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Theatre 15 THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD, MONDAY. MAY 30, 1938 AERIAL ACTS Stunt Men-'Good Risks' Revival of Early Motion Picture Hits Cliff Lyons, Bob Rose, Harvey MacMurray Is Outstanding In Cocoanut Grove 9 Lead; Harriet Hilliard Assists i i ARE HIGHLIGHTS POLACK CIRCUS Parry, Chick Collins, Victor Met-zettl, Matt Gllman and Gordon Meets With Increasing Fan Popularity; Many Old Favorites Ready For Release Morales Troup Best Threaten to Replace Yacht Club BoyS Add gain gets the boys out of most nt ft ft 1 their troubles. Ben Blue 1, their, troubles. Ben Blue Invades Hollywood i merriment usual, Ben Blue, Inferior Modern Pictures 20 YEARS OLD 8HEILAH GRAHAM (Copyrloht, 1911, By Tha North Amtrlcin Ntwip.p.r Alllancti Int.) Hollywood Never before in 'A In Big Variety Program DARING SLIDE Aerlallsts are the headline In the Polack Circus which opened at the Grand theatre, Saturday. There Is a startling variety of these acta and But it' Fred MacMurray'a clar.

Inet and his dimples, of course, Harriet Hilliard's voice and Billy Lee's precocity at the traps, that really make the show entertaining. All In all it's not bad, There are several good shorts, including a sportllght and an animated cartoon on the same bill. I At Palace BILLY LEE GOOD If you like the Yacht Club Boys, Ben Blue and a good dance band you're pretty ure to like "Cocoanut Grove," the latest in musical movies which arrived at the Pallce theatre on Saturday. screen history have movie fans been so partial to pictures made any some outstanding stunts among where from two to twenty years ago. There are two reasons wny: (a) The recent slowing up of pro Of course the publicity says It's the best musical of the year, and maybe It is the year Is still young and Hollywood seems to be duction in every studio here, and Hollywood (UP) Motion picture stunt men, who risk their Uvea toi provide moviegoer with thrill, received a thrill themselve when Lloyd of London, famous Insurance brokers, agreed to accept stunt performers as good risks.

By Imurlng themselves, the stunt men lowered the financial risk of! the studios, many of which weie cutting out difficult stunti because of insurance costs, After months of Investigating very stunt man and woman in the movie business, Lloyds selected a list of 25 daredevils and offered them yearly Insurance against death and dismemberment In the course of their work. No others will be accepted unless they measure up to the standards set by Lloyds. The expenses of hospitalizing Injured stunt men was paid by the state from its compensation insurance funds, but the rates paid by the studios on the stunt men were so high that studios preferred not to use them. By carrying their own insurance stunt men expect to lower the state compensation rate to the, studios and thus create more work for themselves. Among the first to take out the new policies were Paul Mantz, noted stunt flier and aerial advisor to the late Amelia Earhart; Frank Clark and Tex Rankin, also prominent stunt men in the air.

They signed for $15,000 accident policies preparatory to going Into the new Richard Dlx aviation film, "Ground Crew." Lloyds also will offer policies to the following selected list of daredevils: Mary Wiggins, Betty Danko, lone Reed, Duke Green, Wesley Hopper, Allen Pomeroy, Jimmy Dundee, Otto Metxcttl, Johnny Sinclair, Jack Woody, Billy Jones, Yakima Canutt, (b) The general poor quality of cur rent movies. them. Highlight of th lot Is the tightrope slide from th balcony to the stage by Felix Morales. Mr. Morales varies the performance by sliding on his head.

Jumbo, the elephant, Is the star animal performer, leading a routine in which a Great Dane dog, a camel and a pony take part. The act proved deservedly popular with the audience. The Randow troupe of clowns TODAY TO WEDNESDAY able to turn out a collossal number When the local Fllmarta theatre Screen Comic Meets More Marital Woes Hollywood, Cal. (AP) Thrice-married Stan Laurel, the screen comic, was having marital troubles again today, At least his current wife, Illlana, blond Russian singer, aid so. Stan and Illlana eloped to Yuma, New Year's Eve, Because legal protests from Laurel's first wife, they eloped again a week later for another marriage and then on Russian Easter were married a third time.

