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If THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, NOVE3IBER 12, 1923 COUNTRY GIRL IN PICTURES BEATS PRODUCT OF CITY Madge Bellamy Born in Almost Invisible Hamlet in Remote Southern Corner of Texas, But Lost No Time Getting Into Pictures. mmmmmmmM mmsmmm Madge Bellamy, trho began interesting career In pictures with a part about as small as herself, but has hit on all six ever since. JUST like the heroines of our favorite screen and fiction stories, Madge Bellamy's triumph is that of the country girl over her city cousins. . For the principal feminine player in Tom Forman's "Are You a Failure?" picked by critics as the logical successor to Mary Pickford was born in an almost invisible hamlet in a remote southern corner of Texas. The settlement is so small, in fact, that map makers have as yet found no means . of Identifying its position in geog raphies. After completing her high school course and absorbing those things that proper mothers insist must be learned at a finishing echool this latter in Dallas Madge persuaded her parents to take her to Holly wood to see how movies were made. The first director who saw the wide-eyed girl standing near a set on which a picture was being "shot" offered her a small part a part that -was as small, in fact, as she is. But she- must have imparted some of her magnetic personality to even BLUE MOUSE THEATER BOOKS MANY PREMIER ATTRACTIONS George Arliss, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Ray and Other Stars Head Pictures to Be Shown. ANNOUNCEMENT comes from the Seattle office of the United Artists Film corporation to the Effect that negotiations have been closed with John Hamrick for United Artists productions to be shown, at the Blue Mouse theater here, as well as the Blue Mouse theaters In Seattle, Tacoma and As toria. The- first of these attractions is playing this week at the Blue Mouse theater, -with George Arliss in "The Man Who Played God." Another big offering is Mary Pickford's recreation of her former screen success, "Tess of the Storm Country." This is the same offer ing in which Miss Pickford became a star over night a little over eight years ago. It will be the only pic ture of the year in which she will appear. The other big offering is Douglas Fairbanks in "Robin Hood," which is now having its premier showings in Chicago, New York and Los An geles. Th's will be the only pic ture that Fairbanks will make this year. Other productions that are in cluded in the deal are: 1). W. Grif fith's one big offering of the year, "One Exciting Night." Charles Chap lin, in a new super-comedy, the title of which has not been announced; "The Three Must Get The'rs," a five part comedy, being a "take off" on NEW AUTUMN COMPLEXIONS FAVOR BROWN AND WHITE Spanish Vogue Has Now Reached Face Powder Stage May Be Run Now of Swarthy Looking "Beauties." THE Spanish vogue has now reached the face powder stage. The Castilian influence on women's dresses has long been ap parent, more recently the youthful' males have adopted toreador trou sers, and now the beautiful ladies are affecting the foreign looking complexion. If,, you should chance on Gloria Swanson or Barbara La Marr in the fashionable haunts of Los An geles, you would find them both quite swarthy in appearance. Eyes that were already dark appear much darker. .No rouge whatever is used. The lip's are of cardinal red, which blends perfectly with the deep brown of the skin. A certain powder will produce the exotic ef fect. It is of the shade called mauresque. However, there are two screen beauties on whom the coloring is not assumed. Pauline Starke and Rosemary Theby. fresh from the south sea islands are reveling in the tone au naturel. Little did they think, when sailing away for a summer under the tropical sun, .they would return with physical perfections quite in demand. To accentuate the beauty cot their dark. i "H. $ f -e !::lilililllllllillliliii5isiili wgmmmmmmm this infinitesimal role, for Miss Bellamy has been in constant de mand ever since. Her most recent triumphs have been in "The Call of the North" and "Lorna Doone." Now she is about, to be starred by Ince in. a series of big productions. The date of this contract was advanced a few months only to per mit her to appear in "Are You a Failure?", which had the double charm of offering her a role she was extremely anxious to play, and an opportunity to work for the first time under the direction of her famous cousin, Tom Forman. In the interest of those , who yearn for bare statistics, it may be added Madge is slightly more than 19 and weighs in the neighborhood of 92 pounds in her sables and mid winter straw hat. r Her eyes are brown and her hair matches them to a nicety. Her tresses are curly and have been eince the day of her birth. Her description may be summed up in the statement of the youth back in that same unnamed Texas