The Oregon daily journal., October 17, 1920, Page 50, Image 50

r
, THEt- OREGON. SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, ' OCTOBER 17, 1SS0.
Shop Girl Is
ivSeliaated as,
Movie Beauty
'A NEW motion picture star looms on
. ths horizon is th rasult of the
selection of Edith, May Monroe, Wiscon
sin, ag winner of the National Sales-
girl's Beauty comest conducted by the
Mayflower Photoplay corporation In con
Junction with several thousand of the
country's foremost department stores
and shops.
Mine May was chosen from a field
Of 18,000 shopgirl ..beauties by a Jury
of experts on feminine pulchritude con
., listing of Florens Ziegfeld, Neysa Mc
: Meln.noted artist; Alfred Johnston,
Fifth avenue photographer ; James R.
Quirk, editor of Photoplay Magazine,
"and It. A. Walsh, motion picture pro
ducer. By the terms of the contract. Miss
'May falls heir to a six weeks' engage
ment in the Zlefrfeld Follies and a part
In R. A. Walsh's new photoplay for
"Mayflower. Miss i May fhas already
started rehearsals In a specialty act that
' will mark' her professional debut on the
Zieg-feld roof. Coincident with her ap
pearance In the Follies, the erstwhile
shopgirl will receive a thorough prepar
atory training In screen acting under
. the tutelage of Miriam Cooper, well
ltnowi motion picture star, who will
act as her professional mentor.
In winning the content Miss May
brings to a close the first chapter of a
real life story that reads like a mod
ernized version of "Cinderella." Born
, in Monroe, Ws., 17 years ago, the pe
, tlte shopgirl left school to earn her own
' living. For the last two years she has
toiled behind the counter of a depart
ment store. Totally oblivious to the
drabness of her surroundings, according
to her own naive confession, she has
lived always in a world of fancy in
'which she saw herself ever bowing to
the plaudits of a theatre audience. And
now, whisked away on the magic carpet
of success from a dingy small town
store to the opulent luxury that is the
lot of a stage and screen star her dream
has come true.
A NN PENNINGTON,
I i star of "Scandals of
1920," engaged to be
married to George White, for
mer dancer and producer of
the show.
yfr,-:: y..
' '; ? "", I
(tS.'Jh'X
Fortunes to Be
Spent on New
Theatres in N. Y.
New York It Is estimated that 150
theatres representing $25,000,000 worth of
building construction, have been planned
for New York city since the first of the
year. When all of the newer show houses 1
projected for locations In Manhattan I
have been erected there will be 350 ; and
In" the entire city that is, in the five
boroughs, 650. About half of the S2S.
000,000 appropriated for theatres will be
apent in the eight blocks between Forty
second and Fiftieth streets, west of Sev
enth avenue. Thirteen theatres are now
under way in these blocks.
The Shuberts will spend from $2,600,
000! to $3,000,000 on the six theatres
which they will erect shortly In Forty
eighth' and Forty-ninth streets Just west
of Broadway. Five of the buildings will
be on Forty-ninth street, three on the
north side of the street and two on
the south side.
Farnam Is Back
"Dustln Farnum returned to the B run
ton studios this week after an extended
location ja.unt to the big timber coun
try near Fort Bragg, California, where
several thousand feet of lake and forest
exteriors were filmed . for the star's
latest independent production, "The
Trail of the Axe," an adaptation of the
well known best seller of that title by
BJdgewell Cullum. Ernest C. Warde Is
directing this picture and Winifred
Kingston is playing opposite the star.
THE PPEJ
TttEET cTAYT:-
With 17 years' stage experience as
actor and director with Richard Mans
field, Mary Mannering, and other stage
stars of former days, and as the cine
matic director for numerous present
day stars, Arthur Berthelet, selected to
direct Bessie Love, is well qualified to
handle this young star.
It is understood Lew Cody and Rob
ertson Cole have agreed to disagree.
