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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1920)
4 D THE OMAHA SUNDAY: BEE:. JANUARY 18, 1920. , i i "EVERYWOMAN" PRESENTED BY ALL-STAR CAST m Onetof the Year's Successes When First Staged by Henry W. Savage n New York. ' "Everywoman,' Walter Browne's modern morality play, which has been made into a motion picture by the Famous Players-Lasky corpora tion, stands as one of the landmarks in theatrical history. Not only did the play mark the introduction of i new form into modern drama it is modeled on the morality play of the middle ages but it opened the way . for a long line of dramatic specta cles, each presented with a special musical setting, which have Jince been found in each season's list of entertainments. It was neither play nor opera, but a blend of both, and it continued to attract tremendous audiences for several years after its original production. ' . "Everywoman" was first produced by Henry W. Savage at the Herald Square theater, New York, February 27, 1911. The fact - that Walter Browne, the author, died two days before, somewhat saddened the play ers, but the first performance was received with favor and the play was "at once established as one of the year's successes. The elaborate scenes, the special musical score by George Whitfield Chadwick and the splendid stage direction of George Marion all came in for a share of praise. Real All-Star Cast. The cast which originally present ed the play was probably the near est to an all-star cast that has ever been assembled. Laura Nelson Hall appeared as Everywoman and H. Cooper Cliffe was the Nobodv. Sarah Cowcll LeMoyne was Truth: Frederick de Belleville, Wealth, and Tohn L. Shine played Stuff, Stella Hammerst, daughter of Oscar Ham merstein, played Vice. Three young girls, all of whom today are fea tured players, appeared as Youth, Modesty and Conscience. Theyfwere Patricia Collinge, later to- star in "Pollyanna" and "Tillie;" Juliette Bay, the baby vamp of Frederick and Fanny Locke Hatton's "Up stairs and Down," and Wilda Bon nett, singing the leading role in Fritz Kreisler's new operetta-, "Ap ple Blossoms," in which she is fea tured with John Charles Thomas, is , one of the bright spots of the cur rent theatrical, season. Lavishness Displayed. The cast for the Famous Players Lasky photoplay version of ."Every woman is equally brilliant, having been recruited from the ranks of the leading motion picture players now available. Violet Hemihg, fa jmous for her-beauty as well as her talent, who last season played the leading feminine part in "Three Faces East," appears in the title role. Wanda H'awjey is Beauty, Theodore j Roberts, Wealth; Bebe Daniels, ' Vice'; Irving Cummings, Passion; Tully Marshall, Puff, and, Xharles Ogle, Time. ' ' ' ' In making the photoplay version Violet Heming as "Everywoman" If 1 eeu gicat.r laviahuvs ha uv:n dis played in the sets than in putting on the stage version. It is interesting to note that Wilfred Buckland, now art director for the Lasky studio, was technical supervisor for: the original production as made by Col onel Savage. His knowledge Of the play has been of utmost, value in making the film version. Just as the stage production of "Etery wcman" marked an epoch, in the atrical production so does the Screen version mark a high point in the making of motion pictures. ''. .-. Beautiful Gowns in 'Everywoman' Delight Women Who See Play Every woman love beautiful gowns and in "Everywoman" imul titude of fashionable modistes' most modern creations are shown. In' the ii'leuiug '.;JIC ji tliu Ultiurc. be-'(-..., ' .... lore it oomes a purely syrnooiicai story of lite itself, a bazaar is shown that is declared to be a veritable fashion show. .The gowns are ex quisite and of varying charatter. Evening costumes :of the finest of materials are features of the gaming room, palace of wealth and other ornate scenes. Remarkable scenic effects have been secured in the picture. One of the' most spectacular is the banquet hall of wealth, the part played by Theodore Roberts. It is built in the shape of a dollar mark. One circle of the "S" contains a swimming pool, while the other is occupied by a dance floor. On these two stages beautiful girls in the most remark able costumes of ultra-modern mode disport. For the big theater scenes in which Everywoman makes her debut, a thorus of extremely pretty, girls in flnique costumes was em ployed The stage was literally cov ered with, real flowers, which gives an idea of the extravagant scale upon which the spectacle was filmed. 'EVERYWOMAN IS MODELED AFTER EARLIEST DRAMA Tale of Adventure, of Emo tional Struggle and of Love Triumphant. The screen production of Walter Browne's successful play, "Every woman," marks the arrival in mo tion pictures of one of the earliest forms of drama. Modeled after the morality plays of the middle ages it tells a modern story with an ap peal which is universal and timely in every age, the story of the pil grimage of Everywoman in quest of Love. Drama, as we know Jt today, is. an outgrowth and development of secular celebrations held in the courtyards of churches and cathe drals on feast davs. At first inci dents in Biblical history were pre sented in a manner to seize upon popular attention. Later the stories of miracles were acted in an attempt to set forth a part of the teaching necessary to man's salvation. To complete this teaching, which was almost entirely theological of the ethical side of religion dealing with matters of conduct, and it was this ethical teaching that the morality plays endeavored to bring to men's minus. ' Conflict f,or Human Soul. By means of such personifications as "The World, "Flesh." "Mankind," "Mercy," 'Justice,'- "Death" and "The Seven Deadly Sins," the mor ality plays represented, irf 3 graphic way which would appeal to the people, the conflict between sin and righteousness for the possession of the human soul. The early morali ties were broad in theme but, little by little, their character changed and farcical matter introduced to lighten the solemn tone. In these later plays the character of Vice played a part. He was usually rep resented as a court fool whose func tion it was to worry and trick his master, the Devil. Vice survived in the fool fn Shakespear's plays, though it is hard to recognize him in the philosophical touchstone in "As You Like It.'