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Saturday Evening, February Fngo Four fHB EUGENE QUAED Coming Attractions are Announced; Biggest Film Hits of Season on way BILLS NEXT WEEK Motion Pictures REX Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, "The Golden Bed;" Thursday and Friday, "Mis Bluebeard;" Saturday, "Win nor Tukea AH." HEILIG Thursday, Friday and Saturday, "Thundering Hoofs." Vaudeville 1 1 Hir.lG Monday, Acker-. man and Harris circuit, featur ing Al Sweet's Hussar Binglnf baud; Wednesday, Western circuit, featuring "The Variety J'ioncers." f ' Comedy HEILIG Tuesday, "Bring ing Up Father in Ireland." 'THOUGH "He Who Gets Slapped," at the Heilig, and "Christine 01 the Hungry Heart" at the Hex prov ed appealing, the general run of mo1 tion pictures In Eugene during the past week proved rather mediocre. The coming week, however, will bring a variety, so that every taste may be pleased. The Sex will open a three-day run on Monday with "The Golden Bed," featuring Lillian Bich and co-starring Vera Reynolds, Warner Baxter, Tno dor Koaloft and Julia Faye. It is a Cecil B. Do Millo production. The Heilig will feature vaudeville and comedy during the fore part of the week, with motion pictures for the windup.- This week came the announcement by the Heilig management that the Brandon Opera company had been billed for a three-day stay in Kugene, February 10-21. "The Bohemian Girl' will be one of the features of the of tarings of the company. Tito. Pen nington, soprana, takoa the part of Arline. "The Bohemian Girl" is one of the most popular opera offerings ever written, and lis presentation is al ways greeted with approval. ' Another announcement of unusual interest this week was made by the Bex theater management, when it was made known thot ''Peter l"sn," featuring Betty Bronaon, would be here soon. Tbe: production haa been lauded throughout the country by the leading critics, and will undoubtedly prove yie of the most popular of the season's offerings in Eugene. e "A New Find" is the Hex announce ment for a prolog to "The Golden Bed." The "find" is Mas Mildred Baldwin soprano soloist, who will face tlio theater patrons for the first time, iu a lilting song "The Hmo of Sunny Spain" Willi nn appropriate staco set : nit. The prolog will lie a fonture, .. i-t nightly, during the run of the ';h.v ItnliNon, ouo of the most popu t i' Hi-u'i8Ms with Eugene audleucoa, ' I In' nl the llelllg on February IT in ii imiiv of Jier own writing, ' borne' iiiiu Telia Mo." Miss Bohson plays i he part of Jane Meredith, and the character proves a complex study. The whole theme la a mystifying problem, and contrary to most of Alias Itohson's plays, she does not take the part of one whose own de sires are overpowered by ner love for slliers, but looks out strictly for hcr telt. Eugene Is awaiting with interest the coming of two of the greatest vo rhlles of the year, Douglas Fairbanks "Thief of Bagdad," which will be at the Heilig, end "Abraham I-anenln," which will ahow at the Bex. Both films will come this month, and, while they are an different as two pictures could be, they are drawing an intense amount of interest THE GOLDEN BED" COMING Lillian Rich Stars In Offorlno of Rex Theater Monday That women, erased for social poll Hon, will sometimes drsg their hus bands right into financial disaster, Is a point brought out by Cecil B. ))e Mille in his newest production for Paramount, "The Golden Bed," which will be shown next Monday for three days at the lies; theater. Lillian Kith, the latest screen "dis covery" to make a bid for stellsr honors under J)e Mille, and Vera Iteynolds whom that director brought Into prominence in "Feet of Clay," play out a verbal duel, wage a battle of wits for social maatery. For once the men in the families are mere pswns in the game. "The Golden Bed" waa written for the screen by Jeauio Macphersoti from tho novel of the same name by Wallace Irwin. Bod La Rocque haa the leading man's rolo in tho produc tion. He Mills has maile a picture of this