Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26
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presented Juanita Hansen in 1.-THE Sea
Flower" a strong drama of a daughter
OF the sea, with Miss Hansen appearing
as a Morse descendant, role easy for her,
as she actually is descended from them.
Closing the week will be Bessie Love in
How Could You, Gardiner" a charming
comedy drama with plenty Of action
Muse-Madge Kennedy in DAY Dreams
Is an entirely new type of photoplay,
quite apart from the farce comedies in
which the star has generally been seen
heretofore, and provides her with the role
Of Primrose, a young girl who spends her
time dreaming Of a White knight who
will come some day and carry her off to
his castle across the sea This unique
story was written specially for Miss Ken
nedy by Cosmo Hamilton, the well known
fiction writer. 1t is quite apart also from
Mr.. Hamilton's usual line Of work John
Bowers appears In support OF the star
while others who appear are Alec B.
Francis, Jere Austin, Grace Henderson and
Marcia Harris. The first Of Kitty Cor
don's plays under the banner of the
United, adele" will be the feature at the
Muse from Wednesday until Saturday in
fascinating role OF a young woman in
Red Cross work in France, the scenario
having been built from the book, 1.-THE
Nurses story" Miss Gordon appears In
new style OF photoplay for her and in
charming picture.
sun-"Fair Enough" the sprightly ro-
nance featuring MargRrita Fisher, here
today, Monday and Tuesday, Is one Of he
oddest narratives ever used for a screen
play. 1t shows how the very girl who Is
destined by her mother to become a
social dollhouse plant. and who Is selected
as the wife Of a fop, takes matters into
her own hands and turns out to be a thistle
H.. Il
were Theda Bara in "The Light" will
be the feature at the Sun from Wednes-
day until the end Of the week in a
story in which Miss Bara portrays the
part Of "the wickedest woman in Paris"
She finds the light of true happiness in
life and the road to a better life through
the eyes OF a blinded sculptor, abandoning
her mode Of living and having many lovers
TO take care Of the invalid and by bring
ing happiness to him finds peace and rest
for herself
strand-D ". Griffith, in 1.-THE Greatest
Thing in Life" appearing at the Strand
has attempted to put forth in a picture
his conception Of what IL the finest that
life holds. In speaking Of 1t himself he
admits frankly that he cannot say in
words whether II is love, the spirit Of de-
mocracy or Just plain life and association
on the right basis with fellow men and
tempted 10 picture a human story, built
with the great war as a background but
In It's entirety a love story of real men
and real women rather than a war iii n
The play Is a splendid example Of Griffith
technique, the photography perfect and
embodying in It some entirely new things
in photoplay work, The characters, with
Robert Harron and Lillian Gish In the
leads, actually live in the difficult parts
they assume in the story and the film bids
fair to rival in Its popularity the other
great Griffith productions.
Grand-Enid Bennett Is a real screen
vampire, although in place Of the harrow
ing thoughts generally brought forward
by vRmping tactics, she has made out Of
her play The Vamp," a comedy with a
laugh in every foot OF film. 1.-THE vamp'
viii head the program here today. on
Monday and Tuesday there will be shown
Private Peat" with Private Peat himself
In the leading role, a stirring story of
actual soldering put on by this veteran
Of the trenches Bessie Barriscale in
Rose o. Paradise will be the feature
here Wednesday, with the additional at
traction Of Pearl White in THE Light
ming Raider" No. g. Madame Jealousy"
starring Pauline Frederick, is the feature