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COST PLENTY
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t im HE Knickerbocker Bucka
' I roo," starring Douglas
Fairbanks which is coming
to the Strand today is the most
pretentious and the most expensive
film in which the athletic star has
ever made. It cost close to 5,iuw
000 according to brother John, his
manager but Doug felt that the
story was worth the money even if
there wasn't the margin of profit in
the film that there might be by cut
' ting the expense, because he really
wanted to do his best to put it over
in his finest manner as the theme of
"The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Doug's theme of life the fight for
happiness and cheerfulness against
selfishness. Fairbanks was the first
to introduce constructive philosophy
via the screen route. He has taught
million the wav to lauizh. because
1 of an intelligent understanding of
"certain conditions life. His latest
pictures deals with one of life's big-
eest evils, that of selfishness. We
kre selfish because we don't realize
' that happiness only comes from do-
mg things lor otners. wun mis
thought as a basic reason for "The
i Knickerbocker .Buckaroo," a distinc
tive story was developed.
' The first picture in which Charlie1
- Chaplin ever appeared win tt a
feature of the presentation 01 nis
latest comedy, Sunnyside," the
third of his million-dollar series, at
the Rialto this week. "Sunnyside"
is, expected to be the latest thing in
comedy motion picture production.
His first picture was a pretty crude
affair and Manager Thomas of the
Rialto is presenting both to give
people an idea of the forward
progress that has been made in mo-t
tion pictures since Chaplin made
this early reel. .
' Omaha welcomes a new film ex
change this week, a branch of the
A. F. Enterprises having been
established here, with offices at 314
South Fourteenth street, N. N.
: Freudenfelt, secretary and treasurer
of the company, will have charge of
, the Omaha office. He was up to a
short time ago with the Finn and
Heiman theaters. The first film that
the F. A. F. people will exploit in
this territory will be "Yankee Doo
dle in Berlin," a masterpiece of
Mack Sennett's just completed,
which will be booked here early in
September and which will be put on
with six of the original Mack Sen
nett girls here in person with the
film.
Bills of the Week
Rialto Charlie Chaplin in "Sunnyslde,"
he third of hia widely advertlaed million
dollar aerlea of comedlea wll be the at
traction all week at the Rialto with the
.addition that tha flrat five daye of the
week ' there la to be presented In addi--tlon.
Marguerite Clark In "Come Out of
. the Kitchen," a five-reel comedy drama,
and the last two daya, tlra feature shown
-with Chaplin will he Dorothy Dalton'a
new Western photadrawa, "The Lady of
Red 1 Butte." Aa a feature of hia pre
aentatlon of "Sunnyetde," Manager Thomaa
haa arranged to enow the flret film that
Chaplin ever made, an old elapatlck
comedy bit and the difference between
the comedlea of that day and th newest
effort of the comedlan'a will be readily
een by an audience.
Marguerite Clark in "Come Out of the
Kitchen," playa the part of a Virginia
tlrl who In order to rent her house haa
to become tha cook. It is a charming
atory, and the eort in which Mls Clark
appear well. In "The Lady of Red
Butte," In wMoh Dorothy Dalton, appear!
tha last of the week, ahe portraya tha
paat of "Faro Fan." the proprietor of a
gambling house. How she wlna the re
spect of an evangelist, who has come to
town and denounced her Is a thrilling
tale of action. '
Strand Douglas Fairbanks makes his
reappearance as "Old Doc Cheerful." in
"Tha Knickerbocker Buckaroo," - which
will ba shown here today to Thursday.
Tha moral of this atory Is that doing
something for somebody is a worthy and
" laudable ambition, but that unselfishness
.can aometlmea be carried too far. and
unless guided by calm Judgment, may
bring tha unselfish one results he doesn't
expect, and, aecondly, that the proper
place to atart any reconstruction In char
acter la at home. Enid Bennett has the
role of a young sculptress in "The Law
.'of Men," which will be shown at the
Strand- next Friday and Saturday. Tha
atory waa written by John Lynch and
adapted by Ella Stuart Carson. Fred
Ntblo- directed. The scenes are laid in
Washington Square. New York, and Miss
Bennett, when the picture opens, has
' gained quite a reputation for her work
in clay. She la loved by two men, and
la ' under tha protection of a guardian.
