The Seattle star. [volume], May 15, 1915, Image 8

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STAR'S MOVING PICTURE DEPARTMENT; WHAT'S ON AT LOCAL THEATRES
VAN LOAN BASEBALL
STORY AT LIBERTY;
GOOD BILLS ON TAP
LIBERTY
ttatehall fan* will have their In
ulng* iU the lJberty theatre ne\t
week, where ' IJltl* Sunset." a
throbbing baseball atorv from th.<:
pen of that famous writer of sport.
« harle* Van l<nan. I» to bo the head
lino attraction
Van Loan* latest atory of the
diamond concern- a amall boy. "IJt
tie Sunset'" Jonea. son of a prof'"
•lonal player. who Is a "«*«>
headed little bnntnm about « year*
old, about three feet high, and all
boy—every inch of him'
scraps 1U umpire*. Me does all
the thin** which the American bov
la wont to do. even to having a bin
league outfielder a* hi* idol Ho
bart Bo**orth. whose work In "The
Sea Wolf h»* put hi* name among
the greatest movie actor* of the
day. I* the outfielder and admirer
of "Little Sun»et."
"The Kind of a Girl Who ram*
FYo.n Heaven, drama i Anita Stew
art), and a South American Travel
ogue picture, showing scenes at>out
Jamaica, are added feature*.
• • •
CLEMMER
"The Christian." adarted from
Hall Calne t famoua novel, and one
of the mo*t lalkedof love ttorles
ever written, constitutes the Sun
day change at the Clemmer. and
will continue for two day*. Karle
William* and Kdlth Storey are fen
tured In thla film attraction of eight
reel*
John Storm, a monk, and In love
with Glory Vluayle. a natural born
mimic, denounce* Lord Robert* (or
betraying a young girl, and thereby
Incurs hi* lordship's enmity, which
form* the inatn theme of thl* re
markable *tory. Lord Koberta at
tempts revenge by spreading broad
cast the report that John predicts
the end of the world on I»erhy day
For this John become* an ob
ject of national hatred. Olory rises
•apreme at a vital moment, prove*
Lord Roberta' guilt and saves the
monk from madness.
• • •
MISSION
An attractive program and good
variety I* offered at the Mission
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday. A
Lubin three-reel feature. "The Oray
Horror." smirks of the weird and
I I
I Another I
I Wonder |
rp
BC^
Tomorrow, Sunday,
and Week
William Fox Presents
Nance O'Neil
Greatest of Emotional
Actresses, in
PRINCESS
ROMANOFF
Six Acts
Based on Sardou's
Immortal Drama
FEDORA
Will make 'em talk.
I TONIGHT LAST TIME I
Wm. Farnum In "THE I
NIGGER" (Wonderful) I
COLONIAL
MOTION PICTURE
OPERATORS' BALL,
Hippodrome June 1
5c —A Jitney—sc
with thl* coupon enUtle* the bolder to any neat, matinee or
fjvenlnt?*, at the
GRAND Opera House
Home of first-run photo play* and unequaled vaudeville—r.on
tlnuoim from noon until 11 p. m.
5C 5c
mvsterlou* and hold* ttie Interest
of the spectator from start to fin
l*h It'* a strong *tory and *how«
how hii Imagination can become an
ohscs*loii to »uch an extent that the
mind react* and the subject loses
hi* balance. These trait* are over
come In the ease of the principal*
and an unusually pleasant ending
relieves the strain and set* al! at
re*t
"The Yellow Streak" 1* anothei
strong drama Ham and Hud. in
"Hushing th» Lunch Counter." are
down ua the funmaker* of the pr>>
gram.
• • •
COLONIAL
Nance O'.Vell, with her vital per
tonality and compelling magnetism,
who electrified audience* Into per
feet storm* of i>nthuslasm during
the recent appearance at the Colo-,
nial In "Kreutier Sonata." returnsi
to the same show house Sunday In;
"Princes* Romanoff." In thl* latest |
production Ml** O'Nell appear* in;
the wonderful character of Princess
tlomanoff. The film Is based upon
Vlctorleti Sardou* greatest play,
"Fedora." According to Manager
Hamrich, no more ah*orblng or In
tense screen drama ha* ever been ;
filmed. He ha* shown thl* convic !
lion to the extent that "Prtnee**j
Romanoff" will be run the entire
week.
