6 The Silent Drcvmcx. Honor and Behavf." Columbia Marc MacDermott. "While .Vfw York Sleeps." Rivoli David Butler. "Fickle Women." Peoples Bryant Washburn. "Rurglar Proof." Majestic Constance Talmadge, "Dangerous Blaine." Star Neal Hart. -Skvfire." Circle William Chriaty Ca- banne'g "The Stealers." Globe Alice Lake, "Body and Soul." Hippodrome Bert Lytell, "The Misleading Lady." Today's Music Feature. Rivoll Orchestra concert un der Salvatore Santaella. at 12:10 o'clock. Liberty Organ concert by Henri Keates at 12:30 o'clock. Majestic Organ concert by Ce cil Teague at 1:30 o'clock. WHAT docs the new year hold for the motion picture enthu siast? Prom the realms of literature, painting, sculpture, music and poetry are com In recruits to blend 'their talents into the pictures that flash on the screen of your favorite play house. The literary lights of both England and America have taken to writing for the screen original stories such as they previously prepared for books and magazines. Sir Jamea M. Barrie. Sir Gilbert Parker. Arnold Bennett. Henry Arthur Jones, H. G. Wells. Ed ward Knoblock, E. Phillips Oppen hsim. Elinor Glyn. Avery HopwooJ. Elmer Harris, Ben Ames Williams are iacluded in the list. All of these writers have been recruited to the ranks of Paramount pictures through the efforts of Jesse L. Lasky, who saw that the screen's weakest point had been in story material. From painting has come Penrhyn Stanlaws, creator of the feminine beauties who adorned the magazine covers; from sculpture, Paul Iribe, who is also a designer of clothing, fans and jewelry. Cecil B. DeMIIle, William DeMIlle, George Fitxmauriee. John S. Robert son. Charles Maigne, George Melford. William Desmond Taylor and Robert Z Leonard have made special pro ductions which will be released dur ing the new year. Host of the pic tures have already been filmed and are now either ready or being cut and titled. Work on "The Affairs of Anatol." by Arthur Schnitzler, the great Viennese dramatist, has begun under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. In this photoplay wijl be seen tight stars: Wallace Reid. Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter, Wanda Hawley, Bebe Daniels. Agnes Ayers, Theodore Rob arts and Theodore Kosloff. Other outstanding productions which already nave been filmed and will be seen early this year are Wal lace Reid in "The Charm School," Blllie Burke in "The Education of Elizabeth"; "Midsummer Madness." a William DeMille production: Enid Bennett in "Silk Hosiery." a Thomas H Incu production: "Paying the Piper," a George Fitzmaurice pro duction. Ethel Clayton In "Sham"; Fatty Arbuckle in "The Traveling Salesman"; "Forbidden Fruit." a Cecil B. DeMille production; Dorothy Dal ton in "The Teaser"; Thomas Meighan In "Tht Frontier of the Stars"; Lois Weber's production of "What Do Men Want;" Douglas MacLean in "The Rookie's Return"; Ethel Clayton in "The Trice of Possession"; Thomas Meighan in "The Easy Road"; George Melford'. production of "The Faith HeaUr"; 'Buried Treasure," with Marion Davles: Mae Murray In "The Gilded Lily' ; Sir James M. Barrie s "Sentimental Tommy": Wallace Reid in "The Daughter of a Magnate": Thomas Meighan in "The Quarry"; a Gaorge Melford production, "You Can't Fool Your Wife"; a George Ixane Tucker production, "Ladies Must Live"; "The Witching Hour." and Sydney Chaplin in "King, Queen and Joker." Work is either under way or soon to begin on the following productions ia the California studios. Wallace Reid In "Free Air": El6ie Ferguson In "Sacred and Profane Love"; Gloria Swanson in "Every thing for Sale"; Dorothy Dalton in a George Melford production of "The Money Master," by Sir Gilbert Parker; Wallace Reid-in "Watch My Smoke." and Gloria Swanson in a new original lory by Elinor Glyn. The studio in Bombay. India, Is Bearing completion and production is Boon to be launched there under the direction of Tarkington Baker. In Paris a special fashion shop had been established by Paramount in which styles are created for Para mount actresses so that even though a year elapsed between the filming of a picture and the showing of the film, the styles will still be .model newer than are shewn in the shops. That the high quality of Paramount picture is generally appreciated was videnced during Paramount week last September when more than 6000 American theaters showed nothing but Paramount pictures. Attendance at the theaters showing Paramount pictures today shows that ' . , ' ; one person out of every 20 in this city support must be correspondingly ex sees a Paramount picture every day. ceptional. Story value comes next in I Mr. Raleigh's mind, which also rates The pUrOll theater orchestra, un der direction of Salvatore Santaella, will play its usual Sunday concert at 12:30 o'clock today. The following selections will make .up the pro gramme: MafVh, "Pp Conrerto" E. Blear Czardas from "Ballet Coppelia" . .. Delibes