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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1924)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1924 ' " ' ' 1" ' ' OREGON "Sons of Love." 1J BERT Y '"Daytime Wives." BLIGH Vaudeville. GRAND "Eyeg of the Forest." , Norma Talmadge Scores Big .Hit; v - At Oregon Today ' . Norma Talmadge' scores one of the greatest hits of her long career on the screen iu "The Song of Love," which Is now showing at the Oregon. As an Arabian dancing girl Miss Talmadge has a role which Is both alluring and strikingly (different from the so ciety parts with which the public has come to associate her. She gives to the part a tempestuous characterization and appeal that endear her even more deeply to the hearts of her admirers. Somehow Miss Talmadge Just seems to fit Into the sort, dreamy, romantic settings of the desert scenes of this picture and become a part of the rich and colorful ori ental interiors that are pictured. . J-ovia fans who profess a liking , fori Miss Talmadge cannot claim that they are even aware of her remarkable versatility until they have' seen her in "The Song -of LoVe."V. : " ' : Tom Mix Is making his last ap . pearances in "Eyes of the Forest." which has been enjoying unusual patronage at the Grand this week end. In this remarkable picture ' Mix performs some of his typical . Mixian stunts which excel any thing that he has ever before at tempted. One of them is leaping - from Tony, his remarkable horse, Into the air and clutching the axle bar between the landing wheels of an airplane, which swoops down overhead, going 80 miles an hour. This , comes as a sequence to a fight with . band of lumber thieves whom Mix Is i bent upon , capturing. 'Eyes of tho Forest" can truly be termed one continuous thrill. (A picture of exceptional merit which comes to the Oregon theater for four days beginning Friday nxt,'ls "West of the Water Tow er!" This is a superb plcturtza- GRAND iLAST TIMES TODAY' -i CONTINUOUS 211 I. M. AXXJLi lilOlIiOl X XVXUXVXIi HE HAS EVER MADE iICDE Grand Theatre Orchestra Coming Next AT LIBERTY TODAY H'i' - lAC-r" six- V-v"-1 tion of Homer Croy's sensational novel of the same name which has scored the biggest literary hit of the year. Glenn Hunter, who is starred, makes his debut as a Paramount player following his signing of a long-term contract, in this picture. Ernest Torrencc, who served in a leading role in the James Cruze production of "Ruggles of Red Gap," May McAvoy, Ceorge Faw cett and Zasu Pitts play featured rolei. Mr. Hunter plays the role of Guy riummer, the leading, male character iu the story. WORK STARTED YAKIMA, WASH., Feb. 2. Work was Btarted here today on a $35,000 ice storage plant on Fruit Row by J. M. Perry & Co. This will give this company cold stor age capacity of 600 cars, an in crease of 200 cars. HOPS 32 CENTS YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 2. Hops sold for 32 cents a pound here today. Delicious apples brought growers $2.50 a box for extra fancy. Holdings, of both hops and Delicious apples are very light in this section IN Saturday and Sunday mm mm mm mm . a Daytime Wives Showing Today At Liberty With a daring that is startling, yet in a dress that is entirety un offensive, F. B. O. has brought to the screen one of the greatest pro blems in America today the de generation .of the home in "Day time Wives," the super-picture which opens for a run of only two days at the Liberty today. Grace Darmond, Wyndham Standing and Dorelys Perdue are the start. Never before in films has this great problem been presented in so forceful or dramatic a manner. Never has the line been quite eo clearly drawn between the wife and the woman business associate as the true helpmate of the aver age busy American business man It is one of the cross-sections of real everyday life,, (if which we see only the surface in real life) bared of all its mystery and con cealment and revealed in its tru light. How often have you heard that so-and-so "is just carrying on ! in the drama of a sahara dancer W ; A Romance of Araby 'tf Nights of Love and Song under the Dreamy Sap- , yfJf phire Skies of the AlgerianSahara. ' ' K llVMu' A Tiilo ( f Tempestuous Love of a Desert ty f')JMi Dancinp Girl, Starry Eyed Beauty of rjf INS'y i'k-y the Sahara, for Whose Smile Proud ft 15 She'ks and French Legionaries Would I Ml tJr- Kiss Her Dainty Feet, for Whse Kiss jj '. Men Dattled to the Death. MATINEES EVENINGS Adult - .1.m- Adults -. 