The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1921, Page 3

AUGUST 6, 1921. Thomas Meighan in “The of Canaan.” Et—May Allison in “The Nell.” GARDEN-—Tom Mix in | Road Demon. | MOUSE—Nanlon Hanuiten in Am Guilty.” ND—James Kirkwood in “The ISK FOOL” ramount) James Kirkwood ews * Holtiater Ann Forrest Alan Hale WISE FOOL,” adapted to the screen from Sir Gilbert Park ovel, “The Money Master,” Is showing at the Strand. This ts he story of Jean Jacques Barbille, \ , successful, Important man parish of St. Saviour’s, Que He is an exotist. His cheap ophy brings him disaster, but true philosophy saves him in the me was the ‘woman next door? knew. But Elsie Kirkwood, ‘the melodramatic has to do with one Connie Mc- heglected wife, who is impli- murder mystery from great difficulty in ex- &@ small town youth, in spite “much opposition, works himself the ladder of fame, is cleverly un- in “The Conquest of Canaan,” B gereen version of Booth Tarking- story, which is now at the | COLI “SALVATION NELL’ tional) Pauline Starke Joseph King ypsy O'Brien | T. Langford P Pauline Starke ia the heroine of f tion Nell,” the picture drama how at the Coliseum. She 1s seen as Plucky little Salvation Army who, after many vicissitudes, the man of her own heart go raight '“Balvation Nell” is adapted from popular stage success of the| COLO “MERELY MARY A: (Fox) Shirley Mason Sasson Ferguson : ry Spmeler Georgia Woodthrope Aan. jot Leadbetter Shirley Mason ts at the Colonial. ts playing ia “Merely Mary Ann,” screen version of the famous stage The plot has to do with a nce of a little slavey in a cheap i boarding house, cee “BLACK ROSES” (Robertson-Cole) i Sexsue Hayakaws | Myrtle Stedman | orm ; Truru Aoki on Burleigh ‘Andrew Robson | SA Japanese architect who works @ gardener to learn the English e, is the of “Black | * the new film at the Rex. He victim of a gang of crooks, fi fasten a murder charge upon im. His escape trom prison is one | the high spots in the | SEUM |) NIAL || F! appears as Salvation Army lass; Clever stage play used as starring vehicle for Shirley Mason; Japanese actor in new picture. prt aes ecarste held over; Sir Gilbert Parker novel adapted to screen; May Allison has new dramatic role; Tom Mix continues daredevil stunts ore camera; Mahlon Hamilton stars in new melodramatic feature; Thomas Meighan happily cast in Booth Tarkington story; Pauline Starke 1—Thomas Meighan, Liberty. 2—Pauline Starke, Coliseum. 8—. i i Busi is Paid sexs trod yy rt ae ee rae ae Panes fares, Cornea. 4—Johnny Walker and Mary Carr, Metropolitan. 5—Mahlon Hamilton, Blue Mouse. 6—Shirley Mason, Colonial. 7— TO MARRY || Mothers Ask | Advice From | Met Actress Mary Carr, who has achieved tame as the mother, “Ma Benton” in “Over the Hitly’ the William Fox picture which! is new showing for a limited engagemegt at the Metropolitan, is devoting tWo hours daily to answer. ing letters from mothers who have either seen the pleture or heard of “Ma Bentor,” and who in many tn-| stances beg for the secret of ability | to actually enjoy the task of rearing | & houseful of children, | “Like yourself, I've got stx chil-} dren,” one woman wrote, “and for! the life of me I can't understand | how you manage to keep a smile while straightening out thelr quar- relx and waiting on them practically | every minute they are in the house. { don’t believe my children are any worse or moré mischievous than any other group of youngsters, but they almost drive me crazy in their deter- mination not to be still a minute ‘The oldest is 17 and the youngest is % Do you really enjoy waiting on them and having them around, or fs that just a case of acting on the screen tm “Over the Hill"? Won't you know your secret?” Mra, Carr's y was to the effect that she never forgets that she, too, was once a child, and that she plays with her own children just as tho she were the same age and had the same interests. ————— SKETCHOGRAFS A unique series of one-reel novel- ties will be released under the title of “Sketchografe” by Educational in August. Each tells a story in sketches and shows the actual draw. ing of the picture, Julian Ollendortf, the artist, says he Makes them by drawing with one hand and turning the camera with the other, Ambi- dextrous, we'll say! | | } j |long handles, that were made to be clure Patter| Marjorie Daw will play the lead in “Fifty Candies” for Hodkinson. eee Irene Rich will support Will Rog- ors in big first two-recler for Pathe. oe. New York ts using a movie film to show the needs of improving port facilities, . ° Rex Ingram has received three offers from English producers to work abroad. eee Harry Sweet will make edies @ year under a new with Century. eee Reginald Barker denies forsake California to make pictures in the Hast. eee Another African thriller, featur. ing 6000 natives, has been built around “Swallow,” a Hider Haggard story. 