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be THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1935 "THE RAINMAKERS" AMUSES AT EARLE Wheeler and Woolsey in Comedy; Bernice Claire on Stage shifting shadows and the throbbing of the stage band aided materially in the entertainment offered by Bernice Claire and the Twelve David Bines Girls on the stage of the Earle yesterday. "One Hour With You' presented a varied array of entertainment including music, dancing and comedy. The dance honors go to Marjorie Clay, whose specialty is acrobatic stepping. Those who look for the unusual and novel in music will be amply entertained by the Libonati Trio, who do things to three xylophones. Joaquin Garay sings Mexican love song.

The words are Spanish, and, judging from the gestures, this is just as well. His vocal impressions are well done. Al Norman's comic sallies amused majority of the customers, while Miss Claire's vocal efforts were well received. Worshippers at the shrine of comedy, and particularly those of Wheeler -Woolsey persuasion, will chortle with glee at the antics of the comedy tean in latest screen venture, "The Rainmakers." Woolsey, in role of Roscoe, the Rainmaker, offers the services of his machine to a group of ers whose lands have become parched from a long dry spell. His 85- sistant, Billy (Bert Wheeler), complicates matters by falling in love with the local banker's daughter.

Thus the stage is set and everybody goes to work with a will. This tale brings back to the fold Dorothy Lee, who has been absent in several of the recent pictures featuring the two clowns. Miss Lee has been with the troupe since its early days on the screen. In the role of Margie she turns in A good performance. The of Simon Parker, the wealthy villain, is taken by Churchill, whose chief eppeal fact that he is Berton, Able to register deceit upon a face that nature unquestionably intended to exude only fatherly kindness.

The last half of the comedy is taken up with A hilarious, hairraising ride by the boys in two locomotives, the mechanism of which neither understands. Hairpin curves and mountain ravines are fed the customers who delight in nerveshattering episodes until a movie miracle returns everyone safely to the point of departure, DIX CAN TAKE IT Richard Dix, one of the eight stars featured in "Transatlantic Tunnel." which opens at the Stanton today, suffer heroically for art's dear cakes when necessary. He proved during the first stages the picture's making. It was a flaming hot day and Dix had to wear A flying costume. Flights in the age to come, it appears, will take place at tremendously high altitudes.

Therefore. even in a cabin plane, extremely thick, warm is necessary. Behold, smotheringly clothing, encased in a costume covering him from neck to ankle, the material being a woolly bear cloth with A two-inch pile. He perspired profusely, but stuck grimly to his work. Only later, when the scene WAS finished and he relaxed in normal temperature again, did he make any comment.

He said he had sweated off eight pounds and that a Turkish bath hot-room wasn't half as fierce as the cabin of thht plane. Freddie Bartholomew to Play "Little Lord Fauntleroy" Mickey Rooney as Bootblack By LOUELLA O. PARSONS (Contright 1935) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 8. could look the world over and not find two children more in contrast than Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney.

Freddie, the cultured English child, and Mickey, the typical Irish freckled-face kid, are complete opposites. But be because each is an excellent actor Selznick has signed Mickey as the American bootblack to play opposite Freddie in "Littie Lord Fauntleroy." I popped in on Gracie Allen and George Burns at their broadcast in New York. They are attracting crowds Mickey Rooney to the theatre where they put on their show and Gracie has never been funnier. They a are due to return here at the Paramount studios February 17 to be starred in "Turn Off the Moon," a department store musical, Bob Ritchie's past has finally caught up with him. I don't mean the reason he and Jeannette MacDonald have never married after keeping company for years and years.

I mean that Prof. Ritchie used to be in the movies. He played in a film when in college in New Jersey and was so ardent in his love lady's ribs. And now making that he broke Metro leading wyn- Mayer to is chasing contract him as around an to get sign a actor. Bartholomew I visited Marlene Dietrich.

