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Dramatic, Photoplays and Real Estate News SECTION FOUR VOL. XLI PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1922 NO. 46 I' ' l" u " - X JT ' If 1 f $f J ' t-:'V;' jg ;- J f A . i - 21 Hp tNh&i: r lf jsfi' I H 1 t . 1 .X'! -s-. rMI" 1 V' fit -'-Wi - i vi.. ' , " lWiT- j,f 'I I 1 "X t I-i , . . rz II 1 V 1 " : I I ! J 1 I J '5 1 I Und, B.az.l, Canad i, Mexico, Spam BY HAMILTON WAYNE. HOMAS MK1GIIAN in "The Man I Who i?aw Tomorrow" has been held out at the Columbia theater. This feature will be fol lowed undoubtedly in the middle of the week by the latest Gloria Swan son production, "The Impossible Mrs. Bellew." Melodrama is placed on a new, high level in "Skin Deep," which is the feature attraction .at the Liberty theater. Milton Sills and Florence Vidor are . the underscored players." In this Picture the producer, Thomas" Ince, has found an attractive and palpable method of telling a crook type play of the underworld, satur ated with thrills and heart throbs, in a manner to suit the most fastidious. Virtually the theme of this produc tion is the psychology of appear ance. The story was written by Marc Edmund Jones. A picture that enlarges' the fa miliar phrase "all men are equal" to include the female sex comes with refreshing novelty under the title of "Straight From Paris," the at traction at the Majestic theater in , which Clara Kimball Young is starred. She portrays the part of a young working woman whose fas cination brings her into the most exclusive social circles of the smart set. ' " A !ory of a Kir) nobody panted and of what a home means when you haven't one underlies "Forget-Me-Not." the current attraction at the KiTort theater, and which also serves to bring Bessie Love back to the screen in a stellar capacity. This is a pnotoaiama of heart-hunger, gripping, and intense. Some writer said regarding this feature that "the public was crying for something to cry over, and they got it in 'For-get-Me-Not." " George Arliss is the attraction at the Blue Mouse theater in this latest screen offering "The Man . Who Played God." This is one of Arliss' first big offerings for the United Artists and is claimed by eastern critics to. be the best that this ver satile actor has given to the screen. Before tliis Arliss has appeared in the r'e f a crafty schemer, as a statesman and a diplomat and even in a high-class comedy. But now this clever actor appears for the first time on the screen in the role of a romantic lover. ; "The Man Who Played God," was adapted from the stage play by Jules Eckert Good man which in turn was founded on the story of the same name by Gou veneur Morris. " ' Matching Pnscilla Dean's dynamic 1 1 1 w- ' - i i - ill n I v personality and masculine punch in emotionalism; James. Kirk wood, with his ;manly "virility, and John David son, with his cool suavity, provide excellent foils for the star of "Under Two Flags, V the .Universal-Jewel spectacle adapted from Ouida's fam ous romance, coming to the Rivoli theater soon. For a secondary f em-' inine role Ethel Grey Terry, an artist of the highest standing, was engaged.. Tod ' Browning "directed Miss Dean in "Under Two Flags," and it is said they have outdistanced their mutual success, "Outside the Law," a sensation of the past. . "Forget Me Not," the feature photoplay now running at the Rivoli theater as well as in New -York, where it has been playing to ca pacity for six weeks, touched a popular cord ' in the hearts of the women who saw it'a few days ago at a previewing. All give it as their opinion that the picture is one o the Jjest they have ever seen. " . ' , Katherine - MacDonald " is again supported by Orville Caldwell in "The Scarlet .Liiy," ..which, is now under production by Preferred Pic tures for First National release. Pro-' ducer B. P. Schulberg and Director Victor Schertzinger were so pleased with Caldwell's work, in "The Lonely Road" that he has been given a: long-term, contract -with Preferred. .; Bernard McConville, well-known scenario writer" and. continuity ex pert, . is the latest acquisition to Mack sennetfs staff of prominent writers who, working under the supervision : of . Mr." Sennett,- are pre paring scripts for the production tf special features and comedy sub jects to . be released by Associated First Rational pictures. . Plans have. been made to lay out on Mack Sennetfs 32 acres of studio property a section, to be devoted ex clusively to recreation Vand Vxercise for the players "between" pictures. Prominent in the plans is a minia ture golf course.. , ' ' - : ' Director Frank Lloyd of First Na t:onal is taking a week off in the mountains .of Southern - California with Jack Coogan Sr.. They said they were going "to shoot big game, but they took along a lot of fishing tackle. 