Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 6, 1921, Page 5

¢ VAUDEVILLE FRIDAY ONLY | AT THE GRAND THEATRE Friday only, this week, the Grand theatre will offer the regular four act vaudeville program, preceeded by the usual five part photoplay at both the afternoon and evening perform- ance. S | The program for this week, opens with Bob Cloepfiel, known as the ec- centric jazz fiend. Being an artist on the violin, saxaphone, trombone, -and an instrument of his own inven-! tion, the act will be a number of di-| versified musical stunts. Corinne and Olive, presenting Little Olive. the baby Vamp, will offer a singing and dancing act that should please, and ‘Wm. Hutchinson and Co. will follow. Fay, Healy and Anderson, are three clever acrobatic young ,comedians who close the show. ORDER YOUR PICTURES AS YOU ORDER A MEAL Have you ever surveyed a compli- cated menu at some high-class hotel, long and contemplatively, before ven- turing to address the impressive waiter on the subject? Well, ordering dinner and making the proper selection of food is very similar to that of making motion pic- tures, says Allan Dwan, producer of ““The Forbidden Thing,” the story of human love and honor which comes to the Grand theatre beginning Sat- urady. “In order for the dinner'to be suc- cessful every portion of it must please the persons being served,” is Mr. Dwan’s comment. “It must consist of variety, must appeal to one’s appe- tite, and must have a climax. The climax may be a dash of ice cream or a slice of pie, b\fi the climax must be there. “Same way with a motion picture. It must have variety, spice, human interest—and a climax.” “The Forbidden Thing” is a story of the simple fisher folks, their ideals and the home love and lore of cen- tyries as handed down from the Pil- grim fathers, and in it James Kirk- NEWS OF THE THEATRES plots to fasten upon him the theft of a sum of money from his safe. Helén then decides to elope with Sam Warren on an outward bound vessel, and her father discovers her just as the ship is ahout to pass ithe lighthouse of which he is the| keeper. He extinguishes the light, and then prevents old Uncle Nat, his brother, from showing a beacon that will save the vessel from crashing on the rocks. Alice Lake makes her first appear- ance as a star in “Shore Acres” aft- er her memorable performance in “Should a \Woman Tell?" the Metro production’ that has created the screen sensation of modern times. In support of Miss Lake are Edward Connelly, Joseph Kilgour, Robert Walker, Frank Brownlee, and others. The picture is directed by Rex In- graham from a scenario by Arthur J. Zellner, and photographer by Steve Norton. BEBE DANIELS PLEASES IN “OH LADY. LADY” ‘With clever, bubbling fun running thruout the whole piece and players of exceptional popularity to inter- pret the principal roles, there is lit- tle wonder that “Oh Lady, Lady,” which opened at the Elko theatre last evening, was most vociferously re- ceived by ap enthusiastic audience. Realart has done a splendid thing in transforming to the screen the rich humor of the famous musical comedy by Bolton and Wodehouse, which played so successfully a few years ago . And certainly they picked three ideal fun-makers in allotting the main roles to Bebe Danfels, al- ways an appearing little ‘“vamp”; Hiers, cleverest of fat comedians; and Harrison Ford. the very popular leading man. i Miss Daniels is altogether delight- ful as the young musical comedy ac- tress who is accused of ‘‘vamping’ when she attempts to help out the fat sweetheart of her school days. “Oh Lady, Lady” will be shown for the last time tonight at the Elko. 2 got al the screen some of the best inter- BUSH COUNTRY SCENES pretative work of a decade, - ‘Chester Bennett, who directed that part of “Captain Swift,” the new | Earle Williams’ feature which will be “THE SON OF TARZAN” AT seen at the Elko theatre on Friday REX TODAY AND FRIDAY When Hollywood, Cal., awoke on the morning of July 6th, 1920, after:| the celebration of a safe and sane Fourth, many residents peered out on the streets at the sunshine that flood- ;::'the pavements and sighed with re- A few looked out on the flower-be- decked back-yards. Among the latter category were many who at first firm- 1y believed one of the many zoologi- cal gardens maintained by the hun- dreds of motion picture studios in Hollywood had “let loose.” For many a housewife received the sur- prise of her life to see saucy little monkeys enjoying the scenery or picking the oranges from the trees in her garden. A zoo had “let loose’ 'in fact, and and Saturday which was taken in California, struck a great piece of luck. Australians who make their homes in the bush country are pe- culiar unto themselves. Director Ben-, nett didn’t think there were any such types in this country, to say nothing of California. But he reckoned without the great war. There were thousands of An- zacs who fought for their mother country, Great Britain, and many