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Robert Taylor
Star at Grand
Barbara Stanwyck IV Also
Featured in "This Is
My Affair" Drama
Robert Taylor- and Barbara
Stanwyck the screen' most
talked-aboat reai-llfe eweethea.rU
bare been teamed by Twentieth
Century-Fox in the picture the
tnlkinir about. "This Is
My Affair," which opened at the
Grand theatre yesteraay.
The story ot a lore supremely
cnum sronim and unashamed, en
dangering the nation's highest
places and gambling life for- a
greater stake, "This Is My Affair"
provides both Taylor and Miss
Stanwyck with the most Import
ant story either of these great
stars has ever bad, and affords
Victor McCaglen, who leads the
strong supporting cast, the finest
opportunity he has had since hU
powerful characterisation In "The
Informer."
Setting Its scene at the tarn of
the century, 'This Is My Airair"
shows the nation's stability
threatened by a series of sensa
tional bank robberies in the mld
ai. wpt President William Mc-
Kinley turns in desperation to a
young lieutenant, Robert Taylor,
whose record under Admiral
Dewey bespeaks his Talor. The
young officer, sworn to secrecy, is
instructed to disgrace himself In
h Birr, be discharged, and
eventually locate the bank-robbing
gang and their government in
fnrmant.
In a mid-western criminals'
hangout, Taylor makes the ac
quaintance of a cafe owner, Vic-
The Call Board
KLfilN'ORE
Todar Double bill, "The
Hit Parade" with 25 stars
and Anita Louise In "Call
it a rav " - -
Thursday Double bill. Kip-
. ling's "Elephant Boy" with
an all native cast and "The
13th Chair" with Madge
Evans.
Today Double bill, "Hotel
TTnvwlre" with Leo CarfllO
and Bob Allen in "The
' nwklpss Raneer.
Tuesday Double bill. Ed-
ward Everett Morion in -
"tin! noctor" and Bob
Stele in "Doomed At Sun-
down."
Friday One day only, on
the stage, Major Bowes an-
nlversary revue; on the
screen "Dangerous Holi-
day" with Ra Hould.
Saturday Double bill, Spen-
cer Tracey and Franchot
Tone in "They Gave Him
a Gun" and Bob Allen In
"Two Fisted Sheriff."
GRAND
Today Robert Taylor, Bar-
bara Stanwyck and Victor
McLaglen in "This Is My
Affair."
Wednesday Double bill,
"Speed to Spare" with
Charles Quigley and "The
Frame Up" with Paul
Kelly.
Saturday "Tundra."
STATE
Today Double "bill, James
Ellison in "Twenty - three
and a Half Hours Leave"
plus "Killers of the Sea."
Wednesday Bobby Breen in
"Rainbow on the River." .
Friday Eastern circuit
vaudeville on the stage and
"We're on the Jury.'?
HOLLYWOOD
Today "Devil's Playground"
with Richard Dix, Delores
Del Rio and Chester. Mor
ris. Wednesday Double bill,
"Fred Aatalre and Ginger
Rogers in ""Bop Hat" and
"A Man Betrayed" with
Eddie Nugent and Kay
Hughes.
Friday Double bill. Buck
Jones in "Sandflow" and
"Yellow Cargowith Con
rad Nagel and Eleanor
Hunt,
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Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck stars in sensational lor story
"This Is My Affair" showing today at the Grand theatre.
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Chester Morris, Dolores Del Rio and Richard Dix are the three prln
' ripals Jn "Devil's Playground" comedy drama now playing at the
Hollywood theatre. - j .. -
tor McLaglen; his right-hand
man. Brian Donlevy, and the sing
ing and dancing star of the cafe's
show, Barbara Stanwyck. He notes
that the two men have acquired
large sums of money, and that
their absence from the cafe coin
cides with a bank robbery in an
other city.
Joining the gang in a robbery
during which a secret service man
is killed, Taylor is arrested with
the others and, in a stirringly
dramatic climax, faces the pros
pect of the gallows when the only
man who can clear his name, the
president himself, is assassinated.
Dix and Del Rio
Hollywood Stars
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"Devil Playground" Full
of Maritime Thrills;
Morris Has Role
Jl submarine rammed in a fog
ridden sea,' a desperate "crash
dive" tor safety and the heroic ef
forts ef navy divers to carry a life
bearing hose to the trapped men
serves as the spectacular climax
to a lively, fast-paced comedy tale
in r Cohimbia's "Devil's Play
ground," coming today to the
Hollywood theatre.
A -brilliant cast composed of
Richard Dix, Dolores Del Rio and
Chester Biorris appears in the
leading roles with George McKay.
John Gallaudet, Pierre Watkins.
Ward Bond and Stanley Andrews
lending able support.
The events leading up to this
sensational denouement concern
the rough arnd tumble friendship
ot Jack Dorgan, navy diving ace.
played by Richard Dix, and Bob
Mason, Dorgan's aide, portrayed
by Chester Morris. When Dix fln-
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a home of his own and his name
in the telephone book he : takes
as his wife the ravishing i dance
hall girl. Carmen, played by Dol
ores Del Rio.
