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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEKlEMflBK 9, 1919. BURLESQUE DEN SHOW AT FINAL PERFORMANCE Actors' Revel Witnessed by Visiting Merchants An nounce Plan to Sell $1,000, 000 in Stock. "The Trail of the Lonesome Wine" Ak-Sar-Ben'a 1919 master piece, went into history last night when at the final performance the big show was burlesqued at the "Den" before a crowd that packed the immense building to the very edges. Frank Latenser, the Apolloesque '"Bacchus," was in black face and re cited his classic lines in negro dia lect. Oscar Lieben, as "Nicotina," had discarded his hay skirt for a Prince Albert coat and high hat. In the second act "Satan" (Henry Dunn) was accompanied by a large "woman" in a red dress. It was Charlie Gardner fand him "Satan" addressed plaintively as "maw." Even the male "chorus girls" were in the spirit of the revel and tppeared, many of them in their trousers and others with their tights stuffed with unseemly bumps. Paste board "bricks" were thrown and there was a general lifting of the strict rule of the stage manager. Merchants Are Guests. The guests of the evening were 1.000 merchants who are here for Merchants' market week. They met the Chamber of Commerce and were taken to the "den" in special cars. The membership list in Ak-Sar-Ben has reached a total of 3.808, far greater than it ever was before. For the electrical parade about 50 horsemen are needed to ride in front of the floats. Applicants for these jobs must furnish their own horses. After the show last night brief speeches were made by Penn Fod rea of the I ten Biscuit company and James Crilley, Danbury, la. J. E. Davidson, chairman of the finance committee of the Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition company, announced that Guy II. Cramer, manager of the liability department of the Foster-Barker Insurance company, has been appointed to be general man ager! of the exposition company's drive for the sale of stock, which will take place some time in Octo ber. During the week of the drive an effort will be made to sell $1,000, 000 worth of the stock. The board of governors will head driving com mittees. The regutar Ak-Sar-Ben hustling committee has undertaken to secure 1,000 subscriptions of $100 each. Briej City News Rave Root Print It Beacon Preaa Elsctria Waahsrs Bnrfsss-Orandan Co. Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Beat In the Long Run." Adv. Engineers Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Omaha chapter, American Association of Revival Meetings Hillside Con gregational church Inaugurated a special revival service last evening under the leadership of Rev. H. H. Ray burn. The meetings will con tinue two weks. Sundblad Haa Rheumatism Clyde Sundblad, chief clerk of the county Judge's office, is still con Engineers, will be held at 8 p. m. to day at the Chamber of Commerce, fined to his home with sciatic rheu matism, from which he has been suffering for two months. For Sale Eight hunder tons of hay on the Heart ranch, with win ter feed for 2,400 head of cattle on fine irrigated meadow of five thou said acres. Ranch well fenced and cross-fenced. Good water. Daniel C. Buntin, Laramie, Wyo. Adv. Two Couples JUarried Bessie L. Cocklin of Griswold, la., was mar ried to Alexander A. Robert of Blair, Neb., and Anna M. Scott of Council Bluffs was wedded to William C. English of Rexford, Kan., by Rev. Chsrles V. Savldge. My HEART and My HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of a Wife AT THE THEATERS MANY theater parties attended the Orpheum last evening for society night. The current bill offers the most spectacular melo drama' in vaudeville. It is the pa triotic play, "An American Ace," originally produced by Lincoln J. Carter. It has been contracted to II swift and telling scenes by Tay lor Granville. He and Laura Pier pont are starring in the attraction. For its presentation it requires a .carload of scenic equipment and a cast of 17 people. One of the nits far a t was compatible with our of the current show is scored by Herschel Meniere, the gifted pianist nd entertainer