The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-25
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VIM. Farnum Tells How
He Keeps Himself
Physically Fit for His
Rough Life as a Screen
Actor.

PROGRAMS
sTRASD-"Th~ Bonamss." Pos film
feature. with VIM. tsrnum.
RrN-thsriie Chaplin In burie.aus on
Carmen"
LIBERTY -"ti,iilrstion's child" Tri.
angle DRAMA "A uathhou.~ uiunder.
kesstane comedy.
cotiSrtM-"rh- Eternal Grind with
Mary I1shfardt % comedy the Para
mount Photograph.
AfifAMuHA--'sfbs Brui-~r." nye-psri
drama. with VIM, . Has@rii.
SUNDAY !" fi,--part World
fIim drama. with Relate Davies.
MIssIoN-"Escus. Me-" comedy.
CLASS A-~t.~ah uaird In - Nitagrapi
comedy drama Ham and Bud." comedy
"A Record Run" r-ssnsy drama.
eoio>fAIs--''rhs s~t." Mutual Mas
terpicce.
Manager fIamrick OF the Rex has
gone on business trip TO San
Francisco. but Charlie Chaplin and
Edna pnrviance continue To pack
the folks ln this week with their
burlosque on Carmen" despite
Johns absence.
One wonders how William
Fsrnum. starring In The
Bondmsn." the wonderful Fox
drama at the Strand, keeps
himself ~ for the strenuous
psrts In which he is invariably
cast
An interviewer who had seen
the wrestling scene from THE
Bordman" made" In the
studio and who knew that Far.
mum had actually beated a pro
fessionsi wrestler In the bout
once asked him about this.
Getting up ~ 5 a. m, taking
cold plunge, eating carefully.
keeping early hours, and. above
all. by hard work." was the
actors reply.
Mary pickford. the haifmlllion
dollar star. who mskes as much In
two or three months as President
Wilson does In year. holds Coll.
scum audiences this week In the
hollow OF her small and shapely
hand Her vehicle IN THE Eternal
Grind" Il shows how Mary pro.
crosses from n swcatxhop girl 10 n
matron Of Fifth ave. and let's the
sunlight into the lives OF lot OF
toiiers. too. The picture stays
thru Saturday.
The fast-spreading theory that
criminals may be redeemed by
proper environment, while incarcer.
ated. and uplifted by better sur.
roundinga once their term has er.
pired. has been made. in n measure,
the topic OF photoplay at the
Oak theatre. Second and Seneca.
The Great Problem" In the title.
Violet Mersereau 10 the star.
Excuse Me-" comedy OF berths
and mirths. In five sections. by Ru.
pert Hughes. has played TO bigger
houses than any picture that the
Mission has presented since the
opening.
On approaching the box office,
one Ia Immediately transferred into
Pullman sleeping car.
The atmosphere OF the theatre In
every respect is In keeping with
tho comedy itself The cashier II
dressed In a porter's uniform.
The film closes "Wednesday night
William y. Russell f'BiS Bill).
star OF The Bruiser." which is
now playing AT the Alhambra. IL
one OF the most proficient OF Nv
Ing boxers.
Many expert writer's on prize
fighting say he easily could have
been one OF the leading pugilists
had he chosen ring career In
stead OF the silent drama.
The most realistic fistic encoun.
ter ever seen In a film production
takes place In this picture between
Russell and Al Kaufman.
"A Bathhouae Blunder." with an
ail-star cast OF Keystoners. In get
ting lots OF laughs At the Liberty.
Madame X" win soon he pre-
scented In Seattle.
Miss Donnelly's magnificent in
depreciation on the stage OF the
woman who drifted In search Of
love has been duplicated on the
arr.ap