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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1918)
1 THE OREGON STATESMAN': SUXDAT, FEBRUARY 10, 1018 Flares and Flickers Every inch of film used in George Loane Tucker's screen version of Hall Oaine'a greatest novel. ' The Manx Man." the attraction at th Liberty theater soon, was taken on th Isle of. .Man among the exact scenes in which the author made his characters li.ve. . Hall Caine himself assisted in making "The Ma'tix Man" into a picture. theatre the lagrest and finest theatre in the world Hen Chaplin the greatest impersonater of Lincoln will be shown in "The Son of Demociacy" as a special added attraction. Beautiful Elsie Ferguson will be Been today and tomorrow in "itose oi the World" the finest production in which she has yet appeared. Hobart Bosworth, the distinguish ed photodramatic star, who appears In support of Mae Murray in the production of "A Mormon Maid." which will be eeen at the Liberty theater on next i-'riday, Saturday and Sunday, had his foot severely crushed and was confined to his home for three weeks during the staging of this picture of early I'tab life, Theda I Sara- in 'Cleopatra," broke all records of attendance at th Ma jestic theater in Portland. The de mand was so great that the Majestic theater management tried to get the Sab-m date cancelled, in order that they could keep it another week, but without success. The picture will be rhfiwn at the I.iJ-rty thi-ee days, starting Tuesday. Bill Hart the idol of picture pat rons, the world over will be in ?n entirely new role at the Oregon theatre next Sunday that of a rail road detective. The name boiu? 'Wolves of the Rail" his latest Ait- craft success. lieaittifiil Geraldine Farrar, ap pearing In "Joan the Woman," with a wonderful ftipporting cast, is breaking all records at the Liberty showing for the last times today. On account of the crowds that kept coming the Liberty theater was com pelled to run a continuous show all day yesterday on "Joan the Woman." Mae Murray and Hobart ttosworth in "The Morning Maid," will be at the Liberty next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ' Wallacfe " Iteid will be at the Ore gon, Tuesday, Wednesday and. Thurs day in "Rlmrock Jones", the picture that was shown to 70,000 people in New York In one week of stormy "weather;-and v' In Hhe New Rivoli Fancy seeing Hill Hart a$k a staunch champion of the law andj order, and a safe guardian of the governments i money! Such Is the rolie taken by Big Bill in "Wolves orhr; Rail" at the Oregon next Sundayi Monday and Tuesday. Like Unde Sam's soldiers and sailors Mary Pickford has taken to the deep in her next picture ''Stella ! Maris" to be shown at the Oregon theatre next week. t Smiling Doug Fairbanks will be at the Bligh next Thursday. ANOTHER Bid FEATURE COMING - y -v LI D The Three Millards, two clever young ladies and a comedian of the rural type, present a mhsical comedy skit, entitled "A, Gale of Merriment" that gives this clever trio ample op portunities to display their abilities as fun makers, i It is an act that has remarkable possibilities for creating laughter and Mr. Millard in the character of a gawky country boy never" allows the risibilities to sub side from the moment of his en trance to the finish, hence the title "A Gale of Merriment." At .the Hligh today. I I I . I M npjJrsrsSK ,gHiiwiiiwiwwwwiffi? I TODAY K'lJ TOMORROW . :" " ELS iM m vA. mi in h i s& mi fjK.J Hfj i ,f iW SCENES FROM THE FRNT ; fgf : ; r ' ii .continuous : ! - ; gi ' V ' i -tr ' -i MP8IC I M' m "f STARTING m: ' N . - m TUESDAY fVV55iU IN XV. Win VSitMARTCPrr.PlCTURE our prices -J, The Most Beautiful Star on The Screen GET READY NOW G U SOW1 IE. FER "ROSE of the WORLD" TEACHING A STRONG M ORAL TO YOUNG WIVES HEARST-PATHE NEWS I Ll SEEING THINGS A COMEDY WORTH SEEING Miss Margaret Faber THE WONDER QRGANIST CONTINUOUS SHOW BEN CHAPlN STARTING TUESDAY WORLD'S GREATEST IMPERSONATOR OF LINCOLN IN "THE SON OF DEMOCRACY" WE ARE SHOWING THIS THREE DAYS