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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1942. PAGE NINE Norma Shearer in Sparkling New Comedy on Screen at Craterian Today i MELVYN DOUGLAS HEADS BRILLIANT SUPPORTING CAST Gail Patrick, Alan Mowbray In Laugh Hit "We Were Dancing." Norma Shearer returns to comedy, the medium which made her famous, in "We Were Danc ing," which opens today at the Craterian theatre. Melvyn Douglas appears oppo site her, and the supporting cast was chosen (or its ability to make people laugh. Among the players are Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman, Marjorie Main, Regin ald Owen, Alan Mowbray and Florence Bates. The new role reveals Miss Shearer as a charming daughter of noble aristocracy as penniless as she is beautiful. Douglas is equally high born and Just as broke. They fall in love on sight and she Jilts the rich American lawyer, played by Bowman, whose fortune would have brought her family Jewels out of hock. The marriage breaks up on the rocks of adversity, with Bowman as the happy divorce lawyer about to marry the pretty Brass widow. But the two meet again under different circum stances, with Douglas as xne artistic decorator commissioned to arrange the new home of the lawyer and his bride. Now that her former husband has a Job, she loves him more than ever and the man of law takes a second Jolt in the same place. According to advance de scriptions, the film is one long succession of laughs. Marion Robbins To Join Organization Of Gates Furniture Marlon Robbins, former Med ford furniture man, will join the staff of the Gates Furniture store, according to an announce ment Saturday by George Gates. Mr. Robbins will assume his new duties as manager of Gates' floor covering department effective April 1. Mrs. Robbins and their son will close their home in Klamath Falls at once and estab- Ginger Rogers in "Roxie Hart" Role . s v. ' jf . 1 V'v V . A : ' 1 "Body Disappears" Here Tuesday - 1 -t, r-' Described as "a low-down pic ture of a high-class girl," Ginger Rogers' new picture, "Roxie Hart," comes to the Craterian Theatre Wednesday for a four day run. Produced with an eye to laughs, "Roxie Hart" tells of the roaring days in Chicago when a pretty woman could do no wrong specially if she knew how to use her wiles on the Jury. Adolphe Menjou portrays a shyster lawyer and George Montgomery is the young re porter who falls for Roxie. Oth ers include Lynn Overman Nigel Bruce, Phil Silvers and Sara Allgood. - '- -I i j? " t "( v4 ILIA X , ,vv, - Ln,',l.i.ihm Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wy man star with Edward Everett Horton in "The Body Disap pears," comic mystery full of hi larious situations, which comes to the Rialto Theatre for Wed nesday and Thursday. The adventures of E 1 1 e r y Queen are continued in the ad ded feature, "A Close Call for Ellery Queen," with William Gargan replacing Ralph Bellamy as the famous sle-ith. Margaret Lindsay keeps the role of Nikki Porter, his stooge. lish residence in this city. Marion Robbins has had many years of experience in various phases of the furniture business, having been associated with firms here before- moving to Klamath Falls. In recent years he has been connected with the Klamath Furniture company. Civilian consumption of elec tricity is being curtailed In On tario Province, Canada, because of war requirements. Jimmie Durante In Musical Comedy On Program at Rialto A new comedy team which promises to make laugh history will be introduced to local film fans when "You're In the Army Now" opens a three-day run to day at the Rialto theatre. Jim my Durante, whose comic antics have kept movie, stage and radio audiences in proverbial stitches for a decade or more, and Phil Silvers, straight-faced comedian of stage and recent movie fame, make up the new team. Jane Wyman, the Navy Blues Sextette and Matty Mal neck and his famous orchestra provide added laughter with a grand supporting cast. . "You're In the Army Now" tells the hapless adventures that befall Durante and Silvers, who, as the ace salesman for the Whirlaway Vacuum Cleaner company, attempt to sell a vacuum cleaner to a tough re cruiting sergeant. In their en thusiasm they sign all the papers he puts in front of them. and shortly the army has two new and very bewildered pri vates. From then on the fun comes fast and