THE KLAMATH NFAVfi
WEIWESIUY. JANUARY &. W
DAY EVE
- THEATRE ' OPENS THUR.S
Announce:
Plans Eoi
Shows In
Theatre
High -Grade Travel
ing Productions Will
B e Presented i n
New Pelican.
The tjucstiou on the l:ps
of thousands wliul class of
entertaiumont will bo offer
ed in Poole's new half mill-
clollar theatre? was
.on
i'oole. uresident ' of the
,
"1
heati'e corporation.
Klrsl and fori'mo-"!, -Mr. Tooit
touind lhal on Taesiiay
A'ednesday of carh wek, ili
lunlor OrDhpum vau4evillo 'tr-
aa theatr. This rauoeville Pio- Tr ti.-air-. Sanford Sny-
iroduction Is a higher grade per. der i la t.ho ihi-air orld what
ormance than anything hich!the nun behind iti- sua Is dur-
las ever been n In KlamaiU ing a war. A one now d s. reeii
. authority remarked: -The opera-
The Jucior Orpheum' circuit ,
mntrAl,l hv tbA --ta rnr-1
Kration that conducts tiie repu
ar Orpheum circuit 'vhich ap
pears only in metropolitan cities,
t is of the Mmo general typ
tnly. necesKirily not ' couipro-j
lonsive an ni?rtainmDt. Xn
,eari at the Golden Gate theatre.
Mr. Poole baa signed a on- j
yar contract -with the Junior!
Orpheum and the initial perform-,
.nice of this traveliuK tuow mill j
January zz.
Talkiee" Onkwl
Second, the leading moving
picture productions of the world
will be presented in the new
theatre. Including "'talkies."
Kquipment for V'idaplionp and
.Aiovie-tono Installations will ar
rive In the near future.
Last but not loastJ Mr. Poole:
h0Iea to orrery enter -
tamment In the form of mu-icai
reTues, concena ana piays. Recuri-d his roumiaiion trainins
"We are equipped in the new j fn orjran playing at that insti
Pclicaa to present any type of j tution. The finishing touches in
aiiow," lie said, "and If the' his mutual edinmion were also
public responds we will bring i received There,
liiany of the finest Ftape produc-j Th n he graduated to the
tions to Klamath Falls. j theater and the school of hard
Ideally Situated . kanct.. and. after finding out
"Situated raid-way between t whst the theater business was
Po-tland and San Francipco, Kla. all about decided it was his for
ma.'h Falls is ideally located j kefjp-. Willi that conviction to
S it- attracting tnirellnjr shows, i mind he studied under the. tut--These
productions do not like j lap1 nf v il T-;tgue, acquiring
to lose a day and are 'usually all knowl. due, ficimiqiio and
unxious lo Fandwich in a pr-j Jrii-k o ih trade Mr. T-ane
lormanca in a city much as Kla-j could :e.K-h him. Incidentally Mr.
jnatU Falls." , Sf nttton 'made It a point to nl-
Mp. Poolo wpnt on to fay sorb nil ihe lndividu.il quirks of
that he had had Mfers to present la intr m prnt iit etl by niher he
fueh ebows a "Gay l'ar-e," the .has henrd. The result Is versa
Huffy playen. Fanrhon and , tiMty, a ebaracteristl.! that In
Mnrco circuit, and KTlb and thi day and air1 of Kreotvped
JJill during the past year.
"Naturally I am cot goins to ;
brtiiK these sLase productions (o
Klamath unless there i a de
mand. Whether or not thu
demand exists can be found out
only by experiment In (?. 1 plan
to bring lu hiph nrrade plays
n:d revues lo Bee whether thi
i:ty actually wants tLe-m cr not."
BALLROOM DFVTISTRY
CANTON. O., Jan. A bit oi
ptfrt dentistry was featured
ulong with a daut-o maratlmn
)tere recently. One of ib; pirl
entrants developed a severe
toothache, po one of the city's
tooth-yankerp was prevailed fu
utep around ihe floor with tli
young lady and pull thr; bothcr
fcome molar.
NEW THEATRE MEETS
HIGH STANDARD OF
CLASS A" BUILDING
To the uuinlliatol. the fact i
that tho Pelican theatre is u 1
ctn.ifi A hullilin-. in of Utile con
Be'qoence. Jiut to those -who
know". It la one of' Ihe most .
wicniflcant facta about iho halt
million dollar edifice. ', .'.
