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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. DECE3IBER 10. 1922 GASTON GLASS SCORES UP REMARKABLE LOVE RECORD In Pictures But Two Years Yet Has Made Love to Ninety-nine Per Cent of Attractive Women Stars of the Screen. ' - I - if' I ; , 1 4 1 " Gaston Glass, dashing romantic actor film love scenes, but seldom. ALTHOUGH Gaston Glass, the dashing romantic actor from France, has been in American motion pictures only two years, he has established the enviable record Of bavins" madp. love to 90 De.r cent of all the women stars on the screen. Few leading men have gone the rounds with such rapidity as he has and none have leaped to greater prominence in such a brief space of time almost solely on account of an extraordinary ability as a cinema! lover. Among the celebrated luminaries to whom he has paid such ardent court are: Marguerite Clarke, Alma Reubens, Norma Talmadge, Viola Dana, Shirley Mason and Pauline Starke. To each one he has been so sin Cere iu his make-believe ardor that each one declared they really were Ade Works Merrily on New Film Story. "Back Home and Broke" Has Thomas Meighan as Star. NO original story ever written for the screen was more carefully prepared than George Ade's story, TBack Home and Broke," which is now being filmed at the Paramount Long island studio, according to Thomas Meighan, who is the star in the picture. - "Ade told me the general idea of this story a year ago," explained Meighan, "shortly after he had agreed to write 'Our Leading Citi zen,' and he went about building the story in a systematic way. He studied the technique of the motion picture at the Lasky studio in Cali fornia before he wrote his first screen story, and he applied what he learned at that time to the wrlt- C T?S4aSS A marvelous producfoi! JSZUd3 "Freckles" is seen in the. I t i4" J js'' I greatest role of his screen U H"t,l, career. The pcJarc is chock- fj VWa -jS.; ; A ful of laughter, thrilling f nWtr?SE I scenes, suspense and beauti- I ,-, ' h.Jr I ful romance. L f - .7--rL!l . de luxe concert I 12:30 Noon Today I I QJD-W'A Direction - - ' SALVATORE SANTAELLA from France who figures in many If ever, wins tbe fair lady doubtful at times as to whether or not he was merely acting. "I doubt if- any other actor knows as much about how to please a woman with love manifestations as Mr. Glass does," one very famous actress remarked recently. 'I really don't think my husband would like to have me play opposite him In an other picture .if it wasn't for his devotion to art for art's sake." When Mr. Glass came to America from Paris, he was almost totally unknown. He leaped into fame overnight through his great per formance In "Humoresque," and has since been in demand for twice as many pictures as he could possibly do. The outstanding feature of his work in this masterpiece was his love-making to Miss Reubens. In cne of his later pictures, "The King dom Within." he is the featured player with Pauline Starke because of his compelling romantic interpre tation of a strong role. ing of the present story we are making. "George Ade never does anything by halves. Unlike some authors and some actors I know, who conde scended to come down to the mo tion picture, Ade is working to do something better for the screen than he has ever done before. He is studying and working every min ute to find the best way of express ing thought through the medium of the camera. His hand has never once gone toward the old trunk" for a dusty manuscript. "When Ade got ready to put the story of "Back Home and Broke" on paper he came to New York from his home in Indiana and spent a week with me, Director Alfred Green and Tom Geraghty, scenario chief, whipping the story into shape. We. talked, I acted and Ade re wrote nearly every scene in the story before it was ready for shoot ing. The whole thing was done in a workmanlike manner. "But that was not the end. Every week I get from three to four let ters from George asking how the I story is going and suggesting new 1 points to strengthen the story. He is the most enthusiastic author who evr wrote a line for the screen. It certainly is a pleasure to work in a picture like thf& one." Gene Stratton Porter's production of "Michael O'Halloran," each stena vt which has been personally su pervised by herself, is now being: cut and titled, ready for early winter release. Mrs. Porter, who has spent each day at the Thos. H. Ince studios dur ing the actua. production of her picture, has now retired to her study, from where before beginning work on the plcturization of her next book she has contracted to send her publishers a new novel and a number of magazine editors, ar ticles and stories for their publica tions. She plans now to begin work on her next picturized version of one of her books in the early spring. .