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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1923)
77 THE OREGON 'STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1923 , ' ) I 4 i . - i t. ' V ;t X u 1 Biff Musical At Grand Wednes Good Singing Excellent Dancing A Real Treat for - the People of Salem Comes This Week m the Pre-, sentation of "Irene Musical " corned; will ' reign su preme at the Grand theatre, Wed nesday, Nov. 21, when the Van derbllt Producing Company- will present the tuneful and ever al luring "Irene." the dainty play with music that ha ; created a veritable sensation not . only in America but all over the world; The book by James Montgom ery, with music byHenry Tlerney and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, combine an unusual heart interest story that y appeals. Mr. Mont gomery was a venturesome soul to go so far afield to find a plot of surprising, novelty, but with ; the record of a. couple of successes like- "Going Up: and "Nothing but the Truth," behind ' him. . he can sptead his talents, over new varlents of old themes and serve them up with - trimmings that - hit the buUseye. The story of King Cophetua and the beggard: mai den Is retold in the course of two acts and seven scenes- 7 A" wealthy man-becomes Inter ested; in a' girl " from the " tenements-. 'She then captures society and finally his heart, all through the inediora, of "pretty frocks- the rich ' man persuades her to wear as lari ikd vertisi if medf u hi f or ' a ' UiuiemodiMe.frinct. just . starting in j, juaineaa , . This .takes. ;h.er thrpuitb a i complication "of , scenes wlitoht; interest Lo.n$ 'island, ,'h-lue blood,: and her eventual .conquest is 4a van4agen tous etUo of lovely . sit rroundj ngs. " J l,Thfe". cos tuming I unstinted . and . the scenic effects are lavish - The whole show is also set in a whirl of good singing and- spright ly flan cin 5. As-musical shows go nowadays, a voice; i less essen tial than a pleasing ensemble-and the ability to i wear J Paris.,, frocks; but with this it is different. " The company which' Is to pre sent ("Irene" here Is headed by Dale. Winter, a charming young woman who -has played; the part since the musicxl - comedy was first produced. Others in . the cast ' are; K- Flo Irwin, Mary O'Moore, J Gladys Nagle, Dorothy KM "TOTE Parties' Kirkwood Is Injured . in Screening Film. A stampede of four thousand cattle, filmed.' at. great Misk to., the players : andi under ; strange cir cumstances, forms one of the many thrlUlng. episodes in "The Eagle's Feather -the Metro pic turisation of Katharine - Newlln Burt's, famous- story, of. the same name, at the Oregon-theatre start ing Tuesday. .7 - j Tha stampede was filmed in the vicinity of Convict Lake located in the high Sierras above the little town of Bishop on the border line between.-California and- Nevada. Greats cattle - ranches sprawl for hundreds of : miles through this beautiful, valley, and here millions of, , cattle are : rounded ,up .several tlne-during Itremryandfebt to th4(slaughtsr :?se? toughthe middle weit.V- V- ' i The grefttherd whlcA figuiesfn 'Til-Eagea :Featierrvstampede wlii drireififtrr tic re. than, one handred talies 'f rorj 7the? famonV Smithson ranch California' to the location, neaxl -.OcuiVicV ' Lake) Sojrast waa jthe efiUrpTise that no ranch owner- in tne vicinity .was willing; to lend his herd for this scene, claiming that, the value of their herds would' greatly depre elate if ithey were hard 'driven! Finally, as 5 the- only- way ; out, Metro Pictures" Corporation"- tern porarily took the entire manage ment of the Smithson ranch, hold ing- itself responsible., for any acci dent to the herd or loss of value during its- proprietorship.! .-James Kirkwood, who . enacts one of the leading roles in The Kaxles "eUier- narroway .es caped death during the taking of the stampede. At. the direction of v Edward " Sloman,- Sft.-. Kirkwood and a ' score voJ eowboya: began- to herd the cattle within focus of the camera- when the entire herd' sud denly- broke' -and rustfed, madly in Mr, Klrkwood's dieCtion, prdl- narlly- swift horse, can keep safe ly r ahead of' a dangerous cattle stampede but Mr. Klrkwood's mounts suddenly fell and threw tail f rider- to the ground and straight in the path of" the infurl- ated; onrushing cattle. .4 Luckiiy; the herdapparently frightened at the horse who was kicking and whining plteously in. his attempts ta get out of danger, partea onc either side and swept by, leaving the' actor with only a sprained ankle,; bruises and. cuts. J 7 , j v ) - . . - v . ; id the old days, making faces was-simply making, faces. Now it jg called registering emotion. ,;. .