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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 18. 1920.
Story Counts
THE moving picture people are"
out for a good story ahead of
everything else. Here is proof
of it Recently a book, "The Blue
Moon," by David Anderson, was
brought out by the Bobbs-Merrill
company. Such possibilities were
seen in this book by an entirely new
author. The American Film company
immediately bought rights to it and
will set about producing the story
as soon as the weather permits of
an out-of-door setting.- The author
of "The Blue Moon" is an Indiana
man who knows the country he
wrote about with his eyes shut The
plot of the story is laid irMhe flat
woods of Indiana along the historic
old Wabash river and, perhaps be
cause the author knows the setting
so thoroughly, he has been able to
produce a story full of atmosphere
and flavor. It was this atmosphere
and flavor, along with a plot of
quick action, which appealed to the
American Film people. The story
runs rife with adventure and ro-j
mance and the finding of The Blue (
Moon, a gbrgeoui pearl, forms the
hai nf the eleverlv developed plot.
Th fact that the Amesican Film
company did not hesitate about
purchasing the movie rights to tire
bookon account of the newness of
its author is a proof that the mov
ing picture people want a story.
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The Picture
That Opens
Your Eyes!
directed by Sirohcim himself
A love story as appealing as the most beautiful romance in
your memory a human drama whose people are real
flesh and blood struggling for happiness, each in his
own way rising, falling, stumbling upward.
A soul revelation whose emotions rite as high
as the peaks towering out of that abyss
toward which Fate implacably drives one
of the two men, One of the three
greatest pictures of the year!
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Staged amid enthralling Alpine scen
ery, gigantic, migRty, towering
silent witnesses to the tremendous
drama of two men and a ne
glected wife the most grip
ping, tense photoplay im- '
aginable. '
A drama that holds your
heart a helpless prisoner un
til the last tremendous ( mo
ment when comes the glori
ous surprise that sends you
away in a glow of happiness
Truly-the picture
you'll never forget!
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A Jessie Cgarrzscafe
Glose-Ups and Cut-Outs
By Weir : '. C
YOU must admit with the movie
editor that some exceptionally
fine pictures were on the screen
at the different houses in Omaha
last week.
H. B. Warner, star of "Haunting
Shadows," which was made by Jesse
D. Hampton for Robertson-Cole, is
suported' by Marguerite Livingston
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Sunday
BESSIE
BAORISGALE
la
"Tangled Threads"
The young wife tried to pull
the well-known jealousy act and
her foot slipped the first time.
There is smashing climax to
this picture and a thrill that will
pull you out of your seat.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Number 9 1
"The Black Secret"
EPS
APOLLO THEATER
Jan. 19 and 20
"Back tb God's
Country"
.Featuring the Brilliant (ano
Daring Swimming Star
NELL SHIPMAN
816 Varieties of Wild Animals
C0MFQRT2?Ld
CORR1NE GRIFFITH
"The Tower of Jewels"
Alto Two-RmI Western and Mutt ,
and Jeff Comedy.
HAMILTON ZlZl
MAY ALLISON
in
"Her Inspiration"
and a capable'tast. The picture is
based on Meredith, Nicholson's "The
House of a Thousand Candles.
-The movie "bookers" say that last
weeks shows at our several movie
houses were only the forerunner of
many other splendid attractions.
Seeing a good movie is a splendid
diversion and the cost will never
spell bankruptcy.
Are you following The Bee's
movie pages regularly?
Work on "The Forbidden Wom
an," Gara Kimball Young's next
Equity picture, is finished and cast,
sceneario, scenic . equipment and
technical staffs are being assembled
for work, on March Ellis Ryan's
"The Soul of Rafael," which is to
be the third Young release through
Equity. Conway Tearle will sup
port Miss Yousg in this, as he did in
"The Forbidden Woman."
Myron Selznick announces he
has bought, from Willard Mack, he
screen rights to Mr. Macks well
known storv. "Prince o' Pines." It
has not been decided who will star
in the story,, but it is understood
that Robert Brunett will direct it.
Mr. Brunett has just completed the
pictures for the Herbert Kaufman
Weekly.