Gary Cooper and John Halliday on the set of "Desire," "and was just in time to see a scene in which Gary threatens Halliday and Halliday turns over a table full of dishes. The scene was so realistic that those of us who sat on the sidelines jumped about 20 feet. But that is what Frank Borzage, the director, wanted. Marlene told me Alexander is sending her ideas for her Korda picture. But before she goes abroad in May she will be starred in "Invitation to Happiness," directed by Lewis Milestone.

(Copyright 1933) Divorces Granted The following decrees of divorce were handed down yesterday by the Court of Common Pleas: Elizabeth K. from Frank A. A. Harmon, Rose from Hyman Pokras, Martha from Wilbert Raymond Augustin. William N.

from Ethel H. Egenolf, Louisa from Vito Esposito. Frank from Nellie M. Boyd, Nellie from Frank Dunanskas. Jennie from Lang.

Evelyn Mae from Samuel Burton Matthews, Marie from James Lowe, Thelma Vivian from Jack Allen Maloner. Adeline from Salvatore Buzzetta, from Elmer Fester, Walter Thomas from Rose Mary Bless. from Frank OgelLillian from Walter Ross, Maria Elizabeth from William John Niedurns, Harry from Anna Rogoslaw. Eleanor from John Nash. Anna from Trina A.

Foulks, Harriett L. from William Jaffee, Ethel Gartles from John Stanier Rutt. Mary from Alfred Wincate, Philip from Ida H. Kricom, from Bessie Pearl from Blach Edward Fannie Guck: in. Jacob Kalman.

Fred from Hattie Renas. Lillian M. from Howard Mitchell. Lena DeR E. from Albert Pipino, Freda from Herbert Lillian from John Dwight Beverly Doughs Pollard ele.

Fannie from Martin Kauffman. Ratha rine from Walter Strickler. Frank from Catherine Wanles. Florence M. from HarrY Altred Leonard Finkle.

Elizabeth from Lewis Rose from Beson Shat. fer. Lewis from Carolyn T. Anderson. Mary E.

from Albert W. Harmon. Aaron from Mary Tenenhaum, Catherine from WIL liam Frederick Wise. Herbert from Adele Betchen. The following suits for divorce were begun in Courts of Common Pleas: Meyer Against Sarah Goodman, Katherine against Ross E.

Van Ham. Kathryn Mne Cotter against H. Walter Scott. Hattie against Frederick Van Stan. Dorothy Anna against Edward Seabeck.

Irah Against George Parker, Esther against Harry Goldberg. Frederick Frank against Agnes K. Ruck Smart Places. TO DINE AMERICAN RESTAURANTS BAHLS, 19th MARKET STS. FULL COURSE DINNERS SERVED DAILY TILL 12 MIDNIGHT: SUNDAYS.

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made biscuits. fresh vegetables. pastry. on Old York Road, 1 mile below New Hope. ITALIAN RESTAURANTS Streets of Paris Cafe, 209 S.

11th Delicious Shows. Full Course 7.15-10.30-12.00 Dinners, P. M. Dancing. RUSSIAN RESTAURANTS INN 1833 Zakuska Locust A la 8t.

Russian Gypsy Ensemble for Dinner. Famous for RUSSIAN Hour Sunday Dinner. AUTO SHOW PUZZLE CONTEST NOTICE Because of the large number and general excellence of the solutions submitted in the Auto Show Puzzle Contest, the Judges were unable to select the winners in time to publish in today's Inquirer as originally planned. However, the judging will be completed and the successful winners announced Monday, November 11, in The Philadelphia Inquirer. KREISLER IS PHILA.