furiously with Durante and Silvers fitting as neatly into army life as two square pegs into two round holes. "The Gay Falcon," carrying the adventures of the new mys tery man Into new mystery and excitement, plays as the com panion feature with the army comedy. George Sanders plays the "Falcon" and Wendy Barrie plays the little woman who is always one jump behind the minister. Ashland G-G Crops Celabralion Plans Ashland, March 28. (Spl.V Chamber of commerce directors Friday voied to cancel any plans for an Ashland Fourth of July celebration this year. At the meeting Friday It was pointed out that officials of the western defense command have informed Mgr. Dean Pie- per oi tne cnamber that any "Schnozzola" Goes Wacky in Khaki and YOU'LL Go Daffy With FUN! FOUR GRAND STARS! tarts TODAY r raw 1 Ji.K CRAWFORD TAYLOR Qum GARSON with fytilvijfc MARSHAL! Roxy Headliners Four great stars of the silver screen Robert Taylor, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson and Herbert Marshall have starring roles in "When Ladies Meet comedy which opens a threeiay run today at the Roxy Theatre plans would be subject to last- minute cancellation, due to the war emergency. Furthermore, the patriotic angle of keeping crowds down to a minimum on the strategic Pacific coast was given full importance. Ray Marti Leaves For Oakland Post With Western Auto Charles Pritchett, local West ern Auto Supply company mon ager, announced that Ray M. Marti, the store's outside sales man for the past three years, has been promoted to manager of tho furniture department in the Oakland, Calif., store. Mr. Marti has resided in Mod ford for the past 10 years and is well known to many South ern Oregon residents. He plans to leave for his new position this week. Mr. Pritchett also stated that the store's recent extensive re modeling program is progress ing rapidly. The store, upon j completion, win nave neany double the floor space with a new two-tone tile floor. The in terior will be completely redeco rated and rearranged to make room for their new home fur nishings department, it was learned. FUTURE PLANS New York tU.Rl Because of the bombing airplane and air raids, the era of the skyscraper is over, according to Harvey Corbett, fellow of the American Institute of Architects and de signer of many giqnt structures throughout America. There will be no more sky scrapers built, he said, because they "are not a necessity from any point of view, and they only causa undue congestion in the street wherever they are grouped." This revolutionary view from the man who was chairman of the architectural commission of the century of progress exposi tion at Chicago and associate ar chitect for the Rockefeller Center development, has a dis tinctly utilitarian basis. 'Certainly, he said, "in an air raid it is easier to think of people getting down to earth from a five-story building than it is from a SO-story one. I used to be strong advocate of sky scrapers but I have changed my mind. "If the bombing airplane Is to remain a permanent instru ment In war, and history proves mai no instrument of war in vented by man has ever been given up until man has Invented a more terrific one, then I would say that a four or five-story city would be safer and better than, one with a lot of skyscrapers such as we build in America." . Corbett also foresaw channa in the types of construction materials used and a greater ef fort to make the environment fit the man rather than the other way around. These new struc tures, he said, will be fore flex ible in their uses and built "with the greatest engineering skill, the most effective design and talent." CASUALTY STATION AT JACKSON SCHOOL NOW A complete casualty station has been set up at the Jackson school by residents of that area who have organized a civilian defense unit, a spokesman for the group reported yesterday. First aid supplies have been pre pared and medical, dental and nursing services arranged for any war emergency. The group meets at the school at 2 p. m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. ANN MUELLER iwtss CARD and CRYSTAL READER ftnrythlnf strictly confidential RS Sherman. Dial tilt o LASS FOR WINDOWS and STORE FRONTS H A HT.UA M PLANIKQ r Aisun An 103-0 Court St. MILL Phone 4730 T MiTivrri: Doora Opra at I J He-lie Inc. u ROXY tv .... 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