Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

| Mutt and jeff cartoon and o Keyston,
comedy on the bill. Sessue HayakAwa Ii
will b. the Offering that cioss. .h u week
novel program. Charlie Chaplin in '"The
Immigrant" and Billie Rhodes in Mary q
| Frameup" complete the Saturday bill
eun-"Cowardics Court" George
Barr McCutcheon novel, which attained
basis Of : photoplay. starring Peggy Hy-
land, which will be shown at the Sun,
today Monday and tuesday. The story
concerns q young English girl and q
young American who fall in love as r, Re.
Of property in the Adirondack.
The picture. like the book, Il said
to develop humorousy the form of snob
berry peculiar to certain sets OF rich 70
cept to try to amuse themselves. This.
however, Is only incidental to the love
story which constitutes the theme and
around which is built very interesting
plot. There are said to be numerous
highly dramatic incidents growing out
Of the property fight
Modern society IL attempting to make
the police system human system in
stead OF an automatic machine which
merely keeps books. My Little Sister,
here, Wednesday to Saturday, reveals the
unwieldiness that marks the average po-
lice system. and the tragic consequences
The heroine, an innocent young GIRL
10 lured with her sister into q house Of
ill-fame, and, although size escapes. the
police cannot be stirred into action for
the rescue Of the sister because they
are hampered by the rules and regulations
II nothing worse. So this girl IL lost for
ever to the world.
Evelyn Nesbit gives q vivid portrayal
of the beautiful girl who Is caught In the
net Of the white slavers, and later strives
In vain to save her sister. 1t is heart
gripping story. IS pitiful As 1t u true.
Empress-"Ths Great Romance" the
screen classic, In which the celebrated
star, Harold Lockwood, Il seen In the lead
the first half of the week Il y q story
excelled, and in It he plays the part Ut
finds that he Is heir to the throne Of
small European principally. He has
been brought up in democratic America,
and decides that he will make his king
earth. He becomes the idol Of his people.
after many exciting adventures with enc
mics Of his country. a charming and
fascinating love story Is depicted "In
Billie Rhodes, win Be the ,photopIay at
traction for the last half Of the week. It
is a screen adaptation Of the story Of the
same name BY the popular writer Of f!c-
plays Barbara Chichester, the pretty
daughter Of an American millionaire. She
detests any man with . title, goes Gyp-
sying and unwittingly falls In love with a
real English earl who IL travelling" as
peddler.
Boyd-"Auction of Souls" to be pre-
scented at the Boyd theater this week. Is
a record Of fact. 1t pictures the story Of
Aurora Mardiga,nian, sole survivor Of
100000 young Armenian girls who were
killed during the period OF terror created
by the Turks in 1915 when It was decided
to deport the Armenians and annihilate
The picture is based upon Miss Mar
diganian's own story Of her amazing as
cape after two years of terrors. Every
accusation Of barbarian she charges
against the Turks Is officially verified by
bassador to the United States, who headed
. commission which was sent into Ar
menia to report the facts, and BY. Henry
Morgenthau, American ambassador to
Turkey in 1915.
while the interest csnters around the
Ian SRI, International tharactsrs are fig
ures. One OF the pictured events shows
meeting between the sultan Of Turkey,
o weak old man. Enver Pasha, who later
became the cruel military dictator, the
German ambassador. and Henry Morgen-
meeting Mr.. Morgenthau made . last vain
plea for the Armenians.
There follow the actual scenes showing
the posting Of the deportation edict. the
burning Of the homes OF Armenians.
slaughter OF men in the streets. the form
Ing Of the long Lines q men and tfaosa
upon girls, and finally the terrible cruel
ties which were inflicted by the wild tribes
who captured and enslaved the women