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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1934)
TEe URKUON STAl'ESSIAW. Saleta. tTegbfl, Sunday Turning" February fBTm Week 1 Center of Mbvie Stage at theatres usicais Will FOLLIES" 'IS ( Fashion Follies?' at Elsinore Connie Has Dual Rdle' . ' I! II PAGE TWO M Hold This MU ROUGE OW AT OS em ) Clothes, Famous Landmarks ..of Paris, Powell and Davis Featured 'Americans who never hare been (a Psrls are due for a veritable Cook's Tour of U smart places or the French capital and those who know the eltyv like natives are dna for a vicarious thrill from eloseupa of familiar landmarks In "Fashion Follies of 1934," the lirft. National picture which comes to the Elsinore theatre to day", with William Powell in the stellar role. . " Actlon'of the story, which pre sents Powell and Bette Davis as a pair of amiable "chiselers," takes places before a background of such glamorons places as Ciro's bar, the far famed Kits, and Others.-',- ''Fashion Follies of 1934." a Comedy romance, contains sam unusual spectacles !n a gigantic fashion show and a fan dance in trhlch 200 beautiful girls take part. Busby Berkeley, famous siusieal comedy director, staged the fan dance number. - '; There is a large supporting east which includes such outstand ing players as Frank - McHagh. Yerree Teasdale and Reginald Owen." ' -i! JPo jr -'- ..'. :'" ::; t w ::-: -.x-fr- .:- .: it J a . . , rs. I, V- 4 ---w- Constance Bennett in Dual Role; Musical Treat is Offered Film Fans w -rt 9tA V A V t-riif-Tsiiiirr'r"-' 81 iMitWUIMasaHHWNHHIaMni William Powell and Bctte Davis are cast as a couple of "smoothies" in "Fashion Follies of 1934" at the Elsinore. mm TJOW AT HOLLYWOOD Sweeping back in brilliant splendor to the Joyous eighties and the gay nineties, onward to. modern times, "Broadway to Hollywood," Metro-Goldwyn-Ma-yer's glittering cavalcade of the atredom, is the unusual attrac tion now playing on the Holly wood screen. Broadway and Hollywood stars mingle In the picture, which starts In the days of Tony Pastor, with Alice Brady and Frank Mor gan as "The Two Hacketts." a dancing duo. Their son, played by Jackie Cooper, grows up and Joins the act. This boy, grown up. Js played by Russell Hardie. and in the final sequence, laid in ' a- modern talkie studio, .Eddie Quillan plays the grandson who becomes a film star. Also promin ent la -the. action of . the .story are Jimmy Durante, Madge Ev ans and May Robson. i I at The principals of "Easy to Love current attraction the Capitol. The Call I Board . . . ELSINORE Today "Fashion Follies of 34" with William Powell. Laurel and Hardy in "Busybodies." i Wednesday-Joan Barrymore ! in "Counsellor at Law." Friday Return engagement .of George Arliss In "Dis raeli" and Kay Francis in Mandalay." GRAND Today "Moulin Rouge," with Constance Bennett. Friday "Rafter Romance" with Ginger Rogers. . CAPITOL Today "Easy to Love" with Adolphe Men op and "Ship of Wanted- Men." two features. Tuesday Edward G. Robin eon In "Dark Harard." Thursday Doublo bill. Lew Ayres In "Cross Country Cruise" and Charles Far ell In "Big Shakedown." STATE Today Eddie Cantor in "Palmy Days." Tuesday "Lady for a Day" with all star cast. Saturday only Tim McCoy In "Western Code." HOLLYWOOD Today Double bill, "Broad way to Hollywood," with an all-star cast, and Bob Steele la. "Breed of the ' Border." Wednesday Henrietta Cros-.vf- man In "Pilgrimage." Friday-Richard Barthelmesa . la "Central Airport." 'Saturday-Midnight matinee. ". Rlcardo Cortes in "Big Executive." t i ' ammmmmmmmmmiSmmmmmmmmm Like wise apothecaries com pounding a prescription with scru pulous care, Joseph M. Schenck and Daryl F. Zanuck assembled the Ingredients of "Moulin Rouge," Constance Bennett's first starring vehicle for 20th Century Productions, a United Artists re lease now being shown at the Grand theatre. For this musical de luxe they ordered the following: A liberal measure of Con stance Bennett in a dual role filled with Intensely dramatic mo ments, and as a singer of songs destined to be sung the length and breadth of the land. Franchot Tone, hailed aa the screen's most romantic lover. Tullio Carmlnati, who stirred Broadway for 7 6 weeks in "Strict ly Dishonorable," and 54 weeks in "Music in the Air." Russ Columbo and the Bos- well Sisters, whose voices have thrilled millions over the radio. Such songs as "Coffee In the Morning and Kisses at Night." "Song of Surrender" and "Boule vard of Broken Dreams," by Har ry Warren and Al Dubln. And you 11 be encnantea wixn their prescription! 