Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
BIG ONES
HIS GAME

zrAURICE ToURNEUR, who

rAURICE TOURNEUR, who
WI recently launched his own
- motion picture producing
pnpany, the first offering of which
magnificent perturbation of
Sporting Life" famous old Drury
Eane rkclodrama which was all the
age 20 years ago, is widely known
or his ambitious screen offerings.
This is his 18th American produc-
ion, many of these now ranking as
Green classics.
Mr. Tourneur was identified with
he Eclair and other French motion
hcture concerns for many years
lFior to his appearance in this
funtry on May !, 1914. He served
IN director for the World Film conf
my for brief period and later
6ined the Paramount and Aircraft
/ iEoducing forces. In his forty-six
Konths in the United States, Mr..
Npurneur averaged one production
AZ every six weeks, record made
AZ no other director in the field of
He silent drama.
tsMr, Tourneur produced "The
Whip" based upon a celebrated old
English melodrama, and he is also
Responsible for THE Blue Bird"
kQperb perturbation for Aircraft
hf Maurice Maeterlinck's famous
kaegorical masterpiece. He direct
|kd many Of Elsie Ferguson's pic
ure successes, and THE Poor
little Rich Girl" one bf Mary
Il oickford's most celebrated picture
pries. He also made Clara Kim
ball Young's adaptation of "Trilby"
Md he was the discoverer of Vivian
Martin, one of the best known of
aramount stars.
vs-
1T is announced by the manage
ifcnt OF the Sun theater that, start
sig~sn New Years day, January |.
lew policy will be in force. Many
Contracts have been entered into
which promise this playhouse the
fSry latest and best efforts of the
linn world, including superlative
broductions, such as heretofore have
bniy been presented in the largest
heaters at very high price of ad-
mission.
Speaking of the new plans, Mr.. S.
f. Goldberg, president of the World
Realty company, which concern
Owns AND operates the Sun theater
hnd pial!s also to give Omaha two
hcw thcaters in the near future. says:
MI has always been the policy of
this theater to obtain and present
the best photoplays with favorite
ktars, always being careful to select
stories that will satisfy and please
the most exacting fan. With our
having now signed contracts which
assure our patrons Of even better
ATTRACTIONS than i'll the past, we feel
ICertain that we have made a step
1that wifi prove both gratifying to
ourselves, as we'll as all lovers of
tlae best in screen plays"
Other surprises will be announced
6Ixfer, but one now given out is the
contract that has been signed with
th& William Fox company, whereby
IR|snSh stars as William Farnum, The
3ds Bara. Annette Kellerman. Eve
3lyii Nesbit and her son, Russell
8Thkw, and other screen celebrities
sof like caliber, will be offered. The
ghter-provoking end has not been
|slightcd, either, as Mutt and Jeff, as
well as the popular Sunshine COM
Redies will be seen regularly on the
various programs Of this theater in
1.-The future.
Ihc opening attraction under the
|new arrangement will be William
Fafnum in his latest play, THE
Rainbow Trail" which will be pre-
|scnted Wednesday until Saturday,
January | to 4. 1t is adapted from
Rthe widely read novel Of the same
name by Zane Grey, and is COM
|panion picture to "Riders of the
Purple Sage" The story has
western atmosphere and presents
Ethe star in a virile role that is pronl-
ieed to present Farnum at his best,
which statement should, in itself.
prove forccful recommendation. A
little later on will see Farnum in
|"Les Miserab1es."
Ii is further announced that, on
account of the heavy additional ex-
perse created by the new policy,
md, although the price of admission
m the greater majority of seats will
Remain the same as heretofore, re-
3ardless. it has been found neces-
safy to slightly advance the price
Of = very few seats, but it is evil
dent, from the announcement that
il will hardly be noticeable and viii
DO away with the inconvenience Of
being bothered with pennies.
M The Rialto theater will present
midnight motion picture show with
Alice Brady in "Her Great Chance
As the feature attraction on New
Years eve. The play will start at
the close Of the days regular busi-
ness at II p. m. and will continue
until Ia. M. with pause Of a few
moments at the midnight hour to
welcome in the year 1919.
Hale Hamilton, who made many
friends in Omaha at the time of his
last visit here in October, is to ap-
pear at the Empress January 9, 10
and II, in his first production at the
head Of. his own company under
his new contract with Metro, $4,000
an hour The play is comedy
drama Of young man who makes
million in an unbelievably short
time, and if Hamilton appears as
well in it as he did in his stage
appearances of sect Rich Quick
Wallingfords he will make an un-
doubted screen success.