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Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local Theaters
ARMY SWEETHEART
PEGGY DIGGINS — In a poll of fifty Army camps conducted by
Walter Thornton, head of the model agency — was chosen as the player
to be designated as “The Swwetheart of the Army." Warners have
signed her to a new long term contract and assigned her to the leading
role In the elaborate musical “Sweethearts of 1942.” Others prominent In
the picture are Priscilla Lane, Brenda Marshall, Alexis Smith, Jane
Wyman and Jean Ames. The story has to do with the gifts left behind
by their gallivanting soldier beaux.
Up And Down Broadway
BY JACK GAYER
United Pres* Drama Editor
New York, May 15.—(UP)—It Is too bad that Katharine ComeU’s
revival of G. B. Shaw’s "Candida" could not have been a regular com
mercial production available to all and sundry during an unlimited run
because it is the finest thing the theater has had this season. Tomorrow
night it winds up a program of ten performances, mostly matinees, spread
over two weeks, which were given for the benefit of the army and navy
relief funds. All too few playgoers have had a chance to see it.
Miss Cornell last revived the play
In 1937 and that was a memorable
revival, but this one Is tops. The
■tart not only gives a more moving,
glowing performance than before,
but the rest of the cast Is perfect
—the only word for it.
Raymond Massey Is the minister,
Dudley Olgges Is Candida's father,
Mildred Natwlck, doubling from
“Blithe Spirit," is Prossy and Bur
gess Meredith, lost by Broadway
first to the movies and then to the
*rmg, Is the Marchbanks.
It Is odd that, In this role on as
signment from the army, Private
Meredith, who has had tremendous
pralae In the last seven years,
ihoald achieve the finest plaudits
»f his career. The role of the love
sick poet Marchbanks always has
teen a weak spot In this play be
cause It is almost Impossible to get
It played In believable fashion.
Meredith Is able to do It and, be
lieve me, It takes doing.
There have been many all-star
revivals of various plays, but I think
this Is the best one our theater
tas known.
|?IU5 and regret:
" “What Big Ears,” a farce about
Bollywood, by Joe Eisinger and
Judson O’Donnell, which wasted
the abilities of Taylor Holmes and
Ruth Weston.
•The Life of Reilly,” a farce
■bout a dumb pitcher for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, whose affairs
'ere guided by a fortune teller. Au
thor, William Roos.
rpHE first new venture In the
theater-restaurant field in over
a year has started off In glowing
fashion In the room last occupied
by George White's Gay White Way
and before that by the Cotton Club
and the Palais d’Or. This new night
club venture bears the name of The
Latin Quarter and Is the property
of Lou Walters, who has been oper
ating successfully clubs bearing the
same name in Boston and Miami.
There Is the usual acceptable
food, drinks and dance music of
such spots, but the show is out of
the ordinary and something to be
seen. “Folies de Femmes" Is what
Walters calls his first production,
but- don’t let that bother you. The
turns are good, the production pace
Is swift, and the decor and music
are pleasing to the eye and ear.
Among the performers are dancer
Gloria Gilbert, a standby from the
musical stage; comedian Emile Bo
reo, whose dialect Is as funny as
ever; a clever Juggler named Trixie,
and many others. Good, solid
vaudeville with enough expert pro
duction touches to make it consid
erably more than that.
rpONY CANZONERI went a cou
pie of rounds with the drama
in a farce earlier this season and
now another ex-champ is going to
make his theatrical debut. Heavy
weight Jim Braddock has signed
to do a comedy boxing turn with
comedian Bobby Clark In the
forthcoming “Star and Garter” mu
sical revue that Michael Todd will
produce.
FINE STAGE SHOW
TODAY AT POLTS
Ray Kinney and Hawaiian
Band, Tony Canzoneri,
Joey Adams Top Bill
Today will be your last oppor
tunity to see Ray Kinney and his
famous Hawaiian Band on the stage
of the Loew Poll theater, where
they are being presented in person
for four'performances, at 1:20, 4:00,
6:30 and 9:00 p. m.
With this outstanding orchestra
are such stars as oJey Adams one
of today’s favorite comedians; Sue
Ryan, lovely songstress, Eddie, Jack
and Betty, skating stars, and others.
Tony Canzoner Is being presented
as an extra added attraction on
the ball. On the screen is Jane
Withers in “The Mad Martindales."
Combing mirth, music and ro
mance, “Rio Rita” opens a five-day
engagement tomorrow morning at
the Loew Poll Theater with Bud
Abbott and Lou Costello cavorting
into the twelfth year of their amaz
ing partnership as comedians.
Then it is considered that they
were relatively unknown only five
years ago, their rise is phenomenal.
