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NEW YEAR OUTLOOK BRIGHT ON MOTION PICTURE-STAGE HORIZON
THE POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1942
Mickey And Judy...
Those two talented youngsters, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, are
romping through another musical romance in “Babes on Broadway,” new
M-G-M picture at the Comerford Theatre on New Years Eve.
Story of
stage-struck kids who come to New York to struggle for their “break” on
Broadway, the picture also features Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray
McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek and Alexander Woolcott. Busby
Berkeley directed.
Fun, Melody
And Girls In
‘Rise and Shine’
Jack Oakie, the All-American
chowderhead; George Murphy, the
guy who rescues romance from the
rumpus; Walter Brennan, a grandpa
who romances the field; Linda Dar-
nell, the loveliest love interest that
ever gave a heart a lift—she sings,
too—and Milton Berle, a whinny-
ing Seabiscuit, are the fun mad
people of Mark Hellinger’s “Rise and
Shine,” the new musical comedy
which dances into the Penn Theatre
for the New Years Eve Mid-Night
attraction.
Set on a college campus at the’
height of the football season, “Rise
and Shine” has several new Robin
.and Rainger songs, dances, girls,
laughs and fun. And the story is
taken from James Thurber’s mad
mad, autobiography—‘My Life and
Hard Times.”
With Clayton College expecting its
biggest year on the gridiron, foot-
ball star Jack Oakie is sent to live
at Professor Donald Meek’s home.
On the scene comes Murphy, a
former All-American, and Raymond
Walburn and Ruth Donnelly, a
down-at-the-heel couple posing as
retired educators. Murphy goes for
Linda Darnell and helps her keep
Oakie in shape. When
Leonard wants the football player
kept out of the big game, so he can
bet on the opposition, Murphy reb-
els. He takes all precautions to pro-
tect Oakie, but the star is kidnap-
ped the night before by Milton Berle
—who portrays a character called
“Seabiscuit.” Oakie must be found
or the big game will be lost! How
he escapes makes a hilarious ending
to a side-splitting comedy.
“Rise and Shine” is a riotous mus-
ical comedy which preview audien-
ces have hailed.
Sheldon
‘They Died With
Their Boots On’
New Action Film
Errol Flynn closed a bar the
other day. A bar lined with a lot
of tough citizens, itching for a
brawl. But he had a little unex-
pected help,
It took him four takes to do it,
though. It was a long and compli-
cated motion picture scene. Lots of
words and more action. Six stunt
men in a gang fight, and all that
sort of thing.
It was a scene for “They Died
With Their Boots On,” in which the
brothers Warner put a saber in
Flynn’s hand, a black stallion be-
tween his knees, and present him
as General George A. Custer. “They
Died With Their Boots On,” in
which Olivia de Havilland co-stars
with Flynn, opens New Years Day
at the Comerford Theatre.
Now Custer was a man of forth-
right action, and when he was sent
to Fort Lincoln in 1874 to take ov-
er the 7th U, S. Cavalry, he found
the place in an awful mess: the reg-
iment drunken and undisciplined,
Indians running all over the place.
Custer whipped things together in
no time. And this was the scene be-
ing made this day.
Most interested spectators on the
sidelines were six little coryphees
from the Ballet de Russe de Monte
Carlo, who had slipped over from
Stage 18, next door, to watch a real
motion picture being made. And to
get a look at Flynn, The Ballet is
making two short features for War-
ner Bros. “Capricio Espagnol” and
“Gaite Parisienne,” and all the pret-
ty little dancers have been slipping
over, with time off, to take a gan-
der at the handsome Irishman,
So here was Flynn, elbowing his
way through a mob of rough, tough
cavalrymen, striding up to Arthur
Kennedy, owner of the joint, and
spinning him around by a grasp of
the shoulder.
“Sharp, ‘if this bar isn’t closed
within one minute, by my watch,
I'll throw you bodily through the
mirror,” Flynn snarls, through tight
lips.
Kennedy's eyes lower, his shoul-
ders sag, he motions to his barmen
to close the place down.
“Okay, cut—and print it,” says
director Raoul Walsh.
“Come out and take a look at a
new batch of cuties from next
door,” says Flynn to Kennedy,
quietly.
They leave the stage. So do ali
the rest of the men who were in the
scene,
The bar is really closed.
Laraine Day, in love with Edward G. Robinson, fighting tabloid editor,
discovers that his news sheet is her greatest rival in this scene from
“Unholy Partners,” new M-G-M drama opening New Years Day at the
Penn Theatre. Laid in the colorful era of New York in the turbulent twen-
ties, the new picture was directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with Edward Arnold,
Marsha Hunt, William T. Orr and Don Beddoe in featured roles.
