The Oregon daily journal., May 30, 1920, Page 37, Image 37

XtitC OK&UGN bUNDA JUUKrtAL, FOKTLANU, "SUNDAY, MORNING, MAY 30, IbzO.
Second Place Enough for Ring
T .arrlnpr Not at
like for Inst, when W. J. Bryan entered the press box in 1916 they
t played rock of ages."" ,.
By Ring W. Tjardncr
To the Editor: .
, They'i only
about a wk. before
the big show opens
out in old Chi and
it ldoks to me like
here was a good
chance to slip my
admires a last
word In regards to
i elf ications and etc.
as I notice my rivals Is waistlng a
lot of valuable white paper along
the same lines.
Well friends, everything up to
date has gone to my satisfaction and
a lot of people thought It was a
body blow to me when Sen. Lodge
was named to make the key note
speech, but between you and I, the
Sen. and. myself has never had a
cross word or any other kind and
we I don't approve of a man wear
ing those whiskers why still and all
I have got to congratulate the O. O.
P. for namelng this old bird, as he
is the only member of either party
that can speak a sentence without
winding, it up with a preposition Or
a adverb. - And as far as the key
note is consernedwhy if he gets off
the pitch I will be there with the
old tuning fork and set him right.
Now recently one of my rivalsfor
the office of the president's chair
name Hiram Johnson come out and
said he wouldn't take 2d. place on
the ticket-or in other words run for
vice president, and I want to make
it clear to you boys and girls that 1
am not as much upstage as that and
if' I can$ be nominated; for' the
; president's chair itself, why I will
take the 2d. plate or the show
5 money, and wile I don't know noth-
Iner fihnnt wtr Mtill o n il nil it T
am nominated for the vice president
I will take it and further and more,
the man who is elected president
over me would better watch his step
because the first chance I get I will
stick something in his coffee witch
will make me president of the United
: States. ' . '
now mends, as i said a wk. ago
the prlmarys is not going to play any
part in this convention, but I do
think after reading the ' names of
some of the delegates at large
that a whole lot of them
shouldn't be at large, and . X
don't know what is the matter with
the police, but if I was running
things they would be locked ; up in
some institution where they would
get good care and proper medical
treatments and maybe by the time
the next convention rolls around they
would be fit to function. In the
mean wile as long as the convention
is going to be held in the summer
"time, they shouldn't ought to be left
run loose without a muzzle;
Several of my friends has recently
asked me' what would I do if X got
in the white house. Well, in the first
place I will tear out the partition in
the south rm. and put in a roulette
- table and have the whole place re
decorated and only raise the rent
50. Also they will be no excuse for
the 'suffragists to picket outside of
my picket fence as I Intend tar keep
open house. But not Colonel House.
: No admires, they's only 2 candi
dates for this high office that knows
anything about Chicago, myself and
Gov. Ixmden, arid the latter hasn't
opened his mouth to tell you where
to go and where not to go. As far
as his hospitality is consented he
might as well be President Wilson
receiving the diplomats. In regards
to myself I haven't been in old Chi
since March but the t- boys tell me
conditions is about the same as then
and all as you half to do is call the
' - house physician and he will give you
: a prescription provided you name
wuat ujocctoo jruu uui unu you can
FT) f s
All: I Instate
send a bell hop out and get it filled
anywheres for $3.50 a pt.
The i Coliseum where the conven
tion is going to be held at Is located f
on , Wabash Ave. and 15 st. and the
oesi way 10 gei mere is 10 wa.i., awn j
When you get there you show your
badge' to the policemans at the door
but they can't read, so all as you half
to do is .knock them down and walk
In and take any. vacant seat and if
It's like what it was in 1916, why the
band will play appropriate music
when fyou come In, like for inst.
when Wl-J. Bryan entered, the press
box in 1916 they played rock of ages.
