THE . OREGON- StJND A Y-- JOURNAL.,- PORTLAN D, -SUNDAY -"MORNING, .' SEPTEMBER- 18, 1S21.
, : Juvenile Style
I Show Is Newest
Liberty Scheme
d XL FOR 6NE--ONE FOR AL say CbfcU&pch&
ZV and Mary' as they stood on the.gangplank of the ST.SL
Olympic and posed for. this picture, the last before
Chaplin stepped i aboard . for! his voyage to his old home in
England. His farewell from Mary and Doug. didn't evm indi
cate the great reception he was to get overseas; ;- ,
a TVTKAR1.T 150 children are expected to
t 1 1 participate In the realisation of Paul
v Noble's latest dream, which will b
presented at the Liberty theatre
t troughcrtit th week of October X The
event, Unique -In . outline, will be an
. elaborate juvenile spectacle and faahion
, parade in miniature and. it Is said, will
draw upon the talents of a' majority of
''Portland' Juvenile population.
The little folk, all ranging around S
years -of are. will be garbed in the
mode of the moment wearables of
very description for adults at well as
for youngsters and in parade and spec
tacle formation will pass in review on
the Liberty stare and on a runway that
' is to be constructed for the week.
I , Modish adult garb for men women
- will be reproduced in miniature for the
- little folk and they will wear as well
the latest creations from the' realm of
t juvenile fashion. Full dress- regalia,
party gowns, coif togs, tennis clothes
and street garb will be presented with
' the little tots as models.
1 . Elaborate stage settings will enhance
Interest in the affair. Noble plana a
. miniature reproduction of the Liberty
." front as an Introductory scene, with
', unusual lighting effects in use through
' out the program. . Before the theatre a
" little couple will ailgnt from a mlnla
t ture automobile and enter the theatre.
Then the scene wiU shift to the In
terior, where the fashion pageant will
1 " - be seen. Incidentally, while the' review
of reunion is on,' the tots will offer' song
- and dance specialties and like features,
all leading up. to a modern wedding
scene.
' ,. Interest in the. unusual event is
wldeepread and volunteer, models' about
I years old have been recruited in num
bers already. The picture feature for
the same week is "Dangerous Curves
Ahead," the .much mooted Ooldwyn
- ' product. I
uecii league wves Baby's Wail Puts a
m Q c n irot Damper on Music; All
. xuixcwuicouug Animals Like Tunes
. . "Oregon. Where . Love is Best." Is
the title- of the new fox trot which Cecil I "Wow, wow. wow Just as we began
Teague. its composer, has Just received I to play Humoresque' ! with pianissimo
rrora ni puniianers. , v effects related lohrt Brlta, leader Tof
.kJ1!.?!" J-iyv,iD!!Ue We. theatre Orchestra last eek
this afternoon at 1 .10 o'clock. The eons I to A, C Raleigh, manager pf the Colum
Is primarily a fox trot but its, excellent Ibla theatre.
wing- permits or its use aa a .nauaai- -goon the score changed into another
SS" nTr and the W-wowlngVceasedV
Teague.: f Uumoresqoe' was the theme forgone
"Orea-bn. Where. Love1 is Best." is of the -characters in. the photoplay and
4. annir I we nlaved It five time during the score.
about this etaie.Jt is of the' same type I And -each time .wo. played it came this
. re unr Tntin uhAn nvnin. I wow, wow; wo.vi:,It didn't annoy, toe
inr ijiii.An.tfr'.rrT Tt.k tn I but I looked around.; and. found that
Ol- Virginia."'. Organists in each of the competition to the Dvorak melody came
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Higher Glass, v
: Lower Costs,
, ,Eilm Outlook
T OS ANGELES, Sept. 17. SpecUl
Xu Better pictures at lower box office
prices will come during the next few
months.; as the direct result of . the
merger of the Associated Producers and
the Associated First National, accord
ing to t Thomas H. Ince,- the producer.
upon his return to his studios here fol
lowing the Chicago conference of lead
ing producers and distributors. Explain
ing how the picture-going . public will
benefit by the solution of the more
serious problems of picture distributioia
Ince declared that the distributing system-that
has been 'in effect, for 'years
has been an "Oregon boot" on indepen
dent productions.
Among the productions affected by the
amalgamation of distributing interests
are those of Mack Sennett, Thomas ,fL
Ince, Charles Chaplin, Norma and Con
stance Talmadge, Charles Ray, Marshall
Neilan, J. Parker Read, R. A. Walsh,
Louis B. Meyer, Maurice Tourneur and
many others.
