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TODAY'S FILM FEATCKBS.
Columbia Bert Lytell. "The
Right of Way."
Majestic Tom Mix, "The Cy
clone." Rivoli Tom Moore, "Tobys
Bow."
Liberty Wallace Held. "Double
Speed."
Peoples Charles Bay, "Alarm
Clock Andy."
Star Mitchell Lewis, "Caliber
38."
Sunset William S. Hart,
"Wolves of the Kail."
Circle William S. Hart, "John
Petticoats."
Today's Musical Features.
J Liberty Organ recital at 12:30
k vocal solo by Miss Franoesca
Robin.
j Rivoli Symphony orchestra
I concern at 12:30 o'clock under
direction of Mischa Guterson,
with cello solo by Christian
Poole.
Peoples Orchestra concerts
under direction of Phillip Pels.
Majestic Organ recital at 1:30
P. M. by Cecil Teafrtie.
PERTINENT among film happen
ings, not only in Oregon, but the
northwest, is the revival of the
Motion - Picture league of Oregon,
which took place la?t Wednesday.
Changes were introduced into the
organization so as to make eligible
for membership men representing film
exchanges and producing companies
as well as men connected with com
bination houses. This will make the
league include in 'ts number repre
sentatives of the Tortland Pantages,
Hippodrome and Orpheum and men
employed in such offices as the
Famous Players-Lasky. Universal and
Pathe. A united front is thus formed
fer local theatrical, interests, the only
large organization not represented be
ing the stock companies and the
Heilig.
Election of officers and discussion
of the new motion-pictirre board of
censors ordinance now before the city
commissioner formed the prineioal
business of the first meeting. The
next meeting of the league will be on
Thursday noon at 1 o"clock at the
Benson hotel.
The followinz officers were elected
C S. Jensen of the firm of Jensen &
Von Herberg, president; Joe Bradt
of the Echo theater, vice - president;
Paul Noble, manager of the Liberty
theater, secretary. and Marshall
Taylor, manager of the Rivoli. treas
urer. Directors are C J. Woodlaw of
the Circle theater. J. J. Parker of the
Majestic. People's and Star theaters:
C. M. Hill, branch manager for Famous
Players - Lasky corporation; W. W.
Ely of the Hippodrome, and J. K.
Graeper of the Union Avenue theater
Office Room Provided.
Jensen and Von Herberg. through
Mr. Jensen, senior member of that
firm, offered rooms in the Peoples
theater for permanent offices for the
league. The offer was accepted and
furniture and other furnishings owned
by the league in its former days will
shortly equip the room used as a
waiting office by John Stille when he
was manager of that theater.
When -Mayor Baker announced thai
he would take TorHand fHm men at
their word and present to the com
missioners an ordinance providing foi
a new board of censors, it was gen
erally conceded a victory for the
theater men. The new ordinance,
which has now been read and passed
upon twice would create a board of
three members. The commissioners
will appoint one of its members and
will choose from three selected by the
film men a second member. The two
persons chosen will decide upon a
third member with whom both believe
they can work agreeably.
Club women of the city during the
past week Introduced a queer angle
Into the situation by demanding a
represenutive from anions; their sum-
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ber as the third member of the board.
Should the commissioners deem It
wise to comply with the club women's
demand, exhibitors feel that the very
element of fairness for which they
have fought will be endangered. Mrs.
Elmer Colwell, paid member of the
present censor board, is under civil
service and, according to Mayor
Baker's announcement, will be made
the secretary of the new board. Its
three members will serve without pay.
It seems more than probable that
C. S. Jensen will be the person chosen
by the film interests to represent them
should the ordinance be finally!
passed. Mr. Jensen has conducted the
entire campaign asking for a change
in the present censorship regime, i
When the first upheaval came with
the present board he was out of the
city.
At that time film men were in-
clined to turn down their thumbs for
censorship in any form, basing their
condemnation on the argument that
other cities, both smaller and larger
than Portland, managed nicely with
out any board. Mr. Jensen silenced
this talk by appealing for fairness
and declaring film men were not op
posed to censorship; that they were
very much in favor of clean pictures,
but that they also desired fairness
which: would protect their business
interests.
Slidrs Help Campaign.
The campaign was conducted through
a series of slides shown in the Liberty,
Oiilumbia, Peoples, Majestic and Star
theaters and letters stating the posi
tion of the film men. A surprisingly
large number of letters and personal
calls indorsing the stand of Mr. Jen
sen were received from Portland
mothers and business men.
