The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 21, 1921, Page 3

(SE—Mary Pickford in SEUM—Derothy Inalten in “The Lake Seas. WINTER GARDEN—Owen Moore in Peck ITTLE JACKIE COOGAN, who Made such a tremendous hit fith Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid,” featured in the screen version hilarious play, “Peck's Bad Boy,” showing 4 € is familiar with the advea- Wares of the Peck Lamuy—eopoouuy the little Peck, who just can't seem Underwood Jim Bastia: $ Uncharted Seas,” the picture play at the Clemmer, is a screen jon from the Munsey Maga short story of John Fleming As Lucretia Eastman, the woman who gives her hus @ last change to regenerate else than an arrant rotter and Alice Lake, the feature play has a role which is decidedly well to her powers. Owen Moore ection Bteve didn't want to wait until he 44 to get his inheritance. Neither he want to get married—yet. But could not get the money unless filled one of the above conditions. he got the money furnishes the plot in “The Chieken in the " the picture starring Owen at the Winter Garden. Grey LUE MOUSE | (United Artists) and prove that he ts some | | Tell, Colonial. Th-odore Roberts, Screen Character Actor, Reported to Be Seriously Ill TEODORE ROBERTS, foremost character actor of the screen, is reported seriously ill at his home in Hollywood. Thus comes a pause In a busy career, The career started when Roberts was 17. He had aspirations to become an actor. His mother looked with disfavor upon this am- bition So she asked John McCullough, famous tragedian, to discourage the youth. Roberts visited the theatre jat which McCullough was playing |The two became so interested in a discussion of the theatre and Shake. speare that they forgot to eat. That night McCullough reported to Mra. Roberts. He said, “You'll emake a mistake by keeping the boy |from the stage. That's where he | belongs.” Roverts first gained notice when be appeared im support of Fannie Davenport. His mother Induced him to leave the stage. He became captain of a San Franciseo schooner, One day jhe became angered at a sailor and threw him overboard. Then he rushed to the stern, leaped into the water and saved the man. Since Roberts was to lead a sea man’s life he insisted on looking the part. His mother thought his rough appearance less agreeable than an actor's career and so the captain returned to the stage. Roberts toured the United States |and Europe, playing the part of iby in “Arizona.” He supported y Standing in “The Right of His part was considered of secondary importance, but he made fuch @ hit in it that his name was featured in electric lights. His last part of importance on he stage was in “The Squaw Man.” Ga: Theodore Roberts last important screen appearance was in the allstar production of “The Affairs of Anatol,” not yet re- leased. 4 Roberts ts known as of Hollywood.” “The Duke In almost all of his - | pictures he is seen chewing a long, His DID YOU KNOW THAT: Bessio Love is an exceptional water-color artist? That she is at Present a pupil in a Low Angeles art school? Clara Kimball Young, benides once having been a musician, has composed several musical works? Viola Dana in a toe dancer? Harry Myers was the first to make a decorative art ttle in mo- tion pictures? | i] | | | black cigar. That's the way he's seen most often In real life, too, BETTY COMPSON IN NEW PHOTODRAMA Unusually artistic Chinese inte riors, modified to some \extent by European innovations, have been de- vised for “At the End of the World,” in which Betty Compson will star for Paramount. In the preparation of these settings, Penrhyn Stanlaws, prs) vlna 7—Lionel Barrymore and Doris Rankin, Rez. Perec |TALENTED MUSICIAN AGAIN AT COLISEUM Hans Hanke, the world-famous pl: | : : ‘| iovie Quizzes | } | | anist, has returned tp the Coliseum | (Conducted in co-operation with | for anot week's engagement, He| Associated First National Pletures,| will give mpectal selec each after. | fe) | hoon