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8 MONDAY MORXTXG. SncjU)aila Crimea AUGUST 11, 1919. PART II. GAINING NEW BRILLIANCE. FLASHES.

gfoatrra Amusrmrntg RPHEUM THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE guilty party. Larry Semon, exponent of a particular brand of humor all his own, lives through "The Simple Life" in 0 Star of "Blue Bonnet" at Kinema. BEGINNING MATINEE "Tea for Three" Opening. Tea for Three." the comedy by Roi Cooper Megrue. will open at the Mason tonight.

There are three acts and a prologue with four changes of scene. The plot concerns three people, a friend a wife and a husband sounds like the old familiar triangle. It Is an angle on a triangle, a decidedly new and original angle. husband has become immersed' in business; tie wife, devoted and true as steel, longs to flit and flutter a little; always at hand la the lover, gallant and adoring. Not that the adorer does not recognize and respect the inherent loyalty of the wife.

He does, and also feels that she Is not as happy as he believes she should be. All he asks for her is that her youthful gaiety and bright spirits be not utterly crushed out by her unseeing husband's selfishness and for himself, only a place at her tea table Thursdays. "They are two planets," he says, "which In their proper orbit move swiftjy and gracefully along the way, but move them eut of their proper paths and everything Is out of proportion and chaotic." Their plans and plots to' maintain their desired orbits are developed in a most surprising method and form the basis of the play. "TIE RECKLESS EVE" With Either Jarrett. Cecil 8uramera and Dr and Rogers ed little girl who is put into boys' clothes and made to sell papers.

on the streets of New York, who comes under the kindly Influence of the Salvation Army, becomes a "lassie," and goes to France to work in the trenches right up in the thick of the battle. The war stuff is confined, however, to vividly human. little flashes in the trenches, lassies giving the boys doughnuts, the soldier talking of his sweetheart whom he believes la true to him, or a soldier throwing bark a bomb at the expense of his own life. The disembarking of the troops from the titanic transport "Mobile," in New York, is used as a background for some of the scenes. It may be objected that the story has too many themes, but who would sacrifice that little gem of a story within a story, when Jan the soldier comes back to find Selma his sweetheart ruined by another man and the mother of a child, yet, under the gentle influence of the "lassies," taking her back to his heart? Louis Chatidet directed, and all the characters are vividly played, notably fatnyd Bacon ai "Jan," the skillful Irene Rich as Martha Drake, Charlotte Merrlam as Selma, Ben Wilson as Drake, and others.

As for Miss Rhodes she proves herself an actress of genuine appeal and real skill, and one who, with a few more worth-while stories, may well become one of the most appealing charmers of the Eddie NELSON CHAIN Dell "Tee Tour Own Judgment" MISS IONE PASTORI Lyric Soprano great sxyie. as the first words to It, "How you gonna, keep them down In the city after they've seen this farm?" "Th Perils nf un. tain" take place Ih the city in the latest eDisode. A rl.v. comedy and a news reel, showing tne arrival or tne neet, are also on tne out.

CRAIG KENNEDY FILM- AT VICTOY THEATER. Detective stories, somehow, are always supremely fllmable. Probably the fact is due to the Ingenuity of plot, which is the only excuse for a detective story, and with ingenuity oi piot wnat can i almost any director do with a story? Arthur B. Reeve, as is well known from his magazine stories, puts more mystery to the square Inch Into his tales than almost anybody who writes the thrillers. "The Carter Case," on view at the Victory this week, with Herbert Rawlinson in the leading role, is one of the most fascinating of these tales.

Rawlinson plays the scientific detective and makes even that awesome and rara avis convincing. Margaret Marsh plays opposite Rawlin son. Mr. Rawlinson doesn't depend altogether on the power of the human mind for his thrilling effects, however; he frequently employs the power' of the human arm and leg, in scraps, so that you get your money's worth when you go to th Victory this week. Others in the cast Rre Ethel Grey Terry, William Plke Donald Hall, Gene Baker, Kempt on Greene, Colt Alberson, Joe Marba and Louis R.

Welhelm. The story centers about the mysterious death of Shelby Carter, brought about through intriguing of evil ones Beeklng his money. The rest is up to Herbert Rawlinson, and. of course, he comeq through. NELLIE Y.

