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PAGE SEVEN "Susan And God", Starring Joan Crawford And Fredric March, Opening MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. JULY 7. 1940. S VERSION OF CLEVER STAGE HI! Miss Crawford In - Susan Trexel Role Ruth Hus ' sey, Nigel Bruce Star. Joan Crawford, who made tuch a surprise hit In last fall's 'The Women," again Is cast as "gorgeous meanle" In "Su san and God," picturization of the celebrated Rachel Crothers' stage hit, opening a three-day run today at the Craterian the ter. Fredric March is co starred. As Susan Trexel, rattclbrain- j -: i u . . . t u . .J , - a new social movement as a fad, . Miss Crawford has her most versatile role to date, with March making an auspicious re turn to films as Barrie, her in ebriate husband. Cast in sup port is an impressive group of players headed by Ruth Hussey as Charlotte, the family friend In love with Barrio. Rita Hay- worth is seen as the young actress, Leonora, married to the older Hutchins Stubbs, portray ed by Nigel Bruce, but in love with the young actor, Clyde Rochester, played by John Car roll. Rose Hobart is Irene, hostess at the house party at which much of the action occurs, and Bruce Cabot is the sportsman, Mike O'Hara, in love with her. Rita Quigley appears as Blos som, young daughter of Miss Crawford and March. The story revolves around Susan,, who has neglected her own family responsibilities in her enthusiasm for converting her friends to the new social movement. Gradually she an tagonizes all her intimates and finds herself faced by a divorce which she does not want and losing the new-found love of her child. She is forced to fall back on the faith which she so blithely discussed without un derstanding it, to pull her through. Hilarious comedy combines with highly dramatic situations to provide one of the season s outstanding pieces of entertainment. Portland, July 6. (IP) Re ports from 107 Western Pine association mills showed last week's new business was 82, 016,000 board feet of lumber compared with 75,861,000 the previous week. c TERIAN S Starts TODAY -3 Days! GREATEST THRILL SCREEN HAS SEEN 3 THE "'100 name roles by featured playersl . ;' 3,621 in th castl . . 15 stagger ing climactic sequencesl . . 2 hours ol unbroken wonderment and thrilll LAUGHYON 4 '? 4 -I ; 1 ki --y . Hunch- 'if Y : -f;-'V- I at l;,JL 4 ,1 l:t.V10:U f i f a "Brother Orchid" i Edward G. Robinson forsakes the higher class characteriza tions he has been doing on the screen lately and returns to the part of a "mugg" in "Brother Orchid," which comes to the Craterian theater Wednesday for a four-day showing. Ann Soth ern has the leading feminine role. The picture contains talk of murders and "rides" and shows an attempted one, as well as some incidental rough and tum ble fighting, but :aughs are Saturday Evening Post Story Heads Rialto Twin-Bill A moving, down-to-earth story about life in the Georgia sporting country with a grand boy and an equally grand dog as its central characters is told in 'The Biscuit Eater," which plays today and tomor row only at the New Rialto theater with a definite "money back" guarantee that If the patron doesn't agree that it'j tops in entertainment their ad mission price will be cheerfully refunded. Translated directly to the screen from James Street's pop ular Saturday Evening Post story, which millions read and loved, "The Biscuit Eater" telis of a boy who lavishes his af fections on an outcast puppy labelled with the disgraceful name of "Biscuit Eater" be cause he has committed the unpardonable sin of raiding a chicken coop and eating his victims as well as their egss. He performs the amazing feat of turning the "Biscuit Eater" f v: k5- ifc.i.