Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17
SEES GOOD TIMES AHEAD
Local Theatrical Manager Optimistic
As to Future, But Admits Present
Conditions Might Be Better.

Manager waters, Of Ne Liberty thea.
tire. is one of those individuals who
find small COMFORT in prophesyiug dark
days TO come, although he admits with
engaging frankneSs that present condi-
tions in the amusement business are
far from good.
81 From all parts or the country,
says Mr.. Waters, "come reports of hard
times for theatrical enterprise, and |
am inclined 20 believe that the coast
is getting more hard knocks than other
sections, Salem SO far as | am able
TO determine, is in somewhat better
condition than the majority Of other
coast cities,
" Yes, | cancelled the "rroiau Wo.
men date for the Grand I did not
think 1t worth while Tor an entirely
unknown company " - an old Grccian
play TO come in here.
"Thc picture business is only fairly
good, hut such as II is il is the only line
of amusement anywhere in the country
which is getting by with any sort Of
comfort. Salem is getting the full ben.
eft Of the improved methods now in
vogue in the milking of moving pic.
lures, and nt prices hardly commensu.
rate with the quality Of the attrac.
tions.
/ cone has but 10 loDd back very
few years 10 get a realizing sense Of the
marvellous advance that has been ac.
complshed in the art Of film making.
From the onercc feature which de.
pended largely upon novel action Ia
make it go we have come TO genuine
drama, staged by the best directors
the country affords, performed by net.
ors than whom there are no better And
it is a strange thing, when one pauses
TO consider it, that these people produce
dramatic effects without the aid Of the
voice which viii average stronger and
more enjoyable than the spoken drama.
The advantage held by the film drama
in point Of scenery alone is almost suf.
ticient 10 destroy rivalry.
" A case in point Is that OF wild.
flower in which Marguerite Clark ap.
pcared at our Liberty street house a
short time ago. The scenic settings of
that piece, particularly 20 one familiar
with western New York, are so far su.
ucriOr 10 any artifiripl .oeu,r,, ~.
there il po comrarisn, Fu,or. 'i
--ucaee to bis Tebcs, 10 rjol. ,aI"U' ,.ia, ~, "
, saws that man. art .. ajmes, n;,,tniI,.
inadeounte ip imitati,g God 70 ,,.aat o',;
doors.
nThero was a dov mot Inn, ,oo .,.L..
many of us belioycd tbot drs,n9S,i S '",'' ,,n.
us would bs abIo D., noIa 80 ~.
from the screen. bpt tbnrc ,ro ta,, as
us today Who vnl rot odui, La, az
Great nctor op m, sc,ccn 'n", a., ,a,
actor still and :, is a opcs,ia, "be,ha,
or mot The makers ~ nloys barn Wv, Wv.
for years beep In crroI i1 l.a.;s,, wv Wv
little 10 tt. IMAGINATION ~ ,bo an5;s, ,,' "
II looks reasonable tbot , no,soa 'o ,.,ii n
apisy n NAV ,nIv ma 60 p, ia. ~ ~
his cgpneify for co;oyipg I, ,nJ g.
his c1no1iv h. mo-, rcs,bd5 20 s,. " ~ .tH
reason tbst tbe ,rol., ,r,,ds Ma M. ".
within d,fiBite bI.r5o,;cs "'''
,.Wbat ia ,bo iiri, 4, m,,io, a..
ture prodpetior Ttore ,com. g. y.
ma Bmit ~, bsyc ~, orr - ~.
early showing plov. which ,,bsn1 tas,
the east were baigg giyrr nigb,
NIGHT M big rrircs [io,J, AJsa..,,.
plsvipc ,T6e fi,,le s;s,e, 80 i@.a " .'. n.
Charles Yoppgts ana, ,h. pa.a
,yns appa,orti, ,,l, IL. tati,t .'i'l'
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