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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1914)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 18, 1914. her aon, Willlajn, will be at th Ma jestic Today the Majestic also offers the war news in the Hearst-Selis Weekly's pictures and & lauR-h-proToking; comedy in "Fatty's Sweetheart." BILL AT SCXSET IS VARIED i i E -i -I AT THE J7Sk II in, ! VlhM, , I tigl Z. w : 'Daylight,' Well Balanced Home nee, Heads Excellent Programme. Variety and quality seem to be the keynote of the programme on at the Sunset Theater. "Daylight." a strong and well-balanced romance, heads the bill. The plot centers about a talented and rich young composer who Is threat ened with blindness. He is sent to the mountains to rest and meets a young musician, Marie, with whom he falls In love at ftrst sight. Ha Is stricken with total blindness soon-after his ar rival at the mountain resort and comes to Marie for help. After a brief court ship they are married and he produces his greatest song. Success causes him to neglect his wife, but harmony is restored by a simple and beautiful thought. "Back to .the Kitchen" la the title of a Majestic comedy, the mlxups result in a double wedding In the closing scene, which is particularly funny. "Bad Man Mason" Is the title of a drama which is above the average in thought and plot, the hero is a "bad man" who is not as bad as he is sup posed to be. His finer traits crop out most unexpectedly. He wins the hand of the girl who is "too good for him" by bis manliness. The Mutual weekly has some new and Interesting pictures from the battlefields. The local news shows the lineup of local school foot ball teams. li $ i w ff ' vl I - - - ' r f fA - , L flf- ' " -'AW" - . ntiJ!! j$M - i p- : ' llP ! o ii iV;NJn ''I' ' ' ! " - - " 11 W i I I li' I a.fl. iaaBsjaT PAINTED HILLS" IS AT STAR j Eleventh Installment of "Trey o' Hearts" Is Thriller. "Painted Hills," the 11th Installment of "Trey o' Hearts." will be shown at the Star Theater beginning today. In this chapter Judith s heart again falls her when she tries to kill Alan Law, her enemy ana the man she loves. She is anslsted by a professional crook, "Hopl Jim" Blade, whom her father en gages for that purpose, offering him a large sum of money. How Judith escapes the unwelcome attentions of "Hopi" forms a surpris ing and interesting conclusion. Anna Little, the beautiful, dashing Universal star, appeara with Herbert Rawlinson In "Kid Reagan's Hands," a two-reel drama of the ring. 'Kid V great question Is how to "beat up" the bully who has insulted his sweetheart and still win the champion ship for which he Is contending. He does it, alright, and It is visualised In this absorbing film. "Cupid, Victor, is a quaint fantasy showing how, with the aid of Cupid, an ambitious young woman ia turned from the pathway of fame Into the path of love. The animated weekly depicts Inter esting and instructive current events, both abroad and at home. Wednesday . fascinating little Mar guerite Clark, whose great stage suc cess. "Baby Mine," made a place for her in the hearts of Americans, will be seen in the Famous Players' Company production, "wildflower." This la a story that savors of fra grant forests and the freedom of the open. One whose wholesomeness domi nates plot and action and makes us forget the cruelty and deceit of civilisation. For four days "Wildflower" will shed her fragrance In Portland. that she has followed. She sends the girl to a boarding school, tells her that her mother is a widow and tries to keep from her the lure or tne rootlights and the moral pitfalls adjacent to them. The girl, however, on one of her visits home learns from her drunken father the truth, goes to the theater, where she discovers her mother, and finally, in secret, becomes a burlesque queen. BY MART AITNB SMITH. EVERT moving-picture theater In the city will run slides calling at tention to the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show-, to be held at the Armory. October 26 to November 14. The Portland branch of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League has of fered to help the enterprise in any way possible. A committee consisting of G. T. Holtzclaw, manager of the Circle Theater, and W. E. Stevens, secretary of the organisation, has been appoint ed to co-operate with the management of the show and arrange for the part the exhibitors will have In the enter prise. President James and other officers of the league have agreed to install two projection machines of the most improved pattern. One side of the projection booth will be left open, that Land Show visitors may see the . operator at work. The exhibitors will install the two machines and furnish experienced operators to answer all questions regarding moving pictures. One afternoon will be set aside in the . show as exhibitors' afternoon, when . managers of Portland photoplay . nouses and their families will attend, and a special programme will be given. THE PAINTED WORLD" HERE Thrilling Drama of Stage Opens at Majestic Today. "The Painted World," a powerful. .: thrilling drama of the stage, comes to Portland and the Majestic Theater to day, running through Tuesday. Full of thrills from the moment the ; stellar players, Anita Stewart and .' Julia Swane Gordon, appear