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Second Section XC jFStt Theater Edition Eight Pages "jT - EUCEXE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVEX1X0, MAY -7, 1025 ; NO, 104 Mew Lowell Theater Opens ' . uirnninrnpv : H!BH IDEALS FELT ij LOWELL THEATER Builder of Splendid Lowell Theater . . .inter, as in nay great pro- t,(to aometbing more than nt must be there . , -j -i,ieh must be a I- ,iB, Beam" - LioWli" MP""""1 10 "'c L idrais- ' , Ir, the W Lowell theater. ' a, .mbitioa was to present a tatir that would be ideal in every f t first of all an at- lit, o (,l(rt that woura I"" - i - - 1 0Mt receptive mood for genuine Urarat. L ..u!. H.i aim two Btjles of fiterture re carefully blended. , tit soUdness ot tae nom.w j.j ihe linhtcr, freer Byznn- L m'th its rcmarkoble ability to .., impression wun conn, ". i.u carved relief. So the Li, arch is lightened and made .krthe Byzantine color moou, .u.i rtole is so carefully met that i. one of harmony ilnd ;( irti.u. " afiotion. The stolid philosophy .u Rnmn. that life is a serious L... .nmelhine to be safe- Lfcd at every turn, is relieved by , Briaatine outlook of cnrelrce joy w splendor. Gay Colors Add Note Eittriaf the lobby, tho massive ,a oi the Roman arches Is relieved : (ij colored lunettes on each side, .ua the rich coloring of the an- i (Menial world are allowed full Li. The soffits are in warm tones, tarmony with the substantial pil- Tit lobby opens into the foyer, tn the first vivid impression is . l bewitchine bewilderment, 'i'hc L first trie to take in every charm- detail t once, then an one point i mother looms into clenr view, nth i seen a new note that adds tie iliole until it seems a perfect i . . . . i -ipeooj ot color anu nrcimcciurui tutj. Foyor Carpet Heavy 111 foyer is heavily carpeted, in 'Dim with the atmosphere of the -"iter. The runlets were all de- nel and executed under the direc- 3 of B. F. Shearer company espe 3j for this theater, and their soft ' harmonize so well that one is i coofcious of the softness under t and the pleasing effect. All re work has been mrefiillr. nur- flr omitted tn rnrrr mil llio ffeti- liirhome. The success of the im- minn thus created is at once np- wM one desire to go to the di, the way up proves to be one a moit attractive points of the 'Her. Two ramps, one on each provide commodious eittrnnce. I lb... Inoti .... 1 ..oiiiiv.-, ii pirirri 1 H'ft 'Mo.'er, with in colorful decora. ! as iiRiitsj time fit in perfectly ! the aurronnilihiTu it. ,r,;;tn I hri'i and tasteful floor cover-1 " atlordecl brlnw. Then on ' "'I. la one walks m. nr. .,..,! .. . 11, U jib IapH, Uten from thi inMtnn...l.lA ""'iona o( Kay Ncilscn. "Prince - ....... tiniiuin, wnercin rtnt with . . in s neail is Dome h "h r! ""m 'lamael; the uoes liver the Sea," a ; : bpression of .poed and 7T l-d in the Bear of Arabia's Dauah- in liattle, te murals. 'H " 'I . i; 1 B. F. SHEARER ENDS T if L: LfiHlvx few I A. H. McDonald Charming Tales of Old Horse Days Depicted in Scenes on Lowell Wall fae i are other f"ltlgi Match Period fintin,,, thnnl,b ori)!intin(! '" Tth, or. co inr;,lent with """1 vf arehii. .... -U,. ' " w l HIP 'ndfvMmin(., ,Hmtd, w,0ll it the ......-J: .,,1 "iiuiiuigs, on ur, , .... l ,y . "oe or. "d " to the spacious .. i. T" "f the entire ' afford,.,. thf ; n,, r..,, totllpnoor,( ik '" ni'tic paintings.; L ' arch!tr,.t,,rl ,.ll, I. Z", ' il i .ftene,i; ' Hie almost debonair j 'f t! 'ie prnseniuni. the i 1 n ' rtt. : hy the thr.