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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, SATURDAY, JULY I I 1936 Vews and Comment Of Stage and Screen 'jMU 'MlOUUUlllllUUUtUWlUWOl "Thunder in the East," which will be at the Comings theater the next three days, was originally called "The Battle." Merle Oberon Is starred in the production. "Seven Keya to Baldpate," which will he at Cumings next Wednesday and Thursday, was successful as a novel and also a stage production" and is now repeating that success on the screen. Gene Raymond is starred. Theatrical producers and managers are looking forward to a successful season in 1936-1937 as the lUt of plays and productions announced is much mere impressive than in recent years. "White Horse Inn" and "The Eternal Road" are two of the unusual attractions already announced.

The Dallas exposition attracting unusually large crowds and had drawn well over 1,000,000 persons at the end of June. That total is fc-J--' expected to be doubled early Oils" month as new attractions open at the Exposition. Shirley Temple receives more fan mail than any other two stars in Hollywood, according to the latest up by studio officials. Follow- "The Poor Little Rich Girl" it is expected her mail will be larger, as the picture is being hailed as one of her best. It will be at the Fitchburg theater soon.

Money for the WPA shows will be exhausted about Aug. 1, according to Variety, but more will be granted for a fall and winter season of federal theater projects according to those at the head of the work in New York. On her own as a star at last, Gertrude Michael seems destined to live up to all the praise critics have 'Henri 'fceapfrig' of seasons. She has recently completed "The Return of Sophie 'Lang" and receives the support of an excellent cast. The picture will at Shea's the last three days next week starting on Thursday.

Few movie fans realize that Hugh Herbert, one of the cleverest screen comedians, was a writer and director before he became a comedian. He wrote the iirst talking picture, "The Lights of New York, 1 and also "The Great Gabba" The "Great Kinna" will present his original Bombay seance at the Universal for one whole week, starting a week from tomorrow. He will appear in conjunction with the regular feature picture program. Busby Berkeley, formerly or Orange, staged some of the dances for the Actors' Fund benefit in Hollywood. Alexander Leftwlch who staged "Aftermath" at the Cum ings, and who also handled the benefits for the actors' fund for years had charge.

He assembled most the stars of Hollywood and over $40, 000 David Higgins, who appeared a the. old Whitney Opera house an also at the Comings in "At Pine Ridge," "Up York State" and "His Last Dollar," all of which he wrot himself and played the leading role died in Brooklyn, N. June 30. lived with the Carleton Macys, once Stock favorites. He was a grea favorite in the days when Fitchburg enjoyed traveling shows.

"The White Angel" which is said to be the most important picture to come from Hollywood since "Louis Pasteur," will open a four-day engagement at the Fitchburg theate a week from tomorrow. Kay Francis plays the title role which based on the life of Florence Nightingale. Ian Hunter and Donak Woods have featured parts. "Ma rgnente Churchill are paired in "The Fina Hour" which will bs at Shea's to- STRAND THEATRE CLEGHORN SQUARE TEL, 4815 MAT. 2:00, Adm.

JOe EVES. 7:15, Adm. Adults 15c, Children ICc TODAY JULY 11 3 John Boles Gladys Swarthout Charles Bickford Grace Bradley I 3 H. B. Warner in "ROSE OF THE RANCHO," and Ann Sothem I Bruce Cabot in "DON'T GAMBLE WITH LOVE" Chapter 3 of I i the "Fighting Marines" and Sport Magic (Cartoon).

SAT. EVE. SHOW AT 6.30 SUNDAY, JULY 12 Continuous 3.00 10.30 Richard Arlen Beryl Mercer Claude Allister Cecelia Par- ker in "THREE LIVE GHOSTS" and Neil Hamilton Katheryn I Burke in "MUTINY AHEAD" -3 Springtime Serenade, "Off the Record" (a Melody Master) and Screen Snapshots, MON. JULY 13-14 MARGARET SULLAVAN "NEXT TIME WE LOVE" and KEN MAYNARD in "LAWLESS RIDERS" Chapter 5 of "REX and RINTY" and Metro News 1 ENDS MAE WEST in "KLONDIKE ANNIE" Also I TODAY CHARLES BICKFORD in "EAST OF JAVA" MATS. 10e-i5c EVES, and SUN.

