THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10. 1922
DENNY'S "LEATHER PUSHERS"
SCORES HIT AT MAJESTIC
H, C. Witwer, Author of Exceptionally Interesting Series, Gives His
Wife Credit for Urging Him On.
artistic successes of the year bui !
one of the most timely and engross- ;
ing as welL In the splendid cast
are such well known players as
Barbara Tennant, Gordon Mullen, ,
Bert Sprotte, Vernon Steel, Peter (
Burke, Jack Rollens, Harvey Clark,
June Elvidge, Wedgewood Nowell,
Harry Lounsdale and little Virginia ;
; Novak. j
"OMAR THE TENTMAKER" IS
DECLARED UNUSUAL PICTURE
Rivoli Theater to Show Production by Richard Walton Tully in
Which Guy Bates Post, Star, Achieves Distinct Screen Success.
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tU i rin&lnip yp a pronounced success for hfnaself in latest releases.
THK world owes a debt of ap
preciation to H. C. Wltwer for
his series of "Leather Pushers"
stories that have entertained hun
dreds of thousands, but it owes a
bigger debt to Mrs. Witwer for
starting her husband to work on
them. The author of the entertain
li'g stories that are how being:
shown in films at the Majestic the
ater was a writer in the sporting
department of the New York Amer
ican and, like the 'average newspa
per man. was constantly In need of
j'.ist a little, more money than news
papers disburse.
Mrs. Wltwer entered at this stage
of the game and suggested he write
a series of stories in the same
snappy manner that he used in re
galing her with accounts of combats
ho had witnessed. He sat down at
the typewriter and hammered one
out just to please the wife and
mailed it to Collier's. They not only
accepted it, but yelled for more. So
successful were they that Universal
bought the film rights and made
millions laugh. So successful were
the films that Universal has pur
chased the rest and will release
tnem regularly.
Reginald Denny is seen in the
tole of Kid Roberts and Hayden
Stevenson as the Wise-cracking
manager the same duo that carried
the firBt series to success. Just to
make this new series as great a
hit as the first wate, Harry A. Pol
lard, who directed the first, was en
gaged to direct the. new "Leather
Pushers."
NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS
(ContinuPd From First Pace.)
iuet," which Marshall Neilan has
just completed at the Goldwyn stu
dios, is "Teddy," famous Mack Sen
nett dog. Xeilan is the first direc
tor to use "Teddy" in a dramatic
production. "When he made "Stella
Marls" with Mary Pickford some
five years ago. he borrowed "Teddy"
for aj important part.
JACKIE COOGAX AT LIBERTY
Boy Featured in IMckeus' Story,
'Oliver Twist." " . ,
According to Frank Lloyd, direc
tor of "Oliver Twist," in which Sol
Lesser presents little Jackie Coo
gan at the Liberty theater, the re
production of the scenes in "Field
Lane" are photographically accu
rate. It was in this disreputable
Quarter of London that Oliver Twist
was held captive by Fagin and his
vil band The place still exists,
though much of the wickedness
rampant there in Dickens' day has
been wiped out.. But the landmarks
remain, and any 'student of Charles
Dickens' works, familiar, too, with
the illustrations done by Cruick
shank, the great illustrator of
Dickens' characters, may find them
and identify them beyond any
shadow of doubt. These will be
jshown (just as they were in Dick
ens' day and described in Dickens'
books) in the massive production
soon to be offered here.
A peculiarity of these evil sections
of London, says Mr. Lloyd, is that
tiiey so frequently are immediately
adjacent to the most staid, reputable
and polite tactions. It is so with
Field Lane. That is how it, happens
in the storv and in the screen ver
sion of "Oliver Twist," that Oliver,
gone only 15 minutes from the quiet
and genteel home of Mr. Brownlow,
finds himself in the sordid, vile
section wherein Fagin and his gang
flourish.
The reader of Dickens will find
verything in his memory concern
ing "Oliver Twist" suddenly il
lumined and flashed forth again in
this First National attraction.
