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8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916. : ; : AN INNOVATION' fp Ve announce a special engagement of Kaai's Famous Hawaiian Quartet cX during the showing of this picture only. They ., will play and sing jJJ,; upnujy ... Aloha Oe" and other appropriate selections in the 'wings. ft 4 W, L. 4 ' liil Wilil Will Hill llliilll pi'i!ii!i!iHWiPlllljll Wii'lillllij ililii 1 m A I ' v if '4 ' TvS-. 1 f ytt y - -"2. S r V-rf - , --gfj I W ) l-v' 'V' ) J TODAY'S FILM FEATCnES. 4 Star Frank Sheridan, "The Strug- Peoples Irene Fenwlck and Owen Moore, "A Coney Island Prin cess." Majestic Gladys Coburn, "The Battle of Life." Columbia T lr.r-r.tVi v ClinYi "Atta Boy's Last Race." ' j Markey, "Aloha Oe." Globe Marguerite Clayton, "A Daughter of the City." , Peoples. WITH Irene Fen wick, erstwhile Broadway star, in the guise of a Turkish dancer, and Owen, Moore that of society ne'er-do-well who in troduces this Coney Island dancing girl to New York's "400" as his fiancee, "A Coney Island Princess" opened an en gagement at the Peoples Theater yes terday. This film, an adaptation of the Shel don play, "The Princess Zim Zim," giyes Miss' Fen wick an opportunity to appear to much better advantage than in any other previous photoplay. She is a fascinating figure in this .Famous Players offering, and her engagement with the Paramount concern promises to be a most successful one.' Moore is for once cast in the role of a weak ling, and while his actions do not at tract much sympathy to the character, his work is excellent. , .' The story is an interesting one. with a few comedy touches, but is chiefly a human weakness portrayai. A rich young fellow gets drunk, is turned down by his fiancee, and Immediately transfers his. affections to' a dancer .t a Coney Island show. He introduces the. girl to his family and friends, but in the end permits her to go back to uer old daddy and the simpler life. - The Coney Island Atmosphere is unique and attractive. A polo game is a feature, with skilled players and trained ponies. In contrast to this is shown the interiors of homes of wealth, lavishly furnished. Gaumont's scenic of Mount Hood. which is said to be a particularly fine presentation or Oregon s famous moun tain, will be exhibited today. . ; 'star. "The Struggle." with the well-known iage- star, Frank Sheridan, in the etellar role, will be presented to Port land fans at the Star Theater todav. "With this five-reeler will be screened the Selig-Tribune News Weeklv. The feature photodramsf derives its name from the mental conflict which eways the actions -of an' "Army of fleer who, realizing the handicap of rears. devotes his life to the happiness of the girl he loves, even to giving her in marriage to -a man not worthy of her.- He finally wins her after, the death of the other man and the eplen. did traits of his own character have made themselves manifest to the young women, in contrast to the qeficiences of the man who won her hand. Sus tained heart-interest is said to be the dominant note of the film. ' Sunset. "Aloha Oe," the spectacular and dra matic Ince production of the Hawaiian Islands, with Wlllard Mack, actor playwright, as Its star, will open a three-day engagement at the Sunset Theater commencing today. An all ptar Keystone comedy cast, headed by RoBcoe Arbuckle, Al St. John and Harry McCoy, and Including Raymond Hitchcock, appear in "The Village Hcandal," another contribution to the strong' programme. "Aloha oe," or Hawaiian for "Fare well to Thee," will be screened with an unusual musical accomplishment. Manager-Owner "Jennings securing the services of the Kaai, or Royal Ha waiian Quartet, for a three-day en gagement. Musical and song. numbers, appropriate to the picture, will be of fered during the showing of the pic ture. Instead of as a special attraction during Intermissions. - v Columbia . N J "Atta Boy's- Last Race," a photoplay of love and, the racetrack, with -the charming Dorothy Glsh in the stellar role, will be screened today at the