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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1914. " MOTION PICTURES ESTABLISHED AS PUBLICITY FACTOR I OR Its headline attraction, Win ning- tomorrow, Pantag-ea will or. : fer Bothwell Browne' absurdity to music, "Tno Merry M&aquer aders." with Nat Cola and Frank DaTla, aa chief fuomakars, supported ky 10 chorua g-lrln. Tho added feature Is Miss Daley llarcoart, English com. Company, in JThat Girl"; Davie, "The Twntth f!ntur Ideal." and Bait An nlntnua A fVft Trf-tlAnl Rdtl Festival ln four reels will form the peetacular feature at The Oaks amuee ment park today, and the balance of the week. Every part of .the Festival will be shown on the screen In the form of a pretty lore story, "How Bes sie Saw the Portland Rose Festival." Motion pictures of the orowd at The Oaks will be taken today and developed next Sunday. McElroy and his nana, the i Hawaiian Troubadours and Don Carlos' monkey hotel are other features - air amphitheatre. e - It remained for a woman, Alice Iii-own. of Boston, to csoture the Win- throp Ames play fcontest with a prize that will amount! to at least $19,000. More than 1600 manuscripts were sub mitted to the Judges before they awarded "Children of Earth" flret place. . As a novellet. Miss Brown has al ready rained an astaDiisnea repuumuu with such works as "Margaret War rener," "King's End" and "Tiverton Tales." Character drawing- is one of her strong fortee, and one of the most , meritorious features of her play is said to t her presentation or rur "Children of Earth- is Mies Brown's 'first ions drama to be presented. The i prize Is awarded in the form of royal I ties and assurance of Its almost Imme diate production Is made by Mr. Ames, leo.that, if it is euccesefui. Miss Brown will likely collect considerable royalty 'after the $10,000 mark la passed. The 'contest judges were Augustus Thomas, iAdolph Klauber and Wlnthrop Ames. On Monday, In Chicago, Oliver Mo roco will try what may prove an ex pensive experiment when he presents iy.ggy o'Neil in "Peg o My Heart." It Is claimed by Lauretta Taylor, the original Peg, and J. Hartley Manners, er irusband and the author, that Miss Taylor's contract will not allow- any one else to play Peg in certain of the larger eastern cities, among them Chi- 'cas-o. e Guy Bates Post,, in his much-talked-of Broadway success, "Omar the Tent , maker," reached Ban Francisco a week ' .am- " mmA Aa,tan AnAiMinAmAnta mm v 1 lend, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver and I Victoria on the coast before reaching l)uluth early in September. ' Anna Held and her courtship by eprlnoe Paul Nakllanoff of Russia, are ' the talk of Paris at present The 'prince la a member of the csars body uard, and was a student of Grand uke CyrU In Paris. He is showering i costly gifts. such as $180,000 pearl ; necklaces, upon the actress, who ad mits his attentions, but says nothing Is really settled Just now, although ' the prince Is urging her to name an , Immediate wedding day. Owing to the failure of John Gals worthy's play, "The Mob," In London, Otis Skinner, who was to nave pre sented It in the United States this win ter, has abandoned his plana for such a course. . George Primrose, one of the last and most notable of the old time minstset performers, has retired from the stage. ' i , , , , ' 1 1 . i . , n. ,., j - 4s '-at, ipv Ik Ay r? Xmy v Ir-r-- MwiK '.'.d S' Mr- and Mrs. Ralph R. Earle, about to start for Mount Lassen to take pictures of it for Patne. is shown Lloyd W. McDowell, pioneer publicity man to use motion pictures. Below - Motion pictures are now firmly es tablished as an important factor in publicity work. Every movement has a pioneer, and In this case it was Lloyd McDowell, publicity agent of the Great Northern railway. For the past two-years especially he has waged his camera campaign over mountains, along rivers and through forests to the very heart of the wilds. Mr. McDowell has been assisted in his work by Ralph EL Eaxle, nead cam era man on the Pacific coast for Pa the Weekly, Thursday morning Mr. and Mrs. Earle left Portland in their road ster, by way of eastern Oregon and the Klamath Falls . country, for Mount Lassen, California's active volcano. The Earles came to the northwest three weeks ago for the Portland Rose Festival and the automobile races. They make all of their trips by motor. CALENDAR OF THIS WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS . HEILIO Eleventh, and Mor rison. Motion