The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem; Oregon. Sunday Morriin Number 1931
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Leila Hyams, Star in This
. Picture, ' Devotee of
" Physical Culture
It isn't because the clever
woman wiati to be cattish that
ah, watches j tbe maneuvers of
cats, but-because she is wise en
ough to realise the knowledge
gained by adopting their feline
, wart of grace of movement.
v No cat fancier could . be uncon-
. scions of the ease and loveliness
of their every motion. More than
this; many points in health can be
gained. In copying their manner
of stretching.
, Any jyslcal culture Instructor
will tell one of tbe value found in
stretching. Tor slenderising re
sults there are, no better meth
ods. Taut,, tease nerves relax
when stretched; Unbecoming pos-
.' tures are unknown to those who
stretch. In other words, one can
stretch' to health, beauty and
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i Jila Hyams, feminine lead in
Jf&hn Gilbert's new picture, "The
Phantom of Paris," which will
rc-me to Warner Bros. Capitol
Wednesday is an advocate of this
meat of beautifying oneself.
. From her pet kitten she learn
ed the art tor an art It is. Her
method t-tarts upon awakening in
the morning. In place of bounding
from the bed In nervous haste, she
relaxes contentedly, then reaches
for the posts at the head of her
bed and stretches every muscle of
her body. Upon arising she stret
ches her finger-tips to reach the
floor. 8he stretches to reach her
shoes. She stretches to get her
hat from the closet shelf. She has
practiced this type of exercise so
long that it has become an un
conscious gesture.
The ease In the manner she
moves across the silver screen
proves the value of this means of
keeping limber and graceful.
Others who will appear in the
picture "The Phantom of Paris,"
are Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt,
C. Aubrey Smith, Natalie Moore
head, Ian Keith and Alfred Hick
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Charles, Farrell Gets Good
. Chance to Revive own
Early Home Scenes
AT ELS HDHE TODAY
"Once a Cape Codder, always
one."
That's an old Massachusetts
saying and it appears to be true!
At least, the Cape's only represen
tative in screendom, Charles Far
rell, who is co-starred with Janet
Gaynor in the Fox romance
'Merely Mary Ann," at Warner
Bros. Elslnore today has certainly
dbne his lest to preserve the
memory of his birthplace among
tho alien hills of California.
So-called "Spanish" architec
ture, tn thfe name of which some
queer and! marvelous structures
have been built in Hollywood's
n irons, is the reigning motif in
.those parts. When Farrell decided
to build a home on the shore of a
tiny lake. Just over the hill from
( the bustle and roar of the film
colony, he wanted a Cape Cod
type of house. But the restrictions
on that particular development
. required "Spanish" stvtea. and
. Farrell had to draw up a petition
and get the signature of everv
resident in the district before he
Could begin building his cottage
with Its flagstone walls and dor-.
mer windowed, high eabled roof
h In the Interior, too. Farrell's
early surroundings ar reflected
Ship models, nautical charts, mar
ine paintings are everywhere. His
-Own room, designed like a ship's
JT cabin, carries out the sea-farina
spirit of his former background
v a spirit that he keens alive with
the 'Flying Cloud." his raein
aloop with which he has won sev
eral regatta cups in recent years,
Beryl Mercer and J. M. Kerri-
gan head the supporting cast of
Merely Mary Aan." which was
,. directed by Henry King.
There are usually Just three
.types of , heroes that a dashing
-ouiaoor star can impersonate In
a western melodrama: the ther
Iff.' the bandit or the tenderfoot
The latter invariably conceals
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An interesting shot from the feature The Front Page" now
at Warner Bros. Capitol. Adolphe Meajou is featured in
this newspaper story.
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Here you see John Gilbert, Leila Hyams and TyreH Davis
. in a scene from "The Phantom, of Paris," which will be
the two day feature at the Capitol Wednesday and
inursday.
The Call
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By OLIVE M. DOAK
- KLSIXORE
Today Janet Gaynor In
"Merely Mary Ann."
Wednesday . Edmund Lowe
in "The Spider."
Friday Walter Huston In
"The Ruling Voice."
CAPITOL
Today Lewis Milsetone In
"Front Page."
WednesdayJohn Gilbert in
"The Phantom of Paris."
Friday Richard Cromwell in
"Shanghaied Love."
