SECTION FOUR
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Dramatic, Photoplays, Music
and Real Estate
VOL. XL
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1921
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MABtL XORMAND'S personality
has won for her thousands of
admirers among motion pic
ture devotees, who are welcoming her
tack with delight after her absence of
more than a year from the screen,
yhc is returning in a Mack Sennett
production which it is said is as fine
as If not finer than "Mickey." The
picture is "Molly O." which opened at
the Columbia theater yesterday.
Miss Normand's entry into motion
pictures is unlike that of almost any
ether star. She had been working as
a model in New York for some time.
One day she met Alice Joyce, who was
on her way to the Kalem studio, and
Miss Joyce suggested that there might
te an opening for her friend in mo
- tlon pictures.
"She introduced me to D. W. Grif
fith," says Miss Normand, "and that
agreeable gentleman engaged mei on
the spot and put me to work at once
ip a production the name of which I
have forgotten. 1 remember that my
associates included Florence Law
rence, Henry B. Walthall, Marion
Leonard and Del Henderson.
"My role was that of a page, and I
was dressed in doublet and hose. We
worked until midnight and with my
5 safe in my otherwise unoccupied
bag I w?nt home secure in one confi
dence whatever else I might do In
the world of art, It wouid not be done
.n connection with moving pictures.
They were too strenuous in their de
mands on the time and energy of the
players.
"So, next day. utterly ignorant of
ihe ethical blunder I was committing.
I stayed away from the Biograph stu
dios and went back to posing. I
thought nothing more about motion
pictures until I met Mack Sennett on
the street a few days later. He ex
plained that unless 1 went back to fin
ish the scenes, another girl would
have to be employed and the earlier
scenes taken over again. Soon I be
came converted to the movies."
When Mr. Sennett was organizing
the Keystone company he thought of
Miss Normand and telegraphed for her
to go to California at the then fab
ulous salary of $125 a week. She
thought there had been a mistake In
the telegram and that he meant $25
a week, but she went anyway and
from that time her success was as
sured. m
Thomas H. Inca'a new picture, "Hall
the Woman," was viewed here Tues
day night and will come to Portland
probably some time after the first.of
the year. The picture has been her-
PORTI.ANIJ KAVORITK COMING
IN THRILLING FILM.
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Prlarllla Dean.
Portland film fans all remem
ber the visit of Priscllla Dean
here last spring with her com
pany of players, headed by Her
bert Kawltnson, handsome lead
ing man. There were bands and
a big parade to welcome Miss
I'ean to Portland, and Mayor
Baker gave her a floral key to
the city.
The purpose of her visit was
to make scenes for "Conflict," I
a drama of the western lumber
camps. The big scenes in the t
picture required a rushing mass f
of logs booming down a river I
after a log jam had been brok- I
en. Stuart Paton, Miss Dean's
director, found that the "loca-
tions" selected by the advance t
man were no( satisfactory, so ?
the company returned to Los I
Angeles, but pretty Priscllla I
was established as a favorite In t
the hearts of Portland eitisens. J
"Conflict" is booked for an f
early showing at the new Blue I
Mouse theater. I
aided as Mr. Ince's acceptance of the
challenge of the motion-picture pub
lic to "produce the kind of a photo
drama that we really want."
That the picture will be looked upon
with the most critical eye turned on a
screen production in a decade is cer
tain as a result of the producer's in
sistence that here is a production
that will satisfy a photo-play weary
public.
"Hall the Woman" is a photo drama
that Is remarkable for its simplicity.
It is merely a homespun story of
homespun New England folk. There
Is no glitter, there Is no glamor. It
is a plain American story told in a
plain American way. Nevertheless in
its presentation there is that intangi
ble something that will move audi
ences. The story is portrayed by a splen
did cast. As is always desirable, none
stands out in a manner to detract
from the others. Among those who
carry the leading roles in "Hail the
Woman" are Florence Vidor, Lloyd
Hughes. Theodore Roberts. Madge
Bellamy, Gertrude Claire, Tully Mar
shall and Vernon Dent.
The story of "Hail the Woman" was
written solely for the screen by C.
Gardner Sullivan.
Patrons of the Rlvoll theater will
be Interested to know that Mr. Metz
ger, the manager, has secured for an
early showing another "Prixma." en
titled "Beauty." "Prizmas" have not
been available for some time, but are
now again on the film market, yid
Mr. Metzger booked the first one
available. "Prizma" films reproduce
by a secret process in exact natural
colors.
