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THE OMAHA SUNDAY' BEE : FEBRUARY 13, 1920.
Close Up and Cut Outs
By Weir-
JULIAN ELTINGE is. to return
to the motion picture screen in
"The Adventuress."
Juan de la Cruz, one of grand
opera's most famous baritones and
.recently a great screen favorite' will
play the role of El Capitan in "The
Soul of Rafael," Clara Kimball
Youngs next special production. N
Virginia Nightingale is playing the
feminine "heavy lead" in "The Silent
Avenger," .William Duncan's new
serial
Myron' Selznick has purchased a
new comedy entitled "Charlie's
Ward," an unpublished story by A.
Guisti, a San Francisco writer who
recently entered the screen story
held
Earfe Metcalfe Rod La Rocque
- and Sallie Crute .will have the lead
ing roles in support of Corinnc Grif
fith in her next Vitagraph feature,
"The Memento," based oh the story
of -the same name by the late O.
Henry.
"The Luck oMhe Irish," Allan
, Dwan's jecondpicturc to be released
through Realart Pictures corpora
tion, is booked for immediate release.
The title of the picture which
, Olive Thomas has just finished, for-
merly announced as "Glorious
Youth," has been changed to
"Youthful Folly."
William ourtleigh, ' ex-Shepherd
of the Lambs, and one of the most
conspicuous figures on tlic American
- stage, has been added to the cast of
"Children of Destiny," which is be
ing made by the Weber productions
at the Selznick west coast studios.
Motion Pictures Come
Under Provisions That
Govern Printed Matter
LUA HAWAIIAN QUARTET
who offer the musical prelude at the
Moon theater this week.
The name of Constance Binney's
second Realart picture has been
- changed from "Little Miss by the
Day" to "The Stolen Kiss." Miss
, Binney is now engaged in making
the exteriors of the picture in Chi
cago. "The on of Wallingtord," the
novel now in the. process of writing
, by Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph
x Chester, i, considered by the au
thors to be the most important work
of their busy career. It is a story
of the tremendous conflict in the
person of the son" of a crooked
father and an honest mother. It has
been in contemplation by the au
thor 'of "Get-Rich-Quick- Walling
iord" for more than 10 years. When
completed it will be produced by
Vitagraph.
; Movies have taken up the battle
against the high cost of homes. The
community motion picture bureau, a
, New' York nontheatrical service, or
ganization, will release in the near
tuture several reels dealing with the
housing problem. These pictnres are
a study of what various communi
ties and organizations both in Amer
ica and abroad have done to obtain
good living quarters for working
people. Some of the pictures outline
the success with which workers
were housed in the great shipyards
and steel works during the war.
when there was an unprecedented
congestion of wage-earners.'
Blanche- Davenport, whose lovely
white hair is the real thing, and who
got it through years of service on
the legitimate stage, is playing 1hc
part of the mother in Elaine Ham
merstein's new Selznick picture,
"The Woman Game." She is one
of the best known artists in the
country. She shows the technique of
the old school of acting, - which
means that she is rich in imagina
tion, dramatic expression and dig
nity. Bennett Musson has assumed the
duties of scenario editor for William
S. Hart. Mr. Musson i9 an old the
atrical man and is well known, as a
playwright, author and scenario
writer. Before joining the William
S. Hart forces he was connected in
a prominent capacity with several
motion picture companies in New
York. He is a close personal friend
of Mr. Hart.
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New York's public library has
recognized Ralph lnce, Selznick's
noted director, as the ideal portray
tr of Abraham Lincoln characters.
The library has just placed on its
walls a life-sized photograph of Mr.
Ince in one of his Lincoln poses.
Jt is th-i best type of a Lincoln por
trayal done by any actor, according
to the library trustees.
Fritzi Brunette, the clever young
actress who attracted by her work
in Hall Caine's "'The Woman Thou
Gavest Me," has' been signed by
Robert Brtintoft to play opposite J.
Warren Kerrigan for the remainder
of his present series, which will in
clude four five-reel productions.
