THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21. 1920.
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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.
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International Revue Different Idea of
JOHN R. BRITZj who has
taken charge of reorgan
ized Peoples theatre or
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SUNDAY COME! MONDAY
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"BELOW THE SURFACE" i another pic
ture in which Bosworth is able to exemplify
his (deep-sea. intensely masculine characterization.
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TiB FOLLOWING M0B3II5G.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Selection, "The Firefly"..... Caasoaetta B. Oedard
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Tke Rosary .....K. Nevla .............. E. Waldtosfel
Amsrlcaa Patrol.. F. Meaehaaa Overtere, "Zarapa. ,F. Hereld
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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
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