- NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES
Joan Crawford and James Stewart in
ICE FOLLIES '39
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Starts 3-Day Run at Peoples Sunday
Back to the type of role in
Which she rose to stardom comes
Joan Crawford in “The Ice Follies
of 1939,” with James Stewart and
Lew Ayres, and will be shown
Sunday-Tuesday at Peoples The
atre.
“The Ice Follies of 1939,” deals
With the story of a tea,m of fancy
skaters, portrayed by James Stew
art and Lew Ayres. When Stewart
marries Joan Crawford and adds
her to the double act, trouble en
sues. The loss of a job in a skat
ing rink causes the girl to seek
employment on her own and be
cause of her unusual voice she
lands a film contract and signs it
before she notices the “no mar
riage” clause buried in the legal
terms. The three finally drift a
part. Stewart to seek backing for
his dream of staging an Ice Fol
lies, Ayres to one night stands in
Skating rinks, and Miss Crawford
to film stardom.
The way in which they are final
ly reunited will prove to be very
interesting.
A delirious romance that’s as gay
as New Year’s Eve and as modern
as tomorrow will be served at
Peoples Theatre Wednesday-Thurs
day, starring Loretta Young and
Warner Baxter as the chief roman
ticists in “Wife, Husband and
Friend.”
The picture’s opening finds Lo
retta and Warner blissfully happy
in their marriage. Loretta has
loads of money, a grand husband
and a lovely home. But, just like
a woman, she wants one thing
more. She wants to sing! And,
to make matters worse, she does.
Encouraged by Cesar Romero,
her music teacher, and a group of
well-meaning friends, Loretta
makes her debut on the concert
stage in spite of Warner’s pro
tests. The debut is successful,
thanks to her husband’s seat-sell
ing efforts, and she plans a cross
country tour.
As if this wouldn’t cause dissen
sion enough. Binnie Barnes steps
into the picture in the role of a
beautiful and famous opera sing
er and discovers that Warner Bax
ter, among other things, has a mag
hificent baritone voice. So he goes
on tour! Now, with Loretta going
one way and Warner going the
other, you’d never think they’d get
together.
An exciting story of women of
the sky, their split-second escapes
and the heart-throbs behind their
spectacular lives will be revealed in
"Tail Spin,” with Alice Faye, Con
stance Bennett, and Nancy Kelly
in the starring roles Friday-Satur
day at Peoples Theatre.
With Alice Faye as Trixie, Con
stance Bennett as Gerry and Nancy
Kedy as Lois, “Tail Spin” is the
exciting tale of these three who
brush wings with death in the
gamble they can lose only once.
Trixie flies for the money that’s
in it, Gerry because she finds the
sky’s the place to hide from love,
and Lois because it brings her
closer to the man she loves.
The film opens with a night club
scene in which Trixie appears as
an entertainer. After borrowing
two hundr“fi<- dollars from the
owner of the club on the pretext
that she needs it for her “mother
and brother,” she is next found on
the starting line waiting for the
flag that will send ten racing
planes into the air for the Wo
men’s Transcontinental Speed Race
to Cleveland.
The complications that take
place before Trixie f^yally makes a
record for herself w^t be interest
ing to all patrons. 'Hie supporting
cast includes Joan Davis, Charles
Farrell, Jane Wyman \ and others.
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TOWN
TALK
Miss Mary Ellen Ross spent the
week-end at Nags Head.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Daniel and
daughter, Barbara Anne, spent
Sunday in Richmond, Va.
W. A. Slade of Rich Square vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Edwards
Friday.
Miss Lois Hawkins of White
Plains, Va. is a patient at the Roa
noke Rapids Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Allsbrook
spent Tuesday in Richmond. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baird. Mrs.
Tom Jenkins, Miss Mildred Jen
kins visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Baird at La Crosse, Va. Sunday.
Mesdames Sam Young, J. W.
Taylor, Carlton Brown and Miss
Virginia Taylor spent Saturday in
Rocky Mount.
Miss Derlie Winstead of Elm
City spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Browning.
Scott Lassiter of Franklin, Va.
spent Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John McDonald.
