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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon Sunday Morning, January lMSSe
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Tense Moment in Dickens? Film
Romantic Team Scores Hit
Musical Drama Is
Offered at Grand
In Tramp Togs
Now at State
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King of Burle8que, With
JtoricEpic
"Tale of Twd Glies'' by
Dickens Outstanding;
Cast Exceptional
With Ronald Colman at the
head of an amazing list ot stars
and featured players, one of the
great photoplays of all time con
tinues at the Elsinore theatre." It
la "A Tale of Two Cities." from
the Charles Dickens' novel.
Probably there are few onfa
millar with the general plot of
Dickens' story.
Essentially, It is the story of
Sydney Carton a brilliant wast
rel, played by Colman, and his
hopeless lore for Lucie Vanette,
played by Elizabeth Allan. Even
if Lucie were not in lore with
Charles Darnay, played by Don
ald Woods, the affair could not
. have reached a happy culmina
tion. It was doomed , from the
start. This is the situation npoa
which the story is builded. and it
mounts with emotional climaxes
until it reaches its tremendous
denouement with Colman's sac
rifice ot his life for the happiness
of the woman he loves.
Outstanding in the case are
Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen,
Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka.
Henry B. Walthall, and Donald
Woods.
Water Still High
At Labish Center
LABISH CENTER, Jan. 18
David Pearsall of New Billings,
Mont., is visiting at the Harlan
Pearsall home. The men are
brothers.
Henry Harris returned early
this week from an auto trip south
through California and into Mexi
co. The weather in California
was much the same as here, ex
cept for sunshine in the southern
part.
A few cars and trucks braved
the water over the fill on the La-bish-Brooks
road Wednesday.
Traffic had been diverted since
Sunday due to high water. The
water was still almost knee deep
over the road Wednesday noon.
A Townsend club meeting will
be held at the schoolhouse Wed
nesday night.
The Call Board
GRAND
- iuuaj varner Baxter in
"King ot Burlesque".
Wednesday Edmund Lowe
in "Thunder in the Night".
Saturday r "Charlie Chan's "
Secret" with Warner Oland.
HOLLYWOOD
Today "Diamond Jim" with
Edward Arnold.
Wednesday "Dante's Infer-
no" with Spencer Tracy.
Friday Double bill, "The
. Throwback" with Buck
Jones and "A Dog of Flan-
ders" with Frankie Thomas.
ELSIXORE
Today Dicken's "A Tale of
Two Cities" with Ronald
Coleman.
Wednesday Myrna Loy in
"Whipsaw".
CAPITOL
Today Double bill, Frank
Morgan in "The Perfect
. Gentleman" jind Gene Au-
try in "Singing Vaga-
bond".
Tuesday Double -bill, "Pub-
lie Hero No. 1" with Ches
ter Morris and "Riders of
the Law" with all star
cast.
Thursday Double bill,
"Freshman Love" with Pa
tricia Ellis and "The Great
Impersonation'' with Ed
mund Lowe.
STATE
Today Cary Grant in "The
Last Outpost".
Tuesday Gene Raymond in
Transient Lady" plus a
new Major Bowes screen
show.
Thursday Kay Johnson in
"Jalna".
Saturday First run. Hoot
Gibson in ""Frontier Jus-
tice" and chapter 1 of
"The Adventures of Rex
and Rinty".
JACK OAKIE
ALICE FAYE
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Walter Catlett and Ronald Colman conspire to save Donald Woods
in "A Tale of Two Cities" at the Elsinore.
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Heather Angel, Richard Waring and Frank 5forgan are featured In
"The Perfect Gentleman" at the Capitol today.
A Book
The Sound Wagon, by T. S.
Stribbling, New York, Doubled)-,
loran & Co., 1935. 2..j0.
This Literary Guild selection
falls far below Stribbling's earlier
trilogy, "The Forge," "The Store,"
and "The Unfinished Cathedral."
Very briefly "The Sound Wagon"
is the story of a Mr. Caridius, who
becomes involved in politics, of
fends a munitions magnate, and
the political machine which had
given him his power, breaks him
and sends him to prison on a
bribery charge. Love interest
and farther complications are
added by the magnate's daughter,
who is Caridius's secretary and
with whom he has fallen in love.
