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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Auditoriuir. "Black Beauty."
Liberty Norma Talmadge, "The
Passion Flower."
Columbia Pola Negri, "Pao-
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Rivoll Jack Holt, "The Mask."
Peoples Ralph Ince's "Red
Foam."
Majestic Gouverneur Morris'
"A Tale of Two Worlds."
Star Tom Mix, "The Road De
mon." Circle Frank Campeau, "The
Killer."
Hippodrome Alice Lake, 'X'n
charted Seas."
Globe Anna Q. Nllsson, "With
out Limit."
Today' Manic Feature. -
Rlvoli Orchestra concert under
direction of Salvatore Santa
ella at 12:30 o'clock.
Liberty Organ concert by
Henri Keates. under auspices
es. under auspices J
kmercan War Vet- . I
2:30 o'clock. I
an concert by Ce-
of Spanish-Ar
erans. at 12:
Majestic Organ concert by
cil Teague at 1:30 o'clock.
BY DON SKENE.
SONGS that sent the boys or '98 to
war will feature the organ con
cert Bt 'the Liberty today in
honor of Memorial day. Portland
camp of Spanish-American War Vet
erans has furnished Henri Keates with
an interesting programme which in
cludes such favorites as "Just As the
Sun Went Down." "Two Little Girls
in Blue" and "Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight." An effective feature
will be the presentation of arms by
Spanish-American war veterans and
"Taps" played by a bugler in a three
minute tableau.
The complete programme is as
follows:
"Star aqd Stripes Forever" (Sousa);
"Sons of '88" (arranged by Portland
camp of Spanish-American War Veterans),
"Just as toe Sun Went Down." (b)
"Two Little Girls in Blue." (c) "Johnson's
Cake-Walk." (d) "Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight," (e) ".My Own United
States"; "Ale d Ballet" (Chaminade);
presentation of arms by Spanish-American
War Veterans and "Taps" played by
bugler. (Three-r'inute tableau). "Ameri
can Fantasie" (Herbert).
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Paul E. Noble, manager of the
LiDerty, returned Jnursday from a
two-weeks' trip tb Tittsburg, where
he received $12,000 as his share of
the estate left by his grandfather,
who died December 10. The Liberty
pilot's principal comment on the east
is that "it is a fine place to start
west from."
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If Salvatore Santaella. " pianist
director of the Rivoli orchestra, lets
his talented fingers strike a few
notes that aren't called for in the
composition, it is because his thoughts
are roaming far from the ivory keys
these days. The cause is a very im
portant event in the history of the
Santaella family. Early last Thurs
day morning a nurse at Portland
Maternity hospital announced to the
popular musician that' he was the
father of twins, a boy weighing four
pounds and a girl welshing three
pounds. The boy (and Mr. Santaella
wanted a boy) has black hair like
his dad and the girl (and Mrs. San
taella wanted a girl) is blonde like
her mother. "Both mother and
family doing nicely, thank you," said
Mr. Santaella as he handed out the
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honored tradition of new fathers.
Mrs. Sanraelia was a dancer in New
Vork productions before her marriage,
and is a sister of Juanita Hansen,
motion picture star.
F. W. Teufel resigned last week as
manager of the Peoples theater. He
came to Portland from Butte about
six months ago and has made many
friends during his stay here. Al
though he has not announced his
future plans, it is known that he has
been considering a return to the ex
hibiting end of the game with a
small theater of his own. The best
wishes of the Portland film colony
will go with him in his new under
taking, a
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A real western round-up, one that
is not staged expressly for amuse
ment but one of the big events of
the year on a frontier cattle range,
will be photographed tpday on the
ranch of George (Dad) Russell, for
merly the Joaquin Miller ranch near
Prineville. by the Kiser Studios. Inc.
President F. H. Kiser and Camera
man T. H. Fenton of the local moving
picture company are attending the
round-up on invitation of the owner
of the ranch. There will be thou
sands of head of horses and scores
of cowboys participating. Among
the stunts which will be filmed are
branding, bull-dogging, bronco-busting,
racing and other, features.
The photographers will film all the
spectacular events and the picture
will be placed in the hands of dis
tributors to be displayed in motion
picture theaters - throughout the
world. In this manner millions of
film followers will have visualized
for them a real round-up devoid of
any of the frills Etaged in round-up
shows.
