TITE Sim? AT OREGOXIAX, rOKTXAXD, DECEMBER 1?, 191G. I - mm. V-; tf.Uv. -. r-v (( ; V-ra : - A A - ; . . av- n.J rK X " v l at 1 " I .f.v.'---' . Y r - T . - lit rr I if v v " r !Va A'Vt' t- . ' "'J I F - V t JfK 111, , nv - i I ..--.-V ..::Vv::.X'.:..-v V. .t " li iar :.: y Kf ?;!''' :-rrt:--v: -li " . ' Y - ? f.-'HW;,. ts:.--..ynJ - - - ; : j .11 -'A !- . - Vihfe:vt-. sx . . V TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. .Majestl: E.'H. Sothern and Edith Storey. "An Enemy King." Columbia William Desmond and Dorothy Dalton, "A Gamble in Souls." Sunset Alice Brady. "Then I'll Come Back to You." Star Audrey Munson, "Purity." Peoples Marie Doro, Hobart Bos worth and Tully Marshall, "Oli ver Twist." Globe Jeanne Eagels. "The World and the Woman." IN a photoplay the actor merely makes motions. Everything 1s indi cated by the player's movements. This is pantomime. And this pantomimlstic expression must reflect an intelligence that will grip the audience. Emotions must be telegraphed through the eye to the brain. The audience must "hear" the story with the eyes. The limitations of the photoplay make motion picture acting the most difficult art in the world. The player on the stage has a big advantage over the film actor in that he can thrill' his audiences with his v'oice, while the player on the screen cai only make mo tions wiggle his hands, feet, body, eyes and mouth. These wiggles must be so expressive that they actually talk. They must neem natural; they must conduct thought, plot and theme with the direct ness of a high-tension wire carrying current. These wiggles are the screen artist's only means of conversation. Every portion of the human form is railed upon in making the body talk. Perfect unison of body makes for per fect pantomime. However, there are times when one portion of the anatomy will so overshadow all other parts that they seem to have no function in reg istering an emotion. Take the work of the head. When Borrow, pain or grief is expressed the audience's attention is almost unfail ingly directed to the face, especially if the player is in tears. Yet every other portion of the body has done its part in directing the vision to the face. That indicates mastery of pantomime. The head must be considered from two aspects face and hair. In the case of a woman her coiffure is a roost lm- i'u; idui aujuiwu nail urcea guca a long way toward establishing charac ter. Girlish simplicity or vampire so phistication is revealed almost entirely by hair dress. But no part of the body is more in teresting than the face. It figures in the expression of every thought and emotion. The eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth all play their individual part. Two of them the eyes and the mouth are too important to dismiss in a paragraph. They will be consul ered separately. Sensitiveness is best expressed with the nose. Delicate nostrils' always convey refinement. Contempt cannot be more fitly indicated than by rum pling the nose. Pew players have made a special study of the ears, but those who have and can control them get startling results. The neck is effectively used by some players. As it is held different sug gestions are conveyed. However, mbst people use it naturally, which means limitedly. But the screen player who must make every little movement truly have a meaning of its own studies all parts of the body with the idea of making each effective in lieu of words when he es says to tell a story with fllm. The student of pantomime makes most rapid advance who works before a mirror when practicing. Few persons realize what the techni cal director of a motion picture concern is up against. When the director reads his script over and visualizes fhe at mosphere he desires for the story, he generally jots that visualization down on paper, hands it over to the technical director and then forgets about it. The big task., then, falls on the man who is supposed to knew everything, must have an extensive acquaintance with persons in all branches of busi ness, must know the country, and it is essential, also, that he knows how the sun sets on every location he picks out. His duties are ever different. One week he searches for timber lots, an other week it is a railroad wreck he must "set up." Still the director may want to have a ship strike a reef in the ocean and the technical director is supposed to know where all the reefs in the ocean are situated. This from the Screamer, the Los An geles film newspaper: "There is one thing that the Scream er will do if possible. "Modern newspapers, which are sup posed to tell things straight, come out again and again with a heading telling of some movie star's being in a wreck, divorce, wild party, or in jail. The per. son has at one time carried a bucket in the background, and when arrested prattles about being a picture player. This funny Uttle paper is going to place that story neatly under his heel where the steel nails are, and grind down on the said story until they stop doing this. "Because one street-sweeper gets on a. little stew is no reason for saying our municipal organization has gone to the doga. Am ay bane right?" "Thedabarismo" or Theda Baracitis." It's quite the latest thing in South America. In fact, it is sweeping right up and down, back and forth, over our ? Dorothy Dalton, "A. Gamble in T tional than ever, II fZ- frf ' I If 1 ,i'.w:iii.