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Columbia MarR-uerite Clark,
"Bab's Matinee Idol."
Liberty Norma Talmadg, "The
Secret of the Storm Country."
Majestic Dusttn Ftrnum, "North
of Fifty-three."
Peoples E laine Hammerstelnv
' "The Co-Respondent.
Star "The Witching- Hour."
Sunset William F a r n u m, "The
Conqueror."
Globe Wallace Beid, 'The Squaw
Man's Son."
REVERSING the usual ordei of
cuttingr motion picture production
to a minimum during the Winter
season In California, this year exten
sive building is being; done, both in the
way of improving studios already es
tablished and building others.
The Charlie Chaplin studios, which
re situated In the residential district
of Hollywood, are fast nearlng comple
tion and the J1,000,000 comedian will
have one of the finest equipped studios
on the Coast in which to make his
eight pictures during the present sea
son. Thomas H- Ince, It Is stated, has
bought eight acres in Culver City,
where he will build a thoroughly up-to-date
plant, complete with every
scientific aid for modern picture-mak-in?-
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The Metro Studios have added one
stage to an already complete plant,
and have purchased adjoining prop
erty on which to build further
stages, property rooms, etc, to ac
commodate the companies they in
tend to bring to California to produce.
In addition to the Edith Story and
Viola Dana companies, already located
In Hollywood.
The Balboa company na
completed a 50.000 steel structural
stage for its studios at Long Beach.
The Men a Film Company, whose first
picture. "By Super Strategy," is near
lng completion, is removing the elabor
ate settings built for the modern pe
riod of its story, and a steel structural
glass-Inclosed stage. 100x120, will be
built adjoining its large open-air stage.
Mary Sees Doty Clearly.
Mary Plckford has been a very busy
little person with her self-imposed
duties concerning the war, in addition
to her studio work for Artcraft pic
turea. She has the honor of being
"godmother" to a corps of 600 artillery
men and 14 soldiers in the Aviation
Corps. She has presented them with
regimental colors and is sending them
letters", tobacco, candy and magazines.
Regarding the duty of the "stay at
homes." Miss Plckford has this to say:
The struggle has been brought home
to us the more closely since our own
toys are at the front In France. No
matter what calls have been made upon
tis before, we must continue to deny
ourselves many things In order to bring
what Joy we may to these boys, whose
Christmas will lack most of the things
which made the holiday season glad
for them at home. And while we are
doing this we must not forget the poor
at home, whom we have always with
us. Our responsibility this Christmas
Is doubly great. We should all make
this a day of more giving than ever
before.
"In countless homes. In all theetudlos,
even in the streetcars, cafes and the
aters, we hear the click of the knit
ting needles and watch with interest
the busy workers, eager to serve the
whn are 'Home where in France.'
Mufflers and wristbands are keeping
hmiiea warm, but the way to
keep their hearts warm is by writing
letters to the lonely fellows who have
ilmr ones at home. I have written
many letters myself and have persuad
m,r riniis to write, and It is touch
Ing to see how the boys appreciate it.
They no longer feel alone, unloved and
tinprayed for.
"These boys will be glad to receive
!-.,.- from anv. of you just a few
vnmov wnrris In a cheerful tone. Worn
vmiiiir and old. can find, out the
name of some boy 'out there and add t
the Joy of living by making" him feel
there is someone here who Is Interested
In hint. .
"Also, we should hot forget the
wives and children of the soldiers, and
look in and see if they lack anything
for their comfort and the enjoyment of
the Yuletide splrit."
The Knlttlag Crase.
"I-', understand." aid Mae Murray
the other day. "that now all the picture
actors, ss well as the picture actresses,
will have to knit in their leisure mo
ments in the studio. Of course, the
fascination of it will get them, and
won't- it be Just too funny to see Bill
Hart grinding his teeth in a close-up
while his hands are peacefully knitting?
And Doug Fairbanks will always be
leaving his knitting-needles about, un
der foot, for pople to step on wniie ti
leaps over church steeples and things.
Harry Carey will be discerned in off
moments riding across the landscape,
reins flying, while he knits. And if you
eea & car zig-zagging along Cahuenga
Pass you'll know it's Herb Rawllnson
tending to his knitting. And can't you
Imagine Franklyn Farnum's director
yelling at him to come into a scene.
and Franklyn answering peevishly,
"My Gawd, Joe, can't you wait a mo
ment? Tou made me drop a stitch."
