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the woods, the old friendship becomes
love and. her ordeal in the fiery fur
nace of human suffering and tempta
tion past, a new life of happiness opens
up to her.
MAJESTIC FILM GETS LAUGHS
"Tillle'B Punctured Romance" Is
liudicrous Feature.
A picture which has set thousands a-
laughlngr and which because of Its lead
ing- character must be one of the best
ever. Is Tillies Punctured Romance."
This six-reel farce will be at the Ma
jestic today and for four days.
Marie Dressier, lone known as the
funniest woman on the stage, is fea
tured in the picture.
It is a tale of woe, a sad story of a
romantic "girl" who never had a ro
mance. Soon a fortune was bestowed
upon her and with it came the knight
errant. He was a little too short and
trifle too light, it is true, but he
wrote beautiful poetry and had dark,
glowing eyes. Tillie was thrilled by
his adoration.
Her happiness was doomed to be
short lived, however, for after the
ceremony the bridegroom became en
thralled by the sidelong glances and
the slender graces of the new maid.
Tlllle' happiness had been shattered
and the deceivers were suffering the
terrible results. The maid, realizing
for the first time that she had been
flirting with the master of the house,
became enraged and she, too, vented
her wrath on the unfortunate bridegroom.
The combined forces of two angry
women were too much for the little
man and he went down to Ignominious
defeat and surrender before their fire.
The play is a rapid-fire of laughs.
There is plenty of "punch." too, and
Portland photoplay fans are sure to
enjoy this clever comedy of blighted
and unrequited love. Mabel Norma nd
and Charles Chaplin appear in the pic
ture with Miss Dressier.
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BY MART ANNE SMITH.
THE famous "Craig Kennedy" de
tective tales, which have been ap
pearing periodically in a current
magazine, have been filmed and will
be released serially as "The Exploits
of Elaine." Arnold Daly, one of the best
lrown exponents of legitimate drama,
will appear In the leading role, and
Miss Pearl White, of "Peris of Paul
ine" fame, will be the heroine. Arthur
B. Reeve, the creator of the fascinat
ing stories as they appear in the .mag
azine, has collaborated with Charles
Goddard, the playwright, in producing
the scenarios. The pictures will be di
rected by Leopold Wharton.
- As in the stories, the films will de
pict the application of modern science
to the detection of crime.
: While little or nothing has been done
by the National Censor Board with the
pictures, it is predicted that they- will
be snappy enough to hold the interest
of the most critical. Serial pictures
are not in favor in the city. They
have almost become obsolete, in. fact,
so far as local exhibitors are concerned,
probably because of the failure of past
ones to interest, but with Arnold Daly
in the lead and a stellar cast to, sup
port him. "The Exploits of Elaine" may
agreeably surprise a few people and be
really good pictures.
i Here's hoping.
STCXSET HAS COMEIY BILL
Holiday Spirit Prevails With "Her
Mother's. Voice" as Feature.
' Reflecting the holiday spirit, the bill
fit the Sunset Theater for three days,
beginning today, will be one chiefly of
comedy.
- "Her Mother's Choice" is a one-reel
subject in which the strong voice of
the mother is visited upon the child.
In spite of the protestations of neigh
bors, an Irishman insists upon malting
a prima donna of his wife. SheXls a
willing victim, but her extraordinarily
strong "voice draws a rain of decayed
vegetables at every outburst, so she
is compelled to give up in despair.
The malady, handed down to her
daughter, is the cause of much confu
sion in the village, when the girl re
turns from the conservatory of music
A comedy In which a wee boy is the
chief actor is "The Baby's Kide." The
child is rolled snugly in a rug on the
porch, sound asleep when the carpet
cleaner s wagon comes along.
Rugs, boy and all are rolled into the
van and carried away. Baby, strue
gling free, finally manages to roll out
of the wagon, far from his home, while
his distracted mother and father wildly
seek tneir lost child.
A drama, depicting the struggle of
the woman who must sacrifice her life
to the . cause of others' happiness, is
"When. - a Woman Waits," featuring
Winifred Greenwood.
A Keystone comedy and the Mutual
Weekly add interest to the programme.
"THREE OP rS" AT XATIOXAXi
Mahel Taliaferro to Be Seen in KUin
of Famous Play.
