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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 10, 1915. t Rumors Where Do They Start? I'VB something I want to ask you. soothing letters, telling- them that If The envelope had a special delivery they would visit the theaters where KtamD on it and several other the nt nr tatrn hv nmnnv tamps, too. It was also marked were being shown they would see Mr. Rush," "Important" and "Personal." I .... was perfectly all right, neither oo it gingerly from the hands of the dead, crumpled, crushed, deaf, dumb, oy who had brought it and turned it blind or anything of the kind. Cane a ver several times. Such a beautiful cessation In the queries. Then all of ay! I did hope there was nothing in a sudden another bunch of worried nat letter that would cloud the sun- letters came In, hine and set 'ol Miss "Worry worry- "Dear Miss Tinee: Please answer roe this minute and tell me If it is the truth that the man we see in pictures who seems to be Mr is not really be. I heard that be had been bound and gagged and put in a iark cellar by a man who had always been Jealous US. "I wonder what it is," I said aloud. Ivhereat the girl at the next desk who .ad been eyeing it with considerable nterest. remarked sensibly: "You'd robably find out if you'd open it. Realizing that, aho was absolutely in of hint and that this roan had. gone and lie right, I slipped the letter opener stolen his makeup and was posing as cross the end and with reluctant the real . . and that nobobdy In gem took the missive from its knew. Won't you please tell me at eating place. I unfolded it slowly, once if this is so? If it la O, how cruel! losed my 'eyes opened them quickly That darling man! Something should nd hurriedly as one does when be done!" here's a particularly bad dose of med- I answered, telling her tbat I bad cine to be taken. I read the words: recently had a letter from Mr. . (n "Dear Miss Tinee: I am feeling ter- which ho wrote happily and sanely and ible this morning and I Just knew I that therefore I was quite certain this vouldn't bave any peace until I wrote dire catatstrophe had not happened to o you and asked you if what I beard him. Came back the ominous ln- kas the truth. I heard from a person qulry: kvho should know that that wonderful "Are you sure be wrote that letter t novlng picture actor. Mr. . while Miss Tinee, J. have good reason to think aklng a picture the other day, was that he did not. I advise you to lnves- truck by lightning, which didn't kill tigate." iim. but which crumpled his spine so In tho meantime, close on tha heela that he will never be able to take any of the first letter referring to cellar arts again were, lie to stand up incarceration, had coma a flock of Straight. Oh, Miss Tinee, if this is other letters In whioh anxious damsels rue, tell me! I am enclosing a stamped Inquired flutteringly to know tf It waa mi self -addressed envelope and please true that Mr. . had been lured Into kinswer by return mall, as I won't be Lble to do anything until I know defi litcly Just how badly dear Mr. Iwas hurt." Not having heard the news myself. X was extremely doubtful as to the veracity of the report. However, wish ing to make no mistakes, I telegraphed hhe company where Mr. lived. ffnoveil, and had his beautiful being. .Within several hours came the an- i - swer to my wire. It was signed by the actor aimself. It read: "We don't have lightning In Cali fornia." This refreshing news I incorporated In my answer to the distraught person who had sent me the special delivery letter and I thought nothing further about the matter. Imagine my sur prise, therefore, when, upon opening the next day's mail, I found ten or 12 letters all bearing on the same sub- a dark wood and shot; that- He had entered a monastery. He had given his life blood to save a child. He had been bitten by a mad dog. An enraged Chinaman had knifed him and left him torn and bleeding on one of the city's best and. cleanest boulevards. He had had a duel over who should be who and had been worsted and now the hated rival was in his boots posing as Mr. himself. And so on. By this time I was practically sure that nothing iu the world was the matter with Mr. . My letter from him seemed to have been written by a man, sane and happy. I knew his