THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY g, 1928 8
"Hit the Deck" at the Elsinore and Thrill to the "Hallelujah" Song
BARRAGE IF WAR
W UNLOOSED
"Two Arabian Knights" Fea
tures American Dough
boys' Experiences
Humor is Infectious, bo at leat
war comedy of two American
.dough-boys, they say. At any rate
there must be something; in it,
since a bystander reports a tre
mendous "kiddinK match" which
he overheard during a visit to the
1'nitfd States Artists Studio in
Hollywood.
It seems that "Two Arabian
Knights" was in production, the
post war comedy of two American
doughboys who escape from a pris
on camp and go astray through
Arabia and a multitude of hilari
ous adventures in search of safety
and, incidentally, romance.
Apparently catching the spirit
of the comedy, the players and the
production staff indulged in a pro
tracted session of "wise-cracking."
And howl
Director Lewis Milestone was
conducting shots of a sequence in
the Emir's palace. In Jaffa. During
Intermission, when the lights were
off, and the players were resting,
Mary Astor, who plays the heroine,
Princess Adham, was reminded
that William Boyd, featured lead,
was himaelt in the World War
"r. AiA i-ii A r rival- ihliro'"
asked MIsb Aster.
"I was in the second hand cloth
ing business," Boyd replied.
"Salvage depot, you mean?"
suggested Louis Wolheim, who
Dlaya a hard-boiled top sergeant
opposite Boyd.
"No," snapped back Boyd,
lecting duds." ,
This repartee only started the
excitement. 'That reminds me of
a story," said Director Milestone
"An army chaplain came up to a
muleskinaer in difficulty, and
shaking his finger at him. eald:
" 'What would your father say
if ha rnnid hear vou swear like
that?'
"Th muieskinner replied.: 'He
would be tickled to death. He's
stone dead.' "
"I think the smartest things in
the A. E. F. were said by the pri
vate," remarked William Boyd
commenting on the foregoing. "I
recall one," said he, "who had Juet
lost a leg in the Argonne, but he
was philosophical, for he told hi?
visitors, 'Well, there's one advan
tage in getting a wooden leg. I
can hold up my
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At this moment John W. Consi
dine. Jr., supervisor of production
came in.
"By the way," remarked he to
Boyd, "they didn't make you even
a first-class private over there, did
they?"
"Nope." flashed back the leading
man. "The only thing they put or
my arm after I joined was a vac
cination mark."
Howard Hughes, president of
Caddo productions, attracted by
the confab, strolled over.
"Speaking of military experienc
es. I heard of an applicant who
went to a recruiting officer and
was asked what he knew about
war. The applicant replied, 'I was
a captain in the Mexican army.'
The recruiting officer turned to
the sergeant and said, 'Use him on
the K. P. detail.' "
George Marion, Jr., writer of the
titles for "Two Arabian Knights,"
must have become stimulated by
so much military lore. Anyhow he
chipped in with this one:
"Didnt you miss that half-past
one shelling laat night?" asked
cne dugout inmate to another.
"Miss it? Why the silence kept
me awake an hour!1'
About this time William Cam
eron Menzies, art director, came to
the surface. "Hear this one?"
he asked. "It goes like this:
"After the historic eleventh of
November, a corporal was seen
keeping h!e gas mask still at alert.
An officer asked 'Doesn't he know
there's ah Armistice?'
" 'Yes,' was the reply from a
sarcastic lieutenant, 'but he saysip
us- s luiiitu it on uio tuesi lor but
long, that he'a afraid he will catch
cold if he takes it off. "
"The top kicks were there with
snappy retorts, too," volunteered
Wolheim. "A lad of the K. P. de
tail said: 'Sergeant, I want a cou
ple of days off. The captain says
I'm In need of a little change.'
"The sergeant came right back
at him and said: 'You'll have to
get it off of him then. He's got all
if mine.' "
Anytnmg got a laugh over
there," said Director Milestone
"This one collected a big roar:
" 'Say, feller, where's the field
kitchen?'