started to make their way -back to their homes by crossing the United Stades, only to be. so taken up with California that they stopped there for geveral weeks, some making it their future home. Mr. Bennett found a colony of them, and his troubles were over, so far as types were concerned. “It's A Boy” is another of those 2-part Mack Sennett comedies, feat- over a hundred little monkeys of all varfeties known ip Africa were free for the first timesince their capture on the Dark Continena six months before. How the monkeys came to roam around the side streets of this inter- esting California town was a mystery to the authorities until keepers from the National Film Corporation of America studios reported that the curious animals had , slipped from their cages during the night of the fifth of July. The monkeys were be- ing used in the filming of “The Son of Tarzan.” FOX PICTRE 18 FOUNDED ON FAMOUS MYSTERY—REX Mystery, love and adventure in New York's underworld are the theme of “Number 17", a new Wil- liam Fox photoplay starring George ‘Walsh, which will open an engage- ment at the Rex theatre on Thursday. The play is from the famous novel of the same name by Louis Tracy. In “Number 17" George Walsh is said to have one of the most thrill- ing doles of his career. He plays the part of & man who single-hand- ed fights a gang of enemies who would destroy him and those he loves. George A. Bernanger, the director. _.1s reported to have pair extreme at- tention to detail in setting out to put on thp screen a true picture of New York life—with a result that is startling in its fealism. Well-known names are in the list of players supporting Mr. Walsh. Those of Mildred Reardon, Charles Mussette, Lillian Beck, Harold Thomas and Louise R. Wolheim promise thrilling entertainment. ALICE LAKE COMING IN “SHORE ACRES"—REX SUNDAY “‘Shore Acres'”. the immortal stage | play of New England life that made James A. Herne famous the world, over, will be the feature attraction at the Rex theatre, beginning Sunday next. This unusual feature is a pic- turization of the celehrated stage , drama which James A. Herne wrote, produced, and starred in thruout the civilized world. It is a superb pie- ture of rural life in a sleepy New Eng land village on the coast of Maine, and introduces Alice Lake as a star in her first starring vehicle. The management assures its patrons of unusual entertainment in this extra- ordinary feature which is a faithful picture of New England seacoast life, tense with stirring drama and tender pathos. The play concerns Helen Berry whose father wants her to marry Josiah Blake, an unscrupulous pro- moter. Helen loves Sam Warren, a young man in the employ of Blake, and is determined to wed him in uring Louise Fazenda, and an all-star cast of Sennett players including “Teddy”, the famous dog. Fever Present in Mental Disease. Doctor Bond in the Boston Medical Journal adds a new item to medical knowledge of mental disease. In 71 mental patients, fevers, slight or se- vere, transitory or chronie, occurred in over 50 per cemt, u surprising re- sult for consecutive cases. The di- agnoses varled and show that fever octurred “In imbecility, epllepsy, ar. terlosclerotic dementia, gemeral par- alysis, dementia praecox and maniac depressive psychoses. Of 19 maniac depressive insanity patients, 13 had fever and 6 did mot. Of 19 de- mentie praecox patients, 8 had fe ver and 11 did not, this being the oniy disease In which normal temper- atures were found more often than the reverse. Gulls as Weather Forecasters. Those who live by the coast do not want a better weather sign than the gulls, which in the various winds that will bring the rain, collect ir big flocks and gather in the flelds or circle high over the land, wheeling and screaming uneasily. They will not come in on a false alarm, and none need fear they will make a mistake. A Flyiny, Chariot. . All Paris, I think, myself among the rest, assembled to see the valiant brothers, Robert and Charles, mount into the air yesterday, in com- pany with a certain Pilatre de Rosier, who conducted them in the newly-in- vented flying charlot fastened to an air-balloon. It was from the middle of the Tuilleries that they set out, a place very favorable and well-con- trived for such public purposes. But all was so nicely managed, so cleverly carrled on, somehow, that the order and decorum of us who remained on firm ground struck me more than even the very strange sight of human crea- tures floating in the wind; but I have really been witness to fen times as much bustle apd confusion at a crowded theater in London, than what these peaceful Parisians make when the whole city was gathered together. « o o —Mrs. Piozi (1784). A Half Truth Silk Sox—Did Angeline tell you the truth when you asked her whether she were half hose? Knit Tie—Yes. S. 8.—What did she say? spite of 3ll obstacles. Blake learns of Helen’s ihfatuation for Warren and K. T.—None of my Husiness.