THE OREGON . SUNDAY - JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1915.
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llv Avis Ixbdell.
EQINNINO at 10:30 this morning
ana continuing me nrat lour aays
wulr tli t a IcgcMr. will bni
feature-production of John B. llym-
m inn "In (h Khuinwa" "It will
h presented by Gordon De Maine and
t all star cast. The phi win oe com-
eted wtNJ a Ksystone coroeay.
Eight reels of pictures, Joe Roberta,
e banjoiat, and Clifford Carney, the
fi-a.nlnt-ma.ka tin the bltr bill that the
atlonal Is offering today. The fea-
re picture Is "The tieari or asramtea
oman' With Madame . Olga Tetrova,
autifuU Polish star, in the leading
leted with- Chaplin In '"By the Sea,"
! be Sort of a Oirl From Heaven"
id "Mr. Jarr'a Magnetic FHtnd."
The Famous Players production at
pinlii Is' "Kioba" with i Hazel
n Art h tltl role., It is a'fanei-
h.l dream comedy that deals with a
autlful ttatue wmon comes 10 me
ith her knowledge that of 3000 years
O. ' , i.M
r'.,-..., 'iv..-tik:n.n.l nfadv'M torv. "A
bifid of ' OoUt" has been made Into a
ur part Mutual masterpiece ana win
ature the Sunset's bill. It is a story
s sacrifice rewaruea witn iove.
ii9 Ttilllnirton and Bam De-
rasse play the leads. The bill Is com-
eted with a two part Keystone anu
e Mutual' ween iy. -
For. its feattfre the Star will show
three reel Imp mystery story, "The
otnbay Buddha." An oriental flavor
dominates 1n the picture, me leau
,. rr nrhth ci ro nortrayed by
obart Henley. Frances Nelson, How-
.Jt -tonmnn ami Allen - C. HOlUbar.
he theme is the theft of a gold statue
Buddha. I- Comedy- reels in me fili
ated Weekly will complete the bill. ,
mv.. mnha'm nrnirram : for this Wee
in i inffrnt features of
1 J X I.U1IO ID k " . . .
Ivo or three reels, comedies and otner
amas. changed, dauy. Aiuun u
matures arc -- -,-
.....t.rv.Rimdav: "Lonely tov-
Is." Monday; "The Girl and .the Bache-
r," Tuesday; rawns oi
n waP story. Wednesday; "J
ograph, Tnursaay; dciwcch ..
Them," Friday. . .
futures are Winning
LeJc." Midnight Picture of the Ex-
Sttlon BU. ennoay ,, n
oman In Uhe World' -f nal Zydora
isode, Monday; nne weu
mal ...... . .r i np una h
xplolts of Elaine, Wednesdaj.
WHERE is a regular, epidemic of in-
L ?UI" of tS William
ox publicity department that William
arnum got the head starti Now
Tmes- a Charles Chaplin stojy that
'ea r Mr. MFamum'a $50,000 I better.
rtUcs declare that his feet re the
ost valuable asset Chaplin has and.
cordingly, " he has protetteJfcnsli
jthe tune of $160,000 for the Joss of
ith feet, or $50,000 for the loss of
rie of them. ! .
"What kind ofc a picture comedian
old I imaae without my feet?"
uerles Charlie. '"In fact I think th
nount they are insureds for Is small,
i the loss of them would cut me out
r my aalary for the rerainder of my
ttl! Chaplin ls'sald twbe the high
it salaried comedian in the world.
Tha Vftanraph press man evidently
ad good intentions, but he was a Ht
e late Instartlng. He declares that
ie compaay has made, application for
1 00.600- Inmirance to protect Anita
tewart?8ga,nst t the -perils of, makin
rh quJddess.'' The production is the
i ut2mpn" tcrfatA4 tw-vIw?o
xct Bthat' 1 1 begins releasing on May
y, wand: is 'probably f almost completed,
e eptv4 press agent will have to
j better .jthan that.: . .
UK PATltE TJEWS. according to
the Cincinnati papers, nas given 10
hi wife, who has been sepa-
ii rmni ' him nlmnst a Mr. Ml".
anipbeli, while-looking at that num.
Of the Jvews, wpica enoweu vmci
an nurses leaving for FTance on the
earner La Touraiae. was amazea io
, nmnnr, thA ' nltTripR bin nWn W i f P.