village who said, "She is little, but oh, my!" Douglas Fairbanks' "The Three Musketeers"; "A Woman's Woman." starring Mary Alden; Charles Rfcy in two big offerings. "The Girl I Loved" and "The Courtship of Miles Ktand ish," and J. Stuart Blackston's big prizma colored photoplay, "The Glorious Adventure," starring Lady Diana Manners. There also will be other offerings, the titles of which have not yet been announced. Raymond McKee made a. trip to New Bedford, Mass., in his grey car, to be present at the opening of El mer Clifton's, "Down to the Sea in Ships," in which he plays the lead ing part. Shorn of his curls and gay "pink" sideburns, which he wore during the production of the picture, he moved about in the audience without being recognized until somebody saw his "million dol lar smile." Shouts of "McKee" fol lowed until the modest young man was forced to make a bow so the performance could go on. . "Why hot appoint a Will Hays to supervise the ministers?" asks Leah Baird. Perhaps a "czar" of the pulpit would come in handy o keep some wayward clergymen in the Way they should go, she says, after read ing of the discrepancies in the lives of ministers every day, from New Jersey west! skins, Sophie Wachner, designer of gowns at the Goldwyn studio, is seeing that things Spanish, Italian, and even Egyptian, are included in their wardrobes. ' The blondes present surprising contrast. They have turned their attention ift the opposite direction. Mauresque powder simply would not blend with golden hair and blue eyes. It had a tendency to make the skin look dirty and the wearer bil ious. So a problem was theirs. But Paris came to the rescue and showed them how fascinating a blonde could . be behind perfectly white powder, no rouge, bright red lips and blue eyelids. It sounds like. a make-up for the movies. Perhaps that is where Paris found the idea. But picture such a lovely cinema blonde as Claire Windsor with col oring as above described. Mae Buscli. who recently returned from London, whither she journeyed to portray an important part in Hall Caine's "The Christian," has a little story apropos of the hew shades. She was at the races one afternoon and saw a very important looking lady in English clothes, but with a very dark skin. Thinking perhaps it was a Persian princess, she made inquiry. -"Don't you know? It is the 'mauresque' powder. Mon Dieu, and you from Hollywood!' Irene Rich and Claire MacDowell, who have the two leading feminine roles in "Michael O'Halloran," Gene Stratton Porter's personally super vised production now Hearing com pletion at the Thos, H. Ince studios, are both deep students of the drama. Miss Rich confesses . that her highest ambition is to play the role of Stephen Phillip's "Francesca," while Claire MacDowell still has hopes of playing "Ophelia." Both of these famous actresses do some of their finest and most fin ished work in "Michael O'Halloran." . Katherine Lewis, wfio is creating a personal triumph as the little "Joy-' fisher" in the Leah Balrd production of "When Husbands Deceive," was "discovered" by Miss Baird herself some few years ago at the Vita graph studio, when Lena, the trained elephant used in a picturU zation of the Sepoy rebellion, staged her own rebellion and failed to an swer the signals of the trainer, throwing both Miss ' Baird and Katherine, a girt in short skirts at the time, into a temporary panic. Their friendship began at that moment, and when ' Miss Baird started producing in California she sought out the little girl of the Vitagrap days and gave her a prominent part in the picture which has meant fame for the portrayer of the "joy-fisher." Booth Tarkington Will Write for Meighan. ff Production by Noted Author Titled ilte Hent." BOOTH TARKINGTON haa con sented to become the fourth well-known, writer to produce a , story directly for the use of Thomas Meighan in a Paramount picture. The author "signed a contract a few days ago with esse L. LaskyT first vice-president in charge of produc tion of the Famous Piayers-Lasky corporation. . Mr. Tarkington will collaborate closely with scenario writers and di rector in the production of the story, and the filming will probably be done at the Long Island studio. One of Mr. Tarkington's works, "Clarence," is now appearing as a Paramount picture, but it is a screen version of his play of the same name. The other authors who have wr't ten directly for Mr. Meighan's screen work are George Ade.