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The Cream Sheet Life Finer Side, Music and Wn4 Part III: 28 LITERATURE SOCIETY 1 THE STAGE AND THE DRAMA. XXXVIth YEAR. THE HOME TZ ZZZTX SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 19. 1917.

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SIRENS OF THE SEA. BY FACTj HCBEItT COX1XJX. JACK AKD THE BEA.V STALK" IS HERE IS WHAT TH MAKES WILD. Madness 8:30 Any Seat 15c Night, 7:30, 9 15c, 20c, 30 WILD MAN one Mary Plckford on this rww vn mils and demure eyes Just 1 ncn. ncn KIDS' SPECTACLE.

Although, for the last few weeks the various) picture theaters have of "sweet Sixteen, -ctreas. crrtttxr and cleverer, but ALL TE1S WEEKSTARTING MORROW tumbled masses of glorious over those celebrated curls stays the By Grace Klnrdey. Til always beller all the Tlob- curies: dainty portrayals of love and 1 crown. (1 mmt seemed to vie with one another In lnaott Crusoe' and other deaert Island romance these are the hi stud I read after thla," aaid Allen screen stars, "little girls who never Holubar, Universal director, the other grow up. With perhaps one ex ception they are all over voting age while there la one beauty who could put old Ponce de Leon to much shame.

No need to guess Its wilt! day, as he peeled off hla dark glaaset and leaned hi megaphone tap against a Turkish harem set out at Universal City, "More things happened to the square Inch In the making of 'filrens of the Sea' than any picture I have ever directed or Fannie ward. What was It Dr. Osier said about chloroforming people for old ageT It ts said Fannie admits to struggling through some forty-odd sum qualities of youth that have made perennial sweethearts of the little girls of filmland who never grow up. These last few years photoplay fans have become accustomed to seeing certain screen actresses favorite specialize in Ingenue roles. Gone Is the belief that their popularity Is short-timed for some have been frolicking in gingham gown and bow-ribbons and "whatnots" almost since motion pictures came to exist.

And If anything they look younger now than they did then. Most women delight In spending an hour fondly Imagining that she is the beloved of the "hansum" hero whose one mission In Ufe is to mers. Her present appearance "sweet sixteen" shows that Father Time must have reversed the gears of life, with Fannie as the chief beneficiary. May the present gen la a eration never be able to say knew her when." When I was In prep school, captivating Marguerite Clark was a noted figure In musical extravaganza. Today she is considered by the Sf 'Thomas wr and all lr Star of sad film world the cleverest Ingenue on stage or screen, an artist to her fingertips.

Marguerite Is so little and dainty that she needs must climb a ladder to kiss her leading man. After allowing one's emotions to travel with those of Norma Tal- madge and Mae Marsh through the seas of tragedy. It la rather hard to Imagine either star In plg-talls or "The Miss Temryw curia. But let me assure you that no one can portray the kid charac ters any better. See Mae in "The Birth of a Nation." or Norma in At Matinee Perfcrmacces Startle? Moniay "Poddv." Then there Is Mabel Normand.

ANY SEAT IN THE HOUSE 15 CENTS whose "little girl" abilities have been kept under cover for the inter tne exnibiaon of photoplays depicting scenes) similar In character and dealing with themes somewhat alike in their nature, the present week's local cinema programme is pretty evenly balanced, with no special form ef drama In the ascendant There) axe picture to suit every type of theatergoer comedies, tragedies, "kid plays." straight dramas, comedy dramas, weevern features, pictures of the Far North and simple little romances. Two big features of the week are "Haahimura Togo," as portrayed by the noted Japanese actor, Sessue Hayakawa. and "Jack and the Bean Stalk," In which Francis Carpenter heads a host of brilliant little people. The present week la especially notable for the big constellation of cinema stars that are to shine on local screens. A few of the more prominent luminaries are Ella Hall, Emmy Wehlen, Violet Heming, Mabel Van Buren.