Cody is said to have received a big offer
from an Eastern company.
1
Arthur Berthelet, Bessie Love's direc
tor, Is making preparations to take his
star and members of the company to
Arizona, to film great groups of cattle
on the ranges and other scenes requiring
the rugged background so vividly de
scribed In Belle K. Mantates' story,
"Penny of Tophill Trail," which will
form the basis of Bessie's next picture.
More than a thousand movie players
attended a memorial service in one of
the Los Angeles studios for Olive
Thomas, Robert Harron, Clarine Sey
mour, Ormer Locklear and Frank Elliot.
Harrison Ford has become a whole
sale leading man. He has signed to ap
pear in plays with Norma and Constance
Talmadge,
Ben Turpin, whose eyes assert a va
rious message In Mack Sennett comedy
concoctions, celebrates this month the
fifty-third anniversary of his birth.
According to reports George Walsh Is
to quit the Fox banner and become a
producer "on his own."
Goodwin Play in Films
Nat Goodwin's stage success, "When
We Were Twenty-one," with H. B. War-
. ner in the part made famous by Good
win, Is receiving Its finishing touches as
, a screen production at the Jesse B.
' Hampton studio in Los Angeles,
Frances Starr
In "One;" a
N e w Play
F LANCES STARR Is playing a dual
role in One." the new drama by
Edward Knoblock. . in which she re
cently had a Manhattan premiere. She
appears as twin sisters, one a musical
genius and the other a practical per
son, between whom there exists such
a close, communion of soul that they
practice, telepathy with ease. This is
the third play by Knoblock in which
Miss JStarr has appeared, the others
being "Marie- Adile" and "Tiger!
Tiger I" The New York Telegraph tells
the story of "One" as follows:
Ruby Is a musical genius, a pianist.
She obtains an engagement for an
American concert tour and crosses ,the
ocean to iuuiu it. feari remains m
London with her mother, but her lov
ing $ Inspiration and support are still
her sister's. Distance does not affect
the ease and completeness with which
these 'close-linked girls can mentally
communicate, and they agree to "call"
each other psychically as occasion may
permit. ,,
LOVE THEME ENTERS
After Ruby has left London, a young
business man, Michael Jaffray, who
previously had seemed to love her, and
whom she actually loves, decides that
his affections are in fact fixed upon
Pearl, to whom he proposes marriage.
The latter, fearful of weakening and
harming Ruby by permitting another
person to become the principal interest
In her life, hesitates as to her answer.
But, having communicated 'mentally
with her twin, and having been assured
by Ruby, who is actuated a little by re
sentment, but principally by affection,
that she Is strong enough by herself,
Pearl agrees to marry Jaaffray.
Ruby, alone and lonely in New York,
feeling herself to be forsaken and in
capable in art without the support of
Pearl, Is almost desperate, and for a
time is disposed to seek consolation and
reinsplration through an intrigue with
a young philanderer she met while
crossing the ocean. But Pearl, mean
time, through communion with a fellow
lodger in the London boarding house,
makes an astounding and afflicting dis
covery relative to her sister and her
self. This lodger. Dr. Noah Fetch, is
an old scientist, a man of Immense in-,
tellectual capacity, whose cynical ego
ism and uncompromisingly blunt, al
most brutal, honesty In all matters per
taining to science have made his ca
reer in the material sense a failure.
SINGLE SOUL FOE BOTH
Fetch, a specialist in psychic matters,
has studied and analyzed the two sis
ters, and from him Pearl learns that
the true explanation of the mysterious
telepathy between her twin and herself
is to bft found in the fact that they
possess only a single soul ; that the
telepathy 1 truly naught but self-cog-nition
in snort, that although each of
them has a separate and individual
body, they are in fact but one, and
that without Pearl's strength and sup
port Ruby's artistic career will be ru
ined, while without the love of Jaffray
her heart will be broken, her life
wasted and thrown away.
