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4 , TTTE . SUNDAY OKEGOyiAX. TORTXAXP -DECEMBER 11). . 1915. . - ., j "1 STARTING TODAY rr m , 7j I ess- - m a IN MILLIONS APPEARS POPULAR . IDEA OF MOTION-PICTURE VALUES U Portia. AW. 4$ to C no-new la AH Co-tribute About SI.M0.OOO Annuity to Commercial Aetiritj of Section, bet OotJay N Variou In!Ut Expense Overlooks Any Fmni Set Aside as Interest Uufe Inveatment. 1 -XvC v. f !. - ' - if . , S 4 X v W fr a:"" . V Toniti nLw rciniUi X.4jtlc "A jloldUf" " Niihm) -lurbara rrlaccfelc" ft-k(or4 "TB Cordlf w - - oiamb! .lo Ot." "Th fiiml -rj'i Latcbk" MODERN JooroXUlKi Illrtnr-lf wb tar b la rcl't wtib topirtn 7rsa aboul lb pr I j-t-al :k a4 otacurtlyla-fjun r!ampbl Wkctt of xolioo-plctor u(nii Tar r bw worts mll liaaa; tflir prpdartM coat mlllteaa: tar mtliiuu la a f yaara (ori4 larcalr T Ik kmactnalloa of H prM (. lurftapa. -M.IUoa" la t coaJ'trtBC wor4: It' "mllUoaa" hart a4 Blllioaa tara la Ibl Intact ararf cr. Don ! arlok I'ortln4 la tha "sail. 1 .a clMi(irli. (or I'urttand" ftlSMlom. rtialir iipttMt(i4 ky from i to a motion cxctttro thaatara arrtaa lia oaMle 4:trt6uta w thaa II. . ananallr a It totlitbiillaa Im ta comm.rciAi activity f ta aactioa. Cttimataa aa tha nanar lavat4 In nlCrKU" aatarprl.aa la Portland a4 tea imm4'aia aatrana ry from a a to tnraa aitllloa dolUra. but part acraa tbal !;. ! a (MMrti txa f'aora a tba vaaktT eatlar of taa taaatrfccal B3a. Maltiplr !:. r !J aa4 Ta bavo raaro tkaa II.. M4.la. ao4 tata la a 4ttincl aotlar for 1iam4iata atpanava ao4 arloha aa faa4 aat aat4a aa iBtarvat on Ibo bu( atmot. of taa jaaa) wblr apaa. ral. I't aa4 '. ftlo. 4vrttalea;. nunc an4 alart for from J la ti atnpiayva. acoal for practK-aily all 9 tbal anaa. Aa for film, atx of tba Uarftea; baaaao par waakly far tba ena fm m.on: Tba appaaraa of Wl!Ir4 Mack an tb Kra.t a a Trtaaala atar will raiat to lortin4 tbaalartoor aa 44 frn4 aa4 faertto la a w kk.-t. Aa atork actor as4 vao4altl ka4Uar ba I wU aa4 favarablr !. Tba pablla will bar aa Oi ortaattv la aaaa upon bla ward oa tba ai!ftt aiaca at tba Colombia Tbaatar ta4air wbaa ba appoara a 'Aloba Oo.' A f w yaara no Mr. Mack Ua4 fa ssaa at lb labor Thatr tar aaar Ir a MB. la tbat aia bo waa alaa a primo faorlta. Ilia auboo aiat arb la l ptairot-appoaraBco a Ibo Orpboaaa rtroall ara4 for bm aiora praiaa. Wkllo la rartlat4 bla wif.. Maudo loao. play4 la tha Hakr 'onpa.av. Maa Uo la aow ta awa. vi. i aa4 Ma)oria. Ramboau. a lark ok favortta, ta bi prooaat vita. Tbo now acraoa atar baa ara4 4ttlnction aa aa author a wall aa atir. prot in I a ful vaa4 vtila ahatebca ao4 "Kick In" ao4 o Jlu.-b for o Mu-k.' Mack la a nativa of MorrUbor:. Caaarla. of trtab paront who natal to tba I iiIkI Utatoa wbaa ba waa a rblM. la rolio ha waa a mnbr of tba famuu Otorttlowa Valvoralt baao. ball I 'am. Ila trt4 apapor work. lrift4 to tba tbaatar. a4atar4 la 'bia an4. afiar aavaral yaara of atra;. ali" aa a playrlcbl. -arrt4."' mo4 kalabt. atar4y tram. fclab .r ana) lra blua man air. Mack parttcalarlr aalaabla aa a acraon abiacc lla will aooa ba aaaa la aaolbar Trtaasla-tnca play "Tba Coo- a a a OaraMlaa Farrar'a aacon4 photoplay appaaraaca a a Taracnoant plrtor alar will b tba aaa4 rlaa of tba raramouat trainaai for tba month of January, according to a atatamaat lsu4 tbl waak from tba Nw fork ofrwo of tba company. It la anlltl4 Tamptatloa" a a 4. Ilka "Carman," waa Bro4ic4 by tba Laakr Faatura Tlay Company. ondr tha 4lrariaa of Caeil B. LM:il. Tba origin! acanarta la front tha pan rT Itactor Tornbull. now a mambar of tba La ay litarary ataff at J(a!lywoo4. Cat. Follow la bar a.