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PAGE EIGHT Ifct CnTGOTI STATESMAN. Cater Oregca, Sunday Uarniny, tlarcfc 9. 1S33 6C a PLAY SET F 0 B T TheM Alph PM Club a Hand With RICHARD DIX 1 MM! NIGH FflSTTHRlLLER J.ove Making Technique oi No Avail to Popular Star In Late Film That handsome hero of many fluttering heart, the man who Come3 to the rescue of honor and damsels in distres and who falls In love with sncb artistic fer Tor has been cut in a play with hardly a chance for an of tula ort of thing Richard Dix is be ing starred ia "Seven Keys to Baldpate" at the Fox Elsinore to day and there ia littla chance for love affairs for the play Is all ac tion and mystery. The nlot concerns a sum of money hidden in a lone In a "Balcpatc" by name, and to which there la supposed to be only one key. As the story pro cresses more and more people begin to arrive in this gloomy, mysterious old house. The char acters represent a feature story writer, an author, a few crooks, i jd a care-taker for "Baldpate". of which move about under dramatic and tense situations. Seven Keys to Bald Date V has long been a stage favorite and with the cast of characters in tha scree, version it should be ex cellent. FILM SHOWING HERE The Grand will oreoem Wed nesday and Thursday an historic al nlav of action battlpa nn tho sea, and through it all a love tangle. H. B. Warner will aeain be seen in this picture, and Cor- lnne Griffith plays opposite him. It will seem rather good to meet these old favorites araln Some of the highly interpstlnr phases of this picture are the numerous period rovu worn hv the women; the great naval bat tles between the French and the English, the historical events which are rebuilt accordinr tn tmth and not acrnrdinv tn im agination or so that they will fit into, lae action of the picture history in this ease is th action and perhaos on of tha mmt eating: parts of the pletnre wllf oe tne actinr of rnrriau rsrir. fith. Another favorite ta ha im. J ISI3 film is Maria nr..1.- Tanic Lloyd, director of the e Hawk" ia rilrtirfr ri. Divine Iady." The Grand nroeram wilt ha concluded this week with "The Lone. Long Trail" Uatn -,.- Hoot Gibson. It is a fast action picture mirht K j xrom Gibson. There is much rld- lag, fiXhtina. rnmimi a n A thrills. Hoot is the, m.k. .v. wins his girl only after many ad- Parade of the West" Feature Film Is Shown YOU Will -Hks- fha Kill Hollywood this week. Sunday Monday and Tuesday Ken May nard will be the feature in "Par ade of the West" in which there is an old time wild vent hr j 5?ny old time cowboy songs uchas "Sally'g Got a Wooden Leg. Ken rides his famous Tarran" horse in the scenes of thiar picture which is all action and no little fun. ..G,?,dy8 McConnell plays oppo ite Ken. It is reported that she has been a screen fan ever since he was large enough to take notice and now she leads in her wtf- ,PerflaPs remem ber Otis Harlan, the comedian in Show Boat?" He too is part of ihc "Parcde of the West" cast. SUN. MOX. TUES. ACTION PACKED INTO HER FBRSTTAlttENG PICTURE fT ' , Slngtnr; enter- H ljfc.---1 ur r i r - . " w WEOKESDAT Morle Screen Tests ; Made oh the Stage ' 10 Big Local Acts Tow chance te- - get im ,, . .the nsoTlea! i Ml Ik .wsl Your old friend H. B. Warner, with Olive Borden and Lots Wilson as they appear in the "Wedding Rings" to be seen at the Grand today. The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK FOX ELSIXORE High, between State and Trade Today "Seven Keys -O Baldpate," with Richard Dix. Fanchon and Marco in "Mer ry Villagers." Monday "Seren Keys to Baldpate," with Richard Dix, and "Chang,", a junrle life picture. Tuesday "Pointed H.els" with William Powell. BLIGH'S CAPITOL EUte between High and Cboreh Today Gloria Swanson in "The Trespasser." Wednesday "Mister An tonio," with Leo Cafrillj and Virginia Valli. Friday "Christeena." with -Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. GRAND Ncrtli Higa between Court and Sttte loasj- -weaatng Kings ' with Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner. Monday "The Enemy," by C banning Pollock, siren by Theta Alpha dranarie frater nity of