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TIIE EUGENE GUAED
Week of Good Programs to
Close Tonight; Next Week
Also Promises Good Bills
WIDELY DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS TO SHOW HERE
BILLS FOR NEXT WEEK
Motion Ploturet
lleilig Thursday, Fridsj
and Saturdar, "Cheap Klc."
lies Monday and Tuesday.
".Ay-fi-ntlne Love"; Wednesday
and Thursday, "K The Un
known"; Friday, "The Light
house by tha Set."
Vaudeville
Ilcilig Wednesday, Western
circuit, featuring "Tho Musical
Misses."
Mystery Play
Hellig Monday, 'Tha Cat
oud tlio Canary,"
pliGKXE has had a week of ex
cellcnt motion picture allowing,
in variety and in quality, thia week.
Next week also promises well.
This week'a showings were led
by the famous louglaa Fairbanks
production. "Tho Thief of llegdad,"
which ran for five days at tho llcillg.
The picture was moro than up to
its advance notices. It waa f h type
of picture that Is finer viewed than
reviewed, and its showings here were
greeted by not only enthusiastic, but
also well-pleased 'audlences. The
story is old. but actually In motion
pictures it. was greater than ever.
The Hex entertained with two very
good productions, Constance Tal
niadge in "Her Night of Itnmance,'
and ftcginnld Ocnny in "Oh, Doctor.'
Jloth productions are well-done, und
are of .the best type of comedy.
both instances, popular stars added
fame to their already famous names.
"ITer Night of Romance," nno of
the best of tho lighter productions
here in some time, will show again
tonight. "The Thief of llagdad" will
, also end its run In Kugcno with to-J
t '
Ulglll B DUUWIIlKHi
Starting oM tho coining weak with
a theatrical bang Is "The Cat and
the Canary" at the Hellig Monday.
2t is a mystery -comedy, joyfully
done, and it is to be brought here
under the direction of Henry Duffy.
Itobert Toms plays the leading role.
The play la eipocted to be a hit with
(he Kugcne theater patrons.
Tho fore part of the week will
bring the picture with the Houth
American atmoHphero, "Argentine
Love," to the Iter, With the picture
will be .another of the pleaaiug pro
logs, (his time a colorful tango dance
featuring Catherine Irvin Htaug and
"Kudy Valentino, Jr." A string baud
will play for the dance feature.
Western vaudeville will featuro the.
ITelllg'a program on Wednesday. The
Four Ongg alsters. known as "The
Musical Ml:ses," headline the bill,
while the whole program is varied,
with' plenty of dash to please;
Wednesday and Thursday will in
troduce the Mnry Roberta Hlnehart
novel Interpretation, "K The Un
known." Viiginla VolH and Tercy
Murmont star in the production to
be given at the Hei.
The llcilig'a offering, "Cheap
Kisses," featuring Lillian Hich anil
fullen Lajiilin, will run Thursday,
rrlday and Saturday. It is n story
of the maligned youth of today,
A story of rum-runners, fights and
thlllls, featuring the dog. Itlu-T!t-Tln,
will bo nt tho Kci on Friday.
It Is "The Lighthouse by the Boa."
.
Tho week after next will bring
the lotiE-nwaited "Abraham Lincoln"
to the ltex. The picture, whose cen
tral figure is the man for which the
production was named, carries all
tho charm and enchantment of tin
old south, and brings to the screen
the representations of such famous
characters as Hubert Leo.. Stonewall
Jackson and Jefferson Unvis, as well
as tho martyred president of the
United Rtatc, Abraham Lincoln.
The picture is heralded as one of
tho greatest of the year.
Otis Skinner, one of the greatest
character nctors of tho time, will he
at the Hellig hteater a week from
Tuesday, it hua been announced this
week. His coming will bo awaited
with Interest.
' Cnlhoun, the Lees and their con
temporaries; when plantations were
fut with abundance and gentle folk
held court at countless manors, are
called to life again in all their grace,
romance and chivalry in the greatest
of all films, "Abraham Lincoln,"
which opens at the ltex the week
after next.
Tho whole world has felt the en
chantment of Dmeiand since the
motion pictures and aongs have car
ried Its beauties to all climes and
nations. i
In "Abraham Lincoln" signal hon
or baa been done the history, chiv
alry, the immortal heroes and the
wonderful women of the aouth, for
tho picture ia an authentic hiatorical
document.
Itobert Kdward Lee, Stonewall
jHckson, Jefferson Davis and othera
who wrote their names high In the
annnla of the south's history, como
again in living, breathing forms to
thrill the hearts of those who adore
their memory.
