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' ' ' . SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 10, 1921 r7 - 'H THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON - -1 - - ' - i szZ - :: " ;, Today y V VAUDEVILLE Robertas Comedy Animal Circus DOGS, MONKEYS, PONIES AND HEE-HAW MAUDE the Balky Mule Yeoman and; "Brigs ' -The FakerV Jack Kennedy In rk Moments The .Chester The Art Beaut iful -.COMEDY AND WESTERN, TOO Four Vaudeville Acts At Bligh The BHgh . will offer four acts .of vaudeville today. Mile. Roberta's comedy animal , circus consisting; of a dog, pony, mule and monkey offers consider fibl.,.comedyi p ,rThe v pony,--dog, Wonk' 4re welt trained and do many- interesting - and- amusing , tricks while the mule is the orf- flnal hee-haw-Maude and an invl atloo Is extended to ectators to attempt to ride the mule." 7; ; ! Jack Kennedy, 1 a J black face tomedian, offers a. ainrine.' talk ing and dancing , actr tMr. vKen- eujf dm oeen a iaie ieatur with f'Honeyboy Evans Minstrels' and ' O; M; Andersott's' Fritoltles.".1 c- The Chesters offer auf act billed as "The Equilibrist " Act Beautlr ful." . The act is very unique, original, and clever. With the aid of Miss Chester, the male member performs some, almost .unbeliev able feats-Uf balancing. , ' ' Yeoman I and Briggg offer a comedy act in 'which Mr. James Yeoman plays the , part of a breezy salesman and Miss Mar garet Briggs. plays , the part of a Mr! Iresh from the country. The brand of humor served is quaint and ; wholesome 'and of the kind , Jhat; brings laaghter from' the '. tudlenco. :,: ." L f S s - -- ..?' f :. : of the 1 Water OREGON "West Tower." GRAND "Unseeing Eyes." BLIGH Vaudeville. LIBERTY "Lullaby." ceiling-ward, and Ihe drawer then closes. He straightens up with an oath and another drawer flies out and hits him amidships more pa pers are scattered. Two Big Features Coming To Grand During Februray Two announcements of iiniimml interest to theater patrons of Sa lem were made yesterday. One, the billing of Kolb and Dill, pre mier comedians, and the other "The Covered Wagon" for appear ances at the Grand theater during February. Kolb and Dill, who appear In person in a new offering, "A Big Reward." are scheduled for th night of Thursday, Feb. 2S. 'The Covered Wagon," which has probably attracted more at-: tention than any film production released in the last two years, will be offered th reft rlavR. Fshrtmrv 18. 19 and 20. and will hp n re sented on the same elaborate scale that it has been shown elsewhere. An entire carload of special scen ery for the prologue, for which the entire stage will be used, and a spe.clal eight-piece orchestra that is traveling with the picture, will be features of the Salem showing. 1 lid Ol NEXT WEDNESDAY H Mif A n m . MiirJif (MR mat. t p.ui. - mgiu u.iu there is an orchestra under direction of Earl Schwartz. the Covered Wagon Is t Coming To Salem z; I' February 16 to 20 if "v ;. :. The long awaited ."Covered Wagon," noted screen epic, will make Its first, appearance at the Grand theater for three days, February lg, 19, 20. This great screen spectacle was adapted from the late Emerson Ilough's novel of the same name, and Is a story of the winning of the west when brave men and wo men, wended their Westward Ho! In white topped prairie schooners. The subject was filled with refer ence to the lofty theme of the book, v and with all the elaborate detail which the enormous finan cial resources of the producing company could, provide. Beyond question It Is the most human and tender story of the hardships and bufferings of the heroic pioneers that has yet neen put In pictorial form. To see It is to have your latent patriotism aroused and to tnake you glad that you are a de pendent of those sturdy souls ho had the bravery and faith to lace the ancharted wilderness of - Jha far west. i - ; "The Covered Wagon" telli the fctory of the Ore?on ''Trail In '48 and. depicu with historical accu racy the pioneers', conflict with and triumph over the hostile pow ers of wild nature, savagery and barbarism. It Is replete withsad .yenturv danger and .comedy, and ha v too, a fascinating love story. .Tjnlweeln,t.thla screen master. dLnitii a ml8fortn; tor, itls definitely announced thatf "The . win lot Tte hown In any j bnt - ttnt u Louses for two W and no r" t urn engagements are contemplat ed for at least a year, " in keening with the dignity or-the spectacle "To The Ladies'' At Oregon Monday Theodore Roberts, in' the role of John Kincaid, millionaire piano manufacturer -in the nfctnro.