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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1930)
r ' ' . ' " I I- 1 PAGE SIX j iTac OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday MominK&ptembcr 21, 1930 . . 1 i a s Excellent Local Sh rv&'f 4m ill r4!Vi ;-t r , ) Dick Barthelmcss as he apears in "Son of the Gods" which will how Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand. Strange Vocations Send Future Stars to Films; jj No Monopoly on Talent What was the last thing they did before they became movie ac tors? A check-up among some of 4 the younger players revealed some odd facts Tire "answers have a 'serious aspect also, because they are farther proof that screen stardom may await anyone in al most any place or work. Little Maureen 06ullivan, an Irish girl with no thought of a Bcreen career, was dining In a Duh lin restaurant when she was dis covered by Director Frank Bor Eage, who was searching for play ers . for John McCormack's Fox Movietone pictnre, 'Song o My Heart." She was dining wit friends and utterly obrtviotisr"t the fact that a noted director was present. So it may be literally said that the last thing Maureen did before she became a screen act ress was to dine informally. Maureen is still the unaffected girl discovered in Ireland. She recently-completed the lead in De Bylva, Brown and Henderson's lecond musical romance for the imwn. "Just Imagine." at the fox studios. I . The last thing John Wayne did efore he was given the lead In "The Big Trail." was to hurry tcross the Fox lot on an errand. He was working as a prop boy when Director Raoul Walsh saw him and decided he was right for the part. Joan Marie Lawes. elght-year-Qld daughter of Warden Lewis E. t Lawes of Sing Sing' prison, was " HCxtug In the prison yard, prac tising some of her ballet steps and deciding whether it woaldn't be more fun to klp the rope. A Fox Film representative saw her and asked that she be permitted to play a part In -Up the River." Joan Marie Is now under contract to Fox Films. Jane Keith, beautiful blond Chicago girl, was taking dictation 'tnd being advised to say that her employer was "In conference" if anyone called. She decided that the life of a secretary was not for her, and left to take up a career on the screen. She was leading lady for Milton Sills In "The Sea Wolf,", an honor coveted by many players. " I Tommy Clifford was In school, pulling the pigtails of a little girl In front of him, when he was marked for the screen by Direc tor Frank Borzage. Tommy, hav ing been assigned a featured role In "The Shepper-Newfounder," is xraw too dignified to . pull little zkls nietails. He shoots paper wads at them from a discreet dis tance Instead. Charlie Chaplin Back in Films; In 'City Lights' nut of the' vast silence that, en shrouds the mighty Chaplin" comes a flash: "City-Lights" will " have .been photographed com pletely within ten days. There will be, Mr. Chaplin def initely states, no dialog In the ... picture, There will be a synchronized music score, much of the music being composed by Chaplin (who plays the violin, organ and other ' instruments), and natural sound J effects. Mr. Chaplin, who writes, acts, directs, casts, produces and edits his own pictures, will turn to his first Job of synchronization in- ten days. It is Interesting to nete that one who has been so -versatile in the silent film brings to- the field of sound synchronis ation a background in music that far exeeeds that of the average film-maker. The versatility of Ckaplin, who has been all things to the cinema. Is now' enhanced. Let there be no mistake on one paint: Charlie Chaplin is the - champion of silent pictures and there la no disposition on his part to be. anything bat that. It Is, In v in this connection, no secret that - the entire motion picture industry is awaiting the ahbwlnga of "City Lights.