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THE STJISDAT OEEGONIAN, POBTLATfD, JUNE 11, 1933 DOROTHY D ALTON FINISHES WOMAN WHO WALKED ALONE' In Past Three Pictures Paramount Star Frollicked Around in Trousers, but This Feature Cails for Elaborate Gowns. "A Hi 4 VS? DOROTHY DALTOV, OM3 OK KILMUUM'S H Hit, EST ASSETS, WHO WILL WEAR RAIMENT MORE STRICTLY FEMININE IN LATEST PRODUCTION. D' . OROTHY DALTON, dainty Par- amount star, just will .wear trousers! You saw Miss Dis tort In the frayed overalls and cot ton shirt. In "Moran of the Lady Letty." Now you will see h in the most feminine of wedding gowns and negligees, in an evening gown of silver cloth and lace, and in the most modish of aviation costumes, when you see George Melford's production of "The Woman Who Walked Alone,"' her recent picture. Oddly enough, however, Miss Dal ton'a portrayals in her last three Paramount pictures have required her to Wear trousers. It was only as "Mofan of the Lady Letty," that she bobbed her hair and wore the outfit of an "able seaman." In "The Crimson Challenge," she appeared as the rough-riding, "two-gun" girl. NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS (Continued from First Page.) Mooret who left the picture colony flat to go and take a rest, and to that end gave nobody her address. Let it be known, therefore, to a waiting world, that Miss Moore has been vacationing In Soboda Hot Springs, Cal. "RECKLESS YOUTH" IS HERE Elaine Haniinersteln Featured In Big Story by Cosmo Homilton. ''Reckless Youth," starring Elaine Hammerstein, the photoplay attrac tion at the Peoples theater is from a story by Cosmo Hamilton, a great student of present-day social condi tions. What he has to say In his books, plays or Interviews concern ing the troubles and near-troubles of married folks is constantly mak ing the front pages of the daily newspapers. His remedies some times approach the spectacular, as witness his recent advice that the Ideal marriage state would be one In which husband and wife occupied separate houses. The "Reckless .Youth" story, like most other things which Mr. Ham ilton has written, is a frank exam ination and discussion of the inti mate affairs of a girl who has a somewhat conventional, but entirely unjustified, idea of the married state and creates no end of trouble In fol lowing her ideas. In producing the story on the pic ture screen the Selznick company is said to have taken advantage of the many opportunities presented to elbthe it In vivid action.. A .particu larly realistic scene shows the col lision of a private yacht with an ocean liner. . COXST.AXCE TALMADGE HERE The "Primitive Lover" Feature -. at Majestic Theater. If Constance Talmadge ever de cides to leave the screen she can have a job as an artist, portrait painter or landscape decorator. JKer ability in this line was proven, if not conclusively, at least to the satisfaction of Chief Big Tree, a tall Arapahoe, during the filming of scenes in "The Primitive Lover." the current attraction at the Majestic. The Indian chief and one of his wives played important bits in the . picture and while they were going through their paces. Miss Talmadge, off the set, wiled away the time by making sketches. After the picture and the scene had both been finished the star drew Chief Big Tree aside and showed him the result of her artistic labors. "Ugh heap fine picture plenty good squaw," he grunted at the pen and ink drawing. When she had recovered -her breath Miss Talmadge eased off stage to the dressing room and tried to reason things out. For the truth of the matter was that the drawing Miss Talmadge had made was of the Chief himself. STRONG NOVELTY, LIBERTY Beban and Players Appear Both N. in Screen and on Stage. George Beban, celebrated charac ter actor, arid his company of play ers, together with their novel photo play .production, "The Sign of the Rose," -are the current- week's bill at the Liberty. . "The Sign of the Rose" is a dis tinct variation from the usual screen traditions, and marks what Mr. Beban declares a new epoch in screen work. The production, as shown at the Liberty, is part drama and part picture play the tragic Story of a son of Italy in America. The first chapters