NICHOLS -MYSELF" (Will umenu nam my nationality?) AL TRELOAR Physical Instructor L. A. A. In CLIFFORD WILLS 'At Jasper Junction" TODAT. "Kxpln( Fit" Main at 8th Street STARTING TODAY TO tl ii mi 1 1 iiia THEODORE BEKEFI Assisted by SOFIA 6CHERER and Lorraine Maria Wlee In Classical and Character Dance ORPHEUM ORCHESTRA CONCERTS HEARST NEWS VIEWS SIEEA EERY In "THREE'S A CROWD" With Harry Peterson and Oattlson Jones QALIFORNIA MABEL SPARKLES.

MISS XORMAXD PFXIGIlTCTX IX "tPSTAmS." By Klngslej. I What a sad lot of comedies the! producers are making, to be sure, and what a sad business comedy I making is, anyway. Drop a tear for I wuim ciucBj cumeuy maker. "I never knew before how hard it was to be merely unnv wir i p.ji 1 1 Hopper told me on the occasion of nis last visit here, when he olaved the role of Old Bill in "The Better Uie." For you see," he continued. "Old Bill is really the first Dart I ever had in which I mingled the appeal of sympathy along with the fun.

I don't know bow Ira ever going back to the roles that are Just funny. It's going to be hard work." 8o you see. at least the comedy producers have an excuse; it's difficult to make comedies. But, let us ask here and now, if difficult, why do it at all? That is, unless there's an otttclal dog to try them out on before they are shown to the public. Oh, I have it let all the comedy producers have to look at each oth ers comedies.

I'll venture the price of pies would fall. Also the Alms would be chaste of chases, and other bromides. All this introduction by way of contrast. For there a real sparkler on the Rlalto this week, with that high candle-power comedienne, Mabel Normand, in the star part. The name of it is "Upstairs;" it is adapted from rerley Poors Shee han's story, and it is on view at the Alhambra, and don miss it if you want to see a really breezy, diverting fun film, with Mabel Normand at her very brilliant best.

There's a light, hut skilfully-spun plot about a poor girl in love with a bellboy of a big hotel, who sets about getting a thrill out of city life in her own way, deciding the best playground for the game is the hotel where her sweetie worked as bellboy. She needed a wardrobe and got it cleverly and by means which bring tears of laughter, by hooking It Ingeniously, one way and another. from various guests. Then she starts In to sample the hotel's de lights, from tee dansant down to running the elevator rapidly from top to bottom until they shut oft the power. In short.

Mabel is the mischievous kittle sprite we know ana love. In a setting that is suited to her cleverness. Of course, there Is a wicked chauf feur why are chauffeurs always wicked In comedy? who is trying to elope with the millionaire's daughter, a plan intercepted by Mabel, but quite unconsciously. She knocks the villain out by delivering a body blow from a point of vantage swinging on a chandelier. Cullen Land Is is a sprightly bellboy, who hollers warnings to Mabel by pretending he's paging somebody, and Hal Cooley Is a chauffeur fasclnat ing enough for any millionaire's daughter to elope with.

Victor Schertzlnger and Goldwyn are to be congratulated on turning out one of the few really amusing comedies of the month. YOU'LL LIKE BOTH BILLIE AND BONNET. A great big boost both for the Salvation Army and for Billie Rhodes is that delightful photoplay, ''The Blue Bonnet," at the Kinema this week. In fact it looks as if this story, in which E. Magnus Ingleton gives us a colorful, sympathetic and vivid picture of the activities of the Salvation Army, partic ularly "over there," would hoist lit tle BUHe Rhodes to the topmost rounds of fame.

And it's a photoplay practically without a love story! Yet it is" human and entertaining and intrigu ing in every foot of Its unwinding. The captious critic may complain it is episodic and that its continuity is Jerky at times; yet the fact re mains you will stay right through, and at the end you will feel that you've not only been refreshed but really stimulated with a something new under the Kleigs. The picture deals with a neglect POS VA First Show at 11 A. M. Matln.es.

Except Sunday, 15c, tic; Loges. SSo. 164, Ho, is0( toe. ALLEN HOLUBAR'S STAGGERING DRAMA OF THE HOUR Alexander Pantages Presents a BIG MEW IW TOBAY! "HE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS Headed by the daring, dashing, versatile STARRING DOROTHY -PHILLIPS Other Big Features, Including California Orchestra. Miss Phillips Appears li Persoi Tonight.

