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THE MOItlSTNCr OREGONIATT, TUTTOSD AT, - EtKFTK.IIBmg ST, 1916, tU 1 1 1 i ffi II i litTM ' iTii fHifl 11 Mi i tmMi rm ifm mH 1 iMMmnhf 1 1 1 1 H tUli. I. 1 . i k v ..V y r'. - 'V vv 'Wb-f I " sd CZoctmz Theater TODAY'S FIL1I FEATURES. Majestic Dorothy Bernard, "Sporting Blood." T & D "The Velvet Paw." "The Conflict," "Gloria's Romance." Pickford Emmy Wehlen, "The Pretenders." Peoples Edna Goodrich, "The House of Lies." Sunset "Let Katy Do It," "Tha Great Pearl Tangle." Columbia Mae Marsh, "The Lit tle Li? V Globe fc'Dlbrook Blinn, "Thei Prima donna's Husband." Peoples. fTIHE House of Lies," a photo I drama presenting: a modern version of the old slave mar kets, will be the attraction at the Peaple's Theater today. Edna Good rich, the beautiful Paramount star. Is featured in the film, which for beau ty of settings, as well as excellence of photography, is eaid to be unusual. The story deals with a young girl who aspires to be loved for her mind rather than for her physical charms. Her mother, seeking a suitable match tor her two daughters, spends all her money in an effort to land the right man. So determined is the girl that she Bhall not be auctioned off into a loveless marriage that she throws acid In her face. Thus disfigured she be comes a sort of Cinderella of the fam ily, is forced to earn her own living, and enters the employ of the man her mother seeks as the husband of the other daughter. The denouement, with the honest sister taking the blame for a theft committed by the other, fur nishes a strong punch to the story. Pick ford. Emmy "Wehlen, the pretty and charming Viennese actress, in "The Pretenders," a five-act Metro feature, is the stellar attraction at the Pick ford Theater for the three-day pro gramme commencing today. The story is amusing as well as dramatic, the fun arising from . the action of a newly-rich lad, home late at night after a spree, who introduces his chauffeur companion as Count Terfitte. In realty the chauffeur is only two degrees removed from an Earldom. An impostor arrives, in search of the oil magnate's millions through a union with his daughter. The impostor bears the title of the Earl of Bradford, who is really the father of the bogus Count. Many things happen, with much excitement, before the police straighten out the tangle and the Count becomes the Earl through the death of father and brother. Columbia. Mae Marsh, accompanied by her shadow, Robert Harron. will headline the Columbia Theater bill today in "The Little Liar." a story of a misun derstood child with a wondrous imagin ation. To this five-reeler will be added a. two-act Keystoner, "The Danger Girl." with Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson as the stars. "Tokyo, the Capital of Japan," a scenic education, is another subject, while tonight the style show is an added attraction. "The Little Liar" is an unique story of a child of squalor who posseses that great attribute of genius imagination. She lives in the land of romance and adventure. To the child's mind fiction Is truth, and she becomes a great favo rite among the children as a teller of marvelous tales, but to her parents she is merely an incorrigible liar. The story is a vital lesson to parents, as to the. need of studying child mind. Holbrook Blinn gives a sympathetic characterization of the convict-husband, sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of the man who wrecked his home. Kathryn Browne-Decker is excellent in the thankless role of the prima donna, while Clara "Whipple is truly delightful as the daughter of the unhappy pair. The new comedy series. "Hans and Fritz, the Katzen jammer Kids," prom ises to be one of the most popular en tertainment features of the character. Mutual's Reel Life, a screen magazine, is another Interesting subject on a good opening "bill. Sunset. "Let Katy Do It," a story of startling contrasts in atmosphere and crammed full of the childish pranks of a bevy of fine arts kiddies, is the photo dramatic .attraction at the Sunset The ater today. Jane Grey and Tully Marshall are featured in the play, which tells of the experiences of a New England girl on the Mexican border, where she goes to take care of a family of children. "The Great Pearl Tangle," a Keystone comedy, in which Sam Bernard and Chester Conklin are the leading players. and the Burton Holmes Travelogue, dealing with scenes at and around Manila, will also be shown. Majestic. "Sporting Blood," said to be an un usually realistic film of the racetrack, with a novel plot in that the heroine shows her sporting blood by betting herself against $10,000 on a race, is the "William Fox feature at the Ma- jectic Theater today. . Dorothy Bernard, a former Portland stock favorite, is star of the production, with Glen "White leading man. The theme of the story is a woman's duping of a villainous man by his own tricks. Pathe News, a Vitagraph comedy and pictures of the recent Coos Bay celebration will be screened. Screen Gossip. Louise Lester and Jack Richardson, for six years members of the ''Flying A" Company at Santa Barbara, will sever their connection with this com pany at the end of another week. Thus departs the last contingent of the orig inal "Flying A" Company. Valkyrien, the Danish actress, will appear for . the future in photoplays produced by her own company, a new organization fomr d undT the title of n Globe. The Globe Theater reopened yester