of the story are told on the screen. Then the lights fade out, the screen disap pears and when the lights ap pear Mr. Beban and his company, dressed in the Identical costumes used , in the picture, are standing on the stage. The more dramatic and emotional scenes are carried ifjffs! and wore knickerbockers, with a sweater and 'kerchief. In "The Woman WhQ Walked Alone," her latest Vehicle, Miss Dalton abandons bobbed 'hair and appears as a blonde, in a riding suit of the modern English gentle woman. Knickerbockers, of course, butthe cut and material definitely indicates the difference between Irfs, Countess Lemister, and, for ex ample, Thafon, the mountain girl. A large and imposing cast sup ports Miss DaltOn In this production. Milton fiills is leading man, Wanda Hawley is her sister Muriel, and others are E. J. Radecliffe, Mayme Kelso, John Davidson, Frederick Vroom, Harris Gordon, Charles Ogle, Mabel Van Buren, Cecil Holland, "Lefty" Flynn, Temple Pigott and John MacKinnon. Out by the flesh and blood actors. Then the curtain drops, the screen reappears and the remainder of the story is told on the screen. "The Sign of the Rose" is a new production, and totally different from Mr. Beban'S offering at the Liberty a year ago. it is a picture filled with pathos and human in terest and allows the delebrated actor arrtple opportunity for the dis play of his histrionic talents. RIVOLI FEATURES "SISTERS" Novel by Kathleen Norris Makes Interesting .Photoplay. , "Sisters," the great story by Kath leen Norris, which has been made Into a motion picture and is the current attraction at the.Rivoli, is a powerful portrayal of " the love of a woman for a man who has been in love with her sister. It is a story of a courageous girl who fought to hold her husband from her own selfish sister and won her fight. '. Alix. the elder of two daughters of a doctor, safely sees her younger sister married to the man of her choice,- only to see this romance smashed through a trivial matter. A former friend of the family re turns when the father of the girls dies, and marries Alix, who seems lonely, but apparently contented. The younger sister, after - coming home when sh has left her hus band, learns that -her sister's hus band was in love with her before she married and this discovery starts a romance which bears nought but grief and sorrow. The older sister discovers the affair and it is only through a stroke of rate tnat the younger sister brought to a realization of her senses. The game has been slaved and lost because it was not played according to rules, and in the end all parties concerned see the light of day. oisiers is a most lavisn pro duction and features Seena Owen, Ann Forrest, in "Love's Boom era bbV coming to People. i sin sit it ; , - vi t :! - :j 'jl jj i Gladys Leslie and Matt Moore. I Others in the cast are Mildrei Ar den, Joe King, Tom Guise and Robert Schable. TOM MIX AT HIPPODROME Star Has Some Lively Scenes in New Picture "Sky High." "Sky-High," the new picture star ring Torn Mix is the picture fea ture on the bill that opened at the Hippodrome yesterday. First In the order of Importance, perhaps, are the scenes in which I Mix, as an immigration officer, ' drives an airplane through the Grand canyon of Arizona. This is . tremendously thrilling, and its equal for daring and for beautiful pho ! tography has rarely been seen in pictures. t Next comes Mlx'-s lea) from the plane Into the Colorado river; his leap of 11 feet from one precipice to another where failure jould have ' meant his death thousands of feet ! below; his heart-stirring horse back riding up a eteep canyon trail and around the edge of the canyon; I and his slide of 125 feet down a I sheer clltf on a rope'. I The story concerns Mix's efforts ; to squelch a gang which is smug- 1 fling Chinese through Arizona into California from Mexico. Lynn F; .Reynolds wrote the story and -di rected the picture. Eva Novak, petite and poular. supports the star. BIQ FEATURE AT COLUMBIA Gripping Story Contained in "Missing Husbands." A queer story, exotic and blaarre, seemingly Impossible, yet v withal, one of the world's greatest -pieces of fiction sdeh is "Missing Hus bands," the film version of Pierre