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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1919)
. ' SaV lg , ' " X 1 " 51 ':'., ,"v'. Nvjj,: y .. ." s ot mlaM. with rirno and Santscht. Cr C , A'i'V ' - lIL, - ' - J "ti - .-.'J4,:-;'.'v'.;'.:;; ' - XN, . ' ' Utter aided by a crooked Judea, SA ' . . Hml ' ' 4 I I f . , ! - J XTSrvi- 2 - i . r the eppostar laader. A powerful love 1 i 1 pv : : i.Sv 1 -A ' - ; -,' ,-iA , V ' ''""i Xx-v.j -: - story U Included la tha tala, I ' , . r r 5, ta ?. i v . : ; j i w;. l1. i theda bara film at TODAY'S KI1,M FKATTJIIES. Liberty D. W. Griffith's "Ro mance of Happy Valley." Peoples William Farnum. "The Man Hunter." Columbia Charles Ray, "The Girl Dodger." Majestic Pauline Frederick. The Woman on the Index." Star J. Warren Kerrigan, "The Drifters." Sunset William Farnum. "Riders of the Purple Sage." Globe William Farnum, "Tin Spoilers." Circle Theda Bara, "When a Woman Sins." JOHN DOE. TTelpht ............. ...six feet Weight .............. ...... .190 pounds Type ................... .young:, heavy Hair .............. blonde Eyes dark Experience ....... ........ ............ Remarks: ................. . ....... T' HERB are more than six thousand cards like this in the files of the office of the Famous Players stu dio at Fifty-sixth street. New York, on each one of which statistics concerning various players have been entered. With each card there are placed a few pho tographs of the person In question, one of which shows a straight pose, the others exhibiting the party of the first part under the influence of makeup, as it were. This was the first discovery made in the search for the system which lies behind the remarkable ability of mo tion picture producers to choose almost infallibly the correct type of player to fit any given role. In the case ' of this particular con cern the responsibility for "suiting the actor to the deed" belongs to Hugh Ford, director-general In the cast or Paramount, Artcraft pictures, and AI bert E. Davies, casting director at the Studio. "First of all. please emphasize the (act that there are more than six thou sand of those fllled-out cards In my file," said the casting director. would like to have the Information emblazoned in letters two feet high. across the front of the studio. It might save me many a painful inter view with men and women, ranging in age from 90 to 9, who see in their own. mirrors the faces that ell the world is longing to see. "I would like to throttle the men who advertise that they can make movie stars out of grocery clerks and that it is only a matter of a few days of study on the mere details of cavort ing before the screen, and then the student is ready to cause Mary PicK.- rord. Marguerite Clark. Pauline Freo rick and a host of other stars to tremble in their shoes. The worst of It is that thousands of weak-mindea people believe that sort of thing. "As for. that card index of mine. I do not believe that it represents more than a tenth of the people who have applied within the last two years. We never bother to make out a card for any one who does not appeal to us as possessing some unusual talent. The vast majority of those who apply to tis have nothing but colossal egotism behind their claims to consideration. "1 imagine that many players would ba very grieved If they were to see the 'type' which is marked , opposite their particular names. For instance, uca little epithets as 'thirr,' aope- . flend, or wharf-raf would hardly be' conducive to a gentleman's self-esteem." The Pletnre Drama. Writing in Picture Play Magazine, "The Observer" says of the screen's development: The movlng-plcture drama saw life in 1914 with D. W. Griffith's "Judith." the first picture that brought to the screen genuine evidence that the photo play was an art distinct from photog raphy, painting and the stage. Some date the birth of the moving picture drama from Sarah Bernhardrs "Queen Elizabeth," but I believe that all who saw "Queen Elizabeth" will agree that it was nothing more than a news weekly camera man'n renor r a Bernhardt stage play. feince "Judith." what has the acreen produced that is original with Itself? jjougias iairoanks. entirely a moving-picture discovery, made nanulap after the stage had had a chance at mm. The mechanical marvels f tti xroov Sennett and the Lehrmann comedies. i name Chaplin. (See common nn Fairbanks). Either Chaplin or Fair banks, overlooked by the stare, wbula now be welcomed back by the listen ing drama. The close-up. The news weekly. Charles Ray in th "HotiS" drama. The flying pie. Trained animals actually taking- a part in the story. " The moving cartoon. The cut-back first lifted tAm movies by the stage production of "On 1 10.1. Theda Bara. The liberty loan sales dramas. The Iris In and out lifted from the movies by "Chu Chin enow." !nA"IGTe.r,an P1''8- Ma-y Plckford i!L,T . UIe Araer'can" showed the legitimate producers that the nubile was ready for plays of that type. Griffith IUK F-ilm Flsnre. or tne silent drama, the name