Marvin Jordan spent the week
end in Coinjock.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Braswell.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Duke were
visitors in Jackson Sunday.
W. C. Duke is spending this week
with his father in Rich Square.
Mrs. Carlton Brown of Rocky
Mount spent last week here with
her husband, Carlton Brown.
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MEMORIZES HER LINES BY \
WRITING THEM OVER AND _
OVER IN SHORTHAND.
HELEN JEROME EDDY
ONCE TAUGHT SCHOOL TO A
CLA SS CONSISTING OF ONLY 3
PUPILS-EACH IN A
DIFFERENT GRADE.
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NOAH BEERY, Jr, reared
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Cofawibk Fot-nr Servic*
Mrs. Jim Norwood of Fitzhugh.
Va. is spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Lemuel Wall.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Browning
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Rainey in Littleton.
Misses Mary Frances Taylor,
Mildred Dickens of Richmond. Va.
were week-end guests of Mrs. J.
W. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor spent
the week-end in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Scott Lassiter and daugh
ter, Peggy Grant, of Franklin. Va.
spent several days with Mr. and
Mrs. John McDonald last week.
Miss Sarah Crawford Towe of
Duke was the week-end guest of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L,
Towe.
Miss Aldine Boswood spent the
week-end in Raleigh.
Mrs. Wilson Hostess
The A. C. Club met on Thursday
of last week with Mrs. Lyle Wilson
as hostess; twelve guests enjoying
this delightful afternoon of bridge.
In the spacious living room flowers
attractively arranged made a pret
ty background for the three tables
of players. The high club prize
was won by Mrs. J. M. Jackson
and the high guest prize by Mrs.
John Lupton. At five o’clock a
salad course was served. Those
enjoying the delightful hospitality
of Mrs. Wilson were: Mesdames
J. M. Jackson, J. M. C. Covington,
Cranford Hoyle, John Dunn, T. B.
White, John Lupton, J. T. Chase,
Upshur Higginbotham, J. C. Wil
liams, Robert Vaughan, Carroll
Wilson and Roderick Meikle.
Enfield Cake-Cutting
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shervette, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kramer, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Petway, Miss Grace
Person and Miss Elizabeth Beavans
entertained at a delightful cake
cutting Friday evening compli
menting Miss Edith Whitehead and
her fiance, Gilbert Neal, whose
marriage was solemnized on Sat
urday. This delightful affair took
place in the Shervette home im
mediately following the wedding
rehearsal.
Mrs. Harrison Hostess
Mrs. T. C. Harrison of Weldon
was hostess to the Weldon Book
Club on Tuesday afternoon. The
home was attractively decorated
with a profusion of lovely spring
flowers.
The study was on “Thomas
Mann” and the paper a most en
joyable one, “Joseph in Egypt” was
presented by Mrs. D. P. Moore.
The members entered into a dis
cussion and also had interesting
responses to roll call.
Mrs. Harrison served a salad
course followed by a sweet course
with nuts. She was assisted by
Mesdames G. H. Nash, Grace Ken
nedy and Miss Kate Garrett.
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PROGRAM for WEEK
PEOPLES
of March 12,1939
(MPCCHAL
iSUNDAY-MONDAY -TUESDAY 1
JOAN CRAWFORD
JAMES STEWART
— IN —
ICE FOLLIES OF 1»3»
WEDNESDAY-THUBSDAY 1
| LORETTA YOUNG
WARNER^ BAXTERi
Wife, Husband and
I WAI T DISNEY CARTOON |
FR1DAY-SATUBDAY
Alice Faye Constance Bennett
— IN —
TAIL SPIN
1 «.
SUNDAT MONDAY
John Barrymore
Katharine Alexander
THE GREAT MAN VOTES
Added: WALT DISNEY CARTOON
TUESDAY
Jack Holt Beverly Roberts
STRANGE CASE OF DR. MEADE
On Stage: THIS IS THE LIFE
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff
THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
FRIDAY
Loretta Young Spencer Tracy
MAN'S CASTLE
— ALSO —
Richard Dix Lucille Ball
Twelve Crowded Hours
SATURDAY
Roy Rogers
COME ON RANGERS
Added: SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE