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4 TU"ET STTTTTAT OTTETTCrXO PTOTEAJD; DECEMBER 9, 1917. 5 j,w s.J 1 x m; " 3aT: - ' - - i Vi yA ill - U --c , Mi - 1 ,50i ; I e i "'V 1 - ill ; -J vi u 'lv ' - - - i c'- - Ml."- 'Vis ' - - - -s Ml llte -r.. - - - Mf , V ""f-. - - ' ? . III ' - rwit -. -X vi -.:--i-f . ". I If : - 1 . x . r; - I r I,- , -rr '-.sx.--; i - -v.ts?- : .. 'V m .. . s : .-.-piJ - K : "i'-'-'l- --rl . '-pvXT-f '.--'ti .ii-.-- ' s -; t&'Ml tN v' - V- 4 : ir - !V.u- t : -.,?s:f r--' r-J i J p- zz& I ' f- -r - iyt?v i.H . i N?5v' " . ',Jr- " I f;V2L" L't ' "J I lfc--f! elded in favor of Btralgrht "Rubo.- x- ( iT- 'J I I In th futur will sign herself Aim If ' ' , ' , t 7 ?V J4 V SYjrZc2.rrt-CJoOBCr- artX Rubens. "ir the easiest way," v, " fiiVLxZ' J J rotSis. ;''7Z Sfozror I cure. Alma. "NT &cztz& Srom " TPat rzi&r'.' t:zojo&& TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Liberty William S. Hart, "Th Silent Man." x Majestic Rex Beach's "The Auc tion Block." Peoples Tyrone Power, "The Planter." Star- Douglas Fairbanks, "Down to Earth." Sunset "The Honor System. Columbia Billle Burke, "The Land of Promise." Globe Sessue Hayakawa, "The Jaguar's Claws." AFTER months of work on the more than 60.000 letters that were re ceived in the -Neglected Wife contest, founded on Pathe's serial of the same name by Mabel Herbert Urner, the three judges have awarded the - prizes to the seven lucky winners, aa follows: Firt priz, $1000 Mrs. Louis Detlefa. 3788 West Thirty-third street, Cleveland. O. Second prize, $500 Miss Anne B. Gor don, 31 Aniosland road, Norwood. Ps Third prize, S100 Mrs. D. C. Cameron, .Austin. Nov. Fourth prize. J100 Mrs. F. A. Dow, 83 Park street, Attleboro, Mass. Fifth prize, 100 Frank Hoffman, 13 East Second street. Pottstown, Pa, Sixth prize, $100 Mrs. Claire Palmer Thurston. 564 West Drive, Woodruff Place, . Indianapolln. Ind. Seventh prize, $100 Mrs. Helen S. Paz 9n, 147 Townsend street, New Brunswick, -JK. J. The Judges of the contest, who were Mabel Herbert Urner, the author of the serial; A. Berst, vice-president and freneral manager of Pathe. and Louis Joseph Vance, one of the foremost writers of America, after reading the letters, were steeped with enough maxims to regulate the domestic prob lems of America. A large number of Oregon residents entered letters in this contest, and while the judges gave several of them places in the 100 best contributions, none were lucky enough to win a cash prize. Mary Starts Red Cross Fund. In addition to her many war duties. Including acting as "godmother" to 600 soldiers in the artillery corps and 144 In the aviation corps, Mary Pickford has started a unique fund for the bene fit of the American Red Cross. The popular Artcraft star received a Jetter from Harry Green, Pasadena, Cal. Enclosing 4, which he stated was a day's pay, and which he wished to do nate to the Red Cross through Miss Pickford. as he desired a receipt signed personally by her. She quickly real ized the value of the idea and deposited the money in the Hollywood, Cal., bank s the nucleus of a new fund. More contributions have begun to arrive and "America's Sweetheart" Is devoting a part of each day to answering the com munications from contributors. This novel method places all con tributors on an equal footing, regard less of the income received, for the do nation from the man earning but a few dollars a day carries the same spirit end represents the same sacrifice as the more fortunate individual whose in come is large. - All donations to this worthy cause should be addressed to Mary Pickford, In care of the Mary Pickford Corpora tion, Hollywood. Cal., and these will be deposited and forwarded to the Nation al headquarters of the Red Cross after Hiss Pickford has written her note of appreciation to each contributor. Oregon Aids Chaplin Studio, Much of the success for the excel lence of the new half-million-dollar motion picture plant owned by the world's greatest comedian, Charlie Chaplin, in Hollywood, Cal., belongs . to Oregon. It is from the arrest tlm ber lands of the Northwest that many thousands of feet of sturdy pine has ieen drawn and used in all of the im portant construction work. Of chief Interest at the new studios is the massive stage, which extends over a. great area and permits a working fpace of more than 20,000 square feet. .exclusive or the concrete foundation. the big span is constructed entirely of pine. There are some 20 or more buildings, including the dressing-rooms, labora tory, carpenter shop, scene docks, fur niture rooms, garage, executive offices end administration structure. r The Chaplin studios will be jleted within three weeks. The last lap