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EIGHT PAGES REAL ESTATE - DU1LDLNG SECTION FOUR: DRAM I, VAUDEVILLE " PHOTOPLAY PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 1. 1919. John Had MISS GLORIA SWANSON, popular motion picture artist, presented herewith in a rather: unusual pose, may be looking for a sea-man, a fish or a submarine, or may merely be musing and wondering whether or not she'd better get her, feet wet. Miss Swanson was bom in Chicaero. tarted school there and finished her education" in Porto Rico, whither the family had 1 ring moved She is 5 feet 3 inches tall ; has. brown hair and blue eyes; rides,, is a musician, and paints, as most actresses donaturally. j Only Shoest - y i y t X. , i y 7 .. Musical Comedy Is Favorite "Lingerie Farce'9 Passes Out NEW YORK, May SI. Musical comedy easily.-occupies first place as tho favorite-, diversion, of 'the Metropolitan 'season now approaching the "sere and . yellow." . 'Even the - "lingerie farce' popular "and mushroom as It has be come must yield to the drawing power of the more refined, musical show. Mlo- drama has had some .vogue. So has polite comedy,,. But : for continuous drawing: power,-for aheer power to fur nish entertainment, for ability to thor oughly satSsfy , all audiences, the new style musical comedy has unquestion ably "established - Itself in the premier . position. , Nor is the "reason , far to seek. The mood of. American audiences for the past year.thas been exceptional. It .has -run strongly to the lighter kind r , of show. Playgoers have demanded ' amusement, pleasant ..diversion, laugh ter. .They have not - cared except -lh a few and. marked ? Instances to wit ness performances la-which their feel ings ; have been, ruffled or their emo tions harried. Undoubtedly this has been the - result, of .the reaction from , the stress andgrief of war. t , . . Oddly enough the soldier boys re ; turning from .thetfront In France' have had much to do in moulding the sea son's theatrical, character. A veteran manager estimated the. -other day ithat at least S5.000 men in-khaki-atterfd 2Cew are almost unanimousTin .their demand for th,e light production. . . "Give' me ' sr -: show ' full of good laughs," -In their cry "to the box offices. The general, public has . kept step - : With th.m One of the pioneers -la; musical com edy populartly is "The Velvet Lady" It is replete with tuneful airs, pretty scenery, nimble girls, - amusing situa tions and besUof all, Oeorgie O'Rarney's make-up as the Broad,- comedienne. Few actresses, especially as pretty as Miss O'Ramey is, would have the courage to make up as the acme of Jiomeliness, as - . ..v HWIHIJ t. UVf't-k " 11.11 . do I11UM1 finesse the bibulous maid, Susie from Sioux eity. It would be easy for her to overstep the bounds of propriety, . but despite the uncertainties in her feet she manages to restrain them from offense. She kisses lavishly, but whole ; eomely; . She talks unctuously and ; laughs Intoxicatingly. One gets from Miss 0Rameys performance the kind " of Tef ined enjoyment that bespeaks the !, real comedienne. -. . i '- Julian Mitcbtll. .the well known stage director. ' has been signed .by Oliver Morosco to stage three' musical pro 7 s mm ' y -r '' 5 iff '? f' J- -rnw mnw.nfin ductions for next season. Mr. Mitchell Is busy on the first one, entitled "Wanted, A Thrill."; the book of . which will be written by Glen McDonough with music by ' Alfred Goodman Mat thews.! . On 4be way 'to the coast for a sum mer season, Henry Miller and Ruth Chattertoa .will appear in Omaha and Salt Lake City In "A Marriage of Convenience." the delightful Dumas play which met with great approval at Henry Miller's theatre here and afterward In Chicago and other cities. The tour of Miss Chatterton In "The Merry i Month of May," and Mr. Miller and Bilanche Bates in "Moliere" will be practically identical and about a week apart. After the large California cities have been visited. Portland. Seat tle. Boise, -Salt Lake City, Denver and Omaha will be favored. Lew Fields is rehearsing 'The Lonely Romeo," which will - be shown for, its premiere in Atlantic City during the .week of May 26. . The success ' scored by "Good Morn ing Judge," at the Shubert theatre, has been responsible, for the cancellation of all existing bookings to permit this merry musical comedy , to continue un interruptedly during the summer at that playhouse This transplanted London success will not be affected by warm weather here,' Judging from