The OHEGON STATCgMAK 1 Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, iBfcK 24, 1935
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"After Office Hours? Gives
Constance Type of Role ,
She Specializes In
Clark : Gable and Constance
: Bennett arO co-starred ,4or the
first tim teAfteOfflea-Houra,"
; the new Metro-GoTdwyn-Mayer
. production which opens today, at
. the Elsinore theatre. j . J
In a lusty comedy-drama of
- Mew York society, the press and
, a murder, Gable is cast as Branch,
; managing editor. . V
Stuart Erwin brings all his tal
en t at open-month ed comedy to
play on the role of Parr, gum
chewlag photographer for Branch.
Constance Bennett Is. Sharon,
the publisher's socialite: niece and
Branch's society reporter! Rich,
smart and independent, Jt la the
.kind of role on which the star has
tuilt her 'am, " ,
Alternating between , Park Ave
bu, Park Row and a boat ho use
on Long Island Sound, where the
murder is committed, the story
AjftJS with . the attempt -'-6t the
managing editor to uproot an im-
minentNsociety scandal. He uses
his socialite reporter as a wedge
to enter .forbidden sanctums, un
til She Bcents the ruse and. re
bels. When the scandal turns
- Into a murder story, realistic
drama enters.
A new Philo Vance comes to
the screen in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
picture, "The Casino Mur
der Case," opening today on a
double bill at the. Capitol theatre
with Paul Lufcas playing the fa
mous detective role created by
S. S. Jan Dine.
, Lukas. is teamed with Rosalind
Russell, brilliant .young leadng
woman of the New York stage
who In "The Casino - Murder
Case" makes her seventh sereen
appearance within four months.
Directed by Edwin Marin, the
picture's cast includes Alison
Skipworth, Donald Cook and Ar
thur Byron.
Louise Fazenda matches her
eomedy with TedHealy, a bewild
ered detective sergeant, and Leo
Carroll as "Smith" the "butler
in an eccentric household.
Cold Weather Holds
Up Labish Planting
HAZEL GREEN, March 23.
The late spring has delayed the
gardening on the lake. A quan
tity of lettuce has been set in
the field. It is feared that the
cold weather will cause blight.
Today-r-Clark Gale in "Af
ter Office Hours."
Wednesday "All ;the King's
Horses" with Carl Brisson.
Friday Kay Francis in
"LiTlng on Velvet' and on
the stage 8:30 p. m.,
"Mickey Mouse Follies'.
GRAND
Today Will Rogers in "Life
Begins at 40".
Wednesday "Lottery Lov
er" with Lew Ayres.
Saturday Lee Tracy in
"Carnival".
CAPITOL
Today Double bill, "The Ca
' slno Murder Case" with an
all-star cast and Buck
T Jones in ''The Lone Rl-
. der".
Wednesday Double bill,
James Cagney in "Jimmy
the Gent" and "Against
; the Law" with Johnny
I , Mack Brown.
Friday Double bill. Guy
? Kibbee in "While the Pa
. tient Slept," and "Viva
Villa" with Wallace Beery,
i r HOLLYWOOD
Today Wallace Ford in
4 -The Nut Farm".
Wednesday First run,
i "Redhead" with Bruce
. Cabot and local follies of
v 30 Salem girls.
Friday Double Mir, Tim
' McCoy' in .f'The Prescott
: Kid" and May Robson in
VMllIs of -thd Gods".
' STATE ' :
Today First run, Louisa
. May Alcott's "Little Men"
' with Ralph Morgan.
Friday W. CI Fields in
"The Old Fashioned Way."
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Clark iable and Constance j Bennett as tney appear in "After Office
.Hours" a fast-moving newspaper drama.
A group of trading Hmracters in
. Capitol tofuiy.
