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4 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAT 7, 1916. will oegin worn on me i" - - production. "Romeo and Juliet, wnun the Metro riciurM orpormwn t.. ing to offer as Its contnoution Shakespearean tercentenray. pense or effort will be spared to make it one of the greatest pictures ever produced. John W. Noble, who has been directing ine Dnnmu-i.' features. will produce "Romeo aim Juliet." - ... i . TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Majestic "The Eternal - Bapho." Plckford "The Kiss of Hate." Columbia "The Children in the House." Peoples "The Moment Before." Helligr "The Birth of a Nation." Bunset "Damaged Goods." WHILE Turner & Dahnken, with their T. & D. Theater, as the old Empress -will be known when It makes Its bow to Portland as a home of motion pictures, are the most re cent factors in local tilmdom, they are In reality Portland pioneers ir that field of amusement. The motion pic ture theater was preceded by the nick elodeon and that in turn followed the J'enny arcade. So as the operators of a. penny arcade in Portland in 1905, during the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Turner and Dahnken base their claim to a front seat In the gallery of pio neers. Fred Dahnken and J. T. Turner came to Portland from California in 1905, detetrmined to bo into some form of amusement during the exposition. They chose the penny arcade, then a popu lar store-show, as the logrical money maker, and installed a complete equip ment at Sixth and Washington streets. From that small beginning they have developed into the biggest motion pic ture exhibitors of the West, with nine houses in operation, in three states, and three more destined to open their doors to the public within four months. Following the Portland exposition, the partners stored their machines, only to set them up again when Fill more street became Sar Francisco's chief thoroughfare following the fire of 1906. They 'soon changed to the nickelodeon, moved to Market street, opened more houses, and with the de velopment of the motion pictures were the first people on the Coast to have pictures in big legitimate houses. In 1907-8 they started in the film exchange business, operating this in conjunction with their houses until the formation of the General Film Com pany. In the old days it was a two reel show, with electric pianos, and an operator who "spieled" from the screen room. Today Turner & Dahnken operate the T. & D. Trivoll Opera-House in San Francisco; T. D. Oakland Photo The ater, of Oakland; T. & D. Theater, of Keno, Nev.j T. & D. Theater,- of Rich mond. CaX; T. A D. Theater, San Jose; Cal.; T. & D. Theater, Stockton, Cal.; T. &. D. Theater, Sacramento, Cal.; T. & D. Theater, Watsonville, Cal.; T. & D. Theater, Berkeley, Cal., and will open the T. & D. Theater in Portland, the largest motion picture house in - the city, next Sunday. The smallest house of the circuit is at Richmond, a small city, the seating capacity being only S00. Their new Oakland house, which will represent, in building and equipment, an invest ment of more than 4250.000. will seat 3500 people and will be the largest mo tion picture theater in the United States, with the pot-sible exception of the New- York Hippodrome. It is their boast that in each city they invade Turner & Dahnken operate the largest theater devoted exclusively 'to motion pictures. E. B. Johnson, general manager of the circuit, who is in Portland arrang ing for the T. & D. opening, announces that deals are on for the Invasion of Seattle. Tacoma and Los Angeles. Closely following the announcement of the acquisition of Vivian Martin, It was learned at the New York offices of the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company that this concern has added two new stars of prominence to Its roster In the persons of Mile. Rita "Jollvet and Edna Goodrich. By strange coincidence both of these well-known favorites of the screen and stage have appeared .on the Paramount programme in the past under the Lasky trademark. Mile. JolU vet in "The Unafraid" and Miss Good rich in "Armstrong's Wife." Mile. Joltvet made her American stage debut with Otis Skinner in "Kis met" some four . years ago. which proved an -instantaneous success. Fol lowing a long run of this play at the Knickerbocker Theater, Jlew York, she appeared here In "When Ignorance la Bliss," at the Lyceum. "What It Means to a Woman," at . the Longacre, "A Thousand Years Ago,'' at the Shubert, Before the most distinguished audi ence that has been gathered in a Lon don theater in years a special perform ance of I. W. Griffith's American spec tacle. "The Birth of a Nation, was pre sented last week in Drury Lane The ater. London, for a benefit to -the Wom en War Workers' fund. Th specliU matinee was under the -personal aus pices pf 5ueen Mary, who occupied the roval "box with Queen Alexandria, the Princesses Victoria and Mary and tive Princes Henry and George o the royal family. Seats sold for the benefit for J1S each and the comDinea rece.jm