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IsV f y Hi if It A J DWIGIIT NEWMAN of the Very Little Theatre will play the title role In the forthcoming VLT comedy "Papa Is All." VLTCast Rehearses Next Play Rehearsals are underway for the forthcoming Very Little Theatre's season opener, "Papa Is A!l," scheduled for a ten-day run bceinnine Kept. 30. George Hebert is directing the completed cast, assisted by Nina Newman, Casting will be announced this week. The comedy, first production of the VLT 1949-50 season, is by Patterson Green and Is con cerned with the domineering father In a strict Mcnnonlte family. The play will be Btaged at the Very Little Theatre Play house, 1.1th and Monroe, where rehearsals also are held. At the Movies HEILIG Sunday thru Wednesday "Mighty Joe Young" and "Make Mine Laughs" Thursday thru Saturday "Lady in a Jam" and "T.adv from Cheyenne" MAYFLOWER Sunday thru Wednesday "Lady in a Jam" and "Lady from Cheyenne" Thursday thru Saturday "Mighty Joe Young" and "Make Mine Laughs" . , LANE Sunday and Monday "Whispering Smith" and "Black Eagle" Tuesday and Wednesday "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" and "Shaggy" Thursday thru Saturday "Big Jack" and "South of St. Louis" McKENZIE Sunday thru Tuesday "Neptune's Daughter" Wednesday thru Saturday . "Doolins of Oklahoma" and "Johnny Allegro" VARSITY Sunday thru Tuesday "Treasure of Sierra Madre" and "Johnny Belinda" Wednesday thru Saturday "Feathered Serpent" and "SOS Submarine" DRIVE-IN THEATER Sunday' thru Tuesday "My Dreair Is Yours" and "Johnny Allegro" Wednesday thru Saturday It Happens Every Spring" and "Alias Nick Heal" "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG" displays his prowess as the pet of society in the unusual film offering at the Heilig Sunday through Wednesday. Terry Moore and Ben John son take the human leads in the adventurous drama. Con tinuing as second run feature is "Make Mine Laughs," starring Joan Davis. THE IVAN L. COLLINS COLLECTION or Historic Vehicles in Miniature Now On Exhibition Drive to the Wheel 4 Anvil on the McKcnzle Hiway, 13 Miles from Eugene Exhibition Charir 40c Per Pcrion lino. Km. Tn) No Chirie for C)iMdrn Accompanied by Aitullt OPEN DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY Gable Praises 'Finest Role' HOLLYWOOD U.R Actor Clark Gable felt a "very deep per sonal loss" in the death of Mar garet Mitchell, authoress of "Gone Witli The Wind." Gable played the part of Rhett Butler in filming "Gone With the Wind." "In the tragic death of Margar et Mitchell, I feel a very deep personal loss," the actor said. "She was a woman of great literary gift. gentle, warm and with genuine human understanding. "I shall ever be obligated to her for the finest role I ever played, and I'm sure 'Gone With the Wind' will endure as a classic to stand as a monument to her memory." Marshall Grant has been engag ed by Columbia Pictures as a producer. 'Joe Young' Continues Run Here The amazing adventures of "Mighty Joe Young," the super gorilla that becomes the darling of society, con tinues its popular run at the Heilig Sunday through Wednesday and then moves to the Mayflower Theater to play through Saturday. The film stars Terry Moore and Ben Johnson as the romantic team, with petite Terry playing the mistress of the giant ape. Tame Joe provides the "kick," of the movie, dis playing his great strength, heroism and even gentle ness. Merian Cooper produced the sensational screen pres entation. Gloria Henry has been assigned by Columbia to the feminine lead in "Feudin' Rhythm." In Hollywood By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD (NEA) Maybe I shouldn't be mentioning this, but I just made a horrifying discovery, The Johnston film censorship office, which frowns so much on nudity on the screen, headquarters in a building at the corner of Western Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard. The outside of the building has a frescoed decoration fea turing the cavortings of exactly 32 nude ladies! KIMBALL CONSOLETTE THE PIANO ALL AMERICA IS PLAYING From Maine to California, KIMBALL'S National Network of dealers report the continent sweeping popularity of KIMBALL CONSO LETTE . . . and no wonder! Its many beautiful models, its glorious tone, and easy-responsive action , . . the only small piano with balanced scale, organ tone chamber, correctly designed, direct-blow action. Artists and amateurs alike find equal delight in these superb in struments. Best of nil, the KIMBALL is the only truly high grade piano that sells at a moderate price! . . . and. if you wish, you can now have a KIMBALL in your horn on very easy terms, small down payment, or on a rental purchase plan. , J7.w7 our Sheet Music and Record Department. Largest and most carefully selected stock in Eugene. Experienced musicians to serve you. Dial 5-5312 39 East 10th Ave. Oldest and Most Complete Music Service in Eugene 'Charge It' Movies Set By Producers Hni i.vWOOD iPi You may ennn he ahle to step up to tne boxoffice at the Bijou and say: Charge it, please. Yes, to crown such lures as free dishes, bank nights and popcorn. movie men have dreamed up new bait: Boxoffice charge accounts. The see-it-now-and-pay-later plan was hatched by the King brothers, a trio of Hollywood producers. They're offering it free as a tonic for ailing film Drofits. The Kings, who arrived at their present eminence via an interest in slot machine movies, miena 10 qffer their plan to the theater owners of America. The organi zation begins its annual four-day convention here Sept. l. The plan operates this way: A patron's credit rating will be established just as it is when he opens a department store charge account. He will be is sued a credit card. At the box office, the cashier will note the card number, name and num ber of guests. The customer will be billed at the end of the month. Are credit-happy Americans ready to rise to the lure? Yes, says Frank King, spokes man for the brothers. "Most families live on budgets," Frank says, "and the family bank roll is usually pretty thin the last few days before payday. -If they knew they could pay later, a lot more people would go to the movies." 