THE OREGON SUNDAY JQUHNAU PORTLAND, fUNPAY MORNING, JULY 17. mi. Brace's Beard To Be Seen in Local Scenics ft. GALAXY of srirls. members of the chorus of the Graeorv J Extravaganza company, who are spending die wiidpnmnwr weeks entertaining patrons of the Oak Amusement park auditorium. ROBERT C. BRUCE, producer of anile films extraordinary and guest of Portland this summer, has developed a beard. Bruoe is Biasing Portland his headquarters for the summer while snaking scenic pictures in the immediate neighborhood. But that doesn't account ' for the beard. Bruce and a party of slayers left Portland Wednesday night for Montana. The producer discovered on the eve of an extended picture making trip into .the interior country that one of the players he had counted on to aid him in presenting the little story he is weav ing into the pictures would not be able to accompany the party. Therefore, to replace the man, Bruce determined to jump into the role himself. But a heard was demanded. Therefore he was con spicuous for several days for the heavy growth on his "chops and chin." The picture taking trip will take Bruoe and his company to Thompson Falls, Mont., and from there on a somewhat perilous canoe trip to the fork of the the Columbia river and over to Lake Pend O'Neill From there the group will follow down the Columbia again to Kettle Falls and into the Snake river. The trip will require approximately four weeks, Bruce expects. Among those who are in. the Bruoe ex pedition, which win offer the advantage of a rigorous outing, are Joe Marda, John LaMont and Dee Wright, packer, all of whom are well known here. An Eastern player is also a member of the group. Metzger Buys Local Title to Important Screen Productions r .... All fQm productions of the noted Aa- sociated Producers, Inc., will hereafter get a first run showing in Portland as result of the purchase contract signed here last week by Gus A. Metzger, owner 2 Of the Rivoli theatre. Metzger has con 2 tr acted for all Associated releases, which Include the film offerings of some I of the best known American movie makers. One of the first Associated productions 5 to come here under the new contract will be "Mother o" Mine," a Thomas H. Ince offering that is receiving much fa ll ' vorable advance attention, among film followers. Betty Ross Clarke and Betty j' Blythe are among its cast. "Mother o' ' Mine" will open the fall season at the Rivoli in September. The Associated Producer are spon .. sors for the new series of Mack Sennett 5 ) eomedies, too. and for the productions f Ince. Allan Dawn, Maurice Toumeur, C. Gardner Sullivan. J. Parker Read, J. - If. Frothlngham and others, - Metzger has contracted also for the exclusive first run showing of the new - series of Prisma color scenics, the first film picture to be photographed in natural color. Prisma pictures are al- ready showing at the Rivoli each week. 8 BBBEfS BBt BW BraSkSBBBBBBBBBU BBBBBBV H rH BBrVBBS bbbbussb N ft- W SBBBVSBBBB Kg SB "-, V li SiimYln-1- Iff JsBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBmx! fa BBS ILwbk &SSBBBBBBBfl IHbbbI m '"sbbbbY IteEbmdbbbb m ' ki '::bbbbbt sn- wg: smV. .w" '' . - peWb. dfl Issa! bbs PBn jH itPjfe I S IbHBF - 'SftfBBBBBBB JbSBBBBBBBBbL. TALEKTIITE HAS NEW PLAT Rudolph Valentino has been engaged to play the title role in "The Sheik" which George Melford is producing. The role is said to afford him as good an opportunity as "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." Local Exchange Has Hugh Thompson and Oregon-Idaho Right , His 'Lady Luck' Are To Be Luxe Holdings An arrangement whereby the Equity Distributing company oi Portland will handle all the Oregon and Idaho terri tory for the film possessions of the De Luxe exchange at Seattle, and in turn will release its own pictures in Washington and Montana through De Luxe, ha been completed between Gus A. Metzger, president of Equity, and Louis Rosenberg of the De Luxe organisation. The distributing scheme confine ter ritory to more