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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 21, 1920
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TODAY'S FILM FEATIRES.
Columbia Owen Moore, "Sooner
or Later."
Majestic Alice Brady, "Sin-
ners.'
Liberty Dougrlaa MacLean and
Doris May, "Mary's Ankle."
Peoples Louis Joseph Vance's
"The Lone Wolf's Daughter."
Rivoli Pauline Frederick, "The
Woman in Room 13."
Star Nazimova. "Revelation."
Sunset Charles Ray, "The Eeg
Crate Wallop."
Circle Special production,
"When War Cat Went Dry."
Globe Pauline Frederick,
"Bonds of Love."
Today's Musical Features.
Peoples Symphony orchestra
under direction of Philip I'elz
featuring the overture from
"Raymond" Thomas.
Liberty Organ recital at 12:30
o'clock by Henry B. Murtagh.
Columbia String orchestra un
der direction of Vincent
Knowles, featuring "Apple
Blossoms." by Charles John
Thomas and Fritz Kreisler.
R i v o 1 i Symphony orchestra
under direction of Misc-ha
Guterson featuring Albert
Creitz. violinist, playing
"Souvenir de Moscou."
Majestic Organ concert at 1:20
by Cecil Teague featuring
"M e d 1 t a t i o n," Massenet's
"Thais."
NOTHER musician of national
L repute has been added to the
forces of the. Portland motion
picture houses.
Henri A. Keats has signed a con
tract with Jensen & Von Herberg
whereby he will remain here perma
nently to play at the Liberty organ.
He will share solo numbers with
Henry B. Murtagh whose place he
took while that artist was ill and con
valescing the first part of the month.
Mr. Keates spent last week in Seattle
eettling affairs in that city so that
be may make Portland his permanent
home. He will commence his new
duties today.
In Seattle Mr. Keates was also at
the Liberty theater, which has one of
the finest orchestral organs on the
Pacific coast. He was there but a
few weeks as he spent most of the
winter In Denver where he was or
ganist for the city auditorium, which
boasts of having the largest Wurlitzer
unit organ in the world. His train
ing includes a numoer of years of
European study under world-famous
masters. "He's studied In about every
country under the sun except Rus
sia." is the way in which C. J. Jensen
described Mr. Keates.
A. C. Raleigh, manager of the' Co
lumbia theater, believes no one in
Portland has it on his theater this
week. Mr. Raleigh prides himself on
the fact that his was the first or
chestra to introduce in this city the
new Jazz selection, "Dardenella. Now
the Columbia string orchestra will in
troduce the new light opera, "Apple
Blossoms," written by Fritz Kreisler
and John Charles Thomas, star of
"Maytime." during its visit to Port
land last spring. As far as Mr.
Raleigh can discover, it will be the
first public playing of selections from
'Apple Blossoms."
Other Censor Not Yet Chosea.
The choice of C. J. Jensen, repre
senting the Portland film men and
Mrs. Alezander Thompson from the
city women as two of the members of
the new board of motion picture cen
sors is of vital interest. The third
member of this board will be chosen
by these two. No selection has as
yet been announced.
B. J. Sperry. director of the Port
land branch exchange for Pathe, is
proud of his new offices. The Pathe
location has remained. the same but
due to a crew of busy carpenters the
offices are vastly changed.
O. W. Helwig. inspector-auditor for
the Pacific coast, has been at the
Portland Pathe office during the past
week installing a new cashier de
partment. Two new salesmen have
been added to Mr. Speery's force,
making a total local staff for Pathe
of 14 members. A. J. Reed Is now
on the road in the Portland territory
selling Pathe features while W. H.
Chalmers is selling short reel sub
jects. Jack Dempsey is selling well ac
cording to Mr. Sperry who has only
recently signed up more Oregon ex
hibitors for his serials. Particular
pleasure, however, was expressed
over a picture of President Wilson
out for an auto ride, which was to be
added to Pathe news No. 20 and which
will probably be shown at the Ma
jestic theater.
Universal la Boxy.
Universal has also been unusually
active during the recent days. Per
haps this is due to the new organiza
tion being effected by George Burke,
northwest director, and the Portland
manager. C. W. Koerner, who have
been making numerous changes tn
the branch office. Mr. Burke left
the last of the week for Seattle where
hw will spend the next month.
New styles and modes by Madame
Margaret Wade Grinager, one of New
York's most exclusive designers, is
the new bit of screen interest which
the Universal salesmen are offering
exhibitors these days. Madame Grin
ager by special arrangement with Hal
Hodcs. editor of the New Screen
magazine, a motion picture of a novel
fashion show staged under her per
sonal supervision has been made.
