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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1928)
The New Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 17, 1928 A . ! I i SALEM THEATRES TO PRESENT NEW, Wise Cracker' Has Breezy Comedy Elements By Roaella Bsuch ! The offering of the Manhattan ' Players at th E la in ore theater to night, "The Wise Cracker." is an . exceptionally breezy . r taree. We wereln the audience last night for the' first Salem presentation and hare little doubt bat that the i theater will again be filled to practically It capacity. In an atmosphere of canned. : salmon, iron beds, and cheap v rooming house ''dissensions, the members of the company open the comedy with a fine -play of -words i and ready action. The only shif t :. ing of scene occurs when the chief . actors . are transferred - to David ? Burnham's Wall Street offices. Barnham, the Tillain, though a ; rascal in every other way, en- deared himself to the andlence be cause he has the voice of Moroni ' Olsen and very nearly h'e physique. "Flip" Edwards ; (Bruce McDonald) who bounced j into the play like a bomb, was an easy justification of the title role. He sold rasors and ink erasers ; with glib ability and produced a j laugh with reliable regularity. We - found "Flip" an irresistible come ;dian and were glad when he re : lieved the tension of the gun. popping. Lou Dunn, who in the . opinion of the - writer, was not particularly suited to his part, in w; terpreted it with credit, nevertbe , less. While "The Wise Cracker" was dominated by the strength of its ; masculine characters, the two ; feminine leads. Marie Miller, as I Kitty Burns, and Grace Bentley, j as Hope Nelson, introduced a ; spontaneity and glow that would ' hare been sorely missed if found lacking. Kitty, Burns played op. posite "Flip" in a number of i mirthful episodes. It must have been gratifying to I the management to find a num 4 ber of out-of-town people in the audience last night. A large : gronp of children were seen in ; the theater and, apparently, they , enjoyed the comedy quite as much as their elders. "The Best People" which n- joyed an extended run in the east ,4 and was presented last week by I the Duffy players In Portland, is i billed for showing at the Elsl- nore theater next week. Hilarious Comedy i -To Be Featured At the Oregon Many people hare not had the ' "pleasure of ever being in a police j court, but If they will come to the I Oregon theatre Sunday and Mon I day. they will see bow a police j Judge handles the different cases brought before him. The Singer Musical Comedy Co. are offering "Cops! Cops! Cops!" f feautring Lew Marshall, in the ; principal comedy role. ' The Columbian four, in Har- i monious Harmony, and the bud Beauty Chorus will offer : some new dance routines. Lola' Lamond, Jack Miller, Connie i.iaum. an bare good parts, and Miss Bobbie Williams and Billy Due will be seen to a good ad : rant age. Glen "Beo" Singer and Adlyn i. Mack (Mrs. Singer) hare gone to i Seattle on a pleasure trip. They - will return in two weeks and will be seen with the company at the Oregon theatre on their return hero I Charred Corpse Of Woman Found - In Lonely Moor CROWN POINT. Ind., Aug. 16. (AP) The fire charred body .- of a woman said by a coroner's ; physician to have been burned to ' death, was fouad in a desolate ; moor three miles from here today. Police say they believe she is - 'the woman who knew too much" J of the West MeHenry State bank robbery Monday at McHcory, 111. ' They theorise that she was "taken i for a ride," by members of the : presumably Chicago gang which . robbed the bank of $12,000. Germany produces 2,000- vart-- tet!es or sausages. f J GREATER MOVIE SEASON STARTS AUGUST 19 w NOW PLAYING MANHATTAN PLAYERS t I PRESENT - . Y Ths IVise Cracker A'Fonr Act ; Comedy Drama N FANCTON i. -v t . Ill - lUll MONDAY I I All- ill aw i J A "Spangles? Dazzler . Here is one good reason why the Salem public i cannot afford to miss the Elsinore's presentation of the latest Fan chon - Marco Idea, "Span gled," to be shown here Sunday and Monday. Pret ty girls, in the dazzling set ting of the famous "Fol lies' of Paris, will be, seen. Costumes and stage settings are identical with those in the French capital. - V rV Capitol Film