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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1920)
THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21. 1920. Pathe Exchange . V H ' AT- Tt l f . ' IT A U VVO J-s ll t-UlO Into New Home FIOM small temporarr -quarters In Burnslde street to a spacious and modern plant at s. and 10 North Ninth street, the Portland-Path ex change moved last week and" carried Manager Melvln G. Wlnstock along In the rush. Wlnstock is now settled In ths new location, and Is planning1 for ths official installation- of ths nsw ex changea public ceremony and all-day exhibition of some of his most choice films. J ; . Ths new quarters have a frontage of 6i feet on Ninth street, and is a com plete establishment, from the private projection room - to a library examining room, not .to mention flreproofed stor age vaults for ths great collection of film handled here. . , . . The projection room will be initiated as soon as machines en route have ar rived. Exhibitors and the public will be called to Inspect the plant, amid appropriate ceremonies. The new office harbors 40 persons and contains the sales offices for Hod kinson. American and Stoll products. Five salesmen work out of the plant, in cluding the manager himself, who claims to set a pace for other salesmen on his ''That Wlnstock does sell Is evidenced by his report of business garnered on his last trip, which recently took him to Welser. Idaho, Baker, La Grande, The Dalles; Pendleton and Hood River, where orders came In healthy quantity. With a space assigned to him in the new office Whltle Merwln. feature sales roan for the Portland branch, abruptly left town for an extended sales trip over the Oregon Short Line route, from which he will not return until the end of the month. J. Slg Davis reported hack late In the week from a trip through Southern Ore gon and Coos Bay country, where he declares, business In pictures is excel lent. PUBLISH E O. Three Oregon eltlsens have been placed tn an Informal "hall of fame" of notably successful Americans, as a result of ths compilation of "Touchstones of Success," a collection of personal stories) of suc cess by 160 man from practically every walk of Ufa. . The three are Dr. William T. Foster, former president of Reed college ; T. T. Gear, former governor, and J. K. QUI. Portland business man. They are ranked with such widely known men aa Champ , Clark, H. 8. Firestone, David Starr Jordan,' David. Belasco and other such leaders of thought and action. . "Touchstones to Success" Is the state ment of 160 men In as many chapters, telling ths hows, whys and wherefores of their own success in business, social and professional fields. It is the Inter esting product the Vlr Publishing Co., Philadelphia. In It Dr. Foster says: "The advantage of men and women who are accounted successful over all others Is seldom genius : the difference is due not so much to native endowment of vision. Imagination and brilliance of mind as to Industrious persistence in the pursuit of definite alma. The prancing racehorse makes a spectacular appear-4 ance, but he falls you In the long run. He is all speed and no control useless for a steady job." The book Is designed aa a guiding , light for ambitious youth and as a resume of the experiences of others who were once, ambitious youths It must prove of much value and Interest. Major Bell Back to London ( .Major Charles H. Bell has returned to London from his tour of the Famous Players' Lasky studios in the United States and assumed his duties as studio manager of the Paramount studio there. With him la Paul Powell, who has be gun the filming of "The Mystery Road," from an original story by E. Phillips Oppenhelm. This story marks the en try of this popular British writer Into the screen field. 1 i -.1 : ' , , , t ciAssic - International Revue Different Idea of JOHN R. BRITZj who has taken charge of reorgan ized Peoples theatre or chestra. , ! i - - - f r- , ?v '"' - 'J 5 ;: v SUNDAY COME! MONDAY 7 Sap "BELOW THE SURFACE" i another pic ture in which Bosworth is able to exemplify his (deep-sea. intensely masculine characterization. 