Evening star., 1931-12-15
TOYS TO BE ADMISSION
COST TO SPECIAL SHOWS
FOR CHILDREN'S BENEFIT
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new. something in keeping with tn
spirit Of the season.
"PenrOd and Sam" Feature.

"PenrOd and Sam" Feature.
Buy new toy, 60 to a show and save
some little boy or girl from a head
ache Christmas morning.
Here's the story:
The patrons, in addition to seeing ex-
cellent entertainment programs, will be
furnished one of the strongest induce
ments TO participate in the holiday
spirit OF the occasion-an opportunity
to give toward the happiness Of some
youngster who expects little
The major screen attraction at the
Metropolitan will be one Of Booth Tar
kingdoms most appealing stories Of boy
dom, "Penrod and Sam" played by a
juvenile cast of exceptional talent. The
feature, beginning at $50 o'clock, will
be a special pre-vew Of its regular
booking at the theater.
At the TiVoli Percy Crosby's famous
characters Of sandlot woodshed and
the screen hit. "Skippy," with a cast
led by Jackie Cooper, one of the most
popular of fllmdoms juvenile stars.
This show begins at IL o'clock
Special short films at either theater
will complete regular two-hour per-
formances.
Help Out santa SlauS.
The patrons are urged to bring bright.
new toys-games, dolls, red wagons,
builders blocks. any one of a thousand
gifts worthy of child's faith in the
generosity of Santa Claus upon Christ
mas morning
"Penrod and Sam" is First National
attraction, with the leads played by
Leon Janney as Penrod and Junior
Coghlan as Sam.
The screen play, critics say, depicts
the viciSSitudes of boy and his play
mates with unusual clarity and sym
pathy.
With unexpected rapidity," one
wrote, the production sweeps sfrom the
depths of despair to the heights of iov
and throughout the spectator follows in
full sympathy the antics Of Penrod
and his pal, Sam"
Ousted From Club House.
The troubles of the two bows begin
when, on their way home from school.
they meet the girl Of their dreams,
Marjorie. Penrod is so sorely smitten
his embarrassment is doubled when he
brings love letter written by his sister
to school under the impression it is
his home work
Penrod is roundly kidded by a bully.
Rooney, for whom he waits after school
ana Whlps IN most spectacular man
ner. Rodney's father then buvs the
vacant lot on which a private club
house built by Penrod and his pals is
situated. ordering them off the ground
10 this tragedy is added the fact
that PeHrod has quarreled with his
best friend, Sam over Marjorie and
worse still, Penrod learns that his dog,
Duke, has been killed on the very aft
ernoon he fought with Sam.
Just when things are blackest, PEN
rodS father buys the vacant lot where
the club house Is located and presents
the title to Penrod. The finale shows
an elated gang planning an elaborate
villain '>
The story, critics say, goes over big
with audiences from Is to CO."
Encounter Dog Catcher.
In "skippy" the leading character
has new games to play, new scrapes
to get out of, suspicious new neighbor
kios to be investigated and perhaps
whipped
The picture leads away on an ad-
venturing trip to Shanty Town, on the
other side of the railway tracks, down
by Sooky's house. Then there's a tom
boy, Eloise, dogging the steps of the
adventurers. who get into Mrs. Wayne's
Jam and jelly and eventually come face
to face with the worst dog catcher in
town. This is particularly embarrass-
Ing, they find, because their favorite
NUT. Penny, hasn't license any more
than Sooky has SO.
"Skippy," according to the critics, is
Paramount's living, talking, breathing
Whlstling perturbation of boydom in its
most appealing phase.
Young Actors Do Share.
And the picture offers an ideal me-
dunn for Jackie Cooper, whose bubbling
enthusiasm and boyish features are
shadowed in the face of tragedy by the
look of a serious old man.
Both Penrod and Skippy will do their
full parts at the benefit parties, adding
the appeal Of tragic. comic youth to one
Of the oldest appeals-that Of children
who may be forgotten on Christmas
morning.