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Th 02EG0N STATESMAN, Saiga, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December IS, 1929
: a Corriedy to be Remembered, at Grand Tuesday
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Comedy Riot to Be Given
; At Grand Theatre on
1 Tuesday Night
Stalking shades of Captain Kid
paraded tb state of the Eoserson
room of the Unitarian church Fri
day night and create situations,
which even In practice, made the
emotion of the observer run Hie
xauntlet of bursting laughter,
far and renulne admiration.
These folk In full ecutume were
roio cthrr than the cast for the
Salem Drama league play wap-
pla' Wharf," and they were doing
ipasterful work. The action Vas
fast, the lines fairly burst from
each speaker as though be were
uttering them for the first time.
and uttering tbem In the stress of
real circumstances and under
genuine emotion.
It was truly difficult to realize
that the work being done vu
limply the practice work of a
group of amateur folk. The real
ism which they hare developed.
the keen appreciation shown for
the comedy which they are inter
preting, and the complete lack of
'evident technic" seem to pledge
an excellent production of the
play when it If presented to Sa
lvia folk Tuesday night at the
Crund theatre.
The comedjrto Hot., Just to
peek at rjme'or tr.e cltararters ia
Xp feel an almost Irrepre&siMe
chortle.
The make-up and the charac
ters fit so perfectly that it is to
wonder how these same folk look
so natural in the modernized 20th
Century conception of clothes.
And speaking of make-up
where did they get it Most vf it
came out of the attics and clothes
bags of the interested and sym
pathetic folk of Salem. The stom
acher worn by the crystal gazer,
"Meg." Is an heirloom of some
Interested "friend" it was an
old-fashioned cushion top but you
would sever guess it were you tj
see It on Meg. The hook which
takes the place of the good arm
of the "Captain'' has had more
than one leg of pork suspended
from Its curved steel. Lace cur
tains have been made over to good
vail and a pair of portlers were
dyer and tfjw serve for the most
Impressive "cloak" which covera
the broad shoulders of "The
Uuke." And the remarkable part
t of it is none of these things look
a like their history reads'.
Between the workshop commit
tee and Mrs. William Blumenberg
. all the material used was cut. dy
ed, painted and otherwise arrang
ed into objects of real art, and
Characterful effect.
, Certainly the folk who see the
tumedy "Wappin' Wharf" will
have something to chortle over
and enjoy for many a day afterward.
SOUND STUDIED
Exact Distance Effects Are
.; Being Used in Talking
Pictures Now
"Sound perspective," or the
portrayal of distance in terms of
sound, is the new art of the screen
which U be!njt give as much sci
entific attention in talking pic
tures as light and camera effects.
Making ot "talkies" aboard
Ship, on railroad trains, and other
'atural locations away from the i
tudio sound stages has brought !
bout the necessity of extreme at--Mition
to the relation of sound to
distance, and many effects as
.criking'as the odd light effects
f the camera are being worked
'ut In the microphone.
For instance, in "The Ship
from Shanghai." which Charles
. -fa bin recently directed, such
things as sound of a mutiny beard
through the walls of a ship's cab
in, the tracing of the approach of
a steamer by the variation in vol
ame of the blasts of its whistle,
.and other odd effects were Work
ed out.
; In the new night club drama in
which Blanche Sweet and Tom
Moore are co-featured, the ap
proach of a . group ot policemen
to raid a night 'club was registered
by the approach ot foot-steps,
heard Ionder and louder as they
approached the camera.
These effect cannot be simply
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GRAND THEATRE
TODAY -MONDAY
The Hindu Psychic Marvel
To Amaze and Mystify Yon
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BIG DOUBLE BILL
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Her la the cat for the play "Wappln Wharf which will be pretested at the Grand theatre Tues
day evrnlng. At the extreme left la The Doke, Oliver Huston In real life; next to him is Mrs. Glen
Nile In the character of Old Darlin, one of the funniest comedy parts for which one could ask; third in
line la the back row i the Captain, none other than J. Lyman Steed; and standing by him with his
beer mug raised high Is Patch Eye, John Barr; the dapper young pirate at the end la Clifford Guode,
known as Red Joe and he Is addressing Betsy, Eleanor Henderson, as the feminine lead. Mis Mar-
garet Burroughs is the silver voiced
JE SKY?