picture, Annette Kellerman in Neptune's Daughter." BAKER Broadway, Morrl- son and Sixth. Motion picture, "Atop of the World." Arctic PANT AGES Broadway and Alder. Vaudeville feature, "The Merry Masqueraders." THE OAKS Amusement Park. PEOPLES West Park and Alder. Motion pictures. COLUMBIA Sixth, between Washington and Stark. Motion pictures. GLOBE Eleventh and Wash ington. Motion pictures. STAR Washington at Park. Motion pictures. MAJESTIO Washington at Park. Motion pioturea. CIRCLE Fourtn and Wash ington. Motion pictures. Roulette Dancing Very Latest Fad STorfolk Xoof Garden Chalks Off and immbers Squares on Tloor Winner Gets Prise. New York, June JO. The cabaret manager who hasn't a stunt for the edification and amusement of his guests at least once a week is indeed rare. Sometimes the stunts prove too popular to be superseded by an other within a week. Such is the case where such a little thing as "roulette dancing" draws great crowds nightly. The New York roof has Its dance floor chalked off Into circles Just large enough for a couple to stand in, pro vided they stand close together. These circles are numbered. On the wall is a large wheel, divided into as many numbered segments as there are cir cles on the dance floor. While the dance Is on, a whistle suddenly blows. The musio stops. Every couple Is sup posed to Jump into a numbered circle. The head waiter at the blast of the whistle starts a pointer in the roulette wheel spinning. If, when it stops, it points to a number corresponding to the number of the circle on which you stand, you win a prise. Some of these prizes are mighty attractive, too. They may be a vanity box, a cigarette case. a cigar holder or lighter. The scheme has proven so popular that dosena of dance hall managers have stolen the idea. Theft of an Idea In this town is proof of Its popularity. Actor Folk Hoping For Better Season Sramatlo Tear Just Closing Baa Xft , Many Bleaching Bones on the Theat rical Trail; Pictures Sid Damage, New York,' June 20. The 191S 1914 dramatic season, than which other left behind so many Motion Pictures And Cabarets Cause New York. June 20. One doesn't have to go far to find reasons for the numerous failures that have marked the 1912-11 and the 1813-14 theatrical seasons, and for the mere- mediocre success that has marked most of the new productions that were not fail ures. The last Issue of one of the best theatrical publications of New York a; publication Ahat is the unof ficial organ of the vast dramatlo Inter ests here goes to the length of some 4000 words to admit that two things are chiefly responsible for the present state ot affairs In theatredom. They are tne motion pictures and the cabar ets. The former are offerinir really won- 'aenui -values." The caliber of the stars who perform for the film oom panles. taken as a whole, haa ben vastly superior to that of the theatre folk who have not acted before the oamera. Add to this the ten, twent. thlrt admissions, and the fact that the motion picture audience can see more action in less time than the the atre audience, and the answer la mat But the motion picture bouses are not doing all of the "value", offering. The caoarets are neck and neck with the motion picture shows when it cornea to giving tne price payers value reoeived. There are a dozen palatial palaces of eat in this town, where you can, by paying a little more for your food, get a mighty enjoyable vaudeville show thrown In. Then, toward midnight, enters the tangold terpslchore. In which new form she still haa little old Mew xorx at her feet. ! and will come north again the first of July tor the Tacoma races. Mr. McDowell furnishes service for more than 800 dally papers. Amonn the Oregon pictures which he and Mr. Carle have produced are "Along the Columbia River," "The Deschutes Can yon, Central Oregon," "Here and There in Oregoa," featuring the Crooked River bridarejin Central Oregon; "Op portuniUesBor a Million Acres," fea turing scenes In Central Oregon, dur ing a motor trip of 1000 miles on which round up of 4000 head of cattle was seen. INGLE features making ah entire show predominate on the screen programs. fat least for the first half of the 'week. The Peoples will show a Jesse I Leaky fea ture, "The Only i Son," with Thomas W. Ross, the original star. In Wlnchell Smith's heart story, i The picture Is produced la five parts with 200 scenes. Annette - Kellermanh in "Neptune's Daughter." the feature recently com pleted in Bermuda, will be the Helllg