and evening and will take part| Film Fan—Zazu Pitts has not left) in the Sunday morning concert, The the screen. She has appeared in a) Coliseum concert orchestra of 44 art-|PUmber of productions since her | ists, Arthur Kay, conductor, will play |fnarriage to Tom Gallery. “Colnct | at that time the prelude to “Die|dence” has not been released yet Meistersinger,” by Wagner; “Ratiet | Many beautiful girls do not screen Exyptian, “Erotitw by | well, It would be rather hard to Grieg; sere “Lea Millions |hide defective teeth as every picture | D'Arlequin,” by Drigo, and a selec-|Tequires several close-ups of the tion from “Madame Sherry,” by |leading players, There ie a great Hoschna, rence in stage and screen make ste up. Do not Nappen to know. the LOUIS CALHERN OFF | Present addrens of Ashton Dearhoit. FOR DEMPSEY BOUT! Geneva. “Bull” Montana was born in Italy, His name tx Luigi Mon Immeditely upon completion of his tana. It is maid that he ts about to | work in the present Lola Weber pro receive citizenship in the United duction, Louis Calhern, leading man | states tn the Weber studios, will leave for} | the Bast Mr. Cathern is not going | | to the Atlantic coast on business, but | in order to see the Carpentier Demp. sey fight. Mr. Calhern will be ac |companied by Earle Hughes, Jack | Dougherty, Philip Hubbard and Wii bur Higby, who are now working in | Mins Weber's latent photoplay |BROWNING BUYS APACHE THRILLER, Ted Browning personally haw pur-| Eg chased from Rene de Saltes, a| Collette—At last Doris May and French writer now in Los Angeles, Wallace MacDonald are married. It} “Junt Outeide of Hell,” a 1921 story |has been rumored and denied at) of the Parisian Apaches. A check | Various times, but definite news be. for several thousand dollars passed |cume known when Wallace obtained hands. Mr. Browning says the story |the marriagé license. is for future production, His con- eats, tract with Universal, where heis now| Pearl.—Some time ago you asked producing “Fanny Herself,” expires |e for information regarding Doro- in August. thy Bernard. The latest picture in which she apeared is “The Wild Goose.” She hag very recently been engaged to appear in William A. | Brody's stage production, “Person- . Quentin.--Marjorie Daw tms natu rally curly hair, She is not married. Gloria Swanson is the wife of Her- | bert Somborn. They have one «mall | daughter, Gloria . Merrio Lansie.—"“At the End of the World” i# the title of Betty Comp |non's lateet picture. She will be sup: | ported by Milton Sitfe, Mitchell Lewis | and Casson Ferguson. John Harron | ls with Goldwyn, * LOIS WEBER BEGINS NEW PRODUCTION | director and producer, work on her first production for re- leaxe thig summer. Louis Calhern and Mona Lina play the leading roles. The cast also includes Marie Wal- camp, who will have an important part, Others in the production are Jack Dougherty, Gertrude Short, | Margaret McWade, Philip Hubbard, Farle Hughes, Edith Lennert and) Wilbur Higby. SOON TO START “PETER PAN” PLAY | jby Leonard Merrick called 1—Dorothy Gish, Strand. 2—Jackie Coogan, Liberty. 3—Alice Lake, Clemmer. 4—Scene from “Thru the Back Door,” starring Mary Pickford, Bi 4 | RESTING Constance Talmadge. She's taking a rest, having finished three pictures, “Lessons in Love,” “Woman's Place” and “Wedding Bells.” NEW DE MILLE FILM UNDER WAY Cecil B. De Mille is at work on some elaborate scenes for his new picture for Paramount, suggested by a story “The Laurels and the Lady.” These scenes have necennitated the use of a great many extras and som elaborate cos- tuming upon which Clare West has been lavishing her talents for de Whenever a policeman in the | ue Mouse. 