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1 - 'PAGE SIX C$jpitol Bick 99 team A Today Ameir "Moby Dick" Feature at The Capitol .Classic, With Barrymore in Lead; "Mm of the North Coming Iater Today will see one of the finest stories of the English language produced as a screen play on the screen of Bligh's Capitol. It ia "Moby Dick." a classic of the New England, coast having particular ly to do with the early whaling days and wiah the life of the early New Englanders. As a story to read it is one of the real American claries long a favorite of small boys, men and women. It has romance, adven ture, humor, human interest and beauty. If even half of the splen didness of the Btory is preserved In the screen production there will be enough to talk about for many weeks and a picture which the observers will never forget. John Barrymore is the lead and he should insure the unques tioned success of this story of adventure and romance. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day. Richard Arlen, Eugene Pall ette, Mitzi Green, Rostta Moreno, all make up a cast which, should make this story of the old Span ish life in southwestern United States in tho days when it was a territory. The Saturday bill is "Men of the North" and poea to the other extreme of the North American continent. Hal Roach directed the picture in which-Gilbert Ro land,' Barbara Leonard, Robert Elliott, Arnold Korff, Nena Zuar taro, and Rabi-rt Graves, Jr., ap pear, j "Caught Short'' Comes to Hollywood Marie anil Poily, Sure; "A Lady to I.ovr" anl Then Hoot Ciibsou, "Spurs" Here is fair warning if you do not want to laiiRh or do not reel like laughing today, stay away from the Hollywood for you cau not spend an hour and a half with Marie Dressier and Polly M6ran in "Caught Short" and not run the scale In laughing from a smile to a howl, and "Caught Short" will be at the Hollywood today, Monday and Tuesday. It Is the story of two matrons who plunge ia the stock market with varying results. The said matrons hate each other but their children are in love. They each belong to the mass which must work for its living and when they find themselves wealthy thn things begin to happen. Vilma Banky in "A Lady to Love" appears at the Hollywood Wednesday and Thursday in an all talking picture, the first for her, and it is also the first sound picture to be produced by Victor Seastroni, director. The result has been received with much in terest. The plot ia concerning a 50 year old wine grower, success ful financially but unmarried and desirous of a home life. He falls in love- with a blonde-waitress, but fears that if she knew how homely he is she would refuse his an audience. So be writes to her and incloses the picture of a handsome young man. She an swers the letter and complications pile up into an interesting plot. Without need of more explana tion let It be said that Hoot Gib son is to. be the feature at the Hollywood Saturday and that he will appear in "Spurs." To his publie there is nothing more need ed in the way of introduction. It is the same riding, daring, fight ing material that has made Hoot who he is. Six Persons Help Career Of 'Playboy' Out of all the world, six peo- pie stand out as having had the . greatest influence in shaping the career of Maurice Chevalier, the . popular motion picture star, who even before he came to the Unit ed States, had won for himself the title of -Idol of France." J. W. Jackson, an English music-hall favorite. . who in 1911 taught Chevalier something of the English -stage technique, the English style of stage dancing, Norman French, American ec . centric dancer, from whom the "Playboy of Paris'' learned the rudiments of his present eccen tric style. Misungueit. traditional qneen of French revues, the most beau tiful woman of the Paris stage, who prior to and after the war. . retained Chevalier as her danc ing partner. Ronald Kennedy, English school teacher, who taurht rh(- - valier to speak English while they were both prisoners of war at the German detention camp at Alten Grabow. Elsie Janis, for it was she who - prevailed upon Sir Alfred Butt to co-star Chevalier with her In the London revne, "Hello. Amer- lea" In 1919. "I learned ihoto 4 from Elsie Janis than frpm any I other professional person i eef ' met." says the film star. Jesse Iasky. rho in 128, succeeded in