TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 20, 1916.
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THE BLA BLA SPECIAL
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B name of the feature wa "A
Boarding School Mystery." but la
pressions of freniy, save that which he
punctuated with his furious para-
moment of intense exasperation graphs. "Bla bla. bla bla, bla bla bla!"
born of the antics of the crowd of ut tne picture progressed as an pic-
extraa" necessarily under foot for the tu" the mm
. ? . when under the care of so able a di-
.roduction. director Gillespie had re- rector ag Mr GiUe le- Tho Dla bIail
huarked to the camera man: bla-bla-ed. the "rea-ulars" chortled, the
"If I ever get through with this Bla director had hot flashes and chilla and
nia Special. I'm going to advertise for threw fits, but the "Bla Bla Special"
i warm room in a sanitarium guaran- sloughed through the waves of aJ
eed at least 60 miles from a flapper, verslty and finally wallowed trium-
Tihontlit r mnnl nir Trltimnhontlv T
,iaten lo 'em bla bla; bla bla; bla f"
, . any, ior iry-ouia iu tne prujcunua room
.la bla! Did you ever In your life! nad hown that n0 matter nQW bIa.bla.
"No. not in my whole life." respond- ey bla bIa8 majr De tbcy 0 un(er
il the genius of the camera grinning, stress photograph well in many cases.
And no the tale of the christening had Tne powers that were pronounced
raveled and because of the obvious tne picture a hum-dlnger, Several
pproprlateness of the name It had casuai exhibitors who had dropped
tuck and the "regulars" rolled it un- ln were enthusiastic, raving over the
ier their tongues as a sweet morsel.
Jut the bla bias, blissfuly unconscious.
la-bla-ed on and Director Gillespie
youth and ingeniousness of the participants.
Sitting in the darkened rear of the
ook to strong coffee, billiousness and room. Director Gillespie looked on the
rritability.
In this condition of mind it was, of
our.se, the last thing on earth Mr.
lillespie desired or expected that the
a bias should get a crush on him.
.'his. however, is exactly what hap-
film, knew that it was good, and
sighed the sigh of the good and faith- '
ful servant who has worked hard, ac
complished, and whose accomplish
ment has been appreciated. Presently,
recollecting that it was dinner time, he
chance" meetings. Did he come down
ariy in the morning in hopes of being
ble to alone study out a scene, he was
ure to be confronted by a bla bla and
er best friend, who informed him
ened, and Fate, with a perverse shrug stole away.
nd a crooked smile, so arranged mat- As he emerged from the building he
ers that not a day went by but that expanded hjs manly chest and breathed
e was the recipient of fudge and fiat- deep. It was over. The bla bias had
cry. soft glances and billets doux, and departed. Again he was free to direct
he victim of carefully arranged a "regular" picture. He would get
right down to
Came a squeal. A succession of
squeals! A flurry. ' A flutter. On the
unsuspecting person of Director Gil
lespie bore down an avalanche of girl
ish figures. He was seized, blind fold
ed. His mouth and eyes were tied up
in scented handkerchiefs, and, unre
sisting how could he resist? be was
borne somewhere, up some stairs,
through some doors, and finally into a
room that smelled of fudge, hot choco
late, ham sandwiches and a little
pickled onions. He heard a chair be
ing pulled out. He was put in the
chair. And then the handkerchiefs
were taken from his eyes and mouth,
the soft detaining hands from his arms,
and, looking about he beheld the bla
bias all of 'em flanked by chafing
dishes and chocolate pots and plates
of sticky, goo-ey confections and
mountains of sandwiches and mounds
of little pickled onions. At his look
of utter and blank amazement they
giggled.
"Tee hee!" they said. "Titter, titter!
He he he! a-aa-aa-aa-aa ! Snlcky
snicky snicky snlcky! E ee ee ee
ee! K smus ss ss ss as! Now we
have you. P snss snss snss. Now
Mr.Gillegpieyougottamakeaspeechwegot
up this lnhonorofyouandyougotto make
aspeechandwe'regoingtoletyou eat your
headoff andwemade itall ourselves now
makeaspeech. Tee hee. Titter titter. He
he he he a aa aa aa aa. Snicky
snlcky snicky. E ee ee ee ce. K
ushingly that they had come down smus ss ss ss ss. P snss snss
arly "on purpose" to see him alone snss snss ssssssss e ee Eee!"
nd have him tell them Just what they Dazedly Director Gillespie rose to his
mst do in order to be what he would feet. He was smiling. The smile was
a sweet, fatuous, bland, blank smile.
