South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 250, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 7 September 1919 — Page 39

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THE SOUTH BEND MEWS-TIMES

Stage

Among the' Stars in the World of the Theater By Will V. Fink

In the cist of "Shr Wall; 1 in rr.Sleep," tho Mark Sv,tn ftro v. hlch'tl Tas nct'i at the Oliver ye.t nlay , uftcrnoon and !a.-t niiit and which! will b scf-n h'r fur the third time'1

c.L-t ari'l production intact fiitra t;vni'nt in this city.

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Mis Norton, v. h -.er- ivi t ri Alio! NieLen in "Th" i-'ortune Teller" at! ih Tuditoriurn in 1 and who it

lew years ?:go w cro importantly cast

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NAZI.MOVA IX "Tili: II I C A T." Striving for perfec tion In her work in not enough for Nazirnov a. the Kre.it RuH-ian actress now starring in hr newest production, "The Urat." and in whi h she will t H'in

i a t tho Olivr tlvater for four day-,

sh was here Mi:--s Norton Lillie Norton.

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expre:-.-ion of the face, every iu-m In stai;p t iinique .-hould effo tivo. the national screen star watches tho oth'-r members of tho cast with

in "Tish."! no 1 ss critical

an eye than is ap-

fPrvi s as a reminder o: that ac- ! iilica to herselt. I tie practice has

Jrr-Ns'H fxr'ptlor;al popularity Jn "Tho h on Nazi niova's for yearn. When Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." In presenting plays in Xevv York" it was lhat comedy, which met with much her custom a 1 u ,i y.s, to be at tho thofavcr in the country, Mi-.- Iio'r.son i ater at 10 o'clock in the morning. irriflcfd her beauty to makeup. She watc hing tho rehearsals of her sup-

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is a dopendaLly good actress. Th strike situation i still

'p..ri-':b!o for a r-at 1 e r of unverfainty In the theater. What i o:r;tr tt happen from day to day fan hnrdly ho foretold. There is r'M'-ral pertiiation as to how Ions the strike Is point; to last and what th ultimato outcome is poir. to ho. Men. horn of th Actors' Kmilty nss ej tfion and of the Theatrical Man-

' porting casts. There followed lmI mediate advice; or, if the matter I were one n ho ut which there mip:ht re- ... ... .

I he disr u.Mon, me players met at the ' llnssian artist's hotel. and so worked 1ck ther until the produci tion was artistically heyond re- ' proach. This line attention to do-

t;'il is shown throughout all of

Nazirnova's screen plays.

j iters' I'roducintr n.-sfx iat ion

a-, far apart as ever. Plans havo been made for

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soom, "Mercedes." tlie man who dem

onstrates masjic, telepathy, spiritua'itie results and mystic entor-

the i tainniont in the world, will be seen!

:arnum Hailey-I:inf:!imr Brothers ' here at the Oliver theater for ar

i ireus to co to London next winter, we. k. starting Sept. 21, in "Miracles ; "the rand old man" of music In

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fo'ir.tl a distinct oricinnlity hy thos.- she is

wi;. v,.0 it. We'i'r. Meek and Ytmv. a jo'lv trio of fun-makers ofTor

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I'oy ty! cf life. rid:nc wt-

"Itill Apperson's Loy." in vhi h .Ja k i'ickford will he seen at tho Auditorium Monday and Tu. sday. is ri story sho'.vir.ir a keen .nsiirht In

the ways .f the Line Lidco mouni tainecr. It is based on .he story, Th:it Woman." hv Haisbur Lleb.

I a " ja writer who has lor..;' lived in that I j vicinity and whoso stories havo np- i

;ure. "( 'atrhir.p a Car" is the amus- and c,nwii;i!;- ab.-u :?.ir title of tho comedy skit present-1 usual uproarious s!!". Tl

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Fulton and Mack, up-to-the-minute manee when the

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Oliver tlirater. Saturday, ScpU 1 3. 3fny Ilobtson in luer latest success "Tl.vh.M r5T. ,

I peared in the popular periodicals.