Of complimentary significance is
the programme announced for its
Sunday non concert at the Rivoli
theater. With one exception the pro
gramme is composed of numbers
played before and which pleased so
heartily that they are being repeated
in response to public appeal. Today's
concert will include the "Second Hun
garian Rhapsody," which was one of
the numbers chosen for the opening
week of the Rivoli; the "William Tell
Overture" and MaeDowell's "To a
Wild Rose." a delightful arrangement
for cello, harp, violin and piano.
Iiightlnsr Effect Feature.
The "William Tell' overture is also
the feature number of Cecil Teague'sl
Sunday concert this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock on the Majestic organ. Frank
Lacey has worked up a clever lighting
arrangement which will aid material
ly in the Interpretation of the over
ture, graphically portraying dawn, the
storm, the lull which follows and the
wonderful finale. Mr. Teague will
also play Kreislcr's "Caprice Vien-
nois, which attracted considerable
attention last week when played as
a solo by Vincent Knowles, director
of the Columbia orchestra. Any work
of Frit Kreisler is particularly in
teresting at the present time, as an
opera by this violinist is now in its
premier season in New York. It is
called "Blossom Time."
Soprano Is Imported.
Paul Noble, at the Liberty theater.
refuses to be outdone in mimical pro
grammes. His. latest importation is
Francesca Robin, a pretty soprano
who, until recently, has been with the
Orpheum. She also has to her credit
several seasons as prima donna with
George Wood musical productions.
Miss Robin will be featured in what
Mr. Noble loftily terms an "atmos
pheric number enhanced with melody."
What the phrase actually means is
that the curtain will rise on Miss
Robin seated In a rakish Shaw
roadster and that lady, it is gathered,
will include among her song selec
tions reminiscent of "Come With Me.
Lucille, in My Merry Oldsraobile." It
will be remembered that the screen
feature is Wallace Reid in "Doubled
Speed," a story in which the dashing
hero, who is in reality a multi-millionaire
or the son or heir of a bil
lionaire, or something like that, plays
chauffeur and marries the haughty
queen of his fancies.
Frank Lacey. manager or the Ma-
Jestio, once mora thinks be has estab
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"Wo2ves of ne Sail" 9t tne Sunset. i
iished a speed record that is at the
same time something of a matri
monial record. With great pride he is
telling his friends and competitors
that so attractive are the Majestic
ushers that within a month he has
lost three of them to Dan Cupid. The
details of his loss are enough to drive
most languishing girls to become the
aristocracy of the motion - picture
theaters.
Ken a Fein was the first Majestic
beauty to desert Mr. Lacey. She is
now Mrs. David Burrows, and she met,
her spouse while he was in Portland!
selling automobiles for his father, a '
San Francisco - automobile dealer of
some importance. Alma Hull was the
second to slip, but who would not
have done likewise if the tempter,
were no other than good-looking Lieu
tenant E. Evans of the United States
navy on ten days' leave in Portland
following service In European waters
and then on his way for six months'
more service in the Philippines. For
est Hayman, a Portland business man
claimed the third Majestic girl, Olive
Barric.
Costume AUo Attractive,
Mr. Lacey explains it all by the
fact that he knows how to choose
good-looking girls in the first place
and, secondly, he dresses tbem so
they are an asset to the house in
stead of a mechanical necessity. Ma
jestic ushers boast of eight different
costumes. In the Majestic property
rooms are wardrobes which repre
sent the girls of China, Japan,
France, Mexico, Spain, cowboy west
ern America and Italy.
The supper and dance given last
Monday at the Multnomah hotel by
C. S. Jensen and J. J. Parker for em
ployes of the Columbia, Liberty, Ma
jestic. Peoples and Star theaters,
proved a decided success. One hun
dred and twenty persons were present.
The festival began shortly after 11
o'clock, - when - taxis called for the
guests and whisked them away to the
Multnomah. When all were assembled
in the lobby the doors of the big ball
room were thrown open to everyone
except Mr. Jensen and Mr. Parker,
who were kept behind temporarily
by the interlocutor. A. C. Raleigh.
Then when all were seated and the
orchestra had started upon a tune to
which even Charlie Chaplin, himself,
would have refused to keep step, the
two hosts were allowed to enter, much
to their discomfort. As they walked
to their places they learned how it
felt to be scrutinized even as they
hair heretofore watched their em
ployes at work.
Employe Are Praiaed.
