THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON; SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1S27
Weefc of Mig';Pi0u7'es:iiii: Elsinor&i&MQ Dec. 4 -to 1G
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ANNIE LAURIE," HUGE AND COMPELLING DRAMA
"The Beftftar's Opera" wb'rh
comes to Salem for one ni?M
Tuesday. December 27, at th Kt-
etnore tneater, not only sc: an
... entirely new- standard for a leng
thy ran in its" own day, but, , for
well over a hundred and seventy
years. It was almost -continuously
. on the boards. . Eachrevival was
. a conspicuous. success. ; Incident
ally, much , Interest- attaches
through the-fact that It was th
first musical play to be produced
In America. : then the eolonie.
New saw It In 175 and old rec
ords tell us It was Georpe Wash-
In Eton's "farorite: There Is also
. evidence that the quarrel between
between Alexander Harallton and
, Aaron Burr was precipitated byj
the Polly Peachum thtn playing
: " the opera, .' '
;. History repeated itself In the
v present revival of this old music
play, - A. phenomenally successful
run commenced on May ,7, 1920. at
- the Lyric theater in. London, and
resulted In over foursolid years
"of unbroken', run in the London
- theater followed by equally suc
cessful performances In the other
metropolitan centers. '-
During the season of 1920-21, a
brief American tour was arranged
for this music, play, ' New York,
Chicago, Montreal and Toronto
being among the chief cities vis
ited. The company returned the
a&aann myA Imnnintt.'l
a western tour of - twenty four
weeks commencing in Los Angeles
and closing 'in Chicago the third
engagement in that city! .The last
time the company was in 'America
the engagements were confined
to New England and Philadelphia.
"The, Beggar's )pera" tour
this season commemorates the wo
hundredth anniversary of the first
performances. Eventually there
seems to be no doubt that this lat
est revival of John Gay's old mus
ical . play, before it lias run its
' course, is destined to be heard In
every nook and corner of the Eng
lish speaking world a striking
example of the "survival of the
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appear at " the Elsinore theater
soon. Watch for the date.
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Young Star Scores Hit and
Does Wonderful Work In
"The Bugb Call"-
American parents. : It is a picture
every father and mother should
see. .
- Jackie plays an orphaned' son o;
an arayr captain, stationed on the
frontier in a cavalry post ;Ib the
70's, when the United States cav
alry carved a path for Western set
tlers over the historic Bozeman
Trail. Jackie's adventures -i with
the Indians his saving of the
fort -the battles "on the" plains
these are all glganti . situations
and wonderful 8pecft.de and thrill.
.But. more poignant still is the
hunder of war to achieve cne ol flor' f the winning of the child's
xi can. oj me unwelcome siepmotn
er, who finally won the place in
Just as "The Big Parade'. took
the love of a boy ant a girl, and
surrounded It with the surge and
the epic dramas of the day. to has
"The Bugle Call" taken the prob
'cn of a child's life of mother
hood and : stepmotherhooQ and,
with battle and spectacle surround
ing it. gives an audience a glimpse
into the heart of America's child
hood. 5 ": v' .
This is what Jackie Coogan's
new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer vehicle
has done he has voiced the plea
of the thousands of children with
his soul that his dead mother had
occupied. This touch is magnifi
cently handled by Claire Windsor,
playing the frivolous girl whose in
nate inBtlnct of. mother, love solved
the child's great problem. Her
bert Bawlinson gives I a splendid
performance as the father, a dash
ing figure as a, captain of cavalry.