Benoit'S Grand Prix novel, "L'At lantide," this week's bill at the Co lumbia theater. About the ancient legend coneern Ing the lost continent of Atlantis did Benoit build his story. Instead of locating the mysterious land be neath the waters of the Atlantic; he placed it in a supposedy unex plored section of the Sahara, and placed, as its queen, a strange crea ture, half Amazon, half siren, who lured high caste Kuropeans to mad ness and death by the power of her beauty and her smile. The story deals with the adven tures of two French officers, who, exploring a strange section of the Sahara, are doped by followers of Antinea, Queen Of Atlantis and transported . to the inaccessible castle of the siren. Startling scenic revelations, cos tumes and backgrounds add to the strange appeal of. "Missing Hus bands." "VIRGIN PARADISE,'.' CIRCLE Hiram Maxim, Famous Inventor, is Author of Film. 'A Vlra-in Paradise.' which is now showing at the Circle theater, is the story of a beautiful girl who grew- to maidenhood alone on a sav age island, her only companions be ing tHe lions, monkeys and other denizens of the jungle. This picture was made on a beau tiful tropical island and many mar velous scenes show the wild won ders of the jungle with the people of the play among them. Hiram Percy Maxim, world fa mous as 'the inventor of the Maxim silencer, wrote the story, and he has brought to it all his. remarkable ingenuity of mind and fertility of imagination. J. Searle Dawley has given all the knowledge he has gained from his many past successes to the direc tion of this picture. , Special Concert Music in Picture Theaters. ' Directors Offering Attractive Pro. - grammes Today. rTTHE feature of the Rivoli Sunday A concert this noon is the preset! tatioh by Salvatore Santaella, the conductor, of Louis Kaufman, the Portland boy violin virtuoso, who is home On a vacation from JNew none after four years of Btudy with Krelz- ler. The programme is: "If I Were King," overture (A. Adam) ; "American Patrol" (F. W. Meacham) ; "The Merry Widow se lection Ft ana Lehar). i Silvatore Santaella presents Louis Kaufman, Portland boy violin vir tuoso. "Violin concerto No. IV en Re Mlneur Op. 31 (H. Viextemps) (a) Andane Apassionato, (b) Anda gio Religiose (c) Finale Maraiale Allegro, played by Louis Kaufman. "TreB Jolie" waltz (E. Waldteufel); "Second Hungarian Rhapsody," re quest (OFranz Liszt. - Henri Keates, Liberty theater or ganist, will render the following numbers at the Sunday musical con cert: March, "Lorraine" (Ganne) ; "The Waters of Minnetonka" (Lleur ance) ; "Estudiantina Wa2", (Wald teufel) : "Suwahee River Moo n" (Clarke): "Lovers' Valse" (Hanna); "Bridal Rose" (Lavalee. The following numbers will con stitute the Sunday musical concert at the Peoples theater: Selections from "Floribella" (Cul lier; waltz, "Tout Paree" (Wald teufel); "Nobody Lied." "Love's Boomerang" Last Bill at Peoples. Theater Close for the Summer Months on Sunday, Jam 18. B EAUTIFUL ANN FORREST and her picture play "Love's Boom erang" will provide he farewell at traction at the Peoples theater, which closes for the summer months on Sunday, June 18. "Love's Boomerang" is one of the Paramount European-made produc tions. The cast, though, is prac tically made up of American screen favorites. David Powell and John Mlltern appear in the leading mas culine role. The picture was produced in the same manner as "The Man From Home," "Spanish Jade," "I'hree Live tinosis- ana several otner well- known successes. Paramount offi cials, believing the American screen public desired a change of scenery but would not welcome continental acting, sent a company of American players to Europe and produced, in London and on the continent, the series of productions of which "Love's; Boomerang" is one. To make costumes for 225 disem bodied' spirits from over half mile of sllkaline a yard wide was the job tne wararoDe department at the Lasky studio had passed to fhem for "Borderland, Agnes Ayres' new Paramount picture. '. There is a scene in the picture that is decidedly fanciful in Bpots, with the whimsicality of "The Re turn of Peter Grim" wherein the shadows of the departed are shown In some phase or other of their existence. The cloth for the spirits' attire had to be dyed and then darkened at the bottom by means of Jppray to gain the proper effect. REAL FILM PLAYERS MUST VISUALIZE THEIR AUDIENCES Star Disapproves Theory that Camera Work Lacks Inspiration and Bouyancy Because Actors Can't Realize "Feel of the Spectators." J WHEELER OAKMAN. 