After thanking them for respond
ing so heartily to the invitation for
the evening, Mr. Jensen said: If I
have met with success, it is because
of the co-operation you people have
given me. . I want you to always feel
that you are working with and not
for me. This means that suggestions
from you are always welcome."
Special permission was given by
Mayor Baker to allow the dancing to
continue until 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. Among those who ahone for
their skill In dancing were Frank
Lacey and the Majestic and Peoples
doormen, it is said. Andrew Saso. he
of the wide smile and faithful service
to his beloved Mr. Raleigh and Co
lumbia theater, is already planning on
dancing lessons so he will be ready
for the next annual Jensen & Von I
Herberg supper dance. PauT Noble, it
is reported, enjoyed himself immense
ly after he was protected by the ra
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quest that the pretty girls not sign
up ror an tneir dances in aavance.
That policy, according to Mr. Noble,
gave married men a chance. "They
danced their fool heads off," gloated
Mr. Raleigh in reliving the evening.
the detail for which he and Mr. Lacey
had been responsible.
The 40-acre estate. Fairacres, near
Hillsboro, and 16 miles from Port
land, has been purchased by Mr. Jen
sen. The place has on it a 11-room
house which will be remodeled and
used for a summer home. Part of the
acreage is in orchard and part of it i
rich beaverdam land. The transac
tion was made through Jack Weist
and. while the consideration has no
been made public, it will be remem
bered that Fairacres was sold by
C. K. Henry some seven years ago for
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"DOUBLE SPEED" AT LIBERTY
Story Is Breezy and Well Suited to
Reid's Talents.
Wallace Reid is at the Liberty the
ater this week in a breezy comedy
picture called "Double Speed." As
youthful millionaire who is robbed
and becomes a chauffeur' to his lady
love, the star is engaging and amus
ing as ever. The tempo of the film
NOTED ORGANIST COMES TO
LIBERTY THEATER.
Henri A. Keate.
Fresh from a special musical
season at the Denver city audi
torium, which houses the big
gest Wurlitzer in the United
States, Henri A. Keates is de
lighting Portlanders with his
skill. He is temporarily filling
Henry B. Murtagh's place at
the Liberty organ.
Mr. Keates has a most likable
manner of execution. His selec
tions', as evidenced during the
last week, are from varied
groups and schools of compos
ers, but each is played with
appreciative technique as well
as sympathy. His touch is pre
cise but masterly.
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is suggested by the title. The story
is light, but brisk in its action and
well suited to the comedy talent of
Mr. Reid.
In line with this comedy drama is
Al St. John's first starring one-reel
comedy entitled just plain "Speed."
Al St. John will be remembered as
Fatty Arbuckle's right bower. He
was with Arbuckle until recently, but
since "Back Stage" was produced by
Arbuckle St. John has organized his
own company and announced his in
tention of starring In a series of one
reel fun films.
The special musical number at the
Liberty this week will feature Fran
cesca Robin, late of the Oprheum cir
cuit, and former prima donna of sev
eral George Woods musical comedy
productions. An atmosphere bacft
ground typical of the spirit of the
feature cinema is being arranged for
her.
Henri A. Keates, who comes to Fort'
land after a season at the Denver
city auditorium, will give the follow
ing numbers in the special concert
this noon at 12:30 o'clock: "Napo
leon's Last Charge" (Ellis): "Sextet'
(Verdi); "Martha" (Flotow): "Phan
tasy of Scotch and Irish Melodies,'
Arr. Keates.
The central figure of "Double
Speed" is "Speed" Carr, rich and a
"live wire," who, while en route from
New Tork to Los Angeles by auto to
meet his uncle with regard to his in
herltance, is robbed of his car and be
longings in the Western desert .and
arrives at his destination looking
much like a tramp. Ejected as an
imposter from the bank where he
goes to borrow fiftids, "Speed" by
chance assumes the name of a notori
ous crook and becomes chauffeur to
the bank president's pretty daughter.
How "Speed" is mixed up in a finan
cial transaction that obliges him,
still in his character of chauffeur, to
pose as his real self and how he wins
the girl of his heart is worked out in
an entertaining manner.
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Spoiled Hero Meets Heroine on Old
Virginia Estate.
"Toby's Bow," starring Tom Moore,
will be seen at the Rivoli theater, be.
ginning this week. This picture has
been adapted from the stage play bl
John Tainter Foote and ran for fi
months in New York city.