Alma Hanlon, Mol-II King, Jack MulhalL George Be-ban, Raymond Hatton. Irving Cum-mings, Walter Miller, H. B. Warner, George Hernandez, Arthur Hoyt and "Fatty" Arbuckle, Clunrg Auditorium. If you got tired of being to rich would you do as BUlie Burke does in 'The Mysterious Miss Terry," her latest dram at to photoplay, which begins a week's engagement at Clune'a Auditorium tomorrow afternoon? The popular young actress plays a double role, that of a "society bud" and "the mystery woman." Bored with social conventions, the rich Miss Wentworth drops out the social whirl and.

Incognito, seeks ad Ventura and romance in a boarding school. The subsequent adventures which befall her are so well handled that It la said the audience cannot tell who "Mlas Terry" is until the plot of the picture is well developed. The play was directed by J. 6earl Dawley, and Mlsa Burke ts supported by a cast that includes Walter Hlers, Gerald O. Smith, George Wright and Bessie Learn.

Clone's Broadway. Readers who have followed ths antics of "Haahimura Togo," Wallace Irwin's celebrated Japanese schoolboy. In th magazines and newspapers, will be Interested in seeing this quaint character visualized on the screen at Clune's Broadway Theater this week, Haahimura being done to a finish by Sessus Hayakawa. Being a native son of old Nippon, Hayakawa, it is said, has imparted to "Togo all the charm of the original, and In order that the qualntness of his language might not be lost the sabtiUos are taken from Irwin's own artories, "the honorably newspaper writer" thus having "done his darndest" to make the photoplay a success. The comedy was produced by William C.

da Mllle, and the star Is supported by Walter Long, Ernest Joy, Florence Vldor, Mabel Van Buren, Margaret Loomls. Raymond Hatton and Tom Forman, Added Feature ests of comedy. A few months ago A Trip Through th World'! Larfetrt Hat Factory Sot Moil when they were "shooting" the final scenes of "Mickey," which has been on the way for ages, I saw Mabel in plg-talls and short skirts. Watch Symphony -Orchestra Grand Organ the West, for It 1 LUNE'S BROADWAY A newcomer to filmland is Mae Murray, long known as the New Tork favorite of the Follies. Before succumbing to the lure of the screen she received nightly thousands of I worshippers at her Mae Murray i The Foremost Japanese Actor care snrine.

wnere amusement-sean' ers in the gayest city of the world flocked to pay homage. Despite veara of wonderful frocks and gowns, she can revert to milkmaid garb with all the naturalness of one to the manner born. Tomboy? No more delightful one exists than Jackie Saunders. Many fortunate fallows have sisters like her. Jackie's carefree frolicking In makebelieve helps make Ufe worth living.

And we owe Australia something in a theatrical sense, for thence came Louise Lovely, whose maiden name of Carbama and the married one of Welch were discarded as too material. Suffice It to say that motion picture audiences accept Louise under any name. Now, as Al Jolson would have it, we come to the two "sweeties." En ter Vivian Martin and Louise Huff. Angelenos have been seeing quite a i i bit of them lately, to the conclusion that the heat must have affected the eastern producers when they let Miner's. them get away to sunny California.

There are other photoplay luminaries of long standing who can do kid parts creditably, namely the Glsh sisters and Blanche Sweet. But The pro gramme at Miller's this week will have a special appeal for children, the featured pic their roles of the last two years ASaptei from Wallace Irwin's famous original stories of tfee Japanese school toy appearing: in the Saturday Post zM Good Housekeeping Magazines. v. learst-Patle News have been of a more serious nature. Just under the voting age and com ture being "Jack and ths Beanstalk," a Fox production directed by the Franklin brothers, who have won merited success in the picture world by their clever direction of children's plays.

"Jack and the ing to the front strong, are many Ingenues of the Mary MUee Mlnter type, of whom there is much to be Beanstalk" Is a ten-reeler In which told later. Unselfish. the flaxen-haired Francis Carpenter and his charming companion, Vir ginia Lee Corfcin, play the leading PRAISE FOR DIRECTOR. Continuous Sfeow Starting: roles. The play has been about eight months In the making and is Winsome Bulla Burke Declares said to have cost the Fox company more than half a million dollars.