20c-25c CHILDREN SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY YEAR'S LAUGH SMASH! Eclipsing anything ever seen for rib- oufl QmazlnQ wilUt i.atu lop Ih.liown fconoai Kapptoti "Lady tar a EVERY WED. VALENCIA DtNSERWABE FREE TO THE LADIES Purchasing 20e or 25c Ticket COBtlNG SOOH! KIRMA In His Orictntl BOMBAY SEANCE STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT JULY 16 EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE PARLAY CASH NIGHT i REGISTER NOW 4 i i i DON'T DELAY theater morrow. It with the hectic 60 minutes that precede a legal execution and affords the stars a splendid background for their dramatic talents. The sparkling kid team of Ginger Jane Withers and Jackie Searl are again sharing honors in "Gentlt Julia," which will be at the Universal Friday and Saturday. Booth Tarkington wrote the story of prewar days and made a hilarious comedy of American small-town life.

The Downie Bros- circus, which will be at Summer street Wednesday, makes big jumps, coming to this city from Brattleboro, Vt, and going from here to Salem. The circus travels by motor and is one of the biggest motorized shows on the road. Charles Sparks, one of the best known circus owners in the business, manager. He formerly owned his own circus. "A Reason for Youth" by George Bryant will be played at Whalom the week of July 27.

If the play is a success Mr. Palmerton said he may produce the play on Broadway this fall with Sylvia Field, Claudia Morgan or Mary Rogers playing the leading role. Lionel Barrvmora, lovable character actor, returns to the Fitchburg theater screen next Thursday in "Devil Doll," Maureen O'Sullavan and Frank Lawton- pro wide the- IQ- mantic interest in this San Francisco, which will be at the Fitchburg tomorrow, opened its third week at the Capitol theater in New York yesterday, The popular Barbara Stanwyck has a new leading man in Gene Raymon who appears with her in "The Bride Walks," which will be at Shea's theater for the next four days, starting tomorrow. Rita Rio, who danced in Eddie Cantor's picture, "Strike Me Pink," will appear in Boston in person next week. She not only gives her dance but also directs an orchestra in a clever way.

Donald Woods, who plays the lead in "Road Gang" at the Universal theater the next three days, ex- track field sports while a student at Vancouver university. It is said he did 100 yards in 10 seconds and made a running high jump mark of 6 feet, 11-2 Dick Powell has recovered sufficiently to resume work before the camera and production of "The Gold Diggers of 1937" is expected to get underway at once. Nine musical numbers ranging from songs familiar to every household to the greatest of operatic arias are sung by Jeanette MacDonald in "San Francisco," which will open a five-day engagement at the Fitrfi- burg theater tomorrow. Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy share stellar honors. Variety states that a new 32-story building is to be erected in the Radio City group in the rear of the Center theater.

It will cost about $3,500,000 and will be so constructed it can house an exposition or modern museum. It is also said that Marshall-Field Co. of Chicago would like to establish a series of specialty shops in the buiding. A revival of "Sally, Irene and Marv" for the talking screen seems assured as the screen rights havn just been purchased. The musical comedy was a great success on the stage and it is expected to be one of the big musical films of the year.

In the production "The Blackmailer" William Bargan is given his first opportunity as a screen star. From his initial appearance before the camera Gargan has steadily gained in popularity and his present reward was inevitable. He will be at Shea's- the last three days next week. Lydia Fuller, daughter of former Gov. AJvan T.

Fuller, is appearing with the Farragut Players at- Rye Beach, N. this week in a stock production of "Smilin 1 Through." Phidelah Rice, who presented stock at Leominster a few years ago, opened his sixth consecutive season at Oak Bluffs Monday night with Fresh Fields' 1 as the attraction. Men outnumbered women seven to one in early California gold camps and that fact provides high tension thrills in "Yellow Dust" in which Richard Dix and Leila Hyams will oe seen at the Universal Friday and Saturday. Dix plays a young prospector, Onslow Stevens a crooked boss and Miss Hyams a 'lamorous singer. Latest reports from Europe indicates that Haile Selassie is due to arrive in this country about the middle of August when he is through with the session before the League of Nations.

