The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 29, 1922, SECTION FOUR, Image 56

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Newspaper Page Text4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. TOItTLAND, JANUARY 20, 1023 STARS OF "HAIL THE WOMAN" ARE FOUND TO BE BEST CRITICS OF OWN OFFERING Production Coming to Portland Soon Is Declared by Newspaper Critics te Be Greatest of Thomas II. Ince, and Highest Praise Is Given in AH Parts' of Country, -i - - - . - 1 r r m . -. ' (. TV A . . i. ? 4 . r ,. .. f 4 ' III -f , - Bark row, left te rlcfct Charlfa Meredith, Mrs. Lloyd Hnsrlies. John Griffith Wray, Thomaa H. Inre. Florence Vldor, Vernon Dent and Kdwtrd Martindel. Front row, left to rlgrht Tally Marahall, Lloyd Hggku, Madge Bellamy and Theodore Hoberta PRODUCERS of big- screen dramas have tried many ways to get the most out of the first showing; of the picture. But it waa Thomas H. Ince who first decided that the star players of his cast would make better critics than would the general public on a first showing of ,"Hail the Woman" his big special production. Here the pioneer producer is shown In his own "little theater," adjoining his pfflces In the Culver City studios, with the members of his cast view ing 'Mail the Woman" for the first time. This picture will come to the Lib erty soon. It has received wide praise from critics wherever it bag been shown. . Here are a few comments: "This is undoubtedly Ince's great est play. It chows painstaking fare in production. The actors and actresses were chosen with extreme care and there isn't an overacted nor over drawn scene in the eight reels. The screen can well aoeommodate more pictures as fclR as "Hail the. Woman." " Exhibitors" Herald. "Once in a long time, although per haps not more Infrequently than in other lines of artistic ' endeavor, a motion picture is produced that can be given unqualified indorsement as a genuine achievement of real merit, fundamentally sound, significant and artistically satisfactory in every de tail. Such a picture Is Thomas Ince's 'Hail the Woman."" Marjorle Drls coll In the San Francisco Chronicle. "Expect to see a good piciure when you eee 'Hail the Woman." The film, conceded by Thomas H. Ince to be his e-reatest. oucht to brrng to .every audience the realization of what ' reaches motion pictures are capable of attaining." yhe Wichita (Kan.) Beacon. "When such people as Florence Vldor, Theodore Roberts. Lloyd Hughes, Madge Bellamy, Tully Mar shall and Charles Meredith are band ed together in a picture produced by Tom Ince, it's as good as saying It's too good to .overlook.' Ince has a way of giving us what we want and what we didn't kiww we wanted, besides." Virginia Dale .in the Chicago Daily Journal. " "Hall the Woman' is our idea of a happy thought for the New Year. It's a picture to renew your faith in films for W22. It is splendid melo drama that has a heart throb and a tea drop every inch of the way. It plays upon your emotions with com plete abandon and Is an all-around excellent photoplay." New York Telegraph. NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS (Contlnui-d From First Page.) ' Blue Mouse ttfeatcr Is the unuBual and artistic lobby. A number of big paintings of the heads of th principal characters in the production is the work of llay Felker, and the remain der of the lobby 1 beautifully deco rated with a Chinese effect. Extracts from the ballet suite "Sche herazada" in several movement will be the extra feature of ttte noon con cert programme at the Itivoll theater today noon. Old-time popular and classical mu sic will compose the programme. "The Serenade" by Victor Herbert will be played by the orchestra by request and it wll also be played afternoons and evenings all week at the regular concerts with the exception of Mon day evening, when the Hlohter-Santa-ella recital takes place at 9 o'clock. Following is the complete programme for the noon concert: Extracts from th ballit-nulto. "Schehtra- zadfti" X. Rtonnky-KorHR.kO'W "By the Kuanee Itivv." Amtrk-an Sketch VT. 11. Mylili!on, Op. 21 The Serrmurte." selection t request) Victor Herbert "A Japanea Sunwt" Jessie L. Dcppen "Vailae d Fteur" : P. Tsclvatli.owaky, Op. ! "If I Wr KUw" A. AOam .Due to the fact that the greater portion of ''Shame," which is now the attraction at Mr. Hamrick's Blue Mouse theater. Is laid,in an oriental atmosphere, Director Leo Oullen Bry ant of the Blue Mouse orchestra an nounces that his concert number in conjunction with this picture will be "Matiamo Butterfly" (Puccini). The concert will be given in con Junction with a special and beautiful oriental effect In the sunken gardens on the stage. ... The regular musical concert will be rendered by the Peoples