When, after a few weeks of
married life, Dix leaves town on
an emergency diving job and Mor
ris returns in the interval, the
latter conducts a romantic affair
with the unfaithful Carmen, who
makes a bee-line for her old
haunts as soon as friend husband
is merrily on his way.
Dynamic drama Infuses the
thrilling climax when Dorgan dis
covers .the truth and refuses to
come to the aid of his old friend,
a member of the crew trapped In
the sunken submarine.
This marks the first time that
Richard Dix and Chester Morris
have been te&ried as a hetl-rals-
king. rip-snorting pair ot buddies.
reminiscent of the "Ses you! Ses
me!" school of screen teams.
while Miss Del Rio provides an
excellent foil for their fun and
brawling.
Business Block at
Amity Purchased
AMITY, June 12. A deal was
closed. here the last of the week
in Which W. W. Trlnp bl-
city became owner of the bus
iness diock on North Trad
street.
The property consists of a two
iury Dries: ouuamg, erected in
1911 by Bockes Bros, and later
oougnt hy the Masonic lodge of
Amity. i i
Taylor bought the property ai
a bostaess Investment. The low
er floor is ocennitti h h t t
Lorenzen Produce Co. and the
oox cnicxen hatcher.
Remember, Folks !
Last Chapter of
"Dick Tracy"
WHO IS THE SPIDER?
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Noted Musical
Here, Elsinore
"Hit Parade Has Strong
Cast Frank Langford,
Regan Take Leads t
The reviewer' hat, most, re
spectfully, comes off to Frances
Langford. Phil Regan. .Director
Qua Meins, Orchestra Leaders
Duchin, Hoft and Ellington. Com
edians Givot, Newell, Kelton, et
aL, for "The-HIt Parade" which
opens at the Elsinore tneaire to-
dr- . ...
Orchids, too, to KepuDiic, ior
filming this musical masterpiece
and an hour and a halt of unal
loyed pleasure and entertainment
such as we haven't seen in many a
day. ,
Langford is definitely news,
and regardless of how well vers
ed yon may be on the supreme
court controversy, the latest Kauf
man play, " and conditions in
Spain, you're not up-to-the-minute
unless yon can discuss this min
iature marvel with authority.
Phil Regan, the incredibly
handsome Irish lad from Brook
In. whose golden tenor voice el
evated him from the New Tork
police department to screen fame.
plays opposite Miss Langford, and
the two youngsters are a heart
warming combination..
The plot weaves itself engag
ingly about, the featured aongs,
dances and comedy sketches that
make up the production. Lang
ford, as the unknown singer, is
elevated to stardom by Press
Agent Regan.The feminine heavy,
played convincingly by Louise
Henry, threatens to ruin her rep
utation, and Just about succeeds,
but Regan saves the day in an
unusual and gripping denouement.
The film, throughout, is full
of gay surprises, such as the hllar
iusly funny dialogue sequences
between Molasses and January,
the specialty song number by the
Tic Toe Girls. . the antics ot AI
Pearce and his gang with the
celebrated Lord Bigewater at his
best not to mention "New Deal."
the ventrlloquest's dummy, who
tosses off many a neat epigram.
"Hotel Haywire"
Is Capitol Show
Meddling in Matrimonial
Affairs Is Theme of
Notable Comedy
Outside meddling In matrimon
ial affairs usually results in trag
edy, and Director George Arch
ainbaud, who Is responsible for
Paramount's "Hotel Haywire,"
which opens today at the Capitol
theatre, has taken outside med
dling for the subject of his latest
film comedy.
When a practical Joke results in
arousing Spring Byington's sus
picions regarding the faithfulness
of her husband, Lynne Overman,
It starts a series of situations
which wind up with Overman
agreeing to give his wife a divorce.
This brings in a pair ot vaude
villlans, turned detectives at the
insistence ot Leo Carillo, who
plays a word-managing astrologer
who makes other people's troubles
pay. The detectives, Benny Baker
and Collette Lyons, decide to play
both ends against the middle and
go to work shadowing the hus
band for the wife, and the wife tor
the husband. When the divorce la
agreed upon. Miss Lyons decides
to make it pay triple and acts as
co-respondent.
In the meantime this mad mat
rimonial mix-up Interferes with
the romance of the .couple's
daughter, Mary Carlisle. The pic
ture reaches its. climax tn "Hotel
Haywire." to which the various
parties to the mix-up e o m e to
straighten out their tangled af
fairs. Instead of unravelling the
mess it becomes even more comp
licated. Everything Is worked out
satisfactorily, however, but not
until the principals find them
selves fit candidates for the mad
house.'
"Hotel Haywire" was written
by Preston Eturges, author of
"Strictly Dishonorable." The cast
also Includes George Barbier, Por
ter HalL John Patterson, Chester
Conklln and Teddy Hart.
