2 THE SUNDAY ' OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 17, 1932 DECADE REQUIRED BY TULLY TO MAKE BIG PICTURE QF "OMAR THE TENTMAKER" That Was the Time That Elapsed Between the Conception by the Playwright and Its Appearance on the Screen Author Traveled to Persia to Obtain Local Color. 1E 'I "ytfti ,fr v 111 .fit 3 145, vg- - I ! ! i I tVixtft' f r- hit Gay Bates Pout In scene from "Omar the Tentmaker," in which he scored a big hit on the stage and which snccess he Is duplicating in screen version now the feature attraction at the Rlvoll theater. WBNTY years to make a photo-1 play. That was tne length 01 1 i , r, a y. wr, t v, ' A. Hmo that alnneurt hstwsn th'Playe m.. i-m i ..i in which Guy Bates Post is starred, and its appearance on the screen. Just two decades ago Richard Valton Tully, since become one of the foremost of the country's theat rical producers, decided that the romantic career of Omar Khayyam should be Immortalized in drama. Several years were consumed in reading the large number of qua trains written by this famous Per sian, and the books about him. Then Tully traveled in Persia, where he devoted a considerable period to etudying the country where Omar was born, and particularly the city of his nativity, Naishapur, in order to acquaint himself with the traditions of the land. ' Returning to the United States, he began actual work on the play. Writing and rewriting, correcting and revising, it was four years be- NEWS OF THE MOVIE THEATERS (Continued From First Pag-e.) "The Bright Shawl." Miss Gish is one who believes that in order to give a perfect story to the public. It is rrecessary to live the part she is acting. She is therefore under going an active and Intensive course In Spanish, having as her teachers two young Spanish maidens who are now in this country. DORIS MAY AT HIPFODR03CE Vn and At 'Em" Is Ilvely Ve- 1 I hide fop Popnlar Star, Motion picture devoteca who pre fer to laugh when they go to their favorite theater will find pleifty of opportunity if they see "Up and At r.m," Doris May's swift-moving cfl.nedy now at the Hippodrome theater. Like all Miss May's ve hicles it was fashioned chiefly for laughing purposes. It has its touches of drama, but the comedy elements sparkle and glow and make the picture delightful. Miss May is in her most fetching mood. Little madcap always, she doesn't miss an opportunity to register all the vary ing shades of comedy and Pathos , that make her character in "Up and At 'Em" one of the most appealing to which she has ever lent her tal ents. - The story has to do with the ad ventures of a blithe girl who takes her life as one long good time. Doris May is seldom serious. And In "Up and At 'Em" she keeps the fun bub bling from start to finish. In the cast are such well known artists as llallam Cooley, Otis Harlan, Clarissa Selwynne and J. Herbert. William Setter, who directed Miss May in all her former vehicles, served in a like capacity in the making of her latest picture. LLOYD FILM RUN EXTENDED "Dr. Jack" to Continue lor An- other Week at Majestic. " The management of the Majestic theater has again been compelled to extend the run. of Harold Lloyd in "Dr. Jack," his latest mirthquake. which now enters into its fourth week at that theater. There has not been the slightest abatement of interest in this splen did feature. People who have wit nessed it In the early days of Its engagement have returned. And they have brought friends, and the friends then later returned bringing more. Lloyd, who is Bteadily clinching his right to the title of comedy king, has achieved something dif ferent in comedy photoplays in this production. Aside from the hilari ously funny situations and scream ingly funny episodes, he has man aged to include a romance of con siderable charm. - Lloyd's comedies are clean and wholesome. He does not have to resort to suggestiveness to produce laughing results. The present ve hicle possesses an abundance of snappy action and rapidly succeed ing events that will please the most hardened fan. Ten years ago Harold Lloyd was a high school student in San Diego. He entered studioland and virtually was nothing. Then one day, during a comedy hit in a picture, he took the liberty of putting on a pair of spectacles. Those spectacles were tne beginning of the making of Harold Lloyd. And he has continued to make good. When he announced that he would make five-reel comedies the wiseacres declared that "it couldn't be done." Well, he has done it and the pronounced success of "Dr. Jack" at the Majestic is only an other indication of his achievements. 