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PHOTOPLAY STARS TO PLAY"THIS WEEK
TTtH "The. Floorwalker," th flrat
of the Mntaal-Cbaplln picture
' be filmed of the famous $670,000
' prlU Caplln and "One Day." a vls
I Llzed aeooel to fiaeanor Glyn's "Three
" teW- the Majestic offers a bill far
tceedin .- lta usual hlgn cnaracier.
addition to tnee tnre win p
a nrotram. ins ; urgn jwunw-
kth nlctured news weekly and musl-
13 entertainment provided by the Ma-
Ostle trio.
In Th4 Floorwalker." Chaplin ha
rked tn NDM of the mt ludicrous
iuntM hs hs vr -performed for the
atunsra. His antics on the escalator,
jf moving stairway, are exceedingly
tpvel and screamingly funny.
For these particular scenes, deplct
ig the Interior of a modern depart
ment store, an escalator, an exact reo
pen of one used In one of New fork s
'"irgeet storee, waa constructed. The
K-'ljuntS pulled on this escalator by
rtihaplin furnish more laughs than
Vpero are feet of film.
"One Day" la a splendid photoplay
'Men follow very closely Kleanor
glyn's book of the wnn title. The
. fctlon of ,the play la rapid, the acenea
flrrjr dramatic ana tne
.hat could be asked.
"lieU's Hlnea" which will be the
m(amrf pnoiopiay at m i,uiuiui,
I finning today, affurrts William H. Hart
,t nother change to give one of hie eu-
.:ertf bortrayala of western character.
. I Ilart la one of the few men on the
i 'jtace- wrto can piay tne part oi iron
t lersfnan without overdoing the part
ftnd making It absurd. He was' a lad
nn the west when this type of nun was
ar mora common than it 1s now. In
n act, with the encroachmentn of set
;-rlrs and the cutting Up of the west
, .nto email rartns, tne ironuer iuwn
nd Its people have disappeared.
i "Hell's Hlneen" Is a reversion to
hat period and Producer Ince haa held
lose actualities in setting the play.
lUll'S Hinges" is the -name of the
town. .To It comes Rev. Robert lienley
xnd'hla slater, Faith Henley. At the
f'lrst service, the tough men and worn
n of-the town Interrupt the sermon of
Eh young preaches, a weak character,
iT their ribald singing and Juncing.
filase Tracy Interfere, when an In
sult la offered to Faith llanley,
i J31Ut Miller, the crafty saloon and
gambling house man, lure the minis
lr to-hl place on the plea of doing
missionary work among the habitue.
Jlolljr, a girl of the dance hall. In
duces Henley to drink. As a result
tis falls to appear nt the church on
Hunday morning. Blaze accompanies
Kaltb to the aaloon and help carry
the erring brother to his home
t' While Blaze haa none after the new
organ..-for the church, the disorderly
element set the church on fire. They
have taken along Henley, who has be
come drunk again .and Iihh been led to
take a hand in the incendiary net. The
bettef -element of the town fight des
perately In defense of the edifice. The
minister is killed during the melee.
Blase meets some of the fugitive) on
'hit return. Aroused to wrath ovtr the
'death of the minister and tli-j burn
r)tln' of the church, he makes a dash
.f or, the sajoon, shoots the proprietor.
u',8illt Miller, and sets the place on
'fire by shooting at the lamps. A ronr
r ing wind carries the flames to the
i'lrest. of . the wooden structures :f the
fniTrl nA It Is UL'l noil mi t I o j nur t ' r
2 Wr blaze.
Blase finds Faith bending over the
.opdy -of her brother near the ruins of
yth church. He gently tell
jxneir lives must necearter Hi- acrosn
,th ..-hill and she accompanies him in
r'imple trust and love,
j-j; "A vKeystone comedy and a scenic
tcfllm entitled 'Flcturesqu France"
. iwlirsupply entertainment in - lighter
.vin to round out the program.
