Morning register., August 19, 1928, Image 7

MORNING REGISTER, EUGENE, ORE., SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1928
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picture! of contemporary plays r
mnlns to be -perfected, both as to
rilmliiK nix distribution end as to
remuneration of stnK'i a:tors who
be sot in tho duties ot ths actor.
Meanwhile road companies are
being osaoiiihlcd for many pluys
successful here; several producers
profess belief that sound picture
competition will weed out only the
weaker Impresarios; snd no dimin
ution Is noted In the number of
slock companies. . ' 1
Stamhoul, for the purpose of In
structing the youth of Turkey con
cerning the life, deeds, sayings,
and writings of the "L'owjueior,"
and the history of his w ar of inde
pendence. met trom the expo., tax on coffee!
created last year. Coffe ware,
houses will be built aa part Ot' the
plan to provide planters with faiilU
ties for marketing their product
abroad.
ami HutomHiiruny ner-ome screen
players and In to duliiK oil) cut
ihemselvcs off from employment
)n the road. The Actor Equity
ikflochition U concerned with the
problem hcrauso a precedent will
Colombia Starts Drive
DOOOTA. (AP) A trade cam
pahrn In favor of Colombian coffee
A man was carrying home a big
hall clock on his ahoulder whan
he met an Intoxicated man, who
lurched up to him and said, "Ssv,
In foreign marKets is to he curried
out by tho national committee ot
Mister, don't you think It wouldj
coffee planters. Expenses will he 'be easier to carry a watchT"
.. VE 7 '''VIVS fj II -"a and other elaborate detail
VlVW t? P 3 "-v II th. hUK, pro,t,.cUo.
Marnard end Wsdrs !
Ml In "The l odo of Tile
Iri," it the tti'i.
U lutney mid lorrtln Ymiiia
n jingli, cionn, I juikii," at
feellll.
Morin nnd ficomo O IJrlrn
IMurp Shooters," nt the
ImmIiI.
IMIiIrK Nell lliiiulllnn III
Ncaa," at the Mclmiinltl.
fnmi "Wo AimTl.-nw," ut
Lolonlnl.
.Weonfidny the Manhattan
ire bringing to the ileitis
tha outitandlfitr ktuce sue
lot recent yviUA when thoy
Avery llopnood'a 'The
ople." Thla comedy recent
le ill San I'ranchco records
kinf a tnenty-lx weeks
kn there and la brouRht to
throucli ho payment of
heat royalty yet puld by the
nd the cant will be aug
by three new nlavcia.
Bon Klcliarda litis tlje rolt
cicceumiiiy unstngo uncle
and he crenlca a comedy
kra that Iv a cltiMle. Mine
f U amutlng os the spoiled
itr who li lamed by tho
chauffeur, while Lou Dunn
treat deal to do with mak-
il people from tho "beat
A new member of th
fl, Ulta KKIe Johnaon. la
a riot an ono of tho
flrli, While MIm Johnaon
been aacurM haMhii, rAi
pt but li to be a regular
Of the coinnnnv hereiifter.
kn lntereitlm:
e played thla very tamo role
Ioniina. company about two
n. The populur Hrueo Mac
baa another eievni. mi
fery utentlon la being paid
"una; ot this aucceaa.
(ill of tay lnuRlitcr will ring
J Ilex theatre when
summer Hm" ...
h ith Ita rolllcklnit atmoa-
lot Co nffn nr. .... ... -
I ,--. ",u uuli lllo coior
ni beaches o( Cnlltornla.
'",""" w" 'undo euch a
t w vnu iiorui, piaya
roll, that of young
C.u . a "Io unrd at a
H, bathing beach. Diana
a' . noii'O mile hrun
l"mt woman of mn .
tint-i...,..- .. . : '
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tit Ik.
Pol. m .? 1 romnnHo ator.
lie . nrl""t caroor
. . " v"' " 1H a warm nir
l irov. ... 1 . """Krant
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cter .u , featured
fclh, 01 o-wptlonal
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Elan Z '"""Irama ot
'"north wood,, wiun,
h'lili the. . rlrtl!
I, or ik. "pr ncroro, la
' Cth I Trn. fcatl" duo
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f""' Moiin...,'" 10',,1
hi'p:.;to'.ro,ico' br'
2Si MfB-M
'elr,i ln.?,,nt f"".
