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Show F1RMAGEJTHEATRE Friday and Saturday Familiar and beloved though he is to pathons of the screen, Lionel Barrymore is recognizable only by: his inimitable artistry, in Metro-! Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Devil Doll," which comes to the Firmage theatre thea-tre Friday and Saturday. Barry-more Barry-more impersonates an ancient woman. wo-man. In wig and skirts and petticoats, petti-coats, the veteran master of characterization char-acterization achieves something that he has never attempted before. His change from the heavy-browed shaggy-haired man he is, to the character of a benign old woman is a miricle of the screen. The story concerns the career of the half-mad scientist who conceives a formula that reduces animals and human beings to a sixth of their natural size but leaves them hopeless hope-less morons, subject to the will of their insane master. The Iabora-! tory, with its macabre scenes of tiny humans and the gloating genius plotting his revenge on cruel enemies, is one of the tremendously tre-mendously startling spectacles in which Barrymore has ever participated. partici-pated. On the surface, the story may sound unreal and morbidly imaginative, but on the screen it is strikingly effective and highly amusing, with a tender romance to provide the gentle touch of love. j Frank Uawton and Maureen O'-1 Sullivan, in the romantic leads, are j excellent and a first rate cast lends admirable support. A comedy and a colored cartoon will also be shown these nights. Sunday and Monday Wallace Berry, Bai'bara Stan-1 wysk, John Boles these three great stars, together for the first time, enast the greatest roles in 20th Century's roistering, romantic "A Message to Garcia". This picture pic-ture comes to the Firmage theatre Sunday and Monday. Boles is the man who carries the message to Garcia in the jungle interior, a message mes-sage that will change the destinies of three nations. For a companion, he takes Wallace Beery, an amusing amus-ing rogue who is half traitor, half hero. When they discover that the man who was to guide them to Garcia has been killed, they take his daughter, Barbara Stanwyck, to show them the way. Hardship, peril, adventure, faced together in the treacherous jungle, draw Boles and Miss Stanwyck to each other. But, when she is wounded, Boles carries on bravely with his mission, mis-sion, leaving her behind in the care of Beery. The taut and nerve-scraping nerve-scraping climax of the picture approaches ap-proaches when Beery reappears and leads Boles into what he mistakenly mis-takenly thinks is Garcia's camp, actually the stronghold of Bole's enemies. A heroic charge lead by Beery frees Boles from the clutches of his captors, makes possible the rejoining of the lovers and brings the picture to a happy close. A Silly Symphony cartoon and a movietone news will also be shown. Tuesday and Wednesday One of the strangest dramas of the season is "Dracula's Daughter," Daugh-ter," the spine-tingling Universal film which comes to the Firmage theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. The original "Dracula" created a literal sensation several years ago, as a novel, a stage play and on the screen. The present picture is a sequel to the weirdly fascinating story of vampires. Count Dracula's Dra-cula's daughter, tainted with the curse of the strange creatures of the night, is the center of adventures adven-tures which will frizz the human hair and put a permanent wave in the backbone. Even as her father before her, "Dracula's Daughter" pursues her victims. Her hypnotic power holds them enthrolled. When she falls in love, the struggle between be-tween the supernatural and the earthly is the strangest clash ever presented in modern drama. Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Irving Ir-ving Pichel, Gloria Holden and Edward Van Sloan play featured roles. Chapter 4 of "Ace Drum-mond" Drum-mond" and another "Crime Does Not Pay" series will also be shown. Thursday "Spend-iThi-ift" starring Henry Fonda, Pat Patterson, Mary Brian and George Barbier, will be shown at the Firmage theatre Thursday. It is an interesting and amusing story of a millionaire on a fast and furious spending orgy. Selected short subjects will also be shown Thursday night. |