The OREGON STATESMAN, kaiem, r?)'rWiav&n't Morning. July 24, 1932
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BE HERE THURSDAY
Much interest Being Shown
In Screen Adaptation;
Comes to Osinore
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row motion picture hay at
tracted ax much advance attention
as the pictnrlsation of "Grand
Hotel." which, with enough aUra
la lta llne-np to form a complete
constellation, begins a two-day
ran Thursday at Warner Bros.
Elsinore theatre.
The screen version or "Grand
Hotel" la said to represent a
blending of salient points in Vlcki
Baum's novel and her subsequent
stage play, which ran for more
than a year at the National the
atre. New York. Action from the
novel was united to the general
tempo and structure of the stage
play In the screen treatment,
which therefore embraces a slight
ly larger sphere of activity than
either of its predecessors. At the
same time, Director Edmund
Goulding points out, none of the
action in the film goes beyond the
Tear walls of the Berlin hotel
from which the story derives its
name.
For some time before actual
filming of this photoplay com
menced, there was specultlon as
1 to how the screen treatment would
. b handled. Finally it waa decided
by studio executives to giye the
picture one of the most remark
able casts ever brought together,
with equal emphasis being placed
on -various roles. Greta Garbo,
John Brrymore, Lionel Barry
ttore, Joan Crawford and Wallace
Beery were all given leading roles,
with Buch notable character actors
as Jean Hersholt and Lewis Stone
I added for good measure.
" 'Grand Hotel' la one of the
few stories ever written, explained
Director Gouldlng. ''where no sin
gle character dominates, hut
where at least five are equally im
portant to the story structure."
'The five leading parts," Gould
lng continued, "are uniform. None
doinintes the other. As a matter of
tact some of the characters do not
meet each other at all during the
action of the picture and every
character has a separate and dis
tinct bearing on the general
theme."
Director Goulding's effort in
screening ' Grand Hotel" was to
combine photographic and sound
, mediums In a novel way and en
dow his camera as much as possi
ble with the p-r onality of the au
dience, permitting the audience,
through visual and oral sugges
tion, to take itself Indirectly into
tb Berlin hostelry and witness
the drama through its own eyes
and ears.
The director explained that
throughout the photoplay the
prime idea was to make the cam'
era as much like a person as pos
sible, "walking" through the
doors of the Grand Hotel, ob
serving following and sauntering
. as if of its own accord into the
story. According to Gouldlng,
the hotel Itself plays a distinct
part in the picture. It is far more
than merely a locale or setting.
it is a distinct personality."
Hotel architecture from vari
ous parts of the world was assem
bled by Cedrlc Gibbons, Culver
City art director, in the prepara
tion of the unusual settings used
i the new film. Novelties and
fittings used In various hostel
ries were duplicated. The hotel
was given a distinct Continental
atmosphere, but was in reality a
.composite of many renowned es
tablishments in the great cities
ec tne world.
"Many photographic and sound
mechanical Innovations were util
ised in the making of the unus-
, nal shots for the production.
aid Gouldlng, "but there was no
departure from book or play in
taking the story away from the
betel for even a moment. The
screen treatment however, allow
ed a wide camera scope.
"There were no extra players
as such. Every person who ap
peared before the camera was
distinct and important character
If they did not have individual
Importance they would be out of
puce m the Grand Hotel. Even
the Maltre D'Hotel became
pompous figure, for the moment,
a real personality. The bartender
Irving man his first fin drink.
Sunday - Monday
"Ihi HATCHET MAN
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JOpmATOUMC.
HOME OF 23c TALKIES
A Home-Owned Theatre
Ma tinea Monday and
First showing in Salem
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Hera they are, the constellation which will hold the
center of stage attention Thursday and Friday in Salem, at
which tints the Elsinore presents "Grand Hotel." Pick them
out, yon have met them all no need for farther Introduction.
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William Haines and Madge
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Here is the triangle which develops in The Hatchet
Man," now showing at the
Edward G. Robinson, Loretta
was Important to that man, for
the instant. And so with the les
ser characters, bellboys, clerks,
and telephone operators. We ex
erted the same care In choosing
players for these parts that is
ordinarily employed in assign
ing featured roles."
M IT HOLLYWOOD
A little known but highly dra
matic phase of the great World
war is graphically portrayed In
Universal's "The Doomed Battal
ion" showing today at the Holly
wood theatre.
The setting of this unusual war
film is laid In the rugged gran
deur ef the Dolomite Alps of Aus
tria, where thrilling battles be
tween Austrian and Italian moun
tain troops decided Important is
sue in the recent struggle of na
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Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday
Continnouji Today,
2 to 11
Tuesday at 2 P. M.
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Young and Leslie Fenton.
tions.
