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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
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" 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 ,
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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
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"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
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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!
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