day under a new policy of first-run feature programmes, with Holbrook Blinn. Clara Whipple and Kathryn Browne-Decker in "The Prima Donna's Husband." The photodrama is won derfully impressive, and is of that deeply emotional type that has a pow erful effect on the heart strings, despite resolutions to be immune from sentimentality. The story of this husband, a musical director who kills a man in a fit of Jealous rage, and is sent to prison for the crime, is told by a series of inter mittent flash-backs, novel in effectl Here's a srriashin; big 1 Triano-lp nltnr inat'c Koon 6- 4 the talk of picture fans all over the country let Katy Do It' It's not a comedy, but a thrilling; drama, featur ing Jane Grey and Tully Marshall. You can bet your last red cent on it. SAM BERNARD in "The Great Pearl Tangle" Keystone Comedy and Virginia Ainsworth, the California Nightingale. Three Days, Starting Today ONE DIME ANY TIME Valkyrien Films, Inc. The ucces of "Diana," a classic feature In multi colored effect. In which she made her debut as a film star in this country, was chiefly Instrumental In interesting capital on her behalf and led to the making of arrangements for a company to handle her pictures. Douglas Gerrard, the actor of the Universal Film Company, whose native land is the Emerald Isle, has received word of the loss of four members of his family, on the battlefields of Eu rope. Two of them were killed in ac tion on the western front in France, and two others died in the fierce fight ing of the terrible Gallipoll campaign. These soldiers who fought and died for their country were all first cousins of Mr. Gerrard. They were Major Kav anaugh. Captain Douglas Gerrard, Lieu tenant Kavanaugh Dermot and Lieu tenant Charles Dermot. All of these family names are famous in Irish af fairs. ' Lena has passed over to the great majority. As a Selig actress she ranked high, many feet above the average, in fact. Tes, that was the only name she possessed, her parents, sad to relate, being unknown. Life is full of such ppignant tragedies, but in this case the sentimentalist will probably restrain his or her tears when it is learned that Lena was but a simple giraffe inhabit ing the Selig Zoo. Bob "Walker, who is prominent In Viola Dana's support in her new Metro Rolfe feature photoplay, is a nephew of, Robert Hilliard and Harry Hilliard. Margery Daw, who was last Sum mer's Farrar find, and who has done bits here and there in Lasky pictures, sometimes with a label and sometimes without, is going to be launched in the star realm, it is whispered. She will be taken East to Join that aggregation of Famous Player-Lasky ingenues, where she will be the head of her own company. "William Desmond will be seen in none other than Ince-Triangle plays for the next two' years. This Is the conclusion of an announcement made this week to the effect that he has Just renewed his contract with Ince to cover a period of two years. Des mond, it is said, rapidly is becoming one of the most immensely popular fa vorites on the screen, and his exclusive association indicates a constant in crease in the number of his followers. His initial appearance under the Ince banner was made with Billle Burke in "Peggy" and hi3 latest was in "Lieu tenant Danny, U. S. A." "W. T. Carlton, the operatic baritone, having completed a seven months' en gagement with George Kleine, playing Pierpolnt Stafford, father to Gloria Stafford (Billy Burke), in the photo play, "Gloria's Romance," has been en gaged for a neriod of 20 weeks by the Astra Film Corporation to appear as Colonel Dare, U. S. A., in the serial, "America First," which will be re leased by Pathe. The serial is directed by Edward Jose. Alfred Vosburg has Just finished a two-picture engagement with the Mo rosco Company, in which he played opposite Vivian Martin in one five-reel feature, and with Leonore Ulrich in the other. , t Grace "Wilcox, now a Triangle special writer, but formerly on the staff of the Los Angeles Daily Tribune, has been coaching Bessie Barriscale in the role of a newspaper reporter, which part Miss Barriscale plays in a forth coming Ince-Triangle feature. Ap pearing with Miss Barriscale In this play are Jack Gilbert, Charles K. French, Walt Whitman and Jerome Storm. Fox ' Director Charles Parrott has made it clear to his leading comedian. Hank Mann, that he must reduce in flesh. In fact, Parrott is making a practical experiment with Mann in a wild race comedy now being Aimed. Mann takes the part of a sprinter. Carmen Phillips is playing the opposite lead. GOOD ROADS TOPIC Realty Board Lunch Will Be Highways Survey. DOZEN SPEAKERS LISTED Subject of Common. Interest to Be Attacked From Many Angles and All Classes Are on Programme. each representing a different division of the body politic, will present their ideas on current highway problems in Oregon to the memers of the Portland Realty Board at the regular weekly luncheon of that organization in the crystal dining-room of the Hotel Ben son tomorrow at 12:15 o'clock. Eight hundred special programmes showing highway maps and mottoes have been printed, and personal invi tations have been sent to civic organ izations and prominent good roads workers in all parts of the state. Seat ing arrangements have been made for an attendance of 240, which indicates that the occasion will be not only a banner meeting of - the Realty Board, but perhaps the most Important high way gathering of the Fall season. O. W. Taylor, chairman