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TODAY'S FILM FKATt'RES.
Columbia Harold Lock wood.
-Broariwar HllL"
Star Harold H'll Wright. Tha
of tt World."
Sunset K Daacb'a Tho Ano
ttoa Block."
LJbertr Hillla Bnrko, "EtVi
Iorhlf r
&Ia)etic Clara. Kimball Tonne
J ra lou t.-
PropUa Mabel Kormand. "Tho
Floor Below."
Globe Core. "Caatla (or
Two."
TTlHEX Hack Sennett dlacoTerad
' the aatontablnc natural phe-
nomenon that a enstard pie
krouht Into forcible contact with the
kuraaa face pra4 considerable, he
became the father of the slapstick
'taoTle' and the soft pie picture. The
la fx tick he did not Invent, but he
made It fashionable. The pie throw
was of his own Invention. Nrltner pie
nr stick were the Iraat of his discov
eries, kowerer. There was water. For
merly people Imagined that the fub
ntest thing on could do with water
was to pour It over men and women.
Mr. Bennett showed ua our error. He
poured his men and women over water,
shoot. or the chutes with them over
lakes and ponds and watery streets
nd the bound! nr billows.
Mr. Fennett made other discoveries.
On waa that slapstick comedy with
out a comedian to do the alapstlckery
Is not slapstick at alL He pickrd bis
comedians, all of whom are now en
stared In his new I'aramount-Sennett
comdla. and for them he will be re
nembered when the slapstick turns to
rottlnc wood. It was becauso of his
ability to pick and train comedians
that he baa become the most famous
f comedy film producers. To his plea,
his waterworks and his spectacular
finals he owea but little to his repu
tation. Other men have followed htm
avlonc the way bo biased throuKti the
wilderness and some there are who
ran throw pies stralrhter than "llr.
Venaett's first assistants, but they are
not comedians. There are dare-devils
who will drive motor cars over steeper
eMiffa than Mr. Bennett selected for
. his luckless actors, but they belonc
fa the circus. So It Is that he Is known
a the pioneer of the pie drama.
Rut after the slapet. k and the rl
what then? Already "Fatty" Arbukls
la said to be ustas watermelons for
tha necessary squashlnesa of comedy
pictures. And alack Bennett la sun-
ytemeajtlna' his force of comedians with
pretty stria In bathlnr suit Sennetts.
they call them out on the West Coast.
Can tt bo that the swlnr of the
pendulum is to brlnsj ua centeet com-
dy; not quiet comedy, heaven forbid
hot comedy wherein the comedians
clothee aro not so spotted with crease?
It la as to the pioneer plrman to tell
va when. When Mack Sennett aays
that tie slapstick must o. then am.
What wa set will be worth waltine
for. The Charlie Chapllns. Mack
wilnt, "Fatty" Arbuckles. Chester
Cnnkllns and Ben Turplns may all die
of a broken heart, but every art must
have Ita martyrs. Wa can afford to
view tho future with equanimity.
Mary Pvwvea Her ratrlotsaaa.
Tattle Mary- Ilrkford haa mora
than "done her bit." Sha has pur
chased liberty bonds In staca-erlna
mounts, and haa become "rod-mother"
to artillery soldiers and 144 In the
aviation rorpa. whoso wants she Is
lookinr after: she haa devoted her time
and her services to tho Red Crosa and
other relief work, and personally writes
to many cf tho boys In the trenches
And la addition sho la found devotLnr
every moment of her time between
scenes In the studio to knkttlnr sweat
ers: "I have been able to do many
thincs because 1 am fiaanclally able."
aays Miss i'tckfnrd. la tho April Mo
tion Ftcture Masailne. "and I am
thankful that I in la a position to do
so. However, there are a rreat many
people who have ant tho ttma nor the
roner to do these thincs. and for them
I bellevo It Is our duty to set an as
ample." Derle Clatsae) KeewreU
"There have been stories a bout tha
richest Ctrl In America, stories about
the snoet dartnr Ctrl and claima made
for tha snoet beautiful rirl In Amorta-a.
but lxrta A.njoo, J'atho alar, adnula
I America, and In support of her claim
f I sho haa made out a liat of several hun
dred persecutions that Includes, betnr
trapped In a liquid air explosion. Im
prisoned under tons of earth In a
quarry, forced to Jump from tha root
of a skyscraper, compelled to Jump
from a bridge Into a paaalnr freight
car. to Jump overboard one cold No
vember mornlnr and Innumerable
casea of pursuits through flro and raa
fumes. Cheer up. lorls. It's a cluch
you won't dla of annul.
Mabel a Ferseer Model.
HerVe a tabloid review of tho Ufa
of sprltely Mabel Normand. star of "Tho
1oor Below":
Normand. Mabel: born Atlanta. Ga.
Studied art In New York, becoming
model through aecessltyv by accident
entertnr motion pictures. Vltarraph
first company; quiet comedy first suc
cess. Then Blocraph. where sho con
tinued In comedy, direction D. W. Grif
fith, scortnr hugs sucresa In "Tho Div
ine; GlrL" Went to California, wbera
ahe appeared with new company: be
came International favorite on screens
of world prior to aiming Goldwyn con
tract. Jteiniroauceo in uuiawyn s
"iKxlclnr Million": finda herself
greater favortto In high comedy with
dash of drama. Just completed "Tha
Floor Below."
"EYES OF WORLD" VITAI FILM
Uarold Bell Wrlglit Helped Direct
Great Screen Play. "
Irrespective of tha marvelous pho
tography and Intrestlnr episodes to vi
talise tha story of "The Kyes of tha
World." tho picture conveys a tremen
dous message. Thla bis; photoplay at
traction opened an engagement yester
day at tho Star Theater.
Tho photoplay bolda all of tha essen
tials of success fostered by tho great
maaa of readers who enjoy Harold Bell
Wright. It la of Interest to know that
the author personally aaalated In tha
work of filming hla Interesting charao
ter creattona and selected also tha lo
catlona and attended to every scenic
detail of tha play.
In this way tha atmosphere of tha
book haa been faithfully retained. The
cast. too. haa been carefully made with
view to brlnglnc to fife tbe many
characters who unfold In "The Eyes of
the w orld." For those who have not
read tba book tho screen version will
make for splendid entertainment and
Just aa sincerely a rlaw of tha screen
adaptatloa will whet tha appetite for
a readinr of tho book Itself. Tbe
presentation abounds In thrills. It la a
big modern play, with a modern mes
sage to tba world to Ignore all the
forces that do not count and dins faat
to tho worth-while things.
Aa aa entertainment It la keenly en
joyable. It haa tha happy faculty of
boldlnr tba attention enthralled. Alle
gorlral In style. It tells of the struggle
or materialism against forces of tha
spiritual and la It all la embodied a
full half dosen separata and distinct
romances and dramatio incidents.
Author and photographers probe
deep Into human hearta and lay human
frailties open to tha "eyes of the world.'
There Is a splendid climax, a battle be
tween sensualism and art. staged real
istically upon a high cliff, and it proves
an exciting success! son of tense and
dramatic situations, as each man strug
gtes for mastery.
A novel feature, too. In thla pictur
esque spectacle la that Instead of using;
many aub-tltles to explain tba action.
spoken titles aro used. For Instance,
tha character aaya what ha 'haa to aay
and. as bla 11 pa mora, tba words ho Is
speaking appear on tbe screen In small
letters, while tha scenlo action con tin
ues without Interruption.
ETERNAL TKI.VN'GLE PORTRATXS)
Clara Kimball Tonne In "Jealousy'
at Ma J ratio Tills Work.
Jealousy." tha brilliant screen Ter.
Ion of Pierre, Wolffs stage drama.
"Tba Marionettes," Is tha vehicle that
has been chosen for tha appearance of
Clara Kimball Toung before Portland
audiences after an absence of aeveral
months. Tha photoplay opened lo large
rrowda yeeterday at tha Majestic
Theater.
Tbe photoplay la characterised as a
superlative portrayal of the eternal
triaugla. It la a story that will be most
fully appreciated by married people,
but at tha same time will be an In
teresting: lesson to maids and bach
elors. Ths plot concerns a little orphan, who
haa been educated In a convent, spend
ing her vacations at the home of her
uncle, where she falls In love with the
son of a marquise. Tha young- man is
not particularly In love with anybody,
and when told by hla mother that he
must marry money, selects the convent-bred
girl for his wife. The bride
dresses plainly and haa no Interests
outside ber home, ao tba worldly hus
band seeks excitement elsewhere. A
wise bachelor sees the trouble, and. to
enlighten the girl without offending
her, stages a puppet show, where he
points out the moral that with gown
a la mode and a couple of lovers on
tha string, any wife may keep he
husband guessing; and always at he
side.
This rood advice la heeded by the
girl, and how sha carries out tha plan
suggested by ths puppet show makes
an Interesting photodrama.
Mlsa Toung carries away the stellar
honors easily, of course, but Is sup
ported by a large and excellent cast.
She wears a handsome array of gowns,
and tha settings are high-clasa In every
detail. "Jealousy" Is a photoplay that
will command the attention of the best
audiences and will be tbe feature of
tha bill at tho Uajestlo until Friday
night.
Aa a stage play tha production en
Joyed a Broadway run, tarring- Mme.
Alia Naxlmova.
The Majestic programme Is completed
with a two-reel comedy entitled "Love
and Logs," a burlesque on the old-time
melodrama and. the latest Hearst
Paths News Weekly.
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"BROADWAY BILL" COLTTMBLV
Beautiful Backs-rounds Help to Make
Film Truly Realistic.
