Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 8, 1916, Page 18

“The Social Secretary” is f Strand’s Offering for Today With three clever as well as charm- ing feminine stars holding forth at the Strand this week an enjoyable program is on tap for all who attend. ommencing today the offering is Norma Talmage in “The Social Sec- retary,” a story of a fascinating young lady who could not secure employ- ment on account of her good looks, and who was forced to assume the |/ disguise of a spinster lady, with the natural furore it caused when her true indentity was discovered. A Key- stone comedy and Pathe weekly tom- plete the program. Tuesday till Thursday yromes the Triangle's first vampire picture, said. #0 be the greatest production of its kind ever staged, featuring Louise Glaum and Charles Ray. A Keystone comedy and Pathe weekly are also 4 ] | ] ] MNorma N, Talmadge fhe | programmed, Friday and Saturday comes the well | known vaudevillian and musical com- edy star, Valeska Suratt, in her latest gcreen appearance, “The Straight Way,” staged in'the usual picturesque Fox manner. “Shielding Shadow” Will Be ~ Shown at Many Local Theaters “The Shielding Shadow,” the latest Pathe le.nl_}, the story of which is running in The Bee in scenario form, will be shown in many Omaha thea- ters. Starting the 11th the first show- will be at the Besse in the South g e. Following the showing at the esse it is at present billed tg start at the Gem, October 24; Rohlff, Oc- tober 30; Diamond, October 31; Co- Jumbia, November 1; Suburban, N?- vember &; Grand, November 3; : It is also booked for many of the theaters out in the state. . & Mn. me The Shielding Shadow fi GEORGE BRACKETT SEITZ, Author of “The ".'\I Claw,” Ete, ; Episode 2, “Into the Depths.” | The of “The 4 of Jerry king up to life boat, s, T, T S T | g oL e L form; a new scenarlo will bo published each CAST. m m nm..'ukm nufum covers Jorry, to samo, Bends ors_rush out of picture, Aftordeck as before, Jerry has d boat to water and is about to jelf down after it. Sallor jumps truggle. Jerry knoc down companion way. decks as per Scene 13. Jerry comes rushing in. Gazes about. Sees hiding place near coffin, Hides. Beveral sallors come into ploture look- 11 fter him. Sall- mprisonment. for the him. Pass him by and exit. Deck of steamer. Foreground of n and prison officlal. Prison of- P! th, is Jer! flclal speal tween vesulted in Diego's dea enemy, and rival for ti of Mnu ‘Walcott, Jorry's wweetheart. Only one outsider knows the detalls of Diegol ! doath, and s One Lamp Loule, confed- and the man Wwho to the Incriminating loves Jerry, though her father, Stovert Walcott, a rulned merchant, would 1ike to see an all en his . dsughter and Sebastian Navarro's wealth. Now Go On With the Story. Subtitle, Having been found alone in the room with the dead body of Diego Navarro, Jerry Carson, & young Ameri- can writer, is accused of his murder. Clroumstanoes point strongly to his guilt, “Seene 1, Large Cuban court room filled with offictals, spectators, etc. Leontine Wi ~oott an teven Walcott sit togethi Hebastian Navarro in the crowd. One at. Jury files in, foreman of the ‘s time to got that cholera Full wet: Ho fi 8 speaking out above. Captain orders sallors to bring,up cof- fin box, 'Salors exit. Scene 19, Betwoen decks as per Scens 13. Ballors come In, Look at coffin box. Note the 1ld Is rather loose and tle ropa around box. Plok up box and exit with it, Boene 20, Dook of ateamer, Show foreground of sallors, captain, chaplain and others lors come in with coffin, forged nal document, Leontine dropped into water. Scene 21, Under wal Cotfin has been welghted and goes down, A knife is meen to work ita way between two join- ing boarde and cut the rope binding the 11d on coffin box, Jerry appears and swims toward surface. Scene 22, Surface, Jerry comes to surface and swims away. Subtitle—Two woeks pass. jury, and ors b*’- Uitle: “We find the prisoner gullty 88 charged.” Scene 23. Walcott library., Leontine and soenet Ju s out above. father In Leontine, sad-eyed, 2. Show close foroground of Jerry. rending paper. s before him and his face grows | Insert close foreground of article in paper. 