Malette to Direct Orchestra.
Albert Hay Malottee. organist of the
Liberty . Theater, is putting in some
long, long hours these days. Up early
In the morning, he devotes two hours
to. practice on the Wurlitzer Unit Or
chestra organ.- presides over the organ
several hours in the afteraoon and
evening, musically Interpreting photo
play attractions, and at 11 o'clock at
night plunges into rehearsal with a 12
piece orchastra.
This orchestra will be a musical fea
ture of the screening of the Geraldine
Parrar 1 spectacle-story, "Joan the
Woman." which will be shown at the
Liberty for one week commencing next
Sunday. Four de luxe showings will be
given daily, at 2 and 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, and then at 8 and 10 o'clock
at night.
"Joan the Woman" Is the unusual
DeMille production which has been re
ceived with such favor throughout the
United States.
Has Illastriou Grandfather. .
Elaine Hammersteln, young star of
"The Co-Respondent." first went upon
the "legitimate" stage at the tender
age of five. It was when her famous
grandfather, Oscar Hammersteln, was
producing a comio opera -t a very
young ingenue became vet . and Mr.
Hammersteln was slightly annoyed.
"Oh, that's nothing. I have been up on
that part for some time," said his very
young kinswoman, and forthwith she
proceeded to go straign through it
Needless to say the veteran producer
was delighted and that Miss Hammer
stein's name went in bold, black letter
the following day on the programme
following which she scored a great
hit.
George Anderson, actor-husband of
Frltzie Scheff. who Is appearing on
Broadway in the new Arthur Hammer
Stein musical comedy success, "Furs
and Frills." Is prominently cast as
Howard Van Kreel, the dissolute New
York multi-millionaire, in "The Co
Respondent." This picture, made by
Ralph W. Ince, is after' the stage suc
cess of the same name by Alice Leah
Pollock and Rita Weiman. in which
Irene Fenwick starred at the Booth
Theater, New Yorlf, two years ago.
"Dusty" Treararea Hat.
Among the possessions which he,
treasures most. Dustln Farnum, star of
William Fox's "North of Fifty-Three."
counts a soft Alpine hat, once the prop
erty of Richard Harding Davis. Before
the death of the noted author. Mr.
Farnum wore the hat frequently; since
his death he ha been keeping it sacred
as a remembrance of one of the pleas
antest friendships of his life.
About two years ago, Dustln Farnum
went to Cuba with a motion picture
company which was to picturlse Davis'
Soldiers of Fortune." The writer, who
had long been a close friend of the
actor, went with the organisation.
On - location one day, Mr. Farnum
found that he needed an extra hat, and
he had brought only one with him.
Dick" Davis -offered his.
Mr. Davis' reputation In matters of
haberdashery is too well known to
need explanation. He always dressed
In the best of style. Consequently the
hat which he waa wearing suited the
part Mr. Farnum was playing to a T."
Once photographed In the hat, how
ever. -Mr. Farnum found that he would
have to wear It throughout the picture.
It was required in scene after scene.
Mr. Davis had to dig into his baggage
and fetch out new headgear.
When the picture waa completed, the
actor offered to return the hat to Mr.
Davis.
"It's yours, now Dusty." said "Dick"
Davis. You've got an easement on it.
by constant wearing of it. Keep It for
yourself." '
That was how the big actor came
Into possession of the hat which he has
worn in several photoplays and which
formerly accompanied him on many
shooting and fishing expeditions.
"Witching Honr" Expensive. '
After competing with some of the
largest producers of special attrac
tions, the Frohman Amusement Corpor
ation was finally able to secure the
motion picture right to the Interna
tionally famous drama, "The Witching
Hour," at a price which Is reported to
have been the largest sum paid for the
cinema rights to any legitimate attrac
tion. Mr. Thomas, the author of the play,
was quite -unwilling to entrust the
screening of so difficult a production
to any concern without his being mor
ally certain that full Justice would be
done to the wonderful and . unusual
theme embraced in the play. - Mr.
Thomas finally consented that the
Frohman Amusement Corporation
should visualise "The Witching Hour."
largely because of the wonderful work
done by that company in its prior pro
ductions.
Marguerite Not Five Feet Tall.
A well-known saying exlsti to the
effect that the best goods coma In the
smallest packages.
This applies to diamonds and food
stuffs under wartime conditions and
to Marguerite Clarke under any condl
tlons, at any time, in any place. Mar.
