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LIBERTT Another tempestuous Paramount-Mack
Bennett comedy . is
hharing: headline honors at the Liberty
this week with Willm Farnum In "The
Adventurer." This time It's called "Let
-'Er Go!" Funny Louise Fazenda, who
can't make up her mind . whether she
loves her . dad's hired man or his sum
mer boarder from the city, Is the pi?ot
.for most of. the pranks. - Prohibition,
blind man's buff a la Sennett, and a
dashing rescue of a child from a run
away by Teddy, , the intelligent canine
actor, are some of the angles to this
high-speed laugh-maker.
The rescue scene would do credit to
a real thrill picture, Teddy taking the
reins in his teeth in time to save a
fatal 'crash with an express- train. .- A
goodly representation of the ' favorite
Sennett chuckle-getters are in the cast,
including Billy Bevan, Billy Armstrong,
Charlotte Mineau and Bert Roach,
There are many rich seta in "The Adventurer,-
by E. Lloyd Sheldon, in
which Farnum appears. The produc
tion, as is usual with Farnum features,
has been lavishly staged, and some of
the costumes worn in the big ballroom
scene are especially elaborate? : i
J. Gordon Edwards, who directed "The
Adventurer, is noted for hie attention
to detail. It has been said that in all
his great productions this director never
has had a flaw In any of the details,
either , of costumes or seta, - i
RIVOLI A storm at sea, the crash of
the big ship on the shoals, the waters
pounding it to pieces, and death In the
deep, with only a single survivor. This
Is one of the big scenes in "Girl of the
Sea," which will be the feature attraction
at the Rlvoll for the new week.
Betty Hllburn. beautiful 6-year-old
screen artist, is the featured player In
the production which was made by the
Submarine Film Corporation, owner - of
the submarine tube, an apparatus which
enables them to take photoplays beneath
the ocean, not without danger, as several
encounters with sharks and giant devil
fish hare attested. -' - - -. '.-
Exteriors for "Oirl of the Sea" were
made on a small island in the West In
dies known as "Devil's Reef." ' Here the
survivor from the shipwreck, a mere
child. Is washed ashore, and for a number
of years lives alone In a cavern or in the
waters surrounding the ; reef. "When a
rescuing party finally reaches the island
they find her a primitive being, who
knows nothing of the outside world. - -Drama
enters the story and provides a
series of thrilling situations both above
and beneath the waters, and Miss Hil
bura is called, upon to perform some has
ardous aquatic stunts. The story Is un
folded in a beautiful panorama of life in
the tropics and among the botanical gar
dens beneath the southern waters. -
Another big scene In the play : is a
fight between the hero and a giant octo
pus who gets the man la Its tentacles.
This scene grows in interest when . the
girl dives to the rescue of her sweet
heart, and helps him vanquish 'the ' big
fish.-: - - 5-...
A capable cast supports Miss Hllburn
and the scenic lnvesture Is said to be
wonderful and entirely different from
anything of a similar nature.
The Rlvoll concert orchestra,' person
ally, directed by .Mischa Guterson, Rus
sian conductor, will give a special con
cert at 12 :30 noon, today, and will ac
company the pictures throughout the
week. " 1
COLUMBIA It was the dance that
first made pretty Mae Murray a fa
vorite in the Follies. She is a veritable
spirit of the dance In her latest photo
play, "On With the Dance." la which
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FOLLOWING; is the line-up of new photoplays - and photo
players scheduled for showing in Portland during the week,
the new bills being on in all houses today: t p
1 -Miss Phyllis Wolfe, vocalist, who will sing' at the Rivoli,
accompanied by the 'concert orchestra. The picture will be
"Girl of the Sea," featuring submarine scenes.
. Z -Scene from Mack Sennett's newest super-comedy, "Let
'er Go," at the Liberty, with an insert of William Farnum in
"The Adventurer," another feature film. f , ;
3 Mae Murray in On With the Dance " Columbia.
, 4 -Bert Lytell in "Alias Jimmy Valentine,", Peoples. .
' 6 Harold Bell Wright, author of "The Shepherd of the
Hills,", Circle. , .
B William Russell in "Leave It to Me," Star.
7 Will Rogers in "The Strange Boarder," Majestic.
she is featured with David Powell.
This film win be shown at the Colum
bia for the new week.
As an Immigrant from Russia, Miss
Murray celebrates the first glimpse of
the statue of Liberty by staging a wild
dance in the steerage of an ocean liner.
And later as the petted protege of a
millionaire ' she flits about in , a gay
cabaret as the famous "masked dancer."
