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Newspaper Page TextPAGE NINE The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, March 21,-1937 Comedy. THrifls, Momaiice. and Tense Brama Booked at" Theatres Grand Offers i 1 mi "I. rieai xnruieri s a Happy Forecaster "Nancy Steele Is Missing' Offered; McLaglen Is In Leading Role ' A powerful drama that rains blows of passions and emotions on your pounding heart, "Nancy Steele Is Missing," the Twentieth Century-Pox production . which Anened yesterday at the Grand theatre. Is unforgettably por trayed by the 8 tar of "The In former' -and an Inspired -cast. Victor McLaglen, winner of the Motion Picture Academy's acting award for 1935, turns in one of the finest performances of his career in this taut, dramatic film. "Nancy Steele Is Missing," with its tense thrills of emotion lashing . power, begins in the troubled days of .1917 with the disappearance of the daughter of Walter Connolly, a munitions magnate. Shortly afterward, Vic tor McLaglen, whose knowledge of the horrors of war has turned him to ardent pacifism, gets in- volved in a brawl with police and. la the hysteria of war-time, he Is giTen a two-year prison sen tence. Framed by fellow prisoners as the instigator of. an attempted jail break, McLaglen is sentenced . to life. A shrewd cellmate, Peter Lorre, suspects that the huge prisoner Is concealing a valuable Becret, and when 20 years later, McLaglen is released for good behavior: Lorre trails him con stantly. ' In a tense, dramatic climax. McLaglen attempts to restore the grown-up Nancy Steele to - her rightful father, while Lorre stops at nothing to get the penitent criminal out of the way so that he may substitute a fraudulent ; claimant of his own. The manner in which McLaglen redeems him self for the crime he committed 20 years before provides a con- elusion of tremendous emotional power! Evangelical Missionary Society Is Entertained At Risser Home, Dallas . i -" : ': ': 1 ...,..,'"::.'.: ! .. , .. : ..-.:-x . . -x-:-: ; , r, ' v I' V '- . -1 . : ' ' ' . : ' ' . : ...... . vs :: v.. '.. y.:s : r : X..-X-:: " '...... tl I-,,,,,, .inn ,1 1,,. ,, miiiiMM ii mu "iriiiimim if - " - Joe E. Brown, appearing in "When's Your Birthday" full of comedy. thrills and romance, showing at the Elsinore t tie ire as a aoue feature with "China Passage. DALLAS. March 20. The Women's Missionary society of the Evangelical church met at the home of Mrs. August Risser Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Amelia Ash ton and Mrs. William Young aS- sisted at the refreshment hour. -Mrs. Chester Gardiner had charge of the devotions and Mrs. Clarence Curry gave the lesson. Mrs. Cecil Embree told something of the work of the Prayer league and Mrs. Milton Grant gave a talk on "Stewardship and Tithing." i Mrs. Floyd Senter is president. . The next meeting of the so ciety will be an evening gather- ' ing held at the. church; with the men Invited to attend. A special program will be planned for this. t .r J' Joe Brown Is Elsinore Star Provide Tense Thrills v7 Your Birthday" Is Hilarious; Other Film : I 'China Pas8age, i Hilarious comedy 1 provided by When's Your Birthday?" which opened an engagement yes trdT at the Elsinore theatre. with Joe E. Brown as fun-maker- in-chief. Brown is seen as an "occasion al" prise fighter who adopts this meana of oavinc for a course in astrology. Later he refuses to marry his sweetheart, Susanna Kaaren, because she has selected a date which conflicts with the favorable asDect of his birth planet. He lands a Job as a fortune-telling astrologer in a mld- wav concession operated 07 rea Keating, where Marian Marsh is also working. Predicting the out come of a race. Brown enables Minor Watson. a 'big-shot gambler, to make & winning bet, and the latter promptly engages the three as his private staff for predicting the outcome or sporv ing event t. Brown Is accepted aa an un cannily able astrologer, bis star ascends. His difficulties e o m when Miss Kaaren attempts to re enter his life in a big way. In spite of the facf that Miss Marsh has bv this time