The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 17, 1920, Page 7

A famous surgeon makes an experiment that results in astounding thrills in the picture here this week— MARSHALL a Mile-a-Minute Drama O--GET IT 1 Sonesticaa Pholoplay of the Romance Excitement Thrills and Dangers of & Reporters His Ei z noteworthy First National NEILANS a Ln le @ oe Joe Ryan and Jean Page, co-star- ring in “Hidden Dangers,” bave been | spending the last couple of weeks In| San Francisco working on the final episodes of the serial. ffertu . Plays African Dominos? Never! Russ Powell, who is one of the Goldwyn players, has a few pleces of ivory In his pocket and when he isnt working on the set he takes them out and proceeds to enjoy himself. Craps? Perish the thought! They aren't that kind of ivory. They are bits of material from which he carves ex quinite little images, Just now he is playing in support of Mabel Normand tn “Head Over Heels,” and the other day he presented her with a litte carving which he had made of her Chinese dog Aya. Jack McDonald, who’ plays in Mau rice Tourneur’s new picture, “The Last of the Mohicans,” bought a car the other day, but has it not. The salesman smashed it while deliver ing It to the studio. “Gee, but 00d Ady, Boldt's apple pie is It hits a highwater mark for humor and artistry—the new First National comedy, now here— CONSTANCE MALOTTE on the WURLITZER erfect Paramount Magazine Sec & XS SS 5 fg le tng } 3¢ Explosions of Laughter | Hayden, Hall and Snyder in a Song Prologue to the feature marry the leader of the smugglers. COLISEUM “The Perfect Woman,” with Con staneo ‘Palmadge in the stellar role, is the pleasing attraction at the soum his week The play ts about Mary Diake, a regular vamp, and who has been such all her life, since a tiny tot | Onee, when she hears Jim Stan hope, who is a junior partner in a arge shipyard and who unfortun nately “& woman hater, give speech before the Working elub, she falle in love with him @ jdecides to win him via the “vamp: | ing” process. | So she applies for a position where Jim works but is turned down be- | cause she could not pass the charac | ter analysis system Jim had installed lat his place, The real reason why she was turned down was because | she was too pretty | She then makes up so that she doesn’t look so pretty, and gets a job jat Jim's home as his secretary As Jim is an enemy of the Bolshe- |viks he is subject to frequent visits, | with an evil purpose, from them. One night all the household is routed out of bed when some Bolshies are heard | prowling around and then Jim sees how pfetty Mary really and 50 he gives heft a week's notice of her | dismissal. Mary, during the next few nights, ‘vamps” Jim something fierce until Jone night later, when she saves him from the Bolsheviks, he falls for her. eee CLEMMER Georges Carpenter makes his de but as an actor in “The Wonder Man,” which is showing at the Clem mer this week. Carpentier has a fitting role in that of Henri D'Alour, a member of the French secret service, who ta de | tailed to round up @ gang of crooks who have stolen some bonds, from the French government. On arriving in Washington he} finds that the Washington police are looking for the same thieves he is | after. He traces these crooks to a fash lonable district in Washington abd discovers that they are making an| attempt to steal some important pa pers from Mr. Stoner, a Washington broker. Alan Gardiner, one of the men whom he knows to be one Of the crooks he ts after, ix his rival for the hand of the girl he had met and fallen in love with at the home in Washington where he han often called. By an ingenious scheme of his, he gets the men he is aftér and also wins Dorothy Stoner, the girl he loves, LIBERTY What would you do if you were in Val Romney's place? Val, while at an opera, saw a tndy with a beautiful back sitting in front jot him. Her shoulder biados were twitching. Val knew what that meant at once. He had been thru the same experience before. Her back was itching, but she couldn't scratch it. Should Val scratch her back for her? That was the question. He quickly decided, however, and he did it! Seratehed her back! This led him into @ series of ad ventures, humorous as well as thetic, : Val's adventures are being told at the Liberty all this week In the fa mous Rupert Hughes’ play, “Scratch |My Back.” $ eee STRAND Wesley “Freckles” Barry, the star kid actor In the movie world, has role of Dinty, the copy, boy, In “Go and Get It,” the famous newspaper play at the Strand. The play deals with two rival newspapers, and one of the papers is trying, with the help of “Shut-the | Door” Gordon, to cripple the paper owned by Katherine (Neil, so that it can be bought at a small figure. Helen Allen and Kirk Connelly are two reporters on the O'Neill staff and they are great friends. Once when Kirk gets a “scoop” she is prevented from putting out an ex tra thru the machinations of Gordon Later, however, when Gordon was told to “go and get” a big story by the editor, he, with the help of Helen Allen, got the story, scooped the other paper, won promotion and a bride, after many adventures. eee REX Burke Randolph was an actor who sually played the “Wild West” pes in his plays. While touring mall towns in Montana in his act, ntitled “The Western Knight,” his trunk wag lost and he was orced | to wear his cowboy castume on the/ street. Burke was In love with Betty Jor-| dan of Winslow, Montana. He had| met her while she was attendin school in New York. The sheriff of | Winslow County was in love with Betty, and when he hears that she is | in love with Burke he sends photos of Burke to neighboring sheriffs with lorders to arrest him. When Burke was arrested, adven. ture piled up thick and fast for the Broaway cowboy, ,and for the first time in his life he got a bitter dose of the West at its roughest, eee | COLONIAL Norman Aldrich fs a young cus- toms officer on the Canadian border who is making attempts to break up| |the traffic of smugglers over the border. One day he meets Marie Beaulieu who had run away from home. be cause her father had insisted she He sees that Marie is put in a com fortable home. Later she is kid: napped by her father, who tries to make her marry Roi by force, but Aldrich comes on the scene and rescues her from the hands of the smugglers. | Marie's father is soon after found dead and Aldrich is accused of the murder. | How Aldrich frustrates the schemes of his enemies, breaks up the band jof law-evaders and wins Marie are | told in some thrilling and interest ing, scenes. This story is being told at the Colonial this week in “The Red | | Lane” with Frank Mayo and Lillian | | Rich as the stars, | | Immediately after finishing her | latest success, “So Long, Letty,” a! | few days ago, Colleen Moore, one of |the four principals of the play, left) for an extended vacation at a South-| ern California mountain camp. This is the first rest of any consequence that the popular star hag had in the past six months Constance Vamps Charlie in “The Perfect Woman” It’s almost an impossibility to stop Constance Talmadge from “vamping.” Her latest prey is Charles Meredith, whom she wins over to her in her ne showing at the Coliseum this woman hater. heats ’em all. “TODAY'S PROGRAMS ST RAN D—Marshall Netian’s “Ge and Get It.” CLEMMED—Georges Carpeatier in “The Wender Man.” COLISEUM —Constance Talmadge in “The Perfect Woman.” LIBERTY —Rupert Hughes’ My Mack.” REX —Wim. Deemond in “The Bread- ‘owboy.” Joseph Dowling, Character Actor to Play New Part Joseph J. Dowling, the grand old character actor of the screen, has an amazing versatility, His next big picture following “The Miracle Man” was “The U. P. Trail,” Benjamin B, Hampton's photoplay of Zane Grey’s novel, From the character of the Christ-like blind prophet he steps to that of “Place Hough,” Zane Grey's wonderful gambler character. Mr. Dewling’s magic touch brings ° Hough” to life from the pages of the novel; a great heart following what is to him an honorable profession. The charncterization is perfect, down to the magic deftness with which he stacks poker chips and makes the cards live under his hand. To neo him at his table, scanning the faces of the other players under the forward-tilted brim of his silk hat, | and to remember at the same time the wonderful blind prophet, brings home to us the fact that character, creations by great actors are like those by an author, a painter, or a sculptor, each to be remembered as & separate masterpiece, tho from the same hand. HALLAM COOLEY WILL BE EILEEN’S LEADING MAN Hallam Cooley, “the best dressed man in the movies,” has been en- gaged as leading man for Eileen Percy, in her second starring ve hicle for Fox, a comedy drama {tied “Beware of the Bride.” Pro- duction ts under way under the di rection of Howard Michell. Others in the east include Ethel Shahnon, Walter McGrafl and Harry Dunkin son. Cooley has just finished tn “The Appointed Hour,” an American film, directed by George L. Cox, “FATTY ARBUCKLE TO BE SEEN IN NEW PLAY The rotund Roscoe Arbuckle hav-| ing completed “The Traveling Salew- man,” will soon begin work on rewster's Millions,” which Walter | Woods is adapting to the screen Anide from the comedy element in his drama by George Barr Mo ‘utchéon, there are a number of ex citing spectacular features such as the big race, The great scope of jthe screen will make tt possible to present these in a much more effec: tive manner than on the stage, where the play was a phenominal success: ALL WEEK— GEORGES CARPENTIER | Idol of France World War European Champion Gentleman! —IN— “THE WONDER MAN” An absorbing drama of American society Heavyweight Liborius Hauptman, Director w play, “The Perfect Woman,” week, altho Charles poses as a When it comes to “vamping” Connie sure 1 PARAMOUNT TRIO GIVE | ZEST TO STRAND BILL The Paramount Trio from “Melody Lane” are presenting some snappy songs at the Strand this week In con Junction with the play “Go and Get Directs Mex Films to Aid U.S.Relations | MEXICO CITY, ‘Aug. 17.—Miss Dolores L. Ehlers, a beautiful Mext can girl, has been appointed by the new Mexican government to help jereate by propaganda, a better feeling bet 6 of the United States n the y . } ¢ also bas charge of the vensor- ship and development of Mexican |motion pictures and will produce films for exhibition in the United States, showing the life of the Mexi- can “Oh, give me some more of that | coffee, Jim Boldt!"