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V ' , ' rc,w - Tba.O!lEG0N STATESMAN, Salenj'Orfea.-Scalar lornin; Jk't 1S 1823 --r" '' ' " -" :- ' F---- -'-' ''" -- PAGS SSVCN ; 1 ; W&iimllimi VI- I .v-tW- .,.,r,.yr -i i f.-f v II Iff S v t-v y Besrte Lm and Cblries Kins m tbe wffl sppew. la. XbMiiif ' !- 1 i ;" : V JL' f- l MfS " vX .VA7 Ralnbuw." now showing at the Hollywood. f ( IfiV IT 7 11 ill '4fe " j I ' .. V V - i )--... 5 ; ..- : - ---.,'. i-j---ivt - . -.' - A . v - L ;f:'V Jl n" nil irn i n ' nmn i n iiiimib ihwiiiwhiii i iwi inn mi f - i ( ; Vv -Xnv7 H'i'- ri:;vClT-&i--Si5f;: ....... A ni ' J-VfFonwrfi Pa;wiqiIoaRla Falrbank 'and-IHta I - Vsw.:hv-. ' '''"':'. .. , . i;i-;yv; wt-J sp-t - nHj' My. Ait lit Tbov53yiy OCEAN F L 0 "The Sea God'.' Filmed INGENUITY HaTins Ions since Ten tared 'icc8!fullT into the air, sound photography has extended its .con quest of the elements to the bot tom oi the ocean. With specially designed equip ment, perfected after months of experimentation, action is being i timed on the floor of the Pacific for "The 8ea God." a Parampant tljticg Picture featuring-Richard Aries and Fay Wray, The ander-seas sequences of the production were taken oft on island coast. In a region noted for submarine gardens and crystal clear water. Most of the work was dona at from four f to fire f at boms . depth. . Deep-sea dlrlng suits were -worn .by Arlen,, who played tha aoder-wtter scenes, and Lionel Carly" Lindon, the cameraman who worked with him. Two tender vessels served as the base of operations. One sup plied air. to the divers and ca tered to their, needs. The other waa the headquarters for camera, und and technical crews. From the deck of the latter vessel, the ander-seas camera and microphone were lowered. When iu position, the camera on the ocean's floor and the microphone just out of view of the lens, they were synchronised, and operated as they would have been on a. Hollywood stage. Sound record iur apparatus was kept. on the deck ot the tender. Front that T3sel. the entire system, lnetud- lng the camera,- was electrically controlled. - ; The camera was set to photo 'Dangerous Paradise' Fox Ebinore at With Lovable. Nancy Carroll, After 'Safety la Numbers" Current Attraction The Tox Elsinore ofrers a va riety of pictures this week.; To day offering "Safety in Num bers, is funny and full of more incidents than one' could imagine .could be paeked into one picture, la this picture. Charles 'Buddy" Rogers is 2 0-year-old 'San; Fran cisco youth who. will inherit $ 558,000,000 on his next birthday. His guardian uncle,' Richard Tucker, sees danger in 'Buddy's wildness and in his flair for writ- la? music. He is a kindly old u1, however, and his tongue is in hu cheek when he sends "Buddy" t Xew York to be taught the ways of . the world through the agency of "three old feminine friends." Hi gets a liberal education and the audience profits by it. Xancy Carroll in "Dangerous Paradise," starting Monday at the F x Elsinore, is seen u a girl musician, playing in a South Sea Inland orchestra. Menaced by her employer and the hotel proprie tor, played by Clarence IL Wil son and Warner Oland, respective ly, the seeks safety on a nesrby iiland where Richard Arlen. a re cluse, lives alone. Adventure fol lows ' adventure as Nancy falls "deeply in love with- the scornful Arlen. Ho wher daring sacrifice finally awakens the reciprocal love in him makes a moving episode, a delightful ending to a splendid picture. The Fox Elsinore offering for Fridsy and Saturday is "The Dl . Vtreee. - - ' . Word comes to the effect that : 10c AND 25c TV OR 'HEARD' and Miked at Bottom REQUIRED graph at a certain distance before it was lowered and a wide angle lens was used. Lindon's respon sibility was to panorama and ma neuver the camera to cover the action. He maintained telephonic communication with bis chief on the surface. He wore- earphones and inside- his diving helmet wa a mouth-piece attachment. Be cause of the sound recording, conversations were held to a min imum. Lindon received - the calls , ot ''camera" and eutn and relayed them on to Arlen, with whom he had a sign code. Each scene was-talked" over carefully and rehearsed as .fully as possible on the deck of the di ver's tender, before the men were sealed in their