supplanted her in Brown's affections. There is a mixup in horoscopes on the eve of a championship d o n t , ana Brown's past explodes right in his face, as the picture comes xo m wiiiiiv excitinz climax that is Hcreamlnelv funny. Brown's part fits him like tne proverbial glove, and he has never appeared to better advantage. Romance against a oammg mvsterv backgrouna ana in colorful setting forms the theme of -China Passage," RKO Radio's new thriller with Constance Worth and Vinton Haworth In the romantic roles as a double feature today at the Elsinore. The two nlavers portray a faminine customs agent and an American soldier of fortune, both intent on regaining an immense ly valnnhlft diamond which is stolen from Americans in Shanghai Jewelry store. The pur suit leads them and a group of ananecta across the Pacific to : - 4. Jexin Arthur Has Bead, Hollywood "More Than a Secretary" Is Hilarious ; ' Brent and v Denny Also in Cast l . High comedy, : seasoned with the paprika of satire the salt of farce I and the sugar of romance. describes the spicy entertainment on view at the Hollywood theatre where Columbia's "More Than a Secretary" Is being shown. Jean Arthur and George Brent hold I down the principal roles. aided; and abetted in their hilar ious Mischief by Lionel Stander, Ruth Donnelly. Reginald Denny and Dorothea Kent. Their col lective tomfoolery in the name of health, and romance hits the sea son's highspot in riotous roman tics and exhilarating comedy. Frpm the very ! opening scene. where Jean Arthur sighs hope fully I about romance while under the influence of spring fever, un til the final surprise fadeout t-ie film maintains a rapid succession tt Ii'nrha internrp1 with Stan. Victor MeTjaglen and Peter Lorre who provide many thrills In the fier.g wllfl ,rana 0f comedy, a tense drama. "Nancy Steele is Missing, ' ieaiorea a lue uranu dashrof 'tender pathos, a good theatre. . Ideal tot Suspense and no end of brilliantly executed dialogue. Credit for the latter goes to a Srps of ace -penmen, including stt; Taylor, authority of "More Than5 a Secretary? on which Eth el Hill and Aben Kandel based their? original story and Dale Van Every and Lynn Starling, who fashioned the final screen play. -Jean Arthur again scores in a comedy role reminiscent of her memorable performances in "Ex Mrs.5 Bradford." "Mr. Deeds" and Adventure in Manhattan." Brent, as usual, is a heart-throb- blnr romantic lead, whose excur sion into comedy In "More Than a Secretary" emerges as a terrific success. He has seldom been seen to better) advantage. . - . ' ' yT"m """" " m ' s' r i-dr '.v;; :-;.' .rvr ' and activities. Miss Clara Dodson presented a short skit of the senior play. 'The Ghost Parade,"' which will be given April 2, Frosh and Soplis Head Honor Roll i DALLAS. March 20. The hon- or roll for Dallas high school for the first six weeks of the second semester has just been released by Superintendent R. .R Turner. The freshman and the sophomore classes with 18 names each, have the largest number on the rolL' Tmbwn Jiainit Barnard. Damll Brown. Wanetha Card, (rar Clanficld. Mary Frieoea. James EarreU. Marjoria I.fcTr. Hester Linn. Mary- Mar?ar Lirraa Doaald Lowe, Edna Neufeld, Rmbr Petera, llrtlra Jean Plnmmer, Tiomaa Rigga. Harold Rohra. Olf SchnUi, Betty Smith andClea Y.,- SopneBtorea I. rota Branch. Rath Bo-" ler, Ruth Dashiell, Sosie Dick. Either Kat. Brwre Ferry, John Prieaen. Glen Qmorge, Darid Uamm. Imoeeea Hillary, Evelyn Ickea, Marftarrt Josiia. lorU May. Oaryl Ross. Viols Schneider. Joan Stinnette, Elrin Vau San ten and itarion Wplla. " . - iJnniora Betty Borin. Kalph Com lea. Mary Ellea Dalton, Cmrtia Dora hecker, Anna I'rieaeu, Aliea Joy Frixxell, Jewel Hendrirkson, Aileen Holman, Mil dred Lanre. Marrin May; Leonard Peters. Rath Pleaaant, Maxine Kowell. Frieda SrhmitU Gilbert Schneider and Mildred Voth. ' Benton Beverly Balea, Pearl Breeden. Helen Elliott, Iorotben Freer, Jeanne Hartman, Verda Henderaoa, Gertrude KtieTer. Margaret Lin da LI, Betty Penea, Margaret Rifrcr, Anne Schmitt. Irria Voth. Kloiae Wagner. Waldo Wail. Mar jorie Water-a and