THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAy. PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1917. 5 which Is removed when it is revealed! that the young bridegroom inherits money. James Young is the director of this picture, into which he is said to have introduced many excellent touches that heighten the effect of the comedy. PEOPLES HAS FAXXIE WARD "Betty to tlie Rescue" Is Comedy Drama Written Specially for Her. Fannie Ward, star of "The Cheat" and other Lasky photoplay successes, will be the People's Theater headllner today. Miss Ward appears in "Betty to the Rescue," a comedy-drama writ ten especially for her, and one which presents her for a time in overalls. In "Betty to the Rescue" Miss Ward has a play for which she Is especially adapted, and which is unlike anything in which she has ever appeared for the Lasky organization. Instead of the beautiful society matron as she was seen in "The Years of the Locust," the captivating star is now a romping. hoydenish tomboy with tousled hair, bare feet and is clad frequently in a dilapidated pair of overalls. The scenes of "Betty to the Rescue" were laid in the wonderful orange and mining districts of Southern Cali fornia. Betty's dying father, who has sunk all his money in a mine, leaves her in the care of some friends who make her believe she is wealthy until their orange crop is wiped out by a sudden frost. How Betty realizing this takes the management into her own hands, and accidentally discovers that her mine is worth a fortune, and goes Into the arms of the man whom she loves, is depicted in a careful and de lightfully original manner. During some of the scenes Miss Ward wears her famous moleskin costume, which was made out of the skins of moles captured by her gardener at her famous Kngllsh estate 'near Stratford, bt. Giles, England. Supporting Miss Ward in the cast are Jack Dean, James Neill, Charles West, Lillian Leighton and Ted Duncan. "THE LIBERTINE" AT STAR Powerful Moral Drama Creates Sen sation Wherever Shown. "The Libertine," the seven-reel pic ture that played to capacity houses in Seattle for two weeks and otherwise created a furore in the cities in which it has been exhibited, will open an en gagement at the Star Theater today. This Is the picture that, because of its frank handling of a rather delicate subject, almost succumbed to the Tort land censors. "The Libertine" Is a story of modern life, strongr and gripping. It brings home with grim realism the lesson that "once In every man or woman's life comes the moment to decide in the strife for truth or falsehood, for the good or evil side. The heroine, a young girl, pure and lovely, who is the main support of her widowed mother, is engaged to marry a clean, wholesome young man, who has been h-er chlldhoocr sweetheart. Her path is crossed by the modern lib' ertine, the man who "can afford to play the game." A thoroughly de praved society is always ready to make a favorite of the libertine, while his victims bear the burden of sham alone. But the picture carries a surprise finish, and the story ends bringing close to the hearts of the audience the powerful and timely moral of a great play. This is not a "white slave" picture, although it does deal with the dangers that beset the paths of young girls. Pre-exhibition criticisms Indicate that while the picture is powerful and even daring, it presents nothing objection able, but hammers home a great moral with unusual strength. The role of Jim Mills, the libertine, is played by John Mason. -while Alma Kanlon plays the girl. Of this picture United' States Senator Stone wrote to Mr. Mason: "It is a modern Bible and should be seen by every soul ' In the world. It is great for truth and proper knowledge." COLUMBIA HAS GOOD FILM confesses to her duplicity and explains the motive for revenge, and warns Marcus of the impending disaster. So the girl leaves the judge for jimmy, who has just been released from prison. A Vitagraph comedy and Pathe News will round out the programme.. GLOBE PRESEXTS W.AR FILM "A Daughter of the Hun" Is Un usual Seven-Part Feature. - "A Daughter of the Hun." an unusual seven-part feature showing scenes of actual warfare on land and sea, opens an engagement at the Globe Theater today. This spectacular photoplay was made In France by the Film d'Art, with a noted cast of French players. Scenes in the trenches, said to be the most realistic ever presented in pictures, ar tillery duels, and a bombardment of a fortress that results in the sinking of a battleship, are among the war scenes depicted. Through this series of war pictures runs a love-story involving a little French girl who lives with a Hun, an alien in the land of the French. The. girl believes herself to be the daugh ter of the stranger, and as her life is wrapped up In the struggle the French are waging against the Germans, her heart is broken when she learns that her father Is a German spy. Her hopes of happiness and love with a French officer are crushed until she learns that she Is really French and only the adopted &aughter of the Hun. Film Flickers. " Henry