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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 2V 1022
FLARES AND FLICKERS
scenes in Thomas Melghan's latest
Paramount picture. . "A Prince
There Wa," which will be shown
at the Oregon theater next Sunday.
4?ramount star, after sbo Lad fin
Sited making" the picture version
oB"The Littl Minister." Sir J
jMjBarrle'a famous hook and play
sutler the direction of , I'&urhyn
S4nUlaw. 'I think it is the
Mt part I have ever had in pic
,iues. The character is so sweet
an lovablft and the surroundings
o(';tbe quaint tillage of Thrums
adorable that I almost wish
l am in love with I.ady Bab-, I had lived in the days of which
declared Hetty Compson, the I Mr. liarrii: wrote."
'"The I,:tt!e Aiinister" is a Para
mount picture and it comes to th
Oregon theater next Wednesday.
George Kackalhorne ptays oppo
site the star. ,
The fabled pie which contained
four and twenty blackbirds, which
we read of In Mother (loose, was
put In the shade by a mammoth
cake which was made for novelty
TODAY TOMORROW
FOUR OLD
VETERANS
Survivors of the Civil War
In
. FOLLIES OF '61
ROBERTS & FULTON, Comedians
EARL WILLIAMS
"THE SILVER CAR"
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Wallace Reid. popular Para
mount ttar, bus an unusually ruie
robt in his new Paramount picture
Rent Free" which comes lo the
Oregon theater today. He is seen
as a bard-up artist and beautiful
la Iee is his leading woman.
The comedy is scoring heavily ev-
evry where.
KNITTING AN OUTDOOR SPORT AT PALM BEACH.,
Do you realize bow dead most
pictures would be without good
music. Mr. Meier, organist at the
Oregon, is making a special study
of pictures coming so that when
thy are shown the musical Inter- (
nretation means much toward the ;
success of the production.
"The Sting of the Lash." Paul
ine Frederick's newest starring
vehicle produced and distributed
by R-C Pictures Corporation, will
be screened at the Grand theater j
for the last times today: It is a j
powerfully dramatic photoplay in j
which the noted star has Just the
sort of role for which her remark
able talents and versatility are
best suited. She enacts the part
of a wife, whose undying devotion
to her erring husband, not only
reclaims the man, but wins hap
piness for herself after many bit
ter struggles. A splfndid cast
supports Miss Frederick, number
ing among its members such well
known players as Edwin Stevens,
Lionel Beimore, Lawson I'.utt and
others.
Looming To The Oregon Wednesday
Le?sie Ceorge and her "Synco
pated Five' a hfeh class musical
act Is the added attraction at the
Grand today.
, f y$ VviH rl I
rection of I'aviJ Sn-.itb. an
ihf at are s-uoa p;puiur p.uyvr
as Kathlyu Adanis. lietifiir-y
Webb. J( hn .tppiiiijj. M'..a Li a
and Krio .Maii.
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freckles of
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th.' ty The cost of the proposed de
velopment is estimated at 3.'.
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More Water Applications
Are Filed Willi Engineer
Knur mere arr ''''T' ";o rr a""
tbnuty t appropriote water from
r tn streams have t en re
r.'ied at t Ism i ff ce of Percy A.
f'l.l't-j". ?tate engineer. They
ter frQtn Helms credit ror lrnga
tin. domestic supply, and for
stock uAterin ; Hrptws in Sl.er-
Py l.al i K. Vu-NV! of llunon.
Ii'.s . i .nvinc th; apprpriat ol
of w;.: r from Owyhee river for
domMi.- water nipply. .and for
it-ripotion of 12 acre In Malher
. ot:;rv. at an cstimatel cost of
Py Km'ly Pernard of Suplee.
Oregon. verlnp the appropr'a
tio'i of water from a spring anit
smnl.ll rrfk for :rrtgation of a
fie-ai-re tiact sid for domestc
, r svpn'y ,n Ciok county.
i' th.- Yellow Metl Mining com
r:..v. o I.a I'.rande. covering the
..,;nupr ;itum ot 1 - second feet
frvm i"!n- ref-k t.n-1 hid an creek,
tr 'bi t.'.ry to Purnf river, for plac-
r-mlning purposes in Pnioa conn- P'fu
I li Iv out in South Salem cele
braietl hvr t hin wedding the oth
er .vei.M'.r. and among tae gifts
i i vi:iu ili:t. v. by a friei.J was a
'view ot Canton. . IKvjo was eu-
Today
The Pantages sliow coming to
the Grand theater tomorrow, mat
inee an ad evening, is without
doubt the fa ttest and peppiest bill
yet offered in. Salem. The regular
matinee and trwo shows at night at
7 and 9 will be given.
i '; ; . r! V t y I'r..rwoo! I'nfVrwortt.
Mrs.-Walker P. In.ti-.r.. pn-ppea by the camera man as she was
plying her needles at the South -rn re.v.rt.
Dustin Farnm in "Th Devil
Within." a big 1 western feature,!
will be shown at the Grand start
ing Friday.
