The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 7, 1919, Page 3

Ren Harding Chartes Ray | Maaie Palmor ~Colleen Moore Jim Biair..... Jack Oiibert Billy Palmer. Jay Morley Deacon Naaby.. Oto Mottman “The Busher,” which opens at the Liberty today, stars Charles Ray. It ts & typical Ray story, written by Prof. Farle Snell of the University of California. The story that comes from the halls of learning is not heavy drama. It is light comedy which includes country life, bush league baseball and a small town romance. The character provided for Ray is that of a hired man who develops a Great pitching “wing” and ts grabbed up by a big Eastern manager. He} oes to the big city, but gets chesty | and is given his walking papers. However, before the play ends, 4 hero redeems himself. eee | CLEMMER “LEAVE It To sU a (Goldwyn) . Madge Kennedy | 7 | arg Kuanle A chuckle every aecond and a Taugh a minute is the guaranteed | speed record of “Leave It to Susan,” Madge Kennedy's new Goldwyn pic ture, which opens at the Clemmer to- f ‘The matin action of the play takes Place in the middle of the Mojave desert. Madge Kennedy as “Susan” falls victim of a band of desperate train robbers, and how and when she ig rescued by the man she loves) forms an exciting drama. eee MISSION “THE FIRE FLINGERS” (Uatversal) Rupert Jolian F. A. Warren | Ctyde Fitmore | Winifred Olwell Gordon oaese ‘Mrs. Rogers. . rd ihn the sane Ge “Towrse |S Fired," the new show which opens at the Strand today. Wally plays the Edie & young cin Whe tne the dickens of a time winning the gir! the loves, due to the efforts of the young lady's father, who doesn’t ap-| Wally a bit. ‘Wanda Hawiey is the girl and The _ @€ore Roberts her father. ovie Quizzes||('0 Q-—Has Charlies Ray ever appear. | / e@ on the speaking stage? E A.—Yes. Ray at one time appear. ea in vaudeville. He also toured the Pacific Coast with a musical comedy company. Q—Wil you please tell me Wil liam Desmond's nationality? A-—-William Desmond was born in Dublin, Ireland. He came to the United States when a little boy and ‘was educated in New York schools. | eee Q—Can you give me the name of | the girl who played the jead in “Neal of the Navy” which ran in serial form at the Pantages some | time ago? Also the leading man? A-—Lillian Lorraine and William) Courtney. Q—To settle an argument will you | teli me who is the oldest, Dorothy Peston or Norma Talmadge? A.—Dorothy Dalton is the oldest | by four years, oe Q—Is Eddie Lyons, the comedian, | = married? A—Yes; to Virginia Kirtley. ginia is also a screen seated vid DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS CELEBRATES; HE’S 36) dl Douglas Fairbanks declared a holi- Gay at his studio, the other day, and celebrated fis 36th birthday, Douglas Fairbanks, jr., who made | the trip across the continent for no «ther purpose than to see his daddy, | celetnated with him, ere were cowboy dances, gun Play dances and many other dances, fully electrified with roaring pistols and ‘laming gunpowder. Fred Burns, said to be the cham. | pion roper of the world, presented Doug with a pony brought here trom Wyoming. A former member of the star's company gave him a sword| taken from the orderly of the duke of Herve, A gold cigaret case of William G, McAdoo, An original | painting by Remington, a large Vic-| trola and a number of cowboy shirts Were included in his lst of presents. ‘Take it from Bennie Zeidman, | Doug's energétic press agent, it was &@ gala day on the Fairbanks lot, was the gift) ae | t~TIBERTY | " ompatens | “THE BU SHER" (Paramount) | the most interesting features. | the happiness of the girl he loves. | wedding, and it causes all sorta of |ncreen adaptation of ture William Desmond. | oe | Vessel.” |elal wire from Boy Scout headquar. | garbed in a girl's hiking outfit. | between two large centers. |room “stuff LISEL ». re < Katherine MacDonald Jack Holt ‘a0 Explorer..Milton Sills y's Father Theodor: Mary M Alma Lier Aunt Bridget Katherine Griffith Hall Caine’s famous novel, “The Woman Thou Gavest Me,” has been fimed with an allstar cast and will be shown at the Coliseum starting today, Hugh Ford directed the! screen production, which has been somewhat modified but still retains | The pitiful story of Mary Mac Neil's struggles after being sacri- flced upon the altar of wedlock to a man she hates is the theme of the play. Katherine MacDonald, one of the most beautiful and talented sereen stars, plays = role of Mary. “ain COURAGEOUS COWARD™ cm hada | Ret. Dig Hii kirby «George Hernandes “The Courageous Coward,” which is the attraction at the Rex starting today, features Sessue Hayakawa, the popular Japanese actor, The! story is laid in Chinatown, San Fran ciseo, and the plot ‘is one in which the typical Big Boss politician of an | American metropolis is brought into contact with the sense of honor of a Japanese boy who prefers to be branded a coward rather than blast Roberta | Fritet Brunette | Hayakawa is supported by his/| dainty little wife, Teuru Aoka, in the feminine lead | |The Girt | The Boy |The Wealthy «Evelyn Greely Montague Lave Cartyle Blackwe: ‘The girl thinks she