Show Sunday Morrilng r-- - 0 7N " mite"' 1 V Produce-Z- E 0 c s By Carroll ArimondCHICAGO Aug 29 (Wide World)—Rollicking laughter has been shaking the cozy Blackstone theater for four months but the loudest laugh comes from a veteran Hollywood actors' agent turned producer A year ago Al Rosen was running around the movieto capital stage trying to raise $6000 a pet idea of his a successful farce of the World war era brought up to date Today he says he could get practically any amount at the snap of his The show a rewrite of Avery Hopwood's "Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath" has Skeets Gallacher Buddy Ebsen and a dozen movie cuties in the cast The production amounts to burlesque without music an ample collec- tin of double entendre lines and situations dished out by men and women in various stages of undress The show went to San Francisco for a two weeks' tryout The Shubert theatrical representative on the west coast declined to be interested and a war era wants farce for entertainment "Take just the soldiers and sailors for instance" he said "All they see at the camps and On leaves posts isuniforms they go to the canteens for a little diversion and what do they see? Girls in uniforms A show like ours breaks up that monotony - "We give them a lot of laughs show them some beautiful girls and take them away from the war for a couple of hours" 's Cyrus Wood'slrewrite of piece exploits naughty sex to the fullest and utilizes sitthe uation that gave "Charley's Aunt" its Victorian fun When Rosen convinced he had sure-fir- e material for a hit made the Hollywood rounds for money movie producers were among those who wanted no part of 1 1 - er or- &1 " St 1 Ili t Ilis GREATEST f: 1 TRIUMPHSIzE o - - I 0 - - ALL TECHNICOLOR 11 1 " e lannonagat--- Vlb ET tr - ': -- el - 0 r - - 0 1 -- 4 SNO ' i -- Star-Studde- 2T' Row" promises top entertainment at the Mario theater Combining high drama comedy pathos and excitement the film stars Ann Sheridan Robert Cummings and Ronald Regan nEtIEL113111 "Pk " re En ObAllg 11111111B0' SARRYALAN CURTIS U koalALc--"itstONAL- rtac 46amk HIC WAstilT It sum v P' 0 sE741 aritivz : t' I 1111111111111r :i: : os LUCILLE BALL et r r7lifl al he - - ç ez tr4 i Vo i v -- rhythm end of it "Belle Starr" the story of a bandit queen stars Randolph Scott and Gene Tierney in the second feature Combining Lana Turner and Robert Taylof in a fascinating romantic duo "Johnny Eager" treats Arcade audiences to the story of a ruthless killer and the girl who tries to redeem him Robert Young and Ruth Hussey star in the second attraction "Married Bachelor" Anderson Bountiful audiences will also be treated to the gripping "Kings Row" Second attraction at the Bountiful is "Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost" with Lupe Velez and Leon Errol A stirring romance of thrills and daring in the wide open spaces of the old southwest "Valley of the Sun" fills the bill at the State theater Starred in the adaptation of Clarence Budington Kelland's story are Lucille Ball and James Craig Second feature is "S 0 S Coast Guard" with Ralph Byrd and Bela Lugosi At the Holladay theater appears "We Were Dancing" a captivating comedy which pairs Norma Shearer and Melvyn Douglas A frenzy of fun "Three Cockeyed Sailors" stars Tommy Trinder and Claude Hulbert in the second feature Striking a new high in comedy "It Started with Eve" provides the main attraction at the Star theater With such stars as Deanna Durbin Charles Laugh-to- n and Robert Cummings the show promises a dish of laughs songs and romance Also showing is "Two-Fac- e AVoman" with Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas Topping an exciting double bill at the Tower is "Sun Valley Serenade" a gay ice musical starring Sonia Henie and John Payne Glenn Miller supplies the JAMES CRAIG fintST SALT 1414 I 4 ISOS COAST GUARD' 1I ' ? 