Piano solu, "Hug irhin Rtu-jMody Mo. 12." played by Salvatore Santaella. . .F. Lint Selection from "Babes in Toy land" .... , Victor .Herbert "Valae Blu"". A. Margis "Raymond" overture Thomas S Cecil Teague will play the follow ing programme at the regular Sunday organ concert today at 1:30 o'clock at the Majestic theater: Raymond overture Thomas Gems from "The Belle of New Tork" and "Klorodura." "Andantino" Lrmar Some jrypsy anna- "C.ypsy Lovf Sons" Herbert "Tell Me. Little Gypsy" Irving Berlin "Just Like a Gyp-y" Baye mm In response to numerous requests from music lovers, Salvatore Santael la. conductor of the Rivoli orchestra, will play Liszt's "Hungarian Rhap sody No. 12" at today s concert and every day during this week. This Is admitted to be one of the most dif ficult compositions for pianists. Mr. Santaella invites all musical instruc tors of Portland to hear him play the piece, as It is one to which he has devoted years of practice study. In the cast of "Fickle Women," present feature at the Rivoli, Is a Portland girl. Miss Peggie Black wood. Miss Blackwood is now visit ing in the city, resting from her ac tivities in the California film colony. She has appeared in pictures with May Allison and Alice Lake. mm Popularity of the motion picture star versus that of the cast as the chief requisite for a "good picture" was the verbal contest waged along the local Rialto last week following the request of an eastern film manu facturing company. Associated First National Pictures, Inc., to state what constitutes from their angles the most desirable elements contained in a perfect photoplay. "The perfect picture Is that pro duction which features the most pop ular of all actors or actresses," was the opinion of Paul E. Noble, man ager of the Liberty. "I am con vinced the public does not care what kind of a vehicle Its star rides in. Constance Talmadge plays in nothing but light comedy drama real plot is entirely lacking in any of her late pictures. Tet her popularity in Port land houses has grown noticeably' with each picture announced here. "Star and story share honors, of course, in the perfect picture, but an exhibitor is far better off with a big stellar name to feature than if h a most marvelous sUry told or p by men and women wnose names mean nothing to the public. "Children, animals and little inci dents technically known as 'high lights' have a big bearing on a pic ture's success. It must, however, have heart appeal and it muct be a story and a story in this surrounding of heart interest and human nature that will catch the fancy of 'milady.' The director of a production is an all important person. He can do won ders with a poor plot, although usual ly after the wonders are acrorn pllshed by tricks of the trade the crir ics are apt to change their opinion of the plot value." A. C. Raleigh, manager of the Columbia theater, puts first tti his list of requisite for a "good" picture thg necessity for exceptional leads. H does not, however, use the word siar. and his second point is Lhat the THE imDortant "the eouBf not dl- vulged before the end; a first reel 'kick,' a happy ending and an exqui site love theme." F. W. TeufeL manager of the Peo ples theater, put his ideas as follows: "Josh Billings said he liked a rqoster for two reasons. One was the crow that was in him and the other th spurs to back up the crow. The same philosophy applies to pictures. A good star cannot make a good pic ture from a weak story and a fine story must be backed up by a capable cast of players." Title satisfaction, which Implies in terpretation, Is of vast importance, according to Ralph Winsor, Star the ater manager. "A picture which has a title coined to attract attention, with a good star or all-star cast, an interesting and true-to-life story, full of punch and dramatic climaxes, with photography beyond Reproach and devoid of di rectoral errors, which carries with it advertising accessories enabling the exhibitor to get the best results with the least effort, is a combination we hope to find some day. It will not be a 'good' picture. It will be a super excellent production. "A good picture is a picture which has a good box office title, a fairly good picture to back it up and not only well cast, but well directed. Then people will not only be thor oughly satisfied, but they will tell their friends it was good and will fail to pick the usual flaws.' "The public knows what is a good picture without being told," declares J. J. Parker of the Majestic theater.fOuts.de the Law" to prominent Se Theater men have their judgment of a good picture vindicated when the programmes they buy and announce succeed In attracting capacity houses. The taste of the average public is sane. It can be trusted." Gus A. Metsger, owner of the Riv oli theater, received word from Wash ington, D. C, recently that his cousin, Rear-Admiral Joseph Strauss, had re ceived the