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FOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY MAY 9, 1929. That tin stronger sex has a greater opporiuuliy Jn motion pit- ture work than tin) weaker hwjius to havo h'-eii proven () unci all rinuht hy a Kcin ra survey of tin- industry comliiclcfl recently by lit antral costing bureau, lite .Motion J'ifture I'iodiiccr.s' association, nnd allied organizations. It in even more startling to note that among the thousand.- of "ex tras" seeking fame In Hollywood, the men hnvi a better chance of working, and 'greater -opportunities for promotion than the v.om'-n. );?n Kelley, the casting direct or at First National's studio at Jtm- bank, Cal., one of the largest cl luloid jdanls on the went i )a-,t, Hupplied the following figure u There are H.WM) persons reg in tent! for extrn work in motion pic- lures. Five of every neven extras em ployed in the various st udlos are men. One of each :f0 extras em ployed is a child. Extra's salaries vary from five to fifteen dollars per day, and a grand general average of their general earnings tor several years places (heir average daily wage al the sum of $s.ti. There are Haid to be about one hundred players whose names are considered valuable at the theatre box oi l Ice. This Includes, of course, the big stars upon whose popularity the success or the aver age film depends. Approximately t hreo thousand players of higher rank than extras are chosen for supporting roles for the Btar group in parts of varying I importance. Klchard llarthelmess' now First Natlonal-Vltaphune picture, "Weary Jtlver," which opens at the Antlers Theatre Friday, Is cited by Kelley ns a typical production in respect to the number and assortment of players It uses.- It boasts of a star In the name of Ihirlhelmess wlto has recognized drawing power, and of u leading woman, Hetty Conip son, who has box-office value of almost stellar proportions. In the supporting group are (leorge Stone, William Jlolden, Louis Nulhcaux, (hidden .lumen and Itaytnoiid Turner, all of whom rank among the one hundred "box-office" play-j ers. Tim average picture is said to contain only two or to give i tin exact figure, two and three-1 tenths of the "box-office" group! of players. I Among tho rxtrns employed for1 "Weary Hiver," there are about1 two hundred women used. The priann sequences explain for the prevalence of masculinity In the cast, and Urn large number of wo men worn iiHcd chiefly in ihe cab aret and nlglil club Hcrpjonnun. Twelve men and seven women of the "3,0110" group were used by Di rector Frank Uoyd for outstanding small roles, such as policemen, prison "trusties," night club wait ers, cigarette girls, cabaret per formers, and so on. Hut as tlto fig ures show, men predominated in "Weary Klver." WILL WED BROTHER OP PRINCE SHE JILTED (AkwhIiiM prvm I.sini Wire) nKdKNSIlimil, Kavaria, May !). After Jilting one prince at the al tar I'rlnceHS Ilia Von Thurn tuday was engaged lo his brother. Thanks her extraordinary frankness, a rosy matrimonial hereafter Hcemcd to have dawned. Yesterday the belhrothal of the 1 20-year-old princess to Prince Philip Kruest of the Ravarian branch of her family was announc ed, climaxing her highly sensation al jilting of Prince Raphael Ha uler, the prince's elder brother, last. January, when guests had fcuUicred to see Ilium married. At that time the young princess, a descendant or one of I ho older European noble houses, merely said she loved another and that, it would be sinful for her to go on with the marrlaire under the clreumlances. A family council was calh d and the engagement uncclled, her family crediting her' with the most Sincere religious motives. Later the princess confessed the other man wa. her former fiance's younger brother, I'ritue Philip. Their engagement lliially was tuiiiouurcd on ihe occasion ot Prince Philip's lilyt. birthday. A REAL BIRTHDAY GIFT It Is the old, old custom that birthdays bring gilts to those cel.