in "Pianoflage." One' of the most startling gymnas tic features ever sen at the Or pheum is presented by the Three Jans, European equilibrists. ' If George Douglass and John Barry, principal comedians with "The Bon-Tons," now at the popu lar Gayety, have overlooked inject ing any known ingredient of harm less fun into the performance, de ponent knoweth not what it can be. There is a two and a half-hour grind of merriment and song and a succession of display of gorgeous raiment by. the feminine contingent that is really dazzling. Misses De Lisle and Barry contribute a de lightful yodeling and dancing spe cialty. Ladies' dime matinee daily at 2:15. The Way Madge "Settled" Miss Wines. For the quintessence of venom commend me to a certain type of dull, narrow-minded woman, who fancies herself slighted. As I heard the malevolent, insinuating words from Miss Wines' lips and saw the crafty gleam in her pale eyes, I recalled the gossip which Bess Dean had once retailed to me. "Look out for Winesy, alias 'Old Grouchy,'" she had advised care lessly. "She'll knife you in any way she can. You see, she's had her eye on that job you're holding down for the last 10 years, and the sight of anybody that gets it is poison to her. The fact never has penetrated her skull that Kenny wouldn't give it to her if she were the last school ma'am left on the globe, because he knows she's utterly unfitted for it. "She reasons in her artless little way that Kenny chooses the incum bents of that position for their pul chritude good word that," I'll bet you don't know many as long be cause it's just happened that every woman who has held it has been a winner for looks oh! you don't need to thank me. I'll give you that 1 But just remember. Winesy will do you dirt any time she can, not because she has anything against you personally, but simply because you've got the job she's set her heart upon." Madge Is Worried. At the time I had thought the warning was simply a part of the nonsense which Miss Dean loves to rattle off for the entertainment of anybody who will listen to her. But I had experienced a number of petty annoyances at the hands of Miss Wines, little things so sly that it was almost impossible to point them out, but which had made me resolve earlier in the year to leave her alone The Capps family, now at the Empress, eight in number, from the toddlers to the proud mother and father, are a happy lot who have something in the way of entertain ment that is out of the beaten path, a novelty in laughter, song and dance that scintillates with the spirit of youth. The sextet of kit'.dies con- triDtite individual specialties mat are altogether worth while, and the audi ence voice their hearty approval for the wonderful Capps family. Two clever artists who sing and play . .1-- 1 A -f il ineir way mio me ncans oi ineir audience through a comedy skit by Blanche Merrill are Ethel Arnold T t-r I rr f ana nan layior. Air. layior is a ' pianist worth while, and Miss Ar nold's selections are most adaptable for her splendid singing voice. List of Dry Goods to Be Sold at Army Sale Is Received in Omaha Col G. S. Bingham, in charge of the Omaha zone surplus supply of fice, yesterday received a complete list of the dry goods stocks which will be on sale when the army store opens in the basement of the Audi torium on September 25. The list includes enormous quanti ties of wearing apparel and n al most complete stock of hardware. Blankets, boots, underclothing, leg gins, hats, overalls. stockings, towels, gloves and shirts are among the list of clothing. The list which is classified as hardware includes, brooms, brushes, ash and garbage cans, flashlights, griddles, kettles, knives, lariats, picks, pencils, gar , den tools, spoons, stocks and dies, shovel and saddles. V i- rrrt lict hae tf n rereivrt at .the Omaha zone supply office as yet. Nut one is expected soon. Colonel .-. Bingham stated that he would tele- graph Washington for the price list ; if it did not arrive this morning. He ! will also make further inquiry con- ! 