Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 16, 1920, Page 3

H..V. ESMOND LONG LEADER ..° /' AMONG ENGLISH DRAMATISTS & . Henry'V. Esmond, author of “Dan- % geteus to Men,” which willjue seen N at the Rex theatre for two %n.ys be- inning-today, in a screen version by ' P. Younger, is one of the leading nglish dramatists. He is best known \;the United States thru his.play ki en We.Were Twenty-One,”. pro- “.duced twenty years ago, with Nat * "Goodwin and Maxine ElHott, and fre- quently revived since. His other plays™-include *“The* Divided Way,” o “One Sumier’s Day,” “The Wilder- ness,” “Grierson’s Why,” “Under the Greenwood Tree” .and ‘“The Danger- > ous Age.” f “Dangerous to Men,” then called «“Eliza Comes to Stay,” was produced at the Criterion theatre, London, on . “February 12, 1913, with the author, " - Mr. Esmond, ad Sandy Verrall, the part played in the screer version by “Milton Sills. Mr. Esmond’s wife, Eva Moore, one of the leading actresses of England, created the star rolé o Eliza, to be played here by little Viola Dana, “The Peter Pan of the Screen.” =~ T Mr. Esmond was born in England and educated by private tutors. He went on the stage in'" 1885 ana.was i married to Miss Moore in - 1891, i 7 .“‘Who's Who' gives his recreations as-tennis, golf and cycling. . = : REX SUNDAY t*Lahoma” is fistory of -the early days in the territory now known as Oklahoma. BEvery man, in those days wWhs aker of history. The coun- 3 w comprising Oklahoma was, in #50, at the time the story opens, /known-as No Man’s Land. It was "set aside as Indian country and white sfttlem were forbidden to-settle on A picurization of John Brecken- ridge Ellis’s novel of the same name, “Iahoma” depicts in vivid manner the adventure and romance of white séftlers on the forbidden land. Brave hearted and courageous were, these men and their womenfolks,, .Pioneers - in7a new country where dangers lurk< ~ ed.,at every-turn, they blazed the -trail to civilization. A o ' ‘The central figure in the'story is s gifl, beautiful Lahoma, a waif who is drought up in the Westernihills by two kind old men, one an outlaw and. the other a cynic. They are-like dot- ©“ing mothers in- their tender care.of .* the, girl. .A pretty little romance is introduced when Lahoma falls in love with a young cowboy, who is looked upon with disfavor by her guardians. © . GAY MUSICAL PLAY A sparkling awd gay musical play, S ris, ‘Harvey D. Orr’s new- edition of .. the famous “Doll’ ‘musical comedy _ serdes, this is the third edition of this well known play and -far surpasses any of its predecessors: The plot 48 «1l new and tells how Jack Dale, a “young soofety man in love with “Dol- = Jare within a year; so that Col. Bar- consent to, their marriage. The com- pany this season-is larger than usual and is headed ‘by Nate Busby, the -well known-singing and _dancing _black-face, comedian as Jasper John- ““inson, assisted by anotable cast and a * wondePul chorus in“éereation gowns -~ _that will please -the' ladies. ) “The book of this new musical com- .. edy was written by Grégory_;Adams } oné.of the ‘Younger generation, who has many successses to his credit. The music and lyric are by Louis ‘Wieslyn the well known writer of song hits, ed thru the three big acts. | ‘Bubbling with -the fragrance of youth, beauty, catchy music, good up-to-the-minute comedy, wondeérful- gcenery and costumes, ‘“The Million Dollar Doll in Paris” will undoubted- ‘| vanished. “| be: lynched, he is saved by one of " that ‘““The Million Doljar Doll in Pa-|" 1y” tries to double; ten thousand dol- |~ “““rington, her guardian' will give his ance at 2:30 in the.affernoon: and. twenty-fourin numbér are interspers- ., | V—— LY 4 d . [} ’ 1 4 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER case pald them a”warm tribute. your proper place in the jurisdiction of the country” he said, ‘‘and I con- gratulate the cause of justice itself.” The women jurors, however, were not quite certain how much congratu- lation they required. One of them was apprehénsive about her three children whom she had to leave un- attended, and another had béen cordingly, she spun from the glisten- ing strands of her imagination little white lies that sped forth harmlessly into her-world, fluttered prettily and ‘That is—she thought they vanish-|" -ed. ‘As a matter of, fact, eagh little lie had a sting concealed in its tail, and the day came when they all rose from their hidden. places and turned upon Becky, .with the direst conse- quences.. / ‘The whole of this absorbing story is unfolded in a delightful photoplay, “The Truth,” made from Clyde Fitch’s greatest play, with ‘Madge }. Kennedy in the star role.. It will be shown tonight for the last time at the ‘Grard theatre. 