The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 14, 1918, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 52

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    T1TE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 14. 1D18.
he refuses, turning to his little school
teacher sweetheart.
The second picture of the Allied Na
tions War Review, released by the com
mittee on public information and show
ing Pershing's doughboys; a Harold
Lloyd comedy, "Somewhere in Turkey";
Pathe News and a special song engage
ment ef the Fooundation Shipyards
quartet are other features. '
On Monday, when Clara Kimball
Young will be a Portland guest, her
latest photoplay. "The Claw," will re.
place the Farnum production.
WAR PLAYS CONTINUE TO ATTRACT LARGE
CROWDS AT NEW YORK'S LEADING THEATERS
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG, STARTING CAREER AS
STOCK ACTRESS, NOW FAVORITE OF SCREEN
Unlike Many Silent Stage Stars Miss Young Has Gained a High Place in llcr Profession Through Hard Work
and Strict Attention to Duty Early Rebuffs Are Recalled.
"Getting Together," United States Recruiting Production, Proves Money-Maker for Eastern
Bainter, In The Kiss Burglar," Seems Destined to Win - Great Popularity.
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NEW YORK, July 13. (Special.)
A surprise to out-of-town folks,
as well as to the native New
Yorker, la the large number of theaters
Tt-hlch are open at this season. Last
year the number was about half, but
the cool weather, as well as the crowds
of visitors, has made it profitable to
the managers.
One example Is "Getting Together,"
the war recruiting: production which
played a brief week earlier in the sea
son and then toured as far as St.
Louis, playlns to standing room only
11 along the route. Returning to New
York in June, when the majority of
chows close their runs, it has carried
the S. R. O. sign except on a very few
ElErhts.
The play is a -very strona: one, show
ing how the war is not only the means
if "getting together" many of the na
tions of the world, but how it also is
the means of "getting together" a
couple who have been estranged simply
because they had no interests in com
mon. The war provided the common
ground and the woman's efforts and
the man's bravery helped many others
before it made them again united.
Blanche Bates. In the leading role,
ias lost none of her old-time fire, and
Ker beautiful, slender figure is the
vy of many in the audience. Hol
brook Blinn plays the leading man's
rjle and his sincerity and fine acting
do much toward making the success
of the play. With others in these two
rales, the play would go on probably
without such great success. The pres
ence of two men who have figured in
ah war's history adds interest also.
fcusutenant tilts Rice, who sings his
own songs in the play, is one of seven
emrvivors of a regiment that left
Canada In 1014. He carried a little
trench piano with him and his pop
ular songs were sung in front-line
trenches to his accompaniment. "Keep
Your Head Down, Fritzle Boy," "You've
Oot to Go In or Go Under" and "We
Stopped Them at the Marne" are three
of his numbers which, are more or less
known over here.
Grace George (Mrs. William A.
Srady), has been the prime mover in
si plan to provide entertainment for
the soldiers and sailors. Each man
ager is asked to provide one evening's
entertainment for the men. Although
Punday shows are against the law in
New York, the authorities have co
operated and a number of perform
ances have already been given on Sun
day evening.
"Polly With a Past" was given by
Mr. Belasco, "Parlor Bedroom and
Bath" through the courtesy of Mr.
Woods, and "Getting Together" will
shortly be seen. Miss George is so
busy in this work for others that she
has made absolutely no plans for next
season. It Is to be hoped that she will
Hot disappoint her many admirers.
A number of the principals ef the
"Western" are playing In New ork.
while Peggy Wood, Charles Purcell,
William Norris and 'others are taking
vacation after a year of playing
these same roles. Among these are
John T. Murray, well known in Port
land, Carolyn Thompson and John
Charles Thomas, who created the chief
role in "Her Soldier Boy."
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Fay Bainter, In "The Klas Burglar,"
seems destined, to stay a long time in
town. It is a pretty little story telling i
of a dashing American who had an ad
venture which he has never forgotten.
The memory of it haunts him because
there is a beautiful unknown lady and
a stolen kiss connected with it. The
young lady comes to America and they
meet again and the stolen kiss becomes
a bond between them. Not a very deep
plot but the little lady's personality
gets it over.
