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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
6
Amusements listing outlines readings at Vitagraph and Champion houses. Miriam Nesbitt stars in The Ambassador's Daughter with a prairie fire tale in 101 and The Heroine of the Plains. Hearts of the Northland presents a strong northern woods story with an unusual ending. The City Boarder and The White Heron provide comedy and light fare.
A Friday program includes Vitagraph star Clara Kimball Young and Maurice Costello in The Power of Sleep with Edison. Also shown are Pizen Pete and Bad Bill, Lubin films, Making a Baseball Fan, The Unfilled Oath from Pathé American, and a New Mexico revolution tale.
The Oregon theater drew a large Pendleton audience for the touring comedy Excuse Me. Sidney Greenstreet starred as Jimmy with Willis Sweatnam as the Pullman porter, while the minister and his wife from Ypsilanti delivered comic clashes. The play’s staging limited by a small stage drew some behind the wings criticism, but the ensemble’s timing and the United Orchestra’s interludes kept crowds in continuous laughter. The production marked its Pendleton debut with a strong reception.
A Pathé two reel drama follows a beautiful girl abandoned at birth by a rich mother then adopted by a shepherd who is killed by lightning. She seeks her own path, is found by her department store owner father, and lands a job there amid tense episodes. Florence Turner stars as the mischievous girl.
A reader friendly review of a film tracing a young girl's ascent through mid and high society from a shepherd's life. The narrative follows hardship caused by a father's sudden death and lightning strike, leading to romance, honor, and a hopeful home. The piece praises the film's lifelike spectacle and dramatic clarity.
The Pastime presents The Ways of Destiny tonight and tomorrow with strong press praise for its human drama and sociological themes. Alma, a vintage musical, heads to Oregon Theater Thursday night February 27. The Cosy previews The Heroine of the Plains today and tomorrow, while the Orpheum promises a solid Friday program.
Alma, Where Do You Live, a music comedy, plays next Thursday night February 27 at the Oregon theater with the Edwards Merritt musical company in The Duel. New motion pictures Today and Tomorrow What a Change Did and The Ways of Destiny two reel feature along with three other good pictures at Orpheum Motion pictures Vita graph film shown.
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