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Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-03
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"Just for Tonight reopened the Muse
theater last night and will be seen there
again today and tomorrow. The play is
charming bit of make believe with action
plenty and a role in which Moore ap,
pears well. On Tuesday there will be
shown Gladys Brockwell in "Kutur." a
dramatic play of the starting of the world
war and exposing much Of the intrigue
that led to the events that started the
declarations Of war.
b Maryland--Francis x. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne appearing in THE Brass
Check" will be the feature of the bill at
the Maryland, with the addition of Sum-
shine comedy The big feature of the
week here will be the showing Tuesday
Of H. b. Warner In Gods Man" one
reel production of New York City with
strong moral built into the plot of the
story. The perturbation Of the scenes
of the city are said to be the finest work
Of that kind that has been made up to
date.
Grand-Wallace Reid in 1.-THE FREELY Of
France" will be the feature for today. fol-
lowed by Douglas Fairbanks on Monday
and Tuesday in Bound in Morocco" a
story of Algiers. Mary Miles Minter In a
mystery comedy drama, THE Ghost Of
Rosy Taylor" Is the leading part of
Wednesdays program, and on Thursday
will be shown Jewel Carmen in 'Lawless
Love" and also the Allied War Review.
Friday comes William s. Hart in Self
ish Yates" strong tale Of western
mining camp and the regeneration of a
real bad man, while the closing play Of
the week will be Gladys Leslie In 1.-THE
Little Runaway" supplemented by cpl
sode No. 8 Of "The Fight For Millions"
and a comedy.
Apollo. Warren Kerrigan in "a Burg.
| lar for Night" will be the lead In the
program for today in a light drama
wherein Kerrigan plays the part Of a
| young man who turns safe blower for
| one night in order to obtain hold Of some
| valuable papers that mean his fortune and
| the love of a pretty girl to him. The
management of the Apollo has entirely
| renovated the theater and has placed In
! a new seating arrangement and new seats
| In the four weeks that it has been closed.
Orpheum, South Side-WillIam Desmond
| in wild Life" will be the photoplay Of
| fering at the Orpheum today in addition
to the regular Sunday vaudeville perform
ance. Manager Ellsworth of the Orpheum
has made extensive improvements in his
| theater during the four weeks enforced
closing. He announced as an opening
| feature that he has obtained pictures of
nearly hundred Of South Side boys who
have gone to war and they will be shown
as a part Of the Orpheums program this
week.
Lothrop-Earls williams in can Ameri-
can Live Wire" heads the, bill at the
Lothrop today In pleasing comedy drama
with plenty of action built into the plot.
| In addition there will be shown the Pathe
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-03
Why He Left.

Lucienne--"Did you 60 to the shown"
Yvonne-"Sure, did"
Lucienne-"My, but you're back earlyr'
Yvonne-"Well, I looked at the pro.
gram and 1t said Fourth Act same as
Act One,' and I beat 1t out after tn
third act. Didn't want to see the sam
ane twice. "--Everybody's Magazine,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-03

News and a comedy. On Monday and
Tuesday comes Constance Talmadge In "A
Pair Of Silk Stockings" with Sunshine
comedy, "A Tight Squeeze" Jack Pick
ford and Louise Huff in Sandy" Is the
offering for Wednesday with the Allied
War Review on the program and on
Thursday will be shown Wallace Reid In
THE House of Silence" and the Pathe
weekly. The closing two days of the week
will be filled with a double feature, Tom
Mix appearing in "Mr. Logan, u s. A."
and there Is also Big comedy and
Mutt and Jeff cartoons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

essentially, the dream section of "The
Eternal Magdalene" ran along without
Earring word to interrupt the fol-
lowing of the principal figure through
his dream. The problem was bit
easier than in many stories. For the
people to appear in the dream had all
been developed and planted" before.
1t was Hopkins's genius that sent the
dreamer stalking through black void
where he encountered people. places
and Incidents with all the inscrutable
casuAlness Of dream, untouched by
the reality even of speech.
Obviously, the business Of scenario
writer's should be to devise stories
which can be told without dialogue OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which really fit
the screen. Instead of taking famous
novels and plays for their advertising
values, they should choose such only
as are suited to this particular posi-
billty. Or, rather, stories should be
invented with that sole idea in view.
For-outside human interest and eli
r1ax--that is the largest test of a
story's screenability.
The pantomime "Sumurun" furnishes
a case in point. 1t is not that screen
stories should be Oriental or lecherous
or bloody. It is simply that, as in
"Sumurun," every moment should, by
the very nature of the story, seem
merely the interval between speech.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Let the Public
BestOW the
Laurel Wreath

