and stage star, comes to the
Muse theater offering "Her Code of Hon-
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TARZ AN OF
THE APES
ly Jame? Monlc)omer Flaftj
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MiadilMsM
Current Meek
or." which plcturlzeg a thrilling itory of
artist lifo in the Latin quarter, Paris. The
scene then shifting to New York, the plot
runs swiftly through momentous situa
tions, and holds, lt is said, the audience
in suspense as to the ultimate outcome
until the final scene. Thirteen is at work
with a vim in "Never Say Quit," the
George Walsh comedy which will appear
Wednesday and Thursday. The hoodoo
docs not let go of Walsh's coattalls from
the Friday on whleh ho is born to the
Friday on whleh his wife presents him
ivllh triplets. Kvertyhlng goes wrong,
end the more wrong things go, the more
!h audience must laugh.
In his endeavor to escape the Jinx,
George Walsh leaps over fences and
scrambl' s over housetops, but all In vain.
Sharpers fleece him, bandits rob him. Hla
aunt leaven him a fortune, but he never
gets it. These are only a few of the queer
things th jinx does. One of the most
popular .films In which Fannie Ward ever
starri-d will be played the final two days
of the week, when there Is to be presented
"The Cheat." One of the members of the
supporting cast Is Sessuo ilayakawa.
Strand Pauline Frederick, appearing In
the famous singe success, "Paid In Full,"
will be at the Strand the first half of this
week. Miss Frederick has the role of
the patient wife of a shiftless clerk whose
nc.nprogressiveness keeps her In constant
poverty. When he commits a theft the
husband does not hesitate to send his wife
to the man he has despoiled, caring little
whether she sacrifices her honor to save
him from jail. But she finally adjusts
the matter and when she quits him forever
he betrays his cowardice by committing
suicide. But the wife ultimately finds
YOU REMEMBER THE
BEAUTIFUL COLORS THAT YOU
HAVE SEEM in SOAP BUBBLES
AND GROWING FLOWERS
Seeftem n PRIZHA EVERYWKERr
Omaha
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happiness In the ov of a worthy man.
The last half of the week there will be
presented Enid Bennett In her mining
story, "Fuss and Feathers." Miss Bennett
plays the rolo of a mining camp girl. She
Is taken to the city when her dad strikes
It rich and Is snubbed by the arlstocatlc
crowd. But she gets even when she res
cues the wayward son of a wealthy family
and wins his love. In the end she tri
umphs and all ends happily. Fred Niblo
directed .the picture, which was written
by Jullen Josephson. The leading man
Is Douglas MacLean.
I-othxop Mae Marsh will be presented
today In "Hidden Fires," a strong drama
of the spreen built from the story of
that title. In addition to the feature there
will be shown the Pathe news and a Mack
Rennett comedy. William Farnum'? pic
turization of Zane Grey's story of the
west. "The Rainbow Trail," will be the
feature for Monday and Tuesday with a
Harold Lloyd and a .Lyons Moran comedy
also on the bill; "$5,000 an Hour," a
comedy drama of how a live one can be
a millionaire In short, with Hale Hamil
ton In tho leading role, will be offered on
Wednesday and Thursday with a Bill Par
son's comedy on Wedntsday. ConManee
Talmadge's latest success In comedy
drama work, "Romance and Arabella,"
will t the attraction for Friday and
Saturday.
Kialto Charles Ray has a new and most
clever characterization In his newest pic
ture, "The Sheriff's Son," in which he
fail, of 6.
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sweetest atoriW
ever told.
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Close-Ups and CuWuts
By
KITTY GORDON is asking for
scenarios and specifies high
class society or comedy dra
mas. She frankly states that plots
that give her an opportunity to wear
costly gowns and jewels will be
piven preference in mak.ns selec
tions. Harry B, Watts, who has been
manager of the Muse theater since
its acquisition by the World Realty
company last fall, leaves today to
become manager of the Strand the
ater in this city, one of A. H.
Blank's houses.
The move is not one into new
fields for Mr. Watts, but is rather
a return to the position he held at
the time he. was called into the army.
