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Tht OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning:, March 23, 1937 PAGE NINE apce and'ffi Comedy Billed alt If Eeattres Today I. . Gay B o J- Joan Blondell Elsinore Star "King and Chorus Girl'9 Is Snappy Comedy; Gravel lias Royal Role . "The Kins and the Choru Girl." popular Warner Bros, pro duction is playing at the Elsinore theatre for three days. Alfred the Sere nth (Fernand Gravet) Is so bored by royal for malities that he takes np residence In gay Paris with Count Humbert ( Edward Everett Horton) and Countess Anna (Mary Nash), In charge of his household. Finally Humbert and Anna In terest him in a theatrical perform ance by an American company and through half-opened eyes Alfred realizes that a chorus girl (Joan Blondell) on the stage Is flirting with him. Curious, he Invites her to dine with him at his apartment, only to .find that the . girl spurns his invitation until he personally calls for her and escorts her to his home. Much to his surprise the King finds that this chorus girl Is un affected by his regal bearing and . has a decided will of her own. Not ing this, Humbert and Anna make the girl a proposition to enter up on a professional romance to keep the king sober. The professional romance de velops unexpected sincerity and King Alfred proposes marriage to Dorothy. After seeking the ad rice of Humbert and Anna, Dorothy tells Alfred she cannot marry him. for she is already engaged to an American. To lend credence to this story sne proa aces -Donald" (Alan Mowbray), a pseudo-fiance. This depresses Alfred no little and he hurries to a cheap cafe to drown his sorrows in drink. Next day Dorothy and Alfred meet in his home, h-r iuvrint and their tete-a-tete leads to a private supper at which the king again proposes marriage. Dorothy, on the rerge of accepting him. learns that the Kings knows of her arrangements with Humbert and Anna and. humiliated to the point of torture, she runs out of the honbe, hurries to her apart ment and. packing her belongings, takes the next boat to America. Alfred, however, follows her and obtains passage on the same hip. and the voyage results In his marrying Dorothy as the Jovial sea captain captain performs the wedding service. Tax Payment High As Deadline JVear Receipts from personal Income, excise corporate and Intangibles taxes for the year 1937, based on Incomes for 136, are being re ceived at the state tax commis sion offices at the rate of ap proximately $50,000 a day,-officials reported. The time for filing returns ex pires April 1. Penalties and in terest will accrue after that date. The 1937 receipts were estimat ed at $4,200,000. In eases where the tax Is $10 - or more It can be paid in two in stallments. The second Install ment Is due before October 1. EXSIXORE Today Fernand Gravet and Joan Blondell in "The King - and the Chorus Girl. Wednesday Double bill. Bar bara Stanwyck in "The Plough and The Stars" and Grant Withers in "Bill Cracks Down." i Today Tyrone Power, Loret ta Young and Don Ameche In "Love Is News." Wednesday May Robson in "Woman In Distress." Saturday D o u b 1 e feature. Richard Arlen in "Secret Valley and Claire Trevor In "Time Out For Romance." Saturday Mid-night matinee only, "Gambling With Souls." HOLLYWOOD Today Double bill. Laurel and Hardy In feature com- edy "Our Relations" and Monroe Owsley and Jack - Haley , in "Mister Cinder- ells. Wednesday Clsudette Col- bert and Fred MacMurray in 'The Bride Comes " Home." Friday Double bill. Bob Steele In 'Border Phantom" J- and "Everything Is Thun- " der" with Constance Ben nett and Richard Montgomery. STATE Today D o u b I e bill. Zasu Pitts in "The Plot Thick- . ens" and Lee Tracy in - "Wanted Jane Turner." chapter 4 of "Dick Tracy. Tuesday Edna Ferbe rs. "Come and Get It" with Frances Farmer. Friday Eastern circuit vau deville on the stage plus screen attraction. CAPITOL Today Double bill, "Murder Goes to College? with Ros eoe Kama and Gene Antry ' In "Little Doggie." Tuesday Double bill, Wal lace Beery In "Old Hutch" and ."Rio Grande Ranger" wtth Bob AllenJ Thursday Double bill, IU , eardo Cortes in "Her Hus band Lies" and "Gold Dig ger of 1MT" with Dick PowelL -T The Call Board King and His i F .. . ui trat-t aud Joan Kiooeil 'KiMjc a I the Chomn Girl now " ' ' - V " ' V " .' i " - ) : .