.Those who have attended the "Rirth
ffor the Nation" which Is entering Its
I'tthlrdk successful week at the Heilg,
have douhtless been struck by the
effects which make . the scenes bo real
sstic, but none wh& has not ween the
"apparatus realizes what an Immense
': amount of paraphenalla is necessary.
1 The company carries with it alto
j gether a large, baggage car load of
' apparatus, including dynamos, trans
j formers, reducers, projection ma
! chines, booth and curtain. These are
1 for use In smaller towiiH where neces-aary-
equipment may not be at hand
! Ja addition there are a remarkable
;" array of noise making apparatus,
i : When, for Instance, watching the
' reproduction of the great battle in
' Which the soldiers of the north and
pouth are intrenched within 200 yards
5 of each other, one hoars the roar of
the cannon, the cries of the dying and
wounded soldiers, the dull explosions
Of underground mines. This is how
these effects are accomplished:
if Sitting at a switch to that the
picture can he plainly seen, is the
jj electrician for the production.' Dack
tain, are the mechanical devices, with
their score of operators. When a
noise similar to that of the explosion
;of a shell is wanted, he pushes a
witch an(T the operator stationed at
what appears to be an overgrown In
dian tom-tom. strikes the instrument,
producing the effect desired. A little
further back on the stage are the
horse racks, which lirts by a crank
dozens of paJles, which rise and fal,
"with s resounding thud, producing the
effect as if hundreds of horsemen
rwer galloping past on hard ground.
1 j "To produce other noises there are
Tashes, drums, cymbals and seemlng-
tt avsry kind of an instrument that
1 pnxmees a Horrifying noise, which
" fwhsn sounded at the right time, seem
T Com rrom the very heart of tho
picture. There is not a word spoken
en ths stage, every employe being on
tha. alert U watch for his signal from
.the electrician.
. The object of this review shows to
'what extent the exhibitors went to
make their picture the greatest and
most realistic success ever staged.
' Adding -not so much to the realism
as to expression' is the great 40 piece
orchestra to aid in Interpreting the
picture.
"-.It Is the claim of the producer, D.
"W. Griffith, that "The Birth of a
Nation" Is the production true in
historical fact tn the effects produced
and In settings with local color. The
ptcture will be shown each afternoon
this week at 2.16 o'clock and each
evening at :16 o'clock.
With the opening of the magnificent
' Tew T. ft- D. theatre today Portland
has the largest and the finest exclu
sive motion picture theatre in this
territory. The theatre, which Is lo
cated at Broadway, and Stark streets,
will be under the control of the
Turner & Dahnken circuit, recognised
as a foremost circuit, presenting ex
clusrve first run motion plctnre clas
lea. Although new tn Oregon, the
policies of this circuit has long been
established throughout California and
.Nevada. Manr features are predoml
nan t of. this grand theatre, one of
which has long been established
throughout California and Nevada, one
of which is the musical interpretation
of every action of the photodrama by
doloista and ' by an- orchestra of la
musicians under the : directorship of
oeorge McBlroy, well known aa dlrec-
, tor of the McJElroy band. - . l'
The opening attraction ;-will be "tbe
star supreme, Billie Burke, in the
$1,000,000 film novel. "Gloria's Ro
mance," by Rupert Hughes. Follow
ing BUlle: Burke's instantaneous suc
cess in "Peggy" many film producers
eagerly sought this popular star with
offers of fabulous sums. Sshe was
finally captured by George Kleine.
well known In the motion, picture
world for presenting the historical
masterpiece "Quo Vadls." for a tidy
sum of 14000 per week. The yhoto
drama is delightful and refreshing and
in every way displays the remarkable
fascinating talents of Billie Burke.
Other numbers on the same program
round out the bill to the satisfaction
ot all.
The program, it is announced, will
be changed every Sunday and popular
prices will prevail.
