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f AGE FIVC THaeatres Sehedmile1 Clever Comedy Fi6tiiire' oliday d sen The GREEN ADVERTISER, Sales, Oregon, Sunday Morning, July 3, 1305 forfl Weel - I: Hepburn Star, r Feature But She's Different Type in "Holiday"; Cary Grant Opposite A new Hepburn, glowingly hu man, gloriously modern, may be found at the Grand theatre, where "Holiday" Is now playing. With Cary Grant again cast as ber co star, Katharine Hepburn offers sparkling performance, and one of the finest characterizations of the season. ' -4" The story of the Fifth Avenue "black sheep"! who tries to con ceal her affection for ber sister's fiance, and of the promising: young business man who wants to take a "Holiday" in order to learn the real meaning of life but cer tain that it doesn't lie in money grubbing, is brought to glorious screen - fulfillment by Columbia and Cukor. A Columbia production-directed by George Cukor, the Grand theatre s newest attrac tion is based on the Philip Barry stage success.; I As the heroine, Miss Hepburn loses herself In an understanding humor that will widen her field of admirers. Cary Grant, as her vis-a-vis, has a role : with more serious motivation' than in any bf .his previous pictures, but a role which bubbles over with the good spirits he is so apt at reflecting. Lew Ayresj creates a new. and attractive figure of himself as the insouciant brother, while Doris Nolan brings loveliness and a carefully toned touch, of coolness to the role of the sister. Edward Everett HortOn shows himself at his best as the Very human Pro- fessor Potter! j, with . Jean Dixon appearing as formance as his wife. Their per Punch and Judy is something to) remember. Binnie tfarnes, Henry Danlell and George . Pauncefort are others of the tal ented and well chosen cast. : ' At no time In her career has Hepburn appeared so brilliantly ..as she does in "Holiday." Equally brilliant fa Cary Grant, greater In this picture than he was fn "The Awful TrnthJ" In which he was excellent. Now he reaches close to the greatest portrayal of his ca reer. . . ... Commonwealth Is Loser. two PORTLAND-, July 2.-0P)-An attack by tbe Oregon .Common wealth federation upon the ap pointive method of .selecting an executive committee and precinct captains went down .to' defeat at a meeting Friday, night of the Multnomah c u n t y democratic central committee. K The federation sought to make the offices eltctlve. Under the present setup, the county chair man appoints an executive com mittee of 10 and an organization committee Of 35 precinct captains. The vote on tha executive com-' mlttee was 10 J for and 146 against, while the second proposal was defeated, by voice vote. Saying the move was no re flection upon John "J. Beckman. county chairman, the federation declared Its sole desire was to Vglve these people a , chance ( to vote on their executive committee and captains: if they don't want to do it, that's all right with ua." The Call Board GRAND j Today Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant in "Holi day." .! .-l -- ! Wednesday Do uble bill, "Man , Hunters of .the Car ribbean" and Smith Ballew in "Hawaiian Buckaroo." : ELSINORC Today Double bill, "Gold Diggers n Paris' with Rudy Vallee and "Woman Against Woman"! with. Herbert Mar- shall. J ' : . ' Wednesday D o n b 1 e bill, "Lord Jeff" wth Mickey Rooney land Freddie Barth- olomew and "Danger On. The Air" with Donald ' Wood. I .:' ' CAPITOL Today Double bill. Victor McLaglen in "Devil's Party" and Bill Boyd in ''Bar 20 Justice." . . - ' . . ' ' Wednesday D o u b 1 e bill. . "Wives Under Suspiclan" . with Warren William and' George O'Brien In "Border G-Man." -I STATE " Today Alice Faye, Tony Mar- tin, Joan Davis and Fred Al- len Irt "Sally, Irene and Mary." - - - - Wednesday Double bill. Wll- Ham Powell and AnnabeHa In "Baroness and" the But- ler' and Dolores DelRio and George I Saunders in "Inter- national Settlement." Friday Warner O 1 a n d In "Charlie Cban at Monte Carlo" and on the stage, four acts eastern circuit vaudeville. ; Saturday midnight preview Sonja tl e n 1 e In "Happy t Landing." , ; HOLLYWOOD V oTday Double "bill, Joe E. Brown In" "Wide Open Spa ces" .tnd "Forbidden Val ley" with Noah Beery Jr. Wednesday P, ooble bill. "Fifty Second Street" with Ian Hauler and Leo Car- , rlllo and "Dangerous To Know'! with Gail Patrick, AkimjTamiroff and Anna Mae Wong. ' .: Friday Double bill, William Boyd as Cassidy of : Bar 20" and the American Le gion "Squadron of Honor" with Don Terry and Mary : Grand Lead the "Holiday'? Parade Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant arc; co-stars in "Holiday, now 'featured at the Grand theatre. They are rebellions members' of so ciety who maintain that life was intended to be lived, and summar ily tell Park Avenue to go jump into at lake. ' ! : , V-v It looks iutd for Victor McLaglen as William Gargan presents evidence in Universale thrilling drama "The Devil's Party," starting today at . the Capitol theatre on" a double bill program with Bill Boyd In - "Uar zo Justice." BROADWAY; NIGHTS j ' Copyright. 