ORCHESTRA SOLOIST Violinist Given Ovation; Stokowski Excels With Beethoven Symphony PROGRAM Mozart Orerture Brahms Violin Concerto in Fritz Kreisler. violinist Palestrina-Stokowski Te' Beethoven Seventh Symphony Arshalumor By LINTON MARTIN appearance years as KREISLER, made his first soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the concert conducted by Leopold Stokowski in the Academy yesterday, and he did not find the audience exactly cold. In fact, the greeting he got was the kind that might conservatively, be described as a an ovation that probably made the rafters Academy's celebrated dance deliriously, had anybody thought to notice the decibel degree. When he first appeared upon the stage he, was hailed with that warmth welcome reserved for old stock friends regarded with faithful affection. And after he had finished playing the Brahms Concerto the distinguished violinist was recalled time after time as tribute to his individual artistry, his mellow musicianship, and that graciousness of manner and personal charm withont which the most brilliant violinistic virtuosity would lack feeling and effect.

Not that Kreisier's performance was all on an even level of inspired artistry, of tone and technique. He has perhaps played the great Brahms Violin Concerto- esteemed by many violinists even above the Beethoven, which is A musician's reaction--more brilliantly on other occasions. Some hearers so asserted. But it would take almost a superhuman memory to go back and recall with vividness the detail of his last previous performance of it with the Orchestra 15 years ago. Certainly he has never played it with more poetic persuasiveness of appeal than on the current occasion, and especially in the slow movement where heights of ineffable loveliness are scaled, while Kreisler's own cadenzas are finely effective.

Chinese Seal Is Another Poem There were really two symphonies on the program. For while the Beethoven Seventh was officially so featured, the richly symphonic texture of the Brahms Concerto's orchestration given glamorous and glowing loveliness under Stokowski's direction, which played no second fiddle to the artistry of the distinguished soloist. The concert began with a most enlivening performance of Mozart's sparkling "Marriage of Figaro" Overture, and, after concerto and the intermission, the second part opened with a deeply devotional and mystically moving bit of sixteenth century ecclesiastical music, an "Adoramus Te" by Palestrina, in an exquisite orchestral arrangement by--in case anybody hasn't guessed it--Leopold Stokowski, This was followed by Stokowski's familiar, yet always fresh and fragrant reading of the Beethoven Seventh Symphony, which abundantly realizes Wagner's "apotheosis of the dance" definition, and. as an extra added afterpiece, "Peiping by Avshalumov, with tonal travelogue talk by Stokowski. "Do you hear confused sounds?" Stokowski asked those of his alldience who did not gallop out the aisles after the symphony.

"That's what we are going to play for Then he explained that the you." work about to be heard dealt with street dors, a funeral procession, sounds in a Chinese city- -the vengood natured and ill natured folk, and so forth. What he thereupon played capitally recreated the Oriental a atmosphere, in harmonic intervals, rhythmic effects and tints of timbre. The most interesting aspect of the offering is the ingenuity with which typically Eastern tonal effects are projected by the symphony orchestra. Amusement Guide The Theatre CHESTNUT Is Not So Simple," Theatre Guild comedy, with Ina Claire, Dennis King and Helen Westley. 2.30, 8.30.

comedyromance with music by Rudolf Friml, vith Roy Cropper, Adele Ardsley, Frank Caby and Gracie Worth. Last day. 2.30, 8.30. Ibsen drama, with Alla Nazimova, Harry EllerMcKay Morris and Ona Munson. Last day.

2.30, 8.30. METROPOLITAN "The Great Waltz," spectacular operetta with from Johann, Strauss' melodies. Last Motion Pictures ALDINE Melody Lingers On." musical romance, with Josephine Hutchinson, George Houston and John Halliday. 11.20, 1.10, 2.55, 4.45, 6.30, 8.20, 10.05. Big Broadcast of 1936." with Jack Oakie, Lyda berti and Wendy Barrie.

11, 12.50, 2.40. 4.30, 6.20, 8.10, 10. BOYD "I Found Stella, Parish," drama, with Kay Francis, Ian Hunter and Paul Lukas. 11.35, 1.40, 3.50, 5.55, 8, 10.10. EARLE Rainmakers." comedy, with Wheeler and Woolsev and Dorothy Lee.