"The Lotus Eater," with Jack Barry
more," will be the ChriBtmas attrac
tion at the Columbia. J. S. Dickerson
writes of this picture in .Motion-Picture
News:
"The personality of Jack Barry
more, a story that certainly Is well
out of the ordinary In dramatic in
gredients and direction that never
misses an opportunity, all contribute
in making The Lotus Eater' one of
the most unusual and entertaining
pictures of the season.
"It has all the sure-fire audience
qualifications: thrills, comedy, sus
pense, love interest, beautiful scenic
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Liberty Constance Talmadge. "Woman's Place."
Columbia Mabel Normand. ".Molly O."
Rlvoll "Flower of the" North."
Majestic William S. Hart. "White Oak."
Peoples Ethel Clayton. "Exit the Vamp."
Blue Mouse Betty BIythe, "Queen of Sheba."
Star D. W. Griffith's "Heart of the World."
Hippodrome Bert Lytell. "Alias Lady Fingers."
Circle Thomas Melghan, "Cappy Ricks."
TODAY'S Ml SIt: FEATIHK.
Rivoli Orchestra concert under direction of Salvatore Santaella at
12:30 o'clock
Liberty Organ concert by Henri Keates au 12:30 o'clock.
Majestic Organ concert by Cecil Teaguc at 1:30 o'clock.
Peoples Orchestra concert under direction of John Brit3 at 2:15
o'clock
locations, plot and numberless likable
characters played by a company of
carefully selected types.
"In the leading role Jack Barry
more is an ideal selection. He acts
the part of the esthetic and unso
phisticated Jacques to perfection, dis
playing a talent for light comedy, as
well as drama, that those who do not
remember his first vehicles in the
photoplay such as "The Man From
Mexico' would scarcely, believe pos
sible. " 'The Lotus Eater is a rather curi
ous combination. It begins with
scenes that are orthodox drama,
Jumps to melodrama and then pre
sents some delightful farce comedy
before becoming a satirical thesis on
the faults of modern city dwelling,
compared to the simple life on a
South Sea island, where money, ambi
tion, power, discontent, jealousy and
all the other troublesome things of
modern existence were unknown and
undesired."
"What Do Men Want?", a Lois
Weber production. comes to the
Peoples theater next week. Claire
Windsor has received many compli
mentary reviews on her capable
handling of the rohjj of the wife. The
picture is further of interest, because
of the fact that it Is a woman's idea
of what men want, for Miss Webei
wrote the story and directed it.
The year of 1922 will be welcomed
in old-fashioned style at the Rivoli
theater according to plans which
have been simmering for weeks in
the mind of Gus A. Metzger, manager
of tho Rivoli theater. With his eyes
set for the best obtainable. Mr. Metz
ger has already secured several star
vaudeville acts for the programme
which will start at 11:15 after the
last show. Salvatore Santaella, or
chestra conductor, has in preparation
a star programme of music suitable
for welcoming the new year.
Christmas decorations- are now be
ing ordered for all the, Jensen and
Von Herberg houses in the city. Each
house manager will make his own
plans. C. S. Jensen has given orders
that there are to be no duplicates of
the arrangements of last year and
the managers are entering into the
problem of furnishing the best dec
orations for their theaters, in a com
petitive spirit. There will be spe
cial Christmas music at all the thea
ters. It is possible that Cecil Teaguc
and Henri Keates may compose a
Christmas song for the occasion
A series of two-reel productions,
based on famous paintings, is creat
ing a great deal of interest among
all lovers of the beautiful. The pic
tures, which are by Triart Produc
tions, Inc.. and released by Hodkinson
Selected Pictures, open up a new field
In motion pictures.
"The reception accorded the first
release of the series at the Rirvoll
and Rialto theaters, clearly dem
onstrated that the future success of
such productions would be an as
sured thing. " writes a New York
critic.
The first production is "The Beggar
Maid." .The idea originated with Miss
Vera Royer. and Isaac Wolper who
will be remembered as the producer
of "The Miracle Man," immediately
recognized the great possibilities of
her idea. An advisory board of prom
inent artists and sculptors helped
him in his work. Herbert Blache was
dramatic director and Lejarin a Hil
ler, art director.
"The Beggar Maid" was inspired
by the painting of the same name by
Sir E. Burne-Jones. Others in the
series are "The Bashful Suitof from
the painting by Israels; "The Young
Painter," from Rembrandt's famous
canvas, and Watts' "Hope."
"Carnival." tho great international
photoplay featuring Matheon Lang,
taken from the play of the 'same
name, is coming to the Rivoli next
week, according to an announcement
by Mr. Metzger, the manager. It Is
advertised' as a "different" photoplay.