She is going to Reno for a divorce. English Fans Vote Tracy Best for '37 London (Special) English motion picture fans have supported America's choice of Spencer Tracy as the outstanding actor of 1937, Readers of Plcturegoer, one of the most widely read of the British cinema magazines, chose Tracy's performance as Manuel In "Cap-tanis Courageous" as the finest acting for last year, bearing out the Academy Award. A gold medal, symbolic of the British award, has been sent to Tracy. STILL IN PICTURES Before embarking for Hollywood and a screen career, Allan Lane, owned and operated a large commercial photography business In New York. of allegedly musical shows in a twelve-month.

But, however that may be, the band, under the able direction of maestro Fred Mac- experimented with a revival of "The Sheik," made In 1921, and starring that great heart-breaker, Rudolf Valentino, the line outside the box office started four hours before the theatre opened and could have filled 2 75 MINUTES OF SHORTS OVENPROOF WITH COUPON It many times over. In the audience were old-timers Llla Lee, Gloria Swanaon, Kill lam 8. Hart, and most of the top-notch male favorites of today including Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery, George Raft, Robert Taylor and Tyrone Power. proved a versatile lot of performers with some new gages In their clownings. They lean heavily to slapstick which makes a hit with the youngsters.

A novel act was that of the Bell troupe on their teeter boards. There was mors than one breathless moment as these daring performers 1 flew through the air apparently with the greatest of ease. Murray really can play and It's not hard to believe they could even make Cocoanut Grove despite difficulties. And speaking of difficulties there certainly are plenty of them In this picture, Including poverty, a train wreck and a very thorough example of the good old game of double cross. But the boys are game and so Is young Billy Lee, who doesn't even mind mush when Fred has to pawn his precious traps to pay tutor Linda Rogers, played and sung admirably bbv pretty little bruntte Harriet Hilliard.

The Yacht Club boys are just too, too funny of course and we mean that sincerely, believe it or not. Rufe Davis as Bibb Tucker, a Kansas rube Fred picks up, does some really artistic "moo-lng" and other impersonations, and into the bar- As a result of the great Hollywood interest In "The Sheik," Paramount will give It a world-wide re-release, You will laugh at some of the situations, clothes and camera work-but I think you will also realize that those old-time film pioneers gave a The Olympia boys In their trapeze DANIELLE DARRIEUX Lovely French star who Is one of the more recent newcomers to ft performance also merited a big hand from the audience. They are skilled performers and they don't spare themselves. Hollywood. She has almost perfected her English and will be seen shortly in a feature picture.

great deal and, If It were not for FLOATING COMFORT AIR-CONDITIONED The Screens Most Dashing Stat in the Sole He Was Born Pfyt them, where would pictures be to acts of note were the Can- day? trlllo trio, comedy athletes; Miss Orville's teeth suspension act, Miss Burlesque Star Many Favorites Pictures due, or that have already BIG SPECTACLES Georgia, contortionist; Henry Mott, rfC strong man, who bends Iron bsrs Into clover leaves, and the Orton ARE PROMISED IN NEW SEASON been re-released at the Fllmarta Include: "The Covered Wagon" (with Lois Wilson); "Wings," (Buddy Rogers, Clara Bow, Richard Arlen); "Birth Of a Nation" (Henry B. Wal-thal, Lillian Glah); "Hearts of the World" (Lillian Glah); all the Lon Chaney pictures; "Blood and Sand," duo on the high balancing perch. Seeding Completed; FrLVaV -aav Crop Prospect Good Drumheller (Special) With seed Thousands of Extras starring Valentino, Llla Lee and the bad. bad vamp, Nlta Naldl. Also Peck's Bad Boy," with, Jackie Coo- ing now completed In this district th crop Is looking the best In years.

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Advt. tha first time I have ever seen myself on the screen." Will Be Employed In Production EARLY RELEASE By HAROLD HS.FFea.NAN (Copyright, by th North Amtrlcin Ntwapapar Alllanca, Inc.) Hollywood In the new campaign Subsoil moisture tnrougnout tnis district averages at least three feet down. In a large area In the Orkney district a pole was driven five feet Into the ground before dry earth was reached. I TA -TV V- Urn Unfortunately, not many of the very old pictures can be shown with much profit to the exhibitor, which will, of course, limit the bookings. The old silent were made to run for 1p talk and more action, the Grasshoppers are hatching, but It Branch Office) 401 Insurance Exchange Building, Calgary C.

