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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON, ; SUNDAY- MORNING, DE lTEMB ER 18, 1927 GAPiTOL PRESErna Hi VAU0EV1LLE 61 If- 3 Bllgh's Capitol Trill otter a vaudeville bill today of five bis acts. LeRoy & Roxior, who open at the Capitol today, hare an act - that makes frlenda with all vaude ville fans trom kids to elders, en titled The New Used Car.- It is , a clean bright and most pleasing act; introducing smiles and songs. They go a little better than smiles, ' however, as their act is productive . of much full grown laughter, i The Deo Marr Trio hare a torn- " edy singing7 and talking act. The - comedian is considerably. above par .... and the -two girl possess, good looks, Tofee and personality ga- .. lore.' The act i cleverly harmon ized r presenting the finest of mel- , ody with " ' comical X racka and stunts. The Totten revue of f er a series of songs, dances and piano . numbers all artistcally blended to form a most colorful fifteen- min utes of entertainment. Alex fer rell In "Shadow Land' Is describ ed as a unique novelty presenta tion in which sallbouettes and . shadowgraphs are cleverly com bined with plenty of comedy,, the . entire act heading . Interest from start to finish. Buster Lorrento, the tenor singer, who possesses a t ,' Voice of real quality, will be heard In some new numbers. On the screen the Capitol will present Victor Hugo's , Immortal drama, "Lea Miserable.",- - ; Master Organist at Bligh's Capitol Theater . TOMY THOMPSON Mr. Thompson has arranged a special music score, for Victor Hugo's Immortal Masterpiece, "Les Miserables," that starts today for a three day engagement. This Dicture' iust f recently broke recordset Portland's Columbia Theater for a run of three weeks. "The River of No Return Coming. Soon '"' "1 . r-' . . f T ...... 1! v "LES M1SERABLESV OPEKS AT CAPITOL , "Les MlserabHes", that famous drama by Victor Hugo will be presented on the screen at, the Capitol theater today, Monday and Tuesday. The story follows: Jean. Valjean of La Brie, a day laborer, earns a scanty liring for hia sister and her seren children. For, stealing a loaf of bread . to sare them from starratlon he is sentenced to the galleys for five years. Discharged from the pris on In 1815, with soul .poisoned and embittered against society, he finds shelter with a kindly and charitable bishop, whom he re pays by stealing his surer plate. Instead of arresting him, the good bishop gives him more silver to add to all he has stolen, then sends him on his way with a blessing, commending his soul to God. Valjean, filled with remorse ano; gratitude. Is regenerated by the bishop's action. Two years later in a strange town he begins Mf e anew, working out an invention that brings him prosperity and the respect of the community. His liberal philanthropies are widely praised and he Is made mayor. Employed in his factory Is Fan tine, a girl who has been deserted months later he saves the life of a sailor on the galley, bat in doing so, disappears, ; and la reported drowned S: ' .? -' -C -V. . In 'the forest of Montfermiei, Jean Valjean, In rags and tatters, meets the. unhappy . Cosette who has been sent to draw water by the cruel Thenardlers, who are making her life " miserable - with their fiendish treatment.-. He pays the child's guardians a large sum of money and takes her to Paris, where they live-in a tumble-down place "In ' a gloomy and remote part of Paris. Here they are -safe until the great benevolence of t$e apparently poor man arouses the suspicion - of the old caretaker. GEORGIA BUS coimeEsooi! The Georgia Blossoms all color ed minstrel show opens their en gagement at the Hollywood thea ter Tuesday evening. There are 14 people In the company and they have a show that is something en tirely different in the "way of en tertainment.'' w v.. V,; In- this, company there are 14 real entertalnere, . Among them m n ha fnnnA i nh ' vAlt ' knnwn The dogged Jarert is soon on his mIn8trels 'Williams & 'Burns. irau again. vaijean itees wiid Cosette 'and 'eludes Javert by climbing: "wall: Into a convent garden where .'works7 Pete Fau chelevent,; whose life--' Valjean saved tnany years ago. .'In.graU-j tnde.Pere has him appointed his assl8ta&twhile Cosette Is raised ii ; the :onvent school and grows up t .te a charming young lady. -SVtMrtn the revolution of 1R30 yelJeahjsaTes Ja vert's Hfe win ning, his friendship, and immunity from " his relentlessly avenglng- hand" Baron Marius, a young man earning a scant living at litera ture, inarries Cosette,1 who re ceives : ar handsome dowry J from Valjean. Vho tells his life story to Marius, j Lacking sympathy and understanding, Marias allows the old man "to go away broken heart- by the father of her baby, Cos-Uo!; but soon after Thenardier, now A t r - ' "The Rlvef. ofNo Return,", a Vthr!lIinr----pIcture; or' thePacific 5; "Northwest will come to the TJapI ff -tol theater for two days, Wedfies- dayand Thursday.; ; ' It Is not Just a. ''scenic' but, a natural drama picture full of real - action and