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Million Dollar Kiddie Stars Cast With Doug Top Strand Bill Fairbanks Thrills in ‘Reach- Geraldine and Joe Boast of ing for the Moon” at Two Continents Here The State for Engagement

Douglas Fairbanks has thrown Warner Brothers’ Strand theater aside armor, steed, sword and buck- starts oft the new week by presenting ler for the first time In ten years— its patrons another exceptional stage has attired himself in a well-fitting and screen show that should witness business Isult—has exchanged battle- a repetition of the capacity houses ments for a penthouse apartment seen here last week. topping a skyscraper—and the result The stage show smacks of new- the mixture of entertain- Is happiest ness, originality, variety and excel- ment the year has brought forth. lent booking Judgment, while the The picture is "Reaching For the feature picture should click with lo- Moon," for United Artists, written cal theatergoers because it is the and directed by Edmund Goulding type that have voiced a preference whom they call the most versatile for and presents several of their man in Hollywood, and it opened to- favorite stars. with Bebe day at the State theater, Headlining the stage show is Ger- Daniels as the of dazzling object aldine and -foe, "The International Fairbanks’ affections^ Kiddie Stars." Not yet in their teens The story and dialogue are smart this clever pair of juvenile artists and sophisticated, the action is ro- have risen to stardom in the vaude- mantic and rapid, the settings range ville world with their success here from fashionable New York to a United States in the duplicated _ luxurious liner at sea, and there Is abroad. They have just returned of a bountiful seasoning comedy. from a long tour abroad and have And when the last word Is said been playing to "hold-over” engage- about lovely women. It should be in ments at the leading vaudeville the- ■ TDouglas 3airbanfes and "Be be TDaniels connection with the hand-picked aters throughout the east. While beauties who glide through the they are featured as dancers, they Victor MacLaglen In a Scene from “Xot Exactly Gentlemen at the to o scene the -TAoon' of For the Moon." fromTReachincj Jor scenes "Reaching also display marked ability as sing- Palace Sunday. it a "million dollar They called ers,' pantomimists and comedians. At the State Starting To-day cast" when the filming was going Their act alone is worth going miles "Aloha.” Albert Rogell directed recently formed by the Penn School on at United Artists, and a glance at to see. the picture from a story by Thom- The the names seems to make the sum of Aviation In Pittsburgh. play- Next of importance on this deluxe as H. Ince and J. G. Hawks. Adele fall short. For, in addition to Fair- PEN LYON • ers are all students at the school, Double Features Lowe Bill , RAQUEL RRES./n bill is Vernon Kathburn and his Buffington wrote the adaptation and Tops banks and Daniels there are Edward jTO having received their pilot licenses Quintette. Kathburn has continuity and Leslie Mason and W. Everett Horton, sure-fire farceur; *ALOM A" Tiff a n u\Production Saxophone there, and are continuing their train- been termed the Paderewski of the Totman the dialogue. Others in the at the Garden at The Jack Mulhall, a star in his own for full Lyric in his act cast are Robert Edeson. Alan Hale, ing transport rating. Claud the comic At the Strand Starting saxophone and rightly for right; Allister, To-day Thelma Marian A court has been laid out in one of to he clearly demonstrates his marvel- Todd. Douglas, Otis Edmund Lowe’s ambition, Britisher; June MacCloy, gorgeous the hangars at the Pittsburgh ?But- greatest his ous on this popular Harlan. Miller in Her Great gaze upon; Luana Walters, a new Warwick and gang, and the coun- accomplishments ler Penn school’s main Marilyn despite his overwhelming success as instrument. Together with his as- Airport, beauty; and such veteran troupers in ter attack and rescue by the three and an audible screen favorite, is to lead MacLaglen artists he draws round after ORGANIZE BASKETBALL training base, practice games Hit as Emmett Corrigan, Walter Wal- sisting “Sunny” an orchestra through the movements “bad men"; the terrific race to be marvel- and matches are held there regular- ker, Helen Jerome Eddy, Adrienne round of applause with the TEAM OF AIR PILOTS of a Beethoven symphony and to first in the and the alone ly. d’Ambricourt and Phil Tead. Western Thriller gold fields; ous melodies six saxophones All of 's art as an a railroad engineer. Pittsburgh.