Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 19, 1921, Page 4

“THE BRANDED WOMAN" ik L Soenes in Hades, said to rival even the most fanciful of Dore’s famous “the screen in Norma Talmadge’s lat- .est First National starring vehicle, «The Branded Woman,” which will be shown at the Rex theatre, com: mencing Thursday. Because of the elaborate nature of the sets called for in this motion pic- ture, which was adapted by Anita Loos and Albert Parker from Oliver D. Bailey’s well known stage play, “Branded,” Hugo Ballin was en- gaged to design them. The result has been an artistic triumph. In addition to beautiful interiors from a private house in Paris and the Ritz hotel, a fashionable boarding school for girls up the Hudson, the library and other rooms of & wealthy New Yorker’s home are some remark- able scenes in India. The scenes of the Far East reveal an open market place and a slave- block, where Norma, as the heroine, is sold at public auction, with don- keys, camels and natives in pictur- esque costume lending a touch of “atmosphere.” allegorical scenes in Hades. One of these sets, which represents a dream of Norma's, wherein she i herself dragged down by society into 2 hideous whirlpool of slime and filth, from’ which ehe is rescued by the man horrible creeping creatures like the! . “slimy things that crawl with wings” in “The Rime of the Ancient Mari- mer.” 3 l So hideously realistic is this pool into which Norma plunges in a costly and beautiful costume that the other| members of the cast and the “extras” | playing the roles of unfortunates caught in the river of lost souls, hes- itated to enter the water until Norma herselt plunged in. “NINETEEN AND PHYLLIS” AT THE REX SUNDAY Charles Ray, in “Nineteen and| Phyllis,” will be the attraction at the Rex theatre, opening an engagement Sunday. This is Mr. Ray’s tnrd re- lease through Associated First Na- tional Pictures since becoming an ir dependent star and producer, and in view of the remarkable success which ! attended his initial independent pro- | duction; “Forty-Fve Minutes From| Broadway,” and his second picture, | “Ppeaceful Valley,” the keenest in- terest is being manifested in his Jat~ est production. Unlike his two pre- ceding vehicles, which were adapta- | tions of famous stage plays, “_N!m!-l teen and Phyllis” is from an original story by Frederick Stowers, and, ac- cording to Mr. Ray’s business asso- ciates, it is one of the very best ve- hicles yet provided for the young star. | Joseph De Grasse, who directed Charles Ray in “Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway” and triumphantly | established the star in a character en- tirely different from any he had pre- viously appeared in, also directed him in “Nineteen and Phyllis.” In this, most recent production Ray again makes something of a departure from his customary “rube” role, this time appearing in the part of a small town dandy wearing up-to-the-minute mail order house raiment. The production is perhaps most fittingly describd as a comedy of youth, for in it Ray ap- pears as a nineteen-year-old iad and opposite him in the leading feminme AT THE REX FRIDAY * But most remarkable of add are the {relves seriously. imagines | |sponded. the negro with a grin. |plumb skeered o’ that place.” |do you, Sam?” . |- “No, indeed, I doesn’t.believe in! drawings, have been reproduced of'’em. I thinks they ought to be a law |agin the pesky critters.” ¢ +GET OUT AND GET UNDER® * Itrenched in the hearts of the laught- er-loving public that people in the | -udience are in a state of pleased ex- pectancy the moment one of his farci- | cal skits appears on the screen. They have come to know they are not go- ing to be disappointed. Added pleas- ’m’c of anticipation is that what they jare to see and enjoy is thoroughly iclean and wholesome. Pet subject |of Lloyd is human vanity. In “Get {Out and Get Under,” his latest Pathe irelease, which is the feature of tiie | program tonight and Thursday at the |Grand, he plays upon this weakness |with rare skill, exposing the shal- ilowness, vacancy and conceit of the inew owner of a motor car, then his Istruggles and mishaps, all with that sobriety which causes us to laugh a { pretty mearly all men who take them- There are few: spe- icimens of trick photography. Most {of the scenes and situations. are dar- gly ingenious and original. This iz edpecially true of Lloyd’s escape in his flivver