TORRANCE HERALD. Torrance, California THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1936 DISLOCATES KNEE Mrs. George C. Hall, 22305 So Hilarious Marx Brothers Come Will Rogers In "Old Kentucky" At Songs and Laughs Make This Show Figueroa, fell on the steps her" home last -week and dls To Plaza Theatre In SPORT Torrance Theatre Starting Jan. The Season's Greatest Offering located her knee. She will be New Comedy 1 confined to bed for a few days SHOTS If It's songs you are looking for, "Thanks a Million" wm ijfytil the swelling and sprain By Bob Lewellen has niore.than you can count; if'It's laughs, it's tho low have been reduced. season's top joy show; and if it's romance and stars, how *11 the about Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Fred Alien, Patsy But,, For FREE Theatre Tickets A Brief Outline of A Few "Biff" Kelly, was < the Business Directory. Rose Bowl 'Football names Paul Whiteman and his band with Ramona, Rubinoff and. tion-oi The big question of "the the Yacht Club Boys! day; Dvorak te threatened by the test i 'Will Stanford be able to upset Crammed with entertainment, in­ the great 20th Century's spectacular new trusion of Margaret Irving, Trelo* team of Southern Powcll becomes Jo ftl Methodist, New Year's Day?" fun-music film, "Thanks a Mil­ temperamental lion," comes Sunday, Monday and Alien becomes more nutty Mou, i Well Folks, The teams will play before a than ever. toss, :apacity crowd of over 86,000 and Tuesday to the Torrance baaiitl We won't deck It out with fans, a far cry from tho days of Theatre. But it all comes out happily fancy phrases, or try to make 1916 when 7000 loyal fans It has a frivolous plot, woven in the end* with Powcll a radio iraved the rain to witness the about the wildcat adventures df star, and Miss Dvorak ready to $1 It Sound smart, or turn out a say "I do!" i she* JJS6 model for It . 'Irst Rose Bowl Game. Although a troupe making one night ; imbt . it Isn't :he first real Rose B.owl foot­ stops under the masterful mis­ The film's songs, largely from i >pajr> Shut sort of a greeting. It's ball game was played in 1M)2, guidance of comedian Fred the pens of Gus Kahn and i nee. Just a pleasant word from an when Michigan ran rough shod Alien: Arthur Johnston, include ; akin Old friend to the people we oVer Stanford, to the tuno of Dick Powcll Is the company's "Thanks a Million," 'U've Got a 1 te a <wnnt to remember -. a hope 49 to 0, there was a lapse of songster, and Ann Dvorak its Pocket FuH of Sunshine" and "Sugar i tell for a Merry Christmas to games until 1916, when the leading dancer, and as you Plum." < loice now modern Rose Bowl Tourna­ might guess they're wild about Adapted from a screen story i ' T. everyone we know! ment began. each other. by Nunnally Johnson, "Thanks i rgot In some fantastic manner, a Million" was personally pro­ < y, t Only 7000 Fans Watch Alien manages to get the troupe duced by Darryl F. Zanuck and First Rose Bowl Game entangled with a bunch of wild- directed by Roy -Del Ruth. 1 ere ':: THE HARDWARE MAN The first of the modern series eyed politicians, and before they Raymond Walburn, Benny ] isad Baiter and. Alan Dinohart 'A Night At the Opera," of Tournament of Roses games have extricated themselves, are 113 3617 Cabrillo. Ph. 167-M the Marx brothers' latest con plenty happens. .' " prominent in the supporting edy sensation, is a riot of action and fun that finds was played between Washington ] r.,C ""Where a $ Goes Farthest" th State College and Brown Uni The romance of P°owcll and cast. 1 r a. oniedians running wild in an opera house. Starts Chris versity in 1916. , Dias Day at the Plaza -Theatre, Hawthorne. The particular idea of the HIGHWAY i > \ve which means nobody els East-West game was to pub­ but Groucho, Harpo and Chlco licize Southern California's win­ over Boulder Dam have made a picture. We ha ter climate. Washington' won in "Merry hoped to call It "A Night At th pouring down rain and a-sloppy IS OPENED Opera" because it' was to b fiera, 14 to 0. Stars of the game Starting on New Year's Day, the immortal Will-Rogers about a night at the opera. W will be seen in "Old ' Kentucky," New scenic circle tours', are started' a contest to pay a $10 were Fitz Pollard, colored half­ a stirring picture of life Christmas" back, of Brown and Swede Dletz, in the bluegrass state, which will be1 shown-for four days made available to motorists for a better title. Ten thousan