- rTrr.tinc It is queer Mint the atmosphere of the old Norse period should fit in so well with the southern Byzantine and IE o man style, hut that is exactly what happens when the two are brought in to contact, declares Carl It. Berg, decorator, 'who'-'exectiffd the'..eritn,' of the New Lowell theater. Mntehing perfectly the sturdy, yet warm Mediterranean architecture, five large mural paintings grace the wall nliove the romps in the new theater. Each is an illustration from an old Norse tale, taken from the noted paintings of Kay Neilson. Al though this art originated in the far North, the style is as Oriental as Byzantine which originated in the Vat East, dPclnrcn .Mr. Berg. The long, graceful lines, blended together to, form the impression of sinewy slrenglh, are outstanding character ist:cn. Mr. Berg has ably caught the fanciful spirit of these people, ami the color t nrs, blending from golden to light blue, give an interplay that is not only pleasing to the tjye, but pro vocative to the imagination. The first painting to burst into vir is n in tgnifirient scene from the well known tale, 'Trince LinHworm.' The story told hundreds vf years ago was that once a king and queen were living in a luppy kingdom that is all were happy but the good king anil his pouse. They were very un luappy because, although they had linen iim fried for along time, the quenu had given birth to no heir to the throne. So the queen one day consulted an enchantress, who said to her thus: "(io into the garden early in the morning. There you will find a tiny vane, lift this, and under it you will find two. roses, a red one and a while one. But be careful that you eat out but one of them!" The queen did as sh was bid. but the first r- se tasted so good that she forgot her instruction, and ate the other also. Then one day, while her husband was away, she gave birth to for any mood that the picture on the screen may inspire, Three Colors Shown The use of the three c don is bai.-d on the rco-iinprefskaiism, as carriil out by Turner and Ozanne in tb?ir time. The Id artist, in creating C'-t(rs, mixed the pigments on thfir pnllftti's, as for example, yellow u blue are mined to nuke green. Thf nrwer school, to produce thifr im pression, first put on a aerie of yel low, thro added blue in the portions not revered. Tli n at n flight dintauce the green effect wns given, but in a new. nKMillatirg way. The light art- controlled from ntr, the operating room and aMg, and a myriad of rffWn aare obtainable . Basket hold tb lamps on eah side. and are so arronged that the light distributed fqn;il!y. Thf effect striven for in the n?w tb.Mter in tbii obtained. The freliuj that tbe interior Las a spirit, an at fiiosphere that jlace the (atr n .n the m-'st receptive rtate tf mind, there. twins but one of them was n wrigg ling squirming "lindworm," which as soon as it was born crawled awny. The other was a handsome youth, who grew- to manhood well beloved by the people. time came for the son and heir (o umrry, and the king set out with him to seek n bride. But'nt .he city gates the Lindworm appeared, say ing "A hridft for ine before a bride for you!" Then the queen told her husband that that was right, for the Lindworm had been born first. So tjie king sent far away for a bride for tho Lindworm, never telling her that she was to marry a serpent. Allien the girl-bride arrived for the cere mony, it was too late to return, and so she was married to the monster. They were left alone that night, nud (he next morn in; only the Lindworm was left in the chamber. It was luite plain that he hud eaten her. This was repeated three times, ami finally no more brides could be found for i he squirming IV nee Lindworm. So the king commanded that a peas ant give up his daughter as a bride. The poor girl wns plunged into the depths of dlspair, but a witch seeing her unhnppinKss, gave her many, many robes, a large number of sw ti-lie. n tub of lye, then said to her. "When you nnd the Li tn! worm are left atone, he will b d thee take off thy robes. I o you say to him. Trii.re Lindworm, fbtttgli a skin' and each time he bid you remove a robe, do you command him to rid himself of another sk n. W hen finally he in rid of nil, then dip the switches in Lye, beat h 'tn with them, and f nally take him in your arms." "The last will be the