2998, King Fcture Syndicate, Inc. i . ai "By AXEL STORM NEW YORK July 3 If you were to go to Daly's theater, on Sixty-third street, just east , of Broadway, you'd find yourself in the still silent of a hot, sultry ominous and. somnolent night in the country, dozing in the heat, to be startled into momentary wake fulness every ten minutes or so by a blinding flash of Shavian lightning. The play you'd see is "On the Rocks?' George Bernard Shaw'g two-act comedy whlc the Theater Guild handled vith tongs some' years ago, hen laid regret fully ; away, and which is getting an amply-produced and ' creditably-directed exposition at the hands of the WPA Federal thea ter, i ; - - , . Shaw's thunder has worn slightly strident and thin, but It's still f there: Poor, discredited, aptronized G. B. S. still knows more about the theatre t. an any of the youngsters , currently writing plays for Jhe proletariat. In any event, Show's social con sciousness doesn't rise from de pression : or dollar devaluation and It isn't a religion, either, but a convictian r the conviction of an intelligent and Inquiring mind, .v There's a powerful lot of tajk in the two acts, which made them seem longer than they are. A And a lot of those words seem to be unnecessary but you can sink f your teeth into this play, and mark the sleepy intervals down to your credit as unexpect ed and gratuitous moments of torpor hard to capture in a high speed era. ; When Shaw goes tv town, he shake von out. tit that torpor, so you can afford to f be indulgent If he lets you slide back into it now and then. Quite obviously, the play con cerns the late Ramsey MacDon ald, at a time when -the prime minister was faced with an Eng land on the rocks and when Britain's sharply-defined ' classes were all demanding that the prime; minister "do something' about , it. . Calm, humane, intel ligent, he asks what tby want done. ;. They : agree on a new policy of nationalization accept abla to all elements but one,; then fall out because the prime min-i-ter baa gone- either too far, or not J far enough, v The - factions squabble, grumble, threaten and demonstrate, each in its own- fa shion.'; The prime minister tre- J i , Plus 1 1 SONJA HENIE I. In fSnow Fun' Mauuee Evening " : ... -J J-V'- i ll- i M. m., ..i. . J Ii U .1 , f signs, leaving his Unmanageable and muddling . England i on ' tbe rocks, to save itself as best it can.;- " ; ! I !" ' Looks Like Shaw , ' . . For reasons best known to tbe playwright, the prime. . minister was made up in the likeness of the me phistophe lian show Played! by Philip "Bourneuf, the difficult and highly exacting- part was; done .with vigor and direct genuineness. A doezn others in tbe cast, including Estelle .Win wood: Harry Irvine as Old Hlp ney, a voluble and knowledge able proletarian, and John Lynds, a lower middle-class. Cockney full of dark threats against the. gov ernment, placed the wordy play on a high plane. George LeSolr turned In a distinguished per formance as the too, too British Duke of Doomsday. ; As to those words they're all worth j listening to. Shaw may not 1 be as profound' as : he once was; he may lack the fire that carried his name Into every cor ner I of the civilized world several decades ago; he may not be able to answer all the questions, even assuming that he answered- the questions in bis play not as George Bernard Shaw, but as Ramsey MacDonald but he's still Georg-i 'Bernard Shaw, play wright. And it speaks well for the! WPA Federal theater that they braved "On . the Rocks" when the . sacrosanct i Theater Guild shuddered by not Produc ing ; it. It's decidedly worth all the' somnolence because the moments of wakefulness are tbe kind Of electrification only great plays Produce. Tillamook Gets Building TILLAMOOK, July 2-JP)An allotment of $85,000 for a new postoffice here bas been, made by the federal government. Senator Reames advised Louis E. Ham mer, postmaster. .' ; AIR-COXDITIONED cissidy t::?s the r.:ESA U.To win o goldmine "'Mswaasa, r bnd avtng o girl i fsfk- "cm 20 MM? A Paramount Picture featuring i ! WILLIAM COYD 'Gold Diggers' Play Elsinore Rudy Vallee and Rosemary Lane, Hugh; Herbert Have Good Roles : Three new songs by that expert pair of songsmiths, - Harry -War ren and Al Dubin, as well as an other for -which i Johnny Mercer set the words to the Warren mu sic, make their formal debut to the world of song in the Warner Bros, musical comedy, "Gold Dig gers in Paris," now playing at the Elsinore theatre. The show Is especially notable because it : brings Rudy : Vallee back to the screen after an ab sence of three years, "Gold Dig gers in Paris," fifth in the "Gold Digger" series, has a i Wfull of nuggets in the form of laughs, catchy tunes, spectacular dancing numbers and, of course, pretty girls.