News arrived in Portland last week
from -Jean Hersholt, who took the
heavy and characteristic roles in "The
Golden Trail," the picture made in
Portland last summer and now in the
east in the process of being sold. Mr,
Hersholt writes that he is working
wun -tne l. r. Trail," by Zane Grev
which is beint directed by Jack Con.
way for Benjamin Hampton. It has
an all-star cast, which includes Kath
leen w illiams in the leading feminine
role. Robert McKim, Roy Stewart and
Joe Dowling are also taking promi
nent parts. This week the cast is to
be on location on Mount Baldy.
Production Manager Named.
The American lifeograph company
or Portland has obtained W. E. Keefe
as ganeral manager of the production
to supervise, screen plays to be made
at the Lifeograph s studio.
The company has a perfectly equip
ped, electric lighted studio, complete
in every detail, including a fully
equipped laboratory.
The first production to be made
will be a series of two-reel comedies
in which Park Jones will be featured
with Clare Morris and Genevieve
Knapp. The production will be di
rected by Bob Gray, formerly with
Lasky and later director for the
Shorty Hamilton series. He also
wielded the megaphone for the Judge
Brown juvenile stories. The stories
are the joint product of W. E. Keefe
and Eva Sturtevant.
Mr. Keefe was associated with D.
W. Griffith for five years as publicity
manager and personal representative
and later as manager of productions
According to Mr. Keefe the comedies
are going to be entirely free from
the slapstick varieties and are going
to fvve particular emphasis to beau
tiful women- garbed In beautiful
gownSrMr. Keefe is going to put in
comedies what Cecil DeMille has suc
ceeded in putting in dramas, namely,
love and beauty.
Park Jones has been leading man
for Mary Pickford, Mary Miles Minter
and many other famous screen women.
The beautiful scenic effects of the
Oregon woods and hillsides are to be
utilized to the best advantage possi
ble. Veteran to Be PtaotoEraphrr.
Harold Mohr, who has Just returned
from overseas with the motion pic
ture units and photographic divisions,
has been engaged to turn the crank
for the initial production. While two-
reel comedies will be the initial ef
forts of the company, other big fea
tures will be added in the near future.
W. H. McMonies, president of the
company, stated that after looking
over the field for the best producing
brain to be found, he selected Mr
Keefe as being most experienced and
having a great creative ability for
building shadow plays.
Word comes from Dean Collins, for
mer Portland newspaperman, who at
the time of his departure last autumn
was connected with one of the local
film exchanges, that he is in Los An
geles doing publicity work for Uni
versal. His position is one, accord
ing to Portland film men, which has
infinite possibilities ahead af it and
Mr. Collins is winning praise for him
self from his officials.
Walter B. Armstrong, who left this
city the first of the year to accept the
management of the Los Angeles Ed
win H. Flagg Scenic company, writes:
I am getting started in my new posi
tion and have enjoyed the change very
much bo far. The cllmaro here is cer
tainly wonderful and a person feels full
of pep all the time. We had a very nice
trip down from San Franckico. along the
coast route. 4JU miles of pavement with
the exception of about 18 miles, and
something interesting to almost every
hour. Took in the San Francisco auto
mobile show, which was very wonderful.
If Paul Noble had been there suppose he
would have been buying a new car again.
Arrived In Los Angeles in time to see
the speedway races, which were postponed
for a week on account of rain (yes.
really does rain here), and when it rain.
Portland never did any better in tts besi
efforts. Drove home the other night from
Grauman's Million Dollar theater an
along some of the streets was travelin
in water almost up to the hubs of the car.
Water was so high that It flowed over th
curbs and people were putting planks ou
on the sidewalk to get to the street cars,
However, when It stops raining the water
disappears very quickly and within a few
hours everything Is dry and the wonder
ful sun comes out for another lndehnite
norlnrl. The races were very nne, in fac
I did not believe automobiles could travel
so fast and hold together. Moving picture
cameras were so numerous around tne
speedway it seemed as though every cam
eraman for every studio had used it as an
alibi to get to the races, lust as the office
boy used the slcK granamotner story lo
get to the ball games.
I am still getting The Sunday Oregonlan
so I can keep in toucn witn tne l-ort.and
news and see what my oia irienas are ao
Ing. If any of the theater or film row
bunch hie themselves to Los Angeles at
any time, will be glad to have them call
on me and will endeavor to do anything
I can to make their slay as pleasant as
possible
Liberty Prologue Popular.
Considerable attention has been at
tracted by the Liberty prologues,
which have many times had extreme
ly clever scenic effects. The "effect"
machine owned by the Liberty the
ater is said to be one of the most
complete of its kind in the northwest.