0!VE Or SHEET, GIVES HIS VIEWS REGARDING WORKIKG BEFORE LEAS INSTEAD OF EYES. ANf actors, leaving the staSe for pictures, have complained that their work before the camera lacked inspiration and buoy ancy because "the feel of the audi ence" was lacking. The unaccus tomed lighting, the steady click of the camera) spoken direction; and the "coldness" of the surroundings dulled their "art," they 'protested. But to the veteran of the screen these blighting conditions do not ex ist. He builds a barrier against them with his imagination. He sees his audience, thousands of them, in his mind's eye and also carries a complete mental picture of how his action will appear upon the screen, according to Wheeler Oakman, who has the leading roles in Oliver Mo roscO's "The Halfbreed" and "Slippy McOee." When he was graduated from col lege in Virginia, Oakman laid aside his law sheepskin for the stage. For several years he climbed up- UNIVERSAL WILL PRODUCE ROMANTIC SERIAL 0NRADI0 Craze Sweeping Country to Be , - Put Out by Photoplajr h: AVtNG made .screen history with "Winners of the West," the first ' historical chapter- play, then with "The Adyentures of Robinson Crusoe" and "In the Iay of Buffalo Bill," further develop ments of the history-drama, idea, Universal has turned its attention to scientific development "and. Is preparing for the early release, of "The Radio King," a scientific serial based on the radiophone craze now sweeping the country. Carl Laemmle, president and guid ing genius of UniversaLrealizing the potential greatness f this 2th century marvel, has ordered the immediate production of a chapter -play embodying not- only the present developments of the ra diophone, but speculating as well upon the great possibilities' of the future: - The story of "The Radio King- has already been worked out by Robert Dillon and William Lord Wright.. The details of the plot might well grace a Jules Verne tale, It i said. The picture will be sacked with romance and adventure. but it will also be scientifically ac curate and will teach much about the radiophone. Here are a few of the future de velopments predicted in this forth coming Universal chapter-play: The perfection of a device to re cord- all messages sent out, of what ever wave length. The establishment of public re ceiving stations In public square of every village, ach station equipped with sound amplifiers putting Americas' citizenry within-reach of A slorvcf ILe 0Sk 'f TODAY -J f -V- t ' I1 and TOMORROW I T" COME! f Civilized Hypocrisy' Featuring PEARL WHITE PATHE NEWS MUTT & JEFF Independently Owae4 THE OPENS AT 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING A. Caayeroa Ksaex 57- THE PTOWBERS OF THE SILVER Ward in the spoken drama and be came One of the youngest stage dl rectors of his day. Then he obeyed the call of the screen. Entering the film drama at it pe rlod when it was just finding Its feet, Oakman's experience bridges the remarkable transition in picture making. "So far as I can observe, there are no 'good old days' of the screen," he says. "We can look back and laugh at what was all deadly serious to us ten years ago. i "When I began in pictures we had not even mastered the makeup. We used our stage combinations, and the effects upon .the screen often were weird. "Those accustomed to studio work today do not miss the audiences. In fact. It is a rule of the- studio to ex clude - visitors from sets whr scenes are being 'shot so there "ill be no diverting 'audiences.' Motion picture actors work best when" they have full concentration upon the work Immediately before them." , Basis of Possibly Biggest Novelty Industry.in Long Time. ' the government for messages of ta tlonal import. - The utilization of boy operator throughout the United States to forestall radio conspiracies and pre vent misuse of this astounding science. - Direction of the scientific chan ter-picture