'SMUDGE' SHOWN AT PEOPLES Charles Ray in Latest Release Is Feature Attraction. The manner In which a "-oung country newspaper owner, fighting 1 P - r - fore the play was completed. Then , uo yiuuuvcu ti. iiiiiiaGxj., 4 ua, , played in it four years straight "Omar the Tentmaker" is an adaptation of Richard Walton Tully's stage play of the same name that served Post on the speaking stage for more than four years. It. was directed by James Toung 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 de Bruliere, Noah I Beery, Rose Dione, Patsy Ruth Miller, Duglas Gerrard, Boris Kar loff, Maurice Flynn, Edward M. Kimball, Walter Long, Evelyn Sel bie, John-Gribner, Will Jim Hatton, Georga Rigas and Gordon Mullen. Director Young has given the photoplay the benefit of his rich talents, wide experience and bril liant leadership In the ranks of di rectors. Settings for this master film were personally designed and against bitter odds and unscrupu lous enemies, managed to get the upper hand forms the story of "Smudge," released by First Na tional and starring Charles Ray, which ia now playing at the Peo ples. Ray plays the art of Stephen Stanton, who, following his gradua tion from col'ege, returns to his home town, itrona, located in the California citrus belt His father, owns- at the Citizen, one of the tv' daily newspapers In the town, flimg nvpr in him thn Arittnnjnl management of the sheet Stephen soon discovers that the burning question in the town is the smudge" produced by the pots ' which the orange and lemon grow-t What " Is undoubtedly one of the ers use to drive away the frost strongest supporting casts ever as from their -groves. Dust and sootlsembled appears with Mr. Post in literally cover the towns while the this picture, Including Virginia pots are In operation, ruining ; Brown Faire, Nigel de Bruliere, clothes and in other ways proving J Noah Beery, Rose Dione, Patsy of considerable annoyance. The women of the town, aided by those not financially Interested in growing of oranges, have started a reform movement with the object of preventing the orange growers 1 from using the smudge pots. The citizen, being the organ of the orange growers, has been dedicated to a policy of defense of the de vices. But the women manaee to con. vince Stephen that they are in the right and, to the horror of his father, Stephen turns about and de nounces the smudge system. The elder Stanton organizes a bitter crusade of ruination, but Stephen, uemg an ingenious youth, man ages to solve the question in a manner which pleases both fac tions. MODEL AT BLUE MOUSE Audrey Munson Featured Player in "Heedless Sloths." Audrey Munson, the "modern Venus," who has attained world wide fame as an artist's model, having been chosen by the greatest modern masters to pose for their great works?' has finally been in duced to go into the movies. That ,her maiden effort as a screen star already sets her in the front rank of motion-picture actresses, is the opinion of everyone who will see "Heedless Moths," the Audrey Munson pnotopiay, now at the Blue Mouse. As her director Robert Z. Leonard declared when the picture was completed, "Miss Munson take to the screen life like a fish to water." The noted model was fortunate enough to make her debut on the serene In a picture that has rarely been equalled In artistry and ex travagance. In addition to the magnmcenee of the production If self, the picture possesses the added interest of being a true narrative of Miss Munson's life within artists' ' studios. From the day when she em barked on her career and was forced to fight all the trickery and hypocrisy of sham artists whose only interest in art was to lure un suspecting girls to their studios, up to the present day, when Miss Munson has attained the pinnacle of her fame as the World's most beau tiful art model, "Heedless Moths," describes every step in her career. Besides the powerful love story which "Heedless Moths" contains, there are scenes in artists' cham bers which have - rarely been matched for picturesqueness and charm, The figure of Miss Mun son also plays prominently in the picture, and spectators of this un usual film, will find a delight in beholding the most perfect woman ly form of the age. It will be easy to understand why Audrey Munson was chosen as the model for the country's greatest statues. In every large city of the country Miss Munson's person has been the model which the artist used In the statuary that adorns municipal museums. . It will be a treat to the eye to, executed under the directibn of Wil-. 1 1 wuAiauu, . " i umu field In the films and still recog-! nized as its finest craftsman. A city ; Man" is said far to surpass it. was erected to represent the streets j According to Joseph De Grasse, who of 'Naishapur, the garden of Shireen, I directed Mr. Ray in the screen pro the famous inn where Omar spends i duction, the screen art ' form pro much of his time; the shah's palace I vides the more appropriate milieu, at Teheran, the great Judgment Hall 1 The philosophy, gaiety and whole- of the governor of the province, the Temple of Zoroaster, 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 play- era 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 aB his stage manager. ; Francois Nazare Aga was the Per sian 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. see this gripping photodrama