Concert Program Is Like Menu,
Should Include Original Work
By HAL L. CAMPBELL
Arranging an orchestral pro
gram Is, or should be, the duty of
the conductor. Exercising this pre
rogative it is in his power' to as
semble a list of compositions that
will test the endurance of the
most rabid classicist, or make his
concerts things of delight and
stimulation that will send the lis
tener away in a mood, not of
overfed, bloated lethargy, but of
exaltation and spiritual refresh
ment. In some respects a well arrang
ed, program resembles a skilfully
compiled menu. Some of our program-makers
seem to think that
the ideal dinner consists of suc
cessive slabs of steak without any
thing else in the way of, let us
say, a light wine, ginger-ale (if a
teetotaler) ices or a pieces of cake
to renew nope and freshen up the
palate. A musical menu of these
monstrosities is not the promul
gation of art, but rather the sub
mission to the public of Hercule
an labors; and hence the music is
a penace, and not, a delight. It is
something to be sat through with
an heroic fortitude; something
that makes for ear-ache, j flesh
annoyance, and dissembled. If
concealed boredom. j
A conductor is a modern War
wick, a king-maker selecting a
woTthy sovereign from a crowd of
contemporary music-makers and
enforcing his claim to public rec
ognition. He is not asked to step
down nor forget his sacred pre
rogative as a high priest con
stantly expounding the beauty of
the classics; but he ought not toj
rorget thai he owes a duty; to. his
generation and that his mission
does not end with' keeping the
eJassics polished before it, but in
cludes, also, the exceptional priv
ilege of advancing musical! evolu
tion; giving voice to the number-;
less messages hidden away in-the.
manuscript scores of living com
posers, silent, helpless, and in
glorious, denied the aid and rec
ognition of the conductors! In au
thority. ' j
There is an opportunity for
some conductor to earn undying
fame If h& will become identified
with some such worthy j cause,
some worthy personality; to fight
against public and critical inertia
until the unknown composer or
struggling sehdol of music has ob
tained the ear and the heart of the
public of lta own time and :the re
spectful recognition of posterity,
and thus gained, the name of the
conductor will be forever j linked
with the one he nobly champion
ed. Long after the vibrations of
hia baton and the music It 'evoked
have died away will his name be
remembered. Musical h 1 ft o r y
abounds with glorious pages of
these labors of love; sacrifices of
personalities; the effacement of
self, so that the hitherto mute
messages be given utterance to
the world. We know Lizst today
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'The Casino Murder Case" at the
as the father of the symphonic
poem, and as the greatest of all
pianists; but he is best remember
ed as the friend and champion of
the composer, Richard Wagner,
and when his own creative works
are included in the limbo of for
gotten things still will his name
be remembered, for it is insepar
ably associated with that of the
man he called "master" the iras
cible, and sometimes ungrateful
Wagner.
There is an American school of
music, and it must not be identi
fied with what Is known aa "Jazz".
Its adherents are serious, high
minded music-makers, some with
an exceptionally high order of
creative ability, with a new mes
sage expressed in a new way.
Good, bad, or indifferent they de
serve a hearing. They are laughed
and scorned by some, but we must
remember that Wagner too was
made the butt of many cruel jibes;
that his theories, and his musical
dramas were hissed by the public,
stormed a by the musical critics,
and literary luminaries, such as
Nietzsche and Goethe. It seems
the fate of the Innovator, but we
should recall that many have aris
en above the opposition and are
acclaimed. Who can tell, perhaps
among these native composers
lurks another Wagner? Who
among our conductors has the
courage to give them a decent
hearing?
When a conductor electa to add
a little light wine and cake to his
musical men, it is a remarkable
fact, that with all the available
material at his command he in
variably trots out the same old
stuff a Strauss valse, , or those
good old stand-bys, a Delibes bal
let suite. Why not shelve these
oia war-horses; give them a well
earned rest, and turn his atten
tion to the native composer to fill
xne breach? Nowhere In the world
Is there, a richer mine of semi
classical music than can be found
in an American catalog of native
composers' work. The writer has
a wholesome admiration for the
valses of Strauss, pere et fils. and
recognizes the warmth, the deli
cacy, and the charm of a Delibes
opus, but humbly suggests a
change of fare will be appreciated
and relished. These comnositiona
will not. bear being heard too oft
en,, because they are too easily
grasped. .Great jworks of art ex
press mixed emotions, whereas
the smaller works embody but one
emotion.
The great composer has a; hun
dred emotions and moods to ex
press; the small - composer ' only
one. This is a clumsy-way of ex
pressing It, perhaps, but I find my
bow is not strong enough to t"gui
my arrow straight to the hearTof
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the thought I wish to transfix.
My obvious intent is to make a
plea for the claims of the Amer
ican music-maker, if not in the
realm of higher thought, at least
in the lower, where in my opinion
he is supreme, and worthy of the
fullest consideration from the
chefs who assemble our musical
bill-of-fare. For one I shall be
glad to hear some of the old
"standbys" say, In two years time,
when, possibly, I may retract some
of the things I have written.
