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For Big Russian
Film Business
Trains eauipped with motion pic
ture machines and films are being;
run through Siberia giving exhibi
tiom at each railroad station, accord'
inr to Tuliui Kohner, Ciecho-
Slovakian cinema authority and pub'
liiher of "Filmschau," one of the
well known international trade jour
nals, wh recently arrived in this
country. The soviet government is
strongly m favor ot the development
of motion pictures and is paying
great attention to the community tf-
fects of "movie" theaters, ne says.
The Lenine-Trotrky government
has encouraged the erection of pic
ture playhouses, which are operateo
hw commission of the soviet gov
ernment. There are today some 1.000
picture houses in Russia and more
are being added constantly, Mr.
Kohner declares. As an indication of
th interest of the soviet govern
nicnt. he was officially invited to go
to Moscow. He will shortly estaD
lish an exchange there to distribute
American and European films.
A very large opening awaits
American pictures in Russia as soon
as trade agreements are established
between that country and the United
States. Virtually no production is
going on In Russia, and however fast
production may be developed Rus
sia will have to depend upon the
American and other foreign points
for several years, Mr. Kohner be
lieves. At present American pictures
are being procured from Poland.
Italian pictures are being obtained
from Roumania and a number of
German films are being used.
In Germany production conditions
are chaotic, according to Mr. Kohner.
Vast numbers of inexperienced pro
ducers have entered the field, with
the result that the German market
i swamped with mediocre material.
Screen Plays
and Players
By RENNEBKCK
Mary Thurman, Harriet Ham
mond, Maude Wayne and Winifred
Greenwood are members of the Para
mount cast supporting Roscoe Ar
buckle in his current picture, "Should
a Man Marry?"
' Ethel Grandin is playing the prin
cipal feminine role in the Metro
production, "The Hunch." Five years
ago Miss Grandin was a popular
screen star. Matrimony caused her
retirement.
Betty Compson's second Para
mount picture will be "The Woman
in the Case," a screen version of
Clyde Fitch's well-known stage suc
cess of the same title. Penrhyn Stan
laws will direct.
Barbara Castleton has just made
her first appearance in a divorce
court. Her marital name ,is Zim
merman and she wants the ties that
bind her to George W. severed. Hub
by is a lawyer and a resident of Van
couver, B. C
' Jack Pickford is to make a screen
version of that popular stage play,
"The Tailor Made Man," which nan
for several seasons in New York and
on the road. He is now directing his
sister, Mary, in "Little Lord
Fauntleroy."
Eva Novak is now a Fox star. For
many months Eva has been appear
ing in Universal pictures, but she
will be at home in the Fox studio,
having, been a feature player in the
past, jane Novak is her sister.
The cleverest humorists among our
P. A.'s are losing a good bet. ihe
famous Edison questionnaire is ma
terial for some publicist to burlesque,
of course dragging in the name of
his company or star or something.
We knew they had to come, and
three of them .did, but , as far as
humor went they were fierce. The
first one that meets with our captious
approval will be published. If a good
one isn't forthcoming soon we will
be compelled to run one of our own,
to keep abreast of the times. Go to
it men (or perhaps women).
Screen queens that made their
name in film comedies are still try
ing to live down their bathing suit
reputation.
The British motion picture critics
never wax so familiar as to call their
screen actors, "Doug, Charlie, Wally
ir Fatty, but always refer to thejn as
Mr. Soandso.
Although Marie Prevost has fore
sworn the mermaid stuff on signing
as a Universal star, and not long ago
burned her bathing suits, Kellermans
and Venus photographs in a reforma
tion ceremony at Coney island, sne
has promised Harry Carey to make
one exception in the near future.
Carey is building a large open air
swimming pool . on his ranch at the
San Francisquito canyon. He ex
pects to have it ready in June and
will invite all the Universal stars
for the first splash. On this occa
sion Miss Prevost has promised to
don the old nautical costume once
more andmake the first dive in the
pool.
" Booth Tarkington has completed
the scenario on his story, "The
American," which he has written as
the initial starring vehicle for Miss
Gladys Gentry, the Louisville (Ky.)
society girl, who recently made her
screen debut with Bert Lytell in
"The Man Who?"
