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TOT3 BTTTTDAT onEGONIAW. FORTXATTO, AUGUST 8. 1915L 1 - PaI NATIONAL THMTERPP1 P p maffiuuii hmw juJ so IT MUST ! 1 1 BE GOOD" till FROM PORTLAND GLOVE COUNTER TO FILMS IS STORY OF ANN KROMANN Danish-Born Girl Determine to Make Way to Native Land, but Picture Manager Hear of Riding Ability, Instant Saceesa Followa Sixteen-Year-Old Ethel Kanfmann One of Youngest Film Stars. H her the OW little -Sunny Ann" Kromann flrt entered upon a film career Is a unique and Interesting tale. ror "bunny Ana" a llttl over a year ago bad no Idea whatever of crabric- lag a limelight life; she was simply an. attractive, ambitious young girl who was working her way back t . Den mark. h land of her birth. Miss Xronunn had been In America but four years and was living la Portland, working behind a glove counter In a local store. "Sunny Ann." howsver. found time for numerous athletic activities and was a horsewoman of unusual ability, and besides entered Into sll outdoor sports with enthusiasm and daring. She was pretty but that was not ail for she had that potent requisite termed "good sense." In four years she mastered English snd only oc rasionally was there a slight accent In her speech, yet sho longed still to go bark to Europe and when ones her ability as a rider became known many offers flowed In from theatrical and film managers. It dassled "Sunny Ann" foe a mo ment or two, and then she awoke from her surprise to realise that there was a chance to effect more quickly her return to Denmark. With this In view she went to California and was eon ttmpUtlnc spending her savings for a ticket when the European war crone out. Sine then she hss been with the American Film Company snd has at tained mora recognition than many other older and more pretentious ac tresses, and "Sunny Ann" Is stll climbing, tier success has not turned her head a bit. and she Is the same little blue-eyed girl, with the same mass of brown curls and the same sunny disposition thst gave name "Sunny Ann. e Ona of the youngest stare of the nlm world Is winsome It-year-old Klbel Kauffman. Miss Kauffman was really discovered In a small part In a Fox oroductlon. "Chlldrsa of the Ghetto." when the director wss so lm pressed with her sblllty that he de elded to cast her for a really big part la "Wormwood." As Pauline In this drama. Ml. a Kaufman has been a sue- J cess, snd the role of the poor little heroine of Marie Coretll's novel Is Just I in keeping with her youth, beauty and demur type. Mis Kaufman, although only It. has completed high school and besides thin t Is accomplished In many otner lines. I She sings, plays and In a quiet, unaa- I sumlng way Is perrectly aengntiui conversationalist. Her career aa an actress began In Qermeny. where she wwu born snd where her childhood wss 2 spent. As early as she can remember ; -Little Ethel." as she wss then called, J took child parts In amateur and pro- feaslonal theatricals, and It was bar ambition to become a great actress In Z her own country. While she was perfecting herself for the Enrllsh-fipeaktng stsge. she came under the Influence of a number of mo Z tlon picture people and Anally de ' terrnlned to become a "movie" actress. I H.r experience In the film world hss . been brief but hss been marked with aoceess from the beginning, snd she Is j paid to be one of the most delightful - -raultnes" that has ever played the part, e e e tora Wooldrldge. who won fam as Z Americas youngest emotional actress, comes as the most recent and on of -the most Important Dim recruits. She Z ts a natlv California girl and received , her early training abroad, as she at ' - first Intended to become a singer. But . . while aha wss still a young girl Sarah . Bernhardt noticed her ability at song ; recital and a long conversation with ; J Miss Wooldrldge resulted In the young . actress becoming a member of Sarah " t Bernhard s company. ; ; After playing with the great actress J J for some time the ingenue returned to nir native city iru up mini mv mn I wss lesding women at the AlcaaarThe ; ater. From there she Joined the Bur - bank Stock Company and then played ' In the various cities of the East. At present she Is busy under the di ; rectlon of Director Edgar Lewis, mak- Ing herself In a real "reel" actress, and i it Is ssid thst she will be one of the t " most popular of