Motion Picture Editor, The Tribune.
have read with vast interest and
approval the letter from Glendon ALL
vine, who rises to protest against the
custom Of photoplay producers in using
such q vast footage of film in each
picture setting forth screen credits for
directors, camera men, authors, assist
ant directors, master producers, dis
tributers and what not.
May l not join in earnest insistencc
that the use of those interminable
credit titles tends to defeat their own
purpose by the very number of them,
and that it is my very best experience
that they interpose disconcerting and
dscordant note in the presentation of
the picture in the theatre. The ex-
hibitor prepares his audience by the
tation for the picture which is to
come. Prcsto The picture starts, and
the main title comes on the screen.
The audience is ready. Is the picture
ready? No. Then come the credits.
While the orchestra tries manfully to
sustain and carry across the particular
emotional atmosphere required, the film
begins to prosily recite that Mr.. So and
So did so ana so, and so forth Pres
entity the picture really opens, but the
lob 60, Il 1o
act instant of dramatic preparation,
has passed.
1t seems that the picture producer
has patterned his screen publications
after the manner of the magazine or
book publisher, in the use of tables of
contents, predatory notes and the like.
AS a matter of fact the audience
does not remember screen credits the
length of time that it takes to pre-
sent them. Credit and fame largely
fall where they are due, regardless of
all articles. The surest way to pub
lie attention and credit is dominat-
ing and conspicuous merit. Nothing
else avails. In every work Of art there
is one master mind, one central al-im-
portant conception, and it is upon
that focal thing that the work has to
stand or fall. And it is to that one
conception that the credit is due. All
else is contributory, Importantly, per-
haps, but its contributory excellence
| should be as matter of course, not as
the subject of any extraordinary at
tention. Let the merit prevail and the
public will hunt up the name and ad-
dress when it is time to mail the laurel
wreath. Yours sincerely,
| S. L. ROTHAPFEL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
By Kenneth Mcgowan

The movies. like the low brow
sciences, are altogether too fond Of
Latin. For example: The producer"
hires "dircctor" to make ''scenario'
or "continuity" full Of "sub-titles" and
"inserts" into a production" usually
"super-p production; and the director
does it either in Studio" or on do
cation" with the aid of a "camera"
and the occasional hindrance of "stat-
c." The result is first negative" and
then much positive" film, which is ul-
timately sold through an Exchange"
to an Exhibitor" who gives it to the
public via "projector." And in Eng
land the movies fondness for Latin re-
suits in calling all this the Cinema"
But there are degrees Of fondness
even in the movies. Let Us look into
the fondness for "sub-titles."
The subtitle is child without a
parent. Strictly speaking, there is no
such thing as a "title" at all-unless
you want to beg the question by using
it for the name of the whole photo
play. The sub-titIes make it up in
numbers. For they are the printed dia-
logue and descriptions that continually
jump out on the screen at the moment
when you either understand too much
of the action or nothing at all.
AS to the degrees of fondness: Here
we have two schools. Their heads are
Maestro Thomas H. Ince and Maestro
d. w. Griffith.
The pupils in the Ince ateler taboo
the descriptive" subtitle. They are
all for dialogue. The idea is to make
sequence of pictures that seem to
carry themselves along without an in
terlocutor, that are all in the present
minute, so to speak. When they do
use descriptive title they pare it
down to the quick. They operate on
the verbs. Instead of saying:
John Ingleton is taken into the
the firm of Blk, Schenk & Styles,
the Incers put it,
Taken into the firm of
Blk, Schenk G. Styles
They avoid the effect of explanation
and the much mooted question Of pres
ent vs.. past tense, both at the same
time. Occasionally the result is bit
strained.
The Griffith school show the oppo.
site tendency. They put it all into the
descriptives. even some Of the dia-
logue. In the case of our hero, Ingle-
ton, it is highly probable that in the
course of his first few feet of appear
ance as member of the firm of Blk
Schenck g. Styles he will have to dis
cover in one of the partners the un,
known man who sent him to prison
Ince would insert at the appropriate
place in the action some such sub -titlt
as:
"My God! Styles, it was you!"
The Griffith method would be to spill
the whole thing in long descriptive
subtitle and let it go at that:
John Ingleton is taken into the
firm of Blk, Schenck & Styles only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
The Chatter of
the Silent Screen

