TTIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGQN
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Brandon Company to. Stage
Revival of Standard Light
- Operas in Salem
'Much' Interest Vs aroused in the
roming of ttfe Brandon Opera com
pany In revivals of ; the rood old
standard light operas, among
which are "The Bohemian Girl,
'The Mikado," rRobin Hood"; and
VTbe; Spring Maid." '- ; ,
It is trite to feay that these beau
tiful old opera, 'properly pro
duced hare culture vain e.! They
are more than mere entertainment.
Most of them give youi something
to remember and ,a recall : with
FOUR MUSICAL
LUNDS
fnslcal Diversion"
' MILLER,' PACKER
&SELZ .
The Three Yps'
NEWiLX; & RAKE
"Something New 5 .
FRANK BURKE
Entertainer -
KIRKWOOD &
WILLIAMS
"So this, is Mexico
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L Brandon Bros. Present
The Most Superb Singing Organization on Tonr
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50 SINGING VOICES 50 ? f
Formerly American Light Opera Ctpany -
Flooding the "Earth With the Music1 of Paradise
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Special Attention to the ftlnee bt the '
"Mikado, Sunday February 23 ..
Curtain at 2:30 " -
Sunday-Nighty Feb. 22 ;. ;
America's Greatest and Best Loved Comic Opera
Monday,
"Tuesday,
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1.10 $1.C3 L-cI-lnj Tix 1 V--V ' - ;
&iLiTs kow ox .s.t.;:- ' ' I
distinct, pleasure. . That h -wKy
they haveUTe4.tiroWh;iits Qe
years and will lira for; many year
to come. . ' They are one branch of
education alWl ,the younger gener
ation need; it.. '?K t-Xr. ' ...1 '
, The operas to- be presented at
the , Grand theatre during thfc eft
Eagement whictf 'jstaria.' today; are
a)l '"standard classics srid local
amusement and niusi lovers ' are
ofng to thoroughly enjoy thd stay
of The -Brandon Opera company. ! ;
. The company is -also -well. known
though when it was here before; it
was known.i The. American Light
Opera company, -i But,' what's In a
name? The, principals are the
same and the chorns Just a little
bit larger and a little bit better
The " scenic " and eostlrme f equip
ment is all new since! the last ap
pearance so. 'therefore la bright
and fresh."; 'iy. .: k. . ..A ' I tij
i-.j Juet how many, songs of .gen-
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- And an All Star Cast In
"Tigris
Also Oiir Gang
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The Bluest Show
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nine merit are kept fresh' id the
Public mind because they are pre-
fifented by-drgsktziiUOhsiot talented
singers, it wouli te difficult or im
possible ;Ui stMe, for so-called
'songs fife as numerooa as 'sands
of the sea" and every citizen of
tBaturejyear can well recall, songs
that were the rage' twenty pr
feven ten years ago, that are now
absolutely forgotten, save as inci
dents in the transient music of the
jpeople. For lnstance sappofte one
should attempt o' feature "After
The . Ball." "Just, Tell Them That
You Saw Me" or 'Two little Girls
In Blue on ; concert prbgram'of
today; the receptibnbr the audi
ence would not be difficult to lnia-
i But in the standard light operas,
some old, some comparatively new,
the Output of ' orth . lirhfle compos
ers,' are to he found, score of songs
that are entitled to. live both by
reason of their musical construc-
tlbh"and"lhe'ir 'human appeal,, and
itVlsv in j the tpre&erratIon and
popularlxatlan - of. - such - numbers
that theglitoperaiclimpany of
today is .doing; its greatest work. -.
