THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTL AND, . SUNDAY . MORNING. APRIL ,21, 1918.
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Photo Plays
COLUMBIA A splendid . example of
condensed action U to be found In a
double bill offering at the Columbia, be
ginning today for four days, where the
productions : of two prime favorites.
Dorothy Dalton and William Desmond,
. have been condensed into two separate
and distinctly Interesting stories, one a
drama and the other a comedy.
, Mtss Dalton makes her appearance
with Robert McKim and Charles Ounn
In 'the triangle play, "Unfaithful" In
two parts, and William Desmond In
"The Marriage Bubble," a brisk little
comedy gem In three parts,
t In addition to this generous bill other
; offerings of the usual Columbia excel
lence will be presented.
I IBKRTY Charlie Chaplin makes his
- 1918 screen debut In the most ambl
tlous effort of his career, entitled, "A
Dog's Life," which will be shown at 'the
Liberty for a week, beginning today.
' ' A Dog's Life" is Chaplin's first pro
duction under his million dollar .contract
with the First National Exhibitor's Cir
cuit. Nearly eight weeks have been re
quired to film the story, and while it
Is a trifle longer than the usual two
reel subject. 40,000 feet of celluloid were
used tit rarrylng out' the idea. It Is the
star's' original creation,
f The-policy that has governed all of
s the Chaplin productions for the past
two "years ti as 'been employed In the
. filming of "A Dog's fJfe." That is to
say, no idea of the nature of the story,
. beyond -the bare announcement of the
title, was made public until a week prior
.to the definite release date.
Chaplin has extended himself to the
utmost degree of his ability with the
result that he has produced a swift -moving
vehicle" filled with rapid-fire
comedy situations, wltH added touches
of pathos, creating a wholesome and,
human story; 1 . '
1 Edna Purvlance, the comedian's beau
tiful leading woman, has been'giren gen
erous scope in .which to display her tal
ent, while the rest of the company find
riany opportunities to shine in conjunc
tion with the star, .
I On the same bill with Chaplin is "The
Thing We Love," the latest Wallace
Reld picture produced by Paramount.
It deals with patriotism In its highest
form.
SUNSET Big nearted Bill Hart opens
at the Sunset today In one of his
most successful pictures, "Between
Men." BUI Hart, In person, Is in the-
clty, too. In support of the third Liberty
loan .campaign.
i As an added attraction at the Sunset
this week, Charlie Chaplin will be pres
eint In "The Adventurer."
I Bill Hart, m "Between Men," plays
the stellar role of Bob White, a type of
. man bred In the West and self reliant
from early childhood. He was slow to
" act and still slower to Judge, but once
he formed an opinion he acted quickly
, and many were the men who had felt
his wrath and forceful will.
- vi Ashley Hampdon, Wall 'street finan
cier, once had staked White In a faro
game. - Hampdon would take nothing
for his assistance and Bob had given
him a written guarantee which stated
that he would "at any time and in any
place, physically and financially," help
Hampdon.
1 Hampdon found himself In trouble.
His only daughter, Llna, had refused
. to marry Gregg Lewlston, Hampdon's
opponent In Wall street, who, through
brooked business dealings, ruined
Hampdon. Then Hampdon, in looking
over some papers, finds the paper from
'White. He wires Immediately to Bob,
who responds with a
fer Of $10,000 and
for the Kant.
The westerner wastes little time get
ting Into the game of frenzied finance
In Wall street, and soon his Indomitable
will and character are felt by his ene
mies. LewlBton and his cohorts try to trap
Whits and, in so doing, cause Lina to
idoubfr the sincerity of White in helping
her father. How White checkmates the
crooked broker, wins the heart of Lina
and recoups her father's fortune are
the sensational features of the story and
picture.
MAJESTIC In "The Studio Girl." Con
stance Talmadge's select star series
i picture showing at the Majestic, Miss
i Talmadge clinches even more securely
the high favor she has won In the hearts
of America's film audiences by her de
lineation of captivating. If capricious,
. girls. This picture was directed by
Charles Oiblyn from Paul West's adapt
ation of "La Gamine," by Pierre Vebcr
and Henri de Gorsse.