Tile fact l that a clns A btiiM-.;to
Inj la the construe! Ion world, oc -
cupt'-a the tame envinhln I'-ni-Iuoft
vujoyed by a mutnher ot. "-
'hole-iii-one-club'- Ui the s .;
iirld.
To uunouncc that a build'n"
class A la to say In one r.urt
nd a letter that the n'ruium
4s conr.tructcd of tho best mater
ial?, that Ita heatiDK, llKhtlni;,
enillatinu. are of tha rtiphoat
irrade. and that the f!ro rirk
negligible. In otiier words, all
Lui a hulldlc; should fca ia du-
Proieioist
i
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v:
F . ; ' "l
t V ."' r?..-.4
t' " r"-' 3
N
t-V . jfMujarf
tor and the projec.iouisi can0lly
inaKe or creak uif,
analysis, inev it m uh-m
wlioin-rtll tn.' tak of hitnsinn
mod 'ffts ou td- ir
riwWT
REX STRj 1 1 0
ORGANIST OF
NEW THEATRE
Tlir filratton. the organist ot
the new Peliran liieater. which
I I. to iinen Thursday. January IT
. with a jipantic program, is one mad.' for Hie Wrifiiti.r, th- r
'of iho most accomplished mil- evid-me of miperinriiy i fnun.l
I .irlan.-i on the Pacific coaet. flc in the list of th.-arre owninu
is the nMe organ!t who made Wnrlitier ILipe .lone t oil Or
i the new Portland theater noted chesira-.. Tiie lin includes no
ifor I's excellent pi.tnre accom- ot ""' l-adii-.K hoiie i t!u
paniment.
Mr. Stratton attended the Tni-
XCrAiy of Oregon at Eugene and
playing is m e i h i n '4 to he a p-preeiatt-d.
Vr. Strafon was at tlie ?.Iarsh-fk-H
theater for hr-e yars,
where he niade ho-ts of friends
personally a-i well a.-? bavin? the
Pt b I itr appreriarion of his talents.
Tli'-n to tfj; Coliinjlua theater in
Por t :tnu, where he w;m firt or-r-!i;-t
. Follow inn ibis he wa
tin- featured musician at t he
Lr 'i.'idw.iy in Portland tor a year,
and With trie nr,-nii. of t lie New
Portland, piaye.j in ijit- rapacity
of fir.-i and 1-.vuim1 orjjaiiist up
to 1 lie time ( w :is 1 0.'txed to
Khmiaih Falls to i:.y' on ihe ;
tn set lnit Urcht-siral V11rlit7er
ofL'n in iJie I'eiifiiti iheafer.
The
:,:; fe
Wasbinjrlon
l hi?h.
Monuinent i.s
ei-rilir
turui.
I in that on: 'pi!:' ,
CIjmi A.
1'ew fn Dregon
Tliero are very few cl.is A
hui-innsa buildini-s In Oreiron in
j fat.t t),.re are naiy ,i,ree niiilde
; ef Portland of which tlie pelican
- llieatre Is the largest, according
reiK!rt,...(Thi atatoraent does.!
1 DOt Imln-Uidacillfiiihl biilldlna
j of ' w!ii!31v'npnrjr,-1neet or nearly '
r..-et iho. riulrcrrpv ifrratlnns).
line .f theso-huilditigK i locut-
'! u ".!lr-!n: the other two are
i;!. i:..nh Falls. Ite.ddeK IIih
i -healle, the Williams
.I ;:i:.-. . iwirci by I). (). Wll-i;.-..,
.. .nri d Hii-ued ty Jamleson
Puiher. i. a clabH A building.
iei-lf Can Tell
Many of the structural fentures
which compose rperlficat.lons for
CuntluucJ pn Page Srven)
Wurlitzer
Organ Is
Installed
By Poole
Huge. Instrument Will
Lend Musicc! Clisvn
to Nev Pelican The
atre Here.
The oi':'':ni itiMulleil in tin
New IVIiniii Theativ is a
Y-'uHilzer Hope-.). 'ties I'ui;
Orchestra.