to discover that the junior partner
is the man who sent him to prison.
The result of the Griffith technique
is that, once you have swallowed this
Gargantuan mental meal, you race
ahead through the succeeding pictures
with no interruption at all. 1t gives
great sense of flowing action. You
really feel that this is the silent
screen. It's volubility isn't popping
out every ten feet to bring you back
to the library.
Go see "Hearts of the World" again,
and note that there is only one spoken
subtitle in the first half hour
The obvious moral to this is drawn
by every highbrow and dilettante who
gets interested in the so-called artis-
tic possibilities of the photoplay:
There ought to be neither dialogue
nor descriptions. 1t should be the ST.
lent screen in very truth. Speech has
no business there-whether printed or
spoken. The flow of emotion aroused
by melting pictures should be freed
from all mental effort. It would be as
legitimate for Whistler to put a wall
motto: "Ths is mother; how good she
isl" into his most famous painting, as
for motion picture to stop suddenly
in order that the author may explain:
John Ingleton is taken into the firm
of Blk, Schenck & Styles only to dis
cover that the junior partner is the
man who sent him to prison"
Arthur Hopkins brought such CON-
ception to the movies when he joined
Samuel Goldfish and the Selwyns In
their all too temporary partnership in
Goldwyn. 1t is an easy guess that the
Hopkins stage theory Of Unconscious
projection" strongly reinforced in his
case the only conclusion which any
man Of intelligence can come to, that
the printed word is superfuous on the
screen. Nothing, he may have argued,
is so susceptible as series of chosen
pictures of reaching the subconscious
without arousing the conscious to some
Earring mental activity
At any rate, when ne made his first
and only picture he turned out 1000
feet, or two-ffths of the whole, with
only about three sub-titles. A few
more were added to satisfy the NOV
ing picture authority's estimate Of his
own and the public's intelligence. But.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
And at Last We Haze
With Us Conrad NugeI

match at Madison Square Garden and
we told one about lion tanner and
some one else told one about keen Of,
'he grass, and then just as we remom-
oered and started off again to ask the
momentous question the orchestra Of
'efed Then all the little ships came
sailing home across the sea-" and the
next time we essayed to learn Mr..
Nagels feelings on the subject we were
interrupted with Smiles" and finally,
when we had got as far as (which do
you prefer" and the band cut in with
Mss Me Again" we let it 20 Mt that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Goldfish and RothapfeI
Have BUS Drivers HoI;da,

Samuel Goldfish, president of Gold
wyn' and S. L. Rothapfel, managing
director of the Rialto and Rivoli
theatres, have started on a trip to
California which will take in all the
principal cities of the United States
The chief purpose of Mr.. Goldfsh,s
journey IS 20 make a thorough survey
Of conditions in the cinema industry
throughout the country. He will meet
and consult with the most successful
exhibitors. and at the same time visit
and inspect the most important of the
Goldwyn branches in person.
For Mr. Rothapfel the trip will he
primarily vacation and rest after
the activities of the summer and fall
Having steered the Rialto and Rivoli
through the most serious crisis in the
show business, he will have a bus
drivers holiday-watching the other
big showmea Of the country at work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

Theda Bara, in super production,
"The She Devil" will be shown at
Loew's New York Theatre and Roof
Monday and Tuesday Of the coming
week. Wednesday Evelyn Nesbit and
her son, Russell Thaw, in "Her Mis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

Cecil B. De Mile, director general of
the Famous Players-Lasky Western
studios, has just arrived in New York
from California. The we'll known pro-
Queer was accompanied on his trip by
his brother, William c. De Mile, also
a Famous Players-L asky director. Cecil
De Miles newest film is an Aircraft
special entitled Don't Change Your
Husband" a sequel to his recent re-
lease, "Old Wives for New"
A contract has just been signed be-
tween Goldwyn and Will Rogers, the
most picturesque actor that ever slung
rope or chewed gum. The Goldwyn
people are certainly playing vigorously
in the pastures Of the eminent DIR. Zieg
field First Kay Laurell, and now Will
Rogers! Whatever else you say about
Rex Beach, you must admit that he has
q good eye for popular film PERSONAL
ties. Though, as a matter of fact, it
is rumored that it was Mrs. Rex Beach
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

