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Dunkirk Evening Observer from Dunkirk, New York • Page 5

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(X.Y.I EVENING OBSERVER. SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 19W P10B FIVi NEXT WEEK'S MOVIES IN DUNKIRK AREA 'MR, SMITH QOES TO WASHINQTON' "Mr. Smith Goes to Washing- pointed to the United State Senton," co-starring Jean Arthur and ate.

Miss Arthur is expertly cast as the senatorial secretarv who James Stewart will be.shown a i hts at Stewart Ml the State theater Sunday, Mon- learning to love day, Tuesday, Wednesday and him, helps him meet the dramatic Thursday. i consequences of his going to the It is a tour de force in the field capital. of comedy drama, telling the story In important roles are 'Edward of a "typical small-town youth Arnold, as a political boss; Tho- is suddenly, surprisingly ap-1 mas Mitchell, Washington cor- respondent; Claude Rains, U. S. Senator: Guy Kibbee.

a state governor: Ruth Donnelly, Kibbee's wife: Eugene Pallette, a political hireling; Beulah Bondi, Stewart's mother: Astrid Allwyn, Rains' daughter; H. B. Warner, Grant i Mitchell. Porter Hall and Pierre Watkin, U. S.

Senators; and Harry Carey, a vice president of the United States. Jack Benny Comedy Will Be Shown at Winter Qarden I A of 5. Sylvan Simon S. Sylvan one of Hollywood's youngest directors, owes to his extensive college education the opportunity that enabled him to become a director. Simon was left an income so long as he attended college.

He already had two degrees from the University of Michigan, and wanted to be a stage director. So he went to New York, enrolled in Columbia Law School so that the income would continue, and haunted producers' offices between college work until he. was established in stage work. The director, who came to films two years ago. is still in his twenties.

He was born in Chicago, the son of David Simon, stage producer and later film exchange manager, and from earliest boyhood dreamed of directing plays. The family moved to Pittsburgh, -where he attended I public school. He then took his A.B. degree at the University of gran, taught speech and dramatics on the faculty, won his Master of Arta degree, then entered Columbia. His i big stage break came when he won (the assignment to direct "Girls in Uniform," followed by the revival of "Lysistrata" and "Ode to a Gre- Ician Urge." The younff staRe director WM then made business manager for "Man About Town." based on I thy Lamour and Betty 'a visual conception of the an(i a Mis Lamour-Phil Benny weekly broadcast, will bej shown Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Winter Garden theater.

The story plot is to the running story plots of the weekly air shows. It has Bennv in a jam and Benny the bull of the jokes entertainment value of each scription for Romance," "The Nurse and gaes." And. as is sometimes! is worked to the limit before pro- from Brooklyn," "The Crime of Dr. the case on Sunday niehts. Ro-j ceedirig Jo the next.

The and "The Road to Reno." Chester (Eddie Anderson) steals: business was plotted to amuse, a He met Mervyn LeRoy, M-G-M the show. He does his char-! tfi assurance that it will do and the two became acterization. dialogue ar.d the ls em capitalize on formed a high cxnloitalion that also I Harris and thp AVI episodes i several stage plays financed by Hol- siages by LeRoy Prinz possess lywood and acted as st director plenty of eye hire. i thc road company of "The Dyb- Running 85 minutes, the var- buk Following this he was signed ious incidents in "Man About by Universal, for which firm he di- are so scheduled that the reeled "A Girl with Ideas," "Pre- comedv dance sequences in exploitation he is solo featured. Ine PuWicit: The thematic content, following! Benny, Miss Lamour, the radio formula, is amusing.

The ler Edward Arnold, musical interludes, solos bv Doro-' Barne 5 alld Be lt Grablc. publicity value of )inio of sbility. In I I LOY41 INESS Roches- i vr en LeRoy as shown a an ac tress. directed by Simon, he remarked, "I don't want thc girl, but I do want the director." So, when Simon's contract expired with Universal in LcRoy brought the younK director to Louis B. Mayer, and he was placed under lone-term contract to Mttro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he has directed "Sprinjt Madness." "Four Girls in "Thc.ee Glamour Girls" and "Danc- inc Co-E3." Just over six feet in height, athletic.