OTION pictures are placed in
the same v class as printed
matter by the provisions of
the bill introduced by Congressman
Walsh of Massachusetts, which pro
hibits the transmission by mail or
otherwise d"f indecent films, and
which passed the house of repre
sentatives this week- by an unani
mous vote. The bill amends sec
tion 245 of the penal laws by adding
the words "motion picture tilms"to
the list of articles which were pro
hibited from carriage by common
carrier from one state to another,
or through the mail, and which in
cluded indecent pictures and litera
ture, t
This action supports the conten-
tion of the censorship committee
of the Natioat Association of the
Motion Picture Industry that, so
far as censorship 'of any other form
of regulation is concerned, motion
picture films should be classified
the same as newspapers, books or
printed pictures. Censorship of
printed matter is prohibited by the
constitution of every state, as well
as by the United States constitu
tion, and as motion pictures are just
another form of expression of
ideas, there 5s no doflbt that the
constitution makers would have in
cluded them with printed matter if
they had been invented at the time
the constitutions were written.
The law has always prohibited the
sending of indecent or obscene liter
ature through the mail, and any per
sons violating the law can be pun
ished. Every state prohibits tlie sale
of indecent or obscene pictures or
books, and persons violating the law
can be punished. The motion pic
ture men have always conteitded
that their product should be placed
under the same regulation, and that
there was no more necessity or rea
son for the, censoring of motion pic
ture films before publication than
there is for the censoring of news
papers, magazines or books before
publication. ;
This contention has been. endorsed
by the house of representatives in
passing the Walsh bill without a
dissenting vote. Several states hac
enacted laws which make it a crime
to show-indecent or obscene pic
tures, the same as they have enacted
laws to make it a. crime to sell in
decent or obscene newspapers or
books.
Movie Notes
fpHE following productions with
I tneir stars arc scheduled tor re
lease this month: "Sooner or
Later," starring Owen Moore; "His
Wife's Money." starring Eugene
O'Brien. "The Woman Game," star
ring Elaine Hammerstein, and "The
Land of Opportunity,"' . featuring
Ralph Ince as the star and5 upervis
iujt director. Each of these Selznick
stars has an individual following of
thousands. . . .
-f Sun and
roI of a LoP.
Adelaide Prince, for many years a
prominent member of the late Au
gustus Daly's famous stock com
pany, is making her first appearance
on the screen in support of Earle
Williams in Vitagraph's production
or "Captain Swift," the English
drama by C. Haddon Chambers.
"Glorious Youth," by John Lyrjch.
Selznick's scenario editor, is the
sixth starring vehicle for Olive
Thomas and the role of the lovable,
careless, light-hearted Nancy Sher
win is exactly suited for the mood of
the Irish beauty. The opening scenes
of the picture are made in Nw Or
leans, and the first reel concerns
almost entirely the lovely, fast-vaiw
ishing old fashioned southern life
made in the actual country whe-e
the story is laid.
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Playing the fascinating
xiuub ruumnce in ino Heart or India, Nnzi
movaf tarrlnr In "Stronger Than Death,"
a photo production to be shown simultane
ously at the Sun and Muse this week, is
sure to delight the large audiences of
movie fans that will go to these theaters
to bo entertained, and advance notices of
the production describe it as the most am
bitious yot done by this celebrated Rus-?-T4U!.tar;,
The B10ry ' adaptation by
ChaTtes Bryant of I. A. Wvlie's bril
liant novel of Anglo-Indian life. It Is
!i7iL0 J59 ret,,el wit" thr'llB and com
pelling dramatic climaxes that grow out
?i at',' aboriive mutiny and maKsacre of
tne tnglish planned by the fanatical Hin
du natives. Mr. Bryant plays Major Tris
tram Boucicault. the hermit doctor. Oth
ers In the superb cast are Charles W.
;,1;?,,?oh,Mariraret McWade, Herbert Prior,
Millie Davenport, ' Bhogifan Singh, Henry
Harmon and W. II. Orlamond.
i.?,a,"J-rPouverneur Morrli Is author of
Behind the Door." the story from which
was made Thoma H. luce's production
by that name. Marring Hobart Bosworth,
at tho Rialto today. Mr. Morris Is a
well-known writer of stories and books.