all the dim favorites. The advent of Frank Daniela Into the films Is a matter worthy of as much consideration as that any other former comedian Into the -screen world. There Is an Impressive scar - city of real funmakers In the motion picture field a-td few of the actors who ever break Into comedy on the screen have ever been heard of be fore. A handicap confronts th "si lent play comedian." for he must make all his mirth without th aid of funny, clover lines, a fact that causes many to fall In their first appearance on the screen. Frank Daniels Is widely known for his clean, wholesome comedy and hie very appearance on th stage has startled audiences Into lsughter. He Is VII .:;-.-."rvsT r- . v .k.: v. -jiii !f TT-aOTTlll Si " J v y 7r ijG VS&Kr-drNS- " the man whose eyebrows have been christened "educated" and every little eccentric movement possesses an ele ment of fun. He Is called the prince of comedy and In him the movlea have a genuine "find." Mr. Daniels will first appear in C rooky." a star Vltagraph production. and In this be ts said to be better than In any of his stage sketches, lie la well sdspted to his new work and pos sesses those qualities for the lack of which no email number of actor have failed on the screen. Truly. 'The Diamond From th Sky." the tJe.000 prise photoplay, I builded upon a genuinely Interesting founda tion. Th fifteenth chapter now dis closed is thrill-studded. And not thrills Just for the sake of excitement, but thrills because the story naturally leads up to situatlona and Incidents most remarkable. Opportunity Is afforded every mem ber of the cast In this chapter to show dramatic ability as well as physical prowess. William Russell and George Perlolat. Blair Stanley and Luke Lovell. respectively, open the chapter with dramatic tenseness that only actors of their strength could develop. They are discovered at the wreck of th stagecoach their doing calmly eur veytng the ruin they wrought. Out of the debris, but happily unhurt, crawl Ksther MUa Lottie rickford), and Marmaduke Smythe, the English law. ver. Alias ftcsrora ncre aoes soma mor as ting work the helpless girl caught In the mesh of soulless plotter, out nerved by dire necessity to be her own protector. There Is nn sppreciaoie comeay re lief In this chapter. Esther and Smythe ret their suit cases mixed. The latter, fleecing from what he believes Is a great peril, makes a camp of his own In the hills. Preparing that night to sleep, be opens the suttcsse to dis close not his own garmants, hut th soft clinging llngrlo of feminine nature. Meantime. Esther has been Joined by the faithful Quabba and alone they make their camp to be disturbed by the appearance of Blair and Luke. They hurriedly escape and making their way the blah point of a cltrr. discover they csn go no further. Esther splss an aerial cradle used to send or across a deep gully and dragging th hapless. but loyal QuaBoe attar nar. cumos Into the perilous basket and directs he hunchback to unU th cable fastening. Out Into space goes the frail ear with its two occupants. Dangeroua It looks and dangerous It was. It is to he undying credit of Miss Pickford that she willingly took such a chance as this to Impart realism to the picture In which she shines so brightly as the girl star. This perilous trip alone is tnrtii nough for one chapter, but a liberal 5. author has written many more Into it and a most capable director haa given life to th script. Split Reel So popular la "David Copperfleld' that the demands for the dims pro duced -by the Hepworth Company, of England, which are being marketed In America, that the Quality Film Company's office in New York Is busier than for many a day. The film Is a good one and the beauty of the picture ts due largely to the old Eng lish settings and the beautiful land' scapes Included. All of the characters that are so beautifully brought out by Dickens are well portrayed and it la said that In many ways the Hep- worth film la better than those made under American methods. Harold Leckwood. the movie matinee Idol, began hi career as a cooru man. e e Miss Lucile Warde. who will star In In the "Beauty" production to be re leased on August IT, has purchased a home at Arch Beach. California, an at tractive site of a number of Pasadena Summer home. e e Some are born to the films, as. for Instsnce. the wee little seven-day-old