" 'Over in them woods."
" 'What the devil's a field kit
chen doing in woods'?"
"Haw-haw-haw! Speaking of
field kitchens." volunteered Ian
Keith, who plays the heavy role In
"Two Arabian Knights." "here's a
Mt of camp slang. A doughboy
vent to the mess cook and asked
'or something to eat. The reply
le got was 'I wouldn't go so far as
o say we have anything to eat.
uddie, but we can give you a kit
i'uII of slum'."
By this time Is seemed again to
be up to Boyd.
"Listen, people." said he. "I
ieard an offf&er say to a man of
mother regiment. 'Does this road
?o toward th front? And the
private chirped up. 'Yes. sir,
what's left of It does'."
"Lights on!" cried director
Milestone at this juncture, and the
party was off. Business was re
sumed as suddenly as It had
eased.
"Pretty witty bunch of troupers
ve have here," murmured Howard
Hughes as he started away.
"Huh," remarked Cameraman
Joseph August, who had preserved
i sour silence during the whole af
air. "They got their gags out of
that first issue of the. 'Stars and
Stripes' up In the library."
"Shouldn't wonder," smiled
Hughes, "that's where I got
nine!"
The old-fashioned man who
used to put his i .velve-year-old
on on the train for a short Jour
ney and tell the conductro of his
destination has a grandson who
can drive the distance without
asking any questions. Rushvllle
(Ind.) Republican.
GREEN
Yes All Green
Here
FEBRUARY 10
Watch
for It
"Hallelujah!" will ring out in
all Its joyousness at the Elsinore
an February 14. when Lillian Al-
bertaon will present the season's
mueicai comedy sensation. "Hit
the Deck." which introduce! this
great song hit to the world. Miss
Albertson has been providing ex
cellent stage entertainment
throughout the west for several
seasons now. Included in the many
metropolitan successes that she
has sponsored are "What Price
Glory." "The Cradle Snatchers."
Romance," and "No. No, Nan
ette."
Unstinted praise has been be
stowed upon "Hit the Deck" by
the press and the public alike In
all the large cities where It haa
so far been shown, including New
York. London. Chicago and Los
Angeles. For eight weeks It en
Joyed a highly successful engage
ment in San Francisco.
Vincent Youmans composed the
musical score of "Hit the Deck" aa
he did of "No. No, Nanette." It
Is said that as great as was the
deserved popularity of those de
lightful songs. "Tea for Two." and
"I Want to Be Happy." in "No. No,
Nanette, it pales Into lnsigTicance
when compared with tj world-
conquering "Hallelujah!" that
comes booming forth in the eecond
act of "Hit the Deck." Taking a
dozen or more encores at every
performance, the fame of "Halle
lujah!" has completely encircled
the globe.
"Hit the Deck" is not a one song
musical comedy. There are a
score of very enchanting melodies
In it, the chief of which are "Join
the Navy", "Harbbr of My Heart".
"Sometimes I'm Happy", and
"Nothing Could Be Sweeter".
grossing plot In "Hit the Deck" a
it has been fashioned after the
David Belasco-Frances Starr stage
triumph, "Shore Leave", which It
follows closely.
"Hit the Deck" tells of the
pranks and pasttlmes of the jolly
gobs of the U. S. navy on chore
leave. It shows them when at
their best, making love to a pretty
girl. It was this propensity to have
a sweetheart in every port that led
the fascinating young rascal. Bilge
Smith, to pet and neck the win
some Looloo, whose coffee shop
on the wharf had become the ren
dezvous of the gobs.
Bilge thought he had seen the
last of "Looloo when he hastily
kissed her goodbye to Join his ship
which wa sailing suddenly on
sealed orders. But Looloo was the
type of woman that mere man can
never understand or fathom. She
had. other plans for Bilge and her
self In mind.