and a lesson to that multitude of young girls who aspire to pose for the masters. STRONG FEATURE AT RIVOLI Guy Bates Post Starred tn "Omar the Tentmaker." What Is declared to be one of the finest of the Epson's cinema pro ductions is now at the Rivoli thea ter. It is "Omar the Tentmaker," with Guy Bates Post in the titular role, and I-s an adaptation of Rich ard Walton Tully's stage play of the same name that served Post on frha nn.1rtnff ntoo-A n wntCA than four years. It was directed four years. It was directed by James Young and is a colorful story of Persia in the days when Omar Khayyam wrote the Rubaiyat. Ruth Miller, Douglas Gerrard, Boris Karloff, ' Maurice Flynn, Ed ward M: Kimball, Walter Long. Evelyn , Selbie, John Grlbner, Will Tt "1 1 ... ( d 1111 n&llUU, UTBU1B fii&ao AUU UU1- don Mullen- Director Young has given the - ..." . f . i.,'Wiilu.!!iiji.iiiWWii.i,i,,,i,iumtw iii i mi mi , uw,TO,j, ji.mil ii muitm - ,..,, on i itinn m sis nrmamiMssi mi nrin nirini.il . f - I TODAY! I rj&t :: fS sssvjM-Mswswsa? J fgt tvSl v ii c - ij HimI wimnninrtmi yjt atmEy i photoplay the benefit of bis rich I talents, wide- experience and bril i liant leadership in the ranks of directors. Settings for this master film were personally designed and executed under the direction of Wilfred Buckland, the first man In his field in the films and still recognized as its finest craftsman. A city was erected to represent the streets xrC 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 Zoroas ter, the schoolroom of Nizam ul Mulk and various dwelling places. A vast number of costumes and properties . were needed for these great sets and the hundreds of players who participated in the various scenes. These were all under the direction of Milano Til den, who has been associated with Mr. Post ' for many years as his stage manager. Francois Nazare Aga was the Persian expert. George Benoit, who photographed "The Masquerader," was in charge of the cinematographic corps. No expense t wa sparea co m&Ke me prciuriza. tion of "Omar the Tentmaker" one of beauty and reality. "TAILOR-MADE MAN" SHOWN Charles Ray Starred in Circle Theater Feature Attraction. - A From all advance reports, Charles Ray made a, happy choice in select ing '''A Tailor-Made Man; for his initial United Artists production. Heralded as setting a new, and higher standard of screen comedy drama, it is now at the Circle thea ter. "A Tailor-Made Man." is a'slgnifi cant production in more ways than one. Not only is it "the costliest photoplay ever produced by Charles Ray, but it presents him in a new character, - a nevel environment and astounding situations. He Is said to have made the role of John Paul Bart one of the most colorful and picturesque In the annals of screen drama, and to have outdone himself in point of . humor, charm and tenderness. Although the stage play was one of the salient successes of the last w, . screen version of "A Tailor-Made somehess of "A - Tailor-Made Man' undoubtedly carried a particular ap peal to American audiences, patrons of the spoken drama.' The same should hold true in the case of the screen interpretation and elabora tion. . Supporting Charles -Ray In this production are Ethel Grandin, Jacqueline Logan, Thomas Rlcketts, Douglas Gerrard, Victor Poter, Thomas Jefferson, Stanton Heck, William Parke, Edyth Chapman, Kate Lester, Frank Butler, Nellie Peck Saunders and others. LIBERTY PLAYS KYNE STORY 'Brothers Under the Skin' Proves Rollicking Comedy. 1 A rollicking comedy-drama, a pic turization of a story by Peter B. Kyne which ran in the Cosmopoli tan Magazine, is the photoplay at the Liberty. It Is "Brothers Under the Skin," another of Goldwyn's "Big Twenty," and, judging from advance reports, will be on an equally high plane with the pro ductions that have preceded it The domestic misadventures of two young married couples and the husbands' similar solution of their problems furnished the plot of the story. One couple lives In a Bronx flat the other In a Riverside drive apartment. Both husbands are em ployed by the same firm in capaci ties as widely different as their salaries one a manager, the other a humble shipping clerk. But each encounters the same situation at home a1 sweet lovable wife, whose chief talent seems to be spending her husband s salary and more. E. Mason Hopper directed the pic ture, which is said to be one of the best things he has done. And Hop per. It may be remembered, was re sponsible for "Dangerous Curve Ahead," which was a masterpiece of directorial skill. "Brothers Under the Skin" has no one star; it is all-star. Consider these names: Helene Chadwick w.