-guerlte Clark In one of the tiniest of
all the small motion picture stars of
the film firmament and it has long
been a noticeable fact that the greatest
stars are the smallest! Just between
you and I, Mies Clark measures exact,
)y 4 feet 10 inches in her tiny silk-
clad stocking feet!
Miss Clark's father was a storekeep
er In Cincinnati, Ohio, and it wa there
that she was born and went to school
and played with her elder sister. In
deed, it Is thin elder sister to whom
Miss Clark still turns for advice and
companionship. For the two were left
alone together at an early age and it
was the sister who was responsible for
sending Marguerite to the Ursuline
Convent near Cincinnati, where she re
mained for several years.
Later, Marguerite began to emerge
from her cocoon and appeared in a
number of amateur theatrical perform
ances. which gave her such pleasure
and brought her so many compliments
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and favorable comments on her "work
that she decided to make theatrical
work her ambition in life. - .
It waa with the Aborn Opera Com
pany at Baltimore, however, that the
full butterfly Marguerite Clark
emerged into popular favor, and ever
since then she has been indeed a "but
terfly," flitting from one success to
another, both on the legitimate stage
and in pictures.
Some of her bent known stage suc
cesses were: "Jim, the Penman,"
"Baby Mine," "Lights o' London," "The
Affairs of Anatole," "Snow White," and
"Prunella."
It was a photograph of her In "Pru
nella" that caught the eye of Adolph
Zukor, president of the Famous Play-ers-Lasky
Corporation.
Thus it was that Miss Clark began
her picture career, which soon led her
to definitely forsake the stage.
Rodeo for Red Cross.
, Yip! Yip! Wild and woolly West.
Douglas Fairbanks is planning an
elaborate rodeo for the benefit of the
American Red Cross, soon to take place
in Los Angeles.
He promises some thrilling bucking
bronchos, fancy riding, trick roping.
bulldogging, hogtylng a revival of theJ
't days.
There will be military bands, Indians,
cowboys galore, circus clowns, and all
things necessary to complete this Red
Cross Rodeo an event that will make
Los Angeles sit up in amasement.
Through the courtesy of John , F,
Powers and Tom Darmody. the ball
park will be transformed into a Wild
West arena, with Its tents and pictur
esque corral.
It Is Fairbanks ambition to secure
the services of every contest champion
west of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Player to Have Party.
. Enid Bennett.' Thomas H. Ince's Aus
tralian screen star, now working on
her first Paramount picture, will en-1
tertaln oma of her fellow-artist of
the silent drama with a real, old
fashioned Christmas. Mis Bennett's
plans contemplate a trip from Los
Angeles to the famous Bear Valley,
where the fir trees rise to great
heights and where six cabin have been
rented for the occasion. During the
days, the Ince players will spend their
time at various outdoor sports, in the
picturesque valley where snow comes
early and stay late. A big fir will be
road up" to look like a Christmas
tree and will contain remembrances for
those In the party. With song, dance
and other entertainment, the nightd
ill be made merry. Among those in
the party will be the members of the
Ince Kangaroo Club, an Australian trio
which Includes Miss Bennett, her sis
ter, Marjorie, and Sylvia Bremer, at
present playing opposite Charles Ray.
There will be at least a dozen other
to enjoy this unique holiday festival.
Andrew Jackson Wa Right.
8am Houston, the Texas pioneer.
whom William Farnum Impersonate
In "The Conqueror," had a recipe for
aocurate aim which is recommended to
the boys in khaki who go from the
United States to help carry on the bat
tle for freedom In France.
Sam inherited hi system from An
drew Jackson, who guaranteed it never
to fail.
When Houston fought his one and
only duel In Kentucky, with x General
William White, he wa observed to
slip something into his mouth. After
the fight. In which Houston escaped
unscathed and White was severely
wounded, someone asked about the in
cident. "It wa a bullet;" Sam said in- a
matter-of-fact tone. "Andy Jackson
told me that it was always advisable
to have something In the mouth to bite
on. It makes the aim better."
Need Two Secretaries.
Elsie Ferguson, despite her tremen
dous success on the stage, always found
It within human possibility to handle
her personal correspondence herself.
