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PAGE SOT Simone Simon And James Stewart In "Seventh Heaven" Opening Today FIRST VERSION OF Fred Astaire Coming In "Shall We Dance" Thursday In Thrilling Drama Here Soon "Camille" Although there axe on hs stm age 4,000,000 children absent from school every day, school attendance records are Improving. mriinnrn maiij nrimir. ti rirnmi. t irrr.t-n . i'pai. vat 16. 1937 it f SET FILM STANDARD Much hhB own Mid and written about "Seventh Heaven," which open its three day local engagement at the New Craterlan theatre today. Jta stars. Simone Simon and Jaim Stewart, have had columns of praise from re viewers throughout the country. The story, which shot Janet rjayncr ar-.d Charles Parrel, to stardom ten years ago. Is fully expected to j the sanw. for MUs Simon and Stwirt. .Ten years ago, when tno first screen "evitn Heaven" wes lven to the public, it became a standard by which other films were Judged, and the producers of the new production took pains to make aure there would be no chance of letting it fll from that eminence Primarily "Seventh Heaven" la a good love atory and such stories are invariably good screen entertainment. Much has beta said about the wor thy manner In which the picture is prcouced, directed and photograph ed. Much has also been said. In won i derment, of the performances of Its two young stars in wonderment be cause they have never before now been fciven a great deal of oubllcity Simons Simon was apparently "saved for Juit this sort of screen role. hlle James Stewart's portrayal of 'Chlco" proves himself to be an accomplished, artist. The atory of "Seventh Heaven" is the tlory of Diane and Ch'co. That "very remarkable fellow." Chlco, saves Llano from being beaten to death, b" the owner of a notorious dive. Taen posing as her husband tc save her from the gendarmes, he Is forced to live out his story, tcklng Diane with him to the little garret where he watches the stars. From this arrangement arises a deep love that makes "Seventh Heaven" tho out standing romance that It is. In the supporting rast are such players as Jean Hersholt, Gregory Ratoff, Gale Sondergaard, J. Edward Bromberg. John Qualen, Victor Klt lan, Thomas Beck, Slgumann and Mady Christians. ' I l " XA 'cc.;i! M.1 " inn A new Kartoff comes to the screen of the Rlalto theater for Wednesday and Thursday only In "Night Key" a Knrloff like audiences have never seen before. In "Night Key' the for mer monster haa a human role, one that everyone will love. He plays a tottering old man who has had an Invention stolen from him. Jean Rogers, as his daughter, and War ren Hull as the man she loves, help Karloff to recover , his Invention, bringing about a thrilling and excit ing cllmo-x. "That I May Live," featuring Ro chelle Hudson, Robert Kent and J. Edward Bromberg, plays as the com panion feature with "Night Key." Dancing on steel plates which give varied tones to his staccato taps, Is the latest novelty Fred Astaire intro duces In "Shall We Dance." his lat est vehicle co-starring Ginger Rog ers, which comes Thursday to the New Craterlan theater. The ateel plates of his strange dancing floor comprise the deck of an ocean liner engine room. By use of various qual ities and thicknesses of steel, Astaire attains a unique effect similar to that of dancing on a xylophone. Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore. Kettl Gallian, Harriot Hoctor, Amer ica's premier ballerina, are featured In the supporting cast. Music and lyrics of the six songs In the film were composed by George and Ira Gershwin. In supporting roles, is the story ofl" r rw j the financial and physical giants who i vtllW Ue nCLVlianu have made the steel Industry one of America's greatest. A thrtll-laden dra ma of the Impact between two strong men who find themselves rivals In the making of steel and the making of love, the film makes an Ideal con trast to the light-hearted Jessie Mat thews musical. Jessie Matthews In Musical Show On Rialto Screen Becoming more and more popular with each succeeding picture. Jessie Matthews is atr the Rlalto theater starting today In her latest dancing musical, "Head Over Heels In Love." On the same program, as the added feature on the twin bill program Is Grant withers and Judith Allen In "Bill Cracks Down." tf "Head Over Heels in Love" Is ro mance of a Paris cabart entertainer. Because of an exceedingly vivid tem perament and a penchant for causing a commotion in public, she loses a fat radio contract and even worse her handsome sweetheart. The music and lyrics for the pic ture "were composed