the un abated enthusiasm aroused by this play, which Is ; now in. its second year at the Adelphl theatre in the British metro polis .under the title "The Boy." . Shall we say "Poor Otis Skinner" because he is to have no vacation this summer as he had expected? The de mand for his- Captain Brideau in "The Honor of the Family," is so great that he will! tour the west and West Canada, including Calgary,- Edmonton, Winni peg, also Medicine Hit and Moose Jaw in this, his favorite play. When we think of the treat in store for his au. diencea we must say "lucky people" In stead of "Poor OUs Skinner." h . '- - ' : ."v.. Through the medium of . one of George' C. Tyler teompanies.- Miss Jose phine Hall, comedienne, will return ' to the stage after an absence of nine years. Her first appearance was In 'The Arca dians."! Her greatest success was Undoubtedly- in," "The Girl from Paris," which was very popular In Its day. S. H. Green stamps for cash! Hol man uel Ow Main 353, A -3353. Block wood, short - ulabwood. Rock Springs and L tab. coal; sawdust. Adv. iiill mm 5 American Audiences Are Not at All Like English Audiences The conduct of audiences ia, of all the differences between England and ourselves, the one that smiles most squarely in the face. An American audi ence sits receptive. It, is like a pitcher; you can fill it up. with what you will froth, ff you like it; it signifies but two emotions, enthusiasm and boredom. En glish audiences of workingpeople are like an instrument that responds to the player : thought ripples up and down them," and ; if in some heart the speaker strikes a dissonance there Is a swift answer Always the Voice speaks from gallery or pit, the terrible Voices which detaches itself in every English crowd, full of caustic wit, full of irony, or, maybe, approval. The Voice of ihe teanny, skeptical Englishman who-will joke the prime minister, as I heard him do in Newcastle, or interrupt Mr. Ber nard Shaw with a pertinent question. So in England a political meeting is a living thing. One cannot ever tell how it will turn ..out," and not , one single one is like another, and each has timbre and quality. People do not attend them in any passive "spirit. They do not merely go to be .informed or pleased; they go to ' take ? part and ; I i wish to Heaven that the mellifluous oratory which flows unchecked over the restless heads . of our long-suffering American audiences could.be confronted with the ribald, skepticism of Tyneslde men, or the, sapient shrewdness of Lancanshire. Mary Heaton Vorse In Harper's Maga zine for May. - - DANCE UNDER THE ROSES AT , Rlyerside , Pars where the breeze blows in from the river, making it always refreshing; and cool, you will have an evening memorable in yotir list of good times. Come out and dance to: perfect tune and time. Music fur nished by the famous "Moose Orchestra. Dancing Every Sunday, 2-5 P. M.f 6-10 P. M. v" Cars at First end Alder Streets Direct to Park 5 r.. y s 1 v v i i ' - Bennett's Bathing Beauties Coming to Portland in Person Nearly every Sennett face anjl figure that has come to national fame through the productions of the king of film. com edy will "be seen tn Sennett's greatest production, a burlesque on German roy alist pretentions titled "Yankee i Doodle in Berlin." It will be shown at he Ma jestic theatre, commencing June 7. The usual Sennett comedy is I in two reels. ' "Yankee Doodle in Berlin" is in five, and is called an hour ot continuous hilarity. . . g I However attractive the photoplay the chief interest in the presentation centers in the appearance of a bevy of Sennett's famous bathing beauties in their abbre viated and bizarre bathing .; raiment. These girls are making a tour j of the United States, and will make personal appearances at all perflrmances of "Yankee Doodle in Berlin." 1 . San Quentin Rebuilt ; - A reproduction , of California's famous penitentiary, San Quentin prison near San Francisco, was built at Universal City, recently, for the taking of in "The Chatterbox,: Priscllla scene? Dean's crook melodrama written for per by Bayard Veiller. Under the direction of Rollin- Sturgeoen, assisted1'" by the play wright, the story Is being speedily filmed.. Francis McDonald is Miss Dean's leading; man, and others in the cast are George McDaniels, Gertrude Astor, Walt Whitman, , Claire Greenwood, Swickard and H. Milton Ross, Joseph 2? T f. "3 : . : 'i 3 ' s nrmrri tfj ml Theatrical Man Became Power V in West Aer Deciding to "Grow Up" Here. ALTHOUGH