At last the great moral drama, "The
Blindness of Virtue." is produced In
film. Kss.nay took this great task
upon Itself and has just announced
Its release. It will be shown here
at The Globe theatre today with an
unusual cast, headed by Edna Mayo
nnd Bryant Washburn. Thousands of
persons saw this play on the speaking
fctage and thousunds more will see it
!n films. A special company was
dedicated to this great' screen produc
tion. Other attractions will be Frank
Daniels, the famous commedian, in
"Mr. Jack Trlflis" and the Cook
Comedy company In "Down Booth,
Majestic Only House
Showing Chaplin
The Majestic theatre Is the only
theatre in Portland which Is at this
time producing a brand-new Chaplin
picture. Chaplin has worked for three
producers. First he was with the Key
stone, later with Essanay, and now he
Is with the Mutual. When he parted
company with Essanay, that company
had 10 pictures not released. "Car
men" was supposed to be the ninth of
these pictures, and a picture to be re
leased late this month is said to 1
the tenth and last of the Essanay-
C'haplins. Chaplin's agreement with
the Mutual calls for one picture per
month, the first release being May 14.
Manager James of the Majestic bought
the Mutual-Chaplin series at a big
price, and as the new Essanay-Chaplin
will not be shown for several days yet,
his theatre, the Majestic, is the only
theatre in Portland screening a newly
filmed Chaplin play. The popularity
of the $670,000 comedian makes -any
Chaplin picture in demand with exhib
itors, and the old films or cuttings
from several old films will be continu
ally bobbing up under new names for
a long time to come. .
Rider Is Member
Of Famous Family
There are few among the followers
of circus activities who at one time or
another has not heard or seen some
member of the celebrated Mears fam
ily of bareback riders. Miss Ethlyn
Mears, "Bareback Rider De Luxe," of
the John Robinson Ten Big Shows,
which are coming' to Portland on May
29 for a two days' engagement at the
Twenty-sixth and Raleigh street
grounds, is just naturally a sawdust
ring performer and a clever one, too,
according to the testimony of thowa
whose opinion on that sort of enter
tainment Is considered of any particu
lar value.
The young woman is the lineal de
scendant of a line of circus riders who
for years past have been featured as
headllners with the leading; tented or
ganizations of this country. How well
he is ably sustaining their enviable
reputation her performances In this
city will evidence.
CALENDAR Of THIS
WEEK'S ATTRACTIONS
COLUMBIA Sixth, betwesn
Washington and Stark. Motion
picture.
GLOBE Washington, at
Eleventh. Motion pictures.
HEILIG Broadway and Tay
lor. Feature, motion picture
and 40 piece orchestra.
H1PPODROMB Yamhill and
Broadway. Vaudeville. Fea
ture Charles Rellly and his col
leens. LYRIC Fourth at Stark.
Musical comedy.
MAJESTIC Washington and
Park. Motion pictures. Ore
gon Journal-Pathe News
OAK'S PARK On Oregon
City carllne. indoor and out
door amusertVents.
PANTAQES Broadway at
Alder. Vaudeville. Fetur
Musical comedy, "Junior Revue
.8TH?n Prk Stark.
Pbotoville, . i
T I Stark and Broad
wT'.. Motion pictures, y , .
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Above1, left to right William S. Hart in "Hell's Hinges", a Trian- j
gle Ince release; Charles Chaplin, in "The Floorwalker", a Mu
tual Chaplin release. i
lielow Anna Nilsson, in "Who's Guilty" series, a Pathe release. j
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Atlantic City Is Theatrical Experiment j
Station for New York City Managers
New Show Fads Are Being Tried Out This Springln Preparation I
forNext Fall Season in Metropolis. j
Ky Getta R. Wasserman.