loves the ait but t# persuaded into marriage with a wealthy young man by her mother. ‘There is a letter which falls Into the jusband's hands shortly after the trouble. The girl had written the let- ter to the boy before her marriage. There is lots of excitement when the jealous husband confronts her with the letter, but when she is offered her freedom she doesn’t want it. Evelyn Greely is the girl who “THE JUNGLE TRAIL” (Fen) “Wittiam Parrem | na Lather ¢ Chambers) Anna Lene! Oeorse Stone | -Anna Hehactter | Haja Mra. Lamer.. A society romance that leads to) the jungles of Africa and follows a} Jover thru a series of exciting eacapes }from death is the theme of “The Jungle Trail,” in which William Far num plays the leading role. This pic: | ture starts at the Little today j oming lea ures] Natalie Talmadge, young sister of | Norma and Constance, will play aj part in “Information, Please.” aj} Jane Cowl's| stage success in which Constance Tal madge will be starred. | eee | “Two-Fisted Gallagher” will fea- | “Evangeline” is to be filmed with Miriam Cooper in the lead. BR. A. Walsh will direct the picture. Mian| Cooper is in private life Mra, Walsh. | see | King W. Vidor is completing a big feature production called ‘Better Times.” appears opposite in “The Weaker Thurston Halt Mary MacLaren ° | “The Way of a Woman,” adapted | from Eugene Walter's stage be Norma Ta ehicle. | [ENID BENNETT HELPS | BOY SCOUT CAMPAIGN | Enid Bennett has received a spe-| ters, in New York, thanking her for | | her offer to co-operate with the Boy Scouts in their national campaign for more scouts and money, which | opens June 8 Miss Bennett recently appeared before the Los Angeles Boy Scouts, She told them of the importance of the Boy Scout movement, and urged them to be good scouts. After her speech, the boys voted her the “best little sister” in the world, and prom ined to be staunch Bennett boosters | the rest of their lives. EX-LETTER CARRIER IS A MOVIE VILLAIN} Jack Holt, the popular movie vit lain, once carried the mails in Alas: | ka, driving a dog team many miles He bas) punched cattle and done most red: blooded things, Yet he is a polished gentleman and can do the drawing to the top notch, Hb likes to play heroic roles, but in the interests of art will sacrifice his de- sire and do a heavy, if the role is g00d enough | |who during fe 1—Tsura Aoki and Sewue Hayakawa im “The Couragrous from “You're Fired,” Strand. 4—Rupert Julian at the Mimion. $—(taries Ray, starring in “The Budur,” Commer. 7--Cartylo Binckwell and Rvelyn Greely ot the Colonial S—Witiem Farnum and Anne Lether in “The Jungle Trai “You're Fired” at Strand; Japanese Actor is Star Stars Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greely; Willia HARLIE RAY is Big League Pitcher in “The Busher” at Liberty; Picturization of Famous Hall Caine Novel Shown at Coliseum; Clemmer Features Madge Kennedy in Breezy Comedy; Wallace Reid in Rex Show; Rupert Julian at Mission; Colonial Co- Farnum at Little in “The Jungle Trail.” gf 2—Katherine MacDonald in “The Woman Thou Gaveat Me,” Liberty. | Movie Star Wires | She Will Be Here | oe——_____. “Boy Howdy: I have your wire of May 22 before me. Have just returned from New York, where we have been producing an extra big special. Fortunately my schedule for July work will per- mit me to accept your very kind invitation to be the guest of the Northwest Film Board of ‘Trade at the sercen ball, July 18, and 1 will I accept with pleasure. surely be with you all, write full particulary as to when it will be necessary for me to start, etc. Kind personal re. gards, I know the screen ball will be a huge success.” | This is the answer W. J. Drum- mond, director general of the con- vention and ball, to be held in Se attle, received in ankwer to a wire sent to thin little lady. Her {den. tity is being kept a secret by Mr Drummond. However, her reply is| typical of the young tar herself, | the Liberty loan cam: gn gave up her film work In or der to aid the government. Her Lib- lerty loan speeches made her one of Uncle Sam's most popular sales | women. The contest committee which has |charge of the voting contest for the | |selection of the most popuar screen | stars to be invited to attend as the! guests of Seattle, report that the voting {# increasing briskly Coupons, entitling you to vote for| your favorite star, are printed in the newspapers each day. | | | THIS LITTLE STAR IS | OF FIGHTING FAMILY Katherine MacDonald, who plays Mary in “The Woman Thou Gavest | Me,” Hall Caine's novel in screen form, which 1s now playing at the Coliseum, comes of fighting stock. Her great-grandfather was on Presl- dent Washington's personal staff. her grandfather and other male tives were all fighters, Miss Mac Donald never gives up when she de termines on a thing she feels she should have ‘The character of Mary is said to be one of “the most difficult Miss MacDonald hasbeen called on to portray since her debut into the mo- tton picture world. | May Alllson recently’ purchased a turkey farm, | new picture, COLONIAL ~ Bretre Geeety Cartyte Blackwell in “The Grem mye" LETT LE Willem Percum to “The dungie Trai CLAM. A "Tyrien Power ta “A Mes- rn Levelei.