THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBEE 10, 1910. a really re markable photo play one of the big, beautiful productions of the year. . at the Peoples v. four days only starting today 1 1 a. m. to lip. m. .V I VI -mmmA . i - . a r What to Expect! The faithful at prayer in the trackless desert,' the prostrate crowds in the market square, the long caravan winding slowly over the sandy waste, the gaily decked crowds of merrymakers at the Fantasia these scenes in "The Road to Love," Lenore Ulrich's photoplay, are wonderful examples of artistic photography. The ecenic beauty of the desert and of desert life the resting camels, Jthe widespread tents, the picturesqueness of the Arab horse men and the ever-dreaded Band storms have been retained and form the highly interesting back ground for an Eastern love story of fascinating charm at the Peo ple's Theater. Another-of those wonderful photoplays of many stars: Colin Chase, Lucille Ward,, Estelle Allen, Alfred Vosburgh, Herschel Mayall, Joe Massey, Alfred Longsworth and the really beautiful " micDlF The strong, vigorous action of this remarkable picture carries a fascinating love story through many thrilling scenes of adventure and romance - The clash of human passions rises to terrific heights in this exceptional screen-drama: I4I.IW.WL! if ill in r"M ifir 9mf Am Ik Kad to LdDve Early-comers avoid the large crowds at night daily from 11 A. M. go today. No doubt, you are tired of hearing every picture called a "super-picture," so we will not call this one by that name, but you can be sure this new programme at the Peoples is about tKe best and most satisfactory entertainment your money has bought for some time. f ( jf t -v " jT " 5 t " v X X' , J - ? - 1 :1 ' . h 2; -. . 11. i 1. mm mm- trM m u Ml W I"I Lt Mm I ! i"l I il H mml mm mm mm mm Mi P. -- " - ; - 1 " " " " ' " mwa m wi " a. n ml , j lools him. She has seen a Hfe-saver at Atlantic City and slips out of her room to meet him at night. The other man suspects, but as ho has been cut off by his rich father, on account of his fast life, she is through with him and has chosen an other rich man with whom to elope. The climax of the picture is startling. This story is as psychological as any visible on the Broadway staRe. When "Lola" was presented on the stage. Laurette Taylor, who has since become famous as Peg o' My Heart, appeared in the role now visualized by Clara Kimball Young'. Author Owen Davis aid, after seeing the Bcreen version, "Had the stage version been fortunate enough to have Clara. Kimball Young play the title role, I am certain that 'Lola' would have been a greater suc cess than it was." "Surf Girls," a Keystone comedy with an all-star cast, and including the famed Keystone bathing girls, will also be exhibited. PIiAY MAS" ORIENT AIj CHARM m "The Road to Love" Will Be Shown j at People's Tyieuter. "The Road to Love." an Eastern love etory of fascinating charm, staged on the desert and permeated with all the phases of the interesting lives of the Algerian Arabs, will be seen at the Peoples Theater today. Lenore Ulrich, the star of "The Bird of Paradise," heads the cast, while Colin Chase, Alfred Vosburgh and Herschell Mayall are prominent among the supporting players. The picture is said to be a notable example of screen photographic art. The faithful at prayer in the trackless desert, the prostrate crowds in the market square, the long caravan wind ing slowly over the sandy waste, the gaily decked crowds of merrymakers at the Fantasia, a desperate combat between a young American and a horde of Algerians, are among the unusual features splendidly caught by the camera. Many types and kinds of Oriental dancing are performed by the native dancing women. The scenes of the Fantasia, which play so important and critical a part of this love story, are truly Oriental. But more beautiful than any of the native Deauties. Lenore Ulrich in the gauze and spangles of the celebrated and much-sought Hafsa, stages the premiere dance of the evening, a per formance that has a very potent in fluence on Hafsa's adventurous career. It is a career, by the way. that is taken from life. Gowns, arms, rugs, costumes and all the paraphernalia of Algerian life were secured from a wealthy Algerian who takes part in this picture play. This native supplied the Algerian- dancers, musicians, camel drivers and all the strange equipment of these people. The sight of these desert dwellers at their accustomed tasks creates an air of genuineness that adds an Oriental flavor to this strongly attractive love story of the Near East. VICE EXPOSURE FILM IS BACK Star Theater Will Show "The Little Girl Next Boor." "The XJtHe Girl Next Door," the vice exposure film that broke all