Orjrani.-ts of national -c-lnte
will lie heai'il on the
ttionsancl ihroated Wtirlii-
; er. jsiant of its kiml. -Solos .
and novelties lv these trift - '
artists will provide brit-
lianl orjrait interludes isi tl.i
ftaizo ami ynt musical ire
trams ot the 1 elican Illo-
ntro, now roverheratilljr in
i,al.n),i(lu tht.lider now
w hisperiiljr in oenlle lite!-;
Tht heft litUUliful n.ni!' '(
tins prar r.rrhoc rui uua oidnii
! lU- ffuor ii ev r invito, lis
Krill- flant it! iiMVt. uitini urch.
The ori;aii simulit;i- idinost
any Miitiul. in luttiiic the tuiit ol
dozens o ort hfsi ral ium nmi'-ntn. J
It can protlnt-e m: t;w.ft si ra iii
of violin, f r or mined chry- '
?ta, t'!r.-.r n; .of: vasar. I
hn been ttTHi-tt ibe "orpan of i
imaEinailon". It is ertaitly an
fn.iriimeiit of em Iiuntnjent.
rNl in l-aJiiifc Hotir
XntwiihsiandiM the many
wonderful claim that can )
; , ' ' ,''
Zu:
eBlnrwinc!lt mr JU,.oriI(l(i at!V
mnicat fnstnimei:t.
(Cntniniie'I on I'aifo S-en
Wurlitzer
r-y"- '
y,.'i
The organ of the
. constructed. It simulates iilnio.t
one iiiiisUhui li-oin a console or
' M ' m m m
V,'t" iirniiiiV.'U.V; ihiii i. ifiViiiii'''::iiiiVlii :iiirllVivri':,j:l
W U te- 1
Jgivr'Hiirsj. x- y" - w. ij. VVVN ys'St "V
Aujva j - -? " h pyA&4W
Jyv& & yp V- i $jL&MM$Hib
MM"
V-
Vera Thompson
fern? v.' toc?;,
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Miss Thompson
Moving Force in
Poole's Theatres
t. Pt.U-.i;!
f.i.-.'
of ernercen
ot onaiu.e
nnt
il'iali.
ladfrihip. Mi Vera Thompson,
vc, re'ary und !r. :i"urcr if the
iVlican rii'-.ii;e riii..-atiim. Ii.i.h
played no -mail pan In buildlntr
i:p i he 1'iWht thtatr.- eliain froii.
uii' ihr-atre lo it'
tilde.
.Miss '1 hi.ii,' -u:
Iilov.d bv II.
y. arn juvl hi h
pr"ient ui:i v
ha be, n
Pn-ile fi.
n :i inoi I .
cin-
tt !lig
fun.' Ij-IuikI his Mifi'i
. MiuifMt d Intib, uit-i i(.iii miHri
dlitf- atte:id:nrr ih' -n--rat rn ' '
t'-n:- tin-a'r: .. t:il mi (:.-r -!v;ilii-
'Ti, Mr s'i--.- in t';b' c,it'a'!y
h.i
plac-d 1: !- iH'iiinti tl." ino-t
Organ Installed
jA y s.v si?
K-w9y'yr,Tr'yrn'y --r'y.-T
X ' y yy 9
Pelican Theatre Is
'lli'Htwr MopcVoites I'nlt nrcliesirn. This
all sound. Itieludlng the tone,
kcj UcMi placed In the urcliestru
:; ' , i .. 7 i
llif.lllV.
-i l. r -.f ;t.
ruplillv
t- .u.l
In . . -s I Hi Vulll.it hll'-Ml
of M.itiinlll t'.'itl
I;. -ii liMi. c.Mie- fn
i.i.va
M
l-n.t
ll-illl i- - Vi' ' l-C-t.t;!;..' I
. 1. - u r ur;t'iiitin'iii u-
i: :th.l -iii-T ff ih"
thN'itvi . .it porjtlun. At sm-h
uill i..k a direct unit Htt!v'
she
ii.i .it iiriuiii: or niutiii viti puii
rl -t vlii'i cuVi'Tii llie iqi'Tiii ion
ami niiiiiit'-ii. tit-e of tlir ha'f ni'
linn d'tthtr -Iron linuve.
li.it
n I'd
Hi's (.i t i: rn i.