'Corinne Griffith has completed her
latest Vitagraph feature, "Deadline
at Eleven," a newspaper story. Miss
Griffith s next picture has. not yet
been selected.
Alice Joyce has practically com
pleted "The Sporting Duchess," her
next Vitagraph special production.
The racing scenes, an important fea
ture of the famous Drury Lane
melodrama, are just being completed
at New Orleans this week. The
picture has been more than three
months in the making. Miss Joyce
will rest for a couple of weeks be
fore beginning a new feature.
' Thomas Meighan, whose work as,
the leading man in "The liracle
Man" and in Cecil de Mille's "Male
and Female," has made him one of
the -most popular actors before the
camera today, will be starred in a
series of pictures for Paramount
Artcraft of which the' first will be
"The Prince Chap." Meighan'a rise
to fame eclipses anything even in
the fast moving, picture business.
Bills of the Week
Son "Blind Hutbande." an unuiuallv
daring photo-drama without the objec
tion that generally attaches Itself to a
courageoua theme, opens today lor a full
weeK s ruu at the sun theater. It Is the
story of a neglected wife who almost over
stepped the border of discretion to satisfy
her heart longing for affection., In addi
tion to a s'maehingly good story, unsur
passed scenery, brilliant dramatic situa
tions and praiseworthy photographic -effects
contribute to the value of the pro
duction. ' , . -
Moon Those who love to see 'William
Farnum in western character rolee will
have another opportunity at ' the Moon
theater beginning Sunday, when .he .will
be shown in his latest Fox photo-drama,
"The Last of the Duanes," a plcturlzatlon
of the popular novel by Zane Orey. Buck
Duane becomes a hunted man after- he
kills a cowboy who had repeatedly threat.
eried his life. Ke "lone, wolfs it." keeping
away from civilisation and , mixing . with,
Danus oi utsperauun uuiu mmuiii
with the girl whom he rescues.- He gains
a pardon through her and by. running
down a band of outlaws. The picture is
frausht with stirrln incident ana paipi
taxing drama, according to report. '"The
Last of the Euanes" will be the offering
at the Moon theater up to and including
Thursday evening. , , . 4
Rialto Walter Browne's famous moral
ity play. "Everywoman," has been filmed
upon a most elaborate scale and Is the
offering at the Rlalto theater all . this
week as a raramount-Artcrait picture.
Virtually an all-star cast was assembled
for the soectacle. Including Violet Hemlng,
Theodore Roberts, Wanda Hawley, Monte
Blue. Raymond Hatton and Tully Mar-
shall. Bee announcement On Rialto section
of today's Bee.
ART AND WORK
MADGE'S HOBBY
Muse Mary Jane Irving and Ben Alex
ander, thnss child wonders bf the screen,
furnish a deliahtful bit of comedy In
"Tangled Threads," Bessie Barrtscale's
latest production, which is on the screen
at the Muoe Sunday only. Mary Jane
tries to vamo little Ben. but Ben, manlike,
is bored by the baby siren, and plainly
shows It This, scene gives little Ben's
mother an Idea. Her husband has bees.
neelectlne her for a pseudo Bohemian en
rhantress and she comes to the conclusion
that the more attention a wife pays to
ner nusoana, ine ie hw incvt,c. n.'a
Therefore she' resolves to make him Jealoufl
by pretending to be much interested in a
bacneior inena 01 mo laniu?.
Strand Comedies may come and com-xi-lien
matf ao. hut "The Garage" will go on
for some time, according to advance press
renorts. "The Garage" is one of the two
big offerings at the Strand Sunday and
the first three days of jthe week. The
story is of Fatty, the helper In a garage,
which, by the way. Is also the town Jail
and fire house. Fatty loves .Molly, the
pretty daughter of the owner, but Is forced
to go through many trials before he finally
wins the girl for his own. As In all the
Arbuckle comedies, a welt selected cast,
led by Moly Malone and Buster Keaton,
supports the star. Manager Watts pro
vides a double hill of laughs at the
Strand, as he has booked and will show In
conjunction with "The Garage" Jack Pick
ford In his latest farce comedy. In
Wrong," a picture that will send you home
in the best of humor and with a feeling
that you have had the best time of your
life. .
