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.- .' , . . ' . . ' .... . s - - ..-- ; . i - r ' . . ' . . . '' ' , ; .. ' . . . f . ' , fi" SECTION FIVE DRAMA, ' PIIOTOFIjAY VAUDEVILLE PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1920. . . ? ' . . 'v...... 1 1 '. . . -W-, NOT "NATURAL-BORN" ACTRESS . WE SAY not "natural born actress. Of Miss Madge Kennedy, because, unlke so many screerf folk who "just happen" in the movies, Miss Kennedy studied dramatic art to qualify herself as an entertainer. Miss Kennedy is, however, a "native daughter" native to the Pacific Coast, for she was born in California. She is a painter and a cartoonist as well as an actress, and during the war drew patriotic posters that occasioned famorable comment. , ij :c " 1 lj ;- -ir I I! 11 II IF - if u,.uMKmtii - ... . ,' :'''' t i hi - y 'JLr''tT: 1T uf LL"VE"J " n f " ' Special DtlOW admission I , . V THE BIGGEST 2Sc I i M p c i U ' N hits for :;. ,A, yyM TW""TS v Is Staged for Warfield LOS ANGELES, March 27. A "million dollar ehow" for an audience of one. two actors and a stage manager, the entire cast and a locked door to keep out spectators, was the feature provided one day last week at the Good Samari tan TiosDita! to relieve the tedium of the flay for David Warfleld, beloved actor, confined to his bed with a broken lee'. Dick Ferris, Impresario extraordinary. a showman who has always playea to big audiences, was the director. Harrjt Kellar and Malini, both magicians who have startled millions, were- the cast. Thd stage was a three-quarters hospital bed, and the "house boasted one chair, Kellar put on the first act. From three medicine bottles he grew splendid roses. The waste basket produced a billow of chrysanthemums. Under War f ield'B pillow were found a brick, i pistol, a jimmy and a ring of skeleton keys. Malini was "introduced." With a wave of his handkerchief he dissolved the flowers into vapor ; the waste basket turned into a squirrel case, filled with spinning rodents. But he could not eliminate the burglar tools ; he handed them to Ferris. The show lasted an hour and Warfield declared It the greatest theatrical enter tainment in hia experience. When the superintendent of nurses finally insisted that too much laughter might raise the patient's temperature, the trio left. A nurse caught them at the outer door. "Mr. Warfield has missed his watch," she hesitated. Both magicians protested their inno cence Mr. Ferris declares it was a "plant" that resulted in the timeplace being found in his coat pocket. Sun Sets for the Old Sunset r . V! t . ? And for the Alcazar Players , Bj Hani Itadclon Jr. This evening will see the sun set of the Sunset After tonight the bright light that have for years and years lured film loving moths from both Washington street and Broadway will hine no more. That, is, they will shine no more as movie signs, for the erst while Sunset is to be remodeled into a more prosaic.1 and we trust a' more re munerative, 5, 10 and 15 cent store, or an establishment to that effect The Sunset corner Is a wonderful site for a motion picture theatre. Nary an m. p. magnate In town but what dreams of the way the dear public would flock In through a big corner entrance there, and Indeed some day, if all goes well, rt Is possible that a cinema palace will occupy, the site. ,The Sunset now passing out has been a cosy little house, with accent on the "little." That's why it has never been I a, first run shop, seating capacity being to limited;' but with second run stuff i it has been' getting by In fairly good shape. Originally the house had a penny ar cade entrance, and was operated by Turner ft Dahnken, earl in the 1900s. Later the name was cnanged to the Arcade and In its young career was operated .by S. Morton Cohen, and the Peoples Amusement . company. The house was at one time also managed by Q. T. Woodlaw, now owner of the Circle, and for the last few years Jahn A. Jr-nnlngs, lessee of the building, has been the owner. The Sunset-for the last six months haa been under the management of Ralph Winsor, who now becomes asso ciated with the Jensen & Von Herberg organisation as assistant to Paul Noble, i manager of the Lilberty. Can it be that Charlie, Chaplin is so tinliappy and discourage? at his work that he is carrying his grouch into his home life and making it unhappy for Mildred HarrU hit, wife? Chaplin's last two pictures. "Sunnf- Ide" and "A Pay's Pleasure," have been anything but sunny br pleasure- ante. indeed, they have been "duds," ad the only satisfaction that exhibitors can get out of showing a Chaplin fea ture in these days Is by showing a new release of one of his old favorites. Chaplin Is known to be very much dissatisfied with his present contracts his brother 8yd is said to be making more money than Charlie himself and as a result, Chaplin's stuff has lost .'ts kick. A man ' close to conditions at the Chaplin studio recently told us that as goon' as Chaplin is released from the agreement under which he is working at present ana goes to work on his own hook, he will "come back' better than ever. Which he may do if he doesn't grouch too long before he gets a new tart. ,. . - Lew Culllns and SI Dans were among I the visitors on film row this week. Cul llns owns The Dalles Casiao and Dans I manages the Star and . Sunset theatres I at Aatorla. Next to .notion