Tala Birell, European star of
many continental trlumps, make
her American debut as the loyal
wife of an Austrian mountain
guide, who must harbor the man
commissioned to destroy her has
band's company. The tense situ
ation and its exciting solution
provide the screen with dramatic
sequence according to advance
reports.
Other featured members of the
cast of "The Doomed Battal
ion" include Lui Trenker. Victor
Varconl, and Henry Armetta. The
picture was directed by Cyril
Gardner. Luis Trenker for many
years actually lived the part he
enacts in this picture. The open
ing date of "The Doomed Battal
ion" will be announced soon.
HEAT STOPS TROLLEYS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
An experience almost new to 50
years of operation of cable cars
resulted from an unusual heat
wave recently. The heat so ex
panded the cable slot on one of
the main lines that the cars
couldn't be operated until fire
hoses were turned on the tracks
to cool them off.
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KOTZ: "Grand fieteT vm NOT he shevm In ANT theatre a4
The mysterious horror of old
China, land of the bastinado and
j similarly Ingenious methods of
lonurt ua puuuiameui, put 7 u
important part la "The Hatchet
Maa," the First National and Vita
phon starring vehicle for Edward
Robinson, now playing at the
Grand theatre.
Feared by hi Chines compa
triots, revered by the member of
his tong, Robinson, a Mr. Wong
mysteriously mete out punish
ment to hi enemies. His hatchet
strike unexpectedly and leaves no
Indication or due for farther re
prisal. The result 1 a state of
continuous fear and horror which
heightens th suspense and dra
matic value of "The Hatchet
Man."
The terror felt throughout Chi
natown when "The Hatchet Man"
is on the warpath 1 evident la th
scene of th Chinese quarter
which show th streets empty,
shops boarded up. windows and
doors shnt tight and curtained and
the people cowering In the dark
corners of their home. They
neither know from where the
hurled hatchet will come nor
against whom it will he directed.
Robinson' portrayal of the Hon
orable Mr. Wong, hatchet man, 1
a study In terrorism.
"Tht Hatchet Man," the
screen's newest shocker, includes
in the cast supporting Robinson.
Loretta Toung, Dudley Dlggs, Les
lie Fenton, Edmund Breese, Noel
Madison and a large number of
native and American-born Chi
nese. -William A. Wellman direct
ed this J. Grubb Alexander adap
tation from the stage play by
Achmed Abdullah and the late Da
vid Beltasco.
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Barbara Stanwyck, fascinating
screen star, will sing for the first
time In any picture, in her forth
coming Warner Bros, film, "Th
Purchase Price," directed by Wil
liam Wellman, which come to
Warner Bros Elsinore theatre.
A new song, not yet published
and never heard before in any
form will be the star's number In
The Purchase Price," with an
unusually good motivation be
cause the words are tied in with
the theme of the picture. Titled
"Take Me Away," the lyrics were
written by Sidney Clare and Char-
lea Tobias, and the music by Peter
Tinturin.
The star's voice is of the low.
rich sort so popular today, and it
is the concensus that, had she not
become a great dramatic acres in
stead, she might have won fame
for herself as a radio singer.
"The Purchase Price' was
adapted from Arthur Stringer'
great novel and Saturday Evening
Post story "The Mud Lark." It Is
a thrilling story of the Dakota
wheat fields, directed by William
Wellman and adapted for the
screen by Robert Lord.
The cast supporting MLss Stan
wyck includes George Brent, Lyle
Talbot. Hardle Albright. Matt Mo-
Hugh, Leila Bennett. David Lan
dau and Murray Kinnell.
The Call
Board . .
By OLIVE M. DOAK
THE ELSINORE
Today Barbara Stanwyck in
"The Purchase Price".
Tuesday CHve Brook In
"Man From Yesterday".
Thursday "Grand Hotel."
Saturday Ben Lyon in "By
Whose Hand".
THE GRAND
Today Edward G. Robinson
in "The Hatchet Man".
Wednesday Joan Bennett, In
"She Wanted a Millionaire."
Friday Buck Jones in "Rid-
in for Justice".
THE HOLLYWOOD
Today Tala Birell lh "The
Doomed Battalion".
Wednesday Fredrlo March
, in "Strangers in Love."
Friday William Haines in
"Are Yqu Listening"?
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TWO important meetings, and
possibly ethers which may
develop into lust as Impor
tant sessions, will be held 1 Sa
lem the coming week. One the
bona commission and th other
meeting of the tat highway
commission. Then the regular
board of control meeting at
which there is always potential
dynamite.
The boaoa conunlssioa ses
sion, ordinarily om 1a which
routine matter involving vet
eran loan are considered,
Tuesday win consider a report
of it financial setup and re
commeafl allows u to iU future
coarse. Whether or not tho
half mill tax levy will again be
placed on real property or a
bond issue bo authorized will
be the lssaee.