B. Walthall, as the old-fashioned phrase has it, was "cut out" to be a lawyer. The great screen star studied at the University of Alabama for two years. His theatrical talent first showed Itself in amateur dra matics while he was still at college. He attracted the attention of a magnate of the stage and was given a role in a stock company. He remained on the stage but a short time, going from there into motion pictures and leaping almost Immediately into fame. Dr. William Robert Pike, of Paris and Los Angeles, examined 30 children a dav for 12 years while engaged In the practice of medicine in Paris, and recently, after an examination of Helen Marie Osborne. Balboa's Little Mary Sunshine, he pronounced her the best developed child of her age he had ever seen. Douglas Fairbanks Is Shown in "American Aristocracy." Douglas Fairbanks, the chap the film world is engaged in discussing these days because of his retirement from Triangle and the linking of his name with figures to make Charlie Chaplin envious, will appear at the Columbia Theater today in "American Aristoc racy." The story Is laid in a Summer colony chiefly occupied by the Ameri can aristocracy of beef barons, hatpin kings and chewing-gum lords. Cassius Lee is an outcast because he has never had his face in the adver tising columns of the newspapers. Nevertheless, he pursues the beautiful Miss Hicks, daughter of Leander Hicks, the hatpin king. His rival Is. Percy Horton, wealthy young: manufacturer of malted milk. Miss Hicks prefers Lee. Owing to a close resemblance to his enemy, the malted milk magnate hires Lee to im personate him in a series of desperate deeds, taking the credit himself as the hero of the racing car and aeroplane. However, the deception does not fool Miss Hicks, who daily falls more in love with the Southerner. A mysterious craft appears In the harbor and the Southerner finds that Horton is loading her with gunpowder concealed in malted milk bottles and destined for Mexico. He is trapped In his rivals factory while making his discoveries. At almost the same time Hicks and his daughter find out the truth and come to the factory to de nounce Horton. The magnate takes them prisoner, intending to force them to go to Mexico on the steamer. Lee manages to escape, flies over the harbor in his hydroaeroplane, clambers aboard the vessel and holds off the en emy until the Federal authorities can come to the rescue. He Is rewarded with the hand of the fair Miss Hicks and gains the regard of his father-in- law by Inventing a newer and better hatpin, through which he eventually becomes rich and famous. "THE BITTER TRUTH" ARRIVES Majestic- Theater Screens Virginia Pearson Picture Today. A theme of revenge, conceived In the bitterness of a moment of sorrow, keeping dominant through a long term of years, and finally spending its force only after it is about to accomplish its purpose, lends Its Interest to the newest Virginia Pearson picture. "The Bitter Truth," to be screened today at the Majestic Theater. Miss Pearson portrays the part of Anne, an inhabitant of Blossom street, a typical girl of the East Side, whose lover, Jimmy Graves, is a crook. Anne goes to warn Jimmy that the police are after him. is caught with him in the raid, and both are Imprisoned. Thus the grain of bitterness and revenge, directed at Judge Marcus, the man who sentenced her to five years, is lm planted in her heart. When released from prison the girl learns that Marcus aspires to a highe office. She attracts his attention by permitting him to rescue her from th Hudson River, and then he takes her into his home as a companion lor his wife. Husband and wife are not happy and Anne works to widen the gap be tween them. She enters the employ of the enemies of Marcus and promises to compromise him. However, Marcus falls In love with her, a feeling that Is reciprocated, and on the night of the exposure Anne discovers that she can not ruin the man she loves. Bo Just before time for the curtain t be thrown back and the couple d closed to the enemies of the judge Anne Billy Garwood almost landed in the hospital this week when Director Charles Miller wanted some real "fight stuff" in the picture, he plays opposite Knid Bennett. The company was on "location" in Los Angeles, and Miller had rehearsed Garwood and another player In a fist fight until he was sat isfied that they were ready to be "shot." He told the fighters to "scrap, and scrap hard." This they did, but with the result that Garwood had two dislocated toes, a sprained ankle and many minor bruises and scratches. George Fisher has won a reputation for his study of roles and his ability to play them sympathetically. As the Christ in "Civilization" he evoked ap proval by his reverent and skillful han dling of that part. Fisher got his stage start with a stock company in Milwau kee, where he played Beauty in "The Boys of Company B." In Los Angeles he was persuaded by Reginald Barker to enter pictures, and he went with the Triangle Company and then to Amer lean. S. Rankin Drew is the fifth member of his family to Join the Metro forces. He recently became a