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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Sunset Douglas Fairbanks,
The Americano."
Peoples Mary PJckforcI,
Romance of the Redwoods."
Star Regina Badet and Albert
Signer, "Atonement."
Majestic Anita Stewart, In
"Clover's Rebellion."
Columbia George Beban, "The
Maecellini Millions."
Globe George Walsh. "The
Beast."
Circle "The Devil's Bait."
WILLIAM A. BRADY, one of the
best-known amusement figures
of - the country, who has been
actor, manager of world's champion
boxers, theatrical producer and more
recently the controlling spirit of the
"World Film Corporation, has com-
xnenced a drive on "film filth."
At a recent exhibitors' meeting in
Brooklyn Mr. Brady, who is head of the
Kational Association of the Motion Pic
ture Industry, made the flatfooted
statement that he would not continue
to serve in that capacity unless drastic
action was taken to rid the market of
this "film filth."
"Put the maker of rotten films in
convict's stripes," was the climax of
bis declaration of war.
"We can handle this situation from
within the industry, we must handle it
and we will handle it," roared the vet
eran of the theater. "This very small
minority that makes rotten pictures
must not be Alowed to continue living
on the industry and killing the indus
try. They are the prompters of reform
ers and cranks they are the enemies
we must fight. And let me tell you,
gentlemen, it is a fight for the preser
vation of the industry.
"As a theater man, speaking from 30
years of experience in providing enter
tainment for the American people, let
me tell you theater owners here that
every time you pack your house by
-showing a filthy picture, you deal a
iblow at your own business future. I
nave seen the smutty play come and
go and I know whereof I speak. I
have produced off -color plays but it
was In my younger days. I am frank
to say I didn't know any better.
"If this industry is to grow and de
velop as it should, we must take more
pride in it. we must think beyond the
lines of entertainment, above the plane
of making a little quick, easy, dirty
money out of an improper picture. Re
member, gentlemen, there's neither per
manent prosperity nor peace of mind in
the off-color production."
"I am certainly glad that T did not
really live in the early days of '49."
smiled Mary Plckford. while her maid
was opening up the lunch 'neath the
shade of one of the giant Sequoias of
California.
Miss Plckford had just finished film
ing a scene for her forthcoming Art
craft production, "A Romance of the
Redwoods," and together with Cecil de
Mille and her company was making
ready to enjoy a picnic lunch.
"While that life must have been very
romantic, I am sure it must also have
been very uncomfortable. My brief ex
.perience of that period in trying to live
the life they lived has been most har
rowing. You know the stagecoach we
use in the picture," she said, nodding
towards the Western stagecoach which
stood in the background, "well, when
they decided to move it from Holly
wood up here to Santa Cruz, a distance
of about 300 miles, I thought it would
be great for myself and some friends
to make the trip in the stagecoach
much better than in an automobile, and
it would be so romantic to do just as
the people did - in the early days of
California.
"Relays of horses had been arranged
for and we were to dash along Just as
if we were carrying the Eater n mail
to the impatient miners. Mother and a
couple of friends decided to go with me
In spite of everyone saying that we
couldn't stand it.
"We started out one morning and it
was certainly fine to drive through the
beautiful green hills, but along about
11 o clock it began to get uncomfort
able. The coach had no real springs,
just huge leather straps, and about 2
in the afternoon t felt as if I could not
stand it any longer to ride there Fin
ally when we reached a little town we
heard a train whistle and I asked
someone where it was going. When
they informed me that it passed
through Santa. Cruz, I called my little
party together, seized our bases and
climbed aboard the train, entirely cured
or trying to live the days of "49.
"The women of those days were won.
aerlul to bear the hardships and priva
tions, day after day and week aftei
week, and one feels nrmiH tn Vi - a
acendant of that hardy stock. Now, Jf
'you don t mind, I'll eat my lunch.'
smiled Miss Plckford, ''because we have
been in this mountain air since
o'clock this morning and ft surely l
conducive to a hearty appetite."