Charming Colleen Moore In an atttude of listening to the wheed
ling tones of the "fiddle" of James HaU.
recorded by the actual thing be-;
ing done. The microphones cover
a certain "field," in which a
sound is in focus, just as the fo
cus of a lens does. In other words,
within a circle of some twenty
feet, loudness or softness ot a
sound cannot be registered in the
microphone "as is," hence a means
of regulation must be used.
"Perspective" in sound is so
regulating these variations that
they "match" what is seen in the
eye.
"In everyday life," explains
Douglas Shearer, sound engineer,
"we are accustomed to see and
hear moving objects at the same
time and the mind can instantly
'gauge the relation ot sound and
sight. We know, for Instance, how
much noise an approaching auto
should make at every stage of its
approach. If this noise were sud
denly to vary, our subconscious
minds would tell us something is
wrong. Hence in regulating sound
variations, who bave to work to
a close formula of the relation of
distance to sound7JMid also the
time it takes sound to travel a
distance, for It travels much slow
er than sight.
"This same trick of hearing
tells ns where a sound comes
from, for we hear it with two
ears, and the loudness in one over
the other permits us to place it,
just as, seeing from two eyes, we
can see in three dimensions', or
stereoscoplcally."
In "Anna Christie." Greta Gar
bo's first talking picture, water
front whistles at varying distances
perspective, or exact relation fcs
are heard on the screen, in exact
to volume. This sound was sci
entifically calculated to a minute
degree.
SCREEN
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Stage Plays
Numerous at
Local House
The Grand will again be a busy
house for stage plays this week.
The Salem Drama league will pre
sent "Wappln Wharf" Tuesday
evening. This Is a comedy of more
than usual possibilities and from
the rehearsals it Is evident that
the best is being gotten from it.
Mrs. Otto Paulus Is directing the
play and the characters are to be
interpreted by Oliver Huston,
John Barr, Lyman Steed, Clifford
Goode, Ethel Niles, Eleanor Hen
derson, Margaret Burroughs, and
F. D. Thielsen. .
The Frazier players will again
be heard at the Grand Thursday
and Friday in a comedy the name
of which seems to offer many
possibilities it is "Stella, be
Careful!"
On the screen today and Mon
day there wiHbe Ken Maynard
ia the "Royal Rider" and a thrill
ing underworld picture, "Romance
of the Underworld."
Wednesday Sally O'Neill will
again be seen in Salem, this'tlme
in "Hardboiled" one of the pic
tures which pnt her a .way up on
the ladder of success and gives the
observer more than a glimpse of
the life which Is so interesting
ana litue understood btflhe world
at large.. "
"Mother Machree" la to he the
feature for Thursday and Friday.
In connection with the Frailer
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FOX EL8INORE
South High between State
and Ferry
Today "Thunder." Lon
Chaney. Fanchon and Marco
in "Baby Sonjta" Idea.
Monday "Thunder." Lon
Chaney. Fanchon and Marco
in "Baby Songs" Idea.
Tuesday "Rio R i t a."
with 13ebe Daniels.
Saturday "The Thir-
teenth Chair" with Conrad
Nagef; Fanchon and Marco.
THE HOLLYWOOD
North Capitol Street In
North Salem.
Today "Smiling Irish
Eyes," with Colleen Moore.
Thursday "Companion-
ate Marriage" and Manbat-
tan Players.
Friday "Midnight Dad
.dies" Mack Sennett's first
all-talklrg picture.
GRAXD
North High street, between
Court and State.
Today "The. Royal Rid-
er" with Ken Maynard;
"Romance of the Under-
world."
