Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-18
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nTARGARlTA FISHER in
wi Molly of the Follies" will be
the attraction at the Sun
theater today and Wednesday. 1t is
clever satire comedy on sideshow
life and one OF the best. Miss Fish
er it a clever little artist and her
work in this picture merits all con-
iidence placed in her.
In the supporting cast with Miss
Fisher are seen, Jack Mower, J. Far
rell Macdonald, Lule Warrenton
and other we'll known screen per-
formers.
Molly of the Follies" provides
the most fascinating entertainment
that is possible via screen. The Sun
announces that it is holding over
Tor two more days its comedy bill
because of the appreciation Of the
audiences for the Fox comedy which
showed there on Sunday and Mon
day.
David w. Griffith's superb pic
lure, "A Romance of Happy Valley"
which is the attraction at the Strand
theater this week, is a photoplay
with distinct moral. 1t is story
OF simple folk, but its treatment is
SO powerful as to make it screen
classic whose power for good is far
reaching and effective. The various
roles are charmingly portrayed, the
principals being Lillian Gish, Robert
Harron, George Fawcett and Kate
Bruce.
Harry billiard, prominent in sup
port of Theda Bara and others, has
just completed the leading mascu-
line role in Carmel Myers latest
production. He plays the part of
young minister, who is unfrocked
by his congregation, when they dis
cover the wild girl of circus side
show hiding in his home.
To make an elephant, five
months human baby, and an orang-
outang synchronize their movements
for the cinema camera is the task
Director William Campbell has at
Universal City in making spectac-
ularly funny animal comedy soon to
be released.
You all remember the good old
days when marbles were swapped,-
yes and political buttons and post
age stamps and the girls dealt bus
lily in pieces of silk for dolls
clothes. Now there's new sort of
bargaining. It's swapping stories
about the movie stars, and in many
gathering of real fans there can be
heard I'll trade you Mary Pick
ford for Charlie Chaplin"
Marion Davies. appearing in "The
Belle of New York" has the role of
a young girl who sacrifices herself
for the good OF humanity and in the
end discovers that she has found
herself in the doing.
Walter Heirs, the fat boy, who is
supporting Charles Ray in picture
now in the making at the Thomas
H. Ince studio, viii not take buff
falo nickel in change. He says the
profile of the Indian is that of the
ex-kaiser minus the mustache.
Alice Joyce made such a success
of "The Lion and the Mouse" that
she has decided to start at once at
work on another of Robert w.
Chambers novels, THE Cambria
Mask"
Constance Talmadge, who is to
appear in Omaha soon in Romance
and Arabeila," is hard at work on
her newest picture which will fol-
'ow this one. 1t will be entitled,
Saturday to Monday"
Charles Ray is learning to play |
an ocarina-a small instrument that |
looks very much like potato and
mas a whistle sound. He picked one |
up in the prop room OF the Thomas |
Fl. Ince studio. 1t struck his fancy.
This ought to be great instru-
ment on which to play Irish tunes
i looks enough like an Irish po-
alto" he remarked and he set about
practicing the scale.
ADJUSTMENTS.