1. MONTAGU LOVE IN SMART PLAY AT HIP. Score again for Montagu Love, and, incidentally, "A Broadway Saint" at the Hip. Which is only another way of saying Montagu Love again. Dick Vernon is the Saint; a cigarette once In a while was the only vice he could have been accused of, but Booneburg was a "dry" town in a "dry" State and also had an anti-smoking law, so after the first offense, they couldn't accuse him of even that.

Just the same, he was a "New Yorker," and you know how them fellers act up. Better keep an eye on our d'aters. Grand at 7th Season's Timeliest Success THOMAS WILKES. Presents SSSrs rw -a 1 -i it J'l-i- Bret Harlo Among Va at the Snperba I don't know whether Bret Harte was a fussy fellow or not, or whether he would prefer having his stories mussed up on the screen to having them left off altogether. But In any event he'd find that while JIarry 1 Carey did write In some scenes for "The Outcasts of Poker Fiat," so as to have a pretty love story running parallel to the tragedy, he, at any rate, gave full value to that tragedy in his film version, which is showing at the Superba.

"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" is considered the greatest short story ever written in the English language. It has the biggest human tragedy imaginable the banishing of a clique of social derelicts from a little mining town by a set of smug reformers, the pitiful plight of the outcasts who starve and freeze in the snowy mountains, with no place In all their little world to turn for help, and the pitiable and herolo efforts of Mother Shlpton, the haggish wanton, of Uncle Billy, the sot, of John Oakhurst, the gambler, and the others to help each other, in the last extremity as death comes to them, as they huddle together In a shack. "And it was hard to tell, looking into their wan faces," says a sub-title taken from the Harte masterpiece, "which was she that had sinned." But of course, this was not "drama" from the standpoint of the movies! Oh, heavens, no! Wherefore a rather unbelievable love tale is introduced for the fans. Oh, for D. W.

Griffith to try his hand at the tale! However, as I said above, Mr. Carey has given full value to the tragedy, too, so why criticize? And it is not likely that you can look at this plcturization of the story and not feel a lump In your throat and tears In your eyes, and this urely is the test that he has done a very good work. The acting is excellent by everybody in the cast, which includes Carey as John Oakhurst, J. Farrell McDonald as Uncle Billy, and others. Hampton's Plans.

Benjamin B. Hampton's entire producing organization has been moved to the West Coast. Charles A. Weeks, of New York, general manager of the Hampton interests, paid a three weeks' visit to Los Angeles to consult with Mr. Hampton and his associates, and last week left for New York, where he will continue to manage the eastern affairs of the Benjamin B.

Hampton interests. At the Los Angeles meetings the scope of undertakings was broadened considerably, arrangements for extensive producing equipment, added forces and more authors being considered for the Hampton photoplays. A California corporation, "Federal Photoplays of California," has 't Mfc ti. xt- K'jHKXfi. A dosen sprightly Air Service Boys Just oot of the V.

a. Army Chosen by our Government to tour the Camps. AH Crackerjacks Singers, Dancers, Acrobats, Musicians, Comedians, Gymnasts, Jugglers, Minstrels and Wbatnot. Also Other Pantages Vaudeville Acts, with SAM ADA BEVERLY Some Mirthful Momenta of Musical Comedy. JOE DARCEY (Blackface) "Buh-leeva Muh." HARRIS NOLAN Two Girls and a Piano.

ANITA DIAZ'S MONKS Darwinian Demonstrators of Fun. A Gale Henry Comedy Picture 'THE POOR FISH" Added Attraction 4 RENNEES 4 Novel Character Study In Bong and Sane. "Meet Me at Panlagei" 99 REED! in TIE WOMAN UNBEI ATI 99 ELEVEN MEN ONE WOMAN A GIRL'S GOOD NAME A BOY'S LIFE THE MOST GRIPPING STORY OP) PORTRAYED ON THE SCREEN. 0 '1 Rhodes. DRAMA.

"RIO AUGUSTUS THOMAS PLAY THE MAJESTIC. AT By Edwin Schallert. People have become so used to explosions down on the Mexican border that they don't even have to wear cotton in their ears to relieve the strain. Anything goes in a pinch, provided it is kept on the sunnje side of the caliente line. In case of invasion there are always troops enough to scare away a few venturesome bandits and send them trapsing home to the lairs in the hills.

The only actual skirmish between raiders and Federal soldiers in "Rio Grande," the Augustus Thomas play, which Is being, presented by. Lewis Stone and his 'company, this week at the Majestic, occurs as did the famous battles of the Greek tragedy oft stage. However, this does not make the play any the less explosive. The fatalities, if not unmeri-cally Jieavy, are notable. A colonel is stabbed, a colonel's wife tries to drown herself and a shavetail blows out his brains.

