Saturday Evening, April 25,
THE EUGENE GCAED
Page Ten
New Lowe!! Theater Will
Oven in Week of May 4;
Gloria Swanson to Play
!j Attractions Coming in the Near Future to Eugene Theaters
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BILLS FOR NEXT WEEK
Motion Picture
HEILIO Monday and Tues
day, '-Iho Thief of Jlanilad;"
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
"Seren Chance."
HEX Monday nd Tuesday,
"Sackcloth and Scarlet:" Wed
nesday aud Thursday, "An
other Man'a Wlf.:" Friday and
Saturday, "Too Many Kisara."
Vaudevllla
1IEIMG Wednesday, West
ern circuit, featuring "Th Af
rican Duke."
PARAMOUNT of all theater an-
KAiinr'tmantl of the wk la that
of Donald McDonald, manager of the
new Lowell, who earn uiai win -
theater would open ita doora the week
of May 4. The announcement come aa
a aurprlae to many, aince It waa en
trally thought that a longer tlma
would bo required to complete con
etructlon. Tho theatar, which will be larger
than any now located In Eugene, will
be on of tho moat modern and flneat
equipped of any in the etate or north
west. Everything that could he ob
tained for the comfort of tho theater
patrona waa Incorporated in the con
atrocUon of tho playhouae, and the
raault glrei Eugene a reputation In
theatrical circle that will be herd
for any other city to aurpaaa.
Tba opening play waa alao an
nounced. It will to "Modomo Sana
dene," etarring Gloria Hwanaon and
Warwark Ward. Further than that,
tho ahowing In Kuneue will bo- the
flrat on tho Pacific cooat for the
mvulnKiinn The nlcturo la now run
ning In New York, widely heralded
by tho preee agenta, and la regarded
aa one of tba Tory beat vohlclea of
tho paat few yeara.
From the Tory entranoo, tba new
theater will prment a beauty that la
hard to turpaaa, kearinn too noi
offie and tho outer dlaplay casea,
tho patron Trill find himaelf walking
on deep ruga, through a long and apa-
; riooa lobby, with walla neatly deco
rated by four largo framed maater-
' piocea.
i Jnaido, howerer, tba real aurprlae
. cornea. A apacioua foyor la to be
found, heaTlly carpeted, with apeclally
dealgned iron chair, conaola table,
tapestry and a huge mirror on tho
I end wall, four beautiful irory ehan
1 dellera hung from grilled roaettea on
tho celling, charming arched entran
ce to tho main floor, backed by T.ilk
lilueh draptl. Tho double ramp from
tho foyer to tho balcony la one of the
moat charming featurea of the new
atmcturo. ,
KIto maaalr paintings on the ramp
walla leading to the aecnnd landing
linintlnga reproduced from famous
fnhle llluatratlona add to tho beauti
ful effect of tha whole.
(Ircat futurlot painting on each
nail, In nrchea reaching clear up into
tho coved celling, grace the lower
floor. Tha auditorium la to bo
lighted by fir wall baskets ou each
aide, near tho ceiling. Three colore
and while lighta ara to be In each
haaket, ao thnt very beautiful light
ing effrrta niay bo obtained. The
garden beneath each organ chamber,
the great Wurlltaer organ, twice a
large aa that of the Hex theater, tho
great blue-grey draw curtain, the apa
cioua atage, the magnitude of tho
whole affHlr, are Itnpreaaiva.
' Tho theater ia a masterpiece of
playhouae eonatrurtion. Ita opening
will bo greeted with an enthuaiaatn
very seldom aurpaaaed.
e e
Bom very fine motion picture at
trartlona were offered to Eugene pat
rona during the preaent week, and
from the achedulo for neit week, It
would appear that even more of a
treat Ilea lu atore.
'The Snob." which allowed at tho
Helllg Monday and Tuesday, waa ner
hapa the outatanding plrture of the
week from tho standpoint or plot and
downright good acting. John llllherl,
In the title mle, did some mighty flue
work, anil Norma Shearer and Conrad
Nagel are deserving of praise for
their rolea. The plctnr waa very
human, and humanly done,
Three good plcturea were on the
Ttc program. Klrat waa Illchartl
Harllulmeaa, and hla wife, known aa
Mary Hay, In "New Tore." The pic
ture, while not up to many of the plc
turea in woirn liartneltnesa h
llee. will be here May 5. Their pro
duction exrelle anything tried pre
viouiiv lu that line, it ia aaid, and
everywhere they have gone they have
been accorded the greatest of praise.