of David Wark Griffith, pro ducer of "Th Birth of a Nation;- "Ti.. n . t .. ol ln world," ? Great Love" and other notable photoplays which have achieved, enor mous success the world over is a power second to none. The unrivaled productions bearing his - name are household words all over the country Mr. Griffith is an authority on ad vanced cinema technique, and every new production of his offers the public delightful surprises In the way of ar tistry and superb finish, so that it is not surprising that he should be today perhaps the most accomplished pro ducer of gigantic cinema eptctacles in the world. Ir- Griffith was born near Lois ville, Ky, his father having been the late Brigadier-General Wark Griffith of the Confederate army. Mr. Griffith wis for two years an actor, when the possibilities of the film lndn.fr. .re pealed to him so strongly that he as sociated himself with the Biograph company.. His unusual creative ability soon attracted the attention of tho studio executives and it was not long before he was made a director. In this capacity Mr. Griffith !nto duced Innovations which changed tho whole course of the motion picture art such as "close-ups," "cut backs" and the, like... Many of the players whom he trained for the screen in the early days are now among the most nmn. inent artists in the field of the silent a ram a. inier among these is Marv Plckford, whose Artcraft pictures have oeen enormously projected BUI In Three Scraps. Do you love a Farnum fight? Did you sea Ilia screen battles 4n. "When TIIE SUNDAY a Man Sees Red." "The Rainbow Trail" and other big pictures? The fights In those productions sink into insignificance when compared with the battles in bis new production. "The Man Hunter." For Mr. Farnum shows you not only one fight, but three, in this picture, and it is hard to say which one he does best. You will be Interested In each of these fights because each has a big powerful reason behind It. Every one of them thrills, but in two Mr. Far num comes off second best, because In tho first the police get him. and In the second the officers of a ship arrest him and chain him up In the hold of the vessel. But the third batle is the one you will most heartily applaud. for on a desert island with only a pretty, wealthy girl as a witness the villain meets his lust end. Ray a Draughtsman. Few people know that Charles Ray, the Ince star In Paramount pictures, who is appearing in 'The Girl Dodger." is a fine draughtsman and began life in an architect's office. He is fre quently able to make designs for his sets and Is an extremely tasteful In terior decorator, whose advice Is often sought and made use of by the studio technicians. GUirFITII'S LATEST AT U BERTS "A Romance of Happy Valley' This "Week's Unusual Offering. "A Romance of Happy Valley." J. W. Griffith's latest photoplay, with a cast including Robert Harron. Lillian Glsn, George Fawcett and Kate Bruce, Is the unusual film offering at the Liberty theater commencing today. Mr. Griffith found the filming of the picture a quick and "happy task. It was a story he had been turning over in his mind for many months. His knowledge of the characters used In "A Romance of Happy Valley" Is full and accurate. They are the people who inhabit tho valleys In the hill regions along the Ohio river, where drowsy keepers collect fares at the toll gates In the highways: and roasting ears and watermelons favor the dining table in the hot midsummer days. Among these people Mr. Griffltn used to ramble as a boy. knowing thetr cares and sharing their pleasures. Their narrow, but wholesome outlook on life, the closeness of the family circles, their relations with the church and their neighborly activities are all familiar to him. and ha has presented them with vivid fidelity In the scenea In all the length of "A Romance of Happy Valley," not one exaggeration is revealed. Every Incident is such as has occurred in happy valleys all over the country. It Is about their little worries and greater troubles. their frank, homely goodness, their ideals and their strivings and their love. "The Village Smithy." tha latest Mack Sennett comedy, and Burtoa Holmes Travelogue are other pro gramme subjects,- while today Henry B. Murtagh will give his regular Sun. day organ concert at 13:30 o'clock. 