-..y.MwtoMi&te j Y ft ' I 1 s - x M fit'"" .r ' 1 r t l K r , tlx ! i I ill-- v A ill I , ' p - t- . - - . f 1 E r v M 1 & 1 ? ' 1 l" ' " II V '?i'&JSi&2&SSi&&&&& 3 nWXA6enl Jean Hersholt vrno Is rapidly making and where he has also made JEAN HERSHOLT is a Dane by birth, but a mighty loyal Amer ican citizen by adoption. Inci dentally, he Is one of the greatest delineators of villainous roles in all filmdom. He has proved this to the entire satisfaction of a very wide consensus of opinion In three of the biggest photoplays of the current season, namely, Mary Plckford's new Tess of the Storm Country,' Mae Murray's "Jazzmania" and Marshall Neilan's "The Stranger's Barfquet." Mr. Hersholt came -to the United States more than 12 years ago after having devoted some 16 years to starring In spoken drama through out the Scandinavian countries. His original idea was to merely pay Uncle Sams domain a visit out when he chanced to tour southern California and saw the extent of the film-making industry there he decided to linger long enough to try his hand at it Having been a director-general ior ueamart a Claire Windsor, Mae Busch, Norman Kerry and Pat O'Malley. Surely a cast to be regarded with respect As the shipping clerk's wife Helene Chadwick is said to duplicate the success she achieved In "Dangerous Curve Ahead" and other big Gold wyn productions. Claire Windsor, who was leading woman in "Grand Larceny," and who will be seen in Marshall Neilan's next production, "The Strangers' Banquet" is the other wife. Pat O'Malley is seen as the shipping clerk and Norman is-erry as tne manager. "EBB TIDE" AT COLUMBIA! Picture Screened From Story by ; Robert Louis Stevenson. The ' absorbing and sympathetic story of how Robert Herrick was mired In theswamps of. civilization and of how he finally struggled 1 J a record for himself in atudiolnadt himself immensely popnlar. largest film concern, he became a director In Hollywood. He presided over the plcturlzlng of many of Zane Grey's stories for B. B. Hampton and also directed some pictures in which the Novak girls were starred. Then he responded to the call of the grease paint again and resumed activity in his field of first love, soon leaping into prominence be cause of his extraordinary ability to play so many widely different char acters. Today he ia recognized as one of the truly great stars of thepplayed at the daily concerts. Fol-1 cinema, and it is a foregone con elusion, according to wiseacres, that his interpretation of the terrible Ben Letts tn Miss Plckford's "Tess of the Btorm Country," which coming to the Blue Mouse theater, will en down In screen hwtnrv a one of the high lights of histrionic achievement while his portrayal of Prince otto in Miss Murray a "Jazz mania" Is said to be equally as im pressive. back to firm ground Is the theme of "Ebb Tide," a picturiza tion of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story, now at the Colum bia. Lila Lee, James Klrkwood, Raymond Hatton. George Fawcett, , c 1 Next Saturday, f 4 Sunday At 12..30 1 1 Noah Beery and Jacqueline Logan are the featured players. A young man of good birth and too careful rearing he was never allowed to face responsibility Robert Herrick becomes a drifter and is stranded on the beach of a South Sea island. Here he meets two other derelicts, a discredited but likeable master mariner named Davis and a shady, vile-mouthed London clerk called, Huish. The three are drawn together by the bonds of hunger and exile, and they barely exist until a chance offers to take out a smallpox ship. The voyage of the schooner with its cargo of champagne and its na tive crew tries the souls of the three derelicts, and each faces the crisis in a different way. When food runs low they sight a mys terious island, where they found a remarkable white man named Attwater, who lives there with his daughter and a few natives. For years Attwater has taken pearls from the lagoon and this treasure offers a new temptation to the three adventurers. Herrick is en snared against his will, but Attwater cleverly defeats Davis and Hulsh and wins over Herrick to the side of honor. , Naturally there is a girl who loves Herrick and her devotion has much to do with snatching Herrick from "the ebb tide in man's af fairs." The photography is excellent, and the ecenes on Attwater's Island are of the most gripping character. A desperate fight with a devil fish In 20 feet of water is one of the big thrills of the picture. . . Getting Indians steamed up to stage a battle before a motfon pic ture camera is slow work, but get ting them to stop once hostilities have begun Is slower. The squaws weep and pray and cheer them on, they Tide wildly toward their ob jective and every last Indian takes a swing or a shot at something until he Is exhausted. It doesn't make any difference to them whether the camera is running. The battle is real to them and can't be Inter rupted, and it is Just plain luck if somebody doesn t get hurt. James Cruz made all these discov eries recently on a ranch near the Utah-Nevada line, where he has been camped, out for some time making scenesy for "The Covered Wagon" as a Paramount picture. Special Concert Music in Picture Theaters. Directors Are Offering Attractive Programmes Today. AN EXTRA fine programme has been prepared by Salvatore San taella, the director of