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V'XCV, "NTNT5 4 Johnny O'Brien's "Harmonia Hi -Hats" On Stage At Craterian Today JrEDFCVRD fATL TRIBUNE, rEDFOTlD, fWROOX. KFNTVAY. "XFRTL 24. IMS HUE BURKE HAS LEADING ROLE HIT. A combined stage and screen pro gram that Is expected to prove to be one of the most popular to ever play ' the Craterian theatre will open a three day showing today with Johnny O'Brien and his Harmontct Hl-Hats, featured stars of the NBC networks, appearing In person on the stage of the New Craterian theatre tor all shows, matinee and evening. One of , the finest acts on tour today, the Hi " Hate bring to the stage a 30 minute presentation of harmonica syncopa tion. With them Is lovely Lore. Lee. feminine bundle of charm and happi ness who will sing favorite song hits with musical numbers rendered from the harmonicas. Considered America's greatest harmonica player. O'Brien has appeared on programs with Blng Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Ben Bernle and the W. B. L. National Barn Dance. Every member of the group la an ac complished musician and they have mastered every style of music In use today. This Is an Important feature of the stage show as they will literal ly "get music out of" every known type of harmonica from a fifteen-cent store brand to the thousand dollar In strument, thus giving the act the most novel and unique angle of any show on the road at the present time. What his been termed as being the merriest comedy riot since "Topper" hit the screen last year, the Craterian will have "Merrily We Live" as the feature on the same program. Con stance Bennett, of the former hit. 1 ' co-starred with Brian Aherne In the comedy farce. The action of "Merrily We Live" re volves around the antics of the Kll toourne family, as mad, fantastic and carefree a group as were ever assemb led under one roof. Each la a rugged Individualist, but together they pre sent a united front that Is bewilder ing to their sedate and conservative suburban neighbors. And when the rich young daughter of the Kllbourn es plcka up with a "tramp" from the garrets, the action of the hilarious dim atarts proper. Prominently cast are Blllle Burke, a mother Kllbourne, Clarence Kolb, as "pa", Alan Mowbray, patsy Kelly, Tom Brown, Ann Dvorak. Bontta Granville. Marjorle Rambeau and Willie Best. The fact that both "Merrily We Live" and the O'Brien troup In per son will remain at the New Craterian for three days, make the program the btgsest thing In combined shows the Craterian has had for many a year and goes to prove that the bill Is of exceptional value and merit. O'Brien and his Harmonica. Hl Hats will be on the stage once every afternoon and twice each night, Leo Carrillo, Phil Regan, Ann Dvorak In Rialto Picture "Manhattan Merry - Oo - Round." which opens a three-day run today at the Rialto theatre, offers plenty to the theatre-going public. Patterned In spirit after the radio broadcast whose name It bears "Manhattan Merry-Qo-Round" pre sents a series of tuneful new songs. Interpreted by such songbirds as Phil Regan and Tamara Oeva. or by such erchestral wizards as Cab Calloway and Ted Lewis. Phil Regan and Ann Dvorak, In the leading romantic roles, try to get married In spite of desperate opposition on the part of a group of gangsters, heeded by Oordonl (Leo Carrillo). who want to force Regan to exert his wllea on Charllzzlnl, an opera singer, and lure her Into their w recording racket. . Jimmy Oleason, aa "Danny the Duck," works hand-ln-hnd with Carrillo, and gives the audience one laugh after another with his Inimi table voice and mannerisms. "Ellis Island," a serious drama dealing with the immigration In spectors and their war to curb crime, will play as the added feature with the star-studded hit. Donald Cook. Peggy Shannon and Jack La Rue have the leading roles In "Ellis Island." Rosser to Plead PORTLAND. April 23. (IP)- Circuit court gave Al E. Rosser, former sec retary of the Portland A PL Teamsters' union, until Tuesday to plead to two charges of accessory after the fact In the beatings of two river pilots last fall. Don't miss the MED FORD JUNIOR SYMPHONY CONCERT High School Auditorium Tuesday. May 3rd. ' PROFESSIONAL - ALLIANCE NIQHT ... A child lies restless In the grip of s burning fever. At the bedside the faithful physlelsn sits In thoughtful contemplation Nearby stand the anxious parents helpless In the presence of a dlseasi they do not understand; their eyet mtchlng eagerly for some hopeful sign. Calmly, confidently, the physi cian writes a prescription, hands It to the father with a whispered sugges tion and a nod of assurance to the mother. A door clones, a motor hums, a ear speeds down the street. Sud denly It stops, and a man In distress enters the drug store. Calmly, confi dently, the pharmacist reaches for bottles of chemicals, weighs the In gredients carefully, fills the prescrip tlon. hands It to the anxious father with a reassuring smile. Hours pass, long houra. But with the coming of a new dr. the child Ures and .leeps. HEATH'S DRUG STORE Shirley Temple Coming. In "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" " ' If 4 Wr iJ2s IV 1 1 BrfiPvttfIiiV Lr J i Shirley Temple with ber cast and with her leading man In '-RbeccR of Sunnvbrook Farm." hr newest picture opening At the New Crnteriivn theatre Wednesday. Shirley salutes the stellar c:tt ol her stream-lined, bcst-of-nll musical-hit which Includes Randolph 8cott. Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley, Phyllis Brooks, Helen Wrstley, Slim Summervllle, Bill Robinson and Alan Dtnehart. CHILD BRIDE HELD LEWES, Del., April 33. (UP) Twelve -year-old Almlra Mae Wells who married a man three times her age was arrested last night and taken to the Wilmington, Del., house of detention. A state1 policeman interrupted din ner at the home of her husband, Samuel McChesney, 37-year-old fish erman. The warrant for arrest of the girl on charges of violating the Delaware marriage law which sets a 16-year-old age minimum on brides, was is sued after a conference between Judge Earle R WUley of Wilmington Juvenile court and Deputy Attorney General Caleb M, Wiight. "We want people in other Btates to know that we do not counte nance any child marriages," Judge Willey said. "Our laws are clear and there can hi no exception." ' Almira and McChesney were mar ried Saturday with parental blessing. USE ICE NICKELS PALO ALTO, Cel.. April 23. (AP) Impecunious Stanford students have been financing telephone calls 10 MERRY-r.O-RfUNn 1 'r'. ' ..a .v I saaaa.aa& T W ,T .1 j . I with Ice nickels minted In plaster of parts molds. The molds are filled with water and placed In the refrigerator to freeze. When a fellow wishes to call the girl friend, he goes to the re frigerator, chips out an ice nickel and drops it In the telephone. That's what the collectors are complain ing about. When the collector cornea around and opens the money-box, water trickles out. Occasionally he finds a few nickels. The bills were paid when the tele phone company threatened to take the phones out of all fraternity houses and dormitories. DAYLIGHT SAVING TO START TODAY KEW YORK. April 23. (AP) I Thirty million persons in the Unit ed states will lose an hour of sleep tomorrow. That's because of daylight saving time the Institution whereby per sons In 17 states obligingly rise an hour earlier so that suburbanites can have an extra hbur of sunlight In which to spade their gardens or play golf. It goes into effect at 2 a. m. (E.S.T.) Sunday. Those who survive the months of early rising will get their lost hour of sleep back Sep tember 25. The Merchant association of New York estimates daylight saving time also will be observed by 3,000,000 persons in Canada and 112,000,000 in Europe. 22 i TyiTst i mrmrfcnisf n a. MQtt ev S T T 1 " w- I V ' 1 pawBVVSi -wit..' w -m tm PAPAL FAITH IN FUTURE UNSHAKEN VATICAN CITY, April 23. (AP) Pope Pius today expressed "immense faith in the future" and deplored "the misery that covers the world" when he spoke to 3,000 pilgrims, 2.000 of whom were newlyweds. "I deplore as everyone does the misery that covers the world," a Vatican news service quoted the holy father as saying, "especially all ,thls sorrow, misery and misfor tune that war brings. "I deplore it but I have an im mense faith In the future because the future Is not In the hands of man but in the hands of God and It will be as God wishes." TO KILL MOTHER CHICAGO, April 23. (AP) Prose cutor Morris Meyers declared today "the law makes no distinction be tween the ages of 18 and 00" and demanded "severe punishment" for young Teddy Danlelsen who con fessed stabbing his mother to death. Meyers' demand was made In final arguments before Judge Cornelius J. Harrington, charged with determin ing whether the 16-year old high school boy's assault on his crippled mother March 3 constituted murder. The defense waived a Jury trial. law VU"" ' t era"-' v- v ah. r . erm, 1 CVMV 1 .:v . ... i...' ' -.f-'' 2;' i Merriest Love-and-Laugh Hit Since "Topper" Came to Town! You thought "Topper" was tops! But they've topped it now by 100 howls with a looney love-story of a society beauty and a "tramp"! CONSTANCE ft BILLIE BURJKE TOM BROWN Shows Sun. 1:45 3:15 6:45 - 9:00 Rialto Romance 4V W i If ' : w Oladvs Swarthout's situation Is domestic In more ways than one In her new comedy with John Boles 'tti.i v .y-j'; '. I BRIAN EEMIETT (1IIERHE 41 m WE LIVE" ALAN MOWBRAY MARJORIE RAMBEAU PATSY KELLY ANN DVORAK WILLIE BEST 0OQ gA!- and John Barrymore, "Romance In The Dark." coming to the Rialto theatre for Wednesday and Thurs day. To get herself listened to. tho songstress becomes the housemaid of a famous star, who turna her Into a fake celebrity lor her final success. Claire Dodd la also starred In the song-fest. "Look Out Por Love," co-starring Anna Neagle and Tulllo Carmlnati. will play aa the added feature with the Swarthout-Boles-Barrymore vehicle. Frifwo Butter SAN FRANCISCO. April 33. UP) Butter, ebbs and cheese unchanged. Ijihor Unions Warned LA ORANDE. April 33. (A) A warning to labor organizations to be ware of false leaders guilty of misdi recting them came from Ben Osborne. Portland, secretary of the state feder ation of labor. In an address at a meeting here. Osborne pleaded for loyalty of members to their cr;r.r.:i tlons. SCOTTISH RITE Stated meeting Council and Consistory, 7:30 p. m., April 3. L. I. Williams, Secy. Starte TODAY - for Three Days! Matinee & Evenings Johnny America's Greatest Harmonica Player AND HIS ENTIRE GANG OF N.B.C. i. jHb Jti. YOUVEH(ARO Vl-r JkS f Bee and hear them alleled stage entertainment . . with lovely 'Lora Lee singing your favorite hit tuneii AND ON THE SCREEN sBBBsV;iavtr!r,:(Ivwr 4 af ' 'J In "Stage Door" i"V'& r. Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers are co-starred for tha first time In Edna Perber's "Stage Door," playing at the Roxy theatre today and tomorrow only. Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, Gull Patrick and Con stance Collier share the spotlight with the two famous stars. The story deals with the heartaches of a hun dred thousand girls each yeans, who go to New York to seek their fame behind the footlights. Closing time for foo Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p. m. ' THEM WITH.. bing Crosby 0 CM DtlsN I E HORACE HEIDTS t K I 6 A D I EKt W.t.S. NATIONAL BARN DANCE AND MANY OTHERS in 30 minutes of unpar Mats 30c Eves 40c Kii'die 10c
