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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-11

/ ~y. ;,.r.... hazards if our great road
hul}GH. program IN The post defense
period ..r"l..~ -EhonHmous with rellef.
Pau. g.. r. @aU. motor company exec
1i'.N
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-11
Famous Sayings

Thc worlds q Stage where Gods onnipotonee. hi5
justice. knoVtdar love and providence do act the
parts DuBartas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-11

MEMBER
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. Nation
al Editorial Association.
California Newspaper Pub
fishers Association.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-12-18
Nhtnns. 3iucis 19.

Is yicre allen MitglieOern 5llr
freunollhcn gsahridt, oab Scr Ser.
Elm in ieiner lcbten Seriomnlllln9
beihloiien bat, unicre iabrlidlc Ge.
aernLoeriummlung am SonnEag
Den 2i. 9eSember, 2 llhr nafm!t'
tags. ob5ubalten, Inn ieOen WitalieS
8elcgenbeit 81, gcben bielcr beia,-
tpobncn. ga in oieier 9eriammlllng
Ser iGbrlibe 8erid,t gegeben iuir>
iptpie ol,d Sic 8camtcuipabl ltait,
iinSet. 10 bitten mir ieSes Mitglieb
antucienb 5it iein lno lid, einen So.
amtenItab ST tpiibleN, luelf)cr Dem
gcrein auh nddites Sabr sctrel,
llno ebrlib fiibrt, 5ur Gbre un>
Nhtl,ns unicres 'Sad)ienoolfes. sln,
10. Ges. bielten Die 8eamteu ihr
MbihieSsbanfctt ab, pelfes iie lid
ielbIt beitellt hatten nno III cine,
tpunoerbaren Weiie BON sSrau Wai'
MelitiGfa por6ereitet pprocn mar
Naes berlief in poQer Ginigfeit I'M,
briiSerIider Weiie, Elm 8elpeis oal
ieber sum Beitcn ocs 0ereins gear.
be;It bat unb fein bartes Befiib!
aegen ieinen Ndd)iten trdet. go bof
fen uno tpiini6en iie oasielbe aud
bon alien Mitbriioern, oamit mir Ell
Mig lmo in briioerlider @eiie sic;
alte Sabr abit'licbcn rno nit fri
lhem Mut uno &raft oas neue SaD,
antreten.
Mn0reas &efel, Sefr.
Nllen unieren 8roBbeamten. Bolts.
acnoiicn unb Nebafteur. ipelfe uns bic.
Ies Sabr 10 trcl,lic, beiacitanben iinb
ioipie Salemer 8riibern unh Sdipe.
itern iuiiniden mir froblidje @eibnad:
ten unb Elm ieeensreides neues Sabr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-12-18
Ams pe,attesfe,pn, Okie
9as Sabresfeit ber bentidlen Sams
taaid)mle.

slm 13. Iesember fano in uniernl
Sahienbeim bas lpunberbare uno
ieierlide iSeit unlerer ail:oer Itntt.
Seit 5tuan5is Sabren miro in Ser
Sonterus Stride inter groben per
ionlihen Spfern bes YIurrers uno
ieincr Selferinnen cine Samstag'
idule erbalten. Sbr 3iucd lit, oen
lebten glimmenoen Goht lmleres
polfiiden 9ebens nid)t eriterben Sl
laiien. gaiGbrlih peranitaltet Die
Samstagid,ule Elm Set, Inn 5u sci
gen, lpos ollcs man nit Srele lnN
gutem @illcn erreid)en fnnn.. 6
miro oaourd oeriudJt, bus 8e,uliier
oerer auf5ur6tteln. oie oas tcurc
Grbslt ser slbnen leihtfertis bon
| lid geiporfeu mo Oas beiIige Gater,
unier in 2utbers Sprahc aufgege.
ben baben. - M0ge auh oicies sseIl
oa3u bcigetra9en babcn, baB oaS
YeranttportllngsbeipuBtiein bel mun.
bem unter uns eripahc!
Gas Yrogramm lit 5ulan9 um
anf ale 9eflamationen, 2ieoer, Mu
iifbarbietlung, SbeaterauffMrllng
uitp. einsugebeu. Soldes Sabresieit
uniercr &inoer, ipelhes bon slniang
big gnSe inn oeutifen Mlutterlai,t
ouf Ser 8iibne ibtpin9t; fam man
MIR erleben, tpenn man es nit eigc'
nen s(ugen iiebt.
@ir iino uns bupuBt. licbe Bolts
genofen ooB iih id,!perc 8cipittrr.
tpolfen oes arieges al,f nuf unier
0ano beriiber9e5ogen hnben. Sic
@elt lit mad, nIlcn Mihtlngeu ger
riiien uno Sic GSlfer lteben iid) III
blutieem Sample gegeniiber @ir
tpolen aber oie &ofinung nid)t al,f,
geben, ionoern nit Superiid,t in Die
9ufunft ihauen ipie Ser @anbers
mann, Der Sen 0eg trot ,Stl,rm u,N
@egen tpeiteriett bis Sic Come nic.
Ser iheint uno er oas geiagte 3iel
erreid)t bat. Sn ioldem Sinne ur5
NIT FOLDER gntidloienbeit rufen mir
aus Der Mitte unierer ainber alien
golfsaenoiien AZ: ySaltet felt an
Dem grbe, tpelhes Die Mutter eud
i ins 2eben mitgeeeben bot, oas refine
9lut unb Die teure Mutteriprade ("
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-12-18

