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. THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY.MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1927
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Elsinore Theater
Adolph Menjou plays sophisti
cated Purisian roles better than
any other actor on the screen, It
Is generally admitted. In "Even
ing Clothes. coming today to the
Elsinore theater, he is again cast
as a 'Parisian,- bat he Is not the
ay Jboulevatdier all tne way
through the .picture.- He is first
neeu tin an , 'absolutely - different
characterisation, as a j. French
country gentleman, who although
of aristocratic j background and
tremendous wealth, has enough ot
the homely manners of the soil to
repeVtbc dainty, Paris bride with
wbepe, , parents he- arranges a
match. ' . ', , -, . ,
Virginia VaHI js :eaaini- wo.ni-
" In eoniiinctipn with " "Evening
Clothes.? Fanchon and TUarfco- will
orrer their-uiost daring and beau
tiful creation. "Screens" idea,
bringing to Salem and th Pacif
ic Northwest for the first time.
T.-oafl way's .most popular and sis
ter dance team. "The Glorias."
.These famed; dancers ; have been
featured in the world's greatest
balls and theaters. !' There work Ik
polished, and there is no doubt
ttipy will receive an enthusiastic
welcome from local audiences.
The , 'Screens' Idea also fea-
tures, Ernest Charles, composer
and : tenor, together with "Jelly
Bean", Johnson eccentric tap dan
cer. t Thl3 colored hoofer, who ap
pears aahe "smoke screen in
the act was. booked by , Fanchon
and Afarco. direct from eighteen
weeks with Paul Ash.
, The "Screens' 'idea alsoi fea
tures, the Sunkjst .Beauties, who
will i be j remembeted for their
beautif ufrwalta number in a pre
vious appearance at : tbo 4 Elsi
nore., Their Parislenne number
number is similar and marks the
first time Fanchon and Marco have
allowed a number to ba repeated
twice over the circuit. The entire
group of Sunkist Bean ties are al
so seen in an elaborate ensemble
together writh other specialty numbers.
Capitol Theatre
"Twelve Miles Our war really
filmed a hundred miles out!
This was decided upon when
plans were completed for the sea
scenes In John Gilbert's new
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring ve
hicle which comes to the Capitol
today. Gilbert, with. Jack Con
way. the director, sailed In an
exact replica, of an Eastern rum
runner's vessel to a point some
hundred . miles west ,of , Catalina.
where-tbHIlinff races with revenue
gutters and other graphic sea de-
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PfICE3 (Including: ,Tax) admitting to " the Circus. Men
aperia and Generai Admission Seats ADULTS SI; CHILDREN"
UMDER 12i YEARS,1 86c. Grand tand and Reserved Seats
at AddHionaf"Co5t According to Location. '
Reserved seats and admission tickets, on sale at Sherman, .
Claly &!Co. Music Store., 130 So. High St. (Show Day).
tails; were filmed. .; . '
V The reason for tha louff trip is
the difference between the Atlan
tic and the Pacific Oceans,. Tbe
Atlantic is so much rougher that
at the twjtlve-mlle limit the heavy
waves that ; form an Important
part of the story may be seen,
while on the Pacific the ocean Is
comparatively smooth ' for some
80 miles oTf the California
coast. , Beyond that the really big
waves, such as were necessary in
the story, begin.
The new picture is a viv4d dia :
ma of adventure on the high sea.
in which Gilbert plays the lead
InE role as th .noiacrsiy f the
ruler of a rum-running band
headed by Ernest Torrence. Joan
Crawford plays the heroine, and
the cast includes Eileen Percy,
Tom, O'Brien, Bert Roach. Paul
Gwen Lee and others of note,
ette i Duval. Dorothy Sebastian.
It is an adaptation of William
Anthony McGuire's stage play, di
rected by Jack Conway, the direct
or of "Brown of Harvard" and
other features.
Oregon Th'trc
Syd Chaplin as Old Bill!
To those who know Syd Chap
lin only through the amusing fe
male impersonations in "Charley's
Auat." "The man on the Box" and
"Oh What a Nnrse." we recom
mend a visit to the Oregon thea
tre, where he playing in the
screen version of "The Better
'Ole." . There they will see Syd
Chaplin transformed; fairly liv
ing the role of Old Bill.
His impersonations of the fam
ous old soldier of the Bruce
Bairnsfather cartoons will as
tonish you first by the sheer per
fection of his makeup. : There is
Private William Busby, in his
British uniform, with hs trusty
knitted muffler around his neck, a
recalcitrant forelock straying
down beneath his lumpyfatigue
cap whose visor inclines rakish
amboshed behind a ; full-grown
walrus moustache, and the fam
ous stub of his - briar pip peek
ing forth timidly from the brush,
i But watch him, as he develops
the character.' lie seems to have
Grand Theatre
Opening
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Saturday Nite
7 p. m.
Aug. 20-21st
,heKightoLove,
. y with
Vilma Banky &
Ronald Coleman
Ccntinuous Show Sunday
ANY SEAT
ANY TIME
Children 10c
Grand
Theatre
got into the very soul of the man,
and turned it loose for 'your in
spection. And ; it's a grand old
soul that you see when you get
beneath Old Bill's skin. , ; Stolid,
stodgy fsIow-thinkIng, and stf nnl
versally" human thati5 f while the
very essence of his nunor Is Brit
ish, we don't doubt that even the,:
most .militant junker would ibe
compelled to laugh at him. and
love bitnat the same time.
"Syd Chaplin, with this one per
formance, , steps to the. ttp of
scrjfjn fomedians, Sympathetic,
humorous and understanding he
has created a character that takes
RELIGIOUS VIEWS - VARY
Subject of Sacrament "Brings Out
Kact-Wet Differences -' I
LAX'SAIiE. SWITZERLAND.
AUG H. (AP The difference
tetween east and west cn the sub
ject . of sacraments were clearlv
shown during today's discussions
at the world - conference on' faith
and order. " Delegate " acknow
ledged that "the conference faced
one of its most difficult tasks in
rt-coniling i the mystical viewa of
tL'i eastern, or Greek Catholic
a unique plaoe in screen history church and Its superlative rever
ence for tradition, with the mod
ern opinions of ' western Protest
antistq. . , s-' , '
CALL 50 FIRE FIGHTERS
Kf forts to Put Out Conr "crations
- ;. Continue' Vnbatod
PORTLAND. AUG. 13. (AP
An urgent request for fifty ad
ditional forest fire fighters to re
place fifty who had left was re
ceived , today hy the United States
forestry deparment from the Co
lumbia National, forest where
numberfof fires are burning
the absence of definite news on
the progress of onslaught of the
flames, this was taken to indi
cate that there' had been no ces
sation in" the efforts to staunch
the fires.
Fire conditions on all other
forest reserves were described as
quiet" by the government depart
ment. :: . - - -' I
The reason why a chicken cross
es'the street, has been discovered.
It is the , same reason as that
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which makes a driver try to beat
the train to the ciossing.-r--Min-
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4 BIG DAYSSTARTING TODAY
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the high seas.
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Portland's Broad
way theater.
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JOAN CRAWFORD
Ackerman Harris
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In New Gar Registrations in Marion
County,
Oreg
on.
for
July
,1927
There is a Reason Why People Prefer
Oakland and Pontiac
Here are the figures according to Motor Register:
OAKLAND . . . 14
PONTIAC 28
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Ford
Buick
Dodge ...
Nash ; ..
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Chrysler
Total 42
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Whippet
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31 Willys Knight
20 -Hudson'
17 Marmon : .
13 Falcon Knight
13 . Chandler .......
12 Hupmobile .....
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