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f THE EUGENE GIJAEB SEW WURLITZER GLORIA SWANSON TO STAR AT LOWELL "Madam Bam Gene" is Latest and Biggest Production of Popular Film Star; New Theater Here to Have Paoifio Premier on the Picture, is Announcement autbor fftrtanat!r is xtricBSd from' th diffictiltW ft douMe-UiT er rainfement. This plnjr srrrvs as the ; first starriiix Tehicl for liforite Gaul" whd wit Chitro ia "Seventh IUaT?a." 1 Vt Vivwon Osborne has a fcm-fe ; welgaUer role aud Is the predomin ating attraction of tlm piece. IB IB BE I INfll i HEBE mi ii ii'isnimmi.xi Another play iatended to blossom tiirough the summer is "Thrifts. but. poor t tunic, it will curl up and die be fore it fuily bads. It is ob ei tis most am using playa aKng th play way, albeit the author, i nrnw .I T tMt It Dugaa, did not intend it o. Iho .sin heroine, ft poor suffering 'wif', is e "?Lri0m i h r bf."1 preetc! bT hilarious ia lighter. Hat II wnmsuiuiiHJi' m m'j'jj n-rpi 1 Z v"--r7Tr"-'riTv,7 i?xrTiW THEATRE ij ' ' til-;.-. e ' ' ..''C-A.Vi " Th. organ l one ol tne nn- "Tit At lbe OUDd QUi " v 7k,iter the beat organ in 'aSSTta M.d." The "krMnIer Coekcroft, Bpe fk,r t.iive of the mammoth TH organ in the Low.ll Si -on to jounce its "? Snf in the 0g'", W1 1 ftaS pT -Nrrally jj ic uui- . Lowell. lWJa mecanieaUv. So great to ftr of its instrnmentauon, the IS ho plW it P'O''"!6 a !SPM not reproduce. Thousands e ln,a.ler than a lead ' , .k.r so large two men could one ar clsely assembled ".Mmd-proof chambers, one on sue will oot eatfifr Unsg. , With Sopht Tratdw!! writing tbf piew, tbo wmsom aiartfttt-?rpa Alien ami the urbane trneitt lawtni in lending roles, "O NightiiiBale" gives protuise of winning public favor a'nrc nea play jurvs TEN' UEST FLAYS J, lide of the stane. fi kj liuc .hooter, lhi je luditoriuin of the theater, the ' , u-oil is enclosed by Sible shutters controlled by foot M, ,t the base of the console Z directlr in front in the orch it. .4t the command of the the volumn of the many . ji.tn n mere whisoer rfltdled ta'o a mighty chorus or arstaij storm. Three Manuels (k the console arc three mnnuels ,j, , complete keyboard, making sible a rapid change of instrnmen ,on. Though it may not seem jBidy possible, the organist will v on all three manuels, or key jirds, at the same time, and in odili od ril be playing a bnse accom utoent with his feet. "Anyone who urns to envy an organist for Ins. oil job' can come right down to th( mwle and show us whnt he can do,' oilfd Mr. Coekcroft, who while not Messing to be an accomplished or mtt, can operate the many intricate imbinations in a more masterly mnn T tlan most of the high salaried or rnists. , The installation of this big new nrlitjpr has been ft tremendous idertaking. Two skilled assistants ! m been toiling (lay and night under t direction of Mr. Coekcroft for the ist three weeks. Fifty huge crates mpictly filled with ddicato pipes the numerous elecrtienl and me uieal effects of the organ made i the carloads of precious freisht listened to the Lowell, from the nrliuer factory, where the instru ct was especially designed and M for the new theater. Instruments Numerous The instruments contained within is freat organ include: Three vin- of different tonnl qualities, 'cello d bass viol of the string family, two ites, piccolo and tibia of the wood ads, tuba profunda, ophicleide, raionic tuba, krumett, oboe nml vox :mana of the reed instruments, din one, hourdon, diapason, clarion and impel. . The trnps and effects in ide: Marimhaphone, orchestral bells, indolin, cathedral chimes, sleigh lis, snare drum, bass drum, kettle ma, crash cymbal. Chinese gong, a torn, Chinese wood block, tain arine, eastanet, triangle, fire gong, to horn, door bell, surf effect, bird listies, steamboat and train whistle, lia effect, storm effect, horse hoof iect, and numerous combinations taining everything from a baby cry an airplane bombnrdment. . Two beautiful features of this new nlitzer are the harp, an instru ct that is in itself the soul of isiral beauty, and a piano. The mo, as with all instruments of the K organ, is played from the organ wole, not the piano keyboard. It no aneffeet or 'electric'" piano, but rename instrument, the keyB of neb are electrically connected with we of