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PAGE SEVEN Jane Austens Gay Comedy, "Pride and Prejudice", At Craterian Today Favorite Stars In Wednesday Show ! "Broadway Bill" In Return Showing I Has Roxy "Date" BOY SCOUT DERBY SET FOR AUG. 26; 12 NOW ENTERED ing the track clear of over enthusiastic spectators. Follow ing the derby there will be watermelon feed for all en trants. The feed is given an nually by Humphrey's grocery store, and last year 45 melons were devoured with none left LAWRENCE OLIVIER IN LEADING ROLES: MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST IS. 1940. GREER CARSON AND IV. u'v Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver in Brilliant Cast. Another famous romantic clas tic has been brought to the screen in "Pride and Prejudice." picturizatlon of Jane Austen's gay comedy, starring Greer Gar son and Laurence Olivier, which comes today to the Craterian theatre for an engagement of three days. Teaming two Academy Award nominees of last year, the amus ing story deals with the ro mance of Elizabeth Bennet, eldest of five unwedded daugh ters living in a small provincial English town, and Darcy. hand some, wealthy young aristocrat, who comes to town as a visitor. , Mrs. Bennet, the girls' fluttery mother, has her cap set for any eligible bachelor who comes within her vision. Darcy falls In love with Elizabeth, but can t stand her family. But Darcy finds that family pride is not nearly so strong as love and in the end comes to the rescue when Elizabeth's sister, Lydia, runs away with an adventurer, Wickham. This brings Elizabeth and Darcy together again. One of the season's most notable supporting casts Is fea tured in the film, headed by Ed mund Gwenn and Mary Boland as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Edna May Oliver as the crochety Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mel ville Cooper as her stuffy libra rian, all highlight comedy roles. The sisters of Elizabeth are charming Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane, Ann Rutherford as Lydia, Marsha Hunt as Mary and Hea ther Angel as Kitty. Others in the cast include Bruce Lester as Mr. Bingley, Frieda Inescort as Miss Bingley, Edward Ashley as Wickham, Karen Morley as Charlotte and E. E. Clive as Sir William Lucas, Myrna Loy and William Pow ell, tin screen's favorite "hus band and wife," ring up newer and louder laughs in their latest marital comedy, "I Love You Again," opening a four-day showing at the Craterian thea ter Wednesday. The story is a fast-moving comedy dealing with the plignt of a man who recovers sudden ly from an eight-year attack of amnesia only to discover that he no longer knows himself with a new and unrecognizable personality, a charming wite and a fortune. Frank McHugh and Edmund Lowe head the supporting cast which includes Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (of "Our Gang" comedy fame) among others. U. S. Listening Posts Washington, Aug.- -17. ( The state department disclosed today that it was establishing diplomatic listening posts at Horta, in the Azores islands, an airway stop between Europe and the United States, and at Cayenne, French Guiana, in South America. "Lost Horizon" On Rial to Bill With Capra Hits Later James Hilton's grea story of a modern " Utopia, "Lost Hori zon," open the cool Rialto thea ter's gala "Frank Capra Week" today with the great Hollywood director's mightiest hit heading a roster of four Academy Award winning features that will play throughout the week at the pop ular Main street showhouse. "Lost Horizon," long awaited by fans for a return showing, is an adaptation by Robert Risk in of Hilton s celebrated best-seller by that name. Riskln has done the screen adaptation for all of Capra's great screen master pieces the two working to gether with deft skill. Starring Ronald Colman, and featuring Edward Everett Hor ton. Thomas Mitchell. H. B. Warner, Margo, Jane Wyatt and Sam Jaffa in the much dis cussed High Lama role, the story of "Lost Horizon" con cerns five persons who are kid napped in an airplane In China, and flown deep into the heart of forbidden Tibet. Picked up by a caravan headed by a mys- ;. L : - .' J tic and elderly Chinese, they are escorted to what is perhaps the most unusual place on tuo face of the earth the lamasery of Shangri-La, where the High Lama awaits a man to take his place. Here, clcseted securely by mountain.: impenetrable to the unitiated, is a setting of inde scribable beauty and serenity, peopled by the members of the strangest cult of modern times. Romance and adventure fall to the bewildered kidnap victim?, and soon all but one surrenders to the utter contentment and rare loveliness that is Shangri La. One of the rare highlights of the unusual film Is the journey Colman makes trying to get back to civilization how the girl of a thousand years melts away into an old woman when she departs from Sahngri-La and how, after days of untold wan- Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy have the co-starring roles in Frank Capra's "Broadway Bill." which comes 10 the cool Rialto theater for Tuesday and Wednesdjy as the second fea ture in tneir big week of FranK Capra hits. Based upon Mark HellinRer's magazine story. "Broadwoy Bill" tells the story of a romance between a man and a girl, both imbued with the love of horses and a roving nature. Told with all the magic that is Capra, the film is said to surpass all his light comedy works and