Clever character touches are added
step-parents nd has given a ol-r B11 Rtag, Tom O'Brien, Sar-
ution to one of the nation's gTavest an M eison aaacioweu,
nrohipmn ; . - and Johnny Mack-Brown is a To
rt i. ,ji Hot, m -nrt nf ffrvfmn figure aa the young cavalry
tnn tnnontlK talo'nf lytAiani, I lieutenant.
and adventure now playing at the
- 4 - but underneath the
thrills, the- spectacle, the adven
ture and a great deal of comedy
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Lillian Glsh ethereal and
beautiful in the stern siting yt
the wars of Highland clan in the
majestic splendors of anefftnt Scot
tish castles in settings that blend
the legend and romance of Scot-
land with the grim details of Us
turbulent history this is the Lil
lian Gish of "Annie Laurie." latest
vehicle of the famous star, whici
shows at the Eleinore today and
Monday. . e
It is a gigantic story of human
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PLHi WKTERri IDEfi SAFE" TD BE
-You heard The Foursome ' n
Fanchon & Marco's Moonlit Wa
ters. Now Imagine a group four
times bigger than that one, each
Lillian Glsh is playing her first
dressed np" role in a long time.
In 'La Boheme" .she wore the
ragged garments of a Paris seam
stress in 'the: Latin Quarter; In
The Scarlet Letter," the" severe
garb of the-Puritans. .
But in her new starring- vehicle,
Annie Laurie," coming to the El
sinore today, she wears furbelow'.
and ribbons asain. Sh? Is playing
the aristocratic daughter of an an
cient Scottish chieftan; mistress
of a "great castle, and almost .a
fr f princess -) ; r-'
t - worman Kerry plays the princi-
'nol malA vOa rt4 (Kn et I - J m1a-
a uiwhu a huu vuv v-a v WViUUo
HObar losworth, Crelghton Ilaie.
Russell Simpson, Patricia Avery
and others of note.
;Leon- Lee, dirctor of Is Your
Daughter - Safe?", the sensational
expose of vice conditions which
shows at the Oregon Wednesday,
there is a mighty laeson . to new picture
Edward Edward Sedgwick, of
"Tin Hats" fame, added another
success to his already long series
by his artistic direction of the
OPENS AT ELSINORE ON TUESDAY
SCOTCH WARRIORS
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HAVE FULL REGALIA
One luhousand Strong In
Tarfan and Shield They
Particpate In Battle
Bearded Scots, in tartans and
shields, with claymores and other
weapons of the romantic High
Sands, march, a thousand strong,
in impressive ceremonies to the
martial tunes of the" bagpipes, and
battle In the rugged Highlands' in
tremendous conflicts In the most
spectacular historical ' drama of
rears. "Annie Laurie" which plays
at the Elsinore today and ' Mon
day. The new spectacle is Lillian
G lab's latest and most sensational
tarrlnff vehicle. : - - - '
. The picture, based on Scottish
history. Is laid about the Massacre
of Glencoe. A small army of huge
Scots la seen In reviews in baron
ial halls, in the huge- gathering of
the clans of Maxwelton Castle and
other vivid and picturesque de
tail in the mighty, drama.
Miss Glsh, as the daughter of
Sir Robert Laurie, the , woman
who, In history, was the Joan of
Arc of her land. . Her love for an
enemy clansman turned the tide
of a huge battle and changed the
history of Scotland.' -
: Huge replicas of the great old
castle' of Scotland. Including the
majestic Maxwelton Castle. were
constructed for the mighty drama.
An entire woollen mill 'was leased
to weave the special plains neces
sary to dress the warriors; repre
senting the fighting forces of 26
different Scottish tribes. The pic
tare was staged oh a scajle. that
taxed the entire resources of the
rreat Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer stu
dios, whence came "Ben-Hur" and
xneny other notable spectacles. ''
Norman Kerry plays the lead
ing male role as Ian, of the Clan
of MacDonald. and Hobart . Bos
worth enacts the historic "Wolf of
Glencoe." Others in the cast In
clude, David Torrence,-Crelgh ton
Hnle. Russell Simpson, Brandon
llurt. Patricia? Avery, .Joseph
Striker and others of note.
