Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 7, 1921, Page 2

Smb e l T . Hers is a more far-reaching.and hu- £ draped beaut , Heart to Let,” " of Agatha Kent, the poor young + the star in the best production he has ' anything of her past until 2 guest at ¢ ual is killed. - to its interest. -THE BEMIDJI DAILY FIONEER “WAY DOWN EAST’ 'OPENS AT THE REX TOMORROW Announced as the most remarkable production with which the name of David W. Griflith_has yet been as- gociated is his “Way Down East,” made from the famous stage play of the same name and which will be shown in this city for the i at the Rex theater, beginning for a run of five days. As is expected, the usual Griflith effects and embellishments are said to be found in this latest work in abund- ance. It will be presented here witi an augmented orchestra furnishing musical accompaniment which even the most spectacular of stage offer- ings could hardly afford to offer on tour; digressing from the stage ver- sion he will take his audience from the simplicity of countrys de to the lavishness of city mansions and thus display in a new series of color schemes an array of elaborate gowns and surroundings of typical wealth. At the end will come_the famed terri- fying New England Dblizzard and the break up of the ice gorge in the Con- necticut river, scenes which in other cities have made audiences grip their M. Griffith has set for himself such a pace and a standard to follow that he must needs supply the most won- derful spectacle and the most fin- ished in production. However, therc may be those who in anticipation of such things overlook the greatest of achievements of this master artist in screen production. Griffith seized up- on “Way Down East” and paid a pretty sum for the sereen rights alone, not for the fpectacular opportunties it offered. Any play that can enjoy a vogue among American theatergoers for a period of more than twenty years possesses something more than pastoral humor and striking scenes and “Way Down East” has even in times when most stage offerings had hard sledding. To Lillian Gish has fallen the task of essaying Anna Moore for the screen and very likely to posterity. man Anna Moore than the spoken stage drama could permit and is such a person as has existed almost from the time of Mother Eve and existed in every community on earth where flourishes the vanity and egoism -of humanity and the innobility of man. That Miss Gish has made the most of | her opportunity in the role is prob- ablyibest attested by the fact that in. New York alone the leading actors e T T O T UL LT LT lil=‘ NEWS OF THE THEATRES v |to perfection. He is a crook who in- and actresses of the, day have flocked not once but twice and thrice to view her work and marvelled at the same. “THE HEART OF THE NORTH" AT REX THEATER TODAY If one is tired gazing for the thous- andth time at the antics of tinsel-| es and anemic-looking men_attired in evening clothes who | are being made to suffer the horrible | pangs of love and jealousy in dainty | drawing room scenes or other Lxldc(l' surroundings; or if perchance one w] bored by repemmn of alleggorical con- coctions emanating from out the wild- | est flights of fancy, it is a relief to| find such a picture as the one now | playing at the Rex theater. in which Roy Stewart is supported by Louise | Lovely. “The Heart of the North” i its title and it opened yesterday for a | run of two d'lvs “A HEART TO LET” AT THE GRAND THEATER TUESDA.Y | Masquerading as an old lady vvho | takes roomers, and also as the | ¢ erv-| ant maid who waits upon them, | Agatha Kent, the heroine of “A‘ which Wi, show to- morrow and Wednesday 4t the Grand | theater, could only be herself when she was alone. This vole glvcs JIrstine Johnsone, i the star of “A Heo'rt to Let,” really three different 11’.;w|~unnllu that llll\- tocrat, the old )ady, “Miss }\ult.” and | Norah, the w.aid. It is Miss John- stone’s four’h Realart release, and! offers unqueestionably her best oppor- tunity to act. “WORLDS APART" AT ELKO . TONIGHT AND TOMORROW | Eugene O’Brien fans, and there a re many, will have the pleasure of seeiing made during his entire sereen cayreer when the Selznick Picture, “Worlds Apart,” comes to the Flku theater tonight and tomorrow. Mr. O’Brien plays the part of Hugh Ledyard, a scion of an old illus trious family, who is jilted by the girl of his choice because of her desire for more money. His dreams shattéred, and Imtu against all mankind, he marries a girl whom he hes met through his intervening ‘when she at- tempts suicide. They live Logether for appearances’ sake, he never knovsing their home, a rough, uncouth ind.ivid- The menner in which the my-stery is solved is an entirely origina’« one, and the injection of an orvienial at- mosphere into the story adds greatly The story is. by John Lyraeh, and Mr, O’Brien s, aided in his ¢ “paracter- ization by sopie of the scresn’s fore- most players among whom are: Ol:w Tell, a star in her own rifht; W. Tooker, . "orence Bil 3 Arthur Hou‘!mnn, Louise Prussing and War- | reu Took., “WHITE AND UNMARRIED” AT THE GRAND TONIGHT Blonde and brunctte! That's