-ca Is tha till rtla af tha ( I'layara-raramount yutura "BU Donna." Faulioa Fr4 aclck win ba aaaa la "Lyoia GilBtora" a Jaauary I. Tba atara ta ba aaaa la tba January VaramouDt ptcturaa ara aiaon; tboa f taa lattimata aaa who baaa boan moat aucvaaaXut ta tb.lr now fi!J aad lvoao who ara about to maka tha:r flrat f aotoplay appoaraaca wick ovary in4i catloa af auccaaa. Tha rta. rUltri TCm Company P " fit - r - V t !1- tV - ' . - . VaV.-S At " ' -i. "Wlw touches ahair of yongray head, dies like a dogmarch on" From "Barbara Frietchie," by John Grecnleaf Whittier The World's Youngest Legitimate Star MARY MILES MINTER AS "BARBARA" ' 4 Supported by the Stage's Oldest Actress, Who Here Makes Her Debut in Motion Pictures MRS. THOS. W. WHIFFEN ' . As Grandma Frietchie in CLYDE FITCH'S SUPERB DRAMATIZATION . ' of John Greenleaf Whittier's Immortal Poem "6 BARB EMI ARA ETCE H ?99 FIVE GRIPPING ACTS OF INTENSE DRAMA contribute. baaMr VI Frvdarick In -Lydla Oilmort." Ml Clark la "Mica an4 Man." oa January 1; Mtsa I'lcK tord In "Mia Jinny." en January 2i, an4 Mia Iaaa la "My Lady Incog." on January 34. Tba Laaby Fcatura Flay company .; to Ita 111 of prarlou urc.a "Trnitation" oa January I. Ulaneha Sm ( ta -Tha Kmuffln" on tha ITtn and Hit R;4(ty an4 Mr. Hatd la "Th Goldaa Chanca" on tha ITth. Oliver Morocco la raprcnt4 on tha Illb by Conslanco Col liar firat p paaranco on any acraon In "Tonzuaa of Man," and t'allat contribute Puatin r'araum la -Tba Call of tba Cumbar laa4a." Ita acon4 production tor tha raramouat proajramma. a a a la tha Trln1a-Flra Art atudio Paaala Lov la aSactlonataly knowa aa -Oor Mary." U. VY. Oriffitb'a alraot aacaany aklll la aalactlnc now talant waa ampll!i4 by hi ancacamant of Mtaa Lova and ariiatlc dlopmnt of bar na lb comic wdlh maid la "Tba .tear I t liana." a aaar H Art crook aad a4vntura alory. Tba playar. who admira Mia Ufa both paraonally and artistically, think Mr. Onffitha 4i covary of bar will prova aa fortunata aa hi dtarovary. whila a Blofrapb 41- ractor. of Mary Drkford. a a a tt I lntrtinT to aota a racant tan 4ancy aa tba part of plclur maaafac. tnrr that ahould da much to locrvata tha popularity of tbo ahadow ata. Womaa ara by far tba araalar patron of tha photoplly thaatara, and It loam atraeca that no Blra producer ha until roraatly avolvad oma particular f'a tara to rapualiia thla Intaraat. Tha Brat movo la thla dlractlon waa mada by tba Kalarn Company, which racaotly Inausaraled tba plaa af having Ruak, af Kiftb avanua. aupply tba coatum. wora by Marurtta Courtol. tha wall bnawa acraan alar, la all tha ploda of tha "Vatura of Maroarita" aartaa. Tha Innovation la provtns nnuaualiy pop a la a. a a a fuch acanarlo wrttar aa havo aahad how much It would coat to have one of tbalr work nlroad. cna bo anwr4 now. A company ba baaa found.d. Hilar tba name of tbo Kcanarto Produc lac Company, at Don an Hill, ruai.a Ilaa4. for tba purpoaa af fllmlna; acraan eloriae which author win to produce at tbalr av a eapenae. The com. pany baa a completely oqulpp4 atudio: caa rurnlan eiperi oiretora tag ram'ra man, aad wl.l aaad full particular to anyone Interested. In tbalr claim that tb.re la a blc demand far filmed atone, vihll the acanarlo market la over crowded, they would appear to have said a trna thins. e e Announcement la made thla week that '.awrence W'tber. rreal4ent