The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon, Snndar Morning, January 5, 1930
PAGE SIX
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By OLIVE M. DO AK
HOLLYWOOD
. SorthTapito! Pt. in North Stlem
Today "Where East Is
East," Lon Chaney and Lupe
Valez.
Wednesday "T h e Night
Watch," Billie Dove and Man-
batten players.
Thursday "The" Night
Watch," and Manhatten play-
ers.
Friday "A Man's Man,"
William Haines.
GRAND
Xorth Hish St. between State H'irh
Today "J a z z Heaven,"
Sally O'Neill.
Monday "Why Bring That
; Up," Moran and Mack, the
two black crows.
Thursday "Night Parade"
and Frazier players.
Friday "Night Parade"
and Frazier players.
BLIGH'S CAPITOL
Stt. St., between Church nd High
Today "Show of. Shows."
FOX ELSINORE
Sooth Hljh between StU nd Ferry
Today- "TheGreat Gabbo''
Betty Coinpson.
Tuesday "The Kiss," Gre-
ta Garbo.
Ladles and gentlemen (if this
leaves anybody out, don't feel
hurt for this is meant for every
body) it is the writer's opinion
that this week will be one to be
remembered In the circle of the
atre goers in Salem. There is mys
tery, beauty, splendor, lore, kiss
es and what hare you to be had
the whole week through in local
playhouses, and with some of the
brightest luminaries of the screen
world presenting them for the
pleasure of you folk who choose
to go and be amused, amazed and
thrilled.
Bligh's Capitol is starting the
week off with a real pace with the
"Show of Shows" which Is said to
te the last word in screen re
views. The Grand is stepping into the
limelight with a brand new West
ern Electric improved up to the
minute vitaphone and with it it
is presenting some last minute
pictures.
The Hollywood is offering some
excellent mystery work and a fas-
taling "inside view" of Holly-
jod folk as they go about their
?ery day life.
Th Fox Rlslrmra la Hrimrlricr
fireta Garbo to town for the first
time for a long time and so with
all this arranged by I managers
St umbo. Holt, Harrington and
Row lor you, Dir Publeck, it
would appear that you have a
good week ahead for you and
much for which to thank these
"respective gentlemen.
The stage of the Fox Elainore
Saturday afternoon, with the Bet
ting given it by the Fanchon and
Marco show "The Black and
Gold"- idea took on at times an
excellent study for an etching by
some clever person.
The stage is -startlingly formal
in its black background of what
looks, to be Ilea vy velvet with here
-and there spots of gold. Standing
at the foot of a tall black column
at one side of the stage, during
the first part of the act, is a Ro
man gladiator statue in solid gold
coating. , HeLshimmers and shines
and holds his pose ' admirably.
The appearance of the Sunkist
, Beauties chorus In long full skirts
of gold, who form themselves in a
dazzling formation on steps at the
back of the stage, the gladiator
leaps into the middle of the stage.
If it is with his other appearances
as it was Saturday afternoon, he
will arrive an the stage amidst a
burst of applause from an audi
ence quite taken with his posing
: and with his eccentric dance which
seems to be a combination of a
toedancer, a band leader and a
jazz dancer. This man is Arnold
Glazer. - t .
Where the etching comes in
would be the last poses . of three
. men and a woman, known as the
Kemmys ' brothers, Hollanders
with muscles that make one gasp,
and Era Ivey, an adagio dancer
with a beautiful form. The work
that they do all the way through
their act Is outstanding, but the
last roses against the black and
. gold background ef the stage were
worthy the pencil of aa artist.
TIrere U one thine that won Id
be a big "personal favor that Fan
chon and Marco could do its pub
lic that Is the simple matter of
cheostntt soloists.
GRAN&raEATRE
IJiST.TlMESTODAY
CoatinaoM From 2:00- 11 :00 P. M. .
.." r . All-Talking; All-Sin Hit
' vV;' "JAZZ HEAVEN"
. ' ' - With v W'.,. . ' "
SAIXY O'NIjllL and JOHN. MACK BR(JWN
'' .. . Pins s Great Program of 'jShfta" -
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All. Talking Comedy
The Hannoay- Club
V AH Bimgiiif Act '
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"OUR, GANG COMEDY "
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All Day Sunday.
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Attractive Betty Compson in
Elanore.
Special Feature Reviews Big
Number of Attractions
Upon Screen
"The Show of Shows" la
and it is at Bligh's Capitol.
here
The
name itself tells the story accord
ing to what all say who have seen
the picture. Each seems to be
agreed that it is the "last word"
in reviews.' Now that must mean
something for after having seen
the "Hollywood Review.", it is
hard to imagine anything much
more stupendous and it seems to
be the general opinion that it is
not worth mentioning beside "The
Show of Shows."
Frank Fay is the master of
ceremonies. John Barry more - in
terprets a scene from "King
Henry VI" In such fashion as to
hold his audience breathless.
Close on the heels of this per
formance Is such riots as Winnie
Lightner and 100 other.stars with
each presenting his and her par
ticular strong forte. It would
seem that no matter what the
taste, certainly every member of
any audience should find suffi
cient to please in "The Show of
Shows."
