THUKBDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1930 TOKKANCE HEKAL.L), Torranoe, California SKUT1ON Drama ^ Art Musical Show Featured at Plazd Cinema 'Sing, Baby Sing/ WALT LINCH SPECTACULAR SCENE IN FILM FABLE NOW PLAYING AT PLAZA THEATRE Negro Play Is Twentieth Century Fox Musical Box Office Hit Judged a Maelstrom of Laughs With "John Henry," now play- Ing at the Mayan Theatre, a Whooping with laughs, tingling with tunes, sizzling definite box office hit, Federal with swing and ablaze with names, "Sing, Baby, Sing" Theatres formulate further in­ opena at the Plaza Theatre, Hawthorne, today, and is the teresting plans for the fall sea­ maddest jamboree of funmakers, stars and stooges, song­ son. "Three Wise Fools," Aus­ sters and show-stoppers, ever brought to the screen. » Featuring an. astonishing num- tin Strong's beloved three-act comedy, holds (he ber of Hollywood's most famous Mason stage Rogers comedians, a wildly riotous from Oct. 6 to Oct. 18. This la fif "State story and a veritable hit parade the second Austin Strong hit to To Make a Long of songs, the makers of "Thanks reach the Mason stage of recent "State Fair," the Fox produc­ A Million," .Twentieth Century months, the playwright's "Sev­ Fox, have topped their previous Tale Short tion playing a return engage­ enth Heaven"' being presented triumph in a million ways. earlier In the reason. Kenneth We saw a brand new baby ment at the Torrance Theatre yesterday who was the per 'With Alice Faye, Adolphe MacDonald .is directing "Three feet image of his father th Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Wise Fools" and the trio of same lack of expression, no is remembered not only as Will Healy, Patsy Kelly, Michael cantankerous old bachelors will teeth and prematurely bald Rogers' greatest picture, but is Whalen and a trio of very wel­ be played at the Mason by Roy we have several1, used cars also famous in that the roles of come screen newcomers, the Rife Sutherland, Lyle . Clement and that are perfect images each of the leading players were Brothers, "Sing, Baby, Sing" Jack Baston. new ones, in fact, would be the type of parts which brought The Mtisart will remain dark hard to tell from a new one them their greatest success. / until Tuesday night, Oct. 20, fol­ If it passed you on the road Janet Gaynor, co-starred with lowing the final performance of THESE LOOK LIKE NEW the rib-racking climax. "The Devil Passes" on Oct. 7. Rogers, and Lew Ayres are the Alice Faye is given her notice sweethearts of a romance be­ As' previously announced, the at a night club in which she has Benn W. Levy satirical hit em­ tween a little farm girl and a been singing. She goes to see dashing newspaper reporter, and barks on a road tour of South­ FALL her agent, Gregory Ratoff. to acclaimed his outstanding- rdle in "Sirtte Fair," the unforgettable ern California, the first perform- Sally Eilers and Norman Foster get another booking, and finds Fox hit. Janet Gaynor, pictured aJiiive, is co-starred with the great humorist. • ;•-•.-,•*-' bank on Oct. 8. CLEAN-UP affair, sophisticated and amus­ office ing. for neglecting to pay the rent. Junior Colleges In U.'S. ' Louise Dresser piays Rogers' During Alice's last evening at Beach SALE wife, Frank Craven appears*as New Total of .654 Everyone Knows October Is the cafe, Ratoff notices the cele­ WASHINGTON. (U.'P.) More a country storekeeper; and Vic­ brated Adolphe Menjou in the /the Month to Buy a than 550 junior colleges USED CAB tor Jory portrays a carnival audience. Memjou has come east ara In stand barker. for' a rest and to get and re­ operation thruout the Unlti SEE THESE BARGAINS!! When Artist Harold Fox III, visited the Warner Bros, Rogers, of course, fulfills his main as pie-eyed as possible. States, .according to the office 27 Chrysler 4 Coupe...... $ 99 famous role of a Midwestern As Alice is singing her last of education, U. S. departnlenl studios ..during the filming,of "The Green Pastures," the of the interior. 28 Stade Spt. Rdsfc...... 125 Marc Connelly Pultizer prize winning play, he drew the farmer, whose greatest ambition song Menjou rises up on his PHONE TORRANCE 132 - "29 Graham 6 Coupe...... 