'Sen. Lodge was named to make the
j key note speech'' '
A great many of my friends has
asked me how will they recognize
me when I come into the .convention
hall. .Well friends, I will be the most
dignified bird in the press box and as
X said last wk. "'I will probably be Bet
ting between I W J. Bryan and the
highest paid short story writer in the
world outside of myself and probably
you have read lately about this story
welter and their husband only meet
ing for breakfast twice per wk.i but
if 1 was married to a piano player
he would be lucky if he seen me at
breakfast 1 time a yr. let alone 2
times' per wk., and in the second
place if I was marrying for music . I
would marry a player piano instead
of a piano player.
RING W. LARDNER.
Long Island Sound, May 28.
(Copyright, 1920, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
M
LLE. SOREL. ' noted
French actress, w li o
was recently publicly
rebuked by French women
when she appeared at a fash
ionable Paris resort wearing
a gown valued at $10,000. The
move to curb extravagance is
becoming ? decidedly popular
with the French upper classes.
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DramaLeague's
Judges Pick
Winners
THREE plays selected from the num
ber submitted in the recent play writ
ing contest of the " Portland Drama
league, -win .be presented June 28 at the
Little theatre. Twenty-third and Wash
ington streets. Each Is a one-act play
and waa Kent in to the Judges for ex
amination with the name of the author;
withheld until selection could be made.
so that the authorship of none , of the
works submitted was known until the
plays had been chosen. The committee
of judges included Hugh Hume. Mrs.
Harry Beal Torrey and Colin V. Dyment.
Winners in the contest announced are
Miss Susie' Smith, author, of "Back
grounds" ; Mrs. Folger Johnson and Mrs.
Harold Sawyer, Joint authors of "The
Man Who ; Always Smiled, and Mrs.
Edwin Seeley Parsons, who wrote "Back
door Neighbors." : s ;
Plays receiving honorable mention are
"St. Anthony Who Finds Things," Edith
Backmore ; "The Three Lovers," joint
authorship of Mrs. Folger Johnson and
Mrs. Harold Sawyer; also 'The Lacquer
Bat" by the same authors ; "Candle
Light" by George S. O'Neal and "For
Old Time's Sake," by Dr. D. E. Cham
bers. - 'i.' ' t ! ! 4
Cinema WarmsiViper
Only to Mourn Sting
It Leaves in Return
T (B United News.) i
New York, May 29. The American
movie may be a fine ambassador to for
eign countries but it is becoming less
a prophet : on its own doorsteps along
Broadway, New York.
The old illustrated song that went
with the travel picture in the observa
tion car theatres of some years back
has been developed on Broadway Into
musical comedy, grand opera, piano and
fiddle recitals, iSlip-horn solos, bellrlng-
ing, barrel jumping exhibitions and
shell-shocking blasts: by ; magnificent
pipe organs which never cost a dime
less than J100.000 and cheap at tne price.
Somewhere in between these events,
usually during the seismic troubles oc-
r-oatrmori hv thA nre-sui - ft. film sneaks
across the screen-
In the old days they had a girl at
the piano who could "play 'em fast,"
when the cavalry came dusting over
the hill. Well, she and he are gone
from Broadway replaced by orchestras,
ranging from 20 to 80, who play with
utter disregard for the action of the
film.
Seriously, the moving picture has been
all but crowded out of the magnificent
temples builded for it these last few
years and by Its former best friend
and protege, the Illustrated song.
One theatre has a grand opera com
pany of 70 members, headed by Karl
Jcrn the former Metropolitan star, and
an orchestra of 80. I The films are a
Sunshine comedy and "a comedy with
Mrs. Sidney Drew. f
Draw your own conclusions to to
whether people are paying their 50 cents
to (3 a head to hear the music or see
the films. -- ,- . '
That's what the Illustrated song has
done : to the movies. ; They i warmed a
viper in their bosom and now . the viper
has up and 8 tang 'em. .
Local Interest in :
Lawrence Langner's
Eastern Successes
"Lawrence Langner, whose "Another
Way - Out' proved to i the Players'
(Washington Square Players) audiences
that here was a brilliant satirist. Is more
than likely to give us another and more
successful long comedy than his .The
Family Exit clever f as it was."
