SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
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1925 CLASS
'The Show Off Rated
As Greatest Comedy
Drama of Generation
The nineteenth annual com
mencement exercises, held In the
Salem armory last night, were de
Glared to be euueess In every
way. Two hundred thirty five sen
iors were presented with diplomas,
marching forward from their seats
directly in front of the platform.
Governor Pierce, who made the
main address, touched on the im
portance of education, and the op
portunlties that it brings within
the grasp of the student and for
mer student. His address, entitled
"A Look into the Future, was
spiced with numerous anecdotes
and Illustrations drawn from pop
alar comic sections of the day,
Formal presentation of diplomas
was made by H. H. Olinger, chair
man of the school board. The In
vocation was made by Rev. Geo.
Koehlcr, and the benediction by
Rev. H. Launer. Both are Salem
pastors, and both have children
among the graduating class.
Music consisted of numbers by
the high school orchestra at the
opening of the program and Im
mediately preceeding the benedic
tion, which closed the exercises,
ami several other numbers. A
double quartet sang "Venetian
S'i miner Night," by Moszkowskl,
and a boys quartet ean "Christ In
Fhimlers," by Ward-Stephens;
Luc lie Anderson, elected by for
mal vote of the high school fac
ulty for the purpose, gave a piano
solo entitled "Perpetuum Mobile,"
by Von Wber. The high school
chorus sang "Sylvia," by Speaks,
and "To a Wild Rose," by Mac
Do we II.
Orations wore given by Thomas
Childs, first, honor student In
scholarship, and Avery Thompson,
elected by the senior class for the
purpose. Childs spoke on "The
P wer of Human Life," and
Tiiompson on "The Receding Fron
tier." y
Prizes were presented to Nathan
Buell, Frank James and Thomas
Childs. Buell was given the Al
berts prlue, consisting of (25,
James waa awarded a gold watch
from Dr. W. W. Moore for high
class work In industrial arts.
Thomas Childs was given a prize
by he Salem O. A. C. club as the
st ident thought best qualified for
leadership at the Corvallis school.
INSTALL LOADING CRANE
Mill City, Oi, Juno 13. Tne
Hammond dumber company Is In
stalling a new wooden loading
crauo at their plant here, the tirst
of its kind to be built in this sec
tion. It is a mammoth affair, hav
ing a (Ine-ton capacity at the end
of an 80-foot boom pole. The in
stallation is being handled by
Hesee & Eratnd company of Port
land and It Is expected to be In
operation about the first of Au
gust. This crnno will be UBed for
loading heavy timbers on cars.
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Hobart Cavanaugh, the veritable "show-off" in George Kelly's
nationally famous comedy of that name.
By Harry N. Crnin
"The Show Off," starring Ho
bart Cavanaugh and Jessie Busiey,
comes to the Grand theater Mon
day evening next for a single per
formance heralded as the greatest
comedy drama of the age.
Written by Georgo Kelly and
staged by such a cast as Is bring
ing it here "The Show Off" Is one
of those shows that should be giv
en support, and one of those for
which the price of admission rep
resents just a little bit lens than
the value delivered In clean and
wholesome entertainment.
Writing In the Tacoma Daily
Ledger, following the opening of
the production there, L, L. Clem
ens Bays:
"Once every so often out of the
hodge-podge of comedy offerings
that Is foisted upon the American
theater-going public, there comes
to view a drama that by the very
force of Us commonplace themes
and settings stand out in bold re
lief as the acme of entertainment.
"Such an offering was presented
at the Tacoma theater last evening
by a cost of nine people, none of
whose names are familiar to thea
ter patrons of the coast, and yet
whose performance of "The Show
Off" was one of the best we have
seen In many years.
"Tacomans knew of George Kel
ly and his flair for comedy, as
"The Torch Bearers" has been
given two performances by the
Drama league. "The Torch Bear
ers" was Mr. Kelly's first offering
to the American stage and last
evening's offering was his second.
"The Show Off" while containing
ns rare a brand of comedy as "The
Torch Bearers" has been better
balanced with the touch of pathos
that makes the comedy all the
more enjoyable, for laughter and
tears must go hand In hand.
"Kelly has written a comedy
drama that will never die, for a
long as human being dominate this
earth the nine characters that form
the nucleus of his comedy will con
tlnue to live and act just as Kelly
has drawn them, the very village
and neighborhood throughout tho
land."
The ".'acoma Times reviewed the
play in part as follows:
"The play is Just a hilarious
cloBeup of people as they are. It
presents the trials and the tribu
lations suffered by practical Mrs.
Fisher and her household In be
ing forced to put up with Amy's
young man, the Show-Off, who Is
cheerfully Incorrigible bluffer,
liar and "Boob Brummel." Amy's
marriage turns out to be exactly
as was feared. As a son-in-law,
the Show-Off is jauntier and more
futile than ever, but In the end, his
bluff g succeeds in bringing some
money to the family.
'There are only nine players in
the cast, but all of them are good,
Hobart Cavanaugh has the role of
Aubrey Piper, the cheap smart
aleck for whom the comedy is nam
ed. The charactor calls for a loud
mouthed, self-assured, flamboyant
four-flusher and counterfeit, whose
laughter is a note or two too loud
whose unnecessary toupee is too
obvious and whose general behav
ior is too pronounced. Cavanaugh
plays the part admirably, and it
is by no means, an easy role.
"Jessie Busiey, as Mrs, Fisher,
does particularly fine work. The
author has provided her with some
excellent lines and she makes the
most of them In all three acts."
New York, June 13 Juno 15
has been set tentatively for the
Inauguration of the first telegra
phic land wire communication di
rect between New York and Mexi
co City.
This will be exclusively a press
wire Installed by the Western
Union Telegraph company after
months of negotiations with the
Mexican government. It will car
ry the dispatches of the Associated
Press to Its member newspapers
in the Mexican capital and bring
to the United States the news of
Mexico assembled at the Mexico
City bureau of the news organization.
Dr. A. O. Montero, Mexican di
rector of communications, who has
modernized wire facilities and
methods of operation throughout
that country In conjunction with
the Western Union, conducted tho
negotiations for the press wire with
the telegraph company. The exact
time of the opening of the new
service awaits his pleasure.
I The Immediate advantage of the
new circuit will be the avoidance
of delay at the border. Under the
present methods the messages of
the Associated Press have been
taken from the Western Union
wire at Laredom, Texas, and trans
forred for resendlng on the Mexi
can wires from Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico. Thus Instantaneous com
munication between these two Im
portant news centers wilt replace
a transmission frequently occupy
ing from 2 to 4 hours.
The new wire is an automatic
printer circuit, considerably faster
than Morse operated wires and ex
tends over 8740 miles. Only press
dispatches will be carried, though
J. C. Willi ver, vice-president oi
the Western Union says that a
siml'ir development In the matter
of public business, Is pending.
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