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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1915)
4 THE SUNDAY. OREGOTOAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 4, 1915. 1 iphato -Play i ,f - -r .... - vv i ii .- :- " - " mil ) i-' ' r' r - & Mil !WWh' - ' T T 1 ?g cJV i im0&hi W -41111 Mm :cv:i i.;..J. .-ri1?.V"Sk ilTK4 a 1 1 MARV ALDEN and RALPH LEWIS w" THE OUTCAST" f ourt-' PART MUTUAL MASTKRP1CTWE FBOPUCE.O BY RELIANCE T THE S l&7 submarine grottoes, semi-tropic ver dure and with nearly 1000 people in the cast. The story Is one of unusual in terest, being replete with love, romance and adventure. " Annette, daughter of Neptune, mon arch of the sea, swears vengeance on King William of the mortal world for the death of her little sister, who has been caught in the fishing nets of the King's subjects and drowned. Annette is given a shell charm by the witch of the sea and this charm transforms her from mermaid to mortal maiden. She goes to the land and there falls in love with the Kiug and fails to fulfill her vow. Many strange experiences come to her, and she often comes near losing her life, but finally she is rewarded by being taken as the wife of the King and proclaimed Queen of the land. Fred Sholl will contribute special music BT MART ANNE SMITH. x EEP In the heart of the San Fer- I nando Valley of California Is a recently-built city. . It is the pro ducing headquarters of the Universal fi'm Manufacturing Company, called L:niversal City, which officially became a municipality- March IS at 10:23 A. II. This great city covers 80 acres along the Ios Angeles River and practically every location desired in the making cf photoplays can be reached within a few minutes from, the' main stage. There are 20 permanent buildings in the city, built of steel and concrete, each fireproof and thoroughly modern. The arena houses 80 wild animals im ported from various parts of the world. ; The main stage is 400 feet long by 150 feet wide, the largest exterior stage In the world. At the rear of the etaie are 80 dressing-rooms each equipped with running water, electric )ight and every modern convenience. A smaller stage at the rear of the &nch is used for single and double reel comedies and comedy-dramas. A reservoir, built of concrete, is 100 feet long and 20 feet deep. Three pumping Stations supply water for the city. The iompany employes 1200 men and yom n. and it is necessary to have two restaurants on the grounds in order to feed all of them. A hoepital, in charge of Dr. Lloyd Mace, takes care of the 111 and injured. ' The city waa opened formally by Carl Laemle, president of the film com pany. The golden key to the city was given him by Miss Laura Oakley, chief of police, in the presence of 12,000 spectators. ; In the building of this city the great est achievement of the film industry has been realised. , The city lies four miles north of Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles. itlSS KELLEItMAX AT COLUJIiBIA 'ptnne's Danghter" Is Story of Mysteries of Deep. ' Annette Kellerman. the "perfect woman. and her beautiful diving mer maids, in "Xeptune's Daughter." will bo the attraction at the Columbia for one week beginning today. Miss Keller man is considered the greatest artist who ever appeared in pictures. She not only is a queen of all women in aquatic feats, but a splendid actress, graceful dancer, expert swordswoman and mistress of a hundred other arts which contribute to the success of this wonderful production. Her company is of the best and of chief interest are the diving girls who assist her. Xt Is a truly wonderful production, I IRRESISTIBLE FRITZI' AT STAR Volatile Miss Sober in "Pretty Mrs. Smith-' to Be Screened. Pretty Mrs. Smith" marks the debut of "the irresistible star," Fritz! Scheff, into the world of motion picturedom. The Portland part of the debut will be at the Star Theater from today until Wednesday night. 'Pretty Mrs. Smith" gives Miss Scheff wonderful possibilities of dis playing her talents. As Drueilla she is plunged into marital troubles of all sorts. "Pretty Mrs. Smith finds herself at one time with three husbands, follow ing divorces and "making up." "I am bigamist, she cries as husband o. 2 nut in a claim. "No, a trigamist," cried husband No. 3 as be appeared be fore her. How Mfcss Scheff choses between her three "husbands' and how she evades the law the clever photoplay leaves to its last few moments to telL "Pretty Mrs. Smith" has been gor geously staged by the Bosworths to mark the debut of Miss Scheff aus piciously. A trip to Africa is shown, the ocean liner, docks, ocean views and dancing parties on board ship help to make the picture truly one of the best the Para mount corporation has issued. Miss Scjieff worked for days at a fashion able country club, getting the right views. Miss Scheff exhibits a wonderful array of artistic costumes, specially designed for this role, and a crystal robe, worn in a fireside scene, will at- ftaged in the Bermuda Islands, ., with I tract no end of attention. The beach Lbeir enchanting scenes of coraiureefs, scenes and the views of the lake all' combine to give "'Pretty Mrs. Smith's marital misfortunes and fortunes the most happy of sendoffs. EASTER, BILL AT NATIONAL Special Music and Decorations to Be Feature of Big Programme. The bill at the National Theater today includes splendid music, musical com. edy and wonderful decorations of banked flowers for Easter. Pony Moores' musical comedy troupe will be presented by 14 people, elegant ly costumed. Charlie Chaplin is to be seen today for the last time in his latest comedy. "The Jitney Elopement. "The Birth of Our Savior" is a special one-act episode of historical impor tance, and marked by its true charac terization. "The Master Thief," with Miriam Nesblt in the title role, has Robert Brower as the wealthy man of social prominence, who secretly heads a band of crooks. Discovery comes to his daughter after a man is killed dur ing one of the band's raids. Believing she is aiding ber father, she gives evi dence which really convicts him. Dis gusted at the apparent Indifference of the world in seeing justice done, she turns her back upon society and seeks the underworld. There her cleverness gains for her the title of Master-Thief. As the head of the most daring band of criminals in New York she is closely pursued by the District Attorney and hia hirelings. Finally he falls in love with her. 