V hit. ..;! . n"v mualenl
I "t'y and Eva.
the
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Inn
aov
tho
which brlnta to the screen the In-
orimtlonal comedlcnnea, tho Dun
can BIMere, Mondny and Tueaday,
la a aperlnl mualcal proludc. dur
ing which the fnmoita alatera will
Ito heard aliiKltiR one of their
vocal duote, accompanied by Mar
lon Sturdier, haa beon arranged
by (he McDonald. The reproduction
of tho Duncun alstera' rocordlnif
of one of the hlta from "Topsy
nnd Kva" will bo aynchronlicd
with tho orifnn prelude.
Wednesday will, na usual, brine
Sharkey Moore and his "Dlacovor
Ica," competing: for the 15 first.
ind month pasa aocond pruo.
IteBlstrntlona are open for any
local amateurs who nlah to enter
the contest, It belnc; necessary on
ly to call the theatre ofdeo befora
YVcdneaday qoon.
Thursday will havo the weekly
"provlow" aa lta nightly featuro,
with the "better baby" contest an
ovent of Friday.
Two of the host known alatera
In tho entertainment world will
nppcnr ln tho snme picture Mon
day and Tuesday at the McDonald
theatre, when tho Duncan Waters
make their screen dobut In "Topsy
nnd Hvn."
Topsy and Eva" on the screen
Is essontlnlly the same as the musi
cal comedy. Tho greater flexibility
of tho pictorial presentation, how
over, has given the Duncan aimers
mora opportunity to get over their
conluEloua buffoonery.
Filled with adventure and ro
mance, "Sharp tihooters," with
Qoorge O'llrlep and I -Ola Mornn,
comes to tho McDonald this week.
It Is a story of gripping action,
pathos nnd comedy of a typical
goh making tho port ot Morocco
nnd there leaving a heart-broken
little French girl, who la desperate.
ly In lovo with the handsomo Amor.
lean.
Included ln the cast nro: Owen
Loo. Noah Young, Nancy C'nrroll,
Tom Dugnn, William Domarcst
and Joseph Svvlckanl.
.
Suspenso, thrills, humor, adven
ttiro and romunco domlnnto Bebo
Daniels' now picture, "Hot News,"
whlco opens nt tho McDonald luto
this week.
It Is not only one of the most
spectacular and entertaining films
thla nonulnr alar has ever pro
duced. but It tolls a srrnphlo and
authentic atory ot what Is un
doubtodly one of the most exciting
professions In the world that of
the nowsreol camornmen
Noll Hamilton lends cnpable sup
port to tho atnr as a rival camera
man and Paul Lukos makes a
splendid villain and brings about
a spectacular climax,
e
Mystery surrounds tho "man
with tho Iron mask," but Lon
Chancy lina-ovon ft stranger dls-
tlnctlon. Mo wns "tho man wttn
tho Inequerod fnco" while making
"Loua i. C own. MUgn," wnicn
cornea at Inst to tho Holllg this
woek. Chnncv literally conquerod
ago, nnd, by tho strnngost trick of
mnka-un ho has ever oasnyen,
presonlcd tho smooth face of I
twonty-year-old boy In tho oponlng
scenes ot tho picture.
Tho story Is a tense drama of a
clown's sacrlflco for the woman ho
loves, a beautiful romnnco sur
rounded hy thrills, opoctnelo and
comedy. Nils Asther plnys tho male
Juvenile role and Bernard Hlegel
Is Chnney's foil as socond clown;
Owen Lee, Cissy Flli-Gernld and
other of nolo aro In tno cast,
Lavish replicas pt European thca-
If you haven't seen Pnramount's
marvel movie 'Metropolis" go to
the Colonial Monday and Tueadny.
The story Itself la melodrama
tically moral. But shortcomings of
story or actors aro entirely for
gotten In the photoplay Itself.
"Metropolis" Is the isme of a
visionary city of the future. The
shots of It sre bresth-taklng. Tow,
erlng buildings that reach to the
aides with streots and drlvewaya
every hundred stories or so, cv.
erylhlng controlled by machinery'
see
Esther Ralston has outdone her
self In "Something Always Hap
pens" ot tho Colonial this week.
Something Is always happening
The picture lives up to its titlo and
not for a moment is tho specdlncas
of tho story let down. Mysterious
hands clutching at the beauty's
throatt eerie footsteps and feet
without bodies stroll around the
house; sinister Chinese faces peer
st her everything that could" hap
pen to a girl and a boy In a
haunted house does happen.
