Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 25, 1921, Page 4

NEWS “MONTANA BILL” AT THE REX THEATER TODAY ONLY In “Montana Bill,’ the world’s champion trick ropers, riders and broncho busters were secured to give . the audience a real treat to the most . wonderful rope spinning, fancy rid- ing and broncho busting ever shown on the screen. These boys were only secured by special inducement and at an enormous expense, as they are preparing to leave for the summer’s rodeo’s throughout the western states., ;lfhey all hold world’s records in their ine. Two fast, hard-hitting, red-blood- ed fights, a thrilling runaway and rescue, heart-interest and romance brings “Montana Bill” away out in front of the modern type of west- ern dramas, A western super-feature and an ace-high production. “MAMMA’S AFFAIR” AT THE REX SUNDAY AND MONDAY § Sunday there willl be seen on the 3 screen of the Rex theater “Mamma’s Affair,” presented by Joseph M. Schenck and released by Associated First National, in which Constance Talmadge is the star. § It is a delightful comedy, one of &) the most pleasing vehicles in which ! the legion, of Constance Talmadge's o admirers have yet seen her. It is from the-pen of Rachel Barton But- ler'and won the annual prize offered by Harvard University for the best play written by a student. New York and other cities have already endors- ed the play as presented on the stage. All the clever ines which gave the play such vogue are preserved in the langhable titles. Miss Talmadge, not only repeats her former triumphs, but actually as- cends to new heights in her interpre- tation of the role of Bve, it is said. The cast is carefully chosen and deserves mentjion for its * perfectly poised support. Kenneth Harlan, who is Miss Talmadge’s leading man, plays the part of Doctor Harmon, Ef- fle Shannon essays the Tolel of Mrs. Orrin, the mother of Eve, Katherine Kaelred: interprets the character of Mrs. Marchant the 2 friendi of Mrs. Orrin, George Le i< Guere appears as Henry Marchant p her son and affianced husband. of Eve, while Gertrude LeBrandt is “Bundy.” First Is a prologue-—The Garden of Eden. With the fabled apple tree .and serpent, only Eve is costumed in a daring evening gown with a long train made of leaves, while Adam wears a fur apron. Eve induces Adam to hand her the apple only by pretending to go into hysterics, which gives the excuse for the subsequent modern play and which is dedicated to. woman's. staunchest ally, her “Nerve.” } . To contribute to her own selfish } ease, Mrs. Orrin. a wealthy widow, the mothem of Eve has a ‘“Case of Nerves,” whenever her comfort is dis- turbed by the thonght of Eve ceas- ing to minister to her wants and en- joving herself. To keep her danghter Wwithin the sphere of her influence she narees to a plan proposed by Mrs. Marchant. her friend, namely, that their children wed each® other and live under their (Mrs. Orrin’s and Mrs. Marchant's) jurisdiction. Eve consents, to please her mother, but dioes not care for the fortune-seek- fing Henr Toctor Harmon one of Mrs. Orrin’s attack called in during hile they JULY 4T Visit You Fair OF THE THEATRES i syncophantic | V! Get in Your ‘Auto and Run Over to Cass Lake Visit Us Now and We'll !whue Lural Anson and Zelma N | did pleasing work. | The camera work is well-done, for {which credit belongs to Flaxon Dean, |who filmed ‘“A Cumberland Ro- |mance,” and is now Miss Minter's are staying in the hotel. He slzes up | ron directed the oftering. under the plea that Eve is too ill to IN SEASIDE FROLIC genuinely in love with the doctor,} saver in Mack Sennett’s latest two-| practicall; osed to him, because k ' fiton the side,” which comes to the Mrs; Orrin another attack of | | v eRdt of “She Sighed by the Seaside” is in | To learn just how'Eve extricates ? i he treasurer. That the picture will| sereen of the Rex theater Sunday: : A E {to be expected, since it is aimed to ! as & maker of myrth but to Belp es-| “Midsummer Madness,” the fea-|the world’s gayest screen megriment. | Produced by :William De Mlle from a | habits suggests a visual sensation, | cuing marvel, unafraid of tide-rifs mati¢ results of the momentary in-|or maelstroms, indifference to danger man. Matters are complicated by | of the:high sports in Ben’s comic husbandl of her own girl-chum. | performance done in ling honors. The picture i3 prmluced“ A _whole flock of Sennett merry-| Prince Chap” and “Conrad ‘in Quest Ben Turpin, James Pinlayson, Charlie | woman i Marie Prevost: the chief | a1l tie dimpled beau- | ties The charm; of Mary Miles Minter | Bithing Beauties. 