It cost $1200, according to Paul E.
Noble, manager of the Liberty. Among
the various effects it can produce are
those of fire, clouds, moonlight, surf,
rain, snow and falling stars. Under
the cloud effect it can be so varied
as to produce a resemblance to moon
lit clouds, slow-moving, fast and
storm clonds.
Clemmer & Lambauch, owners of a
big chain of theaters in the north
west, has concluded negotiations for
the Oregon franchise of Associated
Exhibitors, Inc. This means that
they will handle every picture re
leased by this organization. It means
the securing of the cream of the pic
tures produced in America.
Another Portland production is well
under way at the Highway Film com
pany studios, 109 Second streeL A
cast of 50 has been picked for this
picture and some of the scenes have
been taken in the downtown district.
It will take about three weeks more
to finish this picture providing wea
ther conditions are favorable for the
outside scenes. This picture Is being
produced by J. Reese and directed by
William Rase. Some of the cast are
Iva Strong, Mr. Fairbanks, Steel
Gleen. Doris David. Marion Wright,
Hf XIoovo. and T)av1H Phlllfnc
After this picture is finished it will I
be shown in one of the local theaters 1 1
to give Portland people an oppor-1 1
tunlty of seeing; what can be done lo-' -
cally in the producing of slapstick
comedies. This is one of the first
slapstick comedies ever produced in
Portland using nothing but Portland
talent.
After the picture has been shown
here !t -will be sent to New York,
where arrangements have been made
to send all of Mr. Reese's pictures to
Belgium, France and Switzerland.
Commercial geography and zoology
are to be the first classroom films of
the Appleton-Universal educational
series, according to an announcement
just issued by Harry Levey, genera!
manager, division of education of the
Universal. Film Manufacturing com
pany and through him to the local
Universal film exchange. Two reel
on each of these subjects are to be
given pre-release showing at the con
vention of the National 1-ducatio
association at Cleveland, Ohio, be
ginning February 23.
Book to lie Ex plained by Film
The reels on -commercial geography
narallel a chapter on manufactures
the United States in a text book by
Cyrus C. Adams, published by D. Ap
pleton & Co.; those on zoology visual
ize a ehaDter on insects from an Ap
pleton text on animal forms by David
Starr Jordan, president of Leland
Stanford Jr. university, and Harold
i Heath of the same institution.
These films are parts of series which
will visualize the entire texts. Thy
are to be known as Appleton-Lnlver
sal text films and are being prepared
by the Universal company and D. Ap
pleton & Co. jointly, under the su
pervislon of Don Carlos Ellis, director
of educational production oi univer.
sal and the authors of the text books
These text films are to be followed
bv others on nature study, geography,
physics, chemistry, geology, agricul
ture, botany, hygiene, nistory, gov.
ernment. literature, accounting, eco
nomics and sociology and are to be
designed strictly for pedagogical use
in classroom Instruction. - Scripts on
several of these subjects are now be
ing prepared by pedagogical experts
many subjects have already been
filmed and material Is now being re
celved from the expeditions which the
PORTLAND VIOLINIST TO DO
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Albert Crelta.
"Souvenir de foscou," by H.
Wleniawski and played by Al
bert Creitz, Portland violinist,
will be the feature number of
this week's musical programme
at the Rivoli theater.
Mr. Creitz received his musi
cal education from his father,
Louis A. Creitz. a pioneer artist
of this city. He hopes to con
tinue bis studies in Paris, leav
ing Portland this summer.
Universal is conducting in the East
Indies, Africa and South America. Es
pecially valuable pictures have just
been received from the island of Su
matra, showing the habits, customs
and Industries of the native peoples.
"The favorable reception already re
ceived from teachers In all parts of
the country regarding the announce
ment of the Appleton-Universal plan
has been most gratifying," said Mr.
Ellis. "Hundreds of school authorities
have commended the plan enthusias
tically and have indicated that text
films are precisely the material for
which the schools have been waiting.
They are evidently convinced at the
outset that the plan sponsored by
firms of such established reputations
in their respective fields as Appleton
and Universal is sure to succeed and
that it will mean the greatest step
forward in education in modern times.
'This is the pioneer effort to pro
duce truly pedagogical films, paral
lesVig standard text books. In system
atic and logical sequence, by educa
tors and designed for classroom use.
This evidently is the proper pedagogi
cal method of producing such mate
rial; made to produce educational mo
tion pictures no other company has
proceeded in this obviously correct
way."
"SIAItY'S AXKLE" FCX MAKER
Liberty Film This Week Full of
Clean, Clever Humor.
