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ABEL NORMAND has t
' role that fits her well as
the bathing suit she wears
in "The Venus Model t
the Strand this week. She
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O'Brien, working in the
d'esiVnin department of makers of
bathing suits so old-fashioned that
they will not sell in fact, so old-fashioned
that Kitty takes up her needle
and makes herself one she feels she
Can wear and take pleasure in being
seen.
, When completed' the costume is
called the "Venus Model," and Kitty
is prevailed upon to allow herself to
be seen in it by the buyers, and such
a success is attained by it that Kitty
it promoted to the desk as chief
buyer. .
' Then comes the son of the owner to
the place as a stranger and in em
ployed as her chief assistant. Kitty
and the son become great friends and
in the absence of the head of the firm
put businsi on a much better founda
tion, so when the old folks return
there is a place in their hearts for
Kitty as a daughter as well as a place
in the firm for her nimble brain.
' It is a story full of piquant situa
tions and heart interest, and oi s in
which Miss Normand appears well.
.She herself, in speaking of the part,
contends that she likes nothing better
than to play such parts, for she feels
right at home in them in just bei- tg
natural.
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"THE GOLDEN WALL"
Founded on the Fact that Love ia Something that
Money Can't Buy.
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I have to force myself to appear in
certain lines, nor do I believe it is
good acting when I cannot feel the
part I am playing. In a play such as
this I am at home; it is myself in the
same situation that I am playing, and
that's why I think it will be a success
if anything I can do will be," says
Miss Normand.
Virginia Pearson, who appears at
the Empress this week, was sustained
in er endeavors to become an actress
or an artistic person of some conse
quence by family pride. Her ances
tors were the Galloways of revolu
tionary and civil war history, and the
knowledge that in each generation
there had been a genius of some sort
spurred her as a mere girl to do her
best to make something out of her
talents.
At the age of 18 she secured a small
part in a play in New York City, and
after long, hard work, was finally
chosen to play thre lead in "The Gen
tleman from Mississippi." The then
president of the United States and
others in Washington saw the act in
the capital city and she had "arrived,"
for she mad,e a great hit with that
audience. In the. following year she
was given her opportunity in "A' Fool
There Was," which she played for
two years, and by that time her abil
ity was recognlied.
Miss Pearson in her work on the
screen plays a great many parts call
in r for high art in depicting strong
emotion. One of her hobbies is in
always dressing the part she plays
to perfection in real clothes, and this
extravagance takes sometimes a large
part of her earnings.
,"I feel better when I not only look
the part, but am really dressed in it,'
is her only explanation of this. An-
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Qother weakness of hers is to refrain
from borrowing locations unless ab
solutely necessary. She owns a large
estate in Connecticut, and when the
studio property is too small to har
bor any of the scenes in her plays
she invites the director and the en
tire company to her country home
rather than ask any of the many
owners of property around New York
to allow the company on their
grounds.
Bills for Current Week
Rlnlto Madge Kennedy appear! Sunday
tl) Wedncaday at the Rlalto In a real out-and-out
drama, "The Service Star." While
thl la a war itory, there are no battle
cenea, no aplea, no itriyrglM, but a wonder
ful atory about a wonderful flrl who aenda
away wonderful boy to make thla a
wonderful world to live In. Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday cornea picturesque pre
aentatlon of David Graham Phllllpa' ell
known novel "Old Wlvea for New," pro
duced by Cecil B. DeMtlle and pronounced
one of the ejreateat film hlta of the aeaeon.
In film form the atory loaos none of Ha In
terest, nor of the thrilling punchea that
make the atory ao very Interesting. An all-
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m 3uar tki wd of a ctov for thxse summery bays.
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star cart make thla ploturtiatlon one that
movU fan will rava about, or course, no
Rlalto program would be complete without
an unusually good musical program by
Barry Silverman and his orchestra, as well
aa Kenneth Wldenor, organist,
Strand Mabel Normand la called upon In
latest photoplay, "The Venus Model.
hlch la the offering at the Strand the
first four days of thla week, to do many
unusual things, such as designing bathing
suits, building up the business of the firm
employing her, bringing a young collegian
to his senses, advertising a bathlnf ault by
posing In the window, and oh, everything
Tea, there la even more than this, she haa
to reform a vampire, and while doing so,
wins her friendship aa wall. Thursday till
the following Sunday night, when .he
Strand la closed down a month for repairs
and decorations, Mae Marsh will be seen In
''AH Woman," the story of a young city
girl who leaves for the mountains to claim
an Inheritance, and acquires a whole town
to reform. She does It, but not before she
has many thrills, aa well as tribulations.
