Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 18, 1920, Page 4

WAUDEVILLE TREAT IN STORE FOR PATRONS Clever Acts Booked for Satur- day Showing at the Grand Theatre moon and evening. and the Clown;” the ‘Les Arados” scenic setting representing a c: grotto. Y stamp them as superior artists. Other acts scheduled to appear, are Stanley and McConnell, comedy en- tertainers; the Two Wrens, in bits of Scotch and Irish; and Perry Taylor, who is a comedy conjuror. The matinee starts at 2:30 with five reels of pictures in connection and the ev\ening shows start at 7:30 and 9:16. REX THEATRE NEWS OF THE THEATRES has she been afforded a role with the romantic and dramatic possibilities that come to her as the covenant girl warned aforehand to beware of the alluring resort and reminded of the memory of a chum who had three years before fled from the convent to become lost in the maze of a gamblers passions. It is in the strange meeting with the mysterious runaway girl that the Messrs. Williamson have provided a climax for their great plot. Pledged An act worthy of special notice is|to secrecy, Mary Grant takes upon ‘booked for this weeks regular vaude- | herselt the disgrace that accompanied ville bill which is to be at the Grand | the strange fate of the “missing girl.” theatre on Saturdsy only, both after- ' GRAND TONIGHT newly created star has firmly estab- lished himself as a strong favorite. In Vivian Rich he has a charming and accomplished leading woman. In this powerful story, which is staged in the western hills of Cali- fornia, Buck Jones truly accom- plishes the seemingly impossible in his numerous deeds of daring on the horse. The story of “The Last Straw” COMMENCING SUNDAY |is a strong one, but it is made doubly The First National Exhibitors cir-|interesting by Jones’s brilliant hair- cuit, “The Idol Dancer,” the picture|raising stunts. As Tom Beck, the A. Medical school, aecording to the terms announced. , ment of a plant for the manufacture of corn-cob products in the Ohjo valley 18 being contemplated. Three shellers will furnish 24,000 tons of cobs a yeur, The plant will operate on a basis of According to Mr. Brinkman, mana- ger of the Rex, ‘“Passion’s Play- Under the Caption of “The Demon |ground” will be received with the greatest favor of any-production to be open their act in a most elazquate shown at, his theatfe in months. He ve or | declares that in pone-of Miss MacDon ald’s successes *has she equalled her The feature of this excellent exhi- |remarkable work in this production, ‘bition is the setting up of three tables [and in no previous effort has her —one on top of the other with a|beauty stood forth in such manner. shair on the topmost. The demon then walks up this pyramid on his kands and jumps down, a feat un- paralelled in the annals of equilbris- tics. As.a finish to the act, the de- mon hops across the stage on one hand, while the clown hops beside him on a six-foot pole. The remark- able activity of this duo as shown in their wonderful hand balancing, Lovers of that type of photoplay which provides thrills galore and which forces one to gasp in amaze- ment would do well to visit the Grand theatre tonight, where William Fox’s newest cow-boy star, Buck Jones, makes his appearance in ‘“The Last Straw,” a story by Harold Titus. Ca- pacity audiences witnessed the show- ing and all left well satisfied that the THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER STATE LEGION WILL HOLD CONVENTION IN DULUTH St. Paul, June 18.—Formal invi- tations arg to be sent to every de- partment commander and adjutant of the American Legion, as well as to the national officers, to attend the ; annual convention of the Minnesota The United States produces from 2. | gepartment, to be held at Duluth, 500,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 bushels of corn every year. .That means 18,000, 000 or 20,000,000 tons of cobs. A large percentage, of course, is not avallable for manufacturing purposes, being scattered over the farms or fed with the corn. Large quantities, however, are concentrated at central polnts snd No teaching or other service will be required of the student, says the an- nouncement. The holder of the fel- lowship will be expected to devote his time to a study of some phases of the causes, prevention, or cure of tu- berculosis. Corn-Cob Industry. Subscribe tor the Pioneer. - August 16 ,17, and 18. Harison Fuller, department com- monder, has annouhced , that headquarters is ‘anxious to receive suggestions from Minnesota posts relative to convention’business and