artress. who is the youngest player in "The Cotton King." and a daughter of the company, e e - e Mary rickford will appear In "Madame Butterfly." which will be re leased in November. The screen ver sion closely follows John Luther Long's famous opera and play. Miss Pickford will slso appear in "The Foundling" and "Twisted Paths." Nst Ooodwln. mho Is now starring in The Master Mind," has given forth the statement that never again will he play In anything but motion pictures. His reason for this decision wss due to the financial side of the proposition. e e Last Friday all the motion picture theaters of Chicago collaborated In se curing funds for relief work In behalf of the onos who were left without pro. vlders because of the Eastlsna disas ter. Large amounts were raised a all the nroceeds were donated. The money will be used under the supervision of ths Rd Cros Society. . Elsie Janls arrived In New Tork aboard the steamer St. Louis last Sun day. For the past season she has been starring In London, appearing at tbe Palace in revue. Miss Janls will next be released In a Boston production. "Nearly a Lady." which is reported to be the best romantic comedy that she haa yet played. Aa the first woman director of the Edison Company. Miriam Nesblt, the talented young star, starts today on a six weeks" tour of the West. "A Close Call," In which she will star direct. and of which she is also me autnor. Is considered one of the unusual events In motloa-plcture affairs. Miss Nesblt will visit Portland on her way to Cali fornia, where she will remain most of the time she Is West. HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF MUSIC ALL CONVERGE ON SAN FRANCISCO Appreciation of Concert in Festival Hall Is Penned Walter Damrosch Squares Himself With Woman Composer. Beethoven Festival Lures All Inhabitant of Golden Gate and Alfred HexU Receives Ovation. FT EXILIC PRANCKS BAUER. AS all roads formerly led to Rome, so they now lead to San Fran cisco, at least the roads that lead to music or musical people do. Was there ever a country abroad with mora real charm of atmosphere, of . color, of warmth In th air. In th soil and In the hearts of th people? The wonderful spirit of artistic sense, of art aporcclation and of a sufficiency of energy to make these thmss count Ja written on every line Ol tn expo sition grounds and all the visitors be come infected with the love of life, the Joy of living that makes Ssa Francisco the coquettish, winsome city of mar velous personality that It la. Ean Francisco should be able to have a Summer season of orchestral- and chamber music Just as well as the Winter season, and with such an at traction as Alfred Herts a Summer sea son would undoubtsdly attract music lovers from all ever the country, as this great master is not only known to th patrons of the Metropolitan Opera-House. In New York, but upon every state In the Union his Influence has fallen and the charm of his per formances bav brought much happi ness. A real gathering of tbe clans waa a feature of last Sunday afternoon's con cert at Festival Hall, when tbe day was set aside for a great concert of or chestral works by American com posers. There were many distin guished musicians In the audience and the sight at the close of the pro gramme, nhen all th artists assem bled In greetings and In glee, made one hark back to th Uayrauth days In the wonderful garden during th Intermissions- There were th composers. Georg Chadwick. th genial Boston musician: W. J. McCoy, of whom Cali fornia may well be proud: Mabel Dan 11. wno bravely conducted her own work, sung- by Cecil Fanning; Carl Busch. one of th most charming of hit fraternity; Horatio Parksr. after his "Fslryland" successes; Ernest Kroeger, whoso plsno pieces have brought him Into the music-rooms of, most good pianists and students, and Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, whose songs are perhaps as well known aa any that have been written within th past SO years. This woman, whoa name 1 dearly loved In America and elsewhere indeed, showed not only her prowess ss pianist, but she supplied a work that was a Jcy In orchestration., perfection of form, charm of style and melodic wealth. Some of. us were Just think' Ink that she had offered her own argu. meat to meet the one which has been far and wide attributed to Waiter Damrosch that it is not