'cerning the food which is to be shipped iar the Omaha store. respective positions for me to do so. Her look and dry manner ot the day before had irritated me, vaguely worried me. But I had no notion that she would dare go so far as she had in the atrocious speech she had just made. I heard quickly drawn breaths of astonishment from the other teach ers, which had the effect of one, so simultaneous in time were they. Alice Holcombe sprang to her feet, her eyes flashing in anger. I knew that she would verbally flay Miss Wines if she began to talk to her, aiul I resolved to fight my own bat tle. ' Divided Camps. "You must have keen eyesight, Miss Wines," I said in honeyed ac cents, "to be able to see through the closed door of the office. I remem ber hearing the outer door slam, and went to the window to see who had entered or left, and saw you and Miss Pratt going down the walk. I am afraid my forlorn look is wholly in your own imagination, and in order to satisfy your curiosity I will tell you now that I did not see Mr. Stockbridge yesterday after noon. He didn't return to the school, and when it was nearly 6 o'clock I went home. So you see, I have no especial information con cerning Mrs. Stockbridge's sanity, from her husband, "May I add that I consider the insinuation you have made a most insolent and insulting one, which couia emanate oniy irom tne pe culiar type of mind which you ap pear to possess. If you repeat it you will, of course, be prepared to take the consequences." I heard a little involuntary mur mur of applause from the other I TlASttltfTGom FILMLAND PHOTO PIAY OFFERINGS FOR. TODAYS ANKEE DOODLE IN BER LIN" has created a record in the Brandeis theater. Omaha, having played to more peo ple in one day than any other at traction that has even been present ed there, it having beaten "The Heart of Humanity," "Civilization," "Mickey" and, almost impossible to believe but true, "The Birth of a Nation." The show is very well put on, clean and entertaining, and the Mack Sennett bathing beauties are everything that is claimed. They certainly are "peaches" and they ao justice to the west, where the la dies are famous for their beauty. "Moon Gladys Brockwell, in "Broken Commandments." The story is around two convicts, who escape and get into a house, where there is a girl. TJie one convict in sults the girl, while the other shows the respect that is due. The one who offends the girl is driven out by the other- The man left tells of his love for her, and goes over to get the parson, but he is arrested again and is taken back to prison. He asks them to take him back so that he can marry the girl and so give her his name, and then prom ises to go out of her life, but he is taken away and she never knows what became of him. She marries, and when the convict's time is up he is seen in the house, and her husband and lover throw dice for her. The husband wins, but finds out that the dice were loaded, and the ex-convict disappears, leaving them in their quiet, happy home. Sun "The Westerners," a story by Stewart Edward White that has been a wonderful success in novel form, has been carefully written for the picture and the continuity is very good. The early settlers of the golden west is shown, also the troubles with the Indians. Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry gives a good performance, and his fight with the half breed is of the most stirring kind, and gets applause, which is very rare that people can get so enthused at a fight on the screen. Mildred Manning is quite a pathetic figure, when she is at- teachers of course, with the ex ception of prim Miss Pratt, who is Miss Wines' roommate, shadow and echo. The sound gladdened me out of all proportion to the sympathy expressed. For it showed me that I, a newcomer among them, had won a place in their friendship which made them champion me against the woman who had been in the school so many years. Miss Wines' face was black with anger, but she evidently was cowed by my words and manner. She flung out of the office with the caustic expression: "I don't waste my time talking to trash! Come on, Hester." Miss Pratt obediently followed her with a half-frightened look at me. As the door closed behind them, Bess Dean