MADGE KENNEDY is inclined
to disagree with Oscar Wilde'a t
epigram about art imitating
life.' That is. because the picture v .
which she is now" making at the
Goldwyn studio is not at all like
the experiences she has had, al
though it has to do with an actress.
The story is "Two Cents Worth of
Humaneness," the first of Octavus
Kov Cohen's to be filmed, and in it
J Miss Kennedy plays the part of a
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struggles before she is able to earn '
her living on the stage. Whereat
Miss Kennedy herself began by
playing leads 1 She was studying
art and had no thought of goingr on
the stage. She appeared in a little
play given at iasconnset one' sum
mer and in the audience were a num
ber of the , prominent actors who
have such an interesting colony out
on Nantucket. Among them was the
late Harry , Woodruff and he was
so much impressed by Miss Ken
nedy's talent, combined with her
youth and beauty, that he offered
her the leading part in a new play
he was appearing in. She took it
and although of course she has had.
to work conscientiously ' she has
never had any hajdships'or strug
gles .whatsoever until now she is
having them in a picture' play.
, While Rex Beach made his repu
tation as a writer ' of tremendous
dramas of love and hate in the far
north, he is also- a master of com
edy. "Going Some," hit next pic
ture of Goldwyn is a sure-fire laugh
maker with funny characters in
funny situations. As in all good
comedies, the people in "Going
Some" are in deadly earnest. Culleu
Landis is trying hard to live up to
the. refutation of J. Wallingford
Speed as a champion runner. His
trainer, Williard Louis expects to
get killed if Speed loses the race on
which the ranchmen have bet every
last cent Both Willard Louis and
Walter Hiers have fat parts in this
picture, and both Rex Beach and
Director Harry Deaumont. gave
them every chance to register big
laughs. ' . .
One of Alice Joyce's feature fic-
tures has just reached the unique
distinction of weathering literally
the worst weather North' Dakota
cn produce. The picture is "The
Lion and the Mouse." The weather,
was 20 degrees below tero.
E. H. Ellsworth of the Auditor
ium theater at Kildeer, N. D., made
the following comment in his letter
to' Vitagraph, reporting the incident:
"Can't help but tell you ttiat 'The
Lion and the Mouse' is some picture.
Even though we were hit hard with
20 degrees below weather, our pa
trons appreciated and raved over
Alice Joyce. Pictures of this kinrl
will certainly keep your reputation1
at 100 per cent to the good."
The technical correctneti of the .
battleship and submarine scenes,
both exterior and interior, in the
Thomas H. Ince special production
"Behind the Door " featuring Ho- -bart
Bosworth, was assured when
Director Irvin Willat enlisted the
services in an advisory capacity of
Lieut. John Cook of the H-8 at Ihe
submarine base at San Pedro, Cal.,
to guide him through the nautical
sets. Mr. Cook approved all tKe in
terior boat sett before they were
photographed, and wat with Mr.'
Willat on the battleships and on the
submarine during the making of the
exteriors to see that every move
ment was in strict accordance with
naval discipline.
Famous exploits of William Flynn,
former ctyef of the United States
secret service, and now special in
vestigator in the Department of Jus-
tice, who is responsible for rounding
up the "reds" recently deported to
soviet Russia, are to be shown on
the screen. They will be released
in eight two-reel stories.
DIAMOND 24iik,Bd
MONROE SALISBURY
"His Divorwd Wife"
And Comedy.
LOTHROPtr
ENID BENNETT
in
"THE LAW OF MAN"
And Polly Moran In "Sheriff Nell's
Tussle." Sennett Comedy and
Path News.
Empress The progress of banditry from
the time when Indians held up the west-
olri nnnv exDress In I860 -down' to present
days never was so well shown as in "The
Lincoln Highwaymen,- me new yruii.n.