Play Holds Gripping Public Appeal Janet Caynor and Charles Far rcll, fast-rising young screen stars showing at Bllgh's Capitol thea ter in their new Fox films offer ing, "Street Angel,", have won Sa lem's praises. It proved to be a masterpiece of beauty, charming ly acted and perfectly directed by Frank Borzage, who also made i hat other memorable Gayner-Far- rell picture, "7th Heaven." The story is laid against the colorful background of Naples and the beautiful, soft-toned pho tographic treatment of the many picturesque scenes is a conspicu ous contribution to the art of the motion picture. Miss Gaynor, as a little waif of the Neapolitan waterfront, and Farrell as a vagabond artist who meets and falls in love with her, handle their roles with 1 superb skiU. and their many love scenes together held the audience en raptured. It recounts the story of Angel ina's desperate attempt to raise funds for her dying mother by tak ing to the- streetsXor which she is arrested and sentenced to pris on. She escapes from the police and joins a small, travelling cir cus in which she becomes a ballet performer. Here she meets Glno, the wandering painter, but their romance is shattered by the police who track her down and take her away to prison. However, they are finally reunited and made happy again. Street Angel" is a picture that Rose-,ranks with the best of all time Here Saturday Miss Ethel Byron with "Tell Tales the Elsinore attraction for Salem Saturday. Ink stains can be remorde by first washing the. fabric In vinegar and afterwards in a solution of one tablespoon of oxatle add in five tablespoons of water. Pi I A s J ON THE SCREEN Fannie Hurst's Greet Drama Brought Vividly to the Screen 'file fy the - DTrcctor of the "The. Patent Leather KM" hrl & MARCO"S ffl m n.!tnties - III .- " Five Clever Acts to Be Shown at Elsinore Five acts of Association vaude ville of unusual excellence and the feature photoplay presentation "Coney Island" blend harmonious ly into a hill of unsurpassed enter tainment, in the enticing stage and screen fare at the Elsinore theatre Saturday. The program is one about which it can be -stated with out exaggeration that It is as per fect in its entirety as ft is human ly possible to make it Here is real summertime entertainment. No household would be safe with a Mrs. Grundy about. Mrs. Grundy although only a historic, literary character ts symbolic of all those of her sex who tell tales, and so domestic controversy of Tell Tales, the headline act. has to do with Mrs. Grundy. Plenty of Laughs Tell Tales is a farce, a hilarious bit of comedy acted for all it is worth by a clever company of four players, deriving its comedy from the fables which somebody tells. possibly Innocently, but invariably disastrously. Al Walton and Ethel Byron are the featured players. Their associates are Jane West and Esther Pinch. Those who like the unusual will enjoy the offering of Trovato, who is styled, and justly so, tne wizard of the violin. This talented enter tainer has the happy faculty of injecting bits of comedy in his offering and he has perfected to remarkable degree the ability to imitate with his violin almost 'ev ery conceivable sound. Melodies of modern and classic standards are also included in his extensive re pertoire. Bill Pruitt There Bill Pruitt. a true son west, and the possessor of a superb voice will relate a few stories- of wit and sing some of the songs that have made him popular. Monte and Mae present an offer ing that always goes over nig. They dance, play musical instru ments and indulge in some snap py patter. The skit is billed as "Ignorance is Bliss" and is all that could be desired in light entertainment. the way of Roy Mack and Peggie Brantley, are- roller skaters, who have successfully competed in making . skatlng competitions. They excel both as speed and fancy skaters, For stage purposes, however, they confine their efforts to as exhibi tion of the latter. This Is called I a n tun ul ut . Dwight Johnson to "A Whirl of Grace. Play Saturday For Kentfs Patrons of Keati's hall, eight miles west of Salem on the Inde pendence highway, will have a chance, Saturday night, to dance again to the strains of Dwight Johnson's orchestra, that aggre gation of Oregonlan music makers which captured the hearts