He commenced contributing: fiction to
magazines in 1837. and is author of such
popular stories as "We Three," "Tho
Seven Darlings," "When My Ship Comes
In," "Spread Eagle," "The Voice In nice,"
otc. Jane Novak-, who has appeared in
Wagon Tracks" and several other Wil
liam S. Hart pictures. Is Mr. Bosworth's
leading woman. Others In the plctura in
clude Otto Hoffman, Wallace Beery and
J. P. Lockney.
Moon Th6 famous Santa Fe trail, which
was blazed westward by the biood rf pio
neers, is seen In the new Tom Mix fea
ture, "The Feud," which .will be pre
sented at the Moon theater today an'l up
to and including Thursday. Some of the
oxeltimr incidents of this thrilling photo
play show Tom Mix as Jere Lynch at the
head of a caravan which Is proceeding
bm'i.k iuc caiiia i H Trail wnen ir la n
tacked by Indians. The stubborn defense
?l t Pioneera al a dar(ig dash through
the Indians to scenes on the screen
Among the famous pioneers whose names
are associated with the trail were Kit
Carson, Jlra Bridger, James P. Heck worth.
unci dick wooton. Jim Baker, T.uelen
B. Jfaxwoll. Old Bill Williams, Tom Tobin,
James Hobbs and Uncle John Smith.
Srrnml Constane Talma (I e rliJ
romps her way through ' Two Weeks "
. photo production to be shown at the
Strand this week, claims It is the easiest
'"' " i norm xor gins to Do charmers
and bring all men. or the particular one
ynu want, to your feet and keep him
there. Lillums Blair, (Constance Tal
niardge) Is a Broadway chorus girl living
with two girl friends who consistently
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not like him, she tolerates him fueling
that his support may enable her to land
tas a star. After I'lonbarry agrees not to
spetfls of love until l.illums becomes a
star, she accepts his backing and finally
the great da.n comes. She signs her star
ring contract and a celebration is held.
The majority of the men are happily
drunk and before they realise what has
happened Liliums has slipped away from
tlic car anil has found refugo in a quiet
and deserted house. Some unusual things
happen at the house during the two weeks
and when Clonbarry arrives to take 1. ilium,
buck to the show, he finds a wonderful
state of affairs.
Empress "The Shark." a great photo
play of tho sea, featuring Kenrga Walsh,
will open an engagement at the Empress
Theatre today. The storytells how a hu
man "beast of the sea" Is tamed by his
love for a helpless girl. Mary Hall is seen
In the role of the heroine, a charmlnc
young glii, the daughter of a wealthy oil
niaKiiaio, vno meets wun many unex
pected trials in her search for adventure.
Thomas K. Fallon is the author of the
story. The oast inHu.lcs Ro'.iert BrofWick,
William G. Nally, .lames Mack and Henry )
Pemberton. The feature attraction for i
the last three days of the week will bo j
"The Web of fWeit." featuring Dolores I
Casslnelli. It Is a forceful drama, that
turns tho light on a crass Reotion of a
woman's heart. Kdwin t'arcwe Is both
producer and director of "The Web of De
ceit," the action of which takes place on
a charming little New England" farm and
in New York City and fashionable Ijong
Island. The principals in support of Miss
Cassineill are Mitchell Harris, Hugh Cam
eron, Franklyn Hanna and Lotty Ford.
Tom Mjk
Harry Corf In "Outcasts of Poker Flats."
Saturday, Madge Konnedy in "Leave It
to Susan," and a Harold Lloyd comedy.
Wrong," a comedy drama of snrall town
life; Harry Pollard comedy and Palho
liens. Continuous sh" s 'i to 10:30 p. m.
Monday and Tuesday, Horoi.hv Gish in
"Turning the Tnbl-.s"; Brigg's comrdv and
T'urnniotiiu magazine. Wednesday, Mabel
Xormanu In "'1 he 1V.," niiil IVml Wiilte
in "The Black Secret," Chapter . Thurs
day and Friday, Dorothy Dalton In "1
Apache," and a special Mack Sennet
comedy, "Salome vs. Shenandoah." Sat
urday, Tom Moore in "The City of
Comrades." also comedy.
