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Steam Ts a great cTvIliier Freeman Hunt. 12 Friday, Feb. 19, 1937 The Altoona Trlb'une CURRENT ATTRACTIONS AT LOCAL THEATRES Gay Musical "On The Avenue" At Olympic In Famous Dog Story Grace Moore Sings "Minnie The Moocher" At Capitol 0 V.N Barbara Read (one of the "3 Smart together with Nonh Beery, and "Treve' In the screen adaptation of the Albert ray-son Terhune story which opens at the Strand tomorrow on the same program with "Smart Blonde." She buys herself a Moocher" with nature "Minni The hatband in a Mexican jaill MacLane Plays Cop In One Picture, Gangster In Next I She malcpt love under the Jerome Kernf She goei from Schubert to $uing to the miufc of mtutc Grac Moore and Cary Grant In "When You're I Iove" which opens today at the Capitol. It's getting to be an eternal game of cops and robbers for Barton MacLane with the police element winning at an average of A gay new musical, with songs bv Irving Berll n. to whose melodies most of the world makes love, "On the Avenue" stars Dick Fowell and Madeleine Carroll.

The Twentieth Century-Fox real-life romance set to music has Alice Faye, The Ritz Bro there and George Barbier in featured roles. And opens today at the Olympic. bit of sartorial heaven for the man of the underworld. At present MacLane is wearing his "General Wardrobe Number One" which consists of the police "Green Light" To about two pictures to one. man garb.

He playing a detec It started a couple of years ago Ann Sheridan Is New Type Of Leading Lady in Films Swank, Songs and Gaiety Make tive in "Smart Blonde," which comes to the Strand theatre to when MacLane was assigned the role of the Public Enemy in "G-Men" destined to be the first of a morrow. series of photoplays glorifying the Wardrobe Number Two, of department of justice. The actor course, is the actor's gangster "On The Avenue" Smartest Musical of the Year closet Some day he hopes to have It's long been a tradition in the cinema colony that small girls make the best appearance on the screen. Most of the stars are small wom wanted to be one of the "cops" at that time, but Warner Bros, studio executives stood firm in their be both the wardrobes unlocked at lief that he would make a much according to certain other indications in Hollywood. For example, the dancing girls in "Gold Diggers of 1937" are an inch or more taller than were their sisters in "Gold Diggers of 1935." "The Great O'Malley" is thft tale of conflict between Pat O'Brien, as a tough cop, and Humphrey Bogart, ths screen's acr bad man.

Swinging merrily along to the, love with her, Dick promises to re- en, so the tradition has held force, until recently when along came the same time and play a dual role that of pursuer and pursued in a cop and robber story which would give him a chance to do both of his alternative screen jobs better gangster than he would a G-Man. vise the skit, and invites her to the tune of the best songs ever written a new leading lady to prove that next performance. At this, how it's talent and not size that makes Cast Its Gleams Today At State "Green Light," that stirring story of heroism, sacrifice and love, which had many hundreds of thousands of readers in its book form a couple of years ago, comes as a photoplay to the State theatre today a faithfully made, splendidly-cast Cosmopolitan production, released by First National. Errol Flynn, the young Irishman who made sensational hits in "Captain Blood," and "Charge of he Light Brigade" is the masculine star of Lloyd C. Douglas' gripping tale.

He plays Dr. Paige, the scientist who almost gives his life in researches destined to alleviate human suffering. The girl he wins, after much misunderstanding and unhappi-ness, is the lovely little blonde ever, Alice, Dick's partner, horri one picture. Okay," said MacLane. "I'll play the gangster this time; but I want to be a cop in my next picture.

I'd "It's Fun Being Broke" Says Film Star Errol Flynn "I miss being broke!" Errol Flynn, Irish actor and adventurer, who stars in ''Green Light," a Cosmopolitan production released by First National, opening at the State theatre today, drove his hand far down in his trousers' pocket and pulled out a neat little fold of bills, held together with a gold clasp. "When you have money," he announced, "any money, some of the kick is gone out of life. Money makes a man soft, unwilling to take chances. Being broke sharpens your wits." "Don't misunderstand me," he added quickly. "I'm not saying I want to be broke.

I just miss finding myself in that condition once in a while. It used to be a fairly fies him by adding even more caustic lines to the skit. And it would be a swell story," says the actor, "because I'd Madeleine takes her revenge on like to vary my roles as much as possible." He went into the public enemy's Dick for the public humiliation, but, in a surprising scene, in which role with this agreement under the music of Irving Berlin plays by the greatest writer of songs in the world, "On the Avenue." opening today at the Olympic theatre, represents Irving Berlin at his melodious best, in a musical hit that is full of pep and lilting good spirits. With Dick Powell and Madeleine Carroll making a new and romantic twosome of musical comedy, the lively Twentieth Century-Fox musical presents a real-life romance of New York, in a show that's as big as the town. Alice Faye, the Ritz Brothers and a screen star.