145 above sketch of one of the picture's most spectacular chair and begins to c56 "Romeo Junior colleges included in the '28 Dodge Vie. 6 Sedan...... competition with.his champion and Juliet" with her. Ratoff, Thursday, Friday, 149 scenes. hog, Blue Boy. quick to sense the possibilities, education comprise public High Saturday, Oct. 8-9-10 SO Stude Coach...... 179 They had a beauty contest in "Heaven" and "De Lawd" ,and "GREEN PASTURES" 29 Chrysler 65 Coach...... ! 185 who is too 'tight to know what college divisions, established pre­ THE PULITZER PRIZE PLAY Chrysler 65 Coupe...... liis .creator, Marc Connelly, were he is doing. paratory schools ^ recognized 1 as 185 the judges.' Heaven, of cour3e, HEROIC FLYING ACE SPANS OCEAN With All Star Cast DeSoto 6 Coupe...... 199 Menjou is carried from the junior colleges or*offering junior was a set for "The Grpen Pas-- night club and rushed to a hos college work, some four-year ;col —also— - * Ford Coach...... 235 tures," the Warner Bros produc­ pital -for alcoholics. Ratoff gains leges that have given up their 30 Ford Std. Coupe...... 235 tion which comes to the" Tor- entrance to his room- by passing degree - granting privileges . to "WALKING ON AIR" *30 Ford SW. Coupe...... 289 ranee Theatre tonight, Friday Ted Healy off as Menjou's per­ concentrate on the first two with GENE RAYMOND, ANN SOTHERN 30 Dodge DD Sedan...... 249 and Saturday. sonal physician. Menjou is ready years of college work, and netoly created junior colleges. 30 DeSoto 6 Sedan...... 379 Mr. Conoelly, who wrote the to promise anything for a drink, Pulitzer Prize play, was direct­ and they get him a bottle of '.Sunday, Monday, 30 Chrysler 77 Sedan...... 385 ing, and Rex Ingram, distin­ bay rum, telling him ,that it is Tuesday, OcL 11-12-13 33 Cheve Mst. Trunk Sell. 425 guished actor, played "De South American brandy. Lawd." "CHINA CLIPPER" 33 Dodge 6 Tour. Sedan.'. 499 Menjou develops a terrific with PAT O'BRIEN, BEVERLY ROBERTS 34 Cheve Master Sedan.... 495 Ednar M. Harris, who plays thirst for this : hew beverage, Zeba, the flapper, .—and— '30 Dodge DD Sedan...... 259 was adjudged and as Ratoff and Healy. are the ;he most beautiful actress in only ones wlio are able to get RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF 35 Plymouth DeLuxe Sed. 599 the picture, which is saying it, he sticks to them closely. WILL ROGERS in something. Ratoff gets Alice' a contract TRUCKS Miss. Harris is from New.York, 29 Dodge i^n ...... -.-....$125 with a radio chain on the.vpro- «$TATE FAIR" She Is one of^ the members of vision that Menjou also appear ^ wfijV JANET GAYNOR 28 Cheyfc.Dump...... _. 1M ... original stage production ehevertohg Stake..:..... 295 on the opening program!''How­ She started playing the part at ever, Menjou's manager arrives 81 Ford Cab & Chassis.... 295 19, five years ago. She is now 33 Cheve Bus...... 325 from Hollywood, kidnaps the er­ 24 years old, is five feet four rant celebrity, and is about to Wednesday Only, Oct. 14 nches tall, weighs 116, and has whisk him back to the movie : This Week's been an , actress ever since she capital when Healy and Patsy "A SON COMES HOME" can remember. Kelly come to the rescue. with MARY BOLAND, DONALD WOODS SPECIAL! "The ^Green Pastures" is a With the laughs literally trip­ —-and— 1930 Ford Standard stirring picturo based on Con- ping, over dach other, the action "PAROLE" Coupe . . . the sportiest nelly's play, which was suggest- becomes more and more wildly Model A In this district. >d by Roark Bradford's novel. hilarious, climaxing in one of With ANN PRESTON, HENRY HUNTER New black paint, job ... Connelly co-directed the picture the most riotous scenes that white wheels and stripe with William Keighley, and ever-rocked a movie audience. wrote the screen play in collabo- Four new songs, "Love Will AMAZING.!! Surprise Night . . . sport model steering 2 COMPLETE SHOWS & 9 P.M. wheel, seats recovered. ation with Sheridan Gibney. Tell,"' "Sing, Baby, Sing," "You 1,000 ELECTRICAL WONDERS pirituals are aung by the Hall Turned the Tables On Me" and 1,000,000 VOLTS HARNESSED Johnson Choir. Only $239 It's "Pat O'Bri6n,,,wbo plays the