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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.. PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING, AUGUST 21. 1C2L Fakers Posing As Movie Stars Big Annoyance I OS ANGELES, Aug. 20. L N. & JLl According to- reports which reach the rreat motion picture studios her every few days, a, mania, for the malicious lm personation of persons of prominence tn the film realm seems to have spread over the United States, and even to some for tlgn countries. Stars in the ."movie" world point out that for a hundred years traditions in -theatrical history show It has been a favorite pastime of a few Americans to sometimes pass themselves off as celeb , fities popular with the amusement lov ing: public It has become a very eertotts matter, however, to men and women who have worked for years to -attain a posi tion of prominence In films to nave some one Impersonate them to their detriment and great embarrassment. One day last winter the correspondent was watching some of the Chicago Na tional league baseball club's pitchers and catchers going through a light workout at Avalon, Catalina island. A well dressed young fellow earns along and took a seat on the same bench. - Ue struck up a conversation, . talked knowingly of the baseball players and other subjects and finally began talking of "movie" stars. Then the correspond: eat received a jolt, for the aewoomer in formed him he was none ether than Har old Lloyd, the widely known film come dian. ' . . . ,-;,-- The '.- correspondent happens to knew Lloyd very well. The ridiculous part of it was . that the Impostor bore about as much resemblance to Lloyd as Benny - Leonard does to Jack Dempsey. Then - it occurred tothe writer to pretend to interview the faker. This will make a dandy article," the faker was told; "Why, X never expected . to meet Harold Lloyd over here. - Come on, I want you to meet Alexander and Vaughn and Tyler, and the rest of the ' boys." . ' -r The faker's knees began to sag. he , turned, several colors and then began sliding to the end of the bench.. In al most the twinkling of an eye he started to run, and away he -.went toward the - interior of the island. . So far as la known, he still la leaping from crag to crag with WUllam Wrigley's goats. 'There are many instances of the mis- - use of the names of persona prominent .- in the ranks of producers, but one of the most notable concerns Cecil B. de Mille : and the reported "marriage of Mr. de Mille to Mies Louise Glaum,' a widely known star, in the South last winter. According to an investigation mad tn Mr. de Mille s behalf, someone at a wed ding which really occurred In the South , played a cruel "Joke", on a small-tows reporter. Following the ceremony . it was remarked to the budding Journalist that the principals were Mr. de Mills and Miss Ola'um and the report got Into print and was extensively circulated. . - ' .The fact that Mr. de Mille had been married for IS years and boasts of three children, that he was living happily with his family and working in Hollywood at - the time of the reported "marriage," also that he never even met Mies Glaum made the story even more ridiculous. On another occasion an Impostor used Mr. de Mule's name, with dire results for the faker. . In this instance a, man was touring as a salesman for a worthless ' stock in a spurlaus motion picture eom . pany. Reports on his activities - were , sent to Mr. de Mille, and he was largely responsible for the taiimssktng of the criminal, and the letter's subsequent commitment to the penitentiary.. - In a recent instance- the name ' of Thomas H. ince, one of 1 the ' most sue cessful and most favorably known pro ducers tn the world, was unfortunately ? confused with a film actor of a similar v name. The impression ' was 'given, through a printer's error, that the eele . brated producer was associated tn the presentation ox a nun wnicn is said to capitalise the life history of a woman who figured in a sensational murder trial. IF CLEOPATRA of old looked anything like this interpreta tion by Miss Ida Rubinstein, the noted actress, no wonder . poor Anthony lost, his head, his heart and his alL The photograph was made recently when she appeared as Cleo patra in a translation of the Shakespearean play by M. Andre Gide, the well known French poet- -- 1 V - I -al'' r, Mr. Ince's high Ideals and lofty stand ards in the production of film nave long been. known to patrons of the best class .of motion picture theatres throughout the nation.' In speaking of films baaed on sensational trials, he said recently: "X am firmly opposed to the use of the American Ideas OfBritishNobles Provoke English Forrest Theatre in PhUadelphiaBotiglit By Messrs. Schubert 3 1 motion 'picture screen lor the portrayal for commercial gain ; of a ' notoriously misspent life, r Production and exhibition of pictures of this character must be an Influence