from the traffic cops on motor cycles. The farce runs at high she loves, was filmed in a huge pool|. < ) speed, giving scarcely time to catch discolored and apparently filled wm‘!your breath between lnughs, and has 1 windup that is a triumph of farce artistry. GIRL WITH BARITONE VOICE WILL SING AT GRAND FRIDAY Lou Elliott, one of the four acts of vaudeville on the program Friday only at the Grand theatre, offers songs and chatter written exclusive- ly for her in which she portrays in a remarkable manner the character of the typical American youth. She ap- vears as a clean wholesome type of boy and enacts this role thruout witl utmost sinceity and comsistency, never once in any line or action re- sorting to anything unbecoming the refined dalnty little gir¥'that she is in reality. S Her voice .is :particularly adapted 1o her work being identical in range and quality with that of a male bari; tone. In addition she possesses great insight in delivery, her enunciation |and inflection showing true artistry. Miss Elliott is foremost today in her line of work and can well be classed as a fea}ure on any vaudeville bil! DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR” AT GRAND THEATRE TONIGHT Men are measured in dollars. The standards of today do not ask, “Is a man honest?” He is considered hon- est as long as ho is successful. * A woman is considered. honest uniti | she is found out. ‘The,story of “Dol- ler for Dollar,” Frank Keenan's lat-| est Pathe feature, is a forceful dis- closure of the foibles of modern life It is sensationally true. The Grand theatre is running “‘Dollar for Dol- lar” tonight and Thursday, with the Harold Lloyd feature comedy, "Get Out and Get Under.” “SINS OF ROSANNE” AT - ELKO THEATRE TONIGHT Ethel Clayton plays a sort of fem- inine Jekyll and Hyde in her latest Paramount photoplay, “Sins of Ros- anne,” which will be presented at the role is demure Clara Horton, who is herself only sixteen years old. Others prominent in the cast are George Nichols, Cora Drew, Frank Norcross, Lincoln Stedman and De Witte C. Jennings. The photoplay, according to previous reports, is re- plete with amusing -situations, and one of these strangely enough, has Elko theatre tonight, also tomorrow, Thursday. The picture is a mystery- romance, with the bulk of the action laid in South Atrica, and was adapt- ed from Cynthia Stockley's popular novel. The heroine is an English girl who was mothered for two years hy a Ma- lay woman and was imbued by her “to do with Mr, Ray’s capture of a bur- glar. “Nineteen and Payllis’ re- quired three months for production, and then practically two months were spent in cutting and assembling the Im, ) Frederick Stowers’ story was adapt- ed for the screen by Isabel Johnsto~ and Bernard McConville, two ¢ screendom’s most able continu writers. The finished production, & cording to all reports and indicatio: | is one of the best Ray films ever offc ed to the public. “THE CHEATER R—E—FORMED" A REX LAST TIMES TONIGE There is an exceedingly tense scet in “The Cheater Reformed,” the W liam Fox production, starring Willia Russell, now playing at the Rex:th atre, which draws upon the superna ural for its dramatic effect. This inc dent is only one of many which hav aroused much comment wherever th picture has been shown. The scene in question takes plac -} in a church, where Russell, playin the part of a crook and posing as h clergyman twin brother, attempts t deliver a sergion which his broth had prepared before his death. I the midst of the sermon the impostc and his pal, who has maneuvered hin self into the job of church sexton, ar startled to hear the church bell tol -twice, rung by unseen hands. Inves tigation gives no clue to the mystery and both men conclude it is a warn ing from the dead brother that such tactics must cease. Both are intense- ly affected. The scene was skillfully exesuted under the handling of Director Scott Dunlap. Later in the day on wiich the scene was ‘“shot” Russell heard it whispered about that one of the colored studio helpers refused to go near the set, Russell approached the ‘man and jestingly began to take him to tasl: “What's-the matter, Saa? T am with a passionate desire for bright stones and the strange power to cause injury to those whom she might hate. When she sees jewels, she comes un- der the influence of her craving and will not stop at anything, even theft to obtain them. When the