SO EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN SALEM CAN SEE IT ' SHOWS WORTH WHILE "THE MORMON MATD" Starting: Next Friday erty The son of Democracy was shown 245 performances at the Giobo theatie New York City and will be shown 12 performances in Salem at the Oregon next Tuesday, Wadnes day and Thursday. Three selected acts of Hippodrome vaudeviJ at the Bligh today. things. A black cat strode through George Loane Tucker, Moore was the. room. Kven It seemed not out again cast following the completion of harmony with the delicate colors ! of whifh Goldwyn has announced its around it." j intention of using him in still anoth- The writer is certainly an opti-! c r picture, coming to the Liberty mist, who believes in the successful j soon. . harmonizing of a black cat and seven ; canaries. 1 Undoubtedly the standing room I only sign will be out most of the! the Outlook contains an interesting Art and Ann Owen, a well groomed time at the Oregon Tuesday, Wed-j article on the work accomplished and good looking young chap and a young I nesday and Thursday on "The Son! several pictures of hostess houses, woman of more than ordinary per-, of Democracy" and Wallace Iteid on." Forty young women enjoyed the sonality. comprise this clever dno of I Kimrock Jones". Both pictures have ' party last Monday evening and hear oomedy artists who present a flttie I played to capacity hojlse at advanced ing Mrs. William Carlisle tell of her skit which they rail 'Quarrelsome? j prices in New York recently. This 'exceptionally valuable address merits a large attendance of youns women all of whom are invited to re main for the social hour following. Ttie Young Women's Christian As sociation war-work is becoming more popular with our American' boys in service. The January 23 number of res. Hut Just in Fun," consisting of a little clever patter, some good songs and exquisite dancing, which with a beautiful line of costumes furnish la most entertaining and amusing number. At the Bligh today. j experiences in Russian and condi tions existing there now. ' Mary Miles! Minter is the highest i The board of directors pf the Y. paid star in filmdom that is, of her j w. C. A. will meet Tuesday morning Reese : Brothers big colored Afri cander company of fifteen people is fervid description by one of William i effAh ""f'0'0 Fox's versatile scribes of "things as they are" in Jewel Carmen's resi dence: : "After dress comes , her home. Tie color scheme is one of rare beauty. She has seven canaries, not because of 'thelf song so much, but because their delicate color fitted in Jfith Miss" "Carmen's scheme" of days starting Tuesday, and they have some band, too. V BEYOND ALL EXPRESSION IT'S GREAT GERALDINE FARRAR "JOAN" THE WOMAN" LAST TIMES TODAY 2 P. RL Until 11 P. M. LIBERTY Famous figures'bf ancient history Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony.Fharoah and Octavius Caesar all live.Nlove, intrigue and die ii the colossal production of "Cleopat ra" with Theda Bara at Liberty the ater for three days beginning Tues day, eb. 12. Charles Ray drew capacity houses again at the Oregon Friday and Sat urday. Tom Moore's special engagement with Goldwyn for the chief male role in "The Cinderella Man." with Mae Marsh, has lengthened into addition al appearances in pictures made by that company, and he seems fairly settled there. In "Dodging a Million" with Mabel Normand. directed by age, .which is still figured at 16. at 11 o'clock. Today Closes Series of Services at St Paul's Today's services mark the close of a mission conducted at St. Paul's chnrch by hte Rev. J. Attwood Stans field of New York. Dr. Staasfield will be the preacher at the local Episcopal church at both morning ti.d evening service today, leavin? tomorrow for Oregon City. Today. evening service wlfl therefore pre sent the last opportunity of hearing him. 4 ! . i The 'mission has been marked with a steadily increasing interest on the part of those attending the services. Music (Continued from page 1) Dr. Stansfield presents