- i' Almost rivalling In Importance the return of America's prince charming of the air lanes is the film debut of Freddie Fisher's Schnickelf ritz band, a aextet of the maddest musicians that ever succeeded , in wedding hilarious comedy to infectious music. - - Sharing the ' romantic interest with Rudy and also Bharing the pleasant burden . of ; singing sev eral of the beautiful melodies which grace the score is Rose mary Lane. Gloria Dickson also has a large role as Rudy's estran ged wife. . : The story revolves about a silly mistake which only a Hugh Her bert character could make and he's the one who makes it, when. as a representative of - the Paris International Exposition sent to engage America's foremost ballet troupe to take part in a contest at the exposition, he gets Into the Club Balle in New York, a very hotcha night club, and engages the equally notcha chorus to rep resent America. The- engagement, with the siz able advance payment, comes as a life-saver to Rudy Vallee and Al len Jenkins, who have been oper ating the club at a loss, and they permit themselves and their chor usthe Gold Digger girls, natur ally to be transported free to Paris. Here dangerous complications ensue when the true Identity of the "ballet" troupe Is disclosed. but everything ends happily when the chorus girls go on at the ex position, give the Parisians a py rotechnic display of modern Am erican chorus stuff Instead of bal let.. - Hite's Dance Band Comes Nationally Popular Gronp Returns; Cherrians Sponsor Dance . , Swing low, awing hlgby awing with Hite and his famous Cotton club orchestra, back at the Salem armory July 8 for the Salem Cber riaons Sweepstakes float benefit dance. .- By the luck of Lucifer and the Cherrians, Salem gets Les Hlte and his band back. . Tbe, band la currently engaged In the greatest series of repeat stands ever en gaged in by a band on the Pacific coast; Scheduled to go east from Seattle, the band received 34 re quests for return engagements throughout the coast. Able to take but 27 of those requests, Sa lem was one. One of Greatest Hlte and his band, one of the four greatest colored bands of all times, can not tarry long on the west coast as it has important contract engagements to fill in New York. It will be the last op portunity for local music lovers to hear the smooth rhythm of the famous band, brought back prin cipally as the answer to public de mand and primarily to assist the Cherrians in paying off a deficit incurred in giving Salem a sweep stakes winner in Portland's rose festival. - You can get your tickets from any Cherrian, the whole organiza tion is on the sales force. Top Rating Gained GRANTS PASS. July i.-tJPt- Increased receipts raised the Grants Pass postoffice ratlnr to first class today. -1 r COOL TODAY BION. TUES. t ait mtm owti i VICTOR McLAGLEH . VILLIAM 6AR6AN PAUL KCLLV ISATSICE ROBtBTS FRANK'JCNKS L Today and Mosu 2 to 11 P. 1L Wednesday , f vmn am mm em I f I to citt . ivt na I f- cwMaMMwnniaian I I A 25c Sym phonic ;" ; v ft r Member of the Schnickelf ritz band above, who are the looniest mel ody maniacs alive. They will be seen and heard in "Gold Diggers In Paris, starring Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane and Hngb Herbert at the Elsinore theatre this weekend.' - Joe E. Brown, comedian, seems Wyman and blonde Barbara Pepper on either aide in tbe plctnre "Wide Open Faces, which opens today at the Hollywood theatre. Victor McLaglen Stars at Capitol "The Devil' Party" Gives Him Tempestuous Role ; Cast Is Colorful Victor McLaglen is seen In one of bis most tempestuous roles to date. In Universal 's powerful dra ma "Thej Devil'a Party," coming to the Capitol theatre today. . This picture delineates the life history of fire youngsters after they , emerge from one of the toughest districts in New York. It emphasizes the fierce friend ships and loyalties that are car ried over! from, the' Hell's kitchen days, even though fate has placed these five In positions unalterably opposed to one another. McLaglen is cast-as the reform school . graduate, who becomes owner of a big , night club and gambling; resort. Hardened by the fierce struggle for existence he nevertheless presents a, suave and polished aspect to the world, al though the Innate savagery be neath is always ready to flare forth. , - .. William Gargan has the role of "Mike O'Hara,! emergency squad policeman who grows furious with the desire for revenge after his brother is slain. Paul Kelly is Jerry Donovan one of the child hood gang who becomes a priest and endeavors to -restrain the fierce impulses of his former pals. John Gallaudet is cast as officer Joe O'Hara," Mike's brother, who la slain when he stumbles on a ruthless killer played by Joe AIR CONDITIONED TODAY'- MON. - TUES. V 2 Major Features f.. t r -. .- - - THE-GIMME-CltlS All !ACM COW J Pins 2nd "Feature , ! Virginia -Bruce Herbert Marshall .j Blary Aster Woman Against Woman'! 1 V. ? FREE . Today and Monday . U Bireley's Orangeade I Meadow Grove Milk Served in Foyer cxXTixrors today axd : MONDAY 2 TO 11 P. M. ' Arrangement I T if n J VJ. f gleeful enough with brunette Jane Downing who la covering a mur der trail that seems to lead to' Mc Laglen. ' "j . Standing-out as feminine mem ber of .the cast Is Beatrice Rob erts. This former Zlegfeld Follies beauty baa the role of "Helen Mc Coy, lovely night club singer. Two' of Hollywood's leading com edians, Frank Jenka and Dave Ol iver have Important assignments to relax the' tenseness of the dra matic scenes. " ' ' Larkin Really Company Sold to Rae, Announced Announcement was made Sat urday that the Larkin Realty company . business had been sold by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald S. Lar kin to O. E. Rae, local realtor, who will occupy the present loca tion ef the Larkin firm at 109 South Commercial street. The Larkins are planning to spend some time In California for Mrs. Larkin 'a health. v VA - y - - 4Wide Open Faces' Hollywood's Show Joe E. Brown Depicts Soda Jerker; Stumbles Into ' v Dramatic Episodes Joe E. Brown plays the part of a small town sod- Jerker digni fied with the title "Maltre D' Squirt" in "Wide Open Faces,-' his latest Columbia comedy, wjblch comes to the Hollywood theatre today. ' The fun starts when a notorious bank robber drops off at Joe's fountain one day and Is captured by G-men after confiding to the comedian that he Is anxious to vis it a deserted hotel in the vicin ity. When Joe tells reporters the story the news is printed In met ropolitan dailies and the under world concludes that the bandit' last haul must 4e hidden in the deserted hotel. Joe meanwhile has visited the hotel -and found It occupied by charming, Jane. Wyman, who has Just inherited it, and her flutter ing aunt, Allison Skipworth. Business booms in the town when the crooks all descend on the hotel at once: to see k. out the loot. But tbe boom diesthe fol lowing day when the treasure Is found by one pair and the rest de part after cleaning out the local bank and most of the town's mer cantile establishments: . The irate citizens then blame Joe for their misfortunes. He Is compelled: to go after the mob sters to redeem himself and get back into the -graces of Miss Wy man, for whom bo has formed a romantic attachment. A large number of well-known actors appear with the comedian In the picture. It Includes, In ad dition to Miss Wyman and Miss Skipworth, Lyda Robert!, Barbara Pepper, Alan Baxter, Luclen Lit tlefield, Berton Churchill,, Sidney Toler, Stanley Fields and Joseph Downing. Mrs Lin field on First Air Journey at Age 86 PORTLAND, July 2-(p)-Mrs. Frances E. R. Lin field, for-whose late husband Linfield college at McMInnville Is named, is 86 years old but she Is still young enough 1 vOUNC .VinV 1 l 4 . a--. , m " We believe you can manage your own social affairs, so we have no ' Classified "heartthrob column." But we do have classifieds for Lost & Found for Wanted, and For Sale; for Apartment hunting and Real Estate . so you need not search blindly! Just Dial The O STATESMAr-J In Comedy i i ! i i V . f , V.. " v . v. Tony Martin above who plays one of the leading roles In ' Sally, Irene and Mary which .opens today at the State theatre Mar ring Alice" Faye, Joan Datlvand Fred Allen. to learn a new trick or two. so today she boarded an airline plane and made ber first flight a trip to Spokane, where she will vlit friends for a month. TJieft Eliminated As Death Motive SEATTLE, July l--Xiy. ery of two rings, previously lisied as missing, definitely eliminated robbery as the motive for the slaying of Mrs. Emily Maude Butte. Detective Chief Ernrt Yor Is said tonight. Yorln said they were found In her apartment where she apparently laid them. Mrs. Butte's husband. CharleH F; Butte,, formerly prominent Fan Francisco bridge builder, engin eer and clubman, held without charge, confirmed Ran Franclnro dispatches, .Ybris said, that he figured In a divorce action In Kan Francisco four years ago. His first- wife, Mrs. Lenor Butte, sued for separate mainten ance, and sued Mrs. Emily Zig ler, San Francisco bay ditrlt socialite, for $100,000 heart balm. He said he won a divorce decree at Reno and wed Mrs. Zlgler. . n rw -'V''"' "tfi Sow ft'la) Ing Two Features Contlnnou Today and Monday 2 to It P. 51. . e. m And Hecond Feaiare ! scheau-a-seco;: m FESTI 2a I , Adlel Xewa a nd If'olored Cart oom - . . . -y i , 9101 regpn -.jstv: TV .k it Russell.