Jack I'ickford plays Ituddy

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pictured as a boy of about 18. In a rapid series of humorous and serious events thf picture delves deeply into the heart of the mountain lad. depicting his bravery, his devotion to the memory of his mother, his stubbornness, his independence, and his bashful love. A most remarkable collection of mountain types appear in tho pic

ture. The men, boarded and armed! with the inevitable pun. and tho women, slatternly and followed by' crowds of children who roam the hills like small, wild creatures, forms a background before which, the leading actors appear. "The Iast of the Saxons." with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lrew. and Tonics of I

tho Lay will also be shown. Tom Mix, the famous cowboy star, will he seen on Wednesday and Thursday in "Kouph Kidini? Romance," a whirlwind western story with a clever romance running through. Fay Tincher in a tworeel comedy drama called "Moving In." and the Pathe New? will be other attractions for the two davs.

bill, are

gymnasts ami one otner act or merit tj10 ' sHck" city chap, with ti... n ;. makes up the bill. The Kinogram, j.air and the manicured h--d offering the world's latest news in Those who liked Porothv in - l !l;. picture form is also shown. : Ilim Yd." will i,o douhiv -ontei t.. r

ofRimuim niuiua, mats : ed by her rhara cteriTuit ion of a u i'

im: Some is the title of the sketch , e:,n-wrninn imt-wi n,,!. .

Apper- , vhich headlines the good vaudeville thp h-ro-shoi i:T and La-,.-d '.!. .

Hfinprrf. Al'nornflr on! T i ! 1 Tne .

,,iu'h' ""t' iivt uaii u"i' non as the smoi.rh i-iv r , 1 . ; . ,,..i

featured members of the pre- a( ( V.i!f,n, .,-,,., ;

sonting cast. The Temple Four, a tie star's support.

quartette or entertainers in song and dance, bill their offering as

ii-,.. ti V . original twists and unexpected

" v.,.., ...ul IOS to lnp p ot of "Tho D.srk

10 ine Koierai i u 11 - in a k in n wuri ineir romantic skit, "Breaking it Gent!y." Watkins and Williams, novel entertainers and Alanson. clever pantomime comedian, rounds out the exceptional program of varied acts.

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Pictures dealing with spy activities are always interesting and th.o

TiuiiiTi: to (iALM-crnci. Dr. J.I. I. P.artlctt. of Des Moines. Ia., who is frequently referred to as

A Luropcan tour ks t be undertaken, it H said. Fnd'-r ordinary condition-; the thtatrioal season of 1 5j 1 1 -1 f 2 0 would bv this time be getting under way, rut the striking actors have imt an entirely new j)haso on the tall openings. In New York and "nieago few theaters are open. While tlie Actors' Kuuity assocla-

of Today

the middle west, after hearing, the!

had supposed to belong to past generations. "In the wor'd of art it seems that every operation sends forth one with a message, coming with a dl-

oiit- and command. We

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' makes this picture which sl-.own ' at the La Salle on Wednesday, du i attractive. Written by K b ; ! vr. : v'hambers. an author of Internat i.-t-.-' ; al fame, it ::pjeared seri.-lly ir. tp. I Cosmopolllan magazine. not lur.g t ago. Tliroiu'h its exciting ni.nze f Intrigue and thrills, the graceful igure of its star. Marian I a ;-, i

1 ar.J 1 arj 2 but two are stronger than 2x1. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Come an j Wm a friend to Our big men's class; Our Christian Endeavor; Our preaching service SUNDAY, SEPT. 7.

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Picture is New England and many U humorous scenes are shown at the A

old-fashioned "corn huskin' bee" end barn dance. "The Hired Man" is its title and th star plays a young farmhand with college aspirations. It Is a simple story, well acted and well Interspersed with

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ouaint heart-interest and pleasing

Attractive Peggy Hyland. supported i situations. It encourages the in

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'. narr? nuiiaru, will tie hTUiav s

He is nppraring with his own or-! gifted coloratura soprano. Galli- j read of the triumphs of those of past

iganiation. which is topped by Mile, t curci, who is to sing here on Oct.

Kantone, the spirituelle, musical; 4, paid her the following tribute;

medium who sits at a piano blind-1 "Considering the times, the situ

folded and plays any musical com- ation Is iuito unusual. Time was position by request, from the , when sensations were perhaps more

thou.c.ht propelled towards ner irom iroo,uent than within recent years. (

the mind of "Mercedes." There is when we have had more frequent no trickery apparently. This leader opportunities to hear the best in

of thought-transference will have in musical art, both vocal and instru- such radiance and brilliancy as

tion is facing division of opinion and 4 association with him here an aggro- mental. Hut now we have a living; ..m i-Cotci is an poch-making .'.vera! important withdrawals haveltion of star mystic performers. representation of one such as we ; event. Nothing like this has taken been announced, managers do not i I 1'bn o in this country since the ad-

.'4e.a iil.oiK such as the great Hen

rielta s-ontag. Julia Grisi. Marie!