Tha picture develops Into a strong drama,
with a mystery element predominating.
Bun Margarita Fisher In "Trlxie From
Broadway," has", story of a chorus 'girl
who marries a western rancher, aa the
attraction her today and Monday.
t Mtsa Fisher In the role of the chorus
girl bride now pathetlo and wistful, now
. furiously angry, but alwaya audaciously
beautiful doe tha moat exacting emo
tional work of her screen career. Emory
Johr.son la the husband who adopts the
peculiar course of action aforesaid, for
reasons which he at least deems good
and aufflclent.
Tom Mix, the cowboy star, has turned
Into a photoplay, Tha Wilderness Trail."
by Frank Williams.
. 'Tha Wilderness Trail," will be here
Tuesday to Saturday. The atory ha to
do with tha Hudson Bay Company In tha
' wilderness of Canada. It shows wonder
ful photography of life and romance In
' tha land of measureless snows and grim
forest where human hearta are very
warm and vital. Tha piece 1 all action
and aurprise. and entirely wholesome.
'' Colleen Moore la Mix' new leading lady.
She' pretty and dainty and a capital
' : actress.
' Mm Betty Lee, starring aa Venus In
; "The Triumph of Venus." will be the fea
ture here all thla week starting today.
' The picture I a charming and beautiful
- photoplay built with - picturesque sea
ecenea as a background. From tha time
" Venus rejects Jove's advance and Is
, consigned by the wrathful god to the
' mercies of Vulcan, the action of the story
oarrle the picture far through adven
ture in which romance and thrills pre
dominate. The action of the atory la laid
! in Olympus and the Isle of Mllo. and
the locations selected by the producer
' and director In filming the story .of his
creation are soma of the most beautiful
ever aeen in a motion picture. The out-
atandlng feature of the photoplay, how
'erer, 1 formed by the acenes in which
, the ftymphs of Venua and Diana disport
v themselves In the silvery mountain
. streams. In the brief, but bewitching cos
tume of ancient Greece. .No more strlk
, inglr artistic scenes have ever been
flacked upon the screen than those In
' which the beautiful young women appear
la a constant succession of diving and
swimming stunts, and finally swim over
t a waterfall Into a deep pool beneath.
Diamond Alice Brady In "The Better
Half," a strong, dramatic photoplay, will
. m shown today, with a western and a
. eomedy completing the bill. Marjory Wll
. son,, appearing in "Flame of Chance"
- will be the feature for Monday, and On
Tuesday there will be shown Ruth Roland
' In "The Price of Folly" and la "The
' Tiger's TraU," No. and the Pathe Newa.
Richcarda and Murphy, a vaudeville team,
will be presented Wednesday, Murphy
being heralded as the largest and smart
est monkey in the world. The photoplay
tor Wedneeday will feature Kitty Gordon
in "The Scat," and a Lyona-Moran com-
, t. Earle Villiama, starring la The
. WaaWho Wouldn't Tell." will be shown
Tsuvaday, FrlSay there la offered a
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Close-Ups and Cut-Outs
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Douglas 3aitlariks
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double bill. Bert Lytell appearing in "Hlt-
ung me nign apots," and Marie Walcamp
In "The Red Glove." No. 17. On Saturdav
an all-western prosram is offered. Harry
Carey featured in "A Fight for Love," and
one, of Eddie Polo's western features.
Empress "One Thing at a Time O'Day,"
romantic comedy of circus life, hlahlv
original in Its dramatic and heart appeal.
wan uert Lytell as the star, comes to
the Empress Theatre for the flrat four
day of the week. The story Is a pic
turlsatlon of William Dudley Pelley'a
Saturday Evening Post story of the same
title. A Billy West comedy, Outing Ches
ter Feature and the Regular Pathe Weekly
are also on the prosram. In "Bare-Fisted
Gallagher," William Desmond's latest pic
ture, which will be shown at the Em
press for the last three days of the week,
the popular big star has a role that la
delightful blend of comedy and drama.
