Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1920, Page 4

. CRIME EXPOSE IN WALSH FILM 7 Tne screen play, “The Deep Pur- _ple,” written from Paul Armstrong’s and, Wilson Mizner’s stage play of 4hat name, which will be shown Sat- <amrday and Sunday at the Grand the- -atre and unfolded to the audience an $ntimate picture of the underworld. use of the great attention paid to. there is-a*unique instructive swalue in the picture, in that is ex- ‘poses methods used by a certain ‘class] —of criminals. B . i The story is based on whaj is " ‘kpown ,in pul!ce‘wrnncular as ‘“‘the badger game,” Wwhich has been used many timés in film and stage plays. But never has been seen better treat- ment than-has been given this pic- . 4ure by Director R. A. ‘Walsh. ~ This is Mr. Walsh’s initial indepen- dent production, according to the program, which means he has grad- uated from the status of mere direc- tor to the higher estate of producer. M “The Deep Purple” is a sample of what Mr. Walsh’s product will be, 4hen it is safe to predict success for him in his broader field of activity. The work of Miriam Cooper, who plays the part of Doris Moore, the sweet country girl, is very good, as is HarryVincent Serrano’s interpreta- tion of Harry Leland, the villain, and Helen Ware's version of Frisco Kate, & woman who has seen life in the rough. As a whole, the picture is ~ very well cast, which adds consider- ably to the evenness of the entertain- ment. Those desiring to gaze upon the night lite of New York will be inter- ested in the elaborate and spectacular cafe scene in which one of the enter- tainers does some hair-raising stunts on a taut wire. DANCE NOVELTIES SHOWN IN FILM Constance Binney, the charming Realart star, who will appear with Realart star, whi will appear with erner” as a special Labor Day pro- gram at the Grand theatre Monday in the Rachel Crothers play, “39 East,” first won the applause of the public as a dancer in “Oh, Lady Lady.” She has several opportun- jties to dance in her new picture, as she had in “The Stolen Kiss.” The first dance that Miss Binney executes in “39 East” is a typical darky jig, done on the rug of her humble boarding house room to the accompaniment of “Dixie,” whistled . by herself. This is done when the heroine is supposed to be suffering from homesickness, and though it starts in a slow, forced way, it ends in a whirlwind of kicks. The next dance is executed on the grass at Central Park to the music of an organ grinder. This time the heroine is in the ecstacies of joy and she dances with abandon, a “jazzy,” wild dance. The third and last time the little heroine indulges in “the light fantastic” is on the stage of a Broadway theatre. when she has on the beautiful costume of a premiere danseuse and executes some of the difficult classic steps of which Miss Binney is so capable. Reginald Denny, a well-known New York actor, is Miss Binney’s leading; man. The remainder of the cast is the same as in the stage version. John S. Robertson, of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” fame, was the di- rector. REX—SUNDAY: “FORIY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY” Theatergoers seem to have never gotien enough ot George M Cohan's successful comedy-drama, “‘Forty-tive Minutes From Broadway,” a picturiz- ation of which has jusi been released through the First National with Charies Ray 1a the title role. This tremendously popular piece s first written by Mr. Cohan for M Fay Templeton, then at the zenith of her career and had its first} stage presentation.with her and Vie- tor Moore in the leading roles, at the Southern theatre in Columbus, Ohio, in August, 1904. Thvee days later this piece was taken to the Colonial theater in Chicago. where it ran for| sany weaks. hoing the means of sav-| his theatre as a piace of amuse- . as it had formerly heen the ated Iroquois, and Chicago thea- oers had not forgotten the“terri- b'e holocaust that had resulted in' the loss of so many of their dear ones. Following its engagement at this; theater, ‘‘Forty-five Minutes From oadway” played all of the prom- jnent cities of this coutlitry, includh.g‘ New York. ond everywhere it proved a tremenidous succes Then, when it hzd apparently outlived its useful- nes: Mr. Cohan shelved it. i And