, Here are a few of those who
will appear lor the coming seven
days at the Capitol in the "Show
of Shows":
Winnie Lightner in her tender
bathtub romance, with no less a
person than Bull Montana him-
CAPITOL SHOW
IS STUPENDOUS
Grand Theatre to Reopen
Today With Newest Make
Of Vitaphone Equipment
This is a great day for the
Grand theatre. For the past sev
eral weeks the house has been
torn up and things have been in
general disarray while some im
provements In the way of a West
ern -Electric vitaphone of the
newest make was being installed
and new carpets and such like
were being placed. Now the fuss
ing is over and the audiences will
be greeted by the best in talking
equipment and some very excel
lent shows are scheduled for - the
future.
' Today there is "Jazz Heaven,"
a first run picture of the last
talkies made by the vivacious and
jazzy little-star, Sally O'Neil. The
picture -was Jaade just to be, en
Joyed without- being bothered to
think or ret so excited that you
ruin your fingernails and-have to
spend good money tor a manicure
next day. It la just fnn and jazz
a good place to recuperate after
breaking the new year's resolu
tions. ...........
Beginning .Monday, will be Mor
an and' Mack in their famous "two
black eTows" aet entitled "Why
Bring that up?" Those who have
seen Moran- - nlay that picture
through will give ample support
"Skeletaa Dance"
80004 Novelty
"Screen teapahota
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Kiddies a
Dime Anytim
"The Great Gabbo at the Fox
Today's
Feature
Story
One of the biggest problems
talking picture technicians had to
solve when sound pictures came
into vogue was the elimination of
squeaky shoes.
They bored holes in the soles,
used felt paddings and even re
sorted to rubberized bottoms on
players' boots and shoes.
Now they have an opposite
problem to face. In "The House
of Troy," Ramon Novarro appears
in a scene in which the only
sounds heard are the squeaking
of his shoes as he climbs the stairs
in the early morning hours after
a wild party.
Robert Z. Leonard, directing,
offered a solution, melting rosin
and injecting the fluid between
the leather layer's in the soles of
his shoes, and allowing it to hard
en so that it will crackle loudly
when he walks.
self, the Floradora Sextet with
Marion Nixon, Sally O'Neil, Myrna
Loy, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lila Lee,
Alice Day, Ben Turpin, Heinle
Conklin, Luplno Lane, Lee Moran,
Bert Roach and Lloyd Hamilton;
the sister act featuring most of
the famous sisters of the screen;
Georges Carpentler in iis "Whirl
wind Number"; the somewhat an
tiquated Ted Lewis in a gorgeous,
tUIUl 1111 3aVUl AUU VI UDOUVMOO
to the statement that the picture
teems with human Interest, not
a few tears and some of the
heartiest laughs for which one
could ask.
Following Moran and Mack will
be ."The Night Parade,", with
Hugh Trevor and Eileen Prlngle
In an all singing and talking play
of Broadway life. Several famous
entertainers will be seen in this
picture among them Ann Pen
nington and Joey Ray.
Thursday and Friday night the
Frazier players will present a
stag production of interest called
Uncle's Dilemma."
nous or or talkies
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Aba Ta&Iai
Today. Mon., Tuea.
mi
A bit of the magnificence in
Capitol today.
the
1 FEATURE
IS
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Fanchon and Marco Offered
Along With Attractive
Picture Here
To begin with today there is
Fanchon and Marco in "The
Black and Gold" idea and plenty
of specialty dancing to make this
startling color idea stand out in
the mind of the observer for days
to come. And the feature picture
which accompanies the stage of
fering is such an unusual theme
that it, too, will stay with the ob
server long enough to draw in
terest on the money Invested at
the box office.
Eric van Stroheim plays the
lead the Great Gabbo a man of
the stage with afi act which is
quite unusual. It is the story of
a dual personality worked out
through the medium of a ventril
oquist and a dummy. Betty Comp
ton plays the feminine lead. Per
haps some will remember the
dapper von Stroheim who caused
so much controversy over "Fool
ish Wives"; and also you will no
doubt remember that von Stro
heim directed the picture
K'Greed." Mr. von Stroheim has
had some keen disappointments
and some very good successes in
his work. You will be interested
in seeing what sort of thine he
does In this unusual picture "The
Great Gabbo.". As has always
been true of him he will do the
unusual and that is not a -bad
habit providing it is clever and
von Stroheim has been although
some of his attempts to be un
usual have been a bit expensive.
Beginning Tuesday Salem will
again meet Greta Garbo after a
long absence. This Intriguing
young woman Is of Swedish par
entage, and was born in Sweden.
While most of the roles she has
played so far have been rather
languid, pale creature types, she
is not a hit like that and will not
be such in the feature picture
"The Kiss" in which she will be
seen 'at the Elsinore beginning
Tuesday.
She loves to ride horseback for
both the sake of exercise and be
cause she loves horses. She is a
good tennis player and an excell
ent swimmer. And in this picture
she will look the part of such a
healthy, vital woman.