A tense dramatic situation develops when
learns that the girl he has fallen In
love with Is tire robber for whom he ha
set tfie death trap and he rides out to
wars ner. ..... . . . .. .
Hamilton Emmy Wehlen In "Slyvia
on a Spree," a comedy drama full of lots
of action, will be the feature offering
at the Hamilton today. Myrtle Llnd in
Nancy Comes Home, is billed for Mon
day and also Marie Walcamp in "The Red
Glove," No. 15. Tuesday there Is to be
hown Gladys Leslie in "A Stitch in
Time," a light photoplay with a love
theme In it. Frttzi Brunette In "Play
things," will be the feature offering on
Wednesday and there la also billed Ruth
Roland in "The Tiger' Trail." No. SI.
The Thursday offering will be Tom Mix
In ' Mr. Logan, V. S. A.,' one of Tom
atories of the west In film and Friday's
program will feature Anita King in
Whatever the Cost." The final day of
the week will have Baby Marie Osborne
in "The Sawdust Doll."
Grand Ethel Clayton in a story of a rlrl
who made good from a start as a depart
ment store girl will be here today In "Mag
gie Pepper," and on Monday and Tuesday
tnere win ne onerea Marguerite Clark in
Mrs. Wiggs of tire Cabbage Patch," a
charming film story of Lovey Mary. Cath-
Actors (?)
Br RICHARD WILLIS.
Expensive frocks don't make a leadln
lady;
Just beln' tough won't make a vam
pire shady. t I
Short skirts and curl can't make an
Ingenue;
It ain't the dress or looks, If what
you DO.
A perfect thirty-six won't bring the
boodle.
Unless you've got .gray matter In
your noodle.
A pretty face alone won't make a star;
It ain't Just what you WANT, if
what you ARE.
A leadin' man ain't made by a mous
tache, A "heavy" by a cowl or lookln'
harsh.
A suit of "soup an" fish" don't show
good breedln'.
When how to wear 'em Is what you
are needln', ..
A pair of chaps a cowboy doesn't make;
" A gen-u-lne performer you can't fake.
A handsome mug or clothes may be a
factor. .
BUT. it'a brain and wk what makes
a movie actor.
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Biiizi CBrutiette
erlne Calvert In "Marriage," a society
drama, will be the feature for Wdnesday,
with the addition of Ruth Roland in ''The
Tiger's Trail," No. 11. Norma Talmadge
In "The Secret of the Storm Country," will
be offered on Thursday, and on Friday
comes Constance Talmadge in her latest
comedy drama on married life, "Who
Cares?" in which Constance has a new
sort of role. Billle Burke in a charming
comedy of money, no money and th' serv
ant problem will be shown on Saturday.
Lothrop Dorothy Olsh In "Battling
Jane" has one of her poppy comedy
dramas as the feature here today with a
Harold Lloyd comedy and the Pathe news
completing the bilL Monday and Tuesday
there is offered May Allison in "Peggy
Does Her Darndest," in which May goes
through all manner ef athletic stunts but
wins the man. Rex Beach's "The Brand,"
will be the bill for Wednesday and Thurs
day, with a Bill Parson comedy In addi
tion. The famous author worked right
through with the director of the film In
making the picture. The final two days
of the week there is to be shown Charles
Ray in "The Girl Dodger," in which' Char
He is a bashful college boy who suddenly
comes into contact with a whole chorus of
girls. The result la a reputation that Is
more than he bargained for.