signature. Ju3t to be absolutely sure, however, I wrote a letter of diligent Inquiry regarding him to the manage ment of the company. In due time a detailed and painstaking answer was received, which assured me absolutely that the star waa starring and as starry as ever. Accordingly I wrote letters which must have brought Joy to his worried friends. Since that time, however, occur rences of this kind have become com mon. What I want to know is, vho starts the rumors? Does anybody know? The Wind Changed. RUDE Boreas played havoc with a carefully arranged scene a-ottan un Ject. Only a day had wrought won- by Director Sturgeon, of the Western drous changes In the supposed con clttion or tne popular Mr. . They hart heard my correspondents that: He had been struck by lightning and instantly killed. Tho horse he hal been riding had tumbled over the side of a mountain and crushed him. A board had fallen on his head, ren Vitagraph Company. He would a sand storm film! Supers were to hold Band in pails and other receptacles and throw it in the air at given signals and the sand was to be taken by the wind and drift by the camera near the fore ground, where an unfortunate gentle man was dying gracefully in the stormy wilds. So thought the director. Boreas ....uuj iubuiuj nu limn- dm smile! It was really all well ar ms ii iicL-erisary 10 incarcerate mm raneed at once in a strait jacket and a padded cell used only in our best institutions designed tor those mentally not there. He wa.s deaf and dumb, which ac counted for some of his peculiar ac tions on the screen. He had been married six times, had It children, all of whom were in Cali fornia, playing in the "movies." He had killed a man. He smoked eo many cigarettes that a famous specialist had given him Just six months to live and he had replied to the famous specialist as the ulti matum was delivered: "A short life and a smoky one" or words to that effect. All of tho letters carried stamped but at the moment the sand was thrown up the wind suddenly changed and the dying gentleman in the desert smiled gayly as Producer Sturgeon, his assistant and the camera man were lost in thick clouds of sand. Did Director Sturgeon "cuss"? Sussha quesshlon! Young; Girl Wanted. Beware the swindler in Selig cloth ing! The following letter was received in tne Selig offices the other day: "Gentlemen: Just a few lines to ob tain your answer to a couple of my questions. I saw an ad where a young girl was wanted to play in movies. 1 and self-addressed envelopes and each answered the ad and, to my surprise. one enaea witn tne idea that the writer received a telephone call the next day. be answered by return mail if I had In the afternoon the party came up to any regard for the writer's peace of see me and told, me I would do One, nlnd. that I was Just the girl to play with "Now." I said to the girl at the next him. I asked him what company he desk, "there must be something the was playing with and he said Selig. matter with that man or all these Now, what I want to know is. are there stories could'nt be afloat. I'm going to some Selig players in Pittsburg, and, if wire again and see if I can't clear up so, are they looking: for a young girl? the mystery." She agreed with me that If there is a Selig player in Pittsburg this wouid be a good thing to do. So. looking for a partner, will you kindly accordingly, I sent another message. I tell me his name? The reason I an- wired: 'Please tell me Just what Is the mat ter with you." Post haste came back the reply: "Curiosity principally. What the dickens is the matter with you? An swer my expense." I didn't answer for the vurr' good reason that I knew of no answer to make. I just wrote my correspondents Hpiifc ; ' h II lit ' oV Mf v iiw i Pill ish? No, Norma Talmage and Anita Stewart are not. H. I. A. F.: I Imagine that you are referring to James Cruse, though you mention no name. He left the Than houser company some time ago. Mar guerlte Snow is with the Metro com pany, unless by this time she and her husband. Mr. Cruse, have started a company of their own. as they con templated doing. I understand. Tea, Charles Chaplin was with the Keystone for some time. The Keystone company produced "Time's Punctured Romance." South Siders Beverly Bayne has gone to the Metro Company. I. V. T. No. G. M. Anderson