' Thus does James L. Ford, writing in
the current number of . Vanity Fair, pay
tribute to a recent Portland visitor and
a man recognized as an "arrival," as
a playwright. ; Langner . was in Port
land a few days ago, visiting yith his
brother, J. F. Languor ot this city.
The playwright has had J astounding
success, with his offerings in New York.
and it is said that he will soon retire
from a very profitable practice at law
to devote all his time to his writing.
'Langner's work has been received not
only by the audiences of the Washing
ton -Square Players, but by others ap
preciative of the new in . comedy. His
promise to do something better than
"The Family Exit" Is said to be ln-
ideating
the east.
Artisans' Carnival
Opens Monday Night
Much Interest is being shown by can
didates in the popularity .contest of the
United Artisans, which is a feature of
their spring carnival, opening at East
Eleventh street and; Hawthorne avenue
Monday night. The festival Will Btart
with a parade at 7 o'clock, terminating i
at the carnival grounds, ' where several
interesting entertainment features will
attract members of : the order and the
public
A horse that says his prayers, climbs
into a four-post bed, kisses his trainer
good-night, and covers himself up un
aided, may be said to have reached the
limit In equine intellectual development.
This Is what Yuma, one cf the stars of
Foley & BurK's two-ring animal show,
does without a suggestion : from his
trainer. The animal show is a part
of the spring carnival.
: Two valuable schools of military
ponies, riding dogs and : monkeys, and
Rastus, the Charlie Chaplin mule, are
other features of the show. Free acts
will be offered every afternoon and
evening. , t.-. .
Cameramen Are Exclusive
Philip Rosen, Universal director; Is the
president of the most exclusive club In
the world. He heads the American So
ciety of Clnematographers, an associa
tion which, for excluslveness, "makes
the famous King's club of London look
like an Iowa picnic In Sycamore grove,"
says our correspondent. , The society is
composed of motion picture camera men.
Membership Is by invitation only.
Tjoew Has Birthday Party
Marcus Loew recently celebrated his
fiftieth birthday by giving a party to
the members of his immediate family.
The members of his extensive office
force at his New York headquarters and
other friends were authors of congratu
latory messages to Loew.-
Town Has Preacher Mayor
Emporia, Kas., May 29. Emporia has
a preacher for a mayor.: He is the
Rev. 3. C. Brogan, pastor of the Grace
Methodist church. The Rev. Brogan was
elected mayor - over . H. B. Morse, in
cumbent, by a majority of 387 votes. He
was Indorsed by all of Emporia's labor
anions, i
LONDON IS EAGER
FOR DOUG
AS AND
10
British Public Considers Movie
Stars as King and Queen of
. United States; Visit Delayed.
By Earle C. Reeves
London, May 29. (I. N. S.) -
The king and queen of the movies
are bound to have one rousing re
ception when they set foot on Brit
ish soil. There is keen interest in
their coming. .
There 'is keen Interest, also, even
now. In the settlement of the absorbing
question as to whether they are ;raar
ried. It gets headlines dally, even In
the stately and solid typed morning
newspapers which - the upper crust of
Britain likes to read aX Its breakfast
table. - -
At the top of the page, alongside suf-'
ferlng Armenia, the San Kemo confer
ence, the threatened coup in Germany,
the British budget and all, you will
find the latest dispatches 'from Nevada.
Press agent stuff? Hardly. One
might almost as sensibly speak of press
fcgenting the late war as try to prove
that the prominence given the Pickford
Fairbanks wedding and the question as
to whether they are really legally mar
ried J is due to clever press agenting.
ROYALTY IN" ENGLAND
In Britain. Fairbanks and Plckford
rank as king and queenr-of the "Cine
ma." Their projected visit to England
ranks In the class with visits of royalty.
in so far as public interest goes, i Or
above that, perhaps, ;
There were any number of so-called
heavy and Important news stories avail
able; for display and newsie calls the
day I Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banks were married. : Thp wedding
went onto the delivery wagon billboards
In -letters a foot high. Even in the
far off suburbs newsboys shouted I that
the king and queen were married,: and
they wasted no vocal power on the state
of Europe that day.
