Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-19
Notes and Incidents of the
Movie Stars andFiZn1 Drama

Among the audiences at motion pic
+ure theaters throughout the United
states are many, many thousands of
children This attendance is quite regu-
lar and continuous without regard to
the subject of the picture shown, its
character or its purpose; in fact the
attendance of children 10 so extensive
+nat one is led to the conclusion that
the parents or guardians permit the
children to visit picture theaters with,
out restriction, says the Paramount
Magazine editorially.
Fundamentally, the motion picture is
only another form of publishing and
the variety of motion pictures produced
is, to some extent, as diversified as
the number of books printed Every
parent will acknowledge that there are
many books, and perfectly good books,
which children would not be permitted
10 read because their immature years
and experience would not permit them
TO comprehend and assimilate the sub.
iect matter of the books. For that rea.
son some supervision Of reading matter
IS gwen for the average child.
The motion picture is in exactly the
same class as the published books: there
are many motion pictures which neither
adults nor children should hsee. There
are others which adults enjoy, while for
children some such selection and dis.
elimination should be exercised as is
Customarily extended to the child,
reading.
There are many motion pictures. and
perfectly good pictures, which children
should not see, while, on the other
hand there are many motion pictures
pictures which would be especially en-.
tertaining to children, and instructive
as well.
Carl Laerlmle, president Of the Uni.
versGl Film company, has signed a con.
tract with Pavlowa, the Russian dancer,
whereby the latter will receive 100000
for posing for motion pictures for the
Universal 1t has been reported that
The offer had been made to Pavlowa
and been rejected, although it was
stated that her refusal was not final.
The engagement, however, is regarded
as the most startling Of the many at
eXtrovagant figures recently promoted
BY picture producers
A scenario especially suited to tine
dancer will be prepared, and the whole
production will be in keeping with the
Importance Of the star.
Richard Cummings, the lovuble old
Mutual character actor, is inseparable
from his pipe. 1t was presented to him
long ago when he was a dGshing matt.
nee idol in an eastern stock company,
and he has smoked it more or less ever
since.
George Randolph Chester, author of
the Wallingfo2d storic9, is the defend.
ant in a suit for $4,000 brought by
the Colonial Motion Picture corpora
ton. 1t is charged that Chester agreed
10 produce the Walhngford stories for
the screen and was paid $1,000 in ad.
vance, but later backed out, fearing
that the deal would interfere with Co.
han & Harris, He offered to return
the $1,000 but it WIS refused and he
was told he would be held to the con.
'ract
Oliver Bailey, who had "Thc Trof.
fic on the road will not do any legiti.
mate producing this summer as he has
been engaged by John CCrt to direct
the second Walter Whi,esidc picture
feature. Failure to obtain the desired
script for the actor remltcd in Bailey
writing the scenario himself, !