Now popular on stage, screen and
radio, they reach the apex of their
climb in the new picture. *
Kathryn Grayson and John Car
roll offer romance and melody as
a background for the antics of the
comedians. Miss Grayson in a duet
with Carroll sings “The Ranger's
Song" and “Long Before You Came
Along,” Carroll sings the theme
song, “Rio Rita," and Miss Gray
son solos with “The Shadow Song”
from Dinorah.
A capable supporting cast in
eludes Patricia Dane, Tom Oonway,
Arthur Space, Peter Whitney and
Dick Rich. They form a band of
spies who are Intent on eliminating
Abbott and Costello, but their ef
forts are futile of course.
The numerous escapes of the
comedians provide the comedy
which will keep audiences In a con
stant uproar through the showing.
The action and the melody keep
going at a fast and hilarious pace
throughout the entire picture. For
the very tops in enterainment,
make a date now to see Abbott and
Costello in “Rio Rita" at Loew’s
Poll.
On the same program Is another
smash hit, the mystery thriller,
“Tragedy at Midnight” with John
Howard, Margaret Lindsay and
, Mona Barrie.
NEW MOVIE BLONDE
Helen Gilbert, blonde newcomer,
plays a mystery girl in “The Falcon
Takes Over," Georoge Sanders’ new
RKO Radio picture.
Accordion Concert
and Dance
PRESENTED BY
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And Staff
Hamilton Park Pavilion
TOMORROW NIGHT, > P. M.
Featuring Mtcea Accordion Bond
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‘LADY IS WILLING’
AT STATE SUNDAY
Marlene Dietrich Tackles
Screwball Comedy Role
in Latest Offering
■.
Performances tomorrow evening
at Warner’s State theater conclude
the engagements of Bob Hope and
Madeleine Carroll In the hilarious
hit "My Favorite Blonde” also the
full length feature cartoon In tech
nicolor, "Mr. Bug Goes To Town."
Tackling her first screwball com
edy role with refreshing, breezy
gusto, the glamorous Marlene Diet
rich comes to State theater patrons
on Sunday as a “new Dietrich” ac
cording to advance reports.
In “The Lady Is Willing,” hilari
ous new funfest co-starring Fred
MacMurray and Introducing a gur
gling little seven-months-old who
rates his accolade of "wonder baby,”
Miss Dietrich appears to perfection
as a dizzy Broadway star, giving to
sumptuous apartments, Insane hats
and the borrowing of adorable In
fants who don’t belong to her.
The producers of the new comedy
hit Invested Its romantic and antic
hlgh-Jlnks with a wealth of color
ful, captivating comedy. A top
flight character cast assists the
stars In bringing to the screen the
sharp luances of cinema insanity
at its most delightful. Aline Mac
Mahon, Stanley Ridges, Roger Clark
and Arllne Judge are the major fea
tured players of the film, whose
production was delayed for several
weeks when Miss Dietrich cracked
one of her million dollar legs on
the set during filming of an espe
cially hectic sequence.
As Elizabeth Madden, the bright
est light on Broadway, Miss Diet
rich Invests her characterization
with all her natural glamour and,
in addition, turns gaily giddy to in
troduce a sclntlllanting new facet of
her many sided talents. MacMur
ray is equally fine as the young
medico who prefers research to ro
mance, rabbits to babies. He finds
that babies and romance have a way
of overshadowing all else, partic
ularly when Miss Dietrich personi
fies the one, and a captivation
youngster named Baby Corey em
bodies the other.
Baby Corey, seven months old, is
currently being called "Hollywood’s
“Wonder Baby.” Cute, captivating,
chin-chuckable, he’s easily the
year’s greatest “Heart’ find.
Paris of today, under the heel of
the Nazi Gestapo, is thrilllngly de
picted in "Joan of Paris” second big
hit of the program, co-starring Mi
chael Morgan, famous French star
making her debut in American
films, and Paul Henreid, whose role
In "Night Train” established him
as a favorite in America.
Thomas Mitchel, Laird Cregar
and May Robson head the featured
cast.
“In nils Our Life.” one of the
most important pictures of 1942
makes its local debut at the State
starting Wednesday with Bette
Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George
Brent and Dennis Morgan in star
ring roles. "In This Our Life” is
a plcturizatlon of the successful
novel by Ellen Glasgow. "Sweet
heart of the Fleet” with Joan Davis
and Jinx Falkenburg is the second
big hit of Wednesday’s show.
Other attractions coming soon to
the State include such top-notch
productions as “A Gentleman After
Dark” with Miriam Hopkins and
Brian Donlevy; “Valley of the Sun"
with Lucille Ball and James Craig;
Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan
in "Juke Girl”; "True to the Army"
with Judy Canova, Allan Jones and
Ann Miller; and “The Great Man’s
Lady” with Barbara Stanwyck and
Joel McCrea.
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Bette Davis and Olivia de HavlUand In a dramatic scene from the new
Warner Bros, hit, “In This Our Life,” coming to Warner’s State theater
Wednesday for an engagement of four days with George Brent and
Dennis Morgan also starred. Included In the same program Is "Sweet
heart of the Fleet.”