has been ' assigned, te Robert F. Hill in recognition of hi success as the director of "RobinsoB Crusoe." Film Studio to Be Erected at Beaverton. Premium Picture Production of 7 This City . Starts Building in July. THB Premium Picture Production company of Portland, Or., has accepted the offer of the Beaverton Commercial club and has deposited with the Bank of Beaverton $3040 as a guarantee of good faith to erect a $60,000 moving picture studio in the western environs of Beaverton. The business rfren of Beaverton, through the commercial club, have raised more than $4000 by popular sub scription as a bonus and other valu able considerations. Thirty-three acres of the plctur esque Concanon property, southwest of Beaverton, will be purchased. The main studio building will be 90 by 2W feet. The' Premium . Picture Production company Is headed by John J. Flem ing, president, associated with Dr. G. E. Watts and others, with head- Jim&e and ladepeaantly Operate CLOSES AT :rche O'CLOCK FOLLOWING MORNING Always la Atteadaaea ' quarters at S10 Wilcox building, Portland. The otherstudlo of the corpora tion is located at Bisbee, Ariz. Tim first unit of the buildings here will be completed the latter part of July. Beaverton is planning an all-day celebration to commem orate this event. Myron Selsnick has assigned Ed ward J. Montague to write thelsce- nario for the first Elaine Hammer stein production to be made under the new regime established since the arrival of the Selznick outfit in Los Angeles. Montague's story is entitled "Under Oath." and was written especially of Miss Hammer stein. - , . . ..,; ' When Owen Moore arrived in Hol lywood with Myron Selznick'a picture-taking party there was a re union of the family the mother and her sons, Owen, Tom, Matt and Joe all getting together for the first time in some years. Owen -Moore's bride- of a few months Kathryn Perry was also admitted to the clr. cle at the family reunion. Veteran Actress Travels 500,000 Miles. Tourlne Total Approximately 20 Trip Around the World. T WENT? .times around the World Approximately 500,000 miles. Its a long distance, but hat total . rough figuring gives Ruby Lafayette, veteran character actress, for her travels during 69 years a a player. . .... "I've traveled on river boats steam boats, mule teams, horseback and all types of classes of railroad cars to practically every village and namiet in the United States." says the 78-year-old Thespian, now with Agnes Ayres In "Borderland." "It's very pleasant to us old folks that the pictures have made it pos sible at last for us to have our. own homes, to be free from the incessant 'one-night' stands. It would be hard for a non-professional to Understand the - love for home and home life that is engendered by constant. nerve-racking travel." Miss . Lafayette is but one of the few remaining survivors of the days of Booth, Barrett, Charlotte Cush man and Edwin Forrest. There are but few living players more en titled to a life membership In the "I Knew , Him - When" club. 1 "The Forbidden City" is a Norma Talmadge feature now being revived by Selznick, of special interest to the fans will be Thomas Meighan' appearance as Norma s leading man "The Forbidden City" waa-produced at a time when Lewis J. Selznick was making stars of Norma and Constance, in days when Meighan was also making his screen, begin nings. dwell Mddre has begun work on "A Previous Engagement," under di rection of Victor Heerman. As matter of fact, Mrs. Heerman, who Writes scenarios under the name of Sarah T. Mason, was the basic In spiration of the new production- she wrote the story and scenario for her husband to direct and Moore to enact. - , If you came home from a trip ibroad and found that your trusted agent had stolen all your money, sold your house and disappeared, what would you do? This is the situation that confronts Kirk War ing, the hero of Alice Calhoun's new Vitagraph production, "The Girl in His Room." He takes his misfortunes very casually, goes to a ball the very evening he discovers his losses, and falls in love with Myra Pendleton. For this last lapse he can hardly be blamed, for the role of Myra Pendleton is as- sumed by Alice Calhoun. , ' . Real arctic