of construction work was reached this rweek with the laying of the foundation for the administration building. An s-rmy of painters are engaged putting on the finishing touches of the com pleted buildings, carrying out a general color scheme of French gray and white. Hundreds of visitors have already Inspected the plant and experts who nave watched the progress of the work from day to day have declared that the Chaplin institution is far ahead of any thing ever before attempted tn motion picture s'udio construction. Tneme of Film Affects Players, 1 It is a well-known fact that mem pers or tne theatrical profession are probably the most superstitious class sC people in the world. No one actor in a. thousand will permit a hat to be placed on a bed, nor will he allow any of his best friends to whistle In his iresing-room, or look over his head Into the mirror while ha is making up. An Illuminating Insight into the super stitions of actors was disclosed in the production of "The Devil Stone." the Oeraldine Farrar-Artcraft production -which will be released next month, and which centers about s theme of superstitious belief. - While a number of the actors en gaged in the produotion were stand ing on the Lasky stage with Cecil B. Se JtHllat producer of the picture, be lDo tz7 7Za. t 's-j5 rtAr T fore entering upon the dsy's work, clg- arettes were offered to the group by one of the actors. Two players of the cast lighted their cigarettes from a single match and a third one was on the point of using the same match to light his weed when he was stopped by a rude hand which dashed the burning luclfer to the floor. Don't do that!" exclaimed the actor. "Don't you know that is the worst luck In the world?" What's the matter?" asked Mr. De Mille, "Has all this superstition in the picture gotten under your skin?" Well, maybe it has and maybe It hasn't." replied the actor, smiling, "but nevertheless I noticed that when we were scheduled to begin this picture on Friday the 13th, the set wasn't ready or something transpired, conveniently. perhaps, so that we didn t begin work until Saturday." Hart Has New Protege. It doesn't often fall to the lot of a small . boy to enjoy the unusual film distinction that has come to young Harold Goodwin, who appears in Will- lam S. Hart's newest photoplay, "The Silent Man." Harold is a bright chap who has been doing various odd bits of acting at the Ince studios for some time, and whatever he has been called upon to perform he has done excep tionally welL This was particularly so Tn the case of "The Sawdust Ring," a personally supervised Ince picture, in which he shared honors with the ad vertised 8 tar. In "The Silent Man" young Goodwin plays a role in which he is called upon to display marked dramatic talent, and for many hun dreds of feet of film he and Hart mo nopolize the interest of the audience. Harold took to the motion picture with the close of the school season in California last Spring, and when the Government announced that no more amateur wireless outfits would be per mitted to grab messages from the ether. Harold was an ambitious and expert wireless operator, and his aeri als high above the Goodwin home in Los Angeles were the envy of all the youths in the neighborhood. When he applied to Mr. Ince for a chance to act before the camera It was discovered that Harold "screened" unusually well, and he was immediately engaged as a regular member of the Thomas H Ince forces. He Knew Fairbanks. A. H. Woods, the prominent theatrical producer, tells of a funny incident that happened during his recent trip to Southern California. As it Is the custom of every tourist to hire a dollar-an-hour automobile to go sightseeing Woods tipped the driver at the, start of the trip to insure a worth-while journey, settled back In his seat and contentedly smoked a cigar. "We are now passing so and so s house, the Prune King," announced the chauffeur from time to time, until they had entered .Hollywood, the film colony, when the controller of the gas oline conveyance pointed with pride to a large white mansion on top of a hill. "That's Douglas Fairbanks hangout. He earns $8,000,000 a week and is kind to dogs and flowers." The theatrical manager's eyes wid ened. His chest swelled, caused by the fact that one time this same Douglas Fairbanks starred under his manage ment, "Take me to the entrance of this wonderful home. ordered Woods, with the gesture of a King. The chauffeur looked at htm In amazement. A tourist in a dollar-an-hour machine wanting to call on Fair banks struck him rather humorously, and he laughingly replied. "Why, your nut is ertfeked. Tou'se don't - know Doug. I'd get an awful bawling out if I took