IXOYD FILM AGAIN" HELD
"Dr. Jack" Continues Remark
able Hit at Majestic.
-Will Harold Lloyd give up the
screen for a flyer at the stage?
Many movie stars have had such
ambitions, but there is not a chance
that Lloyd ever will appear in the
legitimate again.
While he was making "Dr. Jack"
which is now in its third week at
the Majestic theater, Lloyd received
a flattering proposition from the
Selwyna of New York to return to
the stage.
Arch Selwyn in his letter to the
young star wrote:
"My brother and I are very much
Interested to know if you would be
Interested in the stape production
of a play which Mr. Edgar Selwyn
has written and which we think
would be a very suitable vehicle, for
you.
"We do not know what your con
tract is nor what your arrange
ments are regarding picture work;
but we do feel that you would be a
great juccess on the stage, if prop
erly exploited under the proper
management and with' the right
kind of a play, -
"If you are interested we would
like to go into the matter further
with you, as We are both great ad
mirers of your work." "" . -
Lloyd's answer to this offer is the
same he has given the past three
years to all requests that he make
personal appearances: "No." People
know him only as a screen charac
ter. To step out of that province
Would be a mistake, he feels, and
he therefore has tepeatedljr and
consistently maintained his policy
of "no personal appearances."
IP A'D GOISG" STARS MIX
Hippodrome Offers Snappy Story
of Canadian Northwest.
Tom Mii, the William Fox star,
is giving thJiilifig ehtertainment at
the HippBdroihB theater, where he
s appearing in his latest picture,
Up and Gorhg' a story of the
Canadian northwest.
Mix seems equally clever at all
sorts of out-of-door Work, In this
picture he gives 'a fine exhibition
of handling a canoe, shooting
through the rapids like an Indian.
The picture has many features to
commend it strongly. The story is
excellent, the scenery beautiful and
Mix, of course, is always "up and
going.
l.va- Novak plays opposite the
star. Others in the cast are William
Cc-nklin, Sidney Jordon, Tom O'Brien.
Pat Chrisman. Paul Weigel, Carol
Holloway, Helen Fried, Marian
Feduche and Cecil Von Auker.
Lynn Reynolds directed the picture.
XOYEL FILM AT BLFE MOVSE
"Thelnia" Picrurized From Marie
Corelli's Xoted Xovel.
Is love alone worth living for
worth dying for? la it the only
satisfying good we can grasp among
the shifting shadows of our brief
existence?
These are questions asked in
Marie Corelli's great novel of the
Norseland, "Thelma," now at the
Blue Mouse, with Jane Novak in the
leading role, of the Norwegian girl
who married a British nobleman
and captivated London society by
her beauty and charm.
In these days of tragic romances,
with slayings and divorces crowd
ing the public prints, theatergoers
will give thanks for a screen ro
mance of such strong, clean, whole
somenesa as "Thelma." Millions
throughout the world have read and
re-read Marie Corelli's novel. It has
been published in more than a dozen
different languages. And all those
who have read it will see it pictur
iaed with truly religious adherence
to the original story. There have
been no deviations in the film ver
sion. Chester Bennett, who pro
duced it with uncommon skill, de-
velooed all thn noienant heart in-1
terest, all the sweet charm and all
the fiery drama that make the book
such a world-wide favorite.
Marie Corelli answers her ques
tions about love with smashing
effect. She leaves no doubt about
her convictions on this topic. There
SMUDGE' GIVEN AT PEOPLES
Charles Ray's Latest Feature Is i
Principal Attraction.
A romance of the orange groves
of southern California will be
shown on the screen of the Peoples
theater next week. Its title ia
Smudge," with 'Charles Ray In the
starring role. It Is released by First
National.
As Stephen Stanton, a young and
peppy college graduate, Ray has a
peculiarly appropriate role and the
picture is one-of the best in which
the star has eter appeared. The
story was written by Itob Wagner,
famous for his motion picture arti
cles in the Saturday Evening Post,
and the cast includes Ora uarew,
Charles K. French. Florence Oberle,
J. P. Lockney, Blanche Rose; Lloyd
Bacon and Ralph McCollougH.