5 BRET HARTE-STORY v JN -SCREEN DRAMA No author of American fiction of- fers a more fertile field for the. dra- matist than does Bret Harte, whose taless of the -west of the -mid- nineteenth -century_are. classics. The “creator of “those. inimitable characters, Jack Hamlin, the straight- shooting gambler, Col. Starbottle, the bombastic gentleman of the old school who would fight at the drop of a hat, Mr. John Cakhurst;“&nd ~other im- mortals, is the idol of all lovers of genuine American fiction. One of the greatest of Harte’s tales, Maruja, has been dramatized|’ B> R i . g:r th%vscl?en(}‘}l:ndtei t.lfedtitlgnoi “'{l}:e Kate Nye, the Australian Prima Donna, with.Harvey D. Orr’s “The Million ray Wolf’s- Ghost,” and will be the i is.” at & fentu!‘edatsttnc:‘i‘lon atl‘t‘he Biko fomore Dollar Doll in Paris,” at the Grand Saturday, September 18 row and Saturday. 0. less an actor = i 7 y than H. B. Warner, famed on two ***************** continents, assumes the role of Harry x. TURTLE LAKE . *| West, in this px:oductiqn, which ia from | s s 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% % X% % % % % % * % % ampton’ studios,’ released by) Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gross of St. obertson:Cole as a Superior, Picture.| yames, Minn:; hrrived Wednesday for In the screen_form the story takes|a few days visit with Mrs. Gross’ bro- on a vitality and pictyresquenessjther, 0. W. Olson and family. which heighten the dramatic effect]| s M. W. Butler left /Friday for and lend color to a graphic tale. Ad-|pedby where she will wisit her son, ditional interest is given to the PIO-|george, and take in the Indian fair duction; due, to the fact that the loca-fhile there ~ tions _ug?dmr"e identical with those] ™ 3. " Glenn sadler and children of Farte's sors: and the Smosphere|yisited at the Clyde Saddler home in fl'? te; .-'"vy : .d &‘:{"‘ ays i re- pyposky Friday and Saturday. ee % e ery‘: 1L om 0. W. Olsen and-Joe Gross auto- “Mr. ‘Warner, than whom no finerioq {; Grand Rapids Thursda§. actor hag ever appeared in"the silent| ~jonn Peterson transacted business drama, is admirably cast in- the role|in Puposky Wednesday. of Harry West, the stranger who go-| _Mrs, Hiram Flanders and sister glg in search of his, father, by whem Opal Hedglin are viSiting-relatives tg -;nd hls -mother had bfe;?! deserteg, south of Bemidji. 5 0 demand an aceount o steward-| Mrs. James Lon and 8, ship of his mother’s fortune, becomes‘ .g Mrsy Otte involved in_the machinations of a — = half-crazed Spanish fanatic. Accused - of his father’s murder and about_to Simons visited at the Martin Sande ome Sunday. e ’ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gross apd Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Olsen, and . family spent Saturday evening at the M. W, ‘Butler home. i g Cyril Dickinson of Puposky visit- ed ‘his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dickinson, on Monday" Dr. and Mrs. Allen, who have been spending their summer vacation in Buena Vista left Wednesday for their home in Minneapolis. They will drive overland. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Walters visited at the But}er home Wednesday. WOMEN TAKE PLACES ., . . : ON ENGLISH JURY Bristol. (By-Mail.)—Women jur- ors have just served at the Bristol Sessions for the first time. T Counsel prosecuting in the first USED FOR THE RUN OF 7 MONTHS — the strangest and most unusual dra- matic contretemps ever utilized i dra:;m'a or. ‘fj]ctiofl. 7 “ A notable. ‘ cast; comprising Rita Stanwood, ~Marin _Sais, ' Ed. Piel, Hector- V.- Sarao, Violet Schram and ONICH T T George Field, supporta Warner. 