Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-04
Exposures
by KILOWATT-

q rOST everyone knows A.. D. Flinton,
tNU chief custodian in this district Of
lVl the Paramount Artcraft interests.
Most everyone knows he always
travels days. and will not sleep in a
Pullman If 1t can be avoided. Most every
known by these presents that ye real reason
has at last been discovered. Mr.. Flinton
Is big man and everything he undertakes,
he does in a big way. When he does sleep
in Pullman. he il the only one that does.
It has even been said that patron one
night was going to sue the company for
placing the car next to the engine until the
reason "a. D. F.) was discovered. 1t is also
said that q hotel patron one night phoned
the clerk that someone had run flivver In
the hall and was letting the engine run wild
with the cut-out open. Thus spake Mr..
Bouquet.
A lady was looking intently at the new
electric fountain in the lobby Of the Sun
theater the other day. and finally asked
Harry Goldberg II he didn't think 1t would
be pretty IL he would place some gold fish
in the bowl. Harry said he would be glad
to. but he had just placed an order for some
''sun fish,
Wally Reid will soon be seen in "Believs
Me xantippe," which was the third Harvard
prize play. and has met with great success
on the stage.
1t Is quite natural that Manager CrandeI
should have found his place in the World as
his former home was in Washington and his
father government official. In fact Mr..
crandell himself has worked in the capitol
The many friends Of J. e. (Jack) Flynn.
who was formerly associated with C. W,
Taylor In the local General office, will be
surprised to learn that he is now associated
with the Goldwyn company and sails from
Ca Era rAfa 0 g.
tralia. where he will be division manager
over five exchanges.
Lewis. J. Cody, appearing opposite Gladys
Brockwell in "A Branded Soul" once played
In Q city in which Buffalo Bills circus was
an attraction. Lew met several young fell
lows who Immediately decided that he was
a relative of the famous colonel.
So Lew gave them his card. told them
to present 1t to his father" and passes
would be given them.
They did. Colonel Cody understood the
Joke. said nothing. gave the passes and for.
got the incident. Several weeks later.
Lewis J. happened to meet Buffalo Bill. He
asked the colonel's forgiveness once for his
little joke. and thanked him for his kinde
ness in carrying out the affair.
1T was nothing. my boy said Buffalo
Bill. There are hundreds Of Codys about
the country, and they are all my sons"
Reports of serious overlooking OF traf,i.
are expected from the west during the rtip
of Roscoe Fatty. Arbuckle Paramount
comedian, to the land of sunshine fruit and
flowers. Already, it is said, California
boosters nave prepared to adopt Roscoe and
exploit him as product OF the state. Food
conservationists on the other hand are much
perturbed, though assured that Fatty eats
no more than an ordinary man-sometimes
special bungalow is being constructed for
the comedian, against his arrival, with re-.
tnf0rCed an
John Reinhardt. who is member of the
cast OF Ethel Barrymore's next Metro mic
ture, an adaptation of Sidney Mccalrs novel
the song Every Little Movement" famous
In the musical production. Madame Sherry"
at the New Amsterdam theater in New
York.
The way to remember the middle initial ~
John II. Collins. who has directed the charm
ing Metro star. Viola Dana in nearly ali Of
her productions Is to note the fact that his
full name is John Hancock He had pa-
triotic parents who wanted to commemorate
pendence.
Alma Ruebens is planning to do her share
toward helping the Sammies at the front
anu ,ne noys In olive drab now at the con.
cenIration camps throughout the country
She has given handsome miniature Yacht
70 the Los Angeles branch of the Red Cross
ana this toy racer is to be auetioned off
sometime In November. the proceeds to
swell the fund for Americas soldiers. The
yacht, although hardly four feet long. Is
perfect replica of its higher sisters from
mahogany furnishings to tiny anchor.
1t took George Periolat character actor of
the american, company, a full hour each
day to cmoplete his makeup for his mart
IN The Mate Of the Sally Ann" with Mary
Miles Minter. In this comedy drama Perio-
10 Is the aged sea captain to the life
Fashion note: Julian Eltinge fs off for
New York to buy some new frocks. He
VIII return to Los Angeles and get 'em
photographed for the screen
Gertr ide Messenger, who gained favor as
the dancer in Aladdin and the Wonderful
Lamp, has just been elevated to leading
roles by William Fox. Gertrude, who is in
the neghborhood of years old. has
brother, Buddie. slightly older, and a sister.
Margery, about years. both Of whom are
working In Fox pictures on the coast With
SO many Messengers In hts employ, Mr.. Foa
Is considering the advlsabillty Of beginninR
and A. D. T. service.