- Explaining the move for efficiency be
hind the merger of the big independent
Interests, Ince said:
Big and established producers wiU no
longer be hampered ly restricted dis
tribution or a trust monopoly,
- "Productions heretofore impossible will
come direct to "the public as a result
of the combination Just perfected in Chi
cago. The association of independent
producers has secured an outlet for their
pictures which promises adequate re
turns to warrant the making of the
greatest of feature productions, : while
independent theatre owners throughout
America and. the entire world will now
have a choice of splendid productions
which have not heretofore been available
for them.
i past two years has threatened the con-
Readers to" Criticize
nesrorum
nidftw'a aota: Frae tm lua ef vabbe cia-
km -tU la tae eifet vale ef aom wUr;
and. wita that ta aUa4 nM the SMtaoa
pactBie iwidumr yioWat that tfaey seuduua ma
what pabias Wanrt. The Jeanal la todaj
pnaeathu the esinioa ef "PablM Palaa" aa a
repent fiha feature.' Sack Vttm are worthy ad-
di turns to thaxneeat of eiaaioa. aaa Unit
ana eoBeaqneBt rwhUnattne in the
tioa of Tba Bnaday iearaal ta aamed
Hereafter eack Bonder aa pea forom"
will be available ta laaiari woo daaire te auka
taeu oriiitona known ea any form ef aatertaia-
tant. - If the iHadwjei doca laeanad te yaUla
demand, tot ns fcaip hiai dctenuae waat tne ea-
awnd av ATI eommnirteatioaa ahoold be aiMrail
to Um Dramatic Editor, Journal, and should bear
tha ssiu and addtesa ef the writer, althaeas saoa
inf ormatxm and aot be iwililishail 1 .
HX&RY HUNTER, popu
lar exchange man, who
has received important
promotion to lig field in Mid
dle West.
Portland Jensen A Von ! Herbergr thea
tres have been playing; the selection
since ita arrival Jn Portland early .last
week.'. Orchestrations have not yet ar-
rived.' but are expected. In the' MaJea-'
, ; - tic concert this afternoon-.slides with
X, words will be.thrown on the screen and
the compose f"!hlmelf will lead the audi
ence la Bingirlg it " J v (
' Mr.' .and Mrs. Teague
' Portland two years. They are English
born but after living for aome time, in
' New York, -8 an Francisco and other
California cities, they have decided to
make Portland their permanent home.
Teague haa written a number of bal-
- lada and dance pieces. Last year he
- had published ."Eyes," a song which
had a sale of 1000 tn Portland and of
1000 at one atore alone.
Pauline Frederick
Proves Herself to
Be a Eeal Feminist
In conversation recently, with a well
known women's leader, Pauline Fred
erick saM ?-,.:; -;.. ..riv--;.-li
TheVgirliof1 today, should' be canable
of realising her every, ambition.' ... Never
before, it seems to me, has the world
offered, such unlimited possibilities to
women, -as it does today.
.Laterally, one has but to reach out
a wining hand to have all the longed
for glories tumble in a heapi beside one.
in every -Branch ot - endeavory 'drama,
art, .literature, , music, science cr. busi
ness women are-wanted, needed. -And
been dispelled by this amalgamation.
It is a great step forward. The slogan
"Better Pictures at Lower Prices,' will
effect the showing and enjoyment of
pictures wherever .the motion picture
screen is a part of community life.
"The tremendous cost of distribution
that many times during the last few
years has hampered production and has
kept up the high cost of pictures to picture-goers
is materially lessened. . This,
of course, is one of the most important
factors having to do with the growth of
the-industry. The moving , picture has
found its place with the. misifrai.es the
greatest educational and "entertaining
medium ever offered.' It weuld be-sne
of the crying shames ot:ttif XSaS lf.1ny
portion of this great f oHowtng aheuld be
lost through box office necessities.
"The solution of the big problem of
efficient distribution win result in many
changes in production policies and I ex
pect ,to announce' our new. future policy
immediately upon my return to Loa An.
geles. :' ' ' .-
But above all a great: stride towards
the complete stabilization. J our art-ln-
dnsCtjKzand towards pntttdg it on a
Portland, 8ept- -14 To the Dramatic
Editor I am writing In protest of the
deadly picture shows that the poor Buf
fering public is being served with of late.
Going to see Lon Chaney and Betty
Compson at a show house here, we fpent
a beautiful Saturday afternoon waiting
for something interesting to be given as.
Instead of the feature picture being what,
was expected (because of past tame of
these artists), we saw mane situations,
flat sub- titles Interwoven in a wornout
plot. . '
Anticipating an end of this, we waited
for the comedy. The management evi
dently felt that, the "drama" Just spoken
of would be enough "qpmedy, so none
other waa given.