5—Owen Moore, Winter Garden. clute Patter “The Motion Picture at Metropoli Said to possess all the |eweetness of a James Whitcomb Re ley poem and the photography and — detafl of a D. W. Griffith production, “The Stream of Life,” a special screen showing, opens at the Metre | politan theatre for four days begine jning Sunday. + “The Stream of Life” has to @e with the story of a young boy whe is born and raised on a farm, whe tho still in his teens, hears the of the city. It then takes him |his battle for money in the elty his success, and yet—it is not a gue cess, for in his mad rush for what he thought was success, he t | under foot the rea] joys of life | the result that he finds himselg |a bigger struggle. E | As the special added atti with the showing of this offering, Manager Hood anno that he has secured the services of Miss Lois Wiley, noted soloist of the First Methodist church, who will of — || fer 4 number of songs that are and dear to the hearts of everyena, There will also be a special score rendered by a large orc! AGNES AYRES IN MEIGHAN FEA Agnes Ayres has arrived tn York from California to play leading feminine part in c Earle Williams has finished Silver Car.” . Lila Lee still collection of dolls. ee has her childhood Gloria Swanson collects bottles— perfume, of course. oe A real circus was used in filming “Circus Heroes,” the newest Hall- room comedy. Lew Cody, the popular and handsome “he-vamp” of the movies, will appear in person at the Winter Garden theatre for a week, begin- ning Saturday, May 28, in a 16-minute dramatic act in conjunction with his picture, “The Dangerous Pastime.” Lon Chaney's birthday is on Apri Fool's day. ° Maurice Tourneur has started to film “Lorna Doone.” ee “Big Town Ideas.” Title of Eileen Percy's next. cee Mary Miles Minter is now working on “Her Winning Way.” eee Persons who had seen “Way Down East” not less than five times were guests at the 500th showing at the Forty-fourth Street theatre in New York. eee Pat O'Malley was injured in a leap from a bridge to a tree during the filming of “The Lying Truth.” eee “The City of will direct this produc Anita Stewart wears 22 dresses in “The Invisible Fear.” No, not at one ume. HE’S HERE NOW! The kid of “The Kid,” in five big acts of | rippling laughter, all to himself and youl! | the famous artist who has specialized| “Peter Pan” started on its way to jon beautiful women's pictures, has| the screen last week, when John §. |shown the value of his artistic train-| Robertson, director of “Sentimental | Carmel Myers originally Intend. ed to be a newspaper writer? town where Jack lives, sees all play prominent parts in the Back Door,” Mary Pick- ‘= latest starring vehicle, which @pened at the Biue Mouse today. John Harron, brother of the late Harron, plays the male lead. .--Riley Ratch daughter of a wn miner, is left an when her father, who bad Been forced into the wilderness of the Northwest because he had kill- @ man, dies. Colette is given a in Aurora Borealis, the main galoon and dance hall of the town, ‘and s00n becomes one of the drawing cards of the saloon. How she is forced into marriage with a drunkard end later succeeds in reforming him | Js the main theme of the story told in| "The Idol of the North,” at the Coli- COLONIAL Tell for Kent Chadwick “Clothes,” the stage drama by Avery Hopwood and Channing Pol Jock, in which Grace George scored @ tremendous hit, opened at the Colo- Jal Saturday, The screen production has been made with an all-star cast. It is a drama of a wealthy, cynical lew York society, wherein every- ing is sacrificed to extravagant display. Olive Tell plays the feminine lead. , Rex “THE DEVIL’S GARDEN” (First National) Lionel Rarrymore Doris Rankin {. Cooper Cliffe Wiliam Dale, a man of violent per and uncontrollable passion, Bmployed in a menial capacity on the estate of the Right Honorable | Beyerard Barradine, is the role Lionel Barrymore is called upon to portray in “The Devil's Garden,” the film drama which opened today at the Rex. The heavy acting of Barrymore is paid nd be the feature of the produc. on. | Mildred Davis got her first part in pictures by doubling for Louise Lovely during the latter's iliness? EUGENE O’BRIEN IN “THE LAST DOOR” “The Last Door” is