helmets. -- Then Linden went below to his camera and Arlen to an indicated posi tion. George Abbott, the director. watched the action from above through a specially constructed device similar in principle , to a glass-bottomed boat. The camera was protected from the water by a square bronxe "box. in which it was placed through a side door that then was sealed mp tight. Action was photographed through a glass port-hole in the front of the box. - When mounted and ready .for lowering, camera, tripod and anchorage weighed Sf DMnds. -; Specially-designed Covering nroteeted the microphone -from .the water. . - . .. -... Norma Shearer ln?"rhe Dlvoreee, directed br Robert Z Leonard,: U the moat" pretentious, proaucuon given Miss Shearer since the act ress was elevated to stardom, out doing even such of her successful pictures as "The Trial of Mary Dunn" and "The Last ot Mrs. Cheyney." "The Divorcee" was adapted by Nick Grinde and Zelda Sears' from a story by Ursula Parrott. An inv- nortsnt supporting cast was se lected lor the production, lnciua- Inz Chester Morris, recently- seen in "The Case of Sergeant Griscna," Conrad Nagel. Robert Montgom err. Florence Eldridge, ' Helene Millard. Rdlbert Elliott, Mary Do ran. Trier. Brooke. Helen "John son. Zetda Sears . and George Ir- Ting. Information is that the picture presents the. most sophisticated treatment ot the question of di vorce and the loose moral code characteristic of modern society yet seen on the screen, PLAYS COSD3DY ROLE Verree Teasdale, cousin of, Edith Wharton, the novelist, and Sarah Teasdale. the poet, and granddaughter of John Teasdale, who first imported silkworms in-1 to America, is playing a leading comedy part in Jak Oakle's Para mount starring vehicle, "The Sap from Syracuse." . " CHEVALIER WAITER Maurice Chevalier plays the part -of the waiter in his new comedy for Paramount.: "The Lit tle Cafe." Chevalier's songs are being written by Richard Whiting and Leo Robin, composers ot Chevalier's first American' hit, "Louise' - , , , SUN.-MON.r'TUES. - OOT UfWf& VtT ; i h'-l'r ca from rrha Arlator." Warner Brother prodnctloB, com- 'Jf j-"' f ; j ing to BW Capitol Urawday; , . 1 w ! Scene from the comedy "Safety "Baddy" Bogen now showing at tna Ixwdbwns Barriaea CarralL sstker ef tkla ttl- on. attar tali n ( cIom aaaodmtioa with th atr u4 Ufa BtXlrwo hm nh n4( nptrttpmtw m mtuuh. What ha aas U ay ii aathaatts'sai ia tinats. Utrators intarettisg. HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Having served a long apprenticeship as an ingenue, Anita Page is in line for her first big lead in Metro- Goldwyn-Mayers film version ot "War Nurse. ' This novel, by Rebecca West, attracted wide attention as .a aerial In the Cosmopolitan Mag a sins. It drew a picture ef . the World War from the viewpoint of a in the hospitals. and it i told iramatic story is well. The role of -Corlnne An lrews, heroine of "War Nurse; I w f 11 AVI aSAila 9r a ma. mrrB lam.. o cnarae terization that hasn't been de manded of "the pretty, blonde tn iat Tf ahe rets it. how i .nA An. , i well, aha will I have , taken a ion, steo toward becoming the actress that some of ie nave insigiea ana- can. db. . Perhaps she won't get . the ebance alter, all, but the studio has talked to her about it, and she is the only person under ser ious consideration right now. Edgar Selwyn, from Broadway, will direct War Nurse.".. . ; LILA LEE ILL Exhausted from, the strain of constant work in the sound Hollywood . s ? - f - . s ...T'w.J'v.:.:-:.;-:-. ;: " r ". i -x- V? TODAY, MONDAY & TUESDAY Continuous Performance Today 2 to 11 P. M. THE greatest musical comedy.:?" cast".;' .'ever; 'seen and heard on the) : : Talking Screen! Hit 'songs! Backstage life 1 Technicolor scenes! Love and drama! A fascinaUj ing talking, singing, .dancing production! j . IP ' -Vt f t 'Charles KING A Ly, i Crl "-n-aiarie Dressl. V. : 4- -Polly loran? jtn(mm? I Kronen starring Oiarletf F .Elstoore. sUres. LUs Lea lett Houywooa yesterday fn search ot a quiet cabin in the mountains waere she can rest. She has no par ticular destination In mind, hot will so into absolute seclusion. Ilia tells me she is worn out, and that physicians have warned her of an approaching breaKaown, unless she is very careful ot her self. I think she'll be gone at east two