Hut Gallagher and Shean are not to
bo all, for the hollies carry a long
list of other eelebntle till year.
Twenty-four acta, aome of them aa
beautiful as anything ever staged in
Eugene, are on the bill. It aeema
that May 6 ia a l.ng time coming,
when one must wait for tho I'ollies
on tiiat date.
RICHARD DIX AGAIN STARS
Featured at a Youno American, He
la a Real Hit
Kirhnrd latest startling pic.
ture for Paramount, "Too Many Kiss.
ea," adapted from John Monk Saun-
dera' Cosmopolitan Mnguuno atory,
"A Maker of Gestures," come to the
lex theater on c riday next for
two day' run.
The atory la laid In the Itaaque
country in the I'yreneea between
Franc and Spain and deala with a
young Ameriran, aent abroad by hla
father to make him pay more ntten
tion to hi mining buaineaa and leas
to fair ladiea.
There' not a doubt but "Too Many
Kiaaea" nffera Dix hia finest acreen
role to date.
FAIRBANKS' FILM IS BACK
"Thief of Bagdad" to be Shown at
Helllg Monday
"The Thief of Hogdod," Douglaa
Fnlrbanka' great moaterpiece, ia com
ing back to the Ilclhg for the firnt
two dnys of th week, Monday and
Tuesday. It will be presented exactly
oa ahown oil over the country, and at
regular pticea.
PLAY OF 8I8TER8 OFFERED
Above are Alice Terry and Dorothy
Sebastian, who star in "Sackcloth and
Scarlet." which comes at tho Rex
theater Monday and Tunday. I no
comely maiden and tho handsome gon
tleman In tho noxt picture aro Fran
ccs'Howard and Richard Dix, la "Too
Many Kisses," which comos to the
Rex next Friday and Saturday.
Next to tho lower picture Is from
Buster Keaton's "Soven Chanoes,"
which will be at tho Hoillg theater
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Below Is the famous toam, Mr. Gal
lagher and Mr. Shean, who appear in
tho. "Groonwlch. Village. Follies,"
which will bo at tho Helllg May 5.
Tho show, a musical comedy, Is one of
tho best on the road today.
Bo
"Saokcloth and Scarlet" It to
Shown at Rex
"Sackcloth and Scarlet," Henry
Ring' first American-mode picture
in two yeara an unuaunlly human
and appenlitig atory of two outers,
adapted from the novel by George
Gibha, cornea to tho Hex theater on
Monday next for a run of two days.
Alice Terry I featured In the cast
which Include, among other big nani
ea, Dorothy Sebastian, Orville Cald
well, Otto Matleaen, Kathleen Kirk
hatn and Julm Mlljan.
Three locntlona, the far Weal, New
York and France, play prniniinit
role In Ilia unfolding of thi para
mount picture,
'I'll atory start in a fashionable
mountniu resort lu California with
I'olly Freeman (Dorothy Sehaatinnl,
a wealthy, wilful, spoiled lll-yenr-uld
New York girl, carrying on n (luuger
ou flirtation with Htcphrn Edwards,
played by Orville Caldwell, one of
the guide, a handsome, lnanly young
fellow, hut unaware that the girl Is
only playing at love. I'olly la happy
until Kdwiirda oska lier to marry him,
when alio tnkea Frenoh lenvo and re
turua' to New York, wliero aha mill
her lister Joan (Miss Terry) main
tain a beautiful home. They are or
phano. The director la claimed to have
painted a beautiful and rom-lnclng
picture of aarrifiro with Alice Terry
giving all, even her good name, and
Dorothy Sehusllan taking all.
I'olly runs away to 1'oria and mar
rlea a dnncer. Joan ia oatraclied and
held guilty for the alna committed by
l'ollj. Finally Joou gnea to Wash
ington, where ahe In eels and foils in
lore Willi Edwards, who has worked
hard, succeeded and been sent to
Congres. lie propose and breaks
down Joan'a scruples regarding what
he any la a barrier by saying his
paat life, too, la under a aliudow aud
that their love ia alroug enough to
ovrrc. any paat mistakes.
A few 0ay before tho wedding.
I'olly, who haa discovered her hna
haud, reappears. Jceloua of her aia
ter, despite the sacrifices the latter
haa made for her, she determines to
claim the now successful Edwards.
The many big dramatic aituatinna
in the earlier porlioni of the atory
reach tense and unusual climax.