1 X V H V?; 1 m TO LIE' IS CAPITOL FEME Eddie Cantor is at the State in "Palmy Days." Hubbard Women's Waistlines Found 56 Inches, Maybe HUBBRAD. Feb. 17. Mem bers of the Community C-uild at Hubbard were hostesses at an "apron" tea on Wednesday at the Pythian Hall. About 100 women responded to Invitations In the form of tiny aprons with large pocketa In which a penny for each two inches of -the recipient's waistline was to be deposited. The finance committee stated that their figures showed an av erage waistline of those attend ing to be some 56 inches but gave their opinion that this Indi cated largeness of heart rather than waistline. , Mrs. Katherlne Powell, Wood burn librarian, gave an inter esting talk on "Dreams Do Come True." Other program numbers were piano solos by Mrs. Bea trice Wilson, vocal duets by Mrs. Julius Stauffer and Mrs. Augus tta Relmer, violin solos by Car men Scholl and a vocal solo by Mrs. Grady Cantrell. Boy Scouts Stage Gunny Sack Drive LIBERTY, Feb. 17. The Lib erty Boy Scout troop IS will start a drive to raise funds to buy uni forms for all members. The boys will cover the district and solicit gunny sacks not used by people which will be sold for the fund. In responce to the good turn requested of Boy Scouts by Presi dent Roosevelt, the local troop will cover its territory. Liberty and Salem Heights, to solicit old Iruniture, clothes, etc. These will later be taken to Salem. The ar ticles will be used for relief pur poses. Three troop members will go before the court of honor when it convenes in Salem next week: Jack Dasch and MeJvin Cleveland will appear for first class scout badges, Victor Gibson . for second class. The troop committee has order ed a new flag fer the scouts. The Woman's club will hold an all - day Quilting Tuesday, Feb ruary, 20, at the home of Mrs. Will Olden. Potluck lunch will be served. All members are request ed to attend as the affair will benefit the club treasury. "Easy to Love," the Warner Bros, picture which opens at the Capitol theatre today, Is a revel ation in marital mixups dished out in a hilarious vein. The picture is portrayed by an exceptionally strong all-star cast headed by Genevieve to Din in me role of neglected wife with Adolph MenJou laying opposite her as the philandering husband. Mary Astor and Edward Everett Horion have the roles of the other woman and the other man, and Patricia Ellis and Paul Kaye are the younger players. - Others in the cast include Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert, Hobart Cavanaugh, Robert Greig and Harold Waldridge. The picture is based on the uproariously fun ny stage play by Thompson Bu chanan which was adapted by Da vid Boehm. Sparkling dialogue and clever situations with unique twists have been given to the piece by Carl Erickson and Manuel Seff. The second feature Is "Ship of Wanted Men." Constance Bennett, Franchot Tone aa4 Tullio Carmimati furnish the love interest in "Moulin Rouge" at the Grand. Vvc' ill . No more serious than usual, Eddie Cantor uses the bland non sense of his picture, "Palmy Days which Samuel Goldwyn la presenting at the State theatre to day, aa an attack on the practice of spiritualism and fortune tell ing. In "Palmy Days," Eddie ap pears as the unwilling assistant to a gang of fake mystics, through which is revealed some of the crooked tactics of the graft that annually Is said to mulct the Am erican pnblic out of $125,000,000. The phoney occult scenes of "Palmy Days" supplant the wild and woolly west monkey-shines of "Whoopee" as a background for Cantor. To get detail and experi ence and atmosphere for the pic ture, Eddie visited numerous for tune tellers In New York, Los An geles and other cities. "Palmy Days" was directed by Edward Sutherland with a cast In cluding Charles Greenwood, Bar bara Weeks, Walter Catlett, Spen cer Charter; Charles Middleton, Paul Page, Harry Woods and George Raft. Turner WCTU Has Willard Program TURNER. Feb. 17. The W. C. T U. ladles held their annual Frances E. Willard memorial pro gram and ailver tea Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. W. Farris, with good attendance. Spring flowers and a Valentine moti were used about the rooms. Mrs. Susan Girarden assisted the hostesses at the tea hour and the program was arranged