Pearl, thereupon, to save "tier sister,
to restore her vacillating suitor, who
has been called to New York on busi
ness; to insure to Ruby happiness and
a successful career, sacrifices herself,
thus liberating the half of the severed
soul which Is incarnated in her and
which Is at once reunited with that era
bodied in the person of Ruby.
Gilbert Parker ; .
Comes to Study!
Scenario Writing
Los Angeles, Oct 16. (L N. S.) Sir
Gilbert Parker, famous British novelist,
who arrived here today, confesesed he
had come all the way from London to
learn how to properly write notion plo
tutre scenarios. '
Sir Gilbert expressed the belief that
moving pictures will increase the public
taste for the highest in drama, rather
than destroy It. "'In some ways the
motion picture , is far more Important
than the stage." he said, - "for the rea
son that the best films go into the
smallest villages where the humblest
may see them.
"There are, of course, studios in Eng
land, but there has never been pro
duced in one of them such masterpieces
as 'The Birth of a Nation,' or 'Humor
esque,' or a dozen of others. But I feel
the time will come when English pro
ducers will improve their productions."
Eva Novak Is
Starred in Film
Eva Novak, w:.o Is being starred in
"Put of the Sunset," is a sister to the
well known screen beauty, Jane Novak.
"Out of the Sunset." in which Eva No
vak is being starred, is an adventure
romance by George Rix, a Southern
California newspaper man who acquired
a valuable experience while doing police
reporter work in cities along the Mexi
can border. The picture will bear the
Universal brand.
Sir Gilbert Parker
To Visit Studio
Sir Gilbert Parker is due to arrive
in Los Angeles at an early date to ar
range for the production of one of his
original stories for Paramount at the
Lasky studio. Another noted personage,
Penhyrn Stanlaws, illustrator and artist,
will also arrive soon at the same studio.
He is now studying the technique of pic
tures at the New York studios of the
company. The details of the work he
will do in Los Angeles have not yet been
made public.
Vivian Martin Is
Gold wyn "Release'1
Vivian Martin Dictures hereafter are
fto be released through the Uoldwyn cor
poration, of which Messmore Kendall is
the acting head. The Initial release will
be "The Song of the Soul." It will be
followed by other pictures in which Miss
Martin will be given an opportunity to
display her ability as an emotional act
ress and her charm as a comedienne.
The titles for "The Song of the Soul"
were written by Robert W. Chambers,
and he also edited the picture.
Film Actors Leave Oregon
Frank Borzage, youthful director of
"Humoresque," has broken camp In the
timber near Marshfleld, Or., where he
has been making exterior scenes for
"Kindred of the Dust" for Cosmopolitan
productions, and is now headed for what
he calls "The dear old Southern Cali
fornia home and sunshine."
Re-id Finishes Another
Wallie Reid has completed his work
In the production of "Always Audacious"
and is now preparing for his new Para
mount picture, "Free Air." adapted to
the screen by Byron Morgan.
Doroidina's New Dance
Doraldlna has created an absolutely
new dance for camera purposes only.
It was filmed for her Metro production,
"The Passion Fruit" She calls it "The
Dance of the White Man's God." Her
costume is what she calls a "beaded bag
gown." It reaches but a few inches
below her waist and not many Inches
above It.
Dorothy Has "Doubles"
Dorothy Phillips advertised the other
day for a double and 200 girls showed
up, each thinking she was the exact
facial replica of the famous star.
Maud George Is
To Have New Part
Maud George, who, In the role of
Mme. Malot, the Parisian modiste, in
"The Devil's Passkey," tempts her fair
patrons by showing them the door to
ease and luxury which may be opened
by the devil's passkey, will play the role
of Princess Olga in Von Stroheim a cur
rent production, "Foolish Wives." Al'
though Miss George has spent the most
of her life in the East she is realty a
California product. She was bora in
Riverside.
"The Profligate" in Films
Whitman Bennett's plcturization of
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's sex problem.
