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Photo Plays
T IBEBTTT AutomobUe race enthusi
asts will see some of the high spots
of the big speed classic which was held
at the famous new Beverley Hills Speed
way near Los Angeles on February 27.
1921, when they see Wallace Re id's Para-
teount picture, "Too Much Speed," which
is being shown at the Liberty theatre.
One of the big features is the race in
which Wallace Reid, in the role of Dusty
Rhoades, Is supposed to participate, and
the big speed match referred to was used
as a background for the story. Many of
the most thrilling moments of the big
: race were filmed and will appear among
the scenes of the picture. Dusty
Rhoades, a racing driver, gives up the
none to wed Virginia, daughter of Pat
MacMurran. Pakro manufacturer. Just
before the wedding is to take place, how
ever. Dusty accepts an open road chal
lenge, ditches the machine in which Pat
and he are riding and father calls off the
match. After an unsuccessful attempt
to elope with the girl. Dusty secretly
buys Pat's, discarded Pakro racing car,
enters the race, wins the speed match
and a contract from a foreign buyer for
Pakro cars, aad thus re wins old Pat's
Consent for his marriage to Virginia.
Byron Morgan wrote the story and
Frank Urson directed. Mr. Reid is well
supported by. Agnes Ay res, Theodore
Roberta, Jack Richardson, Lucien Little
field, Guy Oliver, Henry Johnson, Jack
Herbert and other favorites of the
screen. The Metropolitan Trio is an
added attraction.
TDIVOLI A woman, loyal, true and up
XX right, with the deep-rooted love for
home and children that is the heritage
of every woman ; a man whose creed has
been to get gold and whose highest ideal
of marriage is the perpetuation of his
name and race so that more gold may be
gathered ; a woman who has in the jour
ney of life lost her more noble Instincts,
Sand has become a sodden wreck of hu
manity ; a man clean, honorable and
Xalthful who is plunged into a tragedy
Which threatens- to leave an everlasting
mark of shame. This is "Salvage," the
, feature film on the program at the Rivoli
theatre. The story of "Salvage" was
'written and adapted to the screen by
Daniel F. Whltcomb, well known photo
play writer, who founded the characters
and situations from incidents which came
under his notice during his career as a
'newspaperman in New York city. In the
screen story and in its development is re
flected and caught the spirit of the New
York of the "four millions," its palaces
and hovels ; its Riverside drives, and its
Suffolk avenues where sobbing, teeminsr,
laughing humanity fights for its very ex
istence. The atmosphere, however, -Is
'merely a background for the full ex
pression of the many-sided genius of
rauiine Frederick, who in her character
isation bends and sways to the demands
ol emotion.
TITAJESTIC Zane Grey's story, The
Man or the Forest," is presented in
film form at the Majestic theatre this
.week. "The Man of the Forest" is a pho
toplay that is said to please the habitue
of the classic drama just as much as the
seeker after pure motion picture enter
tainment. The story is one of love and
'Adventure, with Its locale in modern Ar-
iaona of prohibition days, still a wonder
land of romance, as it is interpreted by
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the pen of Zane Grey and the producer's
art. A splendid oast of screen players
enacts the story. Carl Gantvoort, former
idol of the light opera stage, takes the
title role Opposite him is Claire Adams.
The other major roles are Interpreted
by Robert McKim. Jean Hersholt, Eu
genia Gilbert, Frank Hayes, Harry Lor
raine, Charlotte Pierce, Fredrick Starr
and Charles Murphy. Credit for making
"The Man of the Forest" goes to William
H. Clifford. Howard Hickman, Eliot
Howe, E. Richard Schayer Joseph Du
bray and F. H. Sturgis. Their combined
efforts have made "The Man of the For
est" a picture that is said to be censor-proof.
COLUMBIA "What Every Woman
V4 Knows," the film feature at the Co
lumbia theatre, is a story laid In England
and Scotland where a bargain is con
sum a ted between Alick Wylie an old
Scotchman, his two bachelor sons and
his auaint, prim daughter of 26 on one
side and a young English student with
political ambitions on the other. The
father and brothers have almost des
paired of finding a husband for the
young woman because she is unlike
other women. Then comes a poor young
English student, who steals through a
window into the Wylie library late at
night to study the books. The Wylies
catch the young "burglar, hear his ex
planation and then offer him 300 pounds
with which to complete his studies, if, in
return he Will agree that in five years,
the daughter shall marry him if she so
wishes. The deal is closed and then.-begins
a story which offers an altogether
new angle on the matrimonial question.
Lois Wilson was chosen to play the lead
ing feminine role, and Conrad Nagel en
acts the young politician and student
Charles Ogle, Fred Huntly, Guy Oliver,
Winter Hall, Lillian Tucker, Claire Mc
Dowell and Robert B rower have import
ant parts. The picture is a screen
version of the play by Sir James M.
