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THE JACKSON SUN PAGE NINE Paramount Bringing "Gold Diggers of 1937" to Town for Three Days 9 9 9 9 Shirley Temple Comes to State Theatre This Week in "Little Miss Marker" SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1937 GALAXY OF STARS HERE THIS WEEK Dick and Joan Together In Most Elaborate Film Musical Hit of All Time "Gold Diggers of 1937" fourth and most elaborate of the famed series of musical movies which began in 1929 with "Gold Diggers of Broadway" and carried on with "Gold Diggers of 1933" and "1935" has been booked by the Paramount Theatre for Monday, Tuesday and Dimpled Darling Plays Title Role in Hit With Menjou, Other Favorites Playing the title role of "Little Miss Marker," at State Theatre Monday and Tuesday, Shirley Temple, dimpled darling of screen fans the world over, will prove again to Jackson fans her right to the title of the most beloved star in the movies. PlVl'f A On Wednesday and Thursday, fy Immmdm fi ill nn IrwW ii I liinwiirtiinrifr vtnnm i imvmrrt (i'mmmumvt I ti flf 1J i "oB I 1 i Bobby Breen, youthful star, will a On the River" Thursday for a two- day run, and Saturday Joe E. Brown, big mouth and all, will be featured In "Polo Joe," an entertaining comedy. LIKE FOLLIES AND SCANDALS Just like the perennial Ziegfeld Tollies" and George White's "Scandals," these "Gold Diggers" of the Warner Bros, seem to have become a genuine American institution. Combining plenty of comedy, lot of hit nn end of 0 speedy and beautiful dancing by big choruses of lovely girls, they have all been tremendous successes.

This 1937 edition co-stars those newlyweds. Dick Powell and Joan Blondell. It features Victor Moore, Lee Dixon, a sensational new danc J0 Comes 0 The Pictures: Polly Rowles To State in "Love Letters of a Star" Top: Left to right, Bobby Breen, Shirley Temple, Joe E. Brown and Joan Blondell, starring in separate screen hits at local theatres this week. Lower: Left to right, Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, coming to the Paramount Monday in "Gold Diggers or 937," Ray Milland and Heather Angel, in center photo, are shown in oloseup scene from "Bulldog Drummond Escapes," at the State Wednesday and Thursday.

Bobby Breen and May Robson, extreme right, will appear together In "Rainbow On the River," the Paramount Thursday and Friday. the State will feature "Bulldog Drummond Escapes," starring: Ray M.Uland and Heather Angel, and Friday and Saturday "Love Letters of a Star" and "The Riding Avenger" will be screened in a double bill. STORY ABOUT "HARD GUYS" "Little Miss Marker" is a etory about the "hard guys" and the diamond-crusted ladies of Broadway, and a little girl who took them over the Jumps by showing them that they've all got hearts, even though they hadn't been using them for a while. With Adolphe Menjou playing the role of the shabby, penurious bobkmakes and Charles Blckford portraying the ruthless racketeer who has "muscled into" the racing game, Shirley enters the lives of the racing "mob" when her father deposits her as security for a bet. His horse loses, and he kills himself.

Menjou, at first indignant at having a child dropped into his lap, soon comes to love her, as does every other one of his gambler friends, whom Shirley calls by the names she has learned from the stories about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. When the child begins to acquire their crude mannerisms, they attempt to restore her waning faith by a masquerade in which they portray the parts of the knights and ladles whom she has christened them. At the party, the story almost comes to a tragic close, but in Shirley's hour of greatest need, the innate nobility of the "muggs" comes to the surface, and the film ends happily. TJie picture, which was based on a story by Damon Runyon, wai directed by Alexander Hall. It Is a B.

P. Schulberg production. DRESSING ROOM GIFT FOR JOAN After almost six years of continuous work at the Warner Bros, studios, Joan Blondell has been awarded one of those portable dressing rooms on wheels which can be taken around from stage to stage while the actress Is working. The dressing room was given to Joan soon after she began work in her leading role opposite Dick Powell in "Gold Diggers of 1937." Six years ago, when the actress arrived from New York to play a part in "Sinner's Holiday," she did not rate even a canvas set chair with her name upon the back! "Gold Diggers of 1937," which includes in the cast Victor Moore. Glenda Farrell, Lee Dixon.

Osgood Perkins and 200 lovely girls, comes to the Paramount Theatre on Monday. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon and Busby Berkeley. The imperial household of China once had a rule that a dinner must include every dish ever requested, by the emperor. So many foods were tried by Emperor Chen Lung during his lifetime that ultimately 120 tables were needed to hold various dishes served him daily. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Polly Rowles, honor graduate of Carnegie Tech, is Hollywood's proof that loveliness and intelligence can be found in one girl.