Miss Bainter has several dances and
one with Cyril Chadwlck, "I Want to
Dance," is Very catchy. Her dancing
and singing continues to puzsle Broad
way theater-goers who had associated
her only with straight dramatic roles,
such as in "Arms and, the Girl" and
"The Willow Tree."
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Peggy O'NelL who played the role of
"Peg q" JJy Heart" in Portland several
years ago and then was featured in
New York in Richard Walton Tully's,
"The Flame," is being featured with
Victor Moore in Chicago by Harrison
Grey Fiske in a brand new production
called "Patsy on the Wing."
others in the cast are: J. II. Gil.
NEWS OF THE PHOTO THEATERS
(Continued From Faga 8.)
New York who suffers from a strange
malady, seemingly hating his bride. It
is the wife who desires the aid of the
Dolly Sisters to win back her husband.
The girls manage to captivate the Ma
harajah, who is under the hypnotic in
fluence of his uncle, the Rajah Ismael,
and one obtains from him a ring with
instructions to meet him at a secret
rendezvous. Rossika gives the ring to
the princess, who meets her husband
instead.
The evil spell is broken when the
Maharajah takes his wife in his arms
and with the million dollars the Dollys
prepare an Immediate marriage.
LIBERTY BILI IS PRAISED
Xew Tork Critics Approve Offering
of "For Husbands Only."
"For Husbands Only." with Its dar
ing and catchy title and with the back
ing of the critics of New York, prom
ises to be one of the sensations of the
season when it opens at the Liberty
Theater today.
Mildred Harris, the clever little ac
tress whose name has been linked with
that of Lois Weber In some of the big
gest productions of the year, stars as
"Tonl," the convent-bred girl who mar.
ried the prosaic business man in order
to get an opportunity to humiliate and
punish the society dilettante who had
counted her girlish love as merely a
trifle.
There is a brilliant sparring of keen
wits, the wits of the angry little wom
an and the wits of the man she Is at
tempting to revenge herself upon all
through the play.
At the last moment he has Invited
her trusting, friendly husband to wit-
"ess a private performance of a play
let he has written himself, entitled
"For Husbands Only" a playlet that is
couched in a form that will upset the
husband's faith in "Tonl and whioh
he hopes will compel her to cast her
self into his arms.
Right up to the last moment ef the
play it appears that the man's strat.
egy has succeeded and that Toni'a plans
mour, Robert yorsythe, Arthur Cornell,
Leo Stark, Joseph Allenton, Charles
Crampton. Helen Stanton. Leila Repton,
Rose Morrison and Craltssa Stern. It
is Mr. Flake's plan to bring the play
to New York early in the new season
for a run. If Chicago approves suf
ficiently of his choice.
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' A partial lint of the headllners In the
new Winter Garden show which opens
shortly has been given out. Eugene
and Willie Howard, well known in
Portland, will be featured in their sixth
Winter Garden show. George Hassell,
seen on the Orpheum circuit, made
great hit when Mr. fihubert introduced
him to New York audiences in "Love
o" Mike." The big comedian will surely
add much to the fun, as will Chic Sale
with his comedy patter. Frank Fay,
George Schiller, Virginia Brooks, Fred
and Adele Astaire, Clayton and White
and Arthur Albro will aleo be in the
production.
The first night will be given in At.
lantic City at the Ulobe, which wai
known as the Nixon before the Shu
berts acquired it.
for revenge have crashed down, wreck.
ng her happiness with them and then
there is the drollest and most unex
pected finish; one that an audience can
never guess until it is right upon them.
and one that adds the final touch of
delightf ulness to this photodrama.
The comedy is the Mack Sennett
scream, "Ladies First." with Chester
Conklin in the role of the neglected
husband.
TRUE BLCE," FARXUM'S LATEST
Virility and Manliness of American
Hero Fully Evidenced at Majestic.
It's really about time authors, play
wrights and other allied ilk quit pie
turing titled Englishmen as thorough
rounders and cads. In the present
great war the Englishman of title has
risen so gloriously to the occasion that
it is unfair to typify the English noble
man by such a. worthless lot. Bill Far-
num's latest picture, "True Blue." the
Majestio Theater photoplay headllner
contains a few ef these objectionable
Britons and there's no gainsaying that
their weakness serves to accentuate
the strength, virility and manliness of
the American hero of the story.