orchestra Sunday. The programme, according to Director John Brits, will consist of the overture "Massanelllo" by Auber, the "Blue Danube Walts" by Strauss and "When Buddha Smiles," a fox trot. COIiVMMA FILM 1IELI OVER "Just Around the Corner" Proves to He Popular Picture. "Just Around the Corner" has been o popular that it Is being held over at the Columbia theater, but will close tonight. Tho picture is from a story by Fannie Hurst, entitled "Su perman." No happier combination for a mo tion picture could have been con ceived than that of Fannie Hurst as author and Frances Marlon as scenario writer and director. MitS Marlon, one of the best-knowa scenario writers In the country, was responsi ble for the adaptation of "Humor esque." Great care was exercised in the selection of the cast of J'Just Around the Corner." For the role of tha mother Ma Blrdsong Margaret Bed don, favorably known to screen fol lowers, was chose. Miss Seddon, it will be remembered, had an im portant part In "The' Inside of the Cup." Lewis Sargent, creator of the role of "Huckleberry Finn" for the acretn, a youthful actor of great power, is seen as Jimmie Blrasocg. The role of Essie Blrdsong was en trusted to Slgrid liolinqulst a Swedish toeatiry. who has won much praise for her performances in Swedish produc tions. Fred C. Thomson, husband of Frances Marlon, is the real man of the picture. Mr. Thomson, holder of the title of all-around champion American athlete, made nls first ap pearance In "The Love Light" with Mary Pickford. The other members of tbe cast are equally well fitted for their tasks. OWEN' MOOHE AT HIPPODROME The Chicken In -the Case" Big Photoplay Feature Today. . A good farce t said to be "The Chicken in the Case." with Owen Moore as the star, which will come to the Hippodrome this afternoon as the motion picture feature. The story centers around a young bride and groom, an engaged couple and the aunt of the unmarried man ' of the quartet. The aunt's husband has dted, leav ing hrs estate to his nephew, Steve, on the condition that he shall not have the management of it until he - ia L In case be marries, his wife is to be tha trustee: until then the aunt is to act in that capacity Steve makes one of his periodical trips to his aunt for money and ia turned down. So he hits upon the brilliant scheme of borrowing Win nie. his chum Percy's wife, and palm ing her off on the aunt, who Is Just departing for Europe, as his own wife. The scheme works too well. Aunt Is so delighted with Winnie that she abandons her trip o come end make' theni a visit. She hardly more than arrives than she observes that something is wrong. It soon becomes obvious that Steve and Winnie are estranged, that Percy and Winnie are carrying on a -clandestine love affair and that Steve has his fancy, fixed on Ruth, the daugh ter .of a neighbor. Ruth, who Is betrothed to Steve, Is not in on the secret and only when the aunt forces Steve's hand does he tell her of the prank. Things keep going from bad to worse, from the aunt's viewpoint, until she believes it necessary to call in the sheriff to have the malefactor arrested. The Judge.. owing to the sheriff's absence, comes Instead, and to him the young folk tell their tale of woe. He sug gests as a solution for the whole problem that Ruth and Steve marry at once and marries them. Aunt Is enraged when she finds out how she has been victimized, and announces that she will not turn the estate over to anybody. However, she already has signed papers re signing in favor of Steve's wife, wirlch blocks her. Thwarted, she makes the best of It and blesses the young couple. KIVOLI BILL "FIGHTIN MAD" Williuiu Desmond Stars as Member pf Border Patrol. "Fightin' Mad," with-William Des mond as the featured player, is the mot on picture attraction at the Rivoli this week. It is a story of rapid action, dealing wth love, ro mance and adventure. In this story by H. H. Van Loan, the youthful hero finds life on a ranch too quiet to suit his adventur ous disposition and decides to Jain the border patrol. He gets a stormy reception from his- future comrades but his two-fisted way "of meeting all obstacles wins him a place and friends who stick to him in his daring attempt to rescue the girl of his love from bandits. Supporting Desmond In the notable cast are Virginia Brown Faire, as leading lady; Rosemary Theby, who hud the leading role in 'IA Connecticut Yankee": Doris Pawn, Joseph J. Dow ling, William Lawrence, Emmett C King, Jack Richardson, William J. Dyer, Bert Llndiey, George Stanley and Vernon Snlveley. "Fightin" Mad" was directed by Joseph J. Franx and photographed by Harry A. Gersted. STAR HAS PRISCILLA DEAN "Outside the Law" Offered, With All-Star Cast. "Outside the Law," starring Pris