'W OPE IT FROM O'CLOCK ITS THE HOBITIITO; UITTIIi 4 O'CLOCK TiB FOLLOWING M0B3II5G. . THE REALM OF MUSIC The Monday Musical club chorus will make Its first appearance thla season at the Baker theatre November SO, sing ing two numbers between the first Bid second acts. The club will give Grieg's "To Spring" ad Brauscombe's "Roses I In Madrid." Mrs. nose coursen-Keea conducting and Mrs. Florence Younty at the piano. - -i The intermediate department at Its meeting Mmday, November 15, present ed its own program. The time this month is being devoted to the study of sonata form. Questions had been given out by the program committee at a pre vious meeting, and were answered by th various girls and boys on Monday. These questions , were supplemented by a paper on the same topic read by Gloria Christ . I Lois Springer played the First Move ment Sonata Op. 27, No. 2, by Beethoven. Under the direction of Mrs. J. R. Hol llster this department la rapidly grow ing. Next month they will take up the study of the three part song (Instru mental). V The Monday Musical club has taken a section of seats for the performance of the Portland Opera association at The Auditorium December S and 4. Mrs. Percy W. Lewis Is In charge Of this and those who have not as et secured their tickets can do so by calling her at Main 6642. Mrs. A. E. Gardner, of the Gardner School of Music, leaves today for a trip through California, during which she will visit in Ban rancisco, uoa Angeles and San Diego. Mrs. Gardner was accompanied by her sister. Miss Bessie Gardner. The school will be temporarily In charge of Mrs. Annie Lord Hynson. - Miss Jeanne Frana has accepted a six months' contract with a Chicago uni versity extension course lecturer to tour the United States. Miss Frant will give a half hour program. She possesses a lovely lyric soprano voloe and uses It with fine understanding. For the past year Miss Fran has been studying voice placement with Mrs. Mlacha Pels, who Is preparing her for this tour. As strong and thrill- ingly dramatic as "Behind the Door," without the grue- someness. "Below the Surface" of Human Emotions ADMISSION 25c Entertainment WEE D IT PERSONAL Antonio Mornn vHn rtmln tn the field of feature stars after two years on tne serial circuit, has purchased an estate in Southern Spain. Denials of marriage, however, were issued at onoe, thus frustrating any panic Moreno al ready has commenced work on. his first viiagrapn special, which Is from a mag asine story. "The Three Sevens," by Perley Poors Sheehan. He plans to make one feature In Spain next . year. E. Mason Hopper, who Is to direct Rupert Hughes' latest picture, still un named, haa lust mna (a rtiliia i and with one of the largest companies ever sent out on location. There are 100 extras, mostly girls. The featured Player In the nlcinn la Hin -...- wick, who proved herself such a de- ugntiui comedienne In "Scratch My Back," also by Rupert Hughes. Baroness Rouskaya. a coming screen recruit. Is giving theatre-goers a novelty In showmanship t A dual recital in whose first half she is the violin soloist with a symphony orchestra; In the second half she does several Interpretive dances, dances. Reports Indicate an unmistak able success for this talented artiste. In addition to his film work, Robert Gordon is acting as New York repre sentative for a Philippine firm of gar ment manufacturers seeking to augment THIS WEEK NOW to v s. a ,21 r ? mL its export trade. Gordon recently com pleted work on the first Cayuga pro duction. "Three Women Loved Him," and will appear next month In a Vita graph release, "The Vice of Foola." . Betty Compson earned $15 a week playing the violin when i she was '14 years old, which was eight years ago. She still plays the violin,' but for her amusement. She is starring now in her own productions, the first of which is "Prisoners of Love." Lloyd Hamilton's two nurittredth com edy will be marked with his appearance in "April Fool," a Mermaid, soon to be released by Educational. In the "Ham and Bud" series alone he was seen In 134 single reelers, Helen Lee Worthing will make a trip to England .to appear in a revue there as "America's most representative show girl," before she commences her film engagement. Mis Worthing is now fea tured in "The Greenwich Village Fol lies.'" Max Fablen, Goldwyn cameraVman. has sent steamship tickets to his mother and sister who live In Lemberg and who have gone through the ravages of war since 1914. Fablen says California will seem like heaven to them after what they have experienced. - Paul