THE OREGON STATESMAN!, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY-MORNING. NOVEMBER 20. 1921
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FLARES AND FLICKERS
Shades of Svengali! Do you
like mystery, and mesmerism, and
hypnotism and and goofy scenes T
Then you will like the picture
which comes to the Oregon
Tuesday and Wednesday,, for it is
taken from the famous stage play
"The Case of Becky," in which
two hypnotists battle for the con
trol of a young girl's mlnvl. "Con
stancy Binney appears as "Becky.
Always a careful picture pro
ducer, George Mel ford ha3 invest
ed his latest Paramount picture
production of "The Sheik" with
all the colorful atmosphere
which makes !t a brilliant offer
ing In every sense of the weird.
1( was susceptible of such trear
irient. the scenes being laid large
ly in the Saharan desert and; in
such picturesque places as Biskra,
on the African litoral, one of the
quaintest and strangest c'ties in
the world. It is the Paris of the"
2 pvm.
M&tinee
TOMORROW
6:45,8:45
Evening
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CREATORS On
MYSTERY
GeaeTieTe May & Co. CHUNG HWA FOUR
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CHAS. GERARD DOROL BLUR & CO.
inzAKo or the ruxo Arnsnc Whost
Orient. There the dancing girls
and the odorous coffee houses,
thfe beautiful Ouled-Nail women,
with their gilded casques of se
quins; the thrumming of the
qufeer drums and the reedy sounds
of jpipes, all mingle in the compos
ite! energy 2"d lethargy which is
Bi3kra. iTne characters of the
story are finely drawn and are
splendidly portrayed by a fine
ca.it of players. -
iThe featnred players of "The
Sheik" are Agnes Ayres aud Ru
dolph Valentino. Miss Ayre3 is a
star in h(r own right well l'nown
to I Paramount audience, while
M4 Valentino, who won fame by
hi remarkable performance in
"The Four Horsemen of the Apoc
alypse," Is regarded by crklcs as
one of the best leading men of the
screen. He has what is known as
"eljass" and in the titla role of
"The ShetSk" his dominating per
sonality asserts itself in every
scene with convincing effect. Miss
I Ayres in i "Forbidden Fruit." a
. ec U ti- Millie pruauguuu, wuu
recognition for"her skill as a dra
matic actress. Again in his " Af
fairs of -natol" she makes fine
use ff the material afforded her
in ; one episode of that screen
maaterpiece. The combination of
Agnes Ayjres and Ilu'iolph Valen
tino makes "The Sheik" addition
ally powerful.
SCENE FROM "THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.'
AHIGHTIMDIXIts
VSCHGS AND SAYINGS PROnTHE UNOOTOLO BLACK ML
Matinee
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Positively The Biggest
Vaudeville Show Ever
In Salem
Evening
75c
' Where The Big Shows Play
'jDo you believe m supersti
tion? 'If you do. you no douSt know
of ithe lsgend of 'ace of spade3'
and 'devil's finger.'
fBut, after all, is superstition
a habit or a fear that has been in
jected into one's life?
!'Is it an inheritance? There
are! those who believe it Is, but
the majority of those, who are in
clined to characterize as absurd
superstition of any story will ar
gue that It is merely a sign of ti
midity of fear. But is it?
TThat is the perplexing!-, in
teresting and timely question that
is answered in 'God's Country and
the Law,', which will be shown at
the; Oregon theater on Thursday.
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i ville show at the Bligh today.
"Snooky's Twin Troubles," first
of the Chester, comedies, has been
hailed on all sides as one of the
unique achievements of the sea
son in the line of short comedies.
Wherever it has been shown in a
theater it has shared honors with
the feature, and this slogan de
ecribine the; Inimitable ftiocky
has arisen. ; At the Liberty nex;
Thursday.
The romance of old California,
its loves and battles, is smash
ingly depicted as the background
for Carmel ; Myers' artistry in
"The Kiss." :thf star's latest Uni
versal photodraraa, which is to
begin its local-, engagement at tha
Bligh theater today.
dent Harding. The brewriea might
therefore as well count ten before
they open their places. The
courts will finally be called on to
settle the possibilities of the Vol
stead law and the United States
supreme court has shown no
friendship for the "wets." r Los
Angeles Times.. "vVO i
Read The Classified Ads.
James Oliver Garwood's fam
ous story. ''Nomads of the North"
will be the feature attraction at
the Blieh next Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday.