Watts was formerly motion picture
editor of The Omaha Bee and re
signed to become manager of the
Strand theater.
"It is a great pleasure to me to
be able to return to the Strand,"
said Mr. Watts, "and to be able to
take up some of the ideas for its
managership which I was forced to
abandon when- I left for the army.
I hope to be able to have all patrons
of the theater feel that there will
be shown there the same high grade
pictures ."that have always been a
feature 'anil to feel that the Strand
is as much , the public's house as
ever."
"Peppy Polly," with Dorothy
Gish, hits a happy stride in the first
50 feet ofi,the first reel and never
lets go until the snappy little hero
ine has wonNout, bringing not only
reform into' the state prison regu
lations, but love into the heart of
the pristim, doctor. It took one
brick, one good swing and one cop
to furnish the complicating circum
stances unjSer which Polly is sent
to prison gets first-hand data,
which forces' prison reform.
Richari ;fBarthelmess plays the
leading majfc. role with distinction.
Others 1n.tfie cast are Edward Pell,
Emily Chichester and Kate Tone-
ray- y.i
Viviap.Martin is to be seen m
the near'jfnture in "Little Com
rade." Paufitte Frederick in "Sold."
iohn Barfiunore in "The Test of
lonor.antf.Ethel Clayton in "Pet
tigrew'sxGifl." ConrafeNagel likes the job of
playing:tea'dnig man to Alice Brady
so weU'Mat' after 27 weeks of it
in "Fore.Ter'After" he has officiated
in the jw'e.1 capacity in "Redhead,"
a Select' picture, which is to make
its appearance in April. "Redhead"
is adapted; from a current magazine
story and) ! directed for Miss Brady
by CharlesjMaigne.
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With Pauline Frederick knitting
is no fad.v.. Even before the war,
when the average screen star didn't
know what knitting was until she
saw in it -a chance to exploit her
"war work," the star's needles were
flashing. At home, in the idle hours
before dinner, it is her custom to
take up her woolly work. She knits
will be presented at the Rialto today nntll
Wednesday. Ray plays the part of a boy
who has Inherited fear from his mother.
Although a western boy, he has been sent
east to college, and when the news comes
that his father's friend, who has been
paying for his education. Is In the hands
of a band of cattle rustlers th Issue Is
Continued on Page Eleven, Column Five.
Clean-Bright-.
Snappy
lupieal of uouriff
American rnan-
womanhood
She
matched
her youth
and charm
Miltofti-'r Sells
against a
problem
that has
baffled
humanity
for ages.
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Gould
wuiara juacks hose made neces
sary by the low shoes he insists
on wearing in winter, and she knit
ted a white sweater for the little
boy ,who plays with her in "One
Week of Life," her newest picture,
written lor her by Lasmo Hamil
ton.
William S. Hart has practically
finished work on his new picture,
entitled "The Money Corral," about
wnicn me critics are waxing en
thusiastic. One adjective has been
used by all in describing it. It is
"exciting.
Fritzi Brunette is back from San
ta Barbara and has been engaged
to play the lead opposite Mitchell
Lewis, under direction of Norval
MacGregor. She has a splendid
part, about the best she ever had
uhe says, and is quite enthusiastic
over her work.
Enid Bennett, under direction of
Fred Niblo, has just completed the
work on C. Gardner Sullivan's story
tnat promises to interest women
greaiiy. n ucais wun tne ineme
that a woman should have the same
rights as a man to "step out" from
the shariag of the domestic har
ness. Anne Luther is down in sunny
Florida working in "The Great Gam
ble," the new serial in which she
will be co-starred with Charles
Hutchison.
Forrest Stanley is now supporting
Katherine MacDonald in a feature
for Miss MacDonald's own com
pany. Tom Meighan is the leading
man opposite the young star, and
Stanley plays a juvenile part with
them, under Colin Campbell's direc
tion. Jackie Saunders, former Mutual
star, who is returning to the screen
after 16 months' retirement, will be
first seen in "Jackie the Hoyden," a
comedy by the late Lee Arthur, in
which Miss Saunders plays a dual
role a boy and a girl.