for- bad and - tend to detract from the appealing wholesomenesa of the screen drama In general. The list of victims of erroneous, re ports, or, deliberate Impositions, is by no means confined to men. Recently Bebe Daniels was swindled out of about $75 by some young women who ' posed as the popular star and ran up a tarlcah bill tn Los Angeles, ; ' . V -7 :. -' -:" y. Wanda Hawley received a note from a young, man in New Haven, Conn., tn which he asked why she had not come back to New Haven, as she was supposed to-have promised. . The context Indicated that a girl traveling with a fashion show had given her name as Wanda Hawley and made some engagement with the man.v Evidently the pseudo "Wanda was a great charmer, as the- letter waa couched In terms of passionate endear ment. Not long ago PriselHa- Dean learned that a girl dressed tn the height of fash ton Impersonated her in the Middle West city. 'The imposter rented a suite In the best hotel in town, lived In luxury for a week, and even talked the management Into advancing her $200. Someone about the hostelry then "woke up" to the ex tent of making an Inauiry by wire to Los Angeles, and he was informed the real Priacula Dean had never been near the hotel in Question- and waa at that time hard at work on a picture here. - The faker had departed, however, and haa never been heard of since. . ... - Picture Gets. Away. By Charles XeCaaa : London; Aug. ttwn. p.) England i at present is the world's battleground for movie magnates. : - . So far, the United States pr saucer a are easy Victor. But ever, since the end . of the - war. European producers have been hammering at the American lines. Now, the British producers them selves have entered the fie id strongly. America's start In the picture Industry, the amount of money spent on films and the excellence of the photography are .helping Americans to keep down European competitors. American moving picture directors, however, despite - their lovely nam pretty faces and flowing neckties, are doing all . they can the crab the Ameri can game. For year because - of the lack of serious effort over here-to go into -the movie-exporting game. British movie patrons have squirmed as young Lord Algie, clad tn a slightly too small cinch-back Kute-Kut suit, bounced down the ancestral, stairs and. a cigarette danrrllnr lightly from his lips, blew smoke in pater's face and. remarked how btoomln ot It was. The British movie patrons are stfil squirming; tout they don't have to, and if daily attacks in the newspapers on this type of American film, ere an indi cation, . they won't very long. Brit ish. French. 'Italian and Scandinavian end as soon as the slight remain base of smoke from the late war blows away, Germanfilm producers are try ing to wean the British public Iran tne American films. They haven't reached the American standard of mechanical nroduction. but they do know a lot of thlnrs that will ; go far- to help them In their firht. They know , that young Lord Algie doesn't , wear a Kute-Kut suit: that neither his valet nor the man who carta away' the family ashes would wear one as a gift: that young Lord Algie doesn't have his hair marcelled or ep ring about the great hall among the tons of furniture the British pub lic would have bees taught, if it could be, ere always tn great halls ; that when he is talking to the girl among the week-end party he doesn't always stand with his hands In his coat pockets . and his legs spread apart that he doesn't tauc euner to men or women with a cigarette or a-pipe- in his ' mouth ; that h never sayi "bloomin'. though he may get by with an" or "Hell-: tnat ae aoesni "pater"; and that there lent much. more than one chance in a thousand that his name win be Algie or Algernon. Also British critics have pointed out that Lord "Alfde'e father, the marquis. isn't always-tall ana tnin ana aoesni alwars wear monocle and If he does wear one. doesn't always play with when It isn't tn big eye.- He mar wear a monocle and not play with It always he may. and frequently doee detest mon ocles; he may be abort and anaemle or short and fat or tall and heavy. He desnt even always have a hooked nose.""'' " v ' " ' , ' - Spurred by the pressure of eorapeti tlon, several American companies have invaded England In person, and are here filming things aa tney re any are ; ex cept that there are still eome Kute-Kut suits. There Is no doubt that the films will be popular here; the only fear the magnates have la that if at home they show Lord Algie aa he is. there wui go no a hoarse cry of derision: "iie am no lord." ;- - .. i -- Philadelphia, Aug; 20. The Mi A J. J. Shubert announce that they have acquired the Forrest theatre tn Philadelphia for the use of Shubert vau deville. This theatre, conceded to be en of the handsomest and most richly "ap pointed playhouses In this country . has been managed and booked by Klaw Erlanger since It waa built. By. reason- of