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ANDY HARDY" TO BE
AT THEATRE HERE
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“Life Begins for Andy Hardy”,
which will be shown at the People’s
Theatre here next Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, is the latest film to
be shown here in the Hardy Family
series featuring IMickey Rooney,
Judy Garland, and Lewis Stone.
Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney), now
graduated from high school, must
choose between college and life in
the outside world. Judge Hardy
(Lewis Stone) and Mrs. Hardy
(Fay Holden) have hopes that he’ll
choose a law course at Wainwright
College, alma mater to the judge.
Andy has one month to decide and
chooses to spend the time in New
York strictly on his own.
After Andy bids goodbye “For
ever” to Polly Benedict (Ann Ruth
erford) with whom he has quarrel
ed, he and Bets Booth (Judy Gar
land) his New York friend visiting
her aunt in Carvel, arrive at New
York, where he takes a room in
City House, a young men’s boarding
house. He meets Jimmy Frobisher
(Ray McDonald). Learning that
Jimmy has just lost his job as of
fice boy at Consolidated Stocks and
Bonds Company, Andy, with Betsy
smi aiong, urives mere.
Andy waits two hours only to
learn that the job has already been
filled, but, meanwhile, he meets
Jennitt Hicks (Patricia Dane), the
switchboard operator. She accom
panies Andy out of the office and
into a drug store, where Andy is
subtly worked into buying the girl
a fifteen-dollar bottle of perfume.
Andy’s money dwindles and the
day he meets Betsy in a park, he is
down to his last few cents. Never
theless, when he finds Jimmy
Frobisher half-starved, he smug
gles Jimmy into his room at City
House. Then Jennitt sends word
that the Consolidated job is open
again. He takes the job. Jimmy
dies from a weakened heart and
Andy borrows money on his car,
already in hock, to meet the fu
neral expenses.
Judge Hardy arrives from Carvel
and, at Betsy’s suggestion, calls
on Jennitt. To his surprise, he
learns that Jennitt has been shar
ing the expense of her dates with
Andy. But Betsy is not satisfied
to leave matters as they are. She
discovers that Jennitt has been
married previously. Betsy arranges
a meeting of the divorced husband
with Andy and Jenitt when they
return from a dance. The dis
illusioned Andy decides to return
to Carvel.
******
What’s sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander holds true in
the instance of “Kiss the Boys
Goodbye”, which will be shown at
the Peoples on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Mary Mar
tin, Don Ameche, Oscar Levant
and Rochester have the principal
roles in the film. Miss Martin!
turns in a fine and versatile per
formance as the comely chorine
who poses as a belie of the South
to win a top role in a Broadway
extravaganza In this she has the
support of Virginia Dale, her room
mate, as well as the valuable aid
of Oscar Levant who plays in per
son the role of the Broadway com
poser. The fictional producer is
Don Ameche who has promised
Barbara Allen the show’s femme
lead, but eventually falls in love
with Mary Martin after the latter
proves herself roundly worthy to
be the star. Current film marts
are so plentifully supplied with
doses of heavy problem-play pal
liatives that this lilting picture
stands out like a bright, unadul
terated bon-bon in a medicine cab
inet.
******
“Mountain Moonlight”, with the
Weaver Brothers and Elviry, is the
offering of the Peoples Theatre on
Friday of next week. A departure]
for the Weavers who usually cavort
in mountain regions, this is played
mostly in Washington, to which
they trek to collect a century-old
note for no less than a billion dol
lars signed by John Hancock and
a few of his contemporaries and
made out to Abner Weaver’s great
grandafther or his heirs. The doc
ument is found after a cyclone in
terrupts their barnyard fiesta and
reduces their residence to sham
bles. The yarn affords an abun
dance of rustic entertainment, be
cause in the nation’s capital the
Weavers learn that interest ac
crued to the original principle of
$200,000 makes them the country’s
richest family. They live as they
think billionaires should, but Abner
eventually brings them down to
earth.
* * * * *
“Sunset in Wyoming", which will
be shown on Saturday of next week
at the Peoples, is Gene Autry—
and that is enough for the legion
of Autry fans. Autry sings no less
than nine songs in the film, and
roaring outdoor excitement is pro
vided in a scene in which Autry
rescues the elderly George Cleve
land from a raging flood. In the
film, Autry and his assistant desert
their saddles to go to Wyoming to
induce a lumber company operator
to adopt a reforestation policy.
They are successful eventually and
the ranchers are protected against
floods. Maris Wrixon has the
leading feminine role. Support is
by Robert Kent, Sarah Edwards,
Monte Blue, D;ck Elliott and oth
ers.