fullback of Washington State. with the recent opening .of the Our sincere wish to our titles came in, which changec at the Torrance Theatre, January 1-2-3 and 4. Com­ roadway across Boulder dam, panion feature will be "So Red the friends and patrons is our minds about our origins Brick' Muller Stars In Rose." advises the Automobile Club of contained title. So we decided to chang Southern California. ~. in these sim­ it to a California-Ohio Game In 1921 ple words, "Night At the Opera The highlight, of the 1921 Rose The 40-foot road along the which opens Christmas Day Tournament game between 1180-foot crest which was offi­ "Merry Christmas" ureu.j the Plaza Theatre, Hawthorne the Amusing Plot Is Enlivened cially opened to. traffic by the &dh great Ohio State team and the In the story there is a lot o California "WonHer Team", was U. S. , Bureau ; of Reclamation f^Ve»! SSOCIATED business In an opera house an the long 70 yard pass for a ; By Jack Benny's Drolleries provides a long-needed connec­ a lot of business on an ocean touchdown. Harold '(Brick) Mul­ tion between Arizona and Ne­ |sitl liner" Then George S. Kaufm; vada. It makes available the Sandy ler, California end. gripped the "It's' In the Air,," showing Tuesday and Wednesday •ft came out to the coast to wor ball in his large hands, faded 752-mile loop trip from Los An­ itonchj on the story. He' llk'ed steam nights at the Torrance Theatre, will make audiences laugh geles via Kingman, Arizona, to INDIVIDUALLY OWNED STORES . back to his own goal line until .«Joy; boating better than opera sing he had reached the 25 yard 3*0 hard that they will miss half the lines'! Las Vegas and return, and the Coach ing, but he does not know hov Jack Benny, as the star, smashes through 926-mile tour via Kingman, the ^h« SPECIALS stripe, suddenly whirled and with a per­ MONDAY and TUESDAY, DEC. 23-24 to run a boat. formance that delights every audience and, establishes him dam, Death Valley Junction, MEN'S SHOP When Kaufman got throug at that time, 70 yards through as the comedy ruler of two*, Death Valley and the Owens gBerj with the story, the opera, hous the air the ball flew lik^ a bul- Valley highway! 1307EIPrado SALAD DRESSING was missing. We couldn't fin kingdoms, the screen and the Cars will be convoyed by Thriftee air. Marx Brothers Near Sartori Avenue ontl) it anywhere in the script or In off the ground, into rangers across the dam for the cognito. It looked like Kau the waiting Ted Healy, Una Merkel, Nat present. Quick service to elim­ ^ arms of H. W. (Brbdie) Steph­ cef Pints I7c Quarts 27c man's bum-steering had ramme ens, another end on the "Bears" Pendleton, Mary Carlisle, Har- In Hilarious inate delay is assured. the boat into the opera hou: team, who fell across the goal Our Own Special ALBER'S SPECIALS and sunk it, so we changed th for the second title to "A Night On a Steam score of the divide acting honors with their Farce Comedy Coffee, Ib. ........,...........17c Corn Meal, 20-oz. pkg...9c boat" game. The. Ohio State team respective performances. went to pieces after the long An Exciting Plot Groucho, Chico and Harpo BOWLINGI .. ptthy) Gold MedaF Flour, Instant Tapioca, That's what happens whe pass and lost 28 to 0. That'was ^ ^ l Exercise loyal | B-oz. pkg. ............_.......9c you jump at conclusions. W The thrilling plot . concerns Marx, in a "Nighl; At the No. 5 sack....................29c the last Big Ten team to ap­ Benny, a "confidence man," and Ladies Bowl FREE on Saturdays Flap Jack Flour, once knpw a conclusion-jumpe pear, Opera," shown at the Torrance No. 10 sack............ ...51 c who jumped at a very lovel in 'the -Rose Bowl. Forty- his" side-kick, Healy, who are 'on > If Accompanied by Escort Sm. pkg.....9c Lge.:...17c five thousand fans witnessed the run from a "G-Man," Pendle- Theatre onext Thursday, Friday Softasilk Cake Flour, conclusion a blonde one, by th ;he way but he forgot to take on game. Stinchcomb, Harry toh; because they have failed to and Saturday, will bring one of Monticello Bowling Lge. pkg. ......'.............. .27c Wheaties, 2 pkgs.........21c and Noel Workman were the turn in an income tax report, the Academy foot 1 off the ground, He's bee stars of the Big most hilariously entertain­ riding a span of six horses Ten team. (In­ acting on the advice of a shy­ ing feature films of. many 1953 CARSON ST. TORRANCE PHONE 595 cidentally, that was the year ster i lawyer.