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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1921.
Program for
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The Week
Sun "Polly With a Past."
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roily Shannon... Tna Clair
Rax Van Zitf , . , . .Ralph (lnm
Uri. Van Zil Matin Wamwniht
Clay Cullum Harry Henham
Harry Rkhardsoit OIKlrni Wanb
Jljrtu iJavia ..Loutacita Valentine
Ina Claire, the Bclasco stage star,
4 will be seen in pictures this week at
the hun theater in 'Tolly With a
I Past," adapted by June Mathis from
Ithc theatrical success by George
liddleton a,nd Uuy Bolton.
It was this play which brought
iliss Claire, for nearly a year now
engaged in enacting the principal
role in "The Gold Diggers," at the
Lyceum theater, New York, to star
dom. '
The story has to do with a young !
girl, come from the country to study j
for the operatic stage but forced by j
circumstances finally to be a house- i
maid. There the fricitds of Rex .
Van Zile, in an effort to interest that '.
impressionable young man from an
other woman they detest, prevai
upoti Polly Shannon to assume a past
of an interestingly brilliant hue. And
there properly or perhaps improper
ly the story really begins.
In support of Miss Claire are
Ralph Graves, as Rex; Marie Wain
wright, Harry Benham, Clifton
Webb, Louiszita Valentine and Myra
Brooks.
Rialto "Bob Hampton of Placer."
Principal Character.
Boh Hampton..., i ..Tamos Klrkwood
Ilck : Wesley Barry
Th Kid Marjorle Daw
Lieutenant Brant Pat O'Atallny
Kd Slavln Noah Brry
Silent Murphy Frank I.eitn
General C'uator, ........ .Dwight Crittenden
. With General Custer's famous last
ttand against the Sioux in the battle
of the Little Big Horn as the dra
matic and spectacular climax, "Bob
Hampton of Placer, said to be the
treatest production yet made by
Marshall Neilan, will be the piece
le resistance on the screen at the
Wialto theater this week.
Tames Kirkwood. has the title role.
Featured players are Wesley Barry,
, Marjorie Daw and Pat U Alalley.
Others prominent in the cast are
Noah Beery, Frank Leigh, Dwight
Crittenden, Tom Gallery, -Priscilla
Bonner, Charles West. Bert Sprottc.
Carrie Clark Ward, Vic Potel and
Bud Post.
; Marion Fairfax wrote the scenario
for "Bob Hampton of Placer," which
is taken from the Randall Parrish
i story of the same name.
It is a story of love, intrigue and
adventure, with one of the most
thrilling and picturesque pages of
American frontier history as a background.
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Downtown Programs
Strand Clara Kimball Young in
''Straight From Paris."
Moon Today until Wednesday,
"The Barbarian;" latter half of week,
"The Thief."
Sun Ina Claire in 'Tolly With a
Past." ' 1
Rialto "Eol Hampton of Placer."
Empress Today until Thursday,
"Just Out of College;" latter half of
week, "Worlds Apart."
Muse Today, "Polly With a
Past;" tomorrow and Tuesday, "The
Isle of Conquest;" Wednesday and
Thursday, "The Inside of the Cup;"
Friday and Saturday, "The Testing
Block."
Suburban Programs
GRAND.
Today Alice Joyce in "Cousin
Kate." . ' '
Tomorrow" and Tuesday Kathe
rine MacDonald in "Trust Your
Wife."
Wednesday Breezy Eason in "The
Big Adventure."
Thursday and Friday "Black
Beauty."
Saturday Earle Williams .in "The
Purple Cipher."
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Blackfeet Indian
Chiefs to Gather
In Omaha Today
Strand "Straight, from Paris."
, Caal of Character,,.
I.uett Orenler Clara Kimball Vounc
Henri Trorel ..Thomas Jefforaori
Robert Van Austen Btram Grassby
Ada Van Auaten Clarissa Selwynne
John Van Auaten. William Carleton
I'oria Charming Betty Francisco
llrj. Btevenaoa ...Girard Alexander
The supreme test of true love is the
subject of Clara Kimball Young's
latest photoplay "Straight From
Paris," chief cinema attraction at the
Strand theatt' this week.
As the plain, unartificial Lucette
Grenier, French milliner,, the role
taken by Miss Young, we are intro
duced to a succession of throbbing
circumstances that son lead to the
crisis of the story. In her unadorned
beauty, Lucette cannot help attract
ing the attentions of aristocratic
members of society. In the web of
a romance which she cannot con
trol, the shop-girl hides her identity
for fear of the scorn that hervwealf y
admirers would shower upon her,
once they learned that Lucette was
not in their own set, but an ordinary
working-girl. The inevitable discov
ery is made, and here "Straight from
Pans reaches its climax.
Moon "The Barbarian"
Thief."
The trend of modern civilization in
which sham and hypocrisy have no
place with innate honesty and
straightforwardness, is reflected in
"The Barbarian," chief cinema attrac
tion at the Moon theater . the first
three days of .this week.
The theme centers around trie
Straive, played by Monroe Salisbury.