slllen trellen GolfsgcnoHen abcr. 81.
iolde Sdulen unterltiisen, inoem lie
finan3ieQ, lpenn nift aroers NIT.
belfen, lei biermit ber5llh srntulieri
oenn iolde 8elbanlage trGat tau.
Ienbiche Sntereiien fir uniere Srt.
fl,nft.
Sbr liebe gltern aber felt nid,i
pergeiien, mir baben aeieben, mos
eure ainber leilten fonnten uno mir
oanfen eud) fir Die 9reue, sic ibt
eurem golfe betpeiNt. inbem ibr
euren ainoern mitbelft Bel oieie;
idtperen slufgabe, iiberbrinet ser
4inbern uniere berolibiten @riiBl
uno Mnerfennune.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-12-18

Wcibnad)tsfeier.

Iie 3tpeige 1S unb 19 balten nj
iibIid, audi bieies Sabr cine gereill'
ihaftlihe 0eibnahtsicier am 81
Ge5cmber, po5u iebon sroBe Gorbe'
reit,,nge,, gctroffen tporOen iino. .slae
griiber uno Shpeitern ioluie 9e
fannte uno Sreunoe bon nah uni
fern iiuo anfs ber5lidNte eingelaoen
Cine erIttlaiiige Ntliit fir Sung
uno Ilt miro am Ylabe iein UNI
ieoem elm paar irobe Stlunoen BE-
reiten.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-12-18
24S Is State Str. Salem. 8

slber al,d Dem Setter, Sen Qeb.
rern uno 9ebrerinnen banfen tpi,
fir lire unsm6 6olidc Mrbeit an I'M.
ierer Sugeno, el,re 2eiit,,ng liegt uns
am Ser5en unS bleibt unoereeBlid
in Der Geididte unieres 0olfes
bier5ulanbe.
llno 10 ihlieben mir oas Sabres.
felt Ser oeltiden Samstagidule tief
in uniere Seele Elm uno griiben euG
ale redt berolid). @eorg Deppner,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Dancing Masters
Hold Session
At Arnd+ Studio

ABOUT SEVENTY-FIVE dane
ing teachers from all parts of the
state are expected to attend the
Dancing Masters of Michigan Fall
Normal School at the Elaine Arndt
School of Dance, Sunday, Novem-
Der 80.
Following registration at 9:15
a. m, a group of the most promi-
nent teachers will conduct hourly
individual classes in all types of
dancing, continuing until Sis p. m.
Berenice Holmes. famous ballet
dancer and teacher, is coming
from Chicago TO be the featured
guest artist teacher. She will con-
duct classes in ballet technique
and ballet dance. Others Of prom
inence who will attend the school
include Benjamin Lovett, Henry
Ford's old time dance instructor,
who will hold a class in old
fashioned dances, and Theodore J.
Smith.
/ The Elaine Arndt School was
selected for the gathering because
of its completely modern facilities,
which ranks it among the finest
and most beautiful dance institu-
lions of the country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
LAVISH REVUE

