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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,:; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OC
TOBER
-421, 1917.
VQUdGVlllG
PANTAGE8 -What would you Jo if
a vampire started after youT That
the problem that con fr on tad the prin
cipal character in tha merry mualca)
panorama, "Bon Voyae," which Marty
Brooks presents aa the featured at
traction at Pant ages for the week
commencing with the matinee tomor
row. .There are. eon (a galore, pretty
maldans by the score and everything
that goea to make a dlatinct auccesa.
Jimmy Glides, the noted New York
comedian, haa the principal role of the
man who la trying- to escape from tha
wilea of the auppoeed ramplre and the
plot la a hllarloua one. Ethel Clifton,
author of -The Hyphen" and many
other successful playa, haa atruck her
beat tone in "The Baint and tha Sin-;
ner." a play quite unique. An excel
lent company la aeen in the caat. Joe
Brady and Will Maboney have a funny
production entitled, "The Crulae of the
Doughnut." which la a riot of mirth.
The Cromwells are Jugglers who aa
.tonlsh with the daring of their orig i-
nil routine. Jeaaie and Dollle Miller
are charming young women who have
excellent voices and who are accom
plished musicians. Jamea Dugan la a
moat entertaining chap from Erin,
while the aeventh eplaode of "The
' Fatal Ring." the great Pat he aenaatlon
with Pearl, White, la filled with sur
prises. "The Winter Garden Revue"
will close Its very successful engage
ment with the contlnuoua performance
today from 2 to 11 o'clock.
gRPHEUM The extraordinary case
,V ol five stellar eote Being assem
bled on one bill prevails in the Orph
um show to open at the Hellig the
atre this afternoon. The headlinera
are "Submarine F-7," which represents
In detail a real submarine in real ac
tion aa the background for a thrilling
drama, and Nina Payne, celebrated
danseuse, who' will be aeen In a series,
of character atudles In dance. Mlsa
Payne la aald to have a vaudeville act
that is "the last work" in a dance of
fering. The extra attractlone of the
five star show are Fleta Brown and
Herbert Spencer, singers and song
composers with many eong hits to
, their credit; "Skeet" Gallagher and
Irene Martin, "The Up-to-Date Pair,"
and the Leach Sisters, Harriet and
Florence. Portland girls, singers, who
have climbed to big- type on the "big
time" in their second year In the vau
deville field. The MtMses Leach were
such a success in Seattle last week that
they "stopped the show," so great waa
the applause won by them. Remain
ing acts are Georgia Earle and com
pany In. "Gettlnr Acquainted," a rural
comedy sketch, and Juggling Nelson,
an entertainer whose act teems with
new tricks. The Orpheum . Travel
Weekly showing moving pictures of
foreign lands completes the big show
and the Orphetim orchestra under the
leadership of George E. Jeffery will
play a 20-mlnute concert preceding
every performance. This show will be
at the Hellig for three nights Sunday,
Monday and Tueaday and four mat
inees, Sunday. 'Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. The show will close with
tha matinee next Wednesday.
HIPPODROME A miniature musical
comedy and Scenic novelty. "The
Fountain of Love." with a cast con
alatinr of nine people In the act. la the
headltner at the Htpnolrorne forthe
fh-at part of the week. This number
ia headed by Frankle Kelsey, a well
known comedienne. A beautiful set of
acenery purporting to be a city park
with a practical playing fountain is
the setting. The fountain la the
rendezvous of the fair sex with
swains. Jack Middleton aa "the
aport" la discovered introducing the
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Farrington and Cornell feature in
dancing and singing comedy. "On the
Border" ia the title of a comedy sketch
offered by Matthews and Duffy. A
novelty singing act by Bennett, Coul
ter and Ward is another high light on
the bill and Brummell and Davie are
featured In comedy singing. Ben Fid
well in a flever balancing act is an
other feature.
Camera Orankers on
Battle Line Heroes
When the history of the waft- is writ
ten, it will contain a page never be
fore included In any chronicle of mar
tial struggle the record of the daunt
less bravery of the motion picture war
photographers the official camera
men designated by their governments
to expose themselves to the open fire
of the enemy, in order that posterity
may appreciate, through actual visual
isation, the price their fathers paid to
make the world safe for democracy.