STRAND OFFERING
ANDY HARDY FILM
Latest in Family Series
Starts Sunday With ‘SOS
Coast Guard’
Tonight's final showings will
bring to a close the- current en
gagement of "The Courtship of
Andy Hardy,” at the Strand thea
ter. Featuring Mickey Rooney,
Lewis Stone, Sara Haden, Fay Hoi
den, Cecilia Parker, Donna Reed
and Ann Rutherford, this latest pic
ture In the Hardy series, affords
top-notch entertainment. “The Man
Who Returned to Life,” featuring
John Howard, Lucille Fairbanks,
Marcella Martin and Roger Clark,
Is the second big thrill hit on the
same program.
Starting tomorrow for a four-day
engagement, the Strand once again
will present two first-run, first Wa
terbury showing, features. Head
ing this well balanced program Is
"SOS Coast Guard,” starring Ralph
Byrd, Bela Lugosi and Maxine
Doyle. The picture opens with a
“bang” when Mr. Byrd and Maxine
Doyle are caught In the hold of a
sinking ship. The plot Is an In
triguing one, having to do with the
activities of a group of malevolent
scientists and are attempting to sell
their disintegrating gas bombs to
Morovanla, a large foreign power.
Amatite, an Important element In
the manufacture of these deadly
bombs, Is being smuggled out
aboard the freighter Carfax, which
flounders on a heavy reef during a
storm.' The coast guard, of course
comes to the rescue. With breeches
buoy, and in the rescue, Boroff, the
chief munitions man, Is recognized
as a public enemy of the United
States government. He is pursued
In making his getaway, and Byrd’s
kid brother is killed. The ensuing
events are filled with thrills, dy
namic action and plenty of laughs.
The second first run, first Wa
terbury showing feature, Is a new
kind of a western, titled “Rolling
Down the Great Divide." Featured
In this new saga of the west are
such outstanding personalities as
Art Boyd, of radio fame, and Art
Davis/ Filmed against a beautiful
outdoor background of the west,
this action-packed comedy-drama
provides entertainment plus.
Ah I Look what’s coming Wed
nesday, for three days. Why, It’s
that gripping, soul-stirring, red,
white and blue adventure "To the
Shores of Tripoli,’’ starring John
Payne, Maureen O’Hara and Ran
dolph Scott. The second emash hit
on the same program is "Who Is
Hope Schuyler?” with Joseph Al
len, Mary Howard, Sheila Ryan and
Ricardo Cortez.
Roy Rogers adn the Sons of the
Pioneers will sing three songs in
"Romance on the Range” for Re
public Studios. The songs are "Coy
ote Serenade,” "Rocky Mountain
Lullaby," and "Sing as You Work.”
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M’KINLEY PLAYS
LAKE COMPOUNCE
Famous Drummer Brings
Orchestra to Bristol
Next Sunday Night
A great showman, America’s top
musical drummer and one of the
most popular musicians In the coun
try, Texas-born Ray McKinley
brings his outstandnlg new orches
tra to Lake Com pounce Sunday
night In his first New England ap
pearance.
Ray’s talents on the drums have
been hailed by music critics In
every popular music publication
throughout the country. Bing Crosby
In a recent article in “Music and
Rhythm’’ pointed out that "Ray is
not only a great drummer but one
of my ten favorite vocalists.”
Bing was referring to Ray’s style
Abbott and Costello are starred In the M-G-M musical comedy hit "Rla
Rita” opening a five day encasement tomorrow morning at the Loew
Poll Theater. John Carroll and Kathryn Grayson head the snprcortinR
cast of favorites. The second blf hit is “A Tragedy At MlSnlght.”
oi mues singing. "Kay enter
tained me when he was drumming
for Dorsey," Bing added. “He was
clever then and his recordings since
have been consistently good.”
Recently co-leader and featured
mainstay of Will Bradley’s great
orchestra, Ray Introduced such fa
mous tunes as “Beat Me Daddy
Eight to a Bar,” "Scrub Me Mamma
With a Boogie Beat," "Down the
Road Apiece," and many others.
Peatured entertainers In the Mc
Kinley organization are Imogene,
Malilon Clark, the Texas Rangers,
Louis and George, the Trio, Quar
cet ana quintet ana maestro kh.
himself on the drums and slngiuj
those famous blues vocals.
The popular Russ Schucrer or
chestra plays every Saturday nishV
In Its seventh consecutive sea. o:.
at Compounoe and every Thursday
the Kraknwska orchestra entertains
with Polish and American ml'rir
All amusements are open Tuesday
through Saturday nights and Sun
day afternoons, and evenin',?; durlm;
May. After Memorial day the par.c
joes on Its regular dally schedule.
Kentucky has a postoflee In the
town of “Ice."
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