"Folies Bergere, on the stage
turns out 10 be a lavish and enter.
tanning vaudeville revue with
plenty of c.ever acts and some at.
tractive production numbers.
Outside Of two or three features
the sensational aerialist who does
81 turns on rope. and diminutive
Andre Ratoucheff's miniature i'm.
personation of Maurice Chevalier
this is about as French as Times
Square, but II is good show.
Wonderful Cass Daley, the goor
princess of swing. knocks herself
and the audience out -Wiih-hef
Wacky Feeitals. best OF which is the
Lament Of the Laundry Maid.
Dead-pantomomiSt Gene Sheldon
clowns through his hilarious banjo
playing routine twe btfli terriers
play football and Lucienne and
Ashour give each other a brutal
beating in what's literally a knock.
out Apache number.
Helen Mac, an acrobatic troupe
and Darlene Walders are others
who help 10 fill the bill. Most
striking Of the production numbers
are the Illusion dc Paris and the
lamp post numbers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Film Time Clock

ADAMs-"Ksep I'm Flying" 1925
5l2, s:Ss, s;4t. II 80 p m. "Smai
Town Deb" Ll:ii n. M, 2, $40. 1881
BROADWAY CAPIToI~-"piv. Bomber. -
~ 20. .06. 7;s2. 1913 y. m. VIVID Gees,
'hInne, n, m, 2:i6, 6:32. 1928 y. m.
llNDERELLA-"Diye Bomber" IL 80,
sHo, H. IL 80 p. m. wild Geese Calling
cINEMA-"Mr. Celebrity" Ia:os, gre
t:55. 1918. s;iO. ~ p. m. "swamp
WOMAN rs, $40. O, s:2S, 1880 p. IN.
risHER-"Diys Bomber" la:lo. st1,
FON-"f Wake IN Screaming" II
n. m, -, f;as. 7:I2, s:53 p. m, I2 "a
a. m. Never Give a sucker an Even
Break" ls;25, 800, 5:5s. s:S1, Il:aI
HOLLNWOOD-"Diye Bomber" 2:so
a:2f. 1923 p. m. "NnId Geese Calling,
1, 80, s:5s n. m, l2 so n. m.
MADlsoN-"The Count of Monte Girls
to- ii q. m, ESQ. g., $50 p. M,
McRgIaAN-"skyIsrk." II A. m. las
go. 1871. 1910 p. m. "Foles Berrere,"
iats, s;as. sal BIO p. m.
.. m. RED Head" n q. m. I.ss, 4.Is,
e:5s, 1882 p. m. 1910 a. m.
RfvIERA-"Dive Bomber," I 20. sos
s:ai p. m. 1915 a. m. "wiId Geese Cali
R-K-o rPTowN-"Di,e bomber" l.
t;S2. S;02. II rs y. ~. wild Geese Call.
ing" SIi. 6;if. 1927 y. m.
ROYAI--"Di,c Bomber" I2i47. ash,
$40. li;ts p. m. wild Geese Calling, -
UNITED ARTIsTs-"smiIln' Through. q
1 ;0l, ass, s:2f. 1883 .. m. Tho Fem
mime Touch" l1;O7 a. m. 2;te, $50,
l0u o, m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29