entertainments, prior to July 16. The Duluth Legionatres are alreadky ar- ; ranging their program of work and are easlly available. The esatablish- play for the delegates and their al- ternates. Each post may send two delegates and two alternates, and one addition- aldelegate and oné‘dlterhate is per- mitted for each 100 members whose 100 tons a day. It will turn out cob|1920 dues have been. paid, by July adhesive, furfural, acetate of ilme and cellalose. statg 16. Representation of* the Minne- sota department at theé national con- —_— vention, will be based upon the paid o up membership at the time of the de- partment convention. e ——— VAUDEVILLE!! Matinee 2:30—10c and 35¢c Nites 7:30 and 9:15—25¢ and 50c Saturday Only 4 Acts 4 - FEATURE PICTURES which almost cost D. 'W. Griffith cowpuncbert Jones makes an admir- and company their lives, is master-{able hero and a lover im a typical ful blending of love, drama and com-|western. romance whoch is delight- edy, with a mysterious dancing beau-|fully unfolded. ty. The quest of white men dere- lict in the Southseas. Mary, daughter of a French father and a Japanese mother, has inherited the petite grace and beauty of her paternal ancestors, and combined with this is the mystical fascination of the Orient pervading all her charm. She is the idol of the natives on the South Sea island where her foster father makes his home. Their ven- eration and love for her is shown by the tribal name they have bestowed upon her—*White Almond Blossom” —a flower as beautiful as it is rare. To the island comes two young men. Dan McGuire lands on the beach after being thrown from a trad- ing schooner as a worthless worker. He is content for he has a bottle of gin. A sandy beach for a bed, and the abundant tropic fruits for sus- tenance is satisfaction for all his de- sires. ..alter hincaid comes to the island in search of health as a guest of his uncle, the missionary there. ‘Walter’s health and the fact that he is the only son of a widowed mother, has kept him secluded from life. Re- ligion is his one engrossing character- istie. Both Men Love Her. Both men succumb to the charms Denison Clift wrote the scenario and directed the picture. THE LUCK OF THE IRISH Wonders never cease in the art of motion pictures. It seemed hardly possible that Harold MacGrath’s thrilling novel, “The Luck of the Trish,” would lend itself to photodra- matization because the story trans- ports one from New York to Gibral- tar, Naples, Venice, Cairo, Singapore and Hong - Kong; literally all around the world; and the enormous expense of sending a troupe of ac- tors on such a long junket would make it prohibiitive, for how else could the picture be made and kept within the bounds of the story. In the cast are James Kirkwood as William Grogan, the plumber philos- opher; Anna Q. Nilsson as Ruth Warren; Harry Northrup as Camden; Ward Crane as Norton Colburton and Ernest Butterworth as the Kid. The scenes are big and beautiful; the photoplay excellent, and the acting so realistic that one forgets that “The Luck of the Irish” is a screen drama and will be shown Sunday and Monday at the Grand. of Mary. She finds herself strangely VAUDEVILLE AT GRAND affected by each of them. Both be- tray their love, Dan by attempting to carry her off to a distant isle, 'Walter by nearly coming to blows with his uncle over a criticismt of Mary by the missionary. Mary dances the beautiful, passion- ate South Sea Island hula-hula when both the young men are at her cot- tage, and with the dance comes to her the hidden secrets of her heart. When, in a spirit. of mischief, she taxes the tom-tom away from Dan, who has been beating an accompani- ment, to insist that the puritan take an active part in the performance, she finds the wild exrileration which has come from Dan’s thrumming suc- ceeded by a tender maternal yearn- ing and the dance ends abruptly. Plavs Unon Dan’s Jealousy. And because Dan's jealous out- breaks are dear to her, she insists upon making a playfellow of Walter. The Blackbird has it all his own way until Walter finds the strength| in his overworked heart to sound the war tom-tom of the village and beat off his ascailants until its reverber- ations have reached the keen ears of the fishing party, who return to a rescue. Ambition has filled Dan, and he is scornful of his. own laziness. He feels the need of new fields for his activities, but a confession of her love for him from Mary decides him to prove his worthiness of her on the same soil that has been the place of his regeneration. REX THEATRE TODAY AND SATURDAY Out of the