-'' . I . - JTbw hickMewn man doesn't feel bo- interior tter- seeing: - show tfc-t Broadway has- patvonUed' tor Come Theatre LaMar, Dorothy Kane, Henrietta Houpsen, Howard. Freeman, Jere Delaney, Henry1 Coote, George Col lins, Edward Marr and. George Mantel!. day Evening Dale Winter,! Mary O'Moore and Gladys Tagle in the. Smart Musical Comedy "Irene" to-be the attraction at the Grand : j.'JA Theatre .Wednesday evening, November 21st 111 THEATRE Four; Acts' Vaudeville and Hoot Gibson in "Shootin' ! fori Love" Vardo and Kingston: ' This duo of ra usic 'ana f ur nlshes its ' e ntertain- raent-vlatbe--vklinnd piano-accordion route, J on which, instru ments they are talented experts. Tfcep are ' clothed' In the habili ments of- wanderings musicians and make their appearance in the happy-go-lucky; manner, of care free youths whose sole idea of a livelihood , Is ' wading throngh life with the' accompaniment of lively music1 . O Laughlin and, .Williams, an athletic pair, make their appear ance In 4 novelty jugling and bag puachiir bfferlng,. The , Soldier HUd the 'f.tafd.' . The J male mem tesdoeS lightning; , gun-splnnjng ahd drill; a g, logether with . baton Jtigglliii.iHe is an expert ln hia line i aX'dTpitsenla many original tricfeswnhijare cleverly perform ed ? ad , will fcause mtfch unusual comment.' ifju female' member is sn expert umg puuuiei ,auu nui demonstrate" "tothe ladies- her physical culture-exercises. Dick and Jtuby Wren, a unique couple, present "A Wee Bit of Scotch and Irish' In a medley of Scotch and IrisB ditties, .intermln gled with some real. Scotch com edy and musiCrr Dick; Wren also gives a Correct; Imitation of Scotch bagpipes and does numerous danc ing numbers. 7 Ambassador Crowley; "One of 1 BLIGii " I ' ' 1 7- At the Theatres 5 ' TonigKt l: IUigh ion. . 4 -. Oregon Four acta and Hoot Gib- "Rupert of Hentzau'J Liberty "The" Jew Moon." Grand "Pioneer Trails."! 7 " For his latest motion picture sensation,' "One Exciting Night', which has been announced as- the feature attraction for n'ext Friday Saturday and .Sunday at the Grand theater, ,'D. W. Qrlflith, 4he Four Horsemen." This billing might feourid strange, fcfut every thing that Mf. Crowley tells f you is the truth7 The truth at times may hurt. Hes talks on Inter marriages and the trouble arising from same; At the Rligh today: A true AmericaBT is one who feels his importance in exact pro portion to the money he is spend ing. 7 1 " " " An altruist is a wheat farmer who can ber thankful that corn is-l fetching a good price. ORE .Continuous Today 2 P. M.-l 1 J. M. A Sequel to "The Prisoner of Zenda' With Elaine Hammerstein Claire Windsor : 1 Hobart Bosworth Bryant Washburn; Adolphe Menjou Irving f "sB? ' liipert;! Celebrated J SA Romance T.- 1 rh -'- ' iTh'e-eriire'procJuctlon ; --tvU;- -r-J ' ' . vunderitheperjonaIi .-'v.c-; Supervision wef - 1 y :v. ' " ' 1 r- Myron5eIzracKr ".jj iVJ 4 , Ji . -v A Victor Heermad ' master-maker of photoplays, has taken for his cue the Increasing! popularity of" the ttsr.two tir three ynars of thi stage melodrama anil has produced a mystvry" picture par excellence. . "" . In this hewest of Griffith films,, a United Artists Corporation jre lease, the great director gives five of. the six elements that go to make up effective mystery se creted treasure, pwsonal disap pearance, .puztling homlside, hid den dentity, and the return of the avPngtng spirit. And with it all he gives the spectator an altogeth er7 marvellous .'assortment in, the way of actual entertainment. ' There Is 'as 'sweet and dainty a love storjr as. ever was filmed; there is mystery galore mystery till the audience gits breathless andt then comes relief from the suspense in the form of the most delightful and laughter-provoking cognedy ftom Romeo Washington, a !wpnderful black-face character who- finds himself tdrn between love of' a dusky maid and fear of the: peering eyes and stealthy fig ures that creep in and out are ieen everywhere. In this picture Mr. GrlfHth has departed entirely from the. heavy and spectacular and gone in pure