He expects to tour and offer lectures in connection with the newsreel shots of the Halo-Ethiopian conflict. Guy Palmerton of the Manhattan Players at Whalom said today Rachel Crothers, author of "Let Us Be Gay," "When Ladies Meet," 'Mary the Third" and other successes plans to visit Whalom some during the week of July 20 and will witness a performance of ler play "As Husbands Go." Edith Arwater, stage actress, who makes her film debut in "We Went College" at the Fitchburg, has to authoring in private life. She has sold -a-number of stories to New York publications. Just think of Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra, Nelson Sddy, Frank Morgan, James Melton, 3ette Davis, Eddie Cantor, Victor Moore, Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold and 700 dancers on one program. That Is the kind of a show wesented in Hollywood for the Acton Fund Benefit and explains vhy it drew over $40,000.

Mary icKford said a home for the artists will be built in Hollywood. Leslia Howard and Bette Davis re leading stars of the screeri world at the 'present time and any icture in which they both appear (Connnned on Page Six) uniuuuitinBiiiiituiiMmiumn Closeup and Comedy By ERSKINE JOHNSON--GEORGE SCARBO POUNCXA AND NASHUA, all her glory. Her performance can only be ascribed as irresistible. This lovely blonde young lady cast a spell over the audience yesterday. She should be considered an important star from this moment on.

"Road Gang," a stirring and dramatic feature, with a selected cast, will be the co-feature. Shea's Given a combination of stars such as Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond and Robert Young, and the only natural result has to be a pleasing photoplay. if especially true at Shea's tomorrow, when the RKO-Radio hit. "The Walks tops the program. Miss Stan- wyck makes her first appearance in some time and has a vehicle happily suited for her talenU.

Both Raymond and Young have roles that are literally "down their alley," while the celebrated "dead-pan" comedian, NAME, LEWIS WSS. SCOPES ONE MOVIE-TOWN A6 -EXTRA AND CLIMBED Amusements What Press Agents Say Aboni Coming Attractions Tliiiiiiimiiirannliiilnri miiMHmmbiiimraiiiililiiiliiimili Fitchburg "San the Fitchburg theater tomorrow, promises to become one of the most talked about films of the year. First it teams three of the most popular screen stars for the first time-- Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy, It is a picture brimming with romance, comedy, beautiful music and excitement, The picture takes us into the seething mad excitement of the Barbary Coast when it was a by-word around the world. It takes us into the aristocratic Nob Hill, into the old Tivoli opera house, the historic Palace hotel and oner landmarks of old San Francisco. And it takes us through the disaster that leveled a beautiful city to the ground 30 years ago in a series of the most realistic disaster scenes ever filmed.

Clark Gable offers one of his greatest characterizations as Blackia Norton, owner of the most popular resort on the coast. Jeannette MacDonald is superb as the country girl who starts her singing career on the Barbary coast and rises to great operatic heights only to return, to the coast because of the man she loves Spencer Tracy scores in an unusual role as a kindly priest who chooses the wicked street for his evangelistic work. In the excellent supporting cast are Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph and Ted Healey. "San Francisco" Is one of Metro's greatest pictures of the season. It was held for a second week's showing in two Boston theaters.

"We Went to College" and "The Arizona Raiders" will be shown for the last times today, tors, has taken Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, an excellent supporting cast, a fine story by Clarence Bud- jngton Kelland, and a live, intelligent screen play by Robert Riskin and molded them all into a motion picture so superior that there are few superlatives worthy of it. Its title is "Mr. Deeds Goes to to the Universal Jo- morrow for a 'three-Hay'" showing?" From under Mr, Capra's magic wand has sprung a new Gary Cooper, humorous, amiable, vibrant and winning. He seems to have been injected with the same mysterious fluid that electrified Clark Gable into.giving best performance of his life in Mr. Capra "It Happened One Night." Miss Arthur, too, is revealed in Guy Palmerton, younc of the company, will appear in one of the leading roles.