the title of an old love story of bygane days, but it fits “White and Unn,ar- ried,” in which Thomas Meighan stars and which will be shown at the Grand | the throne. the leading feminine roles. Miss Lu- gan, a former beauty of the Follies, is dark. Miss Darmond, who has been londmg woman for n\!mbmless stars, is blonde. They are diametrically opposite in type, wmple“on and stature so that they make remarkable contrasts in | tho picture story. * Mr. Meighan has a role that fits Mm herits a fortune and then fraternizes with the lawless class he once preyed upon. In the end, of course, he comes | out right and the love story winds up | satisfactorily. Tom Forman was the director; John D. Swain wrote the story for| Munsey’s—*Billy Kane—White and Unmarried”—was the original title. CHIEFTAIN DIED LIKE HERO Two Armies Watched Brave Arab as He Rode Alone Into the Ranks of His Enemies, Col. Thomas E. Lawrence, in the World's Work, gives this very vlvid description of the death of one of his Arabian chiefs: After some minutes Talal very slow- Jy drew his beadcloth about his face und then seemed to take hold of him- self, for he dished his stirrups into his horse’s flanks and galloped headlong, hending low in the siaddle and sway- ing as though he would fall, straight at the main body of the enemy. It was a long ride down the gentle slope and across the hollow, and we all sat there like stone while he rushed for- ward, the drumming of his horse’s hoofs sounding unnaturally loud In our ears., We had stopped shootlng and the Turks had stopped shooting; both armies waited for him. He flew on in this hushed evening til he was only a few lengths from the cnemy. Then he sat up in his saddle and cried his war cry, “Talal, Talal” twice in a tremendous voice. Instamtly all their rifles and machine guns crashed out together and he and his mare, rid- dled threugh and through with bul- fets, Jell dead among thelr W0C€| formed within four days after the polnts: President’s appeal. i e ot | Folklore of the Hair. A heavy head of hair indicates few It any virtues, according to folklore gathered from many parts of the world, The Turks claim that wowen with short intellect have long hair. The Albanians say with finality, “Long hafr, little brain: Othe contrib- utol ay that much hair indicates un- governable temper and inclination to melancholy. “If a gifd has a great deal of hair she will warry poverty, while the girl with little hair will mar- ry rich,” according to sinother source. Curly hair is a sign off a scold, and also early “widowhood if" the hair falls in little curls at the back of the neck. A long and peaceful life is promised the owner, of hair that grows low on the forehemd and retreats up the side of the hegd over the temples. Chest- nut or brown hair demotes fairness in denlings, | generos absence of de- celt, but ‘unhappiness in domestic life. ‘Queen for Nine Days. The shortest reign of an English j'monarch was that of Tady Jane Grey, ln 1538, She was queen for nine days, | and then she was beheaded, and Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII, came to Oysters Greatest Enemy. The starfish clings with its five fleshy fingers to the shells of oys ! 1ts five cendrally sitnated sharp teeth eat a hole through which it ean suck the living flesh, It has an insatiable appetite, Literary Lid Is Off. Some of omr story writers are ran- ning riat with their similes. Here are n flew we gathered in our late reading: “Her lips quivered like a light auto.” “He edged nearver to her until he whs almost: as close as the air in the subway.” “But his mind, like her face, was made up.” “Her hair dropped on her pallid cheek like seaweed on a clam.” “He gazed anxlously at her face, the way a porson in o taxi gazes at the face of the meter,Y—Boston Tmn- seript. Vallqy Lilies in Winter. It is no trick at all to have the fragrant dainty white bell of the lily of the valleyy in bloom in the window of the living room for the greater part of the winter, according to the natlonal gen'den bureau service. If you have a ;patch of lilies of the val- ley growing in your yard, dig up a few pips thds fall, selecting only the plump ones which contajn flower buds, pot thy'm up, say eight or ten pips to an eight-inch pot. Let them remain oulkloors until thoroughly frozen and tinen bring them in as they are wanted., As soon as they thaw out the litles will send up their bloom with surprising speed. A number of pots may b e planted and left outdoors | to be browsAt in from time to time. Temperamental. “We have several famous movie stars dining with us this evening,” whispered tle waiter. “Would you like to hmve a seat near their table?” “No,” replied the sour-faced patron. “I came lin here to eat, not, to star- | gaze, and hesides if I were to over- hear themn talking abaut the salaries they got, I'd be so dissatistied with my prospects in life T wouldn't feel theater tonight, last times Two beautiful women, queeline Dogan and Grace Darmond, appgear in Uthat I could afford to tip you."