• • •
CLASS A
Cleo Madison, Murdock MacQuar
rle and Joe King are starred In a
three-part drama that heads Sun
day's new bill at the A It It
a *tory of a Jewish girl. In love j
with a Christian, and struggling
against "The Faith of Her Fath
er*."
It Is adapted from Hruno Lea
sing'* "A Daughter of Israel "
• • •
ORPHEUM
Sunday the Orpheum. to long
known a* the home of high-class
vaudeville, will turn Its attention to
motion picture* for the summer I
season. The first presentation will
be a much-heralded photoplay by
Hall Calne, "The Eternal City,"
said to be the only authorized pic
tures of the Vatican gardens and
several other historic Roman cen
ters.
A new advent for the Orpheum
will also be the continuous showing
i of the picture, beginning at 1 p. m.
Sunday and running until 11 p. m
, The full Orpheum orchestra will!
i play While the price of admission
i* a small advance over the utual
: motion picture, thlt Is made up by
I 'he fact that the picture carrie*
| eight fnil reel*. Paulino Frederick !
| is the ttar.
j Carl Relter will be manager and
W. C. Lehman, assistant manager
1 and pre** agent under the new or- :
1 der of thing*
. . .
SEATTLE
A new policy will he Inaugurated
a' the Seattle theatre Sunday, by
which the management hopes to put
the commodious Third are. house
on a par with the leading picture
playhouse* of the city. Formerly
the Seattle ahowed only ahort reel
feature*, mingled with several:
vaudeville acta. The new plan Isj
to feature the motion picture end!
of the show with an elongated film,
devoting less time to the speaking
number*.
As a starter, "Shore Acres," Jaa
A. Heroes masterpiece, will head;
the new Sunday bill. Thla 1* a five |
part picture and depicts the desper
ate rivalry of two men who aspire
to the hand of the same girl.
The new bill also Includes a com
edy, a vocal solo by Mae Kaddeaux
and a trombone solo by Kthel (Hid
den, member of the lad lea* orches
tra.
• • •
GRAND
The most thrilling wild animal
drama filmed Is the promise of
"Jungle Qneen," to lie shown Sun-
I day. Monday and Tuesday at the
| Grand. The play, Maniger I<evy
! announces. Is not built up around
I one sensational scene, but la fairly
, Jammed with them. I,lons. tigers.
! leopards and Jaguars are shot be
, fore the lenses to provide a treat
I for film spectators, and cost was
j not. considered In producing the (no,
I ture. To the Grand patrons, the
j mere mention of the name of "Ma
j rle Walcamp" Is sufficient to guar
| ant»*e th« merit, of the picture, with
! out mentlnonlng anything elie. Miss
| Wacamp is the favorite of those
! who attend that theatre regularly,
and the fact that she his the big
j part In the new feature Is a most
| welcome bit of news to them.
Other films will be shown.
• • •
ALASKA ,
Mary PlcVford comes to the Alas
| ka Sunday In a return Seattle on
-1 gagement. She Is aeen in "Such a
little Queen," the celebrated ro
i mantle comedy by f'hannlng Pol
j lock. The film Is a flve-recler. A
j cowboy number also Is on the pro
j gram.
GREEN LAKE NIGHT
A committee of the Green Lake
Tiusiness Men's association was
| appointed last night to arrange a
| special program for "Green Lake
| Night" Wednesday at the manufac-1
turers' auditorium, Stuart building j
The committee consists of Lout! K
'Lear, K. P. Hubbard and Or. K. S.
I Medcraf.
Mobsrt Roaworth and little Gordon Griffith, co start In the
baseball picture from the famous story. "Little Suntet," by
Charlet E. Van Loan, which heads Sunday't bill at tht Liberty.
PROGRAMS
Liberty Ending Tueaday Night
"l.lttle Sunttet" < Hohsrt non
worth); "The Kind of a Olrl Who
Cam* Prom Heaven'; "South
American Travelogue," No. 6.
Colonial Ending Saturday Night
"Prlnceaa Romanoff" (Nance
O'Nell and Stuart Holme*).
• • •
Mlaalon Ending Tueaday Night
'The dray Horror." Hire* part a;
"The Yellow Streak," drama.
"Huahlng the hunch Counter," Ham
comedy.