Willamette unirer slty. Tuesday 'Wedding Rings' with Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner. Wednesday "The Divine Lady." with Corrlne Griffith. Friday "Long, Long Trail," with Hoot Gibson. m HOLLYWOOD North Capftol rtreet. North Salem Today "Parade .of .the West" with Ken Maynard. Monday "Parade of the West," and Dr. Epley's min strels. Tuesday "Parade of the West." and Dr. Epley's mln- ttrels. Wednesday Ina Claire in "The Awfnl Truth" and Man hattan players, "The Colfax Ghost." Friday "The Delightful Rogue," with Rod LaRoque. There has been one thing which I haTe missed in the shows of Fanchon and Marco that has been the element of humor. Their productions have tor the Past few months been beautiful with out fail and artistic for the most part with here and there out standing talent, but their effortB at humor have been more or less mediocre or worse than that. The bill this week, however, is a splendid exception. It is not an uproar but it is pleasantly amus ing and at all times attractive. It is a Bate guess that you will be more than pleased with the work !7 now GO l: 1 THUKSDAT ? On the LEO CARRILLO im. his first talkie "Mister Antonio" of the Delhi sisters, who do a humorous danee number that fh out of the ordinary not so es pecially clever but It is the sorB of thing that teams of men usu ally do andthe girls do the act much better than the men usual ly do. General Ed la Vine i3 a big Jaugh and has an unusual act. The chorus numbers too take an unusual slant. It is my opinion that the marathon is a bit too long. One wearies of the specta cular before it is finished al though it is in truth "good to the last step" with apologies to Maxwell House coffee. The Fanchon and Marco show this week 13 the sort of thing that the whole family would en Joy. If the Saturday matinee audience of "Mickey Mice" Is any criterion, the children really ap preciate this weekend show. There is not much to be said for Richard Dix. After seeing him in "Seven Keys to Baldpate" it is to be thought that Salem high school students did not do so badly with it. ' Monday night the Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatic frati-nrv of Willamette university present canning rollick's "Tne Ene my," at the rGand theatre The Dlav ia aUTtbhir hn COmedy. It la a rfram. highest type and the etudenta have worked until they have a finished production. It is an at tempt tO Show to thm nuxl. f the United States the feellnf of inose on me other tide of the battle front of the last war and what they went through. anc Anaerson as Karl and Helen Pemberton as Paull play leads but it ran Vs. trntKfniiv aid that there is an all star cast uecause eaen person has a char acter role. Ralnh Mnllri. presents a truly wonderfnl ma ture of the human wreckage which war produced. F PUY TO BE EM The Hollrwowt win other good bill Wednesday and Thursday at which time the Man- uiien flayers will give the stage version rf "t- ni M8t" .nd In C11" wl" lead In ie Awrui Truth." that famous etage play made so by the per fect aeting of Ina Clare and later screened by Pat he. Ina Clare is beautiful, she has a wonderful voice, wear8 superb clothes and is a finished actress. The Awful Truth" is a finished play which leaves a feeling of "U8"'n rier having seen it Johnson & Dnker Straws in (he wind STAGE liSi 0 hill! 'nennwMV 7 !m flse Stapes Greatest "Coatetta Jttgstery 4 a ft H a a I ONLY J Deihl Sisters, Hnraoristie Dancers and that-birja shuffling, marathon Time-Step Drill by the FRENCH Y-FT.IPP A kt.p avti enn V 1 - in m ill.. . ...fn. ii.gfi&:&rav Phillips Holmes, Fay Wray, William Powell in a scene from "Pointed Heels". Showing this week at the Fox Elsinore. Miss Eaton's Forty Girls IWork Strenuously After Picture Making Finished LIGHTS slowly? fade in. Lovers of the silver screen embrace . . . comedians bring forth laughter. The orchestra's strains become an accom paniment ... a girl sings the latest hit. to Technicolor. Rows of dane. and girls sweep into view and go through a terpsichorean routine. Precision, unison, methodical blending of dancing art Into machine-like perfection the ulti mate in spectacular