report, bit the family that took
them IN uds an Italian one
PaUt Nararro, q jiulk man Nth
nine children Of his o1cn. (And
By stranger coincidence, this
Italian family lived on Britain
dvenue.)
Later the Hoores found a
house to lire ia. House2 Wei,
more Of a lean-to shack, loith-
ont plumbing, but Il costs only
a fer dollars q month. The
Nordrros, Nth ioudabie disre-
guard for the fact that Britain
and Italy are dt icar (hock-
neyed as 10 sounds. let's sag
again: The PEOPLE arc not
at wor ,cith each other) 90 over
TO the Hodrcs' shack on Sm-
days. taking their spaghetti and
meat balls NTH them, and share
their dinner. An American
couple, the Robert Northstines,
-hcLncd- -tnn--.4taa45- otf-corrrStl-tttt1g
iadoms.
There is very little said abou
the blitz The children 1.-TWO o
their cousins were killed. still
vIsibly at mention of tn
blitz, or even Of mention of re
turning TO London
They talk about their daddy
but some months ago his secont
ship was torpedoed Mrs. Hoar
has not heard from him since. ant
by this time her hope is fading
But il takes so long TO hear from
abroad now; perhaps he ESCAPED
again. (But she knows that one o
her brothers was killed fighting.
Well, the Iadom Club has
found some work for Mrs.
Hoare; some furniture: a stove.
Even a small house, which they
have rented back of the Crosse
POinte Farms Fire Department.
IL will be read soon. own
the new house have an up
stairs?" Owen asked. He was
very pleased when they said 1T
would have an upstalrs.)
This is "A tangled story. IT
gets more tangled. too. But
then. life Is tangled skein.
Elliott hadn't started TO tell
me about the Hoares. He had
started TO tell about the party
that the Iadom Club Is giving
tonight at the Statler 10 raise
funds for Bundles. and the
Hoares came into IL when he
mentioned that Mrs. Hoare's
oldest girl, Veronica, who will
be a program girl.
III say no more about that, eX
cept / hope that those who ca
Will GO to the party tonight. ant
take time 10 say how d'you do
TO Veronica.
Remember, though. Please
don't say anything about Lon
don, or her daddy. You've read
the story: let it go at that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Mayfair Retains
Buddy Duray

BUDDY DURAY, comedia
whose popularity at the Mayfair
Club has increased with each
nightly performance, continues fol-
another week in the role of master
of ceremonies.
The wacky, wise-cracking comic
is responsible for the punch in 6
revue bubbling over with talent.
Among the performers are cute
Billie Burke. songstresS whose
Bonnie Baker impressions are
quite effective; Jack and Polly
Golding, comedy dancers; Elder
and De Orio. xylophonists; julie
Hewitt. accordionist who also sings
and dances, and Chico, the Latir
troubadour.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Play at Wilson

ST. FLORIAN CHURCH Of
Hamtramck is sponsoring the play,
The Virtue of Satan which Is
to -be gwen &C tHe Wilson Theater
Sunday afternoon and evening.
William Rocder and his Joyce Kill
mer Players viii present the show,
Entirc- nrncnedS-Inill- lac added 20
the building fund of the new Cath
Ole Center i'm Hamiramck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Excellent Dancing Makes
Friday BalIets Remarkable

world and the subsequent penalty
humanity must pay is idealistic
enough TO avoid being definitely
called a program.
Then for a stunning finale,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -pufsatfng
"Capriccio Espagnole" brought
down the curtain and the house,
too.
THE SPANISH SAUCE
This exciting favorite with its
idealization of flamenco dancing
and the performance of its four
stars, Krassovska and Massine as
the smouldering gypsies and Dani-
Iowa and Youskevitch as the peas
ants, leaves practically nothing 10
be desired in the way Of Spanish
dancing.
Efrem Kurtz directed the or
chestra which will play again for
both matinee and evening per-
formances today.
This afternoon "Coppelia,"
"Spectrede Ia Rose" and The
New Yorker" will fill the bill.
while "Serenade" and 'Bogatyri"
new and The Nutcracker' will
be the last program. CHARLES
GENTRY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
UNIQUE ENDING

The ending has unique twist,
too, which adds lot to the pic
ture.
The charms of Miss Cradle and
Miss Lands have been exploited
10 the full. though neither of the
girls will ever date any Oscars"
for great acting. Handsome Ma
ture also belongs in the looks de-
partHent although he shows more
presence here than in any OF his
previous films.
The best performance is given
by Laird kregar, as the strange
detective whose psychopathic be-
haVior throws an unusual slant on
the case
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
HAS AMUSING MOMENTS

In this film which opened on the
same bill with L Wake Up
Screaming. there are some anus
ing moments, like Bill in the
cafeteria or in the airliner berth,
but for the most part. even the
combined talents of little Gloria
Jean Leon Enrol Butch and
Buddy Franklin Pangborn and
Margaret Dumont can't hold this
pc up.
What Fields needs is a couple OF
good script writer's and director
who knows how 10 put the pieces
together. The gags are plenty and
an abundance of amusing people
so something ought to be done
about il soon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Jack Pickering
Here
and
y OW

MRS. GARDENERS BUTLER
A Crosse Pointe butler, you might
say, is a strange man 10 go TO,
to find a story. I'll let you be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29