Robert Woodman. . Poat-graduate Helen Rew. Airlie Teachers Are 'AH 1 Offered Positions Again Health Program Given, Aumsville - H 1 . AUMSVILLE, March 20. The Parent-Teacher association met at the school house Thursday night. The association voted to encour age Jhe organisation of 4-H clubs. Mrs Fred Steiner and Lawrence Roberts were appointed to take Senior Has Operation TURNER. March 20. Char lotte Parr, high school senior, is convalescing from an appendix operation at- a Salem hospital. Ruth Bones is ill with the same trouble. : - " The Call Board GRAND Today V Ictor McLaglen. Walter Connolly and Peter Lorre In "Nancy Steele Is Missing." Wednesday Double feature, Ralph Bellamy in "Couu- terfelt Lady" and Charles Starrett in "Dodge City Trail." Saturday Tyronne Power and Loretta Young in "Love Is News." . ': STATK ' ' ' .Today Double bill, Shirley Temple in "The Stow away" plus "Wild Brian Kent" with Ralph Bellamy and chapter 3 of "Dick Tracy."-' r Wednesday D o u b 1 e bill, "Rose Bowl" and "BulldoK Drummond Strikes Back." Friday Eastern clrccit vau deville on the stage, War ner Oland in "Charlie Chan at the Opera." CAPITOL Today Double bill, "Her ' Husband's Secretary" with Beverly Roberts and War ren Hull and "Land Be yond the Law" wish Dick Foran. - Tuesday Double bill, Joan' in "Gorgeous -Hussy" and Peter B.. Kyne's "Code of the Range." - Thursday Double bill, Mir iam Hopkins in "Men Are Not Gods" and Marc Con nelly's "Green Pastures." ELSINORR Today Double bill. Joe E. Brown in "When's Your Birthday?" and "China Passage" with Gordon Jones. Wednesday Dio u b 1 e bill. Warren Williams in "Out- i,at" inH T.irtnol Rarrv- ; more in "A Family Af fair." Saturday "King and the t Chorus Girl" with Joan Blondell. Vm-n Hull and. Jean Mulr. aPDearine in "Her Husband's Secre- tart the Gapitol theatre Sunday and Monday. The second feature Ls Dick Foran in "Lnd Beyond the iaw." .Jit- - V ii I I I frAJ U- J . a nr the mnianl lr- aintlrii of the stars. Jean Arthur and Oeorge Brtt and the beautiful Dorothea Kent who become in volred in "More Than A Secretary" showing at the Hollywood the atre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. ; ls finally cleared up after many exciting happenings. Young Players in Capitol s Feature Three excellent young players all of whom seem to be getting nlaces raDldly In fllmdom are featured eauallr In "Her Hus band's Secretary." the First Na tlonal melodrama which is at the Capitol theatre beginning today. This picture ls said to be very far from the typical "society tri angle." where the three main fig ures sit around and debate tne circumstances they find them selves in and don't get anywhere after all the talk. They very definitely get some where even though It takes a nerve-wrenching forest fire to put them all in a spot where a de cision must be reached as to which of the two girls shall have Warren. You may be sure the right one gets him. And Warren is no dreamy phi losopher, mooning about Ilka Hamlet and wondering what to do. Quite the contrary he's a structural steel-worker when you first see him, making the ac qualntance of Jean from a girder which he ls riding 10 stories above the street t the State theatre with Wild Brian Kent" starring Ralph Bellamy ri m m . ' a - - - nni,v Tw." la oa th mm uia mm iiwimt va uun program. BROADWAY NIGHTS Conright. 19X1. Xing Temture Syndicate, Inc. Clark Kinnaird NEW YORK, March 20. Sam- employment for a like number of Cinema Entertainment to Reach New High This Year; Warner's to Bring Outstanding Films to Local Screen YT is a far crv from the "barn" studios of Hollywood in the I "good old days" and the magnificent sound stages of to- . mm t o t-,,v,ot- fmm tv.o first "mnvips" of Former Marion Teach UdJ, JUOt AO t J J a. v.. - - - ' . , - . . . . 