—What is believed to qualify ,as scene where shoots the can produce. a and a come These if satis- Fairbanks the role of a MacLaglen be the first basketball team com- Piano in actress, dancer, singer accomplishments, plays "Lionel” Mike Ames, one of the playing Germany is to fore In tne First him as a stock broker who is sapling out o£ Warwick’s hand just posed entirely of licensed pilots was the “Sunny,” fied, would certainly mark dynamic young Palace Offers the Popular most popular female impersonators waning. of inasmuch as so the game of finance National and. Vitaphone version versatile young man, busy playing as he is about to stake out and steal in vaudeville to-day, has an inter- which a in the- that he has somehow lost sight of her famous musical comedy he already holds degree Talkie Star in “Not Fay Wray’s claim. Robert Warwick and highly entertaining pres- love. mat is, unui tieoe uanieis, esting ran for three years on Broadway. oretical pedagogy at Santa Clara, and are Clark "The wiz- comes Franklyn Farnum in the entation with Jimmy Miss Miller is and farms acres at portraying a society aviatrix to-day recognized 1,200 Skyland, Gentlemen” cast, and there is an ard of the at the piano. Gates makes him realize he has Exactly supporting keys" — ’ as the outstanding star of musical in the Santa CrUz Mountains of Cal- along and in "Odd and P»S in abundance of riding, fighting, shoot- and Claire Steps I’OU- and is one of the ifornia. missed the most important thing comedy, brightest Victor MacLaglen, real “he-man” ing and love making from start to Tunes” a cleverly staged act, go over in fllmdom. To the casual or constant theater- his life. luminaries Her, picture, o£ the talkies, who won world wide finish. "Not Exactly Gentlemen’’ is big as do the Wilson brothers in a broke all box office records goer, Lowe will always be remem- Just about the time this weighty “,” fame as “Flagg” in “What Price a fascinating comedy romance of riotous comedy skit entitled "Hello as the creator of the screen thought takes possession of him for the year, and “Sunny” is being bered and “The three bad men who father defense- Emma.” The feature picture on the Bebe starts for Europe with a group Glory” Cockeyed World,” a hailed as an even greater success. role of Quirt in “What Price Glory” is "Aloha” with Ben and of debs to take part in an air meet and about to be seen again in his less girl in the days when the west bill Lyon It comes to the Garden theater Sun- and “The Cock Eyed World.” Hard- Torres in the roles. in England and Doug has to hustle newest hit, “Women of All Nations,” was wild and wooly, and incidentally Raquel starring day for a three day showing. ly any slang expression is as com- rather had become a was- to catch the boat. comes to the Fox-Poll Palace theater try to slip each other the triple cross "I'd you There are four and three monly used to-day as the one he come PALACE songs with for a four day engagement in in love. The usual short reels and trel and a beachcomber than to Always Showing the Pick of the Pictnrcs from Victor into Even when he catches up Sunday dances in "Sunny,” but there are no and MacLaglen brought “Not home with a half-breed wife!" Bebe a new complication floors him Exactly Gentlemen.” Adapted the Fox Movietone Newsreel com- ensemble choruses. All the dances international prominence, “Sez you!” harsh words of FOX, METRO and PARAMOUNT in the discovery that she is engaged from the novel, “Over the Border,” plete the program for the first four Those were the are Miss Miller alone, or accom- “Sez me!” However, he i3 far from when son by to marry Sir Horace Partington- “Not Exactly Gentlemen’’ has to do days of the week. Bradford, Sr, his Jimmy Joe the stamped one-type player. His beauti- panied by the versatile Donahue, Chelmsford. And, on top of this, his with the adventures of three bad introduced him to Ilanu, the of the Irish who with sauve gentlemanly or his tough ful half-native and half-white smile, played absence from the busy mart of men of the west, Victor MacLaglen, LENGTHEN MOTOR RIFE girl her on the stage. gangster roles are all distinctly he had brought from the tropics to stocks costs him his fortune. Lew Cody and Eddie Grlbbon, with THROUGH LUBRICATION The of bubbles over etched characterizations. aristocratic home in San Fran- Starts plot “Sunny” However, nothing can stop the the sheriff hot on their trail but his Between the of his Los lubrication Sunday and tom- pursuit many Angeles.