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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
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VII D ORANGES S At
THE MOO ~
"Those Who Dance"
Has a Punch

Thomas H. Ince has put over
remarkable punch IN his new drama.
sThose Who Dance" The film. tell
ing the story Of liquor and dealing
with all the picturesque characters
Of New Yorks underworld who have
come into the limelight since the Vol
stead law, such as the hijacker and
the bootlegger. has given unlimited
opportunity for originality and eli
max that is a rare thriller. The hero
inc Of the story. characterized by
Blanche Sweet with all the power that
has made her a nationwide favorfte
since the release Of her Anna
Christie" is girl from q small town
who falls in with the life Of the New
York underworld IN an effort TO save
her young brother from q group Of
gangsters.
To get evidence which will save
him from the electric chair after he
has been framed on q charge Of muir
der. she introduces a detective into
the apartment Of the bootleg KIM"
as her affinity The situations
which develop before they get the
necessary evidence are as delicate az
they are tense IN dramatic pull. The
only concession made 10 the eonven-
tons is the fact that the girl and the
detective fall in love and decide 10
be married after the smashing ell
max has unfolded.
Lambert Hillyer directed the pic
ture, which includes Warner Baxter.
Bessie Love. Robert Agnew, Mathew
Betz. Lucille Ricksen and Lydia
Knott in the cast.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Bert Smith Follies
Promised at Empress
for Fifteenth Week

Next Saturday the Bert Smith Play
ers are going to offer something of a
different nature at the Empress In
celebration of their 18th week in
Omaha.
1t is a review type of bill under the
caption OF Bert Smith Follies OF
1924. Made up of clever comedy stu.
ations, the show will be the most ex-
travagantly staged of any Smith pro.
duction. The Follies gives every
member OF the company an opportu.
nifty to be seen at his or her best.
All the favorites. Billy Van Allen,
VI Shaffer. Joe Marion. Helen Curtis,
Arlene Melvin. Stella Watson. Bert
Evans, Hazel Grant. Tommy Warne,
Warren Fabian and other members
of the cast will present scenes and
numbers OF their own choosing, the
entire show promising 10 blend into
the most laughable and worth while
attraction the company has offered.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
His Greatest Role
Says Bmthelmess

Richard Barthelmess and May Nc
Avoy offer a postwar romance in
The Enchanted Cottage" at the
Strand this week. Barthelmess liz 50
proud of the picture that he has is
sued a statement declaring it to be
his greatest acting role.
It tells the story of disabled war
veteran who doesn't want TO be both
cred by his relatives. When he is
threatened by visit Of several of
them he casts about for a way to
dodge 1t and hits upon the idea OF
marriage.
The theme that 10 the eyes Of love
all things above the loved one are
beautiful Is brought out IN the pic
ture and when the homely and dis
abled war veteran picks out a bride
she is undeniably not good looking.
But in their home THE Enchanted
cottage" love grows and they see
nothing but beauty.
The picture Is declared 10 be one
of the best depictions of the develop
ment OF q situation that has ever
been brought out In screen portrayal.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
4crObats and Dancers
Dipide HOnorS on the
World Bill This Week