Barrie. A Bruce Scenic including an
airplane flight on the Alps; Portland's
own Screeniand Weekly, and the Co
lumbia Picture Players are additions to
the program.
HIPPODROME The story of the man
who made good by breaking the
shoe trust in a novel way is shown in
The Man Who. the motion picture
feature on the new bill which opens at
the Hippodrome theatre today. Bert
Lytell appears in the leading role of
Beddy Mills, the New York bank clerk.
who appeared In society faultlessly
dressed, except that he was barefoot.
Crowds followed him about the streets.
He was arrested, but was released when
he told the judge he was carrying on a
campaign against profiteering. Beddy's
ambition to become a man who is in
spired by his desire to win the favor
of Helen Jessop, daughter of an old
New York family, who has no use for
men unless they are "different and orig
inal." How Beddy's campaign succeeds
to finally bring him happiness, after a
series of amusing complications, forms
the. Interest of the story, which
taken from Lloyd 'Osborne's popular
Saturday Evening Post tale.
women touring the country, who meet
the rajah of an East Indian province.
Also in Benares they make the acquaint
ance of Billy Hill and Captain Falconer
and both the men fall in love with Arlee.
In the spirit of adventure Arlee accepts
an invitation to visit the home of the
rajah, which is known as "The Palace of
Darkened Windows." She is detained
there by a ruse and her friends become
worried, especially when a Hindoo
fakir intimates that Arlee is being held
against her will. Billy Hill and Captain
Falconer go in search of Arlee and after
many thrilling adventures In the palace
learn that the rajah has fled to the des
ert, taking Miss Eversham with him.
The two rescuers have great difficulty
in getting out of the palace and resume
their search. Following a clue they
reach the rajah's pretentious Indian en
campment, and then in a stirring climax
the story comes to a close with Arlee so
thankful at being free again that she
never wants to see again "The Palace
of Darkened Windows."
"OEOPLES "The Palace of Darkened
X Windows is having its first run
showing at the Peoples theatre this
week. The story, which was
adapted from the book of the same
name, by Mary Hastings Bradley, is a
colorful and picturesque tale of India.
The principal figures are Arlee Ever
sham and her aunt, two American
COME!
TODAY
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ALSO
MONDAY
MARY PICKFORD
"THE LOVE LIGHT"
WITH HER GLORIOUS CURLS, HER SMILE
AND CHEERFUL SPIRIT IN ONE OF HER
GREATEST SUCCESSES
COMEDY, "DEAD EASY"
PATHE NEWS
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FOLLOWING
MORXIXO
STAR The revels of society's smartest
set a gay bal masque, a swimming
party wherein shapely nymphs disport'
the frolics in a millionaire waster's
home are all flashed upon the screen
in "The Breaking Point" at the Star
theatre this week. Bessie Barriscale is
the star of this production and her sup
port includes Walter McGrail, Pat
O'Malley, Ethel Grey Terry, Joseph J
Dowling. Wilfred Lucas, Winter Hall
and many other popular players. After
she learns of the death of her fiance,
Ruth Marshall, urged on by an ambi
tious mother, marries Richard Janeway
a wealthy waster. He soon tires of her
and goes back to his old life A child
is born of the union Ruth's only hap
piness. Janeway plans to steal the little
girl and run away with Lucia Deeping,
an old flame . Rather than submit the
child to such degradation. Ruth threat
ens to kill the) baby. Janeway rushes
to prevent her and in the struggle which
ensues is fatally shot. Through the ef
forts of the old family doctor and Mrs.
Janeway mother of the dead man, who
realizes what a rotter her son has been
it is made to appear that Janeway met
death at his own hands, and Ruth. Mrs.
Janeway and Ruth's little daughter are
left to face a bright -future together. An
added attraction of much interest is
Bulger's animal circus. presenting
trained dogs, ponies and monkeys.
pIRCliB Mary Pickford's production.
Vi "The Love Light." to be seen at the
Circle theatre today and Monday, is an
entirely different story and an absolutely
new characterization from anything in
which the world's sweetheart has hereto
fore appeared. "The Love Light" has
unusual interest, owing to the fact that
the idea was worked out while Miss Pick
ford was on her honeymoon. She met
Frances Marion in Italy, also on her
honeymoon, and the two worked out the
story sitting on a high rock overlooking
the Adriatic, and it was in Italy they se
cured many of the properties and several
of the players who support Miss Pick
ford. The players and properties were
brought from Southern Europe to Cali
fornia, where the Italian settings were
minutely reproduced from photographs
taken by the two. Miss Pickford has
surrounded herself with a splendid cast,
which Includes such artists as Jean De
Briac, for several years leading man to
Sarah Bernhardt; Raymond Bloomer,
Edward Phillips. Albert Prescott, Evelyn
Dumo. who played with Miss Pickford in
"Little Pepplna," but who had returned
to Italy to play important roles in an
Italian company, and George Rlgas.
