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EIGHT PAGES THE REALM OF MCKM3 STAGE PZRSOXAUT1E8 SECTIOfi FIVE DRAMA ' PIIOTOPLAY VAUDEVILLE ' : , t PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 21, 1920. A NEW STAR IN THE FIRMAMENT ; rIVIAN RICH, not newly rich, but ghe may be on the road to wealth at that, because now, after a number of year in the filins in minor parts, sne has been promoted to stardom, her first starring feature to be "Would You, Forgive?' Miss Rich, bv the way, was Dorn at sea. V V V ''. - ( A it k S IT'S WORTH GOING MILES . SEE TA V I II . I f1 -TOT YOU'VE GOT ALL WEEK TO SEE THIS I S WI T H U S TODAY AT 12:30 A CONCERT DE Selections from "May-Time".. Romberg Reminiscences of John McCormack "At Dawning" "Dar OU PI of Min" , , "I Hetr You Calling Arr. by 1 "Venetian Moon' .. . . Remi Baritone Solo. .. Selected tyr. Gillette S trad ell a Overture Flotow V , j 5 & Barrymore Is Excellent as ; "Richard" ' ; fJew.York. March 20. We've a new Apieflcan Shakespearean star. And 4ie shines as brightly as any that has trod the boards in' many a long year. He's a' member of that Illustrious family of - actors the Barrymores. Is first name Is John. , This particular Barrymore h&a mode '' stasre history In- a twelve-mqntss that will stand for many a year. In that period he haa given ws a wonderful . impersonation in J'Retribwtion." a thrill ing impersonation .In "The Jest." and now a most remarkable 'one in "Richard Some task for any actor of any ' age and talent certainly a stupendous one for an actor bo young as bit. Barry more. The task bespeaks dramatic ge- nln of thA first order. Barrymore Is not only great in "this new creation. He to brave. He has thrown away all the precedents created , by a' long line of Shakespearean stars " that Includes such revered namet as Garrlck and Afacready and Booth and Irving and Mansfield. It must neve taken some courage to break away from ths lowering, storming, terrifying and s noisy creations of these great Thespians. But Barrymore took the leap. For he gave us a restrained.'' almost quiet and yet brutal and malevolent picture Of the scheming English monarch. Something close to revolutionary was dona. The play- as presented was not Shakespeare's "Richard III" but a com bination of that play and the same master's Henry VI." The welding- sacri ficed some of the melortramatic strength o( the rirst play, but it nirnlshed a more rounded out character study of the king who had no compunctions about lopping off heads so long as they led him to the throne, . ' Mr. Barrymore has elected to build his character in consonance: with his physique. He has not the robust stature y for bljt, trumpet - voiced,- overpowering Richard. So he depends orfViis subtly ( toned sardonic humor, cynical jhypocrisy and malignant cunning. The Intellect , ual qualities he showed with watchful , eye, tense pose and crisp enunciation. His facial play was varied, fitting and 'replete with meaning. In fact one- ae : cured as vivid a picture of the despicable v . Richard ' from watching the play of Barrymore's face as from following the - words that fell from hia tongue. ... .!, s j, AH In all, Mr. Barrymore has shown us K new Shakespearean character. .He . has won the right to honor for ortg- H al conception and for logical and la tell 1 gent rendition "of one of, the moat difficult parts in dramatic art. - Newspaper , Story Shown "Deadline at Eleven," ' a newspaper " Story in which Corlnne, Griffith la the w sUr. received, Its .first presentation last : week at the spacious Broadway theatre, s New Tork cltr- ' ; , ' - - , - , . Flick ers ' Along Local- Rialto Sun Soon Sets for Sunset By Sam Bad don Jr. "Where do we go from church 7" "To the Rivoii to hear Guteraon's noon day Sunday concert." This la the answer, at least, of a large number of Portland persons, according to Marshall Taylor, manage of the Rivoii. Mr. Taylor -sky s that the gen eral character of the people who make It a point to hear the Rivoli's special Sunday concert program indicates that they are those who through vapeclaJ train ing or natural Inclination are especially capable of appreciating music out of th ordinary scale of motion, picture theatre effort. These concerts, featured by Miseha Guterson lit Portland, as they were in Seattle, are growing steadily in popularity. Manager Taylor says, to such an extent as to encourage their continuance. At today's concert, at half after noon. Albert Creits, well known young Port land violinist, will be the soloist Creits received - hia. first instruction In violin from hi father, Louis Creits, and the latter studied under Knelsel, of Kneisel quartet fame. The young man plans to leave next- July for Paris, where be will "finish." -v Marjorle Rambeau, formerly member of the Baker Stock . company, whose name has of late been outlined in the incandescents on Broadway, New York, la now appearing In the leading role 1n "The Sign on-.the Door," at the Republic. Misa .RamHea.u- also haa a new play - in contemplation. ' - ' ' y v , c "The Man Who Came Back" is to .be produced soon' In "London, with Mary Nash in the part she' originated at; the Playhouse, New York, and in which :she piayed for. a run of 67 weeks and a .year on the road. Dorotbjr. Bernard played the . role in Portland with a road .com pany a yar ago. - ' .j' The .Sunset theatre, to be remodeled Into a 5 and 10-cent store,, to bookd to close permanently one -week 'from to night.. In the meantime.. -Manager Ralph Wlnsor Is having a hard time keeping a janitor. : .,' - .. Up at the Peoples, Douglas Jarmuth manager, has set tip a babies' boudoir, equipped ' with a" cradle, ' a maid and everything, for the care of infants who may desire to sleep while their doting mothers take Jn 'the- show. Besides mak ing it thus possible for mothers of wee ones to enjoy themselves, Jarmuth fig ures that In getting the. babies into the cinema atmosphere early In life he is laying the foundations for the upbuilding of a new generation of motion picture fans. .- Martin Beck 'lias not' yet started to build his new Orpheum theatre in Port land. Ha 4s now two months behind schedule. i --- - Manager C. V. Everett of the Alcaxar plans-farewell parties . after every per formance at the Alcazar daring this week. . The object is to give Portland iwople, or that small percentage of them that have been trying to support the Alcazar musical comedy, an opportunity to say farewell to the players, who con clude their Portland engagement next Sunday . night. The members - of the company will rest for a few weeks be fore opening at Clunle. Auditoriam, JLos Angeles,' for a fall season. Road shows have been booked for the Alcazar for the next few weeks, . BY S THE m PREMIER S OF ALL - PACIFIC COAST LaOaJL4 If nisi "4 jt i w aua. ju. 3; ! ILW' " A. f .. in i.m.. - . s i ir. PI-EASE NOTE THIS STATEMENT: Owttbllr.I&irtateiarldk tpmr weeks mo today we was forced. s . . to : mjuce foaoea cauiei in oar . nmslf depTtiiii nt We take tfixs opparttmity of rtf kfwy Liberty Matrons . for the load stnd grsv " yfe. excepted out sab- , stitntiog. -v. V.. Jdhn Charles Thomas, who sang a big role in "Maytlme" at the Heillg a year aro, recently presented himself in r cital at - Aeolian Hall. New Tork. Mme. Lulsa Tetranlnl, Mm. Galll- Curci. Rosa . Raisa. Tltta Ruffo,' Mary uarden. John McCormack. Scottl and Geraldine Farrar were among the oper atic and concert celebrities who reserved boxes and seats, and the stage was rep resented., by Wtlda Bennett, Ina Claire, ivtenne Segal, Peggy wood, Ethel Bar. rymore, Jane Cowl, Irene Bordooi. Cleo Mayfield, Edith Xay and Francine Xiarrl- more.i , ., : ' e a f - - . . Iyocal picture men, more or lesa on .the Inside when It comes to filmland gossip, say here is nothing surprising a4out the Chaplin ' divorce proceeding. vThey say that Chaplin and his wife, formerly Mildred Hams, herself a motion picture actress, lived together but three days. and: that Chaplin's alleged), grief over the death of the baby born to Mrs. Chain Un a. few months ago, the little one liv ing but a few hours, -was all bunk. Mari tal bliss among those of flickerland, as among players of the legitimate stage, la the exception -rather than the rule.- The trouble seems to b6 thaithere la so much sham In their profession that their whole lives naturally become but little else. Manager Soerrr of the local Pathe ex cnange la proud as a peacocli over hia newly arranged offices, which have been fixed up In A-l style. , A v : ORGANISTS Forest Fire "Will .Be M. P. Scene ."Nomads of the North la Ore wSxt James Oliver Curwood story - to" be adapted, to motion pictures. David Hart ford, the director, to at present working on some of the big, scenes, which are being - filmed In the Canadian Rockies. A spectacular punch to Toeing planned for one scene, in which- practically c every species ' of wild animal Inhabiting the 'North American continent win be- shown fleeing before is great forest' fire, and taking refuge in a lake. It will be the first time that such an effort baa been eitanrnud'ln pictures,"- . ,1 v i , j.--. I . HEAR murtajgh HERE TODAY IN. HIS BEST CONCERT WITH HERE'S THE WHOLE STORY IN A NUTSHELL mm AM D V (o) ALSO ' ssfaaaasi i i . saf , w u w . Sayings el Wit Cartoon CameJy emember MARY HAD A LITTLE ANKLE; , SHE INJURED IT ONE DAY. . NOW, THE "DOC? WHO FIXED IT - JUST CANT STAY AWAY! ; ; tern in Etoury' Leavtsfe, admission: At Any And All Times A Utile Old Nickel -' and a Pair of . , ' Thin Dimes : Cm v - A PICTURE , AND TRIMMED IT'S DELICto SSSSW JIM li- w MAlfrV rViT'lJU 1 INCLUDING TAX
