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VOL XX NO. 326 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY MAY 9. 1929.
VOL XXIX NO. 97 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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ANTLERS
INSTALLATION
OF
THEATRE FINISES
LATEST TYPE
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TO
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THEME SONG FOR
"WEARY RIVER" IS
POPULAR BALLAD
11CEB OF LOCAL
New Richard Barthelmess Talking Picture "Weary
Kiver to Be hirst Production Shown; Popularity
of Talkies Shown by Reception in
the Big Cities of Coast.
Installation of the equipment for projection of "talking
pictures at the Antlers theatre has been completed and the first
showing will be made Friday night, when "Weary River," fea
turing Richard Barthelmess, is presented. Roseburg patrons
have been awaitingimpatiently for several months while the
theatre management has been endeavoring to secure delivery of
the equipment, the factories being far behind with their orders,
so great has been the public reception of the new device.
The "talking" picture equipment is installed by the Ump
qua Amusement company, owners of the local theatres, in an
effort to keep the Roseburg theatres abreast of the times and
event to anticipate the wants of the theatre going public of
Rosebi
The Viiaplione sot which ihe
engineers in the Antlers Theatre
have installed, is identical villi
the sets which have, gone into all
Publix and West Coast houses on
the Pacific coast, including the
AVurfield at San Francisco, Klfni
Avenue at Seattle, the Portland
and Music Box in Portland, the
John Hamrick circuit of theatres
in (lie Pacific Northwest.
The type of installation will
play any talking picture produced
either of the film or disc form.
"The Film term of sound syn
chronizing is' the newest of the
two," Mr. Gross said today, "and
it undoubtedly will be the, most
popular with all film producing
companies in a short time, but ow
lug to ft being impossible lo g-t
enough pictures of one type for the
number of changes that Koseburg
will require, we are compelled to
Install the two devices in order io
;et the proper amount of service."
l'ue to the fact that many pic
tures have been booked ahead, not
knowing the date of the Vilaphouv
Installation, it will he necessary t;
intersperse a few silent pictures
occasionally, Mr. Gross slates, biV
each program will include bouw
talking or singing feature.
The public generally speaking,
is not yet on intimate terms with
the mechanical functioning of Vita
phones, he declared. The subject
is a new one and like all new sub
jects, the public must bo educated
to understand the relative merits
of it. There are two methods of
talking picture mechanics one of
,the Disc method which is used by
Warner's, known as Vitaphono and
the Film torm used" by Fox, Mo
vieton News, Pat he and the iladio
Corporation of America.
Best for Patron
The Autlers Theatre. In which
the new equipment is being in
stalled. Is known up and down the
coast as a theatre of exceptional
beauty. It reflects the ardent de
sire of the owners to add their ;
"bit" to progress and the modern
development of Koseburg and their
faith in the community which it
must serve.
The' Antlers is again investing
several thousand dollars In the I
purchase of even more modern
equipment, In order that Roseburg
may enjoy the same entertainment
found In other progressive cities.
It naturally follows that the pro
grams which will be booked for
Koseburg theatre goers will be the
finest that can be bought and selec
tions made with the greatest 6f
care.
Patrons of the Antlers theatre
who view the current showing of
"Weary Kiver,-' the new First Na
tional feature starring Kichard
Barthelmess, will hear the music
and words of what is freely pre
dicted a national song hit, the title
of which is the same as the title
of (he film, "Weary River."
The song, "Weary Kiver," was
composed by Grant Clarke and
Louis Silvers, the former on the
lyrics and the latter on the music.
It is a crooning, ballad type, spe
cially designed for the feature film
of the same name and with a view
lo popular appeal. The hero, a con-
vict, sings and plays the song in
the unfolding of the story.
Frank Lloyd directed "Weary
River," and Hetty Compson plays
the feminine lead opposite Barthel
mess. It is a First National Vita
phone feature, the first in which
Barthelmess is heard in dialogue
and song. The story is based on
original by Courtney Kyley
Cooper.
LONG EXPERIENCE
TALKING PICTURES
Acoustical Effects Found
Perfect; No Distortion
in Reproduction
of Voices.
In the installation or draperies,
curtains or other equipment to re
or song without distoriation.
produce the voice in spoken words
it was found, however, that
nothing of this- sort was necessary
in the Antlers theatre. The high
ceilings, together with the low bal
cony and general arrangement
have perfect acoustics, so that it
was a very simple matter to secure
perfect results.
The big horns are mounted dl-
Lrectly behind the screen, and the
sound is carried clearly to every
part of .the building, and exhaust
ive tests have shown that the
maximum quality of the voices of
the adors is faithfully reproduced.
The amplifying device is in twb
units, so that if a tube burns out in
one, or some electrical failure oc
curs, the other unit is automatically-thrown
into the circuit, so that
there will be no break or interrup
tion. Another delieato instrument
controls the current, so the syn
chronizatlon between the film and
the record is constantly main
tained automatically.
n keeping with the policy of
furnishing Koseburg theatre goers
the best possible type of motion
picture entertainment, the Umpqua
Amusement company has complet
ed installation of a Vltaphoue de
vice at the Antlers theatre and will
present the first talking picture
i program in Koseburg Friday night.
The Umpqua Amusement com
pany, owners of the Antlers and
Liberty theatres, is headed by
George Hunt of Medt'ord,. who is
president of the concern. Julius
Wolf of Medford is secretary-treasurer,
and K. A. Gross of Koseburg
is manager.
The company purchased three
Roseburg theatres November 1,
1927, but closed the Majestic nnd
has since been operating only the
Antlers and Liberty.