Hamilton Sunday, Bert T.yteH in "Rasy
to .Make .Money." and Mabel Normand
in "My Valet." a good comedy. Monday,
Alma Rubens in "The 'hot Flower.''
and Marie -"Walcamp in "Tempest Cody
Gets Her Man." Tuesday, Karle Williams
In "When a Man Loves." Wednesday,
June Caprice nnd Creighton Hale In
"A Damsti in Distress," and a Mutt and
Jeff comedy. Thursday, Msdaline Tra
verse In "That Loves Dares." Friday,
Diamond Monday, Harry Morey In
"The Gamblers"; Tom -Mix in ft short.
western feature and comedy. Tuesday,
Claire Anderson In "Crown Jewels," and
comedy. Wednesday, June Caprice in
"When My Ship Comes In"; l'aihi news
and comedy. Thursday, Dorothy Fhi'.llps
in "Destiny": also corned v. Fiiday.
James J. Corbett In 'Midnight Man,"
Chapter 14; . Al Jennings in a western
feature anil comedy; also colored reel.
Saturday, Mitchell Lewis in "Life's Great
est Problem," and Ruth Roland in "Ad
ventures of Ruth," Chapter 7.
Grand Sunday, Jack Pickford In "In
GOOD story is told in regard
to the filmincr of "The (ireul
Air 'Robbery, a supcnihola
production featuring Omcr L. Lpck
lenr, who performed many thrillinfi
fttints at the Nebraska State fair last
year.
During the filming bf this produc
tion iNwns necessary for Milton S
Moore, camera man, to gain occa
sionally stationary positions while it:
the a'r in order to insure better pho
tography. When the merits of the picture
were bein? discussed -ecently among
incmbers of the Concord club, there
were several who denied that such a
foal of remaining stationary in the
ail could be executed. The conver
sion was waxing warm when a lo
cal aviator stepped forward and said
that he had made a flight only re
cently over the city, and having con-
sidcrable time on his hands, he man
aged to gain a position directly over
the steepie of .St. Mary Magdelene .
church at Nineteenth and Dodge
streets, and remained in a fixed po
sition for 46 minutes, in a stiff
50-mile wind, not varying more than
10 tVet in any direction.
The truth of the aviator's state
ment was verified when Co mini s
rjoner Dean Ringer remarked that
on a certain day recently he had re
ceived several telephone calls in re
gard to an airplane that was above
the church of St. Mary Magdelene.
One exciled resident in that district
informed Dean Ringer that an avia
tor, who had been in the air divectly
ever his house for several minutes,
must have run out of gas for lie
could not come down.
Realizing the great possibilities
of China, Prizma has made itslat
est release under the title of "The
Coolie," which the - Republic will
distribute.
China has very aptlv been called
"The Sleeping Giant of the East."
With an unbroken history exte ndinfi
back to ancient Athens, N'inevali
and Tyre, it' is the only one of the
ancient countries to retain its iden
tity today. Fettered by supersti
tion, bound by foolish, but to them
sacred customs, it has only recently -succeeded
in partially rousing from
a slumber centuries long. The popu
lation of China today is over 400,
000,000 and of this number more
than 100.000.000 are coolies. This
lowly type performs all the laborious
tasks of a country where horses,
motors and labor-saving devices are
almost unknown. Their pay is only
4 cents a day and, due to their rack
ing toil, their lives are comparative
ly short.
"I he Coolie is a most interesting
Husband Bathes But Once
A Year: She Asks Divorce 7 SS
Denver. Colo.. Feb. 14. Mrs. Ada n-nrt- -ilnntr ! ntcr front- or. in
Knight, 55 years old. can't stand it. streets clattering with Oriental ac-
any longer, iter nusnanu, ueorge
K. Knight, 60 years old, has refused
to bathe more than once a year
during the 34 years of their married
life, she told judge C. J. Morley, in
district court, when she asked for a
divorce.