Cella Laird runs away from her home
' In Cliff Haven, a New England village,
' and a loveless ' marriage with Obediah
.' Daw, a deplorable lout but the village
"catch," by hiding In the tonneau of
Fraser Ordway's car, as he motors back
from a vacation In her home town to
his New York studio. He puts her on
j a train supposedly bound for Cliff
Haven, but when he gets to his apart
" t ment that evening he finds her asleep
! In his armchair.
f Unwittingly, she aids htm get out of
his engagement with another girl, and
i together they elude tho warrant sworn
. i out agalnut him by the Cliff Haven ccn
, istnbulary for abduction. Indignation
and rage change to delight and happi-
i noas resigns supreme.
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1 "Biir Hart, who will be In Portland in person in the interest or the third Liberty loan, caught in the act of signing his check for $105,000
worth of' third issue bonds. Hart is on the new bill at the Sunset beginning today in "Between Men," sharing honors with Charles Chap
lin in "The Adventurer." 2 Ch arles Chaplin in his first new contract release, "A Dog's Life," Liberty. On the same bill Wallace Reld
in "The Thing We Love." 3 Constance Talmadge in "The Studio Girl," Majestic. 4 Dorothy Dalton In "L'nfaithful," Columbia. On the same
program, William Desmond in "The Marriage Bubble. 5 Monroe Sail sbury and Ruth Clifford in the 'Red, Red Heart," Strand.
Mary Garden will soon go to France
for tho summer.
Kerne Rogers, prima donna with
"Furs and Frills," will remain with this
popular musical play for a tour of the
camps.
"On of the reasons we ilka tho old
songs best." pessimistically comments
Harold" do Backer. ."Is because they art
sung less 'often than the others." .
George Beban studied makeup while a
bor with the minstrel company and spe
cialised on Latin characters, being of
Latin parentage.
FUzabeth Patterson has been engaged
for the role of Mrs. Foster in "Mid
night." a new olar to be produced In
New York by Samuel Janney and Ed
ward Delaney Dunn. :
Walter Hampden has been engaged to
support Madam Yorska in the per
formance of "Salome.- wnicn wui oe
revived at the Comedy theatre in New
York.
Ethel Clifton, the Broadway actress
and playwright, has gone to Los Ange
les, where she believes sne can una
atmosphere" for a new group oi piays
bow germinating within her.
JLoulae Randolph, has succeeded Beat
rice Beckley as Lucy In Nat Goodwin's
"Whv Marrv 7 micn is o piay lor
mncutlv months, opening late next
month In Denver for the western trip.
Earl Schenck. a well known motion
picture actor,' whose last performance
was in the role of the crown prince In
Ambassador Gerard's "My our years
In Germany," has Joined tho Metro
forces.
"Ghosts" will be revived In New York
itbsJiilda Englund as Mrs. Alving and
Rosamond- Carpentler as Regina. Miss
Englund Is the celebrated Swedish act
.. who has Dlaved all the principal
Ibsen roles.' Miss Carpenuer manes ner
Ibsen debut at this time.
jn Houston, the American actress
who, after her engagement with William
Faversham. sailed ror somewnere in
France" to get married, will remain in
London until late in the fall, where she
will act In motion pictures. Then
"back to Broadway."
Triangle is producing a two reel com
edy written by Mrs. Kate Corbaley. au
thor of the $1000 Triangle prize story.
"Real Folks." The name of the new two
reeler is "Mr. Brlggs Closes the House."
In the cast are Edwin Brady. Myrtle
Rishell. Anna Dodge. Fred Mack and
Frank M. Caffrey.