'THE MAX HUNT Elf AT PEOPLES William Furnnm's Latest Photoplay Is Screen Thriller. "The Man Hunter," William Far num's newest photoplay and the head line attraction at the Peoples theater. provides the screen's strong man with a powerful vehicle, unfolding the tale of a man who vows vengeance and runs down a false friend who has be- t rayed his confidence by tricking him Irpm, wealth into penury and who seeks OREG ONTAX, PORTLAND, by flight to escape tha wrath of his victim. The picture is full of strenuous things. Including three tights of the variety for which Farnum is noted. He begins this story as a wealthy clubman in London, Through the pur chase of a huge block of supposedly worthless stock he Is left penniless. He starts to slide down the scale of life until, arriving in New York, he becomes a longshoreman. During the time of his degradation the spirit of revenge against the "friend" who sold him the stock burns in his breast. This "friend" also has, come to New York, and when Farnum arrives is endeavor ing to win the hand of an oil king's daughter, who la about to make a trip abroad. This man has learned of Far. num's arrival and fears to remain in New York. He takes passage on the same steamer that is to carry the young woman. Farnum followa as a stowaway on the boat, and soon after the vessel Is at sea the two men meet on the deck. A terrific fight follows. Later the vessel is wrecked in-. the- tropics, and the oil king's daughter. Farnum and the false friend are washed upon a desert Island. The man. despite Farnura's leniency, plays another trick, but is caught at It. and another terrific fight ensues. the result of which is that the man falls from a cliff and dies. Farnum and the clrl are rescued. When they return to New York Far num learns that the stock which, ne had purchased has turned out to be very valuable and that he Is a mil lionaire. Before this, however, the slrl has told him that she loves him. "His Musical Sneeze." a very funny two-reel Sunshine comedy, and Peoples News Pictorial are also shown. "GIRL DODGER" AT COLUMBIA Charles Hay's New Paramount Pho toplay on This 'Week. The spirit of student life, the ex citement, rivalry and fun of the campus are to be found In Charles Ray's new Paramount ph.otoplay. "The Girl Dodger," which opened at the Colum bia theater yesterday. This flve-reeler is being shown with '"Corlnne Comes Home," a two-reeler featuring little 4-year-old Gloria Joy. and Paramount plctographs. Ray has one of the most pleasing and yet unusual roles of his career tn The Girl Dodger." He's cast for the part of a dreamy bookworm of a student who blossoms forth finally in a most surprising manner in order to help out a livelier fellow student. The ralxup that ensues when a girl who is en gaged to the other student Is mistaken for a chorus girl Inamorata of i that young gentleman, may be Imagined. A fine cast supports the star, with Doris Lee as leading woman. Miss Lee is a Thomas H. Ince discovery, and has done much fine work. The college scenes are splendidly pictured, while the college spirit Is In evidence In every scene. Comedy Is the keynote of the production, but there is a whimsically delightful love story as well, and at least one scrap that again brings Ray's abilities In that direction into promt nence. Hal Cooley. as "The Gloom Buster," Jack Nelson and Leota Lorraine are other members of Ray's supporting case ; LOCAL- FAVORITE AT MAJESTIC Paulino Frederick Headllner In "Tho Woman on tho Index." Pauline Frederick Is now a Goldwyn . a Thl. h.aiiflfnl nnn of kmntlAniil 'drama makes her debut In the-George t Eroadhuxsi flay. "Tha Woman. 3a the fAHCII 9, 1910. Index," a production In which she Is supported by her husband. Wlllard Mack, actor-playwright, well known to Portlandera Miss Frederick's new pic ture opened an engagement yesterday at the Majestic theater, being shown with the latest Path News and a com edy. Suspense, thrills and big surprises are all a part of "The Woman on the Index." with Miss Frederick in the role of a woman with a past, that past con sisting of a police record in the shape of a charge of murder and robbery accessory. Driven from home by the greed and heartlessnesa of her father. Sylvia Mar tin becomes involved with a band of crooks and weds one of them. The husband shoots himself rather than be arrested, and the girl is charged with tha crime. Freed, she is wedded to a diplomat, who knows nothing of her past. Then from out the past comes a for mer detective, now a member of the secret service, and the woman fears exposure. But all he asks of her. in the name of patriotism, is to carry on an Intrigue with a foreigner connected with a bolshevik plot. She does, but arouses the suspicion of her husband and is threatened with wreck of happi ness, until a surprising denouement brings about an awakening for the diplomat. Id addition to Wlllard Mack, tne east includes Wyndham Standing, Ben Hendricks and Jere Austin. THE DRIFTERS' STAR, FEATCKE Photoplay ' Has Setting: In Snow Choked Trails of Alaska. Alaska, where the winter snows choke tha trails. Is the locale given J. Warren Kerrigan's latest photoplay, "The Drifters." which Is the current at traction at the Star theater. It's a story of three men who live together in a one-room cabin throughout the long northern winter. The story opens when winter Is half spent: when the earlier spirit of com patibillty has commenced to break into little flurries of animosity, in which are revealed the three various temper amenta of the characters. Each has his own peculiar and particular weak nesses. J. Warren Kerrigan plays the role of a man who has given up the struggle for a place In the world and who weakly dulls the sharp edge of his conscience and memory with