of ths dancing public on the occasion of their initial appearance at Kentl's a week ago. j. Fresh from a triumphant tour of the Pantages circuit, Dwight Johnson led his musicians to a brilliant success on the occasion of their opening last Saturday night. At that time it was announ ced that these exceptional har monizers would appear at Kentl's every Saturday . and nightly ilirough Jhe hop-picking season. a disclosure which met with en thusiastic applause from those fortunate enough to hear them and dance to the inviting throb of their toe-tickling music. Kentl's, incidentally, is aU that he hoped it would be, says Mr. Johnson himself. '"The floor is fine, the place highly attractive and the patronage high class, he declared. I think it probably the best of its . kind in the. Pacific northwest. We like to play there." And so, on Saturday night, de votees of the art of terplschore will have the opportunity of re newing acquaintance with - this band of musle makers to the mu tual pleasure of all concerned. La Follette Hits At Both Parties SUPERIOR, Wis., Aug! lC.-i-AP) -"-Senator Rohert M. La Fol lette in an address here today de-Ja nouncea both the democratic and republican parties for Ignoring in their platform the Issue of the power trusts and their political ac tivities.' The investigation of elec trical , utilities .by. the ' Federal Trade commission'.' has as yet on ly touched ths surface the Sear FEATURES Vitaphone Feature) Glorious Betsy ' Real Triumph By R. C. Curtis Vitaphone finds a new field for Us dual artistic appeal in "Glor ious Betsy." a portrayal of the chivalry and pomp and likewise the romance of the Napoleonic period in America, it was demon strated to a: small group of in vited guests at the Capitol thea ter last night when a preview of this coming picture was shown. Dolores Costello was all that the title role implies, and Conrad Nagel was at his best in Che male lead as but there's a surprise in it, so that shouldn't be told eith er. - Costuming, the VW a phone music accompaniment, and all of the film arts both old and new are combined to make this one more of the pyramiding triumphs of Vit aphone. ". ME INITIO (Continued from page one) They said they had no doabt that tneir flight, If successful, would establish that the Northern air route is the safest trans-atlantic course. Hassel and Cramer lost no time once they had acknowledged Cochrane's enthusiastic reception in beginning operations for the next lap of their hazardous trip. Testa Thorough While curious bystanders looked on the fliers went over their ship with minute care, test ing the motors and examining the homemade runway from which they hope to hop at dawn tomor row. In the seven hours they had been in the air they had been sighted but once after they left northern Wisconsin, but their ra dio messages had told the world that Hassel was holding to bis course over Michigan and Ontario I Plunrine alone at 110 miles &n hour he had flown northeast over the sparsely settled shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior, then over the northern hinterland of Ontario to the first stop. Both men were gratified at the success of their first hop and eager to embark on the 1.600 mile . hop to Greenland. Their greatest concern, they indicated, was for the last lap. between Ice land and Sweden, which will take them over a wide stretch of open sea. HOOVER LEAVES FOR TOUR OF EAST SOON (Continued from page 1) innmiitAA who will Imtb tho train BELL STOPS HIS of the'at Los Angeles. Upon his arrival in Washington August 24 Hoover will map out his campaign for the succeeding two or three weeks and will arrange for what is now a tentative plan for a speech on Labor Day at a place yet to be selected. Assumes Pull Charge Likewise, he will take direct chinery! which is controlled from national headquarters In Washing- ton so he can keep in intimate touch with the situation. The nominee will return to Calf fornia near the close of the cam- palgn to cast his ballot In his home precinct and, in the event of his election, he may remain here at least until after Christmas, al though naturally his plans after election day on November 6 are wholly indefinite. Some of his advisers now are discussing the matter of his mak ing a wlds circle on the return trip