of tha I'opular riaya and player, haa elcned a lone contract witb Mme. ret rove to appear asrlnslvely la Metro feature production, fnder the new armac. meata Mme. Petrova will practically abandoa Ute awaking itaa entirely and devote all her time to tha making Of motion picture. Una. Petrova ta now worklnar In &a big Ove-Part featBre. "What Will Peo ple ay? wblcb will be the next re leaaa In which aha la starred. Among oroa of tha big Una. Petrova featurea ralaaaad oa tho Matro programme ara "My Madonna." The Vampire" aad "Tba Heart of a Painted Womaa." a a a Holbrook Bllnn and aupoortlng com pany. Irvrlodlrg Panla Marino IT. ara at Ixelh Valley, where acene will be taced for tha production of "McTeague of Saa Franctaco." by Frank Norrla. autbor of "Tba Pit" a a e Franc I a X. Buabmaa and Beverly ftarne bava begun work on the five rart pro4uct!on, "The Man Without a Conacience." at the Ba:fe Photoplay. Inc- atudio. I Wail P'.ity-fUat a treat. Immediately upoa the completion of "The Mao Without a Conacience" they will basin work oa "Tba Ra4 Mouee," by William Hamilton Osborne. a e e Raymond rV h r ex k. who haa been edi tor of acennrloe far tba Irap-Valversal force, baa written US acrlpa la tha Ut te rxra. lie will becoma a dlrtc- cfaevyaaa ?ar C?r- or- rrff T.il tor aben tba Universal gets Into tha new studloa. J. Gordon KdwanN haa Just com pleted tJreen-Kyed Monater" for Will lam Fox. atarrlng Kobert B. Mantell with Oenevieve Hamper. . o a a It Isn't every ennlne that -can be a dog atar. but Metro, the tiny Pomeran ian max el. owned by Mrs. Richard A. Rowland, wife of tha president of the Metro Pleturee Corporation, la short ly to achieve this distinction. it Is planned to bnva her make her debut ln pictures, with Francis X. Bushman and ileverly Payne In "The Red Mouse." a forthcoming feature, which will ahortly ba produced. a a a Tbt distance between tha bars In tha lion and tiger casta In the tiellg Jun gle Boo. nt Loa Ansel, la li Inches In the clear. The distance between the bars In the leopard cagaa I Inch In Ih clear. This Is made necer-aery because of tba fact that, ahould the lion, tlgrra and leopards be able to thrust their heads between the cage bars, their bodlea would easily follow, a a e One of the most remarkable tricks successfully and convincingly executed In motion pictures la a scene which waa completed la the slrrete of New Tork for the wonderful . Rolfe-Metro production. "The House of Tears." In tbla feature picture Kmlly Stevens, the brilliant atage and screen, atar. playa a dual role, that of mother and daugh ter. Hbe bad several acenee with "her self. but the moat remarkable la wbere aha la riding In a big automo bile and runs doarn her own daughter. MUa cttevens playa both parte in tba acene. Thla tngenloua effect waa ob tained tinder the masterly direction of dwin Carewe. e e e A mammoth peace meeting, attend ed by mora than lose women of Houth arn California, who adopted resolu tions urging the European powers to lay down their arms, waa held recently at Ineevllla. the 11.000 Triangle firm city near banta Monica, Cat. e e - Tommy Atkins may have gone to war. but Tommy tho soldier boy la still Tommy the film fan. S-ich Is the fact gleaned from lettara. that American picture manufacturers have received with frequency from the trenches, re questing Information regarding stray blta of picture news that had filtered to the front. One company even reports a regulnr contributor who haa already