"True Blue" deals with the red
blooded and strong-minded type of
benhood made thrice popular by Far
num. It's a Western picture and
doesn't digress greatly from standard
ized rules, but it's exciting, full of ac
tion, splendid scenery, and Farnum fits
into the picture as a Yank fites a steel
helmet
Francis Carpenter, the kiddle star,
Charles Clary and Adda Gleason are
Farnum's chief supporting players in
this tale of the West. Bill plays the
role of Bob McKeever, son of an Eng.
lishman who had deserted his wife and
child in America to return home and
accept the Earldom of Summerville.
The wife dies and the son grows to
manhood, determined to avenge the
wrong done his mother. Ilia half
brother, a weakling, falls into his
hands and la made a new man. The
Eaxl oilers to make Bob his heir, but
STAR PRESENTS MAE MURRAY
Photoplay Star Noted for Her Beauty
and Wistful Charm.
Mae Murray's beauty and wistful
charm, plus her dancing, an art which
made her famous a your or two ago
with Ziegfeid's Follies, are features of
Her Body in Bond," a hectic-titled
photoplay at the Star Theater.
Tha producers have apparently made
n effort to be sensational in this pro
duction, and they have mildly achieved
this. The picture Is suggestively la
beled, apparently as a lure for the over
imaginative, but it is really better en
tertainment than the titla would lead
one to expect.
Kenneth Harlan, Paul Welgel and Al
Roscoe are the leading mala figures
in this tale of domestio entanglement.
Miss Murray plays the part of Polly
Blondln, a girl whose whole heart is
wrapped up in her husband. Joe Blon
dln. As a team they are working in
a musical comedy when Joe's health
breaks down and the doctor ordsra him
west.
Qulnn. a friend of the manager.
takes a violent Interest In Polly. and
tries to make her come to him by in-
tercepting Joe's hopeful lettars and In
serting requests for large sums of mon.
ey to pay specialists. Finally Qulnn
has Polly in dire straits for money.
and Joe becomes suspicious because
she sands him so much.
Then comes the near-compromising
situation, with Joe appearing In time
to save his wife, kill Qulnn, and carry
Polly off to find new happiness In the
country together.
"His Indian sweetheart," one pi thoit
funny Mack Sennet comedies, featur
ing Fatty Arbuckle, is a welcome con
tribution to the programme.
SOCIETY DRAMA IS FEATURE
Columbia Offers Dorothy Phillips In
"A Soul for Sale."
Dorothy Phillips, star of "Hell Mor
gan's Olrl." "Pay Me" and other highly
successful photoplays, comes to the Co
lumbia Theater today in "A Soul for
Sale," a society drama dealing with
a woman's efforts to barter her daugh
ter for wealth. "Poor Fish," a two
reel farce, also will be shown.
Nella Pendleton la Miss Phillips'
latest role. When her father died her
extravagant mother, to satisfy her pas
sion for jewelry, can think of but one
method a wealthy marriage for Iseila.
8o the pair go to a fashionable resort
nd Nella Is thrown at the head of an
old millionaire who is the scandal of
the place. By a trick the mother In
volves her daughter with old Faxon
and it looks as though she must sell
herself to tha old chap. Then Steele
Mlnturn enters her life and Nella falls
In love with him. Again the mother
Is tempted and falls, this time resort
ing to robbery of Minturn.
Nella finds it out, restores the money.
Is dlsoovered coming out of her lover's
room, and he thinks that she's the
thief, while the scandal-mongers think
the worst of her action.
Then for the first time Nella real
izes that her soul is her own and that
her mother can not sell it, no matter
what maternal duty she owes.
The business world swallows the girl
up and it is by the merest accident
that she and Steele are brought to
gether again on the roof of a burning
building.
SUNSET OFFERS WAR STORY
'For the Freedom of the World"
Has Barbara Castleton as Star.