One eye was wall-eyed and the other
was crossed. His nose pointed toward
a window.
"Ladles." he said, "you beautiful
stars " he took a step toward the win
dow. "You bee ee ee yewtlful
stars ' he took another step. He
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will be released on March 23. will show renter's stories, "Tho Little Apache."
Hazel Dawn in the role of a young Robert Herron will co-star with her
girl whose father is bitterly opposed in this new Fine Arts production, the
to his next door neighbor. The latter locale of which is placed in the Monl-
has a son whom the girl has never martro section of Paris,
seen. They meet and fall in love ln Dorothy Gish will have a role that
the courtry, neither suspecting the is totally different from any one that
identity of the other. But this is only she has ever had before ln the pictures,
the beginning of trouble for the lovers, when she appears ln the new Fine
as their stubborn parents both become Arts-Trianglo comedy-drama, "Katy
infuriated when they learn of the at- Bauer." This is the fourth of a series
tachment of parts that Miss Gitih has played for
"Audrey' is an adaptation of the the Fine Arts studio. This new role
celebrated novel by Mary Johnstone, shows her as a Pentmyivanla Dutch
in the stage version of which Maggie maiden, who is self-confident, capable.
Mitchell starred. Pauline Frederick energetic in fact, typical or that lo-
will present it to the motion picture cailty where cleanliness Is rated al-
public March 26. "Audrey" is a story most before godliness. Opposite .Miss
of the early 18th century which is full Qlsh is to appear Owen Moore, the
of romance, and contains a great deal handsome photoplay leading man. who
of comedy and no little drama. "Audrey" appears with her in "Jordan Is a Hard
Road" and "Betty of tiruystone."
Joseph n. Darling is busy in London
preparing the way for the Fox Film
Corporation's invasion of Uurope. lie
has already seen sufficient on this sidn
to show him that England has niadu
considerable strides in tho past few
years. He has nothing but praise for
the English picture theater, which, he
says, compares very favorably with that
of any other country he has visited.
As regards the policy of the Fox Film
Corporation, he says that up to tho
present nothing has been definitely set
tled, but he promises that within th
next few months the weekly feature
list of his concern will be- shown in
Great Britain and on tho continent. Hm
also says it is quite possible that he
may open studios ln this country, but
before entering upon such an enter
prise he would have to discover if the
atmospheric conditions were good
enough. Referring to the English im
port duties on films, Mr. Darling says
that if he found business very good,
his company would send its negatives
to England and have positives printed
by some English firm.
Is a far different type from anything
which Pauline Frederick has done on
the screen.
.
Beatrix Micheler.a, the heroine of
"The Unwritten Law," "Salvation N,ell,"
"Mignon." "Salomy Jane" and other
California features, advocates concerted
action on the part of legitimate motion
picture authorities against the fake
schools of motion-picture acting which
have sprung up throughout the country.
"These schools," declares Miss Mlche
lena, "are doing infinitely more harm
than many of us realize. Their real
pernicious influence Is not to be at all
measured by the dollars they take away
from their victimized pupils. What is
to be far more regretted and con
demned is the false impressions they
create through their advertisements
and literature as to conditions in the
motion-picture profession.
"It is largely due to them that the
impression has gained circulation that
there is a great demand for pretty
faced girls as picture actresses, and
that, with no other requisite than this
pretty face and a short' course of in
struction, one may find immediate em
ployment at a fabulouB salary. We
all know that there is this misconcep
tion among many and that innumer
able girls believe motion pictures a
short cut to "easy money.' We also
know Just how far mistaken they are
in this. They will also be disillusioned,
but often too late. Relying on the
rosy expectations engendered ln the
first instance by the fake schools and
their criminal publicity, they have
started out to become picture actresses
without adequate equipment in either
courage or talent. They have broken
away from previous moorings and when
the shock of disappointment comes,
thev often have no Dlace to turn. Shat
tered hopes means a moral strain that and Is. therefore, a Gemini girl.
many girls are unequal to.
"I believe that motion-picture people
should employ every device to show
these fake schools in their true colors.
Employ the motion-picture press. Let
the public know that they are fostered
by men with no ability to either direct
or act in pictures, but who have been
cunning enough to practice upon the
gullibility of victims carried away by
the motion-picture craze, and especial
ly the craze to act and see oneself
lionized on the screen."
TOLD BY THK NTAHS 0 TIIK STARS
May AlliMon.