.I.t i:. A
i la tit v n
tiilpM UIIll"l!l
.1..
tt..! i.-
'1.
I'T d";"Tl.iri..n. b--i
-l-fd fm. .-si-i-
. ilrti. c. r- .t till -i
-:i)ai iVon uej-hiioi-;
' ;.iid j. ei'nV ''oiip!',rt
i ii.-i niid" W'li in oMi-
iu t.lii.-ii;
tc t tcH .' u
Ti-i 1t H(!u
il.-in-.w? ;n tii--ii
- vg j'; i i!i r! H ih
iniilnr.. only
p.ftlv i t.i-1
in New Pelican
A,y.A - mV- .viyir-. 'yy y
Wy..Axtc- vy'y .v, v y?'
X
y .A
new
of ninny ori hestrul liiHtrunients,
ilt ur In nny location ili-slml.
TALKIES' WILL
HE INSTALLED
IN THEATRES
(Vntrncta Signed for Pelicnn
TlieAtre and Pinu Tree
By Horry W. I'oolo 1
Ani'iuirjc Min'iir win made today
by W. It. I'uelc purulent if h
1 ll. iii ihciine, thtil cmiiiiih1!
he. u .tn -mt. muted fur (hi'
in .Inlt.ilioil ff Vlliiphone ithd
XiiiVii mn .-aiiit-H l.i ihe hntf
Mlllll 'tl I.uILiT I'lllV lltMl-te.
"Wiihiu ii few wc-k-.' Mr
I'l.ti!.' M'!d. -hri-iiie,! mid
'.tt! r:.laid pit Hit ei will be dls
lti d in not nti'y ill" l'"M nil
tlica'i". hut iil-iii the Pine Tree.
T!; e mt- om;iionlv rfferred lo
:is le!l.ics' ami nri iln Ihu-hU (h
mtv.nl.m in tnovlnn pl-inie nrt."
I : :i jiitiMK- pmdiu Norn at " pro
ilnii-.t hy lh'1 W'aiiter .roihM-ri
ill. liu; Muvi.'Ioii.' hv lilt l-'t.s
1 m i f pti i :ii ion I- a i h U dif-
i. :tt tin-. Ii.ii.tt .illv. but Ihe ef-
'. ih ttniMui!ni"!y tin Maine.
Tli III! iro fine lit will repri"
an Ui iif-nl of i ii.dtMt.
iJi' H i ni' lhi 'li:iphoii'
!-ivii is nor ectuii.
w r i'i..ii-' v i r i iia H v tutii a nnni-
; ! f.'r 1 .1 r.me. The
: W .1 pro In., rs of -t.ilkieV War
ii. r lit .t r ., ..ml i iu- yt I'iltil
c r(n':j' ion. h.-v MitMit-d Ionic
Mm.' i mi' in. with Mr, I'oote,
uiilv bU iheatr'-ji tan
- pi nip's. Tlnti. while
Imw till
'm,.'MtMi i-iKiI I instiill "tnlkie"
iuacii!ui-i h, y i-ntild uot tiie
"mUU." f.111,5.
INoIe Thealres
Have Exclusive
Contracts Siirncd
Some I.!-a nf th arnr nf II.
W. ra.il.-U ihe:tin ncflvitfru may
i:.unei hv i (it- eti-litilve con
i r, let ha con-ummaied wh h
! a .Ii nn i i I in iirMdui-f-M of Ihe
t in!--d Slafe - . -.Tiiractn hb h
m nn b-adiiiH product bm lu
Klamath Fa!K
Mr. I'u-do - hut t-nnt'rari wli h
W a - to r Urif her-. Vrsi National
niu u.v I 'at a mount t KantoiM
l'l;i w r-. I..i-ki i Mi-i ro-Cnldu n-
M :i er. I ".it In- i.!iauirev, Ko
Killtl cnrpOtllTlntl. V. II. (), Kdtt-ci-M'in
Kflinit. In r hum ted, I ni-
V'Tj;t, rilitl j.t I.tT 4 (I III pailb-4 t,
le- r lUipuflJillce.
IMotnit i:ibni3! In the CiHHQni"
raitKe U tin. bitrhent mountain in
Mnrnpe.