Newberg Man to Wed
BELLING HAM. Wash.. June
12. P) Marriage license issued
here today Included one to Ches
ter A. Loe, 24, Newberg, Ore.,
and Agnes Hokland, 21, Caster,
Wash.
Today ! Double Bill I
A SMASH tOftEVY
THAT MADE
THE NATION
ROAR!
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Pictured in
Phil Began, George Givot and William Demarest turn stooges for the
Gentle Blaniacs, all are to be seea tn the musical bit "The Hit Pa-
rade" beginning today at the Elsinore theatre.
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These five harmonica stars will
. Tersary revue on the stage of the
Friday, Jane 18, matinee and
BROADWAY NIGHTS
l Copyright, 1937, King Femturca Stmdicmte. I to.
By Clark
NEW YORK. June 12. The
playgoer returning from London
and Paris needs no- patriotic or
nationalistic promptings to an
nounce the conclusion that the
New York theatre now is the best
in the world, and is moreover in
the most vital and progressive
condition In its history.
Consider Broadway's offerings
even today, when the summer dol
drums are besetting It, and you
find better fare than in London
or Paris, where the season is not
so far advanced.
Maurice Evans in the record
breaking "Richard II," Helen
Hayes, Lunt and Fontanne, Kath
arine Cornell, et al., have gone
to their summer rewards, but
still at hand are:
"You Can't Take It With You,"
the Pulitzer prize play and un
doubtedly one of .the finest com
edies of our generation. It Is cap
able ot running as long as "To
bacco Road." now in its fourth
year, and the revived "Abie's
Irish Rose." two of the rival at
tractions for which it builds busi
ness. (A play like "You Can't
Take It With You" attracts pat
ronage of persons who aren't reg
ular playgoers, and causes them
to see other shows. Two big hits
can make a half dozen shows
prosperous.)
"The Women." the play most
New York l women talk about
moat. Naturally, for it contains
mora biting lines about women
than any recent opus.
Pi pad way Flourishing
"Tovarich" (comrade), with
Marta Abba and John Halllday.
New York has a better produc
tion ot this grand comedy than
Paris, where it U la Its second
year.
"Yes, My Darling Daughter."
still with the original trio of fem
inine stars, Lucille Watson, Peggy
Conklln and Violet Heming. who
make it one of the big events in
a season that has produced more
good comedies than any other
within memory.
"Having Wonderful Time." a
timely satire on summer vaca
tion camps, with Katherine Locke,
TODAY, MONDAY AND
TUESDAY
Continuous Performance
Today . 8 to 11 P. H.
The Fleet' in . . ,
And it's the thrill pic
ture of tha year.
Added Our Gang Comedy,
"Two Too Young,' News
.and Musical
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Musical Hit
appear In person with Bowe'a anni
Capitol theatre for one day only.
evening performances.
Kmnaird5
the outstanding actress discovery
of the season.
"Babes In Arms." a Rodgers-
Hart opera with Mitzl Green and
other fresh faces, and the long
running tnne show, "The Show Is
On," k with Beatrice Llllie, Bert
Lahr, Reginald Gardiner, Mitxl
Mayfalr and - Paul Haakon.
"Excursion." a snlendidlr arteri
philosophic whimsy about what
nappenea when a Coney Island
ferry captain decided to take his
prosaic passengers off to a Never
Never Land.
"Brother Rat," the old' college
widow theme brought up to date,
with the usual George Abbott
liveliness.
"Dead End" and "Boy Meets
Girl," the latter another George
Abbott production, both of which
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hare become Broadway fixtures,
rivaling "Tobacco Road." and are
going into third years.
New Hit Appears -The
newest hit to make the New
York theatre something to wave
the ' flag over, "Room Berrice,"
another George Abbott produc
tion", with Sam Levene and Teddy
Hart, the two boys who made
"Three Med on a Horse" such a
delight on the New York stage and
the nation's screens. -
With so much to offer, during
what la traditionally slack times,
the American Theatre council, oc
casioned -some surprise by sound
ing off Its first national conven
tion here with:
"It may be that the theatre has
been backward ' in meeting new
conditions, in adapting its pro
cedures to a changed and changing
world. It may be that much
ground has been lost, but one
encouraging fact remains: The
demand tor drama throughout the
country exceeds the. available
supply."
Postmasters Pick
Hartman as Chief
ASTORIA; June lt.-(Jfy-Th9
Oregon chapter of the National
Association of Postmasters elect
ed George A. Hartman of Pendle
ton president at the closing ses
sion of the state convention here
today. George Larking, Newberg,
was named, vice-president and
Winifred C. Wisecarver, McMlnn-
ville, was re-elected secretary
and treasurer.
G. T. Hockenschmidt, ' Albany,
and Mrs. .Blanche North, Bonne
ville, were named directors.
Baker was selected as the site of
the 1938 convention w 1 1 h the
date to be fixed by the executive
committee.
. Memorial Rites Slated
SILVERTON, June 12. The
Pythian Sisters will hold Joint
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