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Harry Slgmond, resident manager
of the Blue Mouse theater, will leave
for Seattle the first of the week to
move his family to Portland. Mr.
Sigmond has purchased a home In
Laurelhurst and has given up his
residence in the Woodland Park dis
trict of Seattle.
The RIvoli's new $3000 concert
grand piano, purchased for the se
of Salvatore Santaella, the RIvoli's
pianist, will be used today at the
noon concert in a special piano solo
by Mr. Santaella. He will play To
catta in G Minor" in three move
ments, by Bach. The "Zampa" over
ture is also on the programme and
will be played also during the week
for the daily concerts. Following is
the programme in full for the Sunday
concert ' starting at 12:30 o'clock:
"Zampa" overture ( F. Herold): "Sere
nade for Flute and Horn" ( K. Tltl).
played by F. V. Badollet and C. Walrath;
"Naughty Marietta" selection) request
(Victor Herbert): "Tocatta In O Major"
(a) allegro (bt adagio c) allegro H presto
( Bach 1 ; piano solo played by Salvatore
SantelU. "Poupee Vaiaante" dolly dances
(E. Polldlnl): '"Ine Sunny South" (J. Bode
walt Lamps).
Manager Ely of the Hippodrome
has selected the following musical
programme to accompany the screen
ing of Bert Lytell's "Alias Lady Fin
gers," which Is the photoplay feature
the fore part of the week: "Love in
May" (Breau). "Misterloso Dramatl
co" (Borch). "Pastoral" (Kiefert),
"Barcarole" (Buse), "Clematis" (Ton-
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Hack Sennett.
Mack Sennett first achieved
fame In the film world by de
veloping comedies featured by
the whacking of the slaptick
and the hurtling of soft-shelled
pies. Next he became the Flo
Ziegfeld of fllmdom by intro
ducing swimiess bathing beau
ties. He was not content with this,
however, and turned his atten-.
tion to comedy drama. He has
proved exceptionally successful
in this field with his produc
tions of "Mickey" and "Molly
O." Iti both these pictures
Mabel Normand. a screen favor
ite of long standing, scored
personal triumphs.
"Molly O" Is playing at the
Columbia, and a host of Miss
Normand's admirers are expect
ed to welcome the appearance
of this popular comedienne.
ninrt). "Stepping Stones" (Reeves).
"Heart's Ease" (Macbeth) "The Part
ing" (Smith). "Fragrance" and "Cin
derella's Wedding" (Ancllffe), "Love
ly Maids" (Valverde), "The Valley of
Poppies" (Ancllffe). "Lea Sylphles"
(Cussans). "Fragrance of Spring"
(Sanders).
The Liberty theater quartet, which
has not been heard for several months,
will be one of the features of the
in,usical programme for today's con
cert. They will present several new
popular songs.
A surprise number on Henri Keates'
programme is entitled "Automobile
Parody to the Tunes We Know."
The programme follows:
"Bova Scouta" march (Diirand; "After
Vespers" (Nell Morel); "The Uberty Quar
tette" selection: "Andantlno In D flat1
(T.emare): "Poet and Peasant" ovrniraw
by request (Suppe): "Automobile Parody
to the Tunea we All Knnw" (Keatea).
Cecil Teaguc will Introduce a nov
elty in his concert today by playlnf
an old Gaelic melody, "Let Erin Re
member." Mr. Teague lias been work
ing on this melody for five yeara,
piecing it together, since there Is no
printed music for the song. Mr.
Teague's 'sources of Information have
"been his wife, who was born In the
south of Ireland and fruquently hum
the melody, anil an old priest In Cali
fornia, who sometimes plays the song
on his chapel bells.
The full organ programme follows:
"A John Phillip Sousa Medley" (oSuaa);
"In Sunny Tenneasee" tRuby); "Oema
From Mary" (Hirarh). "Iriah Fantaala."
The concert this afternoon at i:18
o'clock by the Peoples theater orches
tra under the direction of John Brits
is Qf especial interest because Mr.
Britz has chosen for one of the num
bers the second movement of Tschal
kowsky's "Symphonle Pathetlque."
The other numbers will be "Reverie"
and "Les RomaniX from Lacomc's
"Suite. Gltanilla." and some jazz selec
tions. Emily Rait, who plays the rolo of
Llla Lee's mother In "One Glorious
Day," a special comedy with Will
Rogers and Lila Lee In the leading
parts, has had a remarkable career
in the theatrical world.
"They usually cast me in mother
partB." said Miss Rait, "but I am not
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