attraction zor the week beginning to nlghC with dally matinees on the six following days.; The Baker will show the Dobbs or iginal arctic pictures : of Alaska and Siberia, called "Atop! of the World. Customs, peoples and animals of he lar norm are-inoiuaea in tne picture. Our Mutual Girl, heads the bill at the Columbia., which is completed with a two-part Majestic, "The Rebellion of Kitty Bell." and a two-part Keystone comedy, "The Knockout," On Wednes day the first - of the Mutual's new serial, "The Million Dollar Mystery,' will be ahown., ! j At the Globe the big picture Is a great Vitagraph comedy in two parts, "Father's Flirtation," with John Bunny, Flora Finch. Kate Price and other . of the company's favorites. Pathe Weekly, and a drama complete the bill. Klaw & Erlanger's big four-part production of Southern's popular play, "Lord ' Chumley," will be shown on the Wednesday change. The Star will have the tenth ad venture of Lucille Love, the girl of mystery, this one taking place In Mexico. Other pictures on the same program are a Lubln, "The Lure of the Pit;" a Vitagraph. "The Persistent Mr. Prince," and the Hearst-Sell g Weekly. Also on ; its Wednesday change the Star will have a Klaw & Erlanger production, "Strongheart," in which Robert Sdson was so very pop ular. The 'third, and at the same time the first, theatre to run a Klaw & Erlanger production this week. Is the Majestic, which -will show The Bil lionaire," beginning today until Wed nesday. The remainder ef the : pro gram Is made up with a Lubln. 'XTlaim No 3: a Vitagraph, "Only a Sister;" Madame O thick, soprano, and, 'Esther Sundqulst, violinist. . . j For. today only the Circle will offer Pathe'a big production of "Germinal, or the Toll of Death," made from Zola's famous novel. It Is a foreign Industrial story said to be one of the 1 moat powerful Pathe has ever pro duced. A Reliance comedy, "The Cow boy's Chicken Dinner," and vaudeville complete the program. . i - "Dope" and "The Drug Terror." the Utter Mrs. William Vanderbllt'a pro duction, are two motion pictures ex citing widespread interest and much highly favorable newspaper comment in New York and Chicago. Both have to do with evils of drug using, and are aimed at destruction of the habit. Dope" has arrived in one of the Port land film exchanges, and has been viewed by the board of censorship, who nave approved It and expressed themselves as most anxious for it to be given a local showing. It is pro duced in six parts, with -. cast of Broadway stars, beaded by Laura Nel son Halt ' The scenario was prepared by Herman Lleb, who ahows the hold drugs have In high society walks of life. It is 'reported that the films and pic tures which were taken In South Amer ica by Colonel Roosevelt and Anthony Flala, on their recent expedition, are failures, because they remained under water too long at the time the canoes of the party capsized. The loss of the pictures is a great one, aa their educa tional value was held most Important. THEATRE XaUi t. A -8380 Gee. x Baker, Maaagr SEE teniMA oiilTTOV ZBT TTT.mi rXOSC OAJUTBOZX XAXX XBW TOSK ajtd a. mux o ojra txa nc cxxcaoo SEE Balcony ; C- " ' e ; N T S LOWER FLOOR 2d c E N T S HEILICJ llth and Morrison Main 1. Aril 22 7 DAYS MATS 2:30 NIGHTS 8:30 Beginning Portland Plant May Produce Pictures Attractions of Vast Week. HEILIO Dark. BAKER - Motion pictures, ."Samson." PANTAOES Vaudeville. THE OAKS Amusement Park. PEOPLES. MAJESTIC, CO LUMBIA, GLOBE, STAR, CIR CLE Motion pictures. Pormer Journal Man Becomes Dramatist atellmiaary Stepe Taken la Xos An geles ror Premiere ef Flay, "A Mod el Maid," Indications point strongly to the fact that Miles Overholt, creator of the Tanglefoot verse, and former Journal man, has arrived as a dramatist. Pre liminary steps were taken last week . for the premiere In Los Angeles of Mr. Qrverholt's play. "A Model Maid." The play was written with Walter Law rence, leading man of "The Isle of Bong Bong" company, and the score will be supplied by William Loral ne. musical director of the same organiza tion. It goes without aaylQg that "A Model Maid" is a comedy. Comment tng on it, the Los Angeles Examiner says. "The libretto makes a noise like a laugh in every line, for Mr. Over holt has put into it the humor that is born of wit." 1S INDEX TO CHARACTER no whitening bones on the trail theatrical. has breathed its last, almost, and stage folk have eyes front. talking about next season. The actor folk, op timistic as usual, are hopeful that the