take" and a new Mack Sennett comedy
Will be shown. The daily attractions
for the remainder Of the week will be
Clara Kimball Young, in "The Road
Through the Dark" on Thursday. r
Warren kerrigan, in "Three X Cor.
dom" and Gladys Brockwell, in "The
Strange Woman" on Friday; Madoe
Evans, in "The Love Net" on Satur.
Day, and Francis X. Bushman and Rev
erly bayne, IN The Poor Rich Man ,
on Sunday. -'-NA''
Inc Broadway Theatre will present
unique picture, inasmuch as Il viii
snow no less than score of flmdom, =
most brilliant constellation. The ~
OF the film is How Stars TWINKLE
Away From the Studio" and the fol.
lowing stars will be seen: Mar picll
ford, d. w. Griffith, Charles ChanIin
CARA klmball Young, Sessue HavaI[a.
wa Bessie Barriscale, Blanche Sweet
Dustin Farnum, Fannie Ward. Frant
kheenan, Mildred Harris, Maj Goodv;n
Snarles Ray, Mack Sennett. Iouisf
Glaum, Knox Price, Polly Moran. Gee;
b. OeMllle and Tsura Aoki. The nro.
ceeds from the film will be donated r.
the Motion Picture War Service Asso.
citation. Aeso'
The special feature attraction will
be Priscilla Dean, in "The Wild ca
OF Paris" photoplay which shows
something new. Beautiful, CAV. laugb.
ter loving Paris as it was IN 1o14H
the famous Latin Quarter. with II,
studios; the picturesque Apaches an[
thelr dare devil women, the true To-
h h.,aa this is realistically repro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
who was responsible for Rogers's ap-
pearance in Laughing Bill Hyde"

World Pictures will soon show a
screen version of "The Better Ole" the
Bruce Bairnsfather play now running at
the Cort Theatre. Another stage sue
cess which World will release on the
screen is "a Scrap of Paper" The cast
includes Montagu Love, Carlyle Black
we'll, June Elvidge, Evelyn Greeley,
Madge Evans, George Drummer and
Johnny Hines 1t will be directed by
Dell Henderson.
The next big city motion picture pal
ace to show "Under Four Flags" will
be the Stanley, Philadelphia, where it
opens December 16. The Stanley Book
ing Company has completed arrange
ments to equal the stupendous success
Of the picture in New York and Wash
ingtOn.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-29
SPRING DRIVE; rs
TO- BEGIN IN ALL
GARDENS IN CITY

Tho sun has como to stay. and.
the, uniformed men on the battle-
fields Or France arc taking adj;
vantage OF the spring weather to
combat the mighty tide Of ticr-;
Many's hosts.. 1t Is the long her
aided spring drive that IS In pfo9.:'
trcfE. Tga ~ SIS 3 )
1t Is 10 be met With an American
spring drive I'm: which every man,
woman and child take part. ThSt
drive rs not quite tas dangeronsaas
the one goink on across the water,
but 1t is just. as necessary. n,
Food wins the war, Is q fact
which has not been cOntrOvered.
To Increase the quantities of. food.
the production must he increased.
Every square inch Of garden soil
in Grand, Forks should be utilized
for that purpose. And the time to
begin is very near
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-29

were thrown simultaneously against a
front held by only eight British divi-
.sfOns, overwhelming them and fore
ing them back. behind these British
divisions were only three others in re-
serve but the troops fought ~valiantly
and delayed the German advance for
a considerable time.
40 Divisions Used.
Since then about forty-nine further
German divisions have been hurled
into the battle "a total of eighty-seven
divisions or at the present estimated
strength OF the . German division,
army Of Bavarian crown prince but
also that Of the German. crown prince
iss now engaged. The German gener-
ais Immediately commanding the
troops fromvthe northHto the south OF
1.-THE front attacked are Won Below, Won
Marwitz and Won Hutier.. The army
of General Won !. .Hutier faces the
French along..the Oise.t It is very
iquiet today after the bloody defeat of
Of the bridges have now been blown
The fighting has been. much more
lseyere in the sectors of vonssRelow
and o Marwitz. II is evident the
allies are, gaining the upper hand and
mastering the enemy with artillery.
Owing to- the terrible casualties
among his aviators, the enemy is COM
PEELED to feel almost blindly for wean
spots. in the allied lines, which he
has been seeking constantly so as I'd
throw against them some 81 his dens.
masses. When 1t is remembered thai
the enemy has more than a division
for every, thousand yards of the front
on which he; alta cked an idea may be
gained of the difficulties with which
the .~Aailiesrhave been beset.
At one point on the Croxat canal
where, the Germans eventually gained
crossing. they made sixteen differ:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-29
Us. SMOKES Xxi
a 5s%Ss 9 $500 ~
!. !: ! MAKE A HIT
IN FRANCE
Rhode Island Soldier Sure
Does Appreciate Grand
Forks Tobacco:
~ .t, aEt- -. l.. ~.