The Six American Belfords and the
Five Versatile Steppers divide head
line honors in the new bill at the
World this week. whilb the we'll
.nown comedy team of Whitefield
and Ireland are equally prominent
The Belfords, reputed to be the
worlds greatest risley act, present a
series of feats that is the ultimate
in speed and sensation. For fast
dancing the Versatile Steppers are in
a class by themselves. Appearing in
the act are Helene Martin. Maurice
Cole, Oscar Lloyd and the Dorty Sis,
ters.
Rural comedy is always sure to
find a laughing reception with World
audiences and in Fred Whitef1eld and
Marie Ireland the big playhouse offers
the best known of tall grass" fun.
makers, offering this season an en-
tirely new act which they call
"Umphsvlle The Fenwick Girls,
who bill themselves as From Har.
mony Bay" offer a series of late
numbers all of them of the popular
kind. Louise and Mitchell are styled
THE Belgian Wonders and their act
is a succession of out of the ordinary
entertainment bits.
Arthur Hays. playing upon the
great Wurlitzer organ presents what
is. perhaps, the most unique offering
he has attempted in the q months he
has played at the World. Hays calls
the novelty "A Trip Through the Or
gam and in this number he demon
strates In serious and comedy
fashion all the various stops" and
combinations possible TO use in the
playing of various numbers.
Palo and Pallet, the musical clowns;
the Four Girton Girls, "Tomboys on
Wheels and Love Fables" a ro-
nance of song and dance, are among
the headline attractions beginning
next Saturday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Foolish Little Things Press
Men Say About Films and Stars

Blanche Sweet. who is in Those
Who Dance" declares 10 the wide
world, that she can tell how a man
Will make love by the way he
dresses. Blanche should start = mall
information bureau for the benefit
Of young things eager TO learn.
The flowers that bloom 20 bloom.
ingly in The Enchanted Cottage. ="
were grown inside OF the studio and
outside Of the cottage In the dead OF
winter. Tra,la.
Rarthemess and MAY McAvoy de-
clares for publication. and so forth.
that II took them weeks OF expert
ment TO learn TO be homely for The
Enchanting Cottage" Now you have
the secret OF being in the movies.
Bayard WELLER. who adapted Under
the Red Robe" for the screen. used
to he a newspaper reporter. When
Rose Coghlan. famous actress. read
his first play she said Stick 20 the
newspaper, Bayard."
William Fairbanks IN Spawn Of
the Desert" is no known relation 10
the famous Doug. In fact. rumor
has II that the name Is n coined one
Glen Hunter says that the first pla Y
he ever saw was travelling company
that came to his small town and the
members OF the cast called the play
Camel" And he will never In nil
his life. he SAYS forget how the cam
el died. Grit in which Hunter Is
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Politics and LoUe
Tmgle in my Man"

Politics, influenced by a boss
plays an important part IN My Man
on the Empress screen this week.
His method Of sending his girl flow
ers Is indicative OF his ways OF do
ing business-roses arrive al her
front door by the truckload.
How the tangle Of love and busi-
ness and politics Is untangled and the
romance Of the girl and the political
boss is ended in a happy wedding IS
the theme Of five reels Of comedy
drama
Patsy Ruth Miller plays the girl
and Dustin Farnum, former star Of
western melodramas, Is the political
boss One OF the most interesting
bits Of the picture ls a traffic Jam in
the midst Of big city. II took weeks
Of preparation and special arrange
ments with the police 10 stage the
scene
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15

Ben Alexander in "A self-Mde
Failure"
The Sea Hawk"
Richard Dix in "Unguarded Won
en-"
The Dramatic Life OF Abraham
Lincoln"
Thomas Meighan in The Alaskan. -
Corinne Griffith in Single Wives.
Moon
Richard Talmadge in Let's Co."
Danger Trail"
Cal Of the Wild"
"Galloping Gala CHER"
THE Darkest Hour"
Riders Up"
"Zeb VS.. Paprika."
One Law for the Woman"
Way of Man"
Circus Cowboy"
The Spirit OF the L. s. A"
The Mark Of Zorro"
The Storm Daughter"
ON Time"
World
palace NJ the King"
Dangerous Blonde.
broadway Gold"
Loves whirlpool"
"Spitfire ."
Loving Lies"
Borrowed Husbands"
"Lullabye"
Women Men Mary
Empress
"Rag and Baggage" Telephone Girl
No /.
BY Divine Right" Telephone Girl
No. ?.
"Hilly Billy"
"Hoosier Schoolmaster."
Damaged Hearts
The Lone Chance"
"Defying Destiny"
strand
Gloria Swanson in "Manhandled. "
Madeline Brandeis in Not One TO
Spare"
The Covered Wagon"
Pola Negri in The Passionate
Journey"
Rudolph Valentino in Monsieur
Beaucaire.''
Norma Tafmadge in Secrets"
Ernest Terrence In "Mountebank." ."
Behe Daniels in Little Miss Blue
beard"
Gloria Swanson in The Coast OF
Folly"
Cecil r. de Miles Feet OF Clay"
Cecil r. de Miles The Golden
Bed"
Pola Negri in Forbidden Paradise. 4"
Peter Pan"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Farce Led by Billy Yam
Alien Makes Boru at Empress