Empress "Her Price," a new William
Fox Production, will be shown at the Em
press theater tor four daya starting today. ,
Virginia Pearson, heroine of the film, de
clared during lta making at one of the
eastern Fox studios that she had never de
rived ao much satisfaction from a picture
characterisation as in the delineation of
Marcla Calhoun. For the last half of the
week, ''Lend Me Tour Name" a Metro plo
tura featuring Harold Lockwood, will be the
attraction. Thla la a fares comedy, which
gets Its amusing situations from compli
cations that ensue when the Earl of Olllelgh
trades Indentltiea with a double, a second
story man, whom he discovers In his home,
In order to escape his fiery-tempered wife.
Bun Love, engagements without love, mil
lionaires, and those who are penniless, a
marqula, two pretty girls, a good-for-nothing
and many humorous situations are all to.
get her in a delightful mixup In "The Golden
Wall," to be aeen here today. Carlysle
Blaokwell la the marqula, penniless and hav.
Ing to aell his jewels to got to America,
wher ha becomes superintendent of the
eatat of a millionaire with two pretty
daughters. He Is too good looking and Is
suspected of being a fortune hunter. In her
belief the daughter tries ta snub blm, they
even quarrel and he aweara to never marry
her unless he Is as rich aa she or she aa
poor la htm. In the final she asks to be
out off the will of her father to be poor
while he finds he la rich through an oil
well. It la a stirring play full of heart In
terest and action. On Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday will be seen Louise
Olaum In "Wedlocked," a thrilling drama
with a moral problem, and on Friday
comes Margarita Fischer In "Impossible Su
san," a comedy drama of the awkward girl
who turned butterfly overnight and upset
well laid plans and love affairs.
Mine A farce-comedy with the unexpect
ed coming In the climax with a finished bit
of work by Frank Keenan as the chief farce
comedy maker, reflects credit on "More
Trouble," ths feature attraction for today
and Monday. Mr. Keenan can express a
world of comedy In his face. He works be
foro the camera Ilk the veteran he Is, and
has put a punch In every scene. He puts
"Mora Trouble" over the top and gets you.
A New weekly and oomedy will be on the
bill. Beginning Tuesday and until Thursday
cornea Norma Talmadge, supported by Eu
gene O'Brien, In her latest success, "The
Safety Curtain," which Is well up to the
standard maintained In the production of
her recent releases. Miss Talmadge appears
In the role of a mualo hall dancer married
to a roan ahe doesn't love, but as Is cus.
tomary In all satisfactory stories the gods
are good and direct her to the path lead.
Ing to true love and happiness. Eugene
O'Brien, who has appeared as the leading
support of the star in a number of her
recent productions, makes a striking and
handsome Captain Merryon. Friday and
Saturday Peggy Hyland will be shown In
"Other Men's Daughters" and 'The Eagle's
Eye" and News weekly will complete the
bill
Lothrop Douglas Fairbanks in his hu
morous play of New Tork society life, "Mr.
Fix-It," will be seen here today only. Doug
Is shown In ths dress of a young man of
the big city In place of his western trap
pings and he la an optimist of the strong
est and most vlrlla variety. He believes
everyone should be happy and does his best
to make them so, and all Is smooth sailing
until tie attempts to straighten out the
tangled love affairs of two lively girls.
There are many humorous mtxups, and one
free-for-all In which Doug cleans up a
gang of toughs and makes a whirlwind
escape by awlngtng clear across the street
on an election banner. In addition to the
big feature there will be shown Fatty Ar
buckla In "The Butcher Boy," and the
Path news.
Apollo "Find the Woman," with Alice
Joyce In the leading role, will be her
today only. It Is an action play with a
mystery plot, and Mtsa Joyoe davelopa the
Interesting climaxes and ptecea of heart
Interest In It In good style. There will
also be shown a Mack Bennett comedy. On
Monday and Tuesday will be shown Con
atanoe Talmadge In "The Shuttle," a pic
turlzation of ths book by that name. It
Is a aoolety drama with a moral problem
running through Its love theme, and one
In which Miss Talmadge Is portraying tense
emotions In ona flash of the film and
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EXPOSURES
By KILOWATT
O YOU want to be a movie
star? Yes but can you
qualify? Wouldn't you like
to know the real truth
about the probabilities of
your really succeeding be-
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bore the camera? Did you
ever write or read a letter like this?
published in August Photoplay Maga
zine. I know that if ever I got the
chance I could make good as a
motion-picture actress. I am 18;
people say I'm beautiful, and I have
fluffy hair and nice eyes large, too.
I've had considerable experience
in amateur dramatic productions,
taking the leading parts in several,
and the critics have always praised
me highly. I like tragedy best. I can
sing, dance, ride horseback, swim,
play tennis and drive an auto. What
should I do to get a place as a
film actress? Have I a chance?
Omaha, Neb. MILDRED S.
Yes, you have a chance, but first
Is your nose perfectly straight?
Your eyes are large, you say, but
are they dark?
Have they any casts or defects, is
the pupil unusually large, are you
just a wee bit cross-eyed, or do you
wear glasses at times?