Co lumbia Theater. "Murdered by Mis take," a two-reel L-KO comedy, and a single-reel subject will complete the programme. A real horse race, said to be one of the most, realistic ever flashed on the screen, is one of the outstanding fea tures -of this Dorothy Glsh play. Need less to say, a great deal depends upon this race, for the winning of the race will pay off the proverbial mortgage on the old home, will rout the villain and adventuress and cap the romance. So the horse finally wins.after the race is apparently lost through the scheming of the villain. Keith Armour, Carl Stock dale and Loyola O'Connoi are in the cast. Majestic. ' - With Gladys Coburn - as star an"3 Art Acord, the famous cowboy actor, as leading man, the Majestic Theater pre sents today "The Battle of Life," a crook story with many thrills. A com edy and the Pathe News will also be on the bill. Miss Coburn play the role of Mary, daughter of a crook. In ."The Battle of Life." . Her sweetheart is Dave, crim inal pal of her father's. Mary decides to give up her old "life for the sake of her' little brother. She becomes, maid to a wealthy woman,' ref usee to aid in robbing her. and when the house is burglarized the farther is killed. Mary is hounded by the authorities," loses her position, is arrested, then paroled, and after "going straight" Is reunited; with Dave, who ha reformed. Globe. " . "A Daughter of the City." a photo drama of modern life from the story by E. S. Sheldon, yesterday ' opened a four-day engagement at the Globe Theater, with Marguerite Clayton and' R. H. Calvert In the leading roles. This is a strong Essanay feature,' and par ticularly rich In scenic and - photo graphic effects.- "An Artful DodgeJ i. if, - .h4 I 5 5 - 1 I I"" - - " " . , 7 V 1 ' IT y ( i ANOTHER SMASHING HIT! 3 days d,WiUard parting Today IVIg ENID MARKEY in Their World-Famous Success Former leading man at the Baker Theater, Port land, Or., arid now the idol of New York with s Sjt f Coming Sunday ALICE BRADY in Then I'll Come Back to You . The scenic grandeur of the Hawaiian Islands the marvelous Ince reproduc tion of a volcano in action with "close-ups" of molten lava the superb com bination of stars and characters these things combine to produce a picture that will stand forever as one of the wonders of the age. ' ' T7" Tr" "T" V V JS Keystone Pain-Killer Raymond Hitchcock and Fatty Arbuckle in "The Village Scandal." Burton Holmes Travelogue. X) comedy, .and 41o)-Tribune . News Weekly complete the bill. . . ; Miss Clayton, who plays leada In the five-reeler, is a Salt Lake City girl. 20 years of age. 6he has been in pictures for four years, playing - opposite "Broncho Billy" Anderson for three years. E. H. Calvert, who is director and male lead In "A Daughter of the City," la a Virginian by birth, a gradu ate of West Point... and for 13 yeans a Captain In the United States Army, He Quit railroad surveying to go on the stage wUh William Farnum In "Ben Hur." . . - Screen Gossip. The Screamer, the Los Angeles paper devoted to film players, says that Dot Davenport (wife of Wallace Reid), Maude George, Irene Hunt, Mary Mac Laren and Betty Schade are learning to be' "hello girls" at Universal City. Hobart Bosworth was injured the other day while riding in a scene for a forthcoming Lasky picture in which Mae Murray to to star. Bosworth's right foot was badly crushed when .an other rider crashed into him as both of them were galloping full tilt toward the camera from widely diverging an gles. The Impact threw Bosworth and his horse to the ground, . the animal rolling on the pfayer's foot and injur ing it so seriously that he was con fined to hl home for several days. Though the injury was a painful one, it is not considered to be serious lit its re sults and there Is every reason to be lieve that Bosworth-will be able to con tinue wtih his rple in this Paramount picture. ' - - Clara Williams eoon will make her long-heralded debut as a full-fledged star, when 'she is .presented by Thomas H. Ince in a strong Triangle-Kay Bee play by C. Gardner