New York, May 13. Just as many
of the women of New York wear straw
hats In January, and velvet ones in
July, and with the perversity of sum
mer furs, a new fad In theatrical fash
ions has come into being. Dozens of
new plays that rightfully belong to the
early fall productions are being given
a few late spring performances, possi
bly with the idaa of determining their
suitability, and in many cases the
whipping of them into shape during
the summer intermission. Atlantic
City, which has developed into a dra
matic experimental station, has wit
nessed from one to three of these pro
ductions weekly for the past month or
six weeks; a few of which have won
the unqiialified "will do" of the Inter
ested manager, others which will have
to undergo minor changes, and the
majority to be either entirely re-written
or consigned to the literary dis
card. -
The aummer musical shows are
being adod to daily, and the "tired
business man" who Is compelled to re
main In the city, will not lack the
usual warm weather entertainment.
Ths new Winter Garden production is
to open in June, and is to be called
"The Passing Show of 1916." The
cast of Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1916" Is
complete, and the Iew Fields play
'Step This Way is ready to open.
The "New Play Society" is the name .
of the newest organization for -the
presentation of plays, which would not
ordinarily be produced on tne commer
cial stage. The membership la com
posed entirely of women, and it will
specialize in plays of educational or
sociological character, particularly
those of American authorship. The
first production la to bo Eugene
Brleux's feminist drama "La Femme
Seule" which Mrs. George Bernard
Shaw has translated under the title of
Woman On Her Own." The second is
to be a double bill consisting of a. K.
Chesterton! "Magic" and "At the
Feast of the Leper," a playlet by a new
American author.
A playhouse to be devoted largely, if
rot altogether to the presentation of
Shakespeare plays, is being planned,
and according to preliminary discus
sion at a dinner given last week by
Otto' Kahn, to ths members of the
mayor's honorary committee for the
Shakespearean tercentenary ceiebr
tlon. will soon become a reality.
Mm
Ths first of & series of lectures per
taining to the drama, arranged by hs
management or tne t5anaoox tneatre,
for It's subscribers, was given last
week by Clayton Hamilton, who spoke
on "Ths Democratic ' Insurrection in
ths Theatre.!
'Ths Golden Doom" by Lord Dun
sanr. is being rehearsed by Austin
Strong for .ths Comedy club, ths same
society that previously rare, mat ah-
1 thorns "Ths Gods . of .tne Mountain,
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.sflsT.'
In eah play, the same idea if Impiety '
and the penalty thereof is emphasized.
Bdward John Moreton Drax Plunkett,
Lard Dunsany la the eighteenth baro
net of that name.
Sir Herbert Tree's third production
is to be a revival
Wives of Windsor."
of "The Merry
August Strlndberg"s play "Wetter
Ieuchten" or "Heat Lightning." as it is
in English, was given the past week ,
at the Irving Place theatre, by ths :
Germain Stock company. )
I
A big war pageant drama, entitled !
"The World Aflame" Is beingarranged I
by Julius Hopp. Adolph Link, who I
gave such a wonderful performance of
Old Baumert in "The Weavers" will ,
create five characters, an Arab, a Bal- I
kan workman, a German general, a ;
gardner, and a German revolutionary :
socialist in the production.
An extraordinary benefit of operatic
and other musical artists is being ar
ranged for the Actor's Fund of Amer
ica. Among those to give their serv
ices are Fritz Kreisler, Leopold Go
dowsky, and Oeraldlne Farrar and An
tonio Scottl In the, second act of
"Madams Butterfly" "which 'Polacco of
the Metropolitan Opera company, will
conduct. '
Henry Miller is slated "for a sum
mer stock season in San' Francisco. As
sociated with him will be Rth Cnat-
terton, Blanche Bates and Bruce Mc-
Rae. Two new plays wilt be tried out
during the engagement, in an attempt
to find a suitable dramatic vehicle for
Mtss Chatterton's next season's activ
ities. . -
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, in a cable
message to her American manager, an
nounces her positive determination to
act in this country, next season, tn a
repertory of short plays. Madame
Bernhardt recently gave 13 perform
ances in one week In a theatre In
Birmingham, so the manv rumor of
her failing health .and vigor are prob- ,
ably untrue. .
