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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1933 22 Mail and Phone Orders Fillcd-Locust 520O-A11 Other Business, RUtenhouse 4000 picture taken sets Kong off again, he breaka his shackles, climbs up ar.rf Hnun hllllHlntJl looking for It HR1LLING 'T SISTER WE Miss Wrsy and ends his fantastic career a-top tne empire onw Building. er revives memories of her once glowing past. The picture has been made from Rex Beach's story. "The Ooose Wo. man," with Helen MacKellar making her screen debut tn the role played In the silent version by Dresser.

The fictional story contrived by Mr. Beach from news headlines of several years ago which STANLEY One recalls "Trie Ixjsi woria 01 (ONELLENEURGQ Vl THE STORE FOR THRIFTY PEOPLE Entire Block-Market. 11th to 12th Streets KJf Business Hours 9 A. M. to 5:30 P.

M. FILM AT SCREEN silent days, and still finds "King BOYD Still Time to Choose That Easter Hat Genuine Stetsons For Men Kong" ft more artful result of superb trickery. ood acting ana accom panied by ft serious and excellent Fantastic Picture of a musical score written uj Bteiner. once pnlnted the -pig woman the Hali-Mtlls case as an eccentric figure, still has Interest In a melodramatic and highly colored fash-Ion. Its twisted and warped mo-ttvea are sometimes powerful, though Helen Hayes Revivifies a "DatccT Story With Emotional Eloquence Fifty-foot Ape Exciting; Fay Wray Is Heroine KILLER RAILING Rubbing one's eyes won't get rid from the moment mini macivrimr Is handed over to hairdressers, modistes, It begins to lose Interest and the grim quality that give unusual appeal.

of the fantastic, prehistoric anlmala SHOWN AT KEITH'S that grapple, groan and lasn tneir Miss MacKellar. seen nere on wir tails across the astonished screen "tu Mnri Turilr' never at the Stanley Theatre, for 'King quite equals Miss Dreiser's original Tor Helm Hayes, who auffers eloquently end wistfully, has been retrieved from the p1. r. Marlon Crawford's "The White Sister." Shown yesterday at the Boyd The-tre. thU Rently wistful tale of lrustrated love seemed to retain much of lt old power to wring trYr" "or handkerchief fluttered ihrniishniit the theatre The Last Chance Before Easter! AND Bill performance, fclic imurn is wri, as the priggish son.

who Is nearly Diversified Stage Kong" opened there yesterday. Nor will ft substantial pinch wake one frrtm tha nhinl AMrmmorlc and hlah- Why satisfied with less than Stetson when they cost ao little 7 Spring's most distinctive styles and coloring's. All sises. a murder he did not and commit, and Jean Arthur ts attrac spirited nightmare provided by those Stresses Dancing Musical Features The Best Chance of All! 10,000 Pairs of Regular tive as the sloes company icu exploratory proouccrs ui uuunun. pictures.

Ernest B. Bchoesdack and with tarnished past wnom Merlan C. Cooper. Incidentally loves. Others In the cast are ivan nnm la ant tn want to be Wax- nH from thlaamazina dream which Lovers of dogs will enjoy the fe- Simpson.

"Skeeu" Gallagher, nay Clement and Rosroe Ales. Harlan Thompson and Slavko Vorkaplch have directed the grimmer scenes of satisfies all of the little boy and during many of lis moM tragic mo- Donald Ogden Stewart has made the present adaptation and. while keeping the aplrlt of the tragic lover unchanged, haa arranged he 65c ture picture. "Trailing the Killer lull. lnllnaltnna hlirtfn he- which Is Included on ft well-bal the film with striking aimospnenc neath no matter how many layers fl aHull rMtnn Men's $3 to $5 Soft Hats $1.95 An advantageous purchase accounts for this low price! Fine felts in 1933 smartest Sprint? styles and ahades.

Attractively lined. Sir.es 8S to 7S. 5NCaCNBUKZiS Meri' Hat Third Floor a need stage and screen show that effectiveness. time and manv 01 me rvrnu, i in ml. himself.

A moving orjened at Keith's Theatre yeater The atorv. conceived by the late F.dgar Wallace nd Mr. Cooper, tells day, for the picture essentially is ly beautiful production ha been unnn ha nlCtUrC and VIC- Stockings Chiffon Service Weights dedicated to the Intelligence, cour the fanciful ana reariui aiory motion picture expedition which sets out under Its fearless leader ri-mlnir ha directed With hi aire and devotion of "mans best usual good taste and sense of ar for an unknown Island aald to har-hu av.B ih mvthtral Konff and friend." ON SCREEN IT FOX ga lioniinii and tender Ml Produced bv B. F. Zeldman and all sorts or gigantic, premsionc an Wsyea' playing of th paU.rlic young directed by Herman O.