Have your teeth any gold fillings
in them that show? Gold, you know,
photographs black.
If not (for such fillings would bar
you), are your teeth small and reg
ular? Are your ears small and set close
to your head?
Do you bito your fingernails?
Are your neck and shoulders well
developed and filled out so that you
wear evening gowns well?
How about your feet and ankles
are they well shaped?
Are you bow-legged or knock
kneed? If you are, how do you think
you'd look if you were cast for a
short-skirt part?
You say that people tell you that
you're beautiful. That is likely to be
against you, rather than in your fa
vor. For the first thing the casting
director looks to see is whether you
have (1) large, (2) strong, (3) straight
features, a good nose, a good profile.
An oval face, by the way, photo
graphs best. Occasionally, but not
frequently, small features take on a
certain piquancy and sauciness on the
screen; and if they do, they are val
uable. Otherwise, no!
All these questions that I have
asked are checked against you by the
casting-director to whom you apply.
If you pass the appearance test, then
is the time to prove whether you
have dramatic or camedy ability.
You didn't know that, did you?
Douglas Fairbanks made six ap
pearances last week in Los Angeles
for the same number of patriotic war
ALHAMBRA
Barney Sherry
In "HIGH STAKES"
Monday and Tuesday
BESSIE BARRISCALE
IN "MADAME WHO?"
LOTHROP
24th and
Lothrop
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
In "MR. FIX IT"
and
"FATTY" ARBUCKLE
In "The Butcher Boy"
Monday and Tuesday
MABEL NORMAND in
"JOAN OF PLATTSBURG"
charity benefits. Each time he was
responsible for the contributing of
large sums of money.
Elaine Hammerstein, granddaugh
ter of the world famous Oscar of that
name, is to be the star in the Pathe
picture, "The Woman Eternal."
Irene Castle's last picture for a long
time is "The Girl From Bohemia,"
which will be released this summer.
Mrs. Castle has gone to France in
war work.
Harold Lloyd was elected constable
of Glendale township, California, the
other day, but we do not know how
nor why, by heck.
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Baby Marie Osborne celebrated her
seventh birthday a short time back
and received more than 200 dolls from
admirers from all over the country.
Many oi them she took with her on a
trip to the Los Angeles orphanage to
help make the lives of the children
there more happy.
Pathe exchange announces that it
is now issuing each week 1,000 feet
of the Allies Official War Review.
The pictures will show the armies of
the allies on all the fronts and the
work of the navies on sea.
Virginia Pearson, Fox star, is tem
peramental, admits it and is proud of
it. She is writing a book now and
has more than 25 chapters finished. In
her apartment in New York she has
a "thought room" fitted up, nothing
but dark blue velvet hangings and a
bowl of water with flowers in it. She
believes in psychic powers and
thinks that they are very strong in
her own personality.
Arthur Shirley now has another
member of his family in the movies.
Being in need of a baby for some
scenes Shirley brought his year-old
son and the youngster is one of the
few who is not frightened by the
artificial lights and the action about
him.
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The Story of
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You know the difference between a $1,500.00 automobile
and a $3,000.00 one, don't you? Now, if you could get
the $3,000.00 car for $1,500.00, you would take it,
wouldn't you? That's using judgment! Why not use
the same common sense when you seek entertainment and
buy a "Double Show" for the same price of a picture
show.
Think It Over
FOUR SE
ROSE & DELL
VIM AND VERSATALITY
flBnoLB trio saa
TODAY Pathe War News Mutt & Jeff TODAY
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Thursday Knight'
TODAY J, ARMY AND NAVY BASEBALL at Rourke Park
APOI I O ""
ftrULLU LaavMworth
Tslephona Harnoy, 1806.
Alice Joyce in
"Find the Woman"
Mondar and Tuesday
CONSTANCE TALMADGE in
"The Shuttle"
GRAND
16th and
Btnney
Today at 2, 3:30, 6:30, 8 and 8:30
Nail Shlpman and Alfred Whitman
In "THE HOME TRAIL"
Monday and Tuesday Charles Ray in
"Playing ths Cam."
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Harold Lockwood
In "The Interloper"
Tuesday and Wednesday
Mitchell Lewis
-in
"The Sign Invisible"
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Frank Keenan
the distinguished American
In-
There Is a certain fresh
ness of novelty to the
theme of "More Trouble,"
in which Frank Keenan is
starring at this theatre,
-which makes it amusing
every foot of the way, and,
reveals Keenan in a humor
ous role Quite different from
the serious character parts
with which he has been
identified In the past
"More Trouble" contains
much clean swift moving
fun.
TUESDAY
Horma Talmadge
Quartette ol Beau
tiful Sirlt n a Jingmj
and Dansin; Novelty
JIIICI a II U ViAliSli
William Fox Presents
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PEARSON
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"HER PRICE"
A gripping atory of a woman who
battered beauty for a career.
"20 Educated Roosters."
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