"The Profligate," which enjoyed a tre
mendous success on the speaking stage
in England, Is to be released by Assoc!
ated First National under the name of
"The Truth About Husbands." Bennett
chose the new title in the belief that it
gives a more accurate Idea of the subject
than the original name.
oeraldine fftL?
FARRAIt Sr'
rXaTJ AnD THE I hA)
Qi PUPPET" J (. :,.
hKAw LARRY I JPT ;
(S W "The - I
ft
The Bad Man . :
. Wins Along
Broadway
TTEW YORK One of the surprises of
the theatrical season on Broadway
Is 'The Bad Man." in which Holbrook
Blinn is starring at the Comedy theatre.
It Is a surprise In part because tt sets
forth as its hero a despised "greastr"
and makes him so likeable that he con
tributes largely to the play's success.
Then there Is more surprise because
from the play sparkles that thing so
rare In American drama, satire. Rumor
has it that the author's shrewd, running
comment on life as lived'ln America and
Mexico even commands the respect of
those who Insist on having brains fur
nished with their entertainment.
The author. Porter Emerson Browne,
has surprised the theatrical world.
Broadway thought of him as that man
who sent a certain type of lady 'Vamp
ing" on her -way to fame in "A Fool
There Was," the prelude to Theda Bara
and her Ilk. Then Browne had turned
out 'The Spendthrift." also a "vital"
drama which enjoyed a great commer
cial success. Except for echoes of these,
he had not been heard of in the theatre
for years. Broadway, oblivious of the
outside world, was quite unaware that
with the passage of time Browne had
become established as a special writer
for magasines of prominence, and that
In his way he had acquired something
of a reputation for a particular style of
satire. So, when The Bad Man" was
announced, Broadway was quite. unpre
pared. Then came the opening when
programs explained that this was a
satirical comedy, the performance did
the rest, and the next morning with ex
ceedingly favorable reviews "The Bad
Man" was on its way, not only as a
commercial success but as a play worth
while. Before long the Drama league
was entertaining Its author at lunch.
' Now Browns is" somewhat set; back by
such a reception. The reason is that
he's a matter-of-fact person who makes
no pretensions beyond writing about
what interests him. He does-not regard
those former successes of his as an aw
ful "past.'' To him -they are, merely
dramas which he tried to make as work
manlike aa possible, and he believes
they succeeded because he was able' to
put into them something of the Intense
vitality of a yoifng man In his twenties.
Now in his established forties he la not
aahamed of the work he did as be
started in playwritlng, although he does
say that now he looks at life from a dif
ferent angle, naturally. And 'he hopes
that ha has developed his, sense of
humor. He needs it, now that he is
being 'taken up "seriously."
New Arbuckle Is
Declared a Scream
It Is declared by Lasky officials In
Los Angeles that Roscoe Arbuckle's
forthcoming picture for Paramount.
"Brewster's Millions," will be one of the
most laughable films that has ever been
placed before the screen public of the
country. Owing to the innumerable
trick- scenes and unusual settings it is
taking longer than the average picture
to make.
When Zxm Cliancy Kills IUmself
"In Outside the Law," the underworld
Universal picture featuring Prlscllla
Dean, Lon Chaney has two parts. In
one. he Is the Chinese assistant to a
bazaar keeper and in the other he Is
a crook. In a wildly exciting scene
Chaney, as the crook, shoots and kills
Chaney as the chink. A fight between
Wheeler Oakman and Chaney is another
feature of the picture.
Itork Leaves MacDonald
Sam Rork. known from coast to coast
as an amusement manager of the first
Class, has severed his connection with
the Katherlne MacDonald organization
and has been succeeded by B- P. Fine-man.
Nell Shipmari
Star, Producer
And Director
TELL SHIPMAN last week became
J- the first woman producer, director
and star in the history of the motion
picture industry. The state department
of California returned approved Incor
poration papers authorising the creation
of a corporation to be known as the
Nell Shipman Productions, Inc., with a
paid in capital of $250,000. Associated
with Miss Shipman in the new enter
prise are W. H. Clune. Los Angeles
theatre owner and film magnate, and
Bert Van Tuyle.