within the power of womsn to create a great work, when this admirable conductor and flne man appeared upon the scene behind the stage himself to pay his respects to the pianist, and not less to the composer. Twlulngly, one who knew him well enough to presume ssid. "Mr. Damrosch. you owe It to all women to present this wonderful woman In her concerto as a refutation of your supposed attitude to women composers-" With his Inimitable geniality and charm of manner. Mr. Damrosch said: "I have already told Mrs. Beach tbat I would like to glv It. and It will be my delight to do so but perhaps 1 may take this -occasion to say that 1 have bean very much misquoted and misunderstood. 1 think Mrs. Beach will agree with me when eha knows that 1 set my standards of measure ment by Beethoven. Brahms and mas ters of that caliber. I appreciate sin cerely and honestly what women bav done, what they are doing, and the ambitions thst lesd them forward, but I also feel that they have physical handicaps. This does not In tbe least lessen my respect for what tbey bave already done and are doing, but I can not say conscientiously thst I expect th fair sex to volv a Brahma Mrs Beach should b an example and In spiration to women as to wbat may be achieved." It Is Interesting to nots further the presence of Alfred Herts, who has Just been elected conductor ef the San Fran cisco Symrbony Orchestra; Tvonne de Trcvllle. the delightful soprano, now sojourning for the Summer In tbe West; May Mukle. with her fresh, vig orous personality, a cellist who may be envied by most men artists of this Instrument, and many others. It was a matter of sincere regret that Fred erick Stock, who waa down on the pro gramme for two selections,, was re called to Chicago Immediately upon hla arrival in the West, some of his people having unfortunately been en gulfed In the Eastland disaster. Leaving Festival Hall and returning to the St. Franels. one might well lm. agine that this well-known hostelry had turned Into a resort for the great artists of tbe country, as It Is taken by storm by those here for professional snd social reasons. Mme. Schuman- Helnk haa taken a great suite here, where, with her family, she will spend some time after th conclusion of her ngagement with Alfred Herts, Mar cel la Craft Is another arrival at the same place and Arthur Middleton. also Paul Althouse and his wife, have become well grounded California lovers within the few dsys of their presence in the metropolis ef tbe west. Merle Alcock is here, too, rehearslmr for her appearance In the vocal solos of the muslo in connection with Margarat Anglln'a performances at th Greek Theater, for which n alter Damrosch composed tbe music and which h Is now rehearsing, and Oeorge Hamlin who Is to sing th tenor part In the grove play, locally known as the great "High Jinks" of the Bohemian .Club. see Too late for review In this Issue, the greet Beethoven festival has come and gone- For days th excitement throughout San Francisco and the bay cities was indescribable, and the long line of purchasers of tickets, which reached ail the way down the block from th Sherman-Clay ticket office to th next street, was a forecast ef the stxo of the audience and the enthusi asm which greeted not only the enter prise, but the personnel of those con cerned. The writing on the wall waa easy to read for those who had the rare privilege of being present at some of the rehearsals; It was obvloua that "ITS A PARAMOUNT TODAY, TOMORROW, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY "llJJPf 7 A4 M ? , f I' ll " fi H v. i 1 ft ' hi Inf. i?T SLrJ-h ; -i iff IP .iVj ,' l'X"'JvA - - - : - . - . ' I The Superb Triumph of the Screen" A Mammoth, Elaborate Photo Production of Hall Caine's Immortal Novel and Play r. . , t c . ; WITH ... ,, PAULINE FREDERICK Pauline Frederick fMO SOSt)tS TN SOU OF DONNA ROMA WITH INCOMPAMASLf, CMAItat AND ORACE. CCT-Imacrine such settings as ROME, its VATICAN, COLISEUM, ST. PETER'S, CASTLE OF ST. ANGELO'S (first time shown in Motion Picture History), used as a background to blend and work out a modern play of Political Intrigue., Love and Tragic Climaxes. Time of Shows 11:00, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 GENERAL ADMISSION Oil EIGHT I J I REELS I lOc RJUJ .I.J naasssasssassssanssass rt 4, ii i afj f ' i nia siM asnjT Hail I asn asai i Ssl M STi i