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SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 192 ec CAT V AND CANARY,'- FAMOUS' 1MS1ERY FLAY. MER THE. OREGON STATESMAN,- SALEM, OREGON 3. 4. ; . a ' i PL0TIS1B TILLIRI EI Audience - Is: Kept Puzzled ThoupJiout Entire Drama; Cast Is. Good All of the elements, of surprise, uncertainty ami. suspense; are contained- to a- most entertaining- de gree in. ' The CaX and the Canary" which come3. to, the Grand theater Wednesday, night. Here Is a real mystery, play, with the secret of its .lot- hidden until tbe very-last mo ment and with the audience kept pucsled throughout. 5 r This, city is fortunate In, being- ; Safg Fat Redticticn Way Wfat! Th answer of most fat people ia tHat constant, dieting in hard, ronttnaal exereine - i tiresome and nv haustiTc sod Mien, too. it might be narsnfnt to fore the weight down. That was, 4!,b W-fiimc4, idea, i Today in V?m'V- I'rw'Ptjot Tablets all those Ufficuiti krr overroinp. Jut a pleas' t little tablet after -h meal and at bedtime causes fat. to ?aaitth. . T-hia- mod: eras method is 'easy, entails' bo dieting or exemaiar and has the added advantage of cheapness. . , : v - Oet a box 'of- tliese tablets, and, atart taking thejn now. Within ahort time yo will.be getting rid of fat steadily and nanily without starvation diet or tiresome rxercise. You will be comfortable and. able- to enjoy the tfo4 you like and want Ktb after talang off many pounds, there will be no flabbiness or wrinkles remain in. Yon will feel 10O per eent bettor All drnfr storea the world, orer Bell Mar nsola Prescription- Tablets at one dollar for a box, or the Marmola Company, Gen oral Motors Building, Detroit, Mich., will gladly send them to you on receipt of the price. Adr. ;v i ' f- - f V. ;:- t 'Climax or act 1st or tnat thrilling Thriller, "The Cat and the canary, which will come rto the. Grand Theater, Wednesday evening, March 11. ; -'AA - able- to witness this great' produc tion sent, here by Henry Duffy with the-original star and a com pany said to be in every sense the equal of that, seen on Broadway and that which has just completed a run of a hundred performances at the Alcazar San Francisco. Rob- RAHuf) THEATRE UuLraLiVlliy o:;e iiiisiii 6;iiy Wednesday, MaricH 18 ORDER YOUR SEATS NOW FOR 1TM SANCKO Grpm 40 PtoSinqersiDcncers. pMZ mm 5 IV 1 As big. If not a blggeir production than "Klsinct." A bull liant, whirling, colorful panorama of drama, i music and dance. "SAX(HO l'AXZA" is based on that gold mine of Spanish humor, "Don Quixote,'1 Mr. Skinner and his large company stops at Salem on his Transcontinental tour from San Francisco to Portland. ; ! j SAXCHO JPAXZA is one of the greatest comedy figures in all literature, brought to life by . America's greatest character actor. I ' ' A HUGE PIUMKCTIOX, ireqted by.nusseU; Jamie)', stageel ' ' by Ricliard lloVtdawsky of the. famous Moscow Art Theat en tile dances arranged bj Bert French of the Music Rox lie xc, tjte songH and music by tiic brill iiuit Hugo Felix. AND TUB SPJiKXDbn of the entire production enhaiM-ed, by gorgeous costumes and scenery designed by James ltcynolds of Ziegfield Follies fame. 1 Seats on Sale Tuesday, ;March l7" Mail " Orders Now f Prices : Lower Floor and First " 3 Rows Balcony $2.75 Balcony. Last 2 Rows-and Lower Boxes $2.20 '- Upper Boxes $1.65; Gallery $1.10; including tax. ert Toms 13 the star of the piece and it was he "who played in it from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast winning new laurels for