—Adv. anteed to entertain i of “A A fast Western com- | om - REX you— i edy with William Des- = A fine, big show is | here—absolutely guar- First time in Seattle ay COWDOY” mond, | | and Jack Dempsey in the thrilling final chapter of “Daredevil Jack” including | FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET ‘Girls’ New Wash Dresses $3.50 and $3.95 N time for the schoo] wardrobe are these two groups of Wash Dresses, which are featured at prices which will be interesting to mothers, and in styles which will please young girls. Of Plaid Gingham, Novelty Crash, Cot- ton Crepes, Panama Suiting and plain Chambray Gingham—they are made in many new youthful styles, with attractive sailor collars, bandings, plain or leather belts, yoke effects and plain or plaited skirts. There are several “sailor suit” mod- els also. Some combine plain material and plaid Ginghams. In a wide range of colorings. Sizes 8 to 14, $3.50 and $3.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Men’s Flannel Shirts ! $5.00 R Autumn outings a man wants these service- . able Shirts that are warm for the cool morning and evening hours, cool for the warmer mid-day time, 5 Made of light-weight flannel, with convertible col- lar attached. Two breast pockets. Light gray color. 1414 to 17; $5.00. Sizes —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Men’s Wash Ties 25c Each SPECIALLY good values in a varied assortment of Wash Ties at this price. Stripes and figures, the same on each side. ae attractive mercerized wash fabric. Price 25c eac! —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE DOWNSTAIRS STORE | Marquisette Curtaining 55c Yard ORDERED Marqul- sette Curtaining of very good quality, with two-inch taped border on each side in hemstitched effect. In White, Ivory, Ecru. Thirty-six inches wide, at 55¢ yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE New Voile Blouses $1.75 ADE with becoming flat collars, lace trim- med and tucked or finished with herfstitching, are these white Voile Blouses, They are suitable for wear with sweaters or sports costumes. Very attractive values at $1.75. é —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Boys’ Cloth Hats and Caps THE HATS—Smart new styles especially de- signed for boys and youths, have just ar — rived in the Down- stairs section. They are of, good quality — stitched cloth, in ef- fective mixtures of | brown, green, gray — and blue. The sort of hats that stand the knock-about wear the | boys aré sure to give’ them. Sizes 614. .to- 7%, $1.25 to $2.25, THE CAPS are the popue = lar one- and two-piece _ styles in blue.serge, as well as brown, green and gray mixtures, Sizes 6% to 71%, $L.75 to $2.00. Cloth caps in green, * brown oat gray mix-_ tures, well made of — good materials. Sizes 63% to 71%, $1.25. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE IRENE RICH SCHEDULED |ANITA STEWART WILL TO WIN IN SWIM MEET) OWN A RAILROAD SOON Irene Rich is the favorite in the] Anita Stewart is getting to be a bets being made as to the winner | Ser eee ane these days An entire kection of a railroad line, ae the Seo wrens wre 6d locomotives and a train pryivcw! which is to be held in California | coaches were chartered for a series soon. This race is forsleading women |of scenes in her new first National land there is great rivalry in the atf| Picture, “Sowing the’ Wind,” now lterent studios, Miss Rich was the| hearing completion. Some of these | first one to enter the race when it| Scenes were taken at dusk, and to | was announced. She is being trained |9btain proper lighting a generator jevery day by Clayton Hamilton and | Ws stationed on a flatcar in the |Gouvernour Morris, who are also at) Middle of the train, while cables the Goldwyn studio, Now it might| Were run Into each coach to provide seem that with these men for in-|illumination for the filming. A lo- structors, Mise Rich was aiming to| Cal despatcher had marked the train twrite a play or deliver a learned lec-|M his schedule as a “wild special, ture or something “high-brow,” but|@nd the run was made on the stretch whoever thinks so is wrong. Both|between Los Angeles and Long Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Morris are|Beach, Cal. On completion of this famous swimmers and under their | Picture Miss Stewart plans to take tutorship Miss Rich is gaining in| Much needed vacation at her sum- speed all the time, The race for |™er home on Long Island. WHAT’S PUZZLING US HOW DO THEY GET ALONE It hag been said that studio is one of the most co tan institutes to be found an Further proof of this is furnished Bj the company assisting R.A. Walsh in the production of his second pendent production to be a |by Mayflower. The finished |tion will represent the of five distinct racial tem) Producer Walsh himself comes’ Celtic stock, Miriam Cooper, plays the leading feminine role, scends from a long line of Yankee forbears; Anna Q. Nilsson, who ig 7” also eminently cast, claims Sweden — as her native heath; Conway Tearle; the principal male lead, is th ly English, while Jacques Monterony the company's photographer, is the progeny of French blood. whiclwshe is contesting isa mile one. | If your gums bleed you have Pyorrhea. This dis- ease should be taken care of at once, to insure good health, For the next 80 days, we will give a liberal discount on all Dental work. 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