THE ; OREGON . SUNDAY JOyRNAL, PORTLAND; SUIID AY IJORNINO, OCTOBER 18, C 1S2L
Fay Bainter Is -
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Starting Point
FAY BAXNTER, whOM light thine
brilliantly among dramatic star of
teh American, stage, la coming hoa).'
th American stage, la coming "home.'
town on October SO, when she will t
' seen a Mine Toy ta the ; Immensely
popular -Oriental ; 1 antesy, - "East . Ui
West," n which 'aha has had such a
successful career, -M'.W.-r i'-r.,-i::-'-
Soma 1$ year ego Miss Bainter was
the Mayo Methot of tft Baker-Stock
company. : That . la. ah - was playing
such Ingenue roles aa are -bow alloted
to the dainty MU Methot. And ta ui
er way da tha work Of the two play
' era parallel each other, for Miss Bala
ter went Jnto tha glittering East and
.. found wonderful success. Just aa Miss
Methot hopes to do after the present
Baker season. ,--! - . ,
It was at the old Third street Baker
that Mies-Bainter -was lntrMucmed t6
the Portland public, She was living
hare with a sister and although aha had
some stock experience in, Aan Francisco,
she was comparatively new to the stage.
In fact, ne was so new that her flrtt
professional photographs -were made
here at tha Xavtea studio. After a auo
cessful season here and . alter playing
other - Northwest Cltiel with the Baker
companies, Mies Balfitef .invaded the
Kaet. She. got a far as tha Albert 4t
Cetahal Stock company at Des Motnes,
la,, where ah became to that city what
leu Jewel was to Portland theatre
goer in the higtUf of populafity.-
But ' Ml 8a Bainter moved on soon ta
greater fields and success has crowned
her every effort She left Portland as
. afl Ingenue, much improved for her local
training, and aha return aa one of the
few - recognised a tar of the American
stage She Is held to be one of the
most accomplished dramatic actresses
the stage can claim and with every new
' play she win new laurela, "East Is
Wear "dld much- to launch her defl
nlteiy aa an extraordinary actress, it la
said. - . ' -
' Mist Bainter will not object : if some
of the "secrets" of her life are repeated
here. She la said. to have started her.
' stage career as an -infant -prodigy"
In California shortly before she Came
to Portland. - A simple problem In arith
metic, based on the fact that she la not
yet 30 years old. -but has been up-and
J coming la stage work since she was 15.
I will yield an approsclmatlon" of her age
when stt was playing in the Baker com
ii - pany herein '' -
One?- of - her . first opportunities On
WAY BAINTER, one time
p favorite 'Portland in-
one of foremost' stars of the
American stage in "East Is
West." - - - - -
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Broadway after' leaVmg Portland was
in a Minnie- "Madern . Ftske, company;
and it is said that Mrs. Kleke's feoach
lng was a great help and enoour age
ment to the . now famous actress. .' She
haa bad leading parts m auch import
ant plays as "Arms - and the CMrl,
"The : Willow Tree," and "The Kiss
Burglar," in addition, to her present
triumph in "East Is west."
Nazimova Puts
Critics Right
;As t6lCamille,
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MADAMS KAZIMOVA, whose Utest
production.' ,CJhlUe," baa brought
forth, criticism from ' certain - Quarters
because of the final , scene, takes pen
In hand to, answer , those critics who
charge her with eliminating too scene
of - Armaad at the bedside i of Mar
guerite as she breathes her lasb .
Bays Kaalmova : ; "In our production
of Camille we have endeavored to' be
accurate la every scene and , not to
digress from the original story written
by the yonnger Alexandre Pumas In
M4S. In our roodera-version wa have
brought the period of the play up to
the- present time, and have costumed
It and . staged It la the atmosphere of
, the present day. But we have not
Changed a , single dramatto scene or
Incident from the text of the original
novel. , i -t r-y&;:i:-r-
"There are many wttlmeaning critics
who Olaragard the fact that la Dame
eox Camellas' waai written , by Dumas
aa a novel-in 27 chapters four years
before it was produced as a play .at
the Vaudeviue la. Paris. And a the
motion picture version I am using "was
made from the original story, and not
from the play which followed, -X am
adhering absolutely to the . text la tht
interpretation of the final acene."
Nazimova here refers to the original
text in , the Dumas novel. The death
of Camille is described to her lover.
Armand. in a letter foam the nurae.
who. under date of-Mz2nd Febrnary. 5
o'clock p. m." (quoting from the text
on page 250, chapter 26). writes : A11
la over. , It became evident about 2
o'clock this afternoon that "Marguerite
was dying two or . three. Limes she
breathed yew- name."
"It is further made clear," says
Kasimova, "that r Arraand was nowhere
near Camille at the time of her death.
when. In the next chapter. Armand; ex
plains his absence by saying, 'My faher
confirmed it In a letter.'" i J.
Sigrid HoiftHjuieti the "Swedish Mary
Fickfora," has' been engaged, to play
opposite Ktrgene O'Brien in "Prophet's
Paradise." -.