The entire audience seemed bored, bat
all tried to observe the gracious request
not to converse during a picture, so the
silence continued. I say silence, for even
the organ was stiQed ior over an hour.
My advice to Betty Compson and Lon
Chaney would be for them to die a nat
ural death, or .else change directors. As
for the theatre that shows their pictures,
how wise they would be to rent their
films for limited engagement only. How
much better , if the public could feel that
when they did advertise a real picture
they could believe in the house that waa
inviting the crowds in, and believing;
could go -in and actually enjoy.
PUBLIC PULSE,
4!
I Lebanon Young Man
Is -Rising Rapidly as
Filmland Executive
"A. Gay .Fruav secretary and tree-
Truce Proclaimed in
Wenatchee Show War ;
Stock Plays Offered
meei ins flominn ... .' i - i .
from a little year-old youngster being
held by its mother sitting only four or
five rows back of the; orchestra pit We
figured out that th mother hummed
"HumoreBQue" to the youngster as a lull
aby and. the baby -was merely uttering
its protest to the idea of a lullaby being
played pet. In nan hours." t
"That rnfehte-a,"! answered the Co-
Une summer l spent prospecxmg.awn
In the mbuntalna.". My only companions
were, my horses and my dog. one pact
horse carried nothing but musical in.
struments a talking machine; av guitar
and a banjo, and. of course, a box of
records. Each horse' and .the dog. had
his musical favorites. One-horse tooK
a particular dislike :to . Caruso's voice
and waa specially partial to banjo music.
Another horse liked feminine voices and
the dog preferred instrumental music.
There's no living animal that is not af
fected by music" i '
Only a Picture Set Bogus Schools Will
Be Object ot Attack
In spite, too, -. of the rlameur- -that
time has cast upon the lily-faced, w&sp-
waistea maiden of the past,' the modern
girl is far more enchanting, far more
charming. For she combines with grace
of manner something that, every true
woman should possess, s virility, a
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FXLLOWES QUITS SC&EEX
Rockcliffe Fellowes, popular parlor
"caveman," has forsaken the sunlight
arcs for the footlights. He will be seen
in Kilbourn Gordon's stage play, "Pot
Lack," on Broadway, about mid-October.
strength of .character that makes her Jjam.es Rennie, husband of Dorothy Gish,
at once a better play-f ellowc-and- a morati anw -eiifther well known screen player,
understanding companion.".. ; .-. . r will aiso have a leading part in the play.
Wenatchee, Wash., Sept 17. Peace
has finally been declared between the
warring theatrical interests of Wenatchee
and a constructive alliance haa been
entered into between them which re
sulted in the opening of the Wenatchee
theatre for the presentation of popular
comedies and dramas by the Fred Siegel
Stock company.
The theatre has been thoroughly re
modeled, renovated and rendered much
more safe .and comfortable than' it ever
was before. The opening occurred on
Thursday, when the melodramatic suc
cess, "Stop Thief.", was presented by the
Biegel company," which has fecenUy been
auxmenfed- by the addition of -two, of the
leading stock company actor of .tbe
Oliver Morocco force at Loa Angeles.
Shows will be offered every night in
the week with matinees on Saturdays
and Sundays. The Siegel company will
be here for 12 weeks and will present
two new shows each week. Among
those announced for production tn tbe
near future are "Potash and Purl
mutter? The Divorce Question," "Way
' Down 'East and others.
ThevEaat came to the West aaraln
last' week tn its search for executive
material, with the result that the
Mbitors of Oregon will miaa one of
Its best known exchange men. Harry
Hunter, assistant to C M. Hill of the
Famous Players Lasky corDoratlon's
Portland exchange, left the first of the
week to take charge of the Paramount
exchange at Des Moines. Iowa.
One of the most popular sales man
agers on the west coast Hunter's ap
pointment to a more varied field comes
as the result of his untiring develop
ment work in the local exchange ter
ritory. It has been said that the strip
of Paramount territory which has been
under Hunter's direct supervision in the
past four years is one of the most
thoroughly developed Paramount ter
ritories in the world, figuring from the
standpoint of 100 per cent represents
tion of the Paramount output Hunter's
many friends in the exchange centers
of the West have no doubt that he will
enjoy huge success ih directing the
destinies of Paramount picturea in the
land where the tall corn grows.
That legend appears, upon the busi
ness cards ef the new official ot White
Cap Productions. Inc. an organisation
of film producers -subsidiary lo the Pa-
I cine Film company, with offices at Cul
ver City. CaL. one ef the vital com
munities In the jnotioa picture world.