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MAJESTIC TramiE, first run
XCIRCLE THEltfRE, escond nJ
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SEQUEL TO ELINOR GLYN'S
Pathe News -Majestic-Novelty Trio
Fra Diavolo
Comic Grand
Opera
at
BAKER
THEATRE
Thursday Night
Saturday Matinee
May 27
Presented by
Portland Opera
Association
Special Scenery
Augmented Orchestra
85S85
Introducing 16 Beautiful
Girl in Ballet
PRINCIPALS:.
Caorg Wilbur Raid, Hartriclgs.
Whipp, Gsorg HotcbkUs Street,
Jbas Barns Albert, Orn-Bess Sss
brfr, Albert S. Browa, Shirlsy
D. Parker, Arthur Kins;, Karl Hsr
brfaf, Gnevivs Paget.
Pricee-$l,75c and 50c
May 25
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The
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SPECIAL
PRICE
Matinee
CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS
OTIS SKINNER
In His Latest Comedy Hit, by Henry Arthur Jones,
'COCK O9 THE WALK"
PRICES:
-EVENINGS-
Floor, 11 rows $2, 7 rows $1.50
Balcony, $1, 75c, 50ci Gal. 50c
aCAXTj OKSXM VOW. BOX OmCI SAXXS OPEWa WIXT THTJJtKDAT.
HEILIG, 3 Nights, May 25-26-27
SPXCOAt POrULAB PUOB ICATZVirSE SATTTBSAT MAT 97.
TEE MOST SXSTUrOUXBXSD Or AMXXZOAH COaCBDIEM JTES.
MAY ROBSON
The runniest Woman on the Stars In tns tanrhlng- Hit
"THE MAKING OVER OF MRS. MATT"
jr Jems rofbes, Author of "Ths Chorus X.ady," Etc.
Evenlngrs Floor 11 rows, $1.60; seven rows, $1 00. Balcony. $1.00 75r. Bc.
Gallery 60c. Saturday MaUneeFloor $1.00; Balcony 16c, 60c; Gallery 60o
CITT MAZZi OIDEII HOW (AXSO OTJT-OF-TOWM).
Week Beginning Monday Matinee, May 15
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t Tne Weed Bnterprlses Zne., Pressat
5? Junior Review of 1916
Vaudeville's Big-et and Merriest Musical Production A Broadway
Cast of 36, Including a Lars Chorus of Pretty Girls. ,
Clayton & Lennie
The Chappie and the Johnnie.
The Gordon Brother
Singers and Dancers. .-
"The Iron Claw"
The Seventh Episode of the 8ensa
: tional Pathe Serial Mystery.
Don't FORGET
a TO XV 9. K..T09AT OHX.T.
Double Bill
First Appearance of the Million-Dollar
$670,000 Contract
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The Best Comedy He Has
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Thi$ Picture Is Simply a Scream From Start to Finish.
E. F. J.)
ALSO
Startling Love Romance
REELS
rr, - T7ii7rr MOVlf ALSO OUT-
Wednesday 2:15
-SPECIAL WED. MAT
Floor, 11 rows SI. 50, 7 rows $1
Balcony $1, 75c, 50c; Gal. 50c
EZUELF
Unequaled Vaudeville- Broadway at Alder
Portlana's Only Hirh-Class YaudsrlUs
The Great Howard
The Man Who Throws His
Voice.
Claire & Atwood
Acrobatic Comlques.
Pantages Orchestra
H. K. Erenson, Director.
and llrat Bow Balsomv
aseeerrea y r 00119
Main 4S3fl. A-aa36.
TSUI SHOWS ZAXX.T
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THEATRE
FOURTH AND STARK
STARTING MATINEE
TODAY 2:30
ENTIRE NEW
COMPANY
Alharabra Musical
Comedy Company
Presenting
A lUfTCfrAI TPFAT
IN TWO ACTS :
New Faces . v
New Comedy
New Costume
Tuesday Night -rMoney
Given Away in Fixmt,.of
. the Theatre.
Friday Night C h o rut
Girls' Contest After: Each
Performance.
Today Continuous :
2;30 to ll :
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