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Four old vteterana, survivors of
the Civil war, who geographically
recall to the mind the memories
of the days off '61. AH able musi
cians, they confined themselves to
the rendition of the popular airs
that prevailed half a century ago
melodies that touch the heart
strings, that bring moisture to the
eyes and soften up the disposi
tions of inveterate cynical
grouches. Th personnel of the
group comprises Tbos. McXally,
72, who entered the war as a
drummer boy at the age of 13,
and who still maintains that he
is a kid of the quartet whose ages
combined total 303 years. James
Kubieck, 73, la still a proficient
violinist of rare merit and also
Lute J. Smiti 76, and George
Wolf 78. On the vaudeville bill
at the Bligh today and tomorrow
'The Silver Car," which will h?
the attracPon at the Pligh today,
is a melodrama with an interna
tional atmospher. carrying sevt : al
surprioin twists amid much rapid
action. 'It is a visualization of
Wyndham Martyn's famous novel,
The Secret of the Silver Car,"
a;.d offers Earie Williams an ex
ceptionally fine role in which h-
of our best contem'p-1 an display his talent. The pro-
iP'ction was made under me c!-.-
before been possible to incorpor
ate in. a film vehicle.
The feats ot swordsmanship
alone 111 tnis picture ire .sam 10
he worth the pric of admission.
Added -to that are a specially ar
ranged prologue and a tuubical ac
companiment written to order tor
the production by Louis Gott-
schalk, one
orary compO:vrs
Matinee
2 p. m.
50c and 25c
Monday
Evening
7 and 9 p. m.
25c and 75c
The romance and fascination
which attach to the Royal North
west Mounted Police, the vigilan
tes of the Canadian north woods,
are thrillingly exploited in the
story of "Man Trackers," the lat
est Universal feature, promised
for next Friday and Saturday at
the Bligh theater. Many of the
picturesque scenes of the story
were filmed in Big Bear, the
Switzerland of California.
BETTY COMPSON
f
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Sir James Barrie's.
"LITTLE MINISTER"
In no picture that w-as ever
produced is there so much pep and
agility as In "The Three Muske
teers." When the critisc said that
Fairbanks' outdid Fairbanks they
simply put it mildly. He did every
known trick of the motion picture
producer, and then after all the
tricks of the trade were finished.
he sat down and doped out some
more, that are hair raising to the
"nth" degree. At the Liberty,
four days starting Wednesday.
I QCGINKKMO MCNOAT flAT.NgC
PI AND BUST 'jiSMiJSSPBffl.
C5 TT!l5i ANO PANCt" V i
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7 tukcukgdeSows
TY-BELL S8STELR;
Herbert Rawllnson, Martha
Mattox and Edward Connelly are
a trio of brilliant players who will
be seen at the Liberty theater on
next Sunday in support of Pris
cilla Dean, in her most recent
L'mversal-Jewell starring vehlele
'Conflict." In addition the cast
:ncludes such players as Hector
. nHn
Sarno. l. tsnumway. oaui
Cant C. E Anderson. Alllton
Brown and Bill Gillis.
Buy Your
Tickets in the
Afternoon for
Evening Show
ORANlHs
VFTheatre "teS-
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Hring the
Children
25c
Last Time
Today
Continuous
Show
Scene3 for Marshall NellajTs
'atcst film production. "Bits' ot
Life," which comes to the Liberty
theater today for an enaagemen
of three days, were taken in New
Vnrir ntv Los Aneeles and in
San Francisco's Chinatown.
The works of four authors.
Hueh Wiley. Walter Trumbull,
Thomas McMorrow and Marshall
Neilan, were combined in the pro
duction of "Bits of Life." Promi
nent among those who will "be seen
in the cast are Wesley Ban-y. Lon
Chaney, Noah Beery. Fred Burton,
John Bowers. Rockliffe Fellowas,
James Bradbury. Jr.. Harriet
Hammond, Teddy Sampspn and
Anna May Wong.
"Bits of Life" is a First Nation
al attraction.
Double
Show
aptfo"rxCart'nin$ Rerearch under CJ word IGobtocJe
U... 1. Dt'rtcfhn 'under Mb
.1 Photography under GrthurCdoson
"ALL FOR ONE. ONE FOR ALL"
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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"Conflict." starring Priscilla
Dean, which will be seen at the
t.ihrlv theater on next Sunday, is
an intense study of human nature
which has for the portrayal of its
difficv.lt rol?s such artists as Ed
ward Connelly. Martha Mattox, L.
C. Shumway, Sam Allen, CapL C.
E. Anderson, Milton Brown and
Bill Gillis. Herbert Rawlinson
appears opposite the star, while
the picture was produced under
the able direction or btuari
Pa ton.
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Paulinz, Fke,derjck
FAMOUS PLAHCHS-PARAMOUNT
"The Three Musketeers," com
ing to the Liberty next Wednes
day for a four-day stay is an
nounced as the most gripping and
spectacular film ever produced by
rnn etna Fairbanks.
Based on tnat universally read
classic by Alexander Dumas. TThe
Threo Musketeers," and added to
fmm th 'Memoirs of D'Artagnan.
this feature la said to embody
ukA TVitlv more that Is adventaroua, roman
In Her Greatest Picture Production
"THE STING OF THE LASH'
Entirely Different From Any Picture She Ever Made
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
VAUDEVILLE
LESSIE GEORGE
and her
"Syncopated Five"
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TODAY TOMORROW TUESDAY
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Photographed by
David Kesson
Four real-life stories by four real-life authors. a
Comedy, comedy-drama, drama-satire and surprise.
NO MATTER IF YOU COME DURING FIRST REEL
OR LAST, YOU WONT BE KEPT WAITING A
MINUTE.
TOONERVILLE COMEDY TOO
14 Famous
Film Polk
Wesley Barry
Lon Chaney
Noah Beery
Teddy Sampson
Anna May Wong
Harriet Hammond
Frederick Bur on
John Bowers
Rockcliffe Fellowe
Dorothy Mackail
Edythe Chapman
James Neil
Tames Bradbury, Jr.
Tammany Young
"""" ' tic and dramatic than it has eTer