pictures automobile another musical comedy company en- Cash Is Offered For Scenarios by Columbia "Studes" Students of Columbia university may get into the cinema prize winning class, as those of Harvard become prize play writers. Thomas H. Ince has offered students of the New York university $2000 for each photoplay they write that is acceptable to him. The reward will not be for the "best" film drama, but for any number he may desire to pur Chase. In a talk to the students of short story writing, dramatic construc tion and cinema composition, he said: "Of course, an uneventful sequence of humdrum incidents does not constitute a story merely because the characters and their actions have really lived and had their being. There must be intrigue, conflict, suspense and climax, no mat ter what characters are involved or what expedients are employed. And they must be natural. "Clean stories, too, are what the pub lic wants. Most producers realise this. Certainly the better ones do. The day of the salacious or suggestive story has passed and writers for the screen can do no better than keep this fact before them. A story which is first of all clean and has the necessary elements of drama in it stands a far better chance of being produced than the most exciting, most gaged for a season at the Clunie Audi- j cleverly constructed story which does stealing is said to be the largest Indus try in Southern California. David Warfield's engagements for the season have been canceled as a result of an automobile accident. In Los An geles last week, in which the actor suf fered a broken leg. Surgeons say it will be three months before Warfield will be able to walk. The company has been sent back to New York, and Warfield Is in a hospital at Los Angeles. Prep arations are already under way for his appearance next season in a revival of "The Return of Peter Grimm," and it is believed his injury will not Interfere with these plans. Fred Q.Beagley, recently of Chicago, where he has been associated with lead ing cinema theatres, has arrived in Port land to take the management of the Star theatre for Jensen & Von Herberg, thus relieving Frank Lacey to devote his entire time to the Majestic, and leaving. Douglas Jarmuth with only the Peoples to think about. W. E. Keefe. formerly with D. W. Griffith productions, has come to Port land as production manager, for the American Lifeograph company, now en gaged in making two-reel comedies. For scenery forests, waterfalls, vegetation, mountains and hills, says Keefe. you can't beat Oregon, there being a wide variety of natural ruggednessSitthin the Immediate environs and we agree with him. Associated with, the Lifeograph company now are. Eve SturtevanL scen arist; J. Parks Jones, Eugenia Oullbert and others of more or less motion pic ture experience. Work on the new com edies is under way at the company's siuaios at Haisey and Thirty-third streets. The "Passing Show" is headed .this way from the Winter Garden, New York It's said to be a "dinger," too. Al Raleigh of the Columbia showed us an interesting volume the other day It Is entiled "Famous People I've Met and Why" (by A. C. Raleigh). Raleigh use to be a newspaper man and is an original soldier of fortune, or misfor tune, as he thinks sometimes when work plies up on him, and in the course of his adventures he has compiled this highly entertaining scrap book. The final curtain will be rung down tonight on the Alcasar Musical Comedy Players, who after a season of 41 weeks are closing shop. Members,,f the com pany have been holding arfsll par ties on the stage at the theatre during the last week, and there kavVteen a number of social events for them as well. The season, though an unprofit able one financially, has been a highly successful one from an artistic and mu sical standpoint. A number of reasons have been advanced as to. why the com pany has not made money for Manager C. V.. Everett, who has put up a wonder ful battle for it, but the real season is that the Portland public has not spent freely enough at the box office. After a couple of months' rest some members of the company will form a nucleus for torium. Los Angeles. Others of the com-1 pany will go to other engagements. Miss Wilber will go south fr a rest, and will be with the new company. Miss Ollvotti will go to St. Louis and later will try out for a place that If she makes the grade will put her on Broadway In a big production. Lee Daly will not be with the new company. Others of the Alcazar organisation, all of whom have made many friends in Portland during their residence of the better part of a year, make new connections after a rest, or will meet again in the south. The Alcazar theatre will .book road shows until further notice. Male natrons of the Majestic theatre who may think that the face of the door man, George Judd, seems familiar, with out being exactly able to place him, only need to be reminded that Judd tor a number of years before , the great drought, was a . very efficient dispenser behind one of Portland's . aristocratic bars. Marshall Taylor of. the Rivoli is keep ing his house before the public in a number of ways which bespeak welt for his advertising genius. The Sunday- con certs, conducted, by Mischa Guterson. are gaining in popularity,' and the photo plays lined up for early showing promise some unusual features. Colonel