- "Tn the- Ladies, which -will be sho-wnj-Kiirs-father. and May McAvoy as t the Oregon theater Mon day, has quite a tussle "wttlf-an automatic filing cabinet, Installed by one of his valued employes,' He begins by trying tor open 'Ui cabinet.;--He presses a button but the thing doesn't work. He press es other buttons with the same result.' .He begins fo lose patience. He slams It '.backhand forth and gives it a JklckK Then presses more buttons. Suddenly a. bottom drawer flies open, hittlnin'e'shlns and Bending up a shower of papers. It immediately closes acaln. As ne oenas over to nurse nu sbinsvak once again holds her audi a top drawer flies out and bangs ences enraptured in "The Lulla him on the head more papers go by," her. latest starring produc- West of Water Tower Ends Today Of the offerings of the nresent weeK-end, "West of the Water Tower." the offering at the Ore gon theater, is attracting the most attention, and deservedly. It really is a big picture, even in com parison with other Paramount productions, and is filled with pathos and laughs, human interest and dramatic suspense that are ably handled by Glenn Hunter, Ernest Torrence and May McAvoy. 'West of the Water Tower" goes off tonight. . Mr, Hunter is one of the biggest players on the screen. Ernest Tor rence, as his father,-; wins new laurels. George Fawcett. as the the girl, have made new history as (far-as remarkable' performances onr the screen are concerned. And Zasu. Pitts as the other girl does a perfect bit of acting. The minor players., too, are excellent, includ ing Charles Abbe, Anne' Schaefer, Rftey Hatch, Alln Baker and-Jack Terry.;--;:--,;. - . -rx: . Jane Novak Is ; Liberty Feature The wistful appeal of Jane No- Mail Orders Now E. J. Carpenter Offers : GEOItSE MSMAHWCARTOOH MUSICAL COMEDY n2rin2nnrNKA T?nni Wtf MMMb 1 ii Seats on sale Tuesday. Mail orders now. Matinee 4 p. m. LnJ All New This Year Prices incfudinfr Night.-55c, 85c, S1.10, $1.65 Mat., Childr'n 50c ; Adults 75c tiion, which comes to the Liberty theater today. Portraying three distinct charac ters in this picture, Miss Novak achieves what is considered a tri umph eclipsing even her own for mer successes. As the joyful . immigrant wife, Felipa, in America on her honey moon, upon' whom life has as yet left ho trace of its countless trib ulations; later as Felipa the moth er, a product of our heartrending civilization, tand finally as Antoi nette, the beautiful daughter, raised to take her heritage M wealth and position for granted, in absolute ignorance of her horn- ble origin, - Miss Novak demon strates her versatility as apor- trayer of all the, human emotions. thur Stringer stdry, is chock full of action, which reaches its cli max in an airplane pursuit It differs from other photoplays of the great outdoors in its careful direction and beautiful and effec tive staging. The pictures of the mountains lend a grandeur and impressiveness' that assist immeas urably in the .enfolding of the fctory. The cast is ai splendid one In every respect, ilionel Barrymore, who always adds distinction to any picture In which; he appears, i featured, in the leading role. Play fhgr opposite hint i eena Owen, who is s charming in the role of Miriam. poli is likewise shown. The mem bers of the cast experienced many hardships in filming the desert scenes. . . ' It is a story of a young girl who, in order to free herself from the sudden love, for a married man, goes to Tripoli with her father. The man's wife, who has become infatuated with a rou, runs away to Tripoli, followed . by the hus band. In order that there should be nor scandal, for the sake