Theatre
d.nsole Is Ihe finest model ever
The enllie ornii Is operntnl hy
Huge Half Million
Dollar Playhouse
Completed Project
New . Pelican Represents Last Word in
Theatre Construction and Decoration;
Building Is of Spanish Design, Interior
Shows Early French Influence.
I'oolt' I'lliciin theittiO. a limsjiiva. beautiful Ktiucttlie
ropronentinir nn investment of one half million dollars,
is il completed project today. Slnndin forth ii.h the
larjrest playhonso i't the United Stilton servinit n city the
size of Klitmalh FuIIh, and compiiniiK favorably with
metiopolitan .theatres, the bip; Ntrtlctine represcnt.i to the
fullest decree the product of Klamath bruins. Klamath
labor and Klamath investment. ,
Only minor delidls need to be nttended to tomorrow
and Thursday to prepare the bip; plavhonse for it.s maiden
performance. Thursday cveniiiR. Indication point to a
packed house on otienintr nipht.
ArrailKelllent linve lleen made - -
fur a vemutlle and mlrrlna open- In iu l of craml. ur wliliont ot
Ilia ir.irnm. In which a iecll nle ill-pluy. The hlah II
tlriiheiim prodiiiil.m will lie feat- Inr l flat hut ih d-cornilon in
Diher liein on the pro- "",Tlnei pnte Hhude. and
arum Include ever.il hrh-f ad-, Sold. It a doine Hhuid
dlene. musical "election., both effect
orchetrnl and orunn. and the' In-uanirniailon iutbu
film. "Synthetic Sin." inrrln The oninui.Tiinl planterlna r
rolleeu Moore Leader. In Ihe nann-matlon reprew-nn nun . of
him Induiirv of the I'nlted ' Hie irliirli.i artlnlc femure of
siarMi will Ib. ierla mn n of lie- new ilaylinu-e. I in1-t- Hi
Ih W. Poole. They mo rntnliK a.ihe dircctl.iii of Henry Urea
from n. fur norih u Sentile, and !". S" IVnnclm n, trnlind- H"l
.n'far ninth an l.o Aneet.m. '.iiliiorlu converieil the
I,. ..i her column, of thla rMu,p and fash-
.-Ultto... .arlou. reatnre, of the "" "")' 1""n.. unlna a
new theatre are cnv.nd In de-
tail-fioni the hcntlua and Tea-
tllat lnK nystein to a dcierlptlon
of the "crylnB" room. Thla ar
il, le will attempt to ronrey the
t.'n-ral prniei-tivn of the I I at
plavhoue, the laraeet between I
Portland and San Kran.-lco.
iHln Movliiff Spirit
The movlnx cplrlt In the ron-
irueiion or i ne iiw i nenirn in
II. W. I'onle, who ban nhnpd the'
rouie of hln career for the pant
t.'ii p-nrn with the Pelican ihe-
n:re aa nn objective. Mr. Poole ,
In pre.ldent and controlllna atocl;-
holder nf the theatre. He wa
heliied In every potutihle way by j
W. II. Miller, vice pre.ldent. who
not only hai. a tarae M.r.nuul In-1
vestment In Ihe theatre, hut ul.o I
h. ld .he aen-ral hutldln con-
trnr'- .Many iw
Dlinennhina kIvh a fair con-1 Senllun rapacity of the hal
cepilnii or the aire of iho newvnny and or.-he.ira leveta thla
llieatre. The Imlldtmt ha a,,.o. ni Imlude the party room
frontaae mi Klamath avrnue of . i.-.ao. On the main floor
173 feet and on Klahth of II! , here are 779 opera rhalra and
fe.t. II in 67 feet hlah. is.", onhcHira lone.; on the cr.
Spanish type nf architecture nn1 fnr r(, 0.rtt rhalm
prevails In exierlor deslann, while id I57 balcony loaea. All ehalra
the more ornamental early, ,-re furnlnlied by the lleywood
Krench period Influence Ih rcflu- Wale .field company nf fhlcnito.
d In Interior decorations. lieUallntlon wn handled hy Ii.
II one Ileum Sn.Hin Ihilrony i h, Jucohsun and a crew or k e.