Polly plays the feminine lead in Universale mystery drama, "Love Letters of a Star," showing at the State Friday and Saturday. Guffaws Will Greet Joe When He Appears er. Glenda Farrell, Osgood Parkins. Donald Meek. Rosalind Marquis, Irene Ware and other fun-makers, plus 200 dancine; beauties trained by Busby Berkeley.

Those who have seen previews of "Gold Diggers of 1937" proclaim it to be funnier and more tuneful than any of its predecessors, and especially are its settings of unusual sire and beauty. The most elaborate set. upon which the entire company appears In several scenes, represents the Long Island estate of a New York theatrical producer played by Victor Moore of "Of Thee I Sing" fame. Beginning at onti end of the stage, on the porch of a three-story colonial type mansion, the camera was set on tracks enabling it to perambulate across a long artificial lawn spotted with some 25 trees, through to a 40-foot square swimming pool, 10 feet deep; across another lawn to a regulation-sized tennis court; through a bandstand pavilion and dining patio, and end up at the far end of the setting containing an atmospheric shrubbery background. Some 250 technicians worked three weeks to erect this unique set.

which saved the company the expense and time involved in rent- Oing a less appropriate setting somewhere in the Los Angeles residential district. The tennis court served as a dance for lavish production numbers conceived by Dance Director Berkeley. More than 300 extra players were employed daily during the filming of scenes In this one sequence. Other sets include the interior and exterior of a large railroad station, the Interior of a Manhattan night club, the ballroom of an Atlantic City hotel, and the full interior of a theatre. The story, in brief, concerns Dick Powell, an unsuccessful insurance salesman, and Joan Blondell, stranded showgirl who becomes his secretary and who saves the day by landing him a million dollar application.

Song by E. T. Harburg and Harold Arlen and Harry Warren and Al Dubin, are entwined throughout the picture, while Busby Berkeley's dance ensembles are featured at the climax which represents the presentation of a Broadway musical comedy. Lloyd Bacon directed the dramatic part of the picture. "Gold Diggers of 1937" is based on the play "Sweet Mystery of Life," by Richard Maibaum, Mike Wallach and Geo.

Haight. Warren Duff and Tom Reed wrote the screen play. It required approximately twelve weeks to film the story. IS DRAMA OF THE SEVENTIES The tragic aftermath of war is vividly reflected in the lives of the characters appearing in Bobby Breen's current starring picture, "Rainbow On the River." The dramatic musical film, produced by Sol Lesser for Principal Productions, is laid in the period directly following the Civil War, when the strife-torn South was courageously undergoing rehabili tation. Against this background is painted a heart-touching picture of a young orphan boy.

An old col ored mammy takes the child under her care and brings it up in a simple, yet care-free life. Gifted with a natural and remarkable singing voice, the lad merrily sings his way into the hearts of all until a sudden turn of events drags him from the side of the faithful servant to place him in the inhospitable atmosphere of a stern grandmother mansion in the Xorth. But his enchanting voice and personality finally win the old woman's affection and he establishes a link of friendship between his Yankee and Southern benefac tors. Having skyrocketed to film fame in his first picture, "Let's Sing Here as Polo-Champ Joe E. Brown has played almost every kind of character with the exception of a polo-player and now he has covered that one in 'iPolo Joe," the uproarious comedy which will open at the Paramount Theatre Saturday.

"Polo Joe" follows the unfailing recipe that has always made usi 0 erine of Aragonne In "Henry VIII," of Cleopatra in "Anthony and Cleopatra," of Cressida in "Troilus and Cressida." Polly appeared in a number of modern offerings, among them "Springtime for Henry," Noel Coward's "Young Idea," "Man and the Masses" and "Secondman." Polly Rowles' family, which traces back to Kit Carson, contains two other theatrical personalities. Her grandfather. Sherman Rowles, was a well known actor in the past. Her great uncle, William Rowles, was a theatre owner, Polly's dad is Ralph T. Rowles, prominent steel executive in Pittsburgh.

The high grades that Polly received at Carnegie Tech indicate that she has intelligence. Screen tests proved that she has the sort of beauty which photographs well for the movies. Her portrayal in "Love Letters of a Star," is clinch- ing evidence of her dramatic abil ity Polly Rowles was born in Philadelphia, January 10, 1914, is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has blonde hair and gray eyes. Migs Rowles is one of the first girls chosen under the oiew Universal policy of obtaining screen talent among graduates of college dramatic courses.