--brattng such nnnh'ersaries hut we find this Is reversed In connection with the finth anniversary of tlu Southern Pacific. On their anniversary. May loth, tho Southern Pacific Is going give rather than receive and will extend to their patrons the op portunity or traveling hem-pen i.ny two points on their Pacific svsi.ni lines for CO per cent of the om way fare. As Mr. Ornmndy points out. Ihe . one-way fare to Portland Is $7.K. but if you go May loth you e;m buy a round trip ticket Tor $1 Mi Likewise to Sart Francisco the one way fare Is llfi.S? but on Friday next, the return ticket to Sail Francisco will cost but $11.!0. l.e turn portion of the ticket la Km Red to midnight. May 14th. Tickets may be purchnsed at nnv time prior to nnd including lh 10th and It Is suggested thnt those renulrlng reservations make them without delay. Fnrrt coupn, 1(137 modi'!. In (tnort condition ntwl rnuliihcl with TIttrlc Rtoll nxlo. Mr nnlo bv nnKchnrj; Mo tor Co. Onklnml and Pontine (hitl ers. " . Kaf hrhponn unnnwit'hpfl and Ilvo forovpr. Brnnri'H Hofld Stand Fishing tackle at Mloyld Park. Methods of Producing Talking Pictures Explained by Engineer in Charge of the Installation O, D. Dark, engineer for the NePage and McKenny com pany of Portland, who has been in charge of the installation of the new Vitaphone at the Antlers theatre, has completed his i i l , -H i work Hnd the equipment will be ht when the talking picture ! reiilar evening nerformance. j -j vitanhoni', .Mr. lark Hays, ,R .. v-.rv m..v invention ami many very new people are not familiar with its niu;hfuilfal (h'tails. Mechanism Described The idsc method is so arranged I that the same motor drives the film as driven the disc. As the disc holds the sound ho does the I film hold the picture, thus making j the action take place exactly at the same time that Ihe sound is ; produced. This perhaps Is the J whole secret of the success of j Vitaphone this dual production ! which Is absolutely necessary he fore perfection. The film method, it Is explained, Is a portion of the film itself used to photograph the sound mechan ism. This Is made possible when . n ray of light shines through the film. As (lie film passes the ray of light, the sound is photograph ed on thn film, the sound shutting off the Wght at this particular time. Tire light arrives at the photo-elechrlc ndl which is a light sensitive tube which converts the light into electric energy. The light Is at first intensely decreas ed and then gradually a current generates energy to build up again through amplifiers similar to those used In radio sets to the recording volume which Is a reproduction rt.00O.000 times greater than it wits before being diminished. Thus the, sound is gradually brought back so uini an tones are or tin same volume, in order that It can he equally heard over the entire house. Hornt on Stan H !s a puzzle to many just where ' nil or the mechanism Is kept. It is in the projecting boolh. the sound being enrried hy wires back i where It is converted In the usual i manner to sound. There are two' horns, fij feet high, on the slago, j and so arranged to give even distribution- to tho entire bouse. Horns nre preferred to the diso or) cone typo features on account of' directional effects aq if is neces-1 sary In give (he pronor Illusion ' noin trie screen. A special drop sheet allows the sound to pass through freely. In this way alii echoes are avoided so thnt the! same volume will bo heard from I the front of a theatre as from the ' rear. If this could uot he done. ' rtn interesting. If accidental, i touch of realism was to he found on the First National lot during the rilming of "Weary River." the new First National feature starring Richard llarlhetmess which Isplav-i lug al the Antlers theatre Friday! as (he first talking movie in this, cltv. There were scores of extras In' prison uniform, waiting between scenes, usually In silent groups, i such ns are always to he found In i real prisons when the rest periods are being enjoyed. There was the; somber makeup nnd authentic unl-; forms, the blank walls of tho stag es, and the general lack of con ver sa 1 ion. r j Although there are prison se-1 (inences In "Weary River." the; story story does not concern Itseir chiefly with this atmosphere. The, narrative relates the adventures' of h singing convict whose voice over the radio wins for him the i love of a girl and a new lease on lire. "Weary Hiver" Is the firs! pic ture In Which Richard Murine.- mess will be seen as well unheard. In Ihe Vltaphon sequences the I convict he portravs will speak, f j sing and play ihe piano. j Frank Lloyd direcled "Weary River," with Metty Compsnn head ing a superb supporting cast. The ! story Is h;sed on an original short , stow bv rourlnev Rvlev Cooper. 