-,Ay.. - v . v I I I -Using the two rear tires on each Souls." t This is what the Revista d Semanan Y J: . " ; , tnarhine we will print Chaplin's name I Sunset Alice Brady. -Then Til I (the Weekly Revfew) had to say con- WW11. rtf3' .1 J - f," II 31.698 times for every tire mile The WODe Jmn nasen 1U recpntlv fntrnriiirert in Smith ' . v V - V V I I f" v.. - ...... w.... " J neighboring Latin - American states. The "408" of -Brazil have taken it up as a fad and are decidedly keen about it. What is it? It's Theda Bara. of course. It simply means that the al ready internationally famed William Fox star is becoming more interna tional than ever. This is what the Revista de Semanan (the Weekly Revfew) had to say con cerning it a short time ago. (The Re view is published in Rio de Janeiro by Baron Toffe, who is well known in banking circles in the United States.) "Thedabarism is a new manifestation recently introduced in South America, which Gotuso, the famous physician and psychologist of 'Topics,' will have to examine in his laboratory. "Thedabarism affects alike young ladies, married women and widows. It is a feminine sickness caught through the eye. Often it brings extreme cases. It lives and thrives in the darkened rooms of the moving picture theaters. "The germ of this perilously con tagious sickness and epidemic is a beautiful woman of about 26 years, French, one time actress of the Odeon, with magnificently luminous eyes. "She is a moving picture heroine of sensuality, but withal, she is a mar velous Interpreter of luxury. "Theda Bara, the introducer of The dabarism, or Thedabaracitis, came to Rio de Janeiro when she played the role of the Sevillian cigarette girl in 'Carmen. "Since her advent society has bowed to the cult of this most fascinating woman. "The home of the cinema show is converted into a school on the days when her shadow is exhibited on the screen to interpret any dramatic action. "Tango mania, with which society is now almost through, has been sup planted by Thedabarism." Great excitement prevailed at the Mary Pickford studio recently when George Cohan visited the Fort Lee film plant to learn some of the fine points of motion picture producing. Everyone was prepared to give the Yankee Doo dle boy from Broadway a grand recep tion, and this caused enough excitement in itself, but the incident that almost put the studio in a state of panic shortly after Mr. Cohan arrived was a fight, between two of the players in the new Plckf ord-Artcraf t picture, "The SI a fad and are decidedly keen about it. I 1 Asljf f .-. .' L ? ' x. I I suKeations from advertising- folk for What is it? It's Theda Bara. of II f5o f ,J. n T" - I f V ' ' - ' -7 J .. kitex. aerial devices of one kind or 1 I " I . . . -v .4-. - - 'II I ThM VM IMA fsr nnverriKInf I n V I cum The Metropolitan recently ran "Then I'll Come Back to You" in serial form. v 1 2?zovz , fTv - f j fJ - -r fi ift ir, ,v .: -jx.;- :..,:'- f volve a sound advertising plan." said Z5 .. 4 X ' I Mr. "rRiilr- "I hav had all sorts of B i , . . . . t .-.. . .. w m - If .-feSJv I I ' :-v : i.-- . 1 1 - ' v y l i anomer, illuminations ana wnat not. J-S WC ,1 "i I but here is a simple plan that has the I i i ' 'V II 1 germ of success in its very inception. i -m yj ' m C I S . ' j. " ' ' I I I cel. u si ii i ncaa iircs 177 . If t-l . a ' II I all our ears, makes calculation or trie G -hASl' j f ? v ". I I total painful to contemplate. At all t,irft 1 S ' : .TV I I events. It's a plenty." "Hxs ' -t ' - - . A I I I Th. mnnnfn.t.ircr nf ("Vianlln nnn. c r - - i i ...:r v:: .vrr.. . k . y.' ' , -c 4 ii I that Charlies footprints and his music ., II I name will put the makers on easy g r' f - , ' ' ' : Sv I I I street forthwith. Pride of the Clan." The combatants did not waste much time arguing but tackled each other with a will result ing in many bruises and scratches be fore they could be pulled apart by Mr. Cohan himself. The combatants in question were Halda, the duck who swam all the way from Chicago to New York in the basin of a Pullman, compartment to appear In "The Pride of the Clan." and Mamie, the cat, who also appears in the Pick-ford-Artcraft film. It seems that Mamie had become jeal ous of Hulda vhen the latter was adopted by Miss Pickford as the per manent studio mascot, while Mamie was scheduled to go back to the cellar of a nearby farmhouse. ' There is nothing more pitiful than a policeman who does not know when he is well off unless it is three police men, who are in the same sad plight. There were three of these unhappy in dividuals on the. Hollywood police force recently. At least that is the only way to explain the fact that they deliber ately took their time while off duty to play the parts of Spanish policemen in Lou-Tellegen's picture, "The Black MADCAP & ! r u " y , t ' . ' . ' ... .i The Keystone That "Made" Big;- Ambrose Remember! Sunset Pictures Wolf." being produced at the Lasky studio for the Paramount programme. This particular trio had had the great misfortune to arrest Lou-Tellegen for speeding at one time or another and the actor has a long memory. So when they tried to arrest him in the pic ture in which he plays a sort of Span ish Robin Hood, and the director told him to fight, he did. He waded into these unsuspecting minions of the law and murmured as he fought "revenge is sweet." rolling his "r" after the most approved manner of the romantic hero, forgetting in his excitement that he was not upon the stage. Clara Williams is not an advocate of the milk bath as a beautifier. and, moreover, never has been, but she was subjected