—Jows Frivol. children prefer above all others, and a p! { home. For a million boys :wnd girls ceptribution from America at large to Herbert . Hoover is chairman of {Amefican Relief Administration work \a day to a niillion Polish children and States, Czecho-Slovakia and Austria. + women_of A~- BAN ON BALL FREAKS HAS CAUSED HITTING By Henry L. Farrell, (United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, Jan. 6.—When the ban was applied to freak deliveries last winter, John Heydler, president of the National league, said: “Watch ’em hit next season.” They did hit all through the majors and minors, according to the 1920 ! satting averages. Forty-two players hit .300 or better | .n the American league, 20 in the Na- tional league, 31 in the American as- sociation and 26 in the Western .eague. y Comparison of the last four years shows almost double the number of .300 hitters in the American league. In 1917 there were 11, in 1918, 19; in 1919, 27, and last season, 42. The National league barely went over its 1919 mark. Nine hit .300 in 1917, six in 1918, 16 in 1919 and 20 in 1920. George Sisler, the brilliant first baseman of the St. Louis Browns beat all records since 1911 in the Ameri- can league when he batted .407. Only twice has that mark been exceeded, both times by Ty Cobb in 1910 and in 1911, when he set the league rec- orvilol .420. ogers Hornsby’s marl: of .370 is the best in the National league since 1912, when Heinie Zimmerman hit for .372. Twenty batters since 1876, how- ever, have exceeded the mark made by the St. Louis second baseman last season including Hugh Duffy, who made the record average of .438 in 1894. Opinion is divided as to the cause of the epidemic in hitting last season. Some agree with the contention of President Heydler, that the ban on the emery ball, the shine ball and oth- er freaks of pitching art made hitting easier. Others trace it to a “lively ball” that was reported throughout the sea- son to be in use by the major leagucs. The same thing was laid at the door of the Federal league but it will be remembered that the best Benny Kauff was able to do in the old “Reb- el Organization” was .366 in 1914. Ed Walsh, the old pitching star, was among the many baseball au- thorities at the recent major league| meetings who maintained that the in-| crease in hitting was due to nothing else but the weakening of pit'chmg by the ban on the freak deliveries. New American Industry. Establishment of a new Eastern fac- tory with 50,000 square feet of floor space, for the manufacture of arti- ficlul pearls from fish scale essence, marks the beginning of a new Amer- fcan industry, formerly dependent on Imports from KFrance, Germauny.and Ttaly, says Popular Mechanics Maga- zine. The common herring is the base of supply for the iridescent ma- terial used, and removing it is an arduous task, because each scale, teken from certain parts of the fish, yields only a tiuy speck of luster. Suction Tube Unloads the Boat. A big suction tube is used at Oak- land, Cal., in the operation of unload- | ing crafts of their cargo of copra. The material is thrown into the bold loose and the end of the tube is thrust down the hold. The material is light and the current of air readily fpicks it up and carries through the pipe to the bins on the whar( where it Is stored. Copra is lighter than cork and cowmes from tropical countiies, ‘| Subscribe fcr The Daily Ploneer pals to the kitchen of the American Relief Administration F3 Fund and get there a bowl of stecaming hot soup, noodle soup, to the plack bread made of weeds and bark and seeds that | ou* hour after another, broken happily by a visit to the child-fe Americans. They would starve without it, and they will starve Fund keeps three thousand kitchens working at capacity to Ithe worst part of the winter opens unless America \gives Ito keep them going. Resources now available will cafry the work [ the first of January. To take the children through the sammer native crops come in, Mr. Hoover calls for $23,000,000 from the | ‘Children kind Polish} compared starve on ai] icce of white bread, a in Poland the day is the European Children’s the Fund which is a hi in Eastern and Central a million and a half more The kitchens will have to from ber ACCORDED PALM FOR BEAUTY Miss Harriet Lane Acknowledged to Have Been the Prettiest Lady of the: White House. Historian$ .gre inclined to give -to Miss Harrlet Lane, niece of Presldgnt Buchanan, the palm for being the p! ¥ tiest woman'that ever ruled the Whit House soclal life. She was a blond with bair of a rare gold, deep-blue eyes, and her mouth was said to be one of the most beautiful ever owned by a Washington belle. Her beauty was so' noticeable that at the dawn of womanhoad, when she accompanied her unéle, then America’s representa- tive in England, to Oxford, where he was to receive the degree of doctor of civil laws, that the student body greeted her appearance with terrific cheers, inspired entirely by the smile of her