is not dead. Lillian E. M. Little Helen Badgely is still with the Thanhouser Company. The Thanhouser twins are 14 years old. Their names are Madeline and Marion Fairbanks. No. Ruth Pickford Is not a sister of Mary and Lottie. I have no Information regarding her. Of course your vote counts, my dear, but It takes more than one vote to get a picture in the Frame. Yea. Mae K Klla Hall la not married. Ar thur Johnson has been married. Can't tell you. He is with the Lubln Company and is in good health again I under stand. B. A. W. if you will write to Ed Coxen and Winifred Greenwood In car of tho American Film Corporation. Santa Barbara. CaL, sending a quarter with your request tor pictures, I im agine they will sea that you receive them. "His Letters." which are the epistles from a moving picture actor in California to hts lawyer friend in Chicago, will appear from time to time on this page. In the Intervals will appear va rious articles of timely Interest. TOPIC OF INTEREST TO MOVING-PICTURE FANS THE past week has seen many ca lamities and Joys in the movie world, for Just at present the most "voguish" things In the screen realm seem to be fashions and illness. The National Fashion Extravaganza at the Carnegie Library Thursday, Friday and yesterday drew many film stars Eaut The latest Is the filming of a single musical composition by a living com poser, Hans Kronold, the 'cellist, who never before had appeared on any save a concert stage, was discovered last year, during his tour of the Keith circuit, to possess unusual dramatic powers and it is his composition that to prepare Winter wardrobes for the is now pictured and he Is to play stel- comlng season. It may be well to add lar role. that a beautiful motion picture star. Miss Alice Brady, daughter of the film magnate, waa cast for the leading role In the show. A number of other hand some and prominent women of the si lent drama were also seen taking part. In the number of the ill and other wise physically disabled we number, first. Miss Mabel Norman, who Is seri ously 111 In a Los Angeles hospital Grace Cunard. who recently underwent an operation resulting from an acci dent that occurred a little over a year ago. is being represented in the pro ductions tbat she was working on by her sister, Nina Cunard. Little Mae Marsh, the enthusiastic, fragile and dainty actress who Is best known tor her splendid work In "The Birth of a Nation," Is 111 with an attack of bron chitis. Syd Chaplin, the slapstick co median of the Keystone Company, has Kronold's "La Vision de la Mere" Is the symphonic memory of all our mothers. The composer expressed his dream In music, but the universal ap peal has proved greater than this nec essary circumscribed form of expres sion. It will be interesting to see what the motion pictures can do with it. It may prove to be another test of motion picture powers. Madame Alice Blacne. the first woman in the world to produce motion pictures, and one of the very, very few doing it. took Mine. Petrova, the dra matic actress now appearing in Pop ular Plays and Players feature motion pictures, and a supporting company. to Deal Beach. N. J., to photograph some of the scenes in the comins Metro feature. "My Madonna." in which Mme. Petrovi attached his happy self to the already wln gtar Tue tHp furnlaUed an out Yv. 3BT1 J""""""11 5?offePcAv2rar BE i 4"r ITTLES LOTTIE" PICKFORD. sister of "Little Mary." and the star who 1b shining mo brightly at the pres I . ent time In the American company's aerial, "The Diamond From the 6ky," waa born June 9. 1896. and was christened Lottie Stella, after her mother. She has, however, always for some reason kept tho "Stella" part as a deep, dark secret. At the age of S years she made her debut on the stage, and the early part of her young life was spent In understudying Mary. Later, though, chances for her advancement showed themselves, and in "The Fatal Wedding" and with Chauncoy Olcott in "Ragged Robin" she made a decided bit. She went Into pictures at the same time a did sister Mary, appearing first as the cardinal's page in "The Cardinal's Snuff Box" with the Blograph Company. Afterwards she played various parts with the Independents, Pathe. Vitagraph. Ka lem and Famous Players. Now the American company proudly calls her its own. Miss Pickford