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PAGE NINE Grace Moore In Dazzling New Surprise Hit Opens At Craterian Today Harlow and Taylor in "Personal Property" Cowboys at Holly Monday Rialto Wednesday Roxy Today DFOTID MAIL TTJTT5FXR MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. APRTT IP. 1037 NEW PERSONALITY M MIAMI 'WHEN l: i $'d ' K"fd&i ' VSS'J III I YOU'RE IN IM&jS Prom the classical strain of such famous gems as Schubert's "Seren ade' to the hotcha swing-tunes or Cab Calloway's epic "Minnie the Moocher," Grace Moore provides a genuine surprise with her versatility and dazzling new personality as evi denced In her new picture, "When You're In Love," opening a three day run today at the New Craterian theater. Written and directed by Robert Riskln. whosa screen work hoa un til now been almost entirely on a partnership basis with director Frank Capra "It Happened One Night' "Mr. Deeds" and the most recent 'Lost Horizons," now being road showed the picture has the unmis takable touch of those famous bits which Rlskln undoubtedly picked up from his long association with Cepra. The story haa Miss Moore as an Australian opera start who is forced to leave the United States because of Immigration laws. A vain person, who has surrounded herself with sev eral fawning sycophants, the star la much disturbed at her ejection as she has set her heart on singing t a song festival to be sponsored by her old teacher and guardian. She goes to Mexico In an effort to obtain an Australian quota number but is unsuccessful. In order to get back to the States she has to buy herself an American husband, who turns out to be a hard-drinking young painter with an utter con tempt for the star. Complications arise wih stunning rapidity from this situation, finally winding up in a blaze of song, requited love, and re formation on the part of the vain glorious star. Cary Grant portrays the husband and others include Aline MacMahon, Henry Stephenson, Thomas Mitchell, Catherine Douest and Luis Albernl. In addition to Schubert and Cab Calloway, Mlsa Moore sings composi tions by such widely divergent com posers as Jerome Kern, Puccini and Verdi. :1 : .-. c v V,1 I A new screen team, Joining two of the most popular romantic stars of Hollywood Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor comes to the New Craterian theater Thursday 1th the local show ing of 'Personal Property," a comedy -drama that has met with outstanding success wherever shown. 'MJ The story has Miss Harlow as Mrs. Crystal Wetherby, posing in London society as a rich American widow, but actually Impoverished and just one jump ahead of hSr creditors. When Taylor Is given a Job as a shcriri's officer assigned to watch the per son property of Mrs. Wetherby, sh Induces him to poss as her butler In order not to "give her away" before a man she hopes to marry for his money and thus liquidate her debts. Wh?n Taylor discovers the supposed bridegroom Is his own brother with his own Ideas of marrying for money, the complications run thick and fast for merry comedy. Great Ziegfeld" Returns to Rialto For Three Day Run Heralded as the "Greatest Show on Earth," with a cast of 305 speak ing roles, 200 glorified American beauties and 5000 extras topped by the stellar triumvirate of William Powell, Myrr.1 Loy and Lulse Ralner, The Greet Ziegfeld." giant caravan of entertainment, plays a three-day return engagement at the Rialto theater starting todny. The film Is returned at regular Rialto prices and Is shown exactly as It was In Its road how presentation, running time over three hours. "The Great Ziegfeld" will show continuous all day Sunday and with two performances dally for Monday and Tuesday. The cost Is studded with such luminaries as Prank Morgan, Fannie Brlce, Virginia Bruce. Reginald Owen, Ray Bolgw, Nat Pendleton and Har riet Hocvor. Although "The Great Ziegfeld" Is not merely another motion picture revue. It has many and elaborate mu sical Incidents which form the back ground for the story, give authenti