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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUM DAT, AUUUS'l 14, 1921.
Program for
The Week
Rialto "Wedding Bells."
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trnilli Wayna Conatanr Talmadr
Ratlnald Carter Harrlion Ford
Marcla Hunter Emily Chlcheatar
Jlra. Iluntpr Ida Darllnc
Koualm Ordwajr Jamra Harrlnon
Hpsncar Walla William Aoxllt
Hoopr Polly Vann
Jarloon .Pallaa Wlfor4
t'ualaakl..,.. Frank Honda
Of ill the causes for divorce en
tered on the local court records,
there is yet to be found plaint
as strange as that found in the
story of "Wedding Bells," Con
stance Taltnadge's latest picture
which will be shown at the Rialto
theater this week.
The reason for the divorce of
Rosalie Wayne, which part is in
terpreted by Constance Talmadge
and Reginald Carter, played by
Harrison Ford, was one of two
fold importance. In the first place,
Rosalie bobbed her hair. In the
second place Reginald caught a
case of measles.
All of which fqflows a married
life of only two days, preceded by
an impulsive marriage which itself
was brought about on account of
Rosalie's pet poodle Pinkie. As a
matter of fact, the dog was the
cause of it all, since he caused the
introduction of Rosalie and Reg
inald when he ran off with one of
Reggie's patent leather pumps and
carried it into his mistress's room.
Palm Beach and New York City
are the locations in which most
, of the action takes place, and the
opportunities of both spots for va
riety in action and story have
been accepted for their full possi
bilities. "Wedding Bells" is a screen
version of Salisbury Field's suc
cessful play of the same title. The
adaptation was made ; by Zelda
Crosby. Chet Withey ; directed the
production, and Harrison Ford,
Emily Chichester, Ida Darling,
James Harrison, William Rcsselle,
Polly Vann, Dallas Welford and
Frank Honda are seen in the sup-
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Strand ''The Easy Road.",
Cast ef (.'haraetera.
Ltonard Fayno...... Thomaa Mel Khun
Isabel Grayr.'. Gladys Geor
Katherlna Dare Grace Goodall
lemlnway. .Arthur Carew
Klla Klota 1.11a
Minnie Baldwin Laura Anaon
Laura .....Vlora Daniel
Laura Anson, divorced wife of
Dr. John F. Anson, formerly of
Omaha, plays art important role in
"The Easy Road," starring Thomas
Meighan at the Strand theater this
week.
Mrs. Anson returned to Omaha
from the movie colony in Los
Angeles last June following her
divorce.
Some of the sweetest romances
ever told are those which develop
after marriage, when the husband
and wife, estranged or separated per
haps, are finally brought together
again with that understanding that
insures future happiness. Such is
the romancer-in "The Easy Road."
The husband, who in spite of hard
ships has achieved fame as a novelist.
settles down on easv street witn nis
rich wife to enjoy life. But with pleas- i
ure as his false idol, his life and his 1
character deteriorate. His wife, in the
hope of renewing his ideals, goes
abroad. 1 he novelist goes irom Daa
to worse. He is about to commit
suicide when something happens that
insipres him anew and he again be
man of old. The wife re
turns, half-thinking to get a divorce
and marry another. The ensuing
episodes show how both find hap
piness. Gladys George has the leading
feminine role opposite Mr.. Meighan,
and Grace Goodall, Arthur Carew,
Maxine Elliott Hicks and Laura An
son are in the cast.
Sun "The Moth" and "Made in
Heaven."
The management of the Sun thea
ter has booked a strong" feature
program this week, with Norma Tal
madge and Tom Moore taking the
leads in respective pictures. t 1
Though not her latest production,
"The Moth" offers Norma Tal
madge, the star, a most variegated
role for emotion. The picture opens
today at the Sun theater for a iour
dav ngagement.
The picture deals with the dangers
which surround a young girl who
has been left alone in the world. with
unlimited wealth at her command.
Parasites on every side find her an
easy prey to. their insidious attacks
and she.suddenly wakes to find her
self in a morass of selfishiness and
rnisery.-How she extricates herself
and finds her happiness in the love
of her children . and the One Mar
forms a story which made William
Dana Orcutt's novel one of the 10
best sellers. , . , ,
Tom Moore, smiling, genial and
Irish, promises to delight the patrons
when he is presented the latter half
of this week at the Sun theater in
bis latest production, "Made in
Heaven." The . story concerns itself
with the rise of a "greenhorn," who
becomes a fireman in New York, to
a position of affluence and power.
Tom Moore's clever impersonation
of a young Irishman will be re
membered by those who saw him in
"Hold Your Horses." In his latest
photoplay he is again a city serv
ant bnt this time it is a fireman. Of
course the hero saves the heroine,
in this case, beautiful Helene Chad
wick, from all sorts of embarrassing
situations. But she is blue-blooded,
petulant and charming. There are
complications, too; a rich suitor, a
match-making friend, the hero's pov
erty and the heroine's inability to
make up her mind to marry at all.
However, our heroic fireman solves
them all in due time, in his own
naturally humorous way.