- It is; also, no -secret that Mr. Chaplhrand the privil eged few who hare been permit ted to see rushes ef the picture : regard --"City Lights as the fun niest Chaplin vehicle yet offered " a.li inm.. fWvMntf iim jZint film. Shattered even the high Record Of "The t Gold Rush and earlierChaolln films. "Tho CIr ens" KTossed in on week what most pictures gross In one month. The Call Board . . By OLIVE M. DOAK FOX ELSIXORE Today Fanchon and Marco in "Hollywood Modeg,". and Jack Oakie'ln "Let's? . go Native." Monday Ruth Chatterton "Anybody's Woman.? Wednesday Clara Bow in "Love Among the Million-: aires." THE. GRAND Todays "Noah's Ark." Wednesday Dick BartheIJ mess in "Son of the Gods."; Friday Ken Maynard, im "Song of the Caballero.": I THE HOLLYWOOD Today Richard Arlen in "The Border Legion." I ! Wednesday "The Dude- Wrangler." ; ' j Friday Gary Cooper, ;In "Only the Brave." : i Just on the heels of "Fall Opening" comes Fanchon and Marco with a scintilating "mode" presentmentb at the Fox Elsinore this weekend. Fanchon : and Marco blonde and brunette- mo dels present the sort of clothes that every woman would like to have. Street and evening wear come. inIor attention and a bride ensemble for every season is pre sented. The little lady who is master of ceremonies, Miss Haline Frances, is a sensation. She; is clever in her announcements, and her comedy dance, "Thtee O'clock In the Morning" Is jne to be remembered. It is: the work of an artist not overdqne in a single line. Fanchon and Marco is differ ent this week; It is more inter esting than sensational. Richard Arlen Flatly Refuses To be a 'Type Richard Arlen has found ;no groove; nor is he looking f of one? He has no longing to be placed in one type or part and left there for numerous pictures, one arjer the other, as has. been the lot-: of a number of screen leading meti. He Iff a hero in one story and a menace In another and prefers; It so. At this moment he is portray ing an historical "western charac ter in "The Santa Fe Trail."? "His part la that of a sheep raiser; a hero in the eyes or nis leuow hemn: a deeo-dyed villian, a regular devil with horns and tjiil, in the eyes of the cattieraiserg. Scanning Arlen's screen career, one finds he has played during the past few years such varied narts as: aviator in "WingB;" collegiate oarsman ia "Rolled Stockings;" sailor in "The -Blod Ship;" foreign legion captain? In "She's a Sheik;" salesman in "Figures .Don't Lie;" detective; in "Feel My Pulse;" gunman f In "Ladies of the Mob;" tramp I in "Beggars of Life;" playwrightl In "Manhattan Cocktail;" solderiOf- fortune In "The Four Feathers; boxer in "The Man I Love; death-cell inmate in "Thunder bolt:" tight wire walker In f .Dan gerous Curves;" erring cowboy in "The Virginian;" rich recluse in "Dangerous Paradise;" tacfug driver in "Burning Up;" ranch foreman in "The Liaht of West ern Stars;" member of a bandit outfit in. -"The Border Legion; and a deep sea diver in "The Sea God." r) Silyertpn Girl Making Mark as Stage Actress SILVERTON M 1 s a Helen Kleeb, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kleeb of Silverton, Just completed a very good part in "GyW Jim" in its run with Leo CorlUo in Oakland, caJWQfr nia. The Oakland press notices I : j j 5 ! , 5 S j - : m k fit I LmK : ;r ill: Gary Cooper and Mary Brian In whhih will be seen at the Hollywood : : 1 ' -jj ILJ til mH ZJAI r 'ifei If . . mVS3& A bit of sword play In Song of the Caballeco," a Ken Maj-nard picture which will show at the Grand Friday and Saturday. "Let's go Nativef at the Fox Elsinore Rath Chatterton Coming on Monday, Clara j Bow j Wednesday; i If you are wondering as to whether you will enjoy "Let's Go Native" which is the current show at the Fox Elsinore tale a ook at the cast and you will be given assistance. Jack Oakie, Jeanette MacDonald, Skeeta Gai- agher, James Hall, William Aus tin, Kay Francis, David Newell, Charles Sellon, Eugene Pallatte. The theme Is just for fun,1 with no effort to teach anybody any thing exeept to laugh: There, is some music and the test is wild laughing. M Monday will see the beginning of Ruth Chatterton's last I pic ture, "Anybody's Woman"; with Clive Brook as the leading: man. This Is a new type