Bernice and "One Hour With You" on stage. 11.20, 2, 5.05, 7.50, 10.30. Russia 12.44, 3.47, 6.50, 9.53. Added: The Maddest Show And Merriest Music In Town! HOWARD LANIN And His Orchestra SAT. LUNCHEON 2 Complete Shows COCKTAIL DANCE DE LUXE DINNERS Early Reservations Suggested Howard Lanin's TOWN CASINO Chestnut at 18th Rit.

6461 Seein' Stars By Feg Murray THE FOX-20 1 STARLETS LIKE TO SOFTBALL. HERE'S VIQGINIA, PAXTON SLIDING INTO THE BAG, WHICH 6 GUARDED BY BRODELET. ANN SOTHERN ONCE CAPTAINED THE GIRLS' LA CROSSE TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. King Britain rights revered, EDNA MAY OLIVER 'ONCE THOUGHT HER HOROSCOPE TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD BE KIDNAPPED DURING A CERTAIN WEEK SO SHE HIRED A BODYGUARD WHO ACCOMPANIED HER 0 THE STUDIO EVERY DAY DURING THAT TIME LITTLE WOMEN DAVID COPPER FIELD HOLD 'EM JAIL FORBIDDEN -VENTURE (TODAY IS FANNY FOLIE HERSELF EDNA, MAYS BIRTHDAY POOR. RICH Tolstoi's "The Living Corpse." with Pudovkin.

11, 2.03, 5.06, 8.09 FOX "Metropolitan," musical drama, with Lawrence Tibbett. Virginia Bruce and Alice Brady. 11.20, 1.35, 3.50, 5.35, 7.50, 10.05. Patricia Bowman heads stage bill. Three Musketeers," Dumas classic, with Water Abel and Paul Lukas.

11.35, 1.40, 3.40, 5.45, 7.50, 9.55. Cafe," film with music, with Carl Brisson, Mady Christians, Arline Judge. 11.05. 12.55, 2.45, 4.35, 6.25, 8.15, 10.05. on the Bounty," sea drama, with Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Francnot Tone.

10, 12.20, 240, 5, 7.25, 9.50. STANTON "Transatlantic Tunnel," drama, with Richard Dix. Madge Evans and Helen Vinson. 10.40, 12.30, 2.25, 4.20, 6.10, 8.05, 10. TRANS-LUX-Newsreels and short subjects.

Continuous from 10.30 A. M. to 11.30 P. M. APPLICATIONS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES Helen Jacoby.

7:7 Cecil and Samuel Goodman, 1012 45th Dorothy Davis. 18. 8327 Madison and Matthew Hundler. 22. 8528 Groves Claire Greenberk.

29. 1527 N. 8th and Louis Chanin. 30. 1516 N.

6th st. Mars R. Maloney. 28. 833 Sanger and Howard D.

Hahn, 24. 2073 E. Clementine st. Edna S. Alexander, 92.

West Chester, and Charles Andrae. 39. Upper Darby. Anna R. CATAWAY.

29. 512 N. Allison and Richard Kelts. 30. 1800 N.

24th Pecola Perrin. 18. 1144 Poplar and Troy Nelson. 28. 1617 Bouvier st, Virginia J.

Pittman. 19. 2307. Fairmount and Virian L. Ingram.

21, 532 W. Lrcoming st. Rebecca Elkinton. 21. Mos lan.

And Robert 8 Schoonmaker. 2400 Spruce st. Emily Webber. 37. Norwood.

and Walter Loab. 30. Camden. T. Zielinska, 19.

2361 Dun can and Stanislaus M. Pisarek. 23. 4736 Tacons Jennie Singer. 28.

2405 8 5th and Joseph G. Yussen. 28. 3810 Cambridge st. Walter Maekowski.

19. 2544 A Edgemore st. Babaich. 16 2841 Salmon and Rose Tutore.30.1958 S. 11th and Samuel Olessi.

37. 2221 Rosewood Mary E. Fletcher. 21. Bacon.

and Delmar R. Robson. 26. 809 Hellerman Grace Stewart. 19.