H. G. Winsor of Tacoma. who was In charge of the soldiers at Cen tralis, following the . Armistice day tragedy, was In Portland this week, visiting his son, Ralph Winsor ' of the Sunset. ' The word "Loew's" In electrics now tops the local Hippodrome's fine twink ling sign. The addition to the name of the house follows the ' recent news in this column to the effect that Marcus Loew has taken over all Ackerman and Harris houses on the coast. Hugh Rennle, branch ' manager of Select Film company In Seattle, was in Portland during the week en route to New York on a month's business 'visit. Paul Noble is soon going to stage at -the Liberty a prologue which he will dedicate to his chief C. S. Jensen, whom he hasn't told yet. as he wants to sur prise him, and to all other Shriners. The big event will be put on during the week of the Shriners' national pil grimage ' to Portland, and ' Noble prom ises it will far surpass in the way of prologues, anything , ver before at tempted in Portland. In fact it Is to be so good that Noble will spend a 'month or so in Southern California between now and June, getting a line on the real stuff In costumes, scenics and' effects.' He will visit motion picture studios, and lunch with directors and costumers that he may absorb the necessary atmo sphere. . jL But ' mor'ot . this later. not measure up to the moral standard Of audiences. "In fact, the idea is what counts with a producer. If your synopsis contains the fundamental of a story you can rest assured it will be bought with alacrity if, of course, it meets the needs of the producer to whpm it is submitted. Study the screen. Learn what the various companies are doing; watch the star you have in mind for the story, and you will profit." Service With Big Punch Is Found in : Champion's Serial During the making of Jack Demosev's serial a mob of husky negroes was en gaged to mix with the champ in a saloon fight. Before taking the scene uirector van .Dyke emphasized the im portance of lively action. "I want you boys to plow right into uempsey, ne said. "Tear his head off. Wipe up the place with him." When the seen started a nervy youne eiant jumped out from the crowd and began swinging TUs arms about like nans. "Cm on!" he yelled vociferously to Dempsey. "Try to hit me! Cm on! Jest try to hit me ! To big walrus ! Hit me once!" Jack strolled over and bounced an ac curate right off the negro's chin. Ptve minute s later the young man awoke in the arms of his comrades. "Boys," he said, rubbing his Jaw, "that's wut I calls service!" A Movie Show at Harpers' The employes of Harper A Brothers, totaling about EOT, were treated to a free movie show on the main floor of the Harper offices in historic Franklin Square several days ago. The pictures of "Huckleberry' Finn," " made 'by- the Famous Players-Las ky . com pany, were shown ; also the movies of . Alexander Black, author of "The Great Desire." PLAYING TODAY FOR ! ONE WEEK RUSTICALLY CREATED, this picture deals with the topic of survival after death in a dar ing manner. The latest production of the director of "The Birth of . a Nation" and "Hearts of the World," with a cast of remarkable strength George Fawcett, Robert Harron, Lillian Gish, Ralph Graves and Eugenie Besserer. A "Mutt and Jeff" On Way to Heilig There seems to be no denying the po tency of Mutt and Jeff. This fact has been emphasized time and again and the fact is more than ever firmly re alized this season judging by the recep tion accorded the new Gus Hill comedy in three acts, in which the "Bud" Fisher cartoon creations have been ao claimed this year. The title of the big event is "Mutt and Jeffs Dream," the next attraction at the Heilig. April 8. 9 and 10, with matinee Saturday. In this particular vehicle, costumed, produced, mounted and arranged under the per sonal direction of Hill, "Mutt and Jeff" have unlimited scope. The music of the comedy is said to be unusually tuneful. nif ytr jAb fl' - : Uf m 1 STARTLING DRAMA RV JUf DEPICTING THE TITANIC ' ''.Zfflm y BATTLE BETWEEN mS THE FORCES OP EVIL ?Hf ' lPP AMD GOOD, DARKNESS w)i fafe & i AND LIGHT c f- ? - - i ji , j- fIBLilIlSI . tec - ' m "Let's Go" Coming to Alcazar Coming to the Alcazar theatre, follow. ink "Khaym" the Man of Mystery, win be . M. Sheesleys musical comedy bit. "eLt's Go," for an engagement of six days, starting Monday, April 5. Miss Gertrude Hutcheson, a former star of The Chocolate Soldier" and other operas, treads the lisjt of players and is supported by a company of 60 people, including William U. M alone. George C Eurke. W. T. Chatrton, Billy C. Whelp, O. R. McWniiams, Dell. Evans, Elisabeth Fix, Antoinette Rochte, and a score of singing and dancing girls. "Let's Go" is a musical comedy that is one continual lajiigh from curtain to curtain with Just enough melody to make it a snappy musical play. ANOTHER GREAT CONCERT BY THE MASTER MUSICIAN 1 Popular Song Medley Feut 3 Selection from "Aida" Verdi "By the Campf ire," "Swanee Shore' "Peggy" 4 -Baritone Solo, "Gjrpty Love Song" Herbert 2- FButterf ly Dance" Friral i MR. GILLETTE 5 "Spooks," a Musical Novelty Arranged by Murtagh 4 The Ghosts of Beethoven, Chopin, Rubinstein, Wagner and Verdi take offense at MurUfh's treatment of the organ and pay him - nocturnal visit ! CONCERT AT 12:30 Mack Sennett Comedv TA 7 TT Y TTTi HT1 A Hi TT Tf SUNDAY MORN LIBERTY REVIEW I V - 4 it -