The perils which these silent and un
heralded messengers of history invite
have never been so graphically evi
denced as in the official Italian war
pictures and the well-nigh super
human feats the camera men were
called upon to perform.
To aecure these remarkable and
realistic views of the Italian struggle,
from the top of the snow-capped peaks
of the Alps to the swells of the Adri
atic, it has been necessary for the man
with the camera to bridge dizzy
depths over bottomless chasms by
means of flimsy cables, to scale the
peaks of the Alps to the heights where
various types of girls familiar In I the white silence is broken only Dy
every city. Frankle Kelsoy appearing the distant thunder of the mountain
as "the nut," costumed in full even-1 batteries far below, and to mount to
Ing dress. "The. sport" objects to her J observation points so high that the
wardrobe and in a song wishes to be
loved by a tailor-made girl. Miss
Ktilsey. desirous of pleasing, appears
in a misfit tailor-made suit and much
fun follows.
Joe Simon. "The Jaz . Kid at the
Piano"; Rienle Cooper, another musical
comedy favorite, and Marcelle White,
a maid of melody, will offer a ragtime
melody number. Vivian Earle, a sing
ing violinist, is a very attractive
mill with a talent that Is conducive
to good entertainment. Violet Pearson
and Jack Lamey will offer a comical
act, "Just for Fun." They are said to
be a hit of the show. The Aerial But
ters will be seen in a novelty com
bination of tight wire and iron Jaw
work.
STRAND Donna Drew, In a. film
production of W. W. Cook's story of
how the old west was brought back
"per contract" is the photoplay feature
that will he presented at the Strand
theatre opening today with six vau
deville acts to balance it. " '4J-'17" is
the title , of the photoplay, a story of
how an old forty-niner, grown rich,
hired a man to go back to the old
mines where he made his first stake
and revive the mining town of the
former days. Returning to the old
scenes he encounters the mystery of
a aeautirui girl who has appeared
there and from that moment the Play
rushes forward with enthralling Inter
est. "Ick" Ogden. formerly ot the Uni
versity of Oregon glee club and well
known as an organist In Portland, ap
pears in the vaudeville featured in an
Immensely clever piano atunt. In
which he does things that few other
trick piano players have attempted
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Above, left to right Billy Dodge, Lyric; Edna Earl Andrews, Pan
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HEILIO "Potash and Perlmutter la
, Society," comedy by Montague
Glasa, and Rol Cooper Megrue, whose
plays, It Pays to Advertise" and
Under Cover," . have had remarkable
success, comes to tha Hellig for three
days, beginning Thursday evening. Oc
tober 26. with a special price matinee
Saturday, Tha present comedy con
tains tha same humor and humanness,
the same sort of philosophy, tha same
faithful and original characterizations
and -the same moving sort of atory aa
its predecessor, "Potash, and Perlmut
ter." Its action takes, place In the
home of ,"Mawruss" Perlmutter, in
the home of "Abe" Potash, in the of
fices of the Cloak & Suit Company of
North America, and in the cloak and
suit establishment of Potash & Perl-
mutter in East Broadway. New York.
The atory tells how the two partners
were mveigied into a corporation, now
they were- deceived, and how they
were finally compelled to begin - all
over again, poorer but wiser and hap
pier men in their old quarters. Jules
Jordon. the original "Abe" Potash.
Charles Lipson as "MaVruss" Perl-
mutter; Pearl Sindelar, original of
Ruth' . Perlmutter; Jennie Mosko-
witx, who scored such a hit
with David Warfield in "The Auction
eer," as Rosa Potash; Eleanor Martin.
Belle Mitchell. Roma Ray, Jean Grey,
Ann Sudell, Rhea Vanola, Maurice Bar
rett, Do re Rogers, Louis MorrelL Jo
seph. Swaine, J. J. Powers, Joseph Red
man. Edwin Maxwell, William Sly, Ar
thur Ross, . Roy MacNichoL Charles
Pierson, Robert Barber and James T.
Ford are included in the big cast.
