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2 - THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTT-AXD. OCTOBER 1, 1922 "REMEMBRANCE" EMPHATICALLY PROVES RUPERT HUGHES SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT Written and Directed by Author, Bir Feature Inevitably Makes One Remember Many Forgotten Things Lost Sight of in Merry Whirl of Life, With Its Trials and Pleasures. . ... : r y, . 3C Seeac from Roprrt Hnekci' prodnctloa of Beumbme" at the Rlvoll theater, which, la addltloa a arripplac ' atory at compclllnf tatereat, eeatalaa aa exceptional cant of carefully ehoaea playera. DOES father have a fair chance In this atrivlns. thrivinsr de mocracy of oun? The praises of mother have been told in song and story for untold ageseven son and daughter, in various stagea of development, have had their delighted chroniclers, but most writers have overlooked the nominal head of .the family. Father has been used merely as a back ground for wife, von or daughter. And it must be confessed that that ia what he is in perhaps the ma jority of instances in America. Father U the breadwinner "a good thing" to be plucked and ured in various ways by the members of his family alway striving to make more money to give his wife and children a better home, better clothes.-more-delicate food, a sum mer holiday in the mountains or at the aea. , Jut because he is the background NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS . (Continued From First Page.) Devore la starred in "Let 'Kr Run"; Charlotte Merriam, former Christie girl, has been re-engaged for the fourth comedy, a houseboattng ex pedition, and Charlotte Stevens sup ports Bobby in the next picture of the aeries. tll.VXKV FILM AT MAJKSTIC Man of Thousand Faces Score9 Hit in "Flesh and Blood." An all-star cast is seen In the new Irving Cummin g production, "Flesh and Blood." at the Majestic theater. A llwt of their names vouches for one of the beet acted pic'tures that has been seen at the Majestic in some time. Lon Chaney, the man with a thousand faces, as an escaped convict who breaks Jail to be near his family and to mete out ven geance upon his enemy; Edith Rob erts as his daughter, who is in love with the lich man's son. played by Jack Mulhall. Other well-known players in the cast are Ralph Lewis and Noah Beery. The picture enables Mr. Chaney to demonstrate his wonderful sense of characterization. Remember him in "The Penalty"? In "Klesh and Blood" he portrays vividly and accurately the crippled i beggar,, forced to take to crutches j to avoid arrest. How he triumphs i over his base tmpulses--how he finds spiritual uplift in his daugh ter's happiness, is told in five reel of moat absorbing drama a drama with a heart and soul. All of the incidents In the story are said to have been founded on actual happenings that have come to the attention of Louis Duryea Ligh ten, while he was engaged in doing social service work in several large cities. RAY PICTURE TO CONTINUE "A Tailor-Made Man" Scores De cided Hit at Blue Mouse Theater. Manager Teufel, of the Blue Mous! theater, has decided to extend the run of the Charles Ray feature, "A Tailor-Made Man." It has met with unqualified success at his theater. This, is Ray's initial offering for United Artists. There is a capitally entertaining story, plenty of action, classy dressing and a number of sit uations that carry an unquestioned punch. Kvery opportunity is afforded the star to display his versatile talents, to bring into play his natural, easy manner of acting, his quiet humor and wholesome boyishness. ' Ray has been identified with a number of big successes, but In his first offering for United Artists he easily surpasses all his previous ef forts. "A Tailor-Made Man" was one of the outstanding hits on the spoken stage. The screen version is infin itely better. The film, naturally, permits of the introduction of a great number of situations and inci - dents not possible on the stage. There seems to be some question as to just what is the dangerous age. but that spring is its proper setting Is conceded generally. Fol lowing that theory, John M. Stahl chose this romantic season as the background for his production, "The Dangerous Age," a highly in teresting dramatic tale. Spring, according to good authorities, is the time when little Dan Cupid is at his best, and then, too, the disturb ers of domestic bliss are said to get in their most effective work. In Mr. Stahl's picture the main vic tims of spring's period of unrest are John and Mary, two regular, normal people who have been hap p'lv married for so long that 'hey fall easy prey to the pipings cf I a it. It U PER HUGHES FILM SHOWN Kivoli Offers "Remembrance," Noted Author's Greatest EXfort. One of the most interesting fig ures in the motion picture world is Rupert Hughes. He has proved that the "one man" picture not only is a possibility but a distinct outstand ing success. He also has shown that tho public doesn't have to be titivated by vampires, or ogled with eternal triangles 1 to put the seal of i.uvroviil on a screen drama. V. '--en Mr. Hughes first went to t e tlo'dwyn studio on the west I'i'ftft and began a practical first ; ,id study of the screen it gen vrly was taken for granted that hin would be the way of other au thors who have made the same ex- r for his family, he has been neglected by novelists, dramatists and motion picture writers. But now comes In the person of Rupert Hughes. Gold wyn author and director, a cele brant of the virtues of the father of the average American family. His latest motion picture, "Remem brance." is devoted to chronicling the life and struggles of "Fop" Grout and his little, business in a middling American town. "Remembrance" Is the current feature attraction at the Rivoli theater. Kvery father will want to see it; and every wife, mother, son and daughter should see it. Father should round up his entire family and take them to see this super photoplay. It will give them a new respect for father and a new under standing and sympathy - with the daily problems and perplexities which confront him. Mr. Hughes has drne in "Remem periment Then came word that he was writing his own continuities, or the working script from which the pictures are photographed. Then he assisted in direction and wrote his own Jitles. Now, in his latest pictures,, including "Remembrance," the current attraction at the Rivoli, he is responsible for the entire pro duction the original story, tha con tinuity, the direction, the cutting and the titling. As in his 'VThe Old Nest," Mr. Hughes in. "Remembrance" has translated a typical American family problem to the screen. In the first picture he bulided on mother love. The father is the central figure In his' later effort. , 'MANSLAUGHTER' COXTTVTJED Cecil De Mille'g Feature Scores Bis Hit at Columbia. "The most lavish scene since 'Joan the Woman!' " That's what is said of the Roman bacchanal recently staged by Cecil B. DeMille for his latest Paramount production of "Manslaughter." which is now In its second week at the Columbia. Several years ago the same pro ducer gave to the screen his classic tale of the Maid of Orleans. At that time thousands of "extras," clad in the picturesque costumes of the period, were to be seen daily around the studio and on the massive sets created for that picture. Since that date there have been many huge scenes filmed at the west const home of Paramount Pic tures. - Hundreds and even thou sands of people have worked simul COLUMBIA BOOKS ROBERTS - - IN "THE OLD HOMESTEAD" "Grand Old Man of he Screen" Will Be Seen Shortly in His First Starring Vehicle Produced by Paramount Corporation. 5, ' It K W N V- t 1'hrodore Roberts la scene from "'the Old Homestead," the screen version of the famoua Oe&DUi Thompson stage play of yesteryear. IT IS more than likely a new atyle will be created or an old one revived by the nation-wide show ing of "The Old Homestead." the Paramount picture which will be shown soon at the Columbia. This la the opinion of James Cruze. the artist directing the production of the classic story. Mr. Cruze' refers especially to the costume worn by Kathleen O'Con nor, who plays the part of Rose Hlaine. Rose is the village beauty frowned upon by conservatives, but adored by "gay dogs." Rose goes attray. but she is saved in the end -just as we would wish things to turn out in this delightful old com tiv drama. The clothes Rose wears are: deli cious. The vintage of '85 bustle, tight waist, wide skirt, poke bon net, frazzly curls, honnet strings of velvet tied In a big bow beneath th chin gay parasol, wonderful . i"f :-vi brance" for father what he did in "The Old Nest" for mother. The two photopiaya will Jong be linked together in the memories of those who have seen them. Taken to gether they form an epic in Ameri can family life. "Remembrance" has all the home)y, fascinatingly human detail which sets Rupert Hughes' Goldwyn photoplays apart from all others: it has humor and pathos, dramatic action and suspense. Mr. Hughes directed the produc tion and was given a high-powered east to work with. Claude Gilling water. star of "Three Wise Fools," enacts the role of "Pop" Grout so convincingly that he seems the typical American father; Kate Lester, Cullen Land la. Patsy Ruth Miller, Richard Tucker, Nell Craig. Esther Ralston, Mat Davidson, Wil liam . Carroll, Arthur