a new type of evangelism, keeping his work en- ' tirely free from controverisalism, and making it wholly constructive. : lie has built up a sold friendsshiD for himself in Ahe local parish, an 1 will take the best wishes of the peo ple with him when he leaves. Paris possesses a clock which not only tells the time so well that it does not vary more than a hundredth part of a second a year, but also marks the year, month and day of the week. Its pendulum forms a barometer of singular accuracy, and , it indicates the time in twelve of the . chief cities of the world, each city naving its own aial.? Persian Garden." adapted from the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan" and arranged for quartette by Litu Lehmann will bo sung by Mrs. Leona Peterson, soprano; Mrs. Aithur J. Rahn, contralto; Mr. Henry Conipton, tenor ana Mr. AiDert uuie, Daritore. Other attracttive numbers will be Miss Margaret Garrison, elocution isi; aiiss uermce uiarK, ,-ipe organ soloist, and John W. Todd, lyric tenor. Y. W. C A. NOTES J. Atwood Stansfield missionery at St. Pauls' Episcopal church will de liver an address to Salem women this afternoon at 4:30 at the Vesper services. Mr. Stansfield has had wide experience In his field of wp.k and is a man of strong personality. PLAY SHOWS WHETHER CLEOPATRA WAS BLONDE ORBRUNETTE TYPE BLIGH TODAY r BIG ACTS I HIPPODROME LT) J VAUDEVILLE fU) All New ,. I Never Seen Here Before V7 COMING TWO DAYS STARTING TUESDAY REESE BROS. BIG AFRICANDER CO. 15 PEOPLE 15 BAND AND ORCHESTRA MUSICAL COMEDY, MINSTREL AND JUBILEE SINGERS MUSIC, SONGS, DANCES, COMEDY FREE STREET PARADE DAILY rv jv7n THEATRE l-A few I V 'tifiivw' - C T - ' 1 ' - j A :' - r: ' I il y ?y ;r. "), -'." ; -ri. -'-til .. . ... ' . ' ... . "a MAGNIFICENT THEDA BARA SUPEBPRODUCTION M A TI NE'E 'S and NIGHTS 2:30 P. M. 8:15 P. M. " . ? x ? " Learn the glory of las and make the of the queen whose beauty shaped the destinies of nations. ' 5 v. ,i . - - r .... - v . . r -r- jr.. ,"-; - ' r ( ' ' s - - n- - . : :,: j... . ..... : The Devil Sore ly was her sire, for in her blood ran liquid fire. 6 months at the Lyric Theatre New York at $2.00 a Seat. y ... . ' ry &yr Direct From The Big gest and Most Success ful Engagement Ever Played by a Motion Pic ture in Portland Jj I. v S i y " ' t. yyf -. ': 'X yr y, , . .v;ther cl,Wtra. the siren of tne Nile, was a blonde or a brunette is answered in the rolosaI drama of that name at the Uberty theater for three days. In-ginning on Tues day. February 12. Miss Theda Mara, nndonbtedly the greatest living exponent of Vampir roles, portrays Egypt's queen and wears more than fifty different cos tumes and $150,000 worth of Jewel and ornaments. Pome of the rowns may appear a little scanty, but each has the endorsement of learned fcyptologi8ts as being absolutely correct. 'Cleopatra"; is a spectacular drama ".1..Was PhotKraPhed in California. William Kox f pared m nn.. i- securing real j Egyptian atmosphere. Correct setting and architecture. It represents th co-ordinated action of some 30.000 persons and required the expenditure of an Immense amount of time and money. The world's first naval battle the Battle of Actlum in which eighty vessels were built and then burned is shown with graphic intensity. Thrilling chariot races across the desert sands, the hand-to-hand com bat of spear-armed troops and tb triumphal entry into Alexandria oi Ortavius' troops are shown, while the Sphinx and the Pyramids look down upon the scenes Just as they did thousands of years ago. Critics have declared that the Cleo patra of ancient Egypt lives again la Theda Bara. t' fe A". : ' -. ... - j...,... - iiiiii Tur in W lie aiul Kmile. . A KUs a. Walt Awhile, a Ixmger Kiss, little Ciulle. A Serpent' Hl, tt Thnd" CLKO- IMTKA. myalelS? Wlf Eg7pt of the Greek, the Roman and the rtoiemy Heavy With the Legends of Antiquity and Rich With the Luxuries and Splendors ' of Its Unbridled Revelry. PricesMatinees, Adults 50c; Children 25c Nights, Admission 50c; Reserved Seats 75c 3 J ) J