Irwin novel that is going to prove i moro popular than anything he has I ever altcninted befnrn. exontitt. nf 1 course, "The Ten Commandments." spots of novelty anil entertainment Liashington's uuimal novelty of csts and dogs is the most entertsinlng ani mal act in vaudeville today. Amedio is known as the world's greutest concert accordionist. His program mixes up in delightful man ner the catchy popular melodies with the standard classics. BEBE DANIELS PLAYS HERE "Miss Bluebeard" Is Title of Rex Film Next Weak Littlo Bebe Daniels romps into favor at the Bex next Thursday and Friday in her lutest 'Paramount pic ture, "Miss Blue Beard" In which l ho stunning Bebe it said to achieve her biggest success. . "Miss Blue Beard" Is a sparkling screen roumnce, adopted from the celebrated Broadway stage play by Avery Ilopwooa It Is the story of a fascinating young miss, fun loving and lovable, who is beseeched wit'i proposals on every side and who suddenly recovered she possnl one husband too many; The supporting cast is Paramo'in'. In every role, w'cli a quartet o' jou lar serf en favorites surrounding t tie uclighitul Bebe. NEW JIGGS COMEDY COMING "Bringing Up Father In Ireland" to Be at the Heilig Bigger, brighter and better then ever before, fairly briatling with nov elty, comes "Bringing Up Father In Ireland" to the Heilig theater Tues day, February 10. This is the tenth season of this very remsrkshle car toon review, with nn entirely new production st every visit. The "Bring ing Up Father" aeries of ploys, has become the grentest laughing show the theatrical world haa ever known, through tho extraordinary popular ity of Georgo McMantis of the New York American and Journal. The tenth consecutive year will he' very much on the order of a celebration for those inimitable characters "Jiggs and Maggie" not forgetting out old friend "Pinty Moore" without whom this would be a dry old world for "Jiggs." Since "Maggie" bought a slice of stock in the rolling pin trust, she Is never at a loss for an argu ment, and Jiggs will substantiate the fnct, if his head had not already proven the fact that he was substan tisl, we would have been all out of "Jiggs" long ago. This year's offer ing will have the usual number of pretty girls, wearing the latest crea tions In gorgeous gowns. Special mu sic of the snappy sort has been fur nished, with novel dances to lend seat to the entertaJnnieut. ELABORATE PROLOG PLANNED Miss Mildred Baldwin to be Featured at the Rex An eiaborato prolog feature is now under preparation at the nex for the coming preaenlnllon of Cecil B. l)e Mille's "The Golden Bed," next Mon day for Ihreo ilujs. Featuring n new find In local enter tninmcnt circles, Miss Mildred Bald win, n delightfully refreshing soprano soloist with a winning personality who will bo introduced to Bex pa trons amid a blase of Bingo setting and lighting effecta In anticipation to the feature picture. Under the direction of Hubert V. Hninawortli, Miss Baldwin will ren der a lilting popular aoug hit, "The Hose of Suuuy Spoiu," and those who have been privileged to hear the at tractive vocalist in rehearsals accredit her with that surprising something that "puts over" her singing in true "big timo" manner, Tho prolog will be a feature, twice nightly, during tho three days' show ing of "The Golden Bed" st the Bex. SINGING BAND IS HEADLINE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK Rex Offering to be Lillian Rich in "The Golden Bed"; Heilig Presentation Will be Western Film, Fred Thomson in "Thundering Hoofs." 1 MwA'. 