The story shows the folly of rest
ing on laurels won by one clever piece
of work. Tom Blake (Tom Moore)
has written a very good book and suc
cess has spoiled him, for he becomes
indolent and follows the frivolous
fads of the Greenwich Village Bohe
mian set in New York. His friends
and publisher become disgusted with
his shallow life and refuse to finance
him further until he promises to leave
the city.
He finally consents to rest up on a
dilapidated estate in Virginia; and
here the hero is given an opportunity
to see the struggles of Eugenie Vard
ahian (Doris Pawn), an ambitious, but
untalented authoress, for recognition.
The story from there on shows the
aid given by each aspirant to the
other and their final solution.
This noon's concert at the Rivoli,
under the direction of Miscba Guter
son, will include the following selec
tions: "Second Hungarian Rhapsody"
(Litz), "To a Wild Rose" (MacDowell)
William Tell" overture (Rossini),
"Cantilena" (Golterman), to be played
as a 'cello solo by Christian Poole.
The overture and the 'cello solo will
be used as the concert numbers
throughout the week.
CANADIAN PLAY PICTURESQUE
The Right of Way" at Columbia
Depicts Stirring Scenes.
"The Right of Way" in motion pic
ture form, an adaptation of the
famous novel by Sir Gilbert Parker,
with Bert Lytell as its star, will be
shown at the Columbia theater until
Tuesday midnight.
As those who nave read the book
and it is estimated by Harper &
Bros., the publishers, that they num- I
ber well into six figures will recall,
this is a stirring, picturesque and un-
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treal and again on the fringe of the
north woods. The action revolves
chiefly about the character of Charley
Steele, called, for his dash and man
ner by his friends and enemies, both
of which were numerous, "Beauty
Steele. The famous courtroom cene
in which, after clearing a man of the
charge of murder, Steele snaps -at him,
"Out of my sight you're us guilty
as hell!" opens tho drama; and this
same striking unexpectedness, this
suddenness and almost stunning sur
prise, is repeated in the various in
cidents which go to make up the
novel which won for Gilbert Parker
the title. Sir Gilbert Parker.
Under the personal supttvlsion of
Maxwell Karger, the pieoe was staged
by Jack Dillon from the scenario y
June Mathis. Robert Kurrle ia said
, to have achieved extraordinary pho-
tographic effects and the supporting
cast includes Leatrice Joy, Carmen
Phillips, Gibson Gowland, Virginia
Caldwell, Antrim Short, Henry Har
mon, Frank Currier and Larry Steers.
Vincent Knowlea, director of the
Columbia orchestra, ia issuing special
Canadian melodies In the score which
will form the music and back ground
for "The Right of Way."
IXSILT BRINGS AWAKENING
Charles Ray Impersonates Shy Lad
at Peoples Theater.
Another one of those country boy
types which Charles Ray knows so
well how to portray is furnished him
in his new picture, "Alarm Clock
Andy.'" which will play this week at
the Peoples theater.
Andy is a bashfuL stuttering motor
truck salesman straight from the
"sticks." He has a hard time trying
to get along, even when he patterns
after Blinker, the firm's crack sales
man. But he meets and falls in love
with his boss' daughter and follows
her on his vacation to a summer re
sort. Here chance puts Andy in the
wav of a big buyer of trucks and.
suddenly coming to life, he puts over
a bit of deception and sells a big
bill of goods that puts him on the
way to fortune and happiness with
the girl.
Charles Ray gives his usual natural.
svmnathetic performance in the role
of Andy. Tom Guise, Millicent Fisher
and George Webb are also excellent
in character bits.
Mr. Ray's following quotation will
be recalled by the current comedy
drama:
"When you run across a person who
is shy to a fault and isn't getting any
where because he is too bashful,
you'd do him a great favor if you
would Insult him good and proper.
Say something to him that would
get ills 'dander up. Don't tell him
he's too much like a shrinking- violet.
Do that and he'll believe you and it
don't do any good. But call him a
crook, or a liar or something like
that. Then if tbere'a any real stuff
in him. it will come to the surface
in a flash. It may be the making of
him. That's what happens to Andy
Gray, the fellow I impersonate In my
new picture. "Alarm Clock Andy.' "
Phillip Pels, director of the Peo
ples augmented orchestra, has chosen
for this week's concert numbers:
Overture, "If I Were King" (Adam),
and "Patrol of the Scouts" (Bocca
lari). STAR WINS HORSE RACE
Mix, Seen at Majestic, Arranges
Event for Women in Arizona. -A
horse race for women exclusively
was a unique event at the state fair
held recently at Prescott. Ariz. This
novel feature -was introduced at the
Instigation of Tom Mix, the cow-
puncher star in the new picture of
thrill and romance, "The Cyclone."
which will be shown at the Majestic
theater.