18 com. contract he wil his own eee Texas Guthan—everybody remem- bers heri—has organized a company to produce 12 tworeel western dramas. ‘Why 60 west for @ desert? A beautiful arid desert “haa been staked out by Selanick on Long Island ag setting for Conway Tearle’s production, “The Man of Stone.” “THE GREAT MOMENT” IS DRAWING CROWDS Elinor Glyn’s first photoplay for Paramount, “The Great Moment,” with Giorla Swanson as the star, has broken all summer records at the Rivoli theatre, New York, where | it had its premier showing, At a/ Prerelease showing in Salt Lake City the picture, which was sched. | uled to rum four days, was given an extended engagement by the exhibl- tor, The great drawing power of Miss Swanson, the star, and the popularity of the writings of Elinor Glyn, combined in an excellent pro- duction, are the, reasons given for the phenomenal record already set by the picture, which will not be shown generally until September. COLLECTION OF FANS Pauline Frederick has what is; probably the greatest collection of fans in existence at her home, Bev- erley Hills, near Los Angeles. Tifey have come from all corners of the world, and range from flimy trifies of lace worth hundreds of dollars, to equally valuable and costly samples of the carved ivory fans of the Ori-| ent. Some have jeweled sticks, oth- ers are of nacre, and still others of precious woods. They range in size from tiny fans, seemingly only toys, to huge fans of ostrich feathers, with awung by black slaves over the couch of an Africar prince, NEW PICTURES FOR CONWAY TEARLE Here’s| to} of | Mary aids kids. Mary Pickford on the way the mail box with a stack her photos. The proceeds of the sale of photographs go to the “Good Cheer Fund” which | she established to help sick) ‘Aiier the show, we'll go to Boldt’s. Advertisement Preparation of a series of pictures in which Conway Tearle will be presented by Lewis J. Selanick next season continue. “The Man of Stone” has just gone into work at Fort Lee, N, J., where all Selznick pictures are made. Written especially for him, Tearle is promised in a character that he has not yet presented upon the| screen. It is likely that Winifred | Westover, who has supported him In several recent pletures, will be | Tearle’s leading woman in “The Man of Stone.” } NORMAN KERRY | Norman Kerry is to leave shortly for London to make a picture there | with George Fitzmaurice. Ann For- | rest recently left Hollywood for the | English capital to play the lead in} Jobn 8. Robertson's new production ANITA STEWART TO. HAVE VACATION | Upon the completion of her cur-| rent First National attraction, “A Question of Honor,” at the Louis B.| Mayer studios in Los Angeles, Anita | Stewart will leave for her summer | home on Long Island, where she will enjoy @ vacation of several | months before resuming work be ; fore the camera, According to pres ent indication the star expects to be ready to ¢ for ew York) within two weeks. Her husband and orphaned American chil- dren. and business manager, Rudolph B. Cameron, will accompany her, } The wedding bell is poised for Teddy Hayes, secretary to the world’s fighting cham- pion, Jack Dempsey. Hayes is reported engaged to Miss Florence Lee, 19, striking beauty of the film studios here. The marriage is to take place, friends state, some time this fall. MOVIE ACTOR IN NEW STAGE PLAY Nfles Welch, having been Elaine Hammerstein's leading man in “Re- morseless Love,” has begun a sec ond pieture with the Selznick star —"The Way of a Maid.” About the time the new photoplay t# screened Welch starts a stage engagement on Broadway as leading man in “The Hot Heads.” INDEPENDENT PICTURES Magy movie exhibitors have banded together to retaliate against organ. | lzed_producers who have put their fing@rs into the exhibiting pie. These exhibitors have planned to make September an “Independent Month.” They will exhibit during that month only pictures made’ by independent producers. This plan ts nation-wide. The strike at Los Angeles studios grows apace and produc- tion consequently suffers. There is less news of new productions now than there has been in sev- eral years, ovie Quizzes (Conducted in co-operation with Associated First National Pictures, Inc) F. M. T.