The Knights have six children.
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Tom Mix's Greatest Picture
Out of the welter of hate sprang the purest love! The son of the
feud faceduwful odds, death and disgrace for the
daughter of the hated enemy.
MOON MUSICAL PRELUDE;
Lua's Famous
Hawaiian Quartette
. 'These noted artists offer beau
tiful Hawaiian melodies played
on ukuleles, steel guitars and na
tive Hawaiian instruments. You'll
keenly enjoy their wonderful
music. It will take your imagina
tion to the sunny south seas!
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Moon News
Moon Topics
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MOON MUSICAL PRELUDE:
Lua's Famous
Hawaiian Quartette
You've often heard these great
artists play Hawaiian jazz tunes
on your Edison or your Victrola.
Here, is your opportunity now to
hear them in person. Their ap-
pearance is the greatest musical
novelty of the year!
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Appearing at 1:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:00-and 9:30 P. M
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Those hilarious Hallroom Boys in a comedy
that will set the whole town laughing
"ALMOST HEROES"
Overture :
"Poet and
Peasant"
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tivity. it shows many ot tlieir
strange methods and customs, as
well as the foreign sections of the
great Oriental cities, such as Hong
Kong.
While Charles B. Cochran issues
statement after statement concern
ing plans to stage the Jack Dernp-sey-Georgcs
Carpentier scrap, the
champion works on serenely out in
the sunshine of Los Angeles, mak
ing a movie, for the J'athe company
that will show less Willard's con-
querer to the film fans as the super
six hert) of a 15-chapter serial called
"Daredevil Jack."
Between times, when not busy
mauling the gang of villains, or be-,
ing the little Romeo on the job to
the. blond heroine. Jack has been
"paling" around with the kings and
queens cis the movies and reports
have it that he is having a "swell"
time. At first" Jack felt that tin
world was all wrong. Jle felt as
much at ease as a Mexican at The
Hague when the director piloted
him into a big barn of ahuilding
with a glass roof and then issued
some orders about make-up that was
all Greek to Jack. But Jack picked
up his ears when he heard the di
rector say "it's going to be a lonp
shot, so make his eyes pretty black."
and he felt more groggy than Fred
Fultpn after the big plasterer had
been in the ring with Dempsey 15
seconds, when a little brunette
walked up to him and started to
smear his eyebrows and eyelashes
with a black grease pencil.
But all that has been forgotten
now by Dempsey and they say he
walks up in front of the camera and
pulls' a Douglas Fairbanks smile
without thinking twice about it.
And he even appears to feet lone
some when his face is not prettied
up with grease paint. "He has also
learned to be a little more gentle
with the supers, so now it ii not so
hard getting villains for his picture.
Through all the film heroism
Dempsey is reported to be keeping
in mind the fact that he is the cham
pion. He is working hard, gets up
early and reports to the studio and
is back hitting the hay every night
when the curfew rings at 10 o'clock.
When "The Forbidden Woman,"
Clara Kimball Young's next pro
duction is seen on the screen, pat
rons of houses at which this fea
ture is shown, will have thejr first
glimpse of what is technically
termed "auadruolc" toning. That
is, four colors blended on one
scene. Many of the scenes in this
pfcture called for expert hand tint
ing and toning, ind the coloring
process at the Los Angeles labora
tories, while necessarily hard to se
cure, iiave been accomplished and
show to extreme advantage in- the
projection. Triple toning is not rare,
but quadruple coloring is one new
feature not yet practiced.
"The Slim Princess," one of the,
most lastingly popular of all come
dies with music, haibeen purchased
by Goldwyn Pictures corporation and
will receive a screen interpretation.
Negotiations for the picture rights ,(
were closed last week and soon
plans will be formulated for a pro
duction that in snbjcct matter and
treatment promises to be uriique in
photonlay annals. It is reported
doubtful "if any stage work of re
cent j-ears offers richer opportunities
for colorful, fanciful and humorous
photoplay than those afforded in
"Th Slim rrincess."
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