signing Chevalier to ' star in Paramount pictures. Burglars Enter f Two Postofiices Rtstoffices of Mill Citr and Staytoa were entered sometime Friday night, but ' nothing of rata taken. Sheriff Oscar Bower was notified yesterdar. Th en trance to the Stayton office was effected through an alley window, and at Mill City through a win dow on the railroad aide of the bnildlng. Safe In the Mill City office wai battered bat the strong 4 4' A glimpse of Eleanor .Boardman and Ralph Forbes who will appear in "Mamba" at the Elsinore Thursday and Friday. Ml ! ...!Zh ' I John Barrymore as he ap pears in a scene from the classic story of "Moby Dick" showing at Bligh's Capitol today, Monday and Tuesday. "High Society Blues" at The Grand Musical Comedy; Bebe and Ben In "French Gertie", Then MInside the Lines" Music, romanee, and "sunny days" are the ingredients which make up "High Society Blues" with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell at the Grand for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Songs ga lore make this musical romance pretty and light and appealing. Gaynor and Farrell who are said to be America's most popular sweethearts, make a pair of sweethearts in this play which unite two families who previous to that time had no love for each other. Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon play difficult roles in "French Gertie," a story of a young cou ple who "rob" and live like re spectable folk and eventually what happened to them.. The play is one with much excitement running through it. The final bill of the week will be "Inside the Lines" with Betty cfompson and Ralph Forbes. It is a story of spy activity during the world war. Both Betty and Forbes are spies, one in the Ger man service and the other in the British service, and they are sweethearts. The complications which arise and the narrow es capes tor both or them make a picture full of thrills. All recording companies have made wax pressings of three songs running through the War ner Bros, special "Oh Sailor Be have!" The songs are "High way to Heaven." "When Love Comes In the Moonlight." and "Leave , a Little Smile." IfflILIL1IWim HOME OF 25c TALKIES TODAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY Continuous Performance Today 2 to 11 THEY'RE A SCREAM 7 i MARIE DRESSLERi V POLLY MORAN y7hat fiintu i Abo-Onr Gang IUUh Comedy . :'. ,.. TBm Shooters , Metro Colored Morletoae ' ( . "" "win i MX I iii ""lit 1 1 y m i ' . Iff The GaU Board . By OLIVE M. DOAK anelTjliy!!! Today in! "High Society Blues." Wednesday Bebe Daniels in "French Gertie." Friday Betty Compson in "inside the Lines." BLIGH'S CAPITOL Today John Barrymore In "Mobv Dick." Wcilni-Mlav Richard Arlen ! i in "Santa Fe Trail." Saturday Gilbert Roland in "Men of the North." KLSINORE Today Grant Withers in "Second Floor Mystery;" Fanchon and Marco. Monday Maurice Chevalier in "Playboy of Paris." Thursday Jean Hersholt in "Mamba." HOLLYWOOD Today Maire Dressier and Polly Moran in "Caught Sh'ort." Wednesday Vilma Banky In "A Lady to Love." Friday Hoot Gibson in "Spurs." What la Fanchon and Marco like this weekend? Well, It is a very colorful production silver spangles, much glitter, a brilliant blue background for the stage setting and all in all quite spec tacular. Then there Is a real live "Miss Universe." If you have ever been curious to see how one of these folk looks in real life Just go and see for she is there and she wears mostly silver spangles and a huge coronet that spreads out like a spider web. Very lovely I think you will agree. There is some comedy and there is some adagio dancing for change and all of it is differ ent there is that to say for it. Irving Pichel Is Starred m 'Right to Love9 Irving Pichel. one of the pio neers of the little theater move ment In America, has been cast for the role of Caleb Evans in Paramounts's production, "The Right to Love," starring Ruth Chatterton. After graduating from Professor Baker's "No. 47 Workshop" class at Harvard, Pi chel inaugurated the Toy theater of Boston. He arranged commun ity and little theaters In St. Louis. Detroit, St. Paul and Min neapolis. Pichel was responsible for tne first and only production of Eu gene O'Neill's play, "Lazarus Lauehed." which was presented with outstanding success at the Taitadena Oammunitv theater. Durlne the past year Pichel has directed the destinies of the Lobero theater in Santa Barbara Although he has played innum erable roles upon the stage, "The Right to Love" will mark Pichel'a first screen appearance. pairL Reriew and Sound News y'y-V.'