and beautiful entertainment. But what about the Individual roes in that .wheel, the unit In that portrayal of terpsichore? While a spectacular production such as "Radio Revels" is being viewed on the screen of Broadway and Main street, what are beauti ful "ladies of the ensemble" do ing? A visit to Pearl Eaton, dance director, tells the "story. There are 40 alrla in Miss Eat on's department, and every one ot them is striving to attain the heights of film stardom, either as singer and dancer or In the dra matic field. Her danefnr rfrln tra mantA. POlitan lot thev coma from SO states and four foreign countries -ana although they all are orkina- to the urn mil h use different methods. Soma mav bo found in fh r. hearsal hall early in the morning. Just before their rontina wnrlrnnt. ia the gymnasium, practicing ex pressions ana poses before mir rors. Others mav be last a ran nil the corner in an eloentloa dut. Mora caa be found studying dra matic art. Each is seekine know ledge and Derfeetfon in tr chosen life work. Of the 40 eiris. 28 telT of (dofr ambitions to become leaders in the dramatic field. One n be a comedienne. The others are striving to become singers and dancing: soloists. They tell of these film success, their methods, and then Pearl Eaton blowa her su rer whistle. . The music begins, they rehearse the newest steps originated by their Instructor. Work and mora wark nn Hn rn. "Whoopee." An assistant director The girls are rushed to the ward robe department. Again they are on the "set" going throurh their precision dances with clocklike unison before the camera. Snnn their mechanical iMrfetfnn n be flashed on the screen of Broad way and Main street. The crowds will applaud and marvel at the masterful rendition. They will write fan letters to the stars. Bnt the girls will be back m Kaaio pictures' rehearsal hall LI S HOT RICHARD TODAY TOMORROW rS w7 FANCHON & MARCO'S General Ed la Vine An amy ef fun iuiinoiu I COSliNG I TUESDAY an. .r i : ing the footsteps of those who have reached stardom, via the same route. Gloria Swanson will appear at Bligh'a Capitol in "The Trespas ser" beginning with today. The play Is dramatic and tense. It begins with the runaway marriage of a stenographer, Gloria Swan son, and the son of a wealthy Chi cago business man. A few days afterward the youna; nusband Is persuaded to leave his young wife, secure an annulment and wait until a bit older before mar rying. Then the trouble begins. Later a child is born to the de serted young wife who Is again working as a stenographer. Fin ally after a long series of drama tic incidents which are worked out in fascinating- manner, the couple are united again. The matter of clothes receives particular attention by Miss Swanson In this picture. There la also some excellent singing and this is done by Miss Swanson who at one time was giving up the stage for grand opera. And then again the fact that this is the first time Gloria's voice has been heard is something to add much Interest to the picture. Minstrels Given Again at Local Theatre, Word There will be a great many people both In Salem and near Salem who will be pleased to know of the announcement made by R. J. Stumbo that Dr. H. C. Epley will present his excellent minstrels at the Hollywood for a performance both Monday and Tuesday nights. Dr. Epley has done much in the way of building up musical Inter est among the younger folk of Sa lem for several years past and has definitely connected his work with the civic interests of the city. He is doing no less than that now with his minstrels. This minstrel will be put on, in addition to the regular feature' picture. eLOBIASWBH WILL APPEAR S0(HI THE SPIRIT of qniet refinement that prevails thronghont the Fox-Eisinore appeals to every visitor who rightful ly exports exceptional enjoyment without exces sive e-:pr-e, nnd always the best show. r REVIVAL MONDAY The Marvelous African Animal Hut Pictwre "CHANG" also DIX in "7 Keys to Baldpate" Big Doable Bill for Price of One 'Chang- 4 T a Dix at a 5- s and 10 Mickey Mouse Clnb members admitted FREE at A o'clock show A 1 WILLIAM a smashing In "POINTED