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Show rather spend his time with Marion Mar-ion Martin, entertainer at anight club. This only serves to spur Irene on and so they are married. mar-ried. Fred is determined to pursue his career as a fighter .and Irene has to resign herself to long periods of loneliness. During one of Fred's barnstorming trips, a son is born to the couple. Irene is heartbroken at Fred's absence, but forgives him. . The drama progresses to its central emotional problem when, ten years later, the growing son played by Billy Cook), hates his father because he realizes that his mother is lonely when his father is away. Attractions At The Theaters "Maisie"! Remember that title. Put it down in your book as one of your "must see" motion pictures. pic-tures. Because "Maisie" represents repre-sents tops in great entertainment entertain-ment and she's coming to the Rivoli theatre Sunday. Who is Maisie? Maisie is Ann i Sothern and she is co-featured ; with Robert Young in this new Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer comedy drama of the great open spaces that is full of laughs and just as full of dramatic dynamite. Imagine a honky-tonk ' showgirl show-girl landing in Big Horn, Wyoming, Wy-oming, with a troupe to play the opera house during Rodeo Week i and suddenly finding that she's , stranded when the company i manager disappears with all the funds. Imagine the same wise-crack-: ing, man-shy gal taking a job I with a carnival and getting herself her-self arrested the first day on a charge of stealing the wallet of Slim Martin, manager of a ranch. Imagine her setting out to square accounts with this same Slim Martin and falling in love with him instead. . That is Che framework of the story of "Maisie," and Robert Young plays Slim Martin. But so much happens between the time these two meet and the time they fight their way into each others arms that w only have time here to scratch the surface. The big moment comes when Slim, who 'has a prison record because he served a stretch for a forgery he didn't commit, goes on trial for the murder of his boss. Drama that is poignant and close to the heart, told in a story that is notable for its emotional sweep, its moments of vigorous action, and its downright human appeal will unfold on the screen of the Rivoli theatre when Para-mount's Para-mount's ''Invitation to Happiness" Happi-ness" is presented on Friday to local audiences for the first time. Starring Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray, featuring Charlie Ruggles, Billy Cook, William Collier Col-lier Sr., and Marion Martin, the picture was produced and directed direct-ed by Wesley Ruggles. The fine touch of Ruggles, and his writing collaborator, Claude Binyon, is clearly evident in this picture. This team, which has come through with a long line of hits including "Sing You Sinners" Sin-ners" and "I Met Him in pans,'' I has taken an everyday story and translated it into dramatic terms which will be clearly understood by every audience. The story starts to unfold with Charlie Ruggles, manager of Fred, going to his old friend, William Collier, Sr., father of Irene, and asking him for a stake to help his young fighter along. Always a sucker for an investment, invest-ment, Collier decides to help him. but Irene intervenes to make certain that her father is not being cheated. When Irene meets Fred she is impressed with the difference in his outlook on life as contrasted with that of the men whom she has known in society. Fred is restrained, tells Irene that he'd |