Sullivan, entitled. "The Criminal." Co-starring with Miss Williams is William Desmond, the pop ular matinee dol, who has been seen to advantage in many Triangle suc cesses, and the combination is declared to be among the most effective yet of fered, by the Ince studios. Following "Tropic Love." which re cently pleased such large Portland au diences, Margarita Fischer, the Oregon girl, is to be seen in another Pollard picture, "Mies Jackie of the Navy," which depicts a society girl's adven tures aboard a battleship and in the tropics. . - Richard Bennett, since completing "And the Law Says" is- hard at work on a new production. "The Vailed of Decision." It deals with birth control, but unlike, its predecessors, blames the man. and not the woman, for "race sui cide." Thomas H. Ince had a distinguished visitor last week in the person of Will iam Kagleshirt, .an Indian actor, who was Ince's first leading man when he went to California six years ago. ..The citizens of Hollywood. Cal., have petitioned the Lasky Company to re duce the wall running around its studio yard to a height of five feet: The fol lowing reason for this request is given in the petition: The rising generation Of Holly woodenlndlans will all grow iip with such long necks from trying to see over the Lasky fence that they will resemble ostriches much more closely than human being. . Not satisfied with one set of laurels, Herbert Brenon, one of the big pro ducers of photodramss, has set out to capture a wreath in another field. With his VWar , Brides" still running strong at the Broadway Jheater. he is- taking time to produce what promiees to be one of the big vaudeville novelties of the year, reintroducing the popular dancer. Mile. Dazle, who has not been seen on Broadway for many too vnany months. Douglas Fairbanks w"as one of the starters for the Ascot Park auto races on Thanksgiving day. "Dougie" .Is an ardent motorist. - Charlotte Burton, well-known lead ing woman, has joined the Essanay Company. She was with Mutual until recently. Mabel Norm and Is a girl of many ac tivities, among them being the driving Of speedy harness equines. . Franklin Brothers, Triangle direc tors who presided over the Fine Arts kiddies, soon will begin making pic tures for Fox, More than 100 children will appear in their first production. BlUy Garwood,- former Universal leading man, who has just completed a stock engagement with Morosco. Is an Ince leading man now. Charles Ripley, the actor-hobo, who Send your friends,MTHE COLUMBIA" A most beautiful book, a truly inspiring Oregon message. KILHAM'S, 5th and Oak. "beat" his way on, under and over rail road trains across the continent in fol lowing his adored director, . W. Christy Cabanne, trom Los Angeles to New York, will be seen in a characteristic role in the forthcoming 14-epiaode Metro-Quality serial in which Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne will star. He will Indulge in spectacular fights, will be thrown out of windows by the star and sjther members of the cast and otherwise make himself use ful Frank Morgan, former Vltagrapher, Is to play leads with June Caprice in her next Fox picture. The Caprice company la now In Florida. ' Here's -a new use for your fllwer. For some time rats have Infested the garage where RlcCiard C. Travers, Es sanay star, harbors hrs rakish road ster. Travers attached a rubber hoee to the exhaust of 'Ma machine andl stuck the other end aown & rat noie. After a few moments pumping of the exhaust 13 rats were found asphyxiated. , Elleeen Sedgwick, pretty Ingenue of Universal films, when Los Angeles was visited by a slight earthquake recently, was not alarmed. She thought it was her big brother, "Big Ed" Sedgwick, tjie 300-pound Fox comedian, walking around the kitchen. Beatrice Burnham, ingenue, has fin ished a picture with Charlie Chaplin, and was immediately engaged by the Morocco Company to play fi. role In a feature directed by E. Mason Hopper. " . Golda Madden, a pretty blond In genue, lias signedoa Keystone contract and henceforth she will appear In Mack