.-.. V. C. " 1 jf '.y.' t, ii - J I rr -r j - - Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons in show Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand. Ijjfcg 0'''''''' MrtVi--------,------1, jjfcfc, , --lr ----, -1' -r mm f "t"T"S',y Jj Maurice Chevalier and Frances Dee in a scene from" "Play boy of Paris" showing at the Elsinore Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. :,StoryofD. W.Griffith is Linked Inseparably With Cinema art Advancement (Editor's note: Th following tory of D. W. Criffith is one of such interest that it will hold the attention of the or dinary reader as well as that ot those who are stndents of the rise of screen stage standards. Griffith is a figure in the national life inasmuch as he has contributed to the advancement of one of the nation's most monopolixin; and of the nation's vital amusement sources. He has been one of the dominant, per haps the outstandingly dominant figure in developing the screen industry toward not only an artistic perfection but also an eco nomic factor in the nation's life. This biography will be given in installments in the course of the next several Sunday editions.) By WARREN NOLAN Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Hemingway strip narratives to es sentials, James Branch Cabell and Normal Douglas embellish their prose until the kitchen sink be comes the pool of the seven kings; here are forms that are party dresses of Ideational contents fre quently not dissimilar. There are parallels, if the thought be not perishable, in the cinema: De Mille's bathtubs have been cited often enough; let them symbolize a cult that Includes Erich von Stroheim, Douglas Fairbanks and others who have embraced the sheer scope of the camera. There are, too, von Sternberg, Vidor, Lubltsch and Seastrom: a group that has fondled compact little In cidents told with concentration and photographic expression that has been fluid. At least one force in the cinema has been all things to It during two decades, and now that the dawn comes up like thun der and Eliza can hear the blood hounds Quite distinctly something like a disjointed and generalizing estimate of D. W. Griffith's sig nificance becomes timely. July 14, 1908, "The Adventures of Dollie," first motion picture di rected by Griffith, was released. August 25, 1930 22 years later "Abraham Lincoln," first Grif fith talking picture, came to the Central hTeatre in New York for its premiere. That first picture was 713 feet Ion, it was billed as "one of the most remarkable cases of child-stealing," Its principals were Linda Arvidson and Arthur Blighs Capitol Theatre Today - Tuesday - Wednesday . H i The Story of a II lUr-v- Mighty Bate and 5$ :zTw.H a Mighty Love! Vh II ami W 1 " 1 W t Or wm II ""J T who hfcji to vakt 1 kt thai asia a a ' la , H few AT II II I III Hill I i "French Gertie" which will Johnson (who was chased along tne street by a tranger who asked him if he wanted to try motion picture work, the excited Colum bus being young Griffith), and the smash scene of the picture showed a water-cask, into which gypsies had put little Dollie, tumbing to ward the rapids. But! "Breaking the head from the barrel, the amazed and happy parents now fold in their arms their loved one, who is not much worse off for her marvelous experience." That scene was filed at Sound Beach; Conn. The picture cost a few rfundred dollars. "Abraham Lincoln" cost $1, OOO.OOO.it was in the back of Grif fith's head for 12 years during which he struggled to find an ac tor and a treatment for the story, Royal Russian Chorus FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Monday Eve. , Oct. 28 8 o'clock One of the Greatest Singing Organizations in the World. Sublime Singing;, Gorgeous Costumes, Bala laika Orchestra Musical Programs of all Nations. A Real Treat for Salem People Don't Miss It Tickets on Sale at All Book Stores 2 - AluW ni.nrri .