Adrienne Earle and Nancy Duncan play the leading feminine roles. This is the type of play that Is ever so popular with those who like homey entertainment and characters from everyday life. Mr. Palmerton will play Andy Hardy, a part which he played during the Chicago run of the play a fevf seasons ago: Such plays "As Husbands Go," and "A Reason for Youth" are scheduled for production after "Skidding." Stnnd II you were to return from an extended trip away from home to find yourself listed as "dead," what would you do? Three soldiers who returned from the war answer thij problem with hilarious results in Three Live Ghofeta." sparkling comedy-drama featuring- Richard Arlen and opening tomorrow at the Strand theater. The "ghosts" are portrayed by Arlen.V Claude Allister and Charles McNaughton, appearing in a cast which also includes Beryl Mercer, Cecilia Parker, Nydia Westman, Dudley Digges.

Jonathan Hate and others- Adapted from Frederick S. Isham's famous novel and play, "Three Live Ghosts" was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone. co -feature will Ahead." be "Mutiny Cumings Lloyd Nolan and Peggy Conklin, latest of the Broadway stage stars lured to Holvwood Li recent (Continued on Pace Six) Ned Sparks, adds to the merrymaking. On the same program is a highly dramatic Columbia drama, "The Blackmailer." This is the picture in which William Gargan makes his bow as a star.

Gargan, long a favorite with film fans for his versatile work in supporting roles, proves he is deserving of the stellar recognition by the performance he turns in "The Blackmailer." Florence Riee plays opposite him. "The Bride Walks Out" and "The Blackmailer" will be at Shea's for being followed next Lang" and "The Final Hour." This evening Shea's winds up its current showing of Jack London's popular story, "White Fang," with Michael Whalen, Jean Muir, Slim Summerville and Charles Winninger. The -co-feature is "Bunker Bean," Harry Leon Wilson's prize story, and starring Owen. Davis, and Louise Latimer. Whalom "Cradle the farce comedy which was played on Broadway a few seasons ago with Mary Boland and Edna May Oliver in the leading roles, will be staged for thfr last time tonight at Whakm theater by the Manhattan Players, Nancy Duncan and Frank Lyon share leading honors and are ably supported by all of the Manhattan favorites.

The play has played to excellent met with the approval of both the press and the public. It is one of the gayest farce comedies ever written and has ss many laughs in it as "Personal Appearance" has which was the opening vehicle of the 1938 season. Starting next week the players will iresent "Skidding," a comedy on American family life by Auriana RouverouL Z870 SHEA'S WHITE FANG" "BUNKER Starts for 4 DAYS! A QALAXY of STARS in a RIB-TICKLING ROMANCEl TOMORROW Who cancelled wit I A A A I H. B. WARNER A CftWWHA.

PICTURE CONTINUOUS SUNDAY 3.00 to 10.30 10c-25c-35c Universal Frank Capra, that peer of direc- SUMMER ST. GROUNDS FITCHBURG WED. JULY Ji'SCOUT" 2, SHOWS P.M: DOORS OPEH 1.7P.R PR1CEQ CHILDREN 25e ADULTS 50e NOW PLAYING The Farce Comedy Hit of the "CRADLE SNATCHERS" Starring Frank Lyon and Nancy Duncan WEEK STARTING MONDAY The Great Comedy Drama "SKIDDING" with GUY PALMERTON Evei. at 850 Mats. Wed.

and Sat. Phone 517-W for Reservation. LAKE WHALOM THEATRE WE'RE PLAYING IT 5 DAYS BEG. SUNDAY THEY WERE BORN TO FALL IN LOVE! When Clark Gable takes lovely Jeanette to him! Two great stars--and what a cast -MacDonald in his arms. a moment in picturethat packs virile romance, cite all the and how you'll thrill glorious music, staggering spectacle into with delight as she sings songs of love one sensational screen entertainment! He wiu Frisco'e gambling She was queen of its Their hearts met amidst the seething drama of the world's most colorful city in its roost daring days.

RKGA in the roman screen trium Continuous TOMORROW 3 to 11 P. M. EXTRA HITS! POPEYE CARTOON MUSICAL REVIEW NEWS ENDS TONIGHT HUGH HERBERT -CHARLES BUTTERWORTH in "WE WENT TO COLLEGE" Also BUSTER CRABBE in "ARIZONA RAIDERS".