Tuesday "Whappln
Wharf", by Salem Drama
League.
Wednesday "Hardboiled"
with Sally O'Neil.
Thursday - Mother Mach-
ree" and Frazier Players.
Friday "Mother Machree"
and Frazier Players.
CAPITOL
Between osee.hs EVTeAthWSiH
State Street Between
High and Church
Today "4 Devils" with
Janet Gaynor.
Thursday "Eternal Love"
with John Barrymore.
players In "Stella, be Careful,"
Belle Bennett has the title role.
The story deals with bid Erin
and' America and depicts the
mother love as it adjusts itself
from the old to the new country
customs.
The Saturday feature will he
Tom Mix in "The Last ot the Du
anes" a dramatic story by Zane
Gray, concerning the border days
when the Texas rangers and the
dauntless men who pnt law in the
saddle, held the only authority
feared by outlaws who roamed the
lone star state, the stamping
grounds of the last of the Duanea.
A Marvelous,
Spectacular Cir
cus Pageant in
Dialog.
Added MA.CK mCAAHTJ
AH Talking Ceased -
Bebe Daniels, Star of Zieg-
f eld's Musical Comedy
Of Filmdom
Hats off and coin to the box
window. "Rio IMa," Ziegfeld's
way-better-than-them-all show is
due shortly. Next Tuesday to be
exact: and at the Fox Elslnore.
Rio Rita," Radio picture's fabu
lous operetta, has been widely ac
claimed by critics as a triumph for
Its leading woman none other
than Bebe Daniels herself. The
picture will be here through Fri
day. Although a musical comedy,
Rio Rita" carries through a co
herent story. Its music and
Bebe's contribution to this is ad
vanced as a revealation its new
stage sets; its new costumes and
wealth ot color and beauty con
stitutes a whole which is said to
be the first talkie to really show
screen power.
But if "Rio Rita" Is the bis
splash of the week, and maybe of
the season, there are plenty who
will delight to read that Lon Cha
ney's latest film. "Thunder" is
playing at the Elsinoro today and
Monday. "Thunder" Is the realis
tic tale of the life ot daring rail
road men. Of course, It's a sound
production. As Chaney does .with
all his pictures, in making, "Thun
der" he litfrally becsm. one' bf9
the railroad men himself. He has
said he likes the role better than
any in his career. Chaney desert
ed the roles of film monstrosity
to play an intensely human rolo
in this picture.
Fanchon and Marco's "Baby
Songs" Idea is on the stage at the
Elsinore today. The whole F. and
M. chorus comes upon the stage
dressed In the most unusual cos
tumes; but that's not all the In
teresting costumes. In the first
act, all manner of dolls and ani
mals are shown. The publicity
manager sends out this challenge:
"'If you want to see what dogs
and cats and monkeys will be
wearing this winter, see them
strutting their stuff In "Baby
Songs."
End of the week will see the
Metro-Goldwyn-Maver all-talking
picture "The Thirteenth Chair,"
with Conrad Nagel and Leila Uy
ams in the romantic leads. The
play begins Saturday and is on
the screen through Christmas ere.
Tuesday, December 24. "Tho
Thirteenth Chair" introduces fans
to a new order in mystery drama.
A celebrated stage play, the pic
ture version is said to be a more
vibrant story, thanks to the un
canny effects and deft handling
ot the details.
Saxon Family
Of Early Days
Traced in Book
The Statesman Publishing com
pany of this city has published in
book form, the geneological his
tory of "The Old Saxon Family,"
of Wryta of Bayeux, Normandy,
members of which family accom
panied William Duke of Norman
dy, as soldiers, in 106$ to Eng
land at the time of the conquest,
with some of the descendants in
America of. Sir John Wright of
Klevedon Hall, County Essex,
England, and of Sir Thomas
Wright of Klivestone Hall, Coun
ty Norfolk, England, with the
Wright Coat of Arms In colors.
with brief geneo!ogies of the j
Turner, Beisber, Riley, Lingo, and 1
Blakeley families, compiled by
George William Wright, L. L. B.
of Albany, Oregon.
