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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1928)
x vi V . I - TWP! mrafiOrT STATESMAN. RALEM. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 4,1928 n The contest is an annual affair. Besides the TJaiTersity ot Oregon, Willamette .nninfnlty, Oregon .f Mtltn. Pacific unlteMlty. gon Normal school,, and Southern Oregon Normal school are expect ed to be represehteL CALL OF CIRCUS "OLD Km SEDVES Pacific ceUege. Linfield college. Read the Classified Ads Reed college, Albany college. Ore - ' .... i ' . , 1 . ... . ,. ....... :-. .... - - . i 1 famous Picture Lauded Mare than Manx Others f 6 Open At Elsinore Landed perhaps to greater festent " than an y metion picture produced in '., recent year , "Old Ironside, fcnt ; out by Jatnes Grazed the man responsible for "The Corrd Wagon opens ita run at th Elslnora Tuesdays" r tJnbel!erert simply . must be thoTrnT bat "Old Ironsides" has raceired the unstinted praise oi inch critics as represent the liter ary Digest, Robert E. fiber wood, of New .York Life. Arthur Wat ra. of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the N. T. Evening Journal: the W Y. Morning World, the N. Y. Evening World, the N. Y. Amer ican, the N. Y. Telegram, the Post and virtually, every other critlq ot Manhattan. and. its. burroughs. Can yoa conceive, for instance, of the Literary Digest eaying. in part:"Among the many big pio turesi on Broadway Is "Old Iron sides ' and it may lay claim to the title of blggeet.;' Cmze has gath ered unto himself ship and men f nd has headed for the high seas." Tue laudation continues: . The. usually sardonic itobert'E. Sherwood says: There are three qualities in Old ironsides which serve to ele vate it to greatness; its spectacu lar beauty, the power of its char acterization, and its immense tu mor. Craze's ships are alive, just as his covered wagons were alive. It seems that this producer is in capable of anything but authentic vitality." And, tersely, the N. Y. Telegram remarks: It, is the finest saga of the sea the screen has ever known." . And listen, for one second, to the Philadelphia Publie Ledger: . fOId Ironsides' approximates, If not surpasses, the best of all the epic films that have been de- veloued durine the past dozen years. It is a beautiful picture. . The Cleveland News comes di rectly to its point: . " :01d Ironsides' as a whole must? be appraised as one of the greatest achievements of the film Industry." , It. is difficult to stop quoting. Says the ' Boston Herald : "As- nmlng applause to be a correct gauge of approval, the plaudits that greeted the film to the very top jriotch of popularity." And. from the Post of that city: "Terrible and tremendous are the thrills which are made -outstanding through the picture. ..." . And from the N. Y. American: , "There, by Jove, was a ship! And. here, by Jove, is a picture! James Cruze can forget the Cov ered.; Wagon." Countless other critics have so endorsed what astounded Broad wayCbut all of them may not be quoted here. George Guthrie, owner of the! a j t :r.: ivi '--...;. it v;,.. -' -sSk- VV's -f,h vT n 'i'ifSiil V ft People Witnessing Bill De clare It "Worth Missin Dinner Fori' I (T w r an ComDanV Selected TO AD- w see a snave and tenacious de 1 " . 1 I . . M. 1 .1. Mil TU -a I iwu run uuwn me guilty man. LOCal I neater Both the homicidal hijacker and Considered Among Best .enilif0'" are norel of Mvvv vuw wa kuu .uwauv girls. The hoofer, Roy Lane, hopes to succeed in vaudeville with "Billle" as hid partner. Crandall, the killer, and Lane get into a squabble over "Billle" at the -end of the second act with the . result that , the bootlegger pulls tpe same gun that figured in the murder. Lane accidentally gets his hands on the gun and has possession of it when Dan McCorn, Scene from the Jed Harris cabaret classic "Broadway" with a special New York cast and production. the grind of rehearsal and making amazingly quick changes of cos tume. We see the ringleader of one set of bootleggers "bump off" a rival leader because or an argu ment over territorial rights, and "Broadway," the celebrated drama of New York's night life and the most successful and wide-, ly acclaimed play of the past five years, comes to the Elsinore the ater for a one night engagement on Wednesday, March 1 4 The famous epic of the cabarets is now well advanced in its sec ond year in New York, and is in Us second season in London. That ita appeal is universal is testified to by the fact that companies are now playing in Berlin, London, New York, Budapest,., Vienna, Sofia. Boston, Chicago and Phila delphia. "Broadway" played to a million dollars in box-office re ceipts in its first 37 weeks in New York, a record unequalled In the history of the American theater. The play was dedicated at At lantic City on July 5. 