THE OMXhA v SUNDAY BEE: ' AUGUST 10, 1919.
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ROGERS ON SCREEN
WILL ROGERS, former star
of Ziegfeld's Follies, is now a
regular movie actor. He will
soon be seen in "Almost a Hus
band." Officials of Goldwyn pic
tures, at whose Culver City, studio
Will is starring in this play, declare
he is an actor as well as a monolog
tst and rope thrower. Rogers has
the part of a homely village school
;teacher, who '"accidentally" gets
'. married and finds out immediately
that, his troubles have begun. It
happens at a party while the com
pany is playing "forfeits." A rich
young girl became engaged to a
'young scrapegrac at the command
of her father, who unfortunately
,had placed.hinvself in the power of
. his daughter's . fiance. Daring the
'game of "forfeits" one of the play
trs commands that she marry the
next man who enters the room. She
agrees. In walks Will Rogers. A
young divinity student is impressed
for the occasion to give him "prac
tice." He unites the pair and then
finds that he had been ordained that
'.'morning and that the law requiring
marriage licenses had been repealed
in the afternoon. Thus the couple
are legally man and wife. The story
was taken from a novel by Opie
Read.
j Madge Kennedy has temporarily
gotten away from farce comedy.
Through the Wrong Door, her
latest Goldwyn picture, is a serious
sort of a thing, the story of a so
ciety girl who goest west in quest of
tomance. She finds it and also
thrilling adventure. A handsome
young miner, John Bowers, helps,
her gire the story. heaYt interest.
Miss Kennedy, critics aver, is as
good in "Through the Wrong Door"
as she was in "Baby Mine" and
"Leave It to Susan."
The second Olive Thomas picture
has been produced by Selznick,
namely, "The Spite Bride," direction
by Charles Giblyn and story by
Louise Winter. In it Miss Thomas
appears in the role of Tessa Doyle,
her leading man being Jack Ellis,
who scores a hit in "Upstairs and
Down." In "The Spite Bride" Miss
Thomas as Tessa Doyle, falls prey
to Billy Swam, a young man who
wants to get married in order to
turn the tables on his erstwhile fi
ancee. Billy agrees to pay Tessa
a certain- sum of money it she will
go through with the plin,providing J
that she will divorce him imme
diately after the wedding. This she
agrees to do, but when the time
for the payment arrives, Tessa's
stage girl friend urges her to de
mand more money than the sum
originally agreed upon. Billy re
fuses the request and he and his
friend, Rodney Dennis, kidnap the
girls and carry them off- in Billy's
yacht. From that time on the hap
penings are swift and sudden, but
the end of the story finds 'Tessa
happier than she ever expected to
be. Miss Thomas is supported by
an excellent cast, including in addi
tion to Ellis, Jack Mullhall, Claire
Du Brey, Irene Rich, Dorothy Wal
lace, Lamar Johnston and Kath
crine Griffith. The photoplay will
be released in August by Select
rictures, corporation.
"All of a Sudden Peggy" has been,
started with Marguerite Clark, be
ing directed by Walter Edwards.
Charles Ray has gotten into bad
company. His next picture has him
playing around with a band of
thieves, but from what we know of
Charles we believe he will be able
to. look old man temptation right in
the eye and tell him to go jump
in the ocean.
Mrs. Sidney Drew has staged the
last scenes of "Bunkered," her ini
tial individual starring effort and is
now cutting this subject which will
be released as a Paramount Drew
comedy.
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HUMAN DESIRE
A beautiful story of an Italian-girl who becomes
the model of the artist who needs a woman with a deep
mother instinct to pose as the Madonna. Later the wife
appears, during the absence of the artist, and the Italian
girl is turned into the street. ) She is crushed with the
thought that the man who made her love him is' married,
for she does not understand that he has been seeking a
divorce from his wife, who' will not allow him to obtain
one. y
Later, after many trouble, Bernice learns that the
artist is seeking her, for his love for her is deep and sin
cere. The death of the wife finally paves the way to
reconciliation between the artist and the little Italian
girl. '
TODAY TO THURSDAY
Louis ZSenTiison J? Chas. CAapzn
Bills for 4he Current Week
ll'.nlio 'Human Deslro," with Anita
Stewart, put out by the A. IT. Blank com
1'itny. is a very Kooii story. How a patient
man's lovff may Ate killed by a woman who
is too cold, and how later ho may find his
idenl In a child of warm, impluslve Italy,
is told in "Human Desire," i n which
Anita Stewart la starred. The scenes of
the picture afe laid In Italy, and In and
around NewYoYlj C'tty. Miss Stewart has
tho part of -a little Italian girl who has
upn brought up in a convent. She never
has seen a real baby, yet she loves babies
more than anything else in the world, and
daily brings lilies which she lays in the
arms of the Krampintt Madonna, which
stands in the convent where she lives.
