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novelty to the advantage OF clarity.
Our Town. is a tribute to the
cinema's quest for material that is
different, III this case material that
has haunting beauty beyond that
the camera has caught in years. A
simple, unretouched photograph OF
life IN Growers Corners, N. H., 1t
weaves the little routine things OF
living that are called dull into a
story whose fascination is endless.
Trains come and 60, the milk and
morning papers are delivered, chill
dren refuse to eat their spinach,
there's choir practice, youngsters
grow up and fall in love, the town
drunkard gets drunk, the good and
the bad die (both young and ODD
and instead of the mask of familiar
ity, all has fresh and dramatic
appeal. That 1t all happens IN
Growers Corners Is merely Incl
dental Actually, it happens every
where. precisely the same way.
To the extent possible, the Lesser
production of Our Town" follows
the method OF the stage play. This
takes the form, chiefly, of making
use of Wilders charming instru-
ment. the Stage Manager, that mar
rator whose intimate account Of
the happenings on the screen makes
one feel participant in them.
The Stage Manager, happily, is the
same fellow who served the Wilder
play SO well on the stage, Frank
Craven. He is a new figure in the
movies, and one of the most en-
gaging they ever have found;
chap who can tell you all about the
nice Webbs, the equally nice Gibbs
family, HOWE Newsom, the milk
man. and his famous horse, Bessie,
and all the others who pantomime
the action which fits his narrative.
The episode treatment of the
story also is retained in its original
form. The firsts episode deals with
daily life in Growers Corners, an
introduction to the people who live
there, what they do and what they
think. Love and marriage Is the
theme of the second episode, while
the third deals with after life, the
most dramatic chapter in Wilder's
play and likewise the film. It's
force in the latter. however, is
by the obvious artifice of
use. which contrasts strik-
ingly with the stark simplicity of the
staging in the original.
A superb cast has been recruited
by Lesser for the task of making
Our Town" distinguished piece of
screen cast. In addition to Craven
there comes from the original.
Martha Scott, in the role OF the
lovely, fragile, sensitive Emily Webb.
In the companion role William
Holden gives his best screen per-
formance to date, but it is to such
Oldsters as Thomas Mitchell as DR..
Gibbs, Fay BANTER as his wife,
Beulah Bondi and Guy Kibbe as the
senior Webbs, Stewart Erwin as
HoWie -NeWsome that the audience
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Trans.Lux Spot
Is on Candidates

Presidential candidates hold, the
same headline spot at the Trans
Lux this week they have recently
held IN your favorite newspaper.
The Democratic Convention opens,
'nominates President Roosevelt for
his third term; Wendell Willkie is
hailed by thousands at q fish fry
In Colorado. Symptoms Of ciyiliza-
TONS illness are here aplenty, too:
College boys train for, the Naval
Reserve on the U. s. 8. Wyoming,
the S. S. washington arrives with
load of refugees, the Burma road
Is closed on the demand of the
japanese, the United States Navy
tests new torpedo boats, Boston
flremen are trained in anti-aircraft
defense, Harvard opens a flying
school, Gen. Chang Kai-shek la
bors on his army and air force, an
amusement park stages q hair.
pulling contest.
Short subjects include alpine
Gardens visit to the Alps show
ing the beauties Of the Tyrol in the
springtime; "Odd Vocations,'. one
of which is Charles Gays hon farm
in California: an Our Gang comedy
titled THE New Pupil" and Swing
Social" the weeks color cartoon.
~~4s.,s. .-,-ss-e..e-..~ >. H. N.
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Miss O'Hara
Shines in
Met Film
Irish Lass Stars in
Clemence Danes
Divorce Drama
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

