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The beloved and famous melodies
that are America’s only real folk
music, and the thrilling story of
the man who wrote them, comes
to the Peoples Theatre Sunday on
ly and will be shown Monday-Tues
day at the Imperial in the tech
nicolor .motion .picture,, .“Swanee
River,” the story of Stephen C.
Roster, the great American trou
badour.
The story begins with Foster’s
early struggles, the introduction of
his songs by Christy’s Minstrels,
his meeting and romance with Jane
McDowell (“Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair”), and his success, to
his disillusionment and disappoint
ment, his gradual disintegration
and death in a shabby Bowery
rooming house.
Don Ameche plays Foster just
as he was—sweet and tender, head
strong, inspired and emotionally
unstable. As Jane, Andrea Leeds
is a proper inspiration for some
of our greatest music. A1 Jolson
puts over the role of Christy, the
blgck-face minstrel man, with a
humor and vigar unparalleled in
hi3 long career.
Featured in the supporting cast
are Felix Bressart, Chick Chandler,
Russell Hicks, George Reed and
the Hail Johnson Choir, whose
renderings of the Foster songs are
memorable indeed.
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nonywooa nas maae a jungie
picture in which the jungle is not
the star, but rather the background
for magnificent acting. It is a
story of seven men and one woman
pitted against Nature and. at
times, even against each other.
That’s “Green Hell”, new Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr.-Joan Bennett pic
ture, which will be shown at Peo
ples Theatre Monday-Tuesday.
Young Fairbanks comes through
with ^n intensely sympathetic, re
strained and yet forceful character
isation of the woman-hating bach
elor who battles with himself to
keep from falling in love at the
same time he is battling the jungle
to keep alive.
Joan Bennett has an acting part
worthy of her great dramatic her
itage. And she more than lives up
to her role.
Alan Hale is a kindly middle
aged archaeologist. John Howard
is a young happy-go-lucky chap.
George Sanders is an English ur
bane man-of-the-world. George
Bancroft is a big, bluff cowboy who
likes to sing. Vincent Price is a
brooding, aloof man. And Gene
Garrick is an enthusiastic young
chap who is plainly on his first
adventure.
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Take Margaret Sullavan, James
Stewart . . . put them in a charm
ing story ... let Ernst Lubitsch do
the directing . . . and, well, “you’ve
got something there!”
The plot of “The Shop Around
The Corner,” starring the two a
forementioned Hollywood lumina
ries, which comes to the Peoples
for the Wednesday-Thursday at
traction next week, as we could
sketch it in cold type isn’t going
to sound like much. But, as acted
by Miss Sullavan, Mr. Stewart,
Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut,
Felix Bressart and William Tracy
under the expert guidance of Mr.
Lubitsch—it is delectable and ex
hilarating.
This is a story of a little leather
goods shop in Budapest and the
characters are what we call “plain
folks” in this country. James
Stewart is a clerk, as are also Mar
garet Sullavan, Joseph Schildkraut
and Felix Bressart. Frank Mor
gan is the proprietor and William
Tracy the errand boy. Stewart is
a romanticist at heart and he is
getting the thrill of his life by
corresponding with a woman un
known to him. Their letters art,
gems of poetry, psychology and
culture; at least the two writers
think they are. Naturally they
build up glorious illusions about
each other.
Joseph Schildkraut is the “snake
in the grass" of the place. He is
making love to the boss’ wife and
trouble for everybody in the store.
Frank Morgan gets wind of the
fact that his wife is playing around
with one of his clerks, but he thinks
it is the loyal, hard-working James
Stewart.
Well, sir, things come to a head
with Stewart getting fired a week
or two before Christmas and Frank
Morgan aiming a pistol at his own
temple. But, don’t worry, for there
is neither death nor tragedy in
“The Shop Around The Corner."
Some heartaches, it is true, but the
film is warmly human with several
good chuckles, making for good
movie entertainment. If you have
gleaned the idea from this message
that we thoroughly enjoyed the
film when it was our privilege to
see it a few days ago, your mind
is functioning clearly and smooth
ly today.
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Boldly brushing aside an all-too
prevalent “hush-hush” policy,
“Cafe Hostess,” which will be
shown Friday only at Peoples The
atre, thrillingly reveals the sensa
tional story of the “percentage
girls” and strikes a forceful blow
for the abolition of the sinister
forces behind them. The story pre
sents the unadorned story of Joe,
one of the prettiest girls of the
Club 46, a notorious metropolitan
“clip-joint,” who has drifted into a
weary and sordid routine of drink
ing and dancing with the odd as
sortment of men visiting the shady
rendezvous.
Hating the environment, yet in
despair of ever breaking away, her
opportunity comes through meeting
Dan Walters, a sailor. Dan wants
to marry her and take her to the
small town where he plans to be
come a garage owner. But the en
tangling alliances have been form
ed with the underworld and Jo
realizes her chance of happiness
may bring death to Dan. A smash
ing climax with unexpected revela
tions finally brings about a solu
tion to her dilemma.
Ann Dvorak will be seen as Jo
and Preston Foster as Dan. Others
in the cast include Betty Compson,
Douglas Fowley, Wynne Gibson
and others.
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For the Saturday only feature
attraction Gene Autry will be
shown in “Colorado Sunset.”