President Kiser and his assistant
also obtained pictures of the histori
cal pageant held Friday at The Dalles
in which 1000 public school children
and more than 100 Indians from the
Warm Springs reservation partici
pated. After photographing the
round-up the local film men will go
to Bend to obtain scenic films of
central Oregon. '
Word was received last week by
Fred Normand, local manager for
Pathe. that the film version of Rud-
urn version or Run- to go with "The Uncharted Seas" to
Without Benefit of day. Among the numbers are "Heart
yard Kipling's'
Clergy," will be ready for distribu
tion soon. The picture marks the
debut of the famous writer In motion
picture work, for he personally super
vised the making of the script for the
photoplay.
"Black Beauty," which opens at the
municipal auditorium today, contains
a lesson for motion picture producers
who claim that the public must have
thrills in pictures. The film version
of Anna Sewell's famous story has a
thrill without resorting to gun play
or sex stuff. The climax of the pic
ture comes in a race between Black
Beauty and a rival, and the result is
a fine, clean thrill that really grips
the spectator.
"The era of the all-star photoplay
is here and it is here to stay. I firmly
believe that the great pictures of the
future will boast of truly stellar casts
just as they will have the most power
ful stories written and tne finest
technical backing."
So says Cecil B. DeMille, director
general of Paramount pictures, who
recently produced "The Affairs of
Anatol." "As the photoplay has pro
gressed It has claimed more and more
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supporters and it has steadily carried
Its public. with it as it has advanced.
"Today the photoplay and the pub
lic form a cycle which is constantly
functioning. The photoplay educates
the public to a high standard, where
upon the . public goes the -photoplay
one better and-demands pictures of
even higher caliber. The standard of
motion picture production is being
constantly raised by the producer."
Several requests have come to Man-
ager J. C. Stille of the Rivoli theater
to have B. Driscoll, the cornetist, re
peat "The Lost Chord, which he
played- to orchestra accompaniment
several months ago, and today at the
noon concert this number will appear
on the programme. In addition the
Fantasia from the opera "Aida," con
taining all of the tuneful numbers
from the score, will be played by Mr.
Santaella, accompanied by the or
chestra. This number will also be
repeated afternoons and evenings
throughout the week in connection
with the regular picture bilL The
programme follows:
Fantasia "Aida" Verdi
Serenata Mario Tarenghl
Selection "Chocolate Soldier" .. . .O. Straus
"The Lost Chord," cornet solo. .A. Sullivan
Played by B. Driscoll.
Waltz, "Blue Danube". .. .Johann Strauss
Czardas from the opera. "Der Geist
des Wojewoden" L. Grossmann
The Hippodrome orchestra has pre
pared a . special musical programme
of Mine (Smith), "Peacefulness'
(Borch), "Nola" (Arndt), and "Danc
ing Nymphs" by Braine.
Manager Ely obtained the musical
programme from the- motion picture
studios In the south, where it was
understood that John Fleming Wil
son, author of the story from which
the scenario was taken, selected the
numbers as especially appropriate to
interpret the deeper meanings of the
screen drama.
Cecil Teague will play the following
programme at nis usual Sunday con
cert at the Majestic organ: . .
King Cotton Sousa
Wedding of the Winds Hall
Gems trom "Mary" Hirsch
Al Jolson's Favorites, arranged by C. T.
'BLACK BEAUTY' OPEXS TODAY
Absorbing Picture of Horses Will
Run Week at Auditorium.
"Black Beauty" opens for eight
days' run at the- municipal audito
wum this afternoon. The story,
written by Anna Sewell about 40
years ago, which still holds a high
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place in the world's literature, is
shown in its entirety, with all the
horses and their human friends as
presented in the book. The picture
will be shown with a musical pro
gramme at three daily performances,
2:15, 4 and 8:30 o'clock, commencing
today and ending next Sunday.
Although it might seem clmost
Impossible to portray the book on
the screen because of the unusual
antics of the horse in the storv. it
has been accomplished. Every fea-
ture of the book ia shown in the
film. In addition a story of the
human friends of Black Beauty and
the other horses has been interwoven
In the story making a thrilling drama
which culminates, with a great horse
race scene. This part of the story
deals with happenings in the house
of the owners of Black Beauty, the
two .stories being so blended that
nothing is ' eliminated or changed in
the Black Beauty" Btory.
All the charm, the vital Interest
and the pathos of the wonderful book
have been retained in the visualized
version produced under extraordinary
difficulties.
The picture has aroused great in
terest and support among members
of the Hunt club, the Humane so
ciety and other organizations inter
ested in animal It also has a great
appeal to school children because the
book has been a school classic for
25 or 30 years.