director with that company. Although well under 30. he has added greatly to the distinc tion of the family name. He first ap peared in the multiple-reel picture play Thou Art the Man, and his work in this production set the pace for his later successes. He directed and acted for Vitagraph with notable success. On the speaking stage he has been as ociated solely with his father, Sydney Drew. a Gladys Hulette has been acting since she was two years old. and hasn't grown tired of it yet. ion may never have heard of Arcade, N. Y., but that is where she was born nevertheless She was educated by private tutors and learned a lot about life with lie Wolf i tv ir "W rmr " Nqlmova in "The I Doll's House and Kalich in "The Kreutzer Sonata." She joined Vita graph in 1910 and is now with Than- homer. She recently shone in "The Shine Girl." Anita King enjoys the distinction of having been the first woman to motor across the continent all by her self, yet she is not a motorist. Her vocation is acting in Lasky photoplays but her avocation is being a Ciiy Mother of Los Angeles. Her duties as such are to look out for the little girls who run away from home to be movie stars. Some of Miss King's re cent film vehicles, were "The Race," "Anton the Terrible" and "The Heir to the Hoorah." - Working with the conviction that J the story Itself is the most important thing in photoplay production, the new series of eight Crane Wilbur features which are being produced by David Horsley under the general title. "The Morals of Men," Is expected to meet with great success. An example of the development of photodrama from a powerful basic idea is the story of "Unlucky Jim." the first of the five-reel features to be finished. Lillian Hamilton, as a little girl. federated dolls not so much from the mother instinct, but because they served as actors in the little dramas she staged on the nursery floor. Her early efforts were divided, between humorous recitations and Dretty dances. The longing to be a come dienne persisted despite her grand mother's desire that she be a mission ary. At eighteen she is a recognized tar who makes mirth for the world in Vogue comedies. John Bowers played opposite Mary Plckford in "The Eternal Grind." Hulda from Holland" and other photo- dramas during an eventful screen ca reer which Includes services with Metro and World, as well as Famous Playera The latter pays his salary now. Six years of stage experience gave him a valuable foundation for the leads he plays in pictures. He's another one of those brunettes that the cinemas prefer; is 6 feet tall and is 175 pounds of real American. Francis X. Bushman, star of Matero's new 14-episods Photoplay serial. "The Great Secret," owns a lovely country home called "Bushmanor" at Green Valley Springs, Maryland. Harry Lonsdale was born in Wor cester. England, and was educated at the Worcester Cathedral. An unusual career on the stage and In opera pre- ceaed ms appearance in pictures in 1910 with the Selig Company.' He first played with Mansfield in "Beau Brum- mel." It is said that he can sing any role in any Gilbert-Sullivan comic opera, having long been identified with tnese productions. He was 12 years with E. S. Willard. in repertoire, and two seasons ith Nat Goodwin. i- I HI I II I Mil I I - - -r I - I John Mason l SHOWS START: 11A.M. 12:30 P.M. 2P.M. 3:30 P.M. 5 P.M. 8 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 9:30 P.M. 11 COME EARLY. "The House of Hits" Washington at Tark. STARTING TODAY. COME EARLY. Phone Main 3452. JJ O fill SI o mi Mary Birch Maurice, who Is known to millions of fans as "Mother" Mau rice, has been In the public eye since Civil War days, when she used to make stirring speeches. Her first theatrical appearance was In the Pittsburg Stock Company nearly 50 years ago. Like many of the old-time players, she used to act with Edwin Booth. Since 1910 she has been with the Vitagraph Com pany. 'She is especially adapted to playing character parts. Mae Murray, the Lasky star, will al ways be remembered for her terpslcho rean antics at Ziegfeld's Follies and as a teacher of new dances before entering pictures. "To Have and to Hold" was one of her early pictures which scored success. "The Plow Girl" is a strong drama in which she was featured recently. Madame Fred DeGresac wrote "The Great Secret," the new Metro 14-epl-sode photoplay serial. As its name implies, "The Great Secret" is a mys tery story and the secret is not dis closed until the 14th episode. And yet they say a woman cannot keep a secret. John Masoi A 'THE LIBERTINE STAR THEATER Not a "White-Slave" Picture; an engrossing drama of today. As Jim Mills, whose money does its share toward keeping the lights burning on Broadway. Al nrass. f 1sMM O" ? 