8! Prisoner attompts dering escape: Climbs lnllo cholera viotim’a coffin and s buried at son. Bcene 24, Ful set; Leontine lowers paper and is overcome. Father comes to her. Tries to comfort her. Speaks. Spoken title: ‘“Your Jerry is dead, dear, and to mourn longer is foolish. I would not influence you unduly, but a marriage with young Navarro would save your old dad from ruin. Is there no way—?" Continuing sceme: Heo finishes speaking out above, Leontine gaszes at him and has an inward struggle. Finally ahe~glves up and bows her head, Speaks. Spoken title: '“Toll high to come and ses Pl lon, foreground of Leontine. Seene 4. Bhow closo Tears es and she bows come Into her her head. Soene 5, Full set. Excitement. People filing out of court, One Lamp Loule edges over to Sebastian Navarro, 1 Soene 6. Corner of corridor outside of court “room. Sebastian Navarro comes in fol- Jowed closely by One Lamp Loule. One Lamp Loule steps up close besido Se- bastian, who turns and notices him. Loule speaks, title: T saw the killing and know Just how 1t happened, If I open my mouth young Carson goes free. scene: He finishes speaking out nbove, making subtle signs indicating he wants mondy. Scbastlan gazes surrep- tittously about sliding his hand Into _ . 'his_ pocket. Soeme 7. Show close foreground of Sebas- tian's hand ng money into hand of One Lamp' Loule. @ Months later an epldemlc is dis- ‘covered in the prison. ¥ Seeve. 8, Prison hospital. Trusties, Jerry among them, doctors, nurses in plcture about cots; Doctor examing patient in foreground. Turns to other doctors, his face sorious, Speaks. Spoken title: “Cholera! Isolate who has been in contact with him Oontinuing scene: Doctor speaks out above. Jorry and others are selzed. t Declding to set apart all who ve come in contact with the stricken prisoner, & ship sets sall for an lsolated “island some distance off the coast. Soeme 9. Afterdeck of a rmall steamer at sea, Beveral prison officlals and trusties dock, sallors, etc. Jerry busy at some to move up toward life $ Show foreground of Jerry by life boat. surreptitiously takes out small of provislons from under his cont and thrusts same Into life boat. 4 its out of foreground. pe 1L Small hospital ward on steamer. Continuing sceme: Hhe speaks out above. Walcott kisses hor and exits. Subtitle: And so, later, when Jerry stol back and saw his sweetheart embrace by his rival, it turned the gold of his heart to iron Scene 20, Garden location, Sebastian Na- varro ombracing the resisted Leontine. The bushea part and Jerry's fuce s seen roglstoring anguish. The bushes close again. Subtitle: And so Jerry left that land and made his way to Ravengar's Ledwe in the South Atlantic, whére he belleved the shipwrecked sclentist was, and the hidden treusure of Sir Henry Morgan, buccaneer, - Soene 20, Ravengar's Ledge. A high though small rocky island. Jerry comes into plcture reading parchment. closo foreground of water-atatned journal in Jerry's hand. Same reads: Matthewson, sclentist, His journal. Be It known t Ravengar thero are two treasures; one of gold, the other of far mo! lue. The first 1 found—It s that of Sir Henry Mor- gan, buccancer; the other I have made, In the skeleton hand that penned this note you have found it-—three black pellets. To the finder they mean power beyond all dreams of man. Scene 27, Beach as before. Jerry walks over to large boulder at water's edge and sits dewn Ouzes intentiy at the three black pellets In the palm of his hand. Boene 28, Close-up of rock on which Jerry sits, The tentacles of an octopus are seen to creep over the rook