music at the Rivoli theater for the noon concert today. " One of the numbers Is "Pan americana," by Victor Herbert, com posed for the Pan-American exposi tion. The overture, "Morning, Noon and Night," by F. V. Suppe, Is also on the programme and -will be lowing is the programme for the concert today in full: "Faust" fantaala (Gounod) ; "Panamer- loaua" (morceau characteristique) (V. is; Herbert): "Love Birds" electlon (8. Romberg) ; "ValM Trlste" (J. Sibe leus) : "Czardau" from the ballet "Cop- I pelta" (U Dellbes) ; "Morning Noon and vertu" rQt) (Frauz V. Suppe). Henri A. Keates, popular Liberty organist has arranged an interest ing programme 'for his concert to day. It will include: Selections from "A Prince of Tonleht" (Joe Howard); "Calm a the Night" (re quest) (Carl Bohm); "I'll Be in My Dixie Home Again Tomorrow," aong; Keates' contest; iiberty grand chorus, singing old and new tongs, -I iTt-' f""- m'J"jt-' Whitney Boys' Chorus of 50 Voices! PLAYING TODAY by Peter B. Kyne . - " with Helene Chadwick Claire Windsor Mae Buach - Tat O'Malley . Marriage is no laughing matter, but you will howl at the trials and tribulations of two husbands who discover that strong-arm methods make wives all the more loving. , THE MANHATTAN FRIO "HAM" HAMILTON IN 'THE EDUCATOR' -NEWS WEEKLY KEATES PLAYING Keates' Kontest AJfD ORGAN CONCERT No.l. Selections from "A Prince of Tonight" Joe Howard No. 2.-"Calm la tne MfChl" (request).. Carl Bohm No. 3. "I'll Be in' My ' Dixie Home. Again Tomor-. row" Song. ' . . No. 4. Rentes' Contest. No. 5. Liberty Grand Chorus. Singing Old and Jf ey Songs. MARTHA' -V 'White Frontier" Cast Is Completed. Strong- Support Selected for Sfext Dorothy Phillip Film. FTER an exceedingly careful . combing of the fieid of avail able players both in the east and in the west Allan Holubar .has finally completed the selection of the cast which will support Dorothy Phil lips in "The white Frontier." This picture is based on an original novel by Jeffrey Deprend and was adapt ed py Violet Clark. The exterior shots are now being made at Truckee, CaL, -.fter which the com pany win go to Montreal and tho Canadian backwoods, ! returning thence to the United stndios to film the Interior scenes of this stirring tale. "The White Frontier'" will fol low "Hurricane's Gal" as the second Holubar-Phillips production to be distributed through Associated B'lrst National Pictures, Inc. Ju!ge: Duroscher,. the male lead of the story, will be. played by Lewis Dayton, hitherto unknown to American audiences, but established us a tremendous favorite in Eng land where he has been starred on t:ie stage and screen. Mayme Kelso, one of our best known character actresses, plays Nanette, the confi dant of the stellar role. Some of her best known parts were In "Cheating Cheaters," "For the Defense," "Re becca of Sunnybrook Farm," and the recently completed "Kick In." George Siegrmann, soon to be seen as Bill Sykes in "Oliver Twist." plays Scarborough, the heavy in "The White Frontier." Norma Talmadge, who has Just re turned from England to begin work on her next production, "Within the Law," believes many of the big men in that country could become screen stars. She offers a chance for screen applause to the Prince of Wales. Lloyd George, Earl Balfour, Admiral Beatty and promises wide distribu tion through Associated First Na tional. In an interview, she said: "I would like to produce a film in which many of England's famous men and women appeared in the cast. During my visit to England I saw public personages who appear to possess excellent 'film faoes." and who, I think, would make admirable film actors." , The castinsr of James Otis' "Toby Tyler," in which Jackie Coogan wilt star, is causing a great deal of in teresting difficulty to which Eddie Cline is bringing his well-known sense of humor. Since the whole story is laid in a circus, all the characters of circus life must be re vealed, and that includes "freaks.'' In the story the fat woman and the skeleton man are great factors, befriending the otherwise friend less Toby and protecting him from the cruelties of a brutal boss. They must qualify not only physically for their roles, but they must also b competent players, for their roles are important and charged with heart interest. "How to Bo Happy Though Per secuted" is Katherine McDonald's new problem. It is not hard for the average screen heroine to show fear when someone with black whiskers and a nasty, ingrowing disposition pursues her. The real problem, however, is to show fear when she Is persecuted as attractively as only Arthur Edmund Carewe can do it. For this young continental star Is not only very good looking in his Slavic way but he is a most entertaining conversa tionalist and is withal so ir resistible that It takes a lot of Im agination to be convinced. But Miss MacDonald takes a fresh grip on the gorgeous negligee she wears in the first part of the story, and her great appealing eyes do the rest. Konnan Kerry whasi