-who did "Our Leading Citizen" and "Back Home and Broke"; Rex Beach, who has written a story yet to be filmed, and R. G. Kirk, who has written many stories of the steel plants of Pitts burg. This production will be called "White Heat." George Arliss in his current pho toplay, "The Man Who Played God," has stimulated an unusual move ment i Greater New York. It is the institution of a "Kindly Act week." The theme of this United Artists release was felt to give ex ceptional encouragement to a gen eral spirit of good will, since the hero of the story wins himself back to a new outlook upon life 'that lifts him . from despair and bitter ness simply by devoting himseif to invisible acts of kindness to others. Toward making "Kindly Act ieek" a thing of definite interest, prizes totaling $1000 have been covering every principal neighborhood in Greater New York. These prizes will be awarded to those persons who report the kindliest and most charitable acts reported in each territory. This feature has been booked by the Blue Mouse. . . ' The next picture to be directed by Frank Borzage for Cosmopolitan productions will.be "The Nth Com mandment," a picturization of the famous Fannie Hurst story of the fame name. Borzage will begin work on this new feature within the next week. It will be filmed in California, where Borzatte recently finished work on "The Pride of Palomar," Cosmopolitan's picturiza tion of Peter B. Kyne's story, now being prepared for release. Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president in charge of production of the Famoijs Players-Lasky corporation, has gone to New York from the west coast to discuss with Adolph Zukor, president, and other execu tives of the corporation the fall and winter production activities of the Paranfount organization. NEW STELLAR VEHICLE FOR MABEL NORMAND SELECTED "Mary Ann" to Be Produced by Star, Whom Producer Declares JIas Not Yet Done Biggest Work, Despite Many Successes. 1 - M A BEL MACK SENNETT announces that Mabel Normahd's next production will be "Mary Ann," with Mabel in the titular role. In spite of the many successes that have caused him to be the recipient of volumes of congratu latory messages, Sennett lays claim to the fact that he has not as yet produced his best picture. "It is true," said the producer, "that when I made 'Mickey' it was heralded as one of the biggest pic tures of that time. It was, and it proved a great success. Four years later, with the same star and director. Miss Normand and - F. Richard Jones, I produced 'Molly O,' which was accepted with great OLD ALGIERS BACKGROUND OF PRISCILLA DEAN' HIT "Under Two Flags," Coming to the Rivoli, Carries One Back to Quaint Spot of Colorful Environs in Old World. V it 3 S f s.'ii 1 , v V"c x si 'SliJiSKSSfciJK -!N V X V" 51 n n "Tearing, clawing, battling" Prfseilla Dean in her Intest triumph, "I ndcr Two Flags," which has been screened from Ouida's great story. THE longing in the hearts of all for travel and adventure heigh tens the popular appeal of "Under Two Flags," the great Uni versal dramatization of Ouida's famous novoi, which comes to the Rivoli theater soon. Theater-goers are transported for an evening -to Algeria, the French province in northern Africa, where this im mortal romance unfolds. With Pris cilla Dean as Cigarette, the beauti ful girl of Algiers, they live the life of the French army post, have a glimpse of a sheik's luxurious pal ace, and ride with a cavalry troop across the desert in a mad race against death. Tod Browning, director of "Under Two Flags," has caught the foreign atmosphere of the story in every foot of film. .The plot is one of love and danger that might be told in any language, but he has built up a romantic photoplay that fairly breathes the spirit of the African desert. Hundreds of persons were en gaged for this spectacular undertak ing. A portion 01 tne city 01 Algiers including the French barracks there The interior of a sheik's palace was built en one of the huge studio stages. Miss Dean is superb in the role of the impulsive Cigarette, now tender, now savagely beautiful. It is the same type of part in which she star tled the theater-going public in "The Virgin of Stamboul" two years ago. The tremendous popularity of "Under Two Flags" through several decades is finding renewed expres sion in the reception accorded Uni versale film dramatization of the novel. Such celebrated players as James NORMAND. enthusiasm in every city in which it played. Audiences everywhere went into ecstasies over the story and its treatment by the little star. Critics acclaimed her artistry doubt ing the possibility of improvement. Then came announcement of the production of 'Suzanna. and finally its completion, with the same com bination of star and director. "However," declares Mr. Sennett, "despite all these kindly and truthful ' acclaims for Miss. Nor mand's artistry and the productions she has appeared in, I am thor oughly convinced that the histrionic talents of that bewitching and hoy denish little star have not been put to the supreme test." ;- - Kirkwood. Jolj Davidson, Ethel Grey Terry, Stuart Holmes, Burton Law, W. H. Bainbridge. Fred Cav ens and Bobby Mack support the "Dean of emotionalism." Tod Browning directed with the same ability with which he guided Dean in her remarkable successes, "Outside the Law" and "The Virgin of Stamboul." Work on "Adam and Eve" Is