Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Enad Bennett Faces
Hungry Lions to Make
Good Scene IN Film
TELLING q Circus Tale
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Thomas H. lnce scratched his head
Then he conferred with his property
man and finally in desperation he
went out and rented going concern
the Barnes circus, for the period OF
time needed to put out the picture.
In the climax of the play Miss
Bennett takes the place of the lior
tanner and holds the big beasts il
subsection while the scene is being
made. She was nervous about the
stunt in spite of the moral support
of armed men outside the cage, but
commended that if the lion tanner could
stare at the beasts and make them
behave she could do the same, and
went and did bravely. The only hitch
in the proceedings was when load
of fresh meats arrived for the ami
mails dinner and, they seeming it,
howled forcefully for their dinner in
stead of for the camera.
The play, which appears at the Sun
this week, is charming story OF a
daughter of a circus owner who
bravely faces the lions in order to
save her father and his circus from
an angry mob. But instead of losing
her lover she discovers that her faith
er's partner is the parent of the man
she is to marry and all ends happily.
.
There is message to be conveyed
by the motion pictures--a very defin-
lite message. and one that every con-
scientious director and producer IS
striving valiantly to get across. 1t is
message of Life" says Cecil de
Mile, whose latest cinema production,
Till Come Back to You," will be
at the Strand theater this week. And
in all probability it is in this belief in
his work that the famous director has
made the fine productions which car
ried his name in the past two years.
Amid the host of war plays with
their waving battle flags, scenes of
fighting and suffering, and of men
earning glory, it has been hard to find
one that carried in it a message of
the real lives being led by the peo-
pie in the war worn territories. De
Miles play is a story of the King OF
Belgium. promising his people his ev-
cry effort until his return to them
with the land cleansed of Germans. 1t
tells of the little children and pic
lures the effect on the rising genera
ton of the war years they have I'M
dergone.
Bryant Washburn plays the real
leading role Of the play, that of an
American officer of engineers, and
Winter Hall, that of King Albert of
Belgium, while Florence Vidor is the
heroine, a girl of Belgium who has
married German merchant. who
proves later to be a member of the
German intelligence department.
To the thousands of Omaha people
who as yet have not availed them
selves of the opportunity to see THE
Eyes Of the World" by Harold Bell
Wright, now playing at the Brandeis
theater. it will be welcome news that
the management has been able to Sc
cure the picture for four more days.
This has been made necessary by
hundreds of people being turned away
from the theater at each performance.
The engagement will positively close
with the last show next Wednesday
night. Melodramatic in nature. con-
veying a mighty message for good,
combining love. adventure, romance,
daring, pathos. comedy and intrigue,
"The Eyes of the World has been
put to the test before the eyes of
Omaha theater goers and without ex-
ception has been accorded their
stamp of approval.
All agree that there has never been
a better selection of characters than
that displayed on the screen at the |
Brandeis.. Harold Bell Wright's |
handiwork along this line is very evil
dent and only goes to show that it is
not the star that makes the picture but |
usually the production or story that
makes the star. All have wonderful
opportunities to show their ability in
the silent drama, but standing alone
= Ibis respect is Monroe Salisbury as
Conrad lie Grange, the story writer.
Second to him and close second. if
We may add, comes Jane Novak, as
Sybil, the mountain girl, who by her,
efforts saves Aaron King, the artist,
from the Establishments of the, fash
ionable Mrs. Tain. Jack Mcdonald,
as Tain, the wreck of misspent life,
while playing more than an exacting
part, acquits himself in such a man
ner that the audience marvels that he
is ye- in his early thirties.
The committee on public informa-
ton announces that the second Off
cial American war picture, "Ameri-
cas- Answer" presented by the United
States government, will begin an en-
gagement of one week at the Bran
deis September l6. This feature film
in eight reels is the successor to
'Pershing's Crusaders" the first of
the government series of war pic
lures, and tells the story of the ar
rival of the first 100000 men of the
American army and of what they
have accomplished. From conveyed
transport to the first line trenches
the activities of the American army in
France are wildly portrayed
There will also be shown the arrival
and landing of the Americans and in
teresting scenes of their daily life in
the trenches and in rest camps. There
will be panoramic views of military
activities at the front and other highly
interesting scenes which will be an
bounced in detail when the picture is
presented to the public.
Seats will 60 one sale at the box
office of the Brandeis Thursday; no
war tax will be charged on admissions
10 this government picture. Perform
,nces will be given twice daily after
he opening Monday night.
The Famous Players-Lasky Corpo-
-ation has just leased a ranch of one
thousand acres, to be utilized for
lining Paramount and Aircraft pic
ures. The property, which is valued
It million dollars, is within five min
ties, ride of the Hnllvwnnd studios