This method enables the film company to secure talent that has intelligence, poise, good enunciation and a knowledge of dramatics. Here is the way the plan worked in Polly's case: A Universal talent scout, knowing the excellent reputation of the Carnegie Tech dramatic course, asked the school director, Elmer Kenyon, whom he would recommend for a screen career. He answered that Polly Rowles was the outstanding choice and gave his reasons. Polly first proved her ability as an actress as a 17-year-old freshman, when 6he won the leading feminine role in "The Seagull." For the following four years she continued to earn leading parts in every campus production, appear ing in 30 plays. Her charm won her the title, "Campus in senior year.

Then she began to work in the Pittsburgh Little Theatre, doing Shakespearean repertoire under the direction of Ben Iden Payne. Her efforts included the part of Kath- Monday Tuesday Wednesday IP DQQOHQDQti Sttalte TTltoeffltee MONDAY TUESDAY The Picture That Made Her A Million Dollar Star Again," and won the hearts of fans as Eddie Cantor's radio protege, young Bobby Breen is said to reach new heights in his current musical story. Directed by Kurt Neumann from the novel "Toinette's Phillip," "Rainbow On the River" boasts a fine supporting cast which Includes May Robson, Charles Butterworth, Louise Beavers, Alan Mowbray, Benita Hume, Marilyn Knowlden, Henry O'Neill, and the Hall Johnson Choir. Nine beautiful musical numbers from the pens of the world's foremost composers of today and yesterday offer the boy tenor ample opportunity to demonstrate his phenomenal vocal talents. Never Heard of Dick Powell, He Tells the Star Dick Powell, film star, had to turn hitch-hiker recently and thumb a ride.

The miniature electric automobile he built himself broke down on the way home from the Warner Bros, studio, where he been working in a scene for "Gold Diggers of 1937," showing at the Paramount Theatre Monday. Six or seven cars passed the singing star before a man in an ancient flivver pulled up, offered him a lift and drove him to the gates of his home. "You must be a movie actor to have a house like this," said the man as he let Dick out. "I do work in pictures," answered Dick. "My name is Dick Powell." "Never heard of you," answered the man.

"The last picture I saw was 'The Birth of a It was a pretty good one, too." P0WELL-00KA RIBALS BAZOOKA Not to be outdnne hv Ftnh Rnrm another native of Arkansas, Dick Powell is busy attempting to invent a freak musical instrument which will rival the well-known bazooka. Powell, whn is njir- rently playing the leading role in "Gold Ditrerers of 19 37." will rail his invention the "Powell-ooka!" With Dick in "Gold Diggers of 1937," is his bride. Joan Blondell, as CO-star. The hisr First T'jitinnal musical comes to the Paramount Theatre on Monday. It has a score ot comedians and 200 dancing beauties.

It was dirertpri hv T.lnvH Hacon and Busby Berkeley. "DAD" NORTON, WHO I TOOK CASEY JONES' RUN, RIDES IN AIR MEMPHIS. Jan. 16 (JP) The engineer who finished the run after Casey Jones was "scalded to death by the steam," planned to take his first airplane ride tonight. II.

A. (Dad) Norton, 76-year-old retired Illinois Central System engineer, will fly to Little Rock, with Harry Coonley, his nephew and oil company official. It was was on November 9, 1899, near Vaughn, that Casey, "rolling down the grade, making 90 miles an hour," met death. The company ordered that day on he remained on the "Dad" to bring the train in. From "Casey Jones run," as it became known.

"Dad" retired from active railroading the day before his 70th birthday but engines still Interest him more than airplanes. "I've- been wrecked and robbed and scalded and left for dead under my overturned locomotive," he chuckled, "but there's a fascination in railroading that gets in vour blood and makes you a railroad man life." JOSEPH L. EWELL DIES MANCHESTER, Jan. 16 A long illness ended In death yesterday for Joseph L. Ewell, 72, attorney and two-time member of the legislature.

He first went to the general assembly in 1896. serving a second term in 1914. His widow and three children lurvive. 6 The Shirley Temple you fell in love with in the picture that made her the biggest little star in the world. laugh and always will.

Pickwick is of the same ilk, and so Is Happy Hooligan. Caspar Milquetoast is one of them. It is -the type of man who hides his inability to do the "big bowwow" things by pretending that he is a past master at them. In "Polo Joe" the star portrays a globe trotter who returns to the welcoming arms of his rich and gushing Aunt Minnie, after years in China. Aunt Minnie's mansion is in the midst of a swanky, polo-playing colony and Joe complicates matters for everybody by falling instantly and violently in love with pretty Mary Hilton who thinks the only man worth considering is one who is a polo champ.

