Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-27
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Exposures
BY KILOWATT-

OWES may come, and movies may
NH go, but the person who reads Titles
WI aloud lives on forever. Yes, II is
A'A true, and they are sure some pest
Now comes forth a local inventor ana mas
conceived an idea to do away with this OBJ
jectionable feature. Glass, of course, Is q
nonconductor OF sound, so this material Will
be used A portion of each theater will be
sort OF boxed off from the rest OF the seats
and people reading titles aloud Will be pre-
sented with a card which will read, please
retire to the reading room" They may talk
as loud as they please and people who go to
the theater to enjoy the pictures may DO so
peacefully. It may be called the "silent
drama" but In the average movie show you
will hear more noise than at circus.
A most curious accident nearly cut on ths
bright careers of Jay BeIasco. Polly Moran
and Hugh Fay on May 6. The party was
driving an automobile in Hollywood, when
the car struck live wire, projecting II ints
the curb in Jig time. The spectators and
the occupants of the car were scared but
no damage was done. As Jay reached ths
sidewalk he remarked, "I don't so muck
mind being drowned, or shot, butt gee! Ia
hate to be cooked"
Guess who said this: 'Tll tell YOU. Mt
Kilowatt. the rain is certainly good thing
as 1t makes the people appreciate the sun
more"
Remember the time when you used to spoil
ogize for going into movie? But not so
now. We hardly know of prominent per-
son In the land who does not now go. Pres
ident Wilson himself is a most ardent fan.
while McAdoo is crazy about 'em So are
we. So are you
The other day patron OF the Grand
theater went UP to Manager Jules Rach-
man and said, you know, sir, that have
L.. - l. AL.. Co. r.. art
two years. and see a lot Of other people
that have also, and on behalf Of them as
well as myself, I ask you. don't you think
that you should give us some sort of
special bargain some night?" So Jules says,
That's sure a craclSin good idaa come TO-
morrow night and I'll have big surprise
for you" So what do you think he done?
He goes down to the film exchange, buys
| roll of 25-cent tickets, takes ,em out to the
theater and sells them that night for 10
cents, and from late reports everyone was
perfectly satisfied.
| One of the greatest compliments to the
silent drama we have heard for a long
time was handed out by one of the pa
| irons of the Muse theater the other night
Manager Shirley was presenting picture
In which the leading lady portrayed two
parts. which Is commonly called double ex-
posure. The way 1t is done is probably
mystery to most devotees SO we will ex-
a time. then pieced together and the white
space between. filled in by artists. 1t is
long tedious process, with the proceedings
timed by stop watch, and requires an
enormous waste of film. So perfect have
producers become in this art that II often
fools the public and this patron in question
on leaving the theater said, TT certainly
is wonderful the way these picture people
pick their cast; did you notice how much
those two girls looked alike?" Some COM
pliment.
It is with much JOY that we make the
announcement that the doctors announce
Max Linder much better and is on the
road to recovery and from the looks OF
things he will soon be at work again for
the Essanay company producing more of
his fnimitable comedies. Max, you know,
was a few days ago at the point of death
owing TO complications which had set in
as the result of bullet wound he received
in the French trenches.
Manager Thomas of the Strand Is much
elated over the fact that he has secured
the services for the summer Of Harry Si-
ver1nan. leader of the Orpheum orches-
ira. to direct the Strand orchestra. Silver
man. 1t will be remembered, led THE Strand
orchestra last summer; we won't say where
but we know that about the only place
he will lead them this summer will be
right in the theater.
The current publication Of the World pic
lures Brady made is Alice Brady In ma
ternity.' This is the picture in which Miss
Brady lost bunch of hair and gained a
number Of contusions In big fire scene
In a letter just received by the managers
of the Sun theater she says, ut was more
Of a roast than any critic ever gave me-"
We wonder II 1t is a fact that some
of the movie actors and actorines receive
the salary the press agents say they do?
II it is so, why, for mercy's sake, don't they
take little 35-cent piece and get a nice
haircut? But in case they don't get that
much the barber colleges are still open for
business.