lure is *aken away, she becomes again a gen- ». loving personality. A" beautiful nance develops, according to the ry, and destroys the spell. An excellent cast supports the pret- star in *“‘Sins of Rosanne.” Jack /1t Is the leading man, and Fred .latesta and Clarence Geldaert are o in the company. It is a Para- unt picture. , HE POOR SIMPS" AT THE ELKO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY What is said to be the funniest ‘een comedy that Owen Moore has t appeared in is announced to ap- wr at the Elko theatre next Friday nd Saturday, when this unique com- 4 'lan will be seen in *“The Poor Simp” is latest Selznick picture. ¢ Mr. Moore and a cast of well- nown favorite photoplayers romp ru the funny situations of J. Shake- Jeare Sap's farce in a manner cal- tlated to arouse tne risibilities of en the most gloomy eort of person, _ One of the funniest characters iti utler, who proves to be a com ensation, although it is his first ap- rearance before the camera Why, of Course. Pop Moore, relates Louge, his youngsts weather p: could. Ho told of the finished, The kid listened Intently “I'se; “Why, you don’t believe in ghosts; ! AT THE GRAND TONIGHT Harold Lloyd is to strongly en- 1@ cast is Clarence, Moore's colered’ e edy| find that there bad bgen no fire in the | belleves| don Mail. | in telling children the truth, and when| heard him read the the weather man knew, Pop laid aside; got a great deal back. It loves every- bis paper and esplained the best he! charts,| of child—would hurt nothing, wouid the instruments, the telegraphie re-| give the best it bas away, always, if ports, ete. “And that's how he finds| you need it—does mnot lay plans for | out the weather for tomorrow.” he| getting everything in the house for it-| sat thoughtful*for a few wioutes, and | them earnestly inquired: .“Aud then does he tell God?” old, yop, Wom't g0 ugas, the church #5 Nathan Behbrin, official reporier of} the supreme court of New York coun-| ty, who made a new world’s speed rec-| ord in shorthand when he took dow 279 words in a minute. Behrin mad the record at a contest held by (hq New York State Shorthand Reporters association. In the test he broke Lis own previous world’s record of 278§ I words, made in 1913 A A A A A A A CHRISTMAS DAY IN KFRICA;‘ Pretty Picture of a Charming Abode in the Hills Above the Old | | Town of Alger. ! iy | Christmas day in .Africa}” Apd what a drecam of beauty and color, blue sea, blue sky, groves of eucalyp- tus and olive trees, climbing roses, | white-robed Arab women closely veiled, their eves only showing, bare | | brown legs and feet, sometimes a sil- | ver bracelet on one leg, donkey boys | i with a nondescript, flowing garment, a red fez on thelr heads; color every- where. Our villa is charming, stands in a little wood of eucalyptus trees, | with a big garden, balconies, terraces and marble steps, large, high rooms and lovely views on all sides, Mme. Waddington writes from Algiers to Scribner’s. It is quite in“the coun- try, five or' six kllométers' from Al- glers, very high up in the hills. Very few people live in -the town ‘and the'| whole hillside 'is studded- with villas, Moorish almost all, dazzling white, flat roofs and narrow windows. -Quite at the top, where we are,.there are some | very = comfortable Eastern wmodern H houses. I am writing at my. window, which gives on a térrace, from which ( {here is a divine view of the sea and the. snow mountains of the Djurjura, miles away in Kabylie, and from one corner through the faded drooping leaves of the eucalyptus I have a glimpse of the town of Algicrs, lying a long, white streak far below. 1 The drawing-room is a delightful room—runs all the width of the house, with windows on three sides, so that’ we always have tlie sun. The furni- ture is sketchy, not much of it, and what there is is very ugly, but when | the Paris cases arrive, with a few tables and chairs and silver, the room will look very different. There are some -carpets in the house, which are absolutely necessary, as all the floors are tiled. However, Charlotte has done wonders with the .mcager mates rial she has, Begone Dull Facts. Two friendly little neighbors, aged respectively 4% and § years, recently seated themselves on the curbstone near my windows for a religious dis- cussion. It seemed they had over- heard some grown-ups -repeating a recent prophecy of a certain sect as to the Imminent end