appointment of commander of the Asiatic fleet with the rank of admiral. The appointment came, ac cording to the message from Wash ington, In recognition of his services to the navy in tfce North sea during thf war. Mr. Metsger has not seen 3 Aape to European waWrs early in the war. f Miss Alice I. Stanley, a member of the Thomas I nee studios of Culver City, Ca!., visited iiim row last week. Miss Stanley is a former Portland girl who after more than three years' Adolph Zuknr, president, and Jesse I. 1'layera-L.aaky corporation, which f feature pictures for the aaw 7 mtammmmmmmMMBBumMBammmmwmBm. ammmawmm IsaHaaSaaf OBaaBSB3z3HBBWtHrzl IsBBaaaaaaaat '" WmWL&LWESSBfflm SaHii itBaaaaBaaWa- aaaaffl BaaaaaaaaaafaaaBafaaaaHBLaaR ' 'BMeWSB&M aaawAcaaF " jaawaafaafc? " v viiW,'i- .aftSs jHPCAt ' alaal aaaBauaaSaanWawSafxa 'aaaaanis $H t,,lMfamB - aaffty saw sjS.iT v " ' v SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, absence has returned to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Stanley for the holidays. She is em ployed as a reader and critic of scenarios sent to the studios by am bitious writers. Her department han dles from 300 to 500 scenarios daily, she declares. After Miss Stanley fin ished her school work in Portland she went to Honolulu for a year, return ing to San Francisco, where she was for a time secretary to Hugh Wiley, author of Saturday Evening Post ne- gro stories. Fred Normand has succeeded Mel vin G. Winstock as manager of the local Pathe branch exchange, now in new offices at 8, 10 and 12 North Ninth street. Mr. Normand comes to Portland from the Pathe offices In Seattle where he was special feature repre sentative. Prior to this he repre sented the Fox Film corporation for about three years in the Denver ter ritory. After leaving his Denver po sition he cam 2 to the north wes: as manager for the American Film com pany interests In the Portland. Se attle and Spokane districts, and there fore is familiar with local conditions. Mr. Winstock, -whose resignation came as a distinct surprise recently. made a remarkable sales record as head of the local exchange. Regret that Mr. Winstock is leaving the or ganization here was expressed by W. S. Wessling. western district man ager for Pathe. David Brill, manager of the local Universal exchange, made a short trip to Seattle during the week to superintend the private showing of attle film men. This picture, which is said to be one of the big plays of the season, may be shown soon in Portland, if proper arrangements can be completed by Mr. Brill. C. S. Jen sen and several of his associates wit nessed a preview showing of the pic ture at the Liberty theater last Tuesday. J. R. Kelts, representing American productions released through Pathe, has been transferred to the north west and will have charge of their product in the Portland. Seattle, Spo kane and Butte offices. Mr. Keitr, alter visiting these branch cities, de cided to make his headquarters and home in Portland A. B. Cleland resigned last week as Portland representative for W W Hodkinson. His successor has not been announced. The firm of Bronson & Evans has . Lank vice-president of the Famona ia planning aa elaborate programme ear. POKTI.A.XD, JANUARY bought the Portsmouth theater of Portland from J. C. Allmon, who will open a new house at Kewberg, Or. ... Kenneth Laughlin. formerly of the Portland Pathe office, has bought" the Rex theater at Tillamook. ... The Pacific theater at Bcaverton. Or., opened last Wednesday night, giving the picture enthusiasts of the town their first theater in morr than a year. X. G. Freeman, former organ ist of the Bly and liberty theaters of Salem, is the new manager of the Pacific. ... Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips visited Port land during the week, making ar rangements for the opening of the Grand .theater at Union, Or. r ... Bert Hall. Columbia theater door man, failed to be at his post of duty last Thursday for the first time in more than a year. Illness kept him at home. ... Simply Maying all day is not al ways fun, according to Henri Keates, organist at the Liberty theater. Mr. Keates was doing the Ofiristmas holi day shift last week, which forced him to report for Service 'at 9:30 o'clock each morning and stay at his organ until 2 o'clock of the following morn ing. Rehearsals and extra practice for the special New Year's matinee were the cause of his extra hours of "play." BURGLAR PROOF AT PEOPLE'S Bryant Washburn Has Terrible Time With Tightwad Ideas. Dancing as a means to restore jangled nerves is prescribed John Harlow In "Burglar Proof." starring Bryant Washburn at the People's the ater today and Monday. But, oh, what grief that order meant! Bryant Washburn as "John" has a terrible (and amusing!) time reconciling his tightwad ideas with the spendthrift crowd among whom he is thrown. John lost his sweetheart one day when he was unable to take