-. - r - ' I 'J ; , , - - -. ... - s -.. r Gene Aoti and Judith Allen co-star. In "Get Along Little Doggie," featured at the Capitol theatre this week-end with a double bill, "Murder Goes to College. BROADWAY NIGHTS Copyright. 19S7, Xinff Fetrv 6yniicmt. IC 6y Clark NEW YORK. March 27. Ru mors of an Impending war of Can didas, comparable to this Broad way season's duel of Hamlets, are unfounded, this correspondent can state with authority. Thus one of the ; most exciting prospects of many a season Ana Harding and Katharine Cornell as rival stars in the nearest Bernard Shaw ever cam to writing a love story goes glimmering. La Cornell is now relieving the tediujn of presenting Maxwell Anderson's "Winged Victory" here by interspersing it with three per formances of ("Candida" weekly, and Miss Harding is playing it in London with ' such success that even her American accent is being overlooked. In fact. Shaw, whose last two plays have been flops, has been so encouraged by the suc cessful revival of "Candida" over there that he is working overtime on his latest opus. "Geneva." to have it ready for this year's Mal vern festival, i As the title Indi cates. It has something to do with the Leagae of Nations. An inter viewer quotes Mr. Shaw: "The characters are entirely fic titious, so I shall be interested to see how jnany of them recognize themselves especially the dicta tors, t , "My play does not resemble any thing that actually takes place in Geneva. If I produced exactly what I heard there it would make a very dull play." It is hard to see how a play about the Legue of Nations could be anything except dull today. . Since Candida Morell first walked upon a stage, in 1895. in the person of Lilian Revell, there has been a lot of critical debate about the character of the rector's wife, for she is susceptible to be ing the one woman character in all the Shavian repertory 'for whom it is possible to feel any warmth of admiration or affec tion," as Charles Morgan put it. f Shaw; Duel Off Two views are taken of Candida MorelL She is another intellectual but shallow feminist and sexless mouthpiece of, Shaw a woman who is always right. Or. she is a I - 1 OFTHCSCASOK J Chorus Girl stars In gay romantic aetttng showing at the EIslMore theatre. Kinnaird woman of kindness, charity, wit and deep understanding. It is as the woman of emotion and Intuition rather than of Intel lect that Miss Cornell sees Mrs. Morell. and this. Judging from London reviews, is also what Miss Harding makes of her. Conse quently, coincident productions of the Shaw play in New York would be one of those battles of the cen tury that sports writers get hot abouL The duel was rumored to be In the offing, for Miss Harding ex pressed In London a desire to do "Candida" in New York, a wish that might well have sprung from announcement of Miss Cornell's tri-weekly revival, for Misses Harding and Cornell have been the principals in a feud that has burned brightly since Al Woods cast them both in "The Green Hat." to his regret. Alas, however, the battle of the Candidas cannot eventuate. For Miss Cornell has an exclusive ar rangement with Shaw for the American production rights. And so American playgoers must get along with Miss Cornell's classic interpretation and memories of a fine one offered by Miss Peggy Wood. New Comedy Pleasant Broadway Is also beholden to Britain for Its other notable event of the fortnight, the Theater Guild production of "Storm Over Patsy" wnich is the James Bridie rewrite of the Bruno Frank comedy. "Sturm in Wasserglass," which 14 countries saw before New York did. in this British transforma tion, with a chiefly British cast: "Patsy" Is a dog of Indetermi nate breed which becomes a cause celebre in a Scottish town when an autocratic official orders her de struction because her owner can not pay for a dog license. TWO GMAGH ..at 5 sis 20c ? f "& . . o--- J A r i 'Love Is News' Now at Grand Tyrone Power, Ameche and Loretta Young Billed in Lively Romance