Miss Carew plays opposite Ray.
this being the first time that she
&as appeared as his leading woman.
The scenes are laio. in i.ne mw
town of Citrona, which is located in
southern California and which is
the center of the orange and lemon
industry. The camera has caugni
vast vistas of orange groves, giving
the production a pictorial. Dads-
ground of great beauty, l-
Upon returning home from Col
lege Stephen Is presented tiy his
father with the Citlien, one of the
two daily newspapers in citrona.
and he Immediately find Mmseii
the center of a seething; vortex of
politics.
In a week Stephen is me mosi
unpopular man in town with all
but one girl. While she belongs to
the ranks of the enemy, sne goes 10
his aid and helps him to become the
hero of Citrona. But there is plenty
of trouble for both before the
happy ending i reached.
"RAGS TO RICHES" SHOWN
Wesley Barry Starred in Feature
at Rlvoli Theater.
All who revel in Wesley Bafry,
the 13-year-old boy actor, will hive
a chance to see him In another p!c
ture. The latest one in which he is
featured is "Bags to Riches," now
at the RivoH.
Here Wesley is the same befreck
led, ' fun-loving, mischievous lad
who delighted thousands in "School
DajVi the same youngster who
runs the gauntlet of glorious scraps
and shuffles" out of them with a
coolness which has been -the envy
of every youngster and grown-up
seeing him on the silver screen.
The story Is about young Marma
duke Clarke, only child of the
Wealthy Blakewell-Clarkes, who is
surrounded by every luxury. . oui
pines for the normal vigorous life of
boyhood. While reading a book of
adventure one evening he is visited
by a burglar, introduces himself,
and When the second-story man
proves adverse to conducting opera
tions on a safe with a bystander
looking on, Marmaduke follows hlnj
to his quarters a den sheltering a
dangerous gang of crooKS. unis oe-
gins the action, wnicn moves
lightfuily through the country, and
into a sheriff's home.
The taking of certain parts of
"Rags to Riches" is said to have
been attended by great danger to
both Wesley Barry, the producer,
director and camera man. In one
instance Wesley, holding fast to the
side of a trestle while . a 'train
roared past, found his strength give
way, and dropped 50 feet Into the
whirlpool below, where he was for
tunately saved by a camera, man.
who swam to him. Producer Rapf
and Director Worsley also had to
dive hastily into the water when a
train approached while they were
along- a track to discover a suitable
spot to "shoot" the scenes.
In addition to Wesley Barry, the
cast includes Niles Welch, Ruth
Renick, Russell Simpson, Mrs. Min
na D. Redman, Richard Tucker,
Bulalie Jenson, Jane Keckley, Bam
Kaufmanf Dick Sutherland and
"Jimmy" Qulnn. The story is by
William Nigh and Walter De Leoh.
COLUMBIA HAS NOVEL FILM
"The Light In the Dark" Is Chief
Picture Attraction:
A motion picture that marks an
other milestone in the progress of
the siient dramatld art will be the
attraction at the Columbia,
Xt Is the screen version of William
Dudley Pelley's fereat story, "The
Light in the DarX" presenting not
only a plot of great dramatic vigor
and faseinating romance but intro
ducing several scenes in color.
Hope Hamptott is the charming
star of "The Light in the Dark," and
with her will be seen such famous
players as 13. K. Lincoln, Lon Chaney.
Theresa Maxwell Conover, Dorothy
Walters, Charles Mussett, Edgar
Norton and Dore Davidson.
Tli. tor. nnftrave tha rnlA ftf Roe.
sie MaeGregor. an otrpha-ned country !
girl, who goes to New York to make
her living. She obtains a position as
a check-room, girl, but an automo
bile accident takes her from rather
drab surroundings to a home of
wealth and social standing. There,
J. Warburton Ashe Is fascinated by
her charm and beauty and makes
love to her. She believes him, but
when she learns of his 'deception she
leaves.