husky dogs are showM in "A Virgin's Sacrifice," Corinne Griffiths new production for Vita- graph. Several teams of these fierce sledge dogs were secured to give local color to tue piece which deals with life in the land north f 63. - ' - TODAY It's Always Cool GILBERT PARKER ROMANCE NOW BOOKED FOR LIBERTY Tom Moore and Betty Compson Entitled "Over the Border," MMWW!WSWWW! m.m. M i - 4- i HI i?df : If . if Urn). ) ) :j Popular stars, Tom Moore and Betty Compson, who aave laterestlns; Vehicle la Gilbert. Parker' B1 OOTLEGGERS provide the baj;k- 1 grouna lor neuy compson ana Tom Moose's latest stellar ve hicle, "Over the Border," coming to the Liberty theater soon. The story, a screen adaption of Sir Gilbert Parker's well known short story "She of the Triple Chev ron" deals with the rum-runners who flourish along the Canadian border. About the efforts of the Canadian mounted police to asm this flood ; of moonshine are the thrilling incidents of the photoplay built. Mr. Moore appears in the role of Sergeant Flaherty. Miss Compton is the bootleggers daugn.ter. Tne love of the policeman for the offspring of the man he seeks provides abund ant material. Over the Border" was produced GREATEST LOVE IN WORLD FORMS THEME FOR FOX FILM Inspiring Story Revealed in "The Town That God Forgot," Which - Also Contains Spectacular Flood Scene. T? ROUGHOUT-the centuries the world .has been told of the loves of marfkind the love of man for a woman, the love oi man or woman for a country, the love of man for a dumb animal, the love of man for his art; yet none ever has daa-ed to deny that the two &...ii nu Are the love of a mother for her child and the love of! boy for his motner. ' The latter loveis a basis for the theme of one of the strongest screen dramas ever created. This is the new William Fox production, "The Town That God Forgot." In this production a small 'boy is the sole companion and love of a young widow.- It is through her he learns to have faith in God and man. Left alone when still a young ster, he aims to . become the . man his mother would have him; but the selfish, miserly folk of the vil lage think not of him as a child but as a nuisance. The climax to this drama Is the great flood, In YOU WILL FIND YOUR AT THE COLUMBIA The picture that made Paris gasp. A mar velous and weirdly wonderful production staged by a master hand and featuring the newest and greatest French tragedienne. It is up to Columbia standards. KNOWLES' PICTURE f LAYERS The musical score will be presented in an entirely different and new style. Co-Starred in Picturesque Story ContaininThrills Galore. li tale of the Canadian Border. by ' the well-known arllst-dlreetor. Penrhyn Stanlaws Two well-known stars he Surrounded with Casson Ferguson. J. Farrell MacDonald, Jean deBrlac, Edward Btady and Joseph Ray. For atmosphere a num ber of aCUfornia Indians, who were living In the vicinity Of Truckee, California, where th picture was filmed, weer impresed into service. Mr. Stanlaws, In choosing Truckee and the snow-clad Callfornian Bier--ras as the scene for hi ptoture mak ing, did a good turn to several hun- . dred lonely souls in the nearby capi tal of Nevada-"-Reno. When news was circulated through the little city that a motion picture company was at work at Truckee, the prospective divorcees commenced flocking to the improvised studios seeking diversion. which the citizens of this self-centered community are made to rea-' lize -that love for one's fellowman is essential to a truly successful life. The small boy, played by Bun ny Grauer, through his faith saves the town from utter destruction., With the scenario oK"The Danger ous Age" now practically completed by J. G. Hawks and Bess Meredyth, John M. Stahl' is. now assembling the cast for this future Louis B. Mayer-First National attraction. Lewis Stone has already been placed under contract to take the leading role, and arrangements are now being made for the signing of other stars for important parts. Ramon .Samaniegos, a promising young actor in Rex Ingram produc tions, will henceforth be known as .Ramon Novarro. He Is Spanish and by some regarded as a potential rival in personality charm to Ro dolph Valentino. Always Good Pictures A