5817 N. Marshall and Gilbert S. Parkin. 28. 5808 N.

MArshall st. Pearl E. Moorman. 21. 26.

1807 Carpenter st. and E. Smith. 1419 N. 21.

at st. Margaret L. Bauer. 24. 1812 Tulip and Verne W.

Singer. 27. 1205 S. Broad st. Carisn D.

Kohn. 23. 413 8. 16th and Ernest Alexander, 27. 1508 W.

Allegheny ave Thomasina V. Walker. 21, 1707 24th and Richard H. Irvin. 22.

3118 Haverford are Lues M. Fishhurn. 20, 3818 N. Perer st. and William J.

Peirce. 29. 2631 N. Colorado Jannie Brown, 22. 45 N.

57th and George Rowley 29. 143 Wanamaker st. Lucille F. Martin. 24, 4223 Market and Robert E.

Mueler. Collingdale. Reba Braunstein. 2637 Kensington and Benjamin Spector. 27, 2830 N.

22d FEATURE AT: 1910 11.20-1.35-3.50 5.35-7.50-10.05 2nd Big Week! On Stage LAWRENCE Acerite: Premier Dance Patricia TIBBETT BOWMAN the 200 Century Retire HELEN REYNOLDS "METROPOLITAN" and her 7 Skaters GAUTIER'S Virginia Bruce TOY SHOP Alice Brady The Littefield Ballet PLAYS and PLAYERS THEATRE 1714 DELANCEY ST. 8.30 P. M. TONIGHT BING ARCADIA BURNS CROSBY CHESTNUT ALLEN AMOS I "BIG BROADCAST RUGGLES A ANDY OF BIJOU BURLESQUE AND RACE EIGHTH SAM N. NRECTION STIEFEL 6 EVE 8100 CON.

12 FAYS MARKET to 12 HEADING Feature MIDNITE SHOW TOMORROW BROAD LOMBARD LINCOLN ARCADIANS TURNER EMMET featuring A FAST STAGE STEPPIN BIG MIDNITE SHOW EVERY SUNDAY ON SCREEN- SPEED" Catherine Connor. 22. 3325 Jasper and David Cooper. 26, Emerald at. Doylestown James F.

Christy. 26. Florence. N. and Gertrude Marconi: 20.

Bristol: James L. Harris. 58. and Bertha M. Harris.

38. Dorlestown: Lawrence Robinson. 28. Andalusin. and Beulah Foruh.

20 2120 North st. Philadelphia: Philip Thomas Larkin. 28. Trenton. And Rose Scozzaro, 23.

Trenton: Grasbill L. Young 25. Litite. and caret H. Whitlock, 18.

Newtown: Walter H. Fisher. 28. and Ella Mae Leidr. 31.

Sonderton R. D. 1: George ard Tame. 28. and Daisy Lee Noseler.

25. both of Trenton: Thomas Smith. 25 and Anna M. Brown. 21.

Bristol: Elmer Me. Donnell. 21. Rachel Heiser 21. 1126 Frankford ate.

Philadelnhia: Aaron A. Ziss. man. 23. 2213 N.

Franklin and Frances M. Cooper. 22. 2109 N. 7th Philadelnhia Media Charles J.

O'Donnell, 21, 6740 Woodland Philadelphia, and Evelyn C. Stuart, 23. Marcus Hook: Albert Shuttleworth. 32. Lansdowne, and Marie Herkine.

Clifton Heights: Benjamin V. Lage. 40. 126 8. 49th and Dorothy Hunter.

28. 2017 Green both of Philadelphia. Elkton Marriage Licenses Special to The Inquirer. ELKTON. Nor.

licenses issued here today to: Neulan W. Logan, 25. Blaine, and Erma M. Kuhns, 18. ter.

William C. Fholtz worth. 25. and Matilda May Fox. 19.

Crovdon. Jersey 1. Maffei. 22. 342 N.