worst of all," said the fair dnuisel, hut she agreed to do as she was bid. When thi had been done, and the Brinee Lind worm has lost alt his skins, she em braced him, (hen fell into a deep "It has been our privilege to help create and bring 10 completion this beautiful Lowell theater, which will staud ns a living monument to the vision of a man who was one of our most highly respected and best friends, Mr. A. H. McDonald," said Mr. B. F. Shearer, president of the organization bearing his name, upon the completion today of the interior decorating uf the new Lowell thea ter. ''Mr. McDonald's great -dream nan come true, and it is sad thae he can uot be here to sec tho happy people enjoy it, to hear their cidamatioua of delight. But though he waa taken away shortly before the doors were swung open, much of the joy of the theater was his, fur hour after Iw'jr we &pent together, happy hours every one, planning the many details of the project. ' "It was Mr. McDonald who selected the scenes which grace the walls of the ramp. How we marvelled over the Imaginations of those old N or a li me and how pleased we wre to think that their forms were to live again in such plcasnn surroundings"' The contract for the interior decor ating, every detail, was awarded to the B. K. Shenrer Co., which under tho direction of Mr. Shearer, has decor ated id theaters on the Pacific coast during the past five years. Every do tail is attended to by tin a expert firm. Oirl-lt. Berg, who is n true trtut with a wide philosophical background, was in charge of the work here con stantly. The firm has kept the snme per soni'l for the past four years, and they , hovo "o systematized the work that the ordinary thonter can be deeoratal in n third of the time formerly noed t'd. Every man on the force is an expert and an artist in his line. "We Have nil enjoyed working on the Lowell theater declares Mr. Itcig. "The people of Eugeno have been wonderful to us, and we have hi turn given our beft to the tnsk In hand. We arc proud of the new thea ter, jut as proud as the manager or arty one else connected with il." sleep. When the attendants nuno to : tlio chamber the next morning, ex- peeling to find that the beautiful bride had been eaten, lo ami behold! 'there lay a handsome prince, sleeping, land his fair bride, unharmed! The other four scenes aro nil taken from similar fanciful laics. The first on the right is from "The Lad in the Bear Skin," the necond is "The King of Arabia's daughter." (tn the left. I lie first is "The North Wind Uoes o'er the Sea," and the apcond, "Lad j in Battle." I The effect as a whole is in per- feet harmony with the tn of the theater, and in incorporating the noted paintings wi:h tiie interior, a marveloiisly effective impre.Rion is created. . TO CHECK ELOPEMENTS LONDON, April 7. To decrease the large number of elopements and marriages by small village constables, an amendment to the British police rules provide that these officers can not marry persons without t lie con sent of their superior officer. j I Promoters of Theater-Building Project : a Wa m Georga 8. Schaefari Charlea J. Schaefera) Frank X. Schaefera Albert T. Schaefera Photos hy Koniioll-KlliB Blurt lo. Strang Tonight Gala Features on Bill for Premiere to Drama Patrons Magnificent Interior of Eugene's Finest Play house to be Thrown Open for First Time Elaborate Prologues Prepared. ST $13120 UP T0 18 By .TAt'K .M'NflMKYKR (NKA Service Writer) NKW YOltK, May 7. As a matter of cold dollars nnd cents, has It been r irth your parents' expenditure to rt r you from babyhood to the time when you can get out and scratch for yourself? Anil how long has it taken you to Justify the par ental investment? , Th:s has been made the subject of int creating compulation by I torothy Mackaill. rising young screen actress, who taken herself seriously by picture producers. Miss MscKn ill's figures are es pecially .significant for young women whnne goal is the screen. She reckons it must have cost ap proximately $l,f( per d.iy to carry her through the first HI years of her girlhood. Koiighly. there are .'1't.V' days in a decade. The total in veximent in Dorothy during lhat pe riod waa therefore about 7.j. More Expensive Then, says Dorothy, she began to grow a bit more expeiutlve. Dmiolng lessons were started. , Parties re quired more elaborate frocks. School necessitated expenses. Altogether, she figures it cost her parents about S-.fiO ner dnr durinn the next five years. That 1T(i(OTt(rirtoYeironr(p .pli.r( makes a total of ?H!)75 for the first 1H years. It was at this ago that she first started lo "scratch" a bit for her self. She secured a job with a musi cal show in Paris, having left her London home for the stage. This job paid her $1." a week for the first six mop I ha, fl'."? for the succeeding six months. During I he next year, with salary fluctuating, according to the atrical conditions abroad, she at no time earned over $-10 per week. She was now 17. At Ago of 111 Misii MacKaill is calculating her earnings np to the nge of 18. Dur ing the tast year of that period she was in America, appearing first in the Shuberl Winter (iarden, nnd laler with rinrcnj! .iegfiebl. Her salary at that time she estimates nt $1.0 per week. From the age of Li to 18, although earning most of her living, Dorothy's parents contributed some $ 1000. Thus at the age of 18 her upkeep totaled $rj.07."i. Against this, she had earned approximately $Vi0O. At the rale of 0 per cent annual inter ent, I orothy should have earned In salary totals IS up lo her nine teenth year. She net on My earned Minn-. So Mi Ma'-Kaill considers herself a profitable investment, in the earning capacity her father's money provided. .She baa been In motion pictures three and a half years, t.'oni puling her screen earning over a period end ng with completion of "The Mine General View of Stores Fronting McDonald-Schaefers Corporation Theater Building Kg Mi. . I Tonight, a big night in tho history of Eugono, thoator lovers will bo welcomed to tho new Lowell theater, nam ed in honor of, nnd dedicated to tho intrepid aviator who first circled tho globo in nir, Lowell Smith. Into ft beautifully decorated lobby they will go, to ho charmed first of all by tho gorgeous Byzantino color ings, blended with tho sturdy Romanesque style of ar chitecture. From hero they will bo ushered into tho foyor, whore a now and rnro sight awaits their eyes. Am azement will bo no uncommon feeling, for this section of tho tJieater, with its soft colors, its beautiful wrought lights, tho graceful double rump, hacked by impression istic paintings of old Norse tales, will be a revelation to ninny. , Tho patrons will then bo taken to seats ample seals, with deep, spring cushions that arc as comfortable as tho davenport at home. Then ns tho fresh air pours in from all round, driven by tho. new ventilating apparatus, tho program will open. It will bo an opening night program to be long re membered! Tim mighty "Wurlitzer, supremo in tone, has been mndo ready, and Kcnaldo Baggot, master or ganist, will start tho evening with a specially prepared concert that will embrace not only the finest of classical numbers, but zippy, fast jazz, ns well. Then, following tho encores, a comedy, with Al St. Johns, entitled "Fares, Please," will be shown on tho new ltnvcn screen. Thl comedy wnl Helcctcd utter no less tbnn 12 such linri been reviewed by Doniild McDon- Uw,niun.ejEf.llie new. tlienler. ' It ia the funniest comedy yet," declare .Mr. McDonnhl, "nnd, I an nro It will put every one In hnppy mood for the Rood thing. Hint nre yet to come dur ing the ercnini!." The comedy will be followed by one of the moat elnbornle proloducn ever Hinged in Kugene. Thin will be in the nnturn fo n welcome to Ioell im lron. .Ionium Jnnies Kllin, popular Hoprnno, will