him self in the dominating -role of Paul Jones. Toms Is a comedian of reputation and he geta oodles of fun out of hi3 great character ization of the youthful veterinary who. has turned to, doctoring auto mobiles. ". - :. ' : '. i :: . ' . Another central figure. In the play is Mammy Pleasant, the West Indian woman, about whom most. A Sunday The Talk oF the Town KOLAHt t Who' Sees without Eyes "Scientists , hava tried without success to explain her- seemingly impossible i feats. See for yourself. STANLEY & Fit AX K "European Novelty" CLIFFORD & LESLIE "The Merry Jesters" BECK & BARRY ! J 'The Wrong Number" CRUETT, (HAMEB & GRVKTT ? . " "The Minstrel Man" Feature Picture TIIE MEANEST MX IX THE WORLD" Comedy-. ' Inbad the Sailor . Webfoot Weekly I BLIGH Wednesday Evening: 1 t Til MARCH 11. GRAt'D THEATRE "OO-Om WatcKOut It's Going to Get You" Not a Motion Picture Wednesday Evening1 TH MARCH 11 "A Solid Evening of Merry Thrilk in Francisco Toxaminc, A HENRY DUFFY PRODUCTION THE MOST EXCITING PLAY 1 EVER WRITTEN 'Thrills Romance and LausHter Galore" ' '-San Franelsca Chronicle An Alluring Scale of Prices .GSJpOc-LncIudinite ,V 7.7: Scats on Sale March 10 -JIail Orders Now mm of the 'strange and the , weird epi sodes center. ;This part; is' in" the capable' hands, of . Eve.lyn Selsbie, a most likeable, and- talented, act ress. V ' . . - t ' ;( ; : . The mirth; generated , by-the atj tics of-Toms and the' demeanorf-bf Mis Selsbie Ss of - the Isort t'fiat' keeps the' audience- inv'spastfiB' of laughter; throughout. In this con nection it .must be 'said- that "The Cat and; the iCanary" is 'distinctly a., coniedy. ' Its' mysterious features are a" lure and intrigue the specta tor, but it; is' the merriment that appeals, and the twists of the plat and the' amugiog' episodes furnish a maximum: ofentertainmeritJ' ; TJie: scenic features' of-the pro duetion;,haTe. been! well taken "care of and every, member.of the com pany.' carefully selected. . In 'the cast .will bo found.: Marion Ster-: ley, . Frederick Knisht,Iarie Bark .er, ilgh 'AVillard, Harlen'e JLIov er, Rbbef t.Browjjing, Allen jDailey. Mystic Feature df Biil T ; At Biigh Teaten Today today, "Kodah," thje girl whb sees witbout.be..use of her eyes, biie will permit her eye.s to be covered (tront'j catarrb. no maltef how bad, aid raises ot bronchiJ ' aJ5thm now yfeltr instantly t the iraiiSa? dlscowry ot a' French seiAntist. --TJii drutd633 metod called Larex Kill a tie gfrm in Uire; minutes, yet in poeitively "Term less to the most delicate. tlasueiC Your head ami lunfra are cleared U!te rftagrlo iiuKfer.en y.rp retieved.ia- atosla nisat To-prove, it and to introduce XjsVars: t av million- sfterer in . one Tumttii-, I oCer' to tew'- a ireatriTWit tr'm - atnd postpaid, to any one who will writ-, for it o-obfcfsutotr, o cost;' If 'it cures you, you '-can, repay tlje favor by teltins -fiii friends if ' act, the ioss is-r.Tin. No matter- what; you -have ; tried, juct end mo. your h&me and address lor thU. generous iree treatment. Rad prove that you can be rid ot catarrh,,. W." E. .'SMITH, 1815 LaTex Eldg., Kansaa City, Mo. , - Drill Teams From' Surround- ing Cities for-Three-Day Celebration ' "Ono of the'bfg features jofv the W.'O." W. cirens whloh comes to the Salem Armory, March 19, 2 21 will be the- parade-- la ; which, the uniforraed; drills teams, from surrounding- towns wilt parUci? Acoordlns to F. . p. Smith, chair man ot- the, show; committee forv the. local, W-i Q. W. camp, drill teams . from Silrerton, Dallas and Turner