How Looloo finally overtakes
Bilge In far off China, only to lose
track of him again, and how It all
ends happily for the two lovers
encompasses a very amueing and
absorbing story.
Mention must be made of Lavln
la, the colored maid of Looloo.
Considerable of the fun revolves
around Lavlnla, and It is she who
chants and hums and then shouts
the inspiriting "Hallelujah!" whn
a horde of Chinese bandits are
about to pounce down upon them.
There are six scenes in the two
acts of "Hit the Deck." Two of
them are worthy of special notice,
the deck of a U. S. battleship and
a seaport in China. The coatuming
of the large company of comedians.
singers and dancers while In the
Included in the cast of "Hit the
Deck" are Nadlne Wayne, Helen
Boice, Carter Sexton, Sam Sturgls,
Frank Crabtree, Rhea Porter, Ed
Russell, David Callis, Charles
Lauda, Frits Adame, The Varsity
Four, Lee Fong Quartette and
others. George Cunningham of
"No. No, Nanette" fame, staged
the intricate ensembles and
dances.-
Jimmy Ray Will Offer
Dash of His Dancing
There Is said to be also an en- Orient is unusually beautiful.
"Crinoline Days" the Fanchon
ft Marco Idea coming to the El
sinore theater Sunday and Mon
day brings Jan Rublnl and a score
of other notable names. RubinI
has long been recognized every
where as a master of the violin.
and to music lovers In particular
hie name has meant a great deal.
With the "Crinoline Days" Idea
RubinI will have unlimited oppor
tunity to play those favorite South
ern melodies he knows so well, as
blended into the spirit of the pre
tentatlon.
As a bit of diversion and fast
action Jimmy Ray will offer a dash
of his original soft shoe dancing.
Duffer and Draper, an adagio team
of note, have an entrancing dance
which carries out the spirit of
swaying harmonies.
The Crinoline Beauties, eight in
all and Fanchon & Marco's color
ful costumes will add to the beau
ty of the act besides offering some
new stepe. The Varsity Beauties,
another team of girls, will vie with
the Crinoline Beauties In offering
the new dance craze, the "Varsity
Drag", which is gradually taking
first honors from the "Black Bot-
"Jan RubinI is an artist: a mas
ter. Ills violin is everything to
him and he makes it so to all
who hear him. One thing Is cer
tain: I shall not miss hearing v.
man whose name, frequently. 1
associated with Kreisler."
So commented a Salem young
woman who has appeared In New
York city and the sesqui-centen-
nlal in Philadelphia. She haa been
a pupil of the great Cesar Thom
son, when she studied in Belgium.
Thomson has been long elected
to the Royal Conservatory of Mu
sic In Brussels.
The Salem young woman, widely
known, Is Miss Elizabeth Levy.
She la president of the Salem Mu
sic Teachers' association, and is
secretary of the Oregon State Mu
sic Teachers' association. To ra
dlo fans she is very well known. ,
"RubinI, who has been on iht
concert etage for years, simply
charms his audience; holds it
transfixed," Misa Levy said. "Sure
ly no person will miss his appear
ance here. Such an opportunity isj
rar too rare.
RubinI heads the Fanchon and
Marco "Crinoline Daya" perform
ance which may be seen by early
comers on February 5 and 6 at
the Elsinore.
Jimmy Ray, soft shoe dancer,
will be seen, along with Helen
Warner, "the big girl with the
deep voice." Maxine Eveline, the
almost incomparable, will appear. j
and she will be followed by the!
adagio team, Duffin and Draper.
In connection with Its extraor
dinary bill, the management adds
that, In addition there will be the
Crinoline beauties and the Varsity
beauties both groupa are some
thing to write home about.
Despite the excellence of the,
other acts, however, the manage
ment urges Salemltea to bear in
mind that they have, for a nomin
al sum, the opportunity of hear
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All in all Fanchon and Marco
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this act one of the moat colorful
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