Mn Strie-ht Vrnm the ' 3hnulr1.
errand "The Fighter."
Buck Jones, cowboy star, enacts
latest picture,' "Straight From the
Shoulder" which opens today at the
Moon theater for a four days' en
gagement, He plays the part of one of those
rare peacemaker who fights for
peace, strange as it may seem.
He grabs some hard knocks, too,
in the several fights in the picture;
but he gives more than he gets, ex
cept near the end, when he is bad
ly wounded. His injuries pave the
way for a pretty love scene in which
Maggie the waitress wins over
r.UAvm Martin, daughter of a
wealthy mine owner, because Cupid,
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the plains.
Conway Tearle and Winifred
Wcstover have the leading roles in
"The Fighter," which opens Thurs
day at the Moon theater.
The story has to do with a man
who, by dint of his inherent fighting
disposition, has won his way to the
top of the heap in the commercial
world.
Empress "The Girl From No
where" and "Bucking the Tiger."
A delightfully human story is
promised in "The Girl From No
where," starring Elaine Hammer
stein, which opens today at the Em
press theater for an engagement of
four days.
The role of Marvis Cole, played
by Miss Hammerstein, demands
skillful interpretation oTmany dra
matic moods. The story carries an
interesting romance through numer
ous complications and ends with a
surprise that gives that engaging
twist to an entertainment as exem
plified in wholesome screen diver
sions. The gilded youth from the exclu
sive circles of Washington, the count
from the Fauberg St. Germain, the
champion bull thrower of the Ari
zona desert, and the black sheep of
an old southern family are among
the derelicts left in the back wash
of prosperity at the end of the Klon
dike gold rush and the story of how
they reacted on each other is the
backbone of "Bucking the Tiger,"
which comes to the Empress theater
next Thursday, with Conway Tearle
in the stellar role.
Through the plot, which is one of
stirring adventure in the uncivilized
camps of the frozen north, runs a
love story which is fraught with
tragedy, crossed by hatred and re
venge, and yet never loses in sym
pathetic interest and confidence that
the two great souls will finally win
the happiness they deserve.
Muse "The Moth." "What's Worth
While?" "The Love Special" and
"The Home Stretch."
With the reopening of the Muse
theater this week a splendid program
of stellar attractions has been
booked. .
The management has inaugurated
a new policy of presenting pictures
only at night at the Muse, thus doing
away with matinees except on Satur
day and Sunday.
Norma Talmadge takes the screen
today in "The Moth," which con
cerns a young girl of wealth, who is
bereft of all parental guidance and
fascinated by the subject of Cleo
patra's conquests.
"What's Worth While?" ' which
plays tomorrow and Tuesday at the
Muse, is said to be a fascinating story
of an aristocratic young woman who
loves an honest-to-goodness working
man. Lois Weber directed the act
ing. Claire Windsor is the star.
Skirting the crags of the towering
Sierras, plunging through . snow
scenes, ending in a wild night ride
through a blizzard, Wallace Reid en
gineers a train through one of the
most thrilling stories of his film
career in "The , Love Special," which
plays next Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Muse.
"The Home Stretch," which plays
next Friday and Saturday at the
Muse, deals with a. young man who
owns a race horse and who falls in
love and has many adventures, many
of them of the humorous sort. Dpug
las MacLean is the star.
"Wonderful!" Says Betty.
Betty Blythe went to see "The
Old Nest" at the Astor theater one
night last w-eek. - She and Mary Al
den are old friends, and when the
postcards were passed around dur
ing the intermission she took the
opportunity to - convey her opinion
of the picture to its principal per
former. She wrote:
"This is intermission, my dear,
and we are thrilled to death. I've
wept every weep you've wept! You
are wonderful, wonderful, Mary.
Will, write again tomorrow. Clothes
perfect. Characterization the best
we've ever had, Love and devotion
Betty," j
Another Strong Part.
Mary Aldcn, whose skilful imper
sonation of the mother in "The Old
Nest" has been receiving wide com
ment, has been cast for 'an important
part in another picture, "The Man
With Two Mothers." This is Alice
Duer Miller's first original screen
contribution, which she helped put
into continuity form while at the
studios recently. Cullcn Landis will
have the leading male role.
Women Can Direct
Film Productions
As Well As Men
By International Newt Service.
New York, Aug. lo. It used to be
an old saying that the husband and
wife couldn't both be inordinately
bright. This seemed to be especially
true where literary taJcnt was in
volved. But Mrs. George Randolph Chester
lias proved that there is nothing to
that notion. For the last nine years
Mrs. Lillian E. Chester has collab
orated with her husband in all of his
books and stories. It is the only
case on record of an international au
thor working in complete collabora
tion with his wife.
It will probably be of interest to
thousands of readers to know that
Mrs. Chester aided her husband in
writing the famous Wallingford stor
ies. It- now develops that Mrs.
Chester put many of the peculiar
twists into the very original char
acter of "Blackie Daw.
In one of her husbands stories
there was a wealth of detail regard
ing the girl's dresses, and many read
ers probably remarked that "no mere
man could write all these details
about a pretty girl's clothes." And it
now develops that it was Mrs. Chest
er who supplied the feminine touches.