hare- already signified their intention of taking part and Salem Camp No. 118 will aleohave their., excellent, team, in the- line of-march, i ( :t Mr, Smith says that this, is to be a real qircus; with, all the trim mings, sawdust rings, pink,- lemon ade, wild, animals,, peanuts, n everything. Commendatory press notices hayo been "received from the various cities in' which the Henry Brothers big two ring cir cus has -played; the . circus and animal acts- presented by this ag gregation, are saia to 'be on- par with. the. performances, seen under the big canvas tops, ' , In addition to the circus proper a number, of, special: features have been arranged by.. the local, com mittee.. . "v' with -cotton - and' sealed, with, var ious strips of. adhesive tape, in ad- ditwn t a blindfold of eight thicknesses . ot black salin- cloth After this " she -will demonstrate tiiat, she '- stiu has; the - power ot vision. . - , "- ,-' .' Beck and Barry.-are entertain- ers who will offer a versified pro gram of singing and dancing in their own Broadway style. For tho past threo 'seasons they have been; featured In"' two of the big town'3 largest revues. V . Aimstrel days are brought to light by Gruett, Kramer and Gru- ett, who have an entertaining bit caned "Dixie Dan, the , Minstrel man." This , act; carries all. the lures of the minstrel show,'; with. the additional combination of .ex cellent unusicar.numbers;' graceful dancing and snappycomedyv T "Tha Merry?. Jesters1' are Clif ford and Leslie, a They " have put j: Ackerman .nd Harris are send- Altogether n ofleriug of comedy, Ing "as tbefeature'jattiaictlpa ;iislngtavg jddr dancing. They tome the new . bill at the Bligh theater to vaudeville from, musical com edy.;.. ........ i- -,.' , Stanley and Frank present an .aia.i ' a . - mi " aimeiic turn. rnese comedy ar tists, perform neck-risking stunts oir the hickory stick. They are among the first in vaudeville to present this sort of a novelty, CEPITJBE -The Theda; .Alpha Phi, national honorary dramatic 'f ra.ternlty:' of Willamette university, will present a three-act play.v 'flcebouad," by Owen .Davis, on' April 21. The- play is a three-act' comedy and is expected to be one. of the best of the season.' Professor Horace Ras- EDNA FERBER'S BEST One of Any. Year's Greatest Pictures Today apd ..Slonday ?t OREGON WC. , . It's Big! A' , copf, head of the public speaking department of. Willamette univers ity, will direct, the play.. . The. cast ; is now complete and includes the following: Henry "Jordan:! Joe," Nee Emma, his wfe . . . .Marion-Wvatt Nettie, -her -daughter. . . . . ; ... . 4 . . Dorothy.Owen SadiQ Fellows,, a, widow-. . . .V . . .r Ella Pfeif for Orin, her son Willis Hawley," Jr. Ella Jordan, the unraarried sis ter., v. . .". Zelda Mnlkey Ben. Jordan . .James McClintoek! Judge Bradford : Wendell Balsiger Jane Crosby, a servant ... ... . . . . ...,: Sadie r o. Bead, Hanna, a servant ; . . . .i ... Genevieve Thompson. Jim Jay,, deputy sheriff . ... . . ..' . 'Henry Hartley I M EtfTu SI1 MT1IDY 'Sancho;'Panza' Will Be Shown at Grand on March , 18; Play, is Success - An unusual play and an unusual production is what the coming engagement of Otis Skinner'at the Grand theater Wednesday, March IS, .promises local theatergoers. From- New York, Boston -and Chi cago last year came reports that the settings and costumes of "'San cho Panza" had set a new stan dard, of - beauty- and effectiveness that. they, were not even surpass ed la color and' loveliness by,- fne big revues ' or the Russian