1 The Sun Printing Co. Printing, Designing, Advertising 111 Oak Street, Roseburg, Ore. Keep Pace With the Progress of Roseburg CHECK YOUR CARS PARK YOUR CIGARS FALL IN LINE TO SEE AND HEAR THE NEW Vitaphone, May 10-11 "WEARY RIVER" Is not n story of the North Umpqua. In the pre-Volstead Days, the village sport went out with a roll and came back with a bun. Nowadays, he goes out with n reel and comes back with a Chinook. You'll never get weary of our North Umpqua River, or the progress of oi city. i r .i r- 4 n i used for the first time Friday Weary Hiver is shown at the ! the Vitaphone would not be a sue-j cess as the echoes would be too harsh to one sitting in the front of t lie theatre and would perhaps carry poorly to the Individual in the rear of the house. Covers Huge Field One stops to ponder on the tre mendous field that the Vitaphone discovery now covers. One thinks of the machine itself as an object that is perhaps manufactured somewhere in the United States and Installed by an engineer who has perhaps received electrical training In any kind of manner. It is amazing to learn that Haw thorne Factory which employs more than 40.000 individuals, lo cated just out of Philadelphia, builds all of 1 he equipment and apparatus for Vitaphone. This fac tory also manufactures nil of the Re 11 Telephone Co , equipment. About this factory which resounds with the blows of hammers and the giant volttnie of noise from ma chines, nn embryo city has arisen where the workers from the fac tory make their homes. Natural Voices One of the most interesting pieces of apparatus of the Vita phone Is the motor control box; which maintains a speed of mo tors within 1-lftOth of a per cent. Ti-iTTfrr mf taint i iW nrftiisi i Progress The Antlers Theater, with their new Hollywood talking pictures, show that they- are leaders in progress. I larth s Toggery, with Hollywood styled clothes, worn by movie stars, are also leaders in styles and progress. This Ih to maimihi absolute qual-1 Ky or tojie. i nt? device ih or an t-lfcftrlc n a lube ami itt uaed only ly thin company. It Ih very easy to realize thai if this quality cf tone were not maintained a-tremulous, wavering houik would - re sult. One ofien wonders just 'what type of voice is most adaptable to Vitaphone. It is as in every clay "' " voice mat nnraeis is h ,pp h ha iovev nant quality, filletd with charm by ItB nheer expression and a perfect I enunciation. The Viltaphone brings the finality f voice to the listener perhaps In a greater perfected manner jhan any other machine as the enunciation is more per fect, the tone more even and tho charm of the voice more clearly reproduced. OVERBECK & COOKE WILL PAY 15 OR 20 PER CENT (AfRoctatfd Pr JaiK-d Wire) PORTLAND, Ore., May 8. J. O. r.lllin&ham, trustee of Overbeck & Cooke, bankrupt brokerage -firm here, today confirmed reports that Logan & Hryan, New York brok ers, will pay to the trustee $250, 000 for the benefit of the general estate of the bankrupt. Overbeck & Cooke was local correspondent of the New York firm, and failed two years ago with a loss estimat ed at 81,000,000. Tho agreement contemplates re leases from all creditors, Dilling ham said. Payment of $250,000 Into the bankrupt estate, together with other assets to he available. Is ex pected to return to general credi tors between 15 and 20 per cent. Warford transmission, like new, for sale for ?35 by Hansen Chevro let Co. W&ARY. 3 RlVfiR Coming-Sunday MILTON SILLS and DOROTHY MACKAILL in "His Captive Woman" Hear His Passionate Plea Before a packed court-room he speaks his soul-secrcts. Tells of his love adventures on a desert island, with the murderess he brought back to justice as his wife. A Vitaphone 'Ojr Talking ' Coming Talking Attractions - "Alias Jimmy Valentine" "The Bellamy Trial" "Pagan'! "Voice of the City" "Old Arizona" "Ghost Talks" "Speakeasy" ' Hearts in Dixie" Time Schedule . FRIDAY No Matinee o Two Shows Evenings 7:15 and 9:00 SATURDAY Matinee 1:00 and 2:45 Evenings 7:15 and 9:00 ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF VITAPHONE STARTS " j - Hear What .. . .-fe, MSfplP Hear Barthelmcss sing ... AjLj j VSP?' "PA Y" :"' ' tk talk . . play the piano . . fti) ; And Bt Corson in a SPCgWWi ' f M marvelous speaking role . . W t,t!Pr 6!&$& Mf f tt wii! oHD you with . . f0rdP$mM U f romane A Hn&t national Pictured ALSO OUR GANG in "THE HOLY TERROR" with SOUND EFFECTS ANTLERS UMPQUA AMUSEMENT CO. FRIDAY Positively No Seats Reserved For the Best Seats Please Come Early FOR TWO DAYS Epic of a down-and- outer whose plaintive music reaches through prison bars to find love and a new life thou sand miles away. ADMISSION MATINEE Kiddies 10c Adults 35c EVENINGS Kiddies 25c Adults 50c NOTE All Passes Suspended