Simpson Mary A. Shallan. 21. 3132. Wyndale Philadelphia: Gordon Mayall, 21.

302 Fountain and Jennie M. Wunder, 18. 315 Delmar Philadelphia: Flord A. Cox. 21, and Louise J.

Mathews. 21. New Brunswick. N. Stephen Jeffers.

21. and Anna Waiwadas. 19. Mt. Carmel.

George Bowe. 23. and Daisy M. Maddox. 22.

Cherter. John L. Nowland. 53. and Louise Jennings.

31. Westmont, N. John David 28. San Antonio. and Anna Gurvitch.

19. Dorchester. Austin M. 34. and Estella P.

Dobnski. 21. ton. Henry Ruexa, 50. Wechawken.

and Anna Witzie. 40. Hoboken, N. Frank B. Huggins.

21. Portland. Ore. and Tatsuko Tomamoto, 19. Berkler William Brown.

21. and Isabel Faline. 18. Wilmington, Raymond H. Huff.

43. Newton. N. And Ruth Wilson, 38. Hackettstown.

N. William 8. 21 And Wanda C. Zulowski. 18.

Wilminzton. Vincent Niero. 21. And Gertrude Louise Smith. 19.

Camden. N. FORREST Last $1.50 Mat. Today, 8:30 LAST TIME TONIGHT, 8:30 "ROSE-MARIE" FAMOUS MUSICAL COMEDY HIT Superb Cast of 100 -Augmented Orchestra CHESTNUT St. Houss Opera TONITE 8:30 POP.

MAT. TODAY. 2:30 Theatre Guild presents NOT so SIMPLE with INA CLAIRE DENNIS KING Third Play of American Theatre Society ACADEMY Tkts. Haly-Presser's, 1712 Chestnet OF MUSIC 3 Public Performances WED. NOV.

13th: FRI. NOV. 15th Mot. Nov. 10th COL.

W. De BASIL'S BALLET RUSSE ONLY GENUINE RUSSIAN BALLET COMPANY OF 125 DANCERS. REPERTOIRE OF 25 PRODUCTIONS FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GARRICK LAST MAT. TODAY Kin. 9282 Last Time Tonight NAZIMOVAIL in HENRIK IBSEN'S "GHOSTS" 'Madame Nazimora is truly magnificent one of the great performances of our -Record.

Mat. Today, plus taxes NEXT WEEK-2 WEEKS ONLY SEATS NOW ON SALE SAM H. HARRIS Presents JANE COWL Comedy "FIRST LADY" By KATHARINE DAYTON and GEORGE S. KAUFMAN 50c to $2.50: Wed. 50c to $1.50 Saturday 50c to $2.00.

plus taxes BROAD Beg. MON NOV. I1, Seats 9696 One Week Only Now FRANK CRAVEN Assisted by JUNE WALKER IN 'FOR VALOR" bY MARTHA HEDMAN HENRY ARTHUR HOUSE $1.50, plus taxes FOR LAUGHING PURPOSES ONLY OPERA METROPOLITAN HOUSE Broad and Poplar. FRE 3781 LAST Mat, Today, Tonight, 2:15 8:15 Positively "The Great Waltz: Festival Series OF FIVE WITH THE EVENINGS HILADELPHIA ACADEMY ORCHESTRA -BALLET RUSSE IGOR" (Opera) 3-STRAVINSKY Piano Soloist 4-GERSHWIN Piano Soloist 5-BORI Metropolitan Opera Prima Donna Course Tkts. $14.

$11.50. $9.00. $6.50: Box Seats. $16.00. Now at Bale's (Presser's).