That dreary Christmas of Glenn
ence Danes Bill of Divorcement,"
previously marked on the stage
and on the screen by Katharine
Cornell and Katharine Hepburn,
now is celebrated by Maureen
O'Hara. The new film at the Metro
politan is no holiday, of course,
though this talented young colleen
does play it with a fair which
may bring as much good fortune
to her career as the role did to the
careers OF the two Katharines.
Bill of Divorcement' is no holi-
day for several reasons. In the
first place this story of the blight
Of insanity on the Fairfield family
that forced young Sydney to cast
aside her plans for happy marriage
Is downright gloomy. And this tell
ing of it is matter of fact, even
abrupt on occasion, leaving the
story just gloomy. not dramatic
too often.
When 1t is dramatic the credit
is due the members of the cast.
Miss OHara, especially, is a re-
markably appealing Sydney, one
whose brooding over her inevitably
black fate is something with fire in
1t and not all thing of darkness.
Her appeal Is heart-wrenching in
that scene of her final farewell to
the John Storm of her dreams,
though he (Patric Knowles) seems
to bear up under the shock with
considerable more calm than we
felt. .-
Fay BANTER, too, makes the most
OF the trials she must face. Hers
Is not an easy or happy life, her
lot that of a woman who has di-
vorced a husband thought incurably
insane, only to have him turn up
In, the midst of her plans for mar
riage. Miss Bainter's sensitive por-
trait is another that will tug at
your heart. Dame May Whitty,
Herbert Marshall and Adolphe
Menjou are about, too, and to-
gether all these people almost make
one believe all these troubled af-
fairs. Almost, but not quite.
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Rachel Field
Film Lingers
At Earle
All This, Etc. Has
Full Flavor of
Original Novel

1t was an impressive piece of story
| telling that Rachel Field achieved
in "All This and Heaven, Too" The
fascination of Miss Fields tale OF
tragic love now has been matched
by Warner Bros. in the screen ver-
sion which offers Bette Davis and
Charles Boyer as the central figures
in the famous romance. The cellu-
loid translation is visible at the
Earle, where it has been held over
a second week as BELTS a picture
which so strongly Smacks of prize
winning virtues.
In the interest of conciseness, the
screen adaptation dispenses with
considerable of Miss Fields ma
terial. 1t is done, however, to the
advantage of the story as screen
drama. Moreover, it is accomplished
without change in the brooding,
tragic mood which hangs over the
Inflated romance of the aristocratic
Due de Praslin and Henriette De
Lucy, the magnificent little gov
erneSS.
AS Henriette Miss Davis gives a
performance that comes close to
disposing of the Academy Award
for feminine stars for 1910. With
q restraint that would make a fine
model for other actresses in similar
roles, she seeks out all the tender
ness, firmness. honor, wisdom and
kindliness of the woman whose love
deserved better fate than to be-
come the scandal of an empire. Ex-
cellent, too, is Boyer as the har-
aSSed De Praslin, but next to Miss
Davis, this reviewer is disposed to
award acting honors to Barbara
ONeil. AS the twisted, tormented,
insanely jealous Duchess de Pras-
lin Miss ONeil is superb.
The excellence of casting of "All
This and Heaven, Too" is not lin
tied to its principals. but extends
down to the least of characters, an
expensive but entirely wise provi-
sion on the part of the studio. So,
also. was its choice of Anton Litvak
as director, for despite its length and
its exhaustive searching for the
dramatic richness of the story, the
picture never seems long.
AS model in stage shows, it Is
very easy to recommend the brief
program arranged by Harry Anger
around Dancer Betty Bruce and
mixed octet. the New Yorkers. With
the Roxyettes, they demonstrated
that quality is better than quantity
any time. JIG.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Joe Brown Learns
What Work Is

Joe E. Brown is learning the hard
way what it means to play a dual
role in motion pictures.
The comedian is starred in CO.
Mmbia's so You Won't Talk" play
ing meek newspaper book reviewer
and a gang lord, and he has had
only one day off in four weeks.
What is more, he won't get another
day of rest-Sundays excepted
until the picture finishes.
In one day, shooting double ex-
posures, in which Brown appeared
with himself, he changed his clothes
and makeup % times. To COM
plicate matters, the story, written
by Richard Flournoy, calls for each
Of the characters to impersonate the
other.
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owes most for the heart warming
quality Of the picture. Under Sam
Woods discerning and sympathetic
direction they have evolved screen
drama that is a must for all who
would like an albumlike revelation
of Americas charming past.
II X
Little Jackie Heller, the mite
whose way with a song has been
winning applause too long to need
mention until it begins to change
for the worse, headlines the vaude-
vile bill which Gene Ford has de-
vised under the title, "A Flight of
Stars" Before he comes around to
his own job, Heller m. c.'s a bright
show which includes some neat
dancing by Cherie and Tomasita In
the classical and acrobatic manners,
some neater comedy stepping by the
Colstons and some highly popular
band limitations by the oxford boys.
The Rockets open and close the
program with two spirited routines,
the latter very handsomely pro-
duced affair.
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Hardy Cycle
Leads Andv
And 1t Does So
With Mood of
Series Intact

