Show Sunday Morning juty 40 £ljc Salt £akc (Tribune - ljoj X1 v Never The Pretty Prize-WinnDreamed She’d Draw a Husband jv y: AV‘ er CREENO!” excitedly yelled the young man who had been Bitting in the middle of the moving v theatre during bank night he walked to the platform collected hia H and was about to leave Kcen the master of ceremonies stopped him i "Say” the m c lnquned thoughtfully "How much is the left leg of your trou-s- ti s worth to you?” The audience was breathless The young man embarrassed felt that he was being kidded “Oh about five dollars” he said sheepishly and pupared to step off the pic-tu- ie Hur-rudl- stage “Just a minute! commanded by the ai m suddenly the m c Just a minute!” leading him back he (hopped to one knee swiftly pioduud a pair of scismus and (hftly snipped off the amazed young man’s lift tiouser leg a few inches above the knee exposing his sock gaiter and a portion of masculine knee The speechless pnze winner was then presented with a five dollar bill The audience howled — almost fell out of their seats with laughter The young man minus a pants leg retreated in emhat tasment That's "citcus Scieeno” folks representing a new high in the Twentieth tdituiy’s ciaung for hilanty It has only lU'h begun to sweep the country and alieady it lanks for pure dizziness with goldfish swallowing phonograph record eating jitterbugging and other modern — or modernistic trends So girat has been its success in Amencan cities that it is alieady being introduced in the theatics of London England Ingenious masters of ceremonies to date have Bmpped off neckties coat sleeves shirt tails and birds from milady’s hat Not only that they have gotten the prize hungry customers to vntually stand on their heads to the vast amusement of bank night audiences Tops in the new "bctwcen-the-acts- " dalhness (at least tliere are Those who will call it that) was the budding romance that a lively master of ceremomea tinned into a marriage Anything to thrill the audience! vm i w— — & t A A — - tr r xxvv f : V At Bank Night in the Movies By Fred Menagh v - t t’ He for hundreds of curious eyes to see And other girls in thd audience couldn't help but noting Philip was not bad to look upon Romance was definitely in the air as this handsome young couple stood together upon the stage "Do you want to get married?” (Maver asked the j r I i g fellow Sure” he spoke up in a deep musical voice "But we can’t afford it” The m c sensing the reaction of his audience was deeply touched and sentimental The tragedy of it all his very glance seemed to say that this fine young couple in their ptime can’t get married because they can’t afford it! Without anv warning a restaurant owner who chanced to be m the audience stood up and announced loudly that if the young couple really wanted to get married he would see to it that they had a wedding supper at his restaurant — free of charge The restaurateur’s generosity was contagious Almost before he sat down other merchants with shops and businesses in the neighborhood leaped to their feet with similar offers The owner of a ill ess shop said he would conti two new diesses to the bnde A floust volunteered to supply ffowei for the wedding In ten minutes the amazed couple had been promised everything from furniture to a set of dishes plus a honeymoon trip to Bermuda f - ' -- A i v v j ! "I vf a N t I 1 t A 41 trio 5 Iff I— station lb-u- N They were too surprised to b inally the masti of ceremonies IX c:i I ift ha speak ’I 4 ' N T SJ 1 ® V H: 11 full-blow- n x That happened in Locw’ Pitkin Theatre Brooklyn N Y Pretty Miss Ethel Lazar was the girl who won two dollars — and a husband the first time in the history of the motion picture industry that anything like that ever occulted so far as is known A Screeno prize winner Miss Lazar walked up on the stage to collect her money —two dollars Seymour Mayer the m r asked the girl if she were mar-lie- d as he presented the two crisp banknotes "No" said Ethel a trifle sadly it W 4r jt? 3 t Lcil t seemed Scenting peihaps a romance may have bogged down a trifle pui sued the point “W hv not1" "Can’t afford it” replied Ethel "Where’s your sweetheart?” the m c a faint note of