Club Leader Visits
Polk County School
PIONEER, March 23. Miss
Helen Cowgill, the state assistant
club leader, accompanied by Jo
siah Wills, county school super
intendent, visited school Thursday
afternoon. Miss Cowgill showed
several articles made by club girls
and encouraged the local girls to
do their best. Several mothers at
tended the meeting. The meeting
at Pioneer was the eighth school
visited by Miss Cowgill and Mr.
Wills Thursday; the others were
Red Prairie, Buell, Gooseneck,
Valley Junction, Grand Ronde,
Perrydale, and Orchards. All the
schools were taking up sewing ex
cept Grand Ronde which was en
gaged in cooking.
The weather is still wintery.
There is still quite a lot of snow
in the foothills. We hope the
March lamb will soon show up.
Folk From Dallas
at Grange Dinner
DALLAS, March 22. Members
of the Dallas chamber of com
merce and the Klwanis club and
their wives were well represented
at the dinner served by the Buell
grange Thursday evening. W. L.
Soehren acted as chairman and
J. R. Beck, county agent, gave a
brief talk on "Reciprocal Trade
Agreements". Following the din
ner, music for dancing was fur
noshed by Abe Regier, Ray Boyd
ston, son Jimmie and Charles For
rette of Dallas. This Is the sec
ond of a series of dinners and
programs being sponsored In the
rural districts by the two organi
zations. Four-H Club Boys
Hosts to Fathers
SALEM HEIGHTS. Marh 23.
A father and son banquet was
held at the community hall,
Thursday night, with the Salem
Heights 4-H boys' clab as hosts.
The 4-H club colors of green and i
white were carried out in the dec- !
orations of the hall, which added i
to the spirit of the occasion. Club !
yells and songs followed with i
talks by various club members
and their fathers.
WILL ROGERS
uncorks a new
elixir of laughs
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"Little Men'
now showing at the
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Farm" at the Hollywood today.
Scouts of Troop
Five to Observe
2nd Anniversary
Boy Scouts of troop five, spon
sored by the Temple Baptist
church, will celebrate the second
anniversary of their troop with a
banquet program at the church
at 7 o'clock Monday night, ac
cording to Scoutmaster Harvey F
Finn.
Guest and speakers will in
clude Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Roake,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black, Mu
niclnal Judge A. Warren Jones
and Mrs. J. M. Cross, in addition
to troop committeemen and their
wives. One program feature will
be a first aid stunt by the Flam
ing Arrow patrol led by Junior
Fin den.
This troop's nomination for
membership In the troop of 33
boys Cascade council will send to
Washington, D. C, next August is
Robert Boatwright, Finn reports
Twenty Receive
Jobs at Agency
Here Past Week
The national reemployment
agency, 355 North High street,
last week secured 20 Jobs for
Marlon county men and women,
Manager D. D. Dotson reported
yesterday. The same number were
placed the week before.
Or last weeks jobs, ll were
listed as common labor, four as
farm work, two as housework, one
as soliciting and two as tractor
operators. The two . tractor men
were sent to a Polk county road
project.
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"Life Begins at 40" is still drawing
Will Rogers is the star.
LIFE BEBIKS IT 40
If you have been saving up
laughs, prepare to shed them
now, for Will Rogers' latest com
edy, "Life Begins At 40," con
tinuing today at the Grand the
atre, contains a bundle of hilar
ious situations that will act as
magnets to the laughter chained
within us all.
This breezy comedy, suggested
by the Walter B. Pitkin book hit,
is described as a hilarious fun
fest that works into a pande
monium of mirth.
The inimitable Will Is cast as
a country editor who proves that
the way to get a kick out of life
is to put a double kick into lt.
Witticisms pungent as any Will
himself concocts, leave his lips
in this picture. They deal with
politics, women, rusticity, wealth,
salf-praise, love, youth and age.
In the fine supporting cast are
such screen personalities as Ro
chelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell,
George Barbier, Jane Darwell,
Slim Sumerville, Sterling Hollo
way, Thomas Beck, Roger Im
hof, Carles Sellon, John Brad
ford and Ruth Gillette.
'THE NUT FARM- IS
That the stage still provides
excellent material for motion pic
tures is amply proven in the hi
larious reception accorded "The
Nut Farm" showing currently at
tne Hollywood theatre.