accessible routes for sales men and, in the long run, yields the same results, it is said. The local ex change company will get a number of important film features, including James Oliver Cur-wood stories, in exchange for its own products, American, Clara Kim ball Young and others. L. B. Metzger, nephew of the president of Equity, is manager of the local house. Midgetg Wedded Manchester, N. H.. Jul 16. (L N. S.) A June wedding of unusual interest took place here when Miss Margaret Lang and John Bourassa were joined in mar riage. Both are midgets and are raid to be the smallest couple in the state. The bride is 3 feet 9 inches and her hus band but a few inches taller. Decidedly at Outs Speaking of hard luck, Hugh Thomp son, a member of several important picture casts, is one of the interna tional champion. Before entering pic tures he owned a mine in the Joplin sine district, paying .him handsomely. Then one fine day water rushed in. Every effort was made to lower the water, but without any effect Then it was found that the flood was coming in from a near-by river and that he and his engineers had been trying to pump the river dry. Following this be went to Mexico. I braving the revolutions to mine. He was doing exceedingly well when a drunken engineer filled the gasoline engine with naphtha. That ended that Trying Canada next, Thompson be came a farmer, taking over 2000 acres in Alberta. He sold the farm, but Just then along , came the war, and so far he is still waiting for the payments. Then he went Into pictures, where luck evidently changed, for it has been easy sailing tor turn. i Strong Summer Color London, Ju7 IS. (L N. S.) "The 'summer color," says Dame Fashion, "will be a soft shade of yellow, net un like apricot, but more correctly described a Spanish onion peel color." ComedyNeeded, Producers Say To Playwright GET out your bag of comedy trick if you wat to write scenario. The picture producers want plays that BJ UweUew1 wfcey1 rells1 lag essrs wwvP J y real money tor them. There are something like 54.0 par son trying to write stories far the screen in other word, scenario Ac cording to leading scenario editors and film directors not more than 5 per eent of the total product show a gleam of humor. Humor is the desirable factor nowa day because the public shows an im mense preference for plays which make theaa laugh. Proof of this is the fact that the Cap Hoi theatre of New York recently ran a it feature production a comedy In which Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis were e-starred, and the leading theatres SB Portland and elsewhere throughout the country ere constantly requisitioning film exchanges for comedies, comedy ro mances and comedy drama. "we who make pictures always bear in mine the public sentiment as it comes through the film exhibitor." said Henry King, director, "and we find that there is an overwhelming demand for plays of humorous interest. It is the bulk of testimony from audiences themselves which makes the fun film the paramount faetor nowaday. The time has passed when picturegoer wish to patronise heavy dramatic ma terial, ttlng declares, and only piays oi that type written by world-recognised authors are making a success now. All of which proves that the run inspiring film la the coming fort of original story writer. The market is an open one. vuen stars as unanes Ray, Harold Lloyd, Be be Daniel. Con stance Talmadge, Bessie Love, Eileen Percy and Gladys Walton are slated to do dram i tic comedy and they need vehicles. Pearl White Admits Divorce Gossip May Be True; Can't Talk Back from Paris, Pearl White, mov ing picture actress, has confirmed the story published some week ago that she hag gone to France for the purpose of obtaining a divorce from Major Wal lace McCutcheon. When seen at New York she said: "These is more truth than fiction in the report that I went to France to ob tain divorce from my husband, Wal lace McCutcheon. "I should like to say more about my affairs, but my attorneys have forbid den me. No, I won't any anything about any person whom I may name. I'd Uk to, but I can't." Miss White said she had heard about her husband being arrested a month or more ago in connection with the dis play of a bottle of liquor at a Broadway restaurant. She wonted to know what the outcome of the affair was. "I wish they would have fined him a thpusand dollars ; yes, more." BOBBIE FARRELL, popular entertainer, who ig at home for a vacation iter long Haw York engagement "SBBBBBBBBBB s"8 Portland arirl. obbie Farrell. rived home last week to night or so with her Mary Haley. 