The story of the picture touches
the south at Ilodgcnville, Ky., the
birthplace of Lincoln: at New Or
leans; nt Itichmond; City Point; Ap
pomattox; Charleston, 8. C.
UNIQUE ACTS TO BE FEATUHE
Western Vaudeville Offers Varied
Program Wednesday
Odd and unio.ua acts feature on
the lleilig Western vaudeville bill
for next Wednesday, and variety and
dash enough for the most blase thea
ter goer is to bo provided. Tho Hel
lig orchestra, which is now recog
nized as one of the best nine-piece
organisations on the coast, will also
contribute to the program with a
concert number.
'1 lie Four (Jregg sisters, who ore
known as "Musical Misses," headline
the bill with their numerous solos
and ensemble numbers. Tho four
slaters, Ituby, Angeline, Ivy and
Haho Gregg, aro all accomplished
musicians, and Miss Babe, in spite
of her tender years, is oud of tho
best 'cellists on tho stage today.
Dancing cannot .be measured with
a yard stick, yet Bennington and
Hcotta' "Three Feet of Dancing" de
scribes the execution of their dancea.
"The Wonder Girl" ia the little
peraon who baa outdistanced all
vaudeville and circus performera in
tho most dangerous of all aerial en-
denvora. She poses in mid-air, whirl
ing, somersaulting and swinging in
tremedoua sweeping arcs.
The Itoyal Kidneys are known the
world over, having played in eleven
different countries in the last seven
years. Mr. Sydney is the only one
wheel juggler on the stage today,
whllo Miss Sydney will also offer
many unusual features.
Characters we meet every day will
be pictured by Cliff Clark. Ono of
his hits, is the description of an Irish
party.
Rin-Tin-Tin, tho Wonder Hog, to Be in One of the Rex Bills for the Coming Week;
"Argentine Love" Is Another Picture Billed Next Week .
Frank Lloyd's newest First National
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LOUISE FAXgNDA foal mBVSTEKQOUAEt
Above are the three principal
characters In "The Lighthouse by
the Sea," coming to the Rex thea
ter toward the latter part of next
week. Rln-Tln-TIn, the wonder
dog, la the central figure. Pretty
Louise Fazenda and "Buster" Col
lier, Jr., are co-stars in the pro
duction.
Below are Bebe Daniels and
Rlcardo Cortex, who atar In "Ar
gentine Love," which will show
at the Rex the first two days of
next week,
PR0L0Q IS TO BE
Rox
Plcturo to Brian Atmospheric
Tango Measure
The latest of prolog creations
which hsvo become n notable feature
of the first part of the week pres
entations nt the Hoi, will carry the
atmosphere of the Argentine with a
hhiso of color and melodioiia music.
In "Argentine Moonlight" which will
precede the nightly showinga of "Ar-
gentino Love" Monday and Tuesday.
Featuring a colorful Inneo dance
specialty by Kntheriuo lrvin Stana
and Hmly Valetino, Jr., with an Ar
gentina string band playing a prom
inent part In the atmospheric accom
paniment, "Argentine Moonlight," Is
promised as a novel departure in
local presentations at the Itex.
.V special stngo setting with an
opulent play of lighting effects, are
to tie n visual fenturo of this new
prolog number which will lie under
the direction of Itobert V. Hnins
worth nt the consulo of the mighty
Wurlitter.
Mr. llniuswnrtli's musical accom
paniment to the picture will feature
a number of lively Spanish selections
on the lug orgnu.
day March 17. The piny is based on
that gold mine of humor and satire
Cervantes "Don Quixote De La
Mancha" and Mr. Skinner plays the
jovial rotund squire of the famous
wlr.dntlll-charglng Don. Tho piece bas
just finished a long engagement at
l'owers theater, In Chicago and Chi
cago critics have rarely given such
entliuriastic praise to a play.
"Bancho I'unxu" tolls the merry
story of a goat herd and his donkey
who are suddenly thrust into power
and become the rulers of a Spanish
city. Dapple, the donkey, shares
honors in the story and in the play
with Mr. Skinner himself. Dapple
ia not a real animal, but Is imper
sonated by an nctnr, nnd so cleverly
is this done that this unusual novelty
hns become tho talk nt theatergoers
wherever the play has appeared.
Tho Spanish atmosphero gives an un
usual opportunity for gorgeous col
oring and lighting, nnd no drnmtlc
FEATURE ' production In yours has presented
such vtvirt stngo pictures, -i nere is
nlsb much music, sinking and danc
ing so that the whole pieco horderu
very closely on muslcnl comedy.
