Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-09
\ rORMA TALMADGE fans can

|A1ORMA TALMADGE fans can
| IN when they see their screen
~ favorite in "She Loves and
Lies for she reveals unexpected
Talents, being called upon to assume
lthree roles that call for great ver-
satility. No one ever suspected
that she was an impersonator, but
she is and proves it by handling
three characterizations ranging from
young girl to an old woman of
81 She Loves and Lies" is pic
turized from Wilkie Collins novel
of the same name. and is replete
with comedy situations. 1t will be
offered at the Strand as stellar
attraction all this week.
Moon--Blanche Sweet, the film
star, is the attraction at the Moon
thcater this week in a film produc-
ton entitled, "A Woman of Pleas
ure." and is keeping Omaha's new
est theater filled each afternoon and
evening. "a Woman of Pleasure"
is the stirring tale OF woman who
married TO escape poverty. Her cal
lous husband weds her to silence
the only witness of his crime. In
British South Africa the story is
brought to thrilling climax.
Wheeler Oakman is a heroic figure
as the loyer Wilfred Lucas is utter
ly detestable as the william husband,
and Westley Barry and his freckled
visage wins laughs as the boy,
Danny.
Rialto-Diana Tenant, portrayed
by Katherine Macdonald i'll the
film version of Robert w. Cham
bers' novel, The Turning Point"
film production offered at the
Rialto theater. is being shown to
capacity houses. Diana, though the
family fortunes have been lost, does
not relish the attentions of rich
old colonel, who has become in
fatuated with her. The colonel fol-
lows Diana to her apartment and in
turn Is followed by jealous widow.
A story of crime, the stain of which
had been cast on her name, is over
heard by Diana. and at an exciting
moment, another man enters.
Sun Maurice Tourneur epic
production, "Woman," which is Of
fered movie fans at the Sun theater
this week, is unique in many ways.
M. Tourneur signed Diana Allen,
the Ziegfeld Follies beauty, Flora
Revalles, the famous singer and
dancer OF the Bakst Ballet Russo;
Ethel Hallor. the beauty of the Cen
tury roof show; Gloria Goodwin,
popular dancer: Lyn Donaldson,
and Faire Binney. To offset this
avalanche of beauty the masculine
portion of the picture is upheld by
Paul Clerget, the famous French
actor and the 1ovable Pierrot, sr.,
of "Pierrot the Prodigal;" Escamil-
10 Fernandez, Chester Barnett,
George West and Warner Rich
mond.
Muse-Pauline Curley, who plays
the part Of Sissy May Morgan, the
Hltlt lHOuHtdlI SIll III liz diiCy
of Tomorrow" has been on the
stage most of the time since her
third birthday "The Valley of To-
morrow is the headliner at the
Muse today, with William Russell in
the title role of the mountaineer
hero and Mary Thurman as his lead
ing woman.
Empress-The crafty work of
kleptomaniac and the evil possibili
ties of hypnotism form the basis of
the plot of BLACK Shadows"
William Fox production featuring
Peggy Hyland, which is showing
at the Empress theater. 1t is a
play which makes people think, yet
entertains in most delightful way.
Miss Hyland handles the intensely
dramatic situation in the play with
exceeding cleverness.
Improvement Club Meets.
The Southeast Improvement and
Social Center club will meet to-