of their boy. the husband disappears into the desert and Barbara, the girl, takes the boy back to England after the death 6f the mother. News is received about the hus band and Barbara and his little boy hurry back to the desert in search for him.; How he is found and the many trials and tribula tions experienced during their stay in the desert supplies this produc tion with one of the most thrilling and suspenseful stories seen upon the ?creen for some time. The kind of fun, that is sure to find acclaim with the most ex acting natrons of the theater Is promised in the new "Bringing Up Father" play which Is to be the next attraction at the Grand next Wednesday.. The 'play, which is based on the popular comics of George McMan us is entitled "nringins Uo Fath er: On Broadway!" It Is the work of John P; Mulgrew, a well known writer for. the Mage. All the . be loved characters of the famous cartoons will appear iggs Ma honey, Maggie, Kitty, and Dinty Moore. The plot, which is novel and brim full of surprises, shows the social aspirations of Maggie and the many adventures of those con cerned. The action takes in vari ous localities, including New York, Hawaiian islands, Egypt, Paris, and Italy. Plenty of opportunity for scenic embellishment has been provided, a replica of one of the most noted Broadway roof gar dens being shown. New and catchy music, along with a beauty chorus of 20 snrightly and beautiful vnnne women are A few of features. Matinefs at 4 p. m. the School Lnmhes Good CORVALLIS, Feb. 7. The home demonstration agent visited Kiger Island school for another weighing day on Friday, Feb. 1. The" pupils a f e; in a klnff. 1 56o" $ rec ords; there are no easiot.cx i treme under or over weigh. The ; splendid 'variety vof Vegetables f served for. Ike .school hot lunch ' is probably fin Important- factor fa ; maintaining good .weight record.. The Kiger Islanders can produce? the vegetables' and the mothers t make generous contributions ot both fresh and canned vegetables , for the school, lunch. The home demonstration I agent gave an -11- lustrated talk do good food habits and urged every one, to keep up the vegetable habit. Several mo- thers attended, ana discussed health problems r. ' The best way to preserve your faith in your fellow man Is to in sist that he sign on the dotted line. . " ' - ; i ;:. ' 'lilt -'t s tt'S Csmc'm I I - - i- r -.. . .. -i Lois Wilson and J. Warren, Kerrigan In the Covered Wagon ; NEW Unseeing Eyes Is Feature At Grand .The Canadian Rockies form the picturesque background of "Un seeing Eyes," which received Its initial screening in Salem at , the Grand theater yesterday. The The film, an adaptation of an Ar- The Liberty tfieater announces the unusual attraction next Tues day. This is a Fred Granville production and features such pop ularplayers as Peggy Hyland, Lewis Willoughby. Richard At wood and Gibson Gowland. "Shifting Sands" was made where the story was laid, right in the interior of the Libyan desert. Scenes of the quaint town of Tri- SHOW TOMORROW (MONDAY) S v THEODORE ROBERTS IN s 4 "TO THE A Paramount Superspecial Continuous Tqday; 2-1 1 p. m. LIONEL' BARRYMORE AND SEENA OWEN '." ' . ' ' IN ' A Drama staged in the Northern most frontier of Canada's Un tracked Wilderness - "UNISEEING Last Times TODAY OREGON ll I jEE(S)Nl 1 : ' ' ' " ; - ... -'.- 1 --111 1. Last Times TODAY MAY McAVOY and GLENN HUNTER WEST CiV THU lAA I L II -JTVH 7T?TI -Sz. Supported By ERNEST TORRENCE -1 APICTrRlZ.TIOX f the most widely discussed novel of recent years. A pulsing story of reckless love and its consequent. Tn, M)u of a snMl, town ,ai1 Starting Tomorrow "To The Ladies .MATINEE TILL 5 P. Adults ........ Childs ........ Loge ........ EVENING : M. . 5c . 10c ri 1 If-c-r- A .-. -wlV Adults - . . . i . . . . 50c II JnJt' 'A VMM ......... 20c i y v P"l sa- Loges ......... 05c CONTINUOUS TODAY 211 P. M. ALL NEW, SHOWj 'HUE TL1 starring law VVHAT 8rPnC9 nt drama! What'farna ' TT momenta of ftoul-cleavinv . . i PO'jrnant thriIlinB opinio,, of jowTnmZSc? Z AVhj reTMation of a good lonnST p0 - . " i . It ' ;i Si i I V