lovely lips as she turned her flowerlike face toward them. Not only was she beautiful in line and curve, but in addition she was a pieture of perfect health, an ath- lete of no mean order, as many a young gallant discovered after she had challenged him to a race and beaten him so badly that spectators of the race unmercifully chaffed him. She played many games with SKkill and vigor, and there was not a woman in Washington that could compete with her in any game call- ing for strength and great activity. In spite of this she was not unwom- anly, and excelled as a harpist, wrote poetry, and, as the young people of the capital reported, “danced like a feather.” Chinese Massage. ‘ Medical gymnastics were reduced to a scientific system by Taoist monks. The main point of the Chinese system of massage is the three principal at. titudes, standing, sitting and lying, and three modes of breathing, through “the mouth, nose and'inspiration and expiration alternately through both or- gans. Iron balls are rolled swiftly to and fro in the hands to strengthen the muscles. To massage the stomach a wooden instrument consisting of three movable wheels is applied. Proper Flower Arrangement. ‘The essential po’at in all flower ar- rangement Is tha. there shall be form and balance, yet that the composition shall not be perfectly symmetrical, as perfect symmetry is not found in na- ture. In order to attaln the desired effect the flower stalks and branches used are carefully bent and twisted, and this work is done with such deli- cacy und dexterity ‘as -to conceal the fact that their forms have been al- tered by lec_i&l means. Seventeen-Pound Trout? ' Trout v greatly within the specles, according to the nature of the waters they inhabit, the variations being manifested In their color, size, form, and. fin development, says the American Forestry Magazine. As to their weight, Mr. Hallock, a famous American fisherman, claims to have known of one that weighed seventeen pounds, while as a rule they do not run over three or four pounds. Missed Her. “How is your afternoon-bridge club getting on?” : “Qh, rather poorly. You know, dear, Mrs. Gaussip has left us.” “But I thought she was an atrocious player.” * “She was; but then, she always had so many delicious stories to tell about her neighbors.”—Boston Trauscript. | who wanted the sword that he migh . and can see over its crests in any di- *| rection, COURAGE OF SAMURAI TESTED Boy of Twelve Forced to Show He¢ Was Not Afraid of Death by His Own Hand. Sato told us stories—the young mar disembowel the Russians and not have to bite their throats in the hand-to hand fighting. Then the story of the samurai boy ‘who must once in his life face death— make up his mind that he is to die His own case, at the age of twelve coming home from sclyol, to find his great uncle and his mother all seri ous, a naked sword on a little wooder rack, the house all in order, To be told that he had disgraced the family, he had dishonored his father’s sword and killed a dog. Ie would be glven the privilege of committing hara- kiri, for he was a samurai’s son. His great uncle gave him an object lesson, showed him how it was done and told him to proceed, wrapping the blade in paper, that it might nof cut his hand, and telling him that he must do as he had seen his great uncle do. in earnest. ‘The boy begged for mercy. His kins. man and his mother were immovable Was he afrald to die? If so, they might help him, and the uncle put his hand on his sword. . The boy’s tears stopped. He knew his time had come and bowed. He opened his dress, rubbed his abdomen three times. He put out his hand and gragped the sword, He knew no more till a cry of “Mate” (Stop) brought him to his senses. The reprieve at last. An instant more and he would have been dead by his own hand. He waited, dazed in a death sweat. His courage had been tested. He had fsced death.—Asls Magazine. H Look Out Upon the Desert. Come to the eastern side of the peak and look out once more upon the des- ert while yet there is time. The after- noon sun is driving its rays through the passes like the sharp-cut shafts of searchlights, and the shadows of the mountains are lengthening in dis- torted silhouette upon the sands be- low. Yet still the San Bernardino range, leading off southeast to the Colorado river, is glittering with sun- light at every peak. You are above it The vast sweep of the Mo- Jave liés to the north; the Colo- ado with its old sea-bed lies to ‘the south. Far away to the east you £dn see the faint forms of the Ari- zéna mountains melting and mingling Wwith the sky; and in between lie long pink rifts of the desert val wé and the lilac tracery of the des- \Fanges.—“The Desert,” by C. Van - Jud Tunkins, , “Where King Solomon showed most ot his smartness,” said Jud Tunkins, “was In bein’ able to be the richest man, in spite of the fact that he had so0 many wives.” < Matter of Principle. 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