As the heroine of the picture, she has
the role of a pleasure-loving girl sud
denly" beset with all manner of tempta
tions, falling, and finally redeeming
herself and - securing happiness at the
end. - ; ,f. .v. .:'-.-;i;-v
David Powell has a congenial role and
the company includes Alma Tell, John
Miltern and others. - It is the first of
the Gorge Fitsmaurice productions and
was personally supervised by the noted
director. Par amount-Arte raft la releas
ing it. - - - '
Vincent Knowles, director of the or
chestra, will Introduce special music for
the picture.
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"PEOPLES In -Alias Jimmy Valen
XT tine," the screen version of the fa
mous Paul Armstrong crook play, which
is as well known as the movies them
selves,: Bert Lytell has a role utterly
different from either his characters In
"Lombard!. Ltd" or In "The Right of
Way" ; and he enacts the popular part
of Jimmy with such extraordinary clev
erness that one never stops . to think
that it is acting at all. -
Probably many who saw the picture
at : the People's theatre yesterday have
seen the play done on the stage ; and
no doubt many of the throng that Is
sure to erowd that motion picture play--house
throughout the. run of' "Alias
Jimmy Valentine" are in a measure fa
miliar with the. story. .
The; photoplay starts ' with .Jimmy
Valentine a prisoner in Sing Sing on
a charge of burglary, who has earned
the enmity. of the warden there by his
refusal to acknowledge that he can open
safes without burglar's tools, and' be
cause, too, Jimmy has always "played
the gentleman, Immediately upon the
prisoner's i release, which is . effected
through Influence brought about by ,a
girl's interest in him, the ' young and.
as the newspapers would pat it, allesred
cracksman, finds himself dogged by De
tective Doyle, who threatens to 1 bring
fresh evidence against Jimmy unless he
gives a clue to the whereabouts f a
pal of hia Jimmy refuses, and being
offered a chance to make a fresh start
in another and distant city, eludes the
plain-clothes man. What follows after
this forms one of the most engrossing
stories of the underworld and love and
mental quickness ever conceived. 'One
might Imagine this, for the play itself
was based upon a short story by that
American genius, O. Henry.
The Peoples' concert orchestra, with
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Wilhelm Aronson, solo violinist. Is stead
ily growing in popularity. ,
MAJESTIC One of the best charac
terisations Will Rogers has ever
done , is that' of Sam - Gardner in the
Goldwyn picture, "The Strange Board
er,", starring Mr. Rogers. "The Strange
Boarder" is at the Majestic until Tues
day. . - - .. j
Portraying a man of the open plains,
robbed by bunco men of the city, and
then accused of a crime he did not com
mit, Rogers has ample opportunity for
revelation of the ' fine humor and the
delicate touches of pathos eo peculiarly
his -own. . , ; .. .... ,
x "I like this story," says Mr. Rogers.
There's : a big chance for character
work, and nothing frothy about it
There' s a - lot of real No. 1 humor in
it, and plenty of straight drama with
a genuine grip to it. It's the kind of
a story that makes you feel you're living
life, not just acUng It." v :
The role of the big, bluff Westerner,
who, though the victim of ' confidence
men, refuses to let their duplicity shake
his faith and trust In the Inherent good
ness of his fellew men, is one for which
this rugged, fine-hearted screen star is
peculiarly fitted.;;-". ' j-; ;,... J? . ! . t ''J-'.
- Jimmy Rogers, Will's own 4-year-old
bdy. plays the part of Billy Gardner,
Sam's little son, and the work of this
tiny lad Is not only a charm In itself,
but It lends additional effectiveness to
Rogers' characterisation as well.- .
. On the same program is included the
Pathe Weekly, a Mutt and Jeff comedy,
a Pathe "Colorscope," and Cecil Teague,
organist, 'ft"
CIRCLE Harold Bell Wright, author,
who boasts a following of more than
40,000,000 readers, has turned motion pic
ture producer, and his film masterpiece,
"The Shepard of the Hills," which trans
plants that famous story to the screen,
will be the feature attraction at the
Circle theatre today and tomorrow,1:
"The Shepard of the HiUs Is a film
version of the Wright story produced by
the author himself, and . tells on the
screen exactly What was told in the
written pages, in such a realistic man
ner that those who see the visualization
will be transported back to the locale of
the story the Ozark mountains of Mis
souri. -- c - .;;
. ' In selecting a cast to Interpret this
story the author-producer insisted that
the players should live rather than act
their parts. The result of this careful
selection . is that The Shepard of the
Hills" Is the most natural, unaffected
picture from - the standpoint of notin
that hes ever been lashed on the screen.
