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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1930)
Dramm 2 X - ','?', .v.?.v.:.:iMic-"':o:-'' w 4 mm yg ''V - 'A:- i!. v- V f . gaassnssvW. :" ? -i?" -'-rf. .' r '-'m n"- H- AJ' its?. Nan Halperin, the sinking comedian, btond and full of per sonality, who is a head liner at Bligh's Capitol R. K. 0. or-pheum. Ernest Torrence Seen As I Real Irishrnan Now 'Graad Shows "OfTlrer ODriea . As Attraction This Wfk . Tb Orand will oUer "Officer O'Brien" at Its Bandar, Mondar and TkMdar bill. KrneBt Tctfnrace' Appears In this u a real Iriin inan. Can yon Imajiae how he' eonqnered his Scotch burr? Wil-i liatn Boyd, star, appears for the ferenth time In a- part that re-' quires a uniform. He Is a police; lieutenant In this picture. Doro thy Sebastian offers the romance element. Tuesday night the Salem Drama .league will present "A Sunny -.Horning," a lovely one act period 1play of early Spanish days in I which will appear Miss Margaret Burroughs, Miss Mary Kafoury, .J. M. Barr and Iran White. The play is one of a series of four to 'be sponsored by the Drama league this month in compliment to Na tional Drama week celebrations. The first play was giren at 'Bligh's Capitol the past week: 'Ifrs. Otto K. Panlns is directing A Sunny Morning." This play will be given in supplement to the creen play "Officer CBrien." Wednesday the Grand will pre sent a mystery thriller, "House of Horror." There is enough com edy in the play, so It Is said, be cause in it Louise Faienda and -Chester Conklin take a big part ia promoting the picture. Where ver Louise Faienda is there Is Inn and that is that. It is not tard to imagine Louise register jlag fright. If you have ever heard ;her scream you will have little i trouble in imagining her in a mystery thriller. 5 "Courtln WildcaU" with Hoot Gib?on will show at the Grand :Friday and Saturday. A man hater, a pretty girl with plenty of "spunk," a wild west show, and then a love affair are the ingredi ents for this play with the "straight snooting man of ac tion. Hoot Gibson playing the tamer of a wildcat. Two Real Attractions To Be Seen at Ekinore "The Girl Said Xo" Here i i I ; : ? '''' ? Two nicturM Mmwnifi vklnh there has been much talk will be it the Fox Elstnere this week, and each of them presents among h most popular fork tn the film World William Powell in his Xamoug rMe of "Phil Vance," and Eugene Pallette, his "run ring mate la Tae Benson Har der Case;" and Wililam Haines and Leila Ryams ia 'The Girl Said No." "The Girl Said No Is with the Tanchon and Marco weekend pre entatlon of the "Coral" idea, a picturesque study of Sontb Sea life with real South Sea folk to o the Instructor The story of "The Girl Said Ko," Is one of youth and ft la fllrected by Sam Wood, who has piafle a name for himself In the dirpctlnt of plctnres of yonth and )Mliece. Marl Dressier aelo alonar the half aerleas, meetly coue&y play J which Halaea makes a hie Jaugh. I WlUUm PowalL who Mm o kaolded himSeU lato the part f !PhUo Vane-that he hai almoat lost his own fdentttv on the ecteew .wiu nuka the thriUrat ltorr of the solving of the BeaseA murder kn e vnlng's entert&lament to be jremesaaweiL j j S.S. Van Dfae tag ovtioa tie ; lot of both the 'Canary Harder Jbaae- and "The. Greene sfarder - Jcaae,. aceordiaa; to report of Sheea whe have seen the sdctem. - Thoee who .were fertaaatewaoash o see' these two picture will not : jwant to aatoe the third in the ycle. . - , 4" . J Lorn Ckaney mad Cliff Sdwarls . jare vealike enough n the aereeB, put both are ardent tight faaa, - land invariably attend the fights . nat the Bollywood Legion stadium ' ".together. . - f - BIG TIGHT STACTED ; j r George Bancroft ant the hat jSUaley atelda, Paraaaeanfa mew "character . player, engage ta ? a . - Jflerea tight ta 8aacroft1i ; aew mtuttng picture. "'Ladies Love ... 