George Hackathorn, the youngest
son in "The Heart of Humanity" and
who appeared as Sid in "Tom Saw
yer" and "Huck and Tom" with Jack
Fickford, has been cast for the
small-town soda-clerk in "Better
Times," the new feature which King
W. Vidor is picturizing from his own
story.
Director Howard Hickman is into
the second week of filming "Jos
selyn's Wife," the famous Kathleen
Norris story in which Bessie Barri
sale will star, and he is already en-
f .rialto iMmffimT
: news 'flirt FBI
COMEDY" i
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ARE YOU FIT TO WIN?
WhetliiT j on are or nt yon should see this daring plioto-dramu WHICH CALLS A
SPADE A SPADE and unveils the linked truth of life's grim realties in relation to the
Hum nable Soelal Evil. There Is nothing hidden or sneifested.
VT HANDLES THE SLCJECT WITHOUT GLOVES
THE U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PRESENTS
The First
Motion Picture
to Speak Frankly
on the Causes
and Effects of
Venereal
Diseases
BOYD
Coming Sunday, April
Then You Wonder
Why Men Drink
There is a decided difference of
opinion between the scenario
writers and the motion picture
directors. Be it known that most
of the writers of successful
scenarios are former newspaper
men. When they write a drama of
newspaper life it generally is cor
rect as to detail.
"I was a newspaperman for
18 years and think I know a little
of the game," said a scenariost
to me. "I write a continuity about
the noble young reporter and
carefully lay out the correct de
tails as to a reporter's methods
and of the interior of a newspa
per shop and then "
The director makes the picture
and the reporter is running
around with a big note book. He
invariably shoves the book under
the nose of the senator or the
political boss or whosoever it is
he is interviewing. Then all my
friends give me the 'laugh. Re
porters good ones do not
shove big notebooks under the
noses of those they seek to in
terview. I also wrote a bo scene to
occur 'fn the press room of &
metropolitan newspaper and
wha'd'ye think the director
pulled? A two .revolution drum
press with an end gate capable
of turning out 500 sheets of print
ed paper an hour. When the di
rectors more faithfully follow de
tailed instructions then will come
the time when inconsistencies in
the movies will be largely eliminated.
thusiastic about it. According to Mr.
Hickman it will be the triumph of
Miss Barriscale's motion picture
career. .
On their projected trip around the
world, to begin' about January, 1921,
Bessie Barriscale and Howard Hick
man may produce a feature along
lines quite different from anything
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ever yet done in pictures. It would
show Miss Barriscale in scores of
settings, European, Oriental, Egyp-j
tian. etc.. and the story is of such
nature that it would run the uamut
of neooles and civilization of thi
present day.
Mary Miles Minter hat Jusfi
started work on a new production,
"The Reign of Colleen 0,Mal!ey,',
under the direction of Emmett
Flynn.
Mrs. Vernon Castle has signed
contract to make pictures tinder
the Famous Players Lasky banner
The first one will be "The Firing
Line, by Robert Chambers.
Ap0ll0 Jlltenworth
CHARLES RAY
IN
"The String Bean"
SUBURBAN iH'"
VIOLA DANA in
"OPPORTUNITY"
fton. and Tues. Mary McLaren
BOULEVARD
33rd and
Leavenworth
NAZIMOVA IN
"REVELATION"
HAMILTON
KATHRYN
BARRYMORE
In "THE HOUSE OF MIRTH"
GRAND
ELSIE FERGUSON
IN
"Heart of the Wilds"
LOTHROP
lata aae
Letkrea MAE MARSH IN
"HIDDEN FIRES"
Sennett Comedy Pathe News,
Has "the Honor
to Offer,-Screendorrts
f Famous S-fcar
Charles (
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In Just the Kind of
a Sioty ou L,ike.
A Startling
Message to the
Youth Who Sows
His Wild Oats
And
the Mature
Man Who Sins
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