• • •
Alhambra
Alhambra Ending Sunday Night
Claaa A Ending Tueaday Night
' The Faith ut Her
iCleo Madinon) three parta, 'He
Fell In the Park," comedy.
• • •
Clemmir Ending Tueaday Night
"The Chriatlan" (Karl William*
and Kdlth Storey), eight parta.
• • •
Orphaum, Beginning Sunday
"The Kternal City" (Pauline
Frederick).
• • •
Seattle Ending Wedneaday Night
"Shore Acrea." five parta.
• • •
Grand Ending Tueaday Night
"Jungle Queen" I Marie Wal
camp), two parta: "For Cash"
(Warren Kerrigan), two parta; |
"Her Friend the Mlikman" (Kddle
hyona and Victoria Ford*), comedy.
• • «
Alaaka Ending Wedneaday Night
"Such a l.lttle Queen" (Mary
rickford).
• • •
Madlaon Ending Sunday Night
"Paradt«e I.o*t" (Hetty Nanaen);
"Mutual Weekly"; "Hungry Hank
at the Fair"; "Ho He Ml Room";
"Ethel'* New IJreaa" (rty
Tincher).
• e •
Tlllkum Ending Tueaday Night
" Matty'» Declalon" (Chrlaty
Mathewaon), two parta; "lironcho
Mllly'a Vengeance", "Two Heart*
and a Ship "
• • •
♦ ♦
RESIDENCE THEATRES
4— ♦
Queen Anne
Tonight—"The Prince of India,"
four reela; "Pathe Weekly"; "Col
llee*a Mar "
Sunday— The Stolen Birthright."
three reela; "A lluaybody* Ituay
i I>ay."
• • •
Home Ending Saturday
"The Phantom of the Violin."
three-part drama; "Animated
Weekly" of April 28, topical. "How
i Dr. Cupid Won," comedy.
• • •
Ye College Ending Saturday
"The Clutching Hand," No. 12.
two parta; When the (iod* Played
a badger flame." drama: "Animat
ed Weekly." topical. "Hhultz'a
ijkdy Friend," comedy.
BOOST INSURANCE
ON TRANSYLVANIA
I/ONDON, May 15.-I,loydi today
Issued an Insurance rate of 6 per
cent on the liner Transylvania. now
approaching the Irish coast, In the
war 7,one, with upward of 900 pas
sengers aboard.
The Transylvania will reach Liv
erpool tomorrow or Monday, ac
cording to her igent* here todnv.
i* A Baseball Picture Story ~,jk
Heads Sunday's New Bill! sb
' From the famous story by Charles E. Van Loan, featuring
Hobart Bosworth as "the terrible Swede," and little Gordon )?rw'
— cSo Griffith in the title role as "Little Sunset"—a story of the
little mascot and the big leaguer, and their companionship.
, ANITA STEWART , TRAVEL PICTURE —
n 1 1/ 1 r _. , Picturesque Island of Jarralca, acenea of the pictureaque
I. In Ihp Kind of a lain that Come# rrom 3outh sea p.n\»diae.
Heaven"—a picture well adapted to this pretty Another of the lookcd-forward-to series--
each complete in itself—taken of the South
little star. American journey of the Paramount camera man.
- ' I
Continuous V Iff ICP TP Sunday
LIDC.KI I
" PM I 10c fi ??J e at 10c N " hl
THE SEATTLE STAR
JACK IRWIN DIVORCED; WIFE, AN
ACTRESS, WOULDN'T COME WEST
John Robert Irwin, Pacific Coast
superintendent for th« Marconi
Wireless Telegraph company, but
ler known at Wireless Jack," got
a divorce Friday from Helen Wal
ter Irwin, a New York actress
A* the operator who accom
panled Walter Wellman In the first
aeroplane flight across the At
lantic. Wlreleta Jack" gained con
siderable fame.
H* and hit tingle wltnett, Lieut
H A. Mct'lure. I\ S N, created a
sllr In Judge Ollllam'a court, when
they ttrod* up the alale together,
clad In tmart Kngllth gray, tan
tboes and white gloves.
Irwin testified thai he married
Mr* Irwin In Portland, Ore .In
April, 1911, and that he aaw her
for the Inst time when they parted
In New York a year later He was
romlng West, he *ald, and *he re
fuaed to come with blm. She wa*
not In court.