Ann Sheridan is the name! She's a redhead from Dallas, Texas, and a little more than a year ago was a high school girl down there. Ann, now playing opposite Pat O'Brien in "The Great O'Malley," which comes to the Strand theatre soon, is 5 feet 5 1-2 inches tall, and weighs a substantial 125 pounds. She's not plump. She's just what vou might call "substantial." Her a novel part, Dick finds a way to clear up the misunderstandings that have parted them and to win out one way or the other." "Smart Blonde" is a combination mystery newspaper -police thriller, co-featuring Glenda Far-rell as a wisecracking but brainy girl reporter and MacLane as a a i 1 ed detective-lieutenant Other notables in the cast are Winifred Shaw, Craig Reynolds, Addison Richards, David Carlyle, Jane Wyman and Charlotte bring a thrilling conclusion to the film. Swank in its songs, in its ro Grace Moore Comes to Capitol Today Grace Moore, a new and different person, came to the Capitol theatre today in "When You're In Love," a Columbia picture, written and directed by Robert Ris-kin.

She's terrific in this corking yarn of fun and frivolity from the writer of "Mr. Deefs," and "It mantic stars, and in its lovely Anita Louise, who had a recent chorines. "On the Avenue" has the triumph of her own as the mother added virtue of presenting some regular discovery in my life." merrily madcap performances by of "Anthony Adverse," in the film version of that book, and shares stellar honors with Flynn. The saintly philosopher, Dean reliable Hollywood funmakers. Worthy of a separate note are the distinctive and lovely melodies Asked to list those lean periods and to tell what he did to cure them, Flynn leaned far back on his dressing room couch and Harcourt, friend and advisor of all Irving Berlin composed for the the characters in the story, is squinted at the ceiling.

played by the distinguished British friends at the Warner studios say they'll place her figure in comparison with that of any other girj in Hollywood, and bet that Ann's the winner. "I don't diet," she says, "But I do follow out an old family custom we had in Texas. Down there, every time the seasons would change, our whole family would go on a three or four day ration of nothing but juices of fruits or berries. Sort of a survival, I suppose, of the ancient American custom of dosing the children with sulphur and molasses in Spring. "There's no particular change of "There was a time in Sydney, Australia," he began, "I slept on stood and turned in a fine performanceso fine, in fact, that a lot more sympathy was wasted on the hard-boiled gangster than had been expected by the producers.

Holding the Warners to their promise, MacLane turned around and played a cop in his next picture. Again his performance attracted no little attention, and before long the actor was alternating between a policeman's uniform and the flashy clothes of the gangster. He's been doing it with few variations ever since. In the Warner Bros, wardrobe department there are two closets reserved for the actor's costumes. One is full of policemen's uniforms New York policemen, Chicago policemen, San Francisco fly cops, Detroit river police virtually every branch of the law defending service.

The other is filled with clothes of a loud and expensive nature. Colorful striped shirts. Flashy pearl gray derbies. Brown checkered suits and red scarfs. Wigs moustaches goatees in short a character star, Sir Cedric Hard "COOKING AN ART, TOO" DECIDES ACTRESS Margaret Lindsay has gained a vast respect for the powers of concentration and memory needed by a cook.

She had to prepare a meal in scenes of "Green Light," now at the State theatre, and while she had no difficulty witri dialogue and histrionic action in the scenes, tending to boiling pots and "perking" coffee and a roast in "the oven was a real task for her. Happened One Night." She is sup and under newspapers in a park wicke, who was brought 6.000 miles from the London stage to the Hollywood cameras for just this one job. ported by the well known star, Cary Grant and otherg including for four nights. Newspapers malce warm bedding. Then on the fifth George Barbier add both melody and mirth to the production.

Madeleine Carroll, noted hitherto for straight dramatic roles, makes a charming sweetheart for Dick Powell. The beginning of "On the Avenue" finds her, as a wealthy debutante, entering a theatre with her father, George Barbier, and an explorer, Alan Mowbray, at the moment that Dick Powell, Alice Faye and the Ritz Brothers are engaged in a hilarious take-off on the home life of "the richest girl in the world." Madeleine stalks from the theatre, threatens the manager with suit, and brushes past a stage doorman to snatch Alice's wig from her and to break the window of Dick's dressing room before she is forcibly ejected. Relenting later, Madeleine apologizes for being a poor sport, and invites Dick to dinner. Falling in day I got a job as a bottle Margaret Lindsay portrays a de Aline MacMahon, Henry Stephenson and Thomas Mitchell. smeller." voted hospital nurse who loves film, "This Year's Kisses," "You're Laughing at Me," "Slumming on Park Avenue," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," 'The Girl on the Police Gazette," and a novelty number written for the Ritz Brothers, called "He Ain't Got Rhythm." Darryl F.