Hello Bill is the snappy musical
farce offered at the new Empress this
week by the Bert Smith Comedy
Players The show gives Billy Van
Allen an opportunity to resume his
favorite old-man characterization. the
irrepresible Van appearing in the
role of General Bill Fuller.
In reality Bill is only a general
nuisance" but by force of circum-
s.ance is compelled to appear as a
military man. Now Bill don't know
forward march" from n bale OF hay
and naturally the fun begins. A
couple of sweethearts enter into the
play about this time and that don't
help matters. Bits crony Is Bob
Cutting" played by Joe Marion and
Bob is really to blame for the entire
mix UP. Then TO make matters
worse the real general Bert Evans)
arrives and the fun becomes cyclonic.
Almost a dozen song numbers are
introduced during the action of tho
play.
Joe Marion sings Hard Boiled
Rose" Tommy Warne appears in a
unique singing ana nanclns speciditJ
assisted by the Misses Murray and
May Hazel Grant offers Come
Back Dearest Daddy" while Melvin
and Curtis are listed for a red hot
speciality. One of the feature num-
bers of the show will be offered by
VI Shaffer under the title of III
There Wasn't Any Women in the
World" satirlcal comedy offering of
a different type.
Starting Saturday the Empress Of
fers the Bert Smith "Follies," an en-
tirely different sort of play than any
given heretofore by this company.
Lou Tellegen has a new affinity
that is. on the screen. II is Corrine
Griffith in Single Wives" and Milton
Sills makes up the other corner of
the triangle theme.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15

to remind us that time have changed
Not less than in the matters | have
mentioned have time changed than
in the plausibility of character like
Young NARROW. which role Mr.. Basil
Sydney was called upon to play. Here
we have evidence of the beneficent
advantages of democracy; for, in our
day, it would be incredible that any
person should treat an innkeeper In
as insolent and superior fashion as
Young NARROW treats the father OF
his prospective bride, under the mis-
apprehens sion that he is an innkeeper
No farce could turn on any such con
tirgency Goldsmith and Goldsmith
audience understood Young NARROW
insolence and bad manners as being
insolence and bad manners only be
cause they were exhibited toward a
country squire; his action would
have been to them entirely proper
If Young Marlow's host had really
been an innkeeper.
There is great value. then, 1t seems
to me, in having revivals of classic
plays. II nothing else. they would
help to still the discomfort so often
uttered In every age back to the time
Of Aeschylus. Aristotle. you recall
thought the Euripides Media
was the Abie's Irish Rose of
it's time, and said that the
drama of his. time was going TO
the dogs. When we see plays like
She Stoops to Conquer. we are led
into better appreciation of The
Show Off The First Year and
The Follies' cannot pretend that
1 thought Tony Lumpkin funny
though Mr.. Ernest Glendinning
seems to have played the part as
as 1t could be played; and ! marvel
at Professor Matthews lamenting
that he no longer has a chance TO
laugh at Tony on the stage.
"The play was, frankly. rather dull
until II was half over, and 1t became
tedious toward the ent of the five
acts. We in the audience had the
most fun over one little trick in the
play, and that. was when Diggory,
superbly acted by Mr.. Henry e.
Dixey. kept asking his master to tell
him the story about'-The minor
characters in the farce proved, indeed,
to be the most farcically amusing TO
the modern audience. They were the
comical servants in the Hardcastle
household. and the welkinringers in
the inn. Miss Elsie Ferguson's beauty,
cast for the role OF Kate Hardcastle,
helped us to while away the tedium
Of the first two acts.
"a prologue by Mr. Oliver Herford
spoke by Mr. Henry f. Dixey. made
up as Bernard Shaw, was an enter
tanning bit of kidding at Shaw's ex-
pense. Those in the cast were the
Misses Elsie Ferguson, Helen Hayes,
Pauline Lord. Selma Royle and Effie
Shannon and the Messrs. Frazer
Coulter. Basil Sydney. Dudley Digges
Paul MeAllister, Ernest Glendennlng,
Henry F. Dixey, A. G. Andrews. John
Daily Murphy. Theodore Babcock,
Maclyn Arbuckle. ]. M. Kerrigan
Francis Wilson, Milton Mobiles. Robert
McWade, Harry Beresford, Augustine
Duncan and John Davenport
Seymour"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15