Player Boasts
Of 23 Trips to
Majriiage Mart
HOW does a man acquire 23 wives
and llva tst toll ihfmt them'
Jean Pierre Pierart, motion picture
actor, says be has had 23 wives! Why
does he boast about it?
Kipling said, "There's nothing easier
than getting married, unless it is fall
ing off a horse backwards.'
The big problem of this Belgian, then.
is not where does he get them, but how
does he get rid of them?
Pierre claims his fatal attraction is
due to his 350 pounds of avoirdupois and
his wrestling prowess, for "women adore
a strong man." Before he would tell
how fas rid i of them, however,
Pierre of the broad chest and huge
weight told how he got them.
Pierre wins their sympathy, then he
feeds 'em, takes 'em for a ride in his
automobile and exhibits, always, his ex
pansive smile and wrestling prowess. Jt
knocks 'em dead. As he walks out on
the boulevards with one woman, an
other rushes up adorably to the cham
pion, crying : "Pierre, Pierre ! Le
champion !" There's his simple recipe
in a nutshell.
While this 1921 Solomon speaks 14
languages, he seems to have the univer
sal language of love at his tongue's tip.
for, of his 23 wives, there have been 11
different nationalities represented. If
one may take the liberty to tabulate
one's wives, the following list explains
concisely Pierre's international experi
ences in the marital mart:
One Pole, five Russians, five Ger
mans, three Belgians, two French, one
Norse, two Roumanians, one Bulgarian,
one Hollander, one Spaniard and one
English.
Pierre is 62 years old and was first
married when 18. That gives him 32
years of married life, or a wife at the
rate of every year and a half. He has
14 husky sons, all of whom fought in
the late war. There are no daughters.
His family is of an international variety.
too.
Thus his German and Bulgarian sons
fought their half brothers In the French,
Belgian, Russian and Roumanian ar
mies.
Pierre finally explained how be man
aged to rid himself of his wives.
In certain parts of Europe, he says.
his divorce from one wife is not recog
nised, but, in others, it is, and while he
is legally married to some of his wives.
the church falls to recognize the union.
When a wife conveniently dies, the
church admits of another marriage and
he has a civil wedding in one country
and a religious ceremony, later, in an
other. Bulgaria, for example, is very
lenient in its separation exactions. Bel
gium is quite different. Russia and
France are easier to handle than Eng
land or America. .
Pierre has never had an American
wife and never expects to have one
The American women are too cold ana
unresponsive, he says.
It is rather difficult for Pierre to
remember the names of all of his ex
spouses, there are so many.
from other districts covered by replies
to the question. "What Is the attitude
in your territory toward longer runs?"
Nine distinct subjects affecting the
motion picture business externally and
internally composed the questionnaire.
Door Knob Dentist
Gets Mary's Tooth
Mary Pickford inadvertently pulled
a tooth while making the first scene in
her new picture, "Little Lord Fauntle
roy." As Littje Lord Fauntleroy. Miss
Pickford tied a string to her tooth and
then attached it to the huge knob of a
heavy door, the idea being to depict the
pulling of the tooth for a comedy scene
Her brother Jack was manipulating the
door. Through a mlxup of signals the
door was slammed at the wrong mo
ment, actually pulling Miss Pickford's
tooth. Jack emerged from the woodshed
naif an hour later.
Celluloid Pill
Must Be Coated
With Dramatics
'TV RAMA should be the predominating
ingredient of a motion picture story,
according to Lucien Hubbard, prominent
scenario writer. Write history if you
will, write propaganda, drive home a
lesson or construct an autobiography, he
advises but make these things inci
dental to the drama of the story. Audi
ences will accept the pill you wish to
give them if it is sufficiently coated with
interesting, entertaining drama
"In addition to the predominating In
gredient of drama there may be op
portunity for fins photographic effects,
for the women characters to wear elabo
rate costumes even a moral may be
gently conveyed but everything must
be subordinate to the dramatic quality
of the story.
"Producers return hundreds of manu
scripts every week, and naturally can
not write each contributor a personal
letter and go Into details why his or
her story Is not available for produc
tion. But In 99 cases out of 100 the res
son is the lack of dramatic material In
the scenario. They receive dozens of
stories on the 'No Children Wanted'
theme, in which the writers air a per
sonal grievance rather than create an
interesting story with dramatis situa
tions ; scores of stories have been sub
mitted on the subject of prohibition aad
blue laws, and almost Invariably the
author has written propaganda rather
than drama.