In these days of universal excellence
in picture production, it is rare to find
attractions that stand out as pre
eminent, but rare as this is, it certainly
is true in the new bill at the National
Theater, which opens today, present
ing Mabel Taliaferro in "The Three of
Us."
This picture combines three points
of. superior excellence famous play,
popular star and highest quality in pro
duction. The. plot reveals a tender and natural
heart interest, and yet the development
of the story furnishes a succession of
thrilling episodes until the dramatic
climax of the intense but manly, fight
between Steve and Beresford. The star
ha a Dart written around her that rf
la girl compelled by circumstances to
occupy a paternal position to guide a
weak brother from the pitfalls of life
and rear another to youth.
The fearless way she bears her heavy
responsibilities and finally wins the
battle is a theme that impresses a large
view of life. After seeing this picture
one takes something of real perma
nent value away and not a fleeting im
pression. It is the bigge6t. brightest
and best thing the National has ever
shown, and if Alco and Alliance serv
ice means a succession of such strong
features, it will provide a welcome ad
dition to the many fine pictures now
being universally offered to Portland
picture fans. There is also a splendid
comedy of the Keystone variety.
The next feature will be Max l'lgman.
always a local favorite, in a five-part
visualization of "The Truth W agon,
wnich is equally as good as "The
Hoosier Schoolmaster." which met with
such favor recently at' the National.' .
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ward. She is pardoned, but her
mother and sister, who regard them
selves as disgraced by her reforma
tory record, turn her away from her
home.
She goes to the city to get work
After many temptations and hardships.
which she overcomes with unfaltering
courage, she meets again the artist ot
STAR HAS DASHIXG ROMANCE
Dustin Farnum to Appear in Film
of "Cameo Kirby."
Dustin Farnum in Booth Tarktng
ton's dashing 1 Southern romance.
"Cameo liirby," a Paramount picture
feature in five acts,- is the sparkling
offering which the Star Theater will
present for four days this week, be
ginning today.
"Cameo Kirby" is one of Booth
Tarkington's most important dramatic
successes. It ran an entire season on
Broadway two years ago, and h
played to thousands through the coun
try. It is a play of pure romance and
adventure, of the dashing days befo
the war," when one of the prerogatives
of a gentleman was to bet his money
and win or lose without a whimper.
' So the hero of "Cameo Kirby" is just
such a devil-may-care young Southern
spendthrift who risks his money on any
sporting hazard and fights at any
provocation. The scenes are laid along
the Mississippi River. Needless to say,
the picture drama gives a wealth of
setting and local color impossible in a
stage production.
P'or the part of Cameo Kirby. the
wild young hero, there is one American
actor more supremely fitted than any
other and he is. of course, Dustin
Farnum, who played the part in the
original stage version, which is now
reproduced by the Jesse L. Lasky Com
pany by special arrangement with the
Lelbler Company.
A blended programme of entertain
ing comedies and dramas will play at
the Star for the last three days of the
week.
FACE POWDER TRAPS GIRL
Highly Perfumed Preparation Clew
on Which Arrest Is Made.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. A strongly
perfumed face powder helped Police
man Edgar H. Burrell. of Lakeville.
Emotional Role in "As i'e Sow"
( Carried by Alice Brady. :
Alice Brady, one of America's dain
tiest actresses, the daughter of William
A. Brady, the famous manager, will ap
pear at the Columbia today in a film
version of Rev. John Snyder's great
play, "As Ye Sow," which proved a sen
sation throughout the country nearly a
decade ago. The magnetic little ac
tress has had a varied stage career. It
has ranged from singing prima donna
roles in all the star revivals of Gilbert
and Sullivan's operas to playing Meg
in Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women." in
the latter of which she scored a
triumph;
In "As Ye Sow" Miss. Brady appears
in an emotional role, which is one of
the tensest ever portrayed before
camera. The story of the production is
simple. Frank St. John leaves his vil
lage home in Massachusetts in disgrace
and goes to New York, where a chance
awaits him to retrieve his good char
acter. Here he marries a wealthy girl.
but profligacy gets the better of him,
he mistreats his wife and little child,
disappears, ships to sea. and, nothing
more being heard of him. he is given
up for dead. The mother and child
are separated and, as time progresses.
matters are complicated by the fact
that the young widow- attracts the at
tentions of her lost husband's brother,
both being .In fgnorance of their relationship.