1926. and after a two -week tryout in this and other seaside resorts opened on September 16. It immediately became the sensation of the" year. EWnore, volunteered tickets at'" wa Presented in London on De- half-price to high school children. because of the film's historic val ee. VMr. Hug. on behalf of the hundreds ; of students, accepted the offer. There Is a forword, also, con cerning "Old Ironsides" by Curtis D. Wilbur, secretary of the navy. The cast includes Wallace Beery, prominent in the film world ss&popular in Salem, along with a number of other notables. cember 22 where it was as heartily applauded as in New York. A sec ond American company played De troit for 22 weeks. This season there are no less than twelve units for this night club classic playing in the United States and Europe. All three acts of "Broadway take place in a private party room Just off the. floor of the Paradise Night 'Club. Here we see the osKoTA KhAlhi. .iri. .nil tlin "hnnf. V . IA0 gill. . " V. ler" who leads them,, going through RICHARD DIX STABS iraiFKir Lawless Days of Gold Seek ers Brought To Light In Splendid Film On occasion a prominent, nn spoiled star, together with a mo tion picture of a certain caliber, immediately conjures up in the mind of the theater-goer all that is necessary. In other words, he tne menacing copper, breaks in to can nearly sense whether or ho he stop the melee. Lane emerges triumphant , at the end and the murderer meets a highly dramatic death. The play Is written and stared by Philip Dunning and George Ab bott, and is presented by Jed Har ris. The company to be seen at the Elsinore theater has been se lected' with discriminating care and is said to give a notably con vlncing performance. LES PREVAILS MIDDLE GROVE SCHOOL HAM PERED BY EPIDEMIC CIRCUS DAYS AT LSINORE i . -.v. . J : MIDDLE GROVE, Mar. 3. (Special.) The boys of the two upper rooms in the Middle Grove school have been laboring dtlf-l gently witn teams; picks and shov els preparing two baseball dia monds. The backstops have been repaired and sawdust put on the base lines. . The girls of the upper and In termediate rooms are practicing intensively, in order to make a good showing in indoor ball this season. ; Miaaie urove school is some what hindered by a measles eol demic. This is the first epidemic in the. community for , several years.; ; Evangelistic- meetings are belnr held in the Evangelical church. Rev. P.. M.- Fisher is preaching every evening, -and the pastor, Rev. H. E. Abel,- is assisting. The M. B. ; Hart family has moved onto the Louis Weis farm. , -'Louis Weis and family .have moved to their home in town.' E. H. Craig and family have It to like the production to be of fered. That statement goes with poor pictures as well as the better ones. It is here, perhaps, consistent, to announce, (the reader to remember what has gone before) that Rich ard Dix is to star in "The Gay De fender," which shows as a feature film at the Elsinore today and Monday at the Elsinore along with the Fanchon and Marco's "Circus Days" idea. t Richard Dix has gained, In Sa lem, a following of fans whose numbers are considerable. And with a rollicking plot, with touches of pathos and subtle humor, the management is confident that Its film will be nothing short of a hit moved to their home, which ! was formerly the George Tucker place. Reverends Abel and Fisher were gnests at the Frank Crane home last Wednesday. ; One of the frne roxes from the Lee Dow farm has been reported lost. Miss Helen Cowgill and : Mr. Wm. Fox were visitors at the Mid dle Grove school in the interest of the sewing and rabbit clubs. ; Senator King Blocks Columbia Basin Debate ment however,, designed to pro tect bis his home state's interests The amendment, acceptable to the authors of the bill. Senators Jones and Dill of Washington, provides