across the continent, with the delivery of two or three set speeches in addition to the score or more he natnarally would be called upon to make from, the rear of his train on the necessary stops during the 3000 mile Journey. during the 200-mile journey. Ccnrsd llzzzi H A WARNER 0ROS PROMOTION,? STARTING SUNDAY j ? U l I J LcTT l FOB ONE WEEK I Jr a r- U If . ..... V ." sw- Betas, fttChe - nnnri if i rnnnn mi niirrn.niiirn Lack of Money to Entertain Girl Friends Leads to Check Juggling The genial companionship of young women friends and a desire to answer with them the lure of the bright lights, yesterday caused the downfall, of two 17 year old youths. This was the gist of the story told by James J. Noles and Edwin Garrett when questioned by Lyle J. Page, deputy district attorney. after they had been arrested on a charge of passing and attempting to pass forged checks. Garrett, who lives in Midville, Idaho, came to Salem some time ago to visit a charming young lady who now lives here, he said. Noles, a resident of the eastern part of Salem, knows several of them, he said, all equally attrac tiveand expensive. Expense- Runs High Between the two of them the youths ran up quite an 'expense account. This despite the fact that automobile service cost nothing, Noles having had a key made that would fit his father's car. Since the money ran out soon er than the women did, the two social climbers decided that high finance was quicker and easier than manual labor as a means of raising funds. With that, authori ties charge, they adopted a system of going directly to a local hank, writing a check to the order of cash, signing a fictitious name and then endorsing the same name on the back. The first time the check was for 110. The second time it was for 15. Wednesday, with a check made 3at for $20, they approached the window of the United states Na tional bank. Bank Teller Reluctant This time they happened to strike a teller who was reluc tuant. A swift examination of the bank's records disclosed that there was no account there to the cre dit of Edward Carson, whose name was signed to the check and whose endorsement appeared in its pro per place. It was not long after this inci dent that embarrassing things be gan to happen, the net result of which was that the pair were seated in juvenile court yesterday afternoon telling their whole story to the chief of police, the county juvenile officer, the county judge and the deputy district attorney. A further session was scheduled for Saturday at 10 o'clock, at which time final determination will be made as to just what is to happen to the youths. Meanwhile every indication is that certain young ladles will have to find new means of entertain ment. SMITH WILL WAGE (Continued from page one) publisher, who was secretary the navy in the Wilson adminis tration left for New York this morning, some hours before the Georgia senator was due to ar. rive. Walsh Plans Visit Still another senator, Walsh of Montana, who prosecuted the sen ate oil Inquiries, is due for a visit to the executive mansion tomor row. Like his two senatorial ol- leagues and Mr. Daniels, he coming to Albany at Governor Smith's invitation and also like - Today and Saturday Attend the Matinees and Avoid Even tag Crowds! r?v-i-y Street Angel Will transport yew to the 7th Heaven at Delight! . - . Gloriowaly accompanied by the Rox7.1T. Y. Theatre Or ttiestr of 125' Musicians. , " Presented om Movietone on Monkeys Like To Roost HighlSSSKniaSS Says Menagerie Head For Sells Floto How do different animals sleep? According to the superintendent of the menagerie of the Sells Flo to circus, coming to Salem on Wednesday next, no two different species of animal sleep alike. When a monkey gets ready to re tire he picks out the highest perch he can find, but, there's a reason. When the only home of the mon key was a forest, he always lived In deadly fear of the lion and the leopard and a live monkey is a dainty morsel for these beasts., Therefore even the circus monkey cannot overcome his natural fear of them and this accounts for his seeking as high a perch as possible to sleep on. The lioness, when free from family cares, is prone to lie on her back, with her legs stretched up straight in the air and paws pendant. Her mate, when the ex