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By Ted 6111 HOLLYWOOD Aug 29 (Wide World)—You can take the name —Cinderella girl of 1942—and stick it in your Aunt Melinda's knitting- bag as far as Marjorie Reynolds is concerned Furthermore this trim blonde In her early 20s seriously doubts if there ever is such a thing as a real Cinderella in the movies "Cinderella WEIS a girl who was touched by a magic wand and everything—riches and fame and fortune and love—came to her quickly easily and in great she theorizes sagely gobs" "Well things like that happen only In fairy tales—not in Hollywood The only magic wand a girl in movieland is known by the much less glamorous word —work! But the truth is that after her long hard struggle she did so well in "Holiday Inn" when she did get her chance that her studio cast her in an important - '': ::c q in part Rhythm" a big picture "It took me seven years to get this big break—and every one of those years was tough ' 59 7e:1-1WDY- 6th itYthailla I ' ' i 1 ii it- : if i Ithrkli )t( -- t k t for 2 1 DAY 11"' 7 111:r- ' i '''''' 14A MS - I' i !: f f‘ :' i : i:- 4: iii ik :4ii 1 - LT DisNE4 l':: 1 '' ''' '::: '71 0"--- 20c 4 Mills 2 :00 Ad-d-- - HV BASEBALL: 't i ' a' 'vek4ilict—: 71111r------- :: 7 i 1 1: :' ''' :? f ---: WE I PATISCI Dania ALIN MN MAY LEE 10110411 rtui flIEW tAns no wear miteREY morsp: 250 pm - i 10 atatdi BUTILIILdLIUGHTOli MONDAY Sept 7th1 Labor Day 9Sifa2si Coconut Grove patrons will remember this clever group as one of the most outstanding bands to play in Salt Lake 0 With Ilif Cast t i a 9 a CARTOON C4)101t :i AND HIS ORCHESTRA Creator of "Shuffle Rhythm" 5 tal BUSSE HENRY Sailors" 11EKALI wi Coconut Grove Ballroom takes the Return pleasure in Announcing Engagement of yost A- S !:::::":' de "Thro Cock t " '' 10er to 1 3:1 2'1 1 Opens 2:00 D OmUELGTAS "'": 0 -1 - I 1- ( - 1 i Ege Also Another Great Picture 441)0A7cIrM MELVYN pouGus 12: 1170 FACED "Star-Spangle- d and tiring" recalls Marjorie Then just like you see in the movies Marjorie got her big chance—a dancing part—a role she'd given up for a flier at acting And it was with Astaire and Crosby too "If you only knew how near I came to missing that boat" moans "I hadn't Marjorie danced for five years and when they thrust me at Mr Astaire I was scared stiff it les"All my sons in westerns fled I started to dance with him—and stepped on his toe "Then they took me to Irving Berlin and told me to was numb I couldn't remember a single Berlin One I sang The Hut Sut Song' "They told me afterward that my calm and unconcern in this great moment had gone far to get me the part Calm? Say I was petrified! "I know why I got the part It was Friday night and film exchanges were closed until Monday They couldn't get one of my old pictures to see what I could do "Gee if they'd seen me as a cowgirl! But they had to give me a test You think I didn't work for that test—and in it? Whew! "So now they say I'm a Cinderella girl Oh no! Thanks but no a thousand times no The horses I used to ride wouldn't like that name for me "They'd largh and that Certainly would be a learn-to-take-- i - ' f f ' - - DANICIX1 "s-7t litt A :: :114-t-7--- SHNEITER A ki W' 'igt "i: HIJL1 : - 1 to - ' : : ! ''' it eDr7r - i:::: I t lifITIN Rom ow TO FLAY :' ' Gene Tierney—Randolph Scot 0 of: val nal 1:s--- ' A "4 71gcsA illidialS1161141111011101111111111111111116111411d - rAly IF - 4 1 e à ''S ': - 'igtr4VA t k MONDAY --Y At tt 17LC FillibIDE i FREE AUTO GATE ALL DAY - 1:77444041 - 1 ::''' '':::: i41- v te 0 0 N1 4:10 :: 601 is !' AVA ipx Or i:' t14) L L P M TO MrDNITP rtE1Mm L HIT WEEK LgAltOk'oGNIAVEU : 4 : - al -1 "'" N J":t— - - z6--- ' super-super-speci- Its basic form and you and I both know that it's going to be a sensational business-gette- r wherever it plays As is bound to happen irr such a picture as this some of the sequences are better than others—and most of the arguments about the film deal with