Haymaker, imaia wno nave survivea irum i 11 ul Inn gin. wno rnwn tuat hor InvtT htt bern the screen offering 4s unique, first of all, in the fsct that, while Us Suspense is mini up so mat uy the time the expedition has gained in hornln and thn ahln Is lvlns In killed, only to learn that he la aim alive and that she haa committed human cast does boast of several "Cavalcade," Noel Coward's historical pageant of the last 30 years, against which Is set the story of Mnrrvni family, vestcrdav be- The Smartest Hats for Easter $2-95 ihd fiiff-bound waters before Skull well-known actors, such as Francis herself Irrevocably to noiv orurm k.t ih. rinird and highly sentl- Mountain, the audience la sitting McDonald and Heinle Conklln, It mental atory does not have active an Its first local engagement at upon edges of Its chalra and clutching the arms (of the chairs, of lacks something of the charm and nomiinr nrii'ps at the Fox Theatre power to irritate or annoy, if Inr hnvertnc between fnilnwine Its run at the Locust course) with numb fingers, ready for anything. And just about every Interest that ft woman might give. Yet the picture la Just bubbling over with sentiment, and at the mnvrH nr Inrilfltrrent one mini, nnnnt'iia.

Tit. nrAruirlna' one of may be to the Joys and heartaches thm HritKh Msrrvots. tears and laughter I called upon for long atretchea at a time to carry Important acenea. It would be difficult to name any other actress who could aurvlve whnt actually mounts to an over-dose of whimsy nd sweetness without becoming came time proves to be an exciting their own mal'dena for ft sacrifice to You may have seen hats around town for S2.H5 but we'll guarantee you have Hrldnes. their butler, and Ellen, his Kong, take loo at ray wray ana i.i4.

ih. mHj, m'nulH hj. a far morn if reyelation of American savage me. having as lis principal character rnr tha mriTlf-doz. which, though "i-uicimrtc" Is a necessary A Timely Sale Which Saves You 21c on Each Pair! "Arbest" are distinctly quality ailk stockings, unsurpassed in beauty and durability.

And, remember, the quality is never cheapened to lower the price. Chiffon Weight A', finai aimer rhifTnn ailk of addition to ones cinematic educa wrongly accused of sheep-steaung, tion as an example ot screen lec tasty morsel for the 80-foot ape wno stamps through the Jungle Just the other sldi of the huge wall that lhw 1rn In rrnalr for their own never seen hats of this quality, in these ultra- smart styles that i proves Its innocence in ine puium fires of terrific battle with ft lithe r.arastm tnnnntaln lion, there- murri as tne cast. 11 noi far more deserving of praise, Is protection. The native chief offers aaumir the me or a man miu Hiririlnn nf Frank six of his women for Miss Wray. but Robert Armstrong and Bruce wlnnlna- for himself a new master Uoyd who has handled the unwieldy Tha ataoe snow mis wera cuin- Imnrrurd.

ronseauent firm, clear texture and with all-silk picot tops; extra reinforced silk-plated French heels; cradle soles and sprawling material wun nisei niin.H niihDnra and understand i.a, orniin nf artists who DOR have just arrived in Philadelphia in time for Easter! And what an natives steal Miss Wray from the in Th war srfnMi. which have sess tne necessary rraran tnloraatlnip and drllChtfUl ship, tie ner upon a cnii mmmrf hal. Ihrlr annus tn let Kons nnwnr. bltternrsa and The greatest fault to be found is In the casting of Clark Gable as thu aoldler-lover. Mr.

Gable seems qul'e bevond his depth during moat of his acenea. and his crudity la Intensified by the artfully artles work Of Miss Hayes. "The While Sister" In the dav if silent pictures, with Lillian Gtsh. Ronald Colman and Victor Varconl tn the cast, had the advantage arriving tn a less sophisticated and more romantic day. Kor all the beauty of the present version.