—Giadys Walton starred in “All Dolled Up,” and Mabel Nor- mand was featured in “Sis Hop- kins.” You most certainly shovid have had come word from the com- pany by thés time, tho they are often slow in dealing with such matters. Write them, enclosing a stamped, relf-addreased envelope for reply. . Kitty—Bryant Washburn is mar- ried to Mabel Vorrest, eee Flora D.—Yea, Wallace Reid's wife frequently appears on the screen. You have doubtiess seen her many Umes. She ts professionally known 4s Dorothy Davenport. Her latest picture is “Every Woman's Prom ise,” eee Allison is 25. She te ¢ well known director, Frank—-M married to Robert Ellis, Admirer—The picture on» which Charlie Ray is now working & called “Gas, Oil and Water.” “The Midnight Bell” and “Two Minutes to Go" are finished but will not be released until fall. SENSATION WITH AN ALLSTAR CAST HEADED BY MAHLON HAMILTON NOW PLAYING Lots of Chances You seldom hear the names of [those cameramen who risk ‘heir lives daily to get pictures for the news reels. One picture in almost every news reel is obtained at the| rink of the cameraman’s life. | John Barmze went up in an air) plane to take views of the first flight of a new Holland Fokker plane When the plane in which he w riding reached an altitude of 1,000! feet, its engine was missing in 10 of | cylinders. Bartone noticed it, but the pilot didn’t because his ears were covered by bis helmet. By the time Bartone had attracted the pilot's attention he had lost his hat, his coat and—bis trousers, When the plane bit the ground the camera tripod was driven thru the floor of the car and enclosed Bar tone, saving him from serious in jury. Incidents aa thrilling as this hap pen almost every week to a news cameraman, HERBERT RAWLINSON Two stories, “The Black Bag” and “The Substitute Millionaire,” are on hand as starring vehicles for Herbert Rawlinson at Universal. He will commence work on the first as soon as he completes the lead he ts now ‘agor Take : playing with Priscilla Dean. A new Vera Gordon production is undér way at Biograph studio, —with PAULINE STARKE The story of a girl who makes a god of a man—asking no more, looking no higher, seeking no further! Surely that is the best of all drama! FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES ALLEY CATS ARE BEST Jack White, director of Mer- maid comedies, needed a cat to do me tricks, He tried to teach a Maltese, but it couldn't learn. Then he tried an Angora and it got his Angora, as ‘twere. Then he obtained a common, ordinary everynight alley cat and it learned the tricks in a few re- hearsals. William Hart at Class A For three days beginning today the Class A will show one of Bill Hart's best features, “The Aryan.” This is a gripping photodrama tell- ing of the emigrant days. The chief plot revolves around an outlaw Mexican who defends a white woman against the abuse of other members of his own band. Needigss to add the action is rapid moving and filled with suspense. Hart is surrounded by a clever cast. WILLIAM CARLETON William Probert Carleton, who off the stage is Probert Standing, is a cousin of Wyndham Standing and a brother of Herbert Standing. He is a leading man in R-C pictures pro- duced by Gasnier, First Natenal Kinograms ; Film Horse Is Honored Tom Mix, who made New York }and Washington sit up and take notice on his recent vacation visit, | gave Broadway a sure enough thrill {when he rode Tony, his horse, into |the Hotel Astor and introduced |four-footed ecreen partner to the New York writers—who were the guests of Tony. The dinner was held in the Rose Room, and for the first time in the history of the famous New York: hostlery a horse was admitted to the dining room and permitted to enter- tain his guests. Tony was taken down to the hotel from Durland’s Riding academy by Pat Chi Mix’s ranch foreman, who had’ companied the celebrated from Los Angeles. Tony is in Mix‘’s latest “The Road Demon,” Colontal. ation of “8; Berger's story of life on the. sippl. This part will be played be costarred with re ORCHESTRA ARTHUR KAY, Conductor SCANDINAVIAN CONCERT March “Einzugsmarsch der Bojaren” sececcesees Halvorsen Piano concerto......scessseeeess -GHieg Soloist Mr. Jack Perine, ‘Rustle of Spring”. “Berceuse” .... “Prelude” . “Butterfly” “Rhapsodie Norvegienne” Sunday 12:80 P. M. Wat NS qe