'fyswk .yKih- i Above, Rod La Rocque, Lillian Rich and Theodore Kosioff in Cecil B De Mille's production, "The Goldsn Bed." Below Is a scene from Fred Thom son's picture, "Thundering Hoofs." of the beautiful Princess. To depict I such happenings as are revealed in I "The Thief of Bagdad" has never be fore been considered within the bounds i of possibility. Some of the adventures are: The , Thief mounted on the Winged Horse, : flying up and through the clouda; the Thief and the Princess, on me Magic Carpet aoar above the house tops and into the sky; the raising of tho Mugic Army from nothingness, aud Tho Invisiblo Cloak, by the aid of which the redoubtable Thief reach es the presence of the Princess. FILM IS TO BE PRESERVED "Abraham Lincoln" to Show at Rex Theater This Month The Hockctt-Liucoln Film com pany of Hollywood niakea the an- nniinnemAtit tlmt fl COnV Of their OiC- ture, "Abraham Lincoln," has been offered the United Slates government .i ..It tl.n UinWliaonifln inurl- tiiiiiui nr olnewhore in Washington, I). C., with the proviso that it be kept scaled until reoruury u, the three hundrelh anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The film, together with a modern projecting machine, with full instruc tions how to operate it, will be scaled in a sleel vault, specially constructed to preserve the film and machine in perfect working order, and with these will be deposited a copy of the work ing script of the picture and a few ...... ino f ilm hps books on motion picture production and practice. .The idea buck of this is (hut in the 1st! years lo elapse between 1023 and Li 1 i tremendous changes will take place ill motion picture production and exhibition, and the donors of the 1ncoln picture will take every pre caution to insure the proper exhibi tion of their picture in i!10!. Eugene, however, win see iiura hain Lincoln" during W-'o for the Itrr announcea its prcsenlation will occur this month. 2 NEW PLAYS OPEN BUT ONLY " TO BUSINESS OF MEDIUMS Comnarlaon of New Productions In New York With o.k.. .. Plays la All In Favor of Older Ones. Says N. E. A. Revi4 ' Many Other Clever Acts Are Billed For Heilig on Monday Al Sweet'a Hussar Singing band, one of the biggest attractions ever brought over the Ackorman & Harris time, la the headline net at the Heilig theater Monday. This band is com posed of musiciana noted not only for their playing but for their ainging. Bob Hulon and Kathryne Horter present a vnnsicsl skit they rail "Love Blossoms." It is said to be one of the daintieat and most enter WESTERN CLAIMS GOOD ACTS Feature to be "The Variety Pioneer' at the Heilig Enjoyable rcioinincent of other limes nn tho stage is the headline fra lure at the Heilig Wednesday night, when Western Vaudeville circuit lo'iiil one of its banner Iruupes here. The feature set is nsmrd "The Vs rleiy Pioneers," slid every one of the live members are former favorite sum in vaudeville when it wss kuown as "variety" The ecj is ono of the big favorites of the entire circuit, aud the "old youngsters" present an act as full of pep and ability as any out. Tho names nf Annie Hart, Iom banrd Brothers, Lew Tracey, and Sstr Johnson are no doubt I'm miliar to many here. "It Might Have Happened" Is the title of one of the funniest skits ever seen In vaudeville. Harry Madison snd Kddie Fltsgerald have combined their i talenta Into a real laugh test, with the ; action revolting around tte charac ters of a crook and a detective. Hammer and Hammer. In a enntor-' tionlst set fashioned into a unique ' "Woodland Kaniary" touih the high' tiiininu musical comedy numbers pre sented on tho vuuilovillo Htiige in n long time. "TJic Littlo Jiitf Girl" will present what in said to be a clever mono Iokuo in which she pretends to bo a child who tells stories about horsclt and family. Toots and Pal appear ill "The Coil in e Wonder." Toots is a do(t of remarkable attainments, highly edu cated and apparently can do every thing but talk. "Miitiienl Moments" will bo pre sented by Joe Devlin. This is a sur prise act which is somewhat out of tho ordinary to the usual vaudeville presentations. Mr. Devlin is agist ed by a pretty nvl who is clever and witty. The picture features include a Nov elty Ilevne, an Aesop fable and a se lected comedy. j MAY ROBS0N IS COMING SOON New Production Is Written by the j Aotress Herself . . j "Something Tells Me," May Itob , son's own piny, at the Heilig l'eb- friary 17, is full of life, love, mystery ! and fairly bubbles with the spontan eity of comedy and