Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 83

b FOR BEE READERS Complete Scenario of ‘‘Shield- | ing Shadow’ Will Be Pre- sented as a Model. FIRST INSTALLMENT TODAY Much has heen said and a great deal printed about the “easy money to he made out of movie scenario writing Many people haye had feeling that they could write seenario for a moving picture,if the knew just how to tell the story for reproduction on the screen \s a matter of interest to Ree read rs an gement has been made hereby free course in scenario vriting will he presented under civ cumstances that will permit of great est understanding on the part of those desiring to follow closely the con struction of 2 enario and the pre duction on sereen The scena hat will be presented will be that o ¢ latest Pathe serial The Shielc Step by step the plot of the story will be| unfolded in ope episode each week The reader will have the opportunit of studying the scenario as it is pre pared for the producing director and ! local theaters and ecing the result portrayed on the then going to the screen. A good method will be to clip the scenario from the paper, take it with you to the theater and watch development step by step | In no other way could such a per fect understanding of the business of | writing photoplays be obtained, and | ~very reader interested 'will appre what will in effect be a practi course in the art of scenario wr “The Shielding Shadow” i e of | the cleverest mystery <(n.\1~ \Iml has vet been released as it deals with a| scientific research that developed al “esult long sought by the scientists. At the Theaters * __(Conttnued from rm Four) H. =V ron's “Bostonian _Burles- quers.” which will be seen twice daily all Ak-Sar-Ben parade week at the popular Gayety theater. “Up and Down Town,” the vehicle which was written by Frank Finney, the come- dian-author, lends itself in an ideal way to the introduction of catchy musical numbers, Mae Holden, the soubrette, is one of the best singing soubrettes in burlesque and everyone who knows his burlesque book, knows of the singing ability of Florence Mills, the prima donna. As a matter of fact, most of the principals have excellent voices and do their part toward making this one of the very best musical shows that has ever traveled under the burquuL banner. Today’s -matince starts at 3 o'clock. There will be a matineé daily all week and on parade days and nights the curtain will not rise until after the pageants have passed the Gayety. g ) “Polly of the Circus,” the current week's play at the Krug theater, with matinee today, by the Williams Select Players, ran for a whole year in New York City. There will be twelve per- L formances given, an extra matinee on Wednesday, at the regular :\:‘mnx pnces and family matin. lllursday and Saturda, *Polly” “circus ridin’ girl,” petite and fasci nating, left alone, but not withou frien s, for “Big Jim," tke boss can- vasman, and “Uncle Toby,” a_clown, devote the sweetest of pathe to their ward. Polly i mother’s spirit and as an cquestrienne becomes her worthy successor, a star |3 in the circus ring. - She falls from the back of her horse and is ca conscious into a minister’s house, ad-|= on account of the enormous salary | that the Mutual Film corporation and for that | reason it is seldom that the outside cities and towns throughout the stz have a chance to see the latest frol-| " ics of Charlie. out-of-town visitors to see the latest Chaplin comedy, which is presented for their benefit for the first time at the Empress on release date. ing Charles West and Eugene Bisser, | is the feature for the first four days and is full of highly dramatic situa- | tions. events complete the pmurL offering. William H. Hart Stars in day at the Dundee theater is “The Disciple,” edy with this |s called “Just a Few | Pearson is prc:cnled in a feature | production entitled “Blazing Love,” showing the mistake of age marrying | youth, Tuesday Dorothy Gish, ! popular star, is seen in “The Little School Down” -| Wednesday there will be no show.