These books can be purchased
by addressing George W. Wright,
attorney-at-Jlaw, Albany, Oregon.
Twenty-six states are repre
sented in the student body of the
University of Tulsa.
Hollywood Theatre
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Home
Talkies
Today, Monday, Tuesday
Continuous Performance to
day to 11 p. m. -
As Lively as An Irish Jig,
As Sweet as an Irish Ballad
See and Hear Colleen
Sing, Talk and Dance
with JAMES HALL
A fmST NATIONAL
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PICTURE
John Barrymore Picture to
Be Truthful Representa
tion, Report
One of the new trends In mo
tion pictures is in evidence in the
play which will be seen at Bllgh's
Capitol theatre beginning Thurs
day with John Barrymore In the
lead. This trend Is a little more
"truth" in presenting the back
ground of pictures. Instead of
building a flimsy background
which one can sec through with
out half an effort, many ot the
picture backgrounds are being ac
tually filmed in the location with
which tho picture deals. Right
now there i one of the most in
teresting trips being made in or
der to get pictures which will
form the background for. the
"Trader Horn" a picture soon to
be released.
In the picture ''Eternal Love"
Ernst Lubltsch is the director.
The theme deals with a fiery love
story among tho Swiss, and Lub
ltsch knows theso people and the
Alps where much of the retting Is
laid. The adaptation was made by
a man who nlso knows the locale
of tho story. Mans Kraly. Tho
xtory ia the screen version of
Chrlstoph lleor's "Dor Kocnig dor
Bernina." Althouch the picture
was not made In tho Alps of
-Switzerland It was made jp tho
Alps 'of America, the Cnftiidlan
Rockies, and therefore the -background
bears the stamp of real
ism and truth.
To add to the realism of the
play, Lubltsch brought Walter
Reimann from Germany to design
the costumnes of the players. It
seems highly probable that one
may expect some genuine artistry
and satisfying interest in "Eternal
Love."
The other play which will be at
.the Capitol this week beginning
Sunday is one of foreign Betting.
ali?o. It has to do with the circus
life of a French hippodrome, and
it affords Janet Gaynor her first
vocal screen debut.
Again in this picture the direc
tor is a European Murnau Is the
man. and It Is said that he does an
artistic piece of work with this
human drama.
HOIirWOOD FILM
There Is to be a bit of Ireland
at the Hollywood beginning today
when Colleen Moore and James
Hale appear in "Smiling Irish
Eyes" and sing and play and
laugh and shed some tears in
a truly Irish fashion. To see and
meet "Aloysius" the charming
pig which is the bosom friend ot
Colleen is worth the price of the
show. There is some very enter
taining musical numbers in this
play, also. It Is a romantic tale
and really needs no more excuse
than just that for being as popu
lar aa It has been.
Beginning with Wednesday
there is the picture which has
caused so much comment and on
the topic which has caused far
more comment the question of
companionate marriage. That Is
the name of the play "Companion
ate Marriage." It deals in a most
interesting and an intelligent
manner with a question which has
caused no end of argument and
tells its story in a convincing fash
ion. The play was made from the
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It? be Daniels certainly looks
claims in the beautiful picture
book of the same name written by
Judge Bn Lindsey.
The bill beginning with Friday
is a comedy Mack Sennett's
"Midnight Daddies" and It is built
for one thins to make people
laugh. It is the story ot one ot
the famous butter and egg men
who get themselves all mixed up
by trying to be smart on Broad
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the Spanish ancestors which he
"Rio Rita.
way.
Of course the Majihaticn i !h.v.
ers will be bard in btock Wrd;..,.
day and Thursday.
Onions weighing four pounds
each and measuring 19 inch- ia
circumferenco were crown on the
ranch of E. McJim-cy near Sutur
City, Colo.
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