3 nmvMft . 1
n m rrianar tiAfri a nHvatt showlnsr f
an4 carving v4 owill St ftTllV
U 1 11! Qi ' "VI , - tJ-.-v-v.-u " -
bnfirmed Jilm in his recognition. He
It once wired his Drotner in inpw iwrn.
b cable to Havre a here ths Touraine
Liv. in 'rTvtpr toitrw and Dersuadu
bra. Campbell to return.
NatllRlES are made'from time to
time to whetlher one can copy-d-h
iolnn. nlotiiiraolav manuscrlDt.
C writer cannot copyright a motion
icturetpiay manuscript as sucn. ma
fnrtiirtlnn ran h tioovrlehted after.lt
fe filmed, but the wiriter of an original
i'.n v-anivnt aonrl a' flmiv of that Dic-
li replay plot to. Waahlngton and obtain
fJpyrlf ht protection on . it. ,- Attorney
frank B." Willis, jpteseni, governor of
hioi introduced a measure into con-
re a- year ogu wtiuug ur
rotectlon v for. motion picture plots,
ilasslfylng them a "dramatic corapo
Stons., VThe bill is still burled in the
atenta committee.
DNB tt the recent' surprises, in the
.Essanay's loss of their, prize lead-
K man, Francis X. Bushman, who naa
one ; over to. the Metror -Metro now
Las, under contract po bigh class plays
nd .books j with, leading men .of the
Bushman' type,, and i it is expected that
e will appear In these. A Bushman
ubject" wljl be released every six
eeks under the mame , of "Quality
hlros' TMr.;Bushnjiaiu wlth his valet.:
Kotor cara and canaries,, is expected
h arrive soon in Los Angeles, where
is hew work will Ibe undertaken.
fiVTW pjcture clompany. The . Chil-
EX. dren's Feature
as been! organised
Film' corporation.
in Louisville; Ken
bck"yr and ' is to" bei incorporated with
caDltai' stock of 120.000. The name
kdicates, the .ifature of the company,
k hich , expects- to-make productions of
lassies, fairy tales, historical and edu.
atiohal fiDus. "Al scenarios will be
ubmitted to the, local censor board
efore'they are'ptioducedi The com
any iWlll not onlr produce its own
oods, but 'orm exchanges to market
hem as;' well. V . . - .-.
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VTEGOTIATIONSi have been entered
LN" into' between a prominent. "picture
ompany and Lou-Tellegen, the foreign
satinee idoj now pbiying in New York
i Taking Chances." if the plans do
ot ' naiacarj'y an elaborate ' production
f "Camveri" will be made during the
ummer months. ' It is hinted that an
ftual bull ifight' will be introduced as
lr, Tellegen .was one period of his
aried, career a bull fighter at Madrid
k-here he qiiallfieJ both as a .matador,
icador and toreador., . : j
lA'V'NIQVK 'scene J has been designed
Jf. by C. .i)ay Willliams Of the Vita-
riph ; company in "Crooky Scruggs;'
' four-part, productkm featuring Frank
laniels. Crooky jjs- -an escaped jaw
ird, and in one sicene imagines that
verything-he sees lis striped. T carry
ti t the lildsion. Direetor Williams had
verything tn--the set, fromf floor te
tiling, painted in stripes of regula
n prisoii width. - .
rTHE Universal kiddies hve adJed
a a- hew tar ; td their ranks. The
iame of this latest addition is Snow
thlte. - Bat tha name belies th com-.
lexiou oti the. little . lady for she la
aost. colorful, has
roical pickinniny.
kinky hair and is a
EDISON, FUNiSTERSRWfAND'fVVADY";
Left to Right Arthur Housman and William Wadsworth
Both Arthur Housman and William
Wadsworth, two of Edison's leading
comedians, teamed in the "Arty and
Wady" comedy series, came to motion
pictures via- the stage route. . Mr.
Wadsworth began his stage career with
Otis Skinner after which he spent
many seasons with leading stock com
panies. He, has played with such im
portant ! productions as "Checkers,"
"The Resurrection," "The Woman in
the Case." f'Kreutzer Sonata." "The
Straight Road" and others. His last
New York engagement was with "Seven
Days" in which he played the burglar.
Most of Mr. ilausmante stage experi
ence was devoted to playnig comedy,
largely musical comedy, and he de
clares that he owes much: of his picture
success the pantomime training he
received in vaudeville. With Signor Q.
MoIhhso, dancer ai,d pnntomlmist, who
has been seen at the Portland '' Or-pheum.
His Tenses Got Sadly Mixed at Times but
, Clever Actor Finally Mastered English
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Herr Rentier put few of the "creepers') over on audience in title
role in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman, declares New York critic.