autumn will see an Improvement, but seasoned managers shake their heads in gfoom, believing that the worst Is yet to come to the legitimate drama. It Is the pictures that are working havoc with the flesh-and-blood drama. The movies, whloh have Invaded a big proportion of the Broadway theatres, have come to stay, at least for a con siderable time, the producers believe. The pendulum will swing eventually and the regular actors will come into their own again, but meantime all the show people who can get out from un der are making film hay while the clnoma aun shines. Owners are leas ing their newest and most palatial houses for movies. Managers are put. ting in film dramas and letting the high priced actors go as fast as their contracts expire. David Belasco a few days ago olosed a contract by which all of his recent successful plays will be done for the motion picture stage. Woman Author to . Produce Own Plays Eleanor Ptrst of Bex Sex, as Well aa Tlnrt Writer, to Organize Motion Picture Company. um or tne xirst women, as well as one of the first authors, to organise her own motion picture producing com pany. Is Ereanor Qates, author of "The Poor Little Rich Oirl," "The Plow Woman," "The Biography of a Prairie Girl" and "Cupid, the Cow Punch. Miss Gates has located her studios at Mount Klsco, N. T., and her director Is Richard Gar rick. The first releases will be three or four reel features, made from Saturday Evening Post stories of the writer, who will choose a cast of player folk of the types she bad In mind when she wrote the stor ies. "I believe that the possibilities of the motion picture are just being re alised," says Miss Gates., "As much art can be put into a picture as into a story or a play, and with the whole world available as a. setting, the iim. Its of the legitimate theatre disappear ana xne aumor is unhampered, .a new day has come, and a new art Is being developed whloh brings Into play all th skill. Ingenuity and creative power or camera man, airector, actor and au tnor. Plans Under way to Make This City Xeadtnarten of Established Oonoem. Pint Scenario Hearly Completed, Raymond Wells of the Baker Play ers did not go east at the close of the season as he had planned and thereby bangs a tale of motion pictures In the making and the future possibility of Portland s having an established pro ducing plant A group of local men who were Interested In such an enter prise prevailed upon Mr. Wells to re main in Portland and begin producing at once, as he has had experience In such work In the east. The first scenario to be attemnted la "The Promised Land." a picturesque western story of placer mining. Any morning the past week several auto mobiles loaded with members of the company, properties and other appur tenances might have been seen on their way to Troutdale where the exterior views are being filmed on the Sandy Rivera A couple more days work will finish the first picture and It is ex pected that as operations grow a suit able studio will be erected, the force increased and Portland, with its won derful natural surroundings, placed in the ranks of pioture producing locali ties. The hour at which musical and th atrlcal entertainments begin in differ ent countries is a curious Index to na tlonal character, says the London Musical Record. Our own reputation aa a busy-people having a strict regard -for economy of time Is sustained by -the : inevitable evening serformanoe. - The more easy going German goes to .Ms concerts some time between 4 and 'It; while In Spain the afternoon. siesta ; forbids such early hours, and an enter tainment is frequently protracted well Unto the night. Formerly the theatres tfn Madrid sometimes remained open kntn I o'clock, although 12:30 is now he legal hour for closing. WINS POPULAR CONTEST Marguerite Fisher, a Silver ton. Or. girl, bas won the popularity contest that has been conducted by the Photo play Magazine. Miss Fisher is leading woman with the Beauty company. Her winning score, was 418,000. Kathlyn Williams won second place; Mable Norm and. third; Mary Plckford. fourth, ana Mary jruuer, xutn. . The New Tork run of Perlmutter" promises to summer. ' . - 7 MfSmmM I '"NIGHT I 11 ! : SHOWN I 11 Mr. f ! ONLY IN I 11 V 4U -- . SAN j Y: FRANCISCO I 'l l LOS I II h ANGELES U K NOW I l p , IN. . PORTLAND I "THE NX r In FAVORED PEiaTEcrvv1 N X NEPTUHFS " 'I Pl DAUGHTER vjH All Seat ' fcttsjlfci Reserved 1 25c and 5QcJ V i Maude Adams will spend Che early portion of her summer vacation at her