"W Americans," one of the
great motion pictures of the yesr,
shows at the Colonial. It is an un
usual picture In many ways. In
the first place It brings George
Sidney ln a dramatic role.
He portrays his role ln "We
Americans" with rare discrimina
tion; he never overacta, and provea
himself cnpahlo of rare emotional
depth, Including honest tears.
STAGE
By O. . BEYSIOUB
(Aftcaoclated Trass Staff Wrlttr)
NEW YORK, (AP) Lavish nnd
lively and occasionally ribald. Earl
Carroll'a Vanities was unveiled to
Urosdway with the arrival ot Au
gust, and Its penlng was reck
oned the beginning of the 19:s-:9
theatrical aenson. .
First-nighters mada an event of
tho premiere. In trlbuto to the
comeback of the young producer
after a year far from Times Square.
They found a revuo rich In scene
and talent with W. C. Fields, back
from two years In Hollywood, mak
ing Its skit funnier with his pa il
lumine; Joo Frisco, lured for tho
nonco from vaudeville and tho
night clubs, dnnclng and stutter
ing nnd even doing a Melon Mor
gan Imitation; Itay and Johnny
Dooley helping with the clowning
and tho dnnclng, and Dorothy
Knapp tho fentured beauty. Thoy
found a wealth of spectacle, plen
ty of pulchritude not too heavily
clad for a hot summer night, and
humor ot all degrees.
And they acclaimed It a good
show, this first Vanities since JU26,
with promise ot a healthy run.
Another drama ot the gangsters
"Guna" by James Hagan came
to town the night tho Vanities
opened, and wns found to be just
nnolhor tnlo of gunmen and tneir
molls, with less plot nnd less fidel
ity to typo than some of Its pro.
decessors of similar setting.
Finally, too, was seen In stage
form "Elmer Gantry," dramatlxed
hy Totrlck Koorney after at least
two other playwrights had failed
to fulfill announcements that they
would make a play of Sinclair
Lewis' novel. And it arrived only
after two postponements and con
troversy over the shaping of tho
third act, wherein Gantry maps
a -vice crusade.
Ono Producer's Circuit
What one producer regards as
profltablo road circuit Is re
vealed by bookings made for David
Bclnseo's current play, "Tho Bach
elor Father." Tho New York cast
will go this autumn to Washing
ton, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Chica
go. St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincin
nati, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo,
Philadelphia, Nowark, and Boston,
with enqugh added engagements
to bring to SO or 25 tho number
of cities which will see It. But It
will not bo taken west or south
ot Chicago, St. Louis and the Bal
timore. Next spring It will go to
London.
Talkies and tho Rond
For years producers have been
discussing the waning of "tho
road," and prophesying a day when
only six or eight cities outside New
York would sco legitimate plays
with Broadway casts. Hie direct
forecasts were revived when- a
group of producers announced that
they hnd acquired rights to a sound
ptcturo process nnd -would uso It
to send their plays to scrcons
throughout tho country simultane
ously with their production in the
flesh on Broadway.
Opinion Is fnr from unanimous,
however, that tho road Is destined
to fnr any worse than It has In
recont years. Tho plan for sound
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say the critics I
SPECIAL MUSIC SCORE GOOD COMEDY
HOLLYWOOD, Cnl., AF Two
women whom irmny a Hollywood
wlneacre tvouII Jiave cliiHuificd a
fv.w tuontlia auo un putt of tho
crcen'n cxcchh baKKoao ara any-
ihliiK but hxcchh buKo in "Excetm
BaKKfiKC" ns traimlatrd from utatfo
to celluloid hy Jiiiiiob Cruze,
Ono ot them In aKthlecn Clif
ford, who sumft ycai a bo ult the
Mcrocn and mude bo much money
a-' II In K flowers that many amtumed
nho really was throuKh wl:h tho
Movies. Hhe fools them In this
picture, In which she playb the
mother half of tho "sister" act.
The other !s Josephine Dunn,
who some months hko seemed to
fall Into tho outer darkness of tho
monies when, oftr severnt In
genue rolt, stio wae cut off tho
payroll of ono organization. In
"Excess Ban Buge" she plays the
leading femlnin role opposite Wil
liam Haines, ono of the choicest as
nlKnment any canllne director
could have handed her.
over to the studio postmaster to
run errands while learning English
and etkiuetto ln preparation for
worK In front of tho camera.