- Lesson Which Amuses. In the motion picture "Every woman" Mr. Browne tells a tale of adventure, of emotional struggle and of love triumphant, with all of the entertaining qualities of an every. day romance or a story of business intrigue, yet through it all there runs an allegory which carries a forceful r lesson while it amuses. His char acters, cailed by . such names as Truth, Passion' and Youth, are all everyday type's. Passion, for ex ample, is an actor; Bluff and Stuff are theatrical managers; Puff is a press agent; Wealth is a dissipated millionaire,, and Truth is the kindly mother of a young physician whom Everywoman finally discovers is Love, having first believed him to be Sympathy, Compassion, Respect and other attributes of Love. Vice, Mr. Browne retains, .not as the court fool, but as the woman of the streets, who eventually disappears with the Devil. The tremendous success of the stage version of "Everywoman" demonstrates the soundness of the playwright's judgment in adapting the' age-old form of play to modern uses. The simple sincerity of the Vice Flirts With Wealth r memmtv-r ss:.- -nfciuwuaiMwrja.WJWiiM itit -mmmrn 1 1 m J ii i mmm - , a ' " JMSg ' 1 ' ' w" '"' " - ,' " , . ... .. ... . , - . . . mjr and Jerome Storm, the director, fa mous wherever pictures are shown Storm has been directing Ray pic tures since "The Girl Dodger," and he and the young star have seven! ideas in common in picture-making, the most dominant being that of realism in the depiction of small town types and episodes. In this picture Charlie is seen aa a laborer in an iron foundry, only an insignificant cog in a big in dustrial machine, until one day he saves the life of his employer, who, out of gratitude, promotes him to a position of responsibility. But other things besides business success in terest the boy, notably a girl, and the feud that exists between her old grandfather and his employer, be tween whom he eventually effects a reconciliation. Gladys George is Ray's leading woman and Charles Hill Mailes, Williarn Conklin and Mollie McCon ncll re in the cast. A new electric table lamp has a shade that can be inverted for us1 as a cooking bowl and a stand that contains a toaster, and grill which can be placed inside the bowl. What Paramount Presents Today GEORGE H. Melford'a N special production, "Everywoman," which has already been accord ed an enthusiastic reception in pre release showings in several first run cities; Billie Burke in "Want edA Husband," and Charles Ray in "Red Hot Dollars," form the trio of releases on the Paramount-Art-craft schedule today. Walter Browne's modern morali ty play, "Everywoman," has been transferred to the screen under tjie direction of Mr. Melford in such a skillful manner as to elicit the high est praise ' from newspaper critics not onjy in New York, where it was shown at the Rivoli theater, but in Boston, Columbus, Chicago and other cities. . Will M. Ritchey wrote the sce nario of "Everywoman," and Mr. Melford was given unlimited time and money to build a handsome and spectacular screen performance. How well he succeeded, at least in the opinion of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, may be judged from the fact that he has since been elevated to a position on a par with the foremost directors in the industry, his future pictures to be known as George H. Melford Special Productions. Violet Heming plays the title role and is featured in the production along with Theodore Roberts and Wanda Hawley. The supporting cast includes Margaret Loomis, Mil- story stood out brilliantly from the fascinating setting of music and spectacle. In the motion picture version the appeal of the universally interesting theme, presented with very care for spectacular effect, yet with the camera's opportunity for intimate detail, strikes home with far greater force. From the make shift pageant of the twelfth century to the lavish screen production of the twentieth the morality play has moved in triumphant progress with ever-increasing power for entertain ment and instruction. dred Reardon, Edythe Chapman. Bebe Daniels, Monte Blue, Irving Cummings, James Neill, Raymond Hatton, Lucien Littlefield, Noah Beery, Jay Dwiggins, Tully Mar shall, Robert Brower, Charles Ogle. Fred Huntley and Clarence Geld art. "Wanted "A Husband." the Billie Burke picture, is based upon Samuel Hopkins Adam's story, "En ter D'Arcy," which, when published in serial form in Collier's Weekly, attracted much attention. Clara Beranger, who wrote the continuity for "Girls" and "Come Out of the Kitchen," for Marguerite Clark and "Sadie Love" for Miss Burke, pre pared the scenario, .nd Lawrence Windom directed. The story is of ' c light comedy type In which V.. Burke excels. The titles in the early scenes say that D'Arcy was a slovenly, unat tractive wall paper designer living in the Greenwich village quarter of Xew York. Because of her alleged lack of personal lure, she is taunted by her -two girl roommates, who have lately taken unto themselves male admirers. To get even with them D'Arcy invents an admirer of her own and starts a course of train ing with a burly ex-pugilist that makes her blossom like the rose into a radiant beauty. So, out of the mess which her deceptions lead her into, she derives what she wanted a husband. Miss Burke's leading man is James L. Crane, who also appeared opposite her in "The Misleading Widow" and "Sadie Love." The re minder of the supporting cast in cludes Margaret Linden, Charles Lane, Edward Lester, Bradley Bar ker, Helen Greene, Gypsy O'Brien, Mrs. Priestly Morrison, Frank Gold smith and the redoubtable Kid Broad as the trainer. The latest Thomas H. 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