sanctity of a Scottish convent, Mary Grant, through whose veins flowed the blood of her gam- bler-father is thrown into the glamor of Monte Carld’s.famous society. This is the central-thought of Katherine MacDonald’s latest production, ‘‘Pas- sion’s Playground”, adapted from the world-famous story, “The Guests of Hercules,” by C. N..and A. M. Wil- liamson. This picture wili be shown on the screen of the Rex theatre, com- mencing today. Role of a Lifetime, Never in Miss MacDonald’s career|role in this, his : ) SATURDAY ONLY The second offering of Western Vaudeville which is to be shown every Saturday afternoon and even- ing at the Grand theatre, opens with Stanley and McConnell, comedy en- tertainers, who entertain on the piano and offer many popular selec- tions, several of which were compos- ied by Mr. McConneli. The Two ‘Wrens follow and they are billed as bith of Scotch and Irish. Perry Tay- lor’s funny manner of making things look what they aint, is followed by one of the most remarkable acts in Vaudeville, known as Les Arados whose wonderful feats in equilibris- tic stunts are indeed worth watch- ing. Buck Jones will also appear in his latest five part picture, “The Last Straw.” CAST IN “A WOMAN WHO UNDERST00D Madge Graham. .. .Bessie Barriscale Robert Knight......Forrest Stanley \Mrs. Alden . Dorothy Cumming Mr. Alden... ..Thomas Holding Bobbie Knight .Stanton Williams Peggy Knight.....Mary Jane Irving Marian Alden.......... Gloria Holt TIMINT oosois oo shesinni Joe Butterworth Greenwich Village, the artistic center which has been called ‘‘the Latin Quarter of America,” is the scene of ‘A Woman Who Under- stood,” the Bessie Barriscale picture which is opening today at the Elko theatre for a run of two days. It is a Robertson-Cole production. WM. .S HART AND SENNETT COMEDY—ELKO What should make one of the best programs ever offered to Bemidji pat- rons is scheduled for showing at the Elke theatre Sunday. Advance re- ports indicate that “Let 'Er Go,” (the title of the Mack Sennett comedy) is zhsolutely a riot and is said to be the best ‘since “Oncle Tom’s Cabin”. Wm. S. Hart in “Sand” has returned ‘o the role that made him famous, that of the rgal western cowboy. His famcus horse, plays an important latest picture. T. B. RESEARCH SCHOOL ESTABLISHED AT ‘0 berculusis association of Minneapolis, according to an announcement by Dean E. P. Lyon, of the Universit Medical sehool. 4 The fellowship will yield $750 the Minneapolis, June 18.—A fellow-|first year and progressively increas- ship in the Graduate School of the|ing amounts to University of Minnesota for research |the tuberculosis in some problem concerned with the cure or prevention of tuberculosis be appropriated by association for the second and third years, said Dean has been established and will be sup-|Lyon. The candidate for the fellow i ported by the Hennepin County Tu-|ship must be a graduate of the Class ————— . tanley & McConnell Comedy Entertainers PERRY TAYLOR Comedy Conjuror BUCK JONES in “THE LAST STRAW” Grand rveaire TWO WRENS Bits of Scotcn and Irish The Demon and the Clown FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1920 ELKO /i TONIGHT : SPECIAL MUSIC BEAUTIFUL BLOND BESSIE = BARRISCALE —IN— 4 AWOMAN WHO UNDERSTOOD An absorbing romance of Greenwich Village, with all the charm of the quaint Latin quarter of America. “CIRCUS DAY”—Briggs Comedy “The Luck of the Irish” An ALLAN DWAN Production The Pheto Drama of Many Thrills Ocean and river voyages! Gondola, elephant, camel and rickshaw rides!! ~ Fights with tbeexlack Hand; _ elugging matches with dusky Arabs, husky China- men and white villains! Punch and Pep Romance and Adventure Love and Intrigue Humor and Laughter ‘—and a Trip Around the World! Harold MacGrath wrote it! ALLAN DWAN directed it! GRAND- SUNDAY -MONDAY | HAVE YOU EVER i Read That Strange Book, “The Guests of Hercules,” by C. N. and A. M. Williamson" HERE AT LAST Is the All ‘Absorbing Story in Pictures Katherine MacDonald In the role of “Mary bank at Monte Carlo. see THIS one. Matinee 2:30 ° T S ST L AU U UL UL IlllllIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlil[illlillllllllllllllllIIllIIlIlllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllll“ Rex Theatre Today----Saturday K'ATHER"‘I"E MacDONALD PASSIONS PLAYGROUND’ - Grant,” the girl who broke the If you never do another thing ANNE LITTLE and JACK HOXIE in “LIGHYNING BRYCE” REX UNION ORCHESTRA' Night 7:20 and 9:00 10c and 25¢ el REX THEATRE "Commencing Sunday She’s Here “The Idol Dancer”’ With CLARINE SEYMOUR \ and RIC;HARD BARTHELMESS £ | Defecti