Miss Shipman became a star of the
screen in the pioneer days with Vita
graph productions and was featured for
several years by that organisation. Her
best work with Vltagraph was in "Baree,
Son of Kasan," and "Ood's Country and
the Woman." After leaving Vltagraph
Miss Shipman was starred by several
well known producers and in her most
recent picture, "Back to Ood's Coun
try," became the leading feminine por
trayer of out-door photodramas.
Not only will Miss Shipman direct and
star in her first independently made
feature, but the story and continuity are
from her own pen. The star of the
North has been several months In pre
paring the plot, which will show her In
an entirely new role. The locale is in the
North Woods, with Its romance and ad
venture. Bert Van Tuyle, production manager
Lof "Back to God's Country," will co-di
rect with Miss Shipman. Van Tuyle has
no equal for finding locations anywhere
from Mexico to the Arctic circle. The
animal scenes in the forthcoming pro
duction will be handled by Van Tuyle.
To Film Another London
Another of Jack London's novels finds
Its way to the screen. "The Little Lady
Two. Companies
Control Cinema,
Trade m Siam".
8angkok The motion picture theatre
Interests In Slam are at the present tires
controlled by two companies, namely,
the Slam Cinematograph company and
the Nakorn Khaaem company (Ltd.), the
latter company having recently pur
chased the entire business of the Na
korn Khaaem Cinematograph company.
The paid in capital or the new company
is given at 600,000 Heals (1115,000). and
It has In operation four motion picture)
halls, with a selng capacity of about
9000, while the average daily admissions
number T000, more or less, at a charge
ranging from 0.15 to 3 tlcala The new
company Intends In the near future to
erect another hall at a coat of about
109,000 ticals, and at the same time Its
activities will be extended to all the
principal provincial towns in the i king
dom. This company deals In and rents
films on its own" account, as well as In
all sorts of motion picture accessories,
and it Is understood will specialise in
American films.
The Slam - Cinematograph company
operates nine halls in Bangkok, with a
seating capacity of about 12,000, and
also has branches in the leading cities
In Slam. The company also supplies and
deals In films and all kinds of acces
sories. There are no motion picture maga
zines published in Slam, but the dally
and weekly newspapers devote space for
this purpose, Snd among these are ths
Bangkok Dally Mall, Bangkok Times,
and Slam Observer.
of the Big House," one of the novelist'
most famous successes, Is to be filmed
by the Metro company with an all-star'
cast. Edward Sloman. who gave SO
vivid and masterful an Interpretation
bt the Metro-London success, "The Mu
tiny of the Elslnore," will also direct
this picture.
I M ! ' li.
i U' I -'
!
.
St t! --. si
W " Ml
..w, ....... ,Cr '?
Still Playing!
TV7
vii(0inr
This wonder play of the
Barbary Coast is breaking
all records for attendance
at this theater.
We have succeeded in holding the picture for a
few days more
We respectfully request that patrons will
DIIT refrain from occupying seats through two
Kill and three shows. This has happened In
v numerous cases durine the past week and
is unfair to those who are waiting patiently
outside.
LPM
C A AM IY
As "Blizzard," the legless
king of the crooia, accomp
lishes such a marvelous
piece of acting that he and
the wonderful reproduc
tions of the old Frisco's un
derworld have become the
talk of Portland.
PATHE NEWS
00,wm,i
CECIL,
TEAGUE
is offering another of hitv re
markable accompaniments and
tbe following concert program
today at li30 p. m.
Orpheus . . . Offenbach
Madame Sherry.. . . .Hoschna
"Kammenoi" .Rubens tela
Songs of Ernest Ball. .....
"Whispering" . . . .Schonberger
COMEDY
Direction o Jensen
and yon Herberg !flT Iff
,. . , , . . , . . . M A J