by Mrs. F. C Gunning and Mrs. H. Wilson Devotions were conducted by Mrs. Girardin. short sketches of na tional W. C. T. U. presidents were given by Mrs. Emma Gunning, a poem, read by Mrs. Wilson; "Memorials of Oregon" was pre sented in the form of a resume of past years' out standing persons and events In temperance work; solo by Miss Catherine Barker, with Miss Ruth Gilstrap at the piano; "The Secret of Miss Wil lard's Influence, by Mrs. H. S. Bond; reading, "The Memorial Fund. Mrs. E. J. Gilstrap. Jackie Cooper, Alice Brady and Frank Morgan have leading roles in "Broadway to Hollywood" at the Hollywood theatre. Spring Plowing at Sunnyside Now SUNNYSIDE, Feb. 17. Farm ers are plowing for spring crops and some oats have been In the ground for a week, the ground be ing in fine condition. Most of the fruit growers are planning to spray their prune orchards. The Paulus orchard, one mile east of Sunnyside. will ba thoroughly sprayed. The Taylors will spray part of their acreage. D. S. Pear son will spray, as also will A. M. Hammer and G. T. Heckart. Lo ganberry vines have been put up and are looking fine, not many large yards left now. Door yards are being mowed as the grass has grown so rank. Splrea Is bloom ing, other home flowers are out. Spring is so far in advance out In the hills they are afraid to start out with the garden plow. Or chard men are prunnlng heavy this year as there has been such a wood growth since last pruning. Build Onion House at Hayes Farms; 4-H Enjoys Party LABISH CENTER, Feb. 17. Members of the five 4-H clubs at the local school were entertained by their dob leader, Emma Mc Claughry, with a swimming party at the Salem Y. M. C. A. Friday night. The handicraft boys and girls sewing and boys and girls cooking clubs were represented. Returning from the Y the group enjoyed a social period at then O. G. McClaughry home. TODAY AND MONDAY, 15c till 3 2 FEATURES 2 The Moet Hilarious Comedy in Tears! ... A New Code for Lovers I 1 CIljXj H3 ?TV' T" r I Today and Monday! Continuous Today 1 tin 11 o nn AHowOwd-Thrater PV IrJ' IOI.LYVOOU TODAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY Continuous Performance Today 2 to 11 15c TWO FEATURES - TWO 15c BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD Is as near 100 entertain ment as any p picture in years. And what a cast! And a Western to Thrill You You'll Be Laughing for Hours After Seeing This Dizzy Comedy! The King of Comics DAW Charlotte Greenwood and GEORGE RAFT Girls! Gags! Music! and Mirth! Doors Open 12:43 Also Selected Short Subjects Comin Soon 'Emperor Jones' iii J A Av As Mr. and Mrs. D. R. DeGross and son Robert of Nyssa, have re turned to their home after a visit with friends and relatives' fn the Willamette valley. They were ac companied by a niece from Han cock, Wis. Preparations are being made at the Hayes La blah farms for the rebuilding of the large onion stor age house which was burned re centlyThree teams have been at work this week removing wreck age and spoiled onions. The new tile office and seed building has been completed and occupancy taken place. You'll see two of her . . . one a Blonde ... tle other Brunette! ... lis ,",' EASY TO LOVE with ADOLPHE MENJOC GENEVIEVE TOBIN EDW. EVERETT HORTON MARY ASTOR GUY KIBBEE Hell on the high seas! With a cargo of criminals fleeing justice . . . bristling action! Adventure galore! "SHIEIPS 0 MEN" with FRED KOHLER DOROTHY SEBASTIAN PLUS hi M. 1 zx ' n i f -mjr 'i m i r TODAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY No Raise in mi nr THE SCREEN'S GREATEST LAUGH EXTRAVAGANZA AND A GREAT 500 Good Seats IN HER FIRST PICTim&FOn 20th CENTURY FRANCHOT TONE RUSS COLUMBO mi hi m TWENTIETH CENTURY PRODUCTION f(. md WM :At i:!H;:- . ALSO Andy Clyde In "Suptr Snooper" , and TRAVELOGUE CARTOON NEWS Continuous Show Daly - J p, m. to 11 p,m. ) . STORY first, last and all the time! Bigger than "42nd Street" ...Funnier than "Gold Diggers" . . More glamorous than "Footlight Parade". ..And en tirely new and differ ent! See for your self why the world's most famous critics declare- "IV a Year Ahead of its Timer . . . WILLIAM A MA. V Itf Cains! Ji I 16 MIUKCI?,; I g MBW JJ y GIRLS! J V STORY! I r Uomfoj KIght LIvtn Models Br Miller's. TMsasrJflgiU Llvter Models pyohMowe - with -Bette Darts . Vcree Tessdsle Frank McHvgb a Hash Herbert KTimild Owes Extra LAUREL and HARDY In BUSY (BODIES' i a i .6 IKL -UI1E1L!IV1 gZ7Z2ZZS It