Vox feature taken from the great stage"
success by Paul Dickey In which William
Russell will b seen as star starting to
...... At irmnrpRa theater. Lois Lee
4nakes a very attractive heroine, around
whom much of the action revolves. Start
ing Thursday the photoplay attraction will
be "The Right to Lie," starring Dolores
Gasslnelll. Carlotta wsa the victim of
Ilea, It was a lie that placed her In a
false and awkward ' position In John
Drake's home ss1 his ward. It was a 4te
that made her a social outcast. Several
years later It was a lie that made hy
husband doubt her purity and her Inno
cence. And then, when he murdered the
conscienceless scoundrel. It was Carlotta's
He a He that besmirched her purity and
virtue that won for her husband a ver
dict of "Not Guilty." . .
Hamilton Sunday, May Allison In "Her
Inspiration." Monday, Alma Rubbena tn
Talse Ambition." and Merle Welcamp
in " FJIrtlng with Death." Tuesday, Bes
sie Love in "A Fighting Colleen." Wednee
day. Frank Keenan In "Gates of Brass;"
also Mutt andJerf comedy. Thursday,
Albert Ray and Ellmore Fair In "The
Lost Princess." Friday, Monroe Salisbury
In "The Blinding Trail." and Lyon and
Moran comedy. Saturday, Mabel Normand
In "81s Hopkins." and . 1 Harold Lloyd
comsdy. V
Apollo Eugene O'Brien in "Sealed
Heart." A powerful- play In , which a
beautiful young girl storms the hearts of
two strong men father and son and
proves the domlnent power of youth; also
"When Love Is Blind" a Mack Sennett
comedy. Monday and Tuesday, "B4k to
God's Countryi" featuring the brilliant and
daring swimming star, Nell Shipman: also
comedies. - Wednesday, Gladys Leslie In
"The Midnight Bride." a delightful and
amusing picture: also special' comedy.
Thursday and Friday, -Utllie Burke, the
popular stage and, screen star In ."The
Ml.i-Iadlns: AVIdo:" news and comedy:
Saturday. Vivian Martin In "The Third '
Kiss." one of her latest and best pictures,
and "Smashing Barrtsra."
Comfort Corrlnne Griffith 11 "The
Tower of Jewels;" also two-reel western
and Mutt and Jeff comedy. Monday, Par
rail Foes la "Her American Husband."
Tuesday. Edith Greeley la "Ms and Cap-,
tain Kid" and Pearl White In 'The Black '
Secret." chapter 7. Wednesday and Thurs
day. Marguerite Fisher In "Trlale from
Broadway" and Harold . Lloyd comedy.
Friday, Prlscllla Dean In "SJlk-Llned Bur
glar" and Ruth Roland In that ever-Interesting
and popular serial entitled, "Ad
ventures of Ruth." See It from the first
chapter through to the end.. Saturday,
Mtchei! Lewis in "Faith of the 8trong"j
and Big V comedy. ,
Diamond Sunday, Monroe Salisbury In
"Hfs Divorced Wife," and comedy. Mon
day. Corlnne Griffith In "Unknown Quan
tity," and Tom Mix in a short western.
Tuesday. Harry Webstever In "Hlrh
Tide;" also "Smashing Barriers," chapter
17. Wednesday, "Eyes of th world."
with an all-star east. It's too big a pic- '
ture to miss. Thursday. Elmo Lincoln
"Carven of the Eighth." and eomedv. -
Friday, James Corbett In "Midnight Man.''
and another extra good program. Sat
urday, Ruth Roland In "Adventurers of
Ruth," Marie Walcamp In "Tempest
Cody" and comedy. ,
LothroD Enid Bennett In "The Law of
Men," Polly Morrn In "Sheriff Nell's
Tussle," Sennett comedy and Paths News.
Monday. Charles Ray In "BUI Henry," also
good comedy. Tuesday, Bryant Wash
burn" In 'Putting It Over." and erood
comedy. Wednesday and Thursday.
"When Bear Cat Went Dry" with an all-
star cast: also god comedy. Friday and
Saturday. Constance Talmadce la "The
igiriuous vamp, itoiana coraeay ana
I mutt ana jeir comeay.
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