that no appropriation for con struction under the gravity plan shall be made util a compact has been entered into between Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho. Senator Borah indicated his state wanted decision on alloca tion of waters and definite stor age elevation or areas, or deter mination, of definite principles to govern these matters for the fu ture. The clarion. neve-ld-b&-forgot- ten call of the circus ring; a call which seems never to be; escaped by either performers or audiences, serves as the motif for the Fan chon and Marco vaudeville; pro gram which shows touay and nion- day at the Elsinore. Surely the Elslnore's bill this week is unique eeldom does a theater offer such a comprehen sive program which concerns lt seir, almost entirely, with one sub ject and that subject a difficult one to , produce on the-ordinary stage. . "Circus; Days" Is the title, held to be well chosen, under which Fanchon? and Marco are offering their several acts., In addition, of feature motion picture which, course, tne Kisinore is onering a many have declared, is alone worth the price of admission. Following is a list of the per formers which hundreds will see today and Monday: Lillian St. Leon. & Co. Gobel's African Lions. Bernard's leaping hounds. Umberto and Elliott with "Pet tite Marie." A number of persons who have seen the bill declare it to be "worth missing a dinner for."-And the Elsinore management, in view of information it has received from other houses, is' certain that the program will satisfy. - Matinees 10c anrl 15c Evenings 10c and 25c Solvo o5 OcocaiSonc!! Broadside ofTTfmlls. with. Lowell Sherman , Old Line Oratorical Meet Will Be Friday At Eugene UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, March 3. (Special.) The Oregon State Old Line Ora torical contest for 1928 will be held at the University on Friday, March 9. George Allan Belloni Coquille, a junior in pre-law, has been chosen to represent the uni versity, speaking on the subject, "Dollar Diplomacy." Every Patriotic Citizen Should See Abraham Lincoln' JOHN DRDTKWATER'S GREAT DRAMA ALL NEW YORK CAST A Stmf Show V a MotU TJ?' "2 imm of Afcr.h.m LiacoU i. f "a. TI'Tt. r'dilo"- John DrtUwuf , Abraham Lincoln " you true, human, realiatic 1 ELSINORE THURSDAY, MAR. 8th i OHB BIOBT ONLT i PBICES Tint T row. $1.00; Next 10 row Sl.Bg- TOK KESEKVATIOKS PHOHS S07 ponsond by Salam Scama Laagn WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (AP) Objection by Senator King, dem ocrat, Utah, prevented senate con sideration yesterday of the Colum bia river basin .reclamation pro ject. Senator Borah, republican, Ida ho, secured adoption of an amend- Eflc2noire Wed. Maxrcli 14tt& SEND YOUR MAIL ORDER NOW Including Tax Note These : Moderate Prices for the World's Biggest Hit JED HARRIS , I VT Drama ottUr Caharrts ' 9 Lower fiobr: first 17. rows" f2.73; next 8 rows S2.20. Balcony: first 2 rows f220; stext 8 rows 1X3; sert 7 rows gl.lO. Mezzanine S2.73 aad 82JS0. X E2ATIWEEG iS? EVENINGS 2gc PROGRAM Sunday - Monday - Tuesday March 3-4-5 CONVOY A Drtng Conqneet of the Air COMEDY NEWS Wednesday - Thursday - Friday . March 6-7-8 "JAKE THE PLUMBER' A Whirlwind Comedy COMEDY NEWS Friday - Saturday March 9-10 "BREED OF COURAGE' A Powerful Drama of the Mountain Country Brine th Family Saturday Night COMEDY NEWS Sunday - Monday Marclrn-12 "FLAMES" A Picture of the Oregon Forest COMEDY NEWS Monday - Tuesday , .j- March 13-14 "THE GREAT MAIL ROBBERY" A Genuine Thriller 4 COMEDY NEWS t Thursday - Fnday March 15-16 "LONESOME LADIES" An Evening of Enjoyment COMEDY NEWS Saturday March 17 " ATTA BOY" Bring the Family COMEPY NEWS Saturday 1 Night is Family Night Bring the Family riECON iTlKIEATElE isnsiffi3:5S)iB STARTS TUESDAY r i i i i i lt l y-s. t - 1 II I I . raiur dunking c7N p:f:r ) h (SlASONdiINGIAND . jp&A jM r I rj-l X BUOAftST BEMjn - VIENNA NciJ I - )-S I , ixDr&'OuacO'toim'ttxjsxjari I ( .:.. . f., :. . :.-'- 1 The story of a love trium phant, 'neath a tropical moon amid the din of battle , and conqoered in the end on the decks of "Old Iron sides." All intermingled with a thousand laughs. , WITH WALLACE BEERY ESTHER. RALSTON GEORGE BANCROFT S CHARLES FARRELL I W johhmiewAlker ; MATINEES: Adults 35c. Children 10c EVDNINGS: - Adults 50c Children 10c '4 !iin4 T V1 rj - tix I -s 73 I 4r 4i j r LA r fit