1M Cook ar speed a fort mother, Mr e venue, after concluding a long engagement on the Strand Roof. New Yerk city. Mies Far- rell mad her first professional appear nee on the Lyric theatre stag here in Portland and won a popularity that soon sent her East and eventually, through her ability as a performer and contralto singer, placed her In the Strand Roof company. With the Lyric cast here seven years ago she was a popular mem ber of the chorus. D'MILLE ACCEPTS WAGER "Someone offered to bet m a hat that I couldn't complete a production In four weeks," said Cecil B. Delft lie to Jess L. Leaky the other day. '"I'll glv you a hat the best In Los Angela If you do it, sold Leaky. "It's a bet !" replied the director. "Freddie, asked Huskie Cameron of his friend, Freddie Howard. "I've got a plaster en my hln ; I ean't hey alcohol to soak it off: hew will I remove itr Raffie it off.-' flashed hack Freddia Reformer Will IJe Scorned on Silver Screen MARSHALL NEILAN will write and produce a picture of the Public Right League of America, presenting screesj reply to the reformers and cen sorship agitates, as soon a ni ssBpsai film effort I completed, he premise Although motion picture producers hove used the public prints and ether qMnnesj to fight censorship it t strong to net that they have overlooked tnetr own powerful medium of reaching the gihtte. the screen. Realisinr that the screen can serve as important a purpose In fighting for its own right as It did in What) of the government during the war, Nei'n of fered to men the first oirect ann-cen- reels film for the Public Right tgtr. ga organisation conoucting a ns- ttoenid campaign against bluehe- vtosp" Tito glen he been welcomed by the league gad hg received the indorsement of qtotrtoutsrs of NaUea's product. Thus the Koi an film will beeeme an imp-ri ant faetor In this drive and plans ar under wer to facilitate it preeeniauon in some 1. too theatre throughout tae country without charge to the exhibitor it I said. The film wlU he made so a to insure entertainment, rather than dtostosiag It these In the war of ore aeh meet, it wlU nevertheless oarer eonvincin arge mwu against the sensor ship of motion nieturaa and the aaaaln ef "blue town." The plot will T written by Mr. NHan himself, who will personally direct ell of it presentation An all-star east will portray the different characters and the negative win oe turns ever io the league fire of st. An tntereeitn item In connection with Notion's Ptoa Is the fact that he hg eves had a foot ef film cut out ef any of hi own production by the censor sine the rWtoslsj ef hi own company two years age, hi friend say. New Corvallis Show Will Soon Be Ready l-rwlh Julv ! Work la sSMSSBNk lag on the building for the Blue Mouh etoture theatre being erected by the local Igdg of Odd Fellows. The lodge plans to show the heat class of pictures. CJM WW tJv.rtilln wmma am m Cervalhs department store, is buataea manga?. Actress Delights At Return of the Famous Old Waltz Wilton Lackaye Has Mean Names for the Blue Law Advocates Bj Ease srMJ I am delighted' to see that two of America's nsoat prfoninent dancer are Wading the fashion, write soon will re instate the old step. I here always loved, daaring. hare ap peared professionally on I occa sion, and waa always among the first to introduce the newest steps. I never hav crod particularly for the, end regarded assay of them as no worthy the name of danctng at all. But