Special Interest attaches. -tA- Frwra's
cards ta Oregon, too, for he la aa "all
Oregon" young man who has chosen the
ladder 1a tnovteland for his climb toward
-eaa. The company " with which be
lis associated a was formed for the pur-
featuring George Ovtjr and - Vernon
Dent, and it la now engaged In the
California studios .la ' carrying out a
f 300,000 production program, that calls
tor the release of 62 single reel comedies
within- the year. , , "'
Aside from his executive duties, rrura
ta also property meaner and not la
frequently. It Is said, puts on the grease
paint for a "bit" la some picture. From
first saw daylight at Lebanon, being the
son ot Mr. and Mrs. A. H Frum. As
a retired rancher the. father Is widely
known la Una county. It was at Leb
anon that Ooy received hia schooling
and It was from that quiet little city
that he started tor filmland and the
search lor auoceee (hat he seems new
to be successfully carrying oa.
A. C Raleigh, manager of tbe Coll
bla theatre and C W. Koerner. famer
manager of the Universal exchange here,
recently made a trip to Seattle: U the
nne rew muee away uy sous ctarw
re4 they were hungry. Bet It waa after
hoara tor the dining car and there
seemed no hope- of aatiafytag the loner
l Suddenly RaleUh had ewe of ta
brilliant ideas. . He called tbe porter.
Taint get Into the dlnln ear the
porter proclaimed, "bet yoo all cava oat
at Centralis."
Fin." nuoth Raleigh. "Hop off there
rand get as a couple ef bans and' egg
aandertches.'
Aa hour later both travelers
peacefully aaieep in the drawing roots
(they traveled In style), wbea the porter
returned. Pounding on the door, be
called, "Sandertchea. sandwiches." lewd
other end of the ear. RaJetgh . rolled
over, realising that something
amlaa, and finally aroused Koerner. The
latter listened sleepily for the porter te
1 trwmi si suva ttm nvsgiw
ta his blankets again and was fast re
turning to. aleep when he mum bled :
Aw, go oa! That ain't my sua Ion.
Chesters Hang Up
Record With Picture
The Chest era, George Randolph and
Lillian, have Just put the finishing
touches on their story "The Son of
Wallingford" at the Eastern Vltagraph
studios, and incidentally by so doing
have hung up a record. They scenarlsed,
cast, directed, edited and titled their
story,' supervising every detail up to Its
final presentation on the screen. Max
lng the first time la "movie' history
that an author tn this case a pair of
them has performed the teat They'll
have no alibi it The Boa of Walling
ford" isn't as big a success oa the screea
aa It la a "best seller."
Wicked Old Hole Is
Holman Day, for years recognised as
Maine's contribution to contemporary
writers, has put into hia "The Rider of
the King Log'" all the real atmosphere
and truism of the Maine logging camps.
i For a bar-room exterior, they were for
. tunate enough to locate a grocery store
that. In years gone by, had served as a
bar and local roadhouse. A new sign
A campaign against bogus scenario
"schools." revision schemes and other
forms of man order raft which it is
claimed have sprung up all over the
country, is to be waged by tne raoto-
was painted with "Grocery Store" on one J playwrights' League iof America, which
ilde and, at right angles to this, the
word "Bar." A wise old lady of the vll
lags walked by and noticed the new Sign.
."Well. I think it s a sight that they've
opened up that old hell-hole again," and
straightway the old lady hurried off to
Inform the town authorities. "The
Rider of the King Log't waa staged tn
the tlmberlanda. of Maine, nroduced bv
the Edgar Jones Productions, Inc., under
mm
Clara Beranger Goes
East to Write Story
Flapper Ingenue Is
Hailed a Discovery
Maurlne Powers, the winsome Capper
ingenue. Is being hailed as a sen
"discovery" through her fine work tn
the Warner production. "Why Qlrls
Leave Home." somewhat to the d la-
Clara Beranger, the noted scenarist
t';h0r!rbf f Sfl com,td advantage of the popular Anna Q. Nlla-
-Mi- T.,,i Ttf . t- .Tir I on. who had been billed as the star.
pare n elaborate story of a new type l .T U of W"
rr rwn rv. win. -ki-k -m iiiZlUam Night the author-director. wb
duced with an ail star cast Her latest I WTOU nd directed the picture, and most
original story. "The Hunband's Trade-1 D0?1 re not aware that she had al
mark." -with Gloria Swanaon. Is now be-! ready achieved stardom ta "The Bool of
lob jeonjpieted: at th.e"Lasky stadloo la I Man. - previou Night production.
