Next Week At Local Theatres
EDWARD ROBINSON
IN NEW MID-WEEK
FILM AT PEOPLES
Has Dual Role In The Whole
Town’s Talking; One of
His Best Portrayals
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PATRICIA ELLIS
BUSTER CRABBE
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Are Stars of Hold ’Em Yale
At Downtown House Mon
day and Tuesday
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By HOWARD HANCOCK
Damon Runyon’s genius for the
lingo and quaint mannerisms of
Broadway s citizens” is again
brought to the screen in “Hold ’Em
Yale,” which opens the week at
the Peoples, playing a Monday
Tuesday engagement.
The cast includes Patricia Ellis,
Cesar Romero, Larry Crabbe, Wil
liam Frawley, Andy Devine and
Warren Hymer. The yarn shows
what happens when Broadway’s
hard-boiled “citizens” take foot
ball seriously. Their interest in
the college game arise from then
having deposited on their hand
a dizzy, littlei heiress whose
father won’t take her back
until she has married a certaii
Yale boy, Larry Crabbe.
Her presence is so pa-.nful t<
these “citizens” who must eat her
cooking, wash their necks and suf
fer various other inconveniences
while she is around that they are
determined to make a hero out of
the Yale boy in order to persuade
her to marry him. How they ac
complish this is shown in the hilar
ious climax which takes place in
the Yale bowl at a game between
Harvard and Yale.
Edward G. Robinson, as Arthur
Jones, in “The Whole Town’s
Talking,” which will be the feature
attraction on next week’s Peoples
program, playing Wednesday and
Thursday at the downtown house
is a prosaic little clerk in a big
office. As Jones, he finds his
principle pleasures and excitements
talking to his canary bird, feeding
his cat, and writing poetry, which
ought to be prosaic enough to
suit most anyone. Then, one day
his humdrum existence changes.
The police dig him out of a bowl
of soup, so to speak, clap hand
cuffs on him and rush him to a
third-degree session. This is not
for talking to his canary, feeding
his cat, or writing poetry, but all
because it appears he is the exact
double of Killer Mannon, who is
Public Enemy No. One! The cops
are eager to put their hands on the
killer and hustle him off to the
electric chair. So, when they spot
Robinson in the restaurant, eat
ing his alphabet soup, they grab
him so quickly he swallows all
the letters from A to Z, without
chewing one.
After a great deal of difficulty,
Edward G. convinces the coppers
he has never killed anyone—not
even in his poems, and they re
lease him. The newspapers have
given the little episode a big play,
and when he gets home that night,
there is Killer Mannon waiting for
him. This part is also taken by
Robinson, of course. The killer
wants that letter the D. A. has
given him which says he is not the
killer, but Arthur Ferguson Jones.
j New Chicago Prodigy I
CHICAGO . . . Passing the Federal
Bureau of Education test with high*
est rating, Joan Bishop, 8, (above),
now' ranks highest Chicago prodigy.
. . . She has read fluently since she
was three years old, has composed
many musical scores and plays with
smooth tcchniaue.
Mannon figures he can then more
safely about the city, and wher
the cops stop him he will merely
flash the letter of identification
Robinson is indeed in a tough spot.
In “The Whole Town’s Talking,’
Edward G. Robinson comes into his
own again as a film luminary. It
is said he gives an excellent por
trayal, playing the serious and
comedy episodes with equal facil
ity. Jean Arthur has the leading
feminine role, and the cast includes
Arthur Hohl, Wallace Ford and
Donald Meek.
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Paramount has again found a
winning combination in Mary El
lis, glamorous and beautiful for
mer Metropolitan Opera singer,
and Carl Bisson, who is young edi
tion of Harry Richman, with as
much appeal as a Maurice Chev
alier, plus good looks and a fine
voice.
The two are co-starred in “All
The King’s Horses,” which will
be shown on Friday, “bargain day”
next week at the Peoples. The
picture is a musical comedy, that
moves gaily and swiftly. Edwan
Everette Horton is featured in the
supporting cast.
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Administratrix’s Notice
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Having qualified as Administra
trix of the estate of M. R. Vick, de
ceased, late of Halifax County
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned at
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
on or before the 26th day of Febu
ary, 1936, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This 26th day of February, 1935.
ZILLAH G. VICK, Administra
trix of estate of M. R. VICK.
The American Mother for 1935 *
NEW YORK ... A small vivacious woman with sparkling dark bine eye#
nwrl silvery hair has been selected by The Golden Rule Mother’s Day com
mittee as the typical American Mother for 1935. She is Mrs. Fletcher M.
Johnson of Irvington, N. Y., widow, 59, shown above with one of her thir
teen grandchildren. She is the mother of six children.
Announce Wedding
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Mrs. Swain Norman was hostess
on Saturday afternoon when she
entertained at bridge and announc
ed the coming wedding May 7th
of Miss Helen Marshall and Lieut.
William S. Penn.
Miss Effie Avent held high score
and was presented dusting powder.
Second high prize linen handker
chiefs went to Miss Anne Hale.
Mrs. Jack Cassada, a recent bride,
and Mrs. Turner Stevenson of
Garysburg were remembered with
gifts.
Roanoke Rapids Theatres
PROGRAM FOR WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 22nd
PEOPLES
PHONE R-392
Monday-Tuesday
PATRICIA ELLIS-BUSTER CRABBE
HOLD ’EM YALE
Wednesday-Thursday
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
The Whole Town’s Talking
Friday
MARY ELLIS-CARL BRISSON
All The King’s Horses
Saturday
BOB STEELE
WESTERN JUSTICE
IMPERIAL
PHONE R-393
Monday-Tueaday
GEORGE RAFT-CAROL LOMBARD
RUMBA
Wednesday
ARLINE JUDGE-RAY WALKER
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Thursday-Friday
PAUL LUKAS
CASINO MURDER CASE
Saturday
BUCK JONES
FIGHTING SHERIFF