—Proper cisco. with humor, romance, hard-driving young American, and plenty of time to “make” the girls at to interests, he yet finds time, some- of the motors on Western Air Ex- sister felt the same foolery, and gives complete play a solution is worked out before the as they elude the posse. Fay Wray And Jimmy’s how, to continue out suc- press mail and has blood 2:00 all of Miss Miller’s varied accom- turning Ship docks at Southampton agree- plays the heroine role. Victor Mac- passenger planes way—so did all of his blue as well to her cessful pictures for Fox Movietone, with resulted in the power plants operat- that Elaine, 4:00 plishments as beauty able to everyone and heady Laglen has the role of a Canadian friends, all, is, except his latest being “Men On Call,” fea- ing flvce times as efficiently as guar- the who knew the and her vivid personality. laughs and thrills. bad man, "Bull” Stanley.” Lew girl greatest 6:00 turing Lowe, and William are anteed the A. J. of because and One of the strongest casts of the Harrigan, The settings of the picture Cody plays “Ace Beaudry,” Missis- by manufacturers, heartache all, Jimmy Mae Clarke and Warren in Bea oil de- until the 8:00 year has been assembled by Director Hymer magnificent and were created by sippi gambler, and Eddie Grlbbon, tty, company engineer, she had been sweethearts, support, which is to open at the Ly- who was clared here. Performance of mo- tremendous allure of the dark- 10:00 William A. Seiter' for “Sunny.” It William Cameron Menzies who is funny just to look at, is ric theater tors of the Ford and Fokker wild child of nature the includes, in addition to Joe Donahue, Sunday. given a free rein in backgrounding “Bronco” Dawson, Texas horse thief. planes skinned, got Dawrence Gray, O. P. Heggie, Inez the film according to his unrepressed of Transcontinental & Western Air, better of his good intentions. ture being “One Embarrassing When this trio get together and start Courtney, Judith vosseni, naroara modernistic ideas. The costumes operating across the continent, What happens to Ilanu—a bird of Night.” and John out in saloon and gambling hall in Bedford, Clyde Cook, Mackenzie Friday Saturday vie with the settings in lavishness, through all kinds of weather condi- paradise among vultures ready to in Dick.’’ Immor- search of excitement, the thrills are Barrymore “Moby an been and is also credited to the care tear her to her gilded Ward, and many others. effort having made, fast and furious. Through the tions, pieces—in is “The tal classic of whaling days. too, to anticipate the taken in proper lubrication, officials cage, where the ways of civilization Tie companion feature successfully, story runs a delightful love tale, and The companion feature being “Un- of of hence. state. are bard to comprehend, is told in Kye» of the World’’ from the story fashions a couple years the and der Suspicion” with Lois Moran, J. a among spectacular exciting hy Harold Bell Wright. Millions “Reaching For the Moon" is Harold J* M. dramatic scenes are the saloon as The Murray and Kerrigan. picture in keeping with the times— loved it a novel! amazing when MacLaglen cleans up or ahead of it—and Fairbanks gives episode book sensation of liction's great au- the place with his bare fists; the RADIO DANCING CLASS a whirlwind performance and proves thor has become even more enter- cross which introduces the LATEST AIR FEATURE he needs no bizarre locale or char- triple taining as a talking picture. Here New York—(UP)—One of the acterization to bring out his dash- three “roughnecks,” MacLaglen, is the drama of love in the great “the newest Ideas on the air is the danc- romantic Cody and Gribbon, getting modern west. Seductive, unscrupu- ing, temperament. ing class. It’s top entertainment and very, works” from their respective dames. lous, a married siren tries to cast All three to Sponsored by a shoe manufacturer, very new. proposing Fay Wray, a spell over a young artist only to the dancing class with the radio au- As an added attraction Stan Laurel and losing out; the sheriff and his lind herself hopelessly outrlvalled by dience for pupils, is being held Fri- and Olive Hahdy are to be seen in posse hot after the three bad men a wholesome young beauty. She days at 8:45 p. m. EST over an NBC their latest mirthquake, "Chickens and determined to get them if they the and the plots girl’s undoing, network. Come Home.” have to follow them into Dakota; and between and