of vehicle for Miss Chatterton, and: it was di rected by a woman, Dorothy ;Arz ner by name. The play Is smooth, polished and clever. Miss Chatter ton plays the part of a rather hard worldly wise show -girl, Brook a wealthy man of ; he world, and the plot Involves: a de sertion, a hasty marriage, a Jmls- tress or two and involved situa tions give each of ' the really splendid stars a chance to $how new angles to their performance. Clara Bow in "Love Among the Millionaires" presents her first musical romance at the Fox jElsi nore Wednesday. Stanley Smith is her star support.! The : well known Clara starts her career in the picture as a waitress in '0 cafe owned by her father. Mitzle Green, child actress, ho has 'at tracted no little attention, is the cashier in the cafe. Clara fails in love with a wealthy lad and then the trouble all begins It is. said that this musical romance! 1b a feather in Clara's hat ; I j Sheep Break in As Film Stars; r ' 3500 of Thm I ' I : i 5 Thirty-five hundred- sheep 'twere assembled at the Paramount ranch near Calabassas for scenes in the production of "The : Santa Fe Trail," being made as ft fac tion picture by Paramount Ifrom Hal G. Evart's novel. "Sbahish Acres." ! This flock, the largest ever as sembled for motion picture work, completely depleted all the large herds in southern California! The sheep play a vital part . in this story of the early western war between cattlemen and; pheep raisers. A six-week itinerary is Ming Bros, player, in a' inumbejr ; of Warner theatres throughout ithe country. Beery, veteran pf 5 the stage and screen, has played in six Warner features rlor ti this season, when he will appear in "Oh Salfor Behave!" and "A Sol dier's Plaything." L If GASPORT, N. Y.. Sept. i )9 f API An epidemic a of typhoid fever gripped this village Friday with fifty cases of the disease re ported to health authorities. One death has resulted so far and sev eral "eases art said to be serioua.'j f speak very highly, of Miss Meeh's work and made mention of the fact that she had to respond to a number of curtain calls, if! Miss Kleeb has the part of the small town girl in "Kebek'l which opens this week at j the Puffy I theatre at Oakland and which is I also starring Corillo.! She is also j rehearsing as "Molly" in fLom- 1 bars!" which will Open in two I week. t i Greet Salem9 8 State Fair a sfcene from "Only the Brave" Friday and Saturday. Nancy Avers That Tired Feeling bad The modern woman of the business and professional world leads- a double life and her great est enemy is fatigue, according to Nancy Carroll, appearing in Paramount's production, "Fol low Thru," with Charles Rogers. With chameleon-like rapidity, the women who work dally In stores, offices, and studios, change Into social butterflys. aft er business hours, a metamor phosis that must be complete and convincing?" contends this young actress. " 'After work fatigue Is the bogey of women actively em ployed during the day," eays Miss -Carroll. "In spite of long hours of work, the woman who emerges in the evening into the social swim must appear fresh, rested, charming and vivacious. To achieve the loveliness of a debutante after eight hours of wage-earning, presents a prob lem to the girl of today, but one that can be solved." A fifteen minute restorative schedule has been worked out by Miss Carroll and employed by her te remove all traces of "fa tigue from studio work before jthe social events of the film colony. "Take a warm bath, of course, advises Miss Carroll, "adding bath salts that tend to stimulate circulation. Follow this with a cold shower and a very brisk rubdown with a rough Turkish towel. "Special care should be given to the eyes, for they reveal the ravages of a day's toil most quickly' the actress warns. Her solution for this is an eye bath with a solution of boracic acid. After this. Miss Carroll places paas or cotton, moisienea wtth the solution, over each eye. and. rests In a horizontal posi tion for five minutes. Alter the rest sne applies a skin tonic to her face, neck