THE SUNDAY OREG0NIA3T, POKTLATfD, MARCH 21, 1915.
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BT MART AXNK SMITH.
-'ryHE Charles K. Harris Feature Film
I Company got a big "scoop" when
it secured for its own Miss Grace
Washburn, famous beauty and actress,
the toast of two continents to star In
their next production "When It Strikes
Home."
i Miss Washburn is a Western girl
ot Indian extraction, who went to New
York five years ago and over night
became the talk of the town.
She was - lauded for her exquisite
beauty and powers as an actress. Every
. body raved about her as a pantomtmist,
ami she was hailed as the youthful
- ilary Anderson. Hr first success was
tn "The Review of Reviews" at the
Winter Garden. Shortly afterward she
went to London, where she made her
debut in the London Opera-House.
Here she appeared in several Russian
dances starred by the celebrated Theo
dore Kosloff, who in vain tried to get
- her to become a member of the Im
perial Russian ballet. - Miss Wash
bum's love for America was too strong,
.however, and she returned to this coun
try and appeared in vaudeville.
- It was while on the vaudeville stage
that several motion picture men saw
;her.and recognizing her exceptional
powers as a mimic, tried to persuade
her to enter the game. At first she
-demurred, but was later persuaded by
ir. Harris.
7 Aside from her stage work. Miss
Washburn is celebrated as an artist's
. mode). She posed for Penrhyn Stan
di laws and her profile was selected by
Mis Sallle Farnum. the sculptress, for
a frtexe for the National Gallery at
Washington, D. C.
Her first motion picture appearance
; will be hailed with joy by the thou
sands of men and women who know her
stage work.
The picture will be released soon.
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VElHiAR A. POE F1CTIOX FILMED
.The Avenging Voasclence" Said to
'J Combine Extraordinary Changes.
Maintaining all of Kilar Allen Poe a
"-crynt&lline imagery in his screen pro
eduction of two of the author's greatest
poems. "Annabel Lee" and "The Tell
' tale Heart." D. W. Griffith has filmed
.'"The Avensing: Conscience," one of the
most graphic pictures ever produced,
-which will be shown at the Majestic
Theater this week. It is a story
cf the workings of the mind of a
--young man whose hands are stained
,;with the blood of one of his klns
.'men. It was sugprested by the plot
-of "The Telltale Heart.- which sug
gests the idea of the murderer listen
ing to the heart beats of the man whom
he has murdered 'and on the other
hand, the charming story of "Annabel
-Lee."
-".1 Magnetic Blanche Sweet, heroine of
"a hundred successes, will appeufc. oppo-
aite Henry Walthall in the leall( J role.
In many places the play , makes
abrupt transitions from the lofty and
the beautiful into the most hideous
depths; from a heaven of ideals into a
hell of mental torture. Such work as
this Is the result of a master hand.
Few directors can follow the work
ings of the mind of a man like poe so
that in one moment you are delighted
with flashes of spiritual - beauty and
the next horrified at the ghastliness
of what you are seeing.
The picture is in no sense revolting,
it merely teaches its lesson with such
force as to surprise you with its vivid
ness. The picture marks an epoch In the
motion pioiure art. Never before has
it been attempted to show the uncanny
workings of a criminal's conscience
the inner conscience of the man, that
is so strikingly portrayed in this film.
The weird visions that torture tne
criminal's brain, avenging thoughts
such as Poe himself undoubtedly con
ceived, working in violent opposition
to the good and the beauty and the Joy
of life follow in rapid succession In
this extraordinary play.
The plot of the play Is not compli
cated. - It is woven about a boy, left
an orphan in Infancy, who is carefully
reared by a doting uncle.
As the boy grows to manhood he
shows marked literary genius and this
pleases the uncle greatly. His am
bitions seem to be almost realised
when he learns that the boy has be
come Infatuated with a young woman
and that she reciprocates his affection.
This angers the uncle greatly, who ac
cuses the girl of being "common" and
forbids the nephew to see her. He
ultimately causes the separation of the
two.
Then to the mind of the young man
come thoughts of revenge. He sees
with the clarity of Poe himself the ter
rible thing which he is contemplating.
Here the saving grace of conscience
demonstrates its power. It is as if
Gods hand had saved the mind-murderer
from the real sin.
The real surprise of the play comes
at the end, which, shows how suffering
may soften the character and teach
virtue, and how the darkest cloud may
have its golden lining.
DRIG TRAFFIC TRICK SHOW
Film Drama at National Theater Is
Sensational Expose.
The National Theater today presents
one of the most sensational bills ever
offered in Portland. Two Charles
Chaplin comedies head the ticket They
are "In the Park" and "The Champion,"
which, by special request from thous
ands, will be shown tn a return en
gagement. "The Underworld Exposed"
Is probably one of the most talked of
plays ever written. It teaches a sig
nificant and awe-inspiring lesson. , It
is in six parts. As in explanation of
this play, the producers claim to have
"not aimed toward sensationalism, but
if truth were softened the object of
the effect would become lost.". It
shows in perfect detail the conditions
which caused Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt
to start her campaign for the saving
of drug-entrapped human souls. It
lays bare the innermost secrets of the
underworld. It exposes the tricks and
schemes of the cocaine manufacturers
and sellers to spread this frightful
curse through the land. It depicts how
4.45 per cent of the population of the
country have become addicted to the
terrible drug habit. It shows how
drug nends and white, slavers work
hand in hand. It shows how drugged
candy often Is given to children, mere
babes, to make them future customers.