by that popular Hollywood team of tunesmiths, Mock Gordon and Rarry Revel, who wrote six songs for the film. They are the title song, "Head Over Heels In Love," "May I Have the Next Romance with You," "Through the Courtesy of Love," "There's That Look in Your Eyes Again," "Looking Around Cor ners for You." and "Don't Oiv ft Good Gosh Darn." "Bill Cracks Down," In which Beat rice Roberts and Ranny Weeks appear Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Comes To Craterian Topping the large cast of film fa vorites In "Call It a Day." coming Wednesday only to the New Craterlan theater, Is Olivia DeHavlland in her first comedy role. A hilarious story of the reactions of the various members of a nice su burban family to the first touch of spring, with lta balmy, pulse-stirring warmth and fragrance and Idiocies. "Call It a Day" includes Ian Hunter. Anita Louise. Alice Brady, Roland Young. Frieda Ineacourt, Walter Woolf King and Bonlta Granville in the cast. Conference Slated On Butter Grades PORTLAND. May 1 5. ( AP) A Portland conference, one of ft series throughout the country, will be held June 18 to consider changes In creamery butter grades proposed by the federal department of agrtcul- ture. Representatives of producers, con sumers and trade Interests will at- , tend. I The government recommends changing the butter score to 84 to j 05 points, discontinuance of - the: package as a factor In determining j quality and offering a simple, dtrectl via . iff.r Oreta Garbo and Robert Taylor bring to the screen of the Roxy the ater for today and tomorrow only the world-famed Alexandre Dumas lUe story of the "Lady of the Camellias, ' titled "CamlUe." Lionel Barrymore Elisabeth Allan, Laura Hope Crews and Jessie Ralph are Included la the large cast. Talisman Lodge No. 31, Knights of Pythias. In itiation Monday, May 17th. Visiting members welcome. Refreshments will be served. C. Fichtner. C O. plan to replace the card method of establishing the score. WINDOW GLASS We sell window lass and will replace your broker windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab met Works. For MODEL BAKERY'S Shortcake Layers for Your Strawberry Shortcake I Be Correctly Corseted in AN ARTIST MOUEL by Ethelwyn O Hoffmann. Closing time for Too Late to Clu ly Ads Is 1:30 p. m. Starting Today 3 Days! Electrio Motor Repairs Rewinds Exchange, Rental, Gage Motor Service 20 N. Grape Phone 908 I TjvlyBMj jf V a Today and Monday TOGETHER AT LAST! The sc r e e n greatest lovers ..In the year's treat eat ro-: mantle drama f r-i J if V Ik. tr. .... t.rv S'-y CARBON "TAYLOR LIONEL BARRYMORE ureal AUAN-JBSfMAl'M HENIY DANIFU UMOf ! LAIX iiimi MOHaiwi -1 . . t '---Liu "OI R OANO" Lrjl popeye rirlrno J y -SHE'S HERE AGAIN in all her dance-sing glory Jessie's back! . . in this miss - chievous, kiss chievous mile-a-minuta musical romance I JESSIE HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE SWA ptuuaju yPjp ! i uan 3 I A C4r. 1 l i.l I , ;jf f "-AT I ' 5 ' i f , . f H i ? New Song Hit ty GORDON A BEVEL "May I HaTe the Next Romanet with Vou" "Heart Orer lleeli In tore" "Lookln" Around the Cor neri For you" "There'i That Look In Vonr Eyes Ajaln" "Diin't OlTe s Oood Oosh Darn" "Through the Courtesy of Lote" AnJ On fAe 5ome Program: A FIGHTING FOOL HARD A3 STEEL BUT A SUCKER FOR DAMES If hows Today 1:11 S:15 t.tS - :' Drama flames at white heat on the brink of a blistering Hell! mth Grant Withers Judith Allen -. Bea Roberts , p ' x A ill To Praise We ' Heart " " and riaise ne f" -g& - ecstatic happiness ... . Can Give .... f "v f, J . J hrt of it n ,v "yr X ,.4 separation., exquisite No Promise e fWK r : ijJit? moments that turn . Can Make .... , J , blood into fire . . that III r r , U f? V H l transforms the world's Can Pay Enough pfyfl : jgd i drabneM to a land of Tribute to This ? 4 ;' jff 3 dreams come true . . it . I wu T s 4 It's all here. complete Glorious Picture a V , , - 'I . , , 111 l4t " 1 4 ly, e x c 1 1 1 n gly cap. 12' n I tured for the soreenl ffi "J 1 It Starts ( V ' ? A TODAY 7 J , V ForSDayS: U 1-inr ' ' ill simoneIimom III ml I m "Diane", the role she was born to play wffl! f JAMES STEWART I I as valiant "Ohico", his greatest characterization II II $EVnTHHWffl J 1 " JEAN HERSHOLT Ik S, GREGORY RATOFF V GALE SONDERGAARD J Vv ' J- EDWARD BROMBERG ' f lS. . JOHN QUALEN VICTOR KILIAN yT V ' THOMAS BECK SIG RUMANN MADY CHRISTIANS Zr Shows Today at 1:45 3:45 8:48 9:00 ODD (g Diil n F D Mats ..... 30c Eves 40c Kiddies . . . . lOo If W I 1 ii IV J "m,X I""VN ' I I K .jiLn ' n f, v i-n " 3n -7,1 - "HEAD OVER HEELS" 2:00 - 4:45 S:I5 -