It seems to he understood that
the antibeer: bill will pass both
branches of congress and that the
measure will be signed by Presi-
Thanks giving
SHOE SALE
Begins November 23rd Wait
The Big Sunday Show
Giuliani Trio
Offering a Fantasy of Music
Classic and Popular '
Dutiel and CoTey
Just a Little. Different
Carmel Myers
"The Kiss" '
Country Store Monday Night
Amateur Night Monday Night
Tuesday
"Nomads Of The North"
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Musical comedy producer George
W. j Lederer, making bis first trip
to he coast in many years jn the
interest of the Nat Goldstein Pro
ducing company, says musical
comedy in America hasn't changed
materially in the quarter century
that has intervened since he pro
duced the first native stage at
traction coming under the desig
nation in 1895. More serious
plots then were popular, the pro
ducer declares, but the mechan
ics, framework, or manner of fol
lowing dialogue and situation
with solos and choruses is still
Thd J Musical Comedy JEyento the Season
G RAN PTH EATER VTuesday, NOV. 22
Min.-. "The-'Kis sable Air" That Takes Two Pairs of Lips to Whistle!
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Oypsy O'Brien and Kdmund Lowe from a scene In "The Right to
etrike," a timely importation from the English stage. The four acts
tell an episode of a railroad strike In a small Lancashire valley, and
the conditions are typical of every great uprising in labor. The play
Is now being produced in New York city and is booked to go on tour.
LIBERTY
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the prevailing mode. To Lederer
is accredited the discovery of
more comic and lyric genius than
any other interpeneur, the list
of his finds ranging from Edna
May, who became an internation
al musical comedy figure to Mar
guerite Zender, who bounded to
instant general musical comedy
distinction through the role in
"Angle Face," which she will sing
here during the attraction'e en
gagement at the Grand theater
Tuesday night. She is supported
by a cast of 50.
Dustin Farnum in
al Law," comes to
Friday and Saturday.
"The Prim
the Grand
Pan tapes vaudeville at
Grand tomorrow afternoon
evening.
the
and
the GoldCarr Producing Company Present
The Geo&ge: 14. Lrnropo
VICTOR HERBmSIS GREATEST MUSICAL COMEDY
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The Pantages vaudeville show
composed of six. high class acts,
coming to the Grand theater to
morrow afternoon and evening, is
the biggest and most expensive
bill that has ever played Salem.
-The Chinese quartette, whicli
are billed as "Fun and Harmony"
have one of the most. cleyr acts
of its kind1 on the road." "psinnl
and company are eleven niystery
workers and will ma!? you won
der for weeks how they did it.
"A Night in Dixie," featuring the
"Kiddies,"' is somewhat different
and highly . enjoyable. Charles
Gerard and company, the one-arm
piana wizard, holds his audience
spellbound for 15 minutes. Doral
Blair, supported by her pianist,
presents a .most elaborate act of
singing and dancing, with a beau
tiful stage setting. Genevieve
May and company present "A
Jazzlt ss Review."
calypse." the Rex Ingram pro
duction adapted for the screen by
June Mathis. rivals the greatest
theatrical offerings of the legiti-
matp .stflee. was the opinion of
John Galvin, mayor of Cincinnati.
aftpr twlcp viewing the nicture in
New York. This screen master
piece will be shown in Salem it
the Liberty soon.
"It ia the greatest picture 1
have ever seen," declared Mr. uai-
vin. "Its dramatic poweT is some
thing wonderful and it affected
me iust as much as though I
were witnessing a spoxen per
formance. It stirs the emotions,
and I am riot ashamed to say that
parts of that picture brought a
lumn to my throat and tears to l
my eyes.
"Pictures like 'The Four Horse
men' are the greatest kind of ad
vertisement to show that the mov
ies are capable of just as wonder
ful dramatic effects aa the speak
ing stage. It shows what tre
mendous things the big compan-1
ies of the motion picture indus
try are doing to advance the stan
dard of pictures."
Where The Big Pictures Show
day
Today, Tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednes
First Time at Popular Pricesoniinubth Stipw
Daily
The Original 12-Part Super Production as Presented
By
D. W.G
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f Tremendous Cast of Youth and Beauty Featuring
) Marguerite Zender Nat Carr Nora Kelly .
; Coming here direct from the Columbia Theatre, San Francisco with the original New York
i' V ; Back to Sensible Prices $2.00 :$1J50 $1.00 Seats on sale now
Nora Kelly, "The Dublin Girl,"
one of the most sprightly hits in
vaudeville, is to foreswear her
original love and lend the genius
of her voice and humorous per
sonality to musical comedy. Miss
Kelly is to sing and dance and
generally enliven the role of
"Tessie" in the forthcoming pro
duction of "Angle Face," the Vic
tor Herbert-Harry B. Smith musi
cal comedy to initiate a season of
distinctive musical comedy pro
duction on the coast, next Tiles
day night at the Grand, with Nat
Goldstein and George W. Lederer
personally behind the project.