you into his .house," as a&ld automobile gradually left the Fairbanks home in' the dis- tance. aluefc Crook "Stun- Here. Students of the psychology of crook edness ought to find living illustrations of examples customarily expatiated upon in dry text by authorities on the subject in Rex Beach's picture, .."The Auction Block. The gentle art of the "frame-up" and the "double-cross" as practiced in some strata of society is exemplified In realistic action in the course of the story, which has been described as em bodying an undercurrent narrative of 'blackmail piped with thuggery." Lilas Lynn is a beautiful young ad venturess with what might be said to be a legitimate purpose revenging the death of her father, whose life had been' sacrificed years before to the greed of Jarvis Hammon, once the su perintendent of a steel mill, but now a millionaire man-about-town. Lilas in gratiates herself in Hammon's affec tions for the sole purpose of ruining him in the eyes of the world. Working with a band of blackmail ers, Lilas entices Hammon to a lonely country roadhouse, where, with the aid of a flashlight powder previously planted" by the crooks, the million aire is photographed with the adven turess in his arms. Eventually this band of crooks turns upon Lilas in the hope of profiting by revealing her hand in the affair. This move Involves innocent persons and eventually results In the intervention of a man whose power over a crooked police inspector enables him to demand that the gambling-house conducted by the leader of the gang be raided. Here another "frame-up" Is enacted. this time by the police. Working on instructions, the inBpe'ctor "plants" a revolver in the pocket of young Jimmy Knight, wayward brother of Lorelei Knight, heroine of the story, and he is hustled off to court to face a long term in prison. Billle Bnrke Goes a-Travellns:. New York City, a little town in West ern Canada and next it is rumored Florida. These are the places where piquant little Billle Burke, famous comedienne of stage and screen, has been stopping during these strenuous times, when every day must be record ed with its sufficient number of cellu lolds tucked away Inside the camera with thousands of feet of pictures of Billle Burke laughing, weeping, in triguing or waxing sentimental in them. Her first . Paramount plrtnre. "The Mysterious Miss Terry, was taken in New York City and her second, "The Land of Promise," took her and her company of actors, directors, camera men and script writers to Manitoba, Canada. It has not been definitely decided where the third will be filmed, but there are persistent. rumors to the ef fect that Florida will be the location When she heard of this Billle Burke laughed and sail: "That's what we thought they'd do (the scenario department) as a sort of poetical Justice for allowing us the joy of the visit to Canada. Why they can't write Northern plavs for us in the Summer and send us South in Winter will always be one of the riddles of tho universe to me! However, 1 don't mind the travel, in fact I rather like it. for I've been living in Pullmans or on steamships half my life, I believe. "You see, I was born in Washington, D. C. but a very short time after my advent into this queer old world my nurse packed up my tiny things and we started for France, where after a few years I was placed In a convent. "As my father was an actor, known as 'Billy' Burke, I decided to follow his footsteps and took his name for mine. I have worked In the principal musio halls and theaters of nearly all the large European cities, as well as those of America, where later I made my stage debut in "My Wife' with John Drew at the Empire Theater." ' Another Irving Story. ' Tyrone Power, who played Bassanlo in Sir Henry Irving's last appearance t the Lyceum Theater. London, as Shy lock, tells a story of the famous actor that sounds fairly characteristic "Some wealthy bounder who hap pened to be connected with the finan cial end of the Irving series at the Ly ceum addressed the actor as 'Irving, says Mr. Power. "'Why not Henryr said sir Henry. beseechingly Oh, why, why not Henryr "There was always a rivalry between Sir Henry Irving and Sir Beerbohm Tree, continued Mr. Power, who. is starred in a new Mutual special pro duction, "The Planter." "Once Sir Henry needed a white horse for one of the Lyceum produc tions. A livery stable helper brought round an animal which Irving viewed with some suspicion. '"Wy, Sir 'Enery. e s as tyme as a ousecat, 'e stood arf an hour on our styge w'en Sir Beerbohm Tree "ad- 'im the other dy,' said the hostler. "Did, ehr snorted Sir Henry 'Bit o. a critic, what r Will Plot h rime Tse Bine Bird." Maurice Maeterlinck's