The finding of a strange cup in an
English forest, however, leads Ashe
back to the girl in the slums of the
east side. Around this cup is woven
a powerful story, in which romance,
tragedy and stirring adventure fig
ure. 0
The bold theft in a courtroom of
the goblet, which is rumored to be
the Holy Grail, and the dramatic
finish of the thief, who goes .to' the
bottom of the river with his pre
cious loot, furnish some of the big
thrilling punches in this extraor
dinary production.
"A FOOL THERE WAS" SHOWN
Lewis Stone and Estelle Taylor in
Circle Feature.
"A fool there was, and he made
his prayer ," but neither the
prayer nor the fool nor the vamp
would recogniie one another if they
saw themselves today on the screen.
They're all changed completely, and
you who remember "vamps" of past
years will have a hard time finding
any resemblance in the Vvamp" of
the present.
The story of "A Fool There Was,"
which was probably the original
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Scenes from "Omar the Teatmaker," wltk Guy Bates Post, the noted tiIm
artist In the celebrated character at left of photograph.
WHAT is declared to be one of
the finest of the season's
cinema productions is coming
to the Rivoli theater soon. It is
"Omar the Tentmaker," with Guy
Bates Post in the titular role, and
is an adaptation of Richard Walton
Tully'9 stage play of the same name
that served Post on the speaking
stage for more than four years. It
was directed by James Young and Is
a colorful story of Persia in the
days when Omar Khayyam wrote
the Rubaiyat.
What Is undoubtedly one of the
strongest supporting casts ever as
sembled appears with Mr. Post in
this picture, including Virginia
Brown Faire, Nigel deBruliene,
Noah Beery, Rose Dlone, Patsy Ruth
Miller, Douglas Gerrard, Boris Kar
loff, Maurice Flynn, Edward
Kimball, Walter Long, Evelyn Sel
bie, John Gribner, Will Jim Hatton,
George R-tgas and Gordon Mullen.
Director Young haa given the
photoplay the benefit of his rich
talents, wide experience and bril
liant leadership in the ranks of
directors. Settings for this master
film were personally designed and
executed under the direction of Wil
fred Bucklanfl, the first man in his
field in the films and still recog
nized as Its finest craftsman. A
city was erected to represent the
streets of Naishapur, the garden of
Shireen, the famous Inn where
Omar spends much of his time, the
shah's palace at Teheran, the great
judgment hall of the governor of
the province, the temple of Zoro
aster, the schoolroom of Nizam ul
Mulk and various dwelling places.
A vast number of costumes and
properties was needed for these
great sets and the - hundreds of
players who participated in the
various scenes. These were all Under
the direction of Milano Tilden, who
has been associated with Mr. Post
for many years as his stage man
ager. Francois Nazare Aga was the
Persian expert. George Benoit,- who
photographed "The Masquerader,"
was in charge, of the cinemato
graphic corps. No expense was
spared to make the picturization of
"Omar the Tentmaker one of
beauty and reality.
ture with action at the Circle
theater.
Let's flash back for a minute to
the original play, just for compari
son. You will remember that the
vamp has a gory scene at the close,
where she waved her - arms in
triumph over the fnan whom she
had driven to death. It was a theat
rical and hectic finish. Unless you
could see it again you would not,
perhaps, realize how impossible it
is from the present-day viewpoint.
The old drama had little of the
art of repression which now marks
acting for the screen. Everything
blazed out in the daylight. Emo
tions were pounded and hammered
like a tough' steak Until they man
aged somehow to get over to the
public.
The new vamp---1923 model is en
tirely different fromihe once famous
type. She is the intellectual vamp.
She doesn't let the man become
aware that she is "vamping" him.
She does not overdress. She is- al-
there it was hot and dusty, the
alkali dirt cutting into the skins of
the players and chapping their lips.
Shortly afterward the day tempera
tures dropped slightly and the night
temperatures went almost to zero.