The engagement of D. W. Grit
fith's wonder spectacle, "Way
Down East," opens at the Liberty
theater todav for a run of fo.ir
days.
Bafiirallv. "Way Down East" is
a picturization of that delightful
story of New England rural life
which Lottie Blair Parker and
.Tnspnh ft. Grisnier made so fa
miliar upon the Amerncan stage
covering a period of more than
a decade. By Griffith's treatment
it becomes a new art, vibrant
with a life that is all but too fast
ly passing from view and infused
with realism and tenseness plus
the finest mingling of pastoral
scenes ever conceived for an Am
erican drama. Music adds its
charm to this swelling appeal and
the combination spells a new
form of expression to every sense
that seeks the playhouse for en
tertainment and illustration.
It is deemed essential to ad
vise the readers 01 tnis paper
that "Way Down East" is going
to pack the theater from the op
ening presentation and it will be
prudent for you to make your
reservations well in advance and
before the word of its singular
power and charm puts seats in
the greatest demand.
That Metro's presentation of
'The Four Horsemen of the Apo-
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House Peters: Irene Rich
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"The Invisible
Power"
"The Invisible Power" is a Melodrama
that shows the Overwhelming Power of
good over evil and as such is a model
combination of entertainment and moral
education. It Leaves An Impression.
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Thanksgivinrr We Show; Ciirwood's
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Starting Monday night tho
Country Store will bo created at
I the Bligh theater on Mondays In
stead of Thursdays.
"Just a Little Different" are
Frank Dutiel and Richie Covey.
Kvening dress and changes of at
tire assist in lighting up their
skit, which is chock full of songs,
fly wit and snappy dances. On
the vaudeville hill at me isngn
t,oday.
Dorothy Phillips, the superb
emotional actress with a string of
1 successes to her credit, demon
strates her versatility as never
before in Allen Holubar's "Man-Woman-Marriage,"
the young pro
ducer's latest super-feature, spon
sored bv First National, which
comes to the Liberty theater next
Sunday.
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Adults 50c y s;.'2.fc&4:15
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Starting Thursday the Liberty
theater will offer the greatest pic
ture of the year jn Nell Shfpman
fn "The Girl from God's Coun
try."
Movie fans will remember Miss
Shipman for her splendid work in
'Rack to God's Country." bne
j again uses Brownie, the Nell Ship-
man bear, and her own pack of
mala mute dogs in new situations
in the Canadian north woods.
"The Girl from God's Country" is
said to be Miss Shopman's be3t
nicture. and her portrayal of a
jdual role provides the real dra
matic treat of the year on the
screen..
The societv vocalist slcnown as
fhe1 Giuliani trio, consisting of
William G. Giuliani. baritone.
Mable Marie Baker, lyric soprano
arul MaeLalonde, contralto. Thsy
offer program of high class
songsv mostly ana ot unusual ar
tisfic selection. A planologuo la
"Way; Down East" is just a simple story of plain, every-day people.
Today woman, brought up from childhood to expect one constant mate,
possibly suffers more than at any time in the history of mankind, because
not yet has the man-animal reached this high standard except, perhaps,
in theory. Since the beginning of time Man has been polygamous even
the saints of biblical history but the Son of Man gave a new thought, .
and the world is growing nearer to the true ideal He gave of "one man for
one woman." ' - .
Not by laws our statutes are now overburdened by ignored laws
but within the heart of man the truth must bloom, that his greatest hap-,
piness lies in his purity and constancy.
If there is anything in this stoiy that brings home to man the suffer
ing caused by our selfishness, perhaps it may not have been in vain.
As to'the production of "Way Down East," there are no particularly
massive or spectacular effects, excepting, perhaps, the storm scenes and
those where Anna and David are caught in the ice mass during the river
break-up at the end of the last part of the play. ,
But. owing to the fact that so much time was spent on the product
ion and the necessity,of picturing the play through the seasons of summer
aiid winter; also from the difficulties of picturizing the elemental forces
in the ice break-up of the river, which necessitated a large engineering
staff and alone consumed over two months, it represents an actual expen
diture of over eight hundred thousand dollars. ,
Should ?ny one be interested enough, we will gladly furnish audits
by Price, Waterhpuse and Company of New York City. ,
This is perhaps the n"iost expensive entertainment since Caesar plated
the arena with silver for the citizens of ancient Komc. ; 1
THE MANAGEMENT.
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