cllla Dean, is now at the Star the ater. More than $250,008 was expended in the production of "Outsld the Law," and the cast is a. roster of who's who in cinema 'circles. Besides. Miss Dean there is Lon Chaney as a San Fran cisco gangster. Wheeler Oakmaa playing a dapper gentleman crook, E. A. Warren, a rare Chinese charac terisation and Ralph Lewis as master gambler: while Melbourne MacDowell, Wilton Taylor and Stanley Goetbals, a clever child actor, are other prin ciples in tbe cast. Lon Chaney is seen in two of the strangest characterizations of "his career In this photodrama. On ef the roles played by this king of all char acter actors, is that of "Black Mike" Silva, evil genius of the underworld. Parisian and when her husband '8 slair. by vengeful vacqueros, she ac companies the young man to Paris. It develops that Lola has been pre viously married and driven her hus band to ruin, but when she again enters his life, he recognizes and ex poses her to the man who vainly loves her. Tragedy then enters into the lives of those concerned and the subsequent developments are as thrilling as they are dramatic and appealing. Pcla Negri vests the role of Lola with exquisite art and in her support appear some of the best-known screen artists of Europe. There are several big scenes in the picture all of which hav been splendidly handled by George Jacoby, the director. POL. A XEG RI IS AT' MAJESTIC Movie Star Appears in Play En titled "The" Last Payment." Pola Negrf, star of "Passion." "Gypsy Blood" and "One Arabian Night," Is appearing in her first modern picture, 'The Last Payment," at the Majestic Tre celebrated star Is seen as Lola, the pretty wife of a South American cattla daalw. - She msts s young WALLACE REID IS AT PEOPLES "Rent Free" to Be Attraction on New Bill This Week. - Wallace Reid Is the star of "Rent Free," which is the attraction at the People's theater this week. In this picture Mr. Reid is seen as Buell Arnlster Jr., an artist the son of a lawyer who wants him to follow the law as a profession. But Buell prefers to live in a dingy studio in poverty for the Bake of an I artistic career. Through his inability to pay the rent he is finally ousted out op to the roof by the irate landlady. He journeys over the roofs and finally "squats" in a fine home, and the owner being away, takes possession of a room as his quarters. He meets Barbara, the girl, who is also a roof dweller, and it later develops that she Is the daughter of the man who owned the fine home but who had died and left her nothing, because of the wicked influence of her step mother. The artist, however, finds a new will In a dressing gown formerly used by the deceased, father, which awards the daughter all bis property and all ends happily after many com plications caused by the homecom ing of the stepmother and her count husband. "SHAME" IS AT BLVE MOUSE Offering; This; Week Produced by Emmett J. Flynn. "Shame" is the offering for the week at the Blue Mouse theater. Produced by Emmett J. Flynn, who also directs that famous master piece "A Connecticut Yankee in tfUS Arthur's Court,"- this, his latest, Has taken its rank among such offerings as "Over the Hill" and the "Queen of Sheba." Tha plot, around which the story is woven. Is one that is strong with thrilling dramatic touches while here and there little touches of comedy creep into the lines to relieve the intense situations that predominate throughout the entire attraction. Its scenic and photographic values are of te highest type. With the first part of . the story starting ia China then extending to the Chinatown of San Francisco and frara there to the wilds of Alaska "Shame" covers a big field. Produced in a massive way one gets glimpses of street scenes in China in which thousands of persons appear and then again the spectators are taken through the famous Chinatown of San Francisco showing big and wonder ful scenes of the underground pas sages of the Chinese. Vivid snow scenes then follow in the wilds of Alaska where the hero goes to escape after he Imagines that he is a half cast. Jchn Gilbert, William Fox's latest and most striking scene star, Is featured in the leading role while he Is given splendid support by such actors as Rosemary Theby, George Sigrcann, Mickey Moore and others. BETTY CQMPSOX AT LIBERTY "The Law and the Woman" Shows Star in Thrilling Plot. Biitty Compsoa is the star of "The Law and the Woman," an adaptation of the stage play, 'The Woman In the oase." which is at the Liberty this week. In the screen adaptation of Clyde Fltch play, Mr. Carleton plays the role of the husband who is accused of the murder of his young ward, who. has Just been married to an un scrupulous woman with whom Rolfe had been infatuated some years