its large seating capacity and -central location on Broad -etreet. it Is regarded the most desirable playhouse In then Quaker city. 1 - i- ., c The Shuberts have taken ever the en tire office building, which occupies the whole block at Broad. Walnut, Samson and Fifteenth streets. Ia addition to the theatre the buildinr contains storee on Broad and, Wabiut streets, and of- Barney Is Certainly Original Handy Man When BIg John" Collins, Liberty the atre doorman, left for hia annual vaca tlon, he gave Harry Barney opportunity to add still another to hia many ac complishments. . During the time Barney been with Jensen A Von Herberg he has ruled the following positions Priest at a local. Rueslan church, court interpreter. . (and the standing Joke around the Liberty Is to ask Barney who interpreted what he Interpreted), carpenter. Janitor," electrician, restaurant owner, confidential secretary, and now. doorman. Barney la used to doing night, work, around the Liberty and coming on shift to him at 11 a. m. reminds him of his walldng-ln-hla-eleep experiences. Wx H. B O YEl supervis " or of music o Port- land public schools, who Eas issued a teachers manual for primary grades. 5 Million lnstijance Et on Zukor's Life New York. Aug. 20. Adolph Zukor haa been notified - be haa passed - the physical examination necessary to the issuance of a series of policies on his Ufa arxrerating $5,000,000 in-favor of Fa mous Players. Film Director Is AudienceRather Than Boss Actor fjTHE By Jean Griffith Wray film director nowadays la not a man who stands "behind a camera and shouts through a megaphone. He must play; audience to hia actors. He ia on the "set primarily to give them their cues and character inotivation--not to tin them how to act. o He appeals strictly to their imagina tion and - plays up to their individual temperament. All actors must have temperament-elee they are not good ac tors who can easily assume moods. - Women are natural actors who aban don themselves under emotional strain. Men tend to repress their emotion a- It remains for the director to create the emotional counterpart for the women while he reaches the man through the mind alone. - often by a mathematical process of reasoning. Often onesets this emotional response through tricks. Ia one play, for 'In stance, I wanted an actress to become angry In a scene which she wouldn't "get ever." - When" the camera started and aha waa 'working X reached down and grabbed her foot. It nearly upeet her and she got furious, but this mood fitted into the story. Again, In - "Beau Revel"- X bad to get Florence Vtdor to cry. X deliberately faked a quarrel with her, criticised her gown (no lady Che this), and wouldn't let the company TO to lunch when they were hungry. Miss TMor became so in censed that she started to weep which waa Juat what we wanted. Motion pictures no longer can rely en spectacular effects to make them a suc cess. They must have human charac ters. 7 , ' Picture Industry. Is . ' Rapidly Returning : -Back to Normalcy Motioa picture production la resum ing its normal proportions through out the Los Angeles studios. Both the Lasky and Metro companies have cea- v tered all activities en the Pacific coast ; t five companies are at work at Realart;. five at Robertson-Cole ; 12 at Fox four t at Goldwyn and five at Yitagraph. There , win be 1 companies at work at Univer sal City by September L The slump In production - has existed - for nearly a year. Actors salaries have been greatly reduced and the entire ex perience has been aa unprecedented one. for the film makers. Now, however, with the market for American films ' again at normalcy, production la con- ". tinning on a greatly augmented scale. . A number of prominent directors will -head their own production units. Among these ere Frank Borsage, famed pro ducer of "Humoresque. and Lloyd In-., graham, oae of the veterans of film production. R. A. Walsh Is making hia . own productions . tn Loe Angeles, Reg-, inald Barker has lust organised his ewa , company, end Victor L. Schertainger is producing Independently. . The strike of studio technical work era, which haa been tn operation for the past three -weeka. will likely be ended within, another week by a compromise. Several new stars have made their appearance on the- cinematic h orison. Among these are Mary Savage. - New York musical comedy star; Jack Stan ley, late of- the Gotham revue stage ; Mary Phllhta and Gertrude Olmstead. winners of Eastern beauty contests, and Joseph -Moore, brother of the already famous Matt. Tom and Owen Moore. All ' are heading .companies tn Lee Angeles. t TWormi start American Motion v vWUHWUM.' wvwi w -..i'' a II... :. : rictures Aitraciing Tourists' Attention It is an exceptional picture that gets by tiie censors these days- without soi elimination. Therefore, it is considered news that : Cecil B. DeMille's latest Paramount picture, "The Affairs . of Anatol.M baa Just seen approved In its entirety by the. Chicago .. board ' of This is the picture which has IS stars In the east. "Wallace Beid. Gloria Swanaon. Elliott Dexter. Bebe Daniels, Monte Blue. Wanda Hawley. Theodore Roberta. Agnes. Ayres, Theodore Kos- loff. Follr Moran. Raymond Hatton and Julie Faye. - II IVI M Ullf e5-: X , II II 1111 11 JA Vf " II ll "a 111! A. T CS J&SF i WWW U eU as. VeVassl W W. , "nX-CTr n rZZ. X. IX Xiav A III it u: it v v r":" w vtw . 