Then came the announcement that the
royal pair were o head shortly for these
shores. Doug and Mary . became the
subject matter immediately for columns
of special features, for Interviews by
special correspondents, cabled all the
way from Los Angeles, and finally for
constant paragraphing. A Journalist
of some international fame spread a
joint interview with the pair over Six or
eight columns of a Sunday paper, even
telling how he advised Douglas this and
suggested that Mary do that.
CXCLE SAM LEADS -
i In one interview Mary was quoted as
threatening to spend all her time while
here in denouncing various foolish
stories that have been told about her
and! which have found their way; into
print. A social paragrapher advises her
to assume the royal manner In earnest
and ignore all comment or public Opin
ion, like the real queen that she Is.
Various sections of the British press
are i closely allied with the ' production
of British films. These newspapers, and
others not so allied, - have campaigned
incessantly for a British film industry
which 'shall be second to none ; particu
larly, which shall no longer be a Very,
very poor second to that of Cousin Sam.
These questions of national pride: and
of national Industrial advancement seem j j
to have been forgotten entirely m the
discussion of the "Fairbanks family."
The; well known "common people, j who
have shillings for1 the "cinema," do not
care whether their newly united royalty
are British, or Americans, or Hotten
tots. Nationalism be hanged.
SHOULD BEIlfG GU5
As for the ? reception, and the plans i
for the trip through England, none can ',
say. It is concluded here that the mar
riage hitch postpones the trip for thei
time being. Even a -king and queen of.
the cinema, presumably, will not come
Visiting in' a country where there are no
"Support Americanization Week"
COME!
We Will Show You a
Big Picture!
fur rrrtsi. tkt K-rrsvtr"i
THE VIRGIN of
STAMBOUL
PTjAYEO BY A GIRL THAT
PLAYS 50TUI50 JBCT A
BIG SHOW
TWO CHANCES TO SEE THIS
GEEAT FILM
SU3TDAY or MOIfBAY, MAY SI
COMEDY
."UNEASY FEET"
MARY
ARRIVE
six i - l r iy j s
(ME
Nevada laws while there was any ques
tion about their being legally wed.
Plans there are nonej apparently. In
quiry in half a doxen "movie" headquar
ters failed to elicit so much as a single
item of the probable program. In a
business way, Fairbanks and Plckford
have . become something of a unit in
themselves. Their former business af
filiations here are broken, and the fu
ture plans for booking their films in
this country are in an entirely tentative
stage.-'. ' I -
If Doug Fairbanks don't bring a calico
pony and a sombrero I along a lot of
people who believe Fairbanks and his
six-shooter portray all there is of those
United States are going to be badly.
badly disappointed.
Australia drabs Beauty
Australia has reached
Its arms across
a screen beauty
producers over-
the sea and has taken
that many American
looked.. She is Kathleen Key, who re
cently supported Douglas MacLean in
one" of his comedies. "Showy Baker,
lllm producer of the Antipodes, will fea
ture Miss Key in future pictures. She
sailed for Australia from San Francisco
last week. - . I
"An Old-Fashioned Boy"
Charles Kay's forthcoming Thomas IT.
Ince : production, previously announced
under the title of "Aii Old Fashioned
Young1 Man." has been changed to "An
Old Fashioned Boy." 1 will be released
as an Ince-Paramount-Artcraft picture.
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Admission
To 5 P. M. 2Sc
After S P. M.
35c and 50c
June Promises
Big Things
On Stage
MAY has been an important month
in Portland theatrical affairs, espe
cially from the viewpoint of the patron
who planks down a day's wage for the
price of a brace of orchestra seats, and
June is entering with rare promise.