and shoulders to aid circulation and bring a rosy glaw to the .com plexion. The tonic is followed by a quick 4ce rub. injured Woman Recovery, Stow From car Smash JEFFERSON, Sept. .19. Mrs. W. H. Gilmour, who was Injured In an auto accident on the way to Newport last week Thursday, is still at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Strait, in Albany. She is not recovering as rapidly as it Is thought she should. Mrs. R. W. Curl and son, Lin den. -Mrs. Fred Schultz, Mrs. William Bilyeu, Glen Bilyeu, Chester Miller, Mrs. Edna Allen and Mrs. Thomson were among the number who attended the Linn county fair this week. Turner Woman To WorKWeeks At Hood River TURNER, Sept 20 Mrs. Sn san Gerardln has gon to Hood River with Mr. and Mrs -Earl Cook who go each year to work during the apple "harvest. They expect to be gone a number of weeks. Mrs. Loretta Rowley and ber son Paul spent the weekend with relatives at Amity A laugh riot, "Let's Go Native" with Jack Oakie and Jeanctte Mac Donald, which Is now showing at Fox Elsinore. r iX- ''si' Richard Arlen and Fay Wray in m pretty moment snapped from "The Border Legion" now showing at the Hollywood. "Noah's Ark" Comes to The Grand Great Spectacle; "Son of the Gods," and "Song ot the Caballero" Coming "Noah's Ark" which Is being presented at the Grand today, Monday and Tuesday, is one of the most stupendous screen plays ever attempted. Three years were required to complete the picture which is an epic of great beauty and strength. The story has to do with the World war and the terrific strug gle which took place in the world during the historic flood. The plot develops the idea of the changelessness of humanity, and the strength and beauty of love. Delores Costello and George O'Brien play the leads but euch people as Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Myrna Loy, and Paul McAllister give the support which makes the presentation of War ner's one of the amazing pictures of the talking picture age. Wednesday and Thursday Rich ard Barthelmess will be seen In Son of the Gods," an outstand ing production which has caused justly commendable applause wherever it has been shown. Barthelmess takes the part of a Chinese in most satisfactory fash ion. Scenes developing the life of a Chinese1 in any country but his own make a splendid picture for both thought and amusement. Friday the loves of Ken May nard will be given the "Song of the Caballero." This picture pre sents a picture with action and dramatic tension. A true Ken Maynard picture and nothing more need be said. Harold Lloyd, having gotten well along in his next production, "Feet First," already, is laying plans for a football comedy to follow it. It will be recalled that one of LJoyd's greatest successes was "The Freshman" in which he had exciting football scenes. pOLLYWOODg Home of 25c Talkies SUNDAY, MONDAY TUESDAY Contineus pref ormances 2 to II P. ML Each Day during Fair Week ZANE.GREY5 THE BORDER EJGJOH'i RICHARD ARLEN mmmC rinf Tlrfinr sbmsi ALSO COMEDYACT AND N2W8 ) i ' i i I fi i - - ." i Warner's Story Chief Tells of - Visitto-G.B.S. Jacob Wilk, head of the story department of Warner Bros., Is the subject of an Interview by Gray Stridor which Is confined to Mr. Wilk's Impressions of his re cent visit to George Bernard Shaw. In commenting on the changed attitude ot the socialist-vegetarian-dramatist-preface writer-novelist, Mr. Wilk says: ""'Another reason for Shaw's friendliness toward the screen as it now is, is because of the fact that George Arliss Is one of his closest friends. He admired Ar liss very much in his picture, 'Disraeli,' and at present Arliss Is trying to persuade the great dra matist to write a play for him, taking the life of Voltaire as the hero. In this connection, I have, recently sent Shaw a working manuscript of our version of 'Disraeli" to let him read It and see how the picture script varies from the play. I look forward with much interest to his reac tion." SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY GRAN THEATRE mwB ACKCl' 