her on an excursion. His uncle had refused to lend him $5 and when his girl in dignantly jilted him, he vowed he never would be broka again. So he went to the city, made money and .clung to it. He hated the tipping system and as a result of his penur iousness, he was dubbed "Burglar Proof," meaning' that he was so tight a charge of dynamite was needed to separate him from his money. -But one day, the real girl came and his nature underwent a radical change. Lois Wilson heads a capable sup porting cast. The picture was di rected by Major Maurice Campbell, the story was written by William Slavens McNutt. while the adaptation was the work of Tom Geraghty. SFAXETT FILM AT LIBERTY "Love, Honor and Behave" Is Tan gle of Domestic Affairs. Hack Sennett's latest big picture, "Love, Honor and Behave," is the present attraction at the Liberty theater. Marie Prevost appears as a young bride. The bridegroom is George O'Hara. and the tangle that Is woven in their domestic affa'rs- provides this picture with its plot. The bridegroom is held in the mesh of circumstantial evidence and the bride is too will'ng to believe the worst. They take their case to the Judge, whose nature par takes of the wisdom of Solomon and the wit of Portia. He settles their differences. In order to do this Muflte" Murray tells the Daira storv 1 purporting to be the narrative, of hia 2. 1921 own experiences whenhe too was i bridegroom and his bride was like wise over-jealous. Miss Prevost began her career with the Sennett forces as a bathing beauty. Her success as comedienne is now a confirmed fact in the mo tion picture world, and her gradua tion from the ranks of t-e Sennett bathing girls is permanent. George O'Hara' is the youngest juvenile on the screen, and, in the opinion of Mr. Sennett, the most promising, which fact is attested by the contract he has just signed with the young man. providing for five years of his service in the Sennett studios. A prologue called "A Niglil In a Harem." in 'which appear six danc ing girls, and The Manhattan Trip is also on the Liberty programme. COLUMBIA HAS THRILL FILM "While N'ew York Sleeps" Portrays Life in Underworld. A thrilling pistol battle on East river within the shadow of the cele brated Brooklyn bridge between the N'ew York Police Doat and a band of dock thieves, is one of the sensation al incidents in "While New York Sleeps," present feature at the Co lumbia. Charles J. Brabin, the director, was successful in enlisting the assistance of the New,!fork police deppartment for the big fight scene. The police also rendered invaluable aid to the director by providing him with ac curate detail for portrayal of the un derworld scenes and in the slum dis trict of New York's East side. The picture is divided into three acts, which depict in turn a thrill ing incident in the lives of the ui.per middle and lower classes of New York's people. A feature which makes the picture of Interest is an entire dancing number from Florenz Zlegfeld's famjus show, "The Mid night Frolic." Gorgeous scenes taken in the Cafe Palais Royal are includ ed in the picture. The players were confined to 1 very small cast, which includes Marc MacDermott. Estelie Taylor, Harry Sothern, Earl Metcalfe and William Locke. m A new "Toonerville Trolley" com edy Is included on the Columbia pro gramme. Music Is furnishod by the Columbia picture players. "MISLEADI-NG LADY" AT HIP South African Village Constructed for Filming of Picture. A South African village was con structed for the screen version of "The Misleading Lady," the success ful stage comedy by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey, In which Bert Lytell is the star. This picture will be seen at the Hippodrome theater the first half of this week. This novel outdoor setting represented a native encamp ment on the shore of a lake in South Africa in which more than 150 blacks reveled in barbaric freedom. Extensive search was made for suitable location for the village, and the wilds" of New Jersey explored in an effort to ebtaln surroundings entirely appropriate for such a set ting for "The Misleading Lady." The village is an exact reproduction of similar settlements In South Africa, from thatched huts and tom-toms to the rings in the noses of the breech clouted savages. No pains were spared to make the South African vlllag. realistic In every detail. " "The Misleading Lady" Is the story of a girl who met a caveman, and the South African village portrays the methods of wooing prevailing amon the more primitive folk contrasted with those employed by the character played by Bert Lytell. The stage play was adapted by ;Lois Zellner. Lucy Cotton Is the girl in the case, playing opposite Mr. Lytell; and the produc tion was directed by George Irving. "FICKLE WOMEN" AT RIVOLI Only Girl Trifles While Only Mun Is Away to War. The feature of the Rivoli theater this week is "Fickle Women," star ring David Butier. This