la five feet three inches high, has dark hair and violet eyes and "weighs ridiculously little! She refuses to give her exact weight, however, declaring that small as she may be. she's bigger than Mary! She's a daring young woman and woo to the horse or boat or automobile that endeavors to m-m-m-master her! Not married. long "sick list" by falling and injur Ing his head. There are no less than a dosen prominent stars of the movies now ill. One tragedian of the films, in a successful endeavor to look stern, almost makes the climax by breaking his Jaw. Milton Hoffman was a few days In advance of the fashion show when he purchased his Winter overcoat. But since he considers the average man's clothes prosaic, he may be Justified in doing as he did getting a soft, roomy pure white overcoat with large white buttons. Borne of his co-workers styled him the "masculine Fanny Har ley." -. The production of the best known of the far-famed English Drury Lane melodramas, "The Great Ruby." now being released by the Lubin Company, furnishes another lntereating illustra tion of the resourcefulness of the cam era and the adaptability of American settings to any environment If prop erly selected. As will be recalled, the scenes of "The Great Ruby" are laid In England, the oldest of the old England. The play is permeated with tha local color of this locality. To a layman the Immediate impres sion will be that the action of the pic ture does really take place in England, and it will be difficult even for the ing for several days. The members of the company stayed at Deal Inn and enjoyed themselves immensely. Roy Applegate, who is playing the heavy lead opposite Kalhryn Osterman in "The Bludgeon." which is being staged for the pictures at tho Equit able studios, cherishes an unusual memeory of Paul Armstrong, the play wright, and the author of "The Blud geon," which death occurred recently, after the picturizatlon of his play had been in progress for several weeks. Mr. Applegate has an exceedingly dif ficult role to play, one taking a great deal of understanding and imagina tion. One day after he had completed a big scene, and stepped back exhaust ed out of the "set." a stranger reached out his hand and said, "That was great, old man. That's an unusually hard role to play, and I think you've got it Just right." Mr. Applegate thanked the stranger, who continued to con verse with him an various points of the play. At length the actor turned to the stranger and said. "You surely know a great deal about this play, don't you?' and the stranger an swered. "I ought to. I am the aathor." Most interesting to Oregonlsns is the news that their state will play a part in the new pictures that will be swered the ad was simply because I am personally. If you wish a list of the material you desire on how to become fl,m xPert to conceive of certain parts taken soon, for under auspices of tha fretting so interested in movies that I watch my every chance. Now, if there are no Selig players in Pittsburg and this ad is only a fake, kindly let me know how I can become a movie actress. Hoping this will be no trou ble to ycu in answering a few ques tions, kindly write and let me know part of Frederica Calhoun: Frank El- varlous film-producing companies and will send me stamped, self-addressed envelope. I will be delighted to mail you what I have. Leana: No, to both your questions. V. B. T.: In the Bosworth production. a photo-player. Ethyl V.: I am afraid the editor would think me rather a pig If I in sisted on having two pages in the paper. I am mighty glad, though, that "Nearly a Lady." Elsie Janis played the you wish I could have them. I have Red Cross Society of America the Pluragraph Company has made ar rangements to show for the first time in pictures the complete activities of this wonderful organization in war and peace. Le Mot, the air man, and John Coleman, the director, with several ex- about the player who Is supposed to be In Pittsburg. Needless to say the gentleman had liott. Lord Cecil Grosvenor: Owen Moore, Jack -Rawlins: Myrtle Stedman, Mrs. Reginald Brooks; Harry Ham. Jim no connection whatsover with the Selig Brooks and Roberta Hickman, Elaine. Company. Snake Had Ills Number. Paul Scardon. who played Professor Stflleter in the Vitagraph photoplay In chapters. "The