She left me." he tild. "for rea
aont of her own. 1 don't know
what they were, but I have tus[iert
ed nhe care.l ir.oro for the »ta««
than for me She is playing In
New York. I have t*ked her to
come to me tine* I left, but she hat
refuted."
Mtr flvt children faltered
about from Saattlt to Chlctgo,
Mr». Chrtitlna Bllttch got t di
vorce from John Bittern whin
aha testified he had not con
trlbuted to her support, or thalr
Children's, for several ytart.
She aaked for th* cuitody of
her youngeat children, which
waa granted.
"I lo*t them because I wai
not able to support them all
myaelf," she said dsspondently.
Mr* Mattel Ilurton broke the rer
ord for being the young**! dlaorcee
turned out Friday. Hhe I* 1«. and
a mother Win *■< divorced from
John \V. nurton. former army pri
vate stationed at Kurt l.mton. rr>
rently discharged.
flecauw Otto J Klenast. a bar
tender of Unlllngham, worked 11
night shift. hi* wife. Lucy Cole
Klenast. had either to remain con
stantly at horn* In the evening or
provoke hi* dl»plea*ure and Jcal
ou*y, she testified
SEATTLE UNIONS WILL PROTEST
THE CONVICTION OF JOHN LAWSON
Seattle labor men are aroused
at the Injustice dona John R.
Lawson. Colorado atrlke leader.
In hla conviction for murder.
Locals here have Joined th*
nation wide movement to aavs
Lawson from life Imprisonment,
Imposed by tha Judge, and will
forward a atrong protest to Col
orado.
The flrat local atep I* the
calling of a maa* meeting In
assembly hall of the Labor Tem
ple Sunday night. A resolution
of protest, drafted by a recently
appointed committee, will be
• • •
• • •
• • •
MISSION
Seen# from "The Oray Horror," a myatery drama atarting
Sunday at the Miaaion.
He tit even angry when she
wont out with other wom»n, which
*lie did occasionally. He often
threatened to kill him*elf, she said,
and upon one oc< a*lon frightened
her terribly by coming out of the
bathroom with in open razor In his
hand, making grimace* nnd drnw
lug the razor lightly a rots hi*
throaL
She got t divorce and perml»tlon
to resume her maiden name, Lucy
Cole.
• e •
Mrs Carroll Irene Manna tripped
gayly to the divorce chamber ffor
the tecond time In her young life)
In silvered slippers. She had a dla
mond hair ornament lodged over
one «>ar. and wta attired In ex
pensive black silk.
Withal, shn wtt extremely easy
to look at.
William Bates Hsnna. her hut
band. It again In the matrimony
market Iw-ausK she testified the
hadn't seen blm since last August
tnd wat supporting herself in the
hotel buslne**
"1 don't think It necessary for a
woman to lie herself down to any
U. S. CRUISER ORDERED TO STAND
RY AS YAQUIS KILL AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, May IS.—
Admiral Howard wired the navy
department today that Yaqul
Indiana had hilled three Amer
ican* at Etperan/a.
Five hundred Yaqula were re
ported on the warpath near
Cuaymas. Men, where they
fought a battle with 40 Amer
ican* and a few Mexican sol
dler*.
Four American* were killed
In the first battle, and the In
dian* were retreating, while the
whitee attempted to cut them
off from their mountain strong
hold*.
The erul*er New Orlean* wai
ordered to join the Raleigh at
Quiyma*. and Admiral Howard.
read and Indorsed. Funds also
will be received for carrying the
case to higher courta In the
land.
Thern will he several speaker*
Tho*<" already chosen are: Martin
.1 Klyzlk, district president of the
Mine Workers, and Hobt Marlln.
Intimate friend of the convicted
lender.
l.aweon'* conviction was obtained
at the Instigation of th« operator*
on the ground that he wa* rcspon
slblo for thp death of a deputy. In
spite of the fn t It »n* prnvi .1 an
other man did the shooting.
man who can't support her," wts
her comment
• • •
Amazement Stood out plainly
upon the feature* of Mll/te T John
son. when Judge Gilliam Informed
her *he might expert onlj $15 a
month from l>avld R. Johnson,
s hom she divorced Sh»» had aaked
for H' l , Which she considered little
enough for any young woman to
live on. She told the court she was
working, but was unnble to earn
enough to pay her room rent.