assnMsssslswinaMIMM I ,i r CHILDREN UNDER 12 LOGES ALSO GOOD COMEDY . TOW S . t i ii hi tan iaisisii n"si tin maisniilianssa ma iksii i m i hi n ii im. ii itftnt-rtVi i isisiirfrfi-rriir ima" h r, nsli una in ml il fsamiiri i .r nsTi rn imiasl'l ti lmitiiii'arii-i iriViBnn isnsviarriTri" . each man of the orchestra appreciated the faot that he had as conductor one who could not only be trusted as the rarest et musicians, but man who com manded respect and, beyond this, affection. Alfred Herts was given his Hrst ova- ion at the hands of the audience be fore whom he will present many mas terpieces aa conductor of the regular symphony orchestra for next season In nls wonderful performance of the Xeonore" overture No. I, In which he on so many ovations in New x era last season In the performance of Fldolio." to which this overture be longs. This was the opening number on the programme and was followed by mighty performance of achuoeri s "Die Allmacht." sungr my Mme. Schu mann-Heinle, with orchestral accom paniment. Following a 10-minute in termission Mr. Herts received a still greater ovation than the first when he arose to present the symphony. Fol lowing the outburst of greeting to Mr. Herts and his great qusrtet. which In cluded Mme. Sehumann-Heink. Marcella Craft, Paul Althouse and Arthur Mid dleton, the attitude of the great au- lenoe aaseraoied waa line mat ei a religious devotion, and well It might hsve been, .for suoh muslo may well be rated among the most sacred things that the earth holds. The cnorus, which had been trained by Joslah uro. was well worthy the orchestral body to which It was an adjunct. The following programme waa de voted to Wsgner for the greater part nd Included in the orchestral num bers, under direction ef Alfred Hertz. the prelude to "Lohengrin," the over ture to "Tannhauser.' the Introduction to the third act of "Die Melsterslnger," nd it is not too much to say that there were many new lorn music-iovors present who felt that not until Alfred Herts should again wield the baton over Wagner In New York would the great master hsve such an Interpreter. Other numoers on in is programme were.kUng ray Mme. Schumann-Heinle, who contributed the great Waltraute scene from "Die uoetteraammerung. he Adrlano scene from "Rtenzi and Wagner's wall-known aong. "Traeume": Marcella Craft, who sang "Dleh Theure Halle." from "Tannhauaer": Paul Alt house, who sang the prize song from "Die Miesterslnger." snd Arthur Mid, dleton. who sang the "Evening Star." from "Tannhauser." and with a great chorus eompesed ef the singers of the different surrounding cities he sang the Hans Sachs aria In the choral finale. This was conducted by F. O. Schiller, and ether conductors for ths singers and choral numbers Included Adolph Rosenbecker, the splendid con cert master of the symphony orchestra, who la equally well known as con ductor. Tonl Hon, last sesson a repe tlteur at the Metropolitan, appeared with Mme. Bchumann-Helnk and Her man tlchoenfeld conducted the Los An geles Festlvsl Chorus In one number and Siegfried Hagen In another. The third programme was one In which the artists already named had the. co-op- eratlon of Roderick White, a highly talented yeung violinist, m a , pro gramme ii) which Alfred Herts eon ducted Heat's "Ues Preludes," the pre lude and Uebestod from "Trlstam und Isolde" and the overture to Wagner's "RlensL" e e It Is Interesting to note how circum stances bring forward the possessors of talents and how simply certain tal ents gain recognition. The above comment U made In the Case of Miss Constance Piper, who ha made many visitors to the Oregon building at- the exposition grounds rejoice over the charm of her piano playing. Miss Piper Is not only a rarely talented young pianist, but ahe has fewer manner isms and less conceit than many with less than half of her equipment. Her name is frequently mentioned through out musical circles in San Francisco, where she has made her presence known. e Mme. von Nlessen-Stone, the well known singer and teacher of New York, has located in San Francisco for the Summer, where she has several of her own pupils who wished to pass the Summer in California and still con tinue their work with her. Inasmuch as this is a rare opportunity for sing ers to eoaeh with this truly great In terpreter, Mme. von Niessen Stone will no doubt greatly enlarge her