One of the most surprising features
of the production of Ibsen's "John Ga
briel Borkman." by Emanuel Relcher
and bis modern stage company was the
apparent ease and familiarity with
which Herr Belcher, who, when he ar
rived in this country last October, was
unable to speak a sentence of connected
English, acquitted himself in English
in the title role of the play, says the
New York Times.
"The grammar," tie said, in German,
"nearly drove me to distraction. . Espe
cially the tenses! 'Should have been,
'ought to have seen," and similar un
thinkable combinations gave me the
creeps 'whenever I -felt them coming
two "sentences off'"
Herr Relcher's audiences, to be: sure,
could not help noticing the pronounced
accent with which he'spoke his English
lines, and he himself warned the public
In an apologetic little folder In the pro
gram that he would need their fore
bearance for his faulty English, j j
Asked how he had managed tqae
quiie the necessary command of Eng
lish in such a short time (he practiced
for the part only .two months), Herr
Reicher said:
"I have a very good "ear for music
and rhythm, and. that made it very
easy for me to learn to Bpeak my lines
properly under the careful tuition of
my daughter, Hedwlg, and several
friends. I set myself to learn English
much the same as 1 would try to learn
music by ear, and-the results have sur
prised me very agreeably. I worked
very hard, for I felt I owed a debt of
courtesy to my audience, and I did not
want to be found lacking in that re
spect by offending their patient ears.
"Though those who heard me may
little have suspected It. I was undergo
ing & very complex and difficult men
tal process every moment I was on the
stage. I was literally thinking con
stantlywlth two brains one that was
busied with the artistic expression, and
the other busied (and far more so) with
the technicalities of the English lan
guage. In my youth, at the gymnasium
in Cracow, I studied some French, Ital-
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"N't' a.
nice girl in uniform, who guides you
to a seat in the hall. Cinematograph
pictures are shown one after another,
each being explained ' by an orator In
frock or evening coat. Between the
pictures comic actors or jugglers per
form. At the end of each picture or per
formance there is an entr-acte of three
or" five minutes, and in this interval
sellers of oranges, milk, cakes, sand
wiches, etc., come into the crowds and
cry, "Don't you want oranges Z . Nice
cakes. New boifed milk," etc. Tb
picture halls close about 12 p. m.
Dreams of Fortune i
Get Rude Setback
J New York, May 1. Theatrical
dreams that embraced visions of huge
profits and long runs in San Francisco
during the exposition, have received a
number Of setbacks through the ex
periences of the earliest companies
that went westward a la Greeley to
amass profits, only to return by way
pf the ties, or very nearly that.
An mea tnat tne exposition crowds
would enjoy seeing eastern shows dur
ing their stay In San Francisco was dis
sipated almost at once, according : to
those who made the theatrical experi
ment, when, Instead of proving a boom
to the theatre, the big fair actually
was a strong competitor so strong
that it could not be bucked.
Read Up on Modern ,
; Drama; Says "Writer
Study of riays Wfll Enable Xany of
Evils of Prsnt-Xey Theater to "Ba
Xradloated. :'f"
Henry - Arthur Jones', the English
playwright, who has more than 90
plays to his credit.' insists that, if, the
public will read the modern ' dramas
more generally... many of the evils of
the present-day, theatre will be erad-
icated. yj'l j -:l
"A . widely spread interest In the
printed -drama is at once the means and
the sign, the cause -and the effect of a
general betterment pf the theatre," as
serts Mr. Jones. ; ...".,''.. .
The absence of -such an interest in
the printed drama is the mark of a na
tional drama that does not pretend . and
does not care to be anything essentially
-different from, at the best a Child's
toy, at the .worst the ante-room to an
evil woman's boudoir.
f "How laany of the most popular
plays of , America and England are
there that . will stand the test of read
ing without proclaiming -themselves to
be frank- buncombe, tricky sentiment,
slipshod. slang. grinning idiocy, -i ff
veiled porsography?" -11
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Editor Says Go to
' Bible for the Plot
Book of Books Ideal in Grammatical
Construction, Bum Appeal and
' style.
''It. you want to learn something'
about plot writing, go to the Bible."
says .the eldtor of the pbotoplayw right
department in the Dramatic -Mirror.