— Will Coordinate Efforts to Help Nation’s Jobless To Colonel Arthur \Woods, former Police Commissioner of New York City and at the close of the war Assistant to the Secrctary of War, charged with helping to re- i i i civil life, administrat efforts an gned the complex ve task of coordinating the interchanging the ideas of the Mayors’ Emergency Committees recommeiited thronghout the country by the President’s Conference on Un- employment. President Harding describad as fol- lows the bureau of which Herbert Hoover, Sccretary of Commerce and Chairman of the Unemployment Con- ference, nam2d Colonel Woods head : “In order that there may be unity of action by ai! the forces which may be brought to bear, whether governmental or private, the unemployment confer- ence is establishing an agency in Wash- ington through which appropriate co- ordination _can he promoted, and through which reports on progress and suggestions may be givcn general cir- culation and cooperation. T trust this agency \v|ll be supported in this en- deave Thirty-one Mayors’ Committees were Albanian Humor. An Allanian barber shop, were | there any, would have periodical va- cations. For the hair must not be cut during the new moon, lest it turn | One Albanian explained to a | traveler that his mustache white because he had clipped it theughtless- new moon. Fortunately he had ted until the moon was on the wane to trim his hair, The things that people laugh at might readily be considered an index to their development, A specimen of Albanian ‘humor is furnished by a vis- itor who relates how a villager would ruminate and then laugh uproarious- ly. This visitor took pains to find the cause of his merriment, A typical reply was this: “Suppose a cow fell from the cliff opposite. Every man would run to pick up a bit for supper. Then suppose, just as they got there, L the bits joined into the cow again and ran away. again into peals of laughter at his fancy.—Na- tional Geographie Society Bulletin, New York’s Water Supply. The Ashokan reservoir, from which water is brought to New York by a great aqueduct, lies among the Cats- kill mountains 85 miles from the city. The reservoir has a water surface of nearly 13 square miles and a capacity of 132,000,000,000 gallons. Mirage Confused Fighters. A battle between the British and the Turks in Mesopotamia, in April, 1917, had to be suspended on aceount of the confusing effects of desert mirage. It’s toasted to seal in the delicious Burley flavor— Birminglsam Age-Herald. . SOAPMAKING IN DAYS OF OLD Hogs and Anhu Unluzad ta Good Ad- vantage During the Youth of Our Grandmothers. In the days of our grandmothers, when manufactured soap was an ex- pensive luxury and Dbard to obtain, every country housewife made her own soft soup, says the Kansas City Star. Enough was made at one thne to last the whole year. The light ot the moon in March was considered the proper time for the soapmaking and 2 sassafras stick must be used for stirring, When the hogs were butchered for the yearly supply of meat the house- wife carefully cleaned and washed the entrails and salted them down until soupmaking time. Also all scraps of meat and rinds were saved to be used, When the ashes were removed from the fireplace during the winter months they were placed in a large hopper built for that purpose and kept cave- rully covered until about a week be- fore the time for making soap. Then the children would earry water each ¢ and pour over the ashes and start hopper to running™ to mate the Iye for the soap. When enough Iye had run to make the sonp it was placed ip a large ket- tle over an outdoor fire and boiled un- 1il it beenme strong enough to “cut 4 feather.” Then the soap grease was put in and the mixture kept af the hoiling point and stirred continuously until the lye had eaten all the grease and the mixture had become a thick, It s of soap. £ ‘T'he soap was placed in barrels and used for laundry purposes. e T I I I IR T Timepiece Made in 1551. The oldest IKnglish-made clock known Is in the tower of the palace at Hampton court, where it was placed in 1551, It was so complete it showed | the motions of several of the planets, in addition to measuring the time. Part of tl:e original mechanism i still in place. I I [ I [ I T lfllflfl]flflfl[flflflflfl]flflfl [k REX THEATRE TUESDAY MATINEE DAYS STARTING ONE OF THE MANY THRILLING SCENES IN DW.GRIEEITH'S ¢ WAY QQ.W_N EAST i I i Il HIL [ (IR [T Jii Mopost costly production ever offered in a motion picture. A GREAT CAST— Lillian Gish Richard Barthelmess Mrs. Morgan Belmont Mary Hay Creighton Hale Kate Bruce Burr McIntosh —and others. SPECIAL MUSIC 9 DAYS 'D. W. GRIFFITH Starting Tuesday 8 Matmee November PRESENTS 7P.M.and 9 P. M. SHOWS START AT 2P. M. DAILYFOP = Women & Children His Photopliay Masterpiece Holding the thrill that shown in the world’s en- greatest has been tire theatrical history. ‘Wherever this picture has been shown, v Pandemonium breaks loose— audiences cheer, . whistle and yell with delight their unfeigned approval. SPECIAL EFFECTS OTHER CITIES AT $2.00 PRICES— 5 @ Plus Are urged to come to the Matinees and avoid the evening crowds. You'll talk about this photoplay as long as you live. SHOWS START AT 2 P. M. DAILY Here