"BED FOAM" IS AT PEOPLES
Dramatic Happenings in a Small
Town Are Presented.
Dramatic happenings in a small
town are presented in "Red Foam"
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The story, by William H. Hamby,
created a great popularity for the
author when it appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post, and in its
transfer to the screen it is said to
have lost none of its original dra
matic power and intensity.
"Red Foam" deals with the people
of a typical small Missouri town.
Its characters are all true to life
and not caricatures. Harry Tighe,
in the role of a philandering travel
ing salesman. Is said to have created
a part that will stand for a long
time as an original and true-of-life
portrayal.
The story derives Its title from the
attitude of the people in the story
whose blood boils up and the red
foam of passion comes to' the surface
owing to a series of most dramatic
incidents which culminate In a thrill
ing climax
. Zena Keefe . is seen as a ' high-
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strung, sensitive wife who is com
pelled to endure the abuse of an
ill-natured and unjustly suspicious
husband, the latter character being
portrayed by Harry Tighe. Huntley
tiordon has the principal male roie
as Arnold Driscoll, the man who
comes to the rescue of the unfor
tunate wife, and finds himself in the
tragic predicament of being accused
of the murder of the woman's
husband. .
CHINESE INTRIGUE FILMED
"A Tale of Two Worlds" on Screen
at the Majestic.
"A Tale of Two Worlds," at the Ma
jestic, is a story of Chinese intrigue.
in whicji the heroine, an American
girl whose parents were killed in
China during the Boxer uprising. Is
kept In ignorance of her real nation
ality for several years. Through the
machinations of a Tong leader, the
beautiful girl is about to become his
bride when an American finds her in
San Francisco s Chinatown, rescues
her, and in the end marries her.
Involved in the plot is the quest
of the Jeweled scepter of which it had
been said "that it is bathed in the
tears of women and the blood of
men." During the unfolding of the
story the lovely girl learns the truth
of the scepter's motto, but in the end
she finds peace and happiness, as well
as her real .identity, through the
courage and cleverness of an Ameri
can lover. .
This colorful story from the pen of
Gouverneur Morris was staged and
directed by Frank Lloyd. To main
tain the artistic verities, the com
pany built a reproduction of a street
in San Francisco's Chinatown on the
grounds of the Culver City. Cal., stu
dios. ;
Leatrice Joy plays the rolo of the
abducted American girl, and Is sup
ported by J. Frank Glendon, Wallace
Beery, Dwight Crittenden, Jack Abbe
and others.
'THE MASK" IS AT RIVOLI
Jack Holt in Dual Role and Medda
Nova Has Feminine Part.
'The Mask," with Jack Holt in a
dual role and Hedda - Nova in the
leading reminine part, is the attrac
tion at the Rivoli. The supporting
cast In this George H, Hamilton pre
sentation includes little "Mickey" I
Moore, a screen prodigy; Fred Mala- i
testa, Harry Lonsdale, Byron Mun
son, Janice Wilson and William
Clifford.
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spiracy against Kenneth Traynor, a
young San Francisco business man,
who leaves his beautiful wife and
little son for Africa to transact a
business deal in the diamond fields.
While there an enormous diamond is
found on his holdings and he closes
the transaction favorably. He starts
on his return Journey to America
with the diamond, but his valet con
spires with Hinckey, an adventurer,
to steal it.
In a South African seaport he is
set upon by thieves, but a stranger
comes to his rescue and saves him
The "stranger" proves to be his
scapegrace twin brother,. "Handsome
Jack," whom he had not seen In
1 years. At sea the valet and Hinckey
again try to do away with Traynor
I nnrt nhtnin the E-em. hut the eXPlO-
sion of the ships' boilers prevents the
consummation of the -deed.
' Believinsr Traynor and Hinckey
lost. "Handsome Jack" and the valet
Francois proceed to. San Francisco.
There Handsome Jack enters into a
conspiracy to obtain his brother's
fortune by posing as the husband of
hi hrnther's wife. The return of
the missing' Kenneth In time to spoil
the plot and Handsome Jack's atone
ment for his wrongdoing with, his
llfo fie-ure In a most dramatic climax
Johnny Hines in "Torchy's Big
Lead" is also on the Rivoli pro
gramme.
PASSION FLOWER' AT LIBERTY
Norma Talmadge to Be Seen in In-
' terestins Starring Vehicle.