Reproducing the ocean and a liner
about to leave her dock in your back
yard is a task which would stump
anybody but a motion picture pro
ducer. Such a background was found
necessary for the final scenes in the
production, "Mary's Ankle," in which
Douglas MacLean and Doris May are
at the Liberty theater this week.
The fact that there is a magnifi
cent swimming pool on the Ince "lot"
helped considerably. Using this as
his "ocean," Mr. Ince had two massive
subterranean sweeps constructed that
ruffled the surface of the water and
gave the appearance of waves. Build.
ing the ship was an easy task for
the Ince technical staff. Their speed
would have done credit to a gang of I
shipyard experts.
"Mary's Ankle" is a humorous story
of an impecunious young doctor and
the pretty girl with the sprained
ankle who providentially fell across
his path. Mr. MacLean and Miss May
are said to maintain the excellent rep
utation as funmakers which they
earned in "Twenty-three and a Half
Hours' Leave." The picture was di
rected by Lloyd Ingraham for Thomas
H. Ince.
A special prologue has been ar
ranged by Manager Noble. Henry B.
Murtagh is back at the Liberty organ.
in the northwest from Saturday,
March 20, until the succeeding Friday
night, is eager to get the verdict of
Portland playgoers at the same time
assuring them that it is a production
of unusual power and beauty.
Scenically the production is note
worthy, particularly in a wonderful
reproduction of a New York street,
built entirely at the studios in Cali
fornia, where the entire picture was
filmed. In one scene it was necessary
to show some New York apartments
as viewed through a fourth-story
window. This set, copied from a pic
ture of the particular locality in New
York used In the story, was faith
ful In every detail. This was then
arranged outside the window in the
scene, and in the photoplay looks like
the real New York street would look
If viewed from a fourth story window.
Miss Frederick in this production is
supported by a real all-star cast, in
cluding John Bowers, Charles Clary.
Robert McKIm, Emily Chichester and
Marguerite Snow.
Today's concert at 12:30, at the
Rivoli will include: "Light Cavalry,"
(overture), by F. Suppe; "Lea Patin
eurs." by E. Waldteufel; "Cavatina."
by S. Raff; "Souvenir de Moscou"
(violin solo by Albert Creitz), by H.
Wieniawski, accompaniment Rivoli
concert orchestra; "American Patrol,"
M. Meacham.
The week-day concerts, twice each
afternoon and evening, will include:
"Light Cavalry" (overture), E. Wald
teufel; "Souvenir de Moscou" (violin
solo by Albert Creitz), by H. Wieniaw
ski, accompaniment Rivoli concert orchestra.
MYSTERY FILM AT RIVOLI
The Woman In Room 13'
Pauline Frederick.
Stars
Portland people who are familiar
with the characteristic emotional
quality of Pauline Frederick's por
trayals for the screen, will be de
lighted by the many opportunities she
improves to reveai her ability as an
emotional actress in her latest pro-
uction, the mystery and matrimonial
film drama, "The Woman In Room 13,"
.hich will show this week at the
Rivoli theater. They also will be
thrilled by the fact that Miss Fred
erick in this remarkable role empha
sizes her position as one of America's
most powerful and convincing
ramatic actresses.
The Woman in Room 13" is re
garded by many of this star's dis
criminating admirers as decicedly her
greatest artistic achievement for the,
screen, and as this opinion has beer.
ffered by Beveral critics who have
witnessed previewings of the new
picture, the management of the Rivoli
theater, where The Woman in Room
'SIVXERS" SEEX AT MAJESTIC
Photoplay Features Alice Brady
With Strong Support.
Sinners," the photoplay featuring
Alice Brady and being shown now at
the Majestic theater, is well named
although it includes an immoral man
who poses as virtuous and a moral
woman who poses as immoral. Most
of the rest of the cast are persons,
good and bad, who profess to be noth
ing more or less than they really are.
The picture very closely follows the
stage play pf the same name which
was written for Miss Brady by Owen
Davis, and in which the actress suc
cessfully appeared for several months
on Broadway. It Is one of the nu
merous recent dramas that has helped
to establish Mr. Davis as a leading
playwright, and while not a novel
story, contains those elements of
heart appeal which always win en
thusiastic response from an American
audience.
Miss Brady Is cast as "Mary Hor-
ton," a country girl who goes to the
city and is befriended by a woman of
questionable reputation. The circum
stance of living with this woman and
associating with her friends leads to
accusations being made which devel
op some highly dramatic situations.
Miss Brady is a pleasing, satisfactory
and fortunately undemonstrative he
roine. She registers emotion without
over-acting; is natural and convinc
ing. Her cast includes James L.