now in pictures, it bids fair t~ even beat the records achieved by it on the spoken stage and Charles Ray has proven to be more than wor- thy of ascuming the role so splen- didly handled by Victor Moore and George M. Cohan. ‘Mary was and is the principal fem- ine role in “Forty-five Minutes From o Brocdway,” and in her, Mr. Cohan has created one of the dearest and sweetest stage characterizations of his career. So much so, that after the tremendous success registered by the piece, he has never rested content until he used the good old name as the title of a play. And now Mary has been given to the public in a mo- tion picture offering. Tt will be seen at the Rex on Sunday with Charles Ray in the old Cohan part. A NOVEL THEME That matrimony is ‘“‘the woman Zame” in the same sense that busi- ness. is ‘“the man game” and that a woman may use any weapon in her power to obtain her objective the ihe had “double-crossed.” ed in a most unusual way, making a photodrama filled with highly dra- matic moments and much real heart- interest. i What impresses the discerning, ob- server of Miss Hammerstein’s work es¢about each particular scene it_ was”the one thng in the world she was. used to doing. H As for the production, “The Wo- man ‘Game’ 'is'a picture of the kind that intelligent patrons of the screen art often ‘long for but seldom see. For thog: who dellght in rapidly moving comedy situations the Elko theatre is also .showing tonight the 5 two part Big “V” production entitl- ( ed “A Parcel Post Husband.” BEST FOOT FOREMOST at According to that standard Israel Zangwill's whimsical comedy, “Nurse | all. Marjorie,” featuring Mary Miles Min- ter at the Elko theatre Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday, may not be quite convincing, because the heroine takes so many risks of losingthe love of the man of her choice. In real life girls put their best foot foremost until aft- er the ceremony, anyhow; and what is more to the point, they insist that ?" all the cowed members of their fam- (‘nl ily do the same, when in the pres-| " ence of the eligible young man. Nurse Marjorie, however, was mis- chievous and daring little person, not her lover, and showing him a set of prospective in-laws calculated to make the boldest swain turn and flee. So Marjorie played the most daring prank on her lover, whom she had met in the hospital where she played at nursing when she was not busy with other duties. You ought to know Marjorie;,—the most whimsical, mischievous, and al- together delightful heroine that you have seen or read about in a month of Sundays. Flirt? Well, she did, but the dear child was Irish, and when a girl is young and pretty and Irish, what can be expected of her but flirt- L. de ing? Yet she had a very sensible lit- | guage at 10:30 a. m. { tle head on her youthful shoulders, and a mighty clear vision of the real things of life. “The Quack ‘Doctor,” as seen in Mack Sennett’s new comedy, will also appear at the Elko Sunday, Mounday and Tuesday.- “DEEP PURPLE” A THRILLING DRAMA |™ In “The Deep Pprple,” R.. A. Walsh’s film version of Paul Arm- strong’s and Wilson Mizner’s famius play, patrons of the motion picture will view something new in the way of crime depiction on the screen. The photoplay is showing tonight and Sunday at the Grand theatre, and represents one of the ‘best screen offerings presented here in some time. Suspense is well sustained, and Di- rector Walsh, now an findependent prodicer; has succeeded imdeveloping a crook play from a new angle. The story deals with the adven- tures of Doris Moore, an unsophisti- cated country lass who goes from her up-state home to New York city, to become enmeshed in the evil designs of Harry Leland, a'professional black- mailer. The part of Doris Moore is vividly portrayed by Miriam Cooper, whose compelling work wins un- bounded sympathy from her audience. Vincent Serrano, who created one of the leading roles in Augustus Thom- as’ “Arizona,” wins many hates for himself as the villainous Leland. The climax of the play occurs when Leland is shot by an ex-convict whom The shoot- ing takes place when Gordon Lay- lock. the iormer convict, discovers Leland abusing the girl. Laylock is esaved from arrest by William Lake, mining engineer and hero, who tells the