photoplay, which Is an adapta tion of the Saturday Evening Post story, "Sitting on the World," by Sophie Kerr, is very similar in Its humor and human touches to "David Harum" and "The Old Homestead." It is an up-to-the-minute tale of young fellow who thinks he has lost all he possesses in the world when his girl makes up with another fel low while he is away to the war. But it is the face with the smile that wins!" This picture shows that it is as hard to keep a good man down as it is to get a telephone number nowadays. We have heard so much about grim determination that it may sound strange to hear of smiling de termination, but that is the moral of this picture. Americans have long been known in all parts of the world as a nation that smiles. Calvin Price, the young hero of this story, smiled his way through war, and smiled himself out of the clutches of one woman and into the heart of another. With this same smile, plus a good Yankee wal lop, he restored his good name and started out in real earnest on the road of life A comedy, called "Mr. Fatima," and a concert by the Rivoli orchestra, di rected by Salvatore Santaella, com plete the Rivoli programme. SOCIETY PLAY AT MAJESTIC Constance Talmadge in "Danger ous Business" Is Madcap Girl. The Majestic theater has as its fea ture attraction this week Constance Talmadge in "Dangerous Business, adapted by John Emerson and Anita Loos from Madeiaine feharp Buchan-n-an's story, "The Chessboard." It is directed by William Xeill. The atory tells of Nancy rlavell, a madcap society girl who is always falling in and out or. Jove ana is about to marry one man when at the very altar, in order to escape a distasteful marriage, she declares she is already a married woman and the wedding is off. Cecil Teague at the organ furnishes the usual musical programme. STAR BOOKS NEAL HART Skjfire," Story of Great North west, Full of Thrills. Neal Hart's latest picture. "Skyfire." at the Star theater, is said to be the best he has ever made. It Is a story of the great northwest, replete with thrills and excitement. The story dates back to the days of the Chippewa Indians and their myth ical belief in the spirit of the aurora borealis, which led them from dark ness to light, from hunger to plenty. The picture is unique for the reason that it shows what very few persons have ever seen the glow of the Northern Lights In the sky. This was accomplished by means of special elec trical equipment. Hart takes the part of Barr Con roy, an officer of the Northwest Mounted Police. Hart was born in New Tork state. mt is a, graduate of Bucknell uni- versity, where he was a star halfback on his college football team. After graduation, he went west and began the career that eventually lured him before tlte motion picture camera. An added feature of the Star bill Is Oullin's dog and monkey circus, com posed of eight dogs and two monkeys, who perform difficult tricks in a clever manner. I UK IM Story Deals With Blasphemous Conduct of Minister. "The Stealers," a powerful drama of crooks and religion, will be the feature of the Circle theater today and Monday. The stoiy deals with the blasphem ous conduct of a minister of the gos pel who turned- crook to spite God for the sufferings he considered the Lord had visited upon him. His wife stolen from him by a former rival, he gives up his church and becomes a wandering evangelist, speaking wher ever he is permitted to pitch his tent. While he holds the audience through ihe sheer power of his eloquence, men and women cenfederates move amon the worshippers, setaratlng them from their cash and jewelry. The minister regarded his plan of revenge as a great joke on God. How he came to learn that to defy God was beyond the puny power of one of his earthly vassals and how hia faith was restored is the dramatic and sensational climax of the story. The picture represents the fruits or Mr. Cabanne's years of experience as a director who began his career under the tutelage of D. W. Griffith. Mr. Cabanne wrote, directed and produced the film. The cast includes William H. Tooker, a well known actor, as the minister. Ruth Dwyer, Norma Shearer, Jack Crosby, Walter Miller and Matthew L. Betz. Irish Emigration Decreases. ' DUBLIN, Jan. 1. The emigration from Ireland during the first ten months of this year is about half what It was for the average of the corresponding ten months of the five vears preceding the war. There wera altogether 12.752 emigrants of whom 7S08 were women. There were 431 emigrants from Ulster. Seventy-eight per cent of the emigrants went to the United States. SUNDAY MONDAY COME! "THE STEALERS" A drama to tense, powerful and realis tice that it is impos sible to erase its story from your memory. ALSO HAROLD LLOYD in a dizzy, skiddy whirl of merriment. "GET OUT AND GET UNDER" Open from 9 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock the follow ing morning. JffiSa1 i