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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 1, 1920.
Will Rogers at
Borne in
Role to
Rugged Rancher
One of the best characterizations
Wll Rogers Jias ever done is that
cf Sam Gardner in the Goldwyn
picture, "The Strange Boarder,"
starring Mr. Rogers. "The Strange
Boarder" will be presented at the
Moon theater for five days, begin
ning today.
Portraying a man
of the open'
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ELECTION BOOTHS IN LOBBY.
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necessity Jo fell youv age.
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plains, robbed by bunco men of the
city, and then accused of a crime he
did not commit, Rogers has ample
opportunity for revelajion of the
fine humor and the delicate touches
of pathos so peculiarly his own.
"I like 4hit story," says Mr. Rog
ers. "There's a big chance for
character work, and nothing frothy
about it There's a lot of real No.
1 humor in it, and plenty of straight
drama with a genuine grip to it It's
the kind of a story that makes you
feel you're living life, not just acting
it"
The role of the big, bluff west-
Straits Tbda
Farnam
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erner, who, though the victim of
! confidence men, refuses to let their
duplicity sljake his faith and trust in
the inherent goodness of his fellow
men, is one for which (his rugged
iine-hearted screen star is peculiarly
fitted,
Jimmy Rogers, Will's own 4-year-old
boy, plays the part of Billy
Gardner, Sam's little son, and the
work of this tiny lad is not only a
charm in itself.but it lends addi
tional effectiveness to Rogers' char
acterization as well,
The cast throughout is admirably
adapted to the requirements of the
story.
Jazz Music Hath Charms.
May Allison is that way about jazz
music: she can take it or leave it
I She was enacting a dramatic mew
iment of "The Cheater," the photo-
i play adapted from Henry Arthur
. Jones' "Judah," at the Metro studios
when a blatant jazz band on a Daii
, room set nearby struck up. Those
! wectators gathered about expected
; io see an exhibition of temperament,
: to find Miss Allison tearing out
j handfuls of blonde hair and exclaim
ing:
"Oh, I simple can't emote with
that music playing!"
But no, and again no. The little
Metro star went through the part
jtist as if the tune had been "Massa's
in the col col' groun, " and when she
had done the action, Miss Allison
grabbed Director General Karger
and insisted upon his fox-trotting
with her.
May Allison is that way about jazz
music; she can take it or leave it
Griffith on New Picture.
D. W. Griffith's latest picture,
"Way Down East," is to receive its
premiere in New York at the Forty
fourth Street theater on August 9,
hand rumor has it that it will be fol
lowed by a revivalpf "The Birth of
a Nation" and "Broken Blossoms."
Mr, Griffith paid $175,000 for the
screen rights to "Way Down East"
and it is needless to say. he has
spared" no expense nor effort in cre
ating a production -worthy of bear
ing nis name. In the course of its
production 230,000 feet were taken.
The cast is headed by Lilian Gish,
who is supported by such well
known players as Lowell, Sherman,
Burr Mcintosh, Creighton Hale,
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Will Paynes Great
Seluvclay Evening ?6st Stor
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Al l - Elmer
' St. John S Hoxie
F. ' - ?i Tli famous Dixl tenor,
f in 100 pur. d .inging ' ft
IL di.till.d fun comedy, J t On tl, Sliore. of . J
Thm - R Tripoli" and , ;l J
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Moonshiners" Tipperary Orer H" .
George Neville, Vivian Ogden, Mu
riel Sutch, Mary Hay, Porter Strong
and others. ' ,'
Wit in Picture Making.
Jack Pickford 'is fortunate in hav
ing a director who is at once an ex
pert with the megaphone and a
keen wit Al Green is partial to the
epigrammatic form. His - latest:
"After dinner speakers are like cork
screws, thqy wind around consider
ably before getting to the point.
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Always Had Good Luck.
Just as Selznick pictures are
known throughout .the land as the
standard of excellence, so are the
razor-back .hogs of Tennessee look
ed upon by the mountaineers as' the
royalty of that section.