In "Th Pasaion Flower" . Norma
Talmage is seen at the Liberty In
what is declared to be the most In
teresting starring vehicle that has
yet been given her. The story Is the
work of Jacinto Benavente, who is
acclaimed as the greatest living dra
matist of Spain today. "The Passion
Flower" was tremendously popular
in New York last season with Nance
O'Neil in the role of "Raimunda," the
mother. Norma Talmadge, however,
will be seen as "Acacia." the daugh
ter, in the picture version.
"The Passion Flower" is a tale- of
Spanish peasant life. In which love,
hatred. Jealousy and tragedy figure.
It offers Norma Talmadge her long
awaited first opportunity to play in a
Spanish role. Herbert Brenon is the
director ' of this ambitious photo-
drama, in which Courtenay Foots and
Harrison Ford appear as Miss Tal-
madee'9 leading men. others in tne
cast include. Eulalie Jensen, Charles
Stevenson, Alice May, Robert Agnew,
Natalie Talmadge and Robert Payton
Gibbs. Many of the exterior scenes
for "The Passion Flower were inmeo
by Miss Talmadge in Florida.
"It makes me especially nappy to
have been able to obtain 'The Passion
Flower,' because I have always
wanted to play a Spanish role, and
this is my first opportunity," said
Miss Talmadge. "I have had to throw-
myself into the primitive emotions
of the Latin race. In my entire pic
ture career I have never put myself
so whole-heartedly Into any part as
have into the mina ana soul or
Acacia.' "
MIX MAKES WILD AUTO LEAP
Racing Car Performs Sensational
Feat In New Photoplay.
Tom Mix uses in his new photo
play. "The Road Demon,", at the Star.
a racing car that, formerly belonged
to Barney Oldfield and Gil Anderson.
It won races at Sheepshead Bay, In
dianapolis and Los Angeles-Phoenix.
Mix used the same car in "The Speed
Maniac," and it must be a good car,
because it has stood up under fiercely
hard usage. In "The Road Demon"
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In his car. Mix leaps from an em
bankment across a 25-foot stream,
lands kerplunk on the opposite bank,
and rolls 100 feet before he can stop
it. And the old car then was 'ready
for more.
In the story of "The Road Demon."
Mix trades his horse for the car,
which has broken down on the desert.
He starts it going and before he can
stop the pesky thing it drives through
a wagon, a barn, a chicken coop, a
fence, and lands in a cyclone cellar.
He puts much more character work
than usual into this play, in which
his role Is that of a cowboy who
"won't cowboy," who has a leaning
toward mechanical contrivances, and
manages to get various sorts of ad
venture and much romance -out of
his experience with autos.
Some of the fastest auto drivers in
the country will be seen in "The Road
Demon." Many of the scenes were
taken at Fresno, Cal., while the big
road race was on there, and Director
Lynn F. Reynolds used the nervy
drivers in the auto race scenes In the
picture.
"UNCHARTED SE.VS" IS HERE
Alice Lake Stars In Thrilling Pic
ture Play at Hippodrome.
Alice Lake, starring in John Flem
ing Wilson's short story, "Uncharted
Seas," Is the motion picture feature
at the Hippodrome theater today.
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A FASCINATING MELODRAMA, AND
HAROLD LLOYD in "NOW OR NEVER"
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I.ucretla Eastman, wife of Tom East
man, a notorious prodigal of Ban
Francisco.
Tom becomes Involved with Ruby
Law-ton, and Lucretla, dlseusted with
hiu iT.nHitrt rfitrlrlen til leave him. Sh
goes to old Jim Eastman, her father-in-law,
anil informs him of her reso
lution. The old man agrees that shs
is justified. b,ut begs her to give his
son one more chance to prove hirai:lf
a man.
Old man Eastman knows that Frank
Underwood, a man Lucretla admires,
has engaged to lead an expedition
Into the far north after $10,000,000
which, has been lost In a ship which
froze In the Ice pack and drifted
toward the pole.
The old man proposes that Lucretla
accompany his son on a similar expe
dition. In the hope that absence from
the dissipations of tho city and tne
ihllitv nt command will make
a man of him. . Lucretla agrees. Old
Eastman spares no expenso In equip
ping his son's ship.
The two vessels start at the same
time, but Eastman's speedy craft out
distances Underwood's old steamer,
and hopes for the success of ths un
dertaking are bright until Tom loses
his nerve at the sight of the unknown
Ice fields of the arctic. He halls his
ship and Is di-hating on his future
course when Underwood finally over
hauls him, and steams by on his voy
age Into the uncharted seas.
Stun with shame, Lucretla tells
her husband that if he plays the cow
ard she will leave him for hlsrlvsl.
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