the notion that in such a de luxe undertaking all the episodes should have been dynamite Well that may be true but I'd rather not go quite so deeply into the matter All I know is that for popular consumption "Tales of Manhattan" Is two hours of socko entertainment And that fact is the only "The War important one Against Mrs Hadley" didn't cost any fortunes to produce and with Fay Bainter and Edward Arnold as As stars it hasn't the cast appeal of other films But if you like solid screen play in the modern manner and expert performances and a fine exhibition of inspired direction you will find "The War Against Mrs Hadley" to be as satisfying a picture as you have seen in a Take my tip and long while see it when it comes your way War Note Pervades Theater Fare fi:::7': I I Pic- from the Twentieth Century lot You know about the stars—Charles Boyer Rita Hayworth Ginger Rogers Henry Fonda Charles Laughton Edward G Robinson Rochester Ethel Waters Paul Robeson and practically anyone else you'd care to name You know it's an episodic piece something akin to "If I Had a Million" in - k to About Notes Manhattan" a Carol Bruce1 relatively a newcomer to Hollywood is fast gaining a popularity which is Famed as a singer on the New York stage Miss surpassed by few veteran allurers Bruce soon will begin work an a new musical "Off the Beaten Track" I I horse-la-ugh- tool" in the Along came a second ostrich and kicked the first bird in the seat of the pants The first ostrich jerked his head from the sand "What goes on here?" he growled "I beg your pardon" apolo"But gized the second ostrich can I interest you in a subscription to the Monthly Gazette? I'm working my way through Ostrich university" "No!" roared the first ostrich "And furthermore what's the idea of kicking me twice from sand cussion these days is "Tales of full-flavor- irk They're telling of the ostrich d Random is "Henry and Dizzy" a Henry Aldrich comedy with Jimmy Lydon and Mary 1 that had buried his head tures You're Seeing: Film that comes in for most frequent dis- Also showing ' Politeness Screen Drama 1 Cc nu gall wARADRAyaill6H) ? - The husband shook his head "Absolutely not" he asserted "I could have hypnotized her into thinking she was a wild sparrow—and then she'd have to hunt for her own food" 4 I Mark Praises '1 Y 1001(1)40101 SHOWER vJ - - J10 S ONG - P4 '' 4 '- - A' - 4 ' c) I - k -- 1 - :- - Y Akk 11SAUL6-521-----4- G9 f — : - -'‘'F-----lb:Vt! t - E :: 51110 5611341aglaiwom — wkiks opens HITS! SharAMINO ACTI°All 12:30 I 7- birdseed? Is it true that you're really that cheap?" ' The busband appeared defiant : -"I beg your pardon" he growled "But I don't think that was cheap" Mark Hollinger The judge's eyes popped "You don't thing that was cheap?" he echoed :--: ''' 46 tli a I 0-- 1-- I r T -- 41 iiii!a -- 4( - i 4 3' Y FELIX SALTEN ROM 77VI NOVizl -- :4 1 -- Lua I - p the screen the drama cast is headed by Greer Carlson Walter Pidgeon and Teresa Wright Depicting the apparently hundrum existence of a small town in a frank unmasking "Kings 311141 V- ti The wife married to a hypnotist brought her husband to court charging him with extreme cruelty "Your honor" complained the wife- "my husband is the cheapest man in the world He hypnotized me into thinking I was a canary and then fed me birdseed for breakfast dinner and supper! " N ! The judge gasped He had heard of I tight-fiste- d husbands but this one took t the prize He turned to the husband "Is this true?" he demanded "You hypnotized your wife to think she was a t so feed to her have would you only canary - o (Continued Prom Preceding Page) tolititilis LOUT? iI Cc xt see l'z it PONE N ti - 0 !71'"gf4A '10Ncl Ii 3 0 In t 0 Town j With Mark Hollinger Hop-wood- AUngentangeNes'' a e rt only one to come close to standiming up to the Rosen-Lan- g portation is "My Sister Eileen" zanother dizzy comedy that did 32 weeks in Chicago a year ago and