ULACKFACE ACT IS FEATURE
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BUSTER KEATON ON HIS WAY
Vaudovlllo Prooram
Wednesday It Good
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Popular Funstor Stars In Latest
Film, "Seven Chances"
When it comes to motiry and mnr
rinuc in "Seven t'hanres," latest
Mctro-tioldwyn compfly, coining to
the Heilig Thursday, Friday and Sat
unlay, Huster Keaton just can't any
Huster starts out a millionaire but;
being of a most religiouH turn of
mind, he sells oil he has and givei the
proceeds to the poor. Meanwhile
some 70 women in bridal regalia
answer his newspaper advertisement
for a wife, believing him to have $7,-
(MHMKKI. And there the fun begins.
Itivid I.elaseo considers "Seven
Chances" the funniest stage comedy
1 of recent years. And Hunter Kenton
1 has "gagged it up" until his film ver
t sion is declared to be seven times as
j funny as the stage comedy was. Jo
seph M. Schenck purchased "Seven
'hanees" from David Helasco and
released it through Metro-tlohlwyn
I rietures.
I Buster's new leading woman in
j "Seven ChantTs" is Uutli Iwyer, who
; has just finished the lend in "White
iang."
Huster nlso is supported by T. ltoy
i ''Humes, star f inuiiy Hollywood com-1
t eilies and New York musical comedy !
i success; ns well on by SmtTi Kd wards j
Mind Jules (,'owles ami a bevy of hpv
i enteen beautiful "baby" stars includ
! ing I.oro Barn, sister of Thedii Hnru,
i Marion Harlan, daughter of Otis Har-
Ian aud Alma Braiuley, Detroit heir
1 ess.
"Seven i'hnnces" was adapted from
; the David Helasco play by Jean
i vei, Clyde Hruckman and Joe Mit-
chell. It was made under the super
i.viston of Lou Anger.
Thousands of birds have died from
i mysterious disease in the North
'l.itte Itiver valley uf Nebraska.
slaying his wife aud his friend, l.ila
1-ee in I It-ton Brand, the neglected
wife who discovers a new way to stir
her husband's love.
Wallace Beery, who was the dough
ty Itichard the I.ion-I lenrted in "ltoh
in II nod," iti another distinguished
member uf the cast.
"PnlntMJ Lndy" Is Good
"The Painted 1-ady," who comes to
ths Hex theater soon shakes a mean
littlft vanity rase and packs n deadly
lipstick. Men just natnrally fall for
her, paint or no paint. Not only
In gilded youth, the yapptug-lnp
dogR of luxury, the hlnr ninu about
town, the cynienl clubiunn, hut n reg
ular fellow a he -mutt falls hardest.
And In the romance-laden perfumed
A nippy blaekfsen art, renin n with
niithfrn melody nd humor, t clerer
suit, acrobats, piano eccentricities,
and n hreemT western velttrU .n
siarmi. was Ti-ry Interesting in that "cstern Vandevill hill nt
it inimtiiired Mary IIrt to the nmtinn "etug Tor Wednesday. Th hdl j tropic air of the Smith seas, hor looks
pietura world. Then mm "The heralded at one of the best imt i hmsdesst a fstal fsseination that en
llouse f outh.H a defense of the w.t. slaves both man end hnmnn beat.
flapper.and now "At Man Desire Is I "be African Duke" I the title of: It's the newest William Kn produe
lilaying 'As Man Desires," a pie-1 "'dline inimber, with Knrrell t tinn. featuring tieorge O'Hrieu and
tnrt h(?h features Milton Kills audi - .". ft noted burnt ct.rk artlit, lu'Doroihr M niKnill.
lola lna I dram Mle.l llh.""' rule. Tlie net I. ri,.,.nl.v 1
piemr Dr enon. uiniiv. mill plentj t hnnnoii.v.
The llrlli( also nffereil Western ln "Tl"" "ear fal" the ..1,1 jirohlem
TaudeTlllo on We.liiea.lar. ami ilrair ""' motlier-ln.law enl.'ra in. hut
more than a fill! hmise to rrnlh liiw ! ,,i,-"erlnc thsl she I, Intereale,! in
Tn aar that the l.. erow.ls nere well l"riliiali.iii, the enlerriiii( t,.,i,
lileaseii Is niittln, It ,t mil,r. To-1 l'"han,l fiml a oy to nan with her
nht, fnr Ihs last limes. "Tha Oreat flmnj aa it I, nrmnal.
