The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 21, 1934, Page 2, Image 2

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TEe OUEGORTATESliANgalcci, Oregon, Sunday lion-lag. January 21", 1S3I
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Dressier and the Barrymores
In Cast of Play Yhic
Was Stage Success '
- TJpsetting alT traditions of eith
er tneatre or screen the talking
plctare version of the George S
Kaef man-Edna JFerber stage suc
cess, Dinner at EUbt," wMca
ran on Broadway for more tnan
a year, cornea to the Elsinor
theatre starting today with the
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Biars ever gsiucru iuciuci u
' , the hlatory of ; motion pictures,
surpassing even the celebrated
cast of "Grand Hotel."
- The Inimitable Marie pr easier
offers another of her -memorable
' performances, this time as an old
time musical comedy star. The
two Barrymores, as nsoal, give
flawless portrayals, John as a
broken-down movie actor no long
er able to aecnre Darts: Lionel as
tba host on he Terse of break
' down from overwork. Wallace
Beery as an vnscrnsttlous flnan
' tier, Jean Harlow as his social
eliabtng wife,. Lee Tracy as a
breezy Broadway, play agents Ed-
: mnaa uowe as a society aocior
r more Interested in his women pa
tients than his wife. BllMe Burke
ha'.. the hostess and "Madge-'Brans
as her daughter:
Briefly the plot concerns a
tlianer which a Park avenue host
ess tires for two members of the
British nobility. Th dinner It
. seif, - however, takes bnt small
space In the proceedings. Instead-,
the action Is placed on what hap
pen as the various guests re
ceive their Invitations, .and the
respective proceedings which In
- terrene prior to their arrhral at
-HARD LIQUOR ILLEGAL
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20.-(tf)
r -Sale of "hard liquor by the
drink In California was declafed
illegal by Attorney General U. S.
Webb here Friday and he assert
ed: no action by the state board
of equalization x would make it
otherwise.
15c
Today; Monday
and Tuesday .
Continnons Performance Today
2 to 11 F. M.
THE LAUGH TEAM IX THEIR
FUNKIEST PICTURE!
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WkJ,UaMerkel, Henry Ar.
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nvaer, utorgt Marion.
: i Special Added Attraction
"HEY POP"
Metro Colored Retfew
Kewe and Cartoon Cesnedy
Stars of "Dinner at Eight'
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the EJsinore. Marie Dressier, WaQaee Beery, Lee Tracy
and Jean Harlow.
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vehicle, 'Tarzan the Fearless" on a double bill at the
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Scene from "Her First Mate" starring Zasu Pitts and Slim
Summerville at the Hollywood.
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Dorothy Mackaill and Paul Cavanagh have featured roles
in "Curtain at Eight, ' mystery drama at the State.
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Warner Baxter Here Again;
Wife's Problem Made
Theme of Picture
. Warner Baxter, topping hjto tri
umphs In "Penthouse" andV "Pad
dy." comes to the screen of the
Grand theatre today In fox Film's
latest release, "As Husbands Go."
The play la adapted from Rachel
Cr others" ' stage success, and Is
said to equal her charming "Let
Ds Be Gay and "When Ladies
Meet.
It deals with the wife who Is
undecided whether or not she
should aire up a deroted husband
for what at the moment appears
to be a glamorous, new romance.
railing in lore with a youngJ
Englishman while on a pleasure
trip in Paris, the. youac. wife re
turns home with the determination
of securing: a dlrorce from her
husband. But because of the hus
band's kindness and generosity,
she -cannot bring herself to the
point of telling him of her new
lore. The situation reaches Its
height when the young lorer ar
rirea unexpectedly..
Warner Baxter, in the leading
rol glrea a performance that tops
any of hie prerions endeavors,
while Helen Vinson who plays op
posite Aim, fires s splendid char
acterixation as his wife.
Other members in the cast are
Warner Oland, Catharine Doucet.
0. P. Huntley, Jr Frank 0'Con
nor. Eleanor Lynn and Jay Ward.
TBI FILM SEEN
AT CAPITOL TODAY
Edgar Rice Burroughs; origin
ator and author of "Taraan," was
Sol Leaser's guest on a jungle set
where "Tanan the Fearless,"
which comes to the Capitol
theatre on a double bill today, was
being filmed.
The author expressed his em
ihatlc approval of Buster Crab
be in the role of his brain child,
and watched with Interest while
the Olympic champion did scenes
with Jacqueline Wells, his attrac
tive leading lady.
In his time the debonair
Adblphe Menjou has played many
Baxter Scores Grand il-
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Warner Baxter and Helen 'Vinson nre east as husband and
wife in the delightfnl comedy, MAs Husbands Go" as the
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parts, but all his records for one
feature are broken In "Blame-the
Woman." the second feature at the
Capitol theatre. A gentleman crook
hotly pursued by the best man
power of Scotland Yard, Adolphe
is forced to don a variety of make
ups and use at least three dialects.
Afenjou la teamed in erookdom
with Claude Allister, a connoisseur
of art, wine and women himself,
while Benita Hume is the woman
they blame.
