I NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES
"BRIGHAM YOUNG"
TO BE FEATURED
HERE NEXT WEEK
Deannci Durbîn In
'Spring Parade1 at
Peoples Mon-Tues
One of the truly great pictures
of the year will come to local the
atres next week for a three days'
run. It is "Brigham Young, Fron
tiersman", with Tyrone Power and
Linda Darnell in the leading roles.
It will be shown Sunday audiences
at the People, moving uptown to
the Imperial for Monday and Tues
day shows.
No story of mass migration since
"The Covered Wagon" has match
ed this one for cumulative dra
matic power. No story since "In
tolerance" has struck out so force
fully against bigotry and none has
made so strong a case for religious
freedom. Both of which important
facts are quite beside the main
point that "Brigham Young" is a
big and fine and ail-appealing
piece of entertainment in the best
traditions of the screen.
The story opens in Illinois with
Joseph Smith as leader of the Mor
mons and reaches its first dra
matic high point in the persecu
tion of the sect by political bigots,
its second in the trial of Smith for
treason and its third in his assas
sination by an armed mob. It con
tinues in high key with the cross
ing of the frozen Mississippi into
Iowa, the struggles across the state
to the encampment at Council
Bluffs and the long journey from
there, with Brigham Young hold
ing the band together through
hardship and internal dissension,
until the site of the present Salt
Lake City is reached. The rigors
of the first winter build up a ten
sion that cracks when locuste
plague the settlmeent, and the
coming of the seagulls to devour
the locusts furnishes the peak of
melodramatic interest.
The large cast employed in a
picture too big for any of them
to dominate is headed by Tyrone
Power and Linda Darnell, who
play out the principal romance, but
it is Dean Jagger in the title role
who turns in the outstanding per
formance. Mary Astor, Brian Don
levy, John Carradine, Jane Darnell,
Vincent Price, Jean Rogers Ann
Todd, Willard Robertson, Moroni
Olson· and Marc Lawrence are the
next 10 in a cast that may some
time have been equalled for uni
form excellence of performance
but not in easy mmeory.
******
Lovable, lyrical Deanna Durbin
will bring to the local screen a
story of young romance with plen
ty of delightful singing when she
comes to Peoples Monday and
Tuesday in "Spring Parade."
In admirable support are Mischa
Auer, Robert Cummings, Henry
Stephenson (who plays the Em
peror); Butch and Buddy; S. Z,
Sakall and Anne Gwynne in par
ticular. Miss Durbin, peasant girl
at a country fair, has her fortune
told, learns she will gj to Vienna,
fall in love with an artist and be
aided by a great person. Falling
asleep on the haywagon of Sakall,
the baker, she goes to Vienna,
meets Cummings, army bandsman
and budding waltz composer, and
they fall in love. To aid him, since
army regulations forbid him writ
ing music for sale, she rolls a note
and one of Cummings' composi
tions into the saltsticks for the
Emperor. Sakall is arrested for
attempting to poison the Emperor,
and Miss ϋμΛΐη succeeds in gain
ing an audience to save him. Ste
phenson fulfills Sakall's longstand
ing ambition, to be named purvey
or to the court, and arranges that
Miss Durbin shall sing Cummings'
waltz at a palace ball. Throughout,
no opportunity is lost to have Miss
Durbin sing, which she does most
effectively.
* * φ * * ♦
"Captain Caution", a story of
the hectic days of the War of 1812,
has been secured for a two-day run
on Wednesday and Thursday at
the Peoples next \veek. Something
different in the way of pictures,
this film takes one out on the high
seas where piratical raids are
made and sea fighting galore is
engaged in.
The period is 1812, with the war
of that year in progress and in the
story but not the main point there
of. The scene is the high seas, with
an occasional land sequence in a
French port and an English draw
ing room. The action is fast, fu
rious and for the most part fistic,
although broadsides between sail
ing vessels and boarding parties
include also the use of gunpowder,
sword, knife and belaying pin.
Hero of the adventure is Victor
Mature, playing a Yankee sailor in
love but out of favor with Louise
Piatt, owner of the ship, and his
fight with Bruce Cabot, slave trad
sr, pirate and international oppor
tunist, closes the picture with a 1
bang.
"Sky Murder", starring Walter 1
Pidgeon and Donald Meek, will bè '
shown to "bargain day" audiences 1
it the Peoples for Friday only 1
next week. 1
Walter Pidgeon is again seen in
the title role of this third and lat- :
est in the "Nick Carter" series, 1
which is concerned with the activ
ities of a would-be American die- 1
tator.