to give the screen more thrills than it has had be fore or since. The late Walter Connolly, whom Capia relied upon for most of his comedy, heads the supporting cast which also includes such funsters a& Helen Vinson, Douglas Duni brille, R:iy:nond Walburn, Lynee Overman and Franki? Darro. Due to its length. "Broadway Bill" will be single billed with a sebcted program of added short subjects. Ml derings, Colman Is nt last will-! another cent a bushel today, ex- ing to accept the post as ilign Lama of all the Tibets. The sets and costumes alone are considered to be the finest bits of ' technical work ever given to a motion picture. "Lost Horizon" took over two years to film at a stated cost of over two million dollars. Dub 1o its great length and popularity, "Lost Horizon" will be single billed. WHEAT UP A CENT tending the rally from seasonal low levels reached at the bot tom of Friday's five-cent break. Although war news continued to disturb the trade, greatly en larged consumer demand for flour, as well as some specu lative short covering helped to bolster market support. After an opening dip, prices scored net gains of as much as 1 ' t cents at times and closed 5 cents higher than yesterday, with September 69 V-?a and Decem ber 71-71H. . Ore and Bullion Purchased Heralded as Deanna Durbin's most colc-ful motion picture. "It's a Dale," which has its background in Hawaii, opens a three-day run today at the Roxy theater. Kay Francis and Wal ter Pidgeon share motor honors and otm-r members of the cast include Eugene Pallctte, Lewis Howard and Cissie Loftus. The story concerns a famous Broad way actrers and her daughter, played by Miss Francis and Miss Durbin, who are offered the same role in a Broadway mu sical comedy. In addition, they becoma rivals for the romantic interest of a Hawaiian pineapple planter, portrayed by Pidgeon Dcanna sings a host of new songs, ini hiding "Ave Maria," "Loch Lomond," a chorus from "La Boheme" and "Love Is All." "Granny Get Your Gun." star ring May Robson as a fighting she-sheriff, plays as the com panion fcatura with "It's . a Date." Lifting of hedges by mills In connection with improved flour business stimulated by yes terday's price decline accounted for much expansion In demand for flour, business having been one of the heaviest In a single day since the season began Resting bids were put into execu tion and there was also an active run of new orders. Flour prices were off 20 cents a barrel at the low point yesterday. Clualnt urn (or Too Late to Claa- iry Ads Is 1 so p. m. August 26 will be the date of the third annual Mail Tribune Boy Scout midget speeder derby on Queen Ann hill, it was announced yesterday, and al ready 12 local boys have en tered their home - constructed vehicles in the battle for glory and a long list of prizes donated by Medford merchants. Competition will be In three classes as usual, group "A" to Include boys 12 to 15. inclusive; group "B" to include young sters 9 to 11, inclusive, and group "C" to be composed of boys and speeders not qualify ing for either class "A" or "B." The track this season will be a block longer than usual, with the speeders taking off at Academy Place and crossing the finish line at McAndrews street. Inspection of speedrs for their qualification in the three classes according to the rules and reg ulations will be made Friday, August 23, at Boy Scout head quarters. All youngsters plan ning to enter the derby are requested to obtain a copy of me rules at Scout Quarters. It was announced that Judges at the finish line would be Mayor Charles C- Furnas, Chief of Police Clatous McCredle and Scout Executive Raymond Wells. City Policeman Ray Sloneker will be In charge of the suit ing line. Ray Baker and M. C. (Doc) Wright form tha prize committee, Art Lewis and Her bert Sims the rules and regu lations committee and Clyde Fichtner, city traffic officer, will be in charge of safety measures. Boy Scouts will assist In policing the race area and keep- ASHLAND C. OF C. Dean Pleper. public relation manager for the 1940 Shakes pearean Festival association, wai elected secretary of the Ashland chamber of commerce late Fri day afternoon. Mr. Pieper, resident of Medford since 1922, was informed of his selection by Frank Van Dyke, Ashland chamber of commerce director through the authorization of the board of directors following a meeting Friday, Pieper succeeds Winston O, Hotell, whose resignation be comes effective September I. His election to the post came in a vote between his applica tion and that of A. A. Snider, top two of the five under con sidcratlon after the first elimi nation of 14 applicants. All let ters of application with various recommendations were read In the director's meeting. Pieper attended Medford high school. Besides his festival pub licity work he has been corres pondent in Medford for United Press news service and the Ore gon Journal. He la 24 years old, is married and the father of an infant son. Others whose application were considered for the post In clude John Murphy, A. A. Sni der, Horace Badger. Frank E. Thompson, E. J. Farlow, F. L. Farlow, F. L. Nutter, Gordon MacCracken. Hugh Page, Roy M. Parr, Ed Brigden, C. G. Burk, Byran Ryan and Edward A. , Moore. Um Mall Trtbun want ada. Chicago, Aug. 17. -Wheat prices pushed - OP) upward WILD B ERG BROS. SMELTING REFINING CO. Oficat 72 Mubt S.,,5. F km PUnti South SA FrandMa Today and Monday! 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