-:vfcj-i- itCLS33MssBsssssiBss1 a ill with SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE THOMAS MITCHELL MAUREEN O'HARA EDMOND O'BRIEN ALAN MARSHAL WALTER HAMPDEN KATHARINE ALEXANDER KMtA thrllli with jnnr favorite r. B. I. man! Ronald REAGAN Margot Stsrenion In "SMASKINO the MONEY RING" Here Wednesday V more sought ' for than thrills, particularly since Robinson, as the big shot, suddenly decides the only place to offer him sanctuary from his rival's bul lets. Is a monastery, where he takes the name of "Brother Oi- chid." And when a mugg tries to become a 'brother," it leads into some rather astonishing complications. Humphrey Bogart,, Donald Crisp, Ralth Bellamy, Allen Jenkins and Richard Lane are among those featured. Into a blue ribbon champion and faces a terrible dilemma when he realizes that the suc cess of his dog will spell dis aster for his family. Billy Lee, sensational ten- year-old actor, plays Street's beloved boy character, Lonnie McNeil, and those In support in clude Cordell Hickman. Rich ard Lane, Helens Millard. Les ter Matthew and "Snowflake," the popular young colored com edian. Offering Hugh Herbert a chance to romp, through seven of the dizziest roles in comedy history, "La Conga NighU" plays as the second feature on the New Rialto's "money back bill. Hugh plays the whole Dibble family, scions of upper-crust society. He not only plays his title role of playboy Henry I. 1iv Guaranteed Entertainment- If you don't agree that this finest, most human, do stories ever filmed , . , wi iund your admission price! m f 113 1 r sS a a -i.ia m. ar mr mjmrmf - a t t:oe 1 ,.- -sssa S:1J-:J I SSS Jack Holt In Tuesday Rialto Hit Popular, two-fisted Jack Holt comes to the New Rialto theater for Tuesday and Wednesday In the timely new drama, "Pass port to Alcatraz," smashing ex pose of the false passport racket which enables enemy "Fifth Column" saboteurs to sabotage America's munitions industries. C. Henry Gordon heads the esp'onabe network, and pretty Cec a Callejo is seen as one Dibble, Jr. but he plays those of his mother, his whimsical grandfather and his four daffy sisters as well. The story follows Hugh's sur prising experiences when he tires of managing the family estate and sets out to take in a little Conga night life and has to do the amazing task of impersonating his entire clan. Several new songs are heard in the fun and music filled picture.. Local Couple Are Married At Reno Reno, Nev., July 8. (IP) Marriage licenses issued here yesterday Included Aubrey Wis dom, 26, and Dorothy Sharp, 21, both Medford. Miss Sharp resides at 229 North Bartlett street according to the city directory. Cloalng tlra to Too Lt to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. in. of the many Innocent vistlms of the saboteurs. Others In the cast are Noah Beery, Jr , and Maxie Rosenbloom. "Phantom Raiders," the new est of the Nick Carter detective adventures, starring Walter Pid- geon as Carter, will play as the companion thrill feature with the Jack Holt film. Others with Pidgeon include John Car roll, Joseph Schildkraut and Florence Rice. 3 Jackson 5 Josephine Youth Enroll In CCC Three Jackson and five Jose phine county youths were en rolled in the civilian conserva tion corps here Friday. All were assigned to Camp South Umpqua Falls. This was the first enrollment of the current period. Another enrollment will take place on July 12. Meantime any youth desirous of enrolling with the CCC should register immedi ately with the Jackson county public welfare commission at city hall, headquarters stated. Quota for Jackson county is 34. The Jackson county boys en- Ore and Bullion Purchaaed WILD B ERG BROS. SMELTING RR FINING CO. WHKWl M (VUMCSK M.