-H,,.,i,st . fe mry,aiiiii' 1 iTWVA trb, "Caught Short" with PoUy Moran and Marie Dressier, now showing at the Hollywood, takes the sting out of going broke' and shows the funny side of a market crash. i . j4! JolnpslnknliSaW Hetty Cofnpson Iph Forbes in "Inside trie Lines' which will be the feature at the Grand Fri day and Saturday. and the critics have unanimously I accorded this first talking picture , rating with "The Birth of a Na j tlon" and the other outstanding ! achievements of Griffith in the si- let field. "The old man," they write, "is far from through." As a matter ot fact, he turned some new tricks in his first talking picture: he showed a little girl humming to herself and leading a cow from its pasture, then he moved his camera across to the left, away from the girl and the diminishing sound of her humming, then he showed a love scene between Walter Hu ston and Nna Merkel, at its con clusion moving his camera back to the right, picking up the hum ming sound and the sight of the little girl and the cow, who went on their way. This from the man who first used a fade-out, a close-up, a dis solve, an iris-in-and-out, a flash back, gauze photography, and the scenario form of the silent film. He showed another trick: Mary Todd, dancing with Stephen Dou glass, tittered at the Eight of the gauche Abe Lincoln at a Spring field party. The camera was kept on Lincoln as he stared at the girl, whose off-screen tittering contin- Trie ELSINORE Mon. Tues. Wed. l MAURICE pEVdLIEl 'PIdyboy. I Q&oamxatQkbat I - 1 -He'a the man I . 1 , who make I I life worth I. 1 loring. Com I 1 and find oat I A Jmw! I f VI llWWl 4fl ia1S)aWamaUjL'".J1,.M iw ued. Few of the first nlghters ob served that Mary Tood spoke with a pronounced southern accent in the early scenes of the film and that as years passed in the White House this accent was less pro nounced; no critic commented on an effect which kept Griffith busy for days. Release Dates Annoucmed for Latest Films United Artists corporation an nounces that the following list of release dates supercedes all pre vious ones: "The Lottery Bride," October 25; "Abraham Lincoln." Novem- Det3-r"The. Batt Whispers." Notembier llPthe sefcohd Colman picture, December 20; Ii," January 10. and "Lil- John Linqulst, former Swedish distance runner in the Olympics, is a caretaker of an apartment at Butte, Montana. lf In- ni WMriM ) 1UJ bf I J JANET GAYNOR j CHARLES FARRELL I are still the talking I - j i w screen' finest lovers 11 and this lyric laden 1 If movietone romance I JJIj was made by the direc- j toro?"Sunny$ideUp' Sjii DAVID BUTLER j j jj Sunday - Monday - Tuesday '. -?: . ' -A - '"5 The ELSINORE TODAY FANCHON & MARCO'S 44Ainmei?Sv2aca Ileauiittsr1 f Idea Featuring MISS UNIVERSE and EIGHT OTHER BEAUTY WINNERS With EDDIE HANLEY and the Personality Boys HUFF and HUFF , TOOTS N0VELLE SUNKIST BEAUTIES lsinore Orchestra Featuring "Tow Are The Melody I ON THE SCREEN I H.B. WARNER J3 CViTh.at T Grant Withers SE(5(5)EJID) Soond Newg "Playboy of Paris' at the Ebinore Maurice Chevalier Again and Heggie too; "Mamba" At Elsinore The laughing happy French man that has added so much pleasure to the American stage, Maurice Chevalier, is with us again beginning Monday and con tinuing Tuesday and Wednesday in "Playboy of Paris." The scene is laid in Paris. Chevalier Is a waiter, Albert by name, and Frances Dee is "the girl." Miss Dee Is a newcomer to the screen stage. Before being chosen for this part, with Cheva lier she was an extra. In a screen test it was developed that she was a perfect type for the part and without further ado was chosen. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago and was doing "extra" parts Just for the fun of the thing. O. P. Heggie is also an out standing person in "Playboy of Paris." The plot concerns a waiter who Inherits a large sum of money, the daughter 'of the waiter's em ployer who Is In love with the waiter and a "playgirl" of Paris. "Mamba" a story of African jungles in which adventure, ro mance, and thrills is said to lurk, will be the Thursday and Friday bill at the Elsinore. Jean Hers holt, Eleanor Boardman and Ralph Forbes carry the central action in this play of whites in jungle life. HOLLYWOOD Foreign ver sions of "Hell's Angels," includ ing the Spanish and German, are bein? rapidly completed in tho Caddo company laboratories. The foreign prints are being turned out under direction of Joseph Moncure March, in charge of pro duction during the absence of Howard Hughes, producer-director, who is vacationing in Maine. in jSifly Symphony' J - k box wae not secured'