'Brutes." . . . ' i-euie Mane, an economic wonder, for she can make "both ends meet. She is shown here in a spectacnlai; stunt whfch she is performing: ia the grand finale of Fanchon and ftlarco this weekend, at the Fox Elsinore. Note the look of determination ton Ernest Taerence's faee. Yotfinay tot UDere it but Jae Is Irish ia "Officer tyBrien" now snowing at the Grand. ; fihLV-. II 1 If Action and plehty of it in The Furhtinir Lesion' a Ken May- nard prodaction at the Hollywood today. The Call Bpard. . By OLIVE M. DOAK 1 e HOLLYWOOD Today "The Fighting Legion" with Ken Maynaxd. Wednesday "The Thir teenth Chair" and Highland sehool operetta, cast of 70 children. Thursday "The Thir teenth Chair" and Highland school operetta. Friday "Sailors Holiday." GRAND Today -"Officer O'Brien" with William Boyd. Tuesday "Sunny Morn ing Span;" Salem drama league, between shows of 'Officer O'Brien. Wednesday "House of Horror." Friday "Courtin' Wild cats." with Hoot Gibson. HUGH'S CAPITOL Today "Playing Around" with Alice White, and R.K.O. Qrheum. Monday "Second Choice." Dolores C,ostello. POX ELSIXORE Today "The Girl Said No." with William Haines, and Faaehon and Marco. Monday "The Girl Said No." v "The Benson with William FLORENCE (AP) North Am erica teas 2S.S38 visitors to this center of Italian, art tp. the last six months of 19 1 J for an aver age stay of fonr days each, h - : term ffwrn iLiwihlif Tuesday ft msjewsr . Thursday Murder Case" Powell. The stage offerings this week are good. The reviewer saw them both and was not bored at any time. At both show houses showing stage performances there is variety of humor, beauty, ma- sicai narmory, and tne unusual. rancbon and Marco -tak tb iaareis for the most unusuaL mere is a group of nine men and one woman from the South Son Islands who do native dances, and Sire a atlve sword drut--(S08th sea island manual of arms is whatrlt jaight be Called) who are run to watch and really at tractive. The girl Is pretty and does a dance that is pure, sinewy grace. The cameo idea with the Snn- kists making the cameos is dainty and artistic and the routine they do following this posing is really lovely. There is some comedy tumbling and an acrobatic act that completes a bill which in ny opinion you will like. R. K. O. orphenm at Bligh's Capitol has a little lady as a headliner. Nan Halperin, who is fairly bubbling with personality, pep, and merriment. She also has an interesting voice and half sings, half talks her way Into the heart of her audience. There is also ah Apache dance number that very nearly caused several cases of hysterics In the Capitol audience Saturday. In addition to this there is some good harmony singing and tight rope walking which barring a bit of filth here and there all told makes up an excellent bill. Ken Maynard Shows Here In First Ran Pictnre "The Fighting Legion" Coming To Hollywood This Week The Hollywood will start the week with Ken Maynard in a first run show in Salem, "The Fight ing Legion." There is one spot In this picture before seeing which you will want to be sure that your false teeth are secure. May nard on his trusty "Tarzan" takes a leap of 60 feet Into a whirling river in an escape that's where you will want to hang on to your teeth. He also "Cleans up a bad town'' ia a single handed fight. The story Is based, so the re port goes, on a real incident in the life of the wild-west Texan ranger. "The Thirteenth Chair" which begin Wednesday It a picture which yon will not forget. It is a really good mystery story yon do not aness,the solution, and there is the added mystery of a Calcutta locale, and the use of a spiritualist medium. Conrad Kagel and Leila Hy- ams carry the love element ia the play and do It Terr nicely. The Hollywood program is well balanced this week first there is an outdoor picture, then a mystery and Friday and Saturday there U a riotous comedy entitled "Sailer's Holiday." Salem's Drily VaoderiHe Orpheus Shews At 4:0ft 7:00 I II 1 11 1 m 1 v V I -rwtMl X W " 1 hi : i i " I J 1 1 I . . Adakav i Sat. Mat. SSc Saw. and Evra eoe 15c Lint Ji M f JL Ibe LevaUe . NAN HALPERIN la ttelectiesui Iraaa in . nr f wree etael wrtHV Margie Noef OnRTI . i- iy" CWIco' - cosaedy ; Crasa&g throash w flinsderinjr cli iax rThe raost thriClns of all Tan Dine stor ies!! With the one 'and only A Phile ;Taae.' MArxr XDTQ AKD tOA "mSSOUkEESA l h A -ftictMekmei -4mm a et'Wiilil seta -fsdl sT -. - oossy and roPkjctaa; fww 1 They are happy even though "The Girl Said No at the Fox EJsdnore today and; Monday. Unique Music Makers To Appear at Capitol Weaver Brothers Claim to Hall Froaa Owk He 'KltH-l.111.1-.1. 