A war spectacle threaded by a love
story is "For the Freedom of the
World," the photoplay headllner at the
Sunset Theater today with a cast in
cluding beautiful Barbara Castleton, E.
K. Lincoln and Romalne Fielding.
An Alice Howell comedy. "My Un
married Life," is another subject on
the programme.
"For the Freedom of the World"
tells the romantic story of the thou
sands of brave young men In the
American Legion of Canada. It con
cerns particularly the adventures at
camp and in the field of Gordon Har
vey, reformed young idler, who wins
a Lieutenant's commission and the
hand of the beautiful Betty Mllburn
before duty calls him to France.
Betty, distracted at having to part
with her husband, passes herself off as
a nursing sister and follows him to
France, where another officer of the
Legion, once a suitor for her hand,
reveals her presence and her husband's
knowledge of it. This, by a general
order from headquarters, means death
for them both for a soldier is strictly
forbidden to have his wife at the
front.
Rather than allow her to face death
before a firing squad, Harvey shoots
his bride, and as she falls at his feet
rushes out to fulfill a mission he be
lieves means certain death.
Betty has escaped fatal Injury, and
Harvey. though terribly wounded.
is eventually rescued from a shell
crater under fire by Ralph Perry, th
treacherous officer who reported him
and who has been sentenced to death
for another offense.
Harvey wins the Victoria Cross, and
be and his bride, after many vlclsst
tudes, are restored to happiness.
Film Flickers.
Tom Moore Is a confirmed golfer, as
everybody knows who happens to be
in the neighborhood of Gedney Farms,
where Tom is pursuing the elusive
sphere, when he is not at the Goldwya
studios, in Fort Lee. Now the actor
plans to bring sporting life into the
studio. Like the late King Edward
VII. Tom does not scorn croquet when
golf Is not to be enjoyed. He has set
up wickets In the Goldwyn "lot" and
almost any day between scenes can be
found enjoying a sedate game of cro.
quet with Madge Kennedy or another
of the stars.
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The friends of "Fatty" Arbuckle had
a good laugh at the rotund comedian's
expense at Arrowhead Springs, Cal.,
the other day. Some of thera told him
that he would gain "pap" and added
joy In life if he would take the baths,
and "Fatty" fell for it. It wasn't but
a very few days before he began to
fall away quite perceptibly, whereupon
he suddenly quit the bathing and went
on an unlimited diet of milk and eggs.
Latest reports from Arrowhead are
that "Fatty's" fortune is no longer in
jeopardy.
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Bert Lytell, star ef "No Man's Land."
a picture play taken from the popular
novel of that name by Louis Joseph
Vance, brings all his athletic prowess
into play in this production. He Is
called on to ride, swim, shoot, box and
in fact perform every other form of
outdoor sport that can be imagined,
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A pretty tribute to the industry and
cheerfulness of Gladys Brockwell. the
William Fox star, was recently paid in
a letter to the William Fox home office
by a visitor to the Fox. studio at Ilol.
lywood, CaL
"Friday," states the letter. "I went
to the studio cupd met Gladys Brock-
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IN these days, when beauty Is fre
quently regarded as the prime
requisite for a career in the motion
pictures, when producers and public
are likely too likely to consider how
an actress "looks" before they think
of how she "acts." Clara Kimball
Young. Portland's Navy recruiting vis
itor of tomorrow, who has recently
taken control of her artistic destinies
by organizing her own producing com
pany, is an extraordinary exception.
Miss Young is beautiful, certainly;
but she can also meet any competition
in the histrionlo art. Her achieve
ments have no superficial grounding;
she Isn't one of those actresses whose
press agents are likely to say and
think it is praise that "a year, ago
she didn't know what a studio looked
like."
In fancy let our minds wander east
ward to Chicago In the golden Septem
ber days of lsOt for It was there that
this "little princess of make-believe."
the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward M. Kimball, was born.
Karly Travel Is Extensive.
In the first nine months of her life
she traveled through 13 states. This
was due to the fact that her parents,
members of the old Holden Stock Com
pany, were continually on the road.