Hollywood - i i .s . . which has also Just been released.
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Travelers Sure of
Their Destination,
This Story Proves
Ha going to Seattle.-
Mme. Sarah's Health
Is So Good She Can
Rehearse and Write
Paris. Sept 17. (U. N.) Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt recently reported to be entl-
cauy in, nae reiuroea iq rim irm oct
summer home oa Bene isle to apply ker
remarkable vitality to writing aad tbe
rehearsal of two productions, perha.
three. Tbe plays are Maurtee Erb-
stands "La Groile," and L'Algloa.- ad
probably Sacha Gullrya "Adam aad
Eve.-
Jodged from her vigorous tea-time ap
petite an dtbe vivacity tn conversation
madams s uineas exxstea omy in we
newspapers. She laughingly admitted
writing a novel. The Beautiful, daring
the summer aad said the heroine "might
resemble herself."
"Tea, the ending Is happy," she con
fided.
As to her book of advice to young
actors, of which only 10 pages have
been written, madaste aald her principal
preoccupation had been to avoid "what
la tiring and what la godly."
"Furthermore, aha aald. T ahea avoM
being naughty. It will not be a critical
work but win contain friendly advice te
young people from a career la wbicav I
believe I've had some experience."
POLA 3EGB1 05CE TOO
Pole Negri, star of "Passion" aad
"Gypsy Blood." who will soon be seen ta
"One Arabian Night" a few years ago
was a Berlin shop girl earning II marks
a week. Now ahe Is the talk of
continents.
"BLAC
tiAS COME BACK IN
K ROSES'
thj personal supervision of Holman Day, I league.
has its headauarters in Los i Angeies,
CaL, and is composed exclusively of
screen writers. Many of the heads of
the so-called schools know nothing of
the technique of the screen, says Wy
cUffe A. H11L president of the league.
Mr. Hill is the author of "Plot Versus
Narrative," which has been published
for free distribution by the motion pic
ture studios and the Photopiaywnters-
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WM. DE MILLE'S
PRODUCTION
"WHAT EVERY
WOMAN KNOWS"
With Conrad Nacel and Loix Wllxor.
The great, plage trtawph of Maide Adams oa the.aereea with sin tU
-ernOea, lt. thrills aad fit wUdonj. Also sasaklae comedy, "The
jaattora, raise Aiwt, jaan aa jeii.
" .V'V-1 '. -'"iCB'roowD
, iBdeaeadeatlf Owned
OPBirS'XT
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JX.TBX.
Jadepeadcatly Oserated.
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CLOSES AT
O'CLOCK
POILOWIXO
JaTOBSUG
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AX WATS, Ef ATTETOAkcB
One of the finest pictures "this
clever star has, ever appeared in.
He is supportod 'by ,Tuta Aold,
bis wife; Myrtle Steadman, aad
other excellent players.
Falsely convicted of murderin j
his employer, Yoda, a grower ot
Black Roses, deliberately drives
a locomotive through m high
prison -wall to liberty, then pits
his wits against a group of
crooks, to rescue his bride.Who
has been kidnaped and hid in
the underworld of Chinatown.-
111 til
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' "'jry I Showing jJl tbe' Late
' - 'f ' ' I . New. Items
Beautiful
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PRESENTED BY
Henry Lehrman
IN
A Twilight
Baby'
PROF. BRITZ'S ORCHESTRA
WIU Play tb-e Following Selectiona at the
CONCERT. SUNDAY. AT 2:15 P. M.
r Bobemo,' by Paccini ;
, -ArtU Life. Weltx. by Strana.
- ' i. ' "vanat Jexx nauaber '- " .
"Third Glass Male"
A comedy widi'mamy Bam anal ortgiaal laogb
prodaciac sttnatioas,' featnring - '
baby, peggy
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Whcre did the Uarz BV idea orig
inate?" asked Virginia Rappe wnen mak
ing this comedy de luxe. .-'
"At the dances, midnight dance all T
night dances. Any sane girl knows. 'Jazz
baby' ideas are all wrong. .
"Td rather bea girl in gingham and peel potatoes, than be a
'jazafbaby!" . . : : . " -r y -
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Also in Big Double Bill
, .-j SHARK MASTER" ;
- " I 'T A u iV . ' . '" '"' A'-blazmg-Ama.'
; I v of tropics "where
r.j'4 " JV " men must fight to"V
Yo - "XJ fjt' live and lore 1
t--Vy w- U.irm m-i?nrf flea? (?tt, p--r-swac;