GRAND
Today Barbara Stanwyck in
"Ten Cents a Dance."
Wednesday Jesse James, Jr.
in "Under the Black Flag."
Friday Buck Jones in
"Branded."
HOLLYWOOD
Today Polly Moran and
Marie Dressier In "Poli
tics." Wednesday Irene Dunne
and Adolph Menjou in
"The Great Lover."
Friday Charlotte Green
wood in "Stepping Out."
courageous heart ueneatn nis
city-made waistcoat, and ends by
discarding his spats and giving
even the local "bad men" a run
for their money!
Buck Jones has played all
three.1 Ills sheriffs are men of
the strong, silent type; his ban
dits are picturesque: and his
'tenderfoot" Is something to re
member.
Now he has added a .new char
acter-to his list in his picture
"Branded" which comes to the
Grand Triday. A combination of
all the three above characters.
fighter, a gentleman, . and one
who is a bit unsophisticated.' The
combination Is one which be
comes him Very well '.
Bock Jones has a new leading
lady in "Branded.' She Is Ethel
Kenyon, wife of Eddie Suther
land, well-known director.
Today, Monday
and Tuesday
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ance Today 2 P. 31.
ALL COMEDY TEAMS
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HEREWEONESDAY
mpressionistic Settings are
Greatly Effective in
Mystery Drama
Although Gordon Wiles is
credited with the art direction of
The Spider," Fox mystery
drama opening Wednesday at
Warner Bros. Elslnore theatre
with Edmund Lowe and Lois Mo
ran enacting the leading roles.
the strong Influence of William
Cameron Menzles who, with Ken
neth MacKenna, co-directed the
picture, Is discernible in every
scene.
Accordinz to Meniies. whe is
ranked as the leader among the
newer school -of "Impressionistic
Background" art directors, the
symbolical settings used in "The
bpmer 'are the most Illustrative
examples of the new form yet to
come out or Hollywood.
This Is nartlcularlv notlrMhi
in the stage set, the main eene
oi action in the unique drama
uiiu .in piace entirely upon
uie stage ana in the aisles of a
modern theatre. The domlostin
mom, m wnicn Wiles fo'.owed
cioseiy tne ideas of Meiiziea, car
ries out a combination of n
der's web and a sorcerer' tnwr
ting for Edmund Lowe's activi
ties as a magician could well be
than which no more suitable set-
lmagmed.
Menzies is still
to be listed in the new order of
motion picture workers, hnt M
artistry has been gleaned through
years .of experience and frm
cepting what the old order had
io give. , wnen He did the set
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Now here is a fetching: pose with Janet Gaynor making apol
ogies ror her gloves and the apology goes to Charles Far
rell in "Merely Mary Ann" now at Warner Bros. Elslnore.
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This position would give one
girl is Lois Moran and the man is Edmund Lowe and the
scene is from "The Spider" at Warner Bros. Elsinor
Wednesday.
Midnight Matinees, All of
Proceeds Going to Charity,
Planned at Theatres Here
The demands of charity has
reached out and been met by lo
cal theatre managers In coopera
tion with charitable institutions of
Salem to the extent that plans an
nounced by Manager Ray Stumbo
of the Hollywood, following the
Associated Charities meeting Mon
day night have been completed
and a midnight matinee will be
given in the Hollywood, Warner
Bros. Elslnore and in the Grand
the night of November 21. If Che
demand seems sufficient Warner
tings for "The Thief of Bagdad,"
his first work of outstanding
merit, ha was then only a few
years removed from making
labels for red tomato cans to pay
his way through a life class at
art school. Before that, he had
attended Tale.
His advance into a directorial
capacity was made possible by
Fox Films who signed him to co-
direct -Always Goodbye." with
Kenneth MacKenna. The success
of that Ellssa Landl vehicle
earned for the team the direction
of "The Spider," based on the
sensational stage play.
THE BREAT LOVER'
Film-goers who like plenty of
romance , in their talkies plus
strong seasoning of comedy will
be delighted with Metro-Goldwym
Mayer's "The Great Lover,
which comes to the Hollywood
Wednesday with Adolphe Menjou
in the featured role.
CONK THIS WEEK
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something to think about. The
Bros. Capitol will also be opened
for a midnight preview.