of the world and were greatly excrcised at the report. The elder child, a fair-haired skeptic from a northern state, scornfully de- clared that he didn't belleve the story; but the swarthy, dark-eyed little Texan . solemnly asserted: “Yes, it's true; I know it's true; foh this mo'nin’ I read it in mah Bible” The midget doesn’t know one letter of the alpha- bet from another, but he refuses to be pinned down to vulgar facts when his spirit wishes to soar. Are children of the perlod brighter than their pred- ecessors? At his age I am sure 1 could not have fibbed with so solemn and convincing an air—Los Angeles Times. Malignant Ghost. Last Christmas, a house in Leeds was visited by an amazing ghost. A woman, returning home, went into | the kitchen fo warm lerself at the fire. Siddénly she was startled to sce | two Jong white armslemerge from the flames.’ Nearer and'nearer they came, until they, gripped her arms.above the elhow, - . p ] N *The totich-was'like red hot iron, and, she fell fafniting to' the ‘ground. Wherk recovered she was surprised to grate, .She visited a_doctor, who ex- | | amined-her arms and found distinct | signs of burns. This was afterward ! corroborated by another doctor.—Lon- | «“The Right Kind of Child.” | fon and fnquired how| Give a little love to a child, and you | | thing near it, when it is the right kind .| self, and delights in helping people; | you cannot pledée. it so much as by ‘nmxncxmn‘n-r»m; useful, in l ever so little a way.—John Ruskio. i In the senate.A. J. Rockne of Goad- | nenalty for first degree murder whiie ( WEDNEED‘AY E’VENING, JANUARY 19, 1921 LEGISLATIVE DOINGS (Prepared by Vance Chapman) Gn_od roads and the legislation nec- cssary to carry out the provisions of Amendiient No. ‘7easily overshadow everythihg else in the‘house and sen- .|ate. “The main question is as to con- trol andthe. proposition of either a commissioner .or a commission is ‘ze- ceiving the closest of attention. Last week Second district members in the hqusg came out for a highway com- mizsion. However, there are a num- ver in both the house and senate who favor:one man control, but it has to be said that their numbers are not as large as they were a week ago, The mmensity of the whole thing together with the millions of dollars to be ex- pended is causing the members to zive the problem much thought and they are generally out to put over sométhing that will deliver the goods. fust now it looks very much like a highway commission. Representative Theodore Christian- son of Lac Qui Parle county is the M| ncad of the house committee on ap- propriations and he is out for a rec- 'rd., His first move was to force a cut in the usual‘appropriasion for ‘egislative expepses'dhd he announces ‘hat if he has his way sim:lar ~conorny | will be forced in other lines of gov- .ernmental expenditure. Reprasenta- tive Christianson is easily one of the big house leaders and his slogan of ceonomy generally finds favor." War- time ‘démands practically featare ev- cry departmental reqest in the shape of appropriations and it is certain that a majority of them will be slashed. hue will again be in charge of finances and if, is a sure thing that any ap- propriation favored by his committee _wx]l_:mve to have a full measure of merit. So far in both houses about one hundred bills have been introduced wnthA the house as it always does heading the list. In the lower house Representative Frank £. Nimocks of i Minneapolis picked off H. F, No. 1, an act making capital punisiment the in the senate James A. Carley of Wa- basha: county has his name attached to S. F. No. 1. Tonnage tax is its burden, Over in the house C. M. Ben- dixen of Redwood, county will try and’ pilot a similar - irfliction on iron ore-to-a safe port. - The North coun- try ig admittedly up against it this! time and wijl be compelled to direct all its energies at not only heading off this long threatened infliction, but will have to devote additional effort’ at killing a tax on iron ore royalties and a possible. reduction in the pres-| ~nt 50 per cent ore land valuation. At the last session of the legislature the royalty tax pill was traded for the: | :onnage tax act and the former pro!