It shows how young girls are made
to become fiends by snuffing the
deadly powder from nosegays pur
chased from the corner florist
The story becomes a play of the
most intense and vital kind. Superb
settings and splendid acting are por
trayed in the picture play. It shows
how the head of the drug firm be
comes a - dealer ana amasses a great
fortune. But his son-in-law and even
his daughter have become victims of
the habit. And so the story goes. The
play will be at the National Theater
today and Monday. The management
announces that no person less than IS
years old will be admitted unless upon
the express wish of parents.
MISS H YSXE'mATHISOX FILMED
Famous Leading Lady of Sir Henry
Irvine's Play on Peoples Screen.
The manner in which the most im
portant artists have come to recognize
the importance of the photo-drama Is
exemplified by the David Belasco
Lasky production of Mr. Belasco's hit,
"The Governor's Lady," by Edith
Bradley.
This picturization signalizes the de
but on the screen ef Edith Wynne
Mathison, who is admittedly one of the
most illustrious English actresses of
the present day and whose fame in
America is great from Coast to Coast
It will be remembered that Miss Mathi
son was the star selected By Sir Henry
to appear with him during his fare
well performances.
"The Governor's Lady" has been se
lected as the attraction on the Para
mount programme to run at the Peo
ples Theater until next Wednesday
night when it will be succeeded by
Marguerite Clark In her latest film
success, "Gretna Green."
"The Governor's Lady" Is one of the
most thoroughly and typically Ameri
can dramas ever produced by Mr. Be
lasco, and the picturization is, there
fore, especially interesting and true to
life. It concerns the experiences of a
woman who is married to a poor mine
worker. This young man, filled with
ambition In spite of his poverty, dis
covers a gold mine and then, armed
with wealth, reaches out for power.
The wife finds it difficult to adapt
herself to the change In environment
To him she appears unappreciatlve.
He finds a young woman, the daugh
ter of a Senator, filled with his wn
instincts to climb and grasp, but his
wife refuses a divorce. In the long
run, the other woman comes to appre
ciate the error of her course; and the
faithful wife takes her position as
"The Governor's Lady."'
Supporting Miss Mathison is James
Neill. well known in Portland, where
he from time to time has headed. his
own stock company.
POPULAR FILM IS OFFERED
"The Hound of the BaskervUles"
Billed at Sunset Theater. .
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's best
known detective story. "The Hound of
the BaskervUles," our old friend Sher
lock Holmes, the greatest detective
character ever created, will appear at
the Sunset Theater today. "The Hound
of the BaskervUles" made Conan Doyle
an Immense fortune. In book form it
was for months one of the best seUers
In both America and England. Al
though other Sherlock Holmes stories
have been dramatized on the legitimate
stage, "The Hound of the BaskervUles"
has always been regarded as present
ing too many dramatic difficulties for
successful stage production.
The motion picture camera, however,
unhampered by scenic and stage limita
tions, has removed these difficulties. The
result is not only one of the most ex
citing films ever shown, but the best
of detective dramas.
With this picture, a four-act feature,
the Sunset Theater changes the day of
its regular midweek change of pro
gramme from Wednesday to Thursday.
"The Hound of the BaskervUles ' will
Inaugurate this change by running four
days, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday . and
Wednesday. "Beating Carpets and
Beating Hearts," a Keystone comedy
showing John Alexander, the Portland
comedian, who is hailed as the suc
cessor to the famous Bunny, for the
first time, and the inutual Weekly, com
plete the bill.
On Thursday a great five-act labor
drama, "The Spirit of the Conqueror."
or "The Napoleon of Labor," will be
shown for three days. It deals with
the conflict between labor and capital,
giving labor's side of it as no other
drama ever has done.
MISS CLARK AT STAR AGAES
"Wtldflower" Gives Actress Wonder
ful Possibilities in Film.
As; the result of hundreds of re
quests since "Wildflower" was first
presented in Portland, the Star Theater
has secured Marguerite Clark -In
"Wildflower" for the show today and
running until Wednesday night
Miss Clark attained her popularity
first in "Baby Mine." It is said that
"Wildflower" provides her with many
situations similar to those In her stage
success, in point of charm.
"Wildflower" is a bewitching char
acterization, constructed for Just such
a star as Miss Clark. The story is the
drama of the lights and shadows of
the sun-kissed forest, and the depths
and shadows of the human meaning Is
love until the one man, waiting in aH
the world for her, proved to her that
It is something more than mere desire
and selfishness. From the world's
many heart-aches little Wildflower
emerges with a wonderful lesson
learned and at last finds happiness in
the true love of a god man.