Mr. Stribbling sounds as if he
has a "peeve on" as youngsters
put it. Contempt and disgust he
displays throughout. There is no
sympathetic character in his en
tire story? The reader feels that
while it may not be so good, it
can't possibly be as bad as "The
Sound Wagon."
The Voyage of the Chelyuskin.
By members of the Expedition.
MacmilUn. S3.50.
"The Voyage of the Chelyuskin"
gives the reader an interesting
arm chair trip to the Northwest
Passage in an ordinary cargo boat.
The trip was actually attempted
by a group of Russian scientists
and explorers in 1933. The exper
iences are told by members of the
expedition and by the aviators
who rescued them. Alec Brown as
the translator has done his work
well . There is much of the flavor
of the Russian language in the
book.
The book opens with a brief
history of the Russian's mastering
their artic regions. Then it turns
to the r varation" for this par
ticular expedition and the selec
tion of the crew. The crew in
cluded four women. These, and
35 men. Including engineers, me
chanics, authors, Journalists, art
ists, photographers, cineoperators
and scientists, together with the
seven airmen who rescued them,
tell the story. Each chapter is
told by a different member of the
party.
The Chelyuskin did not make
the passage through to the Pacific
but suffered shipwreck, crushed
by the ice. The descriptions of the
party's encampment on th ire
from February 13 to April 13 was
intensely interesting. The photo
graphic illustrations added much
to ine enjoyment or the narra
tives. The book should appeal to
all who enjoy true adrenture stor
ies of the far north.
Joab Powell: Homespun Mis
sionary. By M. IjOnna X
Portland. Metropolitan Press.
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The story of Joab PowpII l tho
story of almost any one of the ruir-
ged old circuit riders of early Ore-
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gon. It takes the reader from
Tennessee, to Missouri and later,
to Oregon. The original American
Powell, the little biography tells
us, was one John Ap'Howell, a
Welsh immigrant of 1685. He
changed the somewhat cumber
some family name to Powell, set
tled near Boston where he lived
the life of a staunch Quaker.
Joan Powell, the son of the first
Ap'Howell in America, married a
German girl, Anna Beeler, who
could scarcely speak a word of
English, in ISIS. From then on.
Mrs. Nichols's biography takes its
followers over the westward trail
with the evangelist, who became a
Baptist. His migration to Oregon
began in 1852.
The book will be of interest
chiefly to the many descendants of
Joab Powell and to those who at
tended the early Baptist evangel
istic meetings conducted in Ore
gon by Powell. Mrs. Nichols's
style makes the biography pleas
ant reading.
Care has been taken in the book
to distinguish between two early
Powell families. The two groups
were of no relation to one anoth
er, according to Mrs. Nichols. The
one originated in Ohio, the other
in Tennessee. The Baptist Joab
Powell'a son, Abraham, explains:
"My father's family is often con
fused with that of another Powell,
also of Linn county. Curiously
enough, there was a John Powell
in each family and they, like us,
hold reunions each summer . . .
They were members of the Chris
tion church and two of the broth
ers were ministers. As for my peo
ple it is a well-known fact that
they were Baptists."
There are many readers, I find,
who are collecting books of Ore
gon history. "Joab Powell" will
be a worthy addition to such a col
lection. Finley Peter Dunne Jr., has
completed the dialog for the film
adaptation of Lloyd C. Douglas's
"Magnificent Obsession."
Sidney Howard has agreed to
adapt Sinclair Lewis's latest novel,
"It Can t Happen Here" for the
screen.
Alice Duer Miller, auiw f
"Gowns by Roberta", will play a
roie in Hen Hecht and Charles
MacArthurs forthcoming picture
"Soak the Rich."
Irving S. Cobb is assisting in
the writing of continuity and dia
log for Edgar A. Guest's first pic
ture, "Home."
"Brier Pipes"
By D. H. T.
Naomi Phelps of New York
City, whose home town is Salem,
Oregon, has recently published a
brochure under the title of "Brier
Pipes," a collection of whimsical
verse, whimsically illustrated,
which bids fair to establish her
firmly upon the ladder of fame.