"The American ' will be the first
of a series of specially presented
photoplays in which Miss Gentry
J ba starred, designed especially
for churches and schools, but equally
desirable for the better class
theaters, by reason of the fact that
their subject will be neither educa
tional or religious in character, but
selected solely for their entertain
ment value.
Lee Moran will have the role of a
young prize fighter, Kid Robinson, in
his next comedy, "Robinson's Trous
seau." -The story is by H. C Wit
wer, whose humorous stories have
been featured in Collier's and the
Saturday Evening Post.
Another bathing beauty has for
saken slapstick comedy for feature
productions. Harriet Hammond,
whose beauty has adorned the Mack
Sennett comedies, will play an im-
Sortant role in the picture which
oscoe Arbuckles is now producing,
"Should a Man Marry?" This pro
duction will have two former Sen
nett girls, as Mary Thurman, for
merly with the comedy producer,
plan the Lead. , I
Kate Lester a Grand
Dame Early In Career
By CARMEN BALLEN.
"My dear, I was a grand dame
before I was out of my 20s," said
Kate Lester, and her vivid blue
eyes twinkled merrily under her
stately crown of snow-white hair,
as she rocked gently back and forth
in the cool shadows of her veranda.
"I was a grand dame but I shall
never be an old woman 1"
Kate Lester needs no explanation.
Movie fans have seen this white-
haired patrician in dozens of pic
tures. Aristocratic mothers, ladies
of noble birth, and grand dames
without number, she has portrayed
in the films. A bulging book of
press clippings tells that she was, in
her youth, a wonderfully handsome
woman, who was leading lady to
John Drew, Richard Mansfield, Wil
liam H. Crane and actors of that
class. Yet there she sat, with her
vital, blooming complexion, her
clear, keen eyes, and her vigorous
stately figure, that still has the
spring of youth in its movements,
and insisted that she had always
been a grand darnel
Popular Leading Lady.
"Yes. my dear, my reputation as
a grand dame was decided before
had a single white hair! she
turned the leaves of the press book
past old programs of "Nero, with
Mansfield: "The Duke of Killi-
crankie," with Drew; "Brown of
Harvard;" Mrs. Bumpstead Lee,
Judith;" Janice Meredith," and other
national and international favorites
of their time.
"Ah, here it is. Dear me, I
haven't looked at, these for years 1"
She patted the book fondly with her
delicately blue veined hand one of
the few indications, aside from her
white hair, that Kate Lester could
not still play Acte to Mansfield's
Nero!
"I was just out of dramatic school
then, playing with Alexander Sal
vini, in 'Partners.' He asked me if
I intended remaining on the stage,
and if so, warned me to beware of
the 'first old woman.' I remember
looking fearsomely at the leading
old woman, or 'first old woman' as
she is sometimes called, in our com
pany. Enters Movies.
"'Do you mean this one?' I
asked."
"'Any one I Beware of her. She
is a d cat!' he hissed confidem
MUSICAL
Musical America's Guide has lust
been published by the Musical
America company, 501 Fifth avenue.
New York. This is a comprehensive
book, including articles on New
York's musical managers and how
ik. finant,1 TiAw in entar tha con
cert field; how to make a New York
debut and what it costs; how to
make your city a musical center;
how to secure a musical education,
and a list of American and Canadian
cities, carefully arranged by states,
giving Information as to population,
railroads and hotels, and the names
of music clubs, music supervisors
and other Items of general musical
interest. ,
Miss Vera Pedersen entertained
the mothers and friends of her piano
nuniia t a mimical tea. Thursday.
June 1, at her home, 3211 Wright
street. The following pupils ffave
the program: Gertrude Olson, Fern
Tyson, FranTc Gross. Wayne Edgar,
Virginia Jonas, June Coburn. James
Nicklen, Helen Rapp, Betty Nielsen,
Ruth Stenner, David Nicklen. Eliza
beth Jonas and Frances Nicklen.
Th closing; musical program of
the year will be presented at the
United Presbyterian church, Twenty
foarth and Dodpe streets, Sunday
morning, June 26. Special organ
numbers will be presented. "Praise
Ye the Father," by Gounod, for male
chorus, special anthem by the full
choir and solos by Miss Moore, Mrs.