Trimble. Lucille Ricksen and Helen Hay ward .complete tfre cast. taneously before the cameras. But, it remained for Cecil B. DeMllle to again set a new mark for sheer, spectacular splendor. And he did it with the Roman scenes in "Man slaughter." Credit for the stately settings goes to Paul Iribe, art director for Cecil B. DeMille productions, .who also contributed "to the designing of the hundreds of colorful cos tumes. An elaborate ballet trained by Theodore Kosloff especially for this occasion figured prominently in the action of this portion of the picture. Jeanie Macpherson, who adapted Alice Duer Miller's story for the screen, spent many weeks in re search work preparing for the ac tual filming of these scenes. Sev eral famous paintings, Including the "Thumbs Down" painting depicting the. end of a gladiatorial combat, were literally reproduced by the producer and scenarist. "The Speeder," the first of Lloyd Hamilton's pictures in his new se ries of short feature .comedies, is a eurrent release. f "The Devilish Dragon" is the sec ond picture in the new series of Tony Sarg's Almanac, distribution of which has been taken over by Educational. It is a hair-rasing story Baron Bragg tells his wlCe about-his conyuest of the fiery dragon. BIO FOX FILM AT CIRCLE Footfalls" Include Estelle Taj-' lor in Notable Cast. Those who had read Wilbur Dan lei Steele's effective story, on which "Footfalls" is based, will not be sur prised at the unexpected climax to the new film play which William : adjunct to the art of flirtation and withal presenting as charming a picture as could be imagined. "It doesn't look half as grotesque as one might think." declared Miss O'Connor with a smile. "I know I miFt resemble a picture in Godey's Lady's Book, but except for a slisht discomfort from the tight basque and the unusuainess of the attire in general, it isn't half bad." the company as a whole was de lighted with the chance to repro duce in this picture the atmosphere of the days when Ward McAllister was the fashion plate of New York and the "cancan" was looked upon as the most dreadful dance that had ever been devised. Theodore Roberts plays Uncle Josh: T. Roy Barnes is Happy Jack; Fritz! Ridgway plays Ann and George Fawcett appears as the heavy. Holbrook. Others of the rwe'.l-known characters are inter preted by capable players. Fox is presenting at the Circle theater. It comes as a bigr thrill in a crowded film play sure to de light the movie fans. The story is set in ft little fishing' village. Its real hero is, the blind shoemaker, who sits at his bench and trains his ear to such quick ness that in the mere sound of footfalls he can tell the mental state of those he loves. Tyrone Powers appears in this role, which is one of the best he has essayed on the screren. He goes through a terrible experience, which centers around his only son Tommy and the boy's sweetheart Peggy. Yes, there is a villain. To say much about him would reveal the surprise ending, which is better on the screen than in mere description. Miss Estell Taylor as Peggy and Tom Douglas as Tommy are a lov able pair of youngsters. One of the best actors In the play is not men tioned on the screen. He is a four- footed actor a very intelligent lit tle dog who deserves to be fea tured. - "BROADWAY HOSE" BILLED Mae Murray Stars in Best Vehicle of Her Screen Career. With Mae 'Murray in the stellar role of "Broadway Rose" at the Liberty theater motion picture fans see the beautiful Metro star in an elaborate production that is said to surpass even "Peacock Alley" and "Fascination." As in tha latter pictures Miss Mur ray Is provided with a rote that gives prominence to her ability as a dancer and affords opportunity tor striking costumes in great pro fusion. The story concerns a country girl who, by her extraordinary ability as a dancer, becomes the idol of Broad way. The heir of an aristocratic Fifth avenue family falls in love with her. urges her to marry him and, seeking only happiness with the man she loves. Rosalie con sents. To avoid an open rupture with his family the marriage is kept secret, but the discovery of the situation by the father precipitates a crisis which almost wrecks Vio let's life. "Broadway Rose" is a Tiffany production directed by Robert Z. Leonard and distributed by Metro. The story and scenario were written by Edmund Goulding, the photog raphy is by Oliver T. Marsh and the - art settings are by Charles Cadwalder. DORIS MAY AT HIPPODROME Star Has Interesting Vehicle In t "Gay and Devilish." "Gay and Devilish." starring Doris May, Is the picture that is meeting with decided approval with the audience at .the Hippodrome theater this week. Briefly, the