When George Randolph Chester
decided to picturize his stories sev
eral years ago and learn the technical
part of the silent drama Mrs. Chester
also decided to take up scenario w'rit
ing and the making of movies in the
studios. Like her husband she be
came a pupil in screen and studio
technique, and they have several
screen successes to their credit.
While American women are en
tering all fields of activity and en
rolling in positions formerly held
sacred to mere men, it has been left
to Mrs. Chester to set up a new rec
ord for women in motion pictures.
In collaboration with Mr. Chester
she recently wrote the story and
scenario of the final episode of? the
Wallingford series.
Then she accompanied her husband
to a California studio and with him
personally directed the screening of
the story; Mrs. Chester carefully
guarded every detail, as if she were
rearing a child instead of a celluloid
classic.
After all the scenes were "shot"
she accompanied her hus' md to a
New York studio, and wllh him is
now titling, editing and cutting their
film, i
"Mrs.Xhester and I work together
as one person," says her distinguished
husband Avith enthusiasm. "We make
an. ideal combination, for we really
collaborate, and she should have the
credit for it."
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Sun Today until Thursday,
Norma Talmadge in "The Moth;"
latter half of week, Tom Moore in
"Made in Heaven."
Strand Thomas Meighan in "The
Easy Road."
Rialto Constance Talmadge in
"Wedding Bells."
Moon Today until Thursday,
"Straight From the Shoulder;" lat
ter half of week, "The Fighter."
Empress Today until Thursday,
"The Girl From Nowhere;" latter
half of week, "Bucking the Tiger."
Muse Today, "The Moth:'; to
morrow and Tuesday, ."What's
Worth While?" Wednesday and
Thursday, "The Love Special;" Fri
day and Saturday, "The Home
Stretch." ' .
Suburban Programs
Grand.
Today E. K. Lincoln and Agnes
Ayres in "The Inner Voice."
Tomorrow and Tuesday Roscoc
Arbuckle in "The Life of the Party."
Wednesday Edith Roberts in
"Luring Lips," and "The Avenging
Arrow," No. 8.
Thursday and Friday Tom Mix
in "The Big Town Roundup."
' Saturday Shirley Mason in "The
Flame of Youth."
Famous Spanish
Beauty to Play in
Historic Picture
Mile. Narcita, famous Spanish
beauty, and formerly internationally
known as a premier stellar luminary
in Spain, after an absence of nearly
four years, has come to this coun
try from her native Spain to study
screen conditions in America at
first hand.
She is said to represent a group
of French and Spanish capitalists,
of whom Louis Nalpas, the famous
French director, who has been call
ed "the French Griffith," is the lead
ing spirit.
Mile. Narcita, who will have the
stellar role this fall in an important
historical production, part of which
will probably be made in France and
part in this country, may possibly
accept an engagement during her so
journ here in order to familiarize
herself with the latest methods in
American screen technique.
Among her best known pictures
are "A Night of Temptation," by
Victoria Cross; "Too Late," "The
Crystal Cup," and "The Peacock."
Constance Tells
Story Of Twenty
Year Honeymoon
Constance Talmadge, star of
"Wedding Bells," which opens at
the Rialto theater today, tells the
story of a 20-year' honeymoon which
is still going strong and promises to
cud only when death intervenes.
OnC time, when Connie was vaca
tioning in Bermuda, she made the
acquaintance of a middle-aged
couple who told her of their remark
able honeymoon. They were mar
ried in New York 20 years ago and
went to Bermuda on their wedding
trip.
Both were so violently seized with
seasickness euroute to the islands
that they decided to spend the re
mainder of their daya there, rather
than again risk an attack of seasick
ness. Connie's suggestion that they
return to the mainland via airplane
received little encouragement.
"We'll honeymoon, right here the
remainder of our lives," the couple
told her.
Omqta's finest neighborhood Ticatrc.
Re-Opens Today
(Doors Open 12:45)
New Machines-New Screen
Entire Theater Newly Decorated
Orchestra Music
Reopening Attractions
TODAY
Norma Talmadge in "The Moth"
MONDAY and TUESDAY
' What's Worth While"
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
Wallace Reid in "The Love Special"
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Doug McLean in "The Home Stretch"
MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY
PERFORMANCES EVERY EVE. 7 and 9 O'CLOCK
1 A.H.BtanU fgy
Today
Till
Wed.
All the wive3 are belles and all the
poor old husbands merely dumb-bells.
Only
Four
Days
Not lots of little laughs, but one long:,
continuous one, lasting 6 reek
Rialto Theater SsSJ - -fe. -
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She get a husband In half a day, a divorce
in half an hour. But when aha wanted her
husband back, it took her a year to find
him I And then Via was being married to
another girl.
Also Showing
The Happiest,
Snappiest .
Connie-Comedy
Yet'
A Mermaid Comedy
"SUNLESS SUNDAY"
With .
Jimmie Adams
Rialto Symphony Players
Harry Brader, Dir.
Overture
"JOLLY ROBBERS" Von Suppe.
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