The streamline, modem com edy of a private love affair whose kisses splash all over the front pages and whose adventures sell extra editions, with Tyrone Pow er, Loretta Young and Don Ame che aa the thrilling threesome stepping out in a fast-moving, high-stepping aprlngtlme ro mance, met uproarious) acclaim when the Twentieth Century-Fox picture. "Love la News," opened yesterday at the Grand theatre. Outromancing his brilliant role la "Lloyds of London." Tyrone Power plays a thrilling lead oppo site fresh and lovely Loretta Young, who brings a new grace to a portrayal that Is engagingly different, with Dom Ameche. ra dio star of The First Nlghter." outstanding In a vigorously' excit ing characterisation. r ' Because he has Just tricked her into another front - page story, heiress Loretta Young swears re venge on Tyrone Power, ace re porter tor the New York Daily Ex press (managing editor: Don Am eche). Determined that he shall know Just how it feels to be a newspaper "gold-flsh-in-a-bowL" with as little privacy as he al lowed her, Loretta announces to the papers that she la engaged to Tyrone, and adda that she has presented him with a million dol lars. In a flash the former newsga therer la news himself and Ty rone becomes the target of a thou sand linotypes and twice as many salesmen. To force Loretta to ad mit the hoax, he chases her out to the country only to find himself In am adjoining cell when they are arrested tor speeding. ' Riotously confusing and amus ing, the story ascends to sv stir ring, madcap climax In which the widely publicised hoax; becomes the private truth as the modern pair find themselves really in love. Campus Mystery Capitol Feature "Murder Goes) to College Cast Includes Karns, Lynne Overman The dean's office of a large uni versity is the scene of the crime in "Murder Goes to College," a sprightly mystery story with Lynne Overman and Roieoi Karns, which opened yesterday at the Capitol theatre. The victim la a professor who found a way to control the policy racket by mathematics, j Among the suspects are Larry Crabbe, head of the policy mob; Astrid Allwyn. the professor's ': wife, in love with Crabbe; Marsha Hunt, his sister; Anthony Naee, her fi ance, and several professors who were In the dead man's debt. Overman as a private detective finds the murderer In this group with the aid of Karns, a newspa per man. Both Overman and Karns have been regarded as among the fun niest men In motion pictures for many years but they have never appeared as a team before. Miss Hunt started on the road to stardom in the recent musical hit, "Collegs Holiday." ! 4-H Spring Show Dates Announced The 4-H exhibit building at the state fairgrounds will be as full as though the fair were In pro gress when the Marlon county boys and girls club spring show is opened 'there April 11, Wayne Harding, county club leader, pre dicted yesterday. The show will last through April 22. 23. and 24. Harding said an unusually large number of entries for 4-H dem onstrations at the show had been received. The If $7 show will be the largest ever held, he believes. Club work haa Increased rapid ly this year with 22300 projects registered end approximately 1800 boys and girls participating. Herbert Pitney Buried At Silverton Friday SILVKRTON. March 2 T. Fu neral services for Herbert Pitney, 38, who died Wednesday were held Friday from the: Ekman chapel, with Interment at Union Hill cemetery. Rev. Frank Zook delivered the sermon. ! TODAY AND MONDAY FEAT5JE1EG J A '111. . s If. Lt y,iv:k- Starred in Gay Romance I Tyrone Power and Loretta, Yowg. popelxur stars ia "Love la News. fast-moving, high-stepping scwingthne romance mam playing- at the . Grand theatre. - - ---v- . , -, Monroe Owsley, Jack Haley and Roslna Lawrence in "Mister Cinder ella, bilarions comedy eemins; to the Hollywood theatre today. Samuel K. Webber Victim of Stroke Samuel K. Webber, 73. fell to the sidewalk at 1410 Court street a few minutes after f o'clock last night and was pronounced dead at Salem Deaconess hospital a short time later. Deputy Coroner Virgil T. Golden said death appar ently was due to a stroke. Webber, who lived at 395 South 16 th street. Is survived by the widow, Geneva Webber. . four children. Clarence L Webber and Mrs. P. A. King of Salem. Mrs. Blanch Sears of Bethel, Polk coun ty, and Rosa Webber of Vancouv er, Wash.; five brothers and a sister living in Nebraska. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the ClouglHBarrick com pany. Loganberry Price Will Be Set Soon Possibility that the loganberry control price for this season will be set within the week was Indi cated with word from William J. Linfoot. board secretary, that the loganberry control board probably will be called into session some time during the week. Contracts for logans hare been written with a 8 cent guarantee, and higher if the control board sets Its 1937 minimum above that figure. With strawberries reaching the 10-cent mark and other berries also higher than for some years, it is considered likely in some quarters that the logan price will go above S cents. However, mem bers of the control board have not given Indication of their posi tion on th slogan quotation. Drunkenness Brings Fine Of $12.50 to Three Men SILVKRTON. March 2T. Three men. all arrested on a drunk and disorderly charge, were fined 8 12. SO in police court by Judge Cusiter Friday. They were Peter Westby, Ted Anderson and Erwin Smith. SUN, MON., TUES. TWO BIG FEATURES, 15c 6 REELS OF fan! IrJ-liiy"fteu Added Oswald Cart M 1. a nw Comedy and News " - . t."' v ' V-S. 'v-f N, .V Courthouse Cost Is Within limits Hewlett Believes Revisions tentatively made Fri day in preliminary plana for the new Marion county courthouse make it virtually certain the pro ject can j be kept within the 3400.000 cost originally contem plated by the county court. Com missioner Leroy Hewlett said yesterday.:. Savings in construc tion costs were considered affect ed by adding a service floor and reducing the ground area. Hewlett: expressed himself as well satisfied with the floor plans as- they are shaping np. "I think this will give us a very workable arrangement and keep us within our. estimate, too." commissioner explained. The architects are expected to return to Salem within 10 days to present new drawings Incor porating the changes decided on at Fridays meeting. Find Turkey Aids School Discipline Inmates of the state training school for Dots- who eoadaet themselves properly are treated to a turkey dinner weekly, of ficials announced. Superintendent Lauehlln said this innovation had operated very satisfactorily and he had not had an escape for six months. "The boys are fond of turkey. Laughlln declared. Boys who violate the institu tion rules are deprived of the turkey dinner and all other priv- ueoe. NOW PLAYING a sssvtm uaOT rsosocnosi 1 f if PLUS MAKClf OF TIME SCO Seats 2Se "Mr. Cinderella" : : Is: at Hollyivood Fnrness and ITaley Are Among . Leads in- Feature Comedy Sophisticated, smooth and fast moving is the Hal Roach-M-G-M feature length comedy. "Mister Cinderella,1" which opens . today at the ! Hollywood theatre with double feature attraction, "Our Relations.'? v Jack; Haley. Betty Furness. Ar thur Treacher and Raymond Wal burni are featured! In an array of stellar ! comedy personalities to score the season's laugh-hit in the original and masculine version of a modern Cinderella tale. Strict ly u-to-date and hilariously fun ny are I the adventures .of a bar ber fwith a society complex, who leaves jhis i tonsos.'al parlor for a Back Say parlor to solve big bus iness and win -his princess charm- ln-m A i f- Ahi taltra-fashlonable and ex ceptionally elaborate background was ! given the production to pro vide! eye-pleasing effects and highly jentertalnlng episodes.. Wjithi "Mister Cinderella." his one i hundred and second feature picture Edward Sedgwick ach ieves new laurels with his excel lent direction. Tie I supporting east Is excel- lentj Robert McWade,: Roslna Lawrence, Monroe Owsley. Kath leen; Lockhart. Edward Brophy, Charlotte Wyntera, Tom Dugan, Iris Adrian. Toby Wing. Morgan Wallace. Arthur Aylesworth. John Hyamsjtand Leila Mclntyre. all contribute I able performances. ! "Sllster Cinderella" represents a new era of Hal Roach comedy and (should win the heartiest ap proval of screen