4. - GCORGsV O'BRIEN Also Comedy TROUBLE FOR TWO'! and - PATHE NEWS MATINEES EVERY DAY Continuous Sat. - Sun. W TT TT MJk 1H II lift II Mill it I, VI If f1C: v;-L. !7 1 Take a look at Ruth Chatterton. She Is here showw. In one oj, her "hard" moments in her latest and most different picture. body's Woman" in which she plays with Clive Brook. This will be seen Monday at Fox Elsinore. "The Border Legion" at The Hollywood With Richard Arlen; "Dude Wrangler" and "Only the Brave" Coming up The Hollywood will present as its Sunday bill Richard Arlen in "The Border Legion," having for his support Fay Wray, Jack Holt, Eugene Pallctte, Stanley Fields, E H. Calvert, Ethan Allen and Sid Saylor. The picture is a western thril ler, stage coach holdups, cattle rustling, horse stealing, romance, and much action. There are some excellent outdoor shots in this picture which shows frontier iif3 in Idaho. Wednesday will see another western thriller only this one will he a real comedy. It will be "The Dde Wrangler," and it is said to be full of thrills and fast action as well as comedy. "Only the Brave with Gary Cooper and Mary Brian will be the Friday and Saturday showing at the Hollywood. It is a romant ic picture, in fact it would almost have to be with Mary Brian in It, and it has for its setting the old South with its manners and hos pitality and family. The civil war forms the cause of action in the picture. Cooper is a cavalry officer in the Union army. Mary Brian is a Virginia lady and a staunch con federate. They meet and fall In love. The solution of their love af fair makes the story. As a result of her work In "The Best People," her Initial screen play, Miriam Hopkins has affixed her signature to a long-term con tract with Paramount Under the terms of the agreement, Miss Hopkins will continue her stage work for the current season and appear in at least one picture at Paramount's New York studio during the autumn. :-K-:-ft::f.:v:v:w: (mm 1 ON J VW.". m - i r r m m i ii . 7 - fx I 1 II II m if-.-. , ST lk 1I.U1II M II II BP w "HOLLYWOOD MODES" Mea Featuring HALDANE FRANCES alistress of Ceremonies DANNY JOY, glilVIA SHORE and HELEN MOORE Dancing Darlings HARRY SMTRIj, Trick Tumbler 13 UNISON STEPPERS Lov Meier and His Elsinorians SsssliBBliiMlssBSaBBS Crow as Doctor Present When Boyd and Cooper Battle A doctor was present on thp set when Gary Cooper and William Boyd fought their great fight for "The Spoilers," now in produc tion at the Paramount stdios in Hollywood as a modern all-talking picture of 'unusual score. Cooper and Boyd fought, also, under the expert eyes of William Farnum and Tom Santschi, who made screen history in their fieht for the first filming of "The Spoilers" 17 years ago. Farnum and Santschl, the guests of Para mount and of Director Edwin Carewe on that day, were "hon orary technical advisers." They okayed the struggle without hesi tation and were the first to con gratulate Cooper and Boyd when it was over. Neither participant was seri ously injured during the fight, al though each had entered the scene fully expecting to come out of it with torn flesh or broken bones. The battle was fought on the last camera day of the picture, this arrangement being deliberate on the part of tfce director so that in event of accident to either Cooper or Boyd the picture would not be delayed. Sam Hellman, celebrated Sat urday Evening Post humorist, is the author of "Purely An Acci dent," one of the new Vitaphone Varieties comedies. It is a prize ring story, using both Broadway players and boxers for the leading roles. The stage contingent is Brown, Jr., Frank Otto and Hel headed by Allen Kearns, Reed en Ljwd. To provide the proper atmosphere and technical advice, director Roy Mack enlisted the aid of Soldier Bartfield and Jack Roberts, ring gladiators well known to fight'fans. AUTolh-ing JSDnraMOiovt Pidut StMUUNw JACK On Screen Today " OAKIE and JEANETTE MacDONALD STAGE TWO DAYS STARTS MONDAY Acclaimed by critics to be un"1 The First Ladj of the Screen in her Greatest Dramatic Role !