Other Importations
Two other foreign acquisitions
are on the way to Hollywood:
Maurice Chovalier, popular l-rench
comedian, and John Loder, British
screen player. Chevalier' em
ployers regard his forthcoming
American debut as tho most lm-
iiortant since 3i.mil Jannlngs' ar
rival. He speaks Kngllsri nuenuy
and la said to have a good voice for
talklne pictures. Loder has had
considerable experience as leading
Ing man In English films.
"Excess Bagsago" probably, will
seem more romantic to film folk
who see It here than to picture-
goers in general, for It shows a
movie heroine heade-1 for the di
vorce court and rescues her in the
nick of time. As tlu girl who he
comes a screen star and drifts
nwny from a husband still In
vaudeville, MUs Dunn Is tempted
by Ftf-yirdo Cortez, portraying a
handsome movie Idol. Just as the
newspapers are ready to report
"another movie divorce,'" the
rough - but - honest husband
(Haines) lands an uppercut on the
classic Cortex's chin end walks out.
It proves to be a show-down. The
wife realizes she loves her husband
more than a career and trails him
to the theatre where, with shaken
nervs. he Is sbout to resume his
perilous "slide-Ior-llfe" act on the
tight rope. Ono feels that he, will
fall to his death If he forces him
self Into the ol'de, when suddenly
ho sees his wife waiting for him
on the stage, cheering him on.
Exultant, transformed, ho slides
to a happy ending.
Kofknowlng how to speak Eng
lish helped 15-year-old Paul
Guertzman to land himself a Holly
wocd Job In Parley and now he is
here learning how to speak Eng
lish and also how to eat with a
knife and fork. Jesse L. Lasky,
producer, had his attention called
to he lad during h recent Btay
In Paris. .Toui.g Guertzman was
always hanging around the hotel,
waylaying him when he came out
of his suit. As often as he was
thrown out he managed to creep
back. Finally the producer de
cided to save a few hours by de
voting a minute or two to telling
the boy, through an Interpreter,
how overcrowded with screen
struck beys and girls the movie
metropolis Is. The result was such
a burst of explanatory pantomime
from Paul that the movie magnate
ordered him to Hollywood, where
On his arrival r.ere he was turned
good pantomime is worth money.
fipcaklng of nationalities. It's
astonishing how Scotch tho screen
rlsh are. That veteran Scotch
man, Farrell MacDonold, who some
time ago portrayed do Irish Jiggs
in "Bringing up Father," will ap
pear In his first starring picture
as tho Irish hero of "Riley the
Cop." And Aggie Hcrrini, who
has played hundreds of Irishwo
men, ccmes from a Scotch theatric
al family.
Incidentally, It may romfort
tome people to hear that profanity
can be edited out of a soui.d-plc-
ture without "letakii.g" the dia
logue in which the offensive ex
pression appears. Sound-film ex
perta already have repaired one
bcene in whlcn an actor playing
poker forgot the microphone. Part
of the swearword was literally
wiped off tho sound-track In the
laboratory, and what was left
sounds like a harmless exclamation.
Is a slapstick comedy art? It Is
apparently when the slapstick her
oine Is the Marquise de la Falalse
In a Mack Bennett bathing suit.
Anyway. Hollywood's only avow
ed "art" tneatre has been featuring
"Tho Pullman Bride," made by
Sennett in 1915 before Gloria
Swanson had become either a star
or a marquise. Phyllis Haver and
Polly Moran play bits In the pic
ture, and Mack Swain and Chester
Conklin are the principal come
dians. When the Fllmarte theatre open
ed here with the announced pur
pose of presenting American and
torelgn films ordinarily too artistic
for exhibition on a box office basis
there was some argument as to
whether even Hollywood's screen
writing and acting colony would
support such a venture. Then the
management stuffed tho ballot box
by dipping Into history) and bring
ing up the old Gloria Swanson
opus. Maybe there are not enough
art-lovers here to make a steady
diet of "art" films profitable, but a
crowd was there.
Honoring the Ghazl
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cue fron their Soviet friends' crea
tion of a Lenin chair at Moscow,
tho Kemalists ore about to estab
lish a Ghazi Moustapha 'Kemat
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In A Travesty of "Uncle Tom'a Cabin"
YS WHAT CRITICS SAYs f "l
Chaplin ln blackfaca was to make her
dobut. Rosctta Duncan Is a discovery.
"Critical first nlKht audience and thsj
verdict was that Vivian and Rosetta Dun
can havo risen to new heights of dramatlo
ind comic entertainment ln this, their
first motion picture."
lk "Rosetta and Vivian Duncan werd i
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