playing the lead. is the result OF s
regular Merton OF the Movies" ex
perience. on his part. His first act
ing job paid $40 week
Here's hot one. The P. A. fpres.
agent for the "Huntress" suggest.
that the theater manager stage a hus
hand hunt, all over the town. What
does that young man think all the
girls are doing9
Jeanne de Ralzac. niece OF ths
famous Honore de Balzac. who wrote
The Magic skin from which slave
of Desire" was made, has part In
tho picture.
Dustin Farnum who plays "Sledge'
in My Man" smokes cigars continu
ously throughout the film. The com
pany bought them.
What do you do 10 rest yourself
from smoking those cigars" asked a
curious one.
Smoke one Of my own" replied
Dustin.
They will have 10 build big build
ing for this club. For in WANDERING
Husbands" the husband always has
pressing business. downtown-and
now they want 10 form a club ct
those men who never told fih 10
their wives.
ukelele PLAYERS. please note Ince
used a Hawaiian orchestra in Those
who dance" and had 10 employ a lot
Of hoys nom the L. S. A. TO pick the
strings.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Prize for Screen and
Magazine Stories
Fifty Prizes Each Year to BE Atoarded by Palmer
Institute OF authorship

handicap. This contest. nationally and
In each state, is now open. The foun
dation is sponsored on the one hand
by publishing interests. and on the
other by a group Of film producers
The chairman OF the short story com
mittee is Russell Doubleday. and oi
the screen play committe. Frederick
Palmer OF the Palmer Photoplay
Corporation.
The prize given will not constitute
any sort OF lien upon any story sub
mitted, being purely awards for merit.
Adding the Palmer Institutes foun
dation TO Adolph Zukor's $4,000
prize for the best produced origina
screen story. and the Harper's mag
azine awards of $4,000 for shor
stories, and numerous other contests
that are now being conducted. M
duces one to believe that producer
and publishers are feeling the meet
for new blood.p
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
At the Grand.

Anita Stewart in The Love Piker. -
romance with funny angle at
every turn. and Larry Semon in The
Sawmill' opens the Grand program
this week with a one-day showing
Monday and Tuesday there is to be
shown Kenneth Harlan in THE
Toll OF the Sea" a remarkable pic
ture made in natural colors. Shirley
Mason In Love Letters" is also
booked these two days. What is
probably one OF the best Of Charles
Jones pictures Not A Drum Was
Heard" and Jack Mulhall in chapter
OF THE Social Bueeaneer" is sehed-
uled for Wednesday and Thursday
The film adaptation OF the stage
play Three Wise Fools" with Flea
nor Boardman IN the leading femin.
Inc roll with close the week.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15