home at Ronkonkoma, and will later go to the Catskllls. "Potash and continue all TODAY, MON, TUESDAY 99 Special Vitagraph In Two Parts "Father's Flirtation Made expressly for fun By BUNNY. FINCH, PRICE AND BEAUDET. PATHE'S WEEKLY Always Interesting. ' ''- ' 1 v - The Song in the Dark TWO-PART DRAMA Lore Survives AIL WEDNESDAY We Present KLAW ft ERLANGERS PRODUCTION "LORD CHUMLEY' . . E. H. Sothern's Great Play 10c ALWAYSlOc OAKS 1 B. MBM A TOP OF THE WORLD IN MOTION woisanrL gcxirit rxox trx xjuto or T&B . MXDSTXOXT g-TJJI Oomenertaf Wild Aatmala la Their -HaUve Senate. Peerless Xaklmoe la Parault of Big Oame. Sarin naten TraiUag the Polar Bear and Walrus. Xarpoomlar Arctlo Monstere. Aaanal ATUalaaka Dog Team Baca. Breaka Beindser to Harness. toy SCoantaias and Gorgeous Glaciers la All xanr waosuy uraaasur And Other Xarveloue Beenes in the r rigid Borne "The Far North" The ZAad do rsBumi la atorr by Jack Los- doa and Bex Beach, Balcony 10 C E N r T . s v LOWER FLOOR : 20 c E N T S 7 Day Nights CONTINUOUS 12 Noon to 11 STARTING lITTaTf? Ol SUNDAY, JUllEi LV Portland's Great Park Amusement Performances FREE every afternoon and night. :30 and 8:30 rain or shine, intthe new OPEN AIR AMPHITHEATRE FESTIVAL FILMS 4 REELS Special added exclusive attraction Bzaxxraxsro W: MONDAY, JUNE 29 HODGE "THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS" mm IICTIHEE DAlElf 2.30 Unequaled Vaudeville Broadway and Alder St Week COffiUSAOlBtf a MONDAY MATINEE, June 22 EVERY ACT A FEATURE The Merry Masqueraders Bothwell Browne's Bi Musical Revue t FRANK DAVIS Beauty Chorus NATE COLE MISS DAISY .HARCOURT J England's Favorite Comedienne j SALT BUSH BILL The Australian Whip Cracker . THAT GIRL" 1 K Presented by Miss - May . Erwood and ; Company DAVIS? The .Twentieth-Century Ideal PANTAGESCOPE N 11 E A W T . I S N U . E U E U EE R V E S R" U Y C C D E A S Y S E 2 S 3 0 Be "Movied" at The Oaks TODAY Our camera will take 1000 of film. man feet EXTRA ADDED FEATURE . , EZRA MEEKER, Pioneer of the Old Ore gon Trail, with 1000 feet of interesting film of the famous highway over which the early emigrants crossed the continent. 7 i Lecture by Mr. Meeker at l&O, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9 p. m. "EJOiiriii::!::;;;!:!:!!!;;;":;;!!:::;;:?:;;!:! I PEOPLES THEATRE I Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Jesse L. Lasky PRESENTS Thomas W. Ross The Popular Broadway Star in His Original Role in - "THE ONLY SON" -By- Winchell Smith, Author of "Brewster's Millions" A Motion Picture Story That Knocks at the Door of Your Heart Picturized from the successful play; made doubly fascinating by the addition of 200 scenes and a select cast. McElroy s Band HAWAII ANS Complete Chanel of Programme All Performance Free Admission to Park 10c Cars at First and Alder. Launches at Morrison Bridge 1 XVa scaalA r Pletoxa. 775 femtek Scnfui tnvmns-W. m1na Oo, VMpctaton, 322 Washington Street Brtwaaa glxta and Broadway Music at 15c SEVEN BEST SELLERS ; The Rose of the Mountain Trail XhdTZST KZT "IU xo Xt All Ormw Aa-ala" -Z Waat to Oo Baek t Zlxl Lftia" Obi Mia-tar sauroaa mm" "Oaoa Zm a Thousand Taara mm Votaar of Mr Baot Otrl" Somoaodr Aoros Toa" Tbea 8Tn Hlta for $1.. Add le Each for Mailing. OMXtttXTLOTO 90XZ.S. XU9 1W11TI ' Bom mim. Stora BXXX3B . Cnooolatoa amd 09a rroxa I i. X. to I r, atordar to 10. Circle Theatre Si . Woak Sara lo Mig Bomalo Show. v Oaly Suadajm, XOa. TSX BXST BKOTZBO YZOTVUS with tho btt Musical Talent. Pre bos aoata for ladlas only.. Foreod air Taa- SUNDAY-RIONDAY-TUESDAY Tenth Great Two-Part Installment of - LOVE" ' See the Abduction to Mexico and Lucille' Escape From the Bandits There "LURE OF THE PIT" TWO PARTS A Melodramatic Story of the Wheat Pit and Its Terrible Gambling Operations "The Persistent Mr. Prince", A Vitagraph Scream, With Lillian Walker and Wallie Van Coming Wednesday June 24 Four Days KLAW & ERLANGER Present STRONGHEART Their Greatest Success -A GRAND TREAT Portland' Model Photo-Play House : ' ATTRACTIONS SUNDAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY "THE REBELLION OF KITTY BELLE" Her Husband Finally Learned How to Make Lore Two-Part Majestic, Featnrlns Lillian Giah and Robert Harron "Our Mutual Girl" y - "The Knockout" Detectives Find Marjraret " Two Reels of Knockout Comedy This Is Great by Keystone Players COMINO WEDNESDAY , " "THE MILLION - DOLLAR MYSTERY" $10,000 Rcwsrd for Iu Solution, TEN CENTS Admission TEN CENTS tilation. Opa 10:10 a. m. to 11:11 p. ra. - - - -i : ' j .-1-4'