The production wa 1 directed:
from a romance by Josephine Lov-
ett, v John S. Robertson, director
of "Sentimental Tommy.? 'The
BrJrht Shawl" and other, famous
productions. - i ,
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Indians' Death Appears v
. Real In "Bugle Call'
Falling from horsese while gal
loping at full speed is' one of the
difficult feats the 'actors In "The
Bugle Call." Jackie Coogan's latest
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production,
are required to perform. " With
Claire Windsor and Herbert Raw-
llneon In the cast, the company
spent many arduous days on loca
tion' several miles, above Enclno
where the battle scenes for the
new production were filmed. "The
Bugle Call," coming today to Uae
Oregon, was directed by Edw t!
Sedgwick.
"The Gorilla," the) mysterious,
hilarious ; and thrilling mystery
play which rocked Broadway for a
yeart has reached the screen at
last, with .all of the requisites that
made the! stage play such a' tre
mendous success. . The crowds will
shriek, gasp and laugh, not only
at the antics of "The Gorilla" him
self, but with Charle Murray and
Fred 1 Kelsey, as : the two dumb
sleuths,' Mulligan and Garrity. It
opens at the Elsinore Tuesday.
"The Gorilla" Is one of . the
most eerie and ' spooky pictures
ever to reach the screen. The able
direction of T Alfred - Santell in!
handling a closely knit story and'
the splendid camera work, take
the place of pistol ' shots - and
changing lignts that were a lea
ture of the stage version. : It has
been! proven that the silent screen
can produce as many thrills, with
the aid of clever photography, as
the legitimate ttge. ':
i For those who saw the original
play a f rosh thrill awaits, : for the
ending of the screen version has
been changed t;:;v J.
' The pictorial shots and action
all take place in. ' and around a
Long Island "h'ome. ' There "afe"a
few outside or exterior scenes,
wlilch enhance thev weirdnes$ iof
the darkened rooms and shadows
thai appear from nowhere .
The cast has been chosen with
care and all give excellent perfor
mances.;.: Charlie Murray and Fred
Kelsey represent a new, screen
team and are the featured players.
Alice Day, Tally Marshall, Claude
G tiling water, - Walter c Pldgeon,
Gaston Glass, and Brooks Bene
dict.,,: " . L:,v r.-R: .'-V'vv'-v,
A FAMILY AFFAIR i
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. Pheasant
hunting has become a pastime for
souls; a romance of love as great
as the huge settings in which the
story le told; it is a historic drama
that eclipses anything of the kin
seen in. years aa the more voih
derful because it deals with a peo
ple never before seen on the
screen..- " . : '
- The ancient Scots, with their
court intrigues their implacable
clan warfare, and their delicate
sentiment ' underlying the everT
present lust for battle these are
reproduced with startling fidelity
in the big Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
spectacle.
Famous old castles; Including
historic Mexwelton, were repro
duced. v Hordes of kilted warriors
struggle; gaily caparisoned cour
iers In the king's antechamber plot
untold villainy and through- It
runs the glorious story of the love
of Annie Laurie and Ian MacDon
ald a, love that changed the
course of history, centuries ago,
and unified the Scottish nation. -.Norman
Kerry Is seen as the
hero of the romantic spectacle; a or.
fighting romanticist. Hobart Boa
worth is the grim "Wolf of Glen
coe," the implacable old chief of
the men of Glencoe. Brandon
Hurst is the villainous Breadal
bane and Creighton Hale the
treacherous Donald. David Tor
renee, Russell Simpson Patricia
Avery,: -Joseph Striker and others
well known playerf are Ideally
cast-saderithe aiTetiOn t Jehtk-SJ
Robertson. ' - rj
The story is based on actual his
tory surrounding the Glencoe Masi
sacre, when the ' Campbells and
the MacDonalds, struggled for su
premacy in one of the strangest
conflicts in all history. Josephine
Lovett, the author, utilized this,
gigantic episode in history as the
background for a stirring drama
'that might almost be classed the
film epic of Scotland.
the whole family in South Dakota.'