5 1 - ' V i . Mack Sennetfs scenario forces are busy preparing Mabel Normand's next stellar vehicle, Turpin's next comedy and, a. comedy drama serve Phyllis: .Haver as her .first starring picture. . All will be leased through First National. ' a . . Dates have a great significance in recent production -announcements. Some of them: . Hugo and Mabel Ballin celebrated their wedding anniversary, October 24, by beginning work on their new production, "Vanity" Fair." Dorothy Phillips celebrated her birthday anniversary, October 20, by starting work on her new picture, "The White Frontier' directed by her husband, Alan Holubar. Katherine MacDonald celebrated the hoodoo day of the year, Friday the 13th, "watching a downpouring rain that forced her to waste the only day lost during the making of her present, picture. "The Scarlet Lily." But her director, Victor Schertzinger salvaged a part of it by planninga location trip to Arrowhead. . t --.. Gossips seem unable to leave "Ben Hur" out of their small. talk. When Goldwyn purchased screen rights to the Lew Wallace story some moith3 ago, it was believed that its desti nies were settled for all time to come. ; " -. But recent discussion in picture circles carried rumors of its trans fer "to another company. So insist ent was this talk that the Goldwyn interests have issued a statement setting forth that-they would make the big production just as soon as research work and organization would permit. . Meanwhile, circuses carrying troupes of chariot racers are warned to tie up their performers, with iron-clad - contracts. ' " - . . - " Do you remember the "old swim ming hole," where so many of the happiest hours of your life were spent; and do you recall how, when your family, moved to a new neigh borhood, you tried to make a mash on the little girl next door at the expense, of being called a sissy girl by the other fellows? Well, all these things are brought forcefully back .with vivid realization after witnessing "An Old Sweetheart' of Mine," the recently completed Harry Garson "production. . . - ' ..- Chester Bennett is overlooking no opportunity to inject the ; real British atmosphere into: his produc tion of "Thelma," starring Jane Novak, which F. B. O. -will release. A great part of the story is laid in London among the British nobil ity and socially -elite. -. In. 'selecting his . players, ' Bennett chose those whom. he considered the best quali- . TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Liberty Milton Sills-Florence Vidor in "Skin. Deep." Majestic Clara Kimball Young in "Straight From Paris."; . .'' Blue Mouse George Arliss in "The Man Who Played God." Rivoli Bessie. Lqve in "Forget-Me-Not."' - , - ...... - Columbia Thomas Meighan In "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow.' Ilipppdrome Doris May in "The Understudy." .... 'Circle Griffith's "Orphans of the Storm." - ' ; ied to portray English characters, hence . seven of the principals are British born and bred, including Varnon Steel, Peter Burke, Barfcarar Tennant, . Harvey Clark, - Gordon Mullen, Harry Lonsdale and Robert' Fleming. . ' Jack White-has become a railroad magnate, as well as the : youngest producer-director of film comedies. His company has acquired a rail road for use in filming the newest mermaid comedy for - Educational, which has just gone into production. "It is true," says White, "that the railroad only possesses a couple of engines, a few cars and a couple of miles of weed-grown tracks. But, even so, you can't become a railroad magnate for a nickel down and a nicker a week." Under the new -management the name of the road has 'been changed to the Up and Down railroad, . - Stuart Holmes,' famous bad ma'n of the ..screen, now totes a wicked revolver. Although the weapon is not for picture use, this statement does not signify that Holmes has carried his villainous screen per-, sonality into his everyday life,. .. . ' The weapon has become a fixture in the anti-Volstead compartment of his trousers since taking up work with Katherine MacDonald at the Schulberg studios.. The first day's work in "The Scarlet Lily" revealed the fact that Holmes' dressing room faced a cage of lions, while a cage of particularly, active tigers was within range of: his -window a few feet further down. the row. Between is a. woven wire fence, the coarse mesh of which does not appear to have carried a very . convincing, sense of security to Holmes. ' - ''.