The Brandon Ooera comnanv
the only organization bf Its kind
In- the1 west and one 'of the Very
few like , it in the -United States,
contribute Iq no small degree to
the state through which "it trayels.
t)nly a few other companies in the
United ? States exert as 'much 1h-
t luenee along the lines Indicated
rat!MT
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Four- Lurids flave-Spectacu-
lar utfennr 1 Genuine
Comedy Features. Bill -
The. Four .Musicals Lunds, wide
jy mows Taudevllle .performers.
headline the new bill at the Bligh
tneater today. -The quartet of
artists, composed of two men and
iwo - women, renders a splendid
program on .brass instruments and
xylophones. ..Their spectacular of
frinf,; which is gorgeously cos
tumed and prettily staged, is pre
sented, under the title of ."A Re
fined. Mu steal pivrsion." 1-,
Thei, Three Yaps'are Miller,
Patker and .Zeis. , .They offer, what
they . declare la H cure for the
blues. Their act gives a splendid
field for the- portrayal of genuine
comedy and each; member of .the
trio makes the most of the oppor
tunity : presented. t In addition-to
tneir cnatter taey mlx in some.
songs rwhich please. f,r . ;r I
Newell and Kane in "Something
New," liveupto their billing.
The act is said to - be something
different from i the usual run of
vaudeville numbers and is en
hanced with a fine display of cos
tumes and scenery, I
"So This is New Mexico". U th.o
title of the offering presented by
Klrkwood and Williams.. It is an
animated lesson in how ' to be a
cowboy. : There is a special set
ting depicting , New Mexican
scene before which -the two per
formers - give a -, startling", exhibi
tion of whip cracking; rope spin
ning, clever songs and smart
dances. ' f . ' .-
i Frank Burke, called "that :dif
ferent entertainer, will present his
original offering. He has a. per
sonality nd manner all his own
which has been making hinv one
of the outstanding hits on all bills
on which he has appeared. ;
Silverton Students'Are -
- "Active ! in School 'Affairs
SILVERTON, Ore., Feb. 21
(Special to the Statesman) Word
has reached Silrertdn of the activ
ities of various Silverton students
away at. school. Edgar Wright
man has been elected class treas
urer of the class of i7 vat the Uni
versity : 6t Oregon, fv Eliiaheth
Latham; also at the University has
made the woman's rifle -team.
Max and Dorothy Muhhs, tudeh.s
at the" Oregbn 'AgtlcnTtural Col
ieger sre taking' a; prominent part
in the memorial drive there. - "
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Jessie Eva'ns,: contralto,
Hood" at-the Grand tonight.' :
jBehiM the Screen
De Mine Made
Quick, and Un
- expected Move
- C. B, IV Mlile,' who tor Vears
has -been the ; prqducjnff bois'of
Paraaiount . ' has
fie is leavinr that comDanr. - Mar-
oe as- now you think it makes no
nevermind to ydu "who works for
who." It does, thoueh. reallv
' ' It's a problem - of eomnetltion.
When two or three companies con-
trw morle production yott natur-
Ily get poor product than when
five orf six prodacfers" are fighting
ior supremacy. - ;
'There hare heen some - impor
tant "moves" in recent months.
fTrold JLIoyd.;vaTentlrioiand drlf-
flttf lined up with De MiUe's Para
mount company., "Then it looked
11 ke Fairbanks. Pickf ord and
Chaplin would go - to ParsTmount:
The break came when -Norma
end. Constance Talmaflge did-not
make a new, contract "with i their
skies company; First : National.
Norma; lined ' up irtth 'Ddugr," Mary
and : Charlie, and t now c De Mnie
has ' signed with Producers Distrl-
hnting corporation, an organlia-
tioB thar only moved up from the
second .rate" division last year.
De Mine and : the Christie boys.
comedy producers; will make jnost
of the films for fp; D. C.' in the
future.': which! givts this" company
strength-eiuar to the other-lead
ers, jt, : ; C .- j: Sr-,
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Normas hubby is Joe Schenck.
Maybe yod aefer heard of him.
Hewaa a power Id the athusemettt
wprld' before he mawried Norma
Todiy-ihe- is ?the most, powerful
man - in , tho.movies. Hv is the
4ew "executive head of "The Unit
ed Artists," which Is, the company
that presents Dongr-Mary, Char
lie, Norma, and , possibly Gloria
Swanson and others. . - -
;Oe Mille'a Iearinj paramount is
Impbrtant "because. Lloyd, Vslen-
tino- and Griffith are not tied to
Paramount by long-term ' con
tracts- The'y may lekVe ara
-mount next year. '.-.