11 ii ccl ml O 3H1 As the girl only a working girl but the pride of her widowed mother's heart, in 0 I 1 1 1 i The Soul-Saving Drama, Delivered With Sledge-Hammer Blows Where to Sell Your Photo Plays. IN answer to many queries relative to prospective markets for photoplays, the following information may be clipped out and pasted in your scrap book. It's a "where to sell" list: American Film Manufacturing Com- "The Libertine" is a story of modern life, strong and gripping. It brings home with grim realism the great lesson that "once in every man or woman's life comes the moment to decide in the strife for truth or falsehood for the good or evil side." The heroine, a young girl, pure and love ly, who is the main support other widowed mother, is engaged to marry a clean, whole some young man, who has been her child hood's sweetheart. , EVERY School Teacher, Husband, Housewife, Clergyman, Mother, Brother, Shop Girl, Sten ographer, Sister, Father and Every Sweetheart should see "THE LIBERTINE Her path is crossed by the modern Lib ertine, the man who "can afford to play the game!" A thoroughly depraved society is always ready to make a favorite of the libertine, who defiles pure womanhood, while his vic tims bear the burden of shame alone! . A surprise finish comes like a breath of June roses, and the story ends bringing close to the hearts of the audience the pow erful and timely moral of a great old play forever new. "Tour picture, THE LIBERTINE, is a modern Bible and should be seen by every soul in the world. It is great for truth and proper knowl edge." W. J. STONE, U. S. Senator. The House of Hits" Washington at Park. Phone Main 3452 SHOWS START 11A.M. 12:30 P.M. 2 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 5 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 8 P.M. 9:30 P.M. II r- JU ALMA MANLOM llTHE LIBEIUTNE'ytyl STAR THEATER II pany, Santa Barbara, CaL Synopses only for five-reel plays; Westerns or costume not wanted at present. Arrow Film Corporation, Times building1. New York Clean American, modern dramas, five reels and up, also serials. Balboa Amusement Producing Com pany. Long Beach, CaL Thomas Edison, Inc., 626 Decatur avenue. New York City. Essanay Film Manufacturing Com pany, 1333 Argyle street, Chicago, 111. Famous Players Film Company, 124 West Fifty-sixth street. New York City Modern American stories, synopses only, suitable for Marguerite Clark. Pauallne Frederick and other stars. Fine Arts Film Company, 4500 Sun set boulevard, Los Angeles Flve-reel-ers. featuring youna: ffirl most desira ble, also two-reel comedies. Comedy dramas preferred. Simple synopses only. Fox Film Corporation, 130 West Forty-sixth street. New York, ot 1401 Western avenue, Los Angeles. Always in market for good strong five-reel modern dramas, comedy dramas or good Western stories. Submit in five or six-page synopses form. Kalem Company, 235 West Twenty- third street. New York City. Metro Pictures Corporation. 147 Broadway. New York City. Pathe Exchange, 25 West Forty-fifth street. New York City Material for serials. Morosco Photoplay Company. 222 West Forty-second 'street. New York City Plays suited for Vivian Martin. Myrtle Stedman, Kathlyn Williams and ' 6 y. r . - - . v IILlkkl Ik IIUMH UWI..WB mm IWJ fl.m.. JWi .PPM1 pJi 1 1. 1 M . '- i UN. W I JWUI 1WU . I IB JU IIUI II Vir gimaP R T B 1TTE earson UTH A dramatic story of the vengeance of a beautiful girl Two-Reel Foxfilm Comedy, "BRAIN STORM," With Hank Mann. 4 Days Only Special Pathe News Scoop first pic tures wreck U. S. Cruiser Milwaukee. Starting Today tin ls- ine Lenor 01 rich. Synopses of from 600 Forty-sixth Street. New York. City . to 2000 words, or in form of book, mag azlne or short story. Selig Polyscope Company, Garland building. Chicago, Ill Lewis Selznick Enterprises. 12s West Forty-sixth street. New York City (Clara Kimball Young Film Corpora tion). (Norma Talmadge Film Corpo ration), (Herbert Brenon). Signal Film Corporation (Helen Holmes features), 4560 Pasadena ave nue, .Los Angeles, Cal. Thanhouser Film Corporation, New Kochelle. N. Y. Universal Film Manufacturing Com pany, 1600 Broadway, New York City, and Universal City, CaL Vitagraph Company. East Fifteenth and Locust avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. World Film Corporation. 130 West Good stories of any kind, five reels. Synopses preferred. Gaa Kills Rich Woman. ST. PAUL, Jan. 14. Mrs. Jennie R. Scbadle, widow of the late Dr. Jacob, E. Schadle, prominent socially and pro- : fesslonally In the Northwest. waa found dead from gas poisoning in the kitchen of her Summit avenue home hre today. Five Jets of the gas stove were open. Mrs. Schadle. reputed to . be very wealthy, was heavily interest ed in wheat transactions, and records found near her body showed she had followed closely the rapid drop In th price of wheat. Rend The Oreironlan classified ads. M i Attraction Extraordinary if ttlhi 141 Remarkable Photodrama of a Girl, a Spy and the World's War. - NOTICE This is the first motion picture drama to be produced on the firing line in Europe. The shelling and sink ing of a battleship, artillery duels, and the burning of a city at night, are but three of the thrilling scenes in this seven-part spectacle. , FOR THREE DAYS, COMMENCED TODAY No Raise in Prices T7 i T HE A T E R WASHINGTON AT ELEVENTH ADMISSION 10 Coming Wednesday, Four Days Only: "AT PINEY RDDGE" Selig Red Seal BigTJouble Bill "Billy Smoke" Vitagraph with Mary Anderson and Wm. Duncan.