His advice continues:
. "For- literary, style, for convincing
statements, for human appeal, for
grammatical construction, the Book , of
Books, remains : just that. We know of
one very successful photoplay author
who gains about all of his ideas from
the Bible. Not only does he obtain hist
plot ideas, but he won fame in the dlf- j
flcult art of writing- photoplay leaders, j
ins leaders are aie compreoensiTo,
at the same time models of brevity;
they are polished: and stand out. Ha
writes:
" 'I study the Bible Just as any liter
ary worker? should study it. The Good
Book is crammed!; full of polished dic
tion and brief : and surpassing sen
tences. The twenty-seventh chapter of
the Book of Ezekiel is a wonderful
piece of descriptive writing. The story
of David, and Jonathan tells a story of
human Interest and love; the loyalty of
Ruth; the i story of Joseph and his
Brethren ; ; T could : continue on indef
initely, v. v..-.- v -: , .
"And the material in the Bible has
hardly been touched. There are enough
ideas and I suggestions contained in
that great book t supply ail the liter- ,
ary workers of the world. : .; Photoplay
writing requires as concentrated and
as honest ieffortJ as great an under
standing of human- nature and style,
and form as any? other form of literary
work.: One can find all these enviable
qualifications in the Bible. It is the ,
great and only textbook.'
Movie Business
V Grows bv Strides-
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Shows Osnerally' Seriously Affectsd by
- War, But Wot So Wtth Motion. Clo
tures. IrC '- '', J":;. 1
New York, May 1. Although busi
ness enterprises? !and "show business"
fn general have been seriously, affected
by the war. the motion picture indus
try has cohtlnuedt its march of progress
unretarded wlthont .indeed thel slight
est perceptible shortening of its mam
moth strides. i - ' ''- I
Such a condition is altogether unique
in the history of amusement, and causes
the first serious break in the, time
proved relationship of office and' the-atre-js-of
big business and professional
ly ' provided pleasure. Invariably the
prosperity-of the amusement world has
been dependent i-upon and in well de
fined proportion : to tha prosperity ot
the business world.
A marked depression in the financial
market is always reflected -in the .box
office, and since the commencement of
the European strife the dramatic stage,
circus, carnival and ' kindred amuse
ments have received a: jolt that has all
but put them out of the running, and
the majority of those which remain are
conducted more upon the hope that
springs eternal in the showman's
breast . than upon actual receipts. ' -
Not so with the motion picture. On
the .contrary, vthat extraordinary
amusement, with its appeal so broad
as to touch all "classes, and its rates
of admisstoiyieo low as to be ever with
in easy reach of the masses, has shown
a greater advance in prosperity from
the exhibition side and a more rapid
and vital development of the Inventive,
constructive and productive side . dur
ing the last six months than at any
other period of its existence. J i
Last September it was estimated
Uiat 'there Were 17,000 theatres in ths
United States devoted to pictures. To
day a conservative estimate places tha
figure at 21,000, while dn the producing
side there has' been an astonishing in
crease in the number of peojple em
ployed (now about a quarter f a mil
lion) and the salaries paid th'erri ag
gregate $2.1 6,000 weekly. Th4 Income
of the combfted picture shows js about
$1,S33.33S per day, or close tot $5.40 a
year from every man, woman and child
in the United States. - j
The manufacturers progress during
this same period has been most won
derful. Color photography lias been
highly perfected, directors have shown
marked advancement in their work, the
foremost actors ot the legitimate stage
have enlisted with the film forces, ap
paratus of all sorts has undergone rad
ical change', and the production of even
the poorest- "manufacturers" has
brightened up in tone and quality. '
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Leading Photo-Play House in City West Park and Aldet
TODAY FOR 4 DAYS:
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That Facinating Beauty Star
Hazel Dawn
.1I0EE
10c
11-30 A. M.
to
11-30 P.M.
The funny comedy of a Greek statue that comes to life. A
Daniel Froh man-Famous Players picture.
Also Famous South, American Travel
Picture i . f.
eominK UUI7I D r A MTCn
Thursday lltiM f fLl
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COMMENCING TODAY
Another Mutual Master-Picture
I
- saving:
Or, "A CHILD OF GOD," By
CYRUS TOWNSEND; BRADY
Featuring Sam de Grasse, Francelia
Billington and Richard Cummings
Bi Jim Macphersori, cattlerrjan, keeps his
promise to a dyino; mother to be godfather, ta
Tier, baoy." His rougn companions auo Jirrj
t A r-UMA rx( find -'- iAri !nTnAltr Jnfrc.tin W
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: tour-act aramar or me nign, mutual mubier-r
ture standard. I 1 :
2-Act Keystone Comedy
'SIDNEY CONKLIN IN !