clapped me on the shoulder with an hysterical little laugh. "Gee!" she exclaimed. "Give me these quiet people when they once get started I Believe me. I'll not tackle you you looked about seven feet tall just now." (Continued tomorrow.) A t Neighborhood Houses APOIXO Jth and Leavenworth LOUIS BENNISON In "SANDY BURK OF THE U BAR U." LOTHROP Jth and Lothrop CON STANCE TALMAVH1E in "HAPPI NESS A LA MODE." Arbuckle comedy nd Chester Outlnc HAMILTON 40th end Hamilton GLADYS LESLIE in "FORTUNE CHILD." COMFORT 24th and Vinton SHIR LEY MASON tn "UNWRITTEN CODE." The Great Gamble, chap ter t. DIAMOND 24 th and Lake JACK LIVINGSTONE in "WHO IS TO BLAME?" Also Tiger's Trail. GRAND 16th and Binney W. 8. HART In "MONET CORAL." Also Sennett comedy. tacked by an Indian, while she is alone with her child. Rialto "Wolves of the Night," with William Farnum, is one of the strongest dramas that he has done. His scenes in the mines of Chili, are well played and with so much of realism, that folks almost for get that they are looking at a pic ture. You see him after the ex plosion buried alive, his searchlight gives out and he is wandering un derground, until he finds an old air shaft and we see him getting out into God's pure air again, but his mind had gone. Muse "The ThirteentTi Chair is the very best mystery drama and is so thrilling and uncanny, that it holds you wondering who on earth has committed the crime. Even the young lover, played by Creighton Hale, is bewildered, and the entire audience is at a loss, and anxious ly wait to see the end of the pic ture. Along with the picture Madam Rhada, a medium, is at each performance. Strand "The Perfect Lover" with Eugene O'Brien, is far above many pictures that have made names and so well directed by Ralph Ince that never for a moment can you lose interest. O'Brien has support in this picture that cannot be sur passed. With such actresses as Mary Roland, Marguerite Courtot, Lucille Stewart, also E. J. Rad cliffe who was one of Charles Froh man's' leading men, it is easy to be lieve that this picture is beautifully played. O'Brien is one of Selznick's new stars and he is certainly worthy of this position, and we are sure to see him one of the most popular leading men on the silver sheet within a short time. ! I Empress If any one has any doubt about the ability of Theda Bara to enact strongly sympathetic roles the non-vamnire sort he owes it to himself to go to the Empress theatre and see her as Cigarette in "Under Two Flags." Those who were fortunate enough to see Rlanche Bates in the same role when Otiida's novel was pre sented on the speaking stage, will agree that Miss Bara profits from comparison. You will find the Dyckman, Min neapolis, convenient to the shops, theaters and points of interest. Rea sonable rates. The Elizabethan Room and the Coffee Shop of the Dvckman are ideal places to dine. -Adv. SEE THE SOOTH SIDE CHIROPRACTOR! Scientific Drugless Methods of Removing the Cause of Disease. DR. W. H. KNOLLENBERG 4718 South 24th St. Lady Attendant. Phone South 179. HMEYER Where do drugs come from? Everywhere. Distance has no meaning in the universal search of the Meyer Brothers Drug Company for quality materials. Nature's contributions from the ends of the earth meet within the four walls of this the world's largest drug house. Fifteen thousand druggists ex tend Meyer service to the four corners of the map Quality Certified by Test. Meyer Brothers Drug Co. St. Louis An Opportune Sale Tuesday of Children's Union Suits A fine opportunity to buy boys' and girls' un ion suits in cotton or part wool. These consist of odd lots and discontinued numbers, mostly large sizes. In the lot are heavy fleece lined cotton, med ium weight cotton and part wool at Vz and less than the regular price, 98c. Main Floor. Burgess-Mash Company everybody store" 1 - "Pr Yeur Talapaona BUI at Burgass-Nasa Information Onk." UEtGESS" hash WW. Sae BurgtM- Nash A Paga Sayan everybody store ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY An Enormous Clearaway of B-L-O-U-S-E-S At Prices That Represent Great Savings THOUSANDS of women have been waiting for this announcement, for