About that time many of the white
players took to visiting the Indians j
in their tepees, as these were much !
warmer than the canvas tents.
There is great speculation rife in
film circles as to what Madge Ken
nedy's next picture will be. After
completing "The Purple Highway."
her first picture, she sold the rights
to "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall"
to Mary Pickford. The Charles Major
novel was to have been her second
feature. Miss Kennedy In the mean
time Is making a success of "Spite
Corner," a John Golden stage pro
duction In New York. She will be
gin her second picture shortly. It is
said. s '
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Alice Brady and her company of
Paramount players have returned
to the Long Island studio from Mi
ami, Fla., where they have been
making exterior scenes for "The
Leopardess," which was adapted
from Katherine Newlin Burt's novel
of that name. .
Most of the south Sea island
scenes were made at Cape Florida,
and the company is now at work at
the studio uader the direction of
Henry Kolker.
Those who appeared with Miss
Brady in the south sea sequence of
the picture are Montagu Love, Ed
ward Lanford, George Beranger,
Marguerite Forrest and Charles
Kent.
Charles de Roche, the well-known
French film actor, after spending
a week In New York, has gone to
California to begin work at the
Paramount west" coast studio in
"The Law of the Lawless."
Mr. de Roche is to play opposite
Dorothy Dalton in this production.
The story Is by Konrad BercovicL
It will lie directed by Victor Flem
ing. Last week Mr. de Roche was
given his first glimpse of an Amer
ican studio. He was amazed by the
Size and equipment of the Long Is
land plant.
"No wonder American pictures
lead the world," he exclaimed. "You
have everything to work with."
MARY PICKFORD BOOKED IN
NEW PRODUCTION OF "TESS"
Blue Mouse to Play Film From Novel by Grace Miller, Dramatized
by Rupert Hughes.
Mary Pickford In seen front new screen version of Te of (he Storm
Country," in which she achieves new artistic heiehts.
Special Concert Music in
Picture Theaters.
Directors Are Offering; Attractive
Programmes Today
Ways self-contained In her actions
and in her wiles. She seeks to trap
rather than to destroy, and she reai
ly "vamps" the man because she
loves him.
Miss Taylor, who play the lead
ing role, endeavors to evolve the
impression of a vamp who Is typical
of all up-to-date vamps. She has
made her refined to a degree; and,
while her character gives vent to
tantrums and fits of temperament,
everything - she does is measured
mentally rather than physically.
Many of the hardships that faced
the pioneers of 1849 on their way
across the western plains have been
met during the past few weoks by
the 3000 men and women with
James Cruze making scenes in the
Emerson Hough story, "The Covered
Wagon," as. a Paramount picture.
Many of the big scenes are being
filmed on a ranch In Utah near the
Nevada state line ' along Snake
valley. When the comnany arrives
AN ANNOUNCEMENT pleasing to
patrons of the Rivoli theater is
that Salvatore Santaella, the tal
ented and popular leader of the
IUvoH orchestra, Will play a piano
solo at the noon concert today. The
number, .a reauest, is "Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 12" by Lizst. The
week-day concert number played
afternoons and evenings in connec
tion with the regular picture bill is
"Ziegfeld Follies 1921."
Following is the complete concert
programmer
"Ballet Suite," La Source, fas Des
EcharpeB, scarf dance, "Scene
D'Amour," "Variation," "Dans Circaa-
slne," (Leo Dellbea); "Orlentale," (Cesar
Cut); "Ziegfeld Follies 1921," selection
(Victor Herbert, R. Friml and Dave
Stamper); piano solo, "Hungarian Rhap
sody No. 12." request, played by Salva
tore Santaella (Franz Lisit); "Estellita,"
valse patnetlque (Victor Herbert)
"Overture to Buy Bias" (F. Mendelssohn
Op. 5.)