5h- i ItoffH .."iOf: Childs ...UOc C'hilds lOc ges ...i."c ' . i ' " : J ' something terrible with that good looking stenographer of his?" How often have you seen appar ently happily married couples drift apart, the man going his way and the wife her's? How often have you wondered just what really was behind those tragedies? What drives men to tho com panionship of women other than their wives, men that are ordin arily sensible, home-loving indi viduals? And. what drives women who actually Inns for a real home to drift away and apart from their husbands? "Daytime Wives" is a livinp. throbbing, shrieking answer to those queries, and a score of others. The manner in which unfound ed suspicions ran wreck homes and destroy happiness is vividly shown in "Jealous Husbands," which is coming Tuesday to the Oregon theater for a three-day en gagement. The husband in thN rase w;is unusually suspicious of his wife and kept a strict watch on her every action. One day he discov ered a batch of unaddressed let ters in her purse, and their con tents were of such an incriminat ing nature that in rage he paid a band of Gypsies to kidnap his son. and drove hi3 wife from their home. How matters were righted makes capital entertainment, and the pic ture has been hailed as one of the finest of the year. One of the most beautiful love stories ever pictured on the screen is enacted in "The Spider and the Rose," a B. F. Zeidman produc tion which is to open a three-day engagement at the Liberty theater Tuesday. Love in. the land of the Senoritas. flashing swords and Castanets, is brought out in all its fiery passion by Director John Mc Dermott. Alice Lake and Gaston Glass are the principal players in "The Spider and the Rose." and i they both do the best work of their careers. Many of New York's theatrical productions fall because thty have no show. CONTINUOUS TQDAY 2-1 1 P. M. ? COMING TO v:.&.-iocw 1" 'I Williams and Js.ne Novak JnTJeaioas Has bands Four Vaudeville Acts at Bligh Theater Today Vaudeville attractions at the Bligh tody include Pauli and Stanton in an act that should take the very meanest old grouch split his sides laughing. They dress as two Italians of the better' class and their comedy alk is sure-fire. They also play and sing and their patter is new and extremely funny. TI V it. ziupe r-mersor. s personality is best described as six feet of com edy. Her humor is of the contag ious kind. She envoys her work to such an extent that the audi ence cannot help but laugh with her. She has remarkabl" ability as a comedienne and her success will be instantaneous as she is never at a loss for something ap proprfate to fit the occasion. Harry Sykes and company con si.-l of one pretty girl with a gor OREGON wmmmtnr m will grous array of costumes and two of tin; cleverest pantomime wheel riders on tho stage today. Their comedy falls are mixed with a series, of thriilir.i; stunts on bi cycles and unicycles of every de scription.. Some of the stunts are nothing short, of marvelous, and many olj, the tricks are not to be found in any other bicycle act. Parks and Clayton: A happy, smiling dispositioned young chap and a most attractive brunette with cunning ways make up the personnel of the vaudeville team of. Parks and Clayton. The act is full of rich comedy talk and Miss Clayton renders songs with an ex ceptionally good voice. French fighters have been or dered not to kiss at the end of i. fiaht. All danger is being taken out of the boxing game. "Jazz is like measles," says Kentucky university music head. But it is much more catchy. Convict Is Accused of Passing Worthless Checks Charged with floating worth less checks, nearly a doen in all, . I j. Cain, twice an inmate of the state prison, is in the county jail under ? 1'0U . bonds to await ac tion by the grand jury, lie was arrested near Monmouth yester day by Deputv Sheriff Sam Hurk hart. who Jiad been spending v.eek on the case. Cain is not a paroled man, ac cording' to -a statement made last ii ht by Warden A. M. Dalryiu ple. but was out on sufferance. Through1 arrangements between Governor Pierce and ex-Warden Johnson Smith. Cain was made a tiusty and permitted to work for tho support of his wife and chil dren. I'poit the change in war dens Cain reported back to the prison and has either appeared in person or written a letter every week. Cain was recerved'at the prison on March" I?,. J!U3, Troni Linn county under sentence of from one to seven years for larceny 1 TODAY ONLY V M bis new a tT? ACTS 4? GLADY'S WALTON , ix THE TOWN SCANDAL" "HARDLUCK JACK" WITH PETE MORRISON h LIBERTY YOU WORKING GIRLS TRY TO STEAL OUR HUSBANDS CONTINUOUS SHOW TODAY 211 P. M. Is , It. True? Are They a Menace These Adorable Day Time Wives? Do They Prey on Business Men and Leave a Trail of Misery in Their Wake? I from an office. He was paroled April 22, 1914, but .was again sentenced to the penitentiary on January 2, 1923,. for forging a HO check at Silverton. He was made a trusty April 23, 1923, and has 1 1 months of a two year sen tence yet to serve. Whether Cain will be returned to the pricon for the unexpired norlion of - his sentence, stand trial, or wjtat steps will bo taken were not known yesterday. If he is returned to the prison to serve out his time he will stay every hour. Warden Dalyrmple said last night. - Allejged Hi-Jackers of ' Hops Put Under Arrest . i Uum runners are not tho only victims of "hi-jackers." ace rdiag . to complaints filed againct Kay Wiicox. Charles Engel land J -n Hackett, who were arrested i: Portland yesterday and; ure being held for the sheriff's office. Another party, it seems, bought 4 0.000 pounds of hops under con tract and sought to hold out lo.-i 000 pounds. These bales wno not turned over to the iuyer but were cached behind a hedge at the side of a road. ; When the first would-be holdout sought to appropriate the hops ho found they had been stolen. The three men are expected to be brought to Salem today. Prices & 1 l t KM V Is Hi i-. ? i I S f I t i i I "Where Is My Wandering f til OREGON COMEDY NEWS EVENTS 4 '