Recently William Faversham, the
Selznick star, and his company had
to invade the rural routes of Ten
nessee in search of locations for a
new picture. They found what they
wanted in the backwoods territory
near Fayetteville and secured lodg
ings with the mountaineer and his
brood. The only thing that grated
on the nerves of jthe actors was that
the hogs lived in the house as much
as the family.
Talking to the farmer-moonshiner-backwoodsman,
Mr. Faver
sham said:
"Don't you find it rather unheal
thy to keep the pigs in the house?"
"Naw," drawJed the hog fancier,
"I htm keepin' hawgs in the shack
for nigh onto 14 years, and hain't
lost a one yit."
Patrons May Lunch.
A "lobby luncheonet," where theater-patrons
may sip coffee and eat
cookies free of charge Is the inno
vation arranged at the Moen theater
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bonsmers of the lable bupply com
panx. Pretty girls will serve refresh
ments irom the lobby luncheonet
which promises to be extremely
popular. A special luncheon booth
lias been built in the lobby of the
theater arrd it will be possible to
serve several' dozen patrons at one
time. - The luncheonet will operate
from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. every day
this week. '
MacLean in New Role.
"The Jailbird," the newest of the
Douglas MacLean productions, has
arrived with a "bang," according to
advice received from the Thomas
H. Ince studios in Culver City, Cal.
Presenting the comedian in the
most versatile, laughable role of his
starring career, and sporting a story
that defies solution until the very
last foot of film, the forthcoming
Thomas H. Ince production tc be
released through Paramount-Art-
craft exchanges, is heralded by
1 nomas ti. Ince and other critics
as the best, most spirited Douglas
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Programs for' thNe Week
Rialto,,Married Life"; "The
i Greatest Sinner."
"Married Life" needs no an
nouncement that it, is a comedy.
It is funnier than "East Lynne
With Variations." What, with Ben
Turpin, Charles Conklin, Phyllis
Haver, Kalla Pasha, Charlie Mur
ray, Ford Sterling and Louise Fa
zenda In a five-part slap-stick, side
splitting farce could be expected to
cause more mirth?
And the bottom of "Married
Life" is Mack Sennett htmselfTSa
troducing an innovation in the field
of film comedies. "Married Life"
is the first "of a series of comedy
features to be produAd by xSen
nett. There is a plot in "Married
Life."
Ben, college hero and foot ball
player, is the star of a tense game.
Among the crowd witnessing the
game are Phyllis and Charlie, who
are engaged. Charlie is related to
the infamous Jack Dalton. He bets
against his own team and betrays
its1 signals to the opposition. Ben
is hurt in the- game and is relieved
by James Finlayson, who helps win
a last-minute victory. Charlie's
villainy is exposed and Phyllis de
parts on the arm ot Jimmy. Soon
they are married.
Married life is sweet for Phyllis
and Jimmy until Fhyllis writes
play. It is probably the worst ever
written. Ben exacts the role of the
hero in, the play. 'Snuff said for
comedy. Complications set in with
rip-roaring mirth.
In conjunction with "Married
Life" will be shown "The Greatest
sinner, starring James K. Hack
ett, Broadway stage celebrity.
-Heredity is the theme of the
story.
Robert Emerson, played by
nacKett wins the love of a boutb
em beauty, and takes hen to his
former environment Wall street
and. exclusive' society. The eirl be
comes transformed, unusued to the
speculative turmoil of the great
city. The hereditary traits that had
lain dorrnant during her, youthful
life of Simplicity awake into vig
orous action, with a result that
torms. the climax of the storv.
Both 'pictures continue all week
at the Kialto. '
Sun "The Cheaters." '
Cest of Charestem.