PRETTY May Allison, of the Amer
ican company, wan born Juno 14,
If she is true to
her riin, she
Ih rostles.i and
cha iiKabl.
Has a vtvacious,
nervous, and anx
ious nature.
Can't bo kept In
bed when nhe'n pick.
H.'i cold. restloHH
eyes (twinkle, twin
kle, little icebergs).
faddist.
ave tbem be.
"You're such a wonderful director,
Tr. Gillespie," they would say. "Every
ody tells us we're In, such luck to have
ou!" And so on. Gillespie, while
roanlng inwardly, was, when off duty,
o much of a gentleman to needlessly
ffend. So with a sigh, he would tuck
is manuscript in his pocket, bend an
ttehtive ear. and elucidate, finally
robably thusly:
"Try to be natural. . Do as you're
ld. Don't look at the camera. Re
lember you're not attracting any par
cular attention, so don't be self con--ious.
Forget you like the looks of
le villain when you're supposed to
i In a convulsion of loathing. Don't
ilcker or giggle all the time "
-nail shots like this he couldn't for
i life of him resist giving "and er
use your brains.
A
DEAR little yellow-haired, brown-
eyed sprite is Miss Mary V. Mc
Alister, of the Essanay Company,
age 7. Born in Los Angeles on May
27. in the year of our Lord 1909, sho
has been the winner of innumerable
baby contest blue ribbons and pret
tiest child contests, practically since accompanied by moving pictures of her
the time she was first able to smile in tour at th "Made in IT. S. A." Extio-
nd continued to step "You the faces of an adoring public. Besides aition at the Grand Central Palace ln
men ne leaped.
From playwright to film actor Is the
sudden transformation of Paul Dickey,
who collaborated with Charles Goddard
In writing "The Misleading Lady" and
"The Ghost Breaker." A very success-
thls, she's in others ways quite an ex- New York. Altogether she's been in
TtfifloneArl vnnni. lnv TTVtnKfrnTi ee. nletiirp for two venra And ifa ftxnloit-
she's shaken the hand of President ed and press agented by a fond mamma ful dramatist, Dickey broke into the between Janu
Wilson, all dolled up as Miss Colum- who is also vurr vurr' proud. (And pictures as the result of a dare made ana "Bm.
bia. She's visited 105 cities of these,
our United States of America, as
"Maiden America," later appearing
The following morning the manage
ment of the O. K. Motion Picture Com
pany received a telephone call.
"This is the police station," said the
voice they heard calling them. "We
have a man here who has letters in
his pocket that show him to be con
nected with you. We found him wan
dering last night. Does her
w hy, what does he say," the man
agement inquired anxiously. The voice
TOPIC OF INTEREST TO
MOVING. PICTURE FANS
who run h1am her? When not work-
iner. Miss McAlister's favorite nastime while he was staging "His Picture in
is playing with dolls and looking at the Papers" at Atlantic City, N. J. In
pictures of herself in the family tnis Bame piay appears Terry McGov
scrapbook. The latter hobby is not ... . .lightweight champion, and
his celebrated manager and referee.
Job HumDhreys. "His Picture in the
::::: Papers" is a burlesque on vegetarian
Man Who. TTnun wimoeif " star-rimr ism. with Douglas Fairbanks In the
uncommon among stars, both great and
small. She is not married, boys!
-F
Jack- Barrymore; "The Longest Way stellar role and Loretta tuaice opposite
Round," starring Hazel Dawn, and him. ,
"Audrey," in which Pauline Frederick Mao Marsh, who has become a screen
appears in the title role. star overnight, figures prominently in
"The Man Who Found Himself," the thrilling Are scenes in another
which is scheduled for releann nn Triangle- ine Aris pmj, 1 ,i tws..r,'t
OR the first time since the forma- Ject also marks the first film in which March 19, was written by Willard Ann." She has occasion to go Into ox -THOTTtNtr
non oi me x-aramuuni. j-icurea Mis8 pickford has appeared since the Mack, author of "Kick In." It is the a burning building ana rescue a nine hae seen him ln
Corporation, the ' Famous Players organization of the Famous Plavers- stnrv of an aminentlv rsn-thi. elrl from the flames. While going aware, he follows his sln in this direc
"Restless eves
Is easils- Irritated.
Considerable of a
Is great on argu
ing. Should wear an
agate. It's her
blrthstone.
Should choose her
confidential friends
among those born
between January 21
een Sep- cant k khpr
tember 24 and Oc- BfcD VWHU iuE n 4iC,
tober 23.