Goddess." visited the Vitagraph Theater during the showing of the 14th chapter to see bow an audience would "take" the scene in which he was killed by a huge snake. As the scene on the screen progressed to where the reptile was seen crawling over his body and preparing to strike, the girl i.shers rushed up to him. "How could you do such a thing. Mr. Scar don." they exclaimed in chorus. "It must have been terrible." "O! that was easy," said Mr. Scar don. "You see, before I was an actor 1 was a snake charmer and when I went on the stage as a contortionist I was known as the human serpent." So saving, he smiled suavely and turned back to watch himself perform. Martha Ann' Please send a stamDed. self-addressed envelope for the printed Adventures of the Silly Gallillies in Movie Land of the film having been made in this country. This was borne out the other day when an English member of a moving picture producing company, upon wit nessing the picture. Immediately "spotted" an old inn as an establish- an idea Blanche Sweet might answer rnent In .England with which he waa pert cameramen, will take the plc- you if you would write to her In care laminar. As a matter or lact. tn tures. of the Lasky Company, Los Angeles, house shown was that of old General jt l8 generally assumed that the Inclosing stamped and self-addressed Wayne's Inn. one of George Washing- WOrk of tbe Red Cross is only first envelope. ton' headquarters en route to Valley ald in tlma of war- Tnia la an impor- Not Curious: My dear, no! Forge. The eame commentary en- t,nt branch, but the society also does X. X. X.: Does Kerrigan sound Jew- thueed over the "appearance" of a regl. work in connection with mine disas- ment of Royal Engineers in tne pic ture a regiment said to be the most handsomely costumed military organ! ters and railroad wrecks. In educating railroad men in relief work the Red Cross Society has two ANSWERS TO MOVIE FANS a: VOTE FOR THfcJ I'ICTIBB OB VOIB rAVOHlTE rLilER. Crelghton Hale received the highest number of votes this week. His picture, therefore, will appear In The Frame of Tubllc Favor next Sunday. Of the other players voted upon the following six are the leaders: Matt Moore, Harry Myers, Sid ney Bracy, Morgan Jones, Ethel Clayton and Beatrix Mlchelena. Tho Ballot, M. .. . requests the pleasure of see ing tbe photograph of appear In the Frame of Public Favor on week from next Sunday. V.: In "Sold" Paulina Frederick took the part of Helen and Thomas Holding was Donald Bryant. T. K. M.: Henry King is with the Balboa Company. Long Beach, CaL He is married to Gyps Abbott. Movie Fan: In "The Trey o' Hearts" George Larkin took the part of Allen Law and Cleo Madison was Judith Trine. In "The Broken Coin" Graco Cunard was Kitty Gray, Francis Ford is Count Frederick and Eddie Polo takes the part of Rolleau. Miss Clara: Eleanor Woodruff Is with the Pathe Freres Company, 1 Con gress street. Jersey City Heights, N. J. Ruth Roland is not married. No trouble at all. A. B-: Mr. Chaplin's teeth are not false. Ruth Roland is not still in her teens. Yes, Roscoe Arbuckle is mar ried. It you will mention the com panies producing the pictures In which you are Interested I will try and get information for you regarding them. Charles .: "The Birth of a Nation" was adapted from the book "The Clans man." It follows the story rather closely. C. G. T. : In the Bosworth production "Captain Courtesy" Dustin Farnum waa Captain Courtesy; Herbert Standing, Father Relnaldo; Winifred Kingston. Eleanor: Courtenay Foote. Granville: Carl Von Schiller, Jocoao. and Winona Brown, Indianaglrl aervant. X P.: I have no Information regard ing the personal affairs of Eddie Po!. House Peters is married. He la 35 years old. I am aure B. L. T. will be glad to know that you are interested in my column. He is a dear, generous soul. J. A. V.: The Bison and Rex com panies are both branches of tha Uni versal Company, University City, CaL Twenty-five dollars is the avarage price paid per reel for scenarios. Q. K. M.: Pearl White Is sUll work ing In "The Romance of Elaine." I can't tell you. "The Clue" and "The Secret Orchard" are the two latest plays in which Blanch Sweet appeared. Kewpie: Nottabitabother! G. M. An derson is the given name of "Broncho Billy." No. Arthur Johnson has not left the "silent drama." You're wel