be fore. The crowning blow in the evidence against the innocent man Is a series of undated letters claimed by the woman to have been received from Rolfe Just before the murder. thus pointing to jealousy as the mo tive for the alleged murder. Betty Compson plays the role of the wife, who, after her husband's con viction, wrings from the other woman the secret of the real criminal. Hew she does this and tha atartling re sults constitute one of the cleverest and most interesting dramas In the history of the screen. The picture was directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws. William T. Carleton ia leading man and heads an unusually clever sup porting cast of players; chief among these being Cleo Rldgely, Helen Dun bar, Casson Ferguson and Clarence Burton. ' TOM MIX IS STAR AT CIRCLE 'The Rough Diamond" Shows Actor In New Role. Tom Mix in "The Rough Diamond" Is the feature at the Circle theater today and tomorrow. In this picture. Mix casts aside his chaps and six-shooter, everything ex cept nis faithful and famous horse; Tony. Tom Mix plays the part of an exceedingly clever comedian, de veloping into a das'ilng cavalier and daredevil, following the flashing eyes and the bewitching? smile of a blonde senorita, even cross the sea to a little tropical republic where he not only wins his lady-love but a war as well wins both in tne gold braid and dazzling uniform of a general, lssimo. TOYS FUrUdITUP- Tool -Graft HAND CRAFT PROJECTS 8v HOUSEHOLD New Film Comedian Sought in England. Lupine Lau, Landoa VandervUle Star, to Be Bran-kt Here. ENGLAND gave us our moBt famous film comedian,' Charlie Chaplin. Would it be expecting too much of her to repeat the trick? William Fox thinks it possible, for with high hopes he has brought Lupine Lane, comic idol of the London Hippodrome and Drury Lane, to movieland. Ancient bHue blood of the mimic world courses through Lane's veins. On both father's and mother's sides his ancestors have been of the the ater for two centuries. Every gen eration as far back as the family is traced has been among that race of mimes that has preserved traditions1 of the English theater. Lupine Lane began at , when he toddled on with his elders. His aunt, Mrs. Sarah Lane, was a noted actress manager at the Britannia theater in London from 1850 on. Lupine has had no screen experience, but neither had Charlie Chaplin wJienlxe hit California as a knockabout clown in small-time vaudeville. Fox thinks a year hence Lane's foolery will be the toast of all film dom. ' After Ernst Lubltsch looks our country over and compares our film making activities with those of his own, Pola Negri will set sail for the United States. The definite date for her sailing will be announced, within' a few days. motor Truck. I Zox AvaMT to sXJ Ot- arTttV a tlv Wag jor. Tries AeL&M, 'M TVt Cm 0.. r I 53 1 VaM l-TVYT-h 4 CuA OCtm Out OrVC O WfMM4. &Mr Jr(4li. 0mwm '5 el EH I 1 IF? a "February is to be the Tool-Craft Kite making month," announced Mr. Solar 1 few days aso. He la now busr en th4 plans for a serlca of kite articles to be priaiH annng 'ebruary, ana boys, uoh kites are sjouiff to bo aooxo kitesl LITTLE .brothers generally show a strong preference for toys that will "work." If you have a little brother or a little sister this motor truck, driven by rubber bands, will please him, I'm sure. It is an easy thing to construct, for there are not many parts and the truck does not take long to make. The materials cost nothing. Part A, the body of the truck, is fully explained in our diagram. It is made from wood. Part B, the propeller blade; also needs no explanation other than that given in the picture. Lay out the pattern for the blade as shown. The little wooden bead, part C, used to hold the propeller blade from the propeller stand, part K, should be carefully made. One end must be rounded to rest against part E. A hole must carefully be bored through the length of the bead. It should be large enough to allow the propeller shaft, G, to fit loosely. Prt D, which holds the blades of the propeller, is of wood. Study the diagram of this part carefully so that you get It made properly. Into each end of the "holder a fine saw cut must be made to receive the tin propeller blades.' Use small brads to fasten the blades securely. Wood Is also used for part E, the propeller stand. Make the notch In the bottom of the stand so that it fits snugly on the front end of the truck body. As the diagram of E shows, a small s feinting hole must be bored through the stand to receive the pro peller" shaft, G. This hole must be large enough to permit the propeller 3haft to revolve freely. Tin is used for parts F, of which there are two. These are axle braces. A piece of -inch wire, 3 Inches long