(Ss FMd Piano South S Frandavn - -h. James Street' yopo lar Saturday Evening Pott story ... with Billy Lee. Cordell Hickman. Richard Lane. Snowflake and many more. "Biscuit Eater" today at 2:OO:3SI:0l-!O:4l In Roxy Role IP Charles Laughton, long rec ognized as the screen's greatest actor, brings to the screen one of the greatest masterpieces of literature that of the Infamous hunchback In Victor Hugo's "Hunchback of Notre Dame.1 The picture opens a three-day run today at the Roxy theater with Maureen O'Hara, Sir Ced ric Hardwlcke, Thomas Mitch ell, Alan Marshall and scores of others in the supporting roles and. in extra parts. "Smashing the Money Ring, featuring Ronald Reagan and Margot Stevenson, plavs as the added feature with the Laugh- ion picture. This all-new "Hunchback of Notre Dame" is not to be con fused with the picture made with Lon Chaney over a decade ago. rolled Friday were Walter H. Miller and Roscoe E. Wells of Medford and LeRoy G. Ayers of Asmand. Clowns time tor loo Lata to ciu - tUy Ads i l JO p. m. Joan's gorgeous want ta pull her smack her down panlcl JJa I There's halo 'round her head . . . deviltry I J I h" hrl ' tA ,n hM rolBd1' J ' rv ' ' '',,1 SJ r A ... Joan CRAWFORD with this slar-packed casti Ruth Hussey John Carroll Rita Hayworth Nigel Bruce Bruce Cabot Rita Quigley Rose Hobart Marjorie Main hews To4ar I-l:iO- :M-:IS 10 RESUME TODAY Rehearsals for the annual Shakespearean plays to be given in Ashland next month will be resumed again this afternoon in the civic Elizabethan theater there, according to Director Wil liam David Cottrell. Costuming for at least 125 different characters are to be ready by thit time, Art Di rector Lois .M. Bowmer ex panding her seamstress depart ment for the work. Preliminary meeting tor chairmen of the. sponsoring membership drives in several southern Oregon communities will be held Monday night at the home of Mrs. Margaret Henry, on Crater Lake avenue. The drive is slated to etart this week and Is expected to be completed prior to August 1. Business offices in Ashland will be opened at the theater itself soon. Operations will be divided between both the Med ford and Ashland quarters. IN AUTO MISHAP The July 4 motor trip to Cres cent City, Cel., and Coquille of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pearson and three daughters, Edith, Beverly and Lucille, of 118 Clark street, ended unpleasantly when their automobile skidded In loose 1 gravel eight miles north of Myrtle Creek on the Pacific SUSAN! Saintly Sinner? . or Giddy Screwball? "munis" agalnl Women will hair ... men will want te ... her Ideas about loye at 4udtfo MARCH Mats-sSe Ine (sit Eies-IOe, Ire tail night and took to the ditch. Mrs. Pearson suffered four broken ribs and face lacerations and was brought to Sacred Heart hospital here. She was to have been taken home last night. Mr. Pearson, thrown through the windshield, sustained lacer ations of the face, and spent Thursday and Friday nights n Sr-red Hearv hospital. The three girls suffered minor bruises, and after being treated at Roseburg hospital were, released. Following the accident the Pearsons telephoned to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Scripter of 60 Rose avenue and the Scripters drove to the scene and broucht the injured persons back to Medford and the hospital. FINAL RITES FOR Funeral services for the lata Spencer Childers, aged 90, Who passed away at a local hospital on July 6, will be conducted from the chapel of the Perl funeral home on Monday after noon at 2 o'clock. Concluding services will be conducted at Hillcrest crematorium. Grants Pass. Ore., and his ashes will be scattered over the Rogue River valley, which he loved so much. Pallbearers will be A. C. Hub bard, George Porter, Leon Has kins, John Wilkinson, Ralph Stephenson, and Hob Deuel. Closing t.u for Too Late to du ll ry Ads is 1:30 p ro. Call Is On Your Electrical Problems Wnea Others Cant fix. Them. Medford Electric Bawtncnt Medford Bldg. Phon M KIMIes - lOe highway Thursday itvn 7:0O-S:IS dolt soc Inr. In Klrtdln lot Hat 1 4J-S IS I Idultt t'V I No In I Klddlr. inr I ROXY Mate l:4S-S:t adalti I Or Lofee SSc Inr. Tat Ki4llre Dime Cres f:S-S!ia Adolli .40e Lofes SOe Inc. Tss KldOln a Dime 1 w lUuuliiU LU