making certain In the direction of the #hought- absorbed Jerry, Scene 20, Show very close foreground of Jerry reading. The octopus' tentacles come stealing into picture and gulstly twine themselves about Jorry. He dis- covors them. Drops parchment. Se and fights with octopus. Bt % madly, he s drawn Into water and - one To whom it may concern that here on the led foreground of two surgeons, nurses s about the cholera priso- 's bupk. Prisoner i dead. Doctor e and puts blanket over A trusty to go off and 'whum decks at foot of WaY. !::p’n carpenter busy X, ight, n Ni . As Jast. Bhip's carpenter and ant finish putting body of chol- | box and closing lid on g} FLASHES FROM -PHOTO-PLAYS- FOR-OMAHA- _-DEVOTEES- W, PO, WSS Gish At the Grand Zillian Gish A¢ the Eqpress “The Torchbearer,” a Political Drama, On Today at Muse “The Torch Bearer,” a political dra- ma, in which a patriotic and square newspaper editor goes against the gang and wins out, is the picture showing at the Muse today. William Russell plays the leading role, The climaxes come rapidly and with in- terest, giving Russell a full opportu- ni(%' to demonstrate his abilities. uesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day Marie Doro will be presented in a new Paramount production, “The Lash.” Miss Doro plays the role of an appealing young woman, the daughter of plain fisher folk on Brit- any's storm-swept. husband, where she is placed in the tivity, deceit and jealousy. If life ended all happily and lovely if girls married millionaires despite b 40th and Dodge. Cl “THE ETERNAL WAY” Pen and Inkings in and Around Jerusalem. Alice Bfflb At the Grand 1 re, who marries | ks | and is taken to Paris by her wealthy |} center 0f a maelstrom of social ac- |V BURT THEATER 4 ODAY MARY PTKFORD i CHEART T e Also Comedy. Norma Talmadge The Social Secretary | Filmland Stars to Be Shown on Screens of Omaha During Week difficulties it would be some world, wouldn't it? But this does ha Ten in “The 'BJ Sweet, which will be seen Friday and Saturday. X LHi OMAHA SUNDAY Be: OCLUBER 8, 1916 FILMLAND Be Lleo Madisen ) Af bhe pp ent ray Today the Rohlff is offering Bessie Love in “S(randc%"’ a theatrical stor: of more than ordinary interest. this drama “Paste and Politics.” ance of the week the Rohlff offers “The Grip of Evil,” eleventh chapter: Tuesday and Wednesday the bill is William S. Hart in “The~Captive God.” Thursday Mabel Taliaferro in “The Snow Bird” Bernard in “Sporting Blood.” . Sat- | urday is Laff Day with Charles Mur- Cottier in “Never Again.” sse Love in “Stranded” Rohiff Offering for Today| Wit is Paddy McGuire in For the bal-| itled “Mammon and Moloc Friday Dorothy in “Pills of Peril” and William DIAMOND ODA WILLIAM RUSSELL, “THE HIGHEST BID” Also GEORGE OVEY, in and the Blackhanders” MURIEL OSTRICHE s e in — “BY WHOSE HAND"? LYRIC THEATER TODAY WILLIAM S. HART and HOUSE PETERS, in “BETWEEN MEN" Also Imp Com: “A DESPERATE QOO in T T DUNDEE THEATER edy. REMEDY" RO BT TODAY HELEN l'l.'IOLMES Five-Reel Masterpicture TODAY Iso Comedy And Comedy —_— PALM THEATER 14th l;do%u;q.‘ Sts. “IN THE HOUSE OF THE CHIEF” “THE GIRL FROM MEXICO” l\uhl%\u and Comedy Sketches™ c—ALWAYS—56c ORPHEUM South Side || Also Exceptionally Good Vaudeville “The Eye of the Night” TODAY WINEFRED GREENWOOD in “pUST” Al ith HEIMAIG “n‘:z GREAT LOTHROP THEATER TODAY William H. Thompson 24th and Ames Ave. SUBURBAN TODAY MOLLIE KING and ARTHUR ASHLEY, in “THE SUMMER GIRL"” Also TRIANGLE KEYSTONE COMEDY P Marie Doro - e R L Storm,” featuring anche “THE DESERT RAT” “ELIXER OF LIFE” “BATTLE OF CHILE CON CARNE" “LIBERTY” } A Restaurant Where You Will BuBiiRg Enjoy the Food in Congenial Surroundings. “Movie Inn” EsuSLSUBIIEY e FARNAM THEATER | TODAY WILLIAM FARNUM, in “THE END OF THE TRAIL” MONDAY ! BETTY NANSEN, in | § | !’E Stars” Adorn the Walls. “Screen Club” Headquarters. es 15th & Harney Sts. Good Shows Always