Her first authorized stage appearance
:ame some years later in the same com
pany. Under the training and direc
well. Apparently Miss Brockwell is al
ways the first one you meet here, be
cause she begins work about S o'cloak
in the morning and quits about
o'clock and she is the same person at
( o'clock at night that she is at I
o'clock in the morning a pleasant,
likable girl."
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Among the distinguished people who
have recently visited the Famous Flay-ers-Lasky
studios at Hollywood, Cal.,
Is Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson.
who, though he once bottled up a whole
fleet of Spanish warships in Santiago
Bay, la a deadly enemy of those who
bottle spirituous and malt liquids. Cap
tain Hobson, of course, found the stu
dio operations extremely Interesting
and incidentally declared that Mary
Pickford was a favorite with his chil
dren and that Mrs. Hobson preferred
Bill Hart to all the rest. As for him
self, he discreetly stated that he liked
'era all.
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An unusual amount of sentimental
Interest attaches to "Sandy.", the Para
mount picture in which Jack Pickford
and Louise Huff are shortly to appear
as stars. In addition to the fact that
the story Is by Alice Hegan Rice, au
thor of the immortal "Mrs. Wlggs of
the Cabbage Patch." and possesses all
the charm and beauty which might be
expected in any of her work, the pro.
duction marks the farewell appearance
of Mr. Pickford and Miss Huff as co
stars. Jack is now serving his coun
try In the uniform of the Navy, which
precludes his working before the cam.
era until the little job of licking the
Kaiser is finished.
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Mrs. Irene Castle has Just completed
"The Girl From Bohemia." which will
probably be her last screen appearance
for some time. She has decided to give
her services as an entertainer In the Y.
M. C. A. huts in France for the re
mainder of the year or longer, and ex
peets to go "over there" In the near
future. Since the tragio death of her
husband. Vernon Castle, In an accident
while he was training aviators, Mrs.
Castle has been more determined than
ever to contribute her services ,as a
part of her "bit."
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More secrets exposed:
Madge Kennedy's favorite dessert Is
Nesselrode pudding. She also likes
candled violets. Although not an ath.
letlo girl, the Ooldwyn star enjoys
tramping through the woods classify-
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tion of her parents. Clara had learned
much of stage poise and had also de
veloped a strong, though sweet-toned,
mellow voice.
After little Clara had made her first
successful "break" into the business
the management began to find many
small dramatic parts for her. These
parts ranged anywhere from one line
of the character. "My Lord, the car
riage awaits!" to really creditable
child-ingenue roles.
After a short experience with the
Holden company Clara was left with
relatives at Benton Harbor, Mich., to
go to school. She attended the Ben
ton Harbor schools, graduated and
later became a student at St. Xavier's,
Chicago. During this period of study
she did no acting, except to appear in
private affairs and home talent pro
ductions. But at last the call came,
and she left Chicago to join a com
pany in Goldfield. Nevada, where she
played small Ingenue roles and In
genue leads.
Stock Eaa-as-csacBts Profitable.
Stock engagements In Tonapah,
Nevada, and Seattle. Wash., followed
and then Miss Young went to New
York. There she encountered repeated
rebuffs, and It was only through her
persistent effort and unflagging en
ergy that she finally secured a small
part In a Broadway musioal produc
tion oalled "The Skylark."
Then followed an engagement in
Ing various wild flowers, being partic
ularly Interested In botany. Not wish
ing to keep a dog in her Riverside
drive apartment, she spends week-ends
with Vladimir, her Russian wolfhound,
at her Long Island country home. Her
favorite perfume is a rose jar, in which
she puts a flower from every bouquet
she receives. She Is at present en
gsged In making a crazy quilt, com
posed of remnants of old costumes. Be
sides being a student of piano and
French. Miss Kennedy Is noted for a
sunny disposition and her true patriot
ism. a a a
Elliott Dexter, accounted one of
screendom's most talented and best
looking leading men, has cast his for.
tunes with the Famous Players-Laeky
Corporation for another year.
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Huntley Gordon has been engaged
as Ethel Barrymore's leading man for
her screen version of her great stage
suooess. "Our Mrs. McCbeeney." which
Metro will make.
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Douglas Fairbanks new picture Is
said to have all kinds of exciting
stunts. One of the speolal features Is
some spectacular hippodrome riding
by Bob Hall. Claude Elliott and Mike
Brahm, well-known Roman standing
riders.