Mr. "Gross, the local manager, has :
been connected with the motion
picture business in- Koseburg fori
the past four years. He formerly !
operated theatres in Wyoming for
a period of ten years, com
Koseburg direct from that state.
Coming Attractions at
Antlers Theatre
opening
Barthelmess
feature, "WEARY RIVER" with
and netty Compson, talking and
Installation of the apparatus foi
the production of talking pictures
requires many conditions for suc
cess, arrording to O. D. Dark, who
put the new machine 'in .the Ant
lers theatre. The acoustical
qualities of the auditorium are by
far the most serious problem, as
It Is absolutely necessary that the
horns be located properly to insure
the best results from the Vita
phone pictures.
Frequently it becomes necessary,
because of the echoes and distor
tion caused by certain theatre
auditoriums to go to much expense
CURRY CO. FISHERMEN
GET RECORD CONTRACT
the
(Ajwiatr-4l I'n-fw l.t-awd Wire)
GOLD HKACH. Ore.. May
For the first time in history,
union of fishermen and packer
the lower Rogue river lale yester
day decided upon a flat price of
inurteen cents a pound on Chinook
salmon, the price to be maintained
from the opening of the season to
its close on September 5. This Is
said to be the best price ever se
cured for fishermen for the entire
.season.
BARTHELMESS HAS
SPLENDID VOICE FOR
TALKING PICTURES
TJichard Harthelmess in dialogue
ana sone: suc'i is the promise thai
comes with "Weary Itiver," the
new First National feature which
conies to the Antlers theatre Fri
day and Saturday.
For the first time in many years
of brilliant successes the star of
"Torable David" and "The Patent
Leather Kid" vvil he heard on the
silver screen via the latest devel
opments of the Vitaphone. "Weary
Hlver" Is the title of a sonu suns
and played by the hero In the un
foldment of the screen story. It is
based on a short story by Courlney
Iiylcy Cooper and which In turn
was liased upon a real life Incident.
Frank I.loyd direr o 1 "Weary
Diver" with a superlative cast
headed by Retty Conipson, William
Ilolden. Raymond Turner. Georire
Stone. Louis Nalheaux and others.
Ilradley Kine adaptcu the story lo
the screen and the dialocuc was
written by TOm Geragbty.
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singing.
MILTON "SILLS and DOROTHY MACKAILL in
"HIS CAPTIVE WOMAN" a talking picture.
"WOMAN OF AFFAIRS." music and sound ef
fects with John Gilbert and Greta Garbo.
"OLD ARIZONA," a smasl ling big 100 per c,ent,
all talking picture.
"Al IAC .TUVflrtflV 7AT rMTlKlr"- .! ivf.ii.
i-iir juvimi v rtben i iiNc witn William
Haines one of the big hits in talking pictures.
"PAGAN" with RAYMOND NAVARRO, singing.
"SPEAKEASY," a 100 per cent all talking.
, "THE GHOST TALKS,". 100 per cent all talking.
"HEARTS IN DIXIE" all talking.
"Voice of the city."
These are just a few of the many big talking fea-
will be1
VITAPHONE AMONG THE IVIDST
DfiDin iip nr mrifti nnnpcc
1 Ul ULflll Ul IVLUtf ULVIULJ;
ORDERS OVERTAX FACTORIES
inK tojtures contracted for Antlers theatre patrons that
He purchased the Liberty theatre shown Very shortly,
and ran it In a most successful
manner until Its purchase by the 1 furnish for the tncativ. rows of
l iiipqua Amusement company, in
which he is now a stockholder and
Short History Tells of Remarkable Advance Made"
Since Discovery; Equipment for Local
Theatre Was Ordered Months Ago;
New Models Improved. "
Scarcely more than a year ago, there was an invasion into
the field of motion pictures, made possible through the inven
tion of two devices known as "Vitaphone" and "Movietone."
The Vitaphone, pioneer in the field, had been an' experiment
tried out more or less successfully by Warner Brothers, film pro
ducers. Through this deice, synchronized music and singing were
first used.
The Warner Brothers, however, found it difficult to foster
the movement which they had started a few years before, and
which they maintained would revolutionize the production of
motion pictures.
In the first place, only n few
theatres In the United- Ktntos
would liny the equipment, as it wna
an exclusive Warner llros. feature;
and in the second place, only their
own pruduct was available, its oih-
ofl'icer.
Mr. Gross Is ably assisted in the
local work by his son-in-law, Lloyd
Claver, who serves us assistant
manager.
It is the policy of the company,
Mr. Gross stale3, to endeavor to
Kos.-hiiit; the very latest motion
plelure productions at the earliest
possible dale, and to keep pace
Willi all prom-ess made in the the
atre business.
When the talking pictures were
first pro. hired successfully the com
pany placed orders for t lie neces
sary equipment I w
Progressive. Roseburg
The management of the Antlers Theatre has made
it possible for thepebple of Roseburg to enjoy the
latest, most modern form of entertainment Vita
phone Productions!
Is your home equipped with the latest, most con
venient system of cooking?
er film piodm-hiK companies had
not become convinced of either the
value of such a device, or the pos
sibility of "tnlklni! pictures." Oth-
tcontinued on page 3)'
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personal interest in your
car, and see to it that you
get whatever service you
need.
So its to your advantage as
well as to ours for you to
patronize this Super Station.
Prices on a Few Popular
Sizes
29x4.40 Balloon $ 6 55
30x4.50 Balloon 7 25
31x5.00 Balloon .' 95
31x5.25 Balloon 11.15
32x6.00 Balloon 14.05
33x6.00 Balloon 14 25
30x3i a 5.2$
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