leading role in First 'When Did You Leave Heaven?" SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATIONS There are hundreds in the provide musical Interludes for $1,000,000 ELECTRIC EXHIBIT Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Oct. 15-16-17 ast, including Ingram, Miss National's "China, dapper," coming to the Torrance Thea­ the never-ending laughs. ELECTRIC Many More Guaranteed Harris, Oscar Polk, Eddie Ander- DEVICES of TOMORROW tre, the story of. how America's heroic flying aces spanned Darryl F. Zanuck selected Afternoon Cooking "THE ROAD TO GLORY** •Bargains on, Frank Wilson, George Reed, the world's greatest ocean. . Featured with Q'Brien are Scnoofo Your Car In Trade )orothy Jones, Ann? Mne Fritz, Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts, Humphrey Bogart and B. G. DeSylva associate pro­ GIGANTIC NOVtl REVIEW with FREDRIC MARCH, WARNER BAXTER Low. Down Payment Bertha Wright and Ida Forsyne. ducer. 3 Gr««t F.nchon 6- M«r«o and Marie Wilson. ' SUg. Easy Monthly Payments The new dramatic air thrlllerf :———— -: Show, dally Hawaii Volcnnologist to make driving at 40 miles an IS I YOU I DOLES fit HIT-PUD TICKET! "MY AMERICAN WIFE** All With Our 90-Day Starts On 25th Year produced by First National ~ Pic- Antiskid Device Invented hour safe on icy pavements. Written Guarantee HONOLULU., (U.P.) Dr; tures, "China Clipper," opens at! FINDLAY, O. (U.P.) Three Pushing a button on the dash­ PAN PACIFIC with FRANCES LEDERER, ANN SOTHERN 'homas A. Jaggar, only vol- the Torrance Theatre Sunday citizens of Findlay have Invent­ board releases eight-inch shoes AUDITORIUM "'7'T.!* "'''"' .anologist with the U. S. na- for a three-day ed an anti-skid device expected on the rear wheels. WALTER ionai park service, Is entering run, with an all G. LINCH is 25th year as director of star cast including Pat O'Brlen, DODGE PLYMOUTH Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexan­ KITTY KELLY AND NELLIE SHANNON Open Evenings Till 0 Cilauca observatory, which is Sundays Till 5 jerched on the. edge of one of der, Humphrey Bogart, Marie rAop-HEN see»Ai TUM iawaii's active volcanoes. Wilson and Henry B.. Walthall. peR.Tup.eep 300-312 So. Catalma During his quarter of a cen- uef rAg BftCK. VER Phone 5782 ury of research he has worked The screen play by Comman­ SB KEDONDO BEACH ut an internatiQjjally recognized der Frank vVead, deals with .the Qrie SHOW heory on volcanic "* and ter- men of unbounded enthusiasm WErW OVER cstrial disturbances. and courage, who were pioneers -eur in establishing transoceanic air lines and the flights of dare­ devil pilots who risked their lives in battles with fog and storm to nose their ships into foreign lands. Thrill is said to follow on thrill In this, smashing romance and drama of the air. The back­ HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA grounds are realistic and authen­ Telephone 289 "The Friendly Family Theatre" tic, the exteriors having been filmed, for' the most part, at Alamcda, air base of the Pan- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Oct. 8-9-10 American Airways on the Pa­ cific coast near San- Francisco, BOZO AND THE BARON ALICE FAYE where tho,famous China Clipper ADOLPHE MENJOU , "SING, BABY, SING" hops off on its voyages to the and WILL Philippine Islands. • and JANET Jn "STATE FAIR'' Other exteriors were taken at the Catalina Islands where the Friday Evening, MA0IC SCREEN—You Play, We Pay foliage matches that of the trop­ ical countries visited by the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Oct. 11-12-13 giant airship. The story deals with the lone fight of a war ace to establish ,n "CHINA CLIPPER" a transoceanic air service. Called visionary and a madman, he "POSTAL INSPECTOR" battles against innumerable ob­ stacles with almost fanatical de­ Starts Wednesday, termination to put over his idea. Oct. 14 Not even the loss of his wife and homo, she leaving him he- "THE ROAD TO GLORY" and cause of neglect, can stop him from driving for his goal. "CRASH DONOVAN" The picture ends with a $$$$—COME KAKLY smashing climax in which the - DOOKS OPEN U P. M.—$ men of vision wins against al­ most unsurmountable odds.