OTIS SKINNER COMING SOON
MYSTERY COMEDY TO BE HERE
"Tho Cat and the Canary" Will
Play on Monday
Those who like a real fun show
wilh on element of surpriso and sus
pense will have a treat In store nt
the Ilcilig theater next Monday
evening w hen "Tho Cot and tho Ca-i
nary" is presented. Here is one of
the must amusing and altogether en- '
tertniuing pla.s in a decade. While
It is billed as a mstery-coineily and.
contains considerable of the weird,
startlli'g and unusual in Its make-up.
it Is essentially a gleeful, Joyful piece
with a whole avalanche of laughs and
some of tho moat amaring situations:
ever conceived. !
The fact thst "The Cat ami the
Canary" is being brought to this city'
hy Henry Duffy, the producer, exact- ,
ly as it was etsged in New York and
in the prinicpal municipalities nf the
l'ncific coat. adds greatly to the
interest. The company ta represent-.
rd as being on a par with that seen i
on Ilrimdway with ltohert Toms, who
first starred in It when it started
on Its tour from New York niul later
appeared In Ban Francisco ami l.os
Angeles, still in his original rote.
He will lie aeen as l'aitl .Innes. a
likeable young veterinary, v. tut has
it sense of humor and makes the
most of it.
Another important characterisa
tion Ir, the offering is that of Mnuiuiy
lMcasant, tho West lmlisn voodoo
woman, about who most of t lie
mystery centers, Thla role will be
found admirably taken by F.velyn
Kelabie. au actresa of great reputa
tion. In the supporting couipanr
will be fi.und: Marion Sterley, Fred
erick Knight. Marie Harker, Leigh
Willard, Ilnrlene Hoover, Robert
Drowning, Allen Dailey.
Charaoter Aclor to Be at Holllo
Theater Soon
Otia Skinner, generally trongulxrd
America's greatest character ac
tor, seems to have found the crown
ing success of his csreer in a new
spect iculnr comedy, Snnrho l'mta,"
coming to the Ilcilig theater lues-
RINEHART NOVEL IS SHOWN
"K" Is Adapted to tha Soreen In
New Rex Offering
Mnysvlllo, tho fiction town known
to millions of readers, where tl.o
story of "K," by Mary Hoberts
Hlnehitrt, from which hns been inndo
t lie screen .-.tory of "K Tho Un
known." coming to the Hex theater
next Weduesdny anil Thursday, is
symbolic of any one of thousands of
towns or small cities in tho I'niteil
States. Its characters are symbolic
of tho vast majority of the inhabi
tants nf those snmo real town.
Virginia Valll, whoso work in "A
T.oily nf Quality" and "Tho Signal
Tower" has established her as one
of the leading actresses of the screen,
is the star of the picture.
I'ercy Msrmont. whose character
isation of Mark Sabre in "If Winter
Cornea" established him as one of
the great actors of the screen, has
the part of the mysterious atrnnger,
K Le.Moyne.
Carlotta Harrison, the woman
whoso ideals wero submerged by her
love for a man who was unworthy
of her regard, ia played by Mnrgar
Ila Fisher, the part being sufficient
ly attractive to her to lure her bock
"kT
duetions, nnd of this production,
The Unknown."
John Hoche, Maurice Ryan. Fran
cis Feoney, Myrtlp Vane and William
A. Carroll have the other important
rolea in the picture.
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DOQ STAR PLAYS AGAIN
Rln-Tln-TIn In "The Lighthouse
by the Sqa"
"The Lighthouse by the Sea," .with
the renowned Warner dog atar, Uin-Tiu-Tin,
will he the feature attraction
at the Hex theater next week, be
ginning Friday. This new picture
has been translated onto tho screeu
from the popular Owen Davia play
of the same name. ,
The locale of the story, the plot
and the action lend themselves admir
ably, it would seem, to the remnrk
able ability and sagacity of tho dog,
Hin-Tin-Tin, whose phenomenal suc
cess in "Where the North Begins"
nnd "Find Your Men" has' stamped
him a the equul, if not the superior,'
of the human actor.
Louise Faxenda, "Buster" Collier,
Jr., Mathew Beta, Douglas Gerrnrd,
Charles Hill Mailes nod Hin-Tin-Tin
become Involved in a dentil struggle
that centers nroiind tho invincible
strength of a lighthouse and tho un
scrupulous vilenesa of rum-runners,
with a dramatic love theme running
through the entire story.