Two Amtrlrnn women come there,! and
she asks them if there are real babies
in tho world. They tali her that there are
lots of them in America and that some of
them are cold and hungry. This touches
the heart of Berenice the Italian girl, and
she derides that she will go to America
and comfort the cold, hungry babies. So.
nner a great storm which breaks open
the front door of the convent, she es
capes and starts.
theater for four days starting today. "The
Bell of the Season" is a production
adapted to the screen by S. Rankin Drew
from the original poem by Ella Wheeler
Wilcox and is the most becoming vehicle
Miss Wehlen has had for her exceptional
talents. . She Is Been as "Jerry" the rich
est girl Itl the world, left with all her
father's millions, who suddenly becomes
awar of the- fact that her vast wealth is
obtained by the unscrupulous methods of
her father's executor In crushing the
families of those who work in her mills.
"A Sage Brush Hamlet," William Des
mond's latest picture. Is one of those un
usual western comedy-dramas with real
humor in It. Desmond is seen as "Lo
coed Larry" Lang, a roistering, reckless
leader of a wild crew of cowpunchers. A
pretty romance is wofen into the story
which brings about an unusual climax.
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liothrop Sunday, Louis Bennison will
be seen in "Speedy Meade," a Goldwyn
westerner, Harold Lloyd comedy and Pathe
News. Monday and Tuesday, Viola Dana
in the "Parisian Tigress," an Arbuckle
comedy and a Chester Outing scenic, "Out
Columbu.slng Columbus." these scenics are
very popular, this one is in the Canadian
n";-ihw( vt( anrt ,vfu prove very interesting
Wednesday and Thursday, Mary Pickford
in "Daddy Long l,egs," this Is one of the
bi st pictures of the year, and should prove
a most entertaining picture, the prices will
h" 11 cents and 22 cents. Friday and
Saturday. Constance Talmadge In
"Potty's Burglar," In this picture Mrs.
Mildred Charlie Chaplin also appears.
Diamond Sunday, Constance Talmadge
In "Scandal," a picture of merit,- very
well directed; also a Billy West comedy,
screamingly funny. Monday, Barney
Nherry in "Real Folk"; this picture is
(leiigntrui, with a touch of home In it
Tuesday, "The Tiger's Trail." the podu-
lar serial, together with Alma Ruebens
in Love Hroners. Wednesday, June
Elvldge In "Social Pirates," which shows
the unhappy high life; also Pathe News
and a comedy, i Thursday, Earl Williams
in 5A Diplomatic Mission"; this Is a strong
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Hun "The Tiger Lily," with Marguerlta
l'"lsher, in a powerful dramas The story
ts of a beautiful Italian girl living in
"The Great gamble"
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FEATURING
ANNE LUTHER and CHAS. HUTCHISON
WITH ALL-STAR SUPPORT
SHowing . Every
Rex, 14Sh and Douglas ..... ... Sunday
Comfort, 24th and Vinton ... ...... Tuesday
Orpheum, 24th and M, South Side - , - . Wednesday
Suburban, 24th and Ames . . . . . . . Wednesday
Maryland, 13th and Pine - - - . . . . Thursday
Boulevard, 33d and Leavenworth . . . . Friday
Park. 16th and Cass - . . , . Monday
Alhambra, 24th and Parker ....... Wednesday
Lyric, 16th and Vinton Sunday
Columbia, 10th and . Hickory . .. - - . . . . Friday
The star, known as Carmlna, otherwise
'The Tiger Lily," makes an entrancing
daughter of the south with her flashing
eyes, supple figure and glorious hair.
There Is an all-star cast supporting Miss
risner, wun Emory Johnson as the lover,
popular J. , Barney Sherry as his aristo
cratic father, Mme. Jlosita Marstlnl as his
worldly step-mother, and Beatrice Van
as a haughty society ."flaDDer" the srirl
they want him to marry. George Periolat
is seen as a typical Italian Innkeeper. E.
Alyn Warren as a vindictive Neapolitan
bent upon vendetta, and Frank Clark as
a lovable old organ-grinder living In
memories of his past operatic career.
Strand Wallace Reld will be seen In
"The Love Burglar," the first part of the
week. The story concerns' the love of
a young society idler for a girr who ap
parently is a slrfen of the slums. Brought
to the place through circumstances. David,
which is the role played by Mr'. Reld, Is
mistaken by a band of criminals who in
fest the place, as "The Colt Kid," a west,
em bad man. who has recentiv h.n re
leased from Joliet and who Is expected
to arrive at any time. A scheme to rob
the home of David's mother on the oc
casion of his sister's wedding, is nipped
in the bud by David, who promises to "do
that job" himself. Although he falls
madly in love with the girl he is con
vinced he can never marry her. Here is
where the delightful finish comes In. But
it s too good to tell.