real" thrills, and has . been, filling jeatr.wlth'nth. . siastlcfiudiences wherever shown! Over two " years ' ef work were tr spent in. the-taking of these mov--;- les and was one of the. most hat Vx ardoas undertakings ever taken in tha interests of moving i"Picture;- -, . ' The main part of the teature was photographed in central Idaho and shows a 175 mUe trip by ca noe through the rapids of what is known as the impossible Canyon of the Middle Fork of Salmon river. This strip of territory has never been traveled before. The average depth of this canyon is frcm 5000 to 7000 feet, .. . ( It also shows the trip by boat down through the wild .. roaring rapids of the 2 5 0 mile 1 mighty gorge of the Big Salmon river, the largest, deepest, and rough-, est river canyon in North America.' Some' of the most thrilling shots water when it Is considered im possible to run the river with a boat. - ! - . ! ' i i The ISzhlbitors Herald of Chi cago, under "date -of September 24. 1927t says of this- picture: "There is a - geographic fUm of six reels,;-taken within the bor ders ,of the United States, that is easily comparable with any Alas kan, African or any other scenic on the market. ; It depicts the last virgin wilderness of some 300 miles1 square of unexplored terri tory of our nation. It lies- in the almost impenetrable fastness of Central Idaho, and the delightful yet hazardoas task of photograph ing this country fell to the tot of Mr. H. W. Deldner of -Payette. Idaho, who has just completed an other trip byjcanoe and long boat' down the lamous salmon river and its principal tributary, the hiterto impassable Middle Fork. ' 'This f picture will deUght all lovers, of the out of dooraOyer z u u o reel oi t mm, bww ygua game in their natlT haunts,-sich as 'deer; "mountain gbataf flii-tlg horn sheep, bear and 'otter.; This film also shows, the grandest of all mountain scenes, alluring can- streams. Furthermore there are shots after, shots of tense : action when the beat rushes over fur ious, foaming, rocky rapids and death is forestalled only by a frac tion of a second. Inaddition, two reels of Oregon scenery are shown Including scenes from the world's famous Pendleton Round-up. salmon fish ing on the Colombia river, scenes on Pacific highway, winter and summer sports on Mount "Hood. eastern Oregon rabbit drive, sun set on the Pacific and" many others. . r . This film has the backing of the Portland chamber of com merce and is indorsed by the state chamber of commerce of Oregon and Idaho. Tommy Thompson, master or ganist at Bligh's CanitoMheater. has arranged a special music scoreT and claps him Into Jail ior victor Hugo's imortal mastr piece "Les Mise rabies." that opens for a three-day engagement start ing today. ette. .The child la left in the care of a craven and hideous pair named Thenardier. It Is learned that the child Is illegitimate and the girl is discharged from the factory without the knowledge of the benevolent manufacturer, who later learns of the girl's distress and promises to aid her and take care of her child, but only after Fantine has . been reduced to frightful poverty by the crafty Thenardlers, whose heartless de mands have driven her to sell ev en her hair and teeth to provide for the supposed Illness of her lit tle CosetteJ . Javert; a relentless Inspector of police, suspects the manufacturer of "being the ex-convict who stole the silver plate and who also took two francs" from a hurdy-gurdy boy years before. But Javert Is unable to prove his case until one day an Innocent man is charged with Valjean's ancient crimes. Then Valjean steps forth and con fesses, saving the man from con viction. The lenient Judge lets Valjean go, but Javert hounds bim to the deathbed of Fantine ValJJean escapes and hides his great- for tune in the forest of Montfermlel before he is again captured "and sent to the galleys for life. Nine wore taken this spring on the high y oris - and - beautiful, mountain OS? TODAY MON. TUES. r o- J i- ?7? j. B m. . ! .41 1 . v-.-," ...... jjr- : it . w K a SJ . V -V ..' 4, ews ftwaw h jCvW Comedy VICTOR HUGO'S Immortal Masterpiece i Special ' music score arranged and played by Tomy Thomp oa on tbe Aicandi ng Wurlltser.. . . tJvrrcls Saccessor to Tli UunchbacSc of Notre t Dame C rmseated by Carl Iiaemmla I ; a uiavcrAL . L mm 0X0 PICTURES TAKEN and DELIVERED BEFORE L GHRISTMAS up to and including a member of a- gang of ' Parisian cut-throats, coming to blackmail Marius, reveals the noble life of Valjean. Marius and Cosette,. re penting their coldness, hasten to the old man, who is very low. He dies In their arms. Bert Chadwick.- Lancaster, Ford and 'Lajicaster;.' J Every Indication points to a real show, which" will be a delight to the people attending the HoUyr wood. Ruth Breaks Batting Records.On Movie Lot When Babe Ruth squared off against; the opposing pitcher of the .bage'baTti c 3 mai' filmed in the making cr ;'Ba ) "Comes Home," for First ; National Pictures, a Angeles, saw him break, all exist. Ing records unofficially. 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