All the characters of the story, "Sam
my Lane," "Little Pete;" Wash Glubs.
the Shepard, Ollle Stewart, Toung Matt.
Old Matt. Howard the artist, the Girl at
bUiUAX JoJ;uAL, irUTi-Ar,, &Ui'JiAi i.iUKlW(j,
the Spring and Preachin Bill are de
picted by players of talent.
STAR "Leave It to Me," a William'
Russell picture to be presented by
William Fox at the Star this week, is
described as a peculiarly well-balanced
production. It contains, according to ?
advance reports, all the elements of ac-
tual life in proportions that make the j
story of absorbing Interest throughout.1
i Placed in a town setting, with a rich,
handsome and pleasure-loving young
man (William Russell) as its protagon
ist, and underworld types figuring in
the narrative, the drama j promises to
create a sensation in motion picture
circles. The Star has won an Immense
following by his virile,' gaMant charac
terizations. This latest release, It is pre
dicted, will enhance his-reputation for
finesse, power and versatility - ',
, From a purely technical viewpoint a
great deal can be expected from the
picture, as it was staged by Emmett
J. Flynh, a director whose Infinite care
with detail makes his productions flaw
less. The story is from vthe pen of
Arthur Jackson. .---p ;. :.
-William Russell's leading! lady in this
drama is i the charming Eileen Percy.
.Comedy and fillers complete the pro
gram. : ' - j ' .
American Beauties 1
On English. Stage!
London, May 16. (I. N. S.) - Four
American young women, stage stars,
are now here, playing or about to play,
in .London theatres. Edith Day. who is
S3, has been, engaged to repeat the title
role of ' Irene.' in which she was seen
at the Vanderbilt theatre, New York.
She is to be at the Empire. , !
Mary Nash Is here to play the part
of the heroine in the American drama,
"The Man Who Came Back." which la
to be staged at the Oxford.
Peggy O'Neill has Just made her de
but on the London stage in "Paddy the
Next Best Thing,' at the Savoy.
; Laurette Taylor will appear shortly
at a West End theatre in ."One Night in
Rome." written by her husband, J.
Hartley Manners.
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ORPHETTM Bfodiny at Taylor. Bis tin
t TodeTiHe. i afternoon ana inln, uiroasB
Wednrndayi aftemooa. 2:10, 8:10.
PANTAOKS-4-Bniuiirar at Akbr. Hlch etaM
-. TkudcTilM and photoplay fcataraa . Afternoon
" and Tnin(. , Pracram obaasas kfoedar alUr-
LOEW'8 HITPODEOMIII Broadway at Tas-
- ii.li. IircflMn Aekariaaa A UarrU. Tasde
Ttlle and pbotoplaj features. AUraoon and
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BAKER Breadway between Morriaoa and AVdeT.
The Baker Stock eompany in "She Walked la
' Her Sleep.'? 80. Matiseet Wtdaeeday and
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LTRIC rwnrtii at Stark. Mu-noal fane. "Tae
Beral OdaeM., : UatiDee daily at . Jfisbaw
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OOLCMBtA SUth at Stark. Mae Murray 1
"On With the Dance." 11 a. m. to llp.a
UBSBTT Broadway at Stark. Meek Sennett
eomedy, "Let 'Er Go," and WUliaat Farnum
In "Ttae AdTenturer." 11 a. m. to 11 p. SB.
RIVOLI Wsahincton as Park, Special prodae
tion. "Girl of the Bee 11 a. av to Jl p. BU
MAJESTIC Washinirton at Park. Will Bogert
- in "The Straus Boarder." 11 a to. toll
PEOPLES Wert Park at Alder! Bert LyteQ ia
. "Aliaa Jiaunjr Talentine." .11 a. a to 11
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BTA Br Wiahiastoa at Park. William BneraD is
"Leave It to Me." 11 a a. to 11 p. a
CIBCLE Fortrth at Wasbinetoa Harold Bell
Wrisbt'e "The Shepherd at the HUla, laa
to o'clock the next soroins. ,
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THIS WEEK
HERE IS A PLAY OF PUNCH AND POWER THAT APPEALS TO
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM KIDDIES TO GRAND-DADDIES
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PAUL ARMSTRONG'S
WORLD-FAMOUS DRAMA OF
A CYCLONIC CROOK
LOOK OUT!!!
HE'LL STICK! YOU
YOU OF MORE THRILLS THAN
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