returned at reduced prices Rosen's explanation is that the public as it did in the World variety correspondent predicted after opening night in San Francisco that it woud last one week It stayed five and Rosen says It could have prospered longer The ovmers cleared their $6000 investment and $27000 profit Opening in Chicago "Good Night Ladies" bucked a tradition that no Pacific coast stage offering of recent years had defeated there It became the phenomenon of the season It pleased all the daily newspaper critics but one and he conceded that the show might run a year Rosen now predicts the gross will top a million dollars before the production goes east ' es t st 6000 gamble 00kanzifegt Wugust 30 1942 ' k The show has moved Into the Blackstone outside the Loop and a mile from the Randolph street Rialto Boasting no first rank stage or movie names it had to battle for patronage with two well-caduplicates of established Broadway hits "Blithe Spirit" and "Angel Street" "Blithe Spirit" winner of the New York drama cities' award had the lovely Annabel la of the movies and the Chicago favorite Dennis King in the leads "Angel Street" starred Sylvia Sydney Victor Jory and Ernest Cossart of the movies In a few weeks both left town for lack of business but "Good Night Ladies" rolled merrily on grossing an average of $17000 a week and falling only as low as $12000 during hot weather Other plays came to town under more favorable circumstances and left abruptly The fingers But it took eight months of eight months of talking"uh-hu-and " and "absolutely "no" not a cent" before Rosen convinced Howard Lang another agent—in 24 hours of argument —that his idea was worth a ‘ "Nlvy (7fribunc- - gakr 9 Tenacity Conquers Dzama Makes Record Run N aIt iThc - - behind?" - The second ostrich shrugged "I'm sorry" he murmured po"I merely knocked to litely see if there was anybody home!" Performance The ham actor was trying out before a producer for a part in a new show He went through his complete routine—singing dancing and giving imitations And when he had finished his act the ham started to applaud loudly "Hey!" cried the surprised "What's going on producer here? Is that applause a part of your act?" The ham shook his head "No" he explained modestly "It's just that I can't help aph entertainpredating top-notc- ment!" Daffy Tale The eccentric gentleman walked Into a restaurant and sat down at the counter "What'll you have mister?" asked the counterman The customer shook his head "Not a thing" he replied "I'm not hungry" The counterman grew peeved ' "Then what's the big idea" he growled "of comin' in here?" The customer shrugged "It's very simple" he ex "This is my our plained " our" Brilliance "Dear Mark:" writes Dick Barton "It vvas one of those blind dates and I've sworn off them forever since it happened "The weather had been fine all week so there wasn't much to talk about I tried a number of subjects but I got nowhere The gal simply didn't seem to care "I yawned openly and didn't try to hide the fact that I was bored She made no move whatever So in desperation I turned to her r " 'Bored I asked " 'Oh no' she gushed happily 'I live with my parents!'" - Saltair Brings Chico Marx g Chico Marx the comedian of the Marx Brothers' screen and stage successes will bring his orchestra to Saltair for a engagement Wednesday evening according to Thomas M Wheeler general manager of the resort Piano Virtuoso Chico has always wanted to lead an orches-- : tra Ever since he and his brothers joined forces and became "The Four Marx Brothpiano-playin- one-nig- ht ers" their antics on the stage and screen as a comedy team ' were so hilariously received that Chico put off his own ambitions—but Chico Is finally on his own—an orchestra leader! Mother Again One of the best known movie mothers Janet Beecher portrays Richard Arlen's mother in the Paramount Victory short "A Letter From Bataan" 47 I |