jiouth. MIsh Itobson lias taken a good deal of her play from actual iiicideutN in real life, and with the original com edy sho is blent with. "Something Tells Me" is a real "liobnurienquc'' production, overflowing with natural humor and clever situations. AH of Miss Itohson's plays have been written by woll-kuown authors but so far none of Ibem have given our versatile star such opportuuiticfl to display her delightful comedy and also her hifdrKfii' capabilities, as her own play. ".lane Meredith," the character Mifts Hob son plays, is a complex study and the whole theme from be; ginning to end is a mystifying prob lem. We always expect Miss Itobson to play a part in which her own nature end depires are overpowered by hor love for others, but in "Smnething Tolls Me" ".lanp" looks out for num ber one and with all the love matches going on she gets the notion, too, and what enn be sweeter than the true, pin e love nf a woman in middles life. There is a Psychic touch trough- out the whole play, which borders on mystery but nothing of, the gruesome nature, nnd at the present day when there is such a psychical trend, it is more than iip-todnte and until the final curtain drops, the solution is not found. DOUQ FAIRBANKS HERE SOON "Thief of Bagdad" Will be Shown at Heilig Theater Douglas Fairbanks' amn.ing piclur Ization nf the Arabian Nights, "The Thief of Hitgdnd" which will be pre sented at the Heilig theater soon, is generally considered a being, beyond question, tho most extraordinary ex ample of screen art known up to the. present time. According to all ac cniiuts, it murks a dist net and radical advance jn this popular form of all entertainment, and places it on a higher plane than it. has yet attined. In "The Thief of Hagdad" Douglas Fairbanks will be seen nt his best as the agile happy-go-lucky rascal of old Pagdiid. The story is based upon the Arabian Nights tales and utilizes the services nf thousands of people. Fairbanks' role is that of a Thief who reforms and becomes a veritable Prince conquering unbelievable dif ficulties and finally winning-the band FRED THOMSON FILM SHOWS Heilig Offering Next Week-End Will Be Wild West i.-rt.i T'limiiiii in n new role i..it n .u.u-iiiii- u-hr. ftjives his horse by givins lure-handed battle to an eiiiuired boH in a Mexican bullfight ari.i is cori ng to the Iledig Thurs day, Friday and Saturday in '"Tli'ii: deiing Uwtt.' the first of his new M-rieii uf V. P. dramas. Tua arena scen,s in wn en me "rni fnni us athL'te strules with (be Mg i.r.:.i:al are the m-st spectacular wh':tii the intrepid Tnoinson has c rr j atlempicd. Ann -May. one of ih i mosL cliani. ng young ingenues or ur seree:i,lndi:y, has the role of a Spiti ish senorita opposite Mr. Thnms ii. Others in thf cast nro diaries Mail ?s. Curie C. Ward, Fred Ilunlley anil Kiil l.owery. Al Hngfdl who did m well with the last Thomson seriei, diiet'ied Mio picture. The stoy !s from nn ir.jdnal by .Marion Jacksou Buck Jones Coming Saturday will be allotted to the Buck .loues fans at the Hoc next week-end, when that favorite son of the west gallops across the screen in "Winner Takes All, n pum-n tin- i . .1.. a ...;n. It.. nl. ;.. eo romance m nn mi the role of a two-fisted fighter in love and adventure bent. SI S::ih Jane Cowl, who Just opened on Broadway In "The Deaths (By NEA Service) Melghan Film Coming They said he eloped with her for her money. The girl's father even hired thugs to "gt" him. Tom didn't. blame him. but he Yame through" iu spite of them all. J Never before has Meighnn had such ( a role as that of Tom Blackford in the Paramount picture, "Coming Through," a screen version of .Inck t llethea's mining novel, "Bed Hock," coming to the ltex soon. VEYV yOUK, Feb. 7. The old motivation in sex comes aroun-1 agJiu in two new plays of the weok, after a month or so of openings iu which the mainspring lay in utJir emotions. The plays are "The Depths" and "The Stork. In spite' of the presence of this valuable box-office element, neither got off to more than a mode ram start. ."The