story Is as follows: Martin Nether cote finds himself in financial dif ficulties. ln- landslide In Wall street he lost a lot of money, most of it belonging to his young ward, Kanchon Brown, played by Doris May. Moreover, hi business rival, Peter Armitage, ' out to "get him." There is one way out. It 1 Fan chon. The plot unfolds a rollicking suc cession of adventures that come to a happy conclusion. Miss May dominates the action in her own in imitable and capricious manner. Her talent in the field of farce comedy is becoming Increasingly apparent with each new production of which she is the star. I ... Colleen Moore has a brother, Cleeve, who Is a crack swimmer and diver. In the recent" meet held at the Hotel Ambassador in Los An geles, he took the first prize, a gold medal, for low board diving, and the tlrd prize in the ten-foot height event. You can be sure that Colleen, who has Just finished work in "Broken Chains," was there root ing for him! Cleeve, who has "just graduated from the preparatory school of Santa Clara university, is working in the' Goldwyn laboratory until he starts to law school, next month, in I.os Angeles. M ' ' k Comedy 1 ' t ifcaSl i 1 1 I i i njinUnI If n iir r -. lsl i ifci FTx! playing Rupert MHgfo, Hughes I Oaodr CUUncMttrr ; V Patsy Rut. rtiUrr A ana Cullen I nasi . DE LUXE CONCERT 12:40 Noon Today I Cfo-wofrifmrofk it , i . Anita Stewart, omm nt few screen celebrities who rear bed fame and poal- tioa wltkODt drawing ANITA STEWART Is one of the few stars on the screen who has gained fame and position without drawing on the stage for assistance. Miss Stewart never has been on the stage, as most mm celebrities of today have,- and her rise to stardom is due' entirely to her merits as a pantomimic actress. Much against her mother's wishes, she entered the Vitagraph studio when very young to play extra parts, working at the studio on days when she did not have to attend Erasmus Hall high, school in Brook lyn for studies. Her brother-in-law, Ralph Ince, was a director for Vita graph at the time, and he gavs her some coaching In the art of por traying emotion before a cold, un sympathetic camera. But Anita Boon found that her relatives could be . hindrance as well as an aid of her advancement. He knew that She was little more than a child, and kept thinking of her as being fitted only for girl parts. When the matter of casting "A Million Bid" came up. Anita Stewart was considered for the lead ing role and cut off of the list as to young to interpret the part. She argued and insisted that she could do it. and finally talked them inW giving her a chance. Her tre- r.'-'t' 'jar 'WV'rjvVJ '3t-i 1 i 1l ! . :i;t n News IT 1 v. - - ' . '" V 1 " sr -I j ', i ' ' " " ' 1 , T- 1 , " ... - i f . . i i J 1.- ' - a V . ' : J i ' ! hi - j ) ' - 4 . - . , ' i i . "t ' , , t ' " X, ' I , , si " ' ' I 1 - . 0i on stage for asalotance. mendeus success in the picture was tne beginning of her steady r.limb to the pinnacle of fame she now oc cupies. ! Miss Stewart left Vitagraph to accept a contract with Louis B. Mayer by the terms of which she heads her own producing company at the Mayer studios in Los Angeles. Among the recent pictures made under this arrangement are "Rose o- the Sea" and "The Woman He Married." both directed by Fred Niblo anq now current refeases. "A Question of Honor." "Her Mad Bar gain," "The Invisible Fear." "Play tbinps of Destiny," "Sowing the A A n This :ji sir ',!;;:,: ;, . rjyyf LeatriwJoLoisWIsonif j7 1 I M m PLAYING UM ' TODAY jagiXh. mora . nutClfiaKnut'ir: " ' - Wind." 'The Yellow Typhoon" and "In Old Kentucky." Anita Stewart has a beautiful home in Hollywood where she re sides" with her husband, Rudolph Cameron, and her mobher. . Anders Randolf, the James Lar rabee in support of John Barry more in "Sherlock Holmes." has long been a favorite screen villain. He was bora In Denmark, but his stage and screen career has been entire ly American. He has acted witr William Farnum, Henrietta Cros man. in stock In half a down el'tes and wuh most of tbe inipu.