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ya"h" Dethtc....; May Allison
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"Peg" Meany. Llly' father
on, ::,"--::-:-.v Frank Currier
user auas lajaiar
Harry Van Meter
Eve Asgarby .....May Geracl
' In "The Cheater," a picturization
of Henry Arthur Jones' powerful
drama, "Judah," which electrified
American and British theater "audi
ences, May Allison has a role that
is fascinating in its grip on the
emotions. Lily Meany, later known
as Vashi Dethic, is a vulgarly
reared girl who professes to have
mc power to neat human ills by
mental concentration. After fast.
ing, she asserts, she can restore to
health those whom medical doctors
have Oronounced inrnrahl Sh io
brought to the home of a young
noDieman wnose little sister is a
hopeless cripple. Love dawns, and
Lilv is confronted with tli nmWrm
of whether or not she shall continue
to deceivenhe man who trusts her
implicitly. Her decision carries her
to the greatest spiritual heights. The
dramatic situation evolved by the
notable dramatist is compelling in
its force and the denouement is one
of the most unexnected and thrilttrxj
ever devised for the theater or the
screen. 1
As an added attraction, "Her Na
ture Dance," comedy in two parts,
will be presented.
Both pictures remain all week at
the Sun.
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Moon "The Strange Boarder;"
"Simple Souls."
Will Rogers in a new role in "The
Strange Boarder," will be the chief
attraction at the. Motin theater today
until Friday.' Blanche Sweet in
"Simple Souls" will be the feature
the last two days of this week.
In "The Strange Boarder," Will
Rogers plays the role of Sam Gard
ner, a rancher, who is doable
crossed by his friends, who persuad
ed him to enter Into-a deal the out
come of which proves disastrous for
him.
. Sam Gardner is a modest man, a
real American country type, who is
game through all his misfortunes,
and who, for the sake of other per
sons, makes sacrifices that reveal
the manhood underlying the frank,
rugged, honest surface. Sam is the
father of a little boy, for whom he
is willing to sacrifice even his life
and it is mainly for the child's sake
that he is inveigled into selling his
ranch and taking up 'a supposedly
good proposition which turns out
anything but profitable for him.
An exceptional- cast supports the
star, among them being Jimmy Rog
ers. 4-year-old son of Will; Irene
Rich, Doris Pawn and Lionel Barry
more. ,
"Simple Souls, playing the latter
two -days of this week at the Moon.
is a story in lighter vein, probably
cn the type of-' Mary Pickford's
plays. The action of the play takes
place in England.
Strand "Away Goes Prudence;"
-ine uuttertly; Man." .
Billie Burke in "Away Goes Pru
dence," is the attraction at the Strand
theater the first four days of this
week. Lew Codvjn "The Butterfly
Man, teatures the prosrram the lat
ter nan 01 tnis.'weeic.
Billy Burke makes her return to
moving pictures iff "Away Goes
Prudence." a fascinating, funny Par-
amount-Artcraft production, after a
brief interval spent on the stage in
"Caesar'sWife." ( She has the part
of Prudence Thorne, a young society
girl who spends all her leisure time
in her airplane and when it cones
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BESSIE BARRISCALE
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'TRICKS OF FATE"
' Patha New and Comedy
APOLLO TheCoole.1
f U L L V Theater in City
" todAy 1
"COMMON SENSE," with
VOLA VALE nJ
RALPH LEWIS
Abe a Special Samoa Comedy ,
Tom's Frown Denotes
Interest Somewher
Can anyone imagine debonair
Tom Moore in the role of an eccen
tric playwright? He acts realistical.
ly as a composer in "Heartsease" at '
the Orpheum theater this week.
to a choice between her lover, Hew
litt Harland, and the plane", she de
cides in favor of the latter.
She fakes a knidnaping in order to
get money from her father for a new
plane, but Hewlitt turns the tables
on her and arranges a kidnaping of"
his own. The crooks whose aid he
has enlisted make a real kidnaping
of it, and make Prudence walk the
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housebreaking, the crooks are cap
tured and Prudence manages to
escape to her parents' home. There,
when she is about to arrested, her
father discovers her identity and
Hewlitt makes a shame-faced con-
fession of his plot.
"The Butterfly Man," starring Lew
Cody, is from the pen of George
Barr McCutcheonl It is a drama of
ultra fashionable society. Love and
intrigue comprise the theme of the
play. s
Empress "Twins of Suffering
"Creek;" Dollar for Dollar."