Clubwomen Advande
Their Protests by
Scorning Arbuckle
tos -Angeles, Cut, Oct.-'lS.-iI.-xy R)
The determination of southern. Cali
fornia club women to keep before the
public their disapproval of films feat
unng Koscoe (Fatty) Arbuckie is shown
W. STUART veteran
V vaudeville V artist and
"l . f e m a i e impersonator,
who spins interesting yarns
about great days and fine peoJ
pic ui ccuiy x ui kMuiu.
by the announcement that the board of
directors of the ' Los Angeles District
federation - of . Women's club has rati
fied a resolutioft protesting against the
showing of Arbuckie films, and those of
ether participants of the Ban. Francisco
Labor Day party.. . , , ,
.The resolution requested the feder
ation's secretary to send copies of the
olub women's expression to "all newe
papers, presidents of women's clubs and
exhibitors f rums." ? .
Fairbanks . Studiosi ,
For Eentf Owner to---Make
Film Abroad
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Los Angeles. Cat, Oct. 15. XS. 1P.
For lke the Douslas . Fairbanks
studios. :r , , ;" . 1 "
John Fairbanks, gtudio managerr.an-
nousoes that he has received "cable
gram from Paris in which Dougr di
rects that ills' studio oe rentea ior
period of at least six "montha, -
"Doug and alary intend to mas a
picture or ' two in France) before re
turning. John FairosKS aaia.
"They are now searching for studio
faciliuea in Paris,'- v ' ;
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City in Throws of ; ;
A Sunday Blue Laws
Salam. W. AaJ Oct 15.(I. N. S.
This city is now writhing In the. throes
of a new Sunday blue law, the result of
a four , to two vou by the clty.counoiL
All places of business axe shut tight
every Sunday, and you can't va buy
an ice oreara con or a soda water. Op
ponents sty the new order of things will
last about twee or rour ween, ana cue
th . experiments of the town of Rich
wood where a Sunday losing tow was
tried out, but proved to be so unpopular
and exasperating that It 'was repealed
within thjM week. v j:' '
RETtrsars to vitagbaph
Ddasa i H. , Waa-aT affectionately
known, as jTPete. haa gone back to his
first love, the Vitggraph. He was witn
that firm In the early days at the beach.
Do Tour Laughing:
Beyond the Sight
Of Blue Law, Clan
SanT DeOraaae sees these additions
to censorship, If the present "hys
teria" continues "
It shaU be unlawful for house
wives to prepare meals without first
submitting receipts and samples "of
cooking to culinary commission. - v"
. AU libraries shall be burned. 1 '
v Golfers not allowed on links with
out first being securely gagged.
Witches shall be burned on . only
Tuesday and Friday nights. : -,;
- All laughter must -be outside, the
three-mile limit, n, ,v s.., -
TeU-Taie.Eomance3
- 'i Are Left in 3ooks
Mansfield. Qhlo, Oct. ll-Kt' K &.)
Romances f oui4 between the leave of
nunerous books la . the : publio library
here were never dreamed : of by the
books authors. . Jn many books returned
to the , public librarian are found old
letters. plnk-tihtad notes, tresh-looklng
letters never taailed lacy handkerchiefs,
cigar banda, Samplea of dress material,
poetoards,' kodak pictures and telerrama.
all forgotten y the owners who placed
them between the leaves. Eaah of these
forgotten arUclea tella 1U own Story,
In some of the old books are to be found
letters yellow with age, bearing flame
of relatives long since passed away.
Tom MixMight-Have
Been?W.Cod5;Jr.j
He Tells v6f; .Chance
' Buffalo Bill once wanted to adopt Tom
Mix. the' picture star. Tom told tha
Story himself one luncheon hour while
he was making his latest production.
At that time Tom. was with the id
Bench show In Chicago. He waa riding
and rooinr - and dotner hair . raising
stunts. He had known Buffalo BUI some
time. i- v v g i .;.y W W - v;v -v-'
"One day Buffalo Bin. or BUI Cody,
sent lor me, said Tom at the actors
were gathered around . hlriK . - He had
some kind of a legal feuow with him.
Tom. said Bill, "some day in the near
future ; I'm toing ; to retir. But that
should be no reason wny my, -jjurtaio
Bill' ehow should close. Now, my friend
here and myself believe you-can carry
on the show, I've always admired you.
Tou remind me of myself when J . waa
your age, - You're the best horseman I
know. You're a- dead shot You're a
wonder with the rope better than I
ever waa. - And I think you look like X
did when I was -your agv It you'll
agree IH adopt you as my son. carry
tou with tha show for a eouoie of years,
introduce' you Around r the entire United
Btatee as my adopted son, and then ril
retire and turn the whole, snow .over to
you. taxing a percentage or me earn
inga, but giving you the big .share.'
-Well, that looked rroat to tae.
told him. the. propoeiUon waa all right
so far aa X was concerned. 1 think
youH fit in fine Tom, he told ma, 'and
I, think you'U ilka this big Job.. Again
I assured hint it aounded good to ma.