challenge which Mayer asked m his Vim e Ethel’s sweetheart Philip Levine was He was invited up on the stags theie x 1--- Here Conies the Bride and She Is Ethel Lazar the Only Girl M ho Ever Won Two Dollars and a Husband at a Movie Bank Night 'M “screw ball" pastimes that keep sweeping the country The aveiage person they claim is eag( r to foi get the caies and woi ries of a difficult life in hilai lous laughter We all want to haik back to the carefree (lavs of childhood It all is supposed to a lot of inhibitions and act as a "mental cathaisis” as it is tei med by the expeits Iheiefore goldfish swallowing the shag swing music and "circus Sc ii mo have their advantages after all That is if you have to have something violent and ladicallv different to make you foiget vour tioubles contests a Apple ducking shoe giab and the old fashioned egg racp aie just a few of the milder foims of enteitainment the proponents of “circus Screeno” aie these (lavs piescnting to audiences But they are not as popular as for example the baby diaper contest In this event six men aie called fiom the audi-- i nee seated on six chans and given six baby dolls one of which is a coloied doll just for humorous variation Then each man is supplied with a diaper and a safety pin The first man to coirectly diaper his doll in the estimation of a favor of the ' ) ’ topped all the offcis by declaring that the couple so long as they couldn’t afford to hire a hall” for their wedding were perfectly welcome to use the theatre— its organ the stage its lights and could even choose their bridesmaids and ushers fiom the audience t last Ethel found words Oh that would be just grand” she said clasping her hands in dc light “That will make our marriage unusual and som thing to remember forever ” Mr I evine’s lips moved but no one could hiar wh®t he was saying Pandemonium had bioken loose in the Pitkin ‘ fM i ‘ Happy Ethel— Now Nhe’s Mrs Philip Levine— Enjovs a Bridal kUa From Her New Husband The Movie Audience Got a Big Thrill Too “( ire ns Screeno” finds the Bank Night This Stunt looks Ciisloineis Bendy for Nentlv Anvthing-Lv- en Blow l'p the “ I asv Mrunge-I-ookin- )jde-I)ii- ( king” g Theatre But the 1 ri( k Is to Keep From Balloon Within a M( at Six ceasful ( ontrslant ( VI As the interesting photogi aphs on this pnge show the wedding actually took place in the theatre befoie a capacity house A real life romance it was apparent had moie appeal than the best double fcatuie that ever flickered ovei a movie screen The theatre management however was cateful to announce that it would not make a pi ai tice of offering husbands as prizes on Screeno nights But the truth of the matter is that an audience can never tell what is going to happen at aTmus Scieeno” It’s ically more exuting than Halloween was for them when they were kids That’s a point psychologists make in laughing Ixmg Enough to ertain Number of Minutes I lie ins a I’i ie “VI ould you thrill-hungr- y blindfolded the winner The first couple finished is SEWING BUTTONS — Six couples pieferably maiind are railed up on ths stage and the (Master of Ceiemomes removes a back button from each of tha nun’s tiousers Fach lady is seated and with her husband lying across her lap she proceeds to sew the button on Ths (list one finished is the winner RIB LING POCKETS — Six mamed couples are invited up Six small taca tie required At the whistle the women stait emptying the husbands pockets placing the articles on the table The fust one finished is the winner Well that’s “rireus Screeno” for you And maybe you'll be the next one to get called up on the stage Ike shirt off your la U?” the V s king Master of Inner Who Slid He Would for a Trier The M C la ulured Getting the Miirt V Idle the Bank Night uhrnrr Howl Hvsteri aliv" k I g judging committee of three mother wins first prize Heie are other favontes: FEEDING CONTEST — There ar many variations of this stunt and it can be done w ith three or more couples Seat each couple at a table and have the ldy feed the gentleman a bowl of corn flakes or anything else you may find appropn ate such as spaghetti or chow mein The contestants may or may 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