Roncoe Arbuekle.
Mr. Arbuckle, of Keystone fame, was
born March 24, snd comes, therefore,
under the sign of Aries. He should
Be earnest and
sincere.
Have a busy
brain.
Be extremely fond
of music unit fox
troti iiir.
Impress his
personality upon
those with whom
he conies in con
tact. (As you who
Keystone films are
Whereupon he would be thanked and returned wearily, Somethingwe can't Fm Company will release through Mary Pickford Company" in the pro- young man who, after being hit on the through these scenes Miss Marsh siz- Hon if in no other.)
warded with a box of fudge or a
oera as per:
ar Mr GillesDie's the man we adore;
ach day in our minds he beats other men
more.
Is cyn are a bright aa the stars ln the
ky
nd if anyone's handsomer? why, we'd like
to know why.
Whereupon Director Gillesp"ie would
roan O bla bla! and nie ntm to
me secluded corner where he would
ldulge in language that would cer
Mnly have killed a bla bla dead had
he ever heard it.
His outbursts of temper while a
ene was in the taking he heard dis-
issed as "manly rages." or "Doeen t
e thrill you when he gets inspired!"
hey spoke of his smile as "most ador
ble" and confessed that they were
uite mad about his hands and the way
a wore his ring on his little finger,
'id he cast his eye about cogitatively,
here was alwny a bla bla at hand to
sk anxiously: "Anything I can do for
lou, Mr. Gillespie?" And did he res
pond with an awful frown, there
koald rneak from his presence an
wed but admiring bla bla who would
oon be heard confiding In stage whls-
ers: "Dear Mr. Gilletpie is so worried
bout something! I do wlh he'd tell
te and let me comfort l.iui."
Conversations of this kind being in
ime related with relish by "regulars,"
-ho had overheard, would reduce him
t a stuttering rage which rendered ln-
rtlcuiate -practically all his fine ex-
Just make out, but he says it over and that distributing company during the ductions of which she -retains a half head, turns burglar. The story is full sled her hair and received a few slight
over, bounds ridiculous, but we're quite month of March a seven-reel produc- Interest. In addition to this seven- of action, the incidents following one burns. After Miss llirsn compieieu
sure it is: , tlon, "Poor Little Pepplna," in which reel subject, the Famous Players will after the other in quick succession. her work in "Hoodoo Ann." she is to
"Bla bla! Bia bla! Bla bla bla!"' Mary Pickford is starred. This sub- release three other photoplays, "The "The Longest Way Round," which start rehearsals on one of Grant Cur-
VOTE FOR THE FICTIRE OF
.OLR FAVORITE PLAYER.
. Lillian Gish received the hlgh-
est number of votes last week.
Her picture, therefore, will ap
pear In the Frame of Public Fa
vor next Sunday. Of the other
players voted upon, the follow
ing six are the leaders: Henry
King, Theda Bara. Jackie Saun
ders. 'Maclyn Arbuckle, Charles
Bartlett and Clara Kimball
Young
THE BALLOT.
requests the pleasure
of seeing
the photograph of
appear
In the Frame of
Public Favor
On Week from next Sunday.
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Just popping over with questions.
PEGGY MAC LEO: Just popping over
with questions, are you? Wait a
minute, wail a minute! All right now,
we've got th popper shut. Yes, Mary
Fuller's picture appeared ln the Frame
of Public Favor some time ago. Sha
is ln her early 20s. She has brown
hair. The statement that Pearl White
was born In 1190 was a misprint. She
' was born in 1889. Marguerite Snow
is about 26 years old. No, It is not
her daughter who was the oldest child
in "The Patriot and the Spy." No,
Charles Chaplin's picture has not ap
peared in the Frame. You are vurr,
vurr welcome!
Ruth: Address Marc MacDermott in
care of the Edison Company, 2826 De
catur avenue, Bedford Park, N. Y. Yes,
I reckon he'd answer letters. No, dear
- heart, J don't think anybody knows
Francis X. Bushman's age. Yts, he's
married. Ever and ever so thankful?
Well, you are ever and ever so much
obliged?
Billy: Can't Imagine what oould
have happened to your previous com
munications. You. think I am a Sunday
supplement editor with a dead cigar
in one corner of my mouth? Have an
other think on me! Chester Barnett is
the name of the actor who played Lit
tle Blllee in "Trilby" with Clara Kim
ball Young. A letter addressed to Wal
lace Reld in care of the Triangle Film
Company, Tl West Twenty-third street.