The latest addition TO the many
prize contests and foundations for
the development and encouragement
OF new writer's Is the creation OF a
fund providing fifty awards yearly
for screen and short story writer's
by the Palmer Institute of Author
ship. a new organization affiliated
with the Palmer Photoplay Cor
poration. The two major awards OF
$500 each. one for the best screen
play and the other for the best short
story submitted each year. viii be
given nationally. and the remaining
As annual prizes are to be dis
trlbuted one In each state.
The national prizes are awards for
superior merit of the stories submit
ted; the state prizes are for the great
est progress by the writer In a series
Of efforts. regardless Of relative
merit. thus placing contestants upon
an equal footing BY an automatic
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Muse viii offer
"Under the Red Robe"

wild Oranges" a Joseph Herge-
sheimer story, starts the Muse pro
gram this week, showing today only.
Monday and Tuesday there Is offered
Crit" a crook melodrama Of the
New York underworld with Glen Hun
ter and Clara Bow in the leading
roles. Under the Red Robe in
which Robert Mantel plays the lead
ing role and which the producers
boast cost $500 900 to make. will be
shown Wednesday and Thursday.
William Fairbanks in tale Of the
desert in 1853. Spawn of the Des-
ert," will close the week
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
At the Boulevard.

Robert McKim and Alice Lake In
THE Spider and the Rose" have a
story OF revolution and counter revo-
luton in Southern California as the
Sunday and Monday offering at the
Boulevard. Although Mckim is in
the leading role, he Is not the hero,
but holds sway as tho scheming VII.
lian, while CASTOR Glass plays the
young hero. Ellnor Glyn's Three
Weeks with Conrad Nagol and
Aileen Pringle ms the lovers. will
play Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs.
day. Colleen Moore in n comedy
drama The Huntress" Will he
shown the last two days In addition
| to vaudeville
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Good Height of
u nfer at Mm0ip1

IN spite Of the floods Of water.
seekers Of fun have been in regular
attendance al Manawa. The lake
with the unusual amount Of water
this spring is exceptionally high and
swimmers are enjoying the bathing
each afternoon and early evening.
Fishing is reported TO be good and
fair catches have been brought in
by many OF the anglers.
The dance orchestra has met with
favor and with the return Of sun
shine heavy crowds are expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
M'LENDON SEEKS PROBE OF BOARD
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 standing mani" Mrs. Sharp asked.
 Some one who has made a great success" Thuston answered. I'm not big enough for this board"
 ''Then, why don't you get off?" shot back Mrs. Sharp.
 Thuston responded that Thy time may come later"
 Mrs. Sharp then moved that the entire board resign. Phillips said he wouldn't get off.
 Well, Mir. Phillips," asserted Mrs. Sharp, If you think you can get any other member on this board-Victor Hanson or anybody else, you're fooling yourself. I wouldn't even vote for my husband while you are on the board The boards program may be broken up, but intend to oppose any nominee except Mir. Bowen while you are a member"
 Mrs. Sharp brought out that petitions now are being circulated, calling for the resignation. of Mir. Phillips. She said the whole city was getting tired of the constant fussing and fight ing"
 Chairman Harrison roundly scored Phillips as a "trouble=maker," and charged him with full responsibility for the friction among the members. Phillips denied this, but Harrison cut him off and continued:
 "Mr. Phillips, you are trying to con trol this board, but I'll fight forever to keep you from doing it. You have driven Mir. Bowen from his place with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
INDUSTRIES SEEN
 BY NOTED GERMAN
Dr. Otto Scharf Impressed
 With Advantages Of Birmingham

Industries of the Birmingham district came under the keen scrutiny of Dr. Otto Scharf, director of Bodischen Ami. lin and Soda Frabrik of Merseburg and Halle, Germany, Wednesday. He ar rived in Birmingham from New York during the morning and soon after wards was received by President George C. Crawford of the Tennessee company. Dr. Scharf wished to see the company plants, and Major F. B. Dodge was in. yited to accompany the well-known German industrialist over the proper ties. They went through the blast furnace division, lunched at the officers club at Ensley, and during the after noon went through the steel works, Fairfield works, wire plant, the Elm ployes hospital and ended the trip dur ing the late afternoon on the Red mountain division. Dr. Scharf was much impressed with the industrial plants He spoke of the remarkable proximity of the raw materials in Bir- mingham to finishing mills and was un- able to recall any district he had ever visited which possessed such distinct advantage.
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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD

sides. I make the statement even as conscientiously as Mir. Phillips could, I believe the efficiency of the board ceased this morning. and truly hope the city of Birmingham will also see it before tkey turn over any appropriations t0 a divided board. I do not intend to re- sign unless both Messrs. Phillips and Thurston do so at the same time. My fight is not for Mir. Louis Bowen, it is for Birmingham. reiterate my state ment that the biggest man in Birming- ham is not big enough to bring harmony in the present board.
 By law Mir. Harrison must serve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
COTTON FORECAST SHOWS DECREASE
(Continusd from Page Onel

 a yield per acre of 1892 pounds, on September 16 this year.
 The condition of the crop on October 1 and the forecast of production Gin thousands of bales) by states, follows:
 Forecast By States
 Virginia, condition B per cent of a normal, and forecast, 35.
 North Carolina, 47 and 723. f South Carolina, 42 and 671. ss Georgia, B and LIS.
 Florida, 70 and g.
 Alabama, 5S and 059. Mississippi, g and 1,113.
 Louisiana, 49 and. 423. Texas, 51 and 4,255.
 Arkansas, 59 and 1,068. 4 Tennessee, 57 and 402.
 Missouri, 59 and POI.
 Oklahoma, 63 and 1,272.
 California, 72 and 60.
 Arizona, 75 and 05.
 New Mexico, 76 and 55.
 All other states, 75 and IT.
 About 66,000 bales additional to Cali fornia are being grown in Lower Cali fornia, Old Mexico.
 Ginnings To October 1
 The ginnings include 1904 and 584 bales of American-Egyptian.
 By states, the ginnings on October l were:
 Alabama, 399, ,799; Arizona, 22,531 i; Arkansas, 227, 7,01O; California, ii, ,933 {; Florida, 10,95S; Georgia, 393, ,786; Lou isiana, 263,069; Mississippi, AGA, ,626 i; Missouri, $500; North Carolina, 36,- AIS; Oklahoma, 241, TOP; South Caro- lima, 15S, ,103; Tennessee, 15,S8S; Texas, 2,273,544; Virginia, blank. All other states, 2,793.
 The quantity of cotton ginned prior to September 16 was 2,666, ,501 bales, revised figures announced today show. The crop reporting board, in a sum- mary of crop conditions, said:
 .'Prospects for cotton production in the Atlantic states, except Florida, greatly declined during the latter half Of Septembers Excessive rains checked the opening of bolls and caused rotting of lint and sprouting of seed. Lint was lost by beating rains. Much of the lint has been reduced in grade. Some bolls considered safe in the middle of Septem- Der were later found to be in bad con dition.
 "In North Carolina some of the worst conditions are found where the previous dry weather prevented the weevil from doing much damage. Ip this area few of the bOlls had opened and in their green state, the long wet period was very favorable to weevil damage. Con- tinuous rains in Georgia from Septem- Der. 13 to 30 damaged many of the opened and cracked bolls, and water soaked even bolls that were otherwise sound.
 "The cloudy, rainy weather that pre- vailed in the cotton area from Virginia . to Georgia resulted in greatly increased weeyil activity. Weevil punctures made an ideal place for rot to begin. In the southern two-thirds of Georgia, weevils
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

another year unless he is impeached. There is no reason for this 90 I take it he will continue to serve. The other alternative is for the other three of us to resign and let the city elect four men or women who have not been in volved in this unpleasant controversy. had some lovely plans for the winter both for art and music. I am sure there are many women who will have
 greater vision to carry on. Each of us has our following who will insist on each of us remaining on the board, but for the good of my city. which no one loves more than I, I am convinced that