first "lug "Munmillen," nnd n tlio liist note, dio nwny, the welcome prologue will stnrt. Thi. linn been nrnnged by Knto Irwin Htnng, nnd It will be etnged by her nnd 12 tiny tnt nil under eight yenra of nge, Knch one linn n pnrt, and ench does It well. Till. In expected to prove one of the hit. of the nen.on, nnd the de tnil. ere being carefully kept eeeret. Then will come the fenture preiicn tnlion of "Mndnme Rnn. fiene," (llorin Snon' grentent maitcrpiccc. F.u gene enn well be proud of thin film, for It wns two week, ngo Hint it wn given ll premiere nt the llivnli In New York, where on gnln nigliln It wnn ahown nt price, rnnging up to Jin a .ent. Then lent week it wan put In t drnuinnn'. Million Dollnr theater In l.na Angelen, where It I. eelip.int1 nil former grent film.. Kugene ia the fimt city In the Northwe.t, nnd the necond on the count to hnve this mnxtrrplcee. It l rich and hivinh, with one ot the grent ent tnle. behind It ever told. It denlH with old French court dnyn, when Mndnme Sunn (!ene (Mndnme I "evil Mny t'nre) held forth. "We nre atnrling out with a mn.ter : production," anja Mr. Mcllonnld. "for j '' we believe that our tlienler nnd the I '. city I. worthy of the very be.t the i film world linn lo offer. We Intend to keep on bringing in the bent, lor the enjoyment of Lowell pnlrom in n men. ore' of our enju iiient, too, Ku gene ia one of the'fihent cities in the I country, and we hope to keep the J Lowell theater worthy of the .plendid Icily." "The new Lowell tlienler In one jf the finest In nil the went, nnd it com pnren fnvonibly with nny Ihenter ill ' lie country," ileclured K. II. I'nrkti, mayor of lOilgcne, todii.f. "Kugcua aliould llnleeil be proud (if nucli n nitig uificent alriicluie. It in nnotlier ntep nheiid In the city 'a history, miuther mnrk of prugreN". a "The cily Iiiik need of fur-lighted men such n they who conceived ntid brouglit to cinpli'liiin .Ibis grent project. The cily Inin wnmlerfiil pn. xiHIitic., nud uiitl.ii en it .inn it from going nliend hy leaps nnd bound, now. "Tho new Ihenter la n perfect ape tlmen nreliitectilrnlly. In It I. in grained n great nohlc spirit, inn I a vision thnt wns iihle to bring together two such phibieophir. uf life n. tlie Uomaneaque, thnt of a sturdy serio i. people, nnd tho Ilyznlitiue, that -f n people who saw life in all its varied colors nnd tonca, "The new tlienler Is a monument ntso to thnt geniiiH of the nir whom ICugene clnlms aj a s' u, Lowell Kiuitll. I am glnd indeed thnt hia name is to be perpetuated by a means which wiU always be before the people of this cily. "In welcoming the new theater t.i Kugene, I spenk for the entire city, for I am sure that everyone is pro id' nnd hnppy (lint the new Lowell il throwing open its d"nrn tonight!'' -I'biitos by Kenti' ll Kills studio, ajugn. Photograph Taken From Cornar of Willametta Street and Tenth Avanue. I Willi the Iron Moor," .Mi.s MucKaill 'bad earned Hprox;mnlely S:;n,lHWl. That .urn milled to tlie lo(IO places 'her fur ill the clear n. having Ju.l. ' fled Ihe exiienditure ill her behalf. 1 Ami Ihe puill i. o'Ui'iilerjibly .welled j hy e.-irnilie. in several picture, miule , fur 1'ir.t National aiii'-e "Tlie Mine." j It i. not M.S. MitcKnill'. intention In pub! rire her earning in pii'torc, tint to prc.i-ut an Interesting plinse t of the "livini problem" ns it Is faced i liy screen cundidates nud their rela ., live.. Tho moat offensive) form of aoot comes from homes, a Irrltlah ex pert aaya. Yes, it Pays To Advertise In the Guard Let it not be forgot ten that Stanley, the (irocer, used a lO-pagi" adver tisement in The F.n gene (Sunn I to herald tlie opening of his new store here. And that Within the succeed ing six days bin sales aggregated' $ I .'i , 0 0 0, constituting a complete turnover of his stock. And Unit The lesson is plain. It pays to advertise in Tho (Siirird, because The Guard covers its field.