evil, love struggle good Arthur Murray is the the attack on the wagon trail by dramatic dancing-mas- and hate begins. It’s power ter. Egypt’s bus lines are increasing. will sweep you to new heights of emotion. Vivid! Stirring! with Una : STARTING TO-PAY : Merkel, John Holland and Nance O’Neil. lt*K THE CREAM OF 1931 GARDEN THEATER Extra Big F«‘“res TALKING-SCREEN PRODUCTIONS Another week of outstanding pic- tures will- be presented at the New Program Once again tho STATE brings you another outstanding- produc- Garden. For next week double fea- Sunday and Monday tion and there are many more following this one from the tures being offered at each change. studios of Warner Bros, Paramount. Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Beginning Sunday for three days is R. K. O., First National, United Artists, Patlie, Columbia, Tiffany Marilyn Miller in "Sunny” the co- and Universal. You will always find the choice pictures pro- Bell STATE! a show feature being the Harold Wright TODAY- duced by these companies ... at the Always good story "The Eyes of the World.” —STARTS this week next week every week! The change Wednesday and Thursday will offer Dlxiana. Radios ANOTHER BIG STAGE AND SCREEN The Picture All Water- with a colossal dramatic spectacle Has Been mighty cast headed by Bebe Daniels, SHOW THAT EVEN SURPASSES bury Waiting Everett Marshall, Bert Wheeler and A HONEY! For Robert Woolsey. The companion pic- LAST WEEK’S IT’S Men On Call’ Facing Dangers witS pox * mi> A Smile on Their Lipsl ’ALACK Edmund — BAST TIMES TO-DAY poWE At 1:37, 4:17, 0:57, 9:37 Mae'Clarke LAWR€NC€ William Harriga* Warren Hymer 1 JIBBCTT DirecUd b with Esther John Blyiion* RALSTON News Clift Edwards Comedy Roland Young 7he in SOUTHERNER — ON THE SAME BILL — .r."u>"LUl ^UN'-MON. TUBS. Owns? The brightest spot m town. His weakness? Only blondes, red-heads. Was with Sheets Gallagher brunettes and Norman Foster, Carole he off dames? So HE said. Lombard, Eugene Pallette DOUG 1 an- FOX MOVIEONE NEWS Then SHE smiled. And FAIRBANKS other bad man went for a buggy ride! -WITH- See the star of “Cock-Eyed A scion of the rich falls in love with a South Sea as one of three bad beauty marries her takes her home to his BEBE DANIELS World” LAST TIMES TO-DAY men who set out to protect James Oliver Cnrwood’s fathers Park Avenue mansion and zowie! ‘‘RIVER’S END” You’ll a kick out of this EDWARD EVERETT HORTON one defenceless and Things happen a-plenty. get makes love the lone, girl with CHARLES BICKFORD talkie with AM) A BRILLIANT COMPANY cross. and EVALYN KNAPP splendid slip each other the triple — Co-Feature — BEN LYON — TORRES MARY NOLAN RAQUEL — CODY — LEW In “YOUNG DESIRE” Robert Edeson Alan Hale Thelma Todd MARILYN With Bear Shooters—Gang Comedy [ON THE STAGE] EDDIE GRIBBON MILLER FAY WRAY Extra Performance * BIG ACTS in “SUNNY” ROBERT WARWICK 5 *5 Virile Doug and beautiful Bchc in a modern day romance. with JOE DONAHUE It's full of pep. c-oinedy and romance. Different! Lavishly FRANKLYN 'Under the Gaslight’ DA WHENCE GRAY singed! Superbly enacted! and FARNUM By Popular Demand at Geraldine Joe O. P. REGGIE NOW PLAYING ON BROADWAY AT $2.00 PRICES. THE INTERNATIONA!/ KIDDIE STARS IN She marries the wrong man to get BUT HERE AT REGUBAR STATE Jacques Theater “SOMETHING DIFFERENT” the right one. Practices on one (EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION) to make her perfect with the (THE HIGHEST SALARIED JUVENILE ACT IN VAUDEVILLE) THE CLOWN PRINCES OP JOY IN A NEW MIRTHQUAKE Saturday Night at 8:30 other. Just an unblushing bride to a of “It.” trying make go STAN « Tickets $1.50, $1.00 and 50 cents TJhe Gates “LIONEL” at box otSre after 1 p. m. Friday IT’S THE GREATEST SHOW "iff; _ _ and Saturday. Wilson Bros. and Claire Mike Ames THIS SIDE OF LIFE Red Ilot Vaudeville’s Favorite Famed Comedians Rhythm CO-FEATURE LAUREL The Little Theater of Makers In Female Impersonator In a New Skit “ODD STEPS AND In A Sensational Drama Stirring In AND “IIEtXO EMMA” TUNES” “The Fashion Plate” Sweet In Sentiment. Waterbury Action, OLIVER ~ VERNON THE EYES OF HAVE YOU TRIED THE WORLD HARDY our fresh killed Individual roast Rathburn squab broiler with chestnut dress- From the Story by IN ing and alt the fixings for $1.U0 AND HIS HAROLD BELL WRIGHT per plate. Also fresh killed hall with “CHICKENS broiler, broiled, with all fixings SAXOPHONE QUINTET $1.00 per plate. ill “15 MINUTES OE MELODY AND FUN" John Holland — Una Merkel COME HOME” H FOX MOVIETONE NEWS H HOTEL WATERBURY and O’Neil. Nancy 1