Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 24, 1922, Page 4

illlllllllllllllllIllllllilllillIIIIIII|IIIIII "“OPEN YOUR EYES” LAST TIME TONIGHT AT REX The most interesting and widely discussed film story of the season is «Who is appearing as the star in th¢ one entitled “Open Your Eyes” and which will be presented at the Rex theater tonight for the last time. +%“Open Your Eyes” was produced under the supervision of the United States Public Health Service and has the hearty approval and endorsement of public officials, clergymen, educat-, ors, social workers, and is now being presented to the public for the first time by Public Health Film company. “The story has for its principal theme that of the dangers of youns men end women, with the pitfalls an i i | risks that beset them in this world. Yure picture &t the Liko theater to- 1t ‘grips, thrills and holds you, and you realize at the finish that “Open, Your Eyes” is a vital message, engag- ingly conveyed. . ,,sl‘he large cast of players, is head- ed by Faire Binney and Gaston Glass. In accordance with a ruling, children under 16 years will not be admitted to’ any performances. THUNDERCLAP” AT THE REX BEGINNING TOMORROW i Manager Brinkman of the Rex the- ater why hag arranged with the well- known motion producer, William Fox, for. the showing of “’hlunderclnp," calls attention to the remarkable: per- nnel of the production staff and. obst for this stupendous photodrama, ry Carr of “Over the Hill” fame, % the cast, with Violet Merse- reau, J. Barney Sherry, Paul Willis, John Daily Murphy, Walter Mc- Ewan, Maude Hill, Hal Clarendon, Joe Burke and Thomas McCann, sup- porting. The story was adapted by the well known scenarist Paul Sloane, with Richard Stanton as the | director. New York newspapers say that two of the most spectacular scenes ever registered on the screen take lace in “Thunderciap.” One is tle air-raising passaze of the hero«¢vn a tempestuous rapids cn the ton of a board, and the other is the race track scene. Thee two scenes alone would make thig picture more than worth while, and judging from the success that this super-photoplay enjoyed on Broadway, at the Central theater, New York, it may be deduced that there are elements of appeal for every class of picture-goer. Mary Carr is again given a great mother role. Without the use of her limbs or body, unable to open her 3outh, playing the part of a paraly- jc, she again scores 3 great hit. Her seting had to be put over by facial | %pression alone, and she once morcI oves herself worthy of her reputa- ?;"”k‘hundetclap" comes to the Rex thenter, commencing Saturday for, jree days. " w_NCLE TOM'S CABIN” SHOW ’gf‘ COMES ‘TO SUDDEN CLOSE $'The ending of the “Tom” show came without warning, just as Little fl‘vn was going to Heaven. The heav-. énly choir was singing, the angels on the back drop were looking their pret- tiest, and Little Eva was climbing the atep ladder, as Uncle Tom wept. Then Little Eva ripped off her golden wig, disclosing a boy’s head, and started ly. shauting in the new-found basso vaice * of .a boy of sixteen. was, Gareth Hughes. -4Little Eva Ascends,” Evening Post. 0 story, but it is ten times us effective @8 a photoplay. A Most of this effectiveness is due to the genonnl charm and artistic pow- er o 8t. George, the son of a barnstorm- ing actress; a boy who started to play Little Eva when he wag ten and who in atill forced to play it when sixteen. The story of his revolt is one of the most tenderly human and hamorous tales that the screen has disclosed. “Little Eva Acends” will be shown for the last time tonight at the Grand theater. ' REX IGNORANCE Is MOTHERS, BRING CHILDREN UNDER .today and-Miss Weber has grapnically H. fore the film flashes The Little Evo | was fdund that there was a very de- appeared | “names” in the, assemblage—names first as, a short story in the Saturday 'that ave known to “fans®’ the country It was a delitious over. Gareth Hughes, who plays Roy | Last Time The flaming dramatic thunderbolt of youth disillusioned and of love betrayed. SILENCE IS CRlMlNAL!