Heath. Mr. Rink.
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Mrs. J. Stanley . Hill, director of
music at the North Side Christian
church, announces the last musical
program of the season by this choir,
Sunday evening, June 26. at 8
o'clock. Included in the prosrram Is
a processional hymn, "For Thee, O
Dear .Country." by Noble: an eight
part chorus, "Judge Me, O God." by
Dudley Buck and the "Hallelujah
Choros" from the "Messiah." Miss
Nellie Church, soprano, will sing
"Holy Father, Thou Hast Taugnt
Me," a women's Quartette, consist
ing of Mrs. Wilbur Baughman. Miss
Emma Jayne Hilton, Miss Harriet
Cady and Mrs. Hershal Brown will
sing "Trust in the Liora, an ar
rangement of Handel's "Largo;"
Mrs. JoseDh Burger will play a violin
solo, and Mrs. Hill will sing "Fear
Not Ye, O Israel." by Buck, and will
also give a musical monologue, "Not
Understood," by special request. Miss
Jessie Cady Is organist. The public
Is cordially Invited.
The, Cleveland Institute of Music
has Issued its 1921-22 catalogue.
Ernest Block is music director, Ed
win Arthur Kraft, director organ
department, Nathan Fryer, Beryl
Ruhensteln and others are Included
in the faculty.
The following pupils from the
class of Connie Paulson were heard
in recital at her home Friday after
noon, June 24: Pauline Lehmann,
Helen Slleott, Grace Changstrom,
Elizabeth Llttgen, Margaret Wyman,
Ruth Riseman, Mary Gibson. Doro
thy Lord, Bernice Ferer, Dorothy
Davidson, Mary Alice Klrtley, Ruth
Swanberg, Alice Kiewlt. Juliet We
sin, Rebecca Segal, Rose Segal,
Alice Wlxson, Genen Noble, El
la nore Baxter, Vera Pedersen, Cathe
rine Morgan. Oiga Hiiiquist, Katne
line Etlgberg.
Miss Margaret Judge presents the
following pupils in a piano recital
Wednesday, June 29, at 8 p. m. at
Oakford Music house: Raymond
Young, Jack Pierce, Majorie Paul
sen, Bernice Graff, Hope Welburn,!
Mary McGovern, Margaret Foley,
Martina Branford, Frances Mc
Chesney, Helen McChesney, Lucille
Dunkin and Helen Dunkln.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Schneiders
will assist with vocal numbers.
Amy Woodruff will present the
following students in a dramatic re
cital Tuesday evening, June 28, at
the Oakford Music house, 1807 Far
nam street: Agnes Bexton, Rose
Kaplan, Blanche Blundell, , Helen
Kubat , Irene Mortensen, Eunice
Nelson, ' Frances Johnston,' Marie
Sherwood, Katherine Bullock, Luella
Berry, Dorothy Reuben, Zora Scran
ton. Doris Haverstock, pupil of Mme.
Baetens. will give t piano solo. A
duet will be played by Evelyn Simp
son and Elaine Trahonas, pupils of
Mae Wether!!..
The Interested public Is cordially
Invited to attend.
The Kountze Memorial Lutheran
church choir will give at the mu
sical ot the season, next Sunday evs-'
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Kate Lester.
tially into my ear, and right then
and there I decided I would never
be known as a 'first old woman,"
or a 'd cat,' either! I would be
a grand darnel"
After her long and fruitful speak
ing stage career, Miss Lester turned
to the movies, bringing with her the
gift of her unquestionable artistry,
and a valuable collection of jewelry,
laces, and 'other art objects gathered
during her European tours. So it
is that the distinctive personal ap
pointments of her costumes are
often from her private collection, as
for instance, the exquisite cameo
worn bv her when she played the
first lady of San Francisco society,
n "Don't Neelect Your Witer the
string of pearls which completed her
expensive gowns in "Dangerous
Curve Ahead," with Helene Chad-
wick, and the foreign-made watch
she frequently consulted in "The
Glorious Fool."
Long Experience.