DROPPINGTON'S FAMILY TREE!
2000 feet of sheer fun
And the MUTUAL WEEKLY
! With the world's news, in pictures
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HMseic i ii iaesucire
Washington! and Broadway
Emanuel Relcher.
ian, Knglish, a lid what not, dabbling In
all of them, and remembering none. To
be sure. I could read English, but when
I arrived here last October, and heard
Americans speaking English, it sound
ed lfke a rapid torrent of Chinese to
me. Even how I cannot; improvise in
English conversation, ' despite . the ' fa
vora.bl Imnreiislon T mav have srivitn hv
mv asmrent at-hnmeness with Enrlinh 1
on the! stage. .
The ; success of the special perform
ahce planned for was so great that the
play was continued for the entire week
of April 18 at the Park theatre. The
engagement is i held to be one of the
most brilliant dramatic events of the
Gotham season.
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11 p, in. f l " Park, West Park, Neat Washington ' " H. P- rn. j
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English Club Now
Reality in Gotham
Actor THk. Who ' Cams Orer 3Trom
England After Wax Broke Bava
. Place to Talk of Home.
New York, May 1. Some English
actors and actresses who belong to
that considerable band of British play
ers whom the war has sent to America
this season have organized the English
club. The club proposes to meet in the
green room of. the restaurant, after-the
theatre every Monday night to talk of
home affairs. i-- i i ,
There are, more than 100 English
players in New York eligible; for mem
bership, and many of these .have sig
nified their intention of joining. It is
planned to make the present temporary
organization permanent, and in order
to furnish a social center for actresses
as well as actors, both men and women
may become members. j
Those who : signed their names as
charter members were: Norman Tre
vor, Vivian Clifford, A. Hanly Clifford,
Eleanor Seybolt. Edith Haughey, Wil
fred Seagram, 3. Clifford Brooke,
Claude F. Klemmlng. Dion Tltheradae
and Marie Leonard. j
Motion Picture
Styles Altered
Xa Japan Most of tlie Actors, Especlal
' ly Women, Wear Clogs, Instead of
' ; Boots and Bnoes. J'; f; " j.'
Motion picture styles of doing busi
ness change with almost every country,
the same as styles in clothing.; The
fashion in, Tokio is built along these
lines: v
At the entrance to each hall are
three or" four men. each crying aloud to
passersby, "Come In! Come in! Our
pictures are the nicest ones. Most
wonderful pictures, 'lately imported
from. Europe."
Most of the Japanese, and especially
the women,, wear clogs,s instead' of
boots and shoes; and at the entrance
to the hall the men relieve you of these
and give you. In. return a pair of straw
or grass slippers and a check, a wood
carij marked r with numerals or other
signs, jfor your clogs. f . . , j
You I are. then met on the stairs by a
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"The Tattooed Hand"
j A KTSTSST 8TOBT ,
' Max Brsres the Briny '' 1
; : XOHOAT.
The Lonely Lovers
'" Hasards of Helen
f- . ' TUESDAY '
The Girl and the Bachelor
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Broadway Star Feature
PAWNS OF MARS
' THURSDAY
Blograpn Masterpiece
! COLOMBA
FRIDAY
' Broadway Star Feature
BETWEEN THE TWO
Hr, and Mrs. Sidaey Drew ;
; Every program contains good
comedies and dramas in. addition
to the Special Features. r .
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"The Heart of
1 a Painted Woman33
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"MiTME
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"BY THE SEA
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The Sweetest Drama ever Clever and Entertaining
' : i - shown. Comedy .
JOE ROBERTS CLIFFORD CARNEY
Banjoist Organist
Beginning his fourth week . , .
unprecedented success. A Premier Musician.
1 Oc Any Seat In House 1 Oc
MONDAY (Tomorrow) OLGA PETROVA in
"THE HEART OF A PAINTED WOMAN";
CHARLIE CHAPUN in "BY THE SEA"; "The
Masked Ball"; "Strictly Neutral"; Hearst-Selig
Weekly; Joe Roberts, banjoist; ClitV Carney, organist.
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Ttoday Till Wednesday Night
Bombay Buddha,
i Featuring Hobart Henly j ,
A big: three-reel drama with a (punch in every
scene. A mystic photo-play of thrills and sus
pense, with aVhair-raisingj climax.
Almost a Kin
i 1000 Laughs and Shrieks
A rip-roaring Nestor comedy tn -two reclsa
regular knockout featuring Billy Rhodes and
Lee Moran. . ' ' !
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