Guardian Reports The estate
of Robert E. Larson, a minor; has J
assets of $1113 - according to a
probate court report Saturday. In
come to the estate for-the year
was f 47.13. Anna L. Larson Far-
ren is guardiau of the lad.
The Call
Board . . .
DAYTON, Ore., Jan. 20 The
Dayton Women's Ciric club is
sponsoring a pie social, cards and
dancing at the club rooms In Day
ton Thursday evening, January
25. Fun for everyone attending
is assured.
ELSINORE
Today "Dinner at Eight,"
with all-star cast
Wednesday Double bill,
George Arllss in "Disraeli"
and Adolph Menjou in
"Easy to Love."
Friday John Boles in "Only
yesterday."
GRAND
Today Warner Baxter in
"As Husbands Go."
Thursday William Gargin
in "Headline Shooter."
CAPITOL
Today Double bill, "Tar
zan the Fearless," with
Buster Crabbe, and "Blame
the Woman," with Adolph
Menjou.
Tuesday Herbert Marshal
In "The Solitaire Man.
Thursday Zane Gray's "The
Thundering Herd," with
Randolph Scott.
HOLLYWOOD
Today Pitts and Summer
ville In "Her First Mate."
Wednesday- Chester Morris
in "Breach of Promise."
Friday ' Hoot Gibson In
"The Fighting Parson'
Saturday Midnight mati
nee, Gary Cooper in "One
Sunday Afternoon."
STATE
Today Dorothy Mackaill In
"Curtain at Eight."
Tuesday Barbara Stanwyck
in "Shopworn."
Thursday Joan Blondell In
'The Greeks Had a Word
for Them."
Saturday only Jack Holt
In "When S-trangers
Marry.,
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Good news for Salem theatre
goers! Slim Summerville and Zasu
Pitts, the screen's -funniest com
edy team, return to the Hollywood
theatre today in the starring roles
of "Her First Mate." most hilari
ous of their Universal pictures. As
husband and wife, they are the
center of a aide-smittine tale
which is filled with laughable in-
cidents. and complications which
win keep you in a continual roar
of laughter.
Slim cackles with merriment
when he sees the deepised little
ferry boat blow up at the dock of
their little town on Lone Island
Sound but he doesn't know that
the- agitated Zasu has bought it
with their life savings as a pres
ent lor him! The plot is taken
from a Broadway play in which
Frank Craven and Una Merkel
were featured.
Supporting Summerville and
Miss Pitts are Una Merkel, Berton
Churchill, Warren Hymer, Henry
Armetta, George Marion and many
other screen favorites, all of whom
add to the hilarious fun of the
picture.
"Curtain at Eight,- which Is
coming to the State theatre to
day -for a. two day run. la the
brain-child of the widely, read
story and novel writer,' Octavos
Roy Cohen. Mr. Cohen, whose
stories are well known to Satur
day Evening Post readers, is fa-
ntous for .negro stories and de
tective novels and in this branch
of writing he has excelled and
brought to his readers a: greatly
loved character,, the detectiveJim
Hanvey. :
"Curtain at Eight,-Is a Jim
Hanvey story and in-this picture',
the delightful English actor, C.
Anbrey Smith portrays the role
of the amiable Jim. It win be like
meeting an old friend come to life
w,hen Hanvey 's many- admirers
meet him face- to face ex the State
theatre's screen. Dorothy Mac
kaill, Paul Cavanagh, .Marion
Shilling, Russell Hopton and Ru
tbelma Stevens have featured
parts in this new; film.
home, "Friday evening. Clay work
was continued, jugs being . the
specialty at this meeting. Some of
the teachers - are becoming quite,
proficient to the work. .After the
wort: was completed lunch and "
r social hour was enjoyed, f1
Those preaent: , Helen Keber.
Grace Smith, CeraTdlne Fry, Ha
thilda Beyer, Florence Walker.
Carola May. t Theresa ? Dehlef .
Florence Dehler, Claudia -Hasslng
and Pauline Saalfeld.
Pauline Saalf eld
Hostess to Club
MT, ANGEL. Jan. 20 Miss
Pauline Saalfeld was hostess. to
the teacher's study club at her
Rotary Banquet
On Ladies? Night
Well Patronized
A banauet and attendance at th
Gleemen concert featured the an
nual ladies' night of the Rotary
club Friday night. Nearly 150 as
sembled in the dining room of the
Marion hotel at 9 o'clock for a
four-course dinner. Beautiful bou
quets of yellow roses and yellow
and white narcissus graced the ta
bles and each lady was given a
corsage, various flowers being
nsed to make up- the bouquets.
Earl Fisher, president of the
Rotary club, presided. A toast to
the ladles by R. J. Haaske was re
ponded to by Mrs. .William McGH
christ, Jr., president of Rotary
AnnS. Miss Rnth Bedford favored
with a piano solo-, and Herbert
Hobson sang two numbers. Dr. H.
C. Epley led In group singing. At
8 the company adjourned to the
armory where a block of seats had
been reserved tor them.
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