sent two ecenarlos f-om "mwher la France." Htraog to say. both were comedy subjects. a a a Kathlvn Williams Is attending the school for the teaching of ("nanlita. re. rently opened In Los Ansel's. The tcilg soo star waa asked what benefit she expected ta derive from the knowl edge of fpanlsb. and she replied that she espected to head a company to In vade Mexico to make soma Interesting plcturea when ptace la de-lared. Miss Williams I becoming quite froflcleul Ira the language and recently called on Mrs. Villa, the wife of the Insurrection ist, and conversed with the exile flu ently, fhe aays Mrs. Villa Is Jolly and her sympathies ara wtia tha dashing rival of Carrania. a a e Fay Tlncher. tha popular film come dienne, now plavinr principally In the import of Do Wolf Hopper In "Don Quixote." haa signed a contract cov erlnr a lenarthy period with the Triangle- lint Arta Film Company, under whose banner she will be very promi nent In the future. e e e Ptthe will release on the Cold Rooster programme for Christinas week tha famoua seven-part "Life of our havlour." In Patha color. Thla very costly production has probably attract ed as much or more notice than any photoplay ever produced. Tears were pent la Ita making and thousands of people employed In the cast. Tha prin cipal parte were played by the leading ceicbrtllea of the Parisian stage, and tha bewildering number of historically correct costumes had to be specially made. Tba subject lands Itself partic ularly wall to color and the slowing I "Blackmail in a 8 Hospital" Comedy ! DOROTHY LEWIS ANIMATED Soprano fl Niif Sed FIRST RUN PICTURES ONAI PARK STARK W.PARK splendor of many of the scenes Is almost beyond description. , ' - a -a Frank Daniels, who Is now atarrlng in "What Happened to Father," telle of a remark made to him by a fellow member of the Lambs' Club In New York. "I aaw you the other night In a mo tion picture. Frank, aomething where you stole your daughter's wedding au tomobile and ran Into a tree and played the hero In a bum melodrama, saiu the friend. "Yes. Indeed." said Daniels. "That a great picture. I even enjoyed work ing It. How do you think I did were you Impressed with my acting?" Well. I tell you," responded the friend, "there were parts of the fUm where I thought you were a trifle nervous. I have tickets for tomor row night, however, and I dare nay you will do better now." A waiter came In response to uan lel'a call, and ho signed tha check, a a a Mary Anderson, "fiunehlne Mary." of the Western Vltagraph Company, has a special pet In a tame wolf, an American timber wolf of a very pleasing shade of gray. THRILLING FILM IS PROMISED "Tlie Rattle Cry of Peace" Opens at Ilcllis; Clirl.otmas Day. "The Battle Cry of Peace." a thrill ing film production showing what might happen to the United States If a foreign foe landed on her shores, and urging preparedness against such a contingency, will be flashed on the screen at t!ie Helllg Theater Christmas Day. opening a one-week'a engagement. The Idea that "power epells peace" la driven home with great force In this wonderful Vltagraph production. Tha firat part cf the film la without doubt one of the most dramatlo produc tions ever presented. It shows the de struction of New York City by a hos tile fleet, whose 15-Inch guns topple buildlna after building without being In range of the United States' snore batteries. Thousands of persons are pictured running madly about as the bombardment continues, both from the sea and air. A portion of the United States fleet. - . 