ly for audience' entertainment in the way of 'love, laughter, mystery ihrijls and rthrills. There are' no great mob scenes, no historical motif tb be plicturized, no mass of costumes. ' But there is .entertainment a full two hours of it. There is a missing and much sought satchel containing half a million dollars in bills, that lies for a time sub merged in a flour barrel in the kitchen while the amorous Rom eo: makes love to the choice of his, heart. - And all the time there Is uppermost in the mind s of every body the query '.'Who' murdered Johnson?" ' Of course" no Griffith picture would bd truly Griffithestiue with: out- Its great climax - scene. And "One Exciting Night" has it. This time 'it is a . storm, that : type of mid-aummer thunderstorm with which everybody is familiar a torrential downpou r of rain coupl ed with hurricane wipda.r low sweeping clouds, split asunder ev ery second by bolts of tree shred ding lightning. Trees are up-rooted and' flung about like matches before an airplane 'propeller; houses- are unroofed, demolished, and crumble beneath the tempest. And in th e midst of it the Boy and Girl find their Jove story come true; the villain Is captured; the mystery of the " half million doU lars cleared. . f 7 ; ; Carol Dempster has the .fem inine role and seldom does a thea ter goer see a sweeter or daintier characterization than she. gives. Other playefs" in the'TaSf are all of ""widely known popularity and ability. ; 7 w ' In searching for locations for "Pioneer Trails," the David Smlthlrity production wmcn is now snowing at the Grand theater, one o f the Vitagraph scouts came upon an isolated, cabin In the mountains far off the beaten trails. The hut Bert Lytell Lew Cody Mar jorie Daw Mitchell Lewis Elmo Lincoln Cummings bad all the' earmarks of having been deserted fo at least a yetr. The;8COuf. opened the- door and peered, in; a wealth of yioneer furniture and furnishings met his gaze." A bed of rough boughs, rag carpets, rustic chairs, crochet ed, counterpanes and other bits of feminine handiwork foretold that this was once the home of a pros pector's family."' Inquiry disclosed the house be longed to one of the early settlers of California, a man who with his family had taken up a government grant in 1852 and had lived and died on the locaUon, leaving a daughter. His wire had died when the girt was about 17 -and - the child ; had become ;honsekeeper to her father. ' The'; two; remained unmolested through the long perri 10a or years.- Every few months the old man-made a. trip to' the village for supplies and occasion ally the daughter accompanied hlm- .7 ; . ;' After the old man died; the daughter, then a woman well ad vanced in years, livei the life of a recluse for awhilemd then mys teriously disappeared. No one knew where she went. Several mysterious stories were circulated by the superstitious and the hoUBe had been 'given a- wide birth as being haunted. - V. . 7 : Vitagraph" obtained permission to use the furnishings for scenes in Pioneer Trails," and the result photographically exceeded the ex pectations' of David Smith. Some of the old settlers believe that when the picture is flashed upon the screen the former resident or relatives of the pioneer, will rec ognize some of the heirlooms and reveal a page- of family history which at the present time is veil ed in- mystery. -Manager Hile of. the Oregon theatre is offering his patrons a most interesting program which commenced (yesterday , and will continue until. Monday night.- In addition to the snappy short fea tures, he is showing the Sleznlck I Distributing Corporation's super- pitcure, Kupert or-lientiau, wnicn was adapted, from Sir ; Anthony Hope's well beloved novel off the same name." '7 - - ' - J 77 " The setting of the story-is sup posititious kingdom''- of ' Ruritania, Which is governed by the Elph berg King, Rudolf VI. The Ruri tanians care little for their ruler -rwho cares still less for them but they adore his wife. Queen Flavia, who. had married, him for the sake of-her subjects. Beautiful Elaine Hammersteln makes a very satisfactory queen and her gowns ahe sufficiently Lgprgeous to content even genuine royalty. 1 Tn the dual role of Ru- Idplf Rassendyil and-King Rudolf ofj ltuditanla, . Bert Lytelj acquits hihtsejf admirably, and Lew- Cody Is a most dashing and attractive Rupert." "The rest of the cast ; and each name is that of a celeb- elves Intelligent and ade quate support to the principal Characters. - 7;in one of the finest screen per- formances of her notable-career, Continuous Today 2 P. M.