-.. Five more screen players were engaged for the Warner Brothers production of "Little Church Around the Corner." These include Mar guerite Seddon, Cyril Chadwick, Walter Long, Alec Francis and Winter' Hall, The other members of the cast are Kenneth Harlan, Claire Windsor, Hobart Bosworth and Bes sie Love. William A. Seiter ,is di recting the picture. Final Scenes Filmed in "Back Home and Broke." Tqm MeiKhan's Next Picture Ileported to Promise Much. FINAL scenes for Thomas Meigh an's Paramount picture, "Back Home and Broke," have been filmed at the Paramount Long Island studio and the picture is now ready for editing and cutting. George Ade is expected at the studio soon to help write the titles for his etory. The story deals with the varying fortunes of Tom Redding, a young citizen of Bradford any small town that the salesmen who have to stop off call a village who ex periences the thrill of being broke and being snubbed by his fellow townsmen and then has a sudden reversal of fortune due to an oil gusher. The picture ia a cross-section of small-town life of the kind that only George Ade can write. The sup porting cast for Mr. Meighan in clude Lila Lee. Laurance "Wheat, Florence Dixon, Maude Turner Gor don, Frederick Burton, Gertrude Quinlan, Charles Abbe. Cyril Ring, Ned Burton, James Marlowe and Eddie Borden. Most of the exterior scenes for the picture were taken in Sag Harbor, Long Island, . and Pittsburg, and all the interiors were made at the Paramount Long Island studio. The direction was by Alfred E. Green, who has directed Meighan in his last four productions. 'OMAR" CONTEST BEGINS (Continued From First Page.) trains are herewith quoted, and are to be used as a guide as regards structure only. "A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou Beside me singing in the wilderness; Oh, wilderness were paradise enow!" "And that inverted bowl they call the sky, Wnereunder crawling coop'd we live and die, Lift not your hands to it for helD for it As impotently moves as you or I. The rules governing the contest are as follows: 1. Each quatrain submitted must be original and unpublished. 2. To be eligible each quatrain must follow the structural form of the quatrains of Edward Fitzgerald, although the text itself must con tain no phraseology in Fitzgerald's work. 3. It is unnecessary to include in the quatrains submitted any of ths phraseology of even any of the words contained in the prose sub ject that has been set for versifica tion. This versification may be as free as desired, providing only that the spirit of the Khayyam saying is preserved. 4. In judging the quatrains sub mitted, the judges will consider as being of equal importance three fac tors, i.e., originality, the preserva tion of the Khayyam meaning and literary excellence. 5. All quatrains submitted must be mailed to Hamilton Wayne, pho toplay editor, The Oregonian, and should be mailed not later than De cember 28,. as the contest closes on December 29. . No quatrains submitted can be returned, and stamps should not be enclosed for that purpose. 7. Contributions should be type written or plainly written in ink and on one side of the paper only, and GREAT MARRIAGE COMEDY TO BE SHOWN AT LIBERTY Henpecked Husbands Turn Cavemen in "Brothers Under the Skin," ; Which Is Replete With Hilarious Situations. . pm- .S" v is x If Mivv H "V I Claire Windsor in scene from Peter B. Kyne story, in which Helene Chad wick, Pat O'Malley and Norman Kerry also appear. rK MASON HOPPER, who dl- r" rected "Brothers Under the I -Skin,' which comes to the Liberty theater soon, is known as the W. L. George of the screen. George, the t English novelist, has gained a reputation for his almost uncanny knowledge of women which he displays in his books. Hopper, who is one of the foremost directors of motion pictures, shows his knowledge of femininity by the little human touches which he puts into his productions. "Dangerous Curve Ahead," a Rupert Hughes story which he directed and which scored a tremendous success, was full of such realistic and true-to-life moments. The same is true of his latest production, - "Brothers Under the Skin." The photoplay deals with two married couples one rich, the other poor and tells how the, hus bands brought happiness into their homes by -the- introduction of some refined cave-man methods. Hopper studies women. He knows every contribution should bear the name and address of Uie author. The production of "CTnar the Tent maker" closes at? the Rivoli Decem ber 29. a"d 'that date will also mark the closing of th.e quatrain contest. The winners will be announced either Monday or Tuesday of the following week simultaneously in The Oregonian and on the screen of the Rivoli