“Zorro’s Fighting Legion” will be
added.
Hostess In Enfield
Miss Kiki Andleton was hostess
to the “Twelve and One” Club on
Thursday evening. Miss Dot Bell
received the high score prize for
club members and Miss Myrtle
Winifred Matthews for guests. The
traveling honor prize was won by
Miss Eloise Hardison.
Miss Andleton, assisted by Miss
Elsie Kimball and Miss Annie Mat
thews, served a sweet course and
salted nuts.
Club members present were Miss
Eunice Cuthrell, Miss Dot Beil,
Mrs. John Walton, Miss Mary Mac
Clark, Mrs. Henry Hillard, Mrs. El
mer Cuthrell, Mrs. Ralph Cuthrell,
Mrs. R. C. Whitehead, Miss Eloise
Hardison, Miss Frances Hofler,
Miss Mary Eleanor' Bobbitt, and
Mrs. Durward Anderson.
Guests were Miss Vernell Kim
ball, Miss Mary Shaw, Miss Anne
Pope, Miss Myrtle Winifred Mat
thews, Mrs. P. V. Brown, Jr., Mrs.
Decil Bruton, Mrs. Evelyn Barns
uid Miss Catherine Parker.
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TOWN 1
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. John King add
daughter, Louise, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Salmon of Littleton spent
Sunday with relatives in Washing
ton, N. C.
J. Fred Welch of Charlotte arriv
ed Monday to spend a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Welch.
Messrs. R. H. Higgins and G. B.
Higgins of Raleigh spent the week
end in town with friends.
Richard McCaskill of Raleigh
spent the week-end with Bill Pru
den.
J. R. Caudle of Chicago, 111., ar
rived Monday to spend a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Welch.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Boone, Jr.,
and daughter, Evelyn, of Scotland
Neck, visited relatives in town Sun
day.
James uonner or rgewport wews,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Conner.
Miss Cora Belle Queensbury has '
returned to her home in Newport
News after spending the past few
days with friends here.
Leroy Prince, Robert Newsome,
Clifton Moore, Russell Wrenn and
Floyd Speight were visitors in Em
poria Friday night.
Miss Ellen Jenkins of Rich
Square is visiting her niece, Mrs.
Harvey Lassiter.
Mrs. Lamar Brown of Newport
News spent Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Lewter, Jr.
Jerry Page Crew spent Sunday
with friends in Greenville, N. C.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Cates Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
M. O. Cates, Charlie May Clary
and Miss Eula Roberts, of Law
renceville, Va.
Mrs. Willie Southard of Greens
boro arrived Saturday to spend
some time with her sister, Mrs. O.
D. Fitts of South Rosemary.
Mesdames A. B. Speight, Ed Lew
ter, Mildred Fulghum, Misses El
ma Etheridge and Catherine Arm
strong spent Sunday in Rich
mond, Va.
K. H. Edwards spent Sunday in
Spring Hope with his parents.
H. G. Hocutt of the Durham Life
Insurance Co. of Rocky Mount
spent last week in Roanoke Rapids.
Miss Emma Edmondson has re
turned to her home in Tarboro
after spending some time here.
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DIAL R-394
PROGRAM WEEK OF
JANUARY 28, 1940
■ a Admission ■ ■■
10c rss 15c
SUN.
Preston Foster-Irene Hervey
Society Smugglers
Added: Mandrake, the Magician
MON.-TTJES.
Jane Withers-Ritz Brothers
PACK UP
YOUR TROUBLES
WED.-THURS.
Jed Prouty-Spring Byington
Jones Family in
Quick Millions
FRI-SAT
Tim McCoy
Straight Shooter
Added: The Phantom Creeps
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CORINTH
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Ellington,
Mildred Price, Dorothy Ellington,
Vera Morris, and Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Knight visited in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Inscoe
and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morris and
son visited Mr. and Mrs. S. T.
Hardy Sunday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. D. D. Broome and
children, Mrs. Z. C. Hawkins, Zeb
Hawkins, Van and Willis Hawkins
visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. D. Inscoe Friday afternoon.
Mildred Price was the guest of
Vera Morris Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. E. B. Critcher and sons spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. T. T. Riggan.
Sarah and Annie Brewer spent
Sunday afternoon in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Warren.
Gus Warren was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Brewer Sun
day.
ENFIELD HOSTESS
Mrs. George T. Andrews was host
ess to the R.R.C.’s on Wednesday
evening at her home. The group
played Chinese Checkers, after
which they were served delicious
refreshments.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Vaughan, Jr.
and Miss Drewit were visitors of
Mrs. G. H. Myrick Sunday after
noon.
Joe Mitchell of Portsmouth, Va.
spent the week-end with his par
ents here.
Mrs. m. ii. Alien ana nanaoipn
Allen of Warrenton were visitors in
Thelma Sunday night.
Miss Bertha Mae Young and Wil
bur Shearin were visitors of Louise
Morris and Mrs. L. W. King Sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myrick were
Sunday guests of Mt;s. G. H. My
rick.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Reid left
Monday morning for Morehead
City, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perkinson
and family of Norlina spent the
week-end with Mrs. John Myrick.
Calvary Church
Sunday School at 10:30 Sunday
a.m. Please be on time and bring
some one with you.
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development of a domestic industry
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