Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
NEW STARS
SHINE TODAY


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
m O new stars, Albert Ray and
Elinor Fair will be introduced
= to Omaha this week when
they appear at the Sun theater today
in their first co-starring play Mar
ried in Haste"
SAP Ray is today only "a, but he
has long stage record behind him.
He appeared as Buster Brown at the
age of 7, and later in 'Peck's Bad
Boy" company. Later, after year
at college, he toured the country in
vaudeville and since then has been
doing parts i'll screen work. Ray is
very athletic and has proven by his
past work that he can appear in
different characters successfully.
Elinor Fair, the new>William Fox
acquisition. is known as the girl with
the beautiful personality. She is only
IL years of age, has raven hair, and
her dark eyes flash and sparkle with
animation. Her talents are many,
and she is we'll educated.
Miss Fair was born in Richmond
Va, and in her earlier youth aspired
to become 4 grand opera singer.
When 5 years old she made trip
to Honolulu, and within the next
two years she travelled across the
continent to New York and back
several times. She has seen almost
every big city in the United States.
Three years ago she made her debut
in pictures with William Farnum
in "The End of the Trail" She
showed so much talent that she was
cast again with Mr.. Farnum in
Fires of Conscience
1t was a trick of adversely that
gave Florence Reed to the stage and
screen, as Miss Reed herself con-
fesses, and paternal bereavement
that prevented her following the
profession of music instead. Miss
Reed is the daughter of the late Ro-
land Reed, the well-known actor,
whose death found her and her
mother alone and without visible
means of support.
my father never had any inten-
ton of my becoming an actress" re-
Gently confided Miss Reed to an in
terviewer. During his lifetime I
was kept entirely away from theat-
rical people and was educated with
the thought that some day should
become pianist | love music and
playing the piano is my greatest
hobby. Because my father had been
Roland Reed, the brilliant actor, they
gave me a position on the stage at
500 a week, though heaven knows |
wasn't worth half of it. But | have
worked very hard ever since that
time, though of course, | have never
had a cracker garrett time in
my life" "Her Code of Honor" Miss
Reeds latest play, will be shown at
the Muse today.
Fscts of vital interest are
dramatically revealed in Fit to
VIM" the compelling motion pic
ture for men to be presented at the
Boyd theater. for a week, COM
mencing Sunday. April IS.
Originally produced by order OF
the surgeon general of the United
States army, for use in army camps,
this portrayal of the sorriest of all
human tragedies, has been released
for the civilian public through the
United States Public Health service.
The story written and directed by
1t. E. H. Griffith, formerly mo-
lion picture director for Thomas A.
Edison, has already had profound
effect on the governments CAM
paign against social diseases. The
picture intimately reveals the expe
rience of five typical Americans,
plucked from their several environ
ments by the demands of war, and
placed on an equal footing in the
army. The wealthy ider, the sport
who knows it all and plays with
fire; the country boy, whose lack of
training and experience proves his
undoing; booze befuddled pugilist,
whose training motto is wine,
women and song" and Billy Hale,
a crack quarterback. To each comes
the test of manhood and duty. A
common test it is, scarcely consid-
cred of even passing importance by
many--the trial of self. Always SER
ious the problem becomes momen-
tous in the light of ones obligation
to home and country.
Possessing a variety of talents
aside from the histrionic, Charles
Ray, excels in all forms of athletics,
takes keen interest in electrical ex-
perimens, is an apt student of
French and Spanish, and, for his
own amusement, writes stores
whenever inspired by a particularly
good idea.
He came under the direction, of
Thomas H. Ince three years ago, fol-
lowing two years experience with
repertoire companies on the road.
He appeared for some time in two or
three reel pictures, in which he was
required to perform all manner Of
hazardous feats. Then he flashed
into ssardom over night in the
titular role of The Coward"
Critics at once proclaimed him a
remarkable find" for the screen.
Their opinions were strongly sub
stantiated by his splendid work in
his succeeding pictures. He is six
feet tall, has dark brown hair and
eyes and is possessed of winning
personality. As he is but 70 years
of age, his greatest successes are
undoubtedly yet to come. Rays pic
ture, THE Sheriff's Son." will ap-
pear at the .Rialto today.
partners Three" Thomas Fl.
Ince picture in which Enid Bennett
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