months. No girl in the talkies has worked harder than Lila in the past two years. She finished "Queen ef Main Street," at First National the day before her departure! . LUXURY FOR JACK Th ambition At every movie star is to have a bungalow dress- inr room. Marion Da vies has the most cora-eous one of all. But Jack Gilbert needn't be ashamed of his new quarters on the Metro- Goldwvn-Maver lot. His bungalow Has two entrane-1 ea. Dn nm un 1 snmm gi ties with a stenographere desk .wj tnfnitiiTe. Hare, lack KUW su.w.w . ' " ita ht atfat of anawerineleCters and perhaps dipping coupons from bondsj The other entrance, leads through a carved Spanish door Into a luxurious living . room eauiooed with antique furniture Off the living room Is a butler's oantrv and kitchen. Just outside la a DStio lurnlshea in wicxer AH of these rooms maintain the Snanish motif. . Above-stairs, there is a radical change. Everything is modernis, tlc. The spacious sitting room Is In black, silver and Iipstlcked. Oft the sitting room are the msuai tiled bath, massage and steam. rooms. Jack's dressing-room sisp is on the upper floor. It-is pan elled entirely In mllrors, so that the star is reflected on every sldet There's a secret about one "of these panels, too. : If Jack Pea sea a button, the mirror slides hack, revealing, a concealed stair case to the garage below. Vn" star In Hollywood has a trickier layout than this. tu VOTT'ltNOW That Paul Whlteman got his rt hir break as an orchestra f .:'; XZ-r T mmmm JAJt"1 nil Jkk..vi ALLTALICMG PICTUajj with! y IJ directed by 0(Oji-utriesF. leader at the Alexandria hotel, la Los Angeles? In those days Char lie Chaplin, Lew Cody and Mickey Nellan used to sub for members of the orchestra, and entertain the dancers. "Levin The Ladies" Now At the Grand And Then Comes "Forward i" College Picture aed Real College Men The Grand will open its' bill Lwith Richard Dix in "Lovin the Ladies." which will show until Tuesday night. Dix for the first time In his career plays a film role he cre ated on the stage In "Lovln the Ladles." The role is that of Peter Darby, the electrician in the Will iam Le Baron stage play, "I Love You." produced on Broadway with Dix in the lead. ' He masquerades In high society, and instead of the "heroine" there are four that keep him quite well occupied. It promises to be really amusing. Wednesday and Thursday, the Grand will present, "The Forward Pass." in which a real all-youth cast Is seen. The average age of the members of the cast is 20, Not a person in the picture is over z- Loretta Young, who playa the feminine lead, is only 17, and Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., who plays leppostie ner, is just zi. uiner yewncaier too are m mo j , - - Crane, Dorothy GulUver. and a host of college bors including the reaure leoioau team oi 1 . .. . .U- TT jTerslty ot Souhtern California. The more mature players, who are past 21. are "Big Boy" Wil liams. Bert Rome and Lane Chan-J dler, an young men.- - The Forward Pass" Is a story of campus love and football riv alry, and the football thrills are varied by plenty of comedy and a number of very snappy,- new songs, one or these, "up ana At 'Em," is a real hit of the season and will soon be sung and played everywhere. : The end of the week offering at the grand is the rear old friend 1 U J Northwest Premier Showing 4 DaysStarts TODAY ; naawj aW P:;,-.y:'. ' U.. ts X J , J. L. Warner Presenting J. L. Warner, of War ner Bros pioneers in the field of talking pictures. Recently he has been awarded signal honors from the Southern California university and has been made colonel on the staff ef Governor -Flem Sampson of Kentucky. Manager Dow ef the Fox Elsi nore holds the same commis sion and was given It by the same Governor Sampson two years age In Kentncky. Hoot Gibson in "Trailing Trou- ..pie. - .qn-rw With. Ughtalag dexterity. Hoot Gibson juggles thrills, romance and humor in this, his latest pic ture. Hoot is at his am.actag best In this production, which has the added advantage ot an unusual plot.'