Completed. Marlon Daylea Starred in I.atrst ('OKmopolItnn Production. Wne ORK on "Adam and Eva," the ew Cosmopolitan picture star ring Marion Davies.. was finished this week when the final scenes were "shot" at the Cosmopolitan studios. "Adam and Eva" adapted for the screen from the famous stage com edy by Guy Bolton and George Mid dleton, was directed by Robert G. Vignola. In support of Miss Davies ,s a strong cast including such well known players as T. Roy Barnes, Tom Lewis, William Norris, Percy Ames. Leon Gordon, Luella Gear, William Davidson and Edward Douglas. One of the most striking and beautiful scenes ever filmed is the Venetian carnival scene in "Adam and Eva." This scene was designed by Joseph Urban, and brings into play all the atmosphere of Venice, including a festival barge, a fleet of six gondolas and a Venetian canal. The carnival scene was taken at the beautiful Laddin's Rock farm near Stamford, Conn. Its construc tion took two and a. half weeks and cost more than $40,000. During the "shooting" of this" scene, Miss Davies and her "cast worked four "days" from sunset to sunrise, this particu lar actio nof the picture calling for nothing but night scenes. A nrnnounced advance in screen photography is displayed by Doug las Fairbanks in 'Kooin riooa. j. ma production as reported from the opening performance in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, presents camera features never before achieved. Arthur Edeson, chief camera man for Douglas Fairbanks, is credited with real genius for transferring in th film a deep background at mosphere in interior views, by which he enhances tne sense or mystery and vast spaces of the un usually spacious sets. In the ex teriors ihe hitherto unmanageable distance of the background has been knit artistically to the fore ground by new devices which in volve an opposite manipulation of camera technique to that employed for interiors. Two great social problems, on both sides of which much can be said for each, are involved in the plot of "A Woman's Woman," with Mary Alden starring. One is whether a mother should submerge herself in domestic work in pref erence to seeking a wider career and the other is whether her sac rifice, if she chooses the home, has its full reward in the effect it has upon the remainder of the family. This picture lets the denouement of the story answer both questions. John S. Robertson Signed by Inspiration Company. "Tess of the Storm Country" Recently Completed. CHARLES H.' DUELL, president of Inspiration .pictures, an nounced today that he had signed a long-term contract with John S?. Robertson, who recently completed "Tess of the Storm Country" with Mary Pickford. This recalls ' to mind some of Mr. Robertson's other successes, "Sentimental Tommy," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Footlights." with Miss Elsie Fer guson. Prior to the new. arrange ment with Mr. Duell, Mr. Robertson was director for. the Famous Players for years. Under the new set-up Mr. Robertson comes into direct con tact with Richard Barthelmess, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Mr. Robertson, when asked to comment, said: "After investigating most thor oughly the various set-ups in this country and abroad, and the many and varied propositions that have been offered to me, I have reached tite conclusion that the sound poli cies of Inspiration pictures, inaugu- rated by Mr. Duell, present the best possible basis for my future work in motion pictures." James Kirkwood has the distinc tion of being a good leading man and at the same time a good di rector in motion picture work. For nearly ten years this well-known actor directed varied productions. In fact, he did one of the first real "all-star" casts. It was "Class mates," by William de Mille, and the cast included Blanche Sweet. Marshall Neilan, Henry Walthall and Antonio Moreno. Mr. Kirkwood has just finished one of the import ant roles in the George Melford Paramount production, "Ebb Tide," a screen version of the Robert Louis Stevenson-Lloyd Obsourne south sea classic. - Ethel Wales, who played the role of Aunt Matilda in James Cruze's production of "The Old Homestead" for Paramount, now is a typical pioneer wife of the early days of wagon trains and Indian fighting in Mr. Cruze's new Paramount pro duction, "The Covered Wagon." Among other things she will be called upon to drive oxen and cook over a fire in the open. Lucille Ricksen Signed for Big Serial. Talented Screen Brauty Is Only 16 Years Old. LUCILLE RICKSEN. talented 16-year-old screen beauty, whose work in emotional roles has been compared by critics with that of much more mature actresses, has been signed by Universal for an in definite period. Her . first featured effort at Universal City probably will be in "Wolves tof Society," a serial of social adventure which Robert Hill will direct The role , will be a sec ond lead in support of the