impor tations.. Not since his memorable '"Kismet" has Mr.' Skinner f had such a massive' and ' splendid ; pro duction; - "Sanchoi Panza". I a, play. oijtjxe golden age of Spain, when-hearts were merry, and colors gay. JThe present I production was, costumed from' designs- by. James Reynolds, known for his work in Ziegf eld's "Follies" , and Butt's "Revues" In London. '-There Is a large 'cast of over? 50 -players; special music, composed - by ' . Hugo Felix4, whp wrote t'Ponf iPora." "Lassie and "Marjolaihe; there ft are 4 'special dances, by Bert French of .the ''Music. Box Revue';; . there .is , a special . Den: Qulxo.te. curtaiaMde signed by R'eg'luald Marsh and Ihe staging was dbnennder.' the. di rection, "of - Richard, Boleslansky, of the JVJoscOw 'Art theaters. One ipi convineed that nhe cost5 o'San cho -Panza;'?- if; mentioned in fig ures, -would give a' thHU ta eveh the most avid of. the cost worship pers., . - r.' But'.the elaborateness of "San cho Panza", Is " not . done for its own' sake. It is but a frame for a drama of real' merit, and even i .- - . . AMnrt7v-:::'i.i.," t- ' - . " IT,:'--r.',' S My m m k la ::: lit"' 0 . zi w v;- - -:'- ' -' ' ify-. 'r-Ot'sfKl i IfnN , : , T7- .IP. il- Iff J Zenith IX . U : W 7 777fJ': Tliey Cost More 1 i ItThey Do- More! StmX-ZXKITH IX The Meal' radio act for the fine homa bullt lat tend apaahcr, ell bettarla copaaalad and out of tha war You don't need to be a "radio engineer," and you don't need to-have three hand to operatethe new Super-Zenith. Tuning is oontroUed by T WQ DIALS ONLY- perfectly adjusted that each station cornea in always at the same dial; ettings. -XT' NKVER: VARXSS. . Pwerful. locaJa may be on fun. blast., yet. if you like, you can tune then out completely, bring in distant stations. .- ' Those who know and appxecjate- truthful ton repro duction find in the new Super-Zenith an unf aulin f . aoorce of delight. Their pleasure is all . the greater from the fact that even when, silent the-Supcr-Zcnith lends to ita urroundings cbann and distinction.. The proof that Zenith is the set you want !a ypurs for tfttv aaking. Call- this evening foe a demonstration. Special 5?Tube Set . - , - - ..-i - -. . . Loud Soeaker . Batteries- Tubes CompIeteS115;60 v . - . .-'- - . -. See Us First Before Buying v ' Radio Hediqair ter 175 South High Street S .A more a frame for a memorable stage portrait " by 6tig Skinner. Furthermore, ."Sancho' Panza" contradicts the mistaken idea that a costume piece cannot, be funny. There is more laughter, more wit, morel humor than many an avowed laugh-producing' farce contains. And; Dapple, the. donkey, provides moments of broad burlesque. - In support "of Miv Skinner is an exceptionaj ca, including. Xlon tagud " Rutherford, Henryr'Stern royd, ; Roberta Rqsalre, , Herbert Delmore, LucJjie. Middleton, Rubl Trejease,; H. H, McCulIom, Royal Cutter , and others. In addition to the principal players there-Is a large ensemble ot singers, danc ers,- and. supernumaries. . - f .. ... "j?OSii77C ..--:'. i v:,-.rv.:-;; :,.--; 1 in ': 7''!::7'7;77j f . -v'" K '. '. .''. 1 WITH.. ' - rrUEY flirted and fell JLv" in love then he learned, that she was the " : woman his behefactbr -'--loved . " , ' 1 I ' ' i'Vp. i'i See this absorbing loVe tangle unravelled to a - surprising breathrtaking climax: Comedy News : uu - BEHY COMPSdM THEODORE ROBERTS KATHLYN WILUAfAS THEODORE XOH ELTZ ROBERT EDESOM cicirVio T ; -" ; ;-ADOLPH ZUKOIt T. ... .1 C 5 S tl, IAS KY . - - . 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