records for attendance at the Star Theater a few weeks ago. will return for a spe cial four-day engagement, commencing today. This is the six-reel "shocker.", or "lesson-teacher," ' as you choose to style it, that has had so many censor ehio ti-fcsels throughout the country. "The Little Girl Next Door" is an Vofficial" vice-investigation picture. It is based on the hearings of the Illinois inquisitorial committee of 1913 and boasts of the most imposing cast ever flashed on a 3creen. Vice-President. Marshall. Champ CTark. Representative Mann and numerous other officials of National prominence are presented. with a galaxy of Illinois politicians headed by the Governor, Lieutenant- Governor. State Senators, the Mayor and other members of the Chicago munici pal government As one writer expressed it: "The "vi pers' and 'lost souls' are impersonated by professional players.' This film is said to have a mission. That mission is to warn the youth of the land against the recruiting meth ods employed by white slavers. A num ber of cases of white slave operations are shown, all flashed in conjunction with testimony given before the vice commission. Forty preachers of Chicago Indorsed this fil'n, according to the press agent. Urweserved approval was expressed by Rev. M. P. Boynton, who said: "There is no blunder of the humani race more monumentally nonsensical than the foolish and cowardly silence In matters of sex. It is almost alto gether due to this darkness and reti cence that the foul creatures known as panders and white-slavers have flourished. If ever a social attitude were utterly discrdited, it Is this old fashioned false modesty that even now cries out against such an exposure as that of 'The Little Girl Next Door.' " MAJESTIC BILL IS EXCITING "My Official Wife," Story of Rus sian Intrigue, Will Be Shown. Vitagraph's de luxe reissue of "My Official Wife." that all-star photoplay constructed about the beautiful Clara KlmJxill Young, will be offered at the Majestic Theater today. This picture surely revels In stars, for, in addition to Miss Young, the cast includes Earle Williams, Harry T. Morey, Mary Anderson. L. Rogers Lyt- ton. Rose Tapley and Eulalie Jensen. The story is woven around the beau tiful Nihilist, Helene Marie, who, in order to get by the secret police on the Russian frontier, induces Lennox, an American, to introduce her as his wife in order that she may enter on his passport. At St. Petersburg Lennox Is obliged to introduce the girl as his wife and register her at the hotel under his name. She discloses her identity, but the American is in love with her and lets matters take their course. The girl learns of the coming attendance of the Czar to a fashionable ball, and is chosen to assassinate the ruler. So, having no more use for Lennox, she entices an officer of the royal guard to become her sweetheart. Lennox becomes jealous of the Rus sian, misses a train and returns to find Helene in the arms of his rival. Lennox learns of her purpose to assassinate the Czar and drugs her. She is taken to a hotel, awakens, aiyl retaliates by drugging Lennox and then escaping with her officer to a yacht. The police send a torpedo-boat after the yacht and a torpedo blows the boat to atoms, putting an end to the carer of the beautiful Nihilist. Pathe News and a comedy will also be exhibited. FAIRBANKS IS AT. COLUMBIA Popular Star Will Appear In Com edy "Flirting With Fate." Douglas Fairbanks, who rivals Will iam S. Hart as the.most pjpular of all Triangle stars, opens an engagement at the Columbia Theater today in "Flirting With Fate." With this com edy, said to be one of the best vehicles of the versatile and athletic Broad wa'y star, will be screened a Keystone comedy. In "Flirting With Fate" Fairbanks Impersonates a poor artist in love with a girl of high Boclety. But Augy, the artist, has no money, and is afraid to propose to his sweetheart. ho he prac tices on one of her friends. Gladys, the beloved one, thinks him false and Augy, despondent, tries to commit sui cide but falls. He then turns to Auto matic Joe, an assassin, and gives him J50 to perform the job. - Then comes overwhelming good for tune. Money Is loaned him by a friend: he inherits a million and makes up with his sweetheart. In spite of all this Augy must die. He cannot find Automatic Joe. and the great killer has never been known to swerve from duty. He has a hun dred disguises, may be any one of the people the artist meets, -and he may deal death by pistol, dagger, bomb or poison. . The artist engages a corre spondence - school detective to guard him. and flees from his own employe when he sees him in disguise. His agony of mind grows more and more intense, until he runs at the sight of anyone who