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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1921.
Bcnnie Plays the
Big Bass Drum for Mary
Miles Minter in Parade
Cennie Fields, scissors-like singing
and dancing comedian, featured with
Miss Blossom Seeley at the' Or
pheum this week, was formerly a
newsboy in Milwaukee, Vi.i., and
was a member of the Sentinel News
boys' band.
When Miss Secley's act played
Milwaukee a number of that old
crowd many of them now business
men were in the audience. They
saw something strangely familiar
about Miss Seeley's clever partner.
A Sentinel reporter decided to in
vestigate his identity. In the im
maculate, perfectly groomed man
who came from the stage door that
night there was little to suggest the
leather-lunged "Ex-x-tree," but Mr.
Fields set all doubts at rest.
"Sure I was in the band," said
Hrnnie, smiling from ear to ear,
"but you don't mean to tell me the
gang remembers me?" Assured they
believed he was none crther than the
grown-up Heiniir, who they had all
known, he let forth a "Gee," with
boyish enthmisiasm.
"I can remember how proud I was
when I first tried on that uniform,"
he said. "They were white and we
all looked great in them. I played
every instrument in the band, by car,
of course, and it was fim to astonish
people by using a different one at
' each rehearsal. I'd fake up some
'swell' harmony and they would won
der bow I could read so well at
sight. At last I came to the bass
drum. The fellow who had it was
a little 'shaver' and could hardly
manage it, and I wasn't much bigger.
However, I wasn't gointf to , be
stumped, so I said offhand tljat of
course I could play it, as I could
play any instrument made. It was
homecoming week, I remember, and
we marched for miles. I had to lug
that monster drum around because I
,hacl been fresh enough to say I
could play it. They had the lagnh on
me, all right." "
Earle Williams' new production is
"Bring Him In," a red-blooded story
of the Koyal Canadian northwest po
lice by II. II. Van Loan. Mr. Will
iams is best-known for his work in
society dramas, but in Eugene Wal
ters' "The Wolf," and in his recent
picture, "The Silver Car," he dem
onstrated that he is equally at home
in the stalwart and rugged type of
role. Fritzi Ridgeway is his new
leading woman.
Ji The Theaters,
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At Vaudeville Houses
P.WXTL.RS, decorators and renovators
have finished their work at the
orpheum. and the theatre opens to
day for another scaon of vaudeville. The
Initial show Is headed by Blossom Keeley
lu hr clever aklt, "Miss Syncopation." In
her support comes Benny Fields, who has
made himself widely popular for the slug
Inn of coon songs. Other capable players
appearing with her are Sam Miller and
Harry Stover. Thcro will be a duo of
featured acts In this openliiK show. Joe
Drowning. "D. H." Doctor of Hilarity
is to deliver what he calls a timely ser
mon. The other feutured act is offered by
Hilly Arlington, appearing In an absurd
ity called "Mistakes Will Happen." He
Impersonates a grotesque hobo. 11a la to
be assisted by Klinore Arlington, C. L.
Taylor and E. V. Hennessey. Hetty Byron
and William Halg offer a novel conception
called "The Huok of Vaudeville." Mae
Melville has returned to the vaudeville
stage, and with George Rule she is ap
pearing In a potpourri of, song, comedy
and dancing. Kara, the Kuropcan ec
centric Juggler, is both skillful and funny.
He gets a laugh out of each of the diffi
cult feats, he performs. The opening bill
is to be rounded out by the entertaining
performance of Kitty Thomas, one of the
most pleasing personalities ever to appear
over the Orpheum circuit. Topics of the
Day will be shown on the screen, also the
Paths News Weekly and a new feature,
"Aesop's Fables."
THE bill at the Empress today has for
its Important feature, the act of the
Virginia Belles, five charming young
women who display great versatility and
talent In playing various musical Instru
ments. An offering liberal with laugh
producing elements Is to be presented by
Clifton and Kramer, who introduce synco
pated songs, amusing situations and up-to-the-minute
patter. An act of newness to
be offered by Karl Kary, is called "Mus
ical Cartoons," a novelty of unusual merit
arid a new departure in vaudeville. Com
pleting the vaudeville show are the Wal
ton Troupe. Mho specialize In juggling
and acrobatics.