-'. -- -'- - m .. Billie . Dove's hints -on nautical feminine attire may -be useful tq 'I young women contemplating 'voy ages on the briny. Here is a. list of some" of the things worn by Miss Dove'during the filming of "All the Brothers Were Valiant," an Irvin .V. Willat -production for Metro, pictur ized from the famous sea story by Ben Ames Williams: White middy blouse and a navy blue sailor skirt, a Nile green organdie combined with cream-colored organdie,, simple' bod .ice dresses of blue ratine trimmed with ecru lace collar and cuffs, a rose cloth dress and a chalet dress of white background with small salmon-colored georgette. When - Laurette Taylor came to southern California, with her", hus band. J. Hartley Manners, to make her screen debut in Mr, ' Manners' famojus play, "Peg o). My Heart," she little dreamed that she would have the opportunity to. play so much tennis and with such distinguished players. After, leaving the Metro studio, where she is enacting the role of Peg under the direction of King Vidor, Miss Taylor plaj'S from one to eight sets a day. Among her tennis companions are King Vidor and his wife, Florence Vidor; Mau rice .McLoughlin, former National champion; Tom Bundy, McLough lin's partner in Davis cup matches; Ethel Suttonr Mrs. Violet Hope-Doeg (Violet. Sutton) and. Clarence J. (Peck) Griffin. - ' ... ;.. ' J. Hartley . Manners, author ' of ' "Peg-o' My Heart," -which is now be ing picturized by Metro 'With Lau : rette Taylor starring and King Vidor directing,' is collecting from many foreign ' countries the photographs of all the" actresses who have ap peared in! the role of Peg. Perform ances .of this play ha've been - given by companies in England, Ireland, "Wales", Australia. Holland."-. India. - France, 4 Soutli - Africa, . Italy,; bcot- Viola Dana wears an extraordi nary bathing suit in her forthcom ing Metro picture. ' Miss Emmy Lou." "It took a long time to design," said Miss Dana, "although there wasn't much to design." Harry Beaumont, the director, was opposed tg the display of a bathing suit of such a cut, but after much discussion .with the little. comedienne he was won over to the idea.:. Bull Montana, ex-pugilist " and present Metro comedian with the fa mous "face of a" thousand night mares," overheard a conversation re cently at the Metro studios about a sculptor who spent five years model ing a face of Lincoln, . "That's nothing," commented Bull. "Look at me. Two hundred sculptors worked -15 years -to make this here face."- '; . ' . " '. ' '; ' ' i "Sculptors,' Bull? . Are . you sure they were sculptors?" queried Hugh1 Fay, director of "Glad Rags," Bull's latest vehicle. "Did they, use a ham mer and chisel?"- ... . "Sure," said Bull, "but they used to pack them inside their ! boxing gloves." " ' . .. .. - - -. . Preliminary casting has been ac complished for . "The Famous Mrs. Fair," the first of a 'series' of touf Fred Niblo vproductions for Metro to be presented by : Louis B. Mayer. Among the players already engaged for this, famous play- by James Forbes. Which co-starred Henry Mil ler and Blanche Bates on the.speak . ing stage," are Myrtle Stedman. Hunt ley Gordon,. Marguerite de LaMotte, Cullen Lahdis, .Ward Crane and Car mel Myers., First work, upon , "The Famous Mrs. Fair" ; will begin next week. The adaptation Was made by Frances Marion. - Betty Francisco, ;as everyone knows,, possesses one. of the' most beautiful smiles in screendom., In every picture she'plays she. is' made; to flash " it very often, ' until now she pines for a role in 'which she; can do something else. Betty would be eternally grateful if a director, came along and'asked -hereto do a real old-fashioned crying scene. But that Isn't at all in sight. . .. "Sinee 1 cant' get a sob role," com plains . Betty, ; "why- won't those ''week' comirfittees , help me - out? Why. don't they start a weep week?" Miss ."Francisco appears in support of Viola Dana in Metro's "Miss Em-, my Lou.".- . :- - Barry Macollum, who is making his initial appearance in motion pic-, tures in Richard Barthalmess' forth coming proiluction, ."Fury," says he', is off Irish plays for life, especially.' for London production. ' ..' After' the celebrated young Irfeh actor had scored such a -success in "John Ferguson," he w as .induced to buy the European-rightsjo an Irish play which had been a success .on. the American stage. - Unmindful ' of the strictness - of the- British" es-; pionage, he deposited the? script in, his trunk and. forgot alL about, it until he reached Queenstown. There, the British -secret-service boarded the ship and searched all baggage for material that might be useful to, the Irish revolutionists. The searcher got hold of this, manuscript and, seeing that .