might be Automatic Joe in disguise. He is finally married, but he is only fairly started on his honey moon when he is chased by Automatic Joe in the guise of .a Salvation Army recruit, and he is finally treed, only to learn that Joe has completely reformed and only wanted to return the $50. Film Flickers Miss Charlotte Burton has hit upon a clever scheme for reducing the high cost of being a popular screen star. The expense attached to satisfying the immense demand for photographs has been materially reduced by her ingenu ity. She takes motion picture nega tives of" close-ups of herself, prints them in her own dark-root mounts the prints ir artistic folders and sends them to those who write her asking for a photograph.' Some stunt! Forty-five thousand feet of film is being reduced to a flve-reel subject by Richard Stanton, of Fox. This is the international boundary subject, with numerous war scenes, in which seven troops of cavalry took part. Allen Hale and Gretchen Hartman are the princi pals and the subject is said to have cost $40,000. Ever since the announcement that the Famous Players would star Mar guerite Clark in an adaptation of "Snow White," in which she scored such a success on the stage, the stadio has been besieged by anxious, doting and glib-tongued parents who are anxious to immortalize their children in celluloid. . The large majority of them sem to think the mere fact that they witnessed the stage presentation of the fairy tale will entitle their off spring to screen blessedness in this Paramount picture. Since the opening of the duck hunt ing season Mack Sennett. head of the Keystone Film Company, is spending much of his time nimroding within the bounds of one of the finest gun clubs of Southern California. , The big fun genius is a member of the club, which is In the environs of Los Angeles, and he Is getting the full joy out of the sport these crisp California mornings. Mr. Sennett often takes one or two members of his comedy organization on the excursions and it has come' to be a matter of current discussion as to who will be the next to share the pleasures of his frequent visits to the club marsh. Mr. Sennett is just as handy with the shotgun as he is at the Keystone plant, manufacturing the fa mous comedies. He seldoon fails to get the "limit." Charles Murray and Joseph Callahan were Sennett's guests on a successful hunt Thanksgiving morning. Besides bagging the limit of ducks, the trio shot several big "honk ers. Alan Hale, who with Gretchen Hart- man is starring in Western Fox fea tures, started to be an osteopath, but, as he says, "sick people made him sick." The law was too musty and real estate was too commercial to suit his esthetic tastes, so he turned to the stage. He joined a stock company and from that worked up. Finally, en tering pictures, he successively ap peared with a half dozen companies and last played for Famous Players before bis present engagement. Harry Watson, In public life Musty Suffer, almost went to work in Essa- ny s Chicago studios recently. Having been acquired by that company, Wat son left New York for the city by the lane to Degm work. Just what hap pened is not made clear. Anyhow, the" floor of the studio was too hard, or something, and Harry beat it back to N'Yawk with his retinue, which con sisted of Director Myll. Vera Sisson. who deserted the Pacific slope some months agone. is now em ployed by the Latin-American Produc ing Company, a new New York con cern. Miss Sisson recently appeared with Nance O'Neil in "The Irtn Woman." - Louise Huff was at one time a beauti ful blonde, violet-eyed Ingenue in a stage "Graustark"; and now, with Fa mous Players, she's just as beautiful. Just as blonde and just as violet-eyed, although the invention to get blondes and violet eyes on a silversheet is not yet- perfected. She started calling Columbus, Ga., her home town Novem ber 14, 1895. Some of her screen suc cesses were "Marse Covington," "Des tiny's Toy" and "The Reward of Pa, tience." ' Fay Tincher finds a place In the list of main attractions of Hollywood. To- peka. Kan., gave her early schooling, then vaudeville gave her poise, and Anally musical comedy took her in. Since then she's' been a laughmaker in a thousand comedies and her name is known around the world. She once played in Joe Weber's company. Her eyes are brown, her hair is black and she makes "em laugh in Hackehsack (an accomplishment). Beauty has followed Conway Tearle all of his days, for on the legitimate stage ne played in the casts of a mil chritudinous trio composed of Billie Burke, V iola Allen and Ethel Barry more- He Is 36 years old and received his stage training under Sir Charles Wyndham and Ellen Terry. His screen career began with Famous Players