come. Not Gertrude: I can't imagine what made you ask that question about Owen Moore. Certainly not! Yes, Helen Holmes is married to her di rector. Mary Is the oldest of the Pick tord children. Thank you for your words of advice. Yes, I think Clco Mad ison and Anita Stewart are vurr' charming. I know Mr. and Mrs. Cruz 1 I "EVERY (WHILE. OH CUR. WAV TO THE "S -&3tv HAtsAHAJl IU.AKCC MB. 1 tf-M WVSH TO' TAXtV AN EWtCflTUKAU 1 5AU0M I Fil. SNMUS KAWR HeH I ft AroHoe .Swet ak we want l Lr EVEfcyoHB no. tftS -OS .o-at ejota tx Jf ration In the world. Here again tho car8 0f its own In constant use, one picture waa misleading. Insofar as the west and the other east of the Missis "soldlera" were recruits from In and slppl, organizing and directing under about Philadelphia, albeit that the the direction of medical officers. The apectacle which they preaent Is one of newest branch of Red Cross activity the most brilliant military assem blages over seen on tho screen. will be undertaken this month in Washington and Oregon to help lum berjacks, among whom the rata of Explorer Stanley', hi.torlcal Journey ,nlured fc d throu,h acclaent8 Into Africa In aearch for a hidden city. ha, been ,xtremelJr blgK during which he met with many atrange adventures and on several oc casions narrowly missed death, has Gladya Brockwell, for scenes in "Double Trouble." wears a striking been woven into a screen drama. It riding habit, which Lady Duff-Gordon. was released under the tltla of "Stan- the New York Fifth avenue tarler, de ley's eearch for a Hidden City" Sep- signed for Miss Brockwell'a personal tember SO. Captain Jack Bonavlta. the use. Her personal wardrobe trunks world-famous lion-trainer, and tho eel- contain a number of gorgeous gowns, ebrated collection of Horaley wild anl- which Miss Brockwell will wear in mala are featured. future Fine Arts Films picture dramas. , Lola Meredith owna and harbora Douglaa Bronaton, of the Pathe acen- what is perhaps the ugliest do living, arlo department, la a versatile genius. This homely aaimal, especially en- He wrote a song for "Neal of the gaged because of his ugliness, played Navy." the big serial success, that was the part of Michael In "Peg o" My so good Pathe has had it published by Heart," In which Miss Meredith starred, Berlin. Watterson at Snyder. The after Lauretta Taylor went abroad, aong. like the serial, la making good. When Miss Meredith left the play she had become so attached to Michael that she took him with her. Miss Meredith will be seen shortly in "An Enemy to Society." a coming release on tbe Metro programme. The German war pictures, "The Bat tle and Fall of Pramysl," which w:ll be distributed In the New England states by Samuel Grant, manager of the Olympla Film Company. Olympla building, Boston, are showing at Tre mont Temple, Boston, to capacity business. Director Herbert Blache, with Mary Miles Minter, tha Juvenile Metro star, and a company of supporting players, will leave shortly for Frederick. Md , whore the exterior scenes of "Barbara Frletchlo" will be taken. "Barbara Frletchlo" Is a screen adaptation of the famous poem of tho same name, and will be nn unusually pretentious Popular Plays and Players feature, released on tho Metro pro-gramma, Quite unexpectedly tho Los Angeles Council "sat" on the advocates for "pictures while you eat." Tha Public Safety committee of the Council re fused last week to consider an appli cation for an ordinance permitting ex hibition of motion pictures in cafes and restaurants in that city. Chair man Brain, of that committee, em phatically said that in his opinion every business should stand on its own footing and not attempt to encroach on others. To grant such permission, tho committee said, would be estab lishing a bad precedent, In XThe Voice In the Fog" Mr. Brian appears as a young English nobleman who comes to America as the private secretary of a wealthy family. In one of tha acenea representing a society entertainment Mr. Brian dancaa the latest waltz and ona-step. Tbesa scenes never fail to bring forth applause from the younger persons at the photoplay theaters where It la shown, indicating beyond a doubt that whatever Is said Ones In a while the motion picture to tha contrary the dancing "craze" is producers spring up with a new Idea. .ill as strong as ever.