'HYPOCRITES" IS AT PEOPLES Much-Dlscnssed Photo-Play Begins Run at Picture Theater. "Hypocrites." the allegorical sermon photo-play, which probably has been discussed more than any other photo play, will open at the Peoples The ater this morning at 10:50 o'clock. Per formances will begin daily at this hour and will continue until 11:30 o'clock at nigiit. "Owing to the great cost entailed in producing 'Hypocrites.'" said John F, Cordray, general manager of the Peoples Amusement Company, "and desalt e the increased cost of admis. slon, we figure we must have at least three capacity houses a day to 'break even on this picture. 'We are showing it because we be lieve in it. It is not a commercial matter. If I believed this picture were immoral or indecent it would never be shown at the Peoples Theater." Around "Hypocrites a aform of dis sension has centered in Eastern cities, and now on the Pacific Coast. The board of censors in Portland approved it unanimously; so did the Mayor, yet in many other cities it has been killed. In some it has run, with the aid of the courts. Although it is granted that '"Hypo crites" is a most remarkable play, the opposition Is due to the fact that the character of.r aked lruth Is por trayed by a beautiful nude young wo man, Jiss Margaret cuwaros, oi xxis Angeles. That the character is carried out with wonderrui delicacy is uni versally granted, but opponents declare tius mere fact that Miss Edwards isvn- clothed and is a living human being, in place of a statue, makes the picture in decent. STRONG DRAMA AT MAJESTIC Play Based on Race Question Will Open Today. ' Edward Sheldon. America's brilliant young dramatist, has produced in "The Nigger" an unforgettable drama. Will iam Farnum has made the motion-picture version of it an unequaled film. The picture will be this week's offer ing at the Majestic Theater. It is one attraction in a thousand, since it deals fairly and uncomprisingly with a ques tion which was one of the contributory causes of the most cruel war in Ameri can history. "The Nigger" is a picture which is now and for some weeks has been the chief attraction at the great Hippodrome Theater in New York. It is in six reels of swift, vivid action and human interest. The picture has been produced in the South, where the scenes in the book are laid. Every thing which makes for realism in pic tures has been procured to make this film a great success. Toe story centers about a young Southerner, happy in the realization that he has everything which con- trlbutes to the happiness and well being of a man. He has youth, bril lance, good looks and the one girl for his affianced wife. He runs for Gov ernor and wins by a "great majority. The fact that he has run and won on the "liquor ticket" does not seem unusual to him. His victory is clean. Then the . question of race prejudice confronts him. After a number of riots between the blacks and the whites, the Governor comes to the realization that liquor is the cause of the trouble and sets about remedying the condition. In this he gains the enmity of a local po litical boss, who tells the young man that he has in his possession facts con cerning the former's birth which would materially damage the people's regard for him. and that if he uses his in. fluence to make the state "dry" these facts will be revealed. Firm in his belief in the right, the Governor wages his campaign for the abolition of liquor. Then the blow falls. The boss produces absolute proof of the fact that the Governor has negro blood in him. Amid his debris of fallen hopes and ambitions, the Governor goes to the people with the news. They turn from him. The girl, fast in ber love, refuses to give him up, but she is made to see the folly of a marriage with him, and she goes away, crushed and unhappy. Around his fallen temple the man builds np a modest wall of faith, and with this he begins his work of help ing the race from which he sprung. William Farnum gives an excellent piece of acting in the film. His work Is well known to Pomand ers, who may have seen him In "The Gilded Fool," "The Sign of the Cross' or "The Spoilers." PAGE PLAY TO BE ATTRACTION 'The Outcast, Coming to Sunset, Declared Notable Film. Better even than "The Quest," which played to crowded houses last week. 