-1 markets and subject to regulation. ted as a result, but John W. Hopp of Even the agricultural interests are fillmore county, who is fathering the not entirely united on 'the prohibi- sst that they will not stand for any funny work this time. This session here is an intensity of purpose not|¥* ¥ only on the part:of:the:tonnage tax|x advocates,. bt those. who. helieve that ts"infliction would be a calamity and he fight Will'beito &bitter finish. The agricultural legislative pro- zram whith began' with'the early or- wanization of the houseé, is' now prac- ‘ically” complete, ‘and the various re- forms which the ,promoters hope to bring about are.now u» to the mem- Yers-of both houses for consideration. in the house the various agricultural ~ills so far drafted bear the names of Representatives John G. Gerlach, Blue artn county; R. A. Wilkinson, Wash- ington county; George Wicker, Dodge county; T. J. Greene, Ramsey county; W. I. Norton, Hennepin county; A. E. Rako, Beltrami county; O. C. Ko- mann, Traverse county; R. W. Hitch- cock, Traverse county; N. T. Moen, Otter Tail county, and Elias Nord- gren, Chisago county, while in the senate P. A. Gandrud, Kandiyohi county; Ole Sageng, Otter Tail coun- ty; F. L. Cliff, Big Stone county, and James Cumings of Polk county are in charge. The only two measures so far drafted by the agricultural div- on -that promise anything in the way of a contest are those putting the ban on futures and declaring boards of trade, stock exchanges and chambers of commerceifo be public coyalty bill in the senate, and Ralph tion of futures and the division iwill ;. Parker, its author, in the house, in- be quite marked. IS ETEEE EEE L BB SAUM - * P s 2 R R R S The farmers have have co-operat- ed in building a road thru the town 5f Woodrow. Hzuling on this road is heavy, and saves the farmers sev-| eral miles every d.ay. This is only another proof of wh.3t'can be accomp- lished thru’ co-operagion. The Krogseng brotners ready cut abent 70 ¢'avds wood, . \ Ole J. Wolden" camé " home Sunday from Shotley where he kas been haul-| ing pulpwood for John {Moe. Mlanche Moore and Kermit Rick- ford commeénced schoo! Jast week. Alfred and Jasper Gayland have again taken up their w'drk at the Crookston camp, number 53 | Frank Marrs of Bemidiii is busy cutting the pulp wood on his place,} Prof. Norby has purchai ed a first class stereopticon and - has shown many interesting slides. ' “‘Sweden, Judea and The Fight Agaim't Tuber- culosi;” of 150 slides will he shown at the Grand theatre of the Saum school January 23, at three p. m. A .case of ‘dintheria..hus been re- ported at Jim Hand'’s place. The Dokken and Stortroen brothers are busy hauling their cordwooad to have al- of pulp-} position_as teacher of the 3rd and 4th grades. Miss Gilge has taken up her work for the present time. - wpill” Graham and Blanche Moore | ceemed puzzled about finding a seat at the theatre Sunday. FPlease re- !member Bill, coupies are requesied to bring their own. pi Calgary, Alperta.—Twelve million pounds of butter will be produced by | Alberta farmers this year, nccm:dln;; to C. P. Marker, dairy commissioner , for the province. e———— !snmmne for The Dally Plonee’ S Carr Lake Sche ol MASOUERATE DANCE FRIDAY EVENING ! JAN. 21 Admissidn, 75¢ per couple Extra Ladifs, 25¢ Lunch, 25¢ Kelliher. - Miss Campbell has resigned her A Two:-Reel Feature that Costs Us More Than Most - i . A Friend of mine was g worn out running around i trying to buy a particular e something-or-other, Hours had béen spent, al- so strength and temper, and the desired article had not been found. 1 asked if a try had been made at such and such a store. The reply was: “No, of course not, they don’t car- ry such things.” I disagreed. We went to- gether and found what was wanted. scrzeef GRAND . 154 30 1:30-9:08- o " PERHAPS YOU ARE, TOO My Friend said: “How di you know?” —Everybody Come— J | SR A Comedy Special ‘A ROARING, SPEEDFUL, ROUSING JOYRIDE OF DELICIOUS LAUGHTER. Guaranteed Smileage of a Thousand Laughs FOR—It’s a Lloyd, and He Who Lloyds, Laughs Long; ' for Lloyd’s Laughs Last. —Also Showing— FRANK . . KEENAN The Eminent .C.hlmter o Actor in— “Dollar for Dollar” A Drama of Society and ... | High Finance. id “Easy,” I replied. “They advertised them last week.” Without seeing the joke, she said: “I never have time to read advertise- ments. I'm too busy.” Perhaps ,you are, too. Many people are too busy to take time to save time, trouble and money. They buy by chance—and hard work. READING ADVERTISEMENTS IS MORE THAN A ; ' TIME-SAVER; IT’S A GOOD, SAFE INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BEST