A TERPSICHOREAN potpurri
of everything from abstract ballet
to slapstick comedy made Friday
nights Monte Carlo Ballet pro-
gram a study in colorful contrasts.
With the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra for accompaniment, this
troupe of artists certainly handed
out variety to its Masonic Audi
forum audience.
The new Saratoga" ballet which
opened the evening, proved to be
something of disappointment. 1t
is more of a musical comedy num-
Der than it is material for a
complete ballet, while the COM
missioned Weinberger score is thin
and not particularly imaginative.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29

h @ judge OF
that.
1t is NJ r s.
Arthur G. a r d.
ner'S Blu er,
Fred Elliott,
who happens 70
be a III oV &
ttrcC {
Iadon Club.
The Iadons.
a b out Is of
them, are but
fcrs, ca T p G n
tiers, business
men. gardeners.
i think it is the
only c lu b by
that name, and
of h at type
in the United
States. 1t was
named because
in a l1roadCasf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Switches Uniforms

EDDIE BRACKEN, who por.
ttrayed a draftee in Caught in the
Draft" is carrying his comedy into
the navy now. and wears sailors
uniform in THE Fleets In"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Blame YOUR LAZY
LIVER BILE IF.

CONSTIPATION with its headaches,
mental dullness and that "half-slive"
feeling may often result when your liver
doesn't secrete 20 to 80 ounces Of bile
ercry day into your intestines. SO you see
hov important it Is to keep bile flowing
freely! And what finer aid could one de-
sire than DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.
used 50 successfully for years by DR.. F.
M. Edwards for treating his patients for
constipation and sluggish liver bile.
Olive Tablets are unsurpassed in eff
feetiveness because they stir up liver
bile secretion to help digest fatty foods,
they tone up muscular intestinal action.
at the same time help elimination. Being
purely reoetabls, Olive Tablets are won-
derfull Test their supreme goodness TO.
NIGHTi 15t. 500. Coz. AL drugstores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
'APOTHEOsIs OF DANCE

Although we have never SUBJ
scribed to giving terpsichorean
Interpretation to specifically SYM
phonic music, this A-major SYM
phony, characterized by Wagner
as 1.-The Apotheosis of the Dance"
lends itself, far more readily to
photographic ire ( m en- t. The
esoteric idea of creation Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Concert TONIGHT

BUELAH CEDERBoRG-BEL-
FORD of the Flint Civic Opera
Company will be the guest soloist
of the Scandinavian Symphony Or
chestra concert to be held tonight
in the Ionic Masonic Temple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
SLOW DIALOGUE

II seemed 10 us thatihe dialogue
could have been popped up a little
more 10 suit tho actions and the
characters Of these three breezy
young people. Trite conversation
always tends 10 slow down snappy
direction and in this instance, il S
speed that counts. --.---.------
Frankly we are disappointed in
the w. G. Fields pictures we have
seen recently. His latest, Never
Give Sucker an Even Break
doesn't even give his fans a break.
He's always been one OF our
favorites in the funny field, but
nothing tappcns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
GIRL MURDERED

She is mysteriously murdered
and, OF course. suspicion falls like
a man hole cover on Mature. He
stands little chance to beat the
rap, because the investigation is
in charge Of Laird Kregar. an
omipous figure who has it in for
Mature.
Carole's sister, Betty Cradle,
who had always dtsiiked Mature,
however. changes her mind about
his guilt and helps him make a
getaway.
It's catch as catch can. from
then on, with a pursuit that takes
in the public library. all-night
movies. and the subway. Mature
is trying to find the real murderer
~ glnrn EH is NnnpEt l,ft,,cpf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29

from England they heard abou
people earring buttons will
Iadom on DEMONSTRATING for Il
all depends on me-
The club currently Is active
raising funds for Bundles for
Britain, but devotes itself TO
American needs. too. Military
and civilian. But their real,
down-to-earth job Is adopting
the Hoare family.
Before the war, 1t was a com
Portable working. family in Lon
don. Now Mrs. Mary Hoare anC
her three children are refugees
among the last 10 leave England
about year ago.
MIR. Hoare was chef at The
London Stock Exchange. Came
war, and he went to sea. Hi.
ship was torpedoed under him
But he came back, shipped again
In London, Mrs. HoaFe and the
children went through the blitz-
Veronica, now Ia years old, Chris.
tine, 9, and Owen, 7. Mr.. Hoart
scraped up the money to senc
them 10 America on a little tram
steamer.
Now they arc living on the edge
of Mt Clemens,
They we're Without money. It's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Fox Offers
Dramatic