Soon after her debut as a screen star,
however. In "Barbary Sheep," the beau
tiful actress found it necessary to hire
a secretary to assist her in taking care
of the hundreds of daily letters from
admirers. With the release of her sec
ond Artcraft picture, "The . Rise of
Jennie Cushing," Miss Ferguson's sec
retary, after spending many days and
nights in an effort to catch up with the
work, requested further assistance with
the result that the popular stage and
screen star now has two secretaries.
"If my mail Increases with each picture-so
that I'll have to hire another
secretary every time one of my films
is released I should have a good-slsed
business organization in a year."
smiled Miss Ferguson recently, where
upon she dictated a reply to a farmer's
daughter who had written in for a pat
tern of the dress she wears in a certain
cene of "The Rise of Jennie Cushing."
Film People Superstitions.
It is a well-known fact that mem
bers of the theatrical profession are
probably the mos superstitious class
of 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 friends to whistle In his dressing-room,
or look over his head into
the mirror while he is making up.
Cecil B, De Mllle, the famous pro
ducer of motion pictures, uses many
Ingenious devices to instill the roper
atmosphere In the minds of the aetors.
and while making "The Devil Stone."
with Geraldine Farrar, he took ad
vantage gf the fact that the photoplay
Is founded on superstition to dress the
studio in mystic colors. This was done
In a subtle manner, and the actors
went through the picture thoroughly
Imbued with the theme of superstition.
A number or wise old owls were
scattered through the studio, their
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cages hung In the shadows; coal black
cats scampered around, broken mirrors
appeared, and the actors had to do con
siderable dodging to keep from walk
ing under ladder that were placed In
their paths from the dressing-rooms to
the stage. The actors were on edge,
and one day when two of the players
lighted their cigarettes from a single
match and a third one was on the point
of using the -same match to light his
wee, a rude hand dashed the burning
luclfer to the floor.
When the picture was completed Mr.
De Mille ridiculed- the pet superstitions,
but was astounded when an actor said:
"Just the same I noticed that when we
were scheduled to begin this picture on
Friday, the ISth, the set wasn't ready,
or something transpired conveniently
so that w didn't begin work until
Saturday." y
Mr. De Mllle has subconsciously side
stepped another supposed harbinger of
bad luck.
programme: well balanced
Dastir Farnum Xs Star of Feature
Photoplay at Majestic.
The Majestic Theater presented one
of the best-balanced programmes . In
many weeks when the new bill opened
yesterday with Dustln Farnum in
"North of Fifty-three" and two reels
of "The Retreat of the Germane at
the Battle of Arras."
"North of Fifty-three" Is from the
story by Sinclair and, as its title Im
plies, is a red-blooded tale of Alaska
and the North woods. Dustln Farnum.
the hero of "The Virginian." "Cameo
Klrby" and other dramas, has the big
role, playing "Roaring Bill" Wagstaff.
a character of which he makes an ex
cellent showing In the picture.
The girl, Hazel Weir, played by Win
ifred Kingston, comes to Alaska to es
cape a scandal which her employer had
attached to her good name because she
has resented his advances. She meets
Big Bill at Caribou Meadows, where
his partner has been found murdered
in the snow. Here the plot unwinds
rapidly. The girl's story follows her,
but Big Bill refuses to believe it. He
asks the girl to marry hiao, which she
does.
Then the publication of .her former
employer's diary clears her name and
she and Big Bill go to her home. He
has awkward brushes with "society"
and goes back to Alaska, his wife re
fusing to go back to the life that has
been oppressive to her. After a few
days she decides to Join him. while he.
becoming lonely, plans to go back to
her. How the Incidents lead to the
discovery of the murderer of Bill's
partner makes an interesting story
with a happy ending.
"The Retreat of the Germans at the
Battle of Arras" presents two reels of
actual war scenes of the most Inter
esting character. These are the official
British government war pictures and
contain many scenes taken when the
cameraman was under gun fire, scenes
of No Man's Land, actual cannonading
and thousands of German prisoners
that were captured In the engagement
A Christie comedy, a Pathe colored
scenic and the latest Hearst-Pathe
News, showing the victory of the Alsne
the capture of 11.000 prisoner by the
French.
complete tn Majestic pro-
gramme.
PEOPLE'S PLAY INTERESTING
"Tli Co-Respondent," With Alt.
Star Cast. Ha Clever Plot.
The Peoples Theater has secured a
special photoplay treat tor Its patrons
In "The Co-Repondent." a picturiza
tion of the Irene Fenwick stage suc
cess, and with Elaine Hammersteln,
granddaughter of the famous Osrar
Hammersteln. in the stellar role, it will
be presented today.