-it dealt with the Irish' situation, promptly. confiscated it and insisted on detaining the young-actor on the charge of bring ing' into, the . United Kingdom Irish propaganda. ; Women's clubs in New' York city are studying the Cosmopolitan pic ture "When Knighthood Was in Flower." and making it the subject of discussion afterward at their meetings. , Marion Davies, the star, was asked, to he an honored guest at a meeting of the Professional Woman's league at the Hotel Mc Alpin, while Mrs.; Owen Kildare told of the wonderful settings of the big filnv production i. as illustrating the great . possibilities ' of - the -screen from an' educational standpoint.' ' ; Seldom is it" that a motion picture actor is- afforded the pleasure of appearing in a production which has for its background the scenes of his childhood. -However,- in '"The Pride of Palomar," Cosmopolitan's pictur ization of Peter B. Kyne's popular story, woven around the Japanese question in : California, now being prepared for release in' December, Jessie Miller Hebbard, who takes the. part of" Mrs.. Parker, experiences , this colorful thrill. ' ; ' ' . . . ' .... : E, ',-H. , Gr.iff ith. "recently.- engaged as i director by Cosmopolitan pro ductions, will have as his first pic ture "The Go Getter," upon which he will begin Work next week. "The Go Gutter," -one of the most popular of- Peter B, Kyne's stories will be made from the -scenario of ; Doty Hobart. : " v ' ' - ' Seena 'Owen, who' did such good work 'in "The face 'in the' Fog." "Sisters'. - and . other, Cosmopolitan pictures ahd.T. Roy Barnes." will be featured) and : will be supported by' a .'strong 1 Cosmopolitan- cast of players. ';"'- -''"" ' ' '- j' " ; ' The next ; title Richard Barthel mess casts for a picture he will take care to see that no gra,nd opera singers are in the company. Adolph Milar was signed up because tie was a heavyweight; and in a tan room scene he enters as a rollicking sailor singing a" song. It was to be a typ : ical scene, "in", a. sailors' ' rest, but Milar : came .in - the-, scene singing "Prliacci" . in -'" ;the- grand - opera style. " so 'much ' so i that the actors : forgct-Jthat'-.-the'y''" were"; thete'.for a motion picture scene and' not an' audience at a grand opera perform-' r. ance.-.; Even-the. camera man was so enthralled that lie could not grind away. 'Finally Mr. Barthalmess de cided that Milar should come ; .in singing a popular hit," but the opera singer was:so disgusted with It that that, he had. no. audience for -this song. ' ' . ;.: ' , '-..'.. . . ' ".Billy "'Be van,; one ot Mack "' Sen- iiett's 'comedy ar'tifets,'"arid'. an "en thusiastio"tennis layer.''.is: the founder of the new West Hollywood Racket club, which includes ti its membership several other well known screen celebrities. That eve ning plav may be enjoyed after the day's work at the studios is over, Bevan has had Paul Guerin, Sen netfs chief clertriciiifi, in stall a special lighting system which makes every corner of the courts light as day. . A big drama of modern day Amer ican life will be the next feature production of Thomas II. Ince. .Pro duction work an. the story, which has been in preparation for several months, has just started at the Ince studios. John Griffith Wray, who directed Ince's "Hail the Woman," "Lying Lips" and many other Ince produc tions, including two specials, "Ten Ton - Love" and "What a Wifo .Learned," soon to be released, is megaphoning the picture. May Mc Avojywho scored such a success in "Sentimental Tommy," heads an all star cast. ... The story is an original by Brad ley . King, scenario writer for the Ince studios, and is said to be an unusually powerful one. A number .of unusual localities 'will be shown in the picture, including the big .Yuma project at Yuma, Ariz., whero spectacular flood scenes will lie made. , . Like a group of high-strung, well trained athletes toeing the marki and waitirrg for the starter's gun to' ,:send them off for new' honors and possibly a record, may "be likened the Sennett players arid technicians who have everything in readiness and are waiting the word, go! This one. little short word will start a group of enthusiastic and w til CAj'ruciicu niLioia lutwaiu wtth a dash in an effort to make Phyllis Haver's first starring vehi cle a smashing success. . ; Sidney . Olcott has been .engaged by Cosmopolitan Productions to di rect Marion Davies in her next pic ture, a screen version of Rida John son Young's famous stage play, "Little Old New York." Work on the picture, the scenario of which is by Luther Reed, will begin about the middle of December. The en gagement of Olcott to direct Miss Davies comes as a . result of the proposed world's tour by Robert G. Vignola, who ; directed Marion Davies in some of her biggest pro ductions, including "When Knight hood Was in Flower," now hailed as the screen hit of two continents. Vignola will start -n his trip the latter part of November and will be gone about six months. : .. Katherine MacDonald, First Na tional star, has stepped from the atmosphere of a rural grocery store to a lavishly furnished Parisian art studio. '..'.-. In . "The - Lonely Road,'": her last picture, Miss MacDonald was seen ; chiefly in simple ginghams. Her 'latest" Preferred Picture, "The Scar let Lily." now in production under (Concluded ou. kn-git 2-)