New York, will reach him. Do I
know who he is? Sure. Wallace Reld.
Y'wekkum.
Mine: You heard wrong. There, is no
Mine. Kerrigan.
Animal Lover: No, I don't happen to
know of any company that at the
present time needs a black cat. If I do
I will let you know, (Any place for
this applicant?)
F. O. .: es. Earl Williams' picture
has appeared in the Frame, of Public
Favor. What are you trying to do
get me bombed? Probably not, but that
is Just exactly what would happen if I
were to say out in bold, black type
who I considered the 10 leading stars
in the movie world. Every star thinks
it's the brighest. you know.
Brown Eyes: We agree on one thing
at least, don't we? It sure Is great to
Any place for this applicant!
Owen Moore adores dogs. '
' be crazy. However, dear child, I am
afraid I am not quite crazy enough to
put aside 600 votes for your star when '
I haven't received them. No, his pio
ture has not been in the frame. It is
only a question of votes. Two years
ago Francis X. Bushman said he was
29. Yes, be has five children. Owen
Moore adores dogs. Do I? O, an'
more!
T. K.: Thcnak you. I am not so dear
when you know me better. William
Courtleigh and Lillian Lorraine played
the leads in "Neal of the Navy." Yes, .
he suah looke like some lovin' boy.
Write to him in care of the Pathe
Freres Company, 1 Congress street,
Jersey Cif Heights, N. J.
Dorothy G. C: I am sorry you didn't
see the answer to your question the
other time. Maybe you only looked
with one eye. Henry Walthall is with
the Essanay Company. 1333 Argyle
street, Chicago. A prize for the best
costume at an advertising party! How
lovely! What were you advertising?
M. E. S.: The picture of the actor in
whom you are intorested has not ap
peared ln the Frame of Publlo Favor.
Yes, certainly his picture will tve
shown there If he receives enough
votes. This Is a case where women
can vote.
W. C. H.; The only way for you to
find out whether or not Ruth Roland
answers letters personally Is to write
to her in care of the company by
which she is employed. Address her ln
care of the Balboa Company, Long
Beach, Cal.
Three Girls: Does he like me? Of
girls, you ask such personal questions.
Worried: There's no set age for a
movie star. Dey shines from the cra
dle up.
Anxious: .Pearl White isn't going to
be ln pictures again? Why? Because
she is in them yet. It is great to have
a blonde friend who is a moving pic
ture actor. I know a blonde who is a -motion
picture actor, but he isn't ex
actly what I would call a friend.
Be deeply interested in literature and
art. (Also refer you to tho Keystone
comedies.)
Love order and harmony. (Kef. Key
stone.)
Be much annoyed by any inharmo-
ous surroundings.
(My. my. how he
must suffer!)
Work well uner
others.
Do things ln his
own sweet way.
Be executive and
aspiring.
Deal in diamonds
his blrthstone.
Choose his friends
among those born
between July 23 and August 23
between November 23 and December 22.
'
mm.
LCMEi OtlDBR.
AND MAKMONV
and
Voice of the Fan
Dey shines from the cradle up.
Thinks Players Are Overpaid.
DEAR MISS TINEE: I am not a
movie fan by any means and sel
dom attend a picture show, but I cer
tainly do hear an awful lot about
movies. From what I hear and occa
sionally read don't you really and truly
think. Misa Tinee, It is a "grafting"
game? When you stop to consider the
many beautiful but poor girls who nave
to drudge all day long in a health
killing factory for $6 a week and then
think of Mary Pickford, Billie Burke,
etc., whose salaries reach Into the
thousands, do you think it fair, Miss
,TInee? Maybe acting in the movies
isn't easy, but it surely Is a great deal
easier than pounding a type machine
or drudging In a factory and then
compare the differences in salaries!
Please do not think me Jealous, be
cause in the first place I am only a
mere man," with enough money to
afford the comforts and some of the
luxuries of life, but I certainly would
like your opinion, your true opinion.
of this movie game. Don't you honest
ly think the actors and actresses are
overpaid In comparison with other
Iris who haven't the ghost of a chance
ln the movies?
I would like to shake hands with
that "One Sensible Person" whose re
ply appeared In today's paper. If I
seem offensive, Miss Tinee, lo please
pardon me, as I am not a movie fan
and cannot understand the game.
Thanking you sincerely,
ANOTHER SENSIBLE PERSON.
(Can't see it that way. All working
girls are not capable along the lines
which have made the actret&ca you
mention famous.)