IU poetic photography and Miss Hayes. It does not achieve a place of distinction upon the cinema's honor roll. Ionise Closser Hale. Edward Arnold. I.ewis enterUlnment.

starting off with know dinner la ready and then the nr healns In earnest. r.iriiirenii ana clever noveu? moving quollty of pity, are th work of William Cameron Menr.les and are unquestionably hla greatest Kong grasps her In one hairy fist anH nif tn his mountain lair. fered by Bradna and Boys. Then there are the Society 8teppers in dance delineations that prove pleas-. iha anln mimher bv battling monsters, ana maxing mince meat of the rescuing party rrxm ih athltl and mosi serious scrcrn cincw-ment.

The large cast Is headed by Diana Wynward and Cllve Brook and Includes Herbert Mundln, Una O'Con Beif Orm. Smtkrtaut. Gay, New Braver, Vifor, Blonde On Metal Service Weight No. 44, fine gauite service weight firmly and evenly knit of selected silk; picot lisle garter tops; French heels, cradle soles nd reinforced toes. Calan: Flattery, Blonde, Toffee, Natural, Beit Cray, Cay, Gun Metal, Black and kiti Sizes 82 to IOMj istlELLEIIBUKSS Hosiery First Floor It was amusing yeaterday to listen assortment to choose from! Styles for the youthrul mstron or miss in all headsizes and Color to Match Every liastcr Costume! Children's Easter-Hats, 95c to $2.95 A larire variety of straws in all wanted shapes, allneatly trimmed.

bHLLLENBUKCS Ready-to-W'ear Hat Second Floor a blond dancer. Fields and Georgia, two old-timers from the South, provide laughter and good humor with their pranks, and the "Futuristic Rhythm," by the Easter Joy Revue, io rinnea exDosltlon of rare de- lo me auaicnce tranurr frnm th human belnas of Hi IbIp tn Kong, himself, and the marvelouslv contrived creatures linht Then tn tnn It all off. Jay Mmit ni phmn rd'trt prmmptly ttlUui. nor. Irene Brown, Frank utwton, Margaret Lindsay.

John Warburton and Beryl Mercer. Jeno Donath haa arranged a fitting musical prologue to the picture featuring Harold Clyde WrlghO and the excellent voices of the Roxy Mule Chorus. Others who contribute are Chiirles Henderson, Mills' whimsically carries out the Btone and May Konson are au rs-tremely helpful In their aupportlnu roles. An evett of yesterdays program was the presentation of a new Hlllv Symphony tn color, "Birds of the Spring." This new Wall Disney picture takes Its place beside the now famous "Trees and flowers," with Hs delightful delving Into the nf. rt a.

fmnllv of rob I nr. rrinniia rol of master of cere from the dim ages of the world. Eventually, poor Kong becomes the doomed liero. for MLss Wray la res-cued, the ape Is overcome by gas bombs and taken back for the i1 Rrnnriwav as the "Eighth monies, ably abetted by a diry blonde with twinkling feet. There ore several short Alms, Including "So This Is Harris." Peggy Donlon, Miiry Quigiey ana.

of course, the Pox Grand Orchestra. Wonder of the World." Having his Decidedly New! Combination Lawn Perforated Gloves Pspa and Mama Kobln hatch out two little glrla and an adventurous boy. Upon his first lllght Into the outside world the boy gel Into all torts of trouble with a rattlesnake nd a swarm of hornets and once aalely back home his' strutting li settled by sound spanking from his father. Its gaiety Is infectious, nd its coloring tin most beautiful so far. Outfit Paul Mallon To Wear With "Punched" Shoe-on Easter at.

$1.95 IS WHITEMAf. PAUL "vrt ft Including 5-lb. Bag of Heavyweight Grass Seed and 10 Lbs. Lime to The lime Is splendid for nn prnss. nro- kTVDATtf klHC xV a 1L FEATURE AT EARLE fwtlfiHT LAWN arra 'whitewash IvKAMdCC! The D'Artagnan of political reporters seasoned observer and brilliant writer goes after a story like a hunting dog on a hot trail and gets His story and then some! runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in 1929 covered every important campaign, convention and investigation in recent years has the contacts that lead to the inside facts behind big news and the courage to write of things as they are.

