Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-16
Journeys With
Photo Players

Henry walthall has at last learned Of 4
poet who can find a rhyme for his namA
In current magazine is a verse in which
each line ends with the famous tragedian'o
name. thus putting at rest the widely pub.
lished doubts that such rhymes could be
found. But then, the verse is q limerick.
and hardly counts.
After several months Of incessant work.
Myrtle stedman, Morosco star. is enjoying
brief rest at her home, to which she was
forced to retire to save her eyesight from
| injury by the studio artificial lights. For
several days 1t was feared an operation
would be necessary, but the change from the
glare Of the Cooper Hewitts to the soft
California sun has worked wonders and
Miss Stedman is refreshed and ready for
more work.
Charles Ray the wonder boy" Of the
lnce-Trtangle studio, IL now playing oppos
site Bessie Barriscale In an Irish comedy,
Miss Barriscale abandons her beautiful
gowns OF take the part of an Irish peas
ant girl, while Ray is cast as young
American who owns land In Ireland. There
is much opportunity for comedy shades in
the picture and it is rich In the atmosphere
Of the Emerald Isle
Cleo Madison still has several weeks Of
hard work In "The Chalice Of Sorrow" the
modernized version of La Tosca." which
she plays leading role of at the Universal
studio. The requirements Of the picture
are unusually severe, for It is intended to
set new standard Of Bluebird productions
with this photoplay. and the artistic de-
tail IL carefully watched. To meet the part.
Miss Madison has engaged dancing
teacher to perfect her steps in q Car.
men" scene, while costuming and stage SGT.
tings call for much Of her time and super.
vision. The picture is being directed by
Rex Ingram.
several recent features of romatic cast
staged In the mountains Of southern Cali
fornia, now Is engaged in the, filming, with
his company, Of a modernized version OF
the sa RoSn Hood plot q1ds5 the name ,S Of
venturer In city high life. robbing the
wealthy to distribute his gains among the
poor of the tenament districts. Opposite
him is charming Louise Lovely. and one Of
the handsomest sets ever used at Uni.
versal City Is scene Of the interior Of .
Chinse restaurant, gorgeous In Its colors
1ngs and fittings
When CIVILIZATION was first shown on
the screen 1t was generally predicted that
the supernatural touch given the big fea.
ture by the introduction of the Christus
would cause storm Of protest" The
storm never arose and that 1t did not Is
silent but eloquent tribute to George Fisher
who impaired so much reverence to the
part On the other hand, bringing the supers
natural into the film has added consider
ably to the interest shown in 1t and Ftshsy
has received nothing but compliments from
people of religious persuasions..
Johnny Sheehan, the American companyV
comedian. loves a good practical Joke. The
other day he entered a barber shop IN
Santa Bargara and the following conversAA
tion ensued:
Gee, Is cents 10 q lot Of money for 3
shave. How much will you charge for d
once over?"
Fifteen cents"
THAT isn't reasonable; make II 10 cents
for 'onoe over and no hot towels.
The barber shook his head -...
Wont do It? WE'LL since you are suoN
a tightwad, sell me haircut, shampoo
shave. massage and a shoe shine on the
side"