Zanuck, vice-president in charge of production at Twentieth Century-Fox, chose Roy Del Ruth, noted director of "Thanks a Million" and other popular musicals, to direct "On the Avenue," with Gene Markey associate producer. The original screen play is by Markey and William 'Bottle smeller?" "Yes. With a soft drink manu In her new picture Grace is Flynn, but has to surrender him. Henry O'Neill as a surgeon who facturer. There was a big pile of bottles and I was to sort them unwittingly forces Flynn into a long martyrdom.

Furniture and personal effects belonging to the Duke of Windsor alluring, adventurous and audacious and she sings everything from "Minnie The Moocher," to "Schubert's Serenade." The songs she sings in the new film are those hits by Jerome Kern, Verdi, Schu by smell. Those that had had kerosene or turpentine or some Walter Abel, whose most recent have been taken from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle for success was as the district attorney in Fury," was especially en thing like that in them, I put on one side. Those that didn't smell storage. Furniture from Fort Bel bert and "Cab" Calloway. gaged to enact the role of Flynn's I put on the other.

I couldn't vedere also has been moved to smell anything for weeks after." the castle. If you like Grace Moore, and what theatre-goer doesn't, see her in a different role in "When You're In T.OVP whirh nnpns flt. flio C.nn- mere was anotner time in friend and fellow scientist. Enthusiastic reports about "Green Light" have come from preview audiences. It was directed by Frank Borzage.

Cavieng, New Guinea, when didn't have enough money to pay seasons in Hollywood, but I follow the routine anyhow, going on the fruit juice ration every three months." Exercise takes the place of diet with Ann. She swims, hikes, goes shooting, rides horseback (she had to learn this for her first picture, a Western), and plays a lot of tennis. Especially beautiful are Ann's shoulders. And here's a tip for girl tennis players who seek that sort of adornment to their figures. Miss Sheridan wielding her racquet, useg both hands on it, whether the stroke is to her right or her left.

Ann, with her height and weight, may be leading the way to a new era of larger girls in pictures. The trend is under way, tol theatre today. a fine, for knocking down a coolie Starring In "Green Light" Meet "Torchy" Blane who had insulted me. KNIGHTED ACTOR TENS LIFE STORY "I didn't have any money, but the magistrate didn't know that i Sir Cedric Hardwicke is one of The boat I wanted to catch to an- FLYNN WEARS "CIWIES" AT LAST Errol Flynn, the young Irish actor who soared to fame as Captain Blood in the Warner Brothers picture of that name, and who the few living actors with an oiner port was due in aoout a autobiography to his credit. Sir Cedric, recently returned la T.nnrlnn afiav hatrinv rises to even greater heights as "Dpjin TTnrxnnrt" in T.iaht me star or "lireen Light, a u.s.wuxv now showing at the State theatra, Cosmopolitan production now at the State theatre, as a First Na tional release, is playing his first 'civilian' leading role in that ro Co-Workers In "Green Light" mantic drama.

Flynn ordinary modern at tire for the first time on the screen in his role as a young surgeon. week. I asked the court what the alternative punishment would be if I didn't pay the fine." "'I'll have to jail you," he said, 'for about a said I'd go to jail. He shook his head. 'You can do he argued, "you know perfectly well there is no "But I insisted.

So he turned me over to the police master, who was a friend of mine, and I lived with him for a week. It wasn't any great hardship. But he always urged me to come home early nights." "Green Light" is a romantic drama filmed from Lloyd C. Douglas' best-selling novel of the same name. Some of the others in the cast besides Flynn include Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Walter Abel and Henry O'Neill.

The adaptation for the screen was made by Milton Krims. Frank Borzage directed. STUDIO M. D. ADVISES IN 123 PICTURES Sr "vV 4 I pPll of 1 ifl Dr.

Paul McWilliams, emergency hospital physician at Warner Bros. studio, for the 123rd time acted as technical director recently on sur gical details of a picture on his home lot. The picture was "Green Light," starring Errol Flynn and Anita Louise, which comes to the State theatre today. Glorious Defeat 8 Glenda Farrell, the No. 1 wise cracking gold digger of the screen and Barton MacLane, ace tough guy of the films, are co-starred in a new series of Warner adventure pictures the first of which, "Smart Blonde," opens at the Strand theatre tomorrow.

NOTED CHOIR'S VOICES IN FILM The nationally famous St. Luke's choristers of Long Beach, 1 AA LJr are heard in the Cosmopolitan production, "Green Light." a roman Albert Payson Terhune, Errol Flynn and Anita Louise, stars of the Cosmopolitan production "Green Light" which is now playing at the State theatre as a First National release, have found in the film play based on Lloyd C. Douglas' famous novel, roles that give them the most dramatic opportunities of their careers. tic drama starring Errol Flvnn. Noted Author, Wrote "Treve" and featuring Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay and Sir Cedric Hardwicke.