'The Outcast." another of the' famous Mutual Master pictures, will begin an engagement at the Sunset Theater to day. "The Outcast" is by Thomas Nel son Page, noted author and editor and present Ambassador to Italy from this country. Unlike the works of most great authors when produced, in photo-play form, "The Outcast is not adapted to the films. It was written especially for photo-play production as a Mutual Master picture by Mr. Page. It con tains all the delightful charm possessed by all Mr. Page's books and short stories. The thousands of his literary admirers will wish to see presented his idea of what a photo-play should be. An all-star cast appears in the drama, which is in four acts. Playing the leading role is Mae Marsh, de scribed by D. W. Griffith as without peer on the screen, and Robert Harron is with her. All the characters are de lineated with that delicacy and charm which b synonymous with the name of Thomas Nelson Page. In addition to "The Outcast" one of the funniest comedies in weeks will be on the Sunset programme. It is called A Little Band of Gold" and is one of the best things the Keystone comedians have done in a long time. "A Little Band of Gold" is in two acts. The Mutual Weekly, containing pic tures of news events from all around the world, will round out. an ex. ceptlonally good bill. ! Boutonniere Habit Given Up for Fear of Consequences. Deputy District Attorney Frightened by Information Thut Women Re . gard Trait as Brand of "Easy Mark." HERETOFORE Joseph L. Hammers ley, deputy District Attorney, has appeared at his office in the Court house every morning wearing a flower in his buttonhole. ' The other morn ing his lapel was unadorned. He car ried a little bunch of flowers in his hand. "Why don't you wear it, Joe?" greet ed District Attorney Evans. "Here, you take it," said Mr. Ham merslcy, throwing the nosegay on Thomas Maguire's desk. "I'll never wear a bouquet in my buttonhole again." "What's the reason? I thought that was a sort of Institution with you," he asked "Well, Til tell you," explained Mr. Hammersley. "Every morning I walk downtown with a neighbor. He has a yard full of flowers and usually I stop there to get my bouquet. - This morn ing1 he and his wife were standing in the garden when I came by. They were laughing about something. His- wife asked me if I didn't want some flow ers. She said. 'John won't wear them any more, so you'll have to take them.' I took them and pinned them on my coat. We started downtown. "When we got down the street my neighbor said, 'Do you want to know why I won't wear flowers any more?" I told him to Are away. "Well," he said, 'we went to a play the other night There was a girl in that show you know the kind, one of the demi-monde, the French call them. " 'Well, somebody was asking this woman how she could tell what kind of a man was an easy mark. She said usually gray-haired men were the easiest, but she could always count on getting a man who wore flowers in his buttonhole. I don't want to take any chances, so I didn't wear flowers any more.' "I took the flowers oft right there," continued Mr. Hammersley. "I'm not going to take any chances of being picked for an easy mark. Too Much Booze Blamed. BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis., March 29. Since the disastrous flood of a few years ago the revenue from trafflo In liquor has been held forth as vital Leading Photo-Play House in City West Park and Alder N ow o N 10:30 A. M. to 11:30 P. M. Admission 25c Box and Loge Seats 50c - Look ! - We Offer This Great Double Bill Without Increase in Price -r r?Mss7g'tsTSBssPWB i'-muii lSst-smTP-'nssTsrr- L, i Park, West Park. bWU Near Wask St. mm fre Telepkenes ' m m Mar. B333 A Ao.13. MiBsaMSnB Open Today, 10:30 A. M. to 11 P. M. TODAY, SUNDAY The strongest and most widely varied bill ever shown in Portland has been especially selected for today. Beau tiful decorations; appropriate pipe-organ music; splendid plays, and a real live, up-to-date MUSICAL . COMEDY. Come early. The price remains the same 10 cents. Pony Moore's Musical Comedy Co. 14 pretty and fascinating girls in singing, dancing and comedy. They will introduce for the first time in Portland "A Night in a Cabaret." The Master Thief 3 Acts With Miriam Nesbit and Robert Brower. A powerrul play and most unusual. Charlie Chaplin In His Greatest Two-Act Comedy (Last Day) The Jitney Elopement The Birth of. Our Savior Appropriately chosen for the occasion. A wonderful presentation, and true to history. A play for everyone. Carney and Russell Master-Organists, in an extraordinary musical programme on the pipe organ throughout the afternoon and evening. Remember The Price Remain at 10 Cents and the House Opens at 10:30 This Morning it! .,,.,'1; in overcoming the bad effects of too much water. But this Spring; the wom en of the city have promoted petitions for a vote on the saloon license issue, and the prospect is that the town will go "dry." Appointment of Kin Attacked. MADISON, Wis., March 29 A bill to prohibit the appointment of relatives In the state service came into the as sembly through the committee on re vision. It is fathered by Attpembly- man Prescott, of Milwaukee. It pro vides that no state officer, whether elective or appointive, shall name any relative by blood or irarrlatre to any position or engage such relative in any employment of the state In another department. French shipbuilders recently launched the first vessel ever built In that country with the hull supports running- fore and aft, instead of with transverse ribs. THEATER Beginning Today Presents America's Greatest Actor William U-.ri J Farnum 1 l America's Greatest Sensation I lie Migger By Edward Sheldon. Strikes Straight and True at the Root of a Vast Problem. $200,000 Production 5000 People Starting Today 10 :30 A. M. Admission 10c j 1 lA M r viPM TODAY UNTIL THURSDAY The Irresistible, Well-Known and Most-Talked-About Star Fritzi Scheff in the popular Broadway Success Pretty Mrs. Smith What would you do if you were confronted with three husbands, two of which you thought were dead? The answer is told in this Paramount Picture. Theater Opens at 10:30 A. M. for This Attraction . Admission 10c NEXT THURSDAY Rita Jolivet in "The Unafraid" Most Beautiful Woman on the Stage.
