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SECTION FIVE
DRAMA. PHOTOPLAY
VAUDEVILLE
SIX, PAGES ;
"the; REALM or MUSIC
RING LARDN'ER'S LETTER
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PORTLAND, OREGON, . SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1920.
. STARS ON STAGE AND SCREEN
rpiHOUGH out of pictures at the present writing, it is only temporarily that Alice Brady has
I deserted the silver screen. Miss Brady, worthy daughter of a worthy father, William A.
Brady, is at present appearing in the East in a new play, "Forever After," by Owen Davis.
Miss Brady started her theatrical career in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic, operas, going later into
musical comedy and then into motion pictures, where she made a tremendous success.
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Actress Gets
Shock in
Book
Biographer Made Frances Starr
Older Than She Really Is; A
Serious Thing to Do.
tTECAUSE I have a sense of humor X
JLcan laurn over my greaiesi trag
edy'," says Frances Starr, who is appear
lnr in Tieer ! TiKer !" "It occurred just
recently, shortly after William winters'
Xlfe of David Belasco' came off the
Dress. 1 was considering- me eipenaiiure
of Sll for the two beautiful volumes.
when Mr. Belasco s secretary brougnt
them to me as a Rift from the pro
ducer. I was doubly proud tot them.
because he had affectionately Inscribed
them after the play that night. I took
them home with me in happy antici
pation. I made myself comfortable in a
negligee, curled up in bed, with my light
arranged just right, and, woman-UKe
(or shall I say artist-like), I turned to
the chapter which gave an account of
my beginnings in the theatre under Mr.
Belasco's management, with the subse
quent history of my stellar career.
"Imagine my consternation to find
that Mr. Winter had set the day of my
birth six years before it actually hap
pened and three years before my lathe!
and mother had even met! Of all -the
bug-a-boos to a player, the most feared
Is the loss of youth. Like a grim spec
ter, age stands in the recesses of every
artist's thought waiting to approach a
terrorized victim. For producers to get
the impression that an actress is 'grow
ing old' is a death knell in the theatre.
With this in view, could there be .any
thing more tragic than for such a re
vered chronicler as Mr. Winter to make
a mistake in the date of my birth? I
was disconsolate over the matter until
found that he had given the correct
date in the index of his biography of
Mr. Belasco."
Willard Mack Is
Author of Another
Willard Mack, well known playwright
and actor, has written a story which
has not been published, and which
Myron Selznick " has purchased Ibr
screen production. Mack is known- as
the author of "Kick In," the successful
Belasco production, and "Tiger Rose,'
another long-run drama. The new story
is titled "Prince O'Pines," and is said
to be full of unusual situations and
written in the distinctive Mck style.
According to Mack, it is one of his fa
vorite creations, and he things bo much
. M . I 1 I .J 1
OI ii lie IB seriously lajiim?! nig pro
ducing it for .the spoken stage. Should
he do this he will probably appear per
sonally in the stage production.
Portland's Busv Rialto Pastor Has No
r r r . Fear for Safety
Bits About Local Showmen
" By Ham Rartdon Jr of the program. Anita Hall Cook of
THOUGH as originally planned and Portland will be the vocalist,
announced the new People's theatre j
..j voutprr1.iv Jensen, executive neaa 01 tne
was to have been
Manager Douglas .Tarmuth looked the
housfe over last Wednesday evening,
noted the network of scaffolding, the
paint pots, the tangled mass of electric
wires, the clumbers' working kits and
the decorators' paraphernalia, cogitated
on the delayed arrival of the new chairs,
closed his ears to the din of -pneumatic
hammers pecking away in various parts
of the house and said to himself:
"It can't be done."
Nor could It, so the reopening of what
Jarmuth promises will be Portland's
most beautiful playhouse, has been
postponed until this week, the date soon
to be announced.
To those who have been permitted an
advance look Into the People's it has
been demonstrated beyond a doubt that
the old theatre isn't going to look like
Itself at all, at all, when the making
over ia complete. New paint through
out, including a mural effect bringing
out the peacock blue and gold idea ;
new draperies; new carpet; newly
painted front : new ventilating system
and new electrical equipment for effects
re all included in the -remodeling. For
the last week workmen have been at it
day and night and now the opening
looks like a sure go for 'Wednesday.
Manager Jam-ruth has scored also in
his selection of an opening feature,
which will be Mary Pickford Jn "Polly-
iinna, her first United Artists release.
"Pollyanna" is Kleanor H. Porter's
"glad book" filmed with Miss Pickford
in the title role.
Charles Henry Brown, ahead of Wal
i ker Whiteside in "The Master of Ballan
trae," was in town Wednesday talking
It over with "Bill" Pangle of the Hellig.
i Brown Is one of the well known advance
men of the game, having been identified
with Schubert productions for many
years, though it happens that the
Whiteside show Is the first one that has
brought him to the west coast,
And Incidentally here's a little "human
Interest" touch that Brown believes
could be made into a good press agent
tory, though ha says he hasn't yet had
time to work it up. Brown says that
the turned up toed shoes worn by the
Hlndo servant in "The Master of Bal-
lantrae are the rerysam shoes worn
..i by Otis Skinner in "Kismet." Brown
says that the producers were just about
to decide that they'd have to have Bhoes
made especially when their costumer
found the old Skinner "kicks" in a cos
turner's shop. If you see the "Master"
this week, take an extra look at the
Hindu's shoes.
