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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1924
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vance guard of civilization which
theme running throgbit-a ro
mantic story of love and sacTilice
that: will restore your faith in mo
tion pictures as a medium of both,
instruction 'and entertainment.
Comedy? Lots of it to relieve
the strain of the heavier scenes.
Action? Thrills?; This is the,
greatest Farnum picture of them
allj and you know what that
means!
where it commences its ran today,
while William Farnura in "The
is- preparing the ; great western
vastness for the endless tide of
Man Who Fights Alone" gives the
Liberty a bill tor which no apolo
humanity which is to follow. It's
a ; story of a strong man's fight
gies need ever be offered. This
picture is also scheduled to start
against great obstacles both
its showing today. ::
physical and mental, the kind of
story with which Farnum's name
has become associated a tale of
The Signal Tower
the great outdoors, a real man's
story, with a delightful love
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Scene from "The Signal Tower," Starring Virginia Valli
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Vaudeville at the
Bligh Theatre Today
'Roberts and Adair, -two athletic
young men who perform a routine
of stunts on the triple bar which
are not only novel and meritori
ously presented, but so 6riginal
in conception as to mark them as
extraordinary performers In their
line, including every known feat
evejr offered with the addition of
several new . ones. - The rapidity
with - which ' they perform these
feats ia marvelous. Both are ex
pert gymnasts and live up to their
billing . as entertainers : in , erery
way. There id a bundle ' of com
edy introduced with many bumps
and falls. . . ' '
Mary Marlowe., the dainty song
bird, is a Tery versatile young
lady. In addition to her pleasing
program of Tocal numbers, she
offers a series of imitations that
etamp her. as a genius In the art
or mimicry. Miss Marlowe also
displays a wardrobe - that will
equal anything shown on the
vaudeville stage this season. Pa
trons will , therefore r hare , a .treat
in store for them when Miss Mar
lowe makes her appearance.'.
Shirley & Sherwood In presenting-their
amusing skit -which they
call " Wanted a Planter portrays
the trials and tribulations encoun
tered by a temperamental prima
donna in acquiring a pianist. This
youthful talented couple has been
associated with some of the best
eastern vaudeville theatres. Their
rendition of their songs and dia
logue must be seen jto . be appre
ciated as thisi Couple will un
doubtedly more than please ; and
entertain with their little travesty.
Godfrey &. Dewey, "two gentle
men from the south," who .are
both proud possessors of excep
tionally good voices, render num
bers of the southern ; type much
to the content of the andience.
Aside from being singers, these
two boys are also' dancers of merit.
Cry-baby Godfrey has been a fea
ture dancer- on-? several of ;the
largcet colored,.; minstrel shows.
New songs ares sung .in ' a , rollick
ing syncopated. Style and dancing
numbers done, in, a way that cap
tivates all. They certainly pro
duce a rag time offering which is
sure-fire in every detail.
Age Is just a sad understanding
that the frocks look better In the
shop window, . .-.'
What we wish to know Is wheth
er i officers who direct' the . death
Yay will wear spurs. ' f .
Autumn Has Arrived;
Tall Schedule Resumed
Autumn has arrived.
Not only is the tang of the fall
winds tempering the air and turn
ing the leaves,; but there is a more
accurate barometer forecasting
the early arrival of the long eve
nings, i The teachers t are again
sprucing np and - preparing for
the demands which fall and win
ter; bring to' them.. . I . ?.-"f.