Tha use of beautiful backgrounds la
one of tho distinguishing featurea of
Harold Lock wood's latest photoplay,
"Broadway Bill." which cornea to the
Columbia Theater today.
There is an episode showing night
Ufa In one of tha big cafea of Broadway
and for these scenes ' tha producers
erected a act duplicating tha dining
room of one of "Broadway's most famous
hotels. Tbe management of the hotel
gave tha roducers every co-operation
to make tha reproduction accurate and
to preserve the atmosphere of the origl
naL their efforts going to the extent of
loaning the services of their waiters
and cigarette girl and a large quantity
of dining-room equipment.
The outdoor scenes of "Broadway
Bill" were photographed In Florida and
In Maine and there la a pleasing con
trast of the picturesque view obtained
In the South .with the wild mid-Winter
snow scenery of the North, which was
photographed In Maine.
Mr. Lockwood's leading woman In
thla feature la Martha Mansfield, who,
under the name of Martha Early,
played opposite Max Llnder In the-com-
edlea he made In America and who
later played, an Important part In the
stare production of "On With the
Dance." whloh ran at tha Kepubllo The
ater, New York.
NEWSPAPER STORY IS VITAL
Mabel Xormand aa Cub Reporter In
Offering at Peoples.
Quick action and real emotional ap
peal form tbe baala of Mabel Normand's
newest photoplay. "The Floor Below"
to be shown at the Peoples Theater to
day. Miss Normand plays a copy girl
In a busy newspaper office, getting
luto a scrape which causes her dis-
charges or is about to bring- It about.
when she Is saved.
Patricia O'Rourke is given her first
assignment with the promise that the
Job will wait for her If she Is success
ful. A number of daring robberies
have been committed by crooks, who
seem possessed of inside information
concerning the rich homes they plun
der. The police have a clew which
causea them to watch the settlement
house conducted by Hunter Mason,
young ,millionaIre, as the source from
which tbe plans come. Patricia is or
dered to go to the mission as a derelict
and, if possible, steal a march on the
police and score a "beat ' lor her paper.
Mistaken for a thief in sore need of
reform, the girl Is received by Hunter
Mason and Latham, his secretary, and
so appeals to the millionaire that he
enlists his mother's aid in caring for
her. She also meets a girl who. In
spite of her love for Latham, is mak
ing a bid for Mason s affections.
Then comes a benefit dance at the
Mason home for the Star of Hope Mis
sion. Everyone Is asked to pay for the
privilege of dancing, the money being
deposited in a box in charge of Patricia.
Tbe ballroom is thronged with fash
ionables and the contribution box con
tains thousands of dollars. No one sus
pects that among the guests Is the very
person responsible for the robberies,
but when one of the crooks confesses
the police make for the dance. What
follows forms the big surprise of the
story.
"EYE'S DAUGHTER" AT LIBERTY
Mack Sennett Comedy Is Another
Feature of Programme.
BUlie Burke, beloved of ao many fol
lowers of stage and screen, will be to
day's Liberty Theater attraction, ap
pearinr in "Eves Daughter." A new
GLOBE
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Dainty
Marie
DORO
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"CASTLES
FOR TWO"
Also Splendid Comedy;
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Mack Sennett comedy, another of the
Polly Moran-Cactna Nell pictures. Is
another feature on the programme.
Thomas Melghan and other popular
players are to be seen with Miss Burke
In "Eve's Daughter."
As Irene Simpson-Bates, chafing at
the restraint Imposed on her by ber
wealthy .and disagreeable old father.
Miss Burke breaks all bonds at his
death. Having . expected at least a
quarter million, she is rather disap
pointed to learn that a mere 1 15,000 Is
to fall to her lot, but determines to
make the very best of her heritage.
Renting an expensive apartment and
buying innumerable expensive gowns
leads her naturally along the road -to t
expensive acquaintances, not the least
expensive of whom is Victoria Vanning,
who borrows money extensively, as a
habit. Another new friend is Courte
nay Urquhart, with whom, after a brief
courtship, she consents to run away,
scarcely realizing what she does, and
dazed by unaccustomed champaigne.
Her father's lawyer, young John Nor
ton, who had long been a devoted
suitor, learns of this and follows the
eloping couple in a special train,
reaching their destination ahead of
them. How he, with the help of the
shallow but kind-hearted Victoria Van
ning, manages to rescue Irene Just in
time makes a. thrilling story."
It will be remembered that Grace 1
George, one of the most prominent of
our actresses, appeared in the stage
version of "Eve's Daughter" recently
in a Broadway theater. Miss Burke
has Injected many of her well-known
"Burkeisms" and not a few new ones,
which add decidedly to the effective
ness of her work.
"AUCTION BLOCK" ACCLAIMED
Film Version of Rex Beach Tale at
Sunset Today.
"The Auction Block," the filmation
of the popular Rex Beach story, and it
self a picture which has been meeting?
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