on the screen, the picture carries with it a point that warns young girls off of the : boards and away from the footlights. , It Is a film that has been passed by every guardian of public morals be- cause it Is regarded as a moral lesson as well as a thrilling story. The story involves the sorrows of Tvette, an actress-wife, and her efforts - to protect- her daughter from the paths SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY lO cents Offers lO cents Trey 'Hearts Chapter Number 11 The Painted Hills This Picture Novel Today Presents Entirely New and Different Ad ventures of Rose Judith and Allen, and Will Hold Your Interest to the End. "Kid R esan s Hands" A Two-Part Masterpiece, Blending Love, Honor and Ambitlor. The Animated Weekly II CUPID VICTOR A Beautitui gantasy unusual Photography. Picturizing Important Events or tne v oria. Coming Wednesday Marguerite Clark 6 WILDFLOWER" A PARAMOUNT PRODrCTIOS. To save the girl the mother slays her and places the blame upon her drunken father. The story is not one of love and war, but It is full of thrilling moments and Is considered one of the strongest films that the Majestic audiences have seen. Next Sunday "The Threads of Deatl ny." featuring Evelyn Nesbit Thaw end NATIOXAIi THEATER SOOX OPEN New Amusement House to Operate This Month Is Announcement. As the new National Theater nears completion It becomes apparent that some building records have been smashed. Active work on Its construction did not begin until June 1. The projectors Immediately prepared to rush things with all possible speed in view r tne certain approach of Fall or early Win ter before it could be finished. Nobody concerned in It dared do more than hope that it could be opened before some time in November. Despite unfavorable conditions and almost unsurmountable obstacles at times the work has steadily gone for ward without any serious delay. -such as might be expected in some of Its myriad of details. Today the man agement Is In- a position to announce that it will positively be ready for Its formal opening some time this month. A diligent search through local build ing statistics discloses the fact that all construction records for pretentious structures of a similar class have been lowered more than two weeks. The freecoers are just adding the finishing touches to the decorative pen dants and cornices, and the electricians are rapidly nearlng the end of what will be one of the most elaborate lighting systems ever Installed, in any Portland building. Women' Garb Denounced. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 17. SpeclaL) The modern mode of woman's dress was one of the causes advanced as contrib uting to the "nefarious white clave traffic." by Evangelist DUly, of Spo kane, who with his wife Is conducting evangelistic services at the isasarene Church In this city. Other causes ad vanced were the saloon, the public school system, the theater and moving picture shows. EOPLE THEATER Leaders in Motion Pictures TODAY AND ALL WEEK Where Paramount Pictures Are Shown JESSE L. LASKY PRESENTS Mr. Robert Edeson In His Famous Character "HOW LANDER" "Where The "Trail Divides 77 5 Acts of Extraordinary Dramatic Action 400 Scenes Superbly Set With Faultless Attention to Detail lOc Admission lOc Home Favorite Players THEATER A. M. to P. M. PRESENTS Sunday, Monday and Tuesday OXB OK KEW YORK'S iKEATEST iE RATIONS. A WABM.G. THE CAST: Anita otrwmrt. nmrry Northrup, J"Ki c a m 1 K- A. Koberta. Julia PAINTED WORLD A Semi-Theatrical Drama From the Vitagraph Theater, New York The Most Daring and Fiercely Realistic Story Ever Filmed HEARST-SELIG WEEKLY Latest Baseball, War and Other News FATTY'S SWEETHEART By Hughie Mack and Ralph Ince Comedy COMING EVELYN NESBIT THAW And Her Son, Russell William Thaw In THREADS OF DESTINY Week Beginning Sunday, October 25 ADMISSION 10c BOX SEATS 25c Today, Afonday and Tuesday Another Big BRADY Production A GENTLEMAN FROM ISSISSIPPI Five-Act Comedy-Drama. Featuring TOM WISE Who Gained Fame in the Original Stage Produc tion, Assisted by a Mammoth Cast Trials and Pleasures of a New Senator Graphically Depicted Sparkling With Delightful Comedy Scenes Actually Staged in the South and Wash ington, D. C. - A TREMENDOUS HIT M Performances Begin at 11 :00 A. M., 12 :30, 2 :00, 3 :30, 5 :00, 6 :30, 8 :00 and 9 :30 P. M. 1 0 Cents ADMISSION 1 0 Cents SUNSET THEATER "DAYLIGHT" We have obtained a MASTERPIECE in Dayllsrht" the two-rerl feature of today's bill. We believe It IS, without exception, one of the mom remark able. CUiVEREST. most vivid romantic drama ever filmed. The plot la strong and well sustained every action has a very pood reason for Its be ing The characters are all well cast. In all Its a fine piece of work. We recommend It ABSOLUTELY to our regular patrons and other particular people. "Back to the Kitchen A Rapid-Fire Comedy Romance. It's a Humdinger. 9? "BAD MAN MASON" Arthur Mackley In His Favorite Role, Sheriff of Toulumne County. . 3 Days Only 3 XEW SHOW WKI)MDAV. New Pictures From All Over the World. MUTUAL WEEKLY LOCAL "ITEMS" ml C. . rrVi .-4-o-y Our Increasing attendance Indicates the pub- lne SUnSeT lae"r lie's appreciation of t.nr offerinRs. e spare no expense to obtain vKk. VE think YOU like. We know you will like Lineup of Local Football Teams and Fans and Fanettes. THIS SHOW.