* THIS FILM PRODUCER LIKES NEW YORK BEST --* a) OT +| SHERIFF OFFERS HER | | | i In California really the country's | finest spot for producing films? The wonderful advantages of Hol lywood have been sung by so many producers that it has come to be ac cepted as a nelfevident truth. of pleture companies, has become | almost deserted as a result of the | “film rush” to the Pacific const. But now comes a producer who Myron Selznick, president of the Selznick Pictures corporation, who has jumt, returned from California, Poor | lold New York, once the very Mecca | | takes up the cudgels for New York. | | says that Manhattan is unquestion- | ably a better place to make photo plays than Hollywood ‘In the first place,” says Mr. Selz- | nick, “In New York you have at your immediate command a great many more actors, artists, profes sional and trades Afescription, who are so necessary in | and since #0 | the making of films, | great a part of a picture is devoted to interior scenes, a studio In New York ts as good as a studio any vhere. But it also allows a closer cooperation between the producing and administrative branches, increases effictency.” masher ‘Theodore Roberts, the veteran character actog plays a leading role in “The Woman Thou Gayest Me," which opens at the Coliseum today An all-star cast is not complete without Roberts. ° Fugene O'Brien He has four leading “The Perfect oe is a lucky chap, women in his Lover.” Joe King is from Texas, He's six feet two inches tall and weighs 195 pounds. eee Walter Smith, a San Francisco song writer, has composed a new melody which he has named “Sun- shine Mary.” after Mary Anderson, the cute little movie ingens + ete Sussue Hayakawa, who comes to the Rex in “The Courageous Cow- ard,” began bia stage career with the Imperial Japanese stock company in | Tokio. and) | | people of every | | | Little, Coliseum. %—Walace Reid in a scene 6—Madge Kennedy as ste appears in “Leave It to Susan,” an pa to in lit | wh | we j1. | 301 ste de | ating Dean recently went to Fresno {to lead the grand march at a motion STAR AS HIS DEPUTY picture ball. There she met the fa mous Sheriff Jones. The sheriff had seen the star's Univernal crook plays, and decided that she mut know something about the habits of the underworld, Priscilla Dean has lots of pretty brooches and many bracelets, yet she likes best the gifts of Sheriff W. F. Jones, of Fresno county, a pair of dainty handcuffs that would hold an elephant, and an automatic pinto! iff maid, ing feet. | thing of crooks, and my motto has NOW HERE— |CHARLES RAY He kept sending ‘em writers’ cramp “Safe,” and finally Is played. That's where the fun starts! they sent YOU MAY ALWAYS DEPEND ON A LIBERTY SHOW BEING Goon i ocarino, always been, thief.’ But Miss Dean is almost too ten der hearted to make a real Califor- nia sheriff. Jones, she went thru the jail. She emptied her purse in the “bull-pen,” “Set a thief to catch a/ | distributed many cartons of cigarets | Down,” I'll make her a deputy.” the sher-| in the “wolitary” Uers, and provided after the Olive Thomas film “In “Pretty Smooth’ she, for extra comforts for unfortunate | duction of the same name, is that i» over @ foot tall tn Ite stock-| proved to me that she knew some-|giris who played the drama of crime |ing quite popular in the cafes” dance halls in California. in real life and were caught. “THE BUSHER’” HE'D HAVE MADE TY COBB LOOK LIKE A RAW ROOKIE After he took the “girl cure.” over and they kept knocking trying to keep track of the damage. him back But before ‘em down so fast ‘That's what you ought to see! Thomas Meigan was educated t@ physician, but the lure of the footlights was too strong for his, Henrietta Crosman. . automobile which started out like this: New York working on an Escorted by Sheriff music. The umpire got tongue-tied calling to HER, a thousand miles from where Big League Ball ure Patter Colleen Moore wilt be Char- lie Kay's leading lady in “The Bushber,” which is the new show at the Liberty. Mine Moore is a winsome Mins, who has just reached her eighteenth birthday. d his f gement was with — t engn o* “Pretty Girls of the U, triotic march, has been Pearl White. 8. A.” Elaine Hammerstein, Selz- nick star, is hunting <a for good screen plays. has come to the coteaen ae that — there is no such thing as & Southern movie story in which the heroine does not fall in love with a hero who belongs om the side of the enemy das in # feud. Billie Rhodes prefers a horse to af “ee Louise Lovely got an early star the theatrical world. She Ue Eva in “Uncle Tom's Cablm nen she was eight years old, oes big hit as “Cutie Beautiful” iriffith's “The Girl Whe and Robert Harron have leads. Thomas Ince recently recetved enario from @ would-be A saloon; th, 1919 time—midnight, eee Dorothy Dalton is at present i ory under the direction of Grasse. Chartle Ray has a new Ray is learning to play a small which looks like a potate sounds like a whistle, see -. Peery Hyland doesn’t tke The new fox trot, “Upstairs which was written and that— that the scorekeeper “Ban” got and Lary eee