The ubiquitous Hardys, Andy
and family. seize New York as
the scene Of their ninth adven-
ture in domestic comedy. 1t comes
under the heading of Andy Hardy
Meets a Debutante." now In its
second week at Loew's Palace. It
also comes snugly within the SIM
pie. honey formula that has made
the series such an endless delight
to the public and an unending
source of profit to Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer.
Latest chapter in the affairs of
the Hardys finds the self satisfied
Andy again in the throes OF love,
a kind Of hopeless amour for New
York's most glamorous debutante
who doesn't even know of his ex-
istence and probably never even
heard of Carvel-the dumb little
mouse. The story is moving
constantly toward a meeting
OF the ., two, meeting whose
virtue will be that Andy can re-
turn home with proof that he at
least met the girl and thus escape
Evening star., 1940-07-20
In ths Country.

Cross Roads -"Ihe Skull" spooky,
very spooky thriller -chiller: s:40
pm. fr
Roadside -" "Sweetbrier," mellow
melodranls shout the flower GIRL of
the old New York: $40 pm.
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the further taunts Of his Carvel
gang. 1t has its very funny mo-
ments and properly contrasting
number Of those which contain only
woe for the arrogant Andy.
New personality introduced In
Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante"
is Diane Lewis, William Powells
new Mrs. Miss Lewis is the naughty,
weary debutante, the spoiled darling
Of cafe, and real, society.
Among the regulars, Mickey
Rooney actually has moments when
it is necessary to 60 all out in order
to dominate some OF the scenes
which he plays with Judy Gar
land Miss Garland, who tosses off
a couple Of nicely rendered vocal
numbers en- route, gives the i'm
preston that no one is going to
steal a scene from her without
struggle.
1t adds to the fun. So do the
pretty stern lectures which Lewis
Stone as Judge Hardy has to de-
liver to Andy in some of his up
startish moods. J.. C..
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MacD Donald.Eddy
Serenading Again

Summers serenade by jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy, the
Nations favorite serenaders, this
year has taken the corpulent form
of ''The New Moon" The melodi-
Gus old thing. so dated that it has
one line, To-day, France is free"
finds Its greatest merit in its music.
All Sigmund Romberg's music from
the gay, dancing decade which pre-
ceded the depression is there, to-
gether with an addition or two that
Is in the same sweet, nostalgia mood.
Miss Macdonald and her baritone
co-star make quite something of
Lover Come Back to Me-" WANT
ing You" and other items in the
rich score.
Between songs, however, 1.-THE
New Moon" achieves a two-edged
dullness in the form of a story that's
silly and acting that doesn't mask
that defect in the smallest degree.
j. C..
Evening star., 1940-07-20
Our Town Comes to Screen,
Thing of Haunting Charm
Picture Version at Loew's Capitol
Has Quaint Appeal of Original
Despite CHANGES in It's Form
BY JAY CARMODY.

scoers at the movies whose name not legion
Our dramatic
cinema Here they goated something distinctive definitely
the theater that the movies would
The sconers prepare wey-o
Capitol
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r eV er e nee for
the story which
gives it a uni
versal appe a !.
1t as b e e n
changed, not al
together to its
a d v a n t age as
drama, only in
respect to an
ending W hic h
substitutes seri-
Gus illness for
the death of it's
heroine in the
third episode. In
refusing to allow
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Produced Sol Lesser did not sub
stanitially alter the nature OF Thorn
ton Wilder's play. however, and
probably succeeded in making it
more appealing to the movies larger
audience. Moreover, in providing it
with conventional settings, of which
the play had none, he sacrificed
Evening star., 1940-07-20
The Hard Way

In the past three years Brian
Donlevy has been killed in every
one of his pictures excepting one.
However, his death in Brigham
Young" tops all his movie deaths.
He will be devoured by thousands
OF hungry crickets. o..
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showin&