Advance news on important national and international affairs appears every day in the short, crisp paragraphs he contributes to the motinjc a rich, luxuriant A Krowth, and discouraginu the 'Jazz King" on Stage Vies With "From Hell to Heaven" on Screen Lovely gloves of kid-weight washable capeskin in pearl gray, beige and navy. Popular Evergreens ea, Worth S1.00 and tt2S Demi-Mousquetaire Gloves, $2.19 Vi.u'Aio-it ranpskin in nearl gray Six-button length, just right for the short sleeve. Norway Spruce. Colorado Blue Spruce, Green Juniper, Chinese Arborvitae. SneUENBIIROS Flower Shop, First Floor 6NELLENBUKG5 Kept-, "NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG" Yesterday at the Earle Theatre Paul Whlteman, fresh and smiling as ever, but considerably less rotund, proved conclusively that depressions may wax and wane, but he Is still the "King of JaW that Is, If the smooth and Intricate harmonies which slither or blare forth, as the case may be, each time he raises his very elegant baton, can properly be designated by such an impertinent term as "Jar.i." Even the arrangement of his famous orchestra, the grouping of the musicians, gives more the impression or the concert stage than the dance band.

The orchestra opens, appropriately enough, with Whltemans symphonic variations on Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue," which features three piano soloists, Including Roy Bargy and Ramona. whose "Darkness on the Delta" ts most effective. It also gives renditions of "Dark Kves." "Day and Night" and "Farewell to Arms." which are Interspersed with dancing, singing and clowning by Whlteman's own troupe of entertainers, including Jack Fulton. Pcggv Hoftly. Goldle and the nua Marks and CO.

y7 McMullin arfi (hmi ames Up' Mi 2400 Suits of Men's $1.15 and $1.55 received any amount of laughs for PAJAMAS who knows the workings of inner financial circles as few men do and writes the truth about them as only he can do it and breaks the news ahead of time to keep you "in the know" 1 Business man, financial expert and top-notch newspaper writer, with a distinguished record of accomplishments to guarantee the authority and accuracy of his live reports. Advance news direct from the center of the financial world in New York, appears every day in his contributions to the their comedy, nd joraan anu Grace did a clever stunt act The picture, "From Hell to Heaven." is ft sort of "Grand Hotel" of the race track, with ft widely varied assortment of characters registering at ft hotel the nlsht before the big race, each one betting on a different trse, and death and disgrace i in the hnlance. Bo clever Brand New! Fine Garments! While This Limited Lot Lasts! ly is the suspense maintained that itself is unable to de cide which horse It wants to win, First Arrivals From Our New Line ol Summer sympathy veering irom oonny -wood, who loves a Jockey, to David Manners, who needs funds to cover tip his embezzlement oi nvc mmr sand dollars, and then again to Car ole Lombard, whose romance de pends on the outcome of the race. The authentic race track atmos NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG" Jilty-uns Are the Coolest, Hainlic-it Mottt Interestingly Styled Mode" Ever Shown 7 ea. mp.rt?.

ar tVii twn alert vounc men who keen piicra i uuuu Ummuj. splendid acting, real suspense, and an ending in which the horse who-won proves the right horse after all inr everyone concerned makes this picture excellent entertainment of Its Kind. FUST OF MARY HOLMES FILM AT THE KAHLTON at $1 a A UWM you a step ahead of the news every day in that entertaining, surprising and highly informative Evening Ledger feature, "The National Whirligig" where TODAY you find the facts on affairs you see in the headlines tomorrow. You get the dope on the big' FIRST, in "The National Whirligig news, The materials are as new the itself-soft batiste, Hotted broaddotn youthful checked cottons. rlflindie Novelty trimmings include ora shirrinfts or picoted cdjrcs.

One ith model has raitlnn sleeves trimmed clusters of ruffles (that juatity name of "cork screw. Taxi styles also featured, her ri collars bound with organdie, ana buttoning details. 4 Sizea-16 and 1, 2 and 3. You May Think 2400 Pajamas Is Quite a Lot But When the Men (and Women) of Philadelphia See These Marvelous Values They'll Buy in Half-Dozen and Yes, Even Dozen Lots SO GET YOUR ORDEK IN EARLY I English Collar Style, Plain and with Contrasting Cord Trimming. Surplice Neck Style, Plain with Cord Trimming.

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All with elastic waistbands. Sizes D. SNELLENBURCS Men's Furnishings First Floor EVERY DAY IN THE If you go to the Karlton Theatre nd hear Brucnnhildc Immolation from "Goetterdaemmerung" sweeping through the house, don't think vou have made mistake and wandered Into the Academy of Music with a performance of Wagner's final "Ring" opera drawing to ft close. k.nnHi he merelv the onen- A Few Model- in ing of "The Past of Mary Holmes." EVENING LEDGER bllELLEND'JRCiS Sm the new picture that arrivea at inis house yesterday, with the momen- xnmlna (SUnDOSCdlV) kitcnnu i i a fc from a battered old gramophone N. SNELLliNBURG CO.

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