and perhaps his most enduring por tray el tnat or Neville in "The Common Law," with Clara Kimball Young. . Ruth Stonehouse is a penver girl who went to Chicago to study dancing. She soon found that the way to the top was long. and. to maintain herself during the long wait, she "tried the pictures with the Essanay Company. Hef "try" was so successful that she gave up dancing, fot she worked her way up from "extra" girl and small bits to stardom. She went with Uni versal six months ago and now Is play ing her own leads and directing them. William "Desperate" Desmond Is an Irish-American. That Is. he was born in Dublin and was brought to this coHntry when very young. His first stage appearance was in a minor part in "Quo Vadis." He was with the Mo rosco Stock Company for five years and finally entered pictures with the film company of the same name. Later followed an offer from ThomasInce and he has since been doing splendid work at Inceville and Culver City. - David Wark Griffith. Triangle's world-famous director, was a singer and actor before he joined the film in dustry. Charlie Giblyn, who has gone to New York to direct Clara Kimball Young In her new picture, tells this: "Thomas Mott Osborne, late reform warden of Sing Sing Penitentiary, en couraged all sorts of exercises, from football to oratory. In an inside organ-, ization known as 'The Mutual Welfare League.' A baseball game was in prog ress on the lot within the walls re cently and. the player at bat, with a mighty swing, knocked the ball across the top of the wall. Eighteen men and the umpire Immediately volun teered to go after it." Ethel Teare belies her name, since her work on the screen has been al most entirely in comedy. She began to act before the camera Just a year and a half ago. Previous to that she had been on the Orpheum circuit with her sister. Her popularity in "Ham Come dies," opposite Lloyd V, Hamilton, won her a company of her own, and now she is being- featured In Kalem comedies written especially for her. She appears in roles- ranging from in genue to elderly character parts. . Gretchen Hartman. Fox leading woman, started on the stage as Little Eva. She played child roles with the Ben Greet players. Then followed sev eral years in school before her return to the boards. Her career in legiti mate drama included many engage ments. She entered pictures under the Biograph banner and was with that company until quite recently. With Alan Hale, her screen partner, she is known to thousands of picture fans for her clever work. The primal ambition of Jack Hod kins, who is now with the William Fox photoplayers, was to be a minister. Most of Jack Hopkins' screen ca reer has been devoted to graphic por trayals of yeggmen guilty in the first degree Of 17 brands of crime recog nized by the New York penal code. Jack plays the crook in a forthcom Ing William Fox feature. Such is the inexorable ruling of fate. George . Periolat, . the well-known character actor -who has been associ ated with the American Film Company at Santa Barbara and has been seen in Mutual pictures for several years, has been re-signed by the American for another year. Herbert Brannon and Lewis J. Selz- nick have invited the suffragists of New York to be their guests at a spe cial exhibition of the Nazimova picture "War Brides." The film play has been indorsed by prominent suffragists as the greatest argument for equal rights ever shown on the screen. : Samuel Long, motion picture pro moter, left a personal estate of $498, 899, according to an inventory filed in the Surrogate's Court of New York. The bulk of the stock is in the General Film Corporation, the Paramount Pic ture Corporation and the Progressive Motion Picture Company. Emmy Wehlen. star of "Vanity," a Metro-Popular Plays and Players fea ture photodrama from the pen of Aaron Hoffman, which is soon to be released, would rather dance than do anything else in the world. She is especialy fond of the ntw development in danc ing the "London Taps," which is being done in all the smart trotteries, but considers the fox-trot the ideal mod ern dance. X In taking the sea pictures of "Jerry of the Emerald Isle," the Metro-Columbia feature soon to be released, star ring Mabel Taliaferro, the Carpathian, which rescued the victims of the Ti tanic disaster, was used. This is worthy of the most hectic Theda Bara outburst: "Olga Olonova, who has dropped the Olga altogether, only has a birthday once in seven years, because she was born on the banks of the Nile at the jmotffent a turtl ewlth the likeness of the moon engraved on his shell crept out upon the bank. This turtle bathes perpetually and only dries himself after seven wet years in the Nile. And Olo nova can't possibly have a