Of all the white-haired women
who believe their age and their white
hair sufficient qualifications to play
"mother parts," and there are many
of them who thus asoire Miss Jes
ter is probably the only actress of
long standing and gentle birth of
eenuine ability, experience and popu
laritv. sufficient to merit the title by
which she is known to filmland
"the grand dame of the screen.
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ning at 8 o'clock, "The Forty-sixth
Psalm." by Dudley Buck. First
nrpsentatlon of this cantata in Om
aha. John Heleren. director of
music; Albert Sand, organist.
As a fitting climax to a successful
year's work, the large chorus choir
of the First Methodist church win
render the great oratorio, "The Mes
siah," on Sunday evening, June 25,
7:45 p. m. Mrs. W. Dale Clark Is
soprano soloist, Miss Margaret
Spaulding is contralto, Mr. Lawr
ence Dodds tenor, and E. S. Travis
and J. E. Carnal bass soloists.
This choir, under the able direc
tion of J. Edward Carnal, has done
an unusual amount of oratorio work
during the past year, having ren
dered on various occasions, "The
Story of the Cross." by Buck; "The
Stabat Mater," . "The Seven Last
Words," "The Creation," "The Com
ing of the King," besides numerous
selections from other oratorio works.
These sacred concerts have all been
given without charge and have been
very largely attended by musio lov
ers of Omaha.
The First Methodist church Is lo
cated at Twentieth and Davenport.
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Lincoln, Neb.
This institution is the only one
in the central west with separate
buildings situated in their own
grounds, yet entirely distinct, and
rendering it possible to classify
cases. The one building being fit
ted for and devoted to the treat
ment of noncontagious and nonmen
tal diseases, no others being admit
ted; the other Rest Cottage being
designed for and devoted to the
exclusive treatment of select mental
cases requiring for a time watchful
care' and special nursing.
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Theft Bit The Stage
If Then Fail In
; Film Productions
a The present lessening of produc
tion of motion pictures with conse
quent leisure forced upon the screen
players, from stars to extras, has
given ODDortunitv to the former to
try the stage. In almost every case
the experiment has been a success,
attesting to the tremendous popular
ity ot the screen players.
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
liayne found when picture fans turned
their backs onMhem as screen play
ers, and them pictures would not teell,
yet vaudeville acclaims them. Canlyle
Blackwells' popularity waned When
his type ceased to convince, yet fit is
said his appearance m vaudeville, is a
success.
Bars Successful
Theda Bara, in spite of a bad play.
was a financial success on the stage
and made a great deal of money for
herself and A. H. Woods. Madge
Kennedy, always a wonderful player
on the stage, is even a bigger draw
on her return after establishing hcr-
scit on tne screen. Alice Brady broke
records almost everywhere when she
appeared on the stage in a play
atter making good as a star. Little
Vivian Martin, a trained stage
player, is a success in a comedy on
Broadway. We could name a score
of others who have-ajso made good
Howe About Bebe)?
Mae Murray on the stagje, heading
revue, perhaps bearing her name
would be a tremendous stage attrac
lion. wauie Keia would be a sen
sation if Jie ever went out in a play.
The same can be said for Bert Ly
tell, Eugene O'Brien and Tommy
Meighan. Several of the women
stars, .some of whom have never
been on the stage, would be a source
of undoubted revenue to a stage pro
ducer. Ethel Clayton would be
worth thousands on the stage. Bebe
Daniels would be a draw. Pauline
Frederick would find her popularity
has been doubled through her screen
work. Anita Stewart and any num
ber of other stars would be a big hit.
To our mind every star who has
the ability, no matter how great he
or she might be, should go on the
stage for at least six weeks every
season. It would vary the monotony
of constant film work, be a relaxa
tion, increase their popularity, and in
cidentally make a lot of money for
themselves.
Dorothy Davenport Ambitious
'Dorothy Davenport, wife of Wal
lace Reid, Paramount star, and a
celluloid celebrity when picture-making
was in its infancy, is about to
re-enter the game.
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Bebe Meant to Attract a
She Met Two of 'Em on Vacation Oh, Myl
Great events from small vacations
And pretty Bebe Daniels, as a
resort, found herself in, a dilemma when'she became a central figure in an
"eternal triangle," in "Two Weeks With Pay," which opens today at the
Butler Uses a Theory
Fred T. Butler, father and director
of David Butler, has a well worked
out theory when it comes to select
ing casts for his son's productions.