police he saw the murdered man commit suicide. This, of course, pro- tects the girl from the hot tongue of scandal. Leland had attempted to victimize Lake, using the girl as a; torl. Lake, however, saw thru the plat, fell in love with the girl and resolved to rescue her from the in- finence of the blackmailer. It was his attempt to test her honor that resulted in bringing Leland into room where he was killed. The role of Loke is ably done by Stuart Sage, while William B. Mack makes a very convincing ex-convict. Ilelen Ware who gives a splendid character study in Kate Fallon, shows that no matter what circumstances may make of a woman, there is always deep in her the dominant element of good. . There are some very spectacular scenes in this picture, one of which shows a cabaret in which Bird Mill- man, celebrated aerial performer, does some thrilling wérk on a taut wire. If “The Deep Purple’ ’is a eri- terion of the R. A. Walsh produc- tions, may more of them come to the Grand theatre. co J. SC C. 1 ly. cl M REX TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Ta$lor Holmes will come to Rex theatre Tuesday and Wednesday in his newest, funniest comedy, ‘“‘The Very ldea,” adapted to the screen from the New York comedy success by William LeBaron. Those who still are chuckling over the comedian’s last appearance, in “Nothing But the Truth” will have in this most recent production an at- traction which is utterly different, ex- cept that is is fully as hilarious and diverting. Mr. Holmes will be seen as Gilbert Goodhue, a young husband who has been pampered all his life and who finds, after his marriage, that his wife »s of the same sort. The thing they both want above all things is a baby, and doctors have assured Gilbert that same as a man and that “all’s fair in love and war”, is the theme in “The Woman Game,” the latest picture- play, starring beautiful Elaine Ham- merstein, which is playing at the El- ko theatre last times tonight. This is a novel theme and has been handl- Edith is too frail. There are great many babies in the world, grown up and otherwise, that it would seem on first thought as easy matter to get one of them without its being missed. But the story of “The Very Idea” belies this assumption. <The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.” is the fact that she never overacts,|“The ¥ive Judgments.” 1 meeting. Everyone cordially invited to attend these services. ) Gen. 50:20) When is a story or play “convinc- | church. ing?*”’ When it’s true to life, of course. | (Mark day morning, Dr. Murdock McLeod, pastor of Grace church of Minnea- polis, will speak. Minnesota district; has been called to temuorary serve the congregation un- til a permanent pastor has been se- cured. guage, at 8 p. m. tival which will be observed next} Sunday in both languages. i speak to us an this occasion. - mass at 10 o’clock a. m. the blessed sacrament, at 11:30 a. m. Baptisms at 2 o’clock. Vespers and benediction at 4 o’clock. | CHRISTIA ¥ SCIENCEE. o Services will "bevheld in “Bat- 4 tle’s“building, Toom 24, o¥ér Sunday school at 9:45 war of 1812. ture has appropriated money to send to England a commissioner who will bring back the flag. er, James Buchianap; of Louisville, is trouble. the most absurdly funny, yet none the less human and appealing com- edi€s ever written. Levering as the chaffeur; Betty Ross Clarke, as No- rah, the maid; and Edward Martin- dale, Jean Robb, Edward Lester and George Cooper, enacts the play. Di- rection was by Lawrence and the scenario by S. E. V. Taylor. | | CHURCHES BAPTIST CHURCH 110 : 30—Surnday school. 11:30—Mgrning worship. Subjeci 0—B.. Y. P. U. 0—REvéning service. —Tuesday evening Bible class. :900—Thursday evening prayer George W.- Kehoe, pastor. ENGLISH EVANG. LUTHERAN Services in town of Frohn at 10:00 m. The Mysterious Ways of God” Sunday school at 11:13.‘ ! Services in Bemidji.at 3:15 p. m. First Scandinavian ~Lutheran! “Chrisg Stilletli’ the St 5-41). S 1 Erdmann W. Frenk, pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH At the Presbyterian church Sun- Following is the der of service: prelude; Doxology; vocation; pasalter, selection No. 6; oria; Hymn No. 24; scripture; ! prayer, quartette; notices for the | week; offering; hymn No. 62; serm- [ on; hymn No. 115; benediction; post- f lude. a whit afraid of testing the loyalty of vices. There will be no evening ser- All are cordially invited. SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN 11 a. m.