I'iride" Trill h shown. j A pleasing rouple, liny anil K.lna
Trai-) will present ' Piano Keeentrl-
Tho rominr waek'a attraetlona ara ,"?," "ri""1 lnr ste, are In-
entloini aa anr nroiram an- "'"'"J- ,n''r elean easy perforin
n.mneed for a a'r.,1. werl la seme 'aniied them aa an unusual
time. fnit)sa fc'.l.i L.t PSir.
Thief of Haa.lad" still h at tha llel.j .""'? r"",(,n farlell. tho
lir .Monday and TNie.dsy fr ll see- "" o"r norelty dlv.r.
. n.l run In Ku.eno. On Wedtie.daT l"""1"- 'netlea of tha West."
the Western Taud,Tlla rlreult will h. ' , '" "hp ""'''nit. inf
ill order, and on th. 1, dT, ",f """"ns ato all on their pro-
. the weea tho fae famed and widely pi,. inmh. . . ,
liiithe.l at Huster Keatun will do his .... Hlm,,o". eompaet llttl. man
...iff In "Seren rii.n,-,..-' II , ,r I llV"','", w"m,n-"'"j "n '
one ..f the l.. liked ei.niedi.n. f , , 'Z?' 1"T.
.. reen tml.y, and hla latest plelur, ' "' ' """"
hr 1st.- I T.,H l f'T an overture h..,h
tirvopaper advertisement (nr a wife, s nine o'cl.Hk
affnrda him overy opportunity to! '
ii.ivy his i rvniw- "are. SHARP CONTRASTS FEATURE
The Ilea offer "Paekrlnth and
S. arlel." a play Inyolvin, the prob- ' N.w Plrtor Faatarot Jan. Kirk,
lem of two i.iera. on Monday and o aa Llla Loo
Tueiday. Tho folloyitif two da will 1
l.rini "Another Man'a TV.Te " whk-ai "''"rp enntrasta in hlatrlonle er
si are .lamea Kirkwoo.1 and l.'la l.ee , tilir.v hlrnd Into a wellhalnee.
with Matt Moor an) Noah Iteery in 1 ' ' Anollier Man'a Wife," whirta
Important rl. On Friday and ?""" ,0 lh' K'', 'healer for a two
Saturday, Itlrhard it will appear in , " te.day
imiihihmi. nt in man
BELL
Theatre
SPRINGFIELD
SUNDAY
Too Manr Kisses." He nlai a the 1
part of a young American In the Vyr t
Wm-kaie" fame; l.ila I.ee. the bu-
n in iiif ijr i(. m m . m
enees. between France an.) Spam, and I'-j " "V ,n " "
... , . l,u 5att MtNtre, are the trio of (ra
Ins advenhlre. ar. rleyer and man,. J ,ur, ,(,. '
! Kirk,.,l p., a b, paif uf John,
Callsfher and Hbean. famed far Vd llrand. th. jealous ho.l.sml who is
wide, In to ireenwi'h N'lllag. i'ol- j Intrut upon avenimg his aooor by (
rCADi t AFMMt
miiJ.eWWI oamo U
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Tuesday,
aiay 5th.
The Theatrical fcvent of a Lifetime
(Qle BOHEK.JANS, inc.
a.L Jones f Morris Green
Manoinq Directors
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turn of tlck.t.
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I'.JO (plua tO", ta.
REX REDUCES
ADMISSION
PRICES
With, the greatest group of feature photoplays ever pre
sented in Eugene booked for immediate showings the
REX announces this revolutionary reduction in admission
prices
STARTING MONDAY, APRIL 27
MATINEE ANY SEAT CHILDREN
20 9 g c 10c
SAME QUALITY SAME FINE
BIG PICTURES ANY NIGHT MUSIC, ALWAYS
1 - y
A A These Prices Will
Never Be Raised
IT'S JUST AS ONE PATRON
SAID WHEN WE TOLD HIM:
THE SAME SHOW FOR LESS DOUGH'
HERE'S THE
FIRST BIG
ONE !
WITH-
ALICE
TERRY
ORVILLE
CALDWELL
DOROTHY
SEBASTIAN
ABBILLIAXT
production of
the popular novel by
George Gibbs.
The story of two sis
tors whose lives and
loves were strangely
linked in a chain of
startling events.
(2 QcmtmouTit Qicfoat
iriOiPioLltl
MONDAY
TUESDAY
HENRY KING'S
Production
3AC
ISyA55!?S?piI THE RIV0LI IN PORTLAND AT
ADVANCED PRICES-THAT'S THE NEW REX POLICY
FOR YOU
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TONIGHT "AS MAN DESIRES" with MILTON SILLS