However, "Rio Grande" is not a tragedy for it is funnier than it is sad, and waxes melodramatic when it does inot wane. The press agent at the theater told me that though I might not like the play, it was the kind of play the people would like. I appreciate the press agent's viewpoint, because he has faith in his company, and so have I. People will like anything provided it Is well done, and there is a strong possibility that "Rio Grande" can be whipped into shape with a few extra rehearsals by the company, which has proven its capacity for excellent productions and which has derived a support from local theatergoers that has been fully warranted. Thomas reaches his climax in "Rio Grande with too much impetuosity, xne tnira act is like a merry-go- round because it seems dangerous and is merely amusing.

The situations are piled up so rapidly that where they are meant to go over with a bang, they become under the general fusillade merely a pop. By changing the tempo and removing some of the flatulent lines much Lcould be done to remedy this defect, rne triangular tneme or the play Is developed with fair evenness up 10 this point ana tne lines have a conversational tone which makes them seem real. The humor of the piece also has lightness. But this general tone is lost amid the melo dramatic discords of the iilrd act, where the dramatist's obvious effort to bring solution of his problem necessitates a smashing effect, Mr. Stone, as usual, redeemed the performance at many points, where Only the saving grace of so finished ana capaoie an actor could.

nor ence Oakley did not give a clear-cut portrayal of the-young wife of the middle-aged colonel, but her work was marked by her usual composure, A second lieutenant is always hopeless and Donald Stuart (I'd not Im prove him any. Georgcfl'. pearce, Byron Beasley and A1I Bromley Wilson deserve credit for fhelr por trayals. Miss Wilson made a great deal of her scenes. MYSTERY THEME IN "GIRL AT BAY." There is a mystery In the first 200 feet of "A Qlrl at Bay," at the Palace this week, that Is mystifying and interesting enough to last through the entire Ave reels and then give you something to think about after you get home at night.

In fact, if it wasn't for that mystery, the girl wouldn't be at bay. It all started when Mary Allen asked Judge Robert Craigin to help her In lier studies. He agreed and went to her rooms with that end in mind. That was the last anyone saw of him until three days later. wnen His body was found in her rooms.

Now Mary Allen thought she did It, and Detective Hooker thought she did it. but Prof. Gait said she didn't. And thereby hangs the tale. "A Girl at Bay" Is an unusual story, to say the least, and thinking about it afterward, It seems as If It ought to have Veen a crook play, hut it isn't, and the crooks aren't missed.

You haven't time to miss anything during that picture. The nearest we get to a real crook the detective -not that he is one, you understand hut detectives, ss a RALLY'S- NOW SHOWING SHOWS 10:48. 8:15, 4:00, 7: JO and 9:16. PRICES 16c, S5C, JtC OPERA HOUSE iii.yh.tlal 4 1" Billie been organized by Mr. Hampton as a producing corporation for his various interests, including Zane Grey Pictures, Great Authors Pictures, and the various Benjamin B.

Hampton productions. George W. Yates has now retired from active participation in all other Interests to devote his entire energies to the Benjamin B. Hampton producing concerns, having been made treasurer and western general manager of all Mr. Hampton's film interests.

Mr. Yatea has been at work for several weeks arranging the preliminary details of the organization. Production will be continued at the Robert Brunton studios. Besides those already mentioned, there are associated with Mr. Hampton In his new organization Eltlnge F.

Warner, publisher of Field and Stream, Smart Set and other magazines of New York, and Hawlings Mumper, Los Angeles attorney, who Is a member of the Los Angeles firm of O'Melveny, Milliken and Tul-ler. Apparently Mr. Hampton Is working toward the idea of organizing a small stock company for his productions. At present three noted players, Ray Stewart, Marguerite De la Motte and Noah Beery are under contract. Mr.

Stewart, former Tri-nngle star, took the role of Cheyenne Harry in the all-star cast of "The Westerners." Mr. Beery is one of the hest charade actors. Miss De la Motte is a Los Angeles girl who has already made a name for herself in several productions. Mr. Hampton and Mr.

Sloman feel that she has genius of a high order, and their plans contemplate giving her unusual opportunities for development. After all, Pearl White. Fox star, isn't going to come West to make her pictures, the reason being no less a one than the fact that she has thrown her hat into the political ring and is going to run for the New York state Assemoiy on me Republican ticket of Nassau county and will therefore have to make her pictures in New York. Miss White made this decision only after being visited by a delegation of that county, who asked her to run. Miss White's country estate is In the county and the reason which made her willing to enter politics was that she was told she would have a chance to help the Legislature lower the cost of living.