-ta.ut moticn picture companlea Special Concert Music in Picture Theater. Director. Are Offering Attractive rrCTiMMt Today. TTeni H of RI KEATES. noted organist the Liberty theater, an nounces an interesting programme for his Sunday concert. The popular "Keates Kontest" is also included in the programme, which la full in cludes: Overture "William Tell." Rossini. Intermezzo Russ. Frank. "Coal Black Mammy," song. Ivy St. Helier. "Keats-Kontest." "Stars and , Stripes Forever," march. Sousa. A treat Is in store for the lovers of violin music who attend the Sun day 'noon concerts at the Rivoli theater. Salvatore Santaella, the conductor, will present in a solo number Alfred Keller, the young virtuoso, who has Just Joined the Rivoli orchestra after years of study under masters in New York. He will play "Ballade et Polonaise." by Vieuxtemps. op. 31. The week day concert number, which will be played each afternoon and evening, will be the "Fantasia" from "Car men." Following Is the complete programme for today's concert, which will start at 11:10 o'clock: "Cra" Ksntanta ti. Blset "lowa eouih"-Amrtcn sk.lcb W. H. Middleton "Woodland" Sl.ctloa. . . .Uuslav Ludsrs Violin solo "Ballad, et J'olonaine" II. Vleustemps Op Played br Alfred Kaller. "Carmena," VVa.ts aons.H. Las. Wllaon 4."Kra Ulavolo" Orrtur. . p. y. B. Auicr BY LILA LEE. cr NE doesn't necessarily have to undergo a great hazard or nar rowly escape death to get a big thrill. A thrill, primarily. Is caused by soma sort of mental emotion, and if one Is placed In a position of utter helplessness, with her fate resting entirely In the hands of someone else, even though the dan ger seems slight, nevertheless th mental effect can be produced. I recall one instance. In particu lar, where this held true, and which gave me ona of the biggest thrills of my life. I was working In the Paramount picture, "Terror Island," with Hou dlnt, the handcuff king, and I was supposed to be locked in an Iron box filled with water and thrown over board to the bottom of th sea. later to be rescued by Houdlnl. who dived lecsl B-DeiVaBSSe's SSfSSL e. A Drama of the Present Mad Age The spectacular romance of a daring daughter of luxury. A startling portrayal of modern riotous living. 'Gorgeous gowns, dazzling settings and beautiful women. "A production which challenges comparison, ... A genuine screen . classic has arrived at last." Hamilton Wayne inTheOregonian. KNOWLES' COLUMBIA PICTURE picture is not intended for children. down and opened the lock on tha box. I took In a big breath and got Into the Iron box. which was almost the shape of a casket and gave ma very weird feelings. The big -door was then cloned and 1 could hear the levers pulled which completely locked the lid. I was utterly help less, gnder water and In darkness, completely enclnned In the strong. Iron box. After locking the bfx. they had to take some more action of the scene. 1 was In the box hold ing my breath for at least a m!ne before the bars were removed, the box unlocked and 1 was taken out. That minute seemed like an hour and all th. time my mind wn fllld with strange thoughts and ol bllities. What If they should leave me there or what If something should happen t$al they eou!dn.t get the box unlocked for a wh!. As the seconds passed I actually began to think that more than a minute was gone and they surely must be having trouble In getoiMT me out. Those thougats tortured me and I was one happy girl when the lid was removed and I could come up and Hake a big braath. ... Jimmy Flood, assistant to Rupert Hughes, should feel quite st home on the Goldwyn lot. Among the frlands he mad in It years' ex. perlence with Wlonraph. Reliarn-e, Gaumont and World Film are the present Goldwyn directors, Mar shall Neuan. Maurice Tourneur, 11. A. Walsh. Robert B. Mclntyra. casting director, and any number of leading actors and actresses who were mere extras at that time. Taunt by Actresa Sends Artist Into Film. Aalli ate ware la BeaswaatMa for Barbara raatletoa la rictarea. BARBARA CA8TLKTOI. wh ap pears la th big Fox produc tion. "My Friend th Dvll." never had any stag experience and. lucky girl, sh never plarad small parts in pictures. Sha walked la aa a leading woman. The story of how aha went Into pictures is interesting. Anita Stewart, her chum, said to her: "iiarbara, why don't you go into pictures?" "Oh, I don't know," replied Bar bara in th manner of on who I not impressed. "I'll tell you why. Barbara," re turned her friend. "Ton have good looks, you have personality, you have Intelligence but you haven't the nerve." Barbara sat straight up and stared at Anita. No on had ever said that to Barbara before. The next morning Barbara wnt to th Fox studio, showed nerve to the nth degree and Herbert Brenon was so enthused by the newcomer's nerve that he gave her a part In the picture he was making. After sh had mad) good, Bar bara said: "It was nice of Anita to shock m Into activity." Max Llnder's latest comedy, The Three Must Get Theirs." has tsk-n New York by storm, according to th reviews given the picture by ail th critics ther. This burlesque of th famous Dumas novel Is con ceded to be on of th comedy m terpleces of all screen history n-l It is an achievement which sevma sur of augmenting tl'e nvi ' French comedian's popularity great many per cent. A II PLAYERS