Then bis lawyer friend epoke up: -,'1
think people- will soon orget all about
your-ever being Tom Mix and will talk
or you only as Biu coay jr.- --
I didn't e.utte get that. -Do yoa
meaA'.I asked him. that I will have to
Chang my uameto Bill' Cody Jr.r
crtatniy he replied. , uuiiaio
adopts yoil aa bis eon. you wUl have to
take his name.;-- .
'Not me,' x said, .Tto been ; Tom
Mix 'all "my Ufa and TT) be Tom Mix
for the rest -of It. Why. what, would
my father and mother think of me ?
Ko, airee.
"It was all off. i Maybe It would
have been good tor me. financially, but
I like the name of Tom atlx.
WE E
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PERSONAL
Xule 'Fatenda 1 restless In "jCew"
York because she la so far away from
her Hollywood home and kitchen, tiouia.
who la working In "The Beauty sjop
for Cosmopolitan, productions, says
cooking Is her' hobby and she feels lost
away from her accustomed stove.
.'While other ' popular . actors of tha
screen go In for -golfing and motor flag,
Harry Myers Ukee nothing so much a
putting his effort back: of a pitchfork
or spade on ble. place In Hollywood. .
The - noted Yankee of s Twain's fumed '
story has much of the thrift and fm
gallty of his New England ancestors.
Like 'beginner's luck" in game of
chanoa. waa the experience of Truman '
Van Dyke, the young leading man. when
he had a. "hunch- to place his savings .
in real estate, for he bought a lot ii
Palms, ' paying only : f 2S deposit. & The
very next week, before he had a chance
to conclude payment, oil was discovered
on adjoining property and a big com
pany gave him a year's lease . at a
handsome profit .
. -SWT
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MORE THAN A PHOTOPLAY
NOW
PLAYING
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hi latest big thrilling story of the North Wood.
. Sir
A picture that hat been accorded a me&fura of praise sel
dom given to a screen production. The Reviewers and
Critic of the Trade and lay Pre have echoed the unified
praise lavished by tha Public upon this production; em
phasizing the dignity, charm and artistry of the work.
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r It is a tale of primitive men and beautiful women 'in
the "Country Beyond" and of the Royal Northwest
V Mounted, who "always get their man." ;
at the WURLIT2ER suad in concert today
at 130 p. m. .
Standard Bearer
Humorestjue
PROGRAMME
Meilo Melodies Arr. by C. T.
FtttSt .Selections Gounod
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Direction :qJT Jensen ; ianti-.yo
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From His Celebrated Stage Success by Louis N. Parker
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M 'Vlsraeir nrevee a gelimifai
this. . . . TJlgalflee, glowing,
dramatic aad tester. . . . The
film has maay remarkable fa
tares. First, He start seeea4
Its trathfaieese A its arlgtai
third, its treateatoae eaarm et
backgroaafl aad tlreetloa;
feartk. Us exetUeat aeortlng
east asa ee es asd ee eal-
2few Tort Telegrash.
"The tletare setting torta his
advesturet 1 the rale f Prime
M lalster et Eaglaad - has that
elaslre sad maeh te be desire
eeaUtr kaeva ta easy tvekea
circlet as elati." Chieago Trt
haae. .
It
Tstr. ArUse.ts aa exeepUoaaf
eereea playerv. . . As a sereea
figs re, eoasidered by itself in its
mattea ictare cob text, Mr. At
mi' Dlirseir li tim aid vert
similar aa aa Impersona.
tlea that a-lves the photealar Sis.
tiaeUoa aad eats it well aaave
the average jproaaetlea ta Tater
eu--Saa rraaclse Chrealcie.
"It is eatraerdlaarily eU cast,
aeaatUaUy phatographed aad
eadevre with a certala axtlsUe
,Butr tsst gtu rov Te nsst
tetare ef all the reeeaUoa of
tke sareessfal Tlsraell Vy Qaeea
Victoria Is eae of tae feaaasosa..
est tabieaaa 1 vaa rteall."
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PATHE WEEIY including "First Pictures of ;
"World Scrfes' Van(T"SCREEN SNAPSHOTS'V-tlib
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12-30 NOON TODAY,.. .
SUNDAY DE LUXE CONCERT
siesctiok t r . , iy
SALVATORE SANTAELLA
1 L .C Biaat
. .C Saiat-Saaas
" ' ' : . PROGRAM : -4
Grand Salactitxx froaa "Carmaa (raefuaat) : . . . . . , . .... . . .
prJiiu r"H rwJuaV . -...'..l:- 'I' ':
Seleetioa "Robin HoH ....................... , ..........R. De Kavea
"NoUH (A Silhoaette) Felix Arndt
"Sob them Rhaoy .- , . . .......... . .- . .... ; Z , . , . . . Lweitss Hoaanair
weekday Concert , , : . :
Selection from Carmen" S . - J a Eixet
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COMEDY-
-RIVOLI NEWS
XX
h-v.-- - YES ' '. - " '
MARY PICKFORD
t'UTTlX LORD FAUNTLEROV
' Will Play at the RivoU .
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