From a shipwreck on the coast, how
ever, the lost man reappears and claims
his wife and child, toward whom, un
happily, his conduct has not been soft
ened by time. He arrives Just in time
to stop a marriage between his wife
and brother. Instead of profiting by
past experiences and reforming, he
again gives way to drink and profligacy
and dies in a quarrel.
PEOPLES HAS STRONG DRAMA
Marguerite Clark Has Role of Tom
. boy in "The Crucible."
Marguerite Clark in Mark " Lee Lu
ther's strong drama, "The Crucible,"
is the Paramount picture attraction, in
five acts, at the Peoples all this week,
starting today.
Ever fascinating. Marguerite Clark
is especially irresistible in her part in
this photo-drama. Her role is that of
Jean Fanshaw, tomboy, who, unjustly
accused of a wild prank. Is sent to a
reformatory. There her soul is re
fined by suffering and the shame of her
environment, to emerge from the cru
cible that of a strong, reliant, but sym
pathetic woman.
While she is at the reformatory she
is herded with incorrlglbles. It be
comes, more than she can bear and she
runs away. In the forest she meets
a young artist, who advises her to go
back and serve out her term, lest she
6e found out in after years and ber
life ruined.
She returns, but never forgets the
young man. 'Her opportunity comes
when she saves the life of the matron
durins a rebellion of the Incorrigible
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FOUR DAYS BEGINNING TODAY
JESSE L. LASKY
By Arrangement With the Liebler Co.
Presents
ustin Farnum
In the Glowing Broadway Success
Cameo Kirby
By BOOTH TARKINGTON
' One of the Moat Notable Film Productions Ever Made in This Country
11 AM. TO IIP. M. DAILY
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TODAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
One of America's Daintiest Actresses in
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Five-Act Drama, Powerfully Depicting the" Constant Struggle
. ' Between Good and Evil
A WILLIAM BRADY FEATURE
Elaborately and beautifully staged with a shipwreck at sea, the dar-
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ing rescue in a lifeboat, an
intensely dramatic human
interest story and splen
did acting, are some of the
entertaining features
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Entire Week Beginning Today
MARIE DRESSLER
In a Six-Reel Side-Splitting Keystone Comedy.
Tillie's Punctured Romance
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V CyiA W Charles VA' K
Njr Chaplin
The Funniest Picture Ever Produced.
' Admission 10 COME EARLY 11 A. M. to 11 P. M.
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thought with theater-lovers in selecting:
an hour's entertainment. S
A theater where good pictures, artis- ir
tic and comfortable surroundings blend S
into perfect enjoyment. S
Twice each week we have the first 5
selection from two of America's great-
est film-producing organizations.
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GUWAKI) CO.K.V
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A Picture Every Woman Will Want to E
See! A Two - Hour Plav Condensed S
Into 30 Minutes of Action and Pathos. g
Another Keystone Farce . s
A Laugh a Second 900 Seconds ions. B
THE MUTUAL AVKEKXY,
Latest War Scenes. g
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HER MOTHER'S VOICE,
Mirth-Provoking Comedy. E
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trace and arrest Miss Sophia Betters at
Ludington villa recently.
. She was accused of robbing the lake
ville Summer cottage of Homer Bate
man, where she worked for a while as
a governess. Among the Jewelry and
toilet articles taken was a jar of
highly perfumed pink powder, the use
of which by Miss Betters led to her
arrest.
SEATS 1500. PHONE MAIN 3372
Today, Tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday
CONTINUOUS NOON TO 11 P. M.
MABEL TALIAFERRO
Charming Dramatic Star, in
THE THREE OF US
A rive-Part Tale
Df Infinite Heart Interest, as Well as Clean Comedy
Famous Play Popular Star Quality Production
KEYSTONE COMEDY
COMING THURSDAY
MAX FIG MAN
In a 5-part Romantic Comedy
THE TRUTH WAGON
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THEATER
THE LEADING PHOTO-PLAY THEATER.
WEST PARK AND ALDER. 1
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DANIEL FROHMAN
, Presents
ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS
The Charming, Irresistible
Marguerite Clark
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The story of a girl's triumph over her shame and imprisonment
A Paramount Picture- 11:30 A. M. to 11:30 P. M-'
10 CENTS
ADMISSION
10 CENTS