Simon ha- a positive and I direct manner of conducting activities on a sound state. He is deeply versed in the lore of thc theatre and is author of five books on plays and theatrical technique. He married Harriet Burke of New York, in 1933, and thoy have one daughter. They live in a modern home in Beverly Hills. Hi? favorite pastime is riding and the theatre.

sets at least one mo- lion jiicture daily while not actively and analyzes and studies thc.M\ In he was a aiemVr of Kajijia and' Phi Beta Kappa, the iK-nor society, Uve iichf-f-t honor a college student can wan. was Sr.it influenced to lo and tssay pacturw by his cwjsiti. Aline MarMahon, char- attfr and her mtt pw-Iife and made thai fiiro has Univtr- vf his frknii is Rafjas former Xtm- YorJt start; a ibriiwp tital "TJie CTJJHC -of Dr. Hallt-tr is the 'cariy at be- Imvvx thai Jnuth i iht of lift tifitre is in yictores, Iml ihe jnc-dium scjwn t-Jit an3 3iftmct 'TH! from He pays minute altestiwi A NEGLIGEE "BABES IN ARMS" PLAYS CAPITOL The WEEK'S PROGRAM WINT1R OAKDKM THEATRE TR1DONIA and Binnie Barnei in About Town." Taylor and Hedy Lamarr in "Lady of the "These Glamour Oirli" and Dick Foran in "Hero for a Day." ITATI THEATKB DUNKIRK iTlutli JIussoy wears a i chiffon iK'slKncd by Dolly Tire. The is from i shuulilrr Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, co-starred for the first time, i-ome to the Capitol theater Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in "Babes in Arms." Mickey's first run su-eycs musical.

and they are flanked by largest accumulation of Holly- juvenile talent assembled to date in one picture. While musicals are nothing new in Judy, they are to Mickey and he makes the most or it, offering'the intriguing opportunity to see "Andy Hardy' 1 dancing, singing, giving are ciiujrht. 1 rutlle i i i partially over Ihe lia.nil. I.ucr-etttfed ruJIU-s outline front oneninic niul hemline" 'the lielt is of pink --Order the OBSERVER For delivery call 2326. today, impersonations and, in fact, doing everything in the entertainment book.

Based on one of the most successful Broadway musical hits of the author-composer, team of Rod- Sers and Hart, and embellished by additional numbers by some of Hollywood's foremost composers. "Babes in Arms" provides abundant opportunity for music, song and dancing logically 'fitted into a dramatic theme. It is a story of the passing of vaudeville and the of group oE former vaudeville hend- liners to rescue their flccliiiR fame. When they fail, their talented kids come to the rescue. Familiar with the, modern trend.

tlie youngsters stage a show of their own, when they arc faced with being committed to the state farm because they ore not being cared for properly. Their show attracts the attention of producer and they land in a big Brdad- wav revue. Stewart and Jean Arthur in "Mr. Smith Ooei to Waihington." Regan in "Flight at Midnight" and "Mr. Wong in Chinatown." OIITMIR THEATER SILVER GREEK (J.

Robinson in 4 "Blackmail." Tracy in Stanley and lavinf- itone" in "Chicken Wagon Family" and John Carroll in "Wolf Call." lot. i Carvf-r. one tin- yniillifiil 1'Cink- (IT nor and AM a in nn tin- li- is IIHIV wuh i a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE "THIN MAN" -of in his atnrfcs, arid to in Jie ilEUEF AUTOS CUP)-- G. JJc Hid dieals xac oi The jnuwnijn -of thc JJational fjsci Cross; headquarters in f.gsft contains the J3a2 German re WEN AT FljOWeit SHOW OAIIUA PRIZES SI, Louis -(UP)--MCTJ a'' 1'ii They walked. with all HortJcu3tijni3 annual nTi JD 1 1h.

'n'Bf H. PriTic, pr-CMflcnl of society, fxplains Harce prrn'idc FASHION NEWS Ann Rutherford'i play dress offers no cleaning problem. Of glazed print in a Yuri-colored flower pattern, the may be wiped clean with a whisk of a damp cloth. The dress has a fitted bodice, a three-inch band of smocking at the waistline, and a full gathered akirt. It is worn over a short combination of the same material, which the actress complements with sandals and sun bonnet of braided raffia.