—Norwegian services. Rev. J. Jerdee will preach. Rev. Jer- e, field sercetary of the Northern L. J. Jerdee, pastor. ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL Sixth street and America avenue. Sunday sehool meets at 9:30 a. m. Morning services in German lan-| Evening service in English lan-“ | Special mission services will be! nducted at the annual mission fes- | Rev. T. Little Falls, will Hermann of Evangelical League meets at .7 p. William F. Kamphenkel, pastor. ST PHILLIP'S . ¢ Low mass at 8 o’clock a. m.:“High Sunday REVERE NAME OF SINGER IN MODJESKA'S HOME TOWN e (By Unitéd{Press) Posnan, Poland. (By Polish name du plays ‘The Woman Game’ at the ELKO TONIGHT and she plays to win! You'll be surprised; In Big V Comedy there’s “A Parcel Post - Husband” Mail.) ng the past quarter of a century was better known, eith- er in Poland or America, than that f Modjeska, the famous Shakespear- jan actress, who was exiled by Rust i sia from her native land because of Subject, |per too ardent patriotism, but who continued to fight for Poland in her own way “during her long artistic career in the United States. Although she died before Poland’s independence was finally won, Mod- jeska never gave up hope that her country would be free. »’And today though she is no longer in the fight her family here in Poland are fore- most among the leaders who are car- rying on the work of rebuilding their country after five years of devastat- ing war. The day the first American Red Cross relief train entered Poland, it orm,” fwas met by a group of children, led R . . by a young lady, all carrying armfuls A cordial invitation extended toiof flowers “because there was nothing else left to offer the Americans.” The girl was Modieska’s niece, and the children some of the war orphans she had already begun to care for. In Posen the family of Chlapowski | (Modjeska’s real name having .been ithe Countess Chlapowski) is at pre- gent devoting itself entirely to the care of refugee war orphans, hun- ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN N ———— dreds of whom, gathered up by American Red Cross in all parts of the | Modjcsk placed in homes and institutions. Re- cently a large new refuge for these No |unfortunate children. many of whom have lost all tract of their people in their wanderings across half of Russia, has been opened by two nieces of Modjeska. At the beautiful country estate of the Chlapowskis near Posen, where B lights this summer. | SUBSCRIBE FOR THE in the days before her exile used to rest and rehedarse her famous 3 3 be |roles of “Juliet” and “Mary, Queen the country, ate sent to Bosen (0 of Scots,” hundreds of refugee chil- dren, clothed in American Red Cross clothing. even to pinafores and shoes, will enjoy.fresh air and outdoor de- DAILY PIONEER the production has been made on a lavish scale. Mack Sennett’s New Comedy “THE QUACK DOCTOR” Hiding her identity she has numerous adventures of an amusing nature in which comedy is beautifully mixed with human pathos. , A capable cast has been assembled to support the popular Realarist, and ELKO SUN-MON.-TUES. hool, followed by benediction of e J. Penney Co.’s store, at 11 o’clock.}. National Amenities. England will_return to the state of Kentucky a flag which was captured from Kentucky volunteers at the bat- e of the Thames in Michigan in the The Kentucky legisla- This commission- descendant of the ‘commander of the Kentucky trenps in the battle. A A A A A A A A AP e Edith’s brother, an authority' on eu- genics, comes to the rescue confident- . This is only the start .of the What follows forms one of A cast of exceptional ability, in- uding Virginia Valli, as Edith; Fay arbe as the dancer-vamp; Jack physically perfect Windom CHIEF BRAND BUITER The best on the market, the more you eat the better you like it. Ask your dealer for a pound today. Bemidji Greamery Company BEMIDJI odern Furniture — a S]lgn of Success Allsteelfurniture in OberlinCollege Office. - Allstee! office furniture is > used by such firms as J. P. 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