Inspired by a glint of refreshing sun
light, Manager Pangle at the Hellig,
freely disgorged thesecret of the sea
son and revealed thereby the approach
ing appearance of such stage notables
as Madame Flske and Nance O'Nell, not
to mention Louis Mann and a string of
other big fellows in players and plays.
June's first big offering Is "The Pass
ing Show." opening at the Heilig Thurs
day for a three-day stand. " Thereafter
the following attraction, are promised :
June 10-12 Louis Mann in "Friendly
Enemlea"
June H-19 "Clarence," dramatization
Of Booth Tarklngton's successful novel.
July, dates omitted Franchon & Mar
co musical revue ; "Keep - "er Smiling,"
London stage . success ; Mrs. Fiske in
"Nellie of New Orleans" ; "Wedding
Bells," musical, Baid to be funny ; Nance
O'Neil in "The Passion Flower."
July's last important booking Is "The
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William S. Hart and Anna Q. Nilsson
li VUJ lj la
A Special and the first production by Hart's own organization.
example of a
Western picture the ; train robbery, the thrills and
spills--all that goes to make up a red-.b!ooded "Western"
is there absolutely ' correct in , detail, acting, photog
raphy and setting. Hart worked 3 years on this feature.
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA, KNOWLES DIRECTING
The usual excellent musical interpretation by Vincent Knowles
TODAY AND ALL WEEK
, ii.iij)iii!iLi iiMi.iii.iiiyiiMi. ' iiiu ..inn.,iw!4' ii'Mup.iiiMiiiJii!iyi iijimi .jmmui jj-m wf -Juiimiijiwm nui j.w!.iipiiiuiiiiiiuiyiiiwj.JTJ w, J..",""
Passion Flower," In which Miss O'Nell
starred on Broadway this season and
gained for her vehicle a tribute as "the
most powerful play of the season." The
offering Is the product of Jacinto Bena
vente, noted Spanish dramatist, who has
written a part which is aaia aamiraDiy
fitted to Miss O'Neil.
Barkis Willin9
Gladys Is Not
Every official at the London Zoolog
ical gardens is watching with tender
interest a budding romance at the ape
house, v
A fair young, chimpanzee, Gladys,
has just arrived, and there were at
once two claimants for ,her paw.
Mickey, the veteran chimpanzee, who
is also "father of the zoo,", was re
jected by the authorities on Gladys'
behalf as too . crusty a bachelor,
Percy, the other chimpanzee, was
chosen as being' more suitable in age
and disposition. ' .
So Gladys, '! her dainty little trav
eling box, was pushed bodily into
Percy's cage and the door f the box
was opened. ,
It was love i at first sight for Percy,
but Gladys declined to leave her little
wooden hut. Percy then" crowded him
self Into her J traveling box, while all
the higher Officials of the . zoo stood
-in-
JWX..:.v , ..... . ,
around and beamed on his suit. It
was a pretty sight for a bit.
Percy put his arms around his fianc.
and they actually seemed to kiss. Per y
told her of the splendors In the outsit! a
cage.
.Gladys did not budge.
Percy tried polite persuasion, suggest
ing a stroll outside.
Gladys did not budge.
Percy went outside and "cooed" to 1.'.
bride.
Gladys did not budge.
Percy then caught Gladys by the
scruff of her neck and nearly pulied her
head off, .
Gladys did not budge, but the Zoo
officials did. They instantly reconsid
ered Percy's position (and disposition)
and removed Gladys and the box In a
flash.
: Percy was heartbroken, but the present
scheme is .to keep them apart until
Gladys has made real friends with Har
rod. the keeper. Once she trupw hrf
custodian he can be turned into Percy's
cag again. She is active enough to
keep out of Percy's way, and will thru
go to Harrod for protection. Instead of
being terrified of both.
Marries Stepmother
Topeka, Kas., May 29. Charles Rob
bins, 45, has a wife and a stepmotru-r
In one. He was married to Mrs. Stella
Bobbins, 42, his . stepmother, here the
other day. Robblns' 'father died two
years - ago.
The Home
of Big
Attractions