At any rate, "Brier Pipes" has
met with so cordial a reception
from the Public that another and
more pretentious rm hitman
aiong similar lines has been an
nounced to come presently.
Salem folks have known Miss
Phelps as a writer of serious
verse, an example of which has
been published under the title, "I
Promise You"
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I cnno know
htkork.r mT t0mt tb Strtngtr't
And I (hall U? mr knittins en th floor
And open timidly the door
And to.
Not that I Iot yon lest.
But ia that hour -
The, Stranger's lips will anrab ay srIk
lag thought
Cary Grant, Claud Rains
And Other Notables
In Desert Drama
Cary Grant, Claude Rains, of
"Thet Invisible Man" fame, Ger
trude Michael, Kathleen -Burke
and rVilin Tnnlev- honrl tha at
of the Paramount film, "The Last
Outpost, ', which comes to the
State theatre today.
It is a story of a handful of
men who control the destinies ot
millions of people in the fierce,
mysterious deserts and 1nn?les at
Arabia. Filmed by the same com
pany; that made "The Lives ot a
Rpnral LtntM." thia film telle nf
a three-cornered romance between
two officers and a nurse in a be
hind-the-lines hospital.
Fast friends, inseparable, the
two men go through many dan
gers ' together. Grant's life is
saved by his brother officer, who
in turn, because of the girl, goes
tnrougn a million hells to kill
him. How these two friends are
reunited Is told in an exciting
climax. The film was directed
by Charlie Barton. "
Frank Morgan in
Singing Role Now
"The Perfect Gentleman"
At Capitol Reveals
Forgotten Talent
Frank Morgan, one-time New
York choir boy, has reverted to
type. He gives voice to song, for
the first time in his screen ca
reer, in the new M-G-M comedy,
"The Perfect Gentleman," coming
today to the Capitol theatre.
The song? None other than
that rousing anthem, "Pack Up
Your Trobles in Your Old Kit
Bag"!
Everyone had forgotten that
the comic Mr. Morgan was a
singer including Mr. Morgan.
Then Director Tim Whelan hap
pened upon a press biography of
the actor and discovered that he
was first famous as one of the
best choir boys in his native New
York.
Pages are torn from history
most entertainingly in the Gene
Autry musical western, "The
Singing Vagabond," second fea
ture at the Capitol theatre when
the screen comes to life with a
story of the days of the Calif
ornia migrations.
Gene Autry. rides and sings his
way into the liking of the audi
ence with a fine portrayal of the
role of Captain Tex Tutry, head of
the government scouts, the sing
ing plainsmen.
Bejond the power to contradict his bid
ding. IJs!la!1 l'i,k ome rosrmarv and rue
And dress mjscif in my bet 'cloak and
feather,
And at some rendezvous I'll wait
And we'll go singing down the age to
Cetur. But "Brier Pipes" is a Pegasus
of another color. Flashes of sa
tire, mischievous thrusts at hu
man foibles, all done wittily and
with the utmost of good humor
Crimson the rose.
Autumn red the brier.
Pawns for an eager hand to pick
Take warning o the bud in pristine
beauty r ,
Tou know the blatant brier bush will
prick.
Note this "Lullaby"
There, my kiddie, close your erelids.
Blink away the light.
Daytime is your only playtime
Xot the night. '
Sail to dreamland In your cradle,
Join the drowsy fleet.
Mother late to a cocktail parlv.
Go to alfp, my aweet.
And "Thi3 Wisdom"
The sun was made
To make the days.
The moon
To make romance.
Hower to blend in a radiant sch. me
To beauty enhance. '
t.oTe was conjured for man and maid.
Intrigue to apicen things.
Tongues were made
To drip wormwood or wina.
And mud. my dear, to aling.
She says "To a Knight"
Foolish knight,
Ton'd find it gauche to keep my fortrea
atorminr.
If you could see me,
Only once,
The first thing in the morning.
This writer has observed in a
limited experience as a reviewer
of books that some books, even
small books and of few words,
reach an end slowly. The only cri
ticism he has to offer regarding
Miss Phelps "Brier Pipes" is that
it comes to end more rajidly than
is desirable.