TOWN
TALK
(Crowded out last week)
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Langford,
Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Hartsoe, Miss
Evelyn Parker and J. D. Hartsoe
spent Sunday at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Lee Dermon of Stony Point
and David Ball of Selma, were cal
led here last week-end on account
of the death of Mrs. Emma John
son.
Mrs. J. M. Grizzard left this
week to vi3it Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
Grizzard in. Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Lynch and
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son, Gerald, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Clary in Lawrenceville, Va.
Miss lean Barnes of Ports
mouth, Va., is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Lor.a Dorsey, this week.
Mrs. N. Denton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Francis Denton, at
Whitakers this week.
Earl Lynch returned home Sun
day after visiting his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kidd
at La Crosse.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hasty and
sons, Clifton and Clinton, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rhone, Miss Constance
Jones, Francis Buck, Ed Boyd,
Owen Worsham, Loyd Smith and
Allen Thomason went on a fishing
trip on the Nansmond River Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Martin
spent the week-end with rela
tives at Roxboro.
Mrs. Howard Long and Mrs.
Calvin fearrett of Seaboard visited
Mrs. T. M. Bullock Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Jarman are
spending the week at Cape Henry.
Talton O'Briant of Norfolk, Va„
came hone for the week-end to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Emma
Johnson.
Miss Marilyn Woodard of Nor
folk is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. T. M. Bullock.
Mrs. Sam Bunn and daughter,
Ann, Mrs. Bill Alligood and dau
ghter, Carolyn, and Mr. and Mrs.
Allie Wood are spending the week
at Minnesott.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Ivey of
Lawrenceville, Va., spent last week
here with Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Bullock.
Geo. Cook was a visitor tyao
Geo. Cook was a business visitor
in Rocky Mount last week.
Mrs. Ella Lee Chauncey Young
of Richmond is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. M. Jackson this
week.
Ralford Green returned Sunday
from Murfreesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dobbins
visited their son, Gordon, at Duke
Hospital Sunday.
Mrs. H. E. Cameron and son,
Hugh, left Sunday to spend a
week at Carolina Beach.
Lewis Johnson left Wednesday
to join Mrs. Johnson and children
who are Carolina Beach.
Mrs. T, E. Cox left Monday to
visit her mother at Biown Sum
mitt.
Mrs. Lewis Johnson and child
ren. Josie and Sharles Ann. and
Miss Lois Hockaday are spending
the week at Carolina Beach.
Miss Lucy James Butts of Lum
berton visited her sister, Mrs.
Carl Thompson this week.
Thad Harris spent the week
end at his home in Henderson.
Miss Gratia Myrick of Little
ton visited Mr. and Mrs. S. J.
Lynch here Monday.
Miss Clyde Fulghum left Sunday
-O spend the week at Carolina
Beach.
Mrs. M. C. Dean has returned
from a visit to Mrs. James Stewart
in Durham.
Miss Josie Matthews of Norfolk,
ifa., spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O.
Vlatthews.
Mr. Sam Simms of Norfolk
Navy Yard was the guest of Mr.
ind Mrs. John O. Matthews for
die week-end.
Mrs. Andrew J. Atkins and
ihildren, Harriet and Andrew, of
Washington, D. C., were guests of
ler parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Vaughan, this week.
Misses Margaret Butler, Mar
jorie Lee, Mr. and Mrs. ‘'Boob’’
Massey, Mr. and Mrs. Luter Davis
are spending this week in Canada
visiting Ken Guilfoyle.
David Liles of Fort Jackson is
spending a week's furlough here
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hawkins are
spending their vacation visiting
points of interest along the Sky
Line Drive.
Mrs. W. F. Boone, Jr., and child
ren, Evelyn and Pauline, of Scot
land Neck were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Welch Tuesday.
W_ Admission m mm _
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& Night ■ W
SUN.
Baby Sandy-Kathryn Adams
BACHELOR DADDY
MON.-TUES.
Eddie Foy, Jr.-June Clyde
COUNTRY FAIR
WED.-THURS.
Ann Sothem-Lew Ayres \
Maisie Was A Lady
FRI.-SAT.
Ray Corrigan-John King
The Kid’s Last Ride
■Added: .
Adventures of Captain Marvel
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PEOPLES
THEATRE
Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Program Week of August 17,1941
SUN-MON-TUES
Mickey Rooney Judy Garland I
Lewis Stone
LIFE BEGINS FOR
ANDY HARDY
WED-THURS
Mary Martin Don Ameche
KISS THE BOYS
GOODBYE
I FRIDAY-ONLY
Weaver Brothers & Elviry
MOUNTAIN
MOONLIGHT
SATURDAY-ONLY
Gene Autry
SUNSET m WYOMING
Added: Jungle Girl
ROANOKE RAPIDS THEATRES
"ON THE AIR"
Monday thru’ Saturday at 3 P. M.
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