Prior to his entering the silent
drama, Butler, sr., was a well known
stage director under the Belasco and
Morosco managements.
Now when Mr. Butler casts a new
picture he thinks back to the stock
days and endeavors to "pick" his
types and talent from the ranks of
those who were under his direction
for the footlight drama. In "Bing-Bang-Boom,"
the latest David But
ler production, Mr. Butler has
pressed into service several former
stage players, amone whom are Carl
S&ockdale and William Walling.
Claire Anderson has been cast for
the feminine lead opposite young
Butler and Kate Toncry. well known
through her lone service with D. W.
Griffith,- has another important role.
Others in the cast include Bert Had
ley, Edward Wallack and William
Duvaull. Filming has started at the
Brunton studios, Hollywood.
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Who'll Play With Marie?
King Baggot is having a hard
time to find a leading man for Marie
Provost for the famous little star's
first Universal picture, "The Butter
fly. The story requires that the
leading man be a rare combination
of handsomeness, vigor and drama
tic ability. ' Irving G. Thalberg,
general manager at Universal City,
has tried to persuade Baggot him
self to play the role but he does
not feel that he can both direct and
play with justice to either activity.
The names of practically all of the
suitable leading men are being con
sidered.
Kathlee O'Connor a Bride
Kathleen O'Connor, screen hero
ine of scores of Universal thrillers,
is now Mrs. Lynn Reynolds. The
bride is noted for her talent and
beauty and is reputed to be an ex
pert horsewoman. The man in the
case is a Universal director. Day
ton, O., has the honor of being
the bride s birthplace.
Aesop's Fables
At Last Reach
Picture Screen
At last the rich mines oft picture
material contained in Aesop s Fables
have been suitably developed for
popular screen use. This interesting
and important Information comes
from Pathe Exchange announcing
an arrargement with Fables Pic
tures, Inc., for the weekly release of
a series of "Aesop's Fables Modern
ized," in the form of animated car
toons by Paul Terry.
The first release will be Cartoonist
Terry's up-to-date and comically ef
fective adaptation of the fable of
"The Goose that laid the Golden
Egg," which has an honored place
in the popular literature of every
civilized race and country. It will
be followed at weekly intervals by
other equally familiar Aesop sub
jects, of which several scores have
been handed down through approv'
ing generations stretching back to
the golden age of literature and art
500 years before the beginning of the
Christian era. The release schedule
shows "The Goose that Laid the
Golden Egg," followed successively
by "Mice in Council." "The Rooster
and the Eagle." "Ants and the
Grasshopper," and "Cats at Law."
Others Failed.
The obvious vast advantage of the
screen utilization of material so uni
versally familiar, and so highly rel
ished, as the tables of Aesop has
been the motive for many attempts
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to make it effective. Usually the
have failed through inability to seize .
the comic spirit inherent though
seldom emphasized in these ancient
classics in which human conflicts
are illuminated in the words and
actions of familiar animals. In other
instances an attempt at moderniza
tion has not been accompanied by
sufficient creative invention to make
the screen fable-drama complete.
The use of mechanical animal figures
ince there is no "school of act
ing" of proved efficiency in the case
of ducks, geese, donkeys, roosters,
wolves and other inhabitants of
barnyard and forest has seemed to
be unsatisfactory.
The cheerful though, of course,
unnecessary, suggestion is made that
if any exhibitor's memory proves at
fault regarding Aesop's Fables, the
matter be referred to the first school
boy of any nationality that cornel
along.
To Picturize Swedish Play
The world's motion picture rights
to Hcnning Bcrger's drama, "Synda-
floden," have recently been bought
by Goldwyn. Contracts effecting the
purchase were signed in Stockholm.
An adaptation oi this play was
produced in New York by Arthur
Hopkins in 1917 under the name of
"The Deluge." Although it had only
a short run, due to the fact that it
was put on in the summer, it was
generally regarded as one of the
worth-while plays of the year.
The editorial staff of the Goldwyn
company has given a good deal of
study to the material and believes
that it will make a striking motion
picture drama.
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