Other case* In which Judge Oil
Ham granted dlvorcet Frldav wi*r«-
Alice Teshera ** Roy Teshera,
Mtrle W Clark v* I'M win P Clark,
F II Coulter vt. Llbby Coulter,
Klla (J. Johnson vt. Whitney R.
Johnson. Sidney Cooper m Chris
lab'-l J Cooper. Charles M. Olson
it. Mildred K tilaon. Sutle Qulnn
vt. James W. ijulnn. Anna A. tiros*
vs. Leonard Cross. Marie Hart <*
Mertln F. Htrt. Rati T. Black vs.
Kmnia Illack. Rose M Howinan vs.
Tbeo llowtnan, Violet Gross vs. Wll.
Ham L Gross. Walter H Muney vs
Mildred M Muney, Amelia Bottle
vt. Roy F. Bottle, Fugenle Smith
va. W. K. Smith.
commander of the Paclflo tft
vision, was Instructed to Investi
gate the situation and make a
King Constantino of Grrece Im
'proving. Kufferlng with pleurisy.
Phil Rader, Frisco
Boy With Allies* Is
Injured in England
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15,—
Phil Rader, former San Fran,
ciaco newspaper man and sol
dier of fortune, whoae stories
written for the United Press of
his experiences In the French
trenches while a member of
the Foreign Legion attracted
wide attention, la now suffering
from a sprained back, resulting
from a fall of 150 feet In an
aeroplane.
In a letter received by a
friend of Rader's. the reporter
soldier ssld he Joined the Royal
Flying corps, but, because of his
fall, did not know whether he
would be good for aervlce any
more or not.
"That split got my goat and I
don't figure the risk Is worth
taking for eight shillings a day,"
he wrote.
Rader told of Ills experience
In chasing a Zeppelin over New
castle.
He went aloft In an aeroplane
as observer and bomb dropper,
but the German airship was not
sighted.
Nance O'Nell, In a scene from "Princess Romanoff." Sun
day's feature at the Colonial. Mm O'Nell haa been called the
"empress of stormy emotion."
CZAR WINS, THO HE
"STILL RETIRES"
PETROGRAD, May 15.—The Aus
trlan losses during recent flglillnr
In Southeast Oallcla were today
placed at 40.000 In re-
MISSION,
—THEATRE — I
FOURTH, SOUTH OF PIKE H
COMMENCING I
—SUNDAY —
—THE—
Gray Horror I
THREE-PART LUBIN FILM I
I 1 A M. The Gray Horror la full of exciting
TO II ncldents and nervy action*. The baby II
. - B '• pretty and cute. A lawyer's bat
-1 1 :45 tie for the woman he loved—myster-
A. M. II ous and exciting. II I
■* 'J
— ' ».
THE YELLOW STREAK
1 1 :45 A Western cow girl becomes (nam- |U
ored of a worthless scapegrace known M
A. M. as The Yellow Streak. Called East M
to asmme his dead father's place, he B
TO deserts her. After 17 years he comes
West again for his health, and the H
IPM cow o' rl «aves him from killing his Q
own son. A mighty pretty drama, full H
of touching scenes.
Rushing the Lunch Counter
1 P. M. HAM and BUD FUN and I I
LAUGHTER
TO Ham and Bud need no Introduction
to Mlaaion patrons. A good big laugh
1:15 cures a lot of things. If you're feel- _
Ing kinder bad and have a hankerln' O
P IV] for a lunch coupter. see how Ham and Sfl
Bud handle one. They've got the sya- H
tern, all right. |H
And THE GRAY HORROR 1
Every DRAMA U
Hour The Yellow Streak
and n
Quarter „ » R * M f „
Thereafter Ham and Bud Comedy
Till -IN—
II P. M. Rushing the Lunch Counter
IE a General Admission 1
9v Loges 10c 0
MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT THE MISSION !S
celved from the fr'mt.
Ri|.orta from the Przemyal re
nlon, toward *ltlih the a<lvan<"# of
Von Mwlun— flntM
()••< lure tliat not only ha* th«
Auatro-Ornian ariry been halted
at thi* Han river. but ha* beea
driven back at loroc point*.
It la admitted that the Russian
. left ami rlKht winica are atlll retir
ing, but they are withdraw In* 10
• previously prepared position*.