Commencing Monday, Sept. 1;
the Guthrie theaters in Salem, the
Oregon,' the Grand and - the f Lib
erty, return to the winter schedule
of openings. .Commencing on that
day all of the theaters will , open
their doors in the evenings , at
6: 45 c, and the first shows will
start "at 7 o'clock. ' . ; 1 ;j
Thi3 week-end also brings the
heavier picture schedules that are
in vogue in the theaters every, fall
and winter, and. more pretentious
productions are being booked
daily as the picture studios get
under . headway on their winter
programs. ; At tlje Grand 'The
Signal Tower," one of the greatest
melodramas produced in months,
ist a particularly strong opening
picture for the fall season
I "Manhandled," with Glor I a
Swanson in the lead, Is the opener
Appears at the Grand
f Proneness to over-emphasize the
manner in which humans with
whom the world is acquainted in
timately as a class has been held
to be a fault In , most stage or
screen delineations of life, but
this criticism cannot be applied to
"The Signal Tower," starring Vir
ginia ValM, which . was given Its
first showing ' in the Grand -Thea-i
tre yesterday.: For-once, at least,
the screen has given its devotees
real human beings, and, evident
ly, exaggeration is taboo among
the working materials of Clarence
L. Brown, who directed the pic
ture.; ' . - ;,p;:
Virginia Valti has done some
fine things before the screen but
never has she appeared more as
it she were going through an or
dinary routine of daily existence
without thought of "acting" than
in her present . vehicle. Here, she
takes the part of a young wife
who lives for : her husband and
their child in the home of a sig
nal tower along the line of rails
running through 'a , lonely - forest.
: Of course, there is a big theme
-a powerful theme in fact in
"The Signal Tower," The specta
tor is filled, with understanding
just by reason of the innate hu
maneness of the glimpses of "just
living."
Gloria Swanson in
"Manhandled" at Oregon
"Manhandled,'! Gloria Swan
son 's' new picture, which comes to
the ; Oregon Theatre today, was
produced by Allan Dawn from
Frank , TuttleV adaptation of
Arthur f Stringer's story that s ran
serially in The Saturday Evening
Post, i Ml3s Swanson has the role
of a shop girl in a department
store,- whose desire tor beantlf ul
clothes and a so-called good time
leads . her - into free and easy con
tact with so many men that her
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PLEASE NOTE:
npIIIS Js our first big picture for Fall and Winter seasons, therefore
- beginning September 1, our box office will open at 6:45; show will
' start at 7:00 p. m. dally. Thank' You ! , MGR.
Gloria Swanson and Tom Moore Starring in "Manhandled'
reputation is tarnished. She learns
that the love of a good- man is
more precious . than iezpensive
jewelry and gorgeous furs.
In preparation for ; the part
Gloria spent several ' strenuous
days of close-up study: of how
shop girls in New York ; live. ; She
worked, for a day in, one of New
York's largest departments, rode
in the subway, ate her meals in
a j boarding house and went
through the general routine the
average shop girl follows during
the day. ' ;
!A superb cast surrounds Gorg
eous Gloria. Tom .Moore! gives an
excellent portrayal of j the poor
mechanic, for whom, Gloria re
nounces all worldly pleasures.
Others in. the supporting cast; in
clude Ian Keith and Lilyan Tash
man. : "...!'
A Big Picture to Be - '.J:
At the Libertyfoday
. "The Man Who. Fights. Alone."
which comes to the 5 Liberty thea
tre today, is a big picture in ev
ery sense' of the word -story,
cast, star all top-notchers. !
J , There's not' a doubt but that
William Farnum is the most pop
ular western I star in motion pic
tures today. In this production, a
screen adaptation by Jack Cun
ningham, he is supported by Lois
Wilson and Edward-Horton and
a big cast which, includes, among
other big names, Lionel Belmore,
Dawn O'Day and George Irving.
(. The story has to do ; with a
civil engineer and his hand of
empire builders a sort of ad
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FOUR BIG COMEDY
ROBERTS AND, ADAIR
Comedy Triple' Bar Novelty .
SHIRLEY AND SH J5RWQOD
Wanted, Pianist.
MARY MARLOWE
Songs and. Imitations
GODFREY AND DEWEY
Two Gentlemen of Color
PETER B. KYNE'S
i Great Outdoor Story
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IMAGINE a picture ten times better than your favorite Swanson picture to
date! Imagine Gloria more stirringly dramatic, more gaspingly gowned
than ever! And imagine her as a howllngly 'funny comedienne besides!
But you can't imagine it! See "MANHANDLED!"
PIJEASE NOTE:
Inasmuch a
this is our first
biff picture for
Fail and Winter
Seasons our box
office will open,
beginning Sept.
1 at 6:43. Show
will start at 7
p. m. daily.
Thank You!
MGR.
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