Sennett comedies. Margaret Courteaux. a well-known artist model, has arrived in California and already has several offers to go Into pictures. TRAPPER LOSES $300 NEGRO WOMAN AND COMPANION SAID TO BE ACCOMPLICES. Victim Saya II Warn Directed Iate Dark Street Where St rone-Arm Fair Take Itoll and Flee. Irene Brown, & young colored woman, and John Kimm, a truck driver, were arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Col lins and Van Duesen, .on assault and robbery charges. The complaining wit ness is Patrick Collins, a trapper, of Fossil, who 6ayo that the two were parties to the crime which deprived him of $300 In currency. Detectives Snow and Coleman are in vestigating the case further, as, accord ing to Collins' story, the actual assail ants who secured his money are still at large. Kimm is held under 1750 ball. Irene Brown, also known aa Irene Mor gan, is held under i00 bail. They will be defended by Attorney John H. Ste venson, ex-judge of the Municipal Court. Collins came from Fossil several days ago. He met Kimm, he says, and they became friends. Kimm introduced him to Irene Brown, and they visited her several times, passing the liquor around on each occasion. Early yesterday morning Collins was at Irene Brown's rooms, at Broadway and Couch, he says., and the party was. joined by two affa ble strangers.' Presently these and Kimm left the house. "Go this way, the police are watch ing," Collins saya that Irene Brown cautioned as she showed him to the hack door. He stepped into darkness, was seized and. throttled in genuine strong-arm fashion, he declares. Two 3 Days, Starting: Today V . ) - - X : ; ' v u'-... v.iiMMsr xV" WSJ - ' i f ; Vks-y f ft I Here's a photoplay to set you tingling with excite ment and suspense A story of an abiding love that endured the tortures of misunderstanding and sac rif ice : "The Struggle ' 1 A new world photoplay; featuring Arthur Ashley, Ethel Grey Terry and . Frank Sheridan Filled with heart-interest crowded with real thrills. Selig-Tribune News, too. Only 3 days, starting today. WASHINGTON AT PARK men searched hla clothes for the roll of currency. "It's in his inside shirt pocket," he heard one of bis assailants say. They drew out the money and ran away. - The story Inclines the police to Join in Collins" belief that there wa col lusion between Irene Brown, Kimm and the two'unknown. value to the salesman, architect, engi neer, builder, inspector and mill work er. This latter course has been great! y enlarged the past year. FORESTRY COURSE OFFERED Washington University Work a for Lumbermen and Others. Courses in forestry, logging and lum ber and its uses will open at the Uni versity of Washington in Seattle on January 3 and will continue to March 80. The primary objectof the course Is the education of men who are en gaged in any pursuit in the forests and who have not had the opportunity for a high school education. An exceptional opportunity is offered even those who intend to enter such work, and the course is limited to ap pllcants above the age of 20. Lumber and its uses will prove of POOL ON BIDS SUSPECTED City May Keject Offers for Uulldin; Tanner-Creek Sewar. . Suspicions that local sewer contrac tors have pooled their interests in sub mitting bids for construction of the Tanner Creek trunk sewer may cause a rejection of the bids opened yester day for the Job. Only two bids wer received and the lower of these was far above the amount the work should cost, according to the City Engineer's estimate. The two bidders are Jacobsen-Jensen Company. $383,620. and Gieblsch & Jop lln. $303,313.15. The estimate of the City Engineer is $273,000. The bids were referred to Commissioner Dieck. Before th war there were 800.000 government employes in the French republic. " ' ' r - ... .. - " - V i, I f-- A, A ' "Z ' R - -i u STARTING TODAY Until Saturday Night Three Days Only THE.BATTLE OF' LIFE ..- Realistic Portrayal of a Woman's Temptations : ' A ' Starring ., ' Gladys Coburn PATHE NEWS HUGHIE MACK COMEDY ft tiAv7dfP ll ... ...!- J . li.li i r - in.1 ,mmn J