birthday un less he emerges. - According to the turtle she is only 3 years old." Director Chautard' built an elegant Venice scene for Alice Brady's coming picture, "Frou Frou," in Piermont. N. Y. When the company arrived to take the scene it was discovered that the water was frozen over ever so gently and that snow had, fallen. "Emile, bring me my snow shovel," said Alice, as she stepped into the gondola, "I'm liable to- need it before we're through Ven ice.'' The art of sweeping floors Is en grossing Jack Pickford these days while dainty Louise Huff is becoming more than ever adept as a heart-: breaker, in preparation for the produc tion by Famous Players of "Great Ex pectations," adapted, .from Charles Dickens' great story. Clarissa Selwynne, whose record for characterization covers many years of two - continents, is earning her dally bread by working 22 out of the regula tion number of hours. During the day she is at the Zelig Zoo and at night plays a diametrically opposite type of character in Miss BarnsdeH's company at the Little Theater, Los Angeles, in papa,-' a lively comedy by Zoe Atkins. Kwery Kolum (NoteAll motion picture Questions an swered except tnose relative to the writing na marKnir.g or scenarios, f lease sign all queries and give the name under which you wisn questions answered.) WL. H.- If you wish to become a motion picture actor, call on the directors of the different film com panies. All the letter-writing in the world will do no good if they do not see you to get an Idea of your type. The sending of a photo is just as un satisfactory. About $3 a day is the minimum. Muriel D. You may have a friend who knows Anita Stewart personally but she is wrong when she says that the Vitagraph star is a widow. Why the girl has never even been married. Neither has Marguerite Clark. Yes, she is a number of years the older. Regular Subscriber They say Char lie gets $670,000. but your guess is as good as any. I don't know that he gives anything to charity. There is Joke going about charging Chaplin with Harry Lauder frugality. Yes, Ma bel played with him in "Tillie's Punc tured Romance." Pickford Fan, Oregon City Mary Pickford was known to her family as Gladys Smith before she went on the stage, or at least one version of the affair has it that way. Mary was born at Toronto. Canada. , Miss I. B., Oregon City Mae Tinee is no longer connected with The Ore gonian. Billie Burke is no longer in the movies. If you became an actress surely you would meet a number of stars. Miss Burke has many friends, non-pyfessional as well as profes sional" She is 30 years old, the wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., has one child, a baby girl, and can be reached care New York Theater. New York City. Harry Merritt," Ecola, Or. The Cali fornia address of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company is Universal City, Cal. C. H. M. Fannie Ward is 41 years old. It does sound unbelievable, but it's quite true. The press agent for Lasky. was responsible for that yarn about the drug clerk refusing to sell her something because she was unac companied by her mother. Carlyle Blackwell is still with World. Robert Warwick now. has a company of his own. Kerrigan is not with Universal and more, or has quit them, according to late reports. ' Clara Kimball Young Fan Clara asked for money In that divorce case, alleging that she had turned over many thousands to James, but' don't think she asked for alimony. Why should she? She is a big star and he a director. You know directors don't assay on the salary roll nearly so high as the biggest stars. The average amount of sickness in human life is estimated at 10 days per annum. Send your friends'THE COLUMBIA" 'A most beautiful book, truly inspiring Oregon message. KIL HAM'S, 5th and Oak. f 1 i ii At Thie Stair For the Last Time in Portland Four Days, Starting Today The startling- -photoplay that has set the people of leading American cities thinking and talking Vice- at your very door stepa daring expose that is a real revelation to thinking men and women. TT n n H Birl Next D(D)r Don't blush to tell your daughter the things she ought to know. This picture is the greatest moral sermon ever depicted in film. Based on facts gathered by the Illinois Vice Commission. Are You Sure Your own loved ones are safe? If you are a fath er, see "The Little Girl Next Door." If you are a mother, see "The Little Girl Next Door." If you -are a sister or a brother, this picture is for you No advance in prices Matinees, ex cept holidays, 10c Evenings 15c Avoid the night crowds; attend the matinees. Daily 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. Only 4 days. Tlhe Washington at Park Street Charlie Chaplin's NEW Comedies Soon