it means that they have choice of hundreds of exquisite blouses at about V2 the ir former prices. Not only the less expensive blouses are included in this great sale, but the higher priced models as well. Thee are great assortments of these dainty affairs to select from and selection will be easy, for they have been ARRANGED IN FOUR GROUPS At $1.00 Dainty blouses of splen did quality organdie, voile and batiste. Many styles, all prettily trimmed. At $2.85 Broken lots of voile, ba tiste, dotted Swiss and or gandie blouses. Excellent values at this extremely low price. Burf et-Nath Co, At $3.95 Hand-made batiste blouses, also organdie, voile and Georgette blouses. Pretty styles, beautifully trimmed. , Second Floor. At $5.95 Hand-made batiste blouses in white and white with combination of col ors. The famous "Co quette" make. Tuesday in the Downstairs Store Ribbons 2V2c All-silk wash ribbons in 10 yard bolts. Specially priced at 2c a yard. Hose 4 for $1.00 300 dozen men's winter hose at less than manufacturer's price. All colors, sizes 10 to llli, at, 4 for $1.00. Handkerchiefs 7c Special offering of men's and women's handkerchiefs. Spe cial at 7c each. Ribbons A Day of Wonderful Values WOMEN'S NEjWFALL SKIRTS $10.00 EXTRA SPECIAL! Union Suits 39c Women's fine cotton union suits, low neck and sleeveless, either cuff or lace knee. Very specially priced at 39c. Knit V ests, 1 2c A large assortment of styles to select from at this extremely low price. Wonderful values for Tuesday, 12c. Cotton Hose, 17c Women should lay in supplies for future, as well as present use at this price, for it is much below the regular, at 17c. Burgasa-Naah Co. Downstairs. LIKE ILLUSTRATIONS Beautiful new Fall serge . skirts, variously trimmed with buttons, pockets, belts, etc. Made of splen did quality material in a variety of styles to please the most discriminating tastes. Bur(ess-Nssh Co. Downstairs. 23c Ribbons beautiful for hair bows, 5 and 6 inches wide, per yard, 23c. Shirts $1.19 Work shirts of blue cham bray, only $1.19. Burfess-Nash Co. Downstairs. DRESS GOODS REMNANTS GREATLY UNDERPRICED At an opportune time when one-piece dresses are needed by women and children, comes this great clearance of short lengths from 1 to 5 yards. Splendid quality in plain, plaids, Greatly reduced in price for Tuesday. stripes, checks, etc. lurrass-Naah Co- Downstairs Stora. Novelty Trimmings 3c to 10c Newest novelty trim mings and braid reduced to clear away at less than cost. Per yard, from 3c to 10c. Burrass-Naah Co. Downstairs. A SALE OF SHOES AT Exceptionally Low Prices Women's Fall Boots at $1.67 All black kid, military heels Brown calf, cloth uppers, mili tary heels. Gun metal or black kid, cloth up pers, Spanish heels. Black kid, champagne uppers, Spanish heels. Infants' Shoes, $1.6i Infants' first step shoes in many colors and color combina tions, sizes 2 to 5. Very spe cial, $1.69. Boys' Shoes, $2M Boys' calf shoes, English last, absolutely all solid. Sizes 1 to 5'2 Tuesday at $2.95. Children's Shoes, $1.95 Children's novelty shoes, in lace and button. Sizes 4 to 8 at about price. $1.95. Women's Slippers, $138 Odd lots of women's pumps, straps slippers and house shoes. Mostly small sizes. Choice, $1.98. Burfaas-Nash Co- Downstairs Stora. Boys' Suits the kind that $4.95 $6.95 300 boys' suits, ages 6 to 16. v A real bargain. School has started, so if "ypu haven't bought a new suit, it is now time to look over our stock and select one for this Fall term. Every suit guaranteed. Ovecoats 100 boys' overcoats, ages 3 to 10. Specially priced for Tuesday. If you buy an over coat now you will save money, and besides, you will have it when you need it. Mackinaws, $6J95 to $935 300 boys' mackinaws, sizes 8 to 18. Priced for Tuesday at $6.95 to $9.95. You will need one in a few weeks now, as the cold, damp days are coming fast. Burfess-Naih Co. Downstairs Stora MEN'S CLOTHING A large assortment of less expensive clothing for men is always to be found in our Downstairs Store. Conveniently located near the stairway. You will find here quality mer chandise at a savings which cannot be duplicated anywhere in the city.