city to the plot and recreate the at mosphere of the show world. It was for her exceptionally fine portrayal of Anna Held In this film that Miss Ranler won the coveted Motion Picture Academy Award for the finest acting of the year. Lswn mower service, call and del Ideal Bike Shop. Tel 895 411 E. Main Quality Street" Starring Hepburn Coming Wednesday KatHarlne Hepburn's latest addi tion to her gallery of screen por trait Is that of Phoebe Throssel,! the captivating heroine of James M. Barrie's renowned comedy-drnma. "Quality Street." As the girl whose love Is captured by the man who went away unknowingly for a time Mlw Hepburn gives a brilliant display of those talents which have put her in the forefront of screen luminaries. Ptanchot Tone appears as the man in question, "Quality Street" will play Wed nesday only at the Craterian theatre also being shown Wednesday night only at the Holly theatre. It w. if -t-ttfi" Hmni '"Wim-im MHiiiBllni ii"l - iiiiiii Kiddies-lOc mm k f 1 I A Kiddies-10c - ftr-as wnwv-vn? a r'fciT laii miMi.J Today -for 3 Days! Continuous Today - Shows 1:45-5:00-8:00 fffll TtOOItS OPEN AT 1:30 . COMB EARLY! AT OUR REGULAR PRICES m warn in M mm mow FRESEHTflUCHlZ 4 i i Mil (1 i I iill II II II III I x. imummJKK '-W' Among the many entertainers coming to the Holly theatre stage In person for tomorrow only are Ray Whitley's Six-Bar Cowboys, talr ly new to western audiences but rapidly winning hosts of frlenda on their radio appearance. They played for one year at the Dallas Texas Centennial, have made many ap perances with world championship rodeos In Madison Square Garden In New York City and hare played most of the leading theatres In the east and south. This act features the Three Phelps Bros, with their novelty washboard band, and Ken Card, wizard of the banjo. Also listed among the more better known radio personalities featured in the atae show are Sherifr Loyal Underwood, Dinry Lane, favorite tenor; Glenn Hardy. KNX news re porter: Buddy Bumpkin, eomorilan; Jo Bishop, "The International Hlll Bllly." On the screen will be Hugh Her bert, top film comic, In "That Man's Here Again." lioszve Karns, Martiha Hunt and Buster Crabbe get mixed up In a policy racket murder In "Murder Goea To Collcpe." coming to the Rialto theatre as the main feature on the double bill program Wednes day and Thursday. Joseph He rge&he liner's great novel "Java Head." with Anna May Wong, Elizabeth Allan. Edmund Gwcnn and John Loder in the leading roles, plays as the added feature. There will be on show In the afternoon and two complete shows , In the evening. Regular prices will prevail. Hit the lauKh pois with Jo S. Brown and June Travis In "Earth -worm Tractors." opening a thraa day run at the Roxv thaatn today. Joe plays a high-pressure tractor salesman who doesn't know hi trac tors. There's laughs galore and m peel ally so with Carol Hughes, Quy Klbbee and Dick Foran Included Hm the cast. SALEM. April 17 API Oarl Cover, who has been assistant bud get director alnca 1935, assumed 4v ties this week as chief personnel of ficer of the unemployment Insurane commtsslon. TALISMAN LODGE No. 31, Knight of Pytnlas, Monday. April 10th. Initiation work. All members are Teqtwated to be present. Clyde Plchtner, C. O. 5: .y.-ys.-eajp GRACE MOORE GOES TO TOWN! . . . TODAY ... 3 DAYS! fAWCAP FUN lS SHE mm sings "Minnie the Moocher'j buys herself a husband makes love to the gay wmm , . . with gestures, and how! . . . in a goofy Mexican jail!! Ml music ... of Jerome Kernlv m goes from Schubert to i 'V, swing. . .she's ter-r4iicl ' Xi - W . Z - Sh.'s Groce Moora o yew'v -j. V; V Ihe W-de-hi heroin of Wm t iCKT A " 8Bylyomvfo,oeiby A !&r , "'writrof"Mr.0edi''oBd , ' Lk" J HapP.n.d On Niabf'l 'til cary mmi Aline MacMahon Henry Stephenson Thomas Mitchell Muik by Jerome Krn tyrla by DorotKy field Produtllon rtcnblfft by Leon LeonldoK Written and Directed by ROBERT RISKIN r.. Music by JJ j ( t Jfome Krn Putoni Verdi ScKubert and "Cob" Callowoy! YfU f ff-' Mtitineel 30c Evening! 40o Kiddiei 10c