theater, or from the stage, from which, in all probabili ties, the prizes will also be handed out. The winner of the first prize will also have their photograph published m The Oregonian. No member of the staff of The Oregonian is eligible for the contest. Mr. Metzger will -award the fol lowing prizes: $25 in cash for the first prize, $15 for the second, $10 for the third, $5 for each of the Now Beginning-Third and Last Big Week! I ' .L.,. p:fv' -X:J fill history from (bast f' MmWAW1 i? P to (hast . i -"fWSfe . f I SaH.Fmn Examiner. ; jf "Jm i Show, at 10:45, 120, cSlfe 5:00, 7:05, 9:10. "-t?f.pf 1 & Wees 55c to $1.50 (more fZ&Sl - 1 l&r i 1 than 30 lower than in Cali- , V . v: : M tKfet I I 1 forf or Lhe EMt)-. No at: i ,i scats reserved. I - W ' ,'. - I i l. i - r " . ., j, J Augmenttd Orchestra playing -"K I f;4-j specially composed score ' - ' - T" " Attendants costumed in the : . '. vrv-v., f' T'.-y'- ' same manner as is Marion .-ry-zsm.. ..;v.::..r.rt-:',-..-:: f i . Davies in this photograph ' . v i S 1 from the play ' I 1 . how to talk, their -language, ahout their chilren, and what they enjoy eating. His hobbies are cooking and children. The director has the larg est prlVate library of cook books in the country) his collection number ing $00 volumes. Whenever there are children in the picture he makes friends with them and plays with them. He has a little daughter of his own and is devoted to 'her She sometimes sits and watches her daddy by the hour as he pilots the actors through their parts. Asked to comment on his conceded knowledge of the fair sex, Mr. Hop per said: "The confession of ignorance is the beerinnlner of wisdom. I like to study women and their ways, but I pretend to no special knowledge. I should feel less hesitancy in eaying that I understood chemistry or mathematics than to say I under stood women. Rather modest that for a man who is known as the W. L. George of the screen. ( fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth winners, and 20 pairs of passes to the Rivoli to be awarded to those worthy or special mention. Some readers may wonder why the Rubaiyat of Omar Khyyam is men tioned so much in connection with the production of "Omar the Tent maker." That is easily explained. Khayyam is the Persian word for tentmaker, consequently Omar Khayyam really s means Omar the Tentmaker. Tradition has it that Omar's father was a tentmaker by trade, but there is every reason to believe that Omar himself never paid a great deal of attention to the calling of tentmak ing. So far as the photoplay is con cerned Mr. Tully, the producer, has described it as being "a play of love, tolerance and friendship." Roman- tically and pictorially "Omar the Tentmaker" is one of the most in teresting and colorful productions ever screened. - Because this is a poetical contest The Oregonian does not want one of the flat and lifeless variety. Put all the snap and originality into those four lines you possibly can. Go in to win that first prize. Get the money and the additional pub licity. The winning- poem with the photograph of their wrir will be published in this paper. Kindly understand no additional information regarding the rules of the-contest can be given other than those stated above. You must abide by them. Inquiries over the telephone to this office cannot be answered, as the photoplay editor is one of the judges. The other judges, who will include professors and other literary lights as well, and possibly Air. Metzger, will- be announced later. Writer Says Film Really Disarms Criticism. Montague Glass Waxen Enthu siastic Over "Hungry Hearts.? MONTAGUE GLASS, who was en gaiged to write s.ome of the titles for "Hungry Hearts.", GoW wyn's film adaptation of the book of short stories by Anzia Tezierska, had this to say of the picture when it was first fiown to him: ' 'Hungry Hearts' is a picture that entirely disarms criticism. One might just as well try to criticise the technique of a motier wirstarg a child or a bird singing, or any other simple, natural, beautiful thing. It was not like seeinig a moving pic ture to me. It was like eaves dropping. I felt as though I had no business to be there, intruding my se'if upon the troubles of those kind- hearted unfortunate Jehudins. I loved them all. I had sympathy for the hard-boiled landilard, too. He sweated so profusely. As for Sop kin, the butcher, there are hundreds of Mm only not quite so natural' on every block in the eighth as sembly distract. "In short, 'Hungry Hearts' 19 far away the most human moving pic ture I have ever seen. Gawd! How I like it! Can I say any more than that?" "Hungry Hearts" was adapted to the screen ty Julien. Josephson and directed by E. Mason Hopper. An all-star cast includes Bryant Wasih burn, Helen Ferguson, E. A. Warren, Rose