The feature number on Keaten
concert today at the Liberty theater
is a number called "Starlight," just
off the press, composed by Clarence
Olmstead of Portland. The pro
gramme in full follows:
Overture-. "Bridle Rose" (Lavaller) ;
"Traumerei," request (Schumann): "Pier
rette," air de ballet (C. Chamlnade);
"Starlight" (Clarence Olmstead); Keates
concert; Liberty grand chorus, singing
bid melodies.
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EVOTEES to the cinema art are
going to have the opportunity
of seeing "Teea of the Storm
Country" again, and therein lies a
tale of more than passing interest
In the first place, this was the
picture in which Mary Pickford
scored one of those earlier big
screen triumphs, whioh insured her
Immortal fame and inspired the
populace of the whole country to
proclaim her "America's Sweet
heart." That was just eight years
ago, for this epochal photoplay had
its inning in 1914.
Now, in this 1922; her new "Tess
ct the Storm Country" is coming to
the Blue Mouse theater, according
to announcement by Manager Fred
Teufel, who smilingly announces
he has "a knockout,"
Mary Pickford will be seen frr a
second tine as Tesg In an elaborat
ed version of Grace Millar White's
celebrated story. The "Queen of the
Screen" re-oreated this lovable
character before the -camera at the
Fickford-Fairbanks studio at Holly
wood and this notable revival is
row being presented Internationally.
Although this particular story
6erved to carry Miss Pickford to
the foremost ranks of favorites
among photoplayera, she had earned
her rights to real stardom before
Its presentation. In fact, she at
tracted wide attention when she
ruade her debut on the speaking
stage at the age of 5 years. Her
first role was that of a boy, Little
Ted, and she did this so well that
et the age of 8 she went on the
road in "The Little Red School
house" and a year later was starred
in "The Fatal Wedding," in which
she played the part of Jessie, the
little mother. Not long afterward
she won the honor of originating
the part of Betty Warren in "The
Warrens of Virginia," a David
Belasco production, which was this
srar's first play on New York's
Bi-oadway.
After completing her contract
with Mr. Belasco the luro of the
movies sained an upper hand, and,
under the direction of David Wark
Griffith, she made her first appear
ance on the screen, becoming a
pnme favorite from the inception.
Her initial salary was $40 a week,
but she was receiving $2000 a Week
very soon afterward, and ever elnce
she has been climbing steadily,
until today she is paid (10,000 a
week.
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"vamp" story, has been made into a
big production by William Fox.
Estelle Taylor plays- th principal
role, and Emmett Flynn, who I
made "A Connecticut Yankee" and jf"J
"Monte Cristo" for Fox, directed the ' Lj
picture. Lewis Stone has the role of
the tool ana Irene Kicn is tne wife.
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KEATES' CONCERT & CONTEST
On Our Mighty Organ
Xo, 1 Overture "Bridal Rose"
La vail er
No. 2 "Trail merei"
Bequest Schumann
'Xo. 3 Pierrette"
Air de Ballet..C. Chamlnade
jfo.4 "Starlight"
Olebrated Portland com
poser, Clarence Olmstead.
No. 5 Keates Contest.
No. 6 Liberty Grand Chorus..
Singing Old Melodies
TODAY AT 12:30
The things you've laughed and cried '
over unfolded in scene upon scene
of the adventures of the workhouse
waif. A masterly picture a tri
umph replete with the human es
sence of Dickens' wonderful tale.
A First National Attraction
A THE MANHATTAN TRIO
L Musically Offered as the Three
London Dandies
S LYMAN H. HOWE'S SEA ELEPHANTS
O KEATES AT THE WURLITZER
A flare of mystery
a flame drama
kindled . by the glowing
beauty of the star who
blazed into fame in "Star
dust" and now appears with
dazzling radiancy in the
drama of a girl a thief, and
a reckless lover. Lon Chaney,
slave to the beauty of a
woman new to the under
world, reveals a crook role
that is epochal, while E. K.
Lincoln as the reckless, er
rant lover gives this screen
achievement so much of the
force that never fails to
awaken a quick response.
fore, critics are hailing "Thelma" ' There we have the inevitable an
as not ouiy one of the foremost familiar triangle, which is the lea
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