Starring Wallace Ford, who
created the leading role on the
stage, the feature boasts an ex
cellent supporting cast of well
known players.
The story concerns the amus
ing antics of a gullible family
Starts Today
Continuous Performance
2 to 11 P. M.
First Showing Sciem
A Great Stage Smash, Now
the Screen's Comedy
Classic
WALLACE FORD
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Special Attraction
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ON IT HOLLYWOOD
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fine crowds at the Grand theatre.
who succumb to the wiles of a
group of fly-by-night motion pic
ture promoters. Investing bis
life's savings in the project as a
retired New York grocer. The
film is to star his movie-struck
wife and to be directed by his
brother-in-law.
The efforts of the family to
make the picture and their later
attempts to salvage something
from the wreck cannot help .but
arouse risibilities of any motion
picture audience.
Among members of the cast
who give excellent performance
are Joan Gale, Oscar Apfel Brad
ley Page and Betty Alden.
Young Musicians 1
Present Program
In Lobby of Y. M.
Little tots. -.none over seven
years old, acted in fully grown-up
manner last sight to a fully ap
preciative audience at the Friday
night program at the Y. M. C. A.
Tlw program was put on by the
LUburn-Roberts musical kinder
garten group.- Group singing, vo
cal and piano solos, readings and
dances formed the entertainment.
Costumes were colorful and
added much to the delight of the
audience.
Inquiry for Home
Tracts Increases
Increased inquiry for home
tracts is reported by Clover Leaf
farms which is opening a tract
in the Kelzer district. Sales are
reported to buyers who now own
larger places and wish to come
closer in to the city. Inclement
weather has interfered with home
construction, said E. W. Thomas,
but work is getting under way on
some of the tracts.
He unearthed a scandal . .
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HARVEY -STEPHBNS- vNEWS
IT STATE THEME
Sequel to Alcott's "Little
Women" Reported to Be
Equally Pleasing
A' sequel to "Little. Women"
that is every bit as good If not
better, ia "Little Men" openiSg
today at the State theatre.
For those who may not hav
read the famous Alcott book
"Little Men" tella the delightful
ly, human story of Plumfield
school in rural New England, the
hoys and girls who are its stn-
dents, and the adults who preside
over them kindly "Professor
Bhaer" anff tenderhearted, lovely
"Jo". .
A couple of street urchins
bring with them many compli
cations when they enter school
and it is only after a theft, a
midnight fire, and the death of
one of th boys that events work
out to a happy ending.
Heading the stellar cast are dis-
tin m lull Riilnh Mnrn n a tv
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fProfessor," . Erin O'Brien-Moore,
beautiful New York stage star, as
"Jo"; Junior Durkin, Cora Sue
Colling, Phyllis Fraser, and this
list Just listen! of "little
men": Frankle Darro. David Dnr-
and, Dickie Moore, Ted Alexan
der, Buster Phelps, Ronnie Cros
by, Tommy Bupp, Bobby Cox,
Dickie Jones. Richard Ouine.
Donald Buck, George Ernest, and
jsaoie Dale Heiden.
IT ELSINORE SOON
The year's gayest and most
colorful musical romance comes
to the screen when Irene Dunne,
Fred Aetalre and Ginger Rogers
open in RKO-Radlo's film version
of the Broadway hit, "Roberta".
The Elsinore has booked lt for
Sunday, March 31.
Featuring the singing of Miss
Du-nne,. the dancing and singing
of Astaire and Miss Rogers, and
a brilliant display of feminine
fashions by a regiment of beau
tiful mannequins, the production
offers sparkling entertaiment of
tremendous appeal.
Melody and dance numbers and
the lavish fashion displays all
are woven logically Into a fast
moving, thoroughly plausible
story which combines tender ro
mance with gay eomedy.
Love interest centers about
Miss -Dunne and Randolph Scott,
although there is more than a
suggestion of romance in the bat
tle of wits between Astaire and
Miss Rogers and their teaming
of dance wizardy.
SET PLAY DATE
ABIQUA, March 23. The date
set for the presentation of "El
mer," at the Dunnagan school, is
March 29. The play is being giv
en by a group of young people of
the community. A pie social will
also be one of the eTents of the
evening.
TODAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
and found a baffling murder!
When a rough and ready
Romeo tries to tame a
Park Avenue play-girl,
anything can hap-
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