It waa "the fashion." and by all mean I must be In the fashion, 1 thought However, many people have heard me eahoei that, despite the modern coast for syncopated movement, the waits. hleh combine true poetry i:h genuine grace, would triumph la the end Re cently I have tuaurtotod la the rhythm and beauty of It an oeveral mapl., I the vast mu nsU Of to other guest end the approval ef a few And now gur erUSSHW' ha hoe ful filled ! f New of L Hua Huerhso and h royal command danced for Queen Mary end delighted that lady by inter preting the eVd faahlswd wait ha placed that danee at the head ef It Hat of g stir la a. e tow York.'rhag toltowtogA!eed e Hughe and Maurtoo .who Portland Players In Bay Oity Oast At 8avoy Theatre Hariand Tucker, eon ef Circuit J edge Robert Tucker, gad Well known to Port land, his home town, fa a seem her f "The Skirt- company, which I playing limited engagement at the Savoy the atre la Ban Fmilwi With Tucker I hi wife. Marl Waieamp. motioe gtoture aerial star, gad the seme company boast the presence ef Qisrg Webster. Baker steak .spgy actor, who U on hi va cation in the Bay Cltgf. "The Skirt" ig being presented by Bessie B arris Is. who has such a good opinion ef celluloid setobrtttos that oho has surrounded herself with group ef prominent picture players under the di rection ef Howard H tehees Other member of the east are Paul lUroogs Frank Dart. Minnie Si a. Hsiao Tegler. Jean Ivan. Merle Staatoa gad 44 We are crying for a censorship of the theatre and the eaovios a a bigoted head who. under the guts ef (heir aim the destruction of si I neni. w'.iien LAcsay created an address at Washingtoa, B. I agy ego. The actor s vtteperatlvo oemwg the blue law advoeatee earn after Georgetown university had Cn ferrod upon him the degree ef master of ayto. a ea artist of the stage, the first lime until the elevation of Mies Maud Adas by Union eMee that the theatre h to aoMptod eaadent eulty as of the liberal arte, la directing a verbal bombardment Into 'he rank of tnoas who seek to curtail amusement. Lackaye said in part : A narrow bigotry, whose concept of Qed the father is a being wh prescribe foe hi son a world which is a vale of tear la miserable preparation for on eternity spent in aaeoieUen wit people we refused to spook to in life this ts the mod re Puritanism "The reform bureau su-called has been built upon the ashoo of- the Aati-geioon league, which has had the hole Ig the table the active kitty stepped by the Volstead law. And he assured that a the fetmti association. In the name of nti sal, ha advanced to invasion of the home and the curtailment ef private conduct, the reformer crying for censorship f the theatre and the movies la the name ef morality, have as their ultimate aim the destruens of U amusement. ' A witty doaeendeat ef the Puritan aid Of hi forebear : They abolish bear- haltlng not because it hurt the boar, but It amused the pepulaaa.' Spo- rejdw effort to haeolie olreJe suf ficiently under Method 1st end Presby terian Ipflneese to regulate th length ef skirt, the smshlag of cigarette, the playing ef baseball on Sunday, motor ing, golf gad the movie are nothing hut the outer efjgtna of aarreu and mia- of h Of Ood! tr frugal!! and all t to hat y the foot tato to th aa tra ced to their wa of Mr arrival at the and a S- reer-ehf PEOPLES Mareje Manon originated the fad cf batik making in the film colony. Mareia Manon ha gone In for eques trian activities. Recently her huaggnd presented ber with a saddle mount and last week she was one of the honor guests at a Southern California here show. E PALACE OF -from the novel by Mary Hastings Bradley. The tale of an American girl's adventures-with a rajah of India. I I rrl lK t BBSS' HB-BBBBBBBBBBBUV ! ' l.SrSBBBBT ' ' " lii - m J ?AI'eBBr HPSav 3P fSSBBVcBBBBBBKi BBBBBS S BBBBBBV I HI 411 0-l i r faaW dafilfw. sbbbbbbbbbV bbKbbbbb! bbbb sg' Vest Park ne ar Washington Direction Jensen Von Berber TODAY! douhle hill that's too good to miss JUNGLE mem BBw- I A DDIT7 and Hi Popular