Special Stage Frolic To
Usher In 1942 At Irving Theatre
“Melody Lane” with
Merry Macs and Leon
Errol On Screen
Holding to a promise made to the
many thousands of Irving patrons,
at the beginning of 1941, to make
each succeeding stage program, big-
ger and better, the management
wishes to announce that, the final
presentation that will ring out the
old and ring in the New Year, is
really the last word in lavish and
glamorous live talent entertainment,
with names coming direct from the
screen, radio and leading theatre's
throughout the country, brought
right here on the Irving Stage IN
PERSON, radiating in a back-ground
of colorful lighting effects, beautiful
costumes and music prepared espec-
ially for each individual act that ap-
“South Main Street
Playhouse.” Truly the management
has accomplished what they sought
to do and promised to do for 1941.
There is no more satisfactory evi-
pears at the
dence of this accomplishment, than
the steady and increasing patronage
enjoyed weekly through 1941. So if
you are one of the few who might
have missed these great stage shows
don’t just plan,
the
make reservations for this grand
Mid-night frolic, consisting of five
gigantic acts of Vaudeville, com-
prised of Music, Comedy, Dancing,
Acrobatics
course the most beautiful girls ap-
pearing in present day theatrical
productions, This stage show start-
ing Wednesday evening at mid-night
will continue thru Saturday and
playing in conjunction with the
stage presentation will be the mus-
ical comedy screen attraction
“MELODY LANE” starring The
Merry Macs, Baby Sandy and Leon
Errol. Seats for the mid-night show
are all reserved, with the popular
prices of T35c¢ for orchestra seats
and 50c¢ for balcony seats prevailing.
Stage shows New Years Day will
be presented at 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and
9 P. M, And on Friday and Saturday
at 3:15, 6:30 and 9 P. M.
but immediately
phone Irving Theatre and
and Novelties and of
‘Molly, Fibber, Charlie And Edgar
en.
Here's a sight radio fans well might think they never would see.
dancers,
in one of their most spectacular dance routines.
Left
to right, Molly, Fibber McGee, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, star-
red in RKO Radio’s new fun feature, “Look Who's Laughing,” which also
stars lovely and witty Lucille Ball. For Fibber McGee and Molly, it’s their
screen debut. Almost all their Wistful Vista characters appear with them,
while Bergen introduces a new personality, Ophelia, a little doll, This jolly
film will be previewed New Years Eve at the Capitol Theatre and will be
augmented by a specially produced stage revue. Fifteen acts, thirty singers,
comedians and a full chorus of dancing beauties will comprise
“Salute to '42.” Tony Grant and Bob Boniff will be seen in the stage frolic
South Of Tahiti a
Maria Montez, Andy Devine (L), Brod Crawford and Brion Donlevy in
iti.”
Universal's exciting action romance of the Souwthts%as, “South of
Which will be previewed New Years Eve at the Orpheum Theatre. A
CELEBRATE
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Comerford
SPECIAL MID-NITE
PREVIEW SHOWING
Reserve Your
SEATS NOW!
1942’s First Big
Fun and Music Show
ROGHEY
Guy GARLAND
BABES ON
BROADWAY
ELUTE
Midnite STAGE FROLIC
A BIG NEW GALA
VAUDEVILLE
REVUE
BIG ACTS ® BIG NAMES
Also On The Screen
“MELODY LANE”
Featuring
The Merry Macs @ Leon Errol
Baby Sandy -
RESERVE Your Seats NOW!
Jack Oakie
George Murphy
Walter Brennan
Linda Darnell
Milton Berle
he grandest cast
ever packed into
one big, mad, merry”
musical!
“RISE and SHINE”
By Mark Hellinger
Spectacular Stage
and Screen Show
Starts New Years Eve At 12 Mid-Night!
A Specially Produced Stage Show
SALUTE TO ’42
15 Acts—30 People—Full Line Chorus
—Also On The Screen—
FIBBER McGEE and MOLLY
CHARLIE McCARTHY
“LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING”
All Seats Reserved—Get Yours Now
On Sale In The Lobby
fy
.. NEW YEAR'S DAY ATTRACTIONS At DOWNTOWN COMERFORD THEATRES
COMERFOR
ERROL FIYNN
thrillingly teamed again with
OLIVIA
D:HAVILIAND
in the new Warner Bros. success
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IRVING
OUR BIGGEST HOLIDAY
SHOW IN YEARS
—On The Stage—
VAUDEVILLE
REVUE
Big Acts ® Big Names
—On The Screen—
“MELODY LARE”
Featuring
The MERRY MACS
Leon ERROL @ Baby SANDY
PENN
A Dramatic Thunderbolt!
Edward G. Edward
ROBINSON ARNOLD
in “UNHOLY
PARTNERS”
ORPHEUM
The Screens Greatest Western
Star in his Finest Picture!
SIERRA SUE
SMILEY BURNETTE
LENE TE AL FRANK (LLY
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CAPITOL
The Most Thriling
Adventure Film Of
The Year!
The Saturday Evening Post
serial that thrilled millions
brought to the screen by Wal-
ter Wanger, who gave you
“Foreign Correspondent” and
“Algiers” . ..
Pl LL LlaassamllB ls eee
WALTER WANGER'S!
Great Adventuromance of Today!
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