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BY c. E. NELSON.

price that must be paid for. th'
wildnesS OF youth" 1t should b.
allowed on the screens of th'
Portland theaters. 1t has alst
been decided that the city'S pic.
ture viewers" must pass a writ
ten examination as to their quail.
ficationS to censor pictures. Trou'
BILE has been experienced in one
group of viewers" passing a pic
ture and another group forbid
ding 1t. All the trouble does not
face the producers and exhibitors
Winnie Jones, 18, the. daughter
of a Mormon bishop of Rockville
Utah, may become one of the
screen stars of the future. While
on location in Utah. the company
producing Zane Grey'S 1.-THE Van
iShing Pioneer" found Winnie
and gave her a job. Bishop
Philetus Jones, the father, OBJ
jected to his daughters screen
work, but Winnie, who has REQ
hair, dimples and a flashing
smile, had her way.
Special memorial services for
Rudolph Valentino will be con-
Quoted in Hollywood August %.
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT, who
- has been awarded the part of
Gaylord Ravenal in SHOW Boat"
was born in Vienna, but he has
been in this country for many
years. He is an American citizen,
while his father Is a Rumanian
and his mother a Hungarian.
One of his grandmothers is Turk
iSh and another is Spanish. He
attended the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts and made his
debut in "Pomander Walk" In
New York he played in "Lilliom," )"
THE Firebrand." "The Highway
man." Peer Gynt" and "Pagans. "
He has appeared in such screen
productions as "The King of
Kings" orphans of the Storm -
The Blue Danube and "The
Road to Yesterday"
In the Studios.
ESTELLE TAYLOR MRS. Jack
Dempsey is reported to have
turned down three offers of en-
ployment since her return to Hol-
lywood. She is particular about
the sort Of story selected for her
screen work.
Mae Murray has been sued for
$4,000 by Arthur Gregor, the
latter charging that the actress
made statements which reflected
upon his ability as a director.
Hollywood has a new dancing
which works somewhat
like a treadmill. A couple of
dancers are confined in one spot
while the camera man does his
work. The machine" is being
used by Milton Sills and Dorothy
Mackaill.
"One-Eye" Connolly, known all
over the world as the champion
gate crasher," is now in the
movies. He landed in Hollywood
a few weeks ago and was given a
job in the production Of First
Nationals picture, 1.-THE Barker"
Connolly, strange to say, has the
part of ticket-taker of circus
in the picture.
Lya de Putti, little heard of
during the past few months, will
have the leading part in an es-
pecially written story, "The Scar
let Woman"
Eddie Quillan is to be the fea-
tured player In a series produced
by the De Mile Studios, and
SHOW Folks" is the opening pic
ture. Quillan made a name for
himself with his work in "The
Goddess Girl"
Leatrice Joy is spending a long
vacation in the East, visiting
Atlantic City, Boston and New
York.
First National has set up a
production studio known as Defu-
First Nation in Berlin. Several
hundred employees are at work
under Ray Rocket. Three pic
lures, Dancing Vienna" with
Ben Lyon and Lya Mara; "The
Strange Case of Capt. Ramper,
with an all-star cast, and "The
Ware Case" also with an all-star
cast, are ready for release. Four
pictures have been completed by
First Nationals London studio,
known as First National-Pathe.
Ltd. They are Confetti" with
Jack Buchanan, late of Charlot's
Revue, and Annette Benson;
Gods Clay" with an all-star
"a Sf 0Gny,a nt cxy H.n<,H - frnv.n tYTfI
liam De Morgan's novel, and
Eileen of the Trees"
Teleyision motion pictures in
theaters are promised by DR.. II.
e. Ives, research engineer Of the
Bell Laboratories. He says the
cost will be widely distributed,
making the proposition feasible.
1t is said that there LIS little likeli-
hood Of televigion equipment for
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