' ' "Atbnemenr Is the first in a notable
aeries of pictures to be released by the
Brady - international tier vice World-
.Piotures. ri
rhe second one to be released will be
"A Naked Soul," In which Susan Grand
aise will be starred, with a cast includ
ing such notable players as Brenton
Marchville, George Treville and Grace
DervaL
The third one will be "The Golden
Lotus." with Reglna Badet and Paul
Guide as the stars and with a cast in
cluding Louise Sand. .
Fourth in the list will come "When
True Love Dawns," with a truly notable
cast. The stars are Susan Grandalse,
Albert Signer and Paul Guide, and the
cast includes Brenton Marchville and
Marie Jalabert.
All of these master pictures were di
rected by Louis Mercanton, the Inter
nationally famous director of "Mothers
of France." All of them are said to be
truly remarkable offerings.
When a pretty girl willingly sacri
fices her looks because she finds that
by so . doing she is giving genuine
amusement and happiness to other peo
ple, that girl is sure to be a "good
sort." That is just what Louise Fa
zenda is, pretty, blessed with health and
abundant spirit. She is the vital type
of girl who is essentially the twentieth
century American.
Born in Lafayette, Ind.. she grew up
a merry tom-boy of a girl. At the age
of 15, family reverses made it nacessary
for her to go to work, and, as at school
she had evinced dramatic talent, she
applied to a -booking agent and ob
tained an opening in stock. She began
in ingenue roles, but her love of com
edy and her side-splitting caricatures
of people in the company soon made it
evident that she was more fitted for
comedy roles.
She progressed rapidly in comedy.
and then one day Mack Sennett saw
her, and. recognizing her great possi
bilities, engaged her for the Triangle
Keystone. Under his direction she has
developed into one of the biggest draw
ing cards of the Triangle-Keystone
Company.
Miss Fazenda is an attractive blonde
with an Infectious smile. Extremely
athletic, both in and out of working
hours, she is a perfect physical type.
A famous pedestrian, she takes long
hikes, clad in knickerbockers and put
tees, her luncheon in a knapsack clung
over her shoulder. It is to these long
walks that she attributes her splendid
health.
Doug Fairbanks says: "Always
smile; it won't hurt you, and might help
others.
Mix fun with your work, you'll en
joy it more and work twice as hard to
make up for lost time.
When every day is alike, the years
go fast. Break the monotony by trying
to bring cheer in the life of an asso
ciate, who might be a hypochondriac.
Nature has a number of thrills in
store for us. A trip to the country,
right close to nature no brick side
walks. Is bully. Such an experience
gives one a mental and moral house
cleaning. A real hearty laugh three times a
day is a wonderful physical tonic. Try
it and see if the effect' lent psycho
logical.
'A smiling face is the accepted sym
bol of a good disposition.
"People devote a great deal of time
towards physical exercise, forgetting
absolutely that as much attention
should be paid to emotional exercise
that we be equipped for the various
emotions, one should express at the
proper time. Amusement Is the exer
cising of pleasant emotions."
Heeding the appeal made by the Sec
retary of the Treasury William G,
McAdoo. Miss Theda Bar a, the world-
famed William Fox screen artiste, has
subscribed a large amount for the pur
chase of the liberty loan bonds, the
proceeds of which are to go towards
helping the allies in the war with tier
many.
Intensely patriotic. Miss Bara urges
all Americans to purchase the iiDerty
loan bonds. '
"I believe it Is one's highest pa
triotic duty to heed the appeal of the
United States Government through the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. McAdoo.
If money is going to aid the United
States and their allies to down autoc
racy then every loyal American should
try, no matter how small his orrering,
to help along the glorious cause oi nu
manity.
"I do fervently hope that within a
short time the loan will be over-subscribed.
I have given all the ready
money I had to the' purchase of the
liberty loan bonds, and I will make
every effort to urge my friends and
everyone I meet to do the same."
Miss Bara has hit upon a novel idea
of advertising the liberty loan bonds.
The recipient of more than 500 letters
a day asking for autographed photo
graphs, she has had a rubber stamp
made with the. following Inscription:
"Buy. a liberty bond and help the
cause of humanity. Theda Bara."