Capitol-"Our Town" film version
of the Thornton Wilder play: II
am, las, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm
Stage shows: 1855, $40, 6:25 and
9:l0 pm.
Metropolitan-"Bill of Divorce
ment," now with Maureen O'Hara :
1880 am. 1870, 3:35, $40, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Andy Hardy Meets q
-Debutante," being q further adven-
ture In young amour: 1O:45 am,
1855, $40, 5:25, 7:40 and 9:55 pm.
Earle-"All This, and Heaven
Too with Bette Davis and Charles
Boyer: 9:45 am, 1875, $3.50, 6:25
and $50 pm. Stage shows: 1910,
sos, 6 and 9:l0 pm.
Keith's - Private Affairs" ro-
nance in the light-hearted man
ner: IL, "a, 6, 8 and 10 pm.
Columbia-"Ne Moon,", with
jeanette Macdonald and Nelson
Eddy: 1850 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and
9:35 pm.
Litt1e-"The Biscuit Eater" the
classic Of a boy and his dog: II am,
12:45, 2:30, 4:20, SOS, 7:50 and $40
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
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KNEe ITALIAN REsTAURANT, 1907
oe Sales. st., sppeeite May Sewer, Hetel.
eDeeializing n ravieH and spaghetti. Phone
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IVNIHOK KIV NI1NNI CVIII
account of
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Eddie Albert has his first stage
role framed and hung in his den. 1t
consisted of one line on single page
of script.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
Ogena

Mrs. Swan and daughter, Beatrice,
spent Saturday with her son, Ire,
in Siren, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rude Steviner and
son of Siren, Wis.,, spent Sunday at
the Ted Benson home.
The Garden club met at the home
of Mrs. J. Linehan Wednesday of last
week. Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Pike
assisted Mrs. Linehan in serving the
lunch.
Mrs. Joe Beaufeaux, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Ryan, Mrs. Swan, MIR. and Mrs.
Kenneth Beaufeaux and children
called at the Fred Thyar home Sum
day afternoon.
Grandma Utley is very ill. The
minister from Danbury called to see
her Sunday.
Tommy Ryan went to work last
Thursday morning near Sandstone
weaving snow fence for the county
The school is to be closed Friday
for summer vacation. Miss Curry is
coming back to teach the coming
year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
ClOverdale
(From Another Correspondent

Sam Haines spent the weekend
with his family. He is now employed
at Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kottke had as
their guests the past week the lat
ter's brother-in-law and sister from
st. Paul.
Dorcas Bjerke spent Tuesday night
of last week with Geraldine Wolf.
Mrs. Marie Kohlloppel and son,
Marvin, returned home last Thursday
from the University hospital where
Marvin had his tonsils removed.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Steen and FAM
lily left Monday for LaVerne to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Stems sister who
passed away Saturday.
Bill Straw and o. Anderson re-
turned Sunday evening from Lake
Minnewawa where they had spent
two days fishing.
School Dist. No. 80 had its picnic
Friday, May "a. A large crowd was
in attendance. The picnic dinner was
much enjoyed, after which races of
all kinds were run and prizes given
to the winners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Geysler, Elenor
Lyseth and Walden Brant went to
Duluth Sunday on sightseeing trip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
Duxbury

The Ladies Aid held a package sale
in the hall Friday night which was
reported success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Freidli of
Minneapolis, came Friday night to
visit at the home of Mrs. Freidli's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Glienke.
Mrs. VIM. Berg of Duluth, was a
visitor at the Max Lampson home
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Shute and
Erwin spent from Sunday until We'd
nesday at the R. G. Schultz home
near Kingsdale.
Mrs. Norman Matson and Winifred
and Junior and Mrs. Max Lampson
were callers Sunday afternoon at the
Nels Matson home near Cloverton.
Mrs. A. M. Anderson, Mrs. Nc
Cullen, Mrs. c. Bjork and Mrs. Nor
man Matson were callers at the R.
Shute home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Linehan and children of
Danbury, Wis, are spending this week
at the home of Mrs. Linehan's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Glienke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shute and
Rosamond visited at the c. Selhaver
home in Danbury, Wis, Sunday.
Miss Mildred Anderson spent Mon
day evening at the R. Swanson home.
Several people from Duxbury at
tended services in Cloverton Sunday
evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
(From Another Correspondent