Depths" cramps its pos sibilities by a sentimentality wbh.di would make Its sinning iKith inno cent and regrettable. "Tho Stork nearly topples over backwards in lenning away from what could he as sumed as prudery or provincialism. Neither in able to attain either the brightness of 'Tiie Firebrand," or the coarse realism of "Ladies of the Kvening" or to approach the senti mental nppenl which inhered in the ancient "Comille." Miss .lane Cowl is the beautiful and unfortunate lady in "The Dep ths." It is her first play since her triumphs in "Borneo nnd Juliet" nnd is, as announced, an entirely new type of ihing for her. The ('ami I In '.heme is conspicuous in this tier man piny. Miss Cowl ;.s Anna is a professional of the prim rose path, her mother before her having been the same. She is, how ever, entirely sweet nnd innocent in other respects. A young musieinn comei in Ih" person of Rollo Peters. He adores her and installs lier in bis own quar ters. There is a scene between hr and his mother, but Anna wins. The musician insists upon Anna remain ing at homo, to her great boredom. Vtnnlltr I I. . returns to commit vuiridc. Mips Cowl attains momutti of tinction, although tinder & hint from tli a naw ircnir ' "The Stork" was adapted froafc Fftingarinn of JsAkzIo Fwior br fri llecht. Its design is to bf bold tad emancipated and continental, jjj,, execution it does not escape th state and inppt. ' It tells of a young Frenchau son of k distinguished premier, ifc is swmmoued himself to become pre mier on the night of his marrii:'. Ilis training has been in the lot gallantry rather tJiau of pofhi When asked for a platform for b party, he calls for more babies. IV bride resents his occupation with nft public questions when he should k attending to his own domestic t corns. She brines about the defeat W his ministry in order to Satisfy ;r wifolr ambitions. "The Stork" lacks the ipjed ui lightness of farce, or the reasoDtMt- lies of comedy. Miss Kathenne Alexander tii graced 'Thc VounEes.t" At its opt ing, handles- the wife's part, oppiiiit Ueoffrey Kerr. Wanda Lynn dw well us an old girl of tho- husbtoi mid Ferdinand Gottschnlk proiidn genutno comedy. . In "Hell's BelK" Herman Gtf voo'rt brings to Broadway its grealen laugh show. It is a farce nHwiriiw concerning two Arizona proip'fUi who como east ns immensely wlW men, when in reality they have Mti- ing. Complications arie in their t lations with avaricious relative!. T (Continued on page five) The Ycart Motion Picture Sensation mM Lon Chauwr. Nor?n Shrarcr, Ju)miUbrt,lttll7 NUrliU ,t4ia AS"KT A aMiajlVMstffefc AM) HARRY LANODON In "Ths rinl 100 Ysart" Today's Guest Mrs. Latha Orlsvs Kindly call at boxotflcs for your two tliketa goud today only. TWO DAUGHTERS OF LUXURY IN LOVE WITH THE SAME MAN STARTING MONDAY ono n golden ligross (oaring out men 's hearts for the fascination of the game, the other all sympathy nnd lontlerness. and what they did to a self-made millionaire, who who was nn nil too hu man c o m h i n a t i o n of strength and weakness. PRODUCTION 1 iKU' u I I llaaod on tho novel I By Wallace Irwin Vl o"S"ilrIoSl J'". t win ram mm If with Rod La Rocquo, Vera Reynolds, Lillian Rich, Warner Baxter, Theodore Kosioff, Julia Faye LAST TIME TONIGHT 4 "T v r " Ttmt. Tot KKHI IVtll PROLOQ SPECIALTY (paturlnfj MILDRED BALDWIN RKC.UI.AU TRICES Robtrt V. H AIN8WORTH at the mighty. WURLITZER One Night Only TUESDAY Feb. 17th . Prices floor, IS rows, 12.20; laBt .1 rows J1.85; l);il,oin', first 3 rows J2.20; next 3 rows noxt 3 rows $1.10 bulunre 60o tax Included MAIL ORDERS NOW ED CARPENTER offers CEORCC MMANUS' CABTOOM MUSICAL COMEDY BRINGING up FATHER IN IRELAND n mmx NEXT TUESDAY NITE RIALTO THEATRE mvmm SUNDAY JUNCTION CITY HEILIG S"MON0SAvale HEILIG Theatre prices Theatre I 50c $1.10 $1.65 j BELL THEATER SPRINGFIELD Sunday Feb.jtn, from the V ? A, S5lA Vjfl -r SM AGoldyv-nlV ADDED ATTRACTION THE NOTED RUSSIAN TENOR SinQina Russian and American So"B' At 7: 45 nnd O HO P. M. ONLY A FOUR MILE DRIVE AND STREET CAR SE EVERY HALF HOUR I