1 and the delightful atmosphere of life Clown,” at the Grand Sunday and !vi]le program that has ever appeared “rm(iienca last night are any cryterion, «er,” “The Gold Diggers,” and re . B . g D s |~ Opening with Glenn and Walsh, a the Dest standard of Hopwood's work. thereal fun erie of arfmals thrown in for good | Energetic, capable and clever, these TLast night's quota of youngsters the glooms. Songs, jokes, jazz and camels, the elephants, and the bears, made a and Jack Mulhall as the daring b“"e'lquist, and got a lot of laughs, The cerned, the role of Pat, the little ¢ir- g began with scooping @ white E a I that makes a | % y 5 Bhief andsheart, appEsigly bird in a cage to disappear before lorious hair has beem hidden: under ! LL / first ‘moment of his.appearance. turn of her own blonde curls. ‘the best show of its pearance will be welcomed. Helen | tonight for the last time. WG FAONE WA R ae +-"THE-BEMIDJI-DAILY- PIONEER s srerscrssssosinsys | ascertain whether | was spent on the place. | gambling ‘was to be Tesumed. distinet hit with the audi-| kind that has e u | EVEN SHANGHAI IS NOW ‘UNDER RECONSTRUCTION By Charles Edward Hogue (United Press Staft Correspondent) Shanghai, (By Mail).---“From here to 'Shanghai,” ran the merry ditty popular iin the United States not many years ago, when this Gateway to the Far E: was better known as “Paris of the Orient” and when all sorts of naughty things were intimat- ed in connection with the night life here. “From Shanghai Somewhere Else,” is the dirage being groaned today by the promoters of the same notorious “Night Life.” Rho %', 7 For be it known that the Glooms have at last dowfmied: the Joys! The fair Russian maidens;ho gamboled blithely to the tune of their only Eng- lish accompaniment: “Buy bottle vine”---at $8 a pint-—-are sobbing in solitude, their haf'dtat “The Trenches,” once ablaze with gleam- img lights, sents a somber and forbidding: t'ard “The Wheel,” one-timé the Orient’s Monte Carlo, is surrounded by Chinese soldiers who look suspfciously ‘uporn passersby to, they may have olessed of the Sperting Instinct. General Fo Feng-lin, defense com- | missioner of this province-of Kiangsu, | has issued an pitimatum., There shall | be no mote dance halls nor gambling | houses in the Chinese territory of the province. These places had hereto-| fore thrivem -almost in the heart of | the International Settlement, from | which they aréibarred, but were, be- | cause of the-pecularities of the boun- dary. lines, on Chinese soll, Striking among the results of the governor's ukase is the case of “The Wiheel.” For many years it had world-wide notorityl as a palatial gambling house. A year ago it was closed and 'seized by the Chinese au-. thorities, who said it would be conz verted into a. hospital. Then caime the announcement that it had been sold to a foreign syndicate which was: to remodel it and re-open it as a first tlass cabaret.. Half a million dollars; \Governor. Ho heard -rumots that He took prompt steps. When-the re-opern- ing date arrived more than 1,000 per- sons arrived at tize remodeled resorts. They found a cordon of soldiers: drawn up aroiind the place. SOVIET DIDN'T LAST ) i LONG AT BRUSSELS By.R. H. Sheffield. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Brussels. (By. Mail)--—-Without pre- vious warnjing, the soviet occupation of factories idea struck Belgium. Following the; example of Italian workers, who took over plants throu- jout Italy, the Belgium workmen im- mediately hoisted the red flag over the occupieéd plant. The workers, who are employees of the Auto-Met- | talurgioue factory at Marchienne, in | South’ Belkium, stoutly denied com- | munist or bolshevist sentiments. Trouble: started when an. old sol- dier. who' did' not belong to any trade | union " was iemployed.. Soon the Hir- | rated workmen applied to the man- | ager for discharge of the war veteran. [The ¢i'rector Tbfused tn fire the man | who' was:able to do-all that was re- quired/ of him. Aftor - holding a “chapel,” the workmen proceeded to turm out of the factory: the draughtsmen, manage | clerks and. timekeepers, and then car- | ried) on their;work in. the ordinary }personnl cameraman. Thomas Heff- the situation and prescribes that the | mother and daughter be separated | A BEN SAVES BEAUTIES see even her fond parent much less her affianced husband, Eve falls One of the funniest of Ben Turpin's whose sense of honor does not per_‘funny roles is that of the heroic li(e-’ mit him to marry her although she % % ! irdel comedy: feature, “‘She Sighed by | Henry Marchafit accuses him of seek- g, ing her for hegawealth. | Granad theater for a brief engagement | beginning Sunday. The distributic narwi;‘m:d tries’ to: hurry the wed- s Rards ot Assostated Brad ¢ ding of Henry and Eve. e ands ol ciated Producers, 0! A W hich organization Mr. Semnett is her self from this dilemma, ybu! should see “Marima’s Affair” on the |De up to the high grade expected of |a Sennett production is confidently /| |add weight not only to Sennett's fame | {MIDSTR MADNESS” AT | tablish Associated Producers! as un‘ ELKO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY | organization through which will flow | ture attraction at the Elko theater, is| Ben Turpin cavorting on the sands a marriage pieture that is all thrill. | with the Sennett girls of sea-going brilliant society novel by Cosmo Ham- and the suggestion is realized. As al ilton, the picture portrays the dra- | r Turpir is a huge de-| fatuation of a pretty woman, whose |light; his easy " hushand neglects her, for another and his nonchalant manner when en-| | zaged in towing the beautiful Marie | the fact that her admirer is her hus-| Prevost to shore and safety, are buta band's closest friends, and also the | few the spirit of | Lila Lee, Lois Wilson, Conrad Na- | gravity and fierce, burning earnest-| ,gel, and JackK Holt carry off the act- ne with the richness and charm that|makersi-are shown in beach adven-| chhracterized - Mr. De Mille's “The | tures, among ihe principals being | of His Youth.” It is one cf the great | Conklin, ““Tiny!’- ‘Ward and Bert productions of the seasonm. Rakeh among the men; the leading | e A4 comedienne is:Chariotte Mineau, and | “THE LITTLE CLOWN” AT THE/ |then theve 2ty aing brigate known of, the sen-gqing -1 GRAND BEGINNING SUNDAY |ine world over as the Mack Sennett| as a little daughter of the circus: the clever. sub-titles by Avery lopwood under the Big Top---all cf these fac- tors enter in to make “The Little| wopo oroved to be the best vaude- Monday one of the most de’yghtful en-| 5 g o 2 jon' the local stage, if remarks that t(:l;l;unmnls of the current SLNeB?were overheard from the departing “The Little Clown’ ’is bv Avery ! ; ] H d, auth ¢ “Fair and Warm- |is_showing for the last time at the O e Gopd Dl ? e Grand theater tonight. of, other® famous comedy succ g b 3 Certafnly this circus story is up to | good-looking girl, and the man with the tenor voice, who put their songs He has mingled humor, pathos and | over in e_xcellent style, U human nature, with a whole menag- |started with the Carl Roberts trio. measure, to make a play that will ap- three comedians offered almost peal to all ages from six to sixty. | everything calculated to chase away giggled themselves into perfect con-|a parody with the Spanish dance, and B oL “Mr. Chiico”, the monkey, the |the speed with which they worked, not to mention the antics of Mis$ | ence, Leon Toone performed a num- Minter and Neely Edwards as clowns, |per of difficult feats as a ventrilo- back rider. bill closed with the Mysterious Reno As far as the star herself is con-| 4" ohnany, Mysterious is right. cus girl, fits her to a “t”. It has" . y n . mig- | Pigeon from the atmosphere) and just that combination of humor, mi Dead up by causing a live canary perfect Minter vehicle, * And after d al ductions ‘in which her the eyes of the aanence, who were i vl Kb on the edges of their seats from the black and brown’ “‘transformations;” 0 I her local admirers welcomed the re-| Taken all in all, it was probably The supporting cast present a been seen in Bemidji, and will be number of popular players whose ap- the program at the Grand theatre Dunbar and Winter Hall are delight- ul as a dignified: old southers couple ubs be tor The Da'ly Ploncer. H Time. LIBERTY WAGON AND HOSTS OF FUNNY CLOWNS CATCHING GREASED PORKER AND CLIMBING GREASED POLES, DANCE