Several years ago Wallis Clark, a
Kr-miant character actor, now acting
,ith John Rarrvmore in reier iuuti-
on aureested the formation
vnnu in t aireciea dt im yij-
ers themselves. After five years such
play house Is being rormea in rew
r.rb mt the nresent time, wun muvun
Royle, the dramatist, as the leader.
u.rtnr ttrihble. an English actor, now
...rirur the uniform of a United States
private at Spartanourg. is ubciuv"b
.v.. i.t.nt dramatic talent among the
..irh hnvi of that cantonment, and
hi. week is acting with and staging
v v-nnw Me. Al" with the Twenty-
seventh division in New York. This
play Is acted by 125 soldiers, who lm--.onate
with charming nalvette the
feminine portion of the cast as welL
'Doing Our Bit " Is Newest '
Of Winter Garden Spectacle
New Ybrk. April 10. "Doing Our Bit."
latest of Winter Garden attractions to
go on tour, has struck the public fancy
with a wallop fully up to its forceful
name. As a result. Instead of laying
off for Holy Week, as planned when
the big show opened Its tour. "Doing Our
Bit" swept Into Philadelphia from Wash
ington and opened an engagement in
the Quaker City.
Tho line-up induced in the cast em
braces such well known names as Frank
Tlnney. Henry Lewis, James J. Corbett,
Charles Judels. Sam Ash, James Cle
mona. Mud Murry, Ada Lewis. Leah
Norah. Duncan sisters, Virginia Kis
singer, Leonora McDonough Energle. the
Canslnos and an array of talent too
long to enumerate. In addition to one
of the most attractive choruses ever
sent from the Winter Garden.
Although "Doing Our Bit" is de
scribed as a gay. girly, gladeem frivol,
it has as its crowning feature and
finale a patriotic spectacle which Justi- .
fies Its title and holds tho . audlenos .
spell-bound. This scene depicts the dis
embarkation of American troops In
France, and discounts all previous exper
imentations of the Winter Garden In the
field of melodramatic realism.. .
It is an Illusion In that the scores of.
performers employed appear to be
massed la thousands, and is mad pos
sible through the use of a patented f-.
feet created by Lincoln J. Carter and '
J. J. Shubert and owned by the latter. '
The great ships clustered about the
massive piers and the files of soldiers
marching forth on French soil consti- -tute
an inspiring spectacle not soon to
be forgotten, and. in a large degree ac-.
counts for the big success of "Doing.
Our Bit"
imedlately to Bob, ,
juffi'iSiSsa Movie House usher
Stops Man's rist
Washington, D. C, April 20. Daniel
M. Brown, Jr., an usher in a moving
picture theatre In H street northeast,
testified ! in police court today that J.
L. Rogers, of 815 West Virginia avenue
northeast, remained seated while the or- ;
chestra played "The Star Spangled !
Banner." ' I
Rogers was fined $23, but not for re
maining:! seated while the national air
was beireg played. No, not that, but
For assaulting Daniel Brown, the
usher.
Rogers testified that he remained in
his seat because what the orchestra was
playing was not the "regular Star
Spangled Banner," but a medley of
tunes, and that
He was holding in his lap his baby,
who was asleep. He said that if he
moved to stand up It would awaken
the baby, who would very naturally cry
And then everybody would get mad and
not enjoy the movies.
But many in the audience got peeved
when Rogers did not stand.
An usher told him that the national
air was being played, but he remained
seated. ! After the show and as he was
going out he met with the usher. -Daniel
M. Brown. Jr. He hit Daniel in the
face.
New Comedy Said to 'Expose'
'Close- Ups 'of Movie Making
Wind Does Damage
To Hoffman House1.
'Sew York, April 20. Frederic and(
Fanny Hatton's latest comedy, "The
Squab Farm." which the Messrs. Lee
nd Jl J. Shubert are. producing at the
Bijou, sheds a new light on the moving
picture industry. In it are Lowel Sher
man and Alma Tell, who play important
roles calculated to acquaint the laymen
with the hidden mysteries of "shooting"
a film in one of California's big motion
picture temples. The play is 'In four
acts and was staged by J. C. Huffmann.
The central figure -in the comedy is
played by Mr. Sherman, portraying the
life of a prominent motion picture di
rector, who is said to have a great
fondness ror young girls. There is an
Abundance of humor in -4he four acts,
a.iiu Luc revejitiiuiLs ui muving picture
work are Intimate and startling, show
ing the various angles and customs
Rogers made his
and baby. home.
way, with his wife
.Mary Pickf ord Is
! After. Tour Record
Why Does Wheel
Always Go Wrong?