11 in the , ' J comeiiy . laughingest ' jlj 1 M you can't. -11 comedy you ''!H. V W afford to ever,awln ' K, WV," ' ' V f your life! l . 192.1 t.'.:C2U ' . : . ' . . ':. . I Tr- ,"m 1 , ' .' 1 . 1 "IITI ...""I VV.-;-..!-ll Playing for a v ; JJ ' l(J I OH - Plantocome" few day only!.;;r ;": - rCL u .r , early and see it! L . : ,- , , Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 20.- TJ. P.) De spite the tradition in South America that Europe, especially the Latin countries of Europe, contains all the delights attrac tive to the tourist. North America Is be ginning to attract attention among' the South American travelers. . It was recently reported from Argen tina that a number of -Argentine tooHsts win make a trip to the United States by way of the western coast of South Amer ica, through the Panama canal to Cuba, and thence to New York. This party was scheduled to leave Valparaiso, Chill, on May 2. After landing tn New York It waa planned for the Argentine tourists to go by special train to various points of interest throughout the united States. It is pointed out that the American moving picture industry, which has in the recent years brought the many nat ural beauty spots of North America, as well aa the portrayal of American life and Industry, loe fore the South American public, is playing a "big part In causing tne Latin American tourist to start traveling- north to see things -of Interest which before were only thought to be had on the ether side of the Atlantic eanFilmFIashes 1 London. Atog. sV (By MalD-John S. Robertson, the American director, haa been taking a flying trip to France to select a suitable drcua for some of the scenes in his latest Paramount picture. "Love's Boomerang," adapted from Dion Calthrop'a novel. "Perpetua." which will be made. . at ' the Paramount London studio.. Ann Forrest, who is to play the part of ' "Perpetua," .ia expected to arrive tn London the first . week tn August. David Powell will appear la the role of ther Bohemian artist, "Brian., The' I city fathers of Saln-Ktlenne, France, have decided to introduce the cinema aa a practical means of tnstruo tion-in aQ the public schools. To this end they have voted a preliminary sum of 10,000 francs for the installation of the necessary machines.'. .. - The German papers are carrying on a counter campaign against the French on the subject of the action taken by the French ambassador In Berlin, who -pro tested against the two propaganda films, "The Black: Shame and "The Adven tures of a German Legionary. The German charge- d'affaires at Paris is called upon to protest against showing of a so-called anti-German film1 which ia being shown tn Paria theatres. The trial of a new Instrument invent ed by Pierre Chandy waa held at the Theatre Dea Champs Elysees when a film revue entitled "Asmodee a Paris" waa presented on the screen." The object of this new instrument, which la called the viaiophone, ia to control . the pro Jectloh of the film so that the pictures will absolutely synchronize with the music. The apparatus is placed In the orchestra . with ' electric wires running into the operator's booth. By means of an electro-magnetic brake the speed of the film is regulated. It is claimed that the new Instrument prevents the nruaic being ahead of the pictures and vice versa, the eynchronlsm being controlled by the conductor. " - ' - ,V Paul -Powell, who . hae- been directing at the Paramount London studio for the last year, saSed for America August S. MMMMJMIMMMM PMI-MMJJMMJJJMJiM M i i " ' ' - SM -' America's most beautiful woman and ' Mr' - "'Swl c'1JLmPon ta in a joint success . C-"- ' , s. that urpaes anythino; either has 7"? ' " jf 'z - l " , ; --VT" done before. . t - - ' . - 77. ' ' :M J. ; .LV-! 7:7 t ' I .C0. ' ' -''X - ' S 17 - CONCERT TODAY AT - - " "I''":-'. S1 " - A 'V 1 '. 1-MP.M. --' ' ' l ' - A i. - Xarssa .Herald . - ' iir - -.-74 V - .. muw Cello.. ......... ..vrii.ee - r " ' ' " ' 7- " x -' ' KtyytUa liaaee FrUal " 9 -4 -7. -. My 5tae ' : :. m -f "V Mm Disrectioii Jensen and l(bn Herberg f ? f The story of a rich and beauti ful society girl with nothing to do. who undertakes to mingle with and uncover a gang of underworld crooks. 7' Miss ; McDonald is - ravish ingly beautiful in four dif ferent Toles, and ' Barry's "Freckles" is better even than his ''famous "DintyJ COMEDY AND PATHE WEEKLY J m :t Disrction of Jensen and l!bn Herberg He took: with him ths copy of hia latest ' picture, "Dantrerous (Lies.; "' ' -