to one recently, and since then she has not been without material tor an .occasional recitation of embar rassing experiences. It happened dur ing the production of "The Criminal," in which Miss Williams and William Desmond are co-stars, and is now one of the amusing stories being told at the Culver City studios. Miss Williams was enacting a scene, in which she Is shown as the strug AM Are Picked to Please JNmen fill CO MR" TRACK TO gling young Italian immigrant girl keeping house for herself in a squalid New York tenement. The action pre scribed that she prepare some food and seat herself at the table. "When, you have everything ready,' said Director Reginald Barker, "open that little bottle of milk, and then we'll cut the scene." President John R. Freuler has issued an order for the re-tiring of all motor cars of the Mutual Film Corporation with a specially-constructed nons&id tire which will write the name of Char lie Chaplin, the world's highest-priced comedian, iu the dust of the road threi times for each wheel revolution. Between imprints of the name will be footprints, unmistakably those of the worlds champion foot-walker, these being also on the tread of the new tirfe. which is to hit the market as tht "Charlie Chaplin Non-Skid Tire." This order, involving expenditure ot thousands of dollars for new tires and the scrapping of many tons of live rub par at the highest price ever paid for tire material, is, up-to-date, the last word in impressionistic advertising. "I issued the order because it I YOU Alice Popular Star of "The Woman in 4r and ine Ballet Girl" in Miss Williams went at her task In dustriously. She sliced some bread, re moved the ton from a jar of jam. and. adjusting the knife and fork, was about to sit down, when, per her instructions, she discovered the milk. With the fork she attempted to lift the pasteboard covering from the neck of the bottle. It refused to budse. Film was belnic exposed and Barker Was getting impatient. "Jab the fork into It," suggested the director. Miss Williams obeyed. And that is how she received her milk bath. A miniature geyser spurted into her face and the camera registered it alL Four years ago the Moving Picture World had these film items of timely interest: William Fox Is going to enter the film business, having decided to open a studio in New York. He is to use some pictures made by the Balboa Com pany. Carl Laemmle Is at Los Angeles to put a deal through whereby the Uni versal will acquire a large tract of land across the muntain ranae back of Hollywood. An arena and large out door stage will be erected next Spring. Some of the best-known players of the stage and screen are seen in Hork heimer productions. Their casts are in variably well balanced, and all parts, from leads to "extras," are ably played. Therein is the secret of satisfaction de rived from seeing Balboa photoplays. A permanent stock company of 75 (experienced people Is, maintained. Among those included in it are Ruth featuring Bradv this beautiful love-story of the great outdoors, which hag met with such remarkable success in book form, has proved an even greater triumph in photoplay. Miss Brady's work is a revelation and combined with the picturesque backgrounds of the lumber camp, the fight, the big lumber drive down the river, makes a most unusual offering. 4 Days, Commencing Today at the TT T "V TT4 PTr4 Roland. Jackie Saunders. TTenry Kin?. Roland Bottomley, Frank Mayo. Mollis McConnell. Daniel Gilfether. Gloria, Peyton. R. Henry Grey. Bruco Smith. Claire Glen.- Charles Dudley. Nell Har den, Edward Jobson. Eddie Peters, Lu cille Pletz. Cullen Landts. Mignon Le- Brun. Ruth Lackaye, Frank Erlanger. Philo McCullough. Gordon Sackville. etc According to the work In hand, Bal boa engages artists for special produc tions when they are undertaken. In this way. since its organization, som of the biggest names in the amusement world have been on the roster of the Balboa Company. Among the notables are William Elliott. Henry Walthall. Lilian Lorraine. Lois Meredith. Paul Gilmore, William Conklin. Lewis Cody. William Jossey. E. J. Brady. William Ump, Virginia Norden. William Court leigh. Jr.. and Lillian West. Alice Lake, who all of a sudden has risen to stardom, playing leads-opposite Roscoe Arbuckle in Keystone com edies, entered upon her motion pic- " ture career with the Vitagraph Com pany in Brooklyn. For quite a time the vivacious and rretty little actress did small parts for this company, play ing chiefly In comedies under the di rection of Wally Van and Sidney Drew. When Roscoe Arbuckle started pro duction at Fort Lee. Jersey, last Sum mer. Miss Lake applied for a position and was accepted. The first Keystone in which she appeared was "The Moon shiners," and in two subsequent re leases. "The Waiter's Ball." and "A Reckless Romeo." she made decided successful appearances. When the time came for Arbuckle to depart for Los Angeles, he was in need of a leading lady and. with the consent of Mack Sennett. Miss Lake went West. FILM REPLETE WITH ACTIOS "Then I'll Come Back to" You" Will Be Shown at Sunset. "Then I'll Come Back to You." a re freshing film drama of the great out doors, written by the rising yours American author. Larry Evans, and of fering as its star Alice Brady, will bo screened at the Sunset Theater today. "Madcap Ambrose." a Keystone com edy with big Mack Swain as the bur lesque hero, will be another feature. A fistic combat in a lumber camp. Vivid Best Seller by Larry Evans A s