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Hi. OREGON". SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1936 J2AGE NINE Screen Version of "The Green Pastures", Pulitzer Play, Now At Holly MEDPORD MATL 1.. pi)' cm, music NUMBERS FEATURED Fl ! "The Green Pastures." plcturlzatlon j of Marc Connelly's Pulitzer Prlw a pity that ran 18 months on Broad 'S way and then another three and a I half years throughout the .United States, reaches the screen of the Holly ; theater today, where It opens a three fc day run. J The picture, which retains all the TAintque qualities of the play, has ,' been given the wider scope of the It., screen that shows scenes which were only hinted at In the stage produc tion. If for no other reason, the i unlimited space and magic of the i camera have wrought a miracle that ; the stage could never dream of. & The story, representing the prlml '. tlve conception of the Bible and Its characters. Is filled with delightful humor, although presented with a 11 reverence that removes any objection that might arise. It begins In a 0 Sunday school of the old south at tended by children who asked their pastor to explain Heaven to them. " The story of the creation and the .-. subsequent sins of mankind on earth and the glory of Heaven are then , revealed In picture form as Inter preted by the colored preacher. Nat ' urally, his Ideas of Heaven and its '-' characters take expression from the - darkles' viewpoint. It Is this ex- 1 ? presslon that lifts the picture out of the ordinary and Into the unique novelty that It la. 1- The entire cast Is composed of ool IjOred players, with 111 speaking parts "Hand nearly a thousand others, head f ed by Bex Ingram, In the role of "De ! Lawd." The famous Hall Johnson i choir of 60 voices sets off the plc- ture's musical background, one of Its greatest attractions. I Comedy Team Heads f. Double Bill Today ( On R i alto Screen ' Wheeler and Woolsey co-starring In i. "Mummy's Boys," heads the Rlalto . theater's special double bill program 'of laugh hits, which starts a three day run today at the popular Main street showhouse. i An k nalr of amateur archaeologists en route to Egypt to excavate the tomb of King Pharatlme, tney nave some of the funniest moments of " their careers when their ship is : rammed by another vessel during a i fog, and they valiantly decide to save all the pretty girls on board. Barbara ' pepper makes her debut as a Wheel-. ,' tr-Woolsey heroine with Moroni Ilaen ; and Willie Best also Included In the cast. A new, novel and entertaining plc ' ture. "Mr. Cinderella." which features t .lanlr HnlnV. BfitLV FUTnCSS. ATthUT Treacher, Raymond Walburn and an all-star cast of film favorites, plays at the Rlalto as the added feature with "Mummy'a Boys." In this picture Jack Haley has the tit.in mii. that of a barber with a so ciety complex In a fashionable hotel. - His fairy godfather proves to be a customer a playboy and man of wealth of Boston, who induces iaca to leave the tonsoral parlor and takes , his clothes and place In a Back Bay 1 drawing room. Through the bewildering maae of hich societT. Haley, the barber, gets Into a cauldron of calamity, conquest and comedy. But in tna rio-tickiing ' climax he solves big business, modern Inventions and wins Miss Purness In the hilarious bargain. . All In aU, these are two big laugh bits that certainly ahouldn't be missed. Toio TOLO, Nov. 28 (Spl.) O. A. Thorp has returned from a live weeks' trip by motor to West Plains, Mo, where he spent most of his time at the home of his parents. His father has been 111 for some time. Justin and Kenneth Muse, cousins of Mr. Thorp, have returned too, and resumed their work at the Collins dairy here. Jus tin, who has been with this dairy for three years, had a month's vaca tion. Sunday, November 33, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Thurston entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence I. Conger, daughter Georgia and son Bob, of In Roxy's Role Robert Taylor, America's favorite matinee idol . and Lorctta Young. America's favorite sweetheart, are teamed for the first time In "Private Number." which heads the Rory theater's third big week of popular hits. "Private Number" plays at the Rosy today and tomorrow only. Oth ers In the cast are Patsy Kelly, Bssll Rrfthbone. Jane Darwell and Marjorle Gateyon. Steak & Chicken Dinners Served All Day Sunday CAP. HUiKRM.WS ORCH. Every NItM at ERNIE'S CASINO Victor McLaglen When two big huskies start argu ing over a woman's affections, some thing usually happens and that something Is Invariably a light In "Magnificent Brute." coming Thurs day to the Holly theatre, with Victor McLaglen In the starring role, Btnn'.e Barnes Is the woman in the case and William Hall. 6 feet 3 Inches of brawn, la McLaglen's opponent. The Holly Wednesday Music, the glorious voices of Mar lon Talley and Michael Bartlett, headline the features of "Follow Your Heart," coming Wednesday only to the Holly theater. A comedy-romance that includes numerous pop ular selections with more classical arias, the film has Nigel Bruce, Hen rietta Crosman, Walter Catlett, Luis Albernl and John Eldrcdge heading the supporting cast. Prospect. Georgia and Bob are at tending Central Point high school. Mrs. Thurston and pupils enjoyed a pre-Thanksglvlng luncheon at 12 o'clock. Wednesday. According to cus tom, school was closed an hour earlier and will be resumed Monday. Mr. and Mrs, George Coatcs and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ban