TRIC Ben Dillon and Dick Ixms
i dale, the two Lyric comedians, get
into a fine scrape in the latest musical
comedy, "Sherman Waa Right," which
opens this afternoon at the popular
downtown playhouse. Captured smug
gling arms to the rebels they are
brought before his royal something,
the president, and sentenced to be
shot. Luckily for them, however, a
United .States warship appears and a
compromise dooms Mike to poison and
Ole to hard labor. Thinking his din
ner contains the poison, Mike lets Ole
eat it, but to his disguest the only re
sult is a much satisfied Swede. The
plot is strong enough to hang plenty
9t laughs on and of course nobody gets
Shot or poisoned or anything worse
than married, which latter adventure
happens to all th heroes, generals and
other important personages. Lyrlu
shows are all "fun and music and this
week an exceptional singing bill is
scheduled, including; such popular hits
as "By the Rio Grande," "The Mascot
of the Troop," "Fall in and Follow
Me," and "Then I'll Come Back to
You," with the Rosebud chorus in new
and 'sensational costumes. There is a
matinee every day and two special
feature nights, the ountry Store on
Tuesday and the Chorus Girls' Con
test Friday.
AKER In staging Edward Shel
don's "Romance," the Alcazar Play
ers are fulfilling the promises made
before the season opened to give Port
land some of the most important New
York productions. . "Romance" is one
of the Shubert successes in which
Doris Keane starred and which enjoyed
a long run on Broadway but dwlng to
the great expense involved was not
taken on the road. It has been revised
and made possible for stock production
and will open at the Baker this after
noon for the week. "Romance" might
be called a play within a play, and
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Pearl Sindelar who is coming to the Hellig Thursday In "Potash and
Perlmutter In Society."
We should all take off our hats to
the actresses In America, The unself
ish patriotism of the stage people is
in itself a dramatic feature of the life
of the nalion. Pearl Sindelar, coming
to the Heilig Thursday in "Potash and
Perlmutter in Society," is doing her
bit. The first thing she did was to
become a graduate Red Cross nurse.
Next, she aided in the instruction
classes in New York. Just now she
is waging a campaign against late
suppers in the theatrical profession,
and waging it successfully, too.
"X expect to see the young men of
the stage and their full proportion of
soldiers to the front," says Miss Sin
delar, "and the women of the stage
win worx as nard as any other women
in the world to help win the nation's
battles. The first thing and the most
vital thing to do is to abolish extra va
gance la living."
Two seasons ago Miss Sindelar was
here with "Potash and Perlmutter.
and previous to that.. with Carter De
Haven in "The Girl in the Taxi." For
four years she was a Patbe moving
picture star. Soon she expects to go
to the battle front as a Red Cross
nurse.
AMUSEMENTS
OBPHEUM Broedwrnr t Twlor, Hdlinrr.
ixiua rartie, dtoceune. special attract Ion.
'-Submarine F-7.". The Ieach Klater. vocal
tata.- UatlBee 2:1V ...in.i a-tn
BAH Lit BrtMMlwaj between Morrtaoa sod Al
. lc,Mr Player. In ' Romanc.' Mat
inee, 8:20 p, m.; eYenlug. 8:H0.
LYRIC Fourth ami stark. Mnalral comedy.
"tsuerman Waa Klabt." with BeB Dillon.
Dally matinee, 2:30 p. m. Brantaf. t;tS
and 9.
COLUMBIA Sixth bftwfen Waahlnston and "
stark. Phototilaj. Norma Talmadge in
"PflPM." 10:&rt a. m. to 11
LIBKKTY Broadway at Stark. Photoplay.
William 8, Hart in "The Narrow Trail."
10:30 a. m. to 11 d. m.
MAJESTIC WaahloKtoo at Park. Photoplay.
"Jack and the Beanaulk." with Francl
Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbtn. 11 a.
m. to 11 d. m.
PEOPLES Weat Park at Alder. Photoplay.
Erelrn Neablt In "BdeBipUoa." 11 a. m.
to 11 P. m.
Bl'NSET Broadway at Waahlnitton. PSo-
cplay. Edward Earle and Betty Howe in -'For
France." 10 a. m. to 11 d. id.
STAB' Waahlngtua at Park. Photoplay,
munie cnapiio in "lb Adventurer." 11
a m. to 11 d. m.
PA STAGES Broadway at Alder. Vandavine.
Headllnar. "VUnter Unrflrn Keroe." wits
Anna May Bell and Beauty Chorus. WUU
fis.lt MimulliN 9-AO T anil a n m.