William Russell, whose vigorous
portrayal of dramatic Idles in Fox
photoplays has won for him a rast v
irAfinrr imAllfr TMrttirtn tMrtltr na.
trons, is the star in "Twins of Suf
fering Greek" at the Empress the
ater beginning today and continuing
until -Thursday. ,
The story deals with life as It is
lived in a far western mining camp
beyond the pale of the law.
In a quarrel with a notorious char- -acter,
Jim Pemberton, Bill Lark, on N
the turn of a card, is given five days
to live. How he uses the time grant
ed and how he wins the love of the '
girl who has been his guiding star
is the principal theme of the play."
v.-hich is from the pen of Ridgwell
Cullum, the well-known author of
western stones. Ihe scenario is by
Julius G. Furthman.
The company supporting Mr. Rus
sell includes Louise Lovely as lead-,
ing woman.
Frank Keenan comes to tne im
press the latter half of this week in-
"Dollar for Dollar," a story or
finance and society, written by Ethel
Watts Mumford. 1
In it Kath een Kirkham as a beau
tiful blackmailer shares honors with -
Mr. Keenan. It will be remembered ,
that Mr. Keenan's earlier pictures,
"Smoldering Embers." "Brothers Di
vided" and "The False Code," were
also written by women.
Orpheum "Heartsease."
Cast of Characters:
Eric Temple Tom Moor
Margaret Neville Helena Cradwick
Captain O'Hara. ....Larry Steera
Lord Neville Alec B. Francis
Plr Geoffrey Pomfret. ..Sydney Alnaworth
Major Twombley Herbert Pryor
How a young Englishman plays
liis way into the heart of a beauti
ful young heiress, is the plot or the
new Goldwyn picture, "Heartsease,"
which will be shown at the Orpheum
this week, with the likable young
chap, Tom Moore, in the star role.
The musician is a poor fellow with
deliehtfur sister, lhey are ac
cepted by society and in this wayhe
opportunity is thrust upon him to
make good in the eyes of the young
woman he loves. ' ' ,
The storv abounds in bits of
humor and pathos. A snobbish ma
jor and an unscrupulous social para
site make life almost miserable tor
the aspiring composer, but, thanks to
a truthful gentleman and the admir
ing wife of an English lord, he over
comes the dimcuities ana marries 1
the girl.
Muse "The Cheater;" "High
Speed;" "The Prodigal Wife."
and "A Broadway Cowboy ."r
A variit nmo-ram nf features
make up. the entertainment at the
Muse theater this week.
Mav Allison, in "The Cheater " is
today's attraction.
The story of "High Speed," star-i-Ino
niaHvc Hntctte at the Muse to
morrow and Tuesday, is laid around
the famous automoDue races neio
..l.r .t nta Mnnlra C!a1 . anrl
KWnsheadBav. N. Y.. where the
actual racing scenes were "shot."
"The Prodigal Wife," with Lucy
Cotton and Mary Boland as stars, to
show Wednesday and Thursday, is a
modern drama ot a laitniess wite
who atoned in time to save her
daughter from the same fate.
William Desmond, in "A Broad
Way Cowboy," is the feature on Fri
day and Saturday at the Muse.
' x ' Grand.
Today Bessie .Barriscale, , tn
"Tricks of Fate." )
Tomorrow and TuesdayThe
Honor System;"-all-star cast
Wednesday "Adventures of
Young Buffalo."
Thursda yand Friday Ethel Gay
Clayton, in "ALady in Love."
Saturday William Farnum, in
"Wings of the Morning."
Apollo. ,
Today "Common Sense,? . with
Viola Dale and 'Ralph Lewis, and
Larry Semon in comedy.
Tomorrow and Tuesday Irene
Cattle in "The Invisible Be&4;"
news and comedy.
Wednesday Alice Tovre in "Tint-
lars and Woman," and comedy.
inursaay ana rnday-Mildred
Harris Chaolin in "The. Inforinr
Sex," news and comedy. .
- Saturday Crane Wilbur in "Devil
McCar&A and "The Silent A voces" "
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