-ll P. M. ONEE FRAIL An Epic of the West that Rivals "The Covered Wagon Starring CULLEN LANDIS and ALICE CALHOUN An Indian look-out, high in the Biirronnlin hills! Delow, a prairie cararan, slowly, treading Its: way AVest it mra, women and children .dreaming of the wettini that would be theirs and' forjretful of the dang era that fork nearby! Norma Talmadge in "The New Moon" yesterday openeTa three day ' engagement-: at-; the1; Liberty theater. "The New Moon" is a Salznick Revival. Norma Talmadge Is superb in her, interpretation of the Russian Princess who became a peasant girl to shield herself from the at tacks of the anarchists. Miss Tal madge, who has become famous for her versatility, adds another laurel to hr wreath in this latest characterization. You have seen her- as a- French, American, Eng lish, Chinese and Indian girl. She has been charming realistic. In her latest role, she is the essence of Russia itself. Full of that in definable charm and personality wjrfch marks all her work.5, Mis3 Talmadge is like a .bright sunbeam warming the cold snows otcy Russia. IL .j.7": . ; Elinor Fair, who enacts the title role in Metro's The 'Eagle's Feath er , which comes to the Oregon theater. Tuesday, considers . screen acting as only one of several' ac complishments in which she ex cels. An expert vioUnlste, with several years study abroad under a famous master and an Interpre tative dancer; with a- reputa tion here andi aborad, Miss Fair turns at- will. whenever the fancy allies her, to either of these, pro fetsions for a season or longer. ; Mies Fair's appearance In "The Eagle's Feather" follows a string af fmportant screen roles among which w ere those in "Kismet" and ''Driven." When Dtfector Rd wurd Sloman was assigned by Metro to film Katherine Newlln Burt famous magazine story, he Immediately assigned Miss Fair to tiift role which wag. admirably suited to her rare beauty and abil- When, the war broke out. Miss Fair was just completing, a course of violin study in Germany. She immediately broke up her work and . hastened . back to this coun tryj where "after a brief sojourn in the East she came on to Los Angeles. ' Miss Fair had -already attained a reputation In several European capitoll for her remark able dancing ' and had;3 appeared iri several important "Europen re vues. When it was discovered that she was present in Los - An geles one of the big western pro ducers made. .her? an attractive of-J fer to appear in a revue, which he was then contemplating."' , Her appearance on the Los An Angeles stage was the signal for enthusiastic praise from the news paper critics and from the general public. This at once attracted the film producers of the west coast and this is how Miss Fair added another, career to the two she already had. 7 'Miss Fair was born. In) Virginia and is a true Southern type. THE EAGLE'S FEATHER' Humor and tragedy play a part In "The Eagle's Feather" which is coming as the feature attraction 1 to the Oregon theater this, week. This is Metro's filmiiation of the famous story of the same name. R Iw which'! appeared Vln 'Cosmopolitan magazine j some . tim ' ago, written by Katherine NewHw Burt, one ot the younger American short. story writers who has attained interna tional fame.'. ; ' -"The Eagle's Feather" was di mm u m no a u a u u a u u u u u is u u u u u (jRA'ND "AW- The Greate$t Girl in th WorW' r 8 t t :s SEAT SALE NOW s mm aBspBHBinnn n.n n Pi K',l'G"'."n kl. C T S VAUDEVILLE HOOT GIBSON IN "SHOonrr LOVE" Other Features Too my 01 TODAY " : - -! ' 7 - j ' A Brilliant Revival v " that made Nor "The New Mooeh A ThriDins Story of Love and Adventure Ccmedy and News , Events rected by Edward Sloman from the screen adaptation by WInifreU Dunn, v The- cast-includes. James Kirkwood, Mary Alden, Elinor Fair, Lester Cunco, William Orla mond,' John: Elliott,' Charles MoT Hugh and" George Siegmann.T ; j 7 , WEDNESDAY NOVEMB": 21 DALE WIISTl'ER And ' a Great Company Bpecial Increased I . Orcb-stra i PRICES a I,00 $150 2. OO and f2SO Plus Tax, J- n- n n n n n i'T tri .rr FOR 1 1 6 P re r TOMORROW eis. 1 . IN : l.::7-7-;:-7 " ' "' y ' ' " " of one of the Pictures "-'7 ' -iv' ' t her famous 5. mn "-Mr- it- .