NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES
The Castles at Peoples Co-Starring
FRED ASTAIRE
GINGER ROGERS
Starts Downtown Sunday for 3 Days
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
will be presented to the Peoples
Theatre patrons Sunday-Tuesday in
their latest co-starring vehicle,
“The Story or Vernon and Irene
Castle.”
As its title indicates, the film
deals with the dazzling career of
the noted pre-War dancing couple.
The story begins with Vernon
Castle at the time when he was a
knockabout “stooge” (although the
term wasn’t invented at that time)
for comedian Lew Fields. Fields,
incidentally, plays himself in the
picture, and does it brilliantly.
Vernon meets Irene, an enthusi
astic but untrained amateur dancer,
and marries her. She persuades
him to give up comedy for dancing,
and the two, rebuffed in New York,
go to Paris, and by a lucky accident
get a start there. Soon they are
the sensation of two continents,
and their meteoric career, ended by
Vernon’s enlistment in the Royal
Flying Corps—to be followed by his
death four years later in a Texas
air crash—forms the colorful basis
of the plot.
Against the fleeting backgrounds
of Paris cafes, New York theatres
and ballrooms, flying fields and
motion-picture studios, are painted
the highlights of the famous team’s
creations—the Castle Walk, the
Castle Waltz, the Tango, the Texas
Tommy, the Maxixe, the Castle
Polka. And as recreated by Astaire
and Miss Rogers under the remem
bering eyes of Mrs. Vernon Castle
herself they are among the most
notable dances the screen has ever
featured.
Musically, too, the picture is a
treat. Scores of old-time tunes,
“Pretty Baby,” “Waitin’ for the
Robert E. Lee,” “Missouri Waltz”
and others of that melodic vintage,
are abundantly scattered through
the offering, either as songs sung
by one or the other of the stars,
or as dance music for their grace
ful routines.
The supporting cast includes Ed
na May Oliver, Walter Breenan,
Janet Beecher, Etienne Girardot,
and others.
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“Tell No Tales,” with Melvyn
Douglas and Louise Platt in the
leading roles will be shown Wed
nesday-Thursday at the Peoples
Theatre.
In the days contemporary with
the nickel “Nick Carters,” this story
would have borne the explanatory
title, “or ‘The Trail of the $100
Bill’.” As a matter of fact, the $100
bill of the moment will have five
trails. It will start out with a news
paper man getting the bill as part
of a ransom payment, and continue
the story backtracking along the
trail of those through whose hands
the bill has passed.
Douglass Dumbrille, Gene Lock
hart, Tom Collins, Jean Fenwich,
Halliwell Hobbes, Florence George
and Hobart Cavanaugh will be seen
in the supporting roles.
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For the Friday-Saturday feature
attraction at Peoples the manage
ment has scheduled the musical
comedy, “Some Like It Hot,” with
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the
leading roles.
“Some Like It Hot” will be re
leased May 12th and has not yet
been reviewed.
At Missionary
Meet In Enfield
Mesdames G. M. Smith, J. B.
Batton, Paul V. Matthews, J. C.
O’dell, Susie Gooch, C. W. Davis
and S. M. Thompson attended the
District Missionary Meeting which
convened Wednesday at the Metho
dist Church in Enfield, N. C.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry McClure and
daughter, Dorothy Lee, of Newport
News attended dinner of J. I.
Pearson at Valentine, Va. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Nackley,
Misses Mildred Liverman, Mildred
Morris and Bennie Radcliffe, Ray
mond Coker gave a picnic at Wor
rell’s Mill at Murfreesboro Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Harris, Miss Elizabeth
Glover and D. B .Camp, A. M. Glov
er spent Sunday in Kinston.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Chase of
Franklin, Va. were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J .T. Chase.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Troxler and
son, Irwin, Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
bmith of Burlington, were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Smith.
Jim Lee Carpenter of Fort Mon
roe, Va. is spending some time with
his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Harper and
daughter, Merle, Mrs. Alice Cole,
Misses Ellen Taylor, Lois Outland
spent Sunday with friends and rel
atives in La Crosse, Va. and Black
Ridge, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert King, Mrs.
J. R. Wirtz spent Saturday after
noon in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Humphrey
and Miss Shirley Haislip of Roa
noke Rapids and Mrs. Sudie Quick
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of Rocky Mount spent last week
end in Enfield with Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Sykes and their daughter,
Miss Georgia Sykes, who celebrated
her 5th birthday Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Pappendick,
Geo. Dilworth and Tommie Pappen
diek spent Monday and Tuesday in
Elizabeth City.
Ernest Moore returned Tuesday
from Washington, D. C.
Mrs. James A. Durant of Wilson
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Tom McLendon, this week.
Miss Mildred Lee Moore return
ed to Richmond Sunday.
H. C. Swanson was a visitor in
Norfolk last week.
James Council spent the week
end in Rocky Mount.
Harry Forbes of Norlina was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Martin j
Wednesday.
Class Picnic
The 8-1B Class with teacher, Miss
Mary B. Cannon, gave a picnic Fri
day afternoon. This class has av
eraged one hour off each month
the whole year for good attend
ance. The yearly attendance for
the past eight months has been
99.34% with forty-two pupils en
rolled and only forty-two absences
this year. Also this class claims
a splendid church attendance hon
or roll with each pupil attending
church every Sunday.
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of my father, W. C.
Spencer, who left us on Mother’s
Day, 1929.
Dearest father, how we miss you,
More than we can ever tell.
But you left, to join the angels,
Where we hope some day to dwell.
How we long to see you, father,
As we walk the road of life,
Looking forward, never backward,
Down the road of sin and strife.
We loved you, yes, we loved you,
But angels loved you more;
But some day, may we be together
On that bright and peaceful shore.
“Gone but not forgotten.”
His devoted daughter,
Mrs. James McDaniel.
Longs On Cruise
To Bermuda
Dr. and Mrs. T. W. M. Long,
Misses Bettye Gray Long of Wash
ington, D. C., Catherine Crewe and
Nick Long sailed on the Queen of
•Bermuda, from Norfolk, Va., Tues
day at 6:00 p.m. for the first cruise
meeting of the N. C. Medical Soci
ety of which Dr. Long is Secretary
Treasurer.
PROGRAM for WEEK
PEOPLES
of May 14, 1939
(MPOtfAL
SUNDAY-MONDAY -TUESDAY
FRED ASTAIRE
GINGER ROGERS
— IN —
THE CASTLES
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
SUNDA1
Jack Holt Dolores Costello
WHISPERING ENEMIES
MONDAY-TUESDAY
Tony Martin Gloria Stuart
WINNER TAKE ALL
VVEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
Jean Parker Charles Bickford
Romance of the Redwoods
FRIDAY
Michael Whalen Jean Rogers
INSIDE STORY
— Also —
Betty Furness James Craig
NORTH OF SHANGHAI
SATURDAY
George O'Brien
ARIZONA LEGION
Added: SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE
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