of the highway committee of the Board, who will be chairman -of the day at the luncheon tomorrow, believes it will be the first time that all elements of society have been gathered on one good roads oc casion. Two of the speakers are legislators and candidates for Speaker of the House, one or two of the Oregon Con gressmen will speak; capital, labor, the lumber interests, the State Grange and several state and county officials will be represented among the speakers, each of whom is to be limited to ten minutes. In the event Congressman Mc iirthur arrives in time, he will be In vited to speak. The Oregon Senators, as well as Governor Withycombe and Sec retary of State Olcott, were invited to speak, but could not be present. Regu lar Board business will be dispensed with, in order that the discussion may be expedited All interested in high way development are invited. The speakers who have consented to be present and their assigned topics are as follows: "The Country's Part in Highway Con struction," Rufus C. Ilolman, County Com missioner; "The Willamette Valley High ways." Li. E. Bean, attorney-at-law, Eugene; "Eastern Oregon's Interest In Highway De velopment." K. N. Stanfield. State Repre sentative, Umatilla County; "The Hotelmen's Interest in Highways." E. E. Larrlmore, Hotel Oregon; "The Farmer's Idea of High ways," C. E. Spence, master Oregon State Grange; "How the Large Timber Owners View Highway Construction," John Pearson, manager Western Timber Company: "The Position of Labor on Highway Construc tion," Eugene E. Smith, Portland, president Central Labor Council; "The Expense of Highway Construction," Robert E. Smith, secretary State Tax League; "Highway En gineering. John H. Iwls, state engineer; "The Advisory Board and Its Problems.' Simon Benson; "State Highways." Hon. Thomas B. Kay, State Treasurer: "Govern ment Aid In the Construction of State High ways," Hon. W. C. Hawley, Representative In Congress. Idaho Farmer Arrested. GRAXGEVILLE, Idaho, 6ept. 20. (fapecial.) John McPherson, a promi nent farmer ofthe Grangeville section, has been placed under arrest on a charge of stealing wheat from the farms of George Wilkins and Wiley Knighten, farmers residing north of Grangeville. The preliminary exami nation will be held September 27. hi ' DMA GOODRICH One of the most famous beauties of modern times, in Morosco's lav ish society drama THE HOUSE OF LIES What would you do if you were a very pretty girl and your mother should try to auction you off to the high est bidder, almost like the pretty maidens were sold in ancient times? But this girl got around it by sheer clev erness so clever that you'll keep guessing right up to the last minute and then you'll get a big surprise, as pleasant as Miss Goodrich is beautiful and so good that you can't afford to miss it - for anything. Columbia River Highway as Filmed by Gaumont Bray Cartoon Comedy - It s ' ! ! - I-' ' IN ; . x s , f sjLMl A, : t s h s i - f 1 ilr . i f Y Today, Tomorrow, Saturday PEOPLES! Broadway, Stark and Washington Sts. This is one of the strongest and best diversified programmes that we have yet offered. This statement is made in full knowledge of what has gone before. We call your particular at tention to President Wilson's appear ance in "The Velvet Paw." PRESIDENT WILSON, HOUSE PETERS and GAIL KANE in "The Velvet Paw" Thrilling, appealing, pleasing. Life at our National capital vividly portrayed, with Pres ident Wilson as an active member. Also Lncile Lee Stewart in "The Conflict," A new play that is different. You will like it. ALL this week at the T & D Matinees 10c, Evenings 10c and 15c Loges 25c --r t swvr-' r , s-v. "N -l?- -. - WEHLEN The Stbry in Brief The Pettingrilla suddenly become wealthy Oil is discovered on their farm and, as Mrs. Pettingill has social aspirations, they leave the country and take up their residence on Fifth ave nue. Of course, father stili likes to smoke his corncob, and mother's hope of becoming- a social leader grows pale because the aristocrats show no desire to call and be chummy. One nisht Pettingill indulges an ap palling thirst and ventures forth upon the avenue; returning several hours later with a pal, a taxi driver. The next morning- he finds it necessary to introduce the chauffeur as Count Erfitt. Having a Count as her guest sends Ma Pettingill into the seventh heaven of delight. A certain crook who is posing as an English nobleman about this time realizes his ambition to become ac quainted with the newly-rich Western ers. He is even more welcome irr their home than the Count, arf his title is "sweller." The scene now shifts to the new country home of the Pettingill family and there a series of complica tions culminate with the exposure of the crook and the vindication of the chauffeur, who, after all. turns out to be a genuine Earl. The Karl of Bradford and Helen marry. t The Dainty Little Viennese Actress in a ' Comedy Drama of the Newly Rich THE PRETENDERS Metro Wonderplay Selig Tribune Events as They Happened Edgar Cauldwell Portland's Favorite Tenor THREE DAYS STARTING TODAY PICKFORD Main 3452 $10,000 Against a Girl This Is the Sum Wagered Against the Heroine in Sporting Blood. A Galloping Romance of the Race Track, Featuring DorothyBernard and Glen White PATHE WEEKLY ALSO VITAGRAPH COMEDY Coos Bay Celebration BEGINNING TODAY fc m at MMtinii i vTl itnni ii hi 1 Ubimm ii Hum ii niian--MaaJI Phone Your "Want Ads" to The Oregonian Main 7070 A 6095