Bern, who, with Carl Harbaugh, directed Rex Beach's "The North Wind's Malice" for Goldwyn, was an actor -for five years and frequently stage mana ger. His first motion picture work;, was in Canada, In 1916. ) tt 3: r. 1 1 t mi 1; j I -sassok , Motion Picture , ft ft ft ft ft ' ft ' .ft; : -ft . ( ft ft Event Will Bring Screen Stars TLANS for- the greatest motion plo ure ball ever held on the Pacific coast are being framed In the minds of a committee appointed at the Thurs day noon luncheon of the Motion Pic ture league to arrange for the great affair to bring to Portland motion pic ture stars' not only from every West Coast studio, but from as many others as it is possible to reach. - - To assure an unbounded enthusiasm in the undertaking. President C S. Jen sen of the league appointed Al C Raleigh, editor of Screenland and man ager of the Columbia theatre, as chair man of the committee in charge. The other members of the committee are F. H. White and R. C. McCreadle. effort will be made at once to socure a date for the use of The Auditorium, in view of the fact that an unprece dented demand for admission Is antici pated, and until such arrangements are completed the exact date for the big event Cannot be determined. However, the motion picture ball probably will be held on some night between December It and IS. Production at the various sstudlos is not at its height just prior to the holi days, and an attendance of stars such SEE!!!!!!- The World's Most Beaiitifid "A SEMINARY SCANDAL" I For Laughing Purposes Only iisissssi nisi Ball Under Way aa has never before been assembled in one. spot, is looked forward to by the enthuslastla members of the league. "Although we have had little time to prepare an outline of the plan." Chairman Raleigh declares, "we have determined to make this event a record breaker a show that will admit of no parallel In the West "Not only will the ball be an assem blage of screen i notables, but ' tt will be a treat musically and otherwise. It Is our hope to enlist numerous vaude ville acts, bands, ; orchestras and enter tainment of every acceptable variety. "There la already assurance for the statement that we will draw to Portland the best of the screenland talent on this coast and we will start at once spread ing our Invitations into the eastern studios." . : . - Blue lias Returned Monte. Blue, having finished in the Fast and In Kentucky his work in the Charles Malgne production of "The Ken tucklans" for Paramount, has returned to California, where he will complete "The Juckllns," another Paramount pic ture, under the direction of George Mel ford, i I) f i Ail The story of an up-to-date Ameri can girl athlete who turns a weak ling into a strong man, saves his honor by a battle under the sea and finally succumbs to a man she turned from a mollycoddle into a brute breaker- ' into a most drama. NEWS ruA ml p 1 I Orchestra Oavarore San fa el la gPECIAX COJTCERT If lit P. M. TODAT Selection, "The Firefly"..... Caasoaetta B. Oedard R. Frtml Walts, Eipaaa" Tke Rosary .....K. Nevla .............. E. Waldtosfel Amsrlcaa Patrol.. F. Meaehaaa Overtere, "Zarapa. ,F. Hereld COKCE&T BUMBEB DT7BI90 THIS WEEK AfUraoeas aad vealags sa m.iu sa". . . . Frank Bacon in New Company Film Producers TpRANK BACON, one of Portland's , choicest stage products, so to speak, and now very widely known as the 'co author and star of "Llghtnln," the sen sation of New York at the Gaiety the atre, has stepped, financially, deeply in to the motion picture game, according to word received by local friends. Bacon has become one of the principal Stockholders of the Better Pictures Cir cult corporation, which has been license d under the laws of New York. The new concern Is capitalized at (207.500 and plans to make a big place for itself Irr the film Industry of the nation, r It, will have Its headquarters In Nsw York. "Rip" to Bo Filmed . Great interest attaches to the an nouncement that "Rip Van Winkle" is now being adapted to the screen by Arthur F. Statter as a starring vehicle for Will Rogers. Joseph Jefferson's play version of Washington i Irvtng'a famous story was purchased at a large price, Rogers Is now working on Irvln S, Cobb's "Boys WW Be Boys," under the direction of Clarence Badger. -4 r Figure woven absorbing Mi XT' - - - P(mnIm . . arniBi . a 1 T r i a H ms ... m '