class. VICTIM ARRESTS ROBBERS Methods of Police; Weary and Men Are Han ted and Taken. CLEVELAND, Aug. I. Vernon M. Coombs, who was robbed of 160 and a wateh on Race avenue recently, waited three days for action by the police after he reported the robbery and then sal lied forth and found the highwaymen. They were arrested on a robbery charge after Coombs pointed them out to policemen. Coombs, who la an excursion agent. lives at 3020 Euclid Heights boulevard. He disclaims any ability as a detec tive. "The credit belongs to the police," Coombs said afterwards. "I only located the men and learned their names. The police made the arrests," WATRSPOUT IMPERILS SHIP Thirty-FYot Column of Water Bare ly Misses Vessel. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1, The thrill ina- story of a narrow escape from be ing ingulfed by a huge waterspout off Diamond Shoal lightship was told oy the crew of the British steamship Gor don Castle, which has arrived here from Beira, South America. Captain Gardner said the waterspout was about 30 feet thlek. The ship was caught in the grip of the northwest gale. Huge waves swept over the deck . Suddenly, said Captain Gardner, a hiss like escap ing steam was heard. "Then," said the captain, "we saw a great white eolumn of whirling, water spinning over the oeean. The rush of the whirlwind tbat created the spout made us cling to the rail for safety. The course of the Gordon Castle was changed and the spout passed within ten feet of the ship." PRISONER'S ESCAPE PUZZLE Severing; of Bar Thought Subterfuge to Hide Real Means. PROVIDENCE. R. I., Aug. 1. John Hazard, alias David Emil Griffiths, 19 years old, highwayman, who fled tbe Onondaga County Jail at Syracuse, es caped recently from the Rhode Island State Prison. Hasard was serving an eight-year term for robbing a conduc tor in North Providence in January. Warden Aimer J. Davis says circum stances point to Hazard having had "inside aid." A severed Iron bar was found high up on the outer wall, leaving a space only eight Inches wide. Later three other men of about Hazard's weight and build tried to get through the bole, but it was too small. The warden believes the bar may have been severed to cover up the real means of escape. ROBBERS. REPAY VICTIMS SJfrOO Received 25 Years After $20-0 Is Lost by Elopers. HUDSONVILLB, N. Y-, Aug. l- When Samuel Slayton and Abble Pruitt were eloping from her father' home in Missouri one midnight ? years ago they were held up by three masked men who took $200 and his watch from Slayton, as well a their new wedding certificate. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Slayton, who have been residents here since shortly after their marriage, celebrated their Silver wedding. While preparations for the celebration were in progress the rural carrier brought to the door a registered package. In it was the pocketbook taken from Slayton a quar ter of a century ego. a Government bond for $1000, and a letter which read as follows: "The sending to you of Inclosed bond for S1000 affords the senders much more relief and pleasure than its re ceipt can postibly give you. "My two brothers and myself were trying to reach the Black Hills coun try and were nearly out of funds when we met you In front of the Balisk farm, among the Ralls County hills. The money we took from you did us much good. Your watch was nearly played out, and we think it was. never of much account After . receiving your mu nificent aid we continued our Journey and, I am happy to say, we struck it rich. M "That was the only time In our fives that we were obliged to have recourse to a holdup to replenish our funds. "We began our hunt for you more than three years ago, and have only recently succeeded In locating you for a certainty. 1 "Having made sure of your where abouts, we are sending these things to you, with our sincerest thanks for the loan.'- "The inclosed bond will give you fair Interest on your 'loan.' Your truly, "YOUR HIGHWAYMEN." News print paper has been made by the rest service laboratory from 24 different woods and a number compare favorably with standard spruce pulp psper. Admission 10c BEAUTIFUL THEATER Starting Today, 10 :30 A. M. BEGINNING TODAY Margarita Fischer In a Mutual Master Picture The Girl From His Town A DRAMA OF ARISTOCRATIC SOCIETY AND THE STAGE OTHER FEATURES COMING OLGA PETROVA IN "THE VAMPIRE" i