"The Barbarian" is a story of the
north woods, a romantic drama.
Jane Novak plays opposite Salisbury.
Pearl White takes the screen at ..ie
Moon .theater on Wednesday in "The
Thief."
"The Thief" is a story of a woman
who marries a man who cannot give
the fine clothes worn by other women
in his social circle, and their sneers
and the snubs of the men cause her
to steal money for gowns. Her won
derful clothes " bring a change it
once. Women patronize her. Men
try to make love to her. And one
man even takes the blame for sev
eral thefts to shield her.
Empress "Just Out of College" and
"World's Apart."
Jac,k Pickford is starred in "Just
Out of College." chief cinema at
traction at the Empress theater the
first four days of this week. . . j
The picture tells how two young
men given the task of making a for
tune in 20 days, put across a whirl
wind advertising campaign on a new
brand of pickles, and made their
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irademark a household word inside
of a week.
Eugene O'Brien takes the screen
the latter half . of this week in
"Worlds Apart."
The story deals with the utter dis
illusionment of a young man who is
only saved from becoming a fitter
cynic through the chance meeting
with another who has suffered more
than he. They join forces and the
union leads to the untangling of a
mystery and ultimately great happi
ness. , .
Muse "Polly With A Past' "The
Isle of Conquest, "The Inside of
the Cup," and "The Testing
Block."
Ina - Claire is starred in Polly
With A Past" that plavs today at
the Muse theater. The picture is
a light, captivating comedy
Norma Talmadge takes the screen
of the Muse theater tomorrow and
Tuesday in "The Isle of Conquest,"
a romance on a tropical isle.
Winston Churchill's much
heralded story, "The Inside of the
Cup,", is the cinema attraction at
the Muse next , Wednesday and
Thursday. The strength of. the
theme of the story is practical
Christianity.
A tale of the wild Sierras, "The
Testing . Block," offers William S.
Hart, noted screen star, one of the
best attractions of his career. Tbe
picture shows next Friday and Sat
urday at the Muse theater. The
story is woven about the song,
"Darling Nelly .Gray."
When Chief Two Guns White
Calf, who is the model of the head
of noted buffalo nickel, arrives in
Omaha today with seven of his In
dian braves from ulacier. National
parlf, the first residents of America
will find the former aParadise of their
brothers, the Wjnnebagoes and Paw
nees, DUilt up into a metropolitan
citv.
The Indians will remain in Omaha
throughout this week in connection
with the exploitation on "Bob"
Hampton of Placer," an historical
motion picture at the Rialto theater.
The following braves make up the
party: Chief Two Guns White Calf,
Chief Shortface, Chief Bird Rattler.
Chief Bull Calf. Chief Yellow Horse.
i Chief Long lime Sleep and Mrs,
Medicine Weezii.
These Indians appear in prominent
parts of the picture that features
"Custer's Last Stand" at the Battle
of the Litle Big Horn.
Chadwick With Tom Moore
Again Helen Chadwick is to be
leading woman to Tom Moore. She
played opposite him in "Made in
Heaven," his last made picture, and
now has been chosen for a like part
in '.Beating the uame, by Charles
Kenyon, which went into production
at the Goldwyn studios last week
upon the return of Mr. and Mrs.
Moore from their Honolulan lioney
moon. In "Heartsease," an earlier
Moore picture made about two years
ago. Miss Chadwick also played op
posite the star. That marked her
first appearance in Goldwyn pictures.
Parisian Gowns
To Feature Style '
Show At Strand
Trotty Omaha girls will be models
for the second annual style show to
be held this week at the Strand
theater.
Ah, ze nctitc Taris gowns with all
their ruffles, plaits and absence oi
superfluous cloth, will be prominent
in the display, according to Harry
Watts, manager of the theater.
Brandeis stores will supply the
gowns.
The models will number 20.
Display of the gowns will be held
twice every afternoon and evening,
Mr. ,Watts announced. The after
noon showings will be held at 3 and
at 4:45, while the evening displays
will be at 8:15 and at 9:45.
Thousands of dollars worth of
gorgeous gowns purchased in Paris
by the George Brandeis party during
their recent trip abroad will be displayed.
The array of negligees, tennis and
golf dress, riding habits, afternoon
frocks, mandarin coats, underwear,
wraps, evening and bridal gowns will
prove a real delight to all women,
while the styles will be presented in
a fashion and with an idea of offer
ing entertainment which is promised
to hold the men's attention through
out. The settings are replicas of two
scenes in the photoplay, the exterior
of a modiste shop and the interior.
The idea used is of an American
man touring France who has met in
Paris an American girl. They fall in
love. I
The man is to meet the girl at the
Modiste shop while she selects her
trosscau.
The cast will include Marcus Niel
sen, who will be remembered for his
splendid work in last . year's style
show, and will in this instance as
sume the role of an American lover;
Miss Creda Hoyt, who will be the
American girl; Miss Clara Carey,
who will take the part of the French
modiste, and Miss Ophelia Adair,
winner of a recent local beauty con
test. Selection of the costumes is in the
hands of Miss Flo Labochien.