Mary Pickford wants your talking
machine records. She doesn't so much
car how good they may be so long as
they are not damaged beyond repair
even men vney can ne salvaged. But
of course she prefers good, clean, whole
records, since they are to be sent to
the boys at Camp Kearny, the 143d regi
ment, field artillery. America's sweet
heart recently sent nine phonographs to
camp, but they are shy on records a
tune, soon grows stale with repetition.
She asks that you send your old or
new records to her. care of the publicity
bureau of the salvage department of the
Red Cross, Hollywood, Cal. The records
that are good enough will be sent to the
men in eamn. Those that are rnrir.H
or too stale will be scrapped for salvage.
- Miss Fickford is chairman of the
salvage bureau publicity department
and she is on the lookout for everything
that can be salvaged.
Zane Grey Novel
Is Being "Filmed"
Thomas H. Ince, who knows a lot
about motion pictures and their making,
confesses that when it comes to being
able to photograph a wagon or an au
tomobile wheel, moving forward, h Is
no better off than any average film
fan. The trouble seems to be, accord
ing to Mr. Ince, that while the motion
picture business has made tremendous
strides, ; no one has yet been able to
make a moving wheel behave on . the
screen.
Patrons of motion pictures will re
call that when a wheel that Is supposed
to move forward is photographed and
the finished film Is thrown upon the
screen, the wheel persists in turning
backward and all the ingenuity of the
most expert photographers does not
seem to be able to overcome this lllu
slon.
Mr. ince is anxious to have some
bpTght, clever young person with a sci
ehtific turn of mind and a knowledge
of optics and the phenomena of vision
tell him just why a moving wheel Is
the most perverse thing In the world
when a motion picture camera is grind
ing out) 16 feet of. film every second.
adopted by tho players of the silent
drama.
The story is about a young girl seek
ing employment' in the films. Her
beauty attracts the eagle eye of the di
rector, and ha orders that she be given
the principal role In his latest play.
When she learns the penalty connected
with Buch favor at the hands of the di
rector, she rebels, but In the end the di
rector's heart is touched and he lays
bare a soul that has been seared by
many love affairs.
In addition to Mr. Sherman and Miss
Tell, the cast includes William L. Gib
son, Harry Davenport. Charles H.
Seay, Raymond Bloomer, Bert An
geles, Alfred Dayton, G. Oliver Smith
Frederick Kaufman, Julia Bruns, Ann
Austin, Helen Barnes. Suzanne Willa,
Florence Doyle, Jeannette Horton.
Dorothy IClewer, Mtrie Centllvre, ViV'
. ian Rushmore and. Esther Small. ,
Miss Young Goes to
Work on "The Claw"
Immediately upon arriving at Holly
wood, California, Clara Kimball Young
secured a studio and Bet rieht to work
filming "The Claw," her next produc
tion with her own company for Select
pictures. The original from which the
photodrama is taken is from the pen of
Cynthia Stockley, who will be remem
bered as the author of "Poppy," pictur-
lzed by Norma Talmadge. The scen
ario for "The Claw" was written bv
Charles E. Whittaker, who was respon
sible for "The House of Glass," in which
Clara Kimball Young was featured.
mapped out, but will remain Instead in
the Middle West.
No explanation of the cancellation
of coast dates is given, except that
business is o good that it seems
shame to leave it, but we suspect tha
Director of Railroads McAdoo may have
had something to say about it.
However, the baldheads have our
sympathy, if that will do them any
good.
Actor's Japanese
Valet Gets Habit
Gertrude Hoffman, now playing the
Orpheum circuit, received word last week
that the April storm suffered in the
East nearly wrecked her home at Sea
gate, L. I. The porch and kitchen were
washed away by the turbulent Atlantic.
It so happens that Miss Hoffman re
cently bought a model bungalow which
was built within the Grand Central ter
minal in New York and it is being re
built on her Seagate estate for her sum
mer occupation, so she will not be with
out a home. The sea did not reach the
site of the new house.
Un Acnes O. HIgashl. American
ife of Wieda B. mgasni. japanrro
valet emDloved by Robert Man tell, tne
actor, has filed suit for divorce, charg
ing cruelty. Higashl filed an answer.
