Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 14, 1916, Page 8, Image 8

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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916.
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fp Ve announce a special engagement of Kaai's Famous Hawaiian Quartet
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Aloha Oe" and other appropriate selections in the 'wings.
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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. -
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"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
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3 days d,WiUard
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Today IVIg
ENID MARKEY in Their World-Famous Success
Former leading man at
the Baker Theater, Port
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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. ' '
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Keystone Pain-Killer
Raymond Hitchcock and
Fatty Arbuckle in "The
Village Scandal." Burton
Holmes Travelogue.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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you tingling with excite
ment and suspense
A story of an abiding love
that endured the tortures of
misunderstanding and sac
rif ice :
"The
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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.
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THE.BATTLE
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..- Realistic Portrayal of a Woman's Temptations :
' A ' Starring ., '
Gladys Coburn
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