With Fay Ken Maynardand Jackie Hanlon strutting their stuff in 'The Parade of the Wes V now showing at the Hollywood. Today's Feature Story Signal honor was paid W. S. Van Dyke, director of "Trader Horn", who recently arrived back at the Metro-Goldwyn-May-er studio?, when be was the guest of honor and principal speaker before the Adventurer's club, an organization in South ern California composed of ex plorers, archaeologists, soldiers and travelers. Van Dyke gave a report of his adventures filming the picture, showing "cuts" from the film Including one in which he raised Old Glory and the flag of the Adventurers on the Bel gian Congo border. At the meeting it was announc ed that he had been elected to membership in the Explorer's club In New York. Van Dyke was made a member of the Adventur er's club toll-owing his trip to the South Seas to film "White Shadows." Harry -Carey and Duncan Ren aldo, who played the yrtnclpal male roles in the picture, also spoke at the meeting, and were eiecteci memoers or tne organisa tion. POINTED HEELS' The review "Pointed Heels", which has been much discussed for its spectacular development in production is now showing at the Tox Elsinore. This picture is mostly in color and has stupend ous stage settings. Contrary to may of the re views there is a real plot in the development of the picture. Wil liam Powell takes an old role for himself in this story a vlllian, and he does his best to break up the happy marriage of Fay Wray and Phillips Holmes and thereby hangs a tale. Th review nnrt crimen In with the production of plays in which all the characters are Interest ed. In this way Helen Kane comes In as singer of her famous "Boop-boopa-doop songs and with her Is "Richard "Skeets Accordion Demonstrat ion Wednesday Eve. POWELL all - talking hft HEELS Wray IS MOSTLY COLOR ?3f f Accordion w Vl S Demonstration f i irTra I Wednesday Eta. I fr Mill! iW.T r - ''fir.. V c&T I aJ .1 llflllll . . 1 m.im 1 1 1 Gallagher. These latter two, by the way, are making a new team for dance and song specialties. Street habitues of London ia a fog to the nnmber of a hundred were used by Jacques Feyden In producing bis French version of the detective mystery "The Un holy Night" Feyder'i cast in cludes the great French star. An dre Legnet, Jetta Goudal. George Ravenaut. Pauline Garon. Jules Raucourt, Lionel Belmore and Aeostino nnrntn tfEW IL(S)WISIEL 25c in business district 35c one mile radius 50c to city limits 4 can ride for the price of one Salem Taxi Service, Inc. 44 W HERB SOTJKD IS BEST Today . Moa. (Willamette TJ play) Taeaday H. B. Warner Lob Wilson - Olive Borden .... la m m m m bbbbbbbw If If I r mm AAUinJitt V-4TAPHONE Talking Comedy Sound News Snap Shots and too PRINCESS PAT MADAME HOLTON 'd1IW.dCT - Know, nn snentalist Tells nil IHI(S)ILILirW132) HOME OP 25c TALKIES fwiJ ,ondJL Tneeday, March 9. 10 and 11 Continnona Performance Sunday, 2 to 11 p. m. - ...a. onuninu SALEM . ' it!!A5ID) II sa All Talking Starring Gladys McConnell & Otis Harlan HMrTi!T b. W8, atest A Action Western Hear Ken sing and play the songs of the Old West A!.o Ulto, ameiT ,4 Patfce sonw , ud SPECIAL NOTE TucAy nlghu Dr. Epley Ptay with our regular pkture-i ne three-hour tlmw.t 1 film Attractions to Be Pre sented by Theatre Re mainder of Week The Grand this week . ill pre sent in addition to its regular bill the Willamette university play, ."The Enemy." by Channing Pol lock, produced by the Theta Alpha dramatic society. This will be given Monday nigbt. Snndar. Lois Wilson, and an old favorite, H. B. Warner, and Olive Borden, will lead in the screen play.'- "Wedding Rings." taken front the novel "The Dark Swan," by Ernest Pascal. Lois Wilson and Olive Bcrden are sisters in this play. They are both la lore with the same man that is one of them is really la love and the other is amusing her self. Olive Borden is the one amusing herself and the manages to spoil the plans of several men before the issue finally arrives be tween the two sistera over H. B. Warner. ' It will be interestlne to watch the work of H. B. Warner. PHONE 7 HIT nRlni nmuiTir GIVES YOU THE WILD THRILL OF YOUR LIFE