"Brier Pipes" bears the imprint
of the Artman Press, New York
Illustrations by Baron Brunet.
1 TODAY AND MONDAY
jUJJAHK MORGAN ' ' ''J
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Alice Faye and Warner Baxter make an attractive pair In "King of
Burlesque", current Grand feature.
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Jean Arthur enslaves Edward Arnold with her charm iu "Diamond
Jim", Hollywood attraction.
Shakespeare Play
Comes February 6
Midsummer Night's Dream
Date Changed; Viewed
As Epochal Event
The two - performance - only
showing of "Midsummer Night's
Deram" has been set ahead one
week from the original date an
nounced and Is now booked at the
Elsinore for Thursday, February
6.
Impressed by the screen's com
ing of age, as evidenced by the
forthcoming Max Reinhardt pro
duction of Shakespeare's "A Mid
summer Night's Dream," a group,
headed by Deems Taylor, Mme.
Lucrezia Bori, Giovanni Martinel
li, Mrs. James Leeds Laidlaw,
Mme. Lotte Lehmann, Richard
Watts, jr., and others prominent
in the social, musical and liter
ary life of New York, has formed
the committee for the advance
ment of the screen.
"If a film, so pioneering in its
nature, as Max Iteinhardt's pro
duction of Shakespeare's "A Mid
sumer Night's Dream," with its
music by Mendelssohn, its -choreography
by Mijinska, and the
genius of Reinhard to fuse all
the arts, acting, writing, the
dance, and the plastic arts, into
one artistic whole, is allowed to
languish, the movies will aban
don all major artistic attempts
and return to the stereotyped
routine mass stuff we have ail re
volted against, with its inartistic
and uninspired dependence on
gangster, sex, and other topical
material," the committee has stat
ed. S. J. Moss of Lebanon
Announces Candidacy
For Linn Sheriff Job
ALBANY, Jan. 18 S. J. Moss
of Lebanon has announced that
he will be a candidate for sheriff
of Linn county at the coming pri
mary on the democratic ticket.
Moss who has been a resident of
the county all his life, is said to
have been urged by his friends to
make the try for the sheriff's of
fice, and states that his platform
will be "efficient service and
strict economy." Moss, who is a
farmer and stockman, is a Bon of
Z. B. Moss, a former sheriff and
county assessor.
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'Diamond Jim' Now
On at Hollywood
Colorful Story of Brady
Revived; Hour Glass
Girls Romp Again
"Diamond Jim" was the orig
inal "sugar daddy" to all the
chorus girls on Broadway. He
had a habit ot tucking $100 bills
under the plate of each of the
chorus girls at his gay parties in
restaurants along the White
Way.
In "Diamond-Jim," coming to
day to the Hollywood theatre
which tells the life story of James
Buchanan Brady, the famous girls
with the "hour glass" figures,
headed by such famous characters
as Lillian Russell, whom Brady
offered a million dollars to marry
him, are predominant. Another
character who plays a leading role
is Jane Matthews, played by Jean
Arthur, with whom Brady wa3
hopelessly in love for many years,
but who would not marry him, no
matter how many gifts, worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars
he lavished upon her.
Mrs. Peters Hostess ,
To Union Hill Women
UNION HILL, Jan. 18 Mrs.
Edwin Peters entertained the
members and friends of the Union
Hill Woman's club at her home
Thursday.
The afternoon was spent in
sewing for the hostess. Roll call
was answered by talks upon in
terior decoration, world news,
child welfare and grange news.
A dainty lunch was served by
the hostess, Mrs. Peters, assisted
by Marjorie Tate, Donald Peters
and Guy Scott to Mrs. Dolph Hea
ter, Mrs. Douglas Heater. Mrs.
Adolph Heater. Mrs. Winnie Tate,
Mrs. Porter Downing, Mrs. Lee
Woolley, Mrs. B. E. Bower, Mrs.
W. H. Babens, Mrs. George Scott,
Mrs. Verny Scott, Mrs. Henry Pe
ters, and two visitors, Mrs. Arth
ur Snyder and daughter, Miss
Thelma Snyder.