'ft NOT WHO YOU THINK IT IS This "Rudolph Valentino" is really Tony Dexter, 29-year-old World War n Veteran, chosen by Producer Edward Small to play the leading role in the famous silent star's movie biography. His selection from among 75,000 applicants climaxed the greatest and longest talent hunt in screen history. The film tentatively is titled "Valentino As 1 Knew Him." Mm,. ... . ... It's a new-term deal with a big raise for writers Martin Ragaway and Len Stern at UI . . . Producer Hal Wallis wants Sarah Churchill, daughter of Winston, for a movie. . . . Warner Brothers and Dane Clark have called . it a day. Another big telephone se quence for Barbara ' Stanwyck in "The Lie." She cuddies up with a cradle phone for a chill ing conversation with the villain. A certain UI producer did a slow- burn when script writers got their dates mixed on "Buccaneer's Girl," slugged the period for 1810 and then gave Yvonne de Carlo, being chased by a gendarme, the line: "Drop Dead. Kay Williams, Son 'Doing Well' HOLLYWOOD (U.R) Actress Kay Williams and her son are "doing well" at Hollywood Hos pital. The baby was born Aug. 15 to the wife of sugar heir Adolph Spreckels Jr. Miss Williams divorced Martin fMacoco) de Alzaga Unzue, wealthy Argentinean, before she became Spreckels' fourth wife Sept. 6, 1945. Twice she started divorce actions against Spreckels but they were reconciled both times. Fred Astaire's biography will never reach the Screen. M-G-M may be thinking about the idea, but Fred isn't. What's more, he lias even taken legal steps to prevent it after his death. Sara Berner gets a plum comedy role with June Havoc in "The Story of Molly X." She's the wacky telephone operator on Jack Ben ny's airshows . . . Four inches of Lauren Bacall's long hair was nip ped off for her role in "Young Man with a Horn to conform with the film's 1920 period. itl Lot! Costello I Howllnc Hits Landslides Hit Two Locations HOLLYWOOD (U.R) Per sonnel of two movie companies in Europe narrowly escaped death when their location scenes were buried by separate landslides, their studios have announced. RKO said it received a cable from "The White Tower" unit that its entire location near Chamonix in the French Alps was "destroyed by largest avalanche history France." The cable said the cast, includ ing Valli, Glenn Ford and Claude Raines, escaped by five minutes. Paramount . cotncidentally an nounced ' that its "September" company of Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten, Director William Dieterle and Producer Hal Wallis barely missed a landslide near Naples, Italy, that kiled 112 workers. "Barely escaped accident on hillside overlooking bay in Naples where shooting when new road over which we had just passed caved in causing landslide which killed 12 workmen," the, cable, quoted by the studio, said. Pat Costello's Wife Wins Divorce LOS ANGELES (JF) Charging he slapped her while holding lighted cigaret in his slapping hand, Margaret Jane Lostela, 64 won a divorce from radio writer Pat Costello, 46, brother of Coftv edian Lou Costello. Mrs. Costello also was granted J6000 cash and $50 month for the support of their daughter, Susan, 3. " Costello's legal name is Anthony S. Cristillo. 'They were married here in 1946. She formerly was his secretary. Records prove that most mov ies with Hollywood backgrounds suffer at the box office. The town hopes to break the jinx with three new ones coming up: "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," "Sun set Boulevard" and "The Band wagon." All have HoHywood backgrounds. Universal-International's Tech nicolor "Calamity Jane and Sam Bass" marks the seventh color film for Yvonne de Carlo. "j ooor story feJJ V. successful renL ""Mse f ! knsiytJtiTW I ; ' 111 ChrcJ0! - SUN. & MON. Al'G. 21 . 22 S fp&fcjl,. ( "THE SNAKE PIT" ' l ( Olivia DeHaviland 1 I Genn ; Pr KB I Irene Dunne in I I I 9 I M I ff Register-Guard, Eugene. Ore. Virginia Mayo Wins Notice DENVER (U.R) Actress Vir- ginia mayo was selected as the "best undressed woman of tk year" by the Colorado Sunbathing The society notified Miss Mavo Warner Brothers star, in a 11 ' word telegram that she had been picKea oy uu memoers of the! Colorado nudists group largely be cause oi ner much-publicized feat of losing her swimming suit while swimming at Malibu Beach. . "Your gracious reaction to this widely publicized incident has done much to further our cause. We wish to congratulate you for the poise, aplomb and good nature you exhibited among other things." WILLAMETTE Mrs. Jimmy Dorsey Files Divorce Suit HOLLYWOOD (U.R) The wife of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey has asked superior court for a di vorce, charging mental cruelty Mrs. Jane Dorsey said in her suit that a property settlement already has been made. Under the agreement she will get their Toluca Lake, Cal., home and $1 a month plus 25 per cent of her husband's earnings above $25,000 a year. Fred MacMurray Sued HOLLYWOOD (U.R) Film Star Fred MacMurray has been sued in the role of landlord. A tenant in his apartment house, Irving Link, charged in a suit that since 1946 he has paid $300 a month for an apartment listed at $185. He asked $3024.96 damages, plus a rental overcharge of $10,008.32, -plus interest. TODAY THRU WEDNESDAY bene Dunne in "LADY IN A JAM" Also Loretta Younir In 'LADY FROM CHEYENNE" TODAY AND MONDAY Alan Ladd in "WHISPERING SMITH" also -"BLACK EAGLE" TODAY THRU TUESDAY RED SKELTON ESTHER WILLIAMS in Art Baker will be seen in the i le of a college professor in "Take One False Step." "NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER" AIM TODAY THRU TUESDAY . 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