H. dePFYFEER, Mgr. sixty feet per minute. All modern is said on authority that the infes spectacle director is coming into his own again. sound pictures run ninety feet per tation will not be aa bad a last minute.

To speed tip the old pic Fellows Ilk Cecil B. De Mille, year. The Drumheller and district tures would turn them Into bur poison bait station opened over the lesque. And proper equipment is week-end and bait was ready for too expensive. Frank Lloyd and Michael Curtiz, who cause prodigious things to unfold before your eyes, can write their own tickets these days and producers grieve because there nre distribution this morning, OLIVIA DcHAVILLAND BASIL RATHBONB CLAUDE RAINS With a Cut ef Thousand ADDED TREATS! "ISLE OF PINGO PONGO" "CAPITOL NEWS" Most of the old pictures now being shown in Hollywood and in small theatres all over the country date If in Am a nd IMIIClllCl dinger Rogtrt "STAGE DOOR" EDWARD G.

ROBINSON Don't be mistaken by the bard- so few directors equipped like them to stage the enormous eycfulls from 1930 onward, although -HIT NO. a- they'd like to throw on next sea starring Buddy Rogers, Clara Bow and Richard Arlen, bears a 192T pro boiled look on the face of Edward G. He really isn't as tough as he "CHARLEY" PREFERRED Charley Grapewin opposed a plan promoted by friends to dignify himself by being known as "Charles" Instead of "Charley." "The name was good enough during my first forty years as an actor, so I guess It will still do," said the actor. son' screens. "FLICHT FROM GLORY" With CHESTER MORRIS duction label.

An advance perp at pictures now looks. The pose is part of a burlesque of underworld life, "A Slight independent tneatra groups are readying for release proves Holly showing "Cavalcade," "Death Takes Case of Murder," now showing in wood Is actually In earnest about ITS THE BEST MUSICAL el 193SI Wtdntadayl Barbara Stanwyck "Stella Dallas" Spectacles" and la going In for it Cslgary. A Holiday," "Sign of the Cross." produced by Cecil B. De Mille, and in a big way. Among th more screen.

"The Adventure of Robin Morning Glory." which won for Impressive scenes expected to thrill Katharine Hepburn the Academy's talk-jaded movie audiences, begin Hood." "Test Pilot," "Gold I Where You Find It" and "The Adventures 1933 award. ning about mid-August, are: Popular with Youth S3 fishing boat crashing Into a Qrac Mnari TIVOLI In local theatres where old pic towering glacier and bringing down of Marco Polo" are a sample of what 75 per cent of next season's product will offer In the way of robustness. Msjlvyn Douglas tures are shown by request, an avalanche of tea in "Spawn of a "I'll TAKE ROMANCE the younger folk, strangely enough th North," with George Raft, who do most of the askins-. The Vogue theatre on Hollywood boule Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour. A film crew spent two months in Alaska shooting this and other scenes for the picture.

HIT NO. a "LANCER SPY" Pttte Larr Delertt Dtl Rl vard, wnich programs only old-time successes, has a clientele composed Battles In Air mosuy or mgn school students, who were babies In arms when some of the pictures they demand were made. Schools frequently send Squadrons of snarling aircraft BARCLAY ON BRIDGE WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS ByShepard Barclay Th Authority AotberiUes battling (In technicolor) In "Men With Wings." featuring Fred Mac- With Harritt Hilliard Ban Blut Yacht Club Boye requests for a picture like "Tale of Murray, Ray Miliand and Louise Two cities" and "David Copper- Campbell. field." Old-time westerns are also A reproduction of the Morro very popular particularly with the PLAZA Saturday jrOOAV and TOMORROW JacK Btnny i Ida Lupine I Gall Patrick I Richard Arlan, In "Artists and Models" ALSO "Sophie Lang Goes West" younger Dove and girls. Castl disaster for "Too Hot To Handle," with Clark Gable as a some of the very dodu ar vintage news-reel cameraman swooping over DON'T INTERFERE When your opponent have ter pictures have been withdrawn, due to the current practice of remaking a burning vessel, photographing It from a plane, while a thousand extras become'panlc-strickcn and lrap old successes.