There are many tender passages in
the production, many humorous touches
and some tinged With a little sadness
that cree.w into any true love story of
life, but Wildflower , sheds her fra
grance throughout the' four reels of the
subject, a thing of beauty always and
always a symbol of nature's purity.
"Wildflower" was Margaret Clark's
first screen characterization.
RICHARD CARLE AT COLTJ3IBIA
Famous Musical Comedy Comedian
in Photoplay, 'The Dancing Beetle.'
Richard Carle, the star of musical
comedies, will be seen in "The Dancing
Beetle" at the Columbia for four days,
beginning today. This is Mr. Carle's
first appearance in photo-plays, and he
is Just as funny, if not more so, in
the pictures as he is on the stage. The
production ifl which he Is to be seen is
an adaptation of Mark Twain's comedy,
"The Dancing Beetle," and the comedi
an has gone him one better by making
the photo-play funnier than the story.
It is all about a rare beetle from
Africa given to an old professor. .The
sting of this . beetle causes one to
dance. Escaping, the beetle proceeds
to sting all the women at a house
party and, when some of the guests are
arrested and taken to Jail by officers,
who believe them to he crazy, the
beetle attacks the policeman and soon
everybody Is dancing.
"M'liss." the photo-play production
of Bret Harte's popular story, a Shu
bert feature and one of the pleasing
surprises of the year in filmdom, will
be another attraction on the bill.
Howard Estabrook and Barbara Ten-
nant are featured in the cast, and they
are ably supported by O. A. C. Lund
and many others.
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"M'LISS" RICHARD CARLE
Most Delightful and Fascinating of "' Popular Comedian, in
All SHUBERT Features. XHE DANCING
5-A'ct Visualization of Bret Harte's 1 T:.A A
Story of Early Calif ornia Days. BEETlE'
Howard Estabrook and Barbara Ten- THIS IS A SCREAM
nant in the Leading Roles.
Presented by the World Film The Beetle Whose Bite Causes Every-
Corporation. " body It Stings to Dance Escapes at
A GEM OF THE FIRST WATER a House Party Everybody Dances.
See This I " "" T 's Great
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TODAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Edith Wynne Mathison
in a picture version of David Belasco's most sympathetic
dramatic success of modern American business, society
and politics.
Governor's Lady
Produced by David Belasco.
This photo-dramatic classic signalizes the first screen
appearance of Miss Mathison, generally recognized as the
foremost dramatic artist today on the English-speaking
legitimate stage.
To learn the true significance of dramatic art you must
positively see this production.
10 11:30 A. M. to 11:30 P.M. 10
SSSay Marguerite Clark
In "GRETNA GREEN"
THEATRE
sJ Lira ti - Broadway
Dayli.ht Interior LlehUm System-Prevent. EyrStrMa
WE PRESENT, STARTING T0DAY:
Sherlock Holmes
Greatest of All Detectives, in His Most Celebrated Adventure
The Hound of the Baskervilles
In Four Acts, Adapted Direct From the Famous Novel by
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
In Addition Will Be Shown
Beating Carpets and Beating Hearts
An Uproarious Keystone Comedy, Featuring John Alexander,
' the Portland Boy
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Pictures
COMING SUNDAY
A Great Labor Play,
"The Spirit of the Conqueror"
Showing" Labor' Side.
Remember, Four Days Only
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
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The Drug Terror
OR
The Underworld Exposed
Six acts of the most-talked-of and criticised play ever produced.
Sensational to the last degree and in so making it the pro
dncers' claim is the only method in which to bring home to the
public the horrible truth that 4.45 per cent of our population is
addicted to cocaine and heroin. This is not a preachment, but,
in its terrible directness, teaches a vital lesson. You will see
the truth of the drug traffic as Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt saw
it when beginning her campaign for its suppression. It exposes
the tricks and schemes of the manufacturer and seller to spread
the dread habit throughout our nation. It shows how the
"fiends" and white-slavers work hand in hand, for the one evil
easily leads to others. It shows you how children, some mere
babes, are given drugged candy to make future customers; how
girls are made to snuff it in nosegays. It Bhows with a terrific
directness the side of life you should know for knowledge gives
you power to resist and to help others.
It is a masterplay of Lubin, and the greatest motion-picture play
ever produced. The cast is wonderful, the scene without
parallel. The head of a drug firm conceives the idea that he
can personally make big money selling "coke" in small boxes
from his pocket. He does so and becomes immensely wealthy.
But the serpent creeps into his own home. His son-in-law be
comes a fiend, and finally his daughter. But why go on? Words
cannot describe this picture play. They can never begin to
depict in full justice the exciting scenes which the film unfolds
before your startled eyes. See and learn the truth.
Persons under 18 years of age will not be admitted
unless by the expressed wish of their parent.
Double Charlie Chaplin Bill
'The Champion"
2 Acts, and
"In the Park"
Monday "The Drup; Terror, or the Underworld Ex
posed" and Charlie Chaplin in "In the Park
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