1712 Chestnut Street. Steinway Piano. Hals Chestnut PHILADELPHIA STOKOWSKI. ORCHESTRA Conducting TONIGHT at 8:30 Sharp Piano Steinway Soloist: KREISLER. Violinist UP TO COME OUR ALL STAR ALPERT'S NEW EVERY SHOW NIGHT PENTHOUSE COCKTAIL ATOP THE WALTON HOTEL ROOM 1.30 milton Music SHOWS SATURDAY 25 LUNCHEON NO COVER CHAR DINNER MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY." STANLEY Laughton, Gable and Tone in Superb Production of Maritime Drama yOU Freddie WO years of hard work and close to two million dollars are magnificently packed into the two hours and 10 minutes of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's superb production of "Mutiny on the Bounty," which left a large audience thrilled and enthusiastic yesterday following the picture's opening at the Stanley.

Just as the Nordhoff-Hall trilogy, "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Men Against the Sea" and "Pitcairn's Island," has won distinction as probably the best sea story of recent or not so recent years, so this stirring, beautifully made and splendidly acted picture must stand as the maritime masterpiece of the motion picture art. Every hour and every dollar (it one is of a commercial turn of mind) lavished upon the production is repaid two-fold in the result. The labors of Director Frank Lloyd, Marine Director James Havens, Photographer Arthur Edeson and, of course, the cast headed by that grand villain, Charles Laughton, and including Clark Gable, Franchot Tone and Dudley Digges should and must be rewarded with long, loud cheers and a unanimous vote when the best pictures of the year are chosen. The tang of the salt spray, the whistle of the wind through Bounty's rigging, the sound of the sea and the roll and toss of the ship upon which drama of cruelty and justifable rebellion is played out so powerfully are all to be found as the picture steers its vivid, powerful course across the screen. As Bligh, the vicious captain and inspired seaman, Charles Laughton gives one of his most striking pera high compliment in his formances and that is paying, him work as Henry VIII, Mr.

Barrett and Ruggles. Laughton's Bligh is cruel for the love of cruelty, a sycophant, a tyrant, "a self-made man who likes to have a gentleman CHESTNUT ALDINE 2nd The WEEK MELODY' LINGERS, On' A Reliance Picture with POPULAR PRICES Josephine HUTCHINSON Continuess From 11 A. M. George HOUSTON Added' DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONY Music Land under him." His beady the "cat" eyes glisten as is applied to the bare backs of offenders. even to the back of a dead man, and he fairly licks his lips with joy in meting out the violent punishments which are his right to enforce by law of the sea, Bligh, as Laughton plays him, is a bully to despise and a seaman to admire in the episodes after the mutiny, when he pilots his little group in an open boat over miles of open sea to trackless safety and revenge.

Clark Gable and Franchot Tone give performances only second Laughton's as Fletcher Christian, to officer second in command. and and young Roger Byam, a midshipman form of animal life." according to Bligh. The idyllic scenes upon where the Bounty stops to Tahiti, collect the breadfruit trees which were the purpose of this voyage 150 years ago, are deftly managed to combine studio and authentic shots. But the sea sequences, the glimpses of the little square-rigger in sun and storm and the amazingly beautiful picture of Pandora, the ship upon which Bligh pursued the mutineers, wrapped in milky mists, are those which will remain longest in one's memory, Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson have drawn most heavily upon the first two of the Nordhoff-Hall novels for their expertly written screenplay, using only the opening pages of "Pitcairn's Island" to bring the story of Christian, his mutineers, their native wives and servants to a conclusion. Herbert Stothart's score is brilliantly successful in lending colorful musical background to this rousingly presented story of actual events that stirred the world a century and a half ago, Space permits only a listing of the large cast, which with hundreds of natives are seen in the picture.