40th and
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HAMILTON
Show at 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 8:00
Special Seven Reel latura
"m Lock of the Irish"
And Two Reel Comedy
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GRAND
ALICE JOYCE
"Cousin Kate"
Wallace Reid had a birthday party
recently ai his new Hollywood horn?
and blew out all the candles on the
cake with one breath. . He has just
had a big organ installed in - the
drawing room.
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. Are Extras Eating These Days?
Movie' Production on Slumps on West Coast; Un
' derstudies Playing, Near-Beer Lunch Stands;
Actors Selling Theirs Cars. -
Despite all of the optimistic re
ports emanating from the various
studios about Los Angeles, the film
business at the present moment is
in just about as great a slump as
it was early in January, when there
was a scare that the. bottom had
fallen out of the "game." True,
there was a brief time between
. when things seemed to take on an
aspect that seemed for the better,
but just at present the outlook is
very dark indeed.
. Robertson-Cole this week laid off
all of the force in the business cn'd
of the studio, following the layoff
of two weeks ago of all of the mem
bers of the working staff about the
place, according to a special report
from Los Angeles. Right now the
studio is as much a place of the dead
as Hollywood cemetery adjoining the
site at Santa Monica boulevard and
Gower street
r In addition there was -the layoff
of about 200 people at the Universal,
which brought about a saving ef
$10,000 a week on the pay roll there.
Nothing Stirring.
, In the other studios there is a
. dearth of activity too. At the Brun
ton lot there is but one company
working. At the Hollywood the
same state exists. 'At Fox there are
about three companies grinding and
at Goldwyn and Famous Players
the routine is going along slowly.
In the agencies the reports are
that there is "nothing stirring" .and
actors are offering themselves for
all sorts of salaries. At one studio
reguJar $6Ml a week , actor pre
StJS ) himself last week and stated!
Ae was willing to work for any-
gk and proved it By accepting
a day. : .'.
In trying to ascertain just how
general this condition was, the in
formation was given that "actors
must eat" and that there were any
number of actors who had been get
ting up to $50 a week who were glad
to grab off a job at $10 a day at
this time.
In the places where extra people
are furnished the scenes are really
pitful Here the regular extras are
being crowded out by real troupers
who are glad of the chance to get
a little money, and the former at
mosphere people have so little
chance of obtaining work that there
are great numbers of them in actual
want
ETen those who were formerly,
attached to the business end of
various, organizations that are
dosed 4Qwa ar out huntingcxtra
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jobs. On one lot where a comedy
was being screened late last week
two former executives accompanied
by their wives and families were
shot with the atmosphere folk in
the audience of a circus scene and
tickled to death to get a chance to
go to the cashier's window with
their "day checks" at the conclusion
of the shooting. .
No Relief in Sight
There seems to be little chance
of relief in sight at present. At
Robertson-Cole the general report
is that things will get under way
again in about three weeks. There
seems to. be little chance of this,
however, and those who have kept
in touch with matters at the studio
seem to think that it will be nearer
mat many montns Detore lull ac
tivity is resumed there.
At Universal City there does not
seem to be any curtailment of pro
duction, but the cutting of a couple
cf hundred assistants from the pay
roll seems to have put a general fear
in the hearts of others on the lot
and there is no bickering over sal
aries at present Whatever is ot
fered is gladly taken.
No Money in L. A.
I he answer is that therc is no
money in Los Angeles for pictures
at present. , One of the heads of
production of a company who lately
arrived here, his company.' having
announced that.it would devote all
its producing activity to the west
coast, frankly said that he did not
believe that they could get away
with it New York banks, he stated,
would sot advance any nfore capital
for ' production in this end of-the
country wanting the. producers , to
work on the east coast, using New
York and Florida. Therefore, un
less the Los Angeles banks come
to the force with financial assistance
there seems little chance .of. local
conditions ever again assuming the
active proportions sthat obtained
prior to late last year.
Actors' are talking of the east and
the chances there and trying all
sorts of means to flit to New York.
Some have gone so far as to regis
ter their names with local under
takers as willing to accompany dead
bodies back east, thus obtaining free
transportation. The law makes it
necessary for a passenger to accom
pany each coffin transportated. and
the undertakers, who otherwise
would have to pay transportation
east and return, as well as salary to
one of the'r pssistan's. are taking:
advaulage vf iliu actgr offers. I
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See "Polly With a Past" in screen form at the Sun theater x (r (D , YvP
this week, with the original star, and then see the same show !l oQy 'r r 11 1 1 i 1 I
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V . deis theater next week. ' K - ax tffi) J v- 1 r d Utile DclST
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AL ST. JOHN
In a Sunshine Comedy Full of Pep and Ginger
"THE SIMP"
ADDED FEATURES
CHARLES F. WILEY .
Late of the Chicago Recital Company1 Singing
"IRISH MOTHER OF MINE"
"I Found a Rose In the Devil's Garden
Appearing at the "SUN" Only
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