It is now showing at the State theatre, as a First National release. The choir comprises 60 voices, boys and men. "The Mighty Treve," the Universal picture featuring Noah Beery, and Barbara Read at the Strand theatre, tomorrow is based on the in Newark, N. J. December 21, 1872.

After graduation from Columbia university he began his career on the staff of the N. Y. Evening World, writing for 'hat Joan and Bob Together For Fourth Time For the fourth time in six years i bons with a regal English back- joan Crawford and Robert Mont- i ground. ANITA LOUISE LOOKS AT STAGE OFFERS Anita Louise, lovely young leading woman in the Cosmopolitan production 'Green Light," now at the State theatre as a First National release, wants to appear in a stage play during her coming Six years ago Miss Crawford and Montgomery first were seea together in "Our Blushing Brides." Their subsequent co-starring successes were "No More Ladies" and Co-workers, Margaret Lindsay and Errol Flynn found themselves separated, rather than drawn together by their profession. In the Cosmopolitan production of "Green Light," the romantic drama which was adapted from the Lloyd C.

Douglas novel, opening today at the State theatre. novel "Treve" by Albert Payson Terhune, who is credited with writing stories for 30 movies. Terhune has written more than three dozen books, besides his magazine stories; He is recognized as an author of dramatic force who tells his stories in simple direct fashion, stressing the human qualities of his characters. "The Mighty Treve" presents the problem of a young fellow, played by Noah Beery, whose dog is accused of a sheep killer. The entire community wants to destroy the animal and the proof is so strong against him gomery are teamed in the type of intriguing comedy that has placed both in the top ranks of stardom.

This time they are reunited in the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer production of Frederic Lonsdale's sensational stage play. "The Last of Mrs. which comes to tho State theatre soon for a six day engagement. Miss Crawford appears as the delightful adventuress Fay Chevnev. and Mont NEVER IS HIMSELF IN A MOVIE THE FLYNNS VACATION IN A TRAILER Errol Flynn couldn't wait to get paper from 1894 until 1920.

He did the various notable series of Historical articles published in the World from 1906 to 1919. Among his books are "Wonder Women of History," "Black Gold," "Treve," "Lad, a Dog," "Bluff, a Collie," "Lochinvar Luck," 'Runaway Bag," "Lad of Sunnybank" and "The Son of God." Terhune is a breeder of prize winning collies and has his kennels at 'Sunnybank," Pompton Lakes, N. J. The author announced recently, on his 64th birthday, that he would no longer hold himself to his writing schedule of eleven hours a day for six days a week. He is coing to work only a few hours ou a couple of days; just long enougo to turn out a syndicate article, write a book a year and do occasional broadcasts.

i.cuut: xituuwjcAc iiaa neve appeared in a motion picture with next vacation, tsut it must be in California Hollywood, Los Angeles or San Francisco because the brevity of her picture holiday, six weeks, prevents any possibility of her going to New York. Miss Louise, who plays opposite Errol Flynn in "Green Light" is considering several offers from coast producers. i 'Forsaking All Others." Miss Crawford's most recent hits were "Gorgeous Hussy" and "Love on the Run." Montgomery recently scored in Piccadilly Jim." "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" relates the intriguing adventures of a shop girl who "crashes'" London society and becomes the toast of the town until she is discovered to be an accomplice to a thief. uul nis pnysicai auuearance Dein greatly altered.

into the real business of vacationing when he finished his starring role in "Green Light," now showing at the State theatre. The same day the picture ended he and his The celebrated English chara ter actor wears a snow white wi and supposedly has a crippled le In lUt gomery as the persistent, titled wooer. Lord Arthur Dilling. William Powell plays the role of the distinguished butler. 1 The Last of Mrs.

Cheyney" was directed by Richard Boles.law-iki with one of the year's strongest Comedy supporting casts. There re lavish settings by Cedric Gib- wife, Lili Damita, took an airplane for the Klamath river in northern Murderers jn medieval times drove wooden stakes through the production which comes to th Less than 5 per cent of the land that Aoah cannot refute' The climax is reached when the dog Treve is saved from execution. The drama is highlighted by the romance between Noah Beery, Jr. and Barbara Read. Albert Payson Terhune was born CfnfA 1 ,1 Tt.

Pat O'Brien was monarch of all he sun eyed until Ann Sheridan's arms opened his eyes to a law higher than any in police regulations In "The Great O'Malley" which comes to the Strand theatre soon. area of the United States is considered first-grade agricultural bodies of their victims so that the dead men could not walk abroad California and settled down immediately to salmon fishing and living in an automobile trailer, edral in the picturization of Uoy land and haunt th- v. which he had sent ahead of them. uougias famous novel..