"Othera have taken the story of their
lives, or the lives of their fries da, and
called our attention to the fact the
stories were true to life This Is not
always an advantage While there la
basis for drama all about us. the exist
ence of most of us is commonplace.
Even the most adventurous life must be
high-lighted and concentrated, provided
with necessary conflicts and contrasts,
to make It really dramatic and Interest
ing. "The most elaborate settings aad
costliest costumes will not make a
photodrama. .The most careful detail
and most faithful atmosphere win not
make an interesting picture. All these
features merely enhance the value of a
good story and help make it perfect. It
has always been my contention that
perfect drama can be enacted against a
simple background. No matter how ex
cellent a scenario may be, the best pro
ducers will not spars any exponas in
settings, costumes and detail. A gem
may sparkle under any condition but
the wearer prefers It in a suitable set
ting." Carmel Myers father Is one of the
country's prominent historical author!-
Olive Thomas Estate
Sued; Decorators Ask
Pay for Piinushings
The odd spectacle of the administrat
ors of one estate suing the administrator
of another was disclosed In New York
a few days ago through the filing of an
action brought by Frederick F. and
Harry S. Neuman. administrators of
the estate of Daniel Neuman, against
Nathan Burfcman. administrator of the
estate of Olive Thomas Pickford. mo
tion picture actress, who died suddenly
in Paris on September 10.
The action is to recover $9473, the value
of furnishings alleged to have been
supplied Mrs. Pickford for her apart
ment by a firm of Interior decorators.
According to the complaint Daniel
Neuman, who operated this concern, de
livered these house furnishings to Olive
Thomas between October, 1911, and
March 17, 1920, and that aV the time of
her death the amount sued for remained
unpaid. Seven days after the death of
the actress, Neuman died, and the ad
ministrators of his estate allege- that
they presented the claim to Burkan for
payment, but was rejected by him. hence
the suit.
The naners disclose that mir tb
items Neuman supplied the actress were
n enamelled and gilt bed. with its as
cessories. worth 91875; walnut triple
divan, awe; walnut arm chair. 92X5
mattress, one side covered with taffeta
and satin blue velvet, trimmed with
buttons, $120; seven silk shades, cost
$450; an enamelled and gilt day bed.
$125; and a canopy over bed. with an
enamelled and carved top, cost $270.
KBI6HAK IS BESTLSO
Thomas Meighan will enjoy a brief
rest after the completion of "Cappy
Ricks." before resuming his trancon ti
ne ntal commuting. He Is scheduled to
begin work in Hollywood about August
1 on A Prince There Was," George M.
Cohan's siuosaful romantic comedy,
Tom Form an will direct.
Longer Film Runs
Forecasted; Movie
Men Answer Query
That longer runs will in future be
ven photoplays meriting more than
the customary week or occasionally 14
days at present accorded them is in
dicated by evidence afforded as the
result of a questionnaire taken by As
sociated First National Pictures, Inc.
through Its field forces operating from
31 centers in the United States and
Canada.
At present It is the practice of mo
tion picture theatres, regardless of un
usual merit in an attraction, to make
a Changs of bill every seven days in
large cities, and two or three times
weekly in smaller towns. On Broad
way only rarely have extraordinary of
ferings, even those reputed to be draw
ing capacity business, been held over
beyond the original week. 'The Kid'
and "Passion" are Instances among the
feW pictures for which managers have
run counter to their regular policy by
adding a second week. Only In pro
ducer-owned or specially leased thea
tres do feature pictures receive
tended run a
The manager's tenacious belief in
the regulation brief period of exhibition
Is said to be nasrfl on tne contention
that bis audiences are for the moat
part habitual patrons who attend every
week, and lor inese a cnange oi out
is necessary. That this is probable in
mall towns is easily conceivable For
large cities, and particularly New York.
the force of tne contention is less i
parent. Tst even the small towns, ac-
cordinr to tne First National quesm
naire findings, spnesr to be In favor of
increasing the number of day given to
the better pictures. Kansas Is a typ
ical ease in point. Here leturns sheer
that exhibitors "would gladly extena
runs where the picture Justifies it
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"WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS"
And while man thinks he runs the world, the woman smiles and
what she knows about hint! Maude Adams' brilliant stage
success with all its charm, humor, and heart-touching pathos.
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The hazardous
airplane trip of
ROBERT C.BRUCE
maker of teenies,
over the Alps. It
is one of the most
notable flights of
its kind ever made
TODAY
KN0WLES
and the Columbia
Picture Players
Portland's Unique Orchestra
An exceptional pro
gram at the house of
"always-good-picture"
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SCREENLAND
NEWS
Portland'. Home Grew. Weekly
You'll see the Shriner
Picnic, the near-beer
riot, mowiag day at a
baby home, the Mon
arch mill fire, the lit
tle French heroine,
and other snappy and
interesting events.
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