1 1 .Kan l.e I n v.il.r. la seen in u i n . 1 1 . i i . - ... -. I In rombat off the coast. One of the finest pictures shown Is the alnklng oi two battleship, which are driven In close to aiiore by the foreign rleel. Then come ohe landing of the troops of Emanon (no name, backward), and what the do to the Inhabitants. Men are torn from their homes and shot by a machine In front of a wall a short distance away. The Invaders are shoan attacking women and glrla. clinking them when they resist. "Offlcere of tlia general staff of the United States Army at Washington told me that n army of luo.000 men and l4.0t0 horses with supplies for three months could be landed in this country by an Invader In 40 days and that we could not stop t says Director Black, tor. also author of the play. "The things which are being shown In tnl film are occurring now In Kurope. Why shouldn't they occur here soma day If we are not able to reslstr YOCNGKhT STAR AT NATIONAL Oldest Artrewa Also fo Be Seen In Barbara Frlctchle." The youngest star In fllmdom and the oldest actress on the Engllsh-epesktng stage will be seen together in Port land this week at the National The ater. Mary MHea Minter. the 15-year-old girl who starred In "The Littlest Rebel" with DusUn Farnum. appearing with Mrs. Thoniss W. WhifTen. an act ress for 50 years. In "Barbara Friet chie." This pictured version of the fsmou American poem by John Green leaf Whittler and the play by Clyde Fitch la labeled "screen masterpiece." and one creatine; a distinct sensation. The supporting cast Includes Guy Coombs. Anne Q. Nllsson. Fraunla Frautiholtx. Wallace ScolL William A. ilurse. LouU fcealy. Charles Hartley. Frederick Heck. Myra Brooks. Jack Burns and others. The story of "Barbara Frietchie" briefly is as follows: Barbara Frietchie Is celebrating her 18th birthday anniversary In Frederick, Md..1 while tho town is strong in the grip of Northern soldiers. In the midst of a kissing game young Barbara darts out of the house and seeks to avoid her pursuera by climbing a tree. Four hungry Union soldiers, who are for aelng for food, appear beneath the tree and Barbara cries an alarm. Her shouts bring among others Captain Trumbull, of the Union command. Against her wishes be assists her down and orders the Union soldiers punished for stealing food from the Frietchie home. Trumbull is invited to the party and becomes the lion of the occasion. Arthur Frietchie. Barbara's brother, has stolen through the Union lines, and attempts to enter his home that night as Captain Trumbull comes out. Union soldiers are in pursuit of Arthur, and Trumbull aids him to elude .them. Bar bara is softened toward Trumbull when she learns of this. Judge Frietchie finds his daughter, Barbara, talking: to Trumbull and attempts to kill him, but the girl protects the Union officer. Barbara again saves the life of Trumbull by her quick wit and truo aim with 'a pistol. Trumbull is sepa rated from his command, and hides In a thicket. Arthur observes an officer in hiding there and tires. He is horri fied to find he has shot Trumbull, the j i i I n I gSTO SPECIAL HOLIDAY ATTRACTION The Famous Dramatic Star 0 1 Wlliam Fanram Vk h i) Dorothy 1 j SUPPORTED BY ' "The Oath Bernard and a Cnxt of Notable JUilAX WKW ' Flayers In the Latest WILLIAM FOX TRIUMPH bution A Struggle of Human Hearts in a Powerful Picture SPECIAL MUSIC Majestic Novelty Trio" 6 ROBERTS OGDEN RANSOM n