Miss Rutherford finds the ensemble appropriate for beach, garden or country wear. Ready for smart afternoon parties or the early dinner hour is Joan Crawford's black diivctyn suit. The frock has a narrow slashed tkirt and square neckline outlined with gold-and-blue striped duvetyn which it also nsed for the short jacket. But as an alternate coat, the M-C-M carries a full-length model in black duretvn lined with the striped material. With the ensemble Crawford wears black.suede accessories.

WAR OK PEACE? IT'S HARD TO SAY Belfast. Ireland (UP) --A village whin is half at war and half peace is situated on the border of County Donegal and County i Fermanagh, Ireland. This is the village of TattiRe, half of which lies in neutral Eire and the other half in belligerent Nothern Ireland. It is divided by a river spanned by a bridge. Residents on the Ulster side must observe the black-out while those On the oilier side may have ciir- tainless windows blazing light.

Stranger still is a house in Too- more, on the Cavan-Fermanagh! county border. It has one room in! Eire and the other in Northern Ireland, so that 1 when the occupants go to bed at night they are neutral, but during the daytime they art technically belligerent. CAPITOL THEATER DUNKIRK Mickey Rooney and Judy Qarland in "Babei in Armi." William Henry and Judith Barrett in "Televiiion --Advertise in the Observer. Fri. Lew Ayrei and Slim Summerville in 'All Quiet on the Western Sat.

Edith Fellows in "Pride of Bine Grass" and William Boyd in "Law of Pampai." GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK Albany (UP)--- Governor Legman will be the principal speaker at the 1940 annual convention of the New York 'Statt Publlihers' association in downtown hotel on Jan. 23 and 24. Forward jutting feather winfi trim Rosalind toque of bronte TdTct. It ii held in place by emerald green velvet, bows which cUip together the back of the hat PRODUCTION NEWS Production started at the M-G-M atudios Too Narrow, Not Too with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in co-starring roles. The cast of supporting includes Pclcr Lorrc, Melvyn Douic- las.

Faiii Lukas, J. Edward Brom- berjf, Albert Dckker, son and Eduardo John Carroll, recently siitnedloalonRterm contract at the Culver City will play the opposite Ann Sothern in "Congo Others in the cast to date include Riu Johnson and Ian Hunter The co'raplcte cast of Cocx'Ari- zonsC' incluik-s Frank Morgan. Vir- Wtidltr. Owen Davis. Guy Slim Sununvrville.

Douglas Porter Hall. Gordon Jones Robert Spindola E. E. Clive. Ronald Sinclair and Edmund Gwt-nn are additions to the cast of Earl of Chicaco." "Nick Cadtr.

Master" 5s announwd ti? finaj for the picture on thfr NicJ: Carter with i Walter Pidgt-on in the litlc ix.3e Goldwyn-Jlaycr has bought USED CARS REDUCED PRICES 1930 FORD VS TUDOR--Original black reconditioned motor, new tires, new It 31C brakes and clutch, car runs like new TW I 1037 FORD VS TUDOR with trunk, 60 H. P. motor. Beao- tiful rnohair upholstery, car painted in Dearborn Blue 1937 FORD VS DELUXE TUDOB, trunk, gun metal gray finish good Big hot watw heater. Priced at 1934 FORD VS DELUXE TUDOB, radio, heater, mohair new tires 1934 FORD V8 DELUXE COUPE, clean throughout, new rubber, priced at 1936 CHEVROLET PANEL, newly piinled in croam, good tires $395 $165 $165 $265 LEWORTHY BROTHERS Ford Mercury Zephyr 811 Central Arena.

Dunkirk, N. Y. I i i i Sun Graze Finest CORNED BEEF Can 16cj play by Phi3o and Dunning The Motion Pic- Smre Traffic has ilx yearly to the Honest Loaf FLOUR sack Choice Hand Picked awju-d as tut fflm wJiirSi is now 5n viMline Thotna.n A. F-crtttjiJalitm Tvnry Ford, jirpfiarjitioTi T'IT "his fortJicominc role in Edison. 1 1fl J'lay Kfcon as a Iwy.

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