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SECTION FIVE
DRAMA, ' PIIOTOFIjAY
VAUDEVILLE
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1920. . . ? ' . .
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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. ,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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"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
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The Ghosts of Beethoven, Chopin, Rubinstein, Wagner and Verdi take offense at MurUfh's treatment of the organ and pay him
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CONCERT AT 12:30
Mack Sennett Comedv
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