fans. - Wheatland Ferry Road Work Asked : Amity business men are seeking to have a mile of country road frond Wheatland ferry to William son corner tn VamhiU county de signated a secondary highway and thenT improved. The project would provide! a direct coast outlet from north Marlon county. Carlton residents are also urg ing upoh the highway commission designation! of the Carlton-Lafayette road as a secondary highway to provide a direct ronte south and east,! H j . Wl a. Powell, Yamhill county judge. reports a number of other projects; receiving backing. One is the designation of Bridge street in Sheridan as a county highway with! a tiew to obtaining state as sistance! in either widening or re placing the Sheridan bridge. A connecting link with the Salmon River itatoff and the proposed state highway from Amity to Wal lace abridge is another possibility. Sesl ion b Printing Cost a I Exceeds $17,000 Figure The cost of printing bills, res olutions, memorials, executive messages aad calendars st the re cent 1 legislative session, aggregat ed more than $17,000 officials saidj I! :. I - ' The; stats priatiag department operated night and day during the entire session aad a number of extra printers were required. Sjjoo 'J? 5 sfhef is sensitive to Quality and Correctness appre ckztes the exquisiie beauty and dignity of genuine exYxravincx. We -wonders people have yet to discover that we are head tyuarters la this community for genuine engraving? Ourj craftsmanship is as fine as -human skill and superb materials can make it iYet we have found vantages of genuine engraving within the ireans of every person, and every business firm." A generous supply i far Instance, costs only $1.55 and. this includes feWgrdving the plaieJ A year's supply of engraved ?ar niKxiogrammed social stationery costs only $3.95 ktcluding- the pkxta. Business letterheads on fine "Hqmmermfll Bond are only $75 with no extra charge for engraving the Surely then, mere is prestige and beauty of you ; plan to visit us? See how much we have to cfler and for how little! tatesman Publishins Co. 21S South Commercial Street Sonja Henie Play Is at State Soon ''One in a Blillion" Opens . Next Sunday; lee Made of Milk, Revealed The world's most versatile skater, loyely Sonja Henie, winner of more than a dozen major skat ing titles, whose first picture. Twentieth Century-Fox's winter musical. 'One in a Million," comes April 4 to. the State theatre, was surprised to find the studio rink almost as versatile as herself. With. varying backgrounds, the rink, which- is the first one to be served as three different fashion able Swiss-lakes, as a replica of the 1 93 6 .winter Olympic arena, and as a section of New York's Madison Square Garden. Although to the camera eye the ice was authentic. ntnUn trhniriana r- leaiiMi a turret Test "shots" of the rink re vealed the freezing pipes through the transparent ice. so that for water they substituted. - of all things, skimmed milk. With the buter fat removed to permit frees ing, the opsqueness of the milk hid the pipes. Adolph Menjou, featured in the east of "One in a Million." was the first "victim" of the; tech nician's ingenuity. Complaining that while oa the rink he waa "hot-headed but had cold feet," he took temperature tests, and found that on the ice it was 32 aegrees. waisi-nign it was 4 3 de grees, and at head level it waa 50 degrees.- Governor May Go. To Class Reunion Governor Charles H. Martin has indicated that he may leave San Francisco April S aboard a United States boat for a trip to West Point, via the Panama ca nal. - In case Governor Martin makes the trip he will attend a reunion of the graduation class at West Point 10 years ago. The gover nor was a. member of that class. The graduates are widely scat tered but a number of them will attend the reunion. TODAY & 3IONDAY! A Av"Ti Z A BIG FEATURES ZASU PITTS JAMES GLEASON . in " "The Plot Thickens" Plus LEE TRACY GLORIA STUART in "WANTED JAMB TUBJfER" - Plus "Dick Tracy Serial BELIEVE that every person however. Just how many it possible lo bring the ad of engraved visiting cards, steel plate. no need to do without the genuine engraving. Won't ? 3