As the detective's often unwant
3d but nonetheless helpful assist- !
int, Donald Meek portrays "Bar- '
;holomew, the Bee Man," as he has 1
η previous films of the series, and
irovides excellent comedy relief. *
The working of a Fifth Column 1
froup are uncovered by Pidgeon,
vith the help of Karen Verne as a E
;irl intimidated by the group, '
ïeorge Lessey, as head of a Sen
sorial investigating committee, ε
ind Joyce Compton, enacting a 1
[affy girl detective. Edward Ash- 1
sy acts the part of the power- r
razed and rich young man who 1
ees himself as dictator.
****** 1
For Saturday's film next week at
'eoples the highly dramatic story
f "Women In War" will be shown.
Vendy Barrie and Patrie Knowles
ike the leading roles and offer
η evening of suspense and enter
linment.
Added will be "King of the Royal
tounted".
Mrs. Hubbard Honored
Mrs. I. J. Byrd and Mrs. J. D.
Edwards were joint hostesses Wed
esday evening at the home of
1rs. Edwards, honoring Mrs. J. B.
fubbard, who before her recent
aarriage, was Miss Elsie Edwards,
'he house was thrown en-sUite
nd decorated with lovely fall flow
rs, the color scheme of green and
rhite being carried out. Bridge,
Lummy, Bingo and Set Back were
layed throughout the evening. The
igh score prize for Bridge was
warded to Mrs. Fleetwood Sulli
an. Mrs. Milton Harris was win
er of the Bingo prize and Miss
[elen Robinson for Rummy and
1rs. Clem Brown for Set Back.
The hostesses presented Mrs.
[ubbard with a piece of silver in
er selected pattern. She also re
eived from the guest a shower
f miscellaneous gifts which were
resented in a green and white
mbrella. The hostesses served a
weet course with coffee to the fol
Dwing guescs: Mesdames Milton
arris, J. C. Wells, Tommie Cox,
!. C. Shell, Mrs. Dolph Edwards,
lem Brown, Jennings Knight, Hal
Vandergift, J. Β. Hubbard, Η. Ε.
Cameron, Jesse Taylor, Lloyd Al
len, 'Muriel Hudson, Stuart Wilson,
Harold Bloom, Fleetwood Sullivan,
Graham Lynch, Queenie Cameron,
and Misses Marjorie Collins, Callie
Mae Dickens, Margaret Edwards,
Mary Virginia Jenkins, Helen Rob
inson, Lula Clary, Edna Wafford,
Virginia Taylor, Margaret Cox.
TOWN
TALK
D. L. Robbins and Henry C. Rob
bins of Fort Monroe, Va., spent the
week-end here with parents and
friends.
Mrs. Grover Taylor, Mrs. Hazel
Rook and son, Jameg Morris, Mrs.
Woodall, Jimmie Taylor and Miss
Frances Ricks attended the birth
day dinner of Mrs. A. H. Pearson
at Bracey, Va., Sunday.
T. H. Hargrove, Jr., left Monday
for Raleigh where he will enter
State College.
Mrs. Henry Ruark of Tarboro
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T.
VT. Jenkins this week.
Miss Elizabeth Faison of Ports
mouth was the week-end guest of
1er sister, Mrs. W. G. Bunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Allen have
•eturned to Washington, D. C., aft
;r a visit here with relatives.
Miss Dorothy Cook, who has
>een taking a three months course
>f training at Children's Hospital
η Washington, D. C., spent the
lay here Tuesday before returning
ο King's Daughters Hospital to
iomplete her course in nursing.
Mrs. John Pruden of Ports
mouth, Va., was a visitor in the
:ity Saturday.
Mrs. Earl Rnnk Vins
rom a visit to her sister, Mrs. C.
D. Fambrough in Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Starke were
tuests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith
η Raleigh last week. They also
ttended State Fair.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphrey
.nd children spent Sunday in
^armville.
Miss Ethel Mills and Jack Vick
pent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
larry Vick in Norfolk.
Mrs. L. F. Rook, Misses Annie
nd Florence Pearson, Connie
took, Mattie Lee Taylor, and For
st Rook spent Sunday in Rich
iond on the Skyline Drive and
iUray Caverns.
J. H. Reed spent last Sunday in
Tew York.
I
DIAL R-393
PROGRAM WEEK OF
_ OCTOBER 20 1940
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10c rs 15c
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Merle Oberon-George Brent
'Til We Meet Again
MON.-TUES.
Jean Arthur-Fred MacMurray
Melvyn Douglas
Too Many Husbands
WED.-THURS.
Bing Crosby-Dorothy Lamour
Bob Hope
Road To Singapore
FRI-SAT
Roy Rogers
Wall Street Cowboy
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