DRAMATIC DYNAMITE ex-
plodes on the Fox screen this
week with Il Wake Up Scream
ing" as the chief film attraction.
This Manhattan melodrama of the
pace that kills has Betty Cradle,
Victor Mature and Carole Lands
involved in some exciting intrigue
with plenty of tense moments.
II exciting action picks you up,
this is your hypodermic.
Victor Mature. smart pro-
nloter, decides to make waitress,
Carole Lands, a glamour girl with
the help of an ex-matinee idol,
Alan Mowbray and Broadway
columnist. Allyn Joslyn. They sue
coed so we'll that Carols, gets a
Hollywood offer which she accepts
without the knowledge of her
hackers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
THEY'RE OFF,!

Dealing with the racetrack fes-
tivities during the gay and gallop-
ing COS, Saratoga is beautifully
dressed both for costume and
setting. but the chief feature is
that it gives Alexandra Danilova
and Frederick Franklin a superb
chance to eS sSeS.sv 1lreAfhafvelous
dancing.
All through last nights program,
the company was literally on its
toes and technically way above
par.
Never before here has the Bee
thoven Seventh Symphony been
danced as it was last night. Preci-
sion and smoothness distinguished
even the complex mass movements,
while the individual dancing OF
Tamara Toumanova, Youskevitch
and Franklin was a complete JOY
to watch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-29
Films in Review
By CHARLES GENTRY
sSkylark, ,
'FOIies' aHit
At Michigan

"SKYLARK"-or it's a rare bird
who can get her husband to aban-
don a profitable advertising BUSH
ness-comes in screen form to the
Michigan this week. along with an
elaborate stage show, "Folies Ber-
gere."
"Skylark" was the very success
full Samson Raphaelson play which
was fashioned from the Saturday
Evening Post serial for Gertrude
Lawrence.
Here Claudette Colbert under
takes the Lawrence role and plays
il for all IL is worth, and a little
more. Always a deft coincidence,
Colbert has not tried 10 emulate|
the chi-chi of Lawrence, but has
hit it Chiefly for the straight
laughs of which there are many.
SMART DIALOGUE
The dialogue is smart. the situa-
tons amusing and several scenes
have been added 10 give the picture
more action and 70 retrieve il from
being catalogued as a filmed
play"
Thanks 10 Allan SCOTS bright
Miss Colbert, Ray Mil
land and Brian Aherne do not
stand around and talk one another
TO death,
Miss Colbert Is the wife Of the
successful advertising manager,
Ray Milland On their fifth we'd
ding anniversary. she suddenly
decides that her husbands career
has gradually superseded his in
terest in her and in their life to-
gether.
LEAVES HUSBAND
She's particularly piqued about
having 10 cater 10 her husband 81
accounts, the rich
and their wives, es-
pecially wives like Binnie Barnes.
Binnie Barnes also has an attrac-l
tive escort IN Brian Aherne,
who makes up 10 the wife 10 keep
her husbands law business.
BY using Aherne as a lever
rather than a lover, Claudette
manages 10 get her husband to-
promise 10 quit his job and devote
himself 10 her.
Actually he doesn't quit and
when she discovers the deception
she really goes off "Skylarking"I
and il takes a long separation and
a sickeningly funny sailing trip
with Aherne before she can be
reconciled 10 Joining her husband. |
who is bound for South America.
CHANGE ENDING
BY giving II this ending. how
ever, the movie version has lost
the point of the play. On the stage.
the husband quits his business and
plans -tistii ..rrtrtt-rii- vacation WIN
his wife. But after a few weeks. |
when he Is offered the advertising
post OF big automobile concern.
she frantically begs him to take il
and go back 10 work.
This film is funny but II lacks
the irony Of the other situation.
Mllland Is good AS the absent
husband and Aherne Is
plausably romantic. bat il is the
women in the picture who count.
Binnie Barnes. as the malicious
and blatant wife, and Mona Barrie
as the wife of plastered Walter
Abel, are the best defined and
most amusing characters Of the
lot outside of Colbert.
LAVISH REVUE
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