we 11 feasted on turkey with Mr. and Mrs. Phil Thurston at their home at Four City Heights, Thursday. Frank Baker, formerly of Ban Fran cisco, Is with his lather, J. A. Bnker, owner of Pine Tree camp. Chas. Standlford, J. E. Green, T. A Muse and Wllllnm Pennlnger were among those dressing turkeys for the local Thanksgiving market. Turkey dinners were served In most , MWiDIWI Il,ll1liiii iM'.MW II 91 m il EVes 25c Today And Monday'.Q THE YEAR'S BIGGEST LOVE THRILL IS BACK! Hea.llnr. tTTf'JW Rot)) 3df ' i Dif ween oi J4."b, ;,J' popular hits! Vf t h 1 onef ' 1 i TAYLOR Jlvtatta. YOUNG f PATSY KELLY BASIL RATHBONE MARJORIE GATESCK Also Selected Shorts!! ... : In Holly Picture resulting fight is said to be the most realistic slam-bang, knockdown-and-drag-out melee the screen has ever shown. Including the now famous and long remembered brawl in "The Spoilers," of so many years ago. - Adapted from the Liberty Magarlne story "Big," the picture also features Jean Dixon, Henry Armettn, Ann Preston, Billy Burrud and Edward Norrls. Tolo homes too, along with cran berry sauce and pumpkin pies as the main menu. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Green and Tom Hagen, with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Loff- tus formed a Thanksgiving party at the latter's home. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Muse were Thanksgiving hosts at their home. where they entertained the O. A Thorp family and Mr. Thorp's broth er, John Thorp. Miss Arlene Inmann returned from a visit with the Ennls Grable family at Klamath Falls In time to eat tur key. with the home folks. Johnny Bohnert and family of Central Point -Today ALL THE WORLD Here's LAFF RIOT ber One ... and what And Just to be Sure You Get Your Fill of Funny Biz -Here's No. 2l The whole town will join yon in laughter at this hilarious tale of a barber who worked himself up in a lather over love! Jack (CtK, Raymond WALBURN Toby Wing Showi 1:45-3 30 6:45-930 M MM Mi MM ar Aviation Drama t-.V 'J With its kevnote the safety of (hi skios in commercial aviation of ioaay. "Without Orders," dramatized from the story by Peter B. Kyne, has Rob ert Armstrong and Sally Eellers In the romantic leads. Vinton Hacworth. widely known to radio fans, makes his screen debut In a cast headed by Frances Soge. Charley Grapewtn : nd Ward Bond. The dangerous flying territory between Portland. Ore., and were also guests at the Tracy Inmann home. The Bohnerts, with Miss Er nestine Tracy, attended the matinee showing of Cain and Mabel at the Holly theater in Medford Thursday. TILLAMOOK, Ore., Nov. 20. (AP) A calm sea and mild breeze 'accom panied the season's high tide here a time when storms usually beat over a wide area on the Oregon coast. The tide reached 0 feet. 6 inches and broke through several dykes on tide lands. The barometer retained its "clpar weather" reading. for 3 Days -2 Laugh Hits!- LOVES num a not! HALEY FURNESS 'ferSy , . . Arthur 'ip. Coming to Rialto TO &i fcsilt Lake. Utah, is the natural back ground, witn an the filming actually done on this run. "Without Orders' plays at the Rlalto theater Wednesday and Thurs day on a big double bill with "Franklo and Johnnie," the drama tization of the famous nineteenth centaury song hit, which stars Chester Morris and Helen Morgan in the title role. KLAMATH RETAIL STORES ENJOY BUSINESS GROWTH KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 38. (AP) Klamath Falls retail business Is swinging along at a sharp clip. Fig ures from the United States census bureau said sales for 1935 were 672,000 against (6.601,000 for 1933. The figures were released through the chamber of commerce following compilation of findings from a busi ness survey. CHRYSLER TOPS EM ALL. LAUGHTER! is You'll laugh, you 11 roar, you'll scream at the antics of this goofy pair of nitwits who search 'darkest' Egypt for (live) mummies I Noth ing to gain but their honor . , . you'll have nothing to lose but your mindll with BARBARA PEPPER MORONI OLSEN f. Iff ' 1 - Mats . . 25c Eves . . 35c Kids . . . 10c FOR CHRISTMAS USE WASHINGTON. Nor. 28. ( AP) The treasury concluded today that war veterans are getting ready for Christmas buying. My. M Ml' , fl r r pi t fJ! tot f ( t JH l r J d m l6f.t,.t'':Ji nothing like K f::: ' . n i Redemption of bonus bonds has been Increased In the past few weeks, reversing the trend of preceding months. In the week ending Nov. 30 veterans cashed 96.030.300 in bonds and In the week ending Nov. 13 the total was 5.7fl7.650. Of the 1.738 8,8, 100 In bonds Is sued last June 91,307.815.800, or 73.3 per cent, have been cashed. Use Mall Tribune want ads. PRAISE DE LAWD ...here's the screen version of the famous Marc Connelly ij play that over 2,000,000 people paid $5,000,000 to see in its record five-year stage run! . THE MOST AMAZING THEATRICAL ATTRACTION OF MODERN TIMES! ...absolutely different . . . totally unique, on the stage or screen! ' Starts Today for 3 Days! TO THOROUGHLY ENJOY THIS PIC TURE, WE URGE YOU TO SEE IT FROM THE BEGIN NING! ' No Raise in Prices Mats-25o Eves-35o , KltllllKS A DIME Bhow Today 1:15 . 3:30 . 8:48 9:18 fir ; r-J i Tulsa Fuinlpaleft TULSA, Nov, 28. (AP) Thorough ly fumigated and disinfected Tulsa city and county schools will reopen. Monday following a month's clos ing because of an outbreak of In fantile paralysis that tok seven lives. . , Closing time for Too Late to Clas slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m. CHRYSLER TOPS 'EM ALL. 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