In which he denies he has been cruel.
Mrs. Higashl, who was married to HI
gashl In Boston, asks for alimony and
the custody of their daughter. Violet.
TODAY
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Cyril Maude Due
AtHeiligSoon
Cyril Maude, in the comedy drama
"Grumpy." will be the attraction at the
Helllg May 2. 3 and 4.
RIanch Ring on Circuit
Blanche Ring, the exuberant come
dienne, will shortly begin a tour of the
Orpheum circuit for the remainder of
the season. Miss Ring will offer a
repertoire of songs. She is scheduled to
start her tour at St- Paul, and she will
swing round the circuit to the coast,
where she made such a hit last season
in "What Nextr
FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re
move Thorn With Othine
Double Strength. -
This preparation for the removal of
freckles is usually so successful In re
moving freckles and giving a clesr.
beautiful complexion that It is sold by
any druggist under guarantee to. re
fund the money if it fails.
Don't hid your freckles under a veil :
get an ounce of Othine and remove
them. Even the first few applications
should show a wonderful Improvement,
some of the lighter freokles vanishing
entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double-strength Othine ; It Is this that
Is sold on the money-back guaran
tee. (Adv.)
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"Passing Show" Is
To Pass Us Up
5fow comes the news that after all
"The Passing Show of 1917" will not
come to the Pacific coast as was
planned when the original itinerary was
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Sunday, Monday, 5
Tuesday, S
Wednesday , . 5
Saturday marked the departure of the
entourage of the Sherman productions
; from Los Angeles, In a .special train, for
i Tucson, Arizona, where they will film
; Zane Grey's popular novel. - "The Light
of Western Stars."
The personnel of the company num
t bers over 50 persons who will be seen
' In support of Dustin Farnum. Amon
them ar Harry Sherman, president of
the company; Miss Winifred Kingston,
leading lady ; Charles Swlkard, Mr. Far
num director ; Roy Clements, who
wrote the scenario ; .George Fields, Vlr
glnla Earoes, Bert Appling. Frank Clark,
- Joseph Swickard and Captain Stewart.
as well .as - a large corps of, assistant
: directors and technical men.
Following ; the : completion of "The
$ Light of Western Stars." Mr. Farnum
and bis company will go to Salt Lake
. City to begin the production of Jackson
Gregory's ,"Th wolf Breed."
DANCING
taught by professional
instructors at D
lioneys Beautiful acad
emy, 23d and Washing
ton. New classes start
Monday. Tuesdav and
Thursday evenings this
week. All modern
dances taught in eight
lessons, xaaies. $4 ; gen
tlemen. S5. The onlv
school teaching one les
son, 8 to 11. Plenty of
practice xree. No em
barrassment. One lesson
irom us is worth 10
from inferior teachers.
Join OUr. nav rlajnu.
learn in a first class school. Knwiii !
rates for private lessons, all hours. Nor
mal instructions ror dancing teachers.
Call day or evening, phone Main 7656,
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TOMORROW
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5 All-Star Vaudeville Attractions S
Benjamin Chapin in "THE SON OF DEMOCRACY"
Portland's Only Exclusive Home of the Spoken Drama
Broadway and Morrison. Milton W. Seaman, Mgr.
The
Alcazar
Players
Offering
for the
first time
in this city
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APRIL 21 '
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As produced with great success at The Little Theater,
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Kvenlng prices. 25c. 60c. 75c. Matinoeo. 26c. 50c Monday Bargain
N'lght. S 5c only. Wednesday Bargain Matinee. 25c
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Matinee Daily at 2x30. Mon. Bargain Night, ZUc
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Week Starting
Sun. Mat, April 21
DILLON &
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Let the people screarrTS. With the popular Lyric Musical,
Comedy Company of 25, the Rosebud Chorus and the Rialto
Quartet. Paramount Pictures and Mack Sennett Comedies.
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.Tuesday, Country Store ; Thursday, a Handsome Souvenir
Spoon FREE to every lady; Friday, Chorus Girls' Contest