Much of Success of Motion Pictures Is Due to Man upon Whom Star Looks to for Screen Wtedom, Tally's Broadway. "No better five-reel picture lias HE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE been produced in recent months by any company." That Is the verdict of Mr. Tally on The On-the-Square tr" tM ri- ti wA.Y-m A vl ''tz rt 'I Ever since motion pictures be Girl," in which Mollle King win be Every Night at I-H-I-TI Vexea 11.00. Matinee at I DArLT. 10-H-i0o; bona, 760.

Extept Holiday Matlneea came such a big factor In the amusement world In fact, one of the world's greatest Industries-many opinions and theories have seen at Tally's Broadway Theater this week. The production is said been advanced by the big men and agists of the silent drama as to what is most essential for the great BEGINNING MONDAY MATINEE 9 Great Acts 9 to be the best ever turned out by George Fitzmaurice as well as the finest thing ever written by Oulda Bergere and Miss King Is given an unusual opportunity to display her est success of star and pictures splendid talent The play contains a world of heart Interest as well as the latest comes from one of the most prominent and successful stars of the stage and screen, Miss BUlie plenty of swift action and the star is surrounded by a bevy of richly Burke, after the completion of her GEORGE WHITE Present Hlmaelf and His Newest Dancing Star, EMMA AUG IK A 1917 EDITION OF DAN CIS IDEAS gowned beauties who add to the charm of the picture. latest cinema production, "Tne Mysterious Miss Terry." in which she will be seen at Clune'a Auditorium this week. Qutam's Rial to. "Since I went Into motion pictures "The Whip." which recently ran a few years ago, my respect lor the Industry, or the art, whichever you for five successive weeks at Qulnn's new Rlalto Theater, has fceen brought back by Mr.

Quinn for an engagement of one more week. Manager Qulnn believes that there are may care to call it, for I haven't quite settled in my mind exactly which it is, has been Increasing with each picture. At first I must confess that I made pictures simply for thousands of Los Angules picture lovers who failed to take advantage the money there was In It but with each of my pictures my interest has been growing bit by bit. mainly, I of the opportunity to see this big feature when It was last shown here and he thinks the photoplay is good "BERT MELROSE The Famous International Clown. Featuring His Original Metros Fall Nick HUFFORD CHAIN Dell Two Loose Pages from a Book of Fun, "BT REQUEST THREE JAHNS European Equilibrists LOTTIE HORNER In a Musical Corner In Vaudeville" PRINCESS KALAMA And tier specialty selected Hawaiian Company, presenting "ECHOES OF KILAUEA "MOTOR BOATING" With Tom McKae and a Capable of Crew of Entertainers COUNTESS NARDINI Italian Aeoordlonlst for at least one more week.

It la a stirring story of a red blooded people, a story swift in action, rich in plot and abounding In thrilling climaxes The leading roles are enacted by Alma Hanlon, and. Irving Cummings, while June Elvldge, as the vam pire, has received unstinted praise acted In, not even excepting Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the We're all prone to believe the Swiss Family Robinson- had a talented press agent and that Robinson Cru for her excellent work in this par ticular picture. soe 'ere penning hla Justly-celebrated Super ba. 1 The story of a successful failure, an inspiration to those for whom luck bxs never broken properly and "RUBEVIDLE" A Melange of Rural Mirth and Melody, Featuring Harry B. Watson and Jere Delaney think, because of the director.

In my opinion a director who takes his work seriously and earnestly makes all the difference to the acting of hie star in fact, everything depends upon the director In a picture. His Is the vital force in the picture, and Joseph Kaufman, who has directed me In most of my pictures, has taught me much In the past year. "For my- part while acting for the films I have found It difficult to concentrate. I miss the audience. An audience always stlmulrtes and Ineplres.

I suppose I ought to be able to feel my audience beyond the camera, but that far, I have been unable to do. There is much to learn In film work, and a film actress must possess many attributes that are not absolutely necessary to an actress of the stage. The two arts, acting for the screen and acting for the stage, bear little resemblance to one another, and that is why I think that so many ao-tresseSt have failed on the screen. Many directors have failed to make them realize that the technique Is entirely different 80 far as stage work being help to those going on the screen It la a far greater hindrance than anything else. For in JfiSre a source of genuine entertainment for picture lovers In general la said to be "Mr.