1 l f A 1 A. ,1 uel Dicksteih, who is representa tive in congress from New York's tenement district by grace of Tammany Hall,' and chairman of the house committee on immigra tion and naturalization by acci dent of seniority, is pressing a bill in congress providing that the number of "alien actors, vocal musicians, operatic singers, solo dancers, solo instrumentalists, or orchestral conductors" admitted to the United States, shall be lim ited to the numbers of American actors, solo dancers, etc., "of sim ilar qualifications, which the gov ernment of such foreign country has granted foreign entry tor pro fessional engagements during tne same calendar year." In other words Representative Dlckstein will apply a Quota sys tem to art and entertainment, it he has his way; and the bill has found enough supporters to put wrinkles in the brpws of Broad way and Hollywood producer, There's plenty of excitement 1??" ?- ViAI and plenty of genuine romance I ' ,, ,, i V X about "He? Husband's Secretary." T"canI.??ul 1909 and the stupendous productions of the present day. Every year brings further advance in the making of pictures and in the next two or three years the pictures of today will seem as ODSoieie as me HOLnvooi Today Jean Arthur and ! George Brent in "More ; Than a Secretary." Wednesday Double Feature, Mae West in "Klondike Annie" and "Captain Ca- lamlty" with George Has- ton and Marion Hixon In;, natural color. Friday Jack Holt in f North ' of Nome." .: pictures of yesterday appear to day. Jven an w x: m. j Da.o. brings a startling array of out s tan ding hits, so the current spring months bring a parade of super-attractions and, according to 'Manager Carl Porter of the Elsinore theatre, the big parade of, 1937 features and novelties are by far the most outstanding ever produced 'Nineteen thirty-seven looks to be a banner year in the produc tion of entertaining pictures," stated 1 Porter,! "and I have en deavored to book the choice hits from the outstanding studios of the world for pur patrons in the coming months." - Leading the field of entertain ment will be Joe K. Brown in his latest smash f comedy "When's Your Birthday," closely followed by "King and the Chorus Girl" featuring Fernand Gravett and Joan Blondell. Among the more nntatanding attractions will be. "Garden of Allah." all in natural color and starring Marlene Deit-.-iri and Charles Boyer; Victor McLaglen in VSea Devils": Nel nn Kddv and Jeanette MacDon- ald in Maytlme": the musical aensation':" "Top of the Town," with an all a tar. cast; 'Swing turn. Swinr Low" with Fred MarMurrav and Carole Lombard; r n d v a r d Kipling's "Captains rnnrMini": 1 "Walkikl Wed ding" with B I n g Crosby. Bob Burns and Martha Raye; "Ready, WUllnc and Jtble" with Ruby K-polpr and Lee Dixon: Sir J. M. Rarrie'a "Oualltv Street" with Katharine HeDburn: Clark Gable and Mvrna Loy in "Parnell Robert Taylor, and Jean Harlow in "Fersonali Property": "5an Quentln", with Pat O'Brien and Humphry Bogart; Mark Twains "Prince and the Pauper" with Errol Flvnn and the Mauch twins; "Shall We Dance?" starring the dance team extraordinary. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire; and many, many others of equal Im port but as yet untitled or in the process of ' production. come to the United States to di rect an orchestra unless by some miracle there happened to be an American conductor his equal Is Awarded Scholarship o wntel to ,to lUk7 h For Further Art Study J over here Or that Garbo would have to stay out or tne u. s. nnui an American actress equally ca pable (in the opinion of a Dick stein appointee, no doubt) of playing "Camilla" found a Swed ish motion pictnre company de- Birds Arc Considered in Planting 200 Trees For Liberty School Grounds JS"'.? SSJfA MARION. March 20. M 1 s s Rose Hutton of Albany, who was principal of the Marion school for four years prior to her going to Cottage Grove, where she ls now art supervisor' at the West Side junior high school, has been awarded an art scholarship at alrlous of her services. Bill Would Outlaw Many The British theater ls at low ebb. and it is unlikely that It would be capable of providing stars, even if they desired to go, so Congressman Dicksteln's bill would, if It became a law, deprive Broadway and provincial theaters of aU or some of the following: The D'Oyly- Carte Opera com pany. Maurice Evans, star of (and only reason -for seeing) "Richard II." Dennis King, "Frederika." Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, "Tonight at S:30." Beatrice Lillle and Reginald Gardiner, "The Show Is On." Peggy Ashcroft, "High Tor." Dudley Dlgges, "The Masque of Kings." Henry Travers, the glorious grandpa of -"You Can't Take It With You." Sir Cedrie Hardwicke. "The Amasing Dr. Clitterhouse." - Not to mention numerous sup porting players. And. of course, France, Belgulm, Mexico, Hun gary and all other countries, in cluding the Scandinavian, would have to provide work for numer ous Americans of "similar quali fications" or atill other stars and support players would' have to go home. Hollywood supplies most of-the motion picture theaters of the world with most of their pictures, but the Dlckstein bill would de bar foreign actors from Holly wood unless France, Britain. Italy. Gennany, et al., provided similar opportunities for screen fame for Americans. Chaplin ls a British cltixen; he'd have to go home un til an American of like capa bilities, if any. fancied doinf some pictures for British studios. And home, too. would stay Ronald Colman, raone Simon, Brian Mrs. T. C Mountain was ap pointed to- secure two delegates to attend the state biennial con vention of the Parent-Teacher as sociation,; to be held in Portland in ApriLi Following the business meet Ing4"the Marion county health as sociation j sponsored an education al entertainment. Health! films, showing preven tion and cure of tuberculosis were shown, preceded by an Interesting and'; . instructive - talk , by Mrs. George R. K. Moorhead of Sa le ml executive secretary. Her talk emphasized the necessity, and im portance iof uncovering and caring for tuberculin cases in the early stages The boys camera elub of the Salein high school presented in teri&ting; films on Oregon scenes Aherne. Howard, Merle Oberon, Leslie Francis Lederer. Victor McLaglen. Maureen O'Sulllvan Liry Pons. Basil Rathbone. Peter Lorre, Charles Laughton. Errol Fiynn. Charles Boyer, Freddie Bartholomew, Madeleine Carroll, George Arliss and Ernest Lu bltsch until they were exchanged. AIRLIE. March 20- At the last school board meeting all four teachers- were rehired for next school year. Miss Huntington of Sisters, primary grades; Miss Maurice Honeycutt, intermediate grades; Miss Seeley, Newberg. as assistant -high teacher, and Fran cis Troedson, lone, as principal. There will be three high school graduates this year: Harry Bose, Orval Whltaker and Jacob Ploub. JX1&U STARTS TODAY 1 . 2 Features UC Story " - w 1.1 hUV Dick Tracy LIBERTY, March 20. About 200 . trees were planted on the school grounds this week by the pupils In charge of A. V. Myers, principal. Varieties were: Port Orford cedar, yellow pine, Se quoia. Russian mulberry (for the benefit of birds, but the fruit of the tree is edible), Russian olive and black locust. -The "school board recently au thorized purchase of the trees to replace those killed by disease. Home for spring vacation this week from O.S.C. are the Misses Catherine Dallas, Carol Dasch. D. C, according to Information received by her from the Univer sity of Oregon. The scholarship Is for a six weeks' summer sehool. starting June 21 and Includes room and. board, tuition and sup plies. The University of Oregon's art ' center is partly built and operated with aid from the Carnegie fund. students, and Miss Dorothy Judd, who is on the home economics faculty. MA Uoow Ovned Theater r Tooay, Monday rr and Tuesday ....... 3 Continuous Today 2 to 11 P. M. A Fine Picture From the Stu dios that made "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "Theadora Goes Wild." t ' tt ' iV. hyjfei'r f )J JTffiZZcJf'f I i Keato 1 yaConiedy PUT A NEW FACE on your HOME I IAKTH 1 We will' gladly es timate the coat and help you solve your paint problem, without obligation, whether: you buy from us or not. ' . Re-Paint with SW Paint for Beauty and Protection SWP has a paint for every purpose, tested to all climatic conditions. Use god paints It' is the best and more economical in the long; run. See Us Today. 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