Peoples Orchestra Comedy I The Pint of the Wonderful Vanderbergh Exploration Pictures as referred to by Dr. Vaaderhergh on hi rum tisj io An atetartoaOoa of aavaur sreaoB aad ceremonie that (be eye ef white man never saw before. VTays at Ufa yon waaM -never dream roaM exist. la a torrid jeagto toad where tbe haaaaa aad the beast are almost ose. A constant thrOl mag aa education. Both tog Uk it ever shewn to the civilised world. A Paramount Special STAR STUDIES Stories of the Screen Studios At last has David Warfleld agreed to enter the films. Metro, through Mtcue Lioerw, ha secured his services for both The Music Master" and "The Return of Peter Grimm." He is scheduled to work at the studio in Hollywood. No logger will Ann Forrest be a Lasky luminayy. Her contract ha expired and she is fowling another producing Bran. Her last Leaky work waa done with James Kirkwood In "The Great Xm-personaUon." IVresexvts today The entire Plckford family I enrolled in film making. Mary to work ing in "Little Lord FaunUeroy," Jack Is starting "A Tailor-Made Man" and Lot tie ha a film called "She Must Pay," coming on the -market via Pa the release Mildred Davis's first emotional scene was made last week when she shed co pious tears in a Harold Lloyd comedy. "The Sky I tbe Limit.' Her film tears were gotten without artificial aid. it On completion of several picture for which ho Is contracted Tom Santocht ex pects to make a trip to Alaska on whaling expedition. A friend owgo a whaling schooner and the star Is an in vited guest on the all winter cruise this year. Filmland's latest rumor is that- Tom Moore is leaving Goldwyn to accept an other offer. "For oeveral week now he has boon in New York with hi wife. Rene Adoree. and on re turn in to the coast ho is expected to announce his Mahal Normand ha left on the Bret top of trip she will make to London and Paris. She has finished Molly-0." in which she returned to the Sennett fold after a long absence, and will be back in grease-paint nt the famed com edy studio by September 1. Goidwyn is putting n number of com panies to work. Both Frank Lloyd and Wallace Worsley are to start new sto ries, E. Meson Hopper is working on a script and Paul Bern to now directing "The Man With Two Mother, In which Cullen Lanrtls ts featured. Stars are to be eliminated from this company's pro gram. It is declared. Film celebrities in Los Angeles are cooperating with Joan Griffith Wray in the formation of a private theatrical society, the Mlmss. to present a win of artistic drama programs. Wray la director and the players will contribute their service in the interest of commu nity art. Henry King aad Richard Bathelmess. whom ha to directing, are going to the West Virginia mountains to approxi mate location Of aoones to Bartheimeos s story, Torhto David." King, a native of the district, know exactly where to All of the various Secmett win park their he thing suits during the summer and go to for more clothes and heavier drama. Mildred June Is to play Harriott Hammwad will" be with Leah and Katharine MeOulro will play at Metro. Not only ha Harry Mysrs devoted himself seriously to oslontlfl farm la but to menagerie management as well. A lixard. horned toad, two humming birds aad a gopher Mask comprise the soo which he assmtowd at the Uses he bought a small fsjfcn aa the outskirts of Z4 bJ17 TvAXEST SUCCESS MANtFOREST Accredited ieau oors. as even sive xaie oi love ana aoye oi tfte west s tfreat emtd tilul settings:- ma?nilicen with uneaualLed comedy ed mountain and near. cast includes ROHEm MKIM greater than the U.PTRAIL mure in a Dae- wttft er star CLAIRE ADAMS aavawA bbbbbbbV sbb JL J if sbbbbbbbbbbb! amaaaW aUUuH rBBBBT SSSBBBBBbI BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBTVhV SMjB Pallid Weekly m I Soorenir bbbbbbbbbbbbbVbbbW ' i B -agflssam, fBBB bbb JbbbB sbbbB bbbTCw .sbbbbB aV . lf CECIL TEAGUE at the Wurlitaga and 1:90 p. m. PROGRAMME Chu Ch:.n Chow. Norton March of a Marion tt Gounod Drdla Hot Off the Proaa. . Arrd. Wy C Ta y.