Opp a photo dramatization of Alice Hegan Rice's novel, the Orohastra Oonoeru 1 and 8 p.m. Paths Semi-Weekly News Views. P. COOLEST SPOT IN TOWN. attraction at the Superba Theater this week.

The story, which is said storm the citadel of her love; while the male of the species baska in dreams of the one girl his Ideal. Therefore, motion picture producers of keen business acumen see to It that the public appetite is satisfied. The successful film Ingenue who sighs to tear her hair and "emote" on and on to a tragic end Is doomed to sad disappointment The fans wouldn't believe she was the same girl. Knowing how the unfeeling camera reveals any trace of age the envious have even written to ask how they do it. If one considers the strenuous life of most photoplay stars the answer Is obvious.

Lots of outdoor exercise and good hours. Certain promising young picture maidens who preferred the white lights to the serious development of talents have fallen by the wayside with their hopes blasted. True, Inherent dramatic qualities will lead some onward and upward; but to stick in fickle public popularity the majority must remain Ingenues and It behooves them to keep on good terms with the fountain of youth. "America's sweetheart," happily coined by a p.a. genius ts Mary Plckford.

Not only did Mary reach the coveted goal In our affections first but it is evident that she will to equal in interest the author's for mer success. lira Wiggs of tht Cabbage Patch," was directed by Some of America's sweethearts. "On or off" the screen these radiant stars appear for all the "world like "sweet sixteen;" their real agea range from "somewhere about 21" to whisper, guess which Is the "oldest youngster." Lynn F. Reynolds and the star, Arthur Hoyt. ts surrounded by a clever cast of players Including Neva Oer- memoirs had Imbibed too deeply of the native spoopju.

But, for romance and sheer spectacular thrilling impromptu events in the topsyturvy land of make-believe, known as motion pictures, 'Sirens of the Sea' in the making has even the incidents connected with the filming of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' looking like a kindergarten game." Just why these wild adventures should have happened to a Universal company, nobody knows; but the week they did the kind providence which watches over press agents must have been right up In the conning tower. "Sirens of the Sea," one of the latest big Universal features, was filmed for the most part on one of the Santa Crux Islands, whose beautiful, rocky fastnesses 'And wonderful inlets form a group in the 8anta Barbara Channel about thirty miles off the coast from the city of Santa Barbara. Fear of starvation, and a wild man, and a wild storm, were ber, George Chesebro and George Hernandea. Ths scenes are laid In MST THE WgST-- Smashing AH Broadway KAyL)llgjToJ Records! 11 I rtfl.Mllil HO FVN llT) ra' TRTOMPHANT WEEK OP Jfi iXJ THE MOST FAMOUS MELO 1 RAMA EVER PRODUCED. 1 rl II 5' Al II II d1 Si P' I 1 ZA kajjMJuiUiMatUlaaiJBsaeaBiail the old South and the hero of the story, in his kindness, patience and optlmlstlo philosophy, is not unlike and for three days the Universal players were without food except euch as they could find on the island.

They did the best they could with the low stock of supplies that was on hand, apportioning it so that everyone had an equal share. This Was on Monday evening, after Director Holubar had become much perturbed over the failure of the the gentle Mrs. Wlgga. stead of simply mastering something else one has to undo all that one has already learned. The task some of the exciting facts encountered.

How to feed seventy-five persons with no food available was the problem that confronted Mr. Holubar during several days of the company's stay on the islands. Every day provisions were supposed to be sent across the channel from Santa Barbara, but one day a slight accident befell the steam launch bringing ths provisions, big windstorm set in. Symphony. Those fastidious fun lovers who In doubles Itself, and thla is where an efficient director can so materially make the star and picture a success.

sist that a story and artlstlo settings especially where the artist gradu- At Peeelar Pilusen to and Ms. 4 10UI, liil III, 4i00, tAi, fiM, till. (Continued on Second Psgo) (Continued on Second Page.) retain her leadership because there ates from ths speaking stage.".