exceeded $15,000. The entire box of fice takings were donated by Mr. Grif fith by special arrangements made by his representative, l neoaore jiiirnni, during his recent visit to Kngland. After the performance Queen Mary sent for Mr. Griffith's London manager and requested that her congratulations and thanks be extended to the American producer. Miss olga Netharsole. th Knglish actress, well known in Amer ica, first Interested Queen Mary in the benefit and took an active Interest in Its success. In addition to the royal family, the audience Included King Manuel and Queen Amelia of Portugal. His Im perial Highness the Grand Duke Mich- ael of Ruesia. the Belgian. Russian and Japanese Ambassadors. Prime Min ister Asquith. former Prime Minister Balfour. LloyJ George. Bonar Law. Unionist leader In the coalition gov ernment: the Duchesses of Marlbor ough, Hamilton. Beaufort. Norfolk. Sutherland. Abercorn and Buccleucta and the Duke of Newcastle! The novelty of introducing a fight in a screen production has grown to no a. thing of the past: bnt the fight that Douglas Fairbanks and W. E. Lowery have in a forthcoming Trtangle-Flne Arts comedy Is so sensational that it really should be classed as something unusual In the way of a screen thrill. The two Fine Arts players, under the direction of William Christie Ca banne. fought for fully 10 minutes without stopping for a moment's rest. Over tables, throwing calrp.- drag ging one another ver thf harj floor, are only a few of the mild things that took place during the fight. Pt Wolf Hopper, after witnessing th fight on the sidelines, said tnat h would have traded his ticket to th Moran'WIIlard pugilistic combat to see Douglas Fairbanks put up bis dukes In his physical contest with W. E. Lowery. and other Broad ny attractions. Al though the subject in which Mile. Joli vot will make her initial screen appear ance under the Morosco management is not known at this time, it is under stood that it will be one of George Broadtuirst's recent successes. Edna Goodrich, whose greatest char acterization on the stage was in the starring role of '"The Genius,' as NelU although scarcely past her 20s has spent eight years behind the footlights, during which time she has scored many personal triumphs. Among her suc cesses are "When We Were Twenty one." "The Gilded Fool." "In Missouri." "The Master Hand," "The Easterner." by George Broadhurst; "His Neigh bor's Wife," and. as a hendliner in bi- time vaudevlllo. in Minerva." "The Awakening of Franc L. X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, who recently completed "A Mil lion a Minute." a forthcoming Metro wonderplay, have gone to Baltimore, where they will spend a vacation of 10 days with Mr. Bushman's family at Bushmanor. the popular screen artist' country estate. Both Mr. Bushman and Mies Bayne are extremely fond of horseback riding and. as Mr. Bushman keeps a large stable of thorough breds, and there are many beautiful country roads near his estate, they will have an opportunity to ride to their heart's content Immediately after their rest in the country Mr. Bushman and Miss Bayne will return to New York, when they Whenever Theda Bara reels she can steal a day or two away from the studio and movies in the making she nils up her car's gasoline tank, packs In two or three good books and some boxes of purple candy, tucks her two little turbaned Moorish attendants in their side seats and stnrts out lickety split down the big road from New York to Long Beach. Long Island. fr a rest at the seashor. Before she has been indoors lotia she hurries out to the etli-e of the water nl "oes traipsing through the sand, with never a thought of her di rector, the villain In the cast, the wife she Intends wronging or the wealthy old fellow who Is destined to lose his bankroll. The other day when Miss Bars left U1Z ' s 2d Big Week - 2d, Big Week MATIN EE2.15-CO M M ENCING TODAY-EVENINGS 8:15 ELLIOTT & SHERMAN ANNOUNCE E. W. GRIFFITH'S WORLD'S MIGHTIEST SPECTACLE 15, 00 T?eople Saw It the Past Week D id You? YOU SHOULD SEE THE BURNING OF ATLANTA LEE'S SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR THE RISE OF THE KU-KLUX-KLAN YOU SHOULD HEAR- THE WONDERFUL SYMPHONY ' ORCHESTRA OF FORTY PIECES IT WILL MAKE A BETTER AMERICAN OF YOU What the Portland Papers Say: Brilliant, sensational spectacle and dramatic incidents of strength and beauty is "The Birth of a Nation."--Oregonian. Marvelous Entertain ment. The Telegram. The three hours it takes to screen the film pave a mas ter's finishing touch to a work of art. Oregon Jour nal. The silent drama, "The Birth of a Nation," ha3 accom plished what flesh-and-blood actors in a mimic world can never hope to do. Portland News. TAKEN FROM THOMAS DIXON'S "THE CLANSMAN" POSITIVELY THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH! PRICE EVENING 25c, Pc, 75c, $1:00 and Sl.SO Box Seats S2.00 MATINEE 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 Now Selling NOTE: THESE PRICES WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL, SO DON'T WAIT AND BE DISAPPOINTED! i i