When Tom Mix went to Prescott to 1
begin work on this sensational tale of
the Canadian northwest mounted po- ,
lice, he wired ahead that he would
enter a young woman if such a race
were arranged. On his arrival be '
found that the authorities bad as-
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cally. Several entries had already been
made and Mix tendered the name or
Coleen Moore, his leading woman In
the picture.
Miss Moore Is dainty enough to be
a jockey on the average horse. She
is a delectable bit of femininity, with
Drown eyes ana nair to maicn ana
weighs 110 pounds. One of the Mix
horses. Cloudy, was selected for the
occasion. She rode him in a quarter
mile race against three young women
of Prescott and won by a length amid
the cheer of the people who crowded
the grand stand.
Cecil Teague has announced the
overture from "William Tell" as the
feature number of his concert to be
given this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
Lighting effects devised by Frank
Lacey, manager, will interpret the
overture as dawn, the storm, the fol
lowing calm and the finale are exe
cuted by Teague on the organ. "Lor
ratne March" by (lanno. Krelsler'M
"Caprice Viennols" and "Venetian
Moon" by Goldberg will also be given
during the half hour recital.
STAR SHOWS '"CALIBER 38"
Careful Choosing of Types and
Strength of Slory Kealnre Play.
"Caliber 38." the present attraction
at the Star theater, is a cattle coun
try story from one point of view, but
it I far more than that. It Is a story
of life, with all the elements of hu
man suffering and all the high lights
of human happiness involved. It
brings the east and the west together
in a fascinating contact that displays
the characteristics of the two worlds
Into vivid contrast. There are many
things in "Caliber 38." There are the
elements of love, mystery, suspense.
surprise all represented.
When Edgar Lewis, producer of
"Caliber 38," began his career as a
producer he realized the Importance
of types in pictorial dramatic con
struction. That he had learned this
lesson well was displayed in the fa
mous picture plays. "The Barrier,"
The Great Divide." "The Nigger" and
"The Bondsman."
"Calrber 38" Is a play of extraor
dinary types. There are the little vil
lage doctor, the bad man of Custer
City a real bad man, one may be
sure, and, more than all, there la the
fitness for the heroic role he por
trays of Mltr-hell Twls. In the cast '
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Hedda Nova, Vinrent Futherland. Jo
seph Heron, William Cavanauah, E.
F. Roseman and Lola Paucdrovua.
SCXSET GKTS HART FKATl'HK
"Wolvcfc of Uic Rail" Shous Mar
lu Railroad Scene.
William & Ilirt. the best poitmer
of Western drama role; on the srreen
today, s the hero In "Wolves if I he
Rail," which heads the Sunset theater
programme from now until Tuedy
night
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titlo "Wolves of the Rail" Is mors or
less of a railroad plrture In dilltl"n
to being n typical Hurt picture of the
great un v.irnlsned went In the early
days of "law and order."
Hurt In shown as Hurk Andrade. an
outlaw feared by many, whose par.
tlcular forte I the robbing of the
United Slate -n.ul car and exprr-.
cars on the railroad.
Something comes Into Andrade' life
which reforms hi perepectlve and
turns Mm into an rfiitlaw hunter. In
stead of robbing mull trains, Andmd
seeks to capture the men who are
robbing them.
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mer associates and yet not vlndl tert '
in the eyes of the law. Andradn I n f .
outenst from friend and enemy alike f
His fiaht make mny thrilling scene. -
and the wlndup of the picture In a J
surprise withal a pleasant one ' ',.
A Mack Kenneit gloom bueter. a J '
rartocn comedy likewise, a Lltrrnry y t
IHgest and a Ford Weekly balance j
the programme.
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Picture at Circle Entitled "John I. .'
I'rlllooata" Shows New Hole.
William 8. Hart doffs lbs "hlr
pants" and sombrero in hi picture
supervised "John Petticoats," which
will bs shown at ths Circle theater
today and tomorrow, and injert hlm
elf into the refined civilisation nf
New Orleans, whers he has Irherlted
a modlte shop from a deeed uncle.
As "Hardwood" John ilaync. Kill
starts out a a lumberjack In the
northwest woods and is lured to the
southern city largely because h be
lieve It I a saloon that has been
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