star, who has not yet been definitely chosen. The work of Miss Ricksen reached its highest point recently in two roles which she portrayed for Uni versal with Marie Prevost in "The Married Flapper." a story by Ber nard Hyman which Stuart Paton directed, and with Gladys Walton in "The Girl Who Ran Wild," Rupert Julian's adaptation of Bret Harte's "M'liss." ii TODAY UNTIL FRIDAY NITE i t You've ccn the Inimitable tieuricc Arll k a crafty M'jearr, an taleinii anil diplomat and in Itlgh-cliiKa comedy. Sec him now nn the romantic lover in the greatest picture of his xcrren career. TELLING IT WITH MUSIC IS BEING DONE IN FILMS Composers Whose Names Are Well Known Can Now Be Found Working in Various Sets in Studioland. BY RAY H. LEEK. TELLING it with music the! ambition of the great com posers since the first barbaric rhythm of the cave man seems to have attained something approach ing realization in the scores being turned out for the latest motion pictures. Composers whose names ar known to .music lovers the world ever may be found sitting on elabor ate "sets" in Los Ajpgeles and Hollywood, absorbing the theme of a picture story in order that he may convert it into a musical plot, later 10 be unfolded simultaneously for the eye and ear of the theater-goer. Louis Gottschalk, whose composi tions have kept his name before the dancing, whistling and theater-going public since he came into hi3 own with "The Tick Tock Man of Oz," has abandoned the speaking stage in order to devote all his ' timo to a study of the requirements' of the screen. The man who created the music for "Broken Blossoms," "Way Down East" and "The Four Horse men of the Apocalypse," now is en caged in setting "Shadows," the screen version of "Ching. CTilng, Chinaman," to music. The theme already- has inspired him to write a popular song bearing the original title of the Wilbur Daniel Steele Ftory which he declares should be numbered among his greatest successes. . "The composer at last is given an opportunity to really tell a stcry," says Gottschalk. "Everybody reclals wirat Griffith did with 'The Birth of a Nation.' He butchered The Ride of the Valkyries,' but he provided an accompaniment for his picture that served as another agency for tell'ne to the ear Just what his camera was telling the eye. "Musical composition for the screen has progressed rapidlv sinci: that time. We rtill are trying to tell a story, but I think the trend of really capable composers to the l'Kitfiili-i"i George Directed by Harmon Weight A iMf V 1 3 he CmaiMan Who From a play by Jules Eckert Goodman founded bn Gouvenear Morris' story of ihe same name. U I I I I I M M I I l I I l l I f I I t .hi la ii 1 a"n y 1 1 r.vi I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I "Forget-me-not" The world will not soon forget "Forgct-Me-Not." The picture will live so long as clean minds admire the beautiful, so long as the moving picture will have the power to attract, and so long as human hearts beat in response to the call of love and youth. Seattle Times. Other Features making rapid strides toward the real objective of the producer a com plete co - ordination of all the agencies for reaching tlia mentality cf the theater-goer." The great fire of London, scenes from which are staged as the back ground for the climactic action of The Glorious Adventure, in which Lady Diana Manners is the star, took place on the night of Septem ber 2, 1666. The rtre started Irom an unknown cause In a bakers shop bituated on London bridge, which was crowded from end to end with all sorts of traders' shacks. A great wind Bwept the flames over the city, destroying 1300 houses from the tower to the temple and rendering 200,000 people homeless. As the entire picture is in Prizma colors, this release is hailed as the most up-to-date effort at realism to be seen on the screen. Pauline Garon, the charming young actress who is the very new est recruit to Cecil B. de Mille's banner, arrived on the west coast a few days ago, and has started work in the forthcoming Cecil B. de Mille Paramount picture. Miss Gron will be remembered by eastern theatergoers for her work in "Lilies of the Field" and by screen audiences everywhere for her characterization in "Sonny." Iti was her work in this picture that' won her a place in the stellar cast ' of the current De Mule production. The picture which will follow; "Manslaughter" to the screen is as1 yet unchristened. It is an originxl', story by Jeanie Maepherson, but no title has been selected. Alice Brady and Henry Kolker, her director, have gone to Florida with a company of players to make the south sea island scenes for her forthcoming Paramount picture. "The Leopardess," taken from a f novel by Katherine Newlin Burt. I The cast for this picture includes ' Montague Love, Edward Longford, Charles Kent. George Beranger. Marguerite Forrest and Gloie Eller. Played God" r w imaimi -llii - "-jiMh.1' of Quality