Joe has brought with him from abroad a dead-pan valet, Hayward who is filled with dismay when he hears his boss brag that he has just come from poJo-playing triumphs in the Orient. Joe is in for trouble for he is forced to join the local polo club and to agree to play in the big game of the season. Hayward conceives the brilliant idea of hiring1 a crowd of crooks to kidnap Joe before the game. Joe's rival for the hand of Mary overhears and reports to her father, Joe is Imprisoned by the crooks, his hysterical Aunt Minnie gets the police out to hunt him, and it looks as if the gama must be played without him. He, of course appears in the nick of time and after ludicrous antics such as only Joe E.

Brown can concoct he makes some accidentally brilliant plays and wins the game and the girl to boot. Carol Hughes, a recent screen "find" does a grand job as the Southern belle whose passion is horses, and Fay Holden gives a grand performance as the talkative Aunt Minnie, who bristles with questions that are never answered because she can't keep still long enough to listen to the answers. The story is simple enough but the way it is presented makes it one of the fastest, funniest comedies of the year. Others in the cast are Carol Hughes, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Joseph King, Gordon Elliott, Fay Holden, Georgo E. Stone, Olive Tell, David Newell, Milton Kibbee.

Frank Orth, John Kelly and Charles Foy. The screen play is by Peter Milne and Hugh William McGann directed. Nobody who remembers Joe Brown in his portrayal of the nitwit Flute, the bellows-mender in "A Midsummer Night's Dreamm" or in "Alibi Ike," "Bright Lights" and a score of others wn want to miss "Polo MUNICIPAL DISCOVERY CLEVELAND. After a year in office, Mayor Harold H. Burton discovered his city hall is equipped with a $40,000 inter-office telephone system.

Jack Jones, custodian, told the mayor he knew about it all along, but that the batteries always were running down, following the installation in 1916, and that no one had bothered trying to use the phone in years. uiDson a ueaa Shot But Keeps Quiet About It It is pretty widely known that no actor on either stage or screen excels, and it. is doubtful if any equals, Hoot Gibson as a dead sure-shot with either Colt 43, or rifle. Most men with such a gift are inclined to talk a bit about it. But Hoot is singularly irresponsive to any praise given him by admirers regarding his shooting tricks.

In other words, he doesn't care to pose as a great marksman because he fears folks may think he is conceited. As a matter of fact Hoot is really one of the most modest of men as regards Iiis own accomplishments, unusually so for a star, from whom one naturally expects a bit of boasting, if only for publicity purposes. However, in his latest thrill-Western, "The Riding Avenger," his lightning work with a gun speaks for itself and requires no word-of-mouth endorsement. ANN HARDING TO WED LEADER OF ORCHESTRA LONDON, Jan. 16 (R) Ann Harding, blonde American picture actress, and Werner Janssen, New York symphony orchestra conductor, filed today at the London registry office their Intention to marry.

The pair, it was learned, made their plans in great secrecy, hoping to avoid any excitement over their wedding which will be a simple affair. Janssen, who has recently been conducting in London, has seen a great deal of the actress since her dramatic flight to England last year to retain custody of her young daughter. The Hollywood star has been acting on the British stage slne then. Miss Harding fled across the United States and Canada last June to take her daughter outside the Jurisdiction of American courts where her former husband, Harry Bannister, was using every legal weapon to gain custody. Miss Harding recently won permission from Hollywood courts to keep her daughter Jane in England until next May; Then she- plans to return to Hollywood with Jane and Janssen.

DIXON CHANGES i GARB EIGHT TIMES Lee Dixon, eccentric dancer formerly with Mdy Vallee's band, who now plays a 'eading role with Dick Powell and Joan Blondell in "Gold Diggers of 1937," in an ordinary working day at the studio, changed his entire wardrobe seven or eight times. "Gold Diggers of 1937," newest of the famous series, at the Paramount Theatre. It has a score of comedians, 200 dancing beauties, and much catchy music. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon and Busby Berkeley. WES-rl MIGHTIEST MUSICAL 'vfilSPW Jv is I V8? Ittopsintunetriumphs.

Jk2 spectacular sets and a.uring Mr -3U- HUNDREDS OF "Paramount I jCLIi5 Gj Obl (l (Oll (ffc SHUELEY TEMPLE in "LITTLE MISS MARKER" If you didn't see It before don't miss this opportunity of seeing it now. 0 ADDED JOYS PATSY KELLY In "HILL TILLIES" 20 Minutes of Laffs "MOVIETONE NEWS".