Miss White has long been an ardent suffragist and is said to be one of the best-informed women on politics, both national and international, of either stage or screen. There is little doubt, according to Miss White's friends, that she will get the women's vote solidly from her county. New Studio. Los Angeles is to have another new studio for the accommodation of five well-known motion-picture stars, accorumis vice-president of United Picture Theaters of inc. uens, formerly president of the National Exhibitors' League, is at the Alexandria Hotel to await the arrival of J.

A. Berst, president of United. "I was summoned to San Francisco by a number of. business men who are promoting a large motion-picture studio," said Mr. Ochs, "but I think that Los Angeles is the only spot for motion-picture masMng and the other officers and directors of T7nit.fl aerree with me.

Consequent ly our architects in New York have submitted plans wntcn nave oeen approved by the United Picture Productions Company for a new studio here. This will not be a community studio, but a studio for the manufacture of our own features and no others. "As soon as Mr. Berst arrives we expect to start five motion-picture companies here. These companies will work elsewhere until our own studio is erected.

"New stars have been engaged and have signed contracts, and the three, in addition to Dustin Farnum and Miss Florence Reed, will soon be announced to the publlo." Miss Phillips to Appear. Dorothy Phillips, beautiful star of Allen Holubar's tremendous photoplay drama "The Right to Happiness," which is to have its premiere at the California Theater today, Is to make a personal appearance at the theater this evs-nlng In honor of the Initial showing of her latest triumph, It Is announced. Miss Phillips is an actress or charm, with legitimate stage experl-ence. as well as moving picture training, so her appearance will be more than Just saying "how do you do. and I am glad you like my pic- Hire." She promises something in ILflNEMA THEATER SHOWS at 1.

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BEGINNING TONIGIT "Meet the CHEER-UP CIRL" WM. PARSONS PRESENTS DAINTY BILLIE RHODES SELWYN COMPANY SERVE Note the Fan Letters in Her Hand, IN HER SECOND NEW PRODUCTION "THE BLUE BONNET" SOMETHING THAT GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN. BROADWAY'S BRIGHTEST. SPECIAL, ADDED LAUGHING ATTRACTION THE DEFUNCT CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY "HIDING IN HOLLAND" AND 7 OTHER By Roi Cooper Magrue, with ARTHUR BYRON. FREDERICK PERRY.

ELSA RYAN. Original N. T. Cant and Production Dlrent from 1 year at Maxlne Elliott Theater PRICES: oOc to ta.OO. Matinee.

IQo to 11. 60; Wed- ll.OD-rSEATB Now! PH' Pn MISS RHODES WILL APPEAR IN PERSON TONIGHT. MOROSCO THEATER VI 1 3 Jim OLIVER MOROSCO PRESENTS SEVENTH BIG WEEK 64TH PERFORMANCE TONIGHT OP THOMPSON BUCHANAN'S COMEDY SUCCESS SNAPPIEST COMEDY EVERY NIGHT AT 8: IS MATINEE THURSDAY AMD MAJESTIC The Los Angeles' Leading Playhouse l-esi toneta ehsj tdm mjw WITH Lr SLei egg MCIVI STONE With CLYDE FILLMORE and a Great Cast. PRICES: NIGHTS 10a TO Too. I0O TO 0o.

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Jf SOUTH BROADWAY LHAMBRA "731 S. HUl St. Bar Bee HARRT THE Also a movies ot our ABLE NORMAND VICTORY HERBERT RAWLINSON TtTPATCU AS "CRAIO MASTER DETBCTJVI THEATER AS "CRAIO KENNEDr', MASTER DETECTIVE, Marguerite Clark, Caught by the camera at the Morosco studio as she was leaving for home. Miss Clark Is appearing in "Girls" at Grauman's and "Com Out of the Kitchen" at Qulnn'a RlaUo. the way of a "surprise" but will not rule, are employed to go get 'em.

This even tell the management what she 1 detective only got left and It re-Intends to 4t Jmalnsd for Prof. Gait to And the IN "UPSTAIRS" rsaalta Oemrtr Btnoe "uiotuvt" AM. te M. le-1 in mAAI. "THE CARTER CASE." WITH A STOPITI.