FOR the Orpheum's second week of the
season, beginning August 28, the show
is to have two headline attractions
and one featured act. One of the stellar
offerings will be that of Williams and
Wolfus. who are to appear in their
melange of "near" melody, labeled "Soup
toNuts." This shares the headline hon
ors with' the Incomparable sisters, Tempest
and Sunshine, who are once more appear
ing together in vaudeville.
Blossom.
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Happy Thought!
I WILL
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SPEND THE EVENING
Dancing to the lively tunes of the
Kriss Orchestra on the floor of the
comfortable lakeside pavilion.
Bathing in the clear, cool water at the
great natural sand beach.
Boating, Picnicking, Riding or other
wise enjoying the many attrac
tions at
anawa Park
(Admission Free)
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Extended Engagement!!!
SS? BABCOCK
Today 4 P. M.
10:15 P. M.
Moving Pictures Taken of "Movie Ball"
and "Bathing Girl Contest"
Also Christie Comedy, "Torchy in High," Shown
FREE! IN AIRDOME!!!
"Looping the Death Trap Loop"
. Extra!
LAKE VIEW PARK
TODAY AT 3 TONIGHT AT 8
-:- DANCING -;-
Leonard Jacobs Orchestra and a score of other attractions
THURSDAY NITE, AUGUST 25TH
Harvest Festival and Rubetown Dancing Party
Harvest favors, songs, decorations, souvenirs and music.
Circus Day
in
Omaha
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Circus Grounds at
20th and Paul Sts.
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Circus Day at Myers-Dillon Drug Stors, 16C9 Fsrnam St.
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Added Features
Booked at Krug's
'Dare Devil Babcock," the king of
thrills, has been engaged for another
week at Krug park. Babcock has
been seen by 30,000 Omahans in the
past week, and so great is his sensa
tional act that he has been held over
for another week's thrill. Babcock
was the ace of thrillers at the big
Panama-Pacific exposition. He
plunges down a steep runway at an
80-mile-an-hour speed and loops a gi
gantic 28-foot loop. As he passes
the base of the loop, the "death trap"
drops out and Babcock hurls through
a yawning 25-foot opening. It's
over in the twinkling of an eye but
it leaves a cold sweat at the blood
curdling act.
An extra free attraction for Sun
day and all week will be the showing
of the motion pictures taken of the
"Movie ball" last Thursday and the
"Bathing Girls' Beauty Contests"
taken last Sunday. The two films
have been coupled together. Both
films ate excellent and Omahans will
have a chance to see their friends
actually on the screen."
Starting Monday, Krug park will
have another heavy week of picnics
and outings given by many Omaha
firms. Monday is the dry goods
men's outing and picnic, also the
wholesale grocers' outing for em
ployes and friends. The Catholic
Women Foresters of America, in
convention here, will hold a picnic
on Tuesday, with rides and ev'thing;
Wednesday the fourth big picnic and
outing given by the Union Outfit
ting company will be held for their
customers; Thursday the 'Buy Riti"
stores in Omaha will invite their cus
tomers to the park, and the latter are
requested to call at their regular gro
cers for tickets; Friday is the annual
"Yo-Ho! And a Bottle 0'
Rum," Shouts Arbuckle
Film Slump Over;
New Stars Arrive
In Film Colony
Motion picture production is re
suming its normal proportions
throughout the Los Angeles studios.
Both the Lasky and Metro com
panies have centered all activities on
the Pacific coast; five companies
are at work at Rcalart; five at Robertson-Cole;
12 at Fox; four at Gold
wyn and five at Vitagraph. There
will be 14 companies at work at
Universal City by September '.
The slump in production has ex
isted for nearly a year. Actors' sal
aries have been greatly reduced and
the entire experience has been an
unpredented one for the film makers.
Now, however, with the market for
American films again at normalcy,
production is continuing on a greatly
augumented scale.
A number of prominent directors
will head their own production units.
Among these are Frank Borzage,
famed producer of "Humoresque,"
and Lloyd Ingraham, one of the vet
erans of film production. R. A.
Walsh is making his own productions
in Los Angeles; Reginald Barker has
just organized his own company, and
Victor L. Schertzingcr is producing"
independently.
The strike of studio technical
workers, which has been in operation
for the past three weeks, will likely
be ended within another week by
compromise.
Several uew stars have nv.idc their
appearance on tin cinematic horion.
Among these are Mary Savage, New
York musical comedy star; Jack
Stanley, late of the Gotham revue
stage;. Mary Philhin and Geitiudc
Oliustead, winners of eastern beauty
contests, and Joseph Moove, brother
of the already-famous Matt, Tom and
Owen Moore. All arc headiiuj com
panies in Los Angeles.