MUSIC THAT WILL MAKE YOUR TOES TINGLES—GOOD DANCING PIE EATING CONTEST AND ALL KINDS OF RACES AND CONTESTS D FIREWORKS THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET; SPECIALF EATURE AT THE LYRIC rway. | " Riode Janeiro, (By Mail to United | «| Press.) --—-Rio de Janeiro is just start- | Voo T turned out fearing trouble, i ing happened. Thereupon followed a serles of negotiations between men | and managers. Government author:! ities at: Brussels:were notified and | took precautions. Bventually the| premier held a conference with dele-i gations from the management and from the workers and persuaded them | to accept a compromise settlément | that was agreeable to both purlles‘ “MIDSUMMER MADNESS” ‘ CONTEST OFFERS PRIZES o i Tontght -and tomorrsw afternoon | or evening are the'lac: cpportunities | to see “‘Midsumiier Madness” at the | Elko, but you have until 6 p.'hi:; Wed- | nesday of next week to gét your let-) ters in to the “Midsuminer Madness | editor of the Dajly Pioneer, giving| your opinion as to the ending"of;the | pleture and thus giving yourself.an, opportunity to win one of the three concerned. ~prizes offered by the 'Elko thestér under. the auspices of the Dajly Pio- neer. [ The first prize is $3 in cash, 2nd | prize $2 in cash and third prize $2 in | theater tickets, good for any attract-| tiion. 4 ) Not only have you the chance to | win a desirable prize, but if you win, | yout leter will' ibe published" in* the'| Daily Pioneer and besides to com- pete in this contest will be good prac- tice: for. you’and will show whether you have good dramatic sense and| l'could qualify as a scenario wiilter.; I« the present ending of ‘the pic- t“l;re :!;e hest ‘that could be deviged? hy % :Have youy jetter en 2 What is 1t2 \Vm_rfi:b%is the pr;se%t | ending ‘serve to:allow the moral of | the pioture to “get over”? These are the kindiof questigns the judges | would; like to have you answer in Jour letters. ’ 3 ! 7. Write om But.one side of the paper. s brief 4s;you canand send a-neat tjiby the thaughts “The judges; ar cown, H. Z{Mit- ters £ The | H. C. L. IN BRAZIL ing -its. most pretentious swat at the H .C. L. Free markets are being in-; stalled in the Public Squares through-‘ {out the city, where, on stated days,| foodstuffs will ibe sold direct to the kdnsumer by the producer., Flish markets already have een opened' and stalls ffor the sale of dairy pro- duets, meats, vegetables, grain and cther foods soon will be added. Sim- jlar markets already are functioning With considerable success .in the state of San Paulo and Minas Geraes. Sydney. (By Mail to United Press.) ~-There are prospects of a tremen- dous business between Australia and iFrance in Austrian gems in the near \future, according- to Percy Marks. {jewel and gem merchant,. Who was commissioned by the government of New South Wales to tour France. ‘Marks ‘stated- that Austrian-gems received ‘great -advertisement at the Lyons (France): Fair. jthe collection there. displayed exciting admiration on account of their rare ~quality. | Speaking of the importance: of Aus- tralia’s opal fields, Marks said that |since their .discovery stones’ to the value of $7,500,000 had been:disposed of. ; THE PIONEER WANT ADS Next mm:ning the red flag was ing overithe works. Police squads * flo: BRING RESULTS REX Commencing Sunday The Home of First National Attractions P A TR et Here’s Connie’s wedding present to" everyone, Cheer-up! Starts Sunday -Finishes Monday. hicoming to you.when you see Connie But even Eve proves a small-time pared. with the trick Connie puts over. Yea bo, S'nervy and s'nice. ~_finds'a néw;way-t‘o win a husband in—, Mamma’s Affair Adapted by 'Johfi Emerson and ‘Anita -Loos . Erom Rachel Barton Butler’s stage’ play that gave ; Broadway | fits and stg_rts. The sdr! of ‘story ‘in which you've " never seen Connie before! & Y 6 LAmeNc REELS OF FITS 'AND. STARTS FOX SUNSHINE COMEDY "7 Third of the -n’ew_spgrkling- specials featuring=— 1 _“HENRY.LEHRMAN.. ) +ixid !he_wlio!eicakt .of'khwar’izflgrqfieg come.dAy. §) {7 ¥ e made Romeo look like'a’ o £ What - could -2 “Poor-Country gond;"fi&ter-f- Maid?: Do? iy Rex Orchestra Matinée 2:80—10c30c, - Eveningd 7:10-9:00—15c-30¢ i )11 SATURDAY. EVENING,.JUNE. 25, 10211"_ FLOOR - We Can Assure You a Good Time You ‘Are Invited' fo Take - #Part'in the arade and:the Races.