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Mischa Guterson and Marshal Taylor
put inr rim week at the Rivoll over
in good shape and have things running
along smoothly now. The new week's
teatur t the RlvollwM be Geraldlne
i'r Farrar In her newest production, "The
World and Its Women." Beginning at
; 12:S0 today Director Guterson will - put
on the first of his weekly concerts and
; ;; will play a violin aolo u one number
Jensen & Von Herberg corporation, who
with his partner, J. Von Herberg of
Seattle, has been in New York for two
weeks In attendance at the fourth an
nual convention of the First National
Exhibitors' circuit. is expected home
from the East about February 1.
Boy, page Martin Beck.
Manager Frank Lacey doesn't know
exactly whether General Pershing knew
It or not, but last Sunday when the gen
eral was riding along In front of the
Majestic, Lacey shouted, "Stand up,
general." and the general stood up and
saluted the crowd in front of the Ma
jestic, the crowd in turn sending up a
mlsshty cheer.
Manager Lacey has been putting over
some good fronts and some good shows
at the Majestic of late and In addition
he has the Star staging a lusty "come
Speaking of General Pershing and the
parade remipds us that most of the
crowd on Sixth street seemed to be try
ing to get into the Columbia after the
official car had passed on up Wash
ington. Manager A. C. Raleigh and the
helmet of a big policeman stuck out as
high lights In the surging mob that
scrambled for an opportunity to buy
tickets. Raleigh, by the way, has been
"knocking 'em cold" with "Male and
Female" and the attraction will be held
over for another week.
'
Ralph Winaor of the Sunset is still
hoping for that new sign of his, and
moreover he is of the opinion that he
Is going to get It, sooner or - later the
sooner the better. Some misunder
standing on the part of the manufac
turers as to the nature of the sign re
quired is responsible for the delay.
Have you had.- a "night" at the
Alcaxar? It's to be quite the thing
now foT civic organizations as a body
to spend an evening at the Alcazar,
taking along the women folks, of coarse.
and it Is going to help keep the "musi
cal players" in our midst for the rest
of the season.
Attendance at the Alcazar during the
last week picked up materially.
,
O. D. Woodward of Spokane, where
his stock company is as famous to the
home folks as our Baker Is to us. has
been in Portland during the last week
and gossip has it that his visit is not
on, merely or pleasure.
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Mr, and Mrs, E. A. Bacheler are In
Portland today ahead of Mltsl Jiajos,
coming to the Hellig soon in "Head
over Heels."
Of Chorus Girls
London. Jan. 24. (I. N. S.) Rev.
Stewart Headlam thinks that chorus
girls can look after themselves and does
not take much stock in tales that tour
ing companies are really disguised trav
eling harems.
As a rule these dear girls can look
after themselves," said the minister,
who Is well known in the theatrical dis
trict. "I have known them for years and
years and years. Generations of them 1
have known. Thero are some wrong
ones among them, the same as in other
professions, and there are some silly
ones, but the majority can manage their
moral affairs thoroughly well.
Fut despite his viewa expressed be
fore the London county council, the
council recommends that proprietors and
managers of touring -companies should
be licensed the same as theatrical em
ployment agents.
Following differences with other mem.
bers of the company, and because of
need of rest and recreation,- Mlsa Geral
dlne Dare, who has been a popular mem-'
ber of the Baker Stock company for
soma months, said good bye to Portland ' early showing at the HeilUe.
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OBPHEUM Broadway tt Taylor. Charley
Grape win and Iran Bankoff sad company.
2:10, 8:10.
VAUDEVILLE
PANTAGE8 Broadway at Alder. Hich elaia
yaudeTille and photoplay features. Afternoon
and aveninf. Program changes Monday after
noon. HIPPODROME Broadway at Tamhill. Acker
man A Hfcrris, TandeTille and photoplay fea
ture. Afternoon and night.
DRAMATIC 8TOCK
BAKER Broadway between Morriwm and Alder.
The Baker Stock company, in "Here Come
.the Bride." 8:20. Matinee Wednesday and
Saturday, 2:20.
Ml'SICAL FARCE
ALCAZAR EleTenth and Morrison. Aleaiar
Musical players, in "The Firefly." 8.20.
Matinee Wednesday and Saturday. 2 .20.
I.TRIC Fourth and Star. Munical farce,
"The Isle of Joy." Matinee daily 2, nifhta
7 and 0.
PHOTOPLAYS
COLUMBIA Stxth at Stark. Cecil DeMille
production, Male and Female. (second
week. 11 a. m. to 11 p. m.
LIBERTY Broadway at Stark Coiutance Tal-
madae, in "The Virtuous Vamp." 11 a. m.
to 1 1 p. m.