world-famous play, "The Blue Bird," is to appear in motion picture form, to be presented by Artcraft Pictures. Considered one of Maeterlinck's greatest works, this production was staged both in - this country and abroad and occupies an Important place in the annals of in ternational theatricals. In London It originally opened st the Boudoir Theater in December, 1809, where it at tracted wide attention. The play of fered 10 scenes and took four hours to portray on the stage. With its Amer ican appearance in New York, at the New Theater, in February, 1911, the production was revived with two addi tional scenes. The 'film version of "The Blue Bird" will present a big spectacular cinema produced by Artcraft, under the direc tion of Maurice Tourneur, the talented French director, whose recent work for Artcraft as displayed in the Elsie Fer guson pictures has further enhanced his high standards of production. The important task of adapting the famous drama to the screen was entrusted to Charles Maigne and actual "shooting" of scenes has already commenced at the Fort Lee studios. Like Father Like Son. "When I was about 17." relates George M. Cohan. "I considered my self a classy dresser. One day. resplen dent in screaming hosiery, a striped waistcoat and a 'speaking necktie, I went into father's library. "He looked me over, and the more he looked the more disguested he became. " 'Son,' he finally blurted out, "you look like a d fool!" Just then an old family servant came into the room. 'Georgle,' he said, you look Just as your father did at your age.' " "Yes," I said, 'father was Just telling me about it.'" He Drew the Line. "I was In a barber shop In Los Ange les one day," relates Jack Pickford. "when an Irishman came in to get shaved. After he was seated and the lather about half applied, the barber was called to an adjoining room, where he was detained for some time. The barber, who was an Italian, had in the shop a pet monkey, which was contin ually imitating bis master. As soon as the latter left the room the monkey grabbed the brush and proceeded to finish, lathering the Irishman's lace. After doing this he took a rasor from its case and then turned to the Irish man to shave him. " 'Shtop that!" said the latter firmly. 'Ye can tuck the towel In me neck and put .the soap on me face, but, begorrab, yer father's got to shave me!'" Dolores Caslnelli, who many of "the old guard" of picture fans will recall as a former Essanay star, back in the days when Francis X. Bushman and Broncho Billy were making the Essanay trade mark famous the world over, has left the Cooper-Hewitts for the Mazdas of the speaking stage. Miss Cassinellt was Induced to abandon motion pic tures by an offer from Madison Corey to sing the prima donna role in his new musical comedy. "The Grass Widow," which was written by Channlng Pol lock and Rennold Wolf. Decides to Be a "R.ube. So much confusion has been caused by the spelling of Alma Rubens' name that the Triangle favorite and ber mother have decided 'to change it. Al ma's real name Is Rueben, but It has persistently appeared in publications as Ruebens and Reubens. To end all controversy the pretty actress has de an d do- "THE AUCTION BLOCK" THRILLS Film From Rex Beach's Popular Xovel On at Majestic. "The Auction Block" opened yester day at the Majestic to enthusiastic au diences of Rex Beach's admirers who seemed to like his photoplay of metro politan life as well as his stories of the wilds which have heretofore been shown in Portland. "The Auction Block." pronounced by critics as Rex Beach's greatest story, tells the life history of Lorelei Knight, daughter of a small-town politician (Conclurt-d on Patce ft. Column l. n The Greatest Human Story Ever Told -uqsLi, .ii. mm "fTWWWHiiUlli . wisis i issfwsiii nsi,.usisi, i.( i npsssif iiiss.isi i - - - - "V- -' ii r - - - i 1-' ' ..i l . The Til It Makes r) You . Weep! It Makes You Laugh! It Makes You Think. The magnificent super-spectacle for young and old the sen sation of America. "The Birth of a Nation" was a triumph of Grandeur; "The Daughter of the Gods" was a triumph of Beauty; "The Honor System" is a triumph of Humanity. Cost half a million dollars. 1600 hor6ea are used in Mexican border battle scenes. Startling scenes actually photographed in Yuma and Florence prisons, Arizona. Enthusiastically indorsed by ex-Governer Hunt of Arizona. At the jnitial Portland, showing of "The Honor System," at increased prices, thousands were turned away. It is for you that our policy of return engagements of such plays as this was formed. !L,r . - BEGINS TOD A YNO RAISE IN PRICE Matiness Till 6:30 10c Sundays Evenings Holidays 15c Children tZ! g- Any Time JJL hi 1 Mils.