a photopiay | title selected by Selznick as the me-| dium of Eugene O'Brien's appear. ance with Martha Mansfield as his leading lady. This is the last door O'Brien will open on the screen with Miss Mansfield as she soon opens the door to Selznick stardom on her own | account. | MARIE PREVOST NOW UNIVERSAL PLAYER Marie Prevost has been signed by | Universal to star in light dramatic features. Universal will sign several more farnous film folk for pictures, Miss Prevost won fame as the beauty of “Love, Honor and Behave,” “A Small Town Idol” and other big comedy features, “WALLY” REID IS REAL “JAZZ” KING) Wallace Reid has a “jazz room in| his house, with a tiled floor, the tiles | being of variegated coloring, wherein are contained his various musical {n-| struments, his conjuring apparatus, | his books, billiard table, golf sticks | and everything that makes life a joy- | ous affair for an evening at home. | | } } HERE HE IS, GIRLS! David Winter, the new leading man, who looks like Douglas Fair banks, plays opposite Katherine Mc Donald in her forthcoming screen | vehicle, “Stranger Than Fiction.’ Winter was “discovered” by Kather- | | ine while turning the crank of an ice | cream freezer at a social affair, But | he's not a “freezer” on the screen, in| spite of his name, according to the} American Beauty. | A REEL BATTLE In Charlie Ray's new First Nation- | al picture, “Scrap Iron,” there ts a| prize fight which 1s 80 realistic that | | theatres may have to take out box: | ing permits to show the film. The| production will be an early release. | Marshall Neilan, having direct- | ed John Barrymore in “The Lo | tus Eater,” in New York, ls re | turning to Low Angeles to re- sume the affairs of his own pro- duction company. ing. | Tommy,” and his* wife, Josephine Lovett, continulty writer, sailed for “WHY CENSOR ART?” | London to confer with Sir James M. Abel Gance, French author and| Barrie and Adolph Zukor, president producer, is in this country to see | of the Famous Players-Lasky corpor- the premiere of his film, “J’Accure.” | ation, The quartet will decide who He is a member of the French board | is to play the Maude Adams role in of censors, yet says he is against | this most famous of Barrie's plays, censorship. He says, “The motion | and whether ft will be filmed In the picture is an art. Art ts truth. Paramount studios in London, New Truth can not be censored.” York or Los Angeles. ETHEL GRANDIN § After an absence of three yearn, | label Julienne Scott has played so Ethel Grandin, one of the former co-| many Indian roles that she had diffi- terie of screen celebrities, Is return-| culty persuading directors to cast her ing to pictures at Metro to play op-|for any other part. Now she has posite Gareth Hughes. the leading role in Gertrude Ather- : - ton’s photoplay “Don’t Neglect Your Wife,” a Goldwyn picture, Utilizing the expemsive equip- ment which he has purchased for his production of “The Three Musketeers,” Douglas Fairbanks will produce a benefit pageant for the Actors’ fund. To make a feature film W. F. Alder ty taking @ company of players to Tahiti to produce “The Lagoon of Desire.” TYPICAL PICKFORD PLAY MARY PICKFORD -—IN— The Latest “THROUGH THE BACK Jack and Tarbaby (that’s his dog) on the run, he knows im- mediately there is trouble in front or behi | q IN AQQue nd him! JACKIE OOGAN y Fa KiD vinnie in. PECK’? BAD Boy” < 1921 MeDEL? “The Slicker’ MALOTTE fi laying “NOLA,” With JACK COOGAN (Jackie's father}, ba Gus Pixley, Al St. John and Harry by Hel Arad Paramount Post-Nature Scenic Trout Streams of Pennsylvania J. & V. NEWS Seattle Boy Scouts parad and receive troop leader’ warrant eserve, Officers’ Training Corps men celebrate Cad Day at U. of W. ‘akima Indians in full war dress hold wewow with Washington State Fish Com- mission at Prosser and are permitted to spear King sal- mon. Girls at Seward School in daseball game, Hiawatha playfield young stere in community May fes- tival. rons