IBANEZ STORY IS FILMED
'Argentine Love" to Be Shown
the Rex Monday
"Argentine T.oVe," an original
screen story hy Vicente ltlaseo lbnn
ex and featuring Hebe Daniels and
Itlcardo Cortex In the leading roles,
comes to tho Hex theater on Mon-
to the screen work after a retirement day next to remain two days.
its background the colorful, ancient
customs and traditions of old Spain.
Yot it is an ultra-modern screen play
in every sense of the word.'
In keeping with the Spanish at
mosphero of the story, Allan Dwan
selected a cast of players that rep
resents Spain in ancestry or by asso
ciation lilaek-hnircd and brown
eyed Hebe Daniels, whosa grand
mother is a South American, is'ad
mlrably Buited to her pnrt. lticnrdo
Cortcss, also known for hia Latin
characterizations, hns tho lending
role opposite Miss Daniels. In the
supporting cast are such well-konwn
Latin players as Mario Majeroni aud
Mark Gonzales .
Mrs. Raid Acts
Xumiliea torn asunder through one
cause or anohter are usually brought
together again by sorrow aud trouble.
This is exemplified in a striking man
ner in Mrs. Wallace Keid's magnifi
cent photcdramn coming to the lleilig
theater soon. Tho courtroom scenes,
where young Bobby Allen ia tried for
manslaughter, show the boy, his
father and mother drawn together
for the firat time as they face a com
mon sorrow and common cause.
"Silent Watcher" Coming
Alma Bennett, noted brunette
beauty, dancer, stage and screen ac
tress, is a member of the cast of
picture, "The Silent Watcher." which
features Glenn Hunter and Bessie
Love. Miss Bennett .plays the part
of Lily KUiott, a Follies aoubrette,
with whom John Steele, a candidate
for United States senator, is in love
and who nearly causes the politic
ian's ruin when she accidently
oerseii witn nis revolver. Uer
trude Astor, Lionel Belmore, De
Witt Jennings, Aggie Herring and
George Nicholls complete "The Sil
ent Watcher" cast. The production
will be at the Hex soon.
Minstrels on Way
The Georgia Minstrels, always fav
orites, will again entertain at the
Ilciiig March IB. The company ia
more melodious than ever and its
program is crammed full of music of
tho dusky south.
Thrills Promised
Some of the most dangerous and
thrilling scones ever shown on the
screen are promised in "The Tor
nado, starring House Peters and
scheduled for an early opening in
the Hex theater. The picture is
the screen version of the emotional
melodrama of nl8 sie nama hj
Lincoln J. Carter, acclaimed one of
the most spectacular stage plavs
ever produced, inters is supported
by Huth Clifford as leading woman
and ethers of note in the cast are
K.chard Tucker. Suits Kdward, and
lricc. King Baggot Erected.
' Flna Caat Chosen
One of the finest costs ever as
sembled in a picture will be seen
at the Rex soon in "Born Bids." a
ft-n x,Uonnl P'c'u. directed by
JJiU Nigh. It is based on Hughes
Cornells novel of tho same name,
which is listed among the "best sell
ers of the season.
i The role of the heroine, "Chad
dy, is portrayed by Claire Wind
sor. Playing opposite her, as the
youthful - husband, Jimmy, is Bert
Lytell.
Tho remainder of the cast is of
tho same high caliber, consisting of
Dons Kcnyon. Cullen Landis, J. Bar
ney Sherry, Maude Turner Gordon
hrank Morgan and Jackie Ott.
The Inttcr, who is only five years
of age, has a role of great import
ance, for ho is tho pivotal point of
the story.
Color Scenes Coming
An astonishing and historv-mak-Ing
film is promised jn "So This Is
Marriage," Hobart Henley's produc
tion for Metro-Goldwyn, whih is
coming to the Hcilig theater. It is
not only a shrewd study of married
life as livqd tode.y, hut also shows
that similar conditions confronted
loung couplea in the time of the an
cients; A. lnnrvelously beautiful in
terlude is used to illustrate this part
of the story, dealing with the old
bibical talo of King David and Bnth
Sheha. This section bas been photo
graphed in natural color.
Here's Suggested Policy
for Screen Plays
Rod La Rocque Glvea His Seven
Proposed Point8
By JACK JU.G5IEi"EH
(XKA Service Writer)
VTEW 10HK, March 7.-Rod La
Hocque, who had reached a high
niche as a featured player when Cecil
He Mille gave him a star rating with
the director's new independent or
ganization, has mapped out a policy
which he believes embraces 100 per
cent entertainment on the screen.
Rod says he will hereafter gauge
all roles proffered him hy analysis
of the seven merits he believes, the
public demands. The septet of en
tertainment values in tho La Rocqnc
policy order aie, in his own words:
1. Htimunness being a vigorous
flesh-ond-blood character. '
2. F.ntertainmeut wthin the un
derstanding of the average mnn.