The following letter was received by
Jack Hogan OF, this city acknowledge
ing the receipt of a package OF
smokes and expressing the feeling
Of American boys about the good old
American tobacco, incidentally telling
how-scarce it is and how much it is
appreciated:
Just a line to thank you for the
smokes which l received today. Be
lieve me, it was a most welcome gift.
/ have been smoking French butts for
the past two weeks: did you ever try
one? If you did not, don't, as they
areaworse than. a gas attack, but you
know we have to smok something,
but.:American obacco is sure the
dope. ,.
three years ago. on my way to Teton
county, Montana, where l spent two
years. Am up at the front with the
Toys exchanging greetings with Bill
and believe hat after a few of your
cigarettes we will feel like battling
him some more.
we have lots of excitement. and,
although L. have not been here lonG
from little Rhody" and it seems
strange to get cigarettes from far
away Dakota. which is even farther
away than my Rhode Island. You
don't realize how a cigarette steadies
ones nerves when you are under fire
l%hadaa shell break within 20 feet OF
me the other day and the shock threw
me on a bunch of wire but l did MOI
get a scratch. some luck. We are get.
ting goods eats. lots OF money, anG
outside of a shortage of good Ameri'
can tobacco have nothing to complain
about. Am glad to be fighting fol
Uncle Sam and I am mighty glad tina
some one in Grand Forks has not for
gotten the soldier boys.
Many. many, thanks for your mos
welcome gift which L truly appreciate
Wishing you the best of health, lucl
and prosperity. 1 remain,
i Yours from, the dugout,
~ a,Hs. Sd "a Trsti~ap
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-29
men ARE WELL FED
Local Station Informed that Standard
u 'f1 is Maintained. =

The local navy recruiting station to-
day received official notice to the eff
feet hat despite the advancing cost of
foodstuffs, the standard rations in the
havy has been steadily maintained.
the general public the increase in cost
tosthe navy has been relatively slight.
gThe average cost of a daily ration dur
ing the fiscal year 1916 was 1906
cents; for the fiscal year 1917 it had
gone UP to 1873 cents, and for the first
quarter OF the present year it averag-
"a forty.six and a fraction cents. Ac-
sdrding to information furnished at
the local navy station figures for the
next year T based upon an average
Of SO cents. letting the price go up
instead of the quality go down. These
are wholesale prices. of course. and
do not include transportation charg-
es. etc.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-29

HHH s-" NE. fttF ". LH-#H. = - - LII
ent attacks on one day. Finally TIE
British corps which was holding the
position fell back, absolutely exhaust
ed and the Germans crossed owe Il
bridge Of Tpiled-up bodies Of their W
comrades. .
The German advance has been
more rapid at. some points and the al
lies have scarcely had time to get
their cannon. as no horses We're
near One French battery Of 75s was
dragged five miles with. ropes by the
gunners. who succeeded in saving q.
A German prisoner who was inter-
Srogated today said the German troops
were greatls'. surprised at the small
number Of British dead found on the
hattlefields. They mad been told the
British in frontsof them had heen an
INITIATED. 1t was evident small groups
had fought. .gan1ely Ito the .asl. stviig
the Germans the impression that large
forces were facing them.
Clothing Used Over.
The anne prisoner said the Ger
mans. had formed d special corps
whose duties were to advance behind
the fighting. troops and strip all
clothing from the dead. The bodies.
he said. were BURIED without anySccvs
ering, and the clothing thus obtained
was served out again.
Reports from other parts. of the
front seem to indicate that elsewhere
the line. is being held by mediocre, d.
visions brought from the Russian
front. the best stroons having been
withdrawn. to. participate in the bat
tie. Every onesot the divisions which
has been identified since the offensive
began had been already classified as
effective. Among them are three, Of
the famous guard divisions and some
Bavarians.
Whether the Germans will hu-l
more divisions into the furnace is II
course unknown. 1t is considered