Charlie Chaplin gleaned the Idea for
his next comedy from the painting en
titled "The Beethoven Sonata." The
picture shows a little band of artists
and musicians distributed in character
istic poses about a dimly-lighted room
while two of their number are giving
on piano and violin, respectively, tha
world-famous composition from which
the painting takes its name..
"The expression on the faces of the
listeners is a positive stroke of
genius," said Chaplin in discussing his
inspiration, "and the subject has so
often come to my mind that I have al
ways wanted to reproduce It on the
screen. I have also long been ambitions
to produce a serio-comedy, the action of
which is laid in the Parisian Quartier
Latin.
"This theme offers unbounded scope
for the sentimental touch which some
how always creeps into my stories.
But the trouble is to prevent that touch
from .smothering the comedy end.
There's so much patnos back of the
lives of all true bohemlans that It is
hard to lose eight of it even for a
moment, and the real spirit of the com
munity is far too human and deeply
respected by the world at large for me
even to think of burlesquing It."
Six times engaged to be married;
proposed to by women In person 43
times; proposed to woman once: pro
posals by correspondence received from
the fair damsels' wherever they may
exist numbering more than 300, but
still single. Such is the tabulation of
one of the screen's handsomest stars,
J. Warren Kerrigan.
Kerrigan furnished this Information
to a Chicago newspaper man when the
popular star appeared in that city re
cently. The writer had been assigned
to ascertain whether or not Kerrigan
had been married, and if so, to whom.
when, etc -j
The same question Is asked of this
film favorite hundreds of times a day,
either in person or by mail. And in
all but. a few instances when a reply
In the negative is given one more pro
posal js added to his already long list.
No more loyal citizens of the United
States can be found at Universal City
than Betty Schade and Gretchen Leder-
er. both natives of Germany, but-who
are proud to acknowledge their citi
zenship under the Stars and Stripes.
Miss Schade was born in Berlin and
Miss Lederer in Cologne and they are
close "pals."
Miss Lederer recently obtained ner
final citizenship papers, bat the other
actress adopted a quicker method than
waiting the necessary five years. She
married Ernest Shields, . also well
known in the cinema world, a mem
ber of the Hollywood Coast Guard, and
thereby automatically Miss Schade be
came a citizen, as the ceremony car
ried with it an act of allegiance to
the country of her soldier husband.
PICK UP ADD
Everyone knows that members of the
silent and the noisy drama are the
most superstitious class of people on
earth. They're super-superstitious, in
fact.
Take June Caprice, for example.
Here are some of her strongest su
perstitions: She refuses to walk under a falling
safe, and advances the unique reason
for this that the world is losing its
population rapidly enough.
She will not put her hand in a lion's
mouth, because she doesn't believe in
cruelty to animals.
She will not stand near a lightning
blast, because she says the light hurts
her eyes.
She doesn't like sawdust for break
fast, because she thinks heavy foods
are unwholesome.
She will not run through a glass door
on account of the pane.
She is extremely superstitious about
the use of carbolic acid as a face lo
tion.
She . refuses to jump off the Pall
sades, because the wind made by her
descent would ruffle her hair.
She will not sit at a table of 13 per
sons unless there is something to eat.
She will not open an umbrella in the
bouse unless the roof leaks.
She is a firm believer In signs. For
A NEW COMEDY EVERY DAY
GEORGE OREY, 1
the "Jerry" of the movies, will be
seen in a new comedy every day
this week; today, "The Rookie"; also
Huth Roland in "The Devil's Bait."
Circle Theater
The Big Home Movie.
Fourth at Washington
ADMISSION 5 CENTS
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rfjzjz cat finer frt f&rs-orfl
Colu mbic.
example, she never tries to buy French
pastry In a shop labeled "hardware."
(She thinks it unlucky to take a trip
to Europe at this time of the year.
She thinks it the best sort of luck
to pick up pins in the street, especially
if they are studded with diamonds..
-Unlike most persons, she wouldn't
dream of picking up a horseshoe, par
ticularly if the latter were attached
to the horse's foot.
She thinks a white horse lucky. If
you've bet on him for the race.