MAJESTIC Wahine-ton at Park. "Soldiers
of Fortune." 11 a. m. to 11 p. m.
PEOPLES Wen Park and Alder. Opens Wed
nesday with Mary Pickford, in "Pollyanna."
STAR Washington at Park. "The Miracle
Man." 11 a. m. ta 1 1 - p. m.
BJVOLI Washington at Park. Gefaldine Far
rar, in "The World and It Woman." 11 a.
m. to 11 n. m.
CIRCLE Fourth nd Wa-'hington. D. W. Grif-
Iitn a Broken Blossoms. 9 a. m. until 4
o'clock the followinc momma.
SCN8ET Washington and Broadway. Kather-
lne MacOonald. in "The Thunderbolt.
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'Qisoiial
Corinne Griffith has completed more
than half the scenes for '.'Deadline at
Eleven." the newspaper play which will
be her next Vitagraph feature. Both
she and George Fawcett. her director.
have been haunting newspaper offices
for "atmosphere" and both promise the
members of the fourth estate a sur
prise in accuracy in detail In the pic
ture. The story was written by a news
paper woman and adapted to the screen
by a newspaper man.
One of the especially Interested spec
tators at John Drinkwater's play, "Abra
ham Lincoln," at the Cort theatre. New
York, last week, was General Grant's
great-grandson, young Sartorius, a boy
of 12. After the performance the boy
was taken back of the stage to shake
hands with his "great-grandfather" be
fore that distinguished personage took
off his makeup and became Albert Phil
lips, the actor who Impersonates Gen
eral Grant in the play. Master Sartorius
congratulated the play heartily In spite
of the fact that bis personal recollec
tion of his famous forebear's appear
ance is somewhat hazy.
Catherine Calvert Moves
Catherine Calvert has left the forces
of the Famous Players-Lasky corpora
tion to o one pi me stars or r urns.
Inc., the newest big motion picture pro
ducing corporation. Miss Calvert will
be featured in this, company's -first pho
toplay, the production of which la now
under way,
audiences, for the present at least, in
her appearance last nignt. Miss Dare
will rest at her heme In Portland and
may go East in the spring.
David Warfield, in . his popular suc
cess "The j Auctioneer.' is t booked for
"Jazzy" Film at Party
The strangest motion picture ever
thrown on the screen was part of the
"jazz" attractions at a New Year's ben
efit party given by the film folk in
Los Angeles. It was made by putting
together strips of film from the pic
tures of Frank Keenan. Bryant Wash
burn. Will Rogers. William Farnum,
Charles Ray, Bert Lytell. Douglas Fair
banks and J. Warren Kerrigan, in the
form of a wild melodrama. Each cut
shows one of the stars and his leading
lady or villain. Irene Kich and Colleen
Moore, leading ladies, each appeared In
the film opposite three different stars.
Jack Dempsey Insured
Robert Brunton, in conjunction with
the Pathe Picture corporation of Xew
York, has taken out temporary insurance
with a Los Angeles firm to the amount
of $60,000 for Jaek Dempsey, champion
heavyweight prizefighter of the world.
The policy takes effect January 15 and
will hold good for the duration of
Dempsey's motion picture contract at
the ' Brunton studios, where he is star
ring In a 15 episode western serial.
DANCING
Every
Sunday Evening
RIVERSIDE
PARK
Moore-CotiUion
Orchestra
Milwaukie or Oregon City Cars
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.. C A. BASSETT, Mgr. .-.
n nmRiriTrW
PLAYING TODAY and ALL THIS WEEK
The story of a miss with principles pure as the Ten Commandments, with
a pair of eyes that made Cleopatra look like a consumptive selling-plater
and with a list of "vamped' victims reaching from Portland to New York.
Next Saturdays
CHAS. RAY
and
CHARLIE
CHAPLIN
MURTAGH'S
CONCERT ON OUR $50,000 ORGAN
LIBERTY BELL MARCH ...Souaa
CAPRICE VIENNOIS Kreitler
POLONAISE in A Major Chopin
INDIANA MOON : .Wallaca
"Winter Garden Echoes" (A Medley of Al Jolson's Songa). "HELLO
CENTRAL, GIVE ME NO MAN'S LAND," "WAIKIKI," "DIXIE
LULLABY," "I'LL SAY SHE DOES" .Arr. by Murtafh
: TODAY AT 12:30:
Thi Week
PROGRAMME
Do Luxe
iberty Educational t
Waakly Odds and
Ends of Interest Com-;
piled by the Manage
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2 Murtagh at the Giant -Organ,
Playing "Indian
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3 Sayings of Wit.
4 Mr. Earl Alexander,
Tenor, in Selected
Number.
5 Liberty Pictorial Re- .
iew lntere stlrtg
World Events. Com
piled by the Manage
ment. 6 Selected Comedy.
7 The Liberty Presents
as Its Prologue to the
Feature. "The. Vlrtuouj
Vjmp":
) San Francisco Duf
ina the Fire and Earth
quake of 1906.
(b) San - Francisco
After, the Fire.
-The Liberty Presents:
Mis Constance Tal
madge in "A Virtuous
Vamp."
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