The fund secured from these
matinee performances will be
turned over to the charitable or
ganizations of the city. As is plan
ned now a disbursement of the
funds will be made through the
community service group the fi
nancial committee of which la T.
A. Windishar, J. T. Delaney and
William McGilchrlst. Jr. Douglas
AicKay is general chairman of the
community service committee.
All funds taken in at the time
the mafmees are given and
through tickets sold by the vari
ous charitable organization repre
sentatives and church DeoDle. will
be turned over to charity to the
last cent. All overhead will be
borne by the theatres. This nlan
is in Keepings with the action of
tneatres over the country.
baiem managers who worked
out the plan are Earl Rice, War
ner Bros.. Rav Stnmha. HaIIt.
wooa. ana o. E. Schmidt of the
urand.
A THUNDERBOLT OF ACTION!
STARTS
TODAY
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Cents a Dance" featured at
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This scene looks funny and it
ier and Roscoe Ates, the
position to make you laugh
at the Hollywood.
'TI FIJI PAGE'
AT CAPITTJL TODAY
Great Broadway Success is
Capably Produced; no
Star, Good Cast
The film rights to the outstand
ing Broadway stage success "The
Front Page," which comes to
Warner Bros. Capitol today were
bought for a huge pum. The great
talkie was produced by one of the
moat sensational and colorful
producers the Industry has ever
had the man who, in spite of
his limited experience, has never
had" a failure and who gave to
the world "Hells Angels"
Howard Hughes.
The successful producer se
cured the outstanding director of
the past year. Lewis Milestone,
who made the picture unani
mously selected as "the" picture
of 1936 "All Quiet on the West
ern Front."
Though there la no star part
in "The Front Page," Adolphe
Menjou, star of many films, was
engaged in one of the principal
roles; Pat O'Brien, this year's
find front the stage, for another,
while no expense was spared to
secure among others, the comedy
stars Edward Everett Horton and
Slim Summervllle; as well as
Mary Brian, Walter Catlett, Matt
Moore, and other brilliant play
ers too numerous to mention.
In every department only su-
Made by the producer of
"Hell's Angela" and the di
rector ef "All Quiet on the
Western Front"
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with
Hilary Brian
Adolph Menjou
Cortex In a scene from Ten
the Grand today.
:
is. Polly Moran, Marie Dress
stuttering funny man, are in a
in the feature "Polities" now
perlaitves of description apply,
and the record of the film
throughout the country is giving
further occasion for their use.
'SIHIEO LOVE'
AT
One of the most notorious dives
of the Pacific coast was used as a
background for the remarkable ro
mance of clipper ship days depict
ed in "Shanghaied Love," a Nor
man Springer storr faaturinr
Richard Cromwell. Noah Beerv
and Sally Blane at Warner Bros.
Capital theatre Friday.
Long before the earthquake laid
San Francisco in smoldering ruins
and old Chinatown and the Bar
bary coast in ashes, there was lo
cated in the toughest section of
Frisco's waterfront a sailor's dive
commonly nown as the "Tub of
Blood."
8trange to relate, this hell hole
which. In the days of the clipper
ships, was owned and managed by
the "Knitting Swede," was one of
the few buildings that withstood
the ravages of the earthquake.
CAPITOL
t-NOW-AMERICA'S
SWEETHEARTS
Not since "7th fTS I
Hear en" hasf s- I
there been gochV f I
a soul-thriffing V , vyu (
story. LJ SeC J I
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LAUREL AND HARDY
Learning nf this,' Columbia offi
cials decided to use It as a back
ground for "Shanghaied Love,'
Accordingly, securing some old
photographs taken in the Os,
Colambia technicians reconstruct
ed the old building, exact in every
detail. When the cast arrived In
San Francisco to commence shoot
ing.tho old "Tube of Blood"
again began to live over Its un
savory past in enacting scenes for
"Shanghaied Love."
The casting department scoured
the waterfront for deep sea sailors
who had known this dire 'la the
old days. Wonderful to behold are
seme at the type they finally se
cured. Men who actually had been
shanghaied from the old cafe and
who, after awakening aboard some
windjammer bound for an out-of-the-way
port, roundly cursed the
"Knitting Swede" and all his ilk.
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SALEM SAYS
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