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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
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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. ,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Metro Wonderplay
Selig Tribune
Events as They
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Edgar Cauldwell
Portland's Favorite
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$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
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