In "The Kiss" the audience will
be transported to Paris. Paris
gowns will be worn and the wom
en of the audience will get the
advantage of a thrilling play as
well as the thrill of seeipg the
latest French fashions being
worn by such women as Greta. A
trial is shown in a French court.
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ON THE STAGE
FANCHON
AND
MARCO'S
"BLACK
AND GOLD
IDEA"
Featuring
The Kemmys
EJTA IVET
Arnold Grazer
MAXTBTE HAMTXTOJC
LEE WTLMOTT -
Elsinore
Orchestra
and the .
Sunkist
Beauties
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it
'Show of Shows" which starts a seven day run at Bligh's
Diversity of Pictures to
Be Offered in Addition
To Manhattan Players
The Hollywood ,has a list of
three excellent pictures to give to
its audience this week and in ad
dition it will as usual present the
Manhatten players Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
The settings for the three pic
tures are interesting in their di
versity one in the jungles of
Siam, one on a French man-of-war
and one in Ppllywood proper with J
the pictures of the places where
the stars gather and play after
the hard days work. Won't be
much chance for the Hollywood
patron to become bored with such
a variety.
Beginning with Sunday, there
will be a splendid picture by Lon
That the trial might be correct
to its minutest detail Jacques Fey
der, the French director of the
play, spent much time in close
scrutiny, of French courts at work
and the Judicial system, before he
started work on this play.
To add to this picture is the
outstanding work of Conrad
Nagel, who plays opposite Miss
Garbo. - -
FOX ELSINORE
Continuous 2 to U Daily
A taU of Love.traaU.
compelHnq,wrrJi the seductive
Oarbo-at her Finest
GRETA GARBO, the di
vine beauty, in a
sweeping drama of a wom
an storm-tossed by life.
A new triumph!
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FOX EILSIIfcJOiaE
Continuous 2 to 11 Daily
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BETTY COMPSON
A1ID A KOTACli cast of $oq
A Tcffyay -Singing -Dancing
It Brings Mantattan
to :SaIemr 1 ;
NEW - - LAVISH - - VIVID
..SPECTACUiuv
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- Crver:I flowing wijh'tunef nl melodies .
" and breath taking ensembles. It's
the Cirrest Show in Town."
Chaney in which he will play a
character part. Lon has only made
one picture in which he was not
wearing a heavy make-up this
picture, you will remember, was
"Thunder" seen not long ago at
a local house. In 'Where East is
East" Chaney takes the part Of
a trapper of wild animals in
Slam for circus purposes. Fer
ocious . battles with wfid' animals
is fdUght,1 a love theme of tense
incidents and the hand of fate
adds thrills and human interest to
this Lon Chaney play.
Billie Dove in "The Night
Watch" gives plenty tense and
dramatic moments to her audi
ence as the theme of this play is
unraveled. Billie is the wife of a
French naval officer. A dinner is
given on board her husbands ship
one night and when the rest of
the guests go on shore she re
fuses and hides in the room of
another officer. The ship is or
dered into action that night and
a murder is committed. The
straightening of these difficulties
makes a tense evening.
Beginning with Friday the
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Today
Lon Chaney in a taut moment
showing: at the Hollywood.
mystery element is removed from
Hollywood productions and in its
place there is the colorful humor
of William Haines in the clever
satire "A Man's Man." This pic
ture has to do with the real life
of Hollywood folk when they are
playing after the hard labor of
the day.
William Haines takes the part
of a soda. clerk who is addicted
to correspondence courses and
his wife who is a movie-struck
girl, is played by. Josephine Dunn.
The development of the plot from
this potent background is worthy
of the situations which one could
Imagine.
Then of course there will be
Wednesday and Thursday night
when the Manhatten players will
be presented on the stage.
'HALLELUJAH' SAID
"Hallelujah." King Vidorls
epochal story of the American ne
gro, which had a remarkably good
Also
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and
Paramount News
Continuous 2:00 11:00
Matinees
Balcony Floor
15c 25c
Evenings
Balcony Floor
. 25c 350
Kiddies a Dime anytime
Starts
Today
Shows at
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Dreams cf nfcrfcncnf t
ONE HUNDRED
Hosts of
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in "Where Est is East" now
ran In the east has met with
equal success on the west coast.
Coast critics were as enthusi
astic in praise of this thrilling
picture of negro life as were the
New York reviewers, and first
run bookings Indicate thajt the
film will bq a stand-out attraction
during the coming winter.
After "Hallelujah" had played
one of its first engagements in
the South, the following com
ment was received.
It might interest your com
pany that 'Hallelujah' was very
favorably received here in the
south. I do not think you should
have any trouble getting it be
low the Mason-Dixon line, for it
really is entertaining, and to
anyone who knows the southern
darky it is certainly true to life."
Nina Mae McKinney and Dan
iel Haynes have the principal
roles in "Hallelujah," which is
based un an original story by
King Yidor. A large number of
the sequences were made on loca
tion in the south.
Jim Bagby, one time Cleveland
pitching ace, has signed as man- ,
ager of the Monroe, La., club of
the Cotton States league.
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MONDAY TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
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