Muse Mrc. Charlie Chaplin will be seen
in Forbidden." A man, surfeited with
the shallowness of the great city, ' comes
back to his home town. There he finds
the ideal of his dreams in this rural las
sie, who is Just herself, without the false
veneer of convention and society. They
marry but the bride yearns for the bright
lights of the metropolis. Her husband
gives way to her wishes, takes her to the
city and begins a round of sight-seeing
and all-night roistering in the gilded
cabarets. Thinking to nauseate her with
it all, he lets his bride go' on and on. She
only opens her eyes the wider and seelfts
further to penetrate the forbidden rlmbo
of Bohemia. What finally happens when
the husband plays his trump card to cure
her of high life, and how fate takes a
hand In the game, makes one of the most
enthralling denouements Lois Weber has
yet screened.
Empress A clever and entertaining;
comedy with Emmy Wehlen In the stel
larrole will be shown at the Empress
LOTHROP 2ZW4
LOUIS BENNISON
"SPEED y"1 MEADE"
A HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY
AND PATHE NEWS. .
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TODAY
ENID BENNETT in
"THE LAW OF MEN"
A Special Two-Reel Comedy
MONDAY AND TUESDAYY
Special Paramount, "Little Women'
PRICES lie and 1 7c
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TODAY
VIVIAN MARTIN
'The Little Comrade'
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DIAMOND
Constance Talmadge
in
"SCANDAL"
ALSO BILLY WEST COMEDY
A WEALTHY thief of
time becomes a
thief in reality as
the only means to steal
the heart of the girl
that he loves. It's great!
Come!
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By Wood :
ON MY desk was a New York
motion picture magazine which
is the best guide to the theater
managers that I know of. The first
thing I noticed was an atticle that
mentioned Omaha, so I perused it
right away.
It was headed, "Ask any film man
of any experience to name you the
first dozen showmen of this coun
try who belong; way up top and any
and all will include Thomas of
Omaha among the very first."
When this city can claim credit
like that, and put it on such a
pedestal, we sure can put a feather
in our cap.
He is known throughout the vast
country as "Do-YOU-BELlEVE-IN-ME
THOMAS? Well, I am one
that does. You don't realize when
walking into the Rialto, how much
time is put in to giving you the best
entertainment and always looking
to your, comfort. Go and ask for
an interview with Thomas at ii30
in the morning until 11 o'clock, and
you will find him. If you fail to
get him, he will be reviewing pic
tures, and between you and me, he
told me he had booked the best pic
ture he had ever seen. It being the
best that he has seen means it must
be a wonder, because he sees them
all. The title, you ask? 1 dare not
tell you or I would, but he will let
you know when it is coming. 1 can
tell you that it is in September. He
has gotten me so enthused about it
that 1 am anxiously waiting to see
it.
Frank E. Woods, supervising di
rector of Paramount productions,
has been doing a little figuring, just
for the fun of the thing. He reck
ons that about 35,000 productions
have been made and released since
1908, including big features, pro
gram features and short reel comedy-dramas,
westerns and comedies.
Looking into figures this way helps
to give some idea- of the immensity
of the motion picture industr anil
its marvelous'power and usefulness
as an educational and entertaining
lanur in iiiw in vi v . .
lions of inhabitants, for pictures,
reach the ends of the earth. Mr.
Wood's figures mean negatives, and
it urmiM K intoredintr to fiffUre the .
number of positives which have
been taken from these ' negatives.
Th niimhor wnillH he StatTfferinC
There were several . directors
players and stars gathered abou
one of the sets for Emmy Wehlen'j
"A Favor For a Friend" and they
were all interested in a new arrival
at the studios this same new ar
rival which was occupying consid
erable attention from the studiv
hands. '
"He has a great head," said Hale
Hamilton.
"But," said Viola Pana, "there u
a certain artificiality about his eyes."
"Has the appeearance," inserted
Miss Wehlen, "of having been very
powerful in his day,"
And still the object of their con
versation stirred not nor will he
stir again. For a 30.30 stopped liU
stirring some ye'ars since, whenlie
was king of the Buffalo herd. Now
he's stuffed and will decorate the
hunting lodge in Miss Wchlen's picture.
Now gJr i
Showing. jfk ?P
stop, 9Cs4x h
Nite. VJ jjl K
Cuscaden's
Orchestra
Every
Afternoon
and
Evening.
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(Mildred Harris)
in LOIS WEBER'S NEW SENSATION
A Real Photo-Dramatic Treat
And With This We Have the
.Look like thirty cents, don't they? You wouldn't want to
own 'em, would you ? Glad, aren't you, that they weren't
wished on you, eh? Yet the owner of these feet makes more
than a million dollars with 'em every year. Now do
f ou know whose they are? Sure ! You'll see these and other
' famous feet in fascinating moving pictures in the new
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