"Billy the Kid." for rifically mlsbid a hand and are about to wind up with a contract in tha worst suit they could pick, Modal "65" Chryiler-A Real Buy. ROONEY'S GARAGE 11 Stvtntttnth Avtnut Wttt instance, made in 1930 with Johnny Mack Brown and Wallace Beery, has been recalled from circulation overboard. To be staged near Cata-llna Island at a cost of $135,000, don't Interfere. Let them stay in THE SPICE OF THE PROGRAM PALACE SHORTS CARTOON "PENGUIN PARADE" ORANTLAND RICE 8PORTLIOHT "OOOD LOOKINO WINNERS" Color Oddity "Unusual Occupations" Mat. Only 7 "FLASH GORDON" Fifteenth century Parte besieged At Theatres, Following I a table of eempjet ahow and ftatur starting timet! STRAND Feature start at: Slight Cano of Murder, 12:30, 5:14, 7:40, 10:06.

Sergeant Murphy, 1:46, 4:12, 6:38, 9:04. TIVOLI Features start at: I'll Take Romance, 7:10, 10:10. Lancer Spy, 6:23, 6: 30. VARIETY Featurea start at: 'Something To Sing About, 13:47, 8:51, 6:55. 10:00.

Between Two Women, 2:16, 5:22, 8:26. CAPITOL Features start at: Robin Hood, 12:50, 2 52, 4:54, 8:56, 8:56 CRESCSTNT-Feature start at: Prisoner of Zenda, Cherokee Strip, 6:30, 8:20. EMPRESS Feature start at: Th Hurricane, 1:00, 3:56, 6:52, 0:46. Night Spot, 2:42, 6:38. 8:34.

GARY Feature start at: Big Business, 6:30. 6:36, Personal Property, 7:06, 10:00, GRAND Features start at: Polack Bros. Clrcu, 2:13, 8.15. ISIS Fealurs start at! Souls at Sea, 1:10, 4:03, 6:56, :49. KINEMA Featurea start at: Stag Door, 7:10, 10:00, Flight From Glory, 6:20, 8.51.

PLAZA Feature start ati Artists and Models. Snpbl Lang Goes West, 6:30, 8 40. PALACE Feature start at: Cocoanut Gmv, 12:26, 3 00, :34, 7:47, 10:10. by MGM, which Is making It all over trouble. A double will only scare them out of a suit you like Into by th Burgundlans in Frank Lloyd's "If I Were King," co-star one they will like.

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North atarted I Great vista of wilderness, Indian fights, fires and snow blockade in "Northwest Passage," with Robert off with MIeart, East passed, tume research or the period. AUTHOR, ARTIST. ACTOR South, South bid 1-Spade, West A Csgney you've ntvtr seen before, doing things he never did baferel JAMES CAGNEY In "SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT" with EVELYN DAW Taylor and Spencer Tracy. Th Grand Succanor to Men In Whit" "Between Two Women" FRANCHOT TONE MAUREEN OSULLIVAN VIRGINIA BRUCE 1938 1'r2-on INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS passed and North jumped to J- Meanwhile, thrill-hunter ar set As a hobby, Douglas Fairbanks, write article for Vanity Fair and other national periodicals, and Kt Tenth Avtnua Wtrt ting a workout through a number of swift-paced talea- already on the eart. South rebld hia spade at th three level and North called 4-Clubs.

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Hit business to eye folk for he Billy Grady, talent scout who has discovered such notable film player at Eleanor Powell, Joan Blondcll, Florence Rlc, Lynn Carver, Allan Jones, James Stewart, James Cagney and many other. So her is a tip to young screen aspirant in any town that Grady may It consist of hi "Don'ts," which ha declares mutt ha religiously obaervrd to find success on th screen "Don't be ffecled. "Don't be any other person but yourself, "Don't think about horse and talk about dots. "Don't overdress. It la naturalness and simplicity that catch th y.

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