citement of the hunt is over, stret ches himself out flatly on his side, with paws turned in, and tosses and twitches In his slumber a good deal like a dog. Gorillas and chimpanzees sleep with their hands over their heads, although they, too, follow the nat ural instinct of the entire monkey family, and seek high perches. Bears, who have no fear of man or beast, sleep in any position that pleases their fancy, and the same is true of wolves. Animals of a cunning or cowardly nature, how ever, are always on the alert, even when asleep. A seal sleeps like a human feeing. It stretches out at iull length and enters dreamland on its back, stomach or side. Elephants sleep upright, like a horse. They are keenly alert to the slightest noise and axe quick to sense things. them he is a pronounced dry. During the pre-conveation period the Montana senator was out for the democratic presidential nom ination but withdrew from the .race after being bested in the Cal ifornia primaries. In chats with his visitors, the presidential nominee is canvassing the political situation, preparatory to the launching of his campaign with the delivery of his accept ance speech here next Wednesday evening. That address already has been completed and printed copies have been placed in the1 hands of prers associations for! distribution to newspapers of the country. It is the governor's Intention to remain in Albany nntn ft.. hi official notification. China's unused resources are said to be similar to those of the unueq states 400 years ago. THE - :. , ,, W 11 ill of ill ill IS M I 4A V a ?'.T1V --.Zr U Vr- . J I I I Airplane Flight To Circle Globe In 15 Days, Pl$p SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. It. (AP) Lieutenant George R. round the world flight late this month, in an effort to complete the journey in from 12 to IS days. Pond said be would start to morrow for Detroit, where a fly ing boat, powered with two comet motors, has been built for him. He said his itinerary included St. John. Nb., Asores. Madrid, Russia, Siberia, flight across the Bering Sea to Alaska, Edmonton, and back to Detroit. Pond, who piloted the airplane Southern Cross in several attempts to break the en durance flight record here before the plane flew, to Australia, said he would take relief pilot and a radio operator on the proposed trip. The present world tour record is held by John H. Mears and Charles Coflver. who made the trip in 23 days and 14 hours, ena ing the trip last July. Moose and caribou are the prin cipal meat producers among game animals in Canada. San Francisco Sacramento and Oakland Los Angeles $19 Big savings now to California points. DeLuxe type Pickwick coaches. Departures daily at 1:30 and 10:10 a.m.; 2:10 and 7:20 p.m. Two Daily Schedules East. Low Fares to Slt Lake City, Den ver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chi cago, New York City, Pickwick Stages Senator note! Phone 600 An Exqu isitely ..'. Sheer Stocking with a Pointed Heel that is truly beautiful tapering lines which really lend grace to the ankle. And, though sheer, this stock ing is built like a'service weight -and it wears accordingly. ,00 In aU the Xeic Shades $TTl The Pair BOX3 PAIRS 5.50 PRICE SHOE 135 No. Liberty St. Open Saturday until 9 P. IL Mexican Traffic 1 Policemen Visit Salem Thursday Eleven Mexican traffic officers paid .Salem a visit Thursday on their "good will" tour of the Unit ed States. They plan to visit the capital of each state. The group is under the command of Colonel Rey Bowles. While in Salem they visited Governor Patterson. This troop of officers patrols the district surrounding Mexico City, and formed the escort which accompanied Colonel Charles E. Lindbergh from the aviation field into the city when he 'visited there last, winter. MATINEE 15e OREGON LAST TIMES TODAY A Drama Superb in its Smashing Truthfulness SaU, Sun., Mon. COPS! COPS! COPS! Farce Comedy Staged by SINGER MUSICAI COMEDY REVUK On the Screen ' Bebe Daniels in The50-50 Girt' HOLLYWOOD Now Playing BEBE DANIELS In ber best comedy "SWIM GIRL SWIM" CO. V Jf THE ify (ktJ blazixq SJrf 111 DOMINATING VJPjC y PERSONALITY YTp f POLA 1 b NEGRI I Again Bursts forth PJ Hla a New Dramatic C Masterpiece IJj "Three L Sinners" I i iff . . . i -m l ' 4 - i 1 i hi in i if Mor said. -'--.