:; -As it stands now. United Artists,
Beauty
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A .Gleamy Mass of Hair
33c 'Daftdirinew' does Wonders
for Any Girl-5 Hair
Girls! Try thls!; When'eettbiJijf
md -dressing yohr hair, last moist-
tjnl'youf hair , prush with a .little
tsanderlna", andbtush it through
pour hair, .The effect Is startling!
Yl can .do your hair up- iamedl
itely and .It wfil ar sear twice "as
thic'-. a-d heavy a masi ctg'eamy
hlr, -tarkllilg with, life and pos
lesslag that e indomraratle - fcott
oess, fresiness and thxurlaate. -
While teautifylar the h&lr "Dan-
derlpe 4s. also .toning and stimu
lating each aiiMtle -hair- to ?irow
thick, long and strong.. Hair steps
tailing ; out and; dandr f 'dUap-
j cars. ; Get a bottle bt delightful.
ferrtsinj "Daaderrae nt y
trtg or tc .lit Counter and JuH sea
tow r.cuiry and ' Touthf nl vanr
versai, ox, ; arroaucers uismpui
'ing corpOratibn,' warn er Urothers
And First. National : all hare an
equaj chance to. ;domlnate' the
market, next year. . .That means
real Competition." which will bring
betler movies to your theaters.
? The . new. freedom, for women,
growing-' out of : conditions sur
rounding the World war, is the
"hovel ' thetae bf -Entrcement," a
new" First National photodrama
by ; the . Thomas H, lnce corporation.-
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This new; lack, of conventions
and lackf forniality is dealt with
in a novel .manner '. in :"j:ntlce-.
ment, which Js the' picturization
of .Cliver'Ardeu's. famous novel' by?
British 1 author who wrote "din
ners in Heaven. -.
-"Enticement" "deals ' with a
rery unusual girl who - forms an
innocent friendship with an opera
singer who is not happy with his
wife. ,. .The ?f rlendshlp . im formed
during the war, and later the girl
$oea with the singer to a Swiss
'mountain 'ftsort.
Here theyare trapped by 'an,
avfllancfitf and 'the' girl Is Injured.
The stager carries her" to c cabin,
and learns. for the first time that
he, really Ibves her ... ; :
..From j this point the" action
japyes rapidly, bringing an ending
that Is wbollr unexpected..
. JJjary'.AitorJs cast as ttbe firU
Vatlbn for a miss of efghteeh' sum
auu uoei bl rmarKB.Die eniracieri
mers. She'demonstrates in 'Eh-tlcemeuf'-that
she'is totdo' some
rery fine things on' the screen.
:.'Iftn Kelfhiis the -r singer,. and
CHve Brook,, the English actor has
an important role In the photo
play. . ; . .'
7 'jPlayln 'wlth Sohls,' a forih
c'oming first ' 'national - release,
bbssts a - genuine wali-star tast"
even . if- that-phrase has -become
sadly j overworked in the picture
Pr6fessiah.; C- ' i;
i'.JsQqueiine Logan. . Mary A.ttf.
Bell,!Bennett. iClive) Brook,. Bus
ier , upuier. joeepu wickara ana
manyVothera "re -featured Inthls
fchototir'araa r produced !; py ? the
Thbmas H; Inee corporation. , ,V;
The"orydeala" with a disrupted
American 'family In Paris, - and" is
a. eolorrul ' story of life In the
great' French capital. . V '
The
romance that Josenh C.
Lincoln Jhjec.ted info.. his . stories
of; New England is brought to. the
ftcreen' for the first time in "Idle
Tongues, "the Thomas ! H. ince
corporations picturlzatldn of Lln-wias-
celebrated novel - 'Doctor
This": stirrinr .story of; a ' New
England- physician who became ;
martyr is entertaining film .fans
everywhere. - Percy -Mar mont, the
popular screen, favorite, is cast as
the doctor;, tad a notable cast.
.including : Doris Kenyon, Claude
GUlingwaler, v , Lucille;. xiKlcksen,
Malcolm, McGregor and others' is
seen in support. '
s "Idle Tongues" r is said to '6e
Jtfsfaa enteruining on the screen
as ' was "Doctor Nye" in book
form.