drink. There is an element of mystery and suspense In the story from tho begin ning that is heightened when a girl, whose mind has become Impaired by a great sorrow and her great struggle to get through the winter anows. Is found near their cabin. The unravel ins of the mystery and the regenera tion of the man who sought to forget make "The Drifters" an out or tna or dlnarv storv. Tho popular star is supported by charming Lois Wilson. Cassoa Fergu son. William Conklia and Walter Prrv. News Pictorial and) comedy round ent the bill. BILL FAR-VUM AT TIIE SCXSET Splendid notarization of Zane Grey Story 'Will Bo Seen. This Is William Farnum week at the Sunset theater. Yesterday Big Bill opened In the splendid plcturlsation of the Zane Grey story ot toe great, soum west. "Riders of the Purple Sage.' while on Wednesday he follows In its companion picture, "The Rainbow Trail." In "Riders of the Purple Sage." virile drama of pioneer days in Utah, Farnum corUays Uio cola of A western gunman, not the vicious type of killer, but one who. like a devastating angel, sweeps through the countryside of the early Mormon settlement and mukes his name a terror to right a great wrong. Laid In Utah, In the days when un scrupulous leaders of the Mormon church were trying to foist polygamy on their followers, the story deals witn the abduction of a girl by a powerful dignitary of the churcti, and the lire long hunt of her brother for the guilty man. Startling gun duels, thrilling rides along the edge of frowning cliffs, sin ister intrigues, and sensational revela tions of the mysterious practices of the early Mormon elders, all form a tremendous swevp of action that mounts into a tremendous climax, when a huge rock Is dropped down a narrow gorge to cru5h a body of horsemen that are pursuing a man and girL The horsemenare killed, but the rock seals up in the narrow valley the man and girl forever. "His Smashing Career." a Snnshlne comedy. Is another feature on the bill. "THE SPOILERS' AT TIIE GLOBE Struggle In the Gold Fields of Alaska Is Depicted. "The Spoilers" Is a photoplay which promises to live forever, along with "The Birth of a Nation." It attracted Iarxe crowds to the Globe theater yes terday, where It opened an engage ment of one week. A brand new edition of this film epic of the gold fields of Alaska Is offered at the Globe and fans once more Imve an opportunity to see a production which yet Is recognized ss the great est of all fichting pictures. Its man tussle, involving big Bill Farnum and Ton Santsrhi. is one which will al ways be remembered, for it's a battle of supermen, staged in an Alaska town, and with Farnum. for etory reasons if 410 other, emerging victor irora tne bloody affray. In addition to Farnum and Santschl the cast of this Kex Beach etory in pictures presents Kathlyn Williams, Beosle Eyton and Wheeler Oakman. The storv deals with a strutrtrle over lililliiglif 13 feao?ig-rniJ : I I J j THIS WtF.K J J J P 7 WILLIAM j FARNUM it H I -tub A i ? 5 V 51A? ni'MT-R," J f! f I 1 I l J SATTRDAT --i i j l DOROTHY GISH I j ( -BOOTS" 1 J f 1 : 1 L J 3 j t l.i-ii.w!lw"piiii. iip in . ,.,T . L, :i ilp StiiiiMki'!?J' :-, CIRCXE 'VThen a Woman Sins" Is Fcatnro of New Programme. Theda Bara. the ecreen' most fimono vnmpire. la the chief attraction at the Circle theater for today end tomorrow, appearing In "When a Woman :r.s." depleting the regeneration of a m.i.-r:i vampire. It's the story of a t,i:jhI plrl'e atrugglo against the hy;io r..-y of oolty. "Uear "Em RaTe." a funriy HaroKI Lloyd comedy, and cartr.n romftiy are other features on the nwr procramn.e. Film Flickers. THE height of greatness: Organizing your own company and electing yourself president. The height of art: Close-up of hero and shero in last-minute embrace, set ting sun In background, fade elo-owly out. see Bill Farnum is back tn Los Angeles after a winter in Florida. When not fishing ha will make pictures with J. Gordon Edwards, who Is responsible for some or the biggest fox productions, as the guide. see Aviators are susceptible folk, ae- cording to Theda Ban's energetic press agent. He reports that when she was In Florida a-plcturln' from 0 to 100 aviators from a nearby camp escorted her to various locations. Marie Walcamp, the dsrlcr rTar of the new Universal serial. "The Red Glove," declares she felt like a cross between a mermaid and a flying fiyh during the filming of the seventh epi sode and at one point had to be thrown (Concluded on rr - TWO DAYS STARTING TODAY AT TUB CIRCLE 4 th at Washington Theda Bara IN '-: . ' . a -.'.- i "When a Woman bins The Regeneration of a Modern Vampire A thrilling drama of a, wronged giro's struggle) against the hy pocrisy of society. It is a story of love and the impulse of love, of sin, and its burning costs, of the wild gsy life of the aban doned souls in a great city. The fight of a present-day Magdalen. Harold Lloyd comedy, "Hear "Em Rave," and Cartoon. Admission 13c, 10c, 5e Open from 9 o'clock in the morn ing until 4 o'clock the following morning.