The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-03
STRAND ARRANCES
 CHANGE OF PLANS
Starting Tomorrow Com- plete New Show to Be
 Offered Twice Weekly

Attractions concluding their en- agreements this evening at the War; ner Bros. Strand theater include Artists and Models Abroad" star ring Jack Benny and Joan Bennett; also Akim Tamiroff in Ride A Crooked Mile"
 Gtarting tomorrow and continuing indefinitely, the Warner Bros Strand theater will inaugrate a change of policy consisting of a complete new show only twice a week. '
 Announcement made by the man. agement today stated that Tin the future the Strand will present only the pick of pictures" and according to advance bookings, Strand patrons will be treated to some of the best double feature programs m the history of this theater.
 The first outstanding bill under this new policy is spotlighted by Warner Bros. great aviation epic oi the World War. 'The Dawn Patrol which stars a brilliant and all-male cast headed by Eroll Flynn. Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp and Melville Cooper are featured with him as well as large cast of others, which includes the 59th squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.
 This wartime drama of hell-for- leather British flying daredevils gives Flynn the opportunity to dis play the personality and acting talent that have made such a tre- mendous favorite on the screen. Rathbone is no novice at adventur- ous roles and he also add to his laurels with his splendid character ization. Niven, who has played in several pictures with wartime local makes . perfect third for the trio, who harass the enemy at every turn with their devil-may-care flying.
 It Is a stirring story of one sqaud- ron of the British Royal Flying corps during several fateful months of 1915. The story of an endless stream of gallant but untrained youngsters who reported blithely to squadron headquarters and then sallied forth unflinchingly to almost certain death; and 1t is the story of the soul-searing torture suffered by the few older and adequately train ed members of the squadron as they were forced to witness and even abet this awful sacrifice of the flower of Britain's youth.
 Highlighting the film are some of the greatest aerial warfare scenes ever screened which show Flynn as Courtney, beating a swarm of Ger man pursuers to his objective, blow ing up e train, a munition factory and acres of ammunition dumps and then trying to wing his way home- / ward through the encircling net of German planes.
 In addition, the remarkable cast includes, Barry Fitzgerald, Carl Es- mond, Peter Willes, Morton Lowry, James Burke and Michael Brooke.
 The second big feature Hard to Get" brings to the screen new co-starring team or romantic fun makers. Dick Powell and Olivia de Havilland.
 The film has been described by preview critics as about the tops of the new movie crop as a laugh getter. Other comedy experts such as Charles Winniger, Allen Jenkins, Bonita Granville, Melville Cooper, Isabel Jeans and Penny Singleton outdo each other in making this one of the funniest films in many n0slths.
 Coming to the Strand on Wednes- eAy are Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy In s'Sweethearts" also 3lendq Farrell and Barton McLene m another of those snappy films "Torchy Gets Her Man."