SuiiportlnK and bracing tlie , lly ', iralm-d men.
theatre, urn Sun Inim of kIi I, (;ni. IhI.ti-ki nK feature In the
beams one henm. the main rap- p a. Iiik of the urmui loft. Rather
port for the balcony, welahs 2.1 limn follow the nccuntnnted prac
lona, tlce.-f 1 1 1 -. 1 : 1 1 1 ii k the oraan at
It was neceKsary to une three ihe aj4 f the theatre, II.
frelillit cars to alilp the one lieam ! Poole, 'president or the theatre,
to Kliiminh. Plnclna nl Iho var-innd W.-11. Miller, vice president.
Ions beams, bin and little, re-: undertook the ex:ra expense or
quired enremi handllitit by the i.m-ii Iiit It In the eelllna, where
W. I. Miller Construction rom-'u Mil for musical effect Is pro
pany, holder of Ihe cenernl run-I ilui-.il.' " The nrcn rli inhere
Iran.
Flfteen thousand sacks of re -
mint wern used In construction
work
i Passing through Iho rotunda,
described In detail on another
pag", and then through the
lower foyer, one Herts nut Into H I feet, and provision la made
Ihe auditorium mid is Inimeil-j for Ihe nun of the enllrn spucn
lately tima.ed'ut Ihe Immensity when neeil dictates,
of the thciitrn mid iho sirllilng, Htugn suitings and rtrnperleH
yet not groiesiiuo ornamentations i are heniiilfnl. Fourteen dlffer-
nnd deeoralionK which grace Ihejent curtains nnd ilruperlOH
walls mid celling. Dimensions of 1 1 here l l.loil ynrds nf drapery
the lower floor nre S3 hy fil miilerliil used on the stage nlono
fei. , I nrn operaled by electric mo-
The effect of Iho l)l audllor-' (t inllnnel .in I'aitn l ight)
MINIATURE HOTEL IN
NEW THEATRE SERVES
TRAVELING TROUPES
Wheji tho c ii i lu I ii falls on Ihe
last act of vaudeville, play, must
cnl'revue, or nny other class of
Irevellng show which performs lu
Iho new Pellcnn thenlre, the ir
Ioib nefd not leave tho thealre.
All tho Irnuhlo of clinngiug into
Ihelr streiit. clothes nud going lo
a local holel will he a tiling of
the past, for within Ihe new thea
tre Is a minimum holel for their
accomodation.
t)u the Hecnud floor, facing
Klamath nvenite, nre twelve fur
ultihed rooms with every convene
once of n modern hostelry.
Accessible
A atnlrwny, nenr hack-lage,
leada directly to the rooms.
""-r I-" c..m,.....i...n
A hi rlV Inic ftmiure nf Iho dm-
oral bm- bt the harmony and bnl
anco adberetl t-. The work In
ronrvtti!v and weora well.
There U iioihliiR oycrdono In an
loitempl to produce an effect.
Tin early French period atyle
fn'lnn eil rt.Iltf Imivlv -1 Iipi-a r
B( tooln ,n,(,rprf,,ntll,n(l of drv.
i fnnw
The renter piece pre trlt.ln
, pr odth tloiM, to Hay. the leant.
T.i- prlinipal one, with a mnic
, iiiflceu- ch:iudeir. In 1 I feet lu
idinmeter. Four others, each tlx
1 fei t In diameter nre lornted lu
four corui r of Ihe npnclnii
'ceMint.
Vi-ut MniJiiK mill and Ihe or-
jk'nn rtIIIk ft re done In old gold.
'hbh hb'iidH In .with llie re-t of
,,,.,, ,..hemr
hnv heaters which keep the lom-
jperaiurn ni an enact level day In
jnml day nut. thus ensiirlna
naaiint tnnal deflecllnna.
The stage Is n work of art.
The pniHienliim opening Is 4r
fee( hy 311 feet. In depth II Is
Kb oh room Is equipped Willi n
I bathroom with modern fixtures,
shower and other In'rliiontnls
i which will provide nil the com
fort of n modern hotel.
Tills is a recent Innovntlnn III
the theatre world anil Installed
lu only ihe most modern plny
houses. "These rooms will be utilized
; only by the Iriiveliug show peo
ple who perform it t tlie Pelican
thentre," said Mr. Poole In com
menting on this fiiatilre of thu
theatre. "Hitch no arrangement
Is far morn Hiitlsfaeiory for tho
various travelling trim pes who
.will cone to Klomatb."