the organ console. Nor is i piano action or expression miss V So narvelnus is the meclinnism tfWed that the orpanist has the e "touch'' control from the con " as he would nt the piuuo kev ra. ltumiing his fingers lightly ir the organ k.)S, wiih the piano and the soft tingle of the ill eot of tl. inimortnls is pro ; strike the key, quickly mid the " resounds staccato, sharp J "ear; strike the keys forcibly " the majesty of the form rings 16. By combination buttons, the r"'t can produce the playing of '.two or three musicians or even n band." It,- depressing an nt on the ejpression pedal, a " Mniek on the piano can be held, TO organist's bnlids free to L! "r rl,n on the other nls of ,h r:mi t Innovation t lb. b,.. f , .H, mnn. mat that the ,,.w Wurlitwr will , , r'e-t i..u-inl innovation in it not t Pollst 't any th,.,m,r. rVvT""e ""I,lt wiU Present u ' '. nrciaunen Ilie " vit,.. .1 I'lei-t from the I.ih- to ipen the new mm , - r A-,;, f.wv- .VAyv, vrI Candida lesire iEder the Vim Oid English The Fall Guy The Firebrand The Guardsman The Dove The Wild Duck They Knew What They Wanted What Vrlce iilory and strpnglh to last through the og days. It in about a pretty unsophis ticated girl who prevails ugninst the wiles of b roue. Helen fiithagen, Frank Conry b4 Kenneth Mclvciina would prove inter esting in almost any sort of play, and that is the sort of play "Tho Sapphire iiinK' is. it is tty iasxlo 3-aJjalos ami is imported from ltudapest. The bus band never quite, nblo t lenru whether his wife has been untrne ami never quite knows twivr whk-U ir cnniHtancea she would be the more at tractive to him, anyway. The superb performances of the principal hvt veer, make this Yrry thin problem of little consequence in the evening's entertainment. GLORIA SWANSON 'Madam Sans Gene," Gloria Swansoirs latest production will be the premier production at the new Lowell theater. The grand opening of the new theater will take, place some time next week the definite date to be in the next few days. first motion picture ever to screen efforts are always acted la play on Broadway at five dol-1 elaborate settings and gowns, "Ma lars a sent that's the reputation 1 damo Snns Gene" is an unusually Madame Sans Gene" hailed as luxuriously production. It was Gloria Swanson's rinamasierpiece, made for itself at its opening per formance in New York. Moreover, the theater was packed to tho raft filmed in France, and the back grounds include the palaces at Ver sailles, Fontainbleau and Com piegnc, spots hitherto forbidden ers for tho occasion, with nun- 10 motion ; picture nirectiors. dreds of unsuccessful applicants j Gloria is seen sleeping in the ac for seats and n crowd of several , tnal golden bed of Marie Antion thousands giving the police a tus- Jet to, flirting in the gardens where sle outside the theater in their that unfortunate Queen conducted efforts to get into the place and her amorous intrigues, and coquet also to catch a glimpse of MIbs ting with Napoleon imi! Drain) Swanson and her French noble-! in tho actual private chamber tnaiihusband, the Marquis de la which the real Napoleon occupied. Falaiase do la Coudraye. jThe results are said to be start- Manager McDonald nan hooked liugly realistic in the extreme. "Madame Sans Gene" at the , "Madame Sans Gene" (Ma Lowell theater for the premier tations little French - laundress, who used to wash Napoleon's shirts for him, when he was an impecunious corporal, who mar ried one of Napoleon's sergeants, and who was swept by the French Revolution into tho title of Duch ess and residence in Napoleon's court, where she alternately scan dalized and sent into hilarious laughter tho haughty lords and Indies, ending by saving the Kin press's honor and winning for her self Napoleon's eternal gratitude. Charles de Roche, the Phumah of Cecil Ii. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments, heads the cast playing in support of Miss Swan son. The picture was directed' by Leonco Perret from Forrest Hal- jsey's adaptation of tho stage play presentation. uumu itu-.uj-v.ni:f, us on-rtJi-jDy victoncn fearaou ana i-.;n ise Even for Gloria Swanson, whose; son has the role of the witty, flir-j Mnreau. and r. Sen i". the new Lowell si ,v '"ms ,o thR i-t- ! Ea ,Tr""" with Htn- LITTLE FISH GET IN SWIM NOW Regular Producers on Broadway Suspend Operation For Summer native irl for a while mnn, She keeps him sober and he keeps hr virtuous, and in the end nil ends weii when the white girl he bad loved sud denly becomes a widow and the Pitch Your Camp In a Parlor, is Expert's Advice "The first Item of equipment which n motor camper needs is a fair sized parlor," says John C Long In the May issue of Y-tut Car, tho now automobile owners' magazine, wltteh is now on the stands. ''Preparedness is a good watch word for tho amateur gypsy," con tinues Mr. Long, 'i recall the first time I started out on a journey with a new form of patent tent. It had looked very simple In the store, so 1 Just had It roiled up and strapped to tho running hard. Then came the evening, tho choos ing of the cumpsite and the pitch ing of the newfangled contraption, j Only a camper who has wrestled single handed with a tent, ran ap- predate how much personality the things have. Contrariness. Ton put them up on one side, the run around and lift up tho other end. Then tho whole thing falls down. Or you get inside of the arrange-' i ment and stagger around iookmg : like a member of tho Kn Kiux ; j Klan. My pitching of that tent j was a success as a vaudeville act, 1 but not so as good campmanship No there's n jui-jitsu way of hand i ling these shelters; and' it is honi to get the knack of setting them up at home rather than experi menting nt nightfall in the open country." Although the Indian elephant has been man's servant for thousands of years, it is very difficult to do mesticate an African elephasL ys& V' ft M f! y r! y-KV',.-?-r Old Time Dance THURSTON, SATURDAY EVENING MAY 2, 1925 Music by GILBERT'S 5 PIECE ORCHESTRA EVKHYBODY WKLCOMB Step in Sale Of Dodge Brothers Taken in Michigan '0"w7. 7"' Xn th I"" ''" i "i tbs tran.fcr of, " . pnn trie-1 :V h.-,,.,. TN!':'. Ti'-'-prniiipnt j .j.. cwmpniiy. rprc-! l.-o-. i" " ,;"'-kh"l'!"- hd V yV sph' Vrr &rtr Martha-Bryan Afien, demure beauty in "O Nightinjl-M fieft) n Esther Howard, one of the tar of "Tell Me More By THK NEA PLAT JtUY j VEW YOUK, Mb? 2 Thi is the' neaon when tins little Mlows. thoc who hnv bef-n atundinjr on Kradway wirh play script in thtrj porkr.fp snd mvtmiiy wstrhint tho: bright bulbs bum fr others, have a , chane st glory and wrslth. ; As the brfjt wax hslmifr. thp nicht crowd alonj tl firat Whit. Way arrow thinner and th "rtu-j lar" fiwlnm au-pipl cpTSiioj) ; onttl ihf fnii. Thu xho who have ben onsM to indure th Ah'ibrrts, Krlancr, SHwyn. Oihsn. ltf!aco, Ilirri or the Thattr Cuild to put ttiHr pla?! befor tb public ino ioto th v-j ratwi housea, put up thir elect rie lights and faudy poitl-ra snd try to prove that nobody in the theater htisinena knows a good play when he flef it. , Thy generally wind up by proving that it mita t fortune to experiment in that way and that everything goe wit and nothing rome in. However, some of theee. independent profJurern mi. a Uy prove th rule by the ex ception, A fdar that pir enemliy de igrjed for the Mimnr trade in "Aloma of th South Ha." It ap- para to be a hybrid of "The Bird of rrdie," 'iUin and "White Cargo," It dealt with tfc lore of s. EUGENE WED. JV3AY fnormovs sue or SHOW TMtS VtAO NO STRT PARADE IN TMtS OR AHY OTHtH CITY PERFORMANCES RAIN OR SHINE GRAND STAND CHAIR SEATS ON SALE AT EUGENE BOOK STORE , Only A Few Days To Wait THEN THE GRAND OPENING OR The Lowell Theatre A Great Surprise Awaits Every Citizen of Eugono, tho Artistio Splendor, Uw Stately Sizo, and tho Luxurious Equipment Will Amnzo Evon tho Most Enthusinstio And Expectant Eugcna Booster A Credit To Any City In The World ! TI 110 OrEXTNG NIGHT WILL BE AN EVENING OF PLEASURE SUPBEME WITH SPECIAL ATMOSPHERIC PKOLGQUSj ORGAN CONCERT, MUSICAL FEATUEES AND SOUVENIR OPENING PROGRAMS A Great Event In Eugene's History WITH A TRIUMPH OF MOTION PICTURE ACHIEVEMENT AS THE PREMIER PRESENTATION YVSSJ imYviSr - ssuim uw V i f SSf L LASKY 5s GLORIA WAN S ON J) ans j me A Sensation in New Yorlcl A Riot in Los Angeles! GLORIOUS GLORIA'S MOST GORGEOUS PRODUCTION Tlw French classic, hrhn jiiiiiK with comedy, nj,'Iov wsth drsuna, and amazisig in Hccnic hcauty mid mnr- v1hs st'titiitrs. WATCH FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEFINITE OPENING DATE IT WONT BE LONG! 8