As a "dollar a year man," Fatty
Arbuckle gets the crochet bathtub.
Interested in bolshevik plots, hand
some princesses and haunted houses,
Arbuckle plays the role of a rollick
ir.g detective in his latest vehicle.
"The Dollar A Year Man," which
shows at the Rialto theater the first
four days of this week.
Gladys George and Lila Lee have
the leading feminine roles.
outing of the C. B. & Q Efficiency
club; Saturday, the Ames College
Alumni association will take a 'ast
course on the giant coaster and the
other speed rides.
Speaking of Costumes.
Sophie Wachncr, a modiste, has
just finished her annual inventory
and finds that last year she made a
suit f6Y a scarecrow, ballet skirts for
horses, a bed for a mouse, kid curlers
for a doll, a cover for a doll's hot
water bottle and a jacket for a dog,
in addition to the dozens of spectacu
lar and wonderful gowns worn by
Goldwyn actresses.
EMPRESS
NEW
SHOW
TODAY
DANCING LA BARBES
Dancers Supreme
CLIFTON & KRAMER
in "The Swede and The Girl"
KARL KARY
Musical Cartoons
VIRGINIA BELLES
Musical Novelty
Photoplay Attraction
"ROADS OF DESTINY"
Featuring
PAULINE FREDERICK
BASE BALL TODAY
Two Games, First Game at 2 P. M.
Columbians vs. Riggs Optical Co,
City League
Second Game at 3:30 P. M.
OMAHA vs. JOPLIN
Box Seats on Sale at Barkalow Bros.
EATTY'S
Co-Operative
Cafeterias
Wt Appreciate Your
Pstronaie.
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WEEK BEGINNING SUN;, AUG. 21
Matinee Every Day 2:15 Every Night 8:15
Specially Selected for Opening the 'Season
BLOSSOM SEELEY
with
BENNIE FIELDS
Sam Miller and Harry Stover
in
"MISS SYNCOPATION"
Betty William MAE MELVILLE
BYRON & HA1G & GEO. RULE
in Presenting
"The Book of Vaudeville" "The League of Servants"
JOE BROWNING
in
"A TIMELY SERMON"
KARA KITTY THOMAS
European Eccentric Juggler Just a Delight
BILLY ARLINGTON
Assisted by Eleanor Arlington, C. I. Taylor
and E. F. Hennessey, in
"MISTAKES WILL HAPPEN"
TOPICS OF THE DAY .
AESOP'S FABLES PATHE WEEKLY
Matinee 15c to EOc; some at 75c; $1 Sat. and Sun.
Nights 15c to $1; some $1.25 Saturday and Sunday.
Patrons pay U. S. War Ta
r
Kl "Tfce Dollar
Wem aVearMati"
Mj iif Vfcya A Paramount Picture
M ' ,M8'HI1I A New Comedy Full of
Supported by
LILA LEE and Winifred Greenwood
The Funniest Thing You Ever Saw
But sh-h-hl Fatty's a detek-ativ! And you'll ,
need no magnifying glass to find ths laughs in
THIS picture.
Also Showing :
JONNIE HINES
in TORCHY'S PROMOTION
RIALTO SYMPHONY PLAYERS
Overture, "FEST," by Lortring
JULIUS K. JOHNSON at the Organ
Featuring "REMEMBER THE ROSE"
Today and All yeek
Today and Sat. at 11, 1, 3, 5, 6:30, 8
and 9:30. Other Days at 11, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
Norma's Latest and Greatest
Production Made in 1921
Not an advertisement but a Tribute to
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7 ms 'N
J Strand Orchestra
I HARRY H. SILVERMAN, Directcr
Playing as the Overture
I "M1REILLE" Gaunod
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Supported by an All Star Cast
including LEW CODY .
on the achievement of a greater photo
drama in "The Sign on the Door"
Because here is a triumph for the art that has endeared her to the world, the art that
sweeps all with her through a vale of hope, heart-break and happiness
Because even Channing Pollock, who wrote this gripping play for the stage, has con
fessed himself amazed at the force and truth with which star and director have trans
formed it to the screen
Because every reel lifts and impels forward to a climax sheerly dramatic
And because the simple, human emotion of woman's love is plumbed and stirred
highest screen honors must go to
iqn
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