Edwin Chesbrough made business
trip to Pine City Tuesday of last
week.
The Ben Nelson family visited at
the Edwin Chesbrough home Wednes-
day evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewel Nelson and Miss
Margie and Marlyn Bush called at the
Ben Nelson home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blame Bush came from
Duluth Saturday. Mr.. Bush return
ing Sunday. The girls and Mrs. Bush
returned the first of the week.
The Blaine Bush family and the
Ben Nelson family visited at the
Rudolph Bagge home near Askov
Saturday evening.
Joe Schmidt did some sheep shear
ing for Ben Nelson Tuesday of last
week.
Chas. Lawrence was a Sandstone
caller Saturday.
John Webber sheared sheep in this
vicinity Friday.
Edwin Chesbrough did some corn
planting for Ben Nelson Saturday and
Monday.
Ernest Erickson spent the week.
end with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson of Rut-
ledge, visited at the Grandma Nelson
home Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
the Albert Swanson home Saturday

the Albert Swanson home Saturday
evening.
Visitors at the George Hanson home
Wednesday evening of last week were
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Larson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Runo Larson and family, Mrs.
Paul Marohn and Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Benson and family, all of Den
ham.
Dan Svardahl and Magnus Lund-
strom were business visitors at the
Holgar Larson home Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Healy of Hinck-
ley, and Mrs. T. c. Wolf, Geraldine
and Harold were visitors at the Con-
rad Svardahl home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Hanson and family
were business callers in Moose Lake
Monday.
The Irons Brothers of Clover, were
in this vicinity shearing sheep Mon
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
East Pine

The Arna Community club meeting
which will be held Tuesday night,
June 4, will feature All Club work
The program for the evening will
have features put on by the members
of the Markville All Club, of which
Miss Norma Ballantine is president.
Everyone is urged to come and hear
what these boys and girls are doing
The baccalaureate service for the
graduating class of the Cloverton
high school was held in the school
auditorium Sunday night. The SER
mon by Rev. A. E. Mclean of Mark
vile, was on the topic, "This Race
Called Life" The five members of
the class were all present, dressed in
their caps and gowns in the class
colors, purple and gold. Two selec-
tons by the high school girls chorus,
"The Bells of st. Mary and ''The Old
Refrain" were presented with real
ability and greatly enjoyed by the
large group present for the occasion.
Mrs. Paul Babcock was in Superior
last week to have some dental work
done.
Mrs. Rolloff and daughter, Cath
crime, left for home Wednesday of
last week after visiting many friends
around Markville several days. Mr..
Bergman, Mrs. Rolloff's father, left
Friday for Webster and nearby places
for visit before returning to Monte
video.
William Barge was in Markville
Friday afternoon. His son, Rodney,
went with him to Yellow Lake for
brief visit.
The Markville Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid held surprise party at the Mon
son home Wednesday night of last
week. Games of various kinds were
played and a fine lunch was served
by the hostesses of the evening
A group of ladies of the Markville
Presbyterian church gathered at the
church Friday and gave the build
ing thorough cleaning. A pot
luck lunch was served at noon.
Jack Grace has been doing some
blowing and disking on the R. E. Bal
lantine place the past week with
his tractor.
A group went from eastern Pine
county to Pine City to the county
play day program Saturday.
This is busy week for school
students taking their final eXamina-
tons. 1t is reported that they are
enjoying them as well as usual.
The session of the Cloverton Pres
byterian church met at the Hughes
home Wednesday night of last week.
A representative of the Stokely
Brothers Canning Company was in
Cloverton Wednesday of last week
delivering bean seed and giving in
structions for the benefit of the grow
ers. 1t is reported that about 80
acres of beans have been contracted
in eastern Pine county. The folks
are hoping they will have good
season.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-30
Lake View Ripples

Rev. and Mrs. Nels Benson and a
friend of Hinckley, called at the Gust
Pearson home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Borchard
spent last Thursday evening at the
Henry Borchard home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Borchard spent
one evening recently at the Harry
Gustafson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson spent
Friday evening at the w. F. Borchard
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
spent Saturday evening at the Her.
man FoSS home.
Mrs. Wilmer Kroschel is i'll with
chicken pox at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pearson, Mr.
and Mrs. Sylverton Loftness and