‘ ‘ FATHERS, BRING YOUR 'SONS! THE PICTURE WITH 100 LESSONS! APPROVED AND ENDORSED BY CLERGYMEN DOCTORS AND EDUCATORS - Mat. 2:30—30c . Eve. 7:10-9:60—-35c. § 'NEWS OF THE THEATRES T MONKEY COMEDIAN MAKES | HIT AT GRAND THEATER| Joe Martin, the trained chimpanzes | two-part _comeay, “The Monkey Schooimaster,” showing for the last: time at' the Grand:theater tonight, drolly entertained: the 'audience’ 1 evening, and displayed almost:hum intelligence in his role .of ‘& .school teacher. . & “TO PLEASE ONE WOMAN”. . AT ELKO THEATER TONIGHT When Adam yielded to Eve and ate | e futal. apple, he didn’t know he ishing the theme for the fea- the was furni night. But it’s the truth. Not 'o Please One Woman,” has pre-historic settings. or _is second later than up-to-the-minute. But the habit Adam started of doing fool- ish things to piease the ladies persists ture, * portrayed just wnat happens when.an unsopusticated. young man tries 1o satisty the whims. ot/a prétty ana sgi- fish woman with ‘a’ tendency ‘to “vamp’’ ail and sundry. ‘ ° ¢ $ “Tq Please Une Woman’’ is a good picture. It's life—noj . only’as 1w 18 led-in the seaside viliage of Seagirt, which is the iocale of the story—but as orie meets it in”New York or Napa. The central characters, as noted before, are 3 seltish -woman and a_gullible man. 'In love with the Iatter is"a nice girl. - She sees hcr romance shattered by :her sweet- heart’s - infatuation. for' this fashy charmer. More than'that, the latter's influence spreads like 8 hight through the innocent girl’s family. But be- “finis” the “yamp’’ meets her reward, and good old true love comes into its own. | “You'll like “To Please One Wo- man.” . Maybe it’s partly on account of the good cast Miss Weber ‘assem- bled. There’s Claire Windsor, a good looking blonde mnd.a newcomer to pictures; Mona Lisa, th with the wonderful' eyes; eran Edwarq'Bumngcfith Kessler, George Hackithorne and others. Miss Weber wrote and directed the pic- ture, which is a Paramount. “A MAN’'S HOME"” ELKO © TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. ‘What 'is regarded 'as one of the best cast screen plays of the year-is the forthcoming Selznick Special, ‘A Man’s Home,” which is the feature at the Elko theater tomorrow and Sunday. . a3 In addition to its notable cast, “A Man'’s Home” is said to tell an unusus ally strong 'dramatic story, written b, Anna Steese Richardson and Edmun Breese, and the picfure has had the advantage of ~the directorial :genju of Ralph Ince,’who personally supers vised.the.filming of the play. g & The cast for the produgtion was se- lected from the wide field that only Broadway can présent to the casting director-of a photoplay. .. The charac- ters were all outlined:and studied with a view to fitting thesindjvidual play- er to the essential parts—and there were seven roles that; demanded most intelligent interpretationin order that the story might be visualized efficient- When the cast was completed it 'sirable ~blend of ‘ both “talent and Harry T. Morey, who has been a screen star for years, ‘and Kathlyn Williams, one of the best known wo- men in pictures, interpret the leading roless Matt Moore and Faire Binney con “tribute the love interest, while Grace Valentine and Roland Bottomley are more adventurers than “villians” in providing -a ¢ounter-metive that is said to invest the plot with its “sur- prise” . angles. :Margaret Sedden plays ‘the’ role of ‘an old-fashioned mother who finds herself bewildered in'the swirl of events:that engulf her family. . N TONIGHT NOT INNOCENCE! YOUR DAUGHTERS! 16 NOT. -ADMITTED hat Lois' Weber's latest pic- | - (Continued from last' issue) A, CHAPTER XIX. A .Perfect Cross. On the floor of the richly-furnished Mbrary of the Rale home, near a west window, Miss Elizabeth Littleford sat redding by the fast fading light of an early March afternoon. Somehow she iiked to sit on the floor, and always she liked" .to. read; for one thing, bLooks helped« her to forget that she was lomely. Thére were footsteps behind her, soft footsteps because of the thick ve vet carpet; tlien a low volce faquire “Aren’t you afrald you wil injure your eyes, Elizabeth? Better have a light, hadn’t you, dear?" The old coal king turned toward the switch on the wal i " she -answered quickly. “I'm through reading for today, and I like | this twilight.” | Her fmprovement’ in speech and in | manners had gone on at a surprisingly | rapid rate. She.rarely spoke with any | but the simplest words, but she never ' fell into anything more than bare sem- blance of the old drawling hill dialect | unless it was while she was under the | stress of some strong emotion. ‘She closed the book and looked up ! with eyes that were like the first. stars | in a summer sky. Her beauty was wonderful; it was finer and sweeter than it had ever been before. Old. Dale stood looking thoughtfully into her upturned face. He was a lit- tle pale, and he scemed troubled and unensy. Elizabeth shook her head. “You're wolrying again!” « He dropped into.a mearby ehair, leaned slowly forward and let one hand: fall gently on her thick and silky chestnut-brown hair, . . ‘jl wish,” he said as though to him- seélf, “that I had a daughter like you.” He took his hand from ‘her head, lay back, wearily in hi$-chair and closed his eyes, *'Then he bent forward again. ‘“The Morelands, Elizabeth—they’ve moved away from the settlement, haven't they?”’ . . “Yes;‘Bill Dale has done wonderful things for them!” the girl answered. John K. Dale was silent for a ‘mo- ment, after which he said'suddenty: “1 want to see my son ; there is something 1 must tell bim. Wil you'go with me, || Elizabeth?"" \ “Of course, LIl go with you.” She thought she knew .what it was that stirred him. By intuition, supple- mented by Bill Dale's occasional eryp- tic utterances, and pieced out by bill tradition, Elizabeth Littleford gradu- ally had come into possession of the old coal man’s grim secret. Nelther - of them: knew. that. John Moreland was then visiting his beloved old hills for the sake of some shooting. | The followlng day John. K. Dale and ! Elizabeth LitUeford alighted from a northbound passenger train at . the Halfway switch. The mountains’ were covered with three inches of snow, and the hemlock and pines bore heavy bur- dens of the beautiful white stuff; but the air was still, and it wasn't very cold. . 3 “You'd get yeur clothing all black on -the. coal. traln,” Dale said to his companion, “so you'd rather walk over, wouldn't you? Auyway, the train isn'l here. I'm good for six miles, I think.” “Yes,” smiled Ben'. Littleford's daughter, “I'd rather walk—if you're sure that six miles won’t be too much for you.” Together, with the girl leading the way, they sct out across David More- ‘Jand’s mountain. The old trail showed | not. one footprint ahead of them; it wasnot so much used now.. They said 1ittle. Each thought their own thoughts, apd :neither cared to speak tliem-:to the other. Just before they reached the moun- tain's crest, they passed a group of snow-laden pines that concealed a big, brown-hearded,; man who had. been stéqlthily following the trail ofa lone wild turkey. 'He wore khaki hhnting- alothes and:highdaced boots, and there whas a cel “Buglish finenesgs about bim, Tn bare hands he cadried 'a refieating=#ifle)’ which marked him “ad Jong borfi hills; a lowlander would frave Had'n choke-bored shotgun. When he-saw John K. Ddle he stopped’ suddenly. It might, have been intuition, or it might havé been sheer curfosity, the average hillmaun belng a stranger to neither—he 'followed and watched the two, unséen by them. On the pine-fringed crest. Elizabeth Littleford halted to view that which lay around and below him. Old Dale stopped close at her side, and he, t00, |cess with her two previous stories, | ‘Snow- looked ‘at that' which lay around and below them ; and to his mind also there came wemories crowding. ‘The: young woman brusffed back & wayward wisp of brown hair and turned ‘to the man beside ber. “I'ie ' Moreland . part o' the settle- | ment looks louesome, don't it?” she who settles‘in the camp: - The heroine suid. “See, theres no smoke comin’ from their cabin chimneys. . . .” She went on absently, “But the Littlefords are there yet.” ? 0ld" Dale ‘caught the meaning that was'in the latter sentence. It was not a shallow meaning. " “We are going to take care of the Littlefords, Elizabeth,” he assured her. “P've thought much over it, and just now I've decided. When I decide, it's for all ' time! ‘you know - that, don't you?* A great gladness filled Elizabeth's heart. Jt'did not occur to her to ask how, In'what manner, he was golog to take care of her people; it was enough to know ‘that he was going.to take care of them. He put a father’s arm Jightly around her shoulders. She tried to speak, choked, and couldn’t utter a AT " word. But it didn’t matter. John K. Dale understood perfectly. Then he todk his arm away, faced to the right, and drew his hat rim low iover ‘his eyes. For two minutes he 'stood there and looked for the little old cabln down near the foot of the north end of the mountain, and be failed to find it. His mind bad gone back once more to that woeful night that'had cut his life tn. twain. He remembered plainly waking in the early morning | with an aching head and with * the rankling taste of much dead whisky n his mouth. - Remembered seelng Da- vid - Moreland, with a bullet hole through and through him, lylng on the floor beside bimn. Remembered his horror, his smothered crles of auguish, and his burried flight. .. . He had wondered, he remembered, why the law made no attempt to track him down. ~ He had not known that the mountaineer’s: code of honor demands that the.mountaineer himself collect thit which is due him, ! wT%ll me,” he said in tones so low that Elizabeth barely heard, “where is David Moreland buried?” He had turned, and stood facing ber. She polnted to the southward, “They buried him out .the crest 0’ the mountain -a” little ways, on the highest -place, by the side of his wife. That was always a touchin® thing to me, that he buried his wife on the: very highest point, of his-own mountain,’, You know why, don’t you? David Moreland believed in God and a hereafter, and he belleved that heaven was up. . He wanted to get even his wife's nshes as close to heaven &s he could.” “I—P'd like 'to go “out_there,” John 1e said, his voice almost a whisper. "d like to see the place” ° : ‘wouldn't,” replicd Bén™ Little- Yord's’ ddught For she” knew=—ol, she Enew. ¢ “Yes, yes, my dear—I must see the Place,” declared John' K. Dale, hoarse- Jy ‘whispering- t's go out there.” ' “here was néver any disobeying him when hé was determined, and he was ai-srmined mow. - It is’strange, that dread human thing that drew hitn— (Continued in Next lssue) “THE MAN FROM LOST RIVER” TOMORROW AND SUNDAY The latest Goldwyn production from the pen o Burt, ‘who made a spontaenous suc “The Branding - Iron” and * blind,” is . “The Man From L River.”. Like her . previous storics, Mrs. Burt’s latest photoplay has the far west for its settinge The story tells of the triumph of a strong foreman in @ lumber camp over a.wei -charming character | géowgrlnl incidents shows’ a | Thégs les a keen play of. character upon :any pose of literary Phatisaism, he |'per cent : o dissect: his‘own motives.so: frankly is at first dazzled by the g the new arrival. And until'a of crisis, she is unaware of the ster- ling qualities that exist beneath the stern exterior and,.the tongue-tied manner of the man who can control men but is helpless in the presence of women. House Peters as the foreman, pow- erful in physique and firm of char- lays the leading role in “The om * Eost- River,”" which will ap_the :Grand -theater, foi. 2 DY g an t&c trial 1 rrest. ¢ e Fol Gm ] en Teservation” al the - Sierras;_ and” oneof 'tne- mosts §- rful 7 rigantic iy PBeing felted bY the: lumberjacks:| mmentigave’ the Goldwyn ¢ompanypermissionto:: felt . three tees and ‘1ént several ‘of its fovesters to this part of the picture. : ‘Che story .| is' not only one of ‘action, but involv- character. It ig a_ picture that should' not. be missed.’ 3 At a recent meeting of a-London lit- erary club an ‘author gave an address | on the- subject,, “Why Write?” Lest'| _any one should accuse him of adopting ! frankly - treated. bhis, theme ;autobio- graphically, and “for this purpose; set ‘out arithmetically his motives ‘(a) when-he_ first- began fo write and’ (b) | at the present day. In the first case the total made up of 50 per cent “ambition; 25 per cent vanity, 20, per cent ‘the urge to'.carn a living dnd-5, ‘something to .say. - In the second casé“ambition had ‘disappeared and the proportions had'changed to 50 per cent”earning a_living, 25 per cent vanlty, 20 per cent something to 8ay. Not _every anthor would be, willing and with 'so much sense ‘of humor, re: | marks the ‘Baltimore “News, and it t3. well that some one who is himsélf & writer should raise the curtaln a little onthe subject 'of art and -craft of writing. f SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER | OPIEASE| WOMAN' | THe “one . thing «in all the world that'man tries most to do! And when he succeeds or fails—? s Here is. the mightiest ‘mov- ing force in history—the al- luring power of woman over man—embodied in a drama of every-day life and vibrant with romance and beauty. LiWeber PRODUCTION: Tonight Last Times’ 0000000000000 ;' “Bring ws your clean U tom rags--no buttons, ban ot woolen eloth accepted.” Try Our Serviéé Under | The New Management o American and Chinese Dishes Expert- chefs have been secured and the cafe-will be.first cass in every respect. 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