John Cort ia usually con? sidered a Westerner, It la neverthe less a fact that New York was his birthplace. - Thsi , event happened on July 19, 1862. The father of the future theatrical manager was a Methodist minister, and young- John Cort would have followed in his father's footsteps if he had asserted a will of his own. He dates his theatrical career back to 1878, when he was IS years old, but seven years later h oecame convinced that the West was the land of oppor tunity, and he went as far West. as he could do without touching water. - He located In Seattle, and soon made film self felt as a theatrical manager and organizer. Within a few years, all the Import ant theatres west of the" Missouri river had passed under, one control, the Northwestern Theatrical association. John Cort, the youngster who had left the Kast with little more than a shoe--string, had organised the theatre men of he West and had built and leased theatres until he was without exception the most important theatrical man of the West. He retained control of the associa tion until a little over a year ago, when a transferance was made, but Mr. Cort held and continues 'to hold a large share of the theatrical interests of'the West. ' . Since that time. Mr. Cort has de voted more attention to the cast and particularly to the promotion . of mu sical nhows. In this field considered one of the most treacherous from the managerial standpoint he has been re markably successful. His first success was "Flo Flo" last season. Now four companies of "Flo Flo" are on. toun "Fiddlers Three" was his first offering at the Cort theatre this season and ia at present making a great success on tour. "Glorlanna," .with Fritz! Scheff as its 6tar, is the third of Mr. Cort's musical productions, and- "Listen Les ter," at the Knickerbocker theatre, -New York, is the fourth. Mr. Cort also con trols the Standard theatre at Ninetieth street and Broadway. New York, now devoted to read attractions. Motion Pictures to Be Discussed at Seattle Conference Taeoma. May 31. -A galaxy of the big stars of fiimdom and several hundred motion picture house managers and film exchange men will be Tacoma's guests on the afternoon and evening of July 19. it js announced by the Tacoma com mittee! making arrangements. Their coming will be the climax of the first annual convention of the Allied Motioa Picture Interests of Washington, Oregoh, Idaho and Montana, which will be helid in Seattle from July 16 to 19. H. T. Moore, manager of the Colonial and Kiafto theatres, Peter David otthe Liberty theatre and L. A. DrinkwineS the Palace theatre are the committee which has been working on the plans to bring the stars and the delegates to the convention. They are to be given a trip to Camp Lewis in the afternoon, and a screen ball will bej given in the evening after a banquet. The screeh ball will be the feature of the Friday evening session in Seattle, where the Tnovie stars, brought from California and possibly other points for the convention, will appear ln public. Some of the best known Idols' of the screen are expected to be present, com munications now being on the way to several large producers asking the pres ence of their stars. c Practically all the managers and film exchange men of the Northwest are ex pected to attend 'the convention in Se attle. It will be the first of Its kind held In this part of the country and will have for special purpose a raising of the standards of photoplay produc tions. Load up that picnic basket today-start early for the Highest, Happiest, Health iest Spot in Portland - OUNCIL RES T P A R K Bring,- the kiddies to the old orchard, for a safe playground, the wonderful view, .. and the popular Free Concert py the Council Crest 10-piece orchestra. Hear the most pop ular singer on the Coast, v Monte Austin sing .the latest New York, hits, "Jerry," "When You . Look in the Heart of a Rose," "Chorig." and others just received from the publishers. . i Try a ride on the fast scenic, giant ferris wheel, or mysterious river. . - . . TkeiVs No Place Lik ' Council Crest Park HOP A CC CAR 1 " 11 ii'i Dancing Every Evening " Except Sunday 1 PLAYIMG-Mfflt MGfi A Drama of in the days of the gold rush, picturing the wild scramble gold-mad men made for wealth vivid portrayal of the risks they ran, built around the romance of a tenderfoot prospector and a daughter of the north. Also PARSONS COMEDY Burton HoImesTravelogue fcs 'I ... "f I - JlmGl the Frozen Yukon Country S .to y And W ML i I- 1