't. An element of romance for
which drab life yearns.
4. Tho moral cleanliness which
has nlwnys been associated with the
representation of heroic or admirable
characters.
0. An emphasis on youth. We
arc all heading for the grave too fast
two pi ays rniiiMr- T-xrr
"The Cat and the Canary" la Billed fo77lpurr--JS
Otia 8klnner Will Appear Hera Week After Next Wl
E' - '; . . I
I; ri$r.
to be entertained by the tragedies of
nge.
0. Action and plenty of it. No
one yawns orer a football or base
ball game. Promoters of great aportf
spectacles do not starve or complain
of the box. office. Love of action is
love of life.
7. Brevity, I don't want to play
in a picture which in over 0000 feet
long. Those who leave the table a
bit hungry, oome to it again with
hunjjer.
"I have a horror of boring people.
Newspaper publishing hns Inuidit mc
a great denl about the psychology of
entertainment about brevity and
suspense. If a newspaper were to
relate everything in the Eirft edition
there would be no sale for later edi
tions. As to brevity. I always bear
in mind what Henry "Watierson onee
Robert Toma and Laura Stnub I
! are shown above as they ipseir I.
"The Cat mnrt th r, ' hP T r.'"
vm,,mij wmn
; comes to tha Hcilig theater Itr
; one night only, next Monday Thi
iuwcr picture is or oti Skinner
as Sancho, the rotund squire f
Don Quixote's, In "Sancho Parm"
coming to the Hellig the wttk
after next.
had asked him how to bomi t
great writer:
" 'Never say "Jems cried tonimn.
I ly",' instrurtpd Watterana. ft.
I ".lesui AVept".' And motion pictnn
I producers might often profit tj
, Mursc Henry's trrnchant rfiVrtw
to the shortest sentence in the Uaj
uage. '"There Is mathematics in t
tainment, too. Art may differ vita
mathematics in regard to the dir.tann
between two points, but for the nm
tion picture public the moat satii
factory line is apt to be the ihortut
possible one between the focal poind
s of the story.
"Mathematics I ve learned a o4
deal from le Mille about its rela
tion to entertainment Jrenda. itk
in the industry one often bean abwt
De Mille's ability to 'outguess '.'
It isn't 'guessing' at all! U'l wait
ing the pofjitiou and the arc of the
pendulum nnd knowing from obser
vntion how far it has gone one !
nnd when it is due to return."
Jlod La Kocque betievea the tort
way for an actor to tt the jwiiit
is through fan mail, if his mail il
voliimimios enough. And he admiti
that his above elucidated tenets mt
largely upon his careful scrutiny ef
fan correspondence, oinoimlinj Is
several hundreds letters daily.
told an eager young reporter who! been postponed.
Election Scandal
BAODAlJ, March 7. Iraq not
bo credited with the world' H"'J
election scandfll. The country
which Bagdad is the ranitsl w
0(10.000 inhabitants, inclmlmf. .
women nnd children. A new law
lows males over -0 to Tote for t M
first naitn. parliament, f ;
trnrion books closed wila.
on Hit
so the entice i
entered into w hen nho became the
wife of Harry A. Pollard, the direc
tor of R number of suceeSHful pro-
Thia ia a big special deluxe pro
duction, adapted for the acrccu by
John Kussell. Ube picture has for
OLD SOUTH IS PICTURED
"Abraham LI boo I a," Coming to the
Rax. Depict Dixit
The charm an enhancement of the
old south ia the days before the de
vaatatfoTi of the war came upon it
the daja of Washington, .leffer
Ron ami the heroes nf the Revolu
tion i the dnjs of Jackson aud Ciay, !
M8;9 TONIGHT
CONSTANCK
TALMADGE
In
"HER NIGHT
OF ROMANCE"
Connie's clovcrost comcrtv
Vicoute Blasco
IBANEZ'
frrvid drama of
South America
A New REX Prolog
'Argentine Moonlight"
Willi
Katharine Irvin Slang
Rudy Valentino, Jr.
anil
Serenadera' String Band
at 0:15
or1
STARTING
MONDAY
:NRY DUFFY PRODUCTION
THE MOST EXCITING PLAY
EVER WRITTEN
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ONE THRILLING NIGHT
Tuesday, EVSarch 9th.
Curtain at 8:20 P. M.
A Solid Evening of
Merry Thrills
At A Popular Scale of Prices
A HENRY DUFFY PRODUCTION
THE MOST EXCITINS PLAY
EVER WRITTEN
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