Thursday, May 13, 1937
Double Twins and Ri
In Novel Sta
Headlining Col. Ches Davis' "Cavalcade
of Stars", an unusual stage
unit of eighteen brilliant performers,
which opens at the Strand theatre
Monday for a two day engagement,
an- the Angus Twins, the
Searle Twins, ami the Mosath Triplets.
Not ir: years has such amaz-ng
combination of talent been seen on a
local stage.
The unit rightly boasts of the
cleverest, the most unique, and, certainly.
the most, bewildering array of
talent now playing the vaudeville
theatres of America. The two sets of
twins appear in a hilarious comedy
sketch, written especially for them
by Edwarl Everett Ilorton, of
ltovie fame. And in real life, even
their closest friends cannot tell these
twins apart.
The two beautiful blondes are
married ' ? the two brunettes. Mary
i 'he \vi:-- of L-o and Margy is the
wife of Bill. But Bill always has
trouble knowing whether his wife is
Mnrgy or Mary. And Leo thinks he's
buying iii- wife a new dress when
he's actually buying it for his brother
s witi. What a grand family
mix-up these two set- of identical
twins present!
Regardless, her* is a stage unit the
Strand theatr i.$ proud to present.
Always joted for his ability to produce
Sensational vaudeville units, Col.
Ches Davis has outdone himself with
John Howard and Nan Grt
stirring screen dram
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JAMES ELLISON, whose slrik
falo Bill' in "Thee Plainsman" de
favor, comes into his own in the ro
MacLean's production of Mary f
comedy, "23 H HOURS LEAVE.1
who 4never lost a bet and never v
best portrayal of his screen career
Walker is co-featured with the I
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this one.
In addition to the Angus ant
Soarle Twins and the brilliant Mosat
Triplets, the Colonel scoured th*.
country to find other unusual talent
The Two Kings offer plenty of thrill*
to lovers of superb adagio dancing.
This clever boy and girl present theii
act in such a way that it never fail*
to provoke lasting comment.
Bobby Bedford, the golden-voiced
! juvenile tenor, has been hailed a*
the rightful successor to Morton
Downey. Still in his "teens, this
youth, with his amazing voice and attractive
personality, is most likely
destined to go far in his chosen field.
Xot satisfied with this array of
<tars. Col. Davis recently added The
Grenadiers and Arleen, a sensational
dance trio, to his unit. These two
handsome boys and this charming
young lady offer an act which has
been featured in the most exclusive
night clubs of Chicago ami Los Angeles.
They offer a distinctive waltz
routine that is the last word in poise,
grace, and beauty. Their impressions
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... e**c uaia-va ux yiiitT countries never
fail to delight and fascinate lovers of
stage entertainment.
Beautiful stage settings, plus the
musical background of Col. Davis'
'Modern Dixieland Jazz Band." all
assist in making "Cavalcade of Stars"
the outstanding stage presentation of
the season.
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Hit
'v, featured in Universal'?
a, "Let Them Live"
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ing characterization of young 'Buf
finitely established him in public
le of 'Sergeant Gray* iu Douglas
toberts Rinehart's hilarious wartime
' As the swanky, sporty Sergeant
iron an argument,* Ellison gves the
. The blonde and alluring Terry
landsome James in this opus..
Theater Thurs. and Fri.
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The Cherokee Scout, Murp
Mandalay Picture
Tense Tropic Tale
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"Tiger alley," popular Reginald
Campbell novel of the exciting and
tense tale of four white people iso- '
luted in the jungle, was the basis for |
"The Girl from Mandalay.*' powerful [
Republic picture which presents a
I dynamic new personality, Kay Lina- [
l ker, with Conrad Nagel, Donald Cook ;
and Esther Ralston at the Wednes- I
day. May 19 performance at the i
Grand.
In the stirringly romantic setting
of a tropical jungle, two bachelor i
buddies toil and sweat over gangs ,
of i atives hauling out valuable teak- I
wood. Tropical fever and man- !
killing tigers add to both their wor- '
lies and their thrills of danger, in- i
to this nerve-racking situation Nagle |
brings a bride, the "Girl from Mandalay.**
whom his buddy and previ- :
ously known in the pleasure city by
the sea. Cynically Cook treats his
buddy's marriage lightly, and suspi- I
cion and bitterness drive them apart.
Valiantly the girl tries to make life
run smoothly and happily for the isolated
little group, but the strain of
insufferable heat, of tiger atttacks,
and of growing distrust of one another,
reaches climaxes of varying
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most vital and compelling motion pic- J
lures of the year.
Also $45.00 free Wednesday night.