- The famous western star runs the camut of action from horses to airplanes climaxing with a hair-raising parachute jump. The picture is especially rich in Gibson s brand of humor. Jack Buchanan, featured with Jeanette MacDonald in Ernst Lubitsch's new production for Parmount. "Monte Carlo," is one of London's favorite musical comedy stars. Lair V-t Board By OLIVE M. DOAK FOX ELSTXORE Today "Safety in Num bers." And Fanchon and Mar co. Monday "Dangerous Par- adise." Wednesday "The Diror cee " THE HOLLYWOOD Today "Chasing Rain bows," Bessie Love. : Wednesday "Sarah and Son." Ruth Chatterton. Friday "Burning Up." THE GRAND Today "Lovin' the La dies," starring Richard Dix. Wednesday "Forward Pass." Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. Friday "Trailing Trou ble' with Hoot Gibson. Although the entire Fanchon ' Marco billing at the Fox Elsinore this week is good, it is the two comedy acts which put the show over to the average theatre-goer. hilarious comedy team. Dona- rue, a blackface, and uno, a mar velously trained donkey, assisted by Alvan Wheelr. a traffic cop. have an unusual act and give worth while entertainment. A burlesque adagio team. Hall and Essley, is also outstanding. "Three Jacks and a Queen". adagioists, do a' tine piece ot work in the "Rose Garden" idea, while Helen Fetch. Is well received with her acrobatic tap dance Harold Staatoa, a pleasing tenor, and the Sankist. Beauties and aerial girls complete the bill. ' A sensational finale, with, the aerial girls as the central attractions in a daring trapeze drill, is one of the high lights of the show. -' - ? . , Compared with recent Fanchon Marco productions, the euornsJ numbers are only mediocre and fail to bring ont the well drilled routine dancing that is usual. However, the feature numbers, and especially the comedy acts, make It a pleasant halt hour's entertainment. Continuous ONLY STAGE TODAY Rose Garden . Idea With RED DONAHUE UNO Comedy of Errors HAROLD HALL A 8 JACKS BUNKIST Loo Meier's Elsinorians In . "KITTEN ON THE KEYS" AND ON THE SCREEN A MUSICAL COMEDY -FUN-FEST i V mwm ;- - m mi 1 i, JZ-ftas Phasing - Rainbows" Hollywood Ojener Bessie Love and Five New Song Hit Attractions; "Sarah and Son" on Wednesday The Hollywood will start its week's entertainment with that de lightf ul musical comedy "Chas ing Rainbows" with Bessie Lore -playing the lead. In this play the , five song hits are from the pianos . of seren of America's most popu--. lar composers. Milton Ager and Jack Yellen. noted for "Ain't She Sweet." "I Wonder What Became ot Sally." "Forgive Me," "Crasy Words", and "Hard-Boiled Hannah'' wrote "Lucky Me, Loveable You", "Everybody Tap" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" especially . for this Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer production. You will like this show Wednesday will be seen that superb scren version ot . mother love. "Sarah and Son' with Ruth Chatterton playing the lead and Fulled Mellish, Jr., and Frederick UatsjaW wliA srlA la'anan aHK nvial rlav-' mnivu w uv (ITU ana awvaa rrvaevaww. f ul aupport. Ruth Chatterton is starred in the central role ot Sarah Storm, . the impoverished young wife- mother who. tlmulated by a burning ambition to raise herself , from obscurity and to regain the baby boy who had been spirited. away from her by her worthless husband, finally achieves fame, and glory as an operatic star and eventually is reunited with her son. How she accomplishes the. final step ot her plan furnishes some of the most tense and excit ing scenes the talking screen has yet given us. The weekend bill at the Holly-, wood will be "Burning Up" with Richard Arlen in his first starring . effort. It is a thrill from start' to finish with automobile racing and speed the keynote. . . . , "Burning Up" Is the story pt. a ' likable, ambitious' young man, unwittingly mixed up with ; a group ot ne'er-do-wells, chiefly. engaged In crooked promotions. Lovely Mary Brian enters the scene and captures the boy's' heart. Then he discovers the un ethical and criminal actions ot itis business companions and their, scheme for defrauding the girl's father of a large sum of money. 2 to llToday SHOW IN TOWN ONLY . . liTffitfSikMfeigerfl 1 STANTON ESSLEY ft A QUEEN BEAUTIES In I-4 .5t i KATKRYN GIAWTOD. CAHCL LOM CAI? U. ; ' paramount SOUND. NEWS, DISNEY CAKT00N- AIwaysThe Best la Towa ALSO COMEDY i 1 "AND Aiio tAlklng comedy:! . .:NKWSr j ( ll nnvT .aU0. AND PATHE -SOUND NEWS . Elon. a Tue- I iKaU I U4 u a L 1- PARAI Continuous Show 2-11 P. JL Jit- .'V . -