She thinks misfortune will overtake
anyone wearing an opal if he or she
doesn't keep up the payments on it.
As a rule the men and women of the
stage look with disfavor when their
children show a desire to win success
in the world of tinsel and make-believe.
It is a strange anomaly, but having
themselves experienced the trials and
tribulations through which they were
compelled to pass before they won a
measure of success,, the stage heroes
and heroines exert every effort to keep
tneir cnnaren away from the hardshlns
of the stage. But the old adage
What's bred In the bone" holds srood
in this case as in innumerable other
cases.
William A. Brady, the famous nro-
ducer, had other ambitions for his
daughter Alice when, as a convent stu
dent, she' showed the histrionic ability
which she inherited from him. Before
becoming a. producer he was an actor
of no mean ability and theater-goers
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of another decade remember him well.
Robert Burns It was who said some
thing about the "best laid plans of
mice and men aft gang aglee" and so
in the case of Alice Brady, World Film
Company star, while her father fought
her every determination to become an
actress, he was compelled to capitulate
to his daughter's ambitions to win his
trionic laurels.
Mr. Brady, when he found that he
could not dissuade her. pitched into the
making of his daughter's career.
Considering her youth, for she is just
out of her 'teens, she has appeared in
more kinds of roles than most actresses
of her age. She has sung soprano roles
in the Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire
and she played speaking parts ranging
from tho lightest farce to those of the
Intensely "emotional" kind.
PICKFORD FILM AT PEOPLES
"Romance of Redwoods" Stars "Na
tion's Sweetheart."
Mary Plckford, most popular femi
nine star In the realm of the silent
drama, comes to the Peoples Theater
today in her latest Artcraft production.
"A Romance of the Redwoods." It is
her fourth production under the banner
V -it
of the Mary Pickford Film Corporation,
and Is voted by pre-exhibition critics
as one of the most attractive of all
subjects starring "the Nation's sweet
heart." A Western subject of full-blooded,
dramatic action, the new Plckford ve
hicle presents "Little Mary" in a role
that is entirely different from any
thing in which she has ever appeared
on the screen. The story was written
by Mr. DeMille himself in collaboration
with Jennie Macpherson and discloses
a wealth of typical Pickford incidents
of heart appeal. The settings are of
the days of '49 during the time of the
big gold rush. Mary Pickford, as Jenny
Lawrence, a little New England miss.
Journeys to the West in search of her
only relative, an uncle. Before she ts
aware of It she falls in love and as a
result, becomes enmeshed In serious
complications. Various clever twists
to the story afford surprises that add
greatly to the general merit of the
picture.
"A Romance of the Redwoods" links
together the arts of two of the great
est notables In acreenland. M--y Plck
ford and Cecil De Mille. Not only is
Miss Plckford's wonderful charm In
cluded to best advantage In her new
picture but a dramatic finesse such as
she has never before displayed on eith
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FAIRBANKS
In one of his most
successful pic
tures another
link in the Sun
set's never-ending
chain of HITS.
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COMEDY
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PICTOGRAPHS
er stage or screen is said to be sppar-
ent. In addition to this remarkable ,
Pickford characterization there is pre
sented the art director of Ie Mille.
creator of "Joan the Woman," the
famous screen spectacle, . and other j
cinema triumphs.
Supporting tlie star is an exceptional
cast. Including Elliott Dexter. Charles
Ogle. Tully Marshall, Raymond Hatton w
and Winter Hall.
STAR SHOWS FRENCH FILM i
"Atonement" Features Reglna Badet "
and Albert Signer.
"Atonement." the first of the much 4
talked-of French photoplays William -A.
Brady has obtained for the United
States, with a stellar cast headed by
Reglna Badet. "the vampire of France.' M
and Albert Signer, the man whose his
trlonics were a feature of "Mothers
of France." will be presented to the
Portland public at the Star . Theate
commencing today. With this will be
exhibited "Tin Can Alley." the new
two-reel Palhe comedy featuring Har-
old - Lloyd, the "Lonesome Luke" of
the flickers.
For years the leading theatrical
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