‘, Thursday Edmund Breese comes in 7 the Wage Slave.” d un-| X. Bushman, Blanche Sweet and Dor- THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SCENARIO WRITING |Filmland Stars to Be Shown on the Screens of Omaha During the Week Narguerite Clark At chelipe - Flen JZarg‘zs Aé éfiv Ri/ln . _—- Al the Forence Walton-AttheMise Dorothy Gish._ Rotlft Courtney Aé the Boulevard . EEpT——— Bolbrook Blinn At the Omaha CARLYLE DLACKWELL || Mt the Suburban \ 1914 |is featured in “Life’'s Blind Alley.” Thc accompanying pmutc is ulf’cd “Slicking lhl‘ Slickers.” Tuesday the feature 1s “Her Final Choice.” “See America First” and a comedy are on OCTOBER 1, |PALM THEATER the same program. Tuesday the sec ond \p..m(r “Fantomas' is shown, Fourteenth and Dm with a cor “Movie mu-k."l and the weekly “Reel Life.” Thurs [day a Triangle feature production is ar Ie a ln | offered, entitled “kye of the Night,” starring William 1. Thompson. The tooket comedy 1 cacon’s (l.ud * Fri We '“l" {dav Dor popular Triangle “THE cou“T" |lactress he Little School Marm.” Satur the offering is a tive-reel Murual, Accuse,” featur His Greatest Production ing Alexander Gaden, A Cub comedy ALSO called “Oh, for a Cave Man," is also " . g showr 4 The @irl From Frisoo : 5 ; 3 ‘Van” Has Been in Movies Don't Miss Our Comedy Burisomun Since Industry Was Infant I. A, Van Husan, until recently manager of the Filin Service, has been in the movies since the industry was in its infancy. How many years ago he started he refuses to tell, but it was somewhere around the days of the first appearance of the first Passion Play film and that wan several years ARO When the furst Lacmmle ol fice was opened in Omaha “Van"” was installed as man Sc ——~—TO ALL———!G ager and at that time he was the youngest cxchange manager in the country Until a few months ago he remained as head of the Laemmle service in Omaha, | R SATHIEF when he resigned to go into the sup- LA ly business for himself, His popu- } Lmy among the exhibitors of the | i [MMY W[||L[N territory stands him in good lteld, | 3 ORLEN |in his present business u%‘ supplying | onste \vurythmg for photoplay Ren(er B //\(’ cquipment, I Persistent Advertising is the Road] pp[T[N D[I)S to_Suce [ IFTHE MAN YOU LOVED PIGMY SAVAGES l CIRCUS SIDE SHOW othy Gish share the stellar roles in “Man for a’ That" and “The House of Discord.” Con Carne” is the comedy. Saturday Villiam H. Thompson is featured in The Eye of the Night.” Omaha Theater Offers Strong comedian draws from the It will be a treat for | “In the House of the Chief,” featur- | r‘w\ablc management of Miss Bessie eve, | houses. Although Miss Neve has only been in the managerial fraternity for a few months she has stepped to the front rank, according to the testimo- ny of her patrons. Today the offering at the Omaha lis a Laemmle program, “For Her “The DiSCiple" at Dundeei Mother's Sake,” “The Broken Spur,’ The feature att The weekly pictures of current raction showing_to- a comedy. Monday a feature will be offered called “Husband and Wife,” a Triangle production star- | featuring Holbrook Blinn and Ethel Hart, the famous ring William S 5 TR : cowboy actor. The story is_laid in }:?‘3‘;‘2’: of E:\c:dd)N;h:ho(\)\ffi{"cnfne;-‘ the west and portrays mountain scen- day. Thursday “The Shadow of ery in its wildest beaut) The com- Doubt.” Fnday a Laemmle program; Saturday “The Caravan,” “The Boy from the Gilded East” and other com- edies. “The Black Terror” Feature At South Side Orpheum Today Barbara Kilroy is presenten today lin a Mutual masterpiece entitled Marm.” “Beer Must Go|wrye Bfack Terror.” is the accompanying comedy. | diy H ittle Things.” Monday Virginia Mack Swam Keystone come- | “Madcap Ambrose.” | Triangle’s | an, is billed in SEE TOYLAND THE FUN FACTORY Metro picture called ' ‘The Song of || Friday Francis || Jomlng the circus tent, the home of a susceptible young parson, John Doug- las. The circus folk pre-empt the|= minister’s room and through the care-|* ful nursing of the old colored house-|: keeper the girl becomes convalescent | and the young parson fascinated, The | church folks rebel, while Polly’s “par-|= ents” want her back with the circus, | & but the minister holds greater claims | et Leopold Godowsky, one of the|- world’s most famous pianists, who ap- | : peared at the Auditorium last season, will open the musical season this year with a recital at the Auditorium Mon-|_ day night, October 16. | i