HIPPODROME Broad a at YamhtU. Vm-
derllle. "The Fountain of LoTe. Minia
ture mualral rotnedr. Violet Pearaon and
Jnck Uiwt, coined; klt. 1 p. m. contlnuoua.
STRAND WaahiDgton between Park and WHt
Park. VattdeTille. "Ick" Oa-ten. piano
amma. Pbotoolar. Doom Draw la "
IT." 1 n. m to 11 n. m.
ART Ml'SEUM Fifth and Tuylor. Honra 8 to
5 weekday; 2 to 3 nundara. Free arter
nooo ot Tuesday, Thuraday. Friday. Saturday
aud Suuday.
Louise Huff Eager
To Aid in War Work
Louise Huff has been so busy mak
ing pictures with Jack Pickford she
has not thought of much else; but
now, when the time for every woman
In every circle of life to do something
for her country has arrived. Louise
Huff is going to be one of the first
to offer her aid.
Of her work Miss Huff says:
"l belong to a studio club. We de
vote a night a week to knitting some
thing for the soldier boys, and of
course I work on whatever I happen
to be making between scenes at the
studio. I have been able to do more,
though, by raising money for the dif
ferent funds the ambulance fund, the
hospital fund,' the fund for the French
orphans, etc. and by making personal
appearance at the theatres Irr the vari
ous cities when my pictures are
shown, the receipts for the night being
turned over to one of the aforemen
tioned funds. Then, too, I have sold
my autographed photo at many bene
fits at which I have appeared."
George Beban Abandon His
Character Acting Never
By Louella O. Parsons
George Beban recently gave mem
bers of a luncheon party the shock of
their lives by declaring in impressive
tones he might very shortly retire
from the moving picture screen. The
whole party, gasping their astonish-
rareness of the air makes it impos
sible to hear all but shouted commands.
In one engagement alone, during
the advance in the Isonso region, two
of these camera men sacrificed their
lives, and five others braved such per
ils that they were officially decorated
by the government.
Movie Queen's Muse
Was Solving H.O.L.
During the filming of one of the
scenes of the newest William Fox
photodrama, "Conscience," in which
Miss Gladys Brockwell is starred, the
following conversation waa overheard
between two "extra" girls:
"There's Gladys Brockwell now,"
said the blonde extra of the first part
to the brunette of the second. "Isn't
she stately and beautiful, though?"
"Yes, and so clever too!"
And they say she never wastes a
minute. . either. Look at her now be
tween sereens, writing one of those
fine articles, I suppose.
"I wender what she is writing about
now.
"Po'try, I'll bet. You can tell by
the dreamy look in her eyes."
bet g stroll around and look over
her shoulder."
This is what they read:
One leg of lamb.
A bushel of potatoes.
Two quarts of milk.
Two pounds of butter.
One can of lard.
Granddaughter of Famous
Impresario to Make Debut
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Elaine Hammerstein, grand-daughter
of the famous opera Impresario,
Oscar Hammerstein, is making her
film debut in "The Co-Respondent,"
the story of city and country life
which was such a marked success on
the' dramatic stage. In the case of
this beautiful young girl, unspoiled by
schools of acting or stage tutelage,
remarkable screen poise is natural.
She was reared in an environment
where she could not help learning a
lot about acting, and forming her own
ideas as to what constitutes effective
art.
'I don't care for the stage, but I
love picture work," says Miss Ham
merstein. . .
"You see,'" she went on. "thia seems
like real art, nothing artificial about
it. You either express feeling as it
should be expressed, or you don't, and
in the latter case you soon make an
exit from the studio but on the stage
especially the musical stage, tlvere is
a lot which passes for art that isn't.
"Believe me, I had no ambitions to
shine in musical comedy, in the first
Place I Knew 1 had no prima donna
voice and no one ever told me I had,
thank goodness, and as for dancing,
I would rather do my dancing on the
ballroom floor.
Knew She Had Talent
'It is awfully hard for a girl to find
out what she is fitted to do best. I
knew I had talent for something, and
father was quite positive about it, so
we set out to find out what- I had
talent for. and the first thing we tried
was musical comedy. But after one
year at the Casino I was convinced
that it was "not my forte.
"Then we tried the spoken drama.
with somewhat- different results. I
am., not sure that 1 will not go back
to spoken drama some day, but Just
at present I am in love with the
movies, and I intend to stay in them
a long time.