7:30-9:00- i L A e i F) 00-97¢ ne B a - 4 VAUD TOMORRO' e esasnanas ) ruuonablc‘v " AT THE GRAND THEATRE : : i RIFES | i Beginning with the fifat -pé’rl_orm- Harry T-Morey RooTA 5 - "5 ms, Private Baths “The Gauntlet” The story of a youth whio faced death to defeat swindlers ~ and win a girl. Beautiful sceni¢ backgrounds in the mountains] of Tennessee where moonshin= ers work and feuds exist. - Single $2.00 Double $3.00 325 Rooms, Private Baths Single $2.50 Double $3.50 200 Rooms, Private Baths Single !J. 00 Doubk $4.00 Others ,$4.00 to $8.00 A ST closing. with the two shows . begin- ‘ning at 7:30 and 9:15, the regular showing of the four acts of -Vaude- ville is scheduled for the program to- morrow at the Grand theatre. Charlotte and" Leopold .open the Dbill with a neat singing, comedy pi- anoand talking act. They are a good looking pair,”and should have plenty of entertaining - talent. ‘Charlotta Stockdill is announced as the “Mag- netic Americai~Songbird,” and if her offering is as good as all the “sin- gles” who have appeared here, it will be worth while. Roth and Slater ap- | pear in a sketch “The Wrong Neigh- borhood” which certainly sounds as though it had a wealth of material to work with, and the bill closes with Alburtus and McVéy, two lively boys in “A Scene at the Fair Grounds” T e T T T T YT T T )| Burton Holmes Travels Lok I'_aramount Magazine T'|obliged: to close congratulate you -on at last taking|on ‘the jury.- W GRAND 7HEATRE AN ', "One Night Only" S _‘ . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 .- &3 Bravrirur EDNA OODRIGH ; (?PPEAR/NG PERSONALLY i~nrve GAY FARCE COMEDY &re CURTIS HOTEL HE Curtis Hotel—csdtering to Transient Guests— offers something pronowncedly unusual for this era of high prices: namely, Luxurious Accommoda- tions in @ really fine Hotel at Rates distinctly | Farmers! ATTENTION! This was prabably ‘thejrsfirst taste of the bitter which has to"be swallow~ ed with the sweets of sex-equality. SUkSCRIBE FOR THE -DAILY PIONEER [ O y/ibe greeted with a capacity audi- Taylor Holmes in ‘“Paxi” will pro- ence, as it is a delightful entertain-|ceed the vaudeville. ‘ ment of more than common merit, |. i and comes uere recommended oy both ress and public. Seats for the engagement- will be 2 o\ sale at the Grand theatre box of- ¢ fied. ¢/~ NATIVES SUSPICIOUS OF STRANGE YOUTH Because the matives of the region.. ‘he has invaded believed him to be an agent of the government, Rod Beverly finds little to attract him to; the timbered slopes of the Tennessee; mountains, save the smiling and beautiful face of one “Nessy” Wor- thing. Tt is Nessy’s relatives, too, who are determined that the strang- er shall not stay—these, coupled with agents of a wealthy eastern syndicate who were trying to gain possession - of theLaurel Ridge. ‘ ‘This is the story of “The Gaunt- let.” big Vitagraph production, in which Harry T. Morey is starred and which is to be-offered at the Elko last times tonight. It is a story of the best Morey type, giving this delinea- tor of rugged,. virile types excellent. opportunity .to display his talent as an’actor of real ability. . —-. . . . Needless to say. Rod wins his fight, and. the manner in which he does it makes one of the most interesting photoplays in which this star has ap- peared in some time. ) WHAT ABOUT THE TRUTH? ° Js.there such “a thing as an-inno- cent lie? Are some’ lies harmless? Does it pay to- make -any sort of a compromige: with thegtruth? Most people assumé a highly virt- wons air when asked these questions,| ntimate that. as far as they are cerned, the truth, the whole truth find nothing but the truth. has rigor- 77 ously dominated their lives. But this pretension deceives no one. Becky Warder was “one of those women who, brought up in an atmos- phoere of artificalities, grew up with the idea that telling the truth was an extremely uninviting proceedure. Her romantic soul rebelled at the crudity of straightforwardness. Ac- ‘HE PIONEER WANT AD3 - OFFERS : THE THIRD EDITION . OF THE 4 EVERIASTING MUSICAL SUCCESS )] —_— SATURDAY 18 | Prices 75c, $1.00 and $1.50, plus war tax. POSITIVELY EVERYTHING NEW witw HAROLD S.ORR:n- 40 PEOPLE AND & i00% BEAUTY CHORUS Seat sale starts Thurs- day at Box Qfiice. Cur- tain rises at 8:15 sharp. When you begin digging your potatoes I would like to have you communicate with me... 1 will pay you highest market prices and | can arrange for you to load at your nearest railroad station. Be sure to see me before you sell. A. KRUEGER With the Potato Growers’ Exchange Phone 807 Clifford’s Warehouse e BEMIDJ1 YOUNG MAN— WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS You can’t imagine the satisfaction which comes with watching the inception, the growth and the development of the young man and his business. Our interest is much more than the per- functory dollar and cent analysis. You young men who intend to strike out for yourselves one of these days, drop in and have a chat. Perhdps our experience will help you. PORTHERN ATIONAL “Let’s Get Acquainted” ~* Bemidji, Minn,