1 i III ' .'I' diiku vapiioi wut present tne Wearer brothers, unique music makers from the Oxark .moun tains, so they say, and with them a goodly number of-their Arkan sas cornfield cousins, for the weekend bill of May 3 and 4. "Ab" and "Cic" are well known la vaudeville where they have drawn -music from washboards. rates and hoes to say nothing of many and Various other "farm life" Instruments which ordinar ily are not associated with the gentle art of music.' With them will be Elvlry. im ported belle from the' Ozark re gions, and she leads her own 'beauty chorus." This chorus. Ah." "Cic." EMry .ud several Odd speclm en ts of the mountain district will "strut their stuff" for BHgh's Capitol audiences May S and 4. On the screen during these two days Fill be Mae Murry in her reputed "Peacock Alley." Following the R. K. O. ornheum this weekend will be Dolores Costello ia "Second Choice," be ginning with Monday and running through until Wednesday night. Here's Movie Star Who Isn't Seen in Picture He's only a voice, is John Bond! A year ago the lad, from the legitimate stage, went west to act in the talkies. He's been in five and never yet has his face an- MON. - TOES. - WED. 4 iw, n A MaOall f Marriage Without Lore? Or Love Withoat Marriace? peered oa the screen, according to report. For John Bond, though a Swede, is a German volce-douhlerJ He has been heard as John Beiea iif "Rio Rita." Joe Schildkraut In Show Boat," Glenn Tryon 10 "Broadway" and Ben Lyon ia "Lummox." Now he is Chester Morris' voice-double in the Ger man version of "The Case of Sergeant Crlscha., -- s; $ U T't jti -ft i n nv ES MURDER E S. 8. Van Dine, mysterious au thor of best-selling mystery, stor ies, has- placed his stamp of. ap proval on the talking filmizatfol of "The Bensoa- Murder Case! according to a- telegram just re ceived at the Paramount studios in Hollywood. "I saw. 'The Benson Murder Case' yesterday in New York and am thrilled," the wire said. "In several ways, it is even better than 'The Greene Murder Case.' My appreciation and a thousand thanks." Van Dine praised the work of William Powell as Philo Vance, Eugene Pallette, as Sergeant Heath, and expressed gratitude to Frank Turtle, director, and Bart lette Cormack, author of the screen play. "Cic" or formally CiceTo'k Wearer of the Weaver brothers who will entertain R. K. O. orphenm audiences at Bligh's Capitol May 8 and 4. Gloria Swanson Is Through With Latest Romance The lid seems to have blown clear oft the marriage of Gloria Swanson and her marquis. The explosion happened, according to report, when ConBtance Bennett reached New York after her stay abroad, where she divorced her millionaire husband,. Philip Plant, Within a week, ft was reported. Connie spent $809 phoning Henri, the marquis in Paris, that she had arrived safely and so on. The lotig separation of Gloria and the mar quis adds weight to the story that all Is over but the decree. rrv.'wr i -"fc.- -.- m- BnILILYW)I32) Home of 25c Talkies TODAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE SUNDAY TO 11 P. 1 FIEST SHOWING IN SALEM ALL - TALKING SEE AND HEAR It bark of she shooters and talk and song of the cowboy. A hurricane la the saddle a thunderbolt tn a Sght a whirl wind la love, Tiiata Ken May nard in this rip snorting thriller ox the ou west. HAINES COWBOY William Raines, who has been la pictures some years and has done everything in them from football to golf, is playing his first cowboy role. He is engaged in "Easy Going." a comedy ro mance of the west, under Fred Niblo's direction at the Metro Gold wyn-Maver studios. GRAND THEATRE "WHERE SOUND IS BEST" Any Of Any Seat WC Time TODAY - MON. - TUES. mi LDQlQ " ' a v a v i v r i noma rar- in a big tic of love tragedy City miss it. m His Father a Tliief, bo was ready ta sacrifice his owa career to save his ire i Here'e. as fine a pic-- tare as yon1 ever seen. fl .' ViVID MEL0DRAMA1 THRILLING SITUATIONS . ITS "BIO BILL'S" BEST! Pathe Soaad Newa AH TalklBg Ootaedy And Other Short Snbjrcts oi latoreiit . -; mm 2 Days " Oa The ALICE WHTTK AK and a great cast ta- PLAYUIQ ABOcanr 1 , I TUOrn TereW TdTmaa d Heg Qpltol Next Weeh - - "fTIIE 7EAVER BHOS.)' The Greatest Act ia Tavdovaa f.-ki & r i A- . ' ;4 ' mmwHw 0 l-z i; : I teres - 5 ? & S13I0AX3 I Booth Be Stress ad Tropical ; Beaat.-r.nBiait. int 1 ..Vst-l sw wmmm mmmmmwmmmm ff If I f . B