Rosanova, George Siegmann, Otto Lederer, Millie Schottland, Abe Budtin and Frankie Raymond. Paul Bern edited the production. ... Here's another thought for the boy or girl who wants to become a leading player the first week he or she is in pictures. It's the selling problem. "One reason we can't put an unknown right into leads," says Robert B. Mclntyre, Goldwyn casting director, "is that the public isn't interested in him, or her. Our policy is to start new people in very small parts and build them gradually in the esteem of directors and publio." . Baryl Mercer, noted actress of the English and American stage, had appeared in only one motion picture before going to Los Angeles to play an important role in Goldwyn's pro duction of "Broken Chains" and "The Christian." The other one was produced in England e.ight years ago by George Loane Tucker. "THE BIRTH OF AVIATION" SHOWN IN UNIVERSAL FILM "The Mirror" Becomes Increasingly Interesting San Francisco Fire Picture Revelation Initial Attempts of Men to Fly Offered. MOTION pictures, although In their infancy when flying was first developed, were fortu nate enough to record the first b'.rdhops of man. This took place at Le Mans, France, in 1908. Wilbur Wright, the first real aviator, re mained in the air only a few . min utes and covered a trifle mors than two miles. But "it was a great deal more than anyone else had ever dona before. Until that time the Wright brothers had been regarded variously as either maniacs or frauds. Airships were considered the hopeless dreams of crazy inven tors and the invention of flying had been classed with the philosophers' stone of the alchemists and "per petual motion." WTright went to Le Mans to dem onstrate his Airplane to the French. He and his brother Orvllle had met more or less with the cold shoulder in their efforts to interest the American government. For a week he remained at Le Mans without flying. The wind was unfavorable. This brought many sneers from the French press, and Wright was openly accused of being a fraud. Then one day he went up and stayed up under perfect control. He im mediately became a popular hero. He was hailed as "king of the air" and, thousands flocked to the field to see him fly. A few days later Wright flew again, until within a few weeks he had broken all records for fly ing and had astounded the world by his performances. He flew on one occasion for almost an hour, circling the field again and. again. Later he took up the first passen ger4ever carried and remained aloft for an hour. The world was astounded. Congratulatory, mes The Stirrihg, Romantic Love Story by MARIE CORELLI i yV now I - rwl FRIDAY I I Jyi NIGHT l Bl Parisian li Ii loid in tntorgettawiK; . Frocks, Furs l' 1 Scenes of Beauty, f-f C tVand Jewels I Splendor and J 1 Dramatic Punch. jf?t pJ 1 V"-f ' X 11 i! !l STARRING THAT ! I I; POPULAR SCREEN STAR l I !; ; a r-v HELD SO GREAT HAS BEEN THE DEMAND OF THE PUBLIC WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THE EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT OF "THE VARSITY FIVE" NEW MELODIES NEW SONGS PORTLAND'S ONLY INDEPENDENT FIRST RUN THEATRE. OH mSHlNCTN- ABOVE TENTH sages poured in upon the Wrights from all parts of the world. Wil bur Wright was decorated by the French government and by foreign governments and was the guest of monarchs, ' statesmen and scores of lesser European notables. "The Birth of Aviation," a re markable picture in which the early flight and queer machines are con trasted with modern airplanes, will soon be shown in Portland theaters. In addition to the Wright 'mures, there are Glenn Curtise, Gene Ble riot and Henri Farman, all shown in their original machines. s Laura La Varme, who has just been engaged to play "Miss Craw ley" in Hugo Ballin's production of "Vanity Fair," comes from a family of Journalists. Her father was a newspaper man and her three broth ers are editors in different parts of the country. She says her earliest recollections are of creeping under the type cases in the printing room to pick up the type that had been dropped by her father, and the "big gest licking" she ever received was on the day when she upset one of the forms of her father's weekly newspaper and "pied" it hopelessly ten minutes before it should have gone to press. 1 It is reported that Jean Hersholt. now enacting the role of Prince Otto in support of Mae Murray in "Coronation," will play a second time with Mary Pickford, he being favored for a prominent part ln "Dorothy of Haddon Hall." Mr. Hersholt's performances in Miss Pickford's "Tess of the Storm Coun try" is said to be one of the most noteworthy histrionic achievements of recent cinema history. OVER! MATS. (WEEK DAYS) 25 EVES. (AND SUNDAYS) 50 STECHELES ORCHESTRA Harry Q. Mills, Organist.