Crane. Agnes Everett. Augusta An
derson, Nora Reed, Itorraine Frost,
William P. Carleton, Frank Losee,
Craufurd Kent and Robert Schable.
The picture was directed by Kenneth
Webb and Eve Unsell wrote the sce
nario. Today's Sunday concert by Cecil
Teague on the Majestic organ at 1:30
P. M. will include "Under the Double
Eagle March," Wagner; "Meditation."
from Thais. Massenet; "Going Up,"
selection, Hirsch: "Hawaiian Echoes,"
arranged by C. Teague.
XAZIMOVA APPEARS AT TAR
week. Her, leading ma.i is Charles
Bryant, who is seen as Paul Gran
ville, an American artist. Bryant has
previously played opposite the star in
both the vaudeville and motion pic
ture versions of the war play, "War
Brides," and in many other produc
tions.
Frank Currier, who playa the rev
erend prior of the monastery, la i
favorite who has appeared with prac
tically every star in the Metro con
stellat:on. Among the pictures in
which he has appeared are: "Out
witted," with Emily Stevens, "The
Trail of the Shadow," with Emmy
Wehlen, and "The Greatest Power"
with Ethel Barrymore.
Blgelow Cooper, who portrays Count
de Roche, Is a well known screen
player who was for years a member
of the Edison forces, appearing in
their leading productions.
Syne De Conde, who ,lays Durlos,
the Apache lover. Is a talented French
player, who makes his American mo
tion picture debut In "Revelation."
He was favorite actor In '.lis native
land and has seen service In the great
world war. Another Frenchman In the
cast is Eugene Borden, who plays the
boy, Pierre. He played George Wal
lace In "The Slacker," both patriotic
pictures produced by Me'ro.
The other members of this capable
cast are John Martlne as Fra Augus
tine; Phillip Sandford as Mestalre;
Hazel Washburn as Madelelr.u Ure
vort; Dave Turner as a German offi
cer; True James as Monastery Gate
keeper: Fred Radcliffe as Patin, and
A. C. Hadiey as Fochard.
Clara Kimball Young will come to
the Star screen on Monday In her pro
duction. "Eyes of Youth" On Thurs
day. "When the Clouds Roll Hy,"
lairing Douglas Fairbanks la the attraction.
COMI.DY PI" KG, DELIUIITVt'l.
"Sooner or Later" Xow Sliowinf at
the ColumMa. s
Similar to the recent Portland ho-t-legging
case, where the man arrsid
attempted to prove an althl by saying
that the real offender was his twin
brother. Is a situation In "Sooner or
Latrr," the Owen Moore comodv fares
showing this week at the Columbia
theater.
The picture Is as pure and whole
some comedy as has been caught by
the expert camera and ill red. rig men
of serrenland. Its spirit has been
caught by Vincent Knomles, director
of the Columbia siring orchestra, who
has arranited a sperlal muslial or
to arenmpany It. He has taken his
theme from "Apple lllof.sonta," the
new light opera now playing In New
York. It Is written by Frits Kreisler.
the famous violinist, and John Charles
Thomas, who was leading man In
"Maytime" when It came (o Portland
last spring. Among the oilier muslrat
ulectlons which will be played will
b "Woodland Whispers" (t'slbulks).
'Dance Wtyrlenne" (Mlrhiela) and
"The Passing Khow" by Edwards.
Owen Moore, star of "riuoner or
Later," plays the rote of a man who.
n all bis fatal beauty, believe him
self to be Immune from the wiles of
women. A man whose wife haa ap
parently deserted hlui auks this young
tfonrlnde on Psge a )
ADDED ATTRACTION
FATTY ARBUCKLE
IN ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL
COMEDY SUCCESSES
"FATTY, the Masher
Open From 9 o'CIock in the
Morning Until 4 o'CIock the
Following Morning.
COME!'
TODAY and MONDAY
IT IS A THRILLING
STORY OF
MOONSniNERS,
MOUNTAIN FEUDISTS,
OFFICERS OF THE
LAW, LOVE,
ROMANCE, ETC.
Fourth at Washington
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Revelation" Presented With Most
Capable Cat-t of Characters.
Nazimova, the great Metro star, is
assisted by a superior cast in her
will be given its first showing pictures, "Revelation," at the Star this
fine Arts School
MOTION PICTURE
Acting and Make-Up
In the past week this school has furnished talent for a local
picture company.
Now is the time to qualify for positions that will be open from
now on with companies now here and those coming to Portland.
Barney Furey, Director. Lester B. Phillips, Mgr.
For appointment, phone Broadway 1677.
312 Beck Building Broadway at Oak
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