Mother drives the car, father
keeps the gun poised and the chil
dren act. as lookouts. In many a
hunting party as it cruises along
highways where the fowls are
plentlfuL
voice blended perfectly with the Thursday and Friday, declares that
hext and you will see what a I the directing of this story was the
treat is in store for you when! hardest task that he has ever been
Fanchon & Marco's latest " West-1 called upon to accomplish, during
erh Idea" comes to the Elsinore his directorial career.
'The Gorilla" is scheduled to
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Lee, who has directed such well
t,The group we refer to is known, known stars as Larry Semon and
as The Rangers, and .it headlines ' Evelyn Brent, besides being the
the Western Idea. Few groups of
male voices' ever have attracted
the attention this one is getting
from the public. K , , ' '
This "rounders organization"
specialized in harmony. This set
ting of, the Idea is in a rough min
ing' camp, with show capped moun
tains as a background. Each of
the rangers is dressed differently,
each depicting 'some 'phase of life
usually found in such a camp. ;
Besides the Rangers, patrons of
the Elsinore Theatre will see Dal-
producer of fa number of films
starring prominent players, spent
more than four months eh the
production of "Is Your Daughter
Safe?"
"There were more conditions to
be met in "Is Your Daughter SafeT'j
than in any production I have ever
directed." Lee declared. ; "The
subject mater is such that I had
to be extremely careful not to give
offense. It was a delicate mat
ter and there were days when , I
considered certain scenes for hours
las Walker and sister In a special- at a tlme before being able to work
ty. Miss Walker is an expert - manner In which the action
with the rope and she makes it do of the story would be adequately
some amazing things
Eunice Healer is a dancer of
note, and will be seen in some dif
ficult steps.' '- . i
ps Joo Wong, who completes- the
bill, sings, and is known for ? his
subtle way of putting across hum-
' -The Western Idea is a distinctly
different act. It Is a wide con
trast "from the usual girl revues.
It is refreshing and it is being ac-
presented and still permit me to
go-' as close to the borderline of
reality as was permlssable."
Critics- have acclaimed "Is Your
Daughter ISafe?" one of the finest
pieces of realism -that has eves
been filmed. Most of the events
In the film were taken from the
life of a gjrl ' who had trod thei
claimed throughout the west coast
wherever it shows. -
NOW i?r rkivr 1 NOW
PLAYING "XiJliljrvIlN PLAYING
TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY
THRILLS!;
SPECTACLE I
HEART
INTEREST
THIS PLAY
HAS THEM
ALL.
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Lovable heroic
-here is The Kid
Himself in his fin
est rolel
MATINEE 25c CHILDREN 10c EVENING 23c
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David ; Torrence Plays
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COMING H OREGON COMING
STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT
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Then Every Thursday and Saturday Nite
David Torrence, famous stag
and screen' star, plays : Lillian
Glsh's father In the role of Sir
Robert t Laurie,; famous , Scottish
historic character. In " Annie
Laurie," Miss Glsh'a new. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
play ' Coming to
the Elsinore today. ; It is a vivid
drama ,of the Highlands, in which
a huge cast of principals and sev
eral thousand ' others take part.
John S.;. Robertson Is the director.
: Lon Chaner In "London After
Midnighf will be an attraction at
the Elsinore theater In the near
future, . '
OREGON THEATRE
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Wednesday Thursday and Friday
December 7th, 8th, and 9th
;r Three Days Only; ' .
Matinee at 2Nites 7 & 9
THE SEXATIONAL FILM ROAD SHOW
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FEATURING
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ADMISSION
Matinee Til 5 o'clock
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Children 15c
After 5
Floor 60c -
Balcony 50c
Children 25c
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"EUNICE HEALEY"
DIFFICULT STEPS
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WESTERN FASHION
"JOE WONG"
A SINGER
WITH SUBTLE
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"PRESS WATKINS"
ELSINORE
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You will love this picture as
I you love the son
She alone knew, that treachery was
planned. If only she could light the.
warning beacpn that would call the
clans to arms! '
A throbbing moment of drama, in. a
film masterpiece of love and war that
gives beautiful Lillian Gish c;; :r
tanity for her most winning portraj -1.
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