Miss Hammersteln is supported by an
all-star cast, including Wilfred Lucas,
George Anderson, elichard Neill. Winnl
fred Harris and Josephine Morse.
"The Co-Kespondcnt" tells the story
DECEMBER 16, 1917.
of the taking to a small New England
hotel of a very pretty young maiden
who as the mock knot Is about to be
tied, discovers the perfidy of the soon-to-be
husband and boards a train
straight for New York. It seems the
maiden has been writing very good
stories and selling them to a managing
editor of an Imp 'fant metropolitan
daily and he give- nor a Job on his
staff, where she soon distinguishes her
self. When everyone else falls down on
securing the name of "The Co-Respondent"
in the exclusive Van Kreel divorce
case, the facts of which have been
outlined in- the paper in very peculiar
fashion, young Miss Gray goes out to
the Fifth avenue mansion and sees her
once-upon-a-time suitor and the hus
band of the society 'woman are one
and the same. And that she and no
one else, because of the circumstances
of her near-marrla ge has been named
as "The Co-Respondent." She faces
then the choice of seeing herself shown
up to her managing editor as the co
respondent and losing her chance of
happiness or his career come to an
abrupt end through a libel suit against
the - paper. How her difficulties are
solved and how the public, in the end,
gets the whole truth and from the
paper forms a most absorbing and un
usual story, i
NORMA TAIiMADGE AT LIBEHTS
"The Secret of the Storm Country"
It Sequel to "Tess of Storm Country"
Mother love is the theme employed
In "The Secret of the Storm Country,"
tho latest film vehicle of the brilliant
and beautiful Norma Talmadge, which
opens today at the Liberty Theater.
This picture Is a sequel of that enor
mously popular Mary Plckford subject,
"Tess of the Storm Country."
- In this new picture Miss Talmadge
plays the role of a little squatter girl,
to whom love and marriage come in se
cret ways, and her interpretation of the
character is said to be an exceptionally
fine bit of emotional work.
Tesalbel Skinner, daughter of On
Skinner. Is the Idol of the squatter
settlement on Lake Cayuga. Teas Is
extremely happy in the devotion of
Frederick Graves, who has married her
secretly, and the presence of her
father, pardoned from prison.
Her happiness Is short-lived, "low
ever, for Graves informs her that his
mother, who has an ambitious future
mapped out for her son, has ordered
him -to wed Madeline Waldstrlcker,
daughter of a wealthy man who is the
arch enemy of the squatters. v
Tess, too broken to fight for her
rights, consents to keep their marriage
a secret and permit the other wedding.
He and his pseudo wife. Immediately
after the wedding, leave on an exten
ded tour. A short time later Orn Skin
ner dies, leaving Tess-,withont a pro
tector In her hour of peed. Her condi
tion becomes known to the villagers,
who, at the instigation of Ebeneser
Waldstrlcker, call her to task before
the church council and attempt to force
her Into marriage with the village
ne'er-do-well, Sandy Letts.
From there on the action moves rap
idly to a thrilling climax. Tess weath
ers the storm of heartbreak and sor
row, holds fast to her ideal of mother
hood and fight her way back to level
ground. -
"WITCHING HOUR" AT STAR
Serven-Reel Feature la Elaborate
Production; 2500 Scenes.
The hereditary fear of a cat's eye
forms the basic influence that causes
the number of complications to arise In
Augustus Thomas' famous play. "The
Witching Hour." a screen version of
which, produced by the Frohman
Amusement Corporation, will be shown
at the Star Theater commencing today.
This beautiful and all-absorbing sub
ject is said to receive wonderful treat
ment at the hands of a most unusual
oust oX screen and stage favorites.
CatrAT, ft
headed by C. Aubrey Smith, Jack Sber
rill and Marie Shotwell.
The production Is unusual In its dra
matic treatment and decidedly elabo
rate In its setting. The main theme
carried throughout the production
might briefly be gummed up in a very
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in "THE RINK"
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DUSTIN FARNUM
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Sundays
Holidays
Matinees
Coming Tuesday Two Days.
WILLIAM FARNUM
in "The Conqueror."
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few words: "As we thick evil, so will
evil occur."
The cast employed In this production
is a large one. and the interior proper
ties and furnishings are valued In ex
cess of 150,000. Among original paint-
t Concluded on Fag n. Column l-
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