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Howard Hickman, who Is making his
debut as a mot wm picture director by
handling Bessie Barriscale'a latest
Pralta play at the Brunton studios, has
"arrived" In the profession; there is no
doubt about that. For the other day
he blossomed out in a silk shirt with
radiant stripes, platinum, gem-crusted
cuff buttons, tie with soft collar and
fancy collar links, and. of course, the
regular brand of white trousers.
In taking this step Mr. Hickman
identified himself with the "silk shirt"
school of directors, as typified by other
prominent professionals. He came near
joining the school of riding trouser,
puttee-wearing directors, but the
weather turned his decision toward the
more summery school. Now he has com
mitted himself Irrevocably.
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Ethel Clayton, now a Paramount
star, recently arrived In California in
her Plerce-Arrow limousine, having
made the trip overland all the way
from New York. She will be directed
In her first picture by William C. Da.
Mllla. Meanwhile Miss Clayton Is
busily engaged i& fixing up her house.
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which Miss Young made a decided hit.
and, finally, she went to Philadelphia
with the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut-street
Theater, where she played
leading roles for several months
Miss Young was in Philadelphia
earning 7S a week when J. Stuart
Blackton, then of the Vitagraph Com
pany, induced her to leave the spoken
drama for the screen. What won tier
was a yearly contract of 936 per week.
Iltse ef Actress Rapid.
"It did not take me long to figure
out that tti a week with no time lost,
and no costumes to buy. promised muoh
better in the long run than $75 for an
engagement that might end any mo
ment," explains Miss Young. "I had
found from aad experience that en
gagements which promised much were
often pitiably short. - Then, too. I had
watched the growth of the motion pic
ture industry for some time, and had
become convinced that, once started
with a reliable company, I could make
my way."
"Cardinal Woolsey," a photoplay
adaptation of "Richelieu." was the
first picture in which Miss Young ap
peared, portraying the character of
Anne Boleyn. She was with the Vita
graph Company for three years and
a half, at the end of which time her
salary had reached the 1150 mark.
After leaving Vitagraph Miss Young
was extensively featured by World and
Seisnick before her managerial debut.
the former home of Mae Murray snd
one of the most attractive places la the
Los Angeles environs.
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One of the reasons why Ford Ster
ling is such a success in Paramount.
Mack Sennett comedies Is that he Is a
clever performer with the camera him
self and knows how to get the best
work from a cameraman. From child
hood he has been ardently Interested in
photography and he has a large colleo
tlon of artistic photographs that he
made at different times in his career.
If Ford had not struck his forte la
comedy he would no doubt have been
an arlistio photographer of note,
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Emmy Wehlen. In "The House of
Gold," a forthcoming Metro picture.
uses a jeweled dagger which was given
to her by a Scottish chieftain when the
popular star was a visitor of his daugh
ter's in his Highland castle in Argylea
shire.
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Marie Doro has arrived In Los Anga
les for a short vacation. She was met
at the station by Elliott Dexter, secre
tary and treasurer of the Only Their
Husbands Club.
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William 8. Hart and his company of
IS. engaged In the hlming of the new
Artcraft picture. "Riddle Gawne," were
recently encamped In the Santa Monica
Mountains of Southern California and
all lived for some time In tents in just
the manner of the characters they were
portraying. There was a camp oook,
who prepared delectable "chuck" in a
hole in the ground, and he was the
busiest man in the place, for nobody
ate anything exoept between meals,
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The parents of the Messlrurer chll
dren. well-known juvenile motion pic
ture performers, have been compelled to
resort to court proceedings to straight
en out their domestic difficulties. The
chief trouble seems to be In the dispo
sition of the three children, who have
an earning capacity of Hi per week.
Henry Bert Meelnger. the father of
the family, is a draftsman for a ship
building concern.
The judge decided the children should
have their mothers care, but he ap
pointed Miss May Allison, trustee ef
the Domestic Relations court, as guar
dian of the earnings of the three youth
ful artists. Mr. Messinger was also or
dared to pay 120 per week for the sup
port of the children.