"I find the work very hard it is
ntt that the hours are so long or the
physical exertion so great, but there
is a terrible drain on one's energy in
it. remaps tms is not the case with
all picture actresses, but I actually
feel every shade of feeling I am
called upon to portray, and this means
going through a thousand harrowing
emotions in the course of the day's
wore, so woen mgm comes x am a
wreck. .
"The motion picture actress nowa
days leads a busy life. Besides the
actual work for the cameras, there
is the great task of getting costumes
ready, reading scenarios, and study.
Really,. I do not have a minute to
spare for recreation,, and I adore
swimming and tennis.
All Wanted Pictures
"You realise the immense patronage
and popularity of motion pictures
when you open your mail I do not
attempt to open mine any more, or to
answer letters- mother does all that.
I receive as many as 100 letters a day
from all' parts or the couatfy. These
epistles are from girls, mostly, who
have aeen me in' pictures, and who
write to tell ma how much they , like
me. etc. Some of these- letters are
too sentimental to be, taken seriously.
the three powerful emotional acts that i ment at this alarming bit of informa
occur between the prologue and epi- tlon. looked at Mr. Beban to see if
logue take place 50 years before. The he were having a little joke at their
old bishop starts to tell the story as I expense, and then all of them .in tones
me curxam aescenas on me prologue Gf surprise, astonishment and dismay
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and what h is supposed to tell Is en
acted in the three acts following. Being
a love story of the dim past involving
cried, "But why?'
George Beban, a nervous, excitable
bit of humanity, took off Ids glasses.
a young minister and an Italian grand j wiped them carefully, looked at his
opera singer, it is not only romantic guests and ' in a deliberate manner
out aimost tragic. Tne roie or tne quite foreign to his usual way or
opera singer affords Eleanor Montell. speaking, answered:
but are all respectful. I have never
received a 'mash note' or a fresh letter
from a hoy. thank heaven!
"One boy 'at Georgetown university
wrote me a. verv nic nnfa njslrlnsr ma
for my photograph some time ago, and I
motner sent him a picture. Since then
I guess I must have received about
200 letters from Georgetown students,
in fact, almost eyery boy at that col
lege has written to me asking for my
picture.
"Yes, I believe that to succeed in
picture work you must have some
training, if not in acting, at least in
the technique of expression. There
are two dangers which the actress
must guard against in picture work,
one is overacting and one is under
acting. It is Just as bad to overdo
in one direction as it is to underdo in
another.
Performance Always Perfect
"The director in motion, pictures has
greater power than the. director in
spoken drama, because he is actual
command at the time of performance.
The picture director never gives the
order to 'Take' until the scene is sat
isfactory to him, no matter how many
times it has to be acted. But in
spoken drama the director is at the
mercy of the actor; after the latter
gets in front of the audience, and he
cannot stop the performance and do
things all over again if they are not
right this is one of tbs reasons why
motion pictures are so effective it is
always a perfect performance."
The plans of "the new Bernhardt"
are more or less in their formative
period, due largely to the many at
tractive offers and counter offers of
impresarios ana directors for her
services.
Many of the New York critics and
managers have agreed that Miss Ham
merstein is destined to rival our
Elliotts and Farrars and Gardens,
which, if true, is good news for every
one but the Elliotts and Farrars and
Gardens aforementioned.
'Western' Thriller
Hart's Latest Role
The next picture to be released by
Artcraft will be a choice bit of west
ern life by William S. Hart In his
new Thomas H. .; Ince photoplay, "The
Narrow Trail," which presents Big Bill
in the role of Ice Harding, a "bad man"
of the plains who fights with both
fists, shoots with both runs, rides
FritX,Vhi famous Pinto,, as he never
rode himoefore ani yes, falls In love.
Aa recently announced by Hart, this
film will be the last appearance on
tne- screen of "Frita," the . popular
horse actor, as a result of a narrow
escape In one of, the thrilling scenes
of this production. - ."Frits" la now on
the pension list but. according; to his
master, does not seem to enjoy It as
wetx as tne me of a rum actor.
i Klaw A Erlanger are gathering a
company 10 present 'Xhe Klviera Girl '
on tne coast, :
Alcazar leading woman, another big
opportunity' for emotional acting such
as established her in Portland when
she played Ellen Neal in "Common
Clay" two weeks ago. Edward Horton
first appears in the role of the old
bishop and then as a young man. The
settings and costumes are rich and
elaborate. Matinees will be given to
day, Wednesday and Saturday.