LlParis.; Vy night" is
the goal
of thousands of .Americans .each
year. They are.' enxious io see the
night life In the gay1 Panama cap
tial.i . - -
A trip' to Paris is not nowae-
feessary, -howeverv f or the atmo-
aijhsrev -of the 'Montmattre ; has
been transported, to the screen .in
PUylngiWlth Souls," a-Thomas
Ht lnce ; corporation-first national
photodrama soon to . be ' released.
Johd GxJffttJb'Wray, w'o super-f
vi sea tms picture, ana ttaipn ince,
who directed,' lt,H haVe ' Drought to
the'screen the genuine atmosphere
of Paris, and: in the hectic night
life of the boulevards,' the entran
cing .story of a disrupted' Ameri
can; family is told., ; ..
;A. -. splendid . , cast- ..including
Jacqueline , Logan, . Mary Astor,
Belie Bennett. cure Brook sua
Buster Collier will be Seen in' this
Interesting- photodrama:
Th 'carrot ' tad ' Is threateniflg
HollVWDOd. Vr'yii liTv, i!
j .-.wnetner me eawng or; rawcar-
rotsUs .really . conductive , to . good
health, or , a clear complexion ..or
what not, "picture atars hare the
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lit' started ' last- sumeier,- when'
"Christine 6t The -Hungry' Heart'.
was a production at the Thomas
H. Ince loti-DireetorOeoi-gw jAr-
chalnhaud.Mias.-TIoreace: . Vidftf,
laa ; Keith and Clivo Brook .were
all found on the set munching the
succulent vegetable. Now It's a
fad.
r William Fox hks'' given' hls'an-
swer toletter films committees
throughout the world,- who cave
been defaiandlng cleaner; etter
and, morrr, wholesome pictures. His
answer come fa the' form- of a
frim-iia UUst roductioa; '.The
Man Without a tJountry." which is
to- havo-. Jta drs- presentation on
Broadway, February 1 1. , . , a
. ; -For several . Tears." declares
ilr. Fox, "one" of the" p6puiar ta-;
door sports, not only in America
hat in '-other countries, has been
roastiagv the": moving jplctfcres.
There vnas Jbeea'iuuciinstrue-
Uve. criticism and thlat has. been
of great assistance to the producer
who is striviag to give, the yublia
riot oaty .wtat the '.public wants
tut VLat. tetter f.IIiis committees
tLInk the tuiic 6i6uld have.' .
ment and it is difficult sometlmeaH
to embody all the ideals 'of the
better, films . organizations ;3n a
purely . entertaining, film.' The
public simply, will not he preach
ed at. In The Man - Without ; a t
Country we have endeavored 'i
combine entertainment with Inspi
ration and an. appeal for an ap
preciation of the finer things. We
hav made a film for the entire
fatoily a film that will appeal to
everybody ' regardless of race,
"creed, color or caste.
: ' "Although producers have' been
sincere in - their efforts to - make
pictures of Ihe , finer type, they
have been discouraged at time
because., of. the lack of . response
on the part of the public to films
of this class. After all, the best
test as. to 1 what the public wants
is the box office - end it , is no
secret that some of 'the finer ef
forts have : not "been box office
successes. However, I for one ant
willing to gamble on my faith in
the public's taste for finer films.
-The letters aaovle people -
from "fans" are . funny. WyndV
ham Standing ' got a cuckoo the
other day. A damsel in Ireland
.wrote StJMidlna- asking, him t me
bis influence to prevent the spread
of a Universal evil by eliminating
kissing from the screen! Stand
lag,bA the .letter on Tile for those
doubters who will label this .
press agent's yarn. What Wyhd
hant Standing wanis to know is.
what's wrong with the girl?
i When most of , the movie oro-
dueers are-begging their stars on
bended knees to Jake off weight,
the predicament, of Carl Laemmle
Is untqu. "Mr. Laemmle is the
president :of 1 the Universal ' Film
c6mpany ; and i presides - oyer. -: the
destinies of Mary Philbin. s Mary
is not quite 17, and it is said she
is' so emotionally sensitive that
the- completion of each production
leaves' her a near nervous wreck.