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Made Debut In
Laundry Basket
It may be * in the bag" for others,
but it is "in the basket" for Edward
Ellis, featured in Universal'* "Let
Them Live". He made his first stage
appearance when he was carried into
a scene in a laundry basket. By the
time he was fifteen, Ellis was tired
of acting.
"I wanted to be an engineer, a
cowboy, a doctor or a race driver",
sand Ellis, "anything to get out of
greasepaint. Finally I became a
professional baseball player. I was
pretty good at it and my prospects
were bright. Then I broke my
shoulder. That ruined me as a ball
player and I went back to the stage
to stay."
In 1900 Ellis, who had been playing
in everything from school houses
to tents in the Middlewest, began a
New York stage career. His first
Hollywood movie was "Fugitive from
a Chain Gang." Since then he has
won distinction in many roles, the
most recent being "Maid of Salem,"
"Texas Rangers," "Winterset" and
"Fury."
In "Let Them Live" Ellis portrays
a political boss who holds a city in
the palm of hs hand, and grinds out
posed by John Howard, cast in the
of it all the profit he can. He is opleadinu
role.
Edward Ellis was born in Mattison,
Michigan. His sister, Edith is
now a prominent playwright.
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WESTERN SHOW,
ARMY PICTURE,
COME TO STRAND
?
The Strand Theater brings to its
patrons one of the biggest and finest
westerns from screendom Saturday
night. A true represenation of the
great open spaces as those of us who
have not seen can imagine. "Valley
of the Lawless", stars Johnny Mack
Brown, one of the most prominent
and leading western stars of today.
You have thrilled to his many valiant
and daring deeds in the past?
now come and see more of this great
popular hero. A hard-riding, hard
snooting inruier, full of action from
start to finish with plenty of good
wholesofe comedy such as seldom is
seen on the screen.
"23 Vi Hours Leave" is an action
war picture full of dynamite and hilarious
comedy from one crazy antic
to another. Jimmy Ellison is given
his chance to show what he really
can do in a big part and he disappoints
no one just as he put himself
over so well in "The Plainsman" as
Buffalo Bill.
The hilarious sergeant who "never
lost a bet and never won an argument"
goes on a harum scarum spree
for a day and finally ends up by capturing
the General's daughter unintentionally
with his lovchooks.
Terry Walker, Blonde and irresistible
is co-featured with Ellison and
gives him plenty to try for.
>hy, North Carolina
STRAND 1
Thursday and Friday
May 13-14
A7TENSHUN I
THE CALL
leave:
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
- JAMES ELLISON
TERRY WALKER
a DOUGLAS Maclean pioauctioa
Sponsored by the American
Legion. Show
your appreciation to
these boys by seeing
this show.
CARTOON AND
NEWS REEL
I SATURDAY ONLY
May 15
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Phantom Rider No. 14
Cartoon and Comedy
FREE ? Saturday
night about 8:30, $10.
will be given away to
two lucky people. Be <
there when your name
is called if you want to j
win $5.00 FREE.
WEDNESDAY ONLY (
May 19
"THE GIRL FROM
IMANDALAY" j'
?With? i1
CONRAD NAGEL, KAY
LINAKER, DONALD COOK *nd
ESTHER RALSTON
Outcast woman... i
Living Dangerously ...
Loving Recklessly!
Drama Flames at White Heat. (
As two men defy the doom of the '
jungle for the woman only one
could have.
OUR MONEY NIGHT
day night for awhik
nesday. Please tell
change.
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FheatreI i
Monday and Tuesday I f
May 17-18 I V
YOUTH I I
.UNDAUNTr i i
BATTLING A HIDDEN fOk
He planned a safe careei
but a pretty girl made hirr H
want to fight;?to love1
' HOWARD
jPI ?[ Outstanding
romantic Find of
6* "Lost Horizon"
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A UNIVERSAL I I* V
PICTURE |^|l J
THEN LIVE!
" JOHN HOWARD
of "lot? Horizon"
NAN - GREY
of "Throo Smart Girls" '
EDWARD ELLIS
JUDITH BARRETT
ROBERT WILCOX
ON THE STAGE
18 People Vaudeville
"CAVALCADE
OF STARS"
INCLUDING |
Hie Angus Twins and I
fhe Searle Twins, in? |
'The Family Mix-up"
LAUGHS GALORE
Six Southern
Gentlemen
A modern Dixie Jazz band.
The Two Kings
'Acrobatics Supreme"
A boy and a girl do their stuff
BOBBY BEDFORD
Golden-Voiced Tenor'
Rendering many popular lovesongs
Grenadiers and Arleen
The last word in Dancing
? It's the Tops.
The Mosath Triplets
Three sisters offer their best
in harmony singing. j
THE GREATEST
STAGE SHOW EVER
TO BE SHOWN Here
will be onWednes5.
$45.00 Free Wedyour
friends of this
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