The administration 1 opposed
to resumption of the half mill
tax levy, but on the other hand
the commission 1 short of funds,
and may have to issue as much
as $1,500,000 in bonds, some
members of the commission be
lieve. The report of Its finan
cial status will be made by
chairman of a special commit
tee, F. L. McGulre.
At a highway meeting the
federal aid situation will be
the major subject. The meeting
la tentatively scheduled for
Friday tn Salem. Governor
Meier late yesterday announc
ed he would be unable to name
a commissioner until Tuesday,
so the new commissioner,
probably Amadee M. Smith,
will be here Friday.
A dispatch yesterday from
Washington annonnces that "if
the label says 'pure rye' the
bottle hereafter will contain pure
rye and nothing else." What a
boon to bootleggers. They can
place even more elaborate la
bels on their product and expect
people to believe it if people
believe an edict of that hind.
A week ago the nation held
a aeries of anniversaries of
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wars and battlea. Thla coming
week ft will comaiensoTate a
series of deaths of prominent
personagea. For Instance yes
terday waa the anniversary ef
the death of President U. 8.
Grant in 1887; today la the
anniversary of the death of
President Tarn Bares la 1802;
Tuesday is the anniversary of
the death of William Jen
nings Brian in 1025 and next
Snnday is be aniversary of the
death of Andrew Jackson tn
1875.
Jerrold Owen, secretary of the
state bonus commission, ha mov
ed Into Salem and Marion coun
ty, to be closer to the state
capitol buildings. He moved the
past week from his home In
Klngwood Heights In West Sa-
lsm. Polk conaty, to 741 Stewart,
just oft Capitol street la North
Salem.
Six years of one man's time
is required to provide vaca
tions for one state department
this year. This computation
was announced by Charles P.
Pray,- superintendent of state
police. He said that vacations
on the two-weeks basis for his
department, including clerical
employes, would require six
years time. This figure gives
one something to think about
when it comes to the vacation
problem.
Hal E. Hoes, secretary of state.
has gained national recognition
in one particular feat, whleh by
the way was first announced to
the world through the Associated
Press, of which this paper is a
member. Hal had his picture in
the Mid-Week Pictorial, publish
ed in New York, standing on
the state house grounds along
side a sign which read "Walk on
Sunday Dinner
THE SPA
Yon Can't Afford to
Eat at Hornet
You and your friends art
herewith extended a cordial
invitation to
HEAR
Dr. Stanford
Kingsley Claunch
Eminent food Scientist, rsyeheU
egwt and Philosopher
In a series of six inspiring
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th Grass." This edict of Hoes'
for ataUhoas grounds has won
wid recognition. - Hos believe
that the grass I there for th
public and - because of Oregon
climate, the grass cannot be de
stroyed by walking; upon it.
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Mrs. Sheldon F. Sackett and
Henry K Hansen were both tn
Portland yesterday tn confer
ence, with the governor. It
was assumed the executive's
private secretary and his legal
advisor were called - there in
connection with several Impor
tant matters, including the se
lection of a highway commis
sioner. Hansen, who came tn
from Breitenbush where ho
waa vacationing, expected to
go back there last night.
X particularly colorful case
was tried before tho Oregon su
preme eourt the past week. It
waa one In which attorneys by
the names of George Black and
Thomas Greene were heard In
arguments by Justice; George
Brows, It was reported farther
by witnesses that surely .some
white Ilea were told and before
they finished the air was blue.
It waa the case of the corpora
tion commissioner 'against the
Guardian Building and Loan as
sociation.
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PARIS (AP) Lady Henriette
Davis Is among smart women who
are sponsoring the new "button
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appeared this season.
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After nearly: a month's use of the "Bichrome
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We deem it a privilege and a pleasure to
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Since announcing this new instrument a
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Russia Topic at i
I Union Hall Meet
Walter Larson, Taeoma long
shoreman who has recently re
turned from Buss La, Is to present
his eye-witness report of condi
tions as ho found them there at
n meeting in TJnloa hall hero to
morrow night at I p. m. Larson
represented workers of Oregon
and Washington In a delegation
sent to tho soviet country under
tho auspices of Friends ef the
Soviet Union. The delegation wit
nessed tho opening of the Dnlep
restrey dam and were present at
the May day celebration In Mos
cow. Corvallis Team
Files Challenge
Corvallis playground baseoall
team has challenged the Salem
playground older boys to a two
game series, and Gus Moore, in
charge of this sport at Olinger
field, will take a team to Corval
lis Thursday afternoon. A return
game will be played here. Moore
will select two or three of the best
players from the Lincoln play
ground team to play in both
games, in effort to send the
strongest team the locals can com
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