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Warner Baxter, Alice
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Beneath the glittering color,
the haunting tunes, comedy and
gay dance routines which adorn
"Kin of Burlesque, the Fox pic
ture which opened at the Grand
theatre, is a fascinating love
drama which will elicit the same
enthusiastic response from you
that It got from the opening day
audience.
Presenting Warner Baxter, Al
ice Faye and Mona Barrie In the
leading dramatic roles, this hap
piest of the new musical shows'
boasts an all-star cast of talented
performers.
The story ot "King of Burles
que" delves back-stage into the
life and loves of the people of the
theatre. Warner Baxter is the
leading personality, an impres
sario who has brought the tech
nique of the 14th street burlesque
to an enraptured Broadway.
At the height of his success, he
deserts his two old friends. Jack
Oakie and Alice Faye, to marry
the aristocratic but impoverished
Mona Barrie.
Through whirling, kaleidoscop
ic backgrounds, and a series of
adventures, the picture traces the
gradual descent of this rajah of
entertainment under the Influence
of his wife. Finally, cast off and
deserted, he rejoins his two old
friends, launches his most. daring
project, to meet with a startling
success.
Quilting Occupies
Liberty Club Women
At All Day Meeting
LIBERTY. Jan. 18 The Lib
erty Women's club held an all
day quilting at the home of Mrs.
Mason Bishop Thursday. Abottt
28 members attending during the
day. A club luncheon was served
at noon and a dainty lunch was
taken to Mrs. W. R. Dallas who is
ill at her home and was unable to
attend.
Miss Helen Biers of the Evan
gelical church in Salem, was guest
speaker, her topic being "Shall
Children Have a Better Religious
Training?" A Bhort business ses
sion was presided over by Mrs.
Vera Shattuc who appointed the
following committee chairmen:
Mrs. Laurie Walker, child wel
fare; Mrs. Crowley, education.
They take over the work from
Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Dallas who
are unable to continue. Mrs. Mer
vin Seeger is to have charge of
the club's contribution to the de
dication ceremonies for the new
hall which will take place upon its
completion. It was also voted to
give a large supper to raise funds.
This will be given in the new hall.
Mrs. Shattuck and Mrs. Foster re
preesnted the club at the Women's
council session in Salem in the
afternoon.
Jory to Construct
Barreling Plant For
Union FIH1 Berries
UNION HILL. Jan. 18 A bar
reling plant to barrel strawberries
for the coming season is to be
built on the Roy King place at
Union Hill. Mr. Jory of Liberty
will start construction of a build
ing 30xlu0 feet, soon for the
plant for his use in barreling the
berries.
The highwavrnaintenance crew
on the Salem-Stiver Falls high
way have been busy for the last
week repairing bad places in the
roads and removing slides in this
district.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Snyder
have as their house guests their
sou and daughter-in-law and ba
by from Oklahoma who are here
for several weeks' visit.
TODAY AND MONDAY!
DOORS OPEX
TODAY 12:45
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Here is George Arllss as he ap
pears in his latest film. "Mr.
Hobo". The State theatre has
booked the picture for its Sa
lem premiere on February 2nd.
J. R.-Riber Chosen
President of Pension
Group at Falls City
FALLS CITY, Jan. 18 At the
regular meeting of the Townsend
club Monday night these officers
were elected: President, J. E.
Rieber, re-elected; vice-president.
Dr. Harry Davis; secretary, Mrs.
J. E. Rieber, re-elected; treasurer,
Charles Crosby.
Many women braved the storm
Tuesday afternoon to attend home
institute traveling kitchen and
cooking school held in Victory
hall under the auspices of the
women of the Christian church.
Students Put Forth Big
Efforts to Get Awards
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. 18.
The high school Journalism class
students are putting forth every
effort to get as much news as pos
sible, so when the last publication
of "The Margold" school paper
comes out in two weeks, they may
have enough points to be one of
the favored five to receive Mar
gold "I" pins.
These six students held the lead
January 17 and their total points
follows Clifford Bowler, 772; Ro
bert Ragsdale, 613; Mildred How
ard, 573: Evelyn Yungen, 554:
Eugene Perry. 4 83; and Lorena
Birchfield. 355.
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