Is used for the proeeller shaft, part G. The shaft must be fastened securely to the propeller by bending over the end of the wire and then forcing it into the wood. Look close ly at the diagram In the lower left handi corner of the picture and you will see how this is done. You must make the truck wheels round. And be sure that the axle hole bored through each wheel is at right angles to the face of the wheel. Th axles are fastened to the wheels In the manner descrlSed In the lower left-hand cortier of the diagram. X and Y are the rubber bands that supply the motive power. Y, run ning underneath the body of the truck. Is fastened to the front axle with adhesive tape. To make the truck go, wind both the propeller and the two front wheels. .Wind the wheels backwards. The rubber band wraps around t axle and becomes stretched, ffltj ou release the wheels, the band vull Jiake them revolve, sending the triTk forward. Release both propeller wheels at the same time. - 1 (Copyright. IBI'2. by Appelated fc.l.tt.a.) i FRENCH TO GET SCHOOIiS Princeton Unit Laying Prans i,r Reconstruction Work. f BOISSONS. France. The Princeic unit, which is doing reconstruct It n work In France, is now in Sls 4i and now making plana for four ner schools In different parts of the totv.. Several men are working on plans for the' schools, town halls and churches, and several towns alnrir the Alsne near lierry-au-Bao and hill 108 and b yonds the Chemln ij Dames at Neufchatel and Kvergnl court. i The unit was greeted by the mem bers of the mln week of reoeptiu then the work has tated regions, which are almost n same as they were w hen tbe Ameri cans left them at the close of the war. j The unit consists of students V the New Architectural school at Princeton under the direction of Rtf W. Bauhan as chief and includei: Thomas Leyster, Chjoago; Klilroda-o greeteo cy tue men ilnlstry and given '1 lone in Paris. Syl las been in the deilBt 8nydr, Summit. N. J.; Robert Jl. Powell, New York; H. Drewry Baker, Norfolk, Va.; C. Cudltpp, Jerey CI4-. N. J.; John Cromelln, Haokensack, N. J.; Richard Stlllwell. Lakewo!. N. J. , Fleet Buys Elect rlo Current, i SAN DIEGO. When the deetroyw making up the Paciflo fleet are in tne home port here, being grouped in nests and tied along their wharf, tt.fr praotioe economy by taking thr electrical energy from the looal pouer company. It was found to be wus'e ful for each ship of the group in port, which usually comprises from SO Jo HO, to keep boilera fired and ma chinery in operation to supply light ing and heating requirements in each individual ship. The blacksmth sad machine shops, as well as the tery charging plant which hand its the fleet's work, are located on t'e wharf and" as power was already con ducted from the central station to these shops it was a simple mattjr to extend the service so as to.serVe also the ships In nort. j , "You have killed your baby I" cried the famous movie director to beautiful Remember Steddon. "You have been arrested, accused of the murder. You are being brought before the judge Now! You raise jfour face ! You defy the world's scorn ! Only you and God That's right! Cry! I-et the tears come! Camera!" Thus, goaded to her very soul by one wlio knew not how close to truth his probe had pierced, Remember Steddon once only a small-town girl, now a potential movie actress cried and cried and cried. For that is the way emotion ia manufactured in the movies. No such revelation of the methods employed 'by great directors to make actresses in the world of celluloid has ever been made as is made by Rupert Hughes in his great and thrilling and daring novel in The Red Book Magazine for he dares to tell the truth "SOULS FOR SALE." Begin today this novel that film fans everywhere are discussing. Edith Wharton Gerald Beaumont Jack Boyle Hal. C Evarta- Also'in this issue t E. Phillips Oppenheim Albert Payson Terhune Courtney Ry ley Cooper Thomas L. Maason Walt Mason George Gibbs Bruce Barton and other a The Red Book Magazine February issue on sale everywhere 25 cents J rmmmm mmmmn PTi II Hlll nil Ilium IHI.T Mm LI. I .11 l.'l ' 1 ' ".' 'm;. !! ' "" A Paramount Picture Cast includes LILA LEE He lost his humble studio because he couldn't pay, so he "squatted" in a mansion when he found the folks away. Theiv- sh-h-h-h Girls ! Cops ! -Wile villainy foiled by love ! And fun enough to make you kiss your landlord ! A picture with every laughing convenience known to man ! 4 IV ? 5 k s r : t x 5 rr f 9 1 i ; - r BRITZ and the Peoples Orchestra in accompaniment and in concert today at 2:15 P, M. PROGRAMME Overture, "Massaniello". . , Auber Waltz, "Blue Danube" (Request) .... -, ..Strauss Fox Trot, "When Buddha Smiles" r Kinograms and 2-Reel Playlet "Ned of the News"