In addition to the principals, 1m- portant roles are played by Herbert Mundin, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Francis Lister, Spring Byington, Mamo, Marie and Eddie Quillan. MILDRED MARTIN "I FOUND STELLA AT BOYD Kay Francis, Ian Hunter and Sybil Jason in Sentimental Drama W' in ITH for one A fist gentlemen blow and below of the the press belt for a bouquet good old mother-love in the other, "I Found Stella Parish" retrieved Kay Francis from the fields of prankish comedy yesterday at the Boyd. However stimulating, or otherwise, one may find John Monk Saunders' story of poor Stella Parish, convicted of murder she didn't commit and forced to bear her baby in "pwison," to quote Miss Francis, it 18 A genuine relief to find the handsome brunette actress back in A drama where isn't required to be arch, coy or kittenish. Kay turns in very, creditable performance, too, in decidedly incredible role; wears a bewildering of lovely gowns and during several sequences hides her glowing good looks beneath the disguise of A spinster. Stella's incognito flight from the London stage at the height of her and clothes is visually career middle a pepper-and-salt wig believable: but when she speaks in for accents one begins to wonder how an actress whose real mannerisms must have been well known to her admiring public could have escaped all but the eagle eye of Ian Hunter for SO long.

Anyway, Mr. Hunter, an enterprising British newspaperman, folStella and her precocious prison-born daughter to New York, called "uncle" by the little girl, is loved by her mother and then cables his sensational story of the woman's past to his paper. A declaration from Stella and a few second thoughts make him seek to kill the story, but too late. By the time he again catches up with the woman he has spread across the front pages of the world he finds her hounded by reporters, ready to "tell all" if she can only save her che-ild and hurling the phrase, "gentlemen of the press," in his face with far from complimentary meaning. The last third of the film pictures Stella's descent from movie house personal appearances to burlesque and the finally successful efforts of the lover who ruined her to put her back upon the legitimate stage and reunite her with her woebegone daughter.

Sybil Jason is the little girl and gives more pleasing account of herself here than in her initial Hollywood though the picture, "Little Big Shot," sequence in which keeps grabbing at a plumed hat while attempting to direct Mr. Hunter as Red Ridinghood's wolf might be considerably cut to the child's advantage. Paul Lukas, Jessie Ralph and Barton MacLane are in the cast, and Mervyn LeRoy directed. MILDRED MARTIN "SHIP STARS BRISSON AT KEITH'S "Ship Cafe," which opened yesterday, at Keith's, is a first -class musical short stretched into a fullength feature. The excellent acting of Arline Judge, songs appealingly sung by Carl Brisson, and other musical numbers presented by William Frawley, Eddie Davis and Inez Courtney, struggle valiantly to offset the hackneyed plot that is presented with a few novel touches.

Don't call Brisson "Dimples" or you'll be down for the count. Such an incident aboard the ocean liner where Brisson is a stoker lands our hero in jail. A similar incident in the ship cafe where Brisson becomes bouncer and entertainer, lands him on the front page -because the gentleman 0n1 the wrong end of the punch happened to be the world's heavyweight champion. Our sailor-singer is ambitious, however -not for money, but for his own ship, "with the wind in your face." and for love. The romance is willingly furnished by Arline Judge, who gives a convincing, entertainer performance and in the inspiration role de luxe.

Mady Christians is also in the The stones were written by Ray Noble, Harlan Thompson and Lewis E. Gensler. They include "Change Your Mind," "Fatal Fascination," "I Won't Take No for an Answer" and "My Home Town." Honor War Commander Members of the 315th Infantry of the 79th Division Association will hold their annual dinner at the Majestic Hotel at 7 o'clock tonight. The association, of which Judge Theodore Rosen, of the Municipal Court, is president, will welcome General O. B.

Rosenbaum, war -time commander of the 315th Infantry. The general, who is now retired, is coming from San Francisco. BOYD es Kay new Francis heights. reach. finest single performance screen.

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M. CLARK GABLE Charles LAUGHTON To 2 $2,000,000 YEARS FRANCHOT TONE To Make In M. G. Masterpiece Charles Nordhoff's and Hell's Mutiny "MUTINY on Based James mous Novel Primitive of Love the BOUNTY with CAST OF FIVE THOUSAND STANTON. TODAY! 16th MARKET Starting The THE NEXT Never Before Sights by Human York re Building a ocean Tunnel hazards enemy man- sating TRANSATLANTIC Sensation With mines.

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