Opening today for four days, the | Empress is presenting a special bill carefully chosen for the Ak-Sar-Ben visitors. “An Inside Job,” a comedy dramatic sketch presented by Belle Barchus and company, is novel in con- ception. The story commences im-|= mediately subsequent to a murder in a |: high-class hotel. Exponents of the|; GTI! hand balancing and equilibrium are |5, the Four Ishikawa Brothers, who bill themselves as world great hand equilibrista. “Clothes Make ' the oman,” is the billing of a clever air of singing comedians, and rankie Siegel, the great little min- strel girl, complete this very satis- factory bill. Omaha Woman Teaches Art of Speech and Song An unusually busy season is antici- pated by Effie Steen Kettleson, teacher of expression, whose studio is advantageously located on the third floor of the Baird building, Sev- enteenth.and Douglas streets: In addition to the regular courses | in dramatic art, technique, physical cul- | ing voice, story telling, physical cul- ture and p:mmmimr, Mrs. Kettelson is also prepared to offer special courses of training for lawyers, teachers, sing- ers, Lyceum readers, public speakers and club women. i Mrs. Kettelson is a busy~woman, for besides hér duties in her own studio, she is also a member of the faculties of Brownell Hall and the Young Women's Christian associa- tion. In recognition of her ability as a lecturer, she has been engaged to give a series of talks before the nurses | of the different iospitals of Omaha. One of her important assignments this year was the imrrpr(‘tmiou and du'r,c(mn of the Bird Masque, “Sanc- tuary,” by Percy Mackay, in June. Her success in coaching the charac- ters in this spectacle won her consid- erable notice in the dramatic world. “The Pawnshop" Chaplln s Latest Picture at Empress Starting Monday this week for a limited engagement Charlie’ Chaplin is presented at the Empress in _his latest comedy, “The Pawnshop.” The Chaplin comedies are very expensive TR T Y Moving Picture Machines We have an extra large stock of new, rebuilt and used machiries of all makes. Call and see us while in Omaha for Ak-Sar-Ben. Omaha Film Exchange We are the oldest machine and supply dealers in the West and maintain a perfectly equipped and up-to-date repair shop. S > Thmk of It' Out of fifty-five reels of film offered to exhibitors each week, by the most celebrated producers, the Besse displays forty-five of them. The other ten we consider culls and those ‘we reject. This accounts for our uniformly fine pro- gramme. The Besse Theater. s e “The Battle of Chile | Programs for Coming Week | The Omaha theater, under the ca- |E has become one of the most |g popular of the suburban photoplay |: | “Musical Madness” and “High Speed,” | Comedy is also | rold Lockwood | * . A T g WHEN {| A METRO WONDER PLAY éi IN ADDITION TO WHICH WE SHOW A 8 METRO TRAVELOGUE YOU SEE | METRO PICTURES YOU ARE SURE TO BE WELL ENTERTAINED Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday | THE PHOTOPLAY DEBUT OF | The Internationally Celebrated Dancers MAIIIGE T FLORENCE WALTON % “The Quest of Life" AR A DR A BIG DRAMATIC STORY The Famous APACHE DANCE Oflgluhd by Maurice is Tntre- duced in This Picture, - ‘ SEE THE LATEST DANCE STEPS Performances—2100, 3:48, 5:30, 7:15, 9100 Daily. THE NAME IN FRONT OF A THEATER GO IN mmmmmrw"n‘u.lh T AT lTIJiL.'hwaflfl‘ uhnmm TN RN Continuous Perform- ances From 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. Standard Vanudeville and Photoplays TR R B A A !\W !HI m ‘!! HUJF ”WW" T R AR R T T T 0 N2 A 1 ---is for Everybody---The place where everybody oes---Turmng crowds away every day of the year---There’s a reason. ---is for Merriment---That is caused by the pleasure of witnessing “Always a Good Show.” ---is for Popularity----Popular shows Popular management and Popular employes---Popu- lar prices. ---is for Reputation---Recognized all over the country as the Leading Vaudeville Theater in Nebraska. ---is for Excellence---Refinement and good taste---A theater for ladies and gentlemen. ---is for Safety---Sanitation---Twenty- five per cent more exits than the average theater. Ventilation perfect. ---is for Satisfaction---That all the above good reasons will surely bring. rmr'-,mrn i