Bret Harte Writing
On Motion Pictures
This Xret Karte Grandson of Great
Author; Believes Grandfather Would
Be Scenario Writer if Allva.
Bret Harte wrote of California's
first great industry, gold mining, and
made the gold camps forever famous,
and now a Bret Harte is writing for
California's last and greatest indus
try, the production of motion pic
tures. His name is Richard Bret
Harte, grandson of the famous
author, and he has Just been added to
the scenario staff of the Triangle Cul
ver City studios.
The young Bret Harte believes that
if his grandfather were alive today, he
would be one of tho foremost scenario
writers, .nd he points to the classical
Stories, '."Salomy Jane" and "The Luck
of ' the Roaring Camp," as examples of
what the elder artist might have done
for the newest method of dramatic ex
pression.
He has one regret that he is the de
scendant of the famous author. That
is, he fears the public will expect what
he calls "colossal masterpieces" from
his typewriter, instead of the thorough.
workmanlike copy he is awe to pro
duce.
His training for dramatic writing Is
unusual. While born in Philadelphia,
his residence in America was short, for
his father took him to England as a
little child. He was educated in prom
inent schools in England and Belgium.
later engaging himself with art studies
in the Beaux Arts in Brussels. While
clever with bis pencil, he prefers his
typewriter.
And the typewriter he prefers is by
no means a usual one. It speaks nine
languages. He is a rapid writer, hav
ing done special work for the New
York and Phiiaaeipnta papers, ana
considerable magazine work. He is a
member of the staff Of the Overland
Monthly, the magazine founded by his
grandfather.
Olga Petrova Gtoes
In for Short Stories
If I cannot do the kind of pictures
best salted to my talent I might as
well go to New York and drive a
truck wagon. I know how torun an
automobile and I would be a success
as an automobile driver, but I would
suVely fall flat in playing roles for
which I have no sympathy."
For a brief second silence reigned
at the luncheon table. Some of us
had visions of George Beban doing a
Francis X. Bushman lovemaking scene
or trying to imitate Stuart Holmes at
his most wicked moment. Everyone
tried to speak, -ballevina- Miv Beban's
discontentment due to the fact he had
not- been given- the right screen ma
terial. Had it been In his own mind
to change his old familiar Italian
characterizations not one , of us could
have agreed with him. To our aston
ishment. George Beban had no idea
of leaving his beloved Lulgia, his Pedro
or any other lovable sons of Italy In
the background.
The someone else who did nourish
this idea advanced the theory that the
George Beban .pictures would reach a
different class of, people if Mr. Beban
could be Induced to abandon hla quaint
Italian characters and do a straight
American part, like the hundred and
one other American stars.
Anyone who has ever seen George
Beban on the screen realizes what a
grave mistake this would be. One can
.go to Nw York any time and pick up
a hundred actors on Broadway who
can do straight American parts, but
there is only one actor I know who
can make his audience smile and
weep In one breath over an Italian
peasant's heartaches and he ia George
Beban, the master creator 6f the eons
of sunny Italy. We all love his big
brogans. his ragged clothes, his tat
tered hat and his whimsical, sweet
tempered and' unfortunate' Italians.,'
I have not heard of George Beban
driving a truek wagon yet; I have not
heard that he has abandoned the
screen, and I am in hopes all this talk
of taking away his characterizations
is Just an idle threat uttered unthink
ingly by someone who underestimated
the Beban popularity.
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Madame Olga Petrova, In addition
to having many original scenarios to
her credit, is also the author of a
number of short stories. Years ago,
when she was earning her living in
London, she became a newspaper re
porter -and, while still a very -young
girl, was assigned to the dramatic
section, and frequently reviewed playa
This keen Interest in the dramatic
field led to her giving tip Journalism
for the stage. Just to keep her hand
In. every once in a while Madame
dashes off some little work of fiction, .
and there is already a publisher eager
ly - awaiting the time when she will
have completed enough stories to make
a book.
Today and All This Week
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Adventurer
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