Orj'heuro, South Side Two acts of
vaudeville will head the Sunday show at
the Orpheum and .as a photoplay at
traction there is offered Sessue Hayaka
wa, the famous Japanese tragedian in
"The Man Beneath." Monday and Tues
day comes Alice Brady in "Red Head," in
whlfh Miss Brady portray the part of
a dancer in a chorus, who becomes
married to a fat young man about town
following a wild "party," where there has
been too much cheering liquor. Both re
gret it the next day, but she determines
that she will make a man of her hus
band and proceeds to do It.
iifry HE moti&n picture, fan is
I always asking this ques
tion: 'Will I ever see big
productions again great films like
"Cabiria," "Quo Vadis," "The Birth
of a Nation," "Intolerance." Big
productions have been taboo for a
long time," says Julian Johnson,
"but they are matters which are
never dead, or even sleeping. The
very scope of the motion picture
conveys, somehow,, an implied debt
every now and then to vast size and
awe inspiring dimensions'. Never
theless, I know that ihe masters
of this business are, in the next 18
months, going to try to approxi
mate on the screen the intense inti
mate drama of four, walls and fefv
characters that have given men like
Bernstein. Brieux and Belasco such
profound opportunities for the
delineations not of heroic situations
or engrossing visions, but real life
as it is lived by workaday men and
women. 1 Intimacy, reality these
are the next big movies in photo
play' making."
One of the five dogs of the team
used by TomMix in making "The
Wilderness Trail in which he is
appearing at the Sun this week is
"Rainey," one of Commodore
Peary's dogs that he used in his trip
to me poie.
Madlaine Traverse, whp is now at
work on a William Fox production
of the great northwest, until Eter
nity," under the direction of Harry
Millard has sone to Huntington
Lake to complete scenes for that
picture. The company will be away
three weeks. ..
David Butler, who played the part
of the "boob" husband in Mary Mac
Laren's "The Unpainted Woman,"
has been engaged for an important
role in "The Petal on the Current."
Apollo Sessue Hayakawa in "The
White Man's Law," another of the
Tapanese star's successful dramatic pho
toplays will be the feature at the Apollo
today with the addition on the program
of Charlie Chaplin in "Police." Monday
and Tuesday there is to be shown Theda
Bara in "Salome," the most pretentious
role that Mis Bara has ever attempted.
Suburban Prlscllla Dean In "Pretty
Smooth," at the Suburban today haa an
other of the' 'crook' roles to portray, the
sort of photoplay which made her a star.
Looking for a License.
A young Swede appeared at the county
Judge' office and asked for a license.
"What kind of a license?" asked the
Judge. "A hunting license?"
"No," was the answer. "Aye tank aye
bane hunting long enough. Aye want
marriage license." Stray Shots,
j mM'J fiwtest ' ocheivemenl in crnma L
ikmlk ?ArW Petties; glimpse Mio the i
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ImLSMk Brrrrlec
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the Fannie Hurst story, which Tod
Browning is making with Miss Mac
Laren in the title role.
Elsie Co'dd. who has been British
press agent for Charlie Chaplin for
a number vof years, has come to Los
Angeles arid will be associated with
him in the capacity of foreign press
agent.
Gladys Brockwell has gone to
Tucson, Ariz., to make . the final
scenes of her picture "Sadie."
Harrv Northruo has arjneareri in
217 photoplays. He iust loves the
work.
Eddie Lvons and Lee Moran have
completed their latest comedy, writ
ten by Melville W. Brown, called
"The Ready-Made Dude," and are
titlinjr and cutting it preparatory' to
release.
According to a statement made by
James B. Leong, China is to start
to produce film plays. Leong also
said that Chaplin and Arbuckle are
the favorites with Chinese audiences.
Charles Meredith, who is now in
stock at the Morosco, Los Angeles,
is to leave the company and go with
pictures in support of Florence
Vidor.
"The Joyous Trouble Maker." a
story by Jackson Gregory, has been
acquired for the use of William
Farnum and. will be made into
photoplay.
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TODAY
MON., TUES., WED. AND THIERS.
Hit First Nw Picture in 13 Months.
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MARGUERITE CLARK
the daintiest and most beloved star of them all,
in "COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN." She
plays "cook" and captures her heart's desire in
spite of her lowly position.
Charlie's First and His Last
We are presenting in connection with "Sun
vnyside," the first picture ever made by Chaplin.
Come in and see the difference between the slap
stick art of those days and the first name in com-,
edy today.
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