M.ulibrand. Jenny Lind. Adeline Pattl. Christine Nielson. and we think of them as being greater than those of the present. "Thus, taking into consideration Ho-..-.- pat and present, a star of

special feature, appearing in a sixreel comedy drama. "Cheating Herself." The third chapter of "Elmo the Mighty," the clever new serial starring Elmo Lincoln, will also be on for Friday, as well as Spanuth's "Yod-a-vil Movies." "The Wilderness Trail," a sixreel sensational western drama;

i "Among Those Present," a two-reel

Mack Sennett comedy, and the Pathe News of late events are booked for Saturday, and today's bill includes "Tho Captive Hride," a western drama; "Sirens of Suds," a two-reel comedy; Mutt and Jeff, the Pathe News and Iluth Roland In the thrilling serial story, "The Tiger's Trail."

seem to know ju.-t what they arej j'oing to do. In the meantime a: box office harvest is being missed. J i Among tho very important events j of the coMiimr soa--cn will ) the return to tho stage of IM ward II. .'othcrn and his wife, Julia .Mar-1 lowe, who have been In retirement i

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Lind and

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few seasons. Their from tho time Mw

M.'Udo st'riouslv ill an.! it was a!

I'ostion as to whether she would' frr act ai-'nin. Mr Sothern and Mis! Marlow- made their la-t South Lend' apponance in "Taming of thel Shrew" t the Auditorium. March1.!. 11irt. They had several season; b-fore that time been at the Audi-1 I'Ti'irn in "'Ib'Tru o and .Tuliot" and j Mj.s Marlowe had acted there in i "When ICniehthood Was in Flower."! vliii" Mr. Sothern had been at that tii. ater in "If I Were King." In! Th- ear'y days Mr. Sothern became; farr.i'iar r'.t the Oliver in a number! ef eomodic' nrd Mi-s Marlowe acted;

V; trial üli i'er. !n the pas South

. "ue o: :n. great

'ho world, including Ernestine i; :m arm-Hi ink. Lillian Xordica, ." ; i 'dla Sembricii. Johanna Gadskl. 1 :t Calve. David Hlspham. Em-: i i .earta. Sotla Scalchi ani? oth-' . i but the coming appearance of' lit.. (Jalli-Curci promises to bc- : the crownir.event of all. Next ! ,r,th will bring the great Italian . r.ia donna to t Li- city for the first: t Ii. She is generally ratel as the- : ,;ti: singer of her time. i

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closely followed Ty Nielsen. (Jerster. Melba and Sembrich, though lif::o of th bitter reached too sublime heights in all respects as did IV. Mi"

Orpheum

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t"'ig scenic offering with sintrinK and dancing galore, is presented by five talented people as the headline attraetion of the new Orpheum vaubOillo hill opening today. This is a niot elaborate number and will be

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pathos and consistency and furthermore excites additional interest owing to the clever character study that the plot unfolds. The ambitious hired man in love with his emploj'er's daughter. Is a role well fitted to the original personality of its star. Pretty Doris Lee is the feminine lead, while Charles French plays an eccentric charooter. A satisfying melodrama of the home-coming soldier boy is "Break tho News to Mother," a new select picture which is shown at tho LaSalle tomorrow. The hero played by Raymond Bloomer, Is a youthful soldier who returns to his aged mother, freed from a charge of homicide, which ho didn't commit and with a war medal on his proud breast, A cast of uniform excellence i- seen in tho star's support, while ho theme of a man's love for his mother and of how it acted as a

special j - Hiding star through adversity, is

on that will appeal. Gertrude Uerkely gives a lovable interpretation of the mother. On Tuesday, Dorothy Gish, the charming young comedienne featured in "Nugget Nell." This time

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We offer Mr. Rupert Hughes' novel, "We Can't Have Everything." Fine story of modern life, which deals with the restless spirit of the timss. JESSE L. LASKY Presents

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r.ngcTie Pesmcnul. Margaret Ihillippi and Teresa Talt in that funny farce inu-tly "S1k Walktl in Hot Skvp." OIIut tie ater today, inatlnci :: night.