Oneof the results of this emo
tiofikiC abandon "with whrch Miss
Philbin attacks her roles is that
the beginning of her latest pic
ture, ."The Prince," in which she
Is 'a-starred with Norman Keity,
foundMaef faf below her norxail
ethU:::y' -.
Mr, Laemmle-issued orders that
Miss T'hilbfn ' be - placed upon , a
mllk'dlet and-never be called upon
the set until she was . actaally
needed before the camera. He
has' personally mapped out for. her
a: program of relaxation and phy
sical: upbuilding that: is greatly
benefiting the little star. That's
fact.; y " r;y r ; , ; " , ,. ...
, You "readers' ought to take a
peek ; in at : the Metro-Goldwyn
studio1 at Culver City and sea . a
baby Ja a go-cart smoking a . great
big . Havana p erfecto. There's a
subject for the Society " for the
Prevention of Cruelty 6 Infants"
nly In this ease" the infant lust
looks; like a kid he is really a
-y ear itftd: dwarf appearing with
Len Coahey and . Matt Moore In a
weird ' melodrama called "The
Unholy Three.!' - It is : a jstory of
three crooks and the dwarf is' one
ilio Gatcrrli Gcrn
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Chronlo catarrh, so mattr how bd,
aaa. f nm of bronchial athm now
yield JvttsxrUy to tho untiint discovery
o a Ftwich cinUC This draeloss
rath0"aat4 Unx kills ih corra tm
throe minutes., yt Is posiuvoly hrm
loss to the TKoSt aslteato ttwn.t roar
b4 s lanxs sro doarod liko xn&gia.
8uSrers arf rolioved ta a slaalo aisfet,
To -prov It and to latrodaoo Lsrex
M t wlil if., swgororo -lt cm month. I
a to sood a treatment frt and
id, l4J3r oao who will writ- far
io obncmtlon. No eoV It It curoo
roe, yo a ropay tho tsvof tr toUln
roor frtondo if ot,tfco I0 1 mino.
Vo nuUUr what yo havo triod, uc
oo A na year bojbo and addreoo for
this vwtorouo froo trostmeot and rrovo
that yon oma bo rid nf e'arr
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. Vbu Cart tfet ridl of .'thV WetUy t'-ir. ' Ivt
you can rid yoxmtZt cf the bother cf ij L '
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ironed. ..AU other articles wHl ts rr rr i
dry, for finishing at your leisure.' Ar. J th s t r Iza u
turprisicy low. Send thia week's lsila.
Downtown Agency,. Ilex fihining Parlor
. . , 533'Ctate Street : .
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- Salem's
in Concert with
' Mabel Riegeinian
' Prima Donna Soprano
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WeHnesEve, Feb 25
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Get associate memberships
; at Opera House Pharmacy
.. . or from Albert H. Ollle,
. secretary, Apollo, Club,
1252 Center Street.
S seats foe each of 2 cfm-
certs, g3 .
Single seatsone concert
of the crooks. : Tod Browning Is
directing. i- Wee wnile, thdwarf.
Is said to' smoke' a dotea cigars a
dajV. yet tr retains the facial per
fection CoVa enlid ,'Xangh -that
one off! ;.. ; :
Pat 0Malley is impertanatlig
a plumber in his new 'jpXctcTe.
Pat used to be astudio-property
boy,' but- has. heeom eae cf ,c -r
best-known and capable leading
men. He- is appearing fn ."Proud
Flesh," a Klng"VIdor products a
by Lawrence Rising, aad-;,t!ie
scream 3 is .that ; the name, of ,,the
plumber In the ndvel was Pat
O'Malley! - - - .
Don'o, " throw that-- tnbnkJt
wrench,. ; ,
'Bachelors- should be taxed for
what' they ' miss .at house-cleaning
time;. -. '- f. - ,
Use - Rubber S Li
They Save Tou Ticaey
' All kinds df 'stamps bsCV to
your orders" Nethg too diffi
cult. - We excell in .autographic
signatures by photographic me
thod. - zjj i . , -1
We operate our own plant
modem and folly equipped.
Dally service. . ,
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