Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
BUSHMAN AND BAYNE.
BACK IN BIG STORY.
Stars Have Completed Work
in "The Great Secret"
Now Ready to Show.
READ SERIAL IN THE BEE

Francis X. Bushman, the hero oil
many screen dramas and long the Idol
Of photoplay fans. has not appeared
on the screen for several months in a
new production. The reason for this
is the fact that Bushman has been en-
gagged in making big serial for re-
lease under the Metro banner Bev-
erly Bayne, who, has starred with
Bushman in many OF his best efforts
will again be seen with him in The
Great. Secret" the story OF which will
be printed in The Sunday Bee and the
perturbation will be seen at local the
aters. The first showing will be at
the Sun theater and will run for two
days, February IS and H. After that
all installment will appear in The Bee
each Sunday and at the Sun the fol-
lowing Tuesday and Wednesday.
Great Cast Is Employed.
Supporting Mr. Bushman and Bev-
erly Bayne~ arc actors of note, pugi-
lists who have wide regulations, for
mer police officials and men who have
figured prominently i'll politics and in
the realm of sports. All of these are
interesting in their own proper per
sons, as we'll as on account OF the fact
that they are fitted for the parts as
signed them.
THE Great Secret presents a
treasure-house of acting. with such
great names as Edward J. Connolly,
Helen Dunbar, Fred R. Stanton, Belle
Bruce, "Tammany" Young and others
of like note. Mr.. Connolly plays the
crafty. relentless DR.. Zulph, one OF
the most sinister figures in the screen
world.
Fred X. Stanton has the part OF
"the great master" who plans the vii
lianies executed by the henchmen.
Helen Dunbar, one of the screens
most famous mothers" is almost al
days seen with Bushman and Miss
Bayne in their photopiay productions.
Some of the Actors.
Among those who play prominent
parts are Daniel Jarrett, John Trough
ton, Jack Dillon and Baron Wenther.
J. McGovern, one of the most widely
known Tenderloin policemen in the
old Devery days in New York; l. c,
Parks and N. c. Cross have charge
of the police raids and needless to say
their work is true to life. Nell Bruce,
who is at her best in subtle parts,
plays Sara Loring, which part requires
great character drawing. Bull
Whalen," the blackmailer, is played
by Thomas Blake, long experienced
in villainous parts. William Butler,
formerly associated with D. w. Grit
fifth, plays the part of Thamas Clark,
millionaire crook at the head of the
Secret Seven" Art Ortego, the
Spanish Indian, who plays "the rat"
is probably the best known cowboy
in the world. "Tammany' Young, for
years noted newspaper reporter,
plays "the shadow"
w. Cristy Cabanne, the director, is
a big man in photoplay production,
and so far as direction could go this
would guarantee a great play.
- go Outline of Story. ...
The story of "The Great Secret
hinges about the gift of casket filled,
with tainted riches from Thomas
Clarke, northumberland, member OF
the "Secret Seven" to Beverly Clarke,
whose father he has swindled. Bev-
erlyis kidnaped.and rescued by Mont
gomeryc Strong (Bushman). Then fol-
lows desperate plots on the part of
the "Secret Seven" for possession of
the caskety Romance enters the story
with one girls honor against the love
OF another for Strong.
Local exhibitors who saw the first
few chapters of this story on the
screen at the Sun week ago pro-
nounce it photoplay of absorbing in
terest with plenty of gripping and
tense situations