;.V UOUSON IX "TIS IL" '.u-tus Pitou. Inc., will preent Lob son at th (U:cr the.-itcr .aturd.iy ee:-ini: in her n tramatie farce. "Tish." is a dram it ;::.it b"n of Ilclnrts Ulri"!. :r.'s famous in which !(nrs of fiction ! so mm h piM so '!-. y l-;.tn;

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whose familiar y,ii,ot,riS"S -i.-t" rind "Cappy HicUs" proved if last season's b'ggr.-t money

TODAY The Clover Human At tor CHARLES RAY in "THE HIRED MAN" In which ho plas an unoilu--itl farin-Iianl with ndratioiw toward n oollcre tw. -t-ation and marrlagt with his employer's pretty La lighter.

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- . for her ttnishd and artistic avals in "A Little Hit M Kash- . i ' and "The liejuv. nation of ' t Mary." brines to the sta' in tit'.o rol : character nou- arnl ' er.. lovable It is a new type of i -r one that every theater-, t ;;nd nmusemeiit seeker is; iid to fall in love with 1 !.. play if huiJt around tho p-r-.ii:!is of the three obi maids io are familiar char.ut. rs to the m ".. rs cf the stories, and is an --istib'.n laueh protlucor. In fact . . r .l critics in their reviews ;re "o'cd ;n saying: " 'Tl.-fh should doth- tjr.'.i p.rson h Is too ;ry to enj.y s-iltle comedy. Lor inuiii futi does MuV Kobson haw . h. r l.t st vt liicle that she t-up-...s not only j-omt thir; to 1 i:ch at. . v n upplU-i the laiiirlis." "Ti-h" bad a most s'iceesvful !.. months' encasement at Low-: s th-atti- m Chicago, closing only, afvc.nt cf the excr-v-.vo b.eat. ' ! v. Ill have ; t;i. tropfJlt.tr. hf U -

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TOMORROW llir s !eet SiHxdal "BREAK THE NEWS TO MOTHER" With all-Mar ea-t. TtllinjT a human. CAer.v-tlay ttry f nnthor-hc, hometies anil other apHiIins thln-s. The main liaraoter is a war-horo wln returns to his mother after ntnisation has HintI its linc'r at him.

TODAY sr.ssri' IIA YAK A WA In Tin: wiiiti; MA i.vTOMOHKOW .u' m: iilviix.i: "IIIS I VTIILH'S win:'

An extra splendid list tf piet tiros have been txtoktsl at the Issillc tor th! week.

Sueh stars as. Charlie Hay, Doroihy ;ish, .Marian Patios. Malxl Niniiantl, Karle Williams and Iitxsb Itarrisealt are featured each in a Idole fitting of their talents.

Tp-lairs" is the tith of the lattt Mabel orniantl pieture whitli i. the IiS;dle's offering on ThursIay next. In it she Is a little slae whoo antles in the eellar of the hi hotel' will mr! to keep ou in a merry iihxmI throughout the lio retds of livelj aetitti.

Nit-Ct-t Veil." featuring Dorothy CJir-h. is a satin on western lifo as 4 ft"ii prtx"nteil in nioiiy; plotureM. You'll enjoy every piemre offeretl duiinff tlve present week. Come 'terj- day r as often as psslble voci'U not hi tllsappointtxl.

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THK GHKAT ALIi STAR CAST IV THIS PRO PrCTIOX IS A PFHSOVAL jrnarantee that It will more than please you. It includes sueh distinguished players as Kathlyn Williams. I-IllJott Dexter. Wanda Haw ley. Sylla Preatner, Thurston Hall, Raymond llatton. Tally Marshall, Theodore Robrt. Sylvia Ashley and Charles Oslo. The Motion Picture, makes' fun of itself; it's a daring thins to do, but It Rives you majij" n lauph and makes you like motion pictures even better than ever in tills story of the lhle pirl who wanted to become a star. The Incidents uhkh show the inner working of a film Mudlo occur when a photoplay within a photoplay is enacted. The scenes of the "movie" in the making are located in a harem" with the accompaniment of beautiful frirls. orKeotis costuming etc. WATCH FOR THE DATE WAIT FOR THE SHOW SOMEWHERE TO GO FAIR WEEK AND SOMETHING WORTH SEEING. THE BEST PICTURE IN TOWN.

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THE KINOGRAM "ON THE MISSISSIPPI" World's Latest News Sinrnnr, Dancing and Special Scenerv. WEBER, BECK & '- FRAZER H1NKEL & MAE Songs Full of Pep . "Catching a Car" FULTON & MACK Twentieth Century LOUIS HART Gymnasts "As in a Dream"

COMING THURSDAY 'THAT'S GOING SOME And Four Other Acts.

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