World Series Ball Scores By Direct Teleg aph Every Game. TODAY AND MONDAY CLEO MADISON “SHOULD A MOTHER QMG AT I i MUSE FEATURES * WEEKLY COMEDY W. A. Brady Presents FORGIVE” TUESDAY WM. S. HART, in “THE BARGAIN” T g HOME OF PARAMOUNT Performances: 2:00, 3:45,'5:30, 7:45 and 9:00 WILLIAM RUSSELL IN £ THE TORCH BEARER Apollo Theater Four Performances Today 2, 3:45, 7:15 and 9 Robert Warwick and All-Star Cast in “Friday the 13th” In Rex Ingram's Tragic Story of Fruitless Love and Sacrifice HALICE OF SORROW” SDAY & WEDNESDAY MARY PICKFORD i “POOR LITTLE PEPPINA” THURSDAY HELEN ROSSON, in “THE LIGHT” A Powerful Drama of Love and b Mystery FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ANNA LITTLE aid FRANK BORZAGE, in “THE LAND O’ LIZARDS” A Story of R“‘l-fil Life in the Gold . GRAND THEATER 16th at Binney St. Extraordinary Announcement Starting today this theater will offer a new line-up of features in- cluding all the best productions by TRIANGLE KEYSTONE WORLD and FOX Weoe, con S sk e entep: tional list of the world’s ch photoplays. 7 TODAY DOROTHY GISH “The Little School Ma'am” Also Keystone Comedy. HEAR EDWIN STEVENS PLAY OUR SPLENDID PIPE ORGAN disappears. Subtitle: Watch for The Shielding Shadow. COMMENCING SUNDAY “CONVERGING PATHS” Featuring VIRGINIA KIRTLEY - Watch This Space For BARGAINS in Moving Picture Theater Equipment. One Brinkerhoff = Concert Grand, $475.00 Piano, used 60 days, $175.00. Guaranteed. One $866.00 Model Simplex, com- plete with motor and lenses, used 2 ‘weeks, $313.50. Powers No. 5, 6 d 6-A Edison and Motiograph nd-hand ma- chines always ,in sf The Western Supply Company 13th and Harney Sts, Omaha, Neb. FOR MOVIE NEEDS, SEE “VAN" - FROM THE DEEP” “THE _DEACON'’S CARD” “PASTE AND POLITICS"” REEL LIFE and - THE WEEKLY COMFORT THEATER Boulevard Theater “JUDITH OF THE CUMBERLAND” g R R | T 1408 Douglas St. TODAY HARRY BEUMONT and TODAY “HIS LITTLE WIFE” Also Two Comedies ROHLFF THEATER TODAY AT 2, 3:30, 5, 6:30, 8, 9:30 BESSIE LOVE, in “STRANDI Also PADDY McGUIRE, in “PASTE AND POLITICS” PARLOR THEATER GERTRUDE GLOVER, in TODAY ED” HENRY, in L-KO Comedy ALAMO THEATER “THE BROKEN_SPUR” { “RIGHT CAR, BUT THE WRONG BERTH” “LIBERTY” No. 3 “PINKEY'S BULL'S EYE"” GALE “FATHER GETS IN WRONG" “LURED, BUT CURED” "PRINCESS THEATER BESS TODAY HELEN GIBSON, in “DEFY'NG DEATH” TODAY - @ “RIVAL ARTiSTS’ “THE WEB OF GUILT” Also “THE RAIDERS” . I g SOUTH SIDE y Featuring JOYCE MQORE “WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN” A Moving Picture Revelation Dealing i’lninly Wi‘!l: the Question*of BIRTH CONTROL A smashing, daring subject handled in a smashing, Endorsed by Superior Paulist Father of the United States; John Hughes, Dr. C. H. Parkhurst and hundreds of clergy, doctors and social workers. It will make women think and think hard. 1t will make men look before they leap. It will act as 8 warning to the young. 1t will set Omaha and Council Bluffs agog. It is the sensation of sensa- tions. It will impress every living soul who sees it. It is an arraign- ment against those guilty of the pre-meditated slaughter of the unborn. It is a master production, written by Louis Weber, the genius of the screen, who produced “Hypocrites,” “Scandal,” etc. It is acted with impelling force by TYRONE POWER | MARIE WALCAMP and All-Star Cast, Including Four Days Beginning Today This origifal birth control picture should not be confused with “Where Are Your Children,” previously shown in Omaha. MAJESTIC THEATER ADMISSION 25 CENTS Council Bluffs daring way. More Baffling Than THE LAUGHING_r MASK More Thrilling Than THE PERILS OF PAULINE . PATHES The SHIELDING SHADOW The Wonder Serial FEATURING GRACE DARMOND LEON BARY RALPH KELLARD . WAIT FOR THIS . WONDER SERIAL Coming Soon—at the better theatres Produced by Astra Film Corporation Directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie Released by Pathe Exchange