{ title: 'The watchman. (Mattituck, N.Y.) 1937-1940, July 27, 1939, Page 2, Image 2', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn96083588/1939-07-27/ed-1/seq-2/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn96083588/1939-07-27/ed-1/seq-2.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn96083588/1939-07-27/ed-1/seq-2/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn96083588/1939-07-27/ed-1/seq-2/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Suffolk Cooperative Library System
FAGE TWO T H E WATCHMAN THURSDAY, JULY 2 7 , 1 9 3 9 SUFFOLK AND GREENPORT THEATRES You’ve come to expect a lot of laughs and nonsense from the Dead End Kids, and that’s exactly •what you’ll get when you see them in “Hell’s Kitchen” at the Suffolk Theatre this Saturday one day only. Supplying additional humor and drama is Stanley Fields, the boss gangster in “Blackwell’s Island,” and Ronald Regan and Margaret Lindsay. In “Hell’s Kitchen” the toughies sort of change their tactics, if not their style, and play on the side of law and order. Exposing, with the help of Fields, the tyrannical bullying of the head of the in stitution and inevitably, as you would expect from them, taking over the running of the home themselves. They get into more scrapes and trouble than you’ve ever seen them in before and will have you laughing till your sides ache at their antics. James Fitz patrick will give you one of those swell colored trips through “Rural Hungary” on the same program, .and a Porky cartoon and Leith Shevens Band reel will complete the program. Irving Berlin’s new songs, Sonja Henie’s captivating brilliance, Ty rone Power’s gay romancing, Rudy Vallee’s singing and Edna May Oliver’s fun — one of the great est combinations of talent ever gathered for one show — is mak ing “Second Fiddle” the sensation of the Summer season. It’s some thing new in screen entertainment, this film which will have a three day run at the Suffolk Theatre starting Sunday, and at the Green- port Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The combination of good music and a swell story, “Second Fiddle” also shows Sonja for the first time skating with a partner in many difficult rou tines, and again dancing with Rudy Vallee iii a ballroom ex hibition that will thrill you with its grace. As a final treat you will get to see the queen of the ice in a bathing suit. A special added attraction is the new two- reel Popeye cartoon, “Popeye Meets Alladin,” in Technicolor. The latest news events will also be shown. One of the most unusual motion pictures ever produced will have a two day run at the Suffolk and Greenport Theatres next week on Wedne-sday and Thursday. It is “On Borrowed Time,” the screen adaption of the stage play of the same name that had a record run of 40 weeks on Broadway last year. When we say unusual we mean it in the sense that nothing like it has evet before been filmed and when you see it you will feel the heart warming laughter, the homely drama, gripping suspense and inspirted imagery. Starring Lionel Barrymore, it gives him the greatest characterization of his noteworthy career, that of ‘Gramps,’ who idolizes his young nephew ‘Pud,’ played by Bobs Watson. Death, who sits in an apple tree in a business suit and fedora is an amiable person de picted by Sir Cedrick Hardwicke. while the scheming aunt Demetria, who wants to adopt Pud to secure control of his inheritance, is por trayed by Eily Malyon. You will take this picture to your heart, and talk about it with your friends and neighbors many a day after you have seen it. It will be an event in your life you will always cherish. A color cartoon and a sport reel will also be shown. Heralded by advance reports as one of the season’s most sprightly and original comedy romances, “Bachelor Mother” follows on the Greenport screen for the> next three days, starting Sunday, with Ginger Rogers and David Niven in the stellar leads. A hilarious mix-up over a baby forms the axis about which the picture re volves. Holding a temporary job in the store during the Christmas rush. Miss Rogers on her lunch hour finds an infant on the steps of a foundling home, and is in stantly mistaken for the child’s mother. The mirth-making situ ations which ensue interfere with her job in the store, owned by Niven’s father. Niven, attempting to force Ginger to keep the baby by threatening to discharge her, incurs the jealousy of Ginger’s self-appointed boy friend, who misinforms Niven’s father that his son is the father of the baby These situations build a hectic climax and make the picture one of the season’s richest romantic comedy entertainments. ^ o u t h k / o own By Jim mie Downs Every Monday your reporter gathers what constitutes the prop er paraphenalia, equipment and data, and prepares to dash off another conglamoration of non sense more foolish than the one before (we hope) and each Mon day ’tis either too hot or too cold or other things which require im mediate attention pick that day to promote ai^ appearance. Conse quently, on Tuesday evening, this coluinu’s deadline, a strange thing happens. From the library of the Downs abode issues the sound of pounded typeyriter keys mingled with a bluish atmosphere origin ating not only from burning to bacco. Tuesday evening, there fore is not the best evening for a contemplated “call” if the caller possesses a sensitive disposition. You see, your columnist also has an Engagement on that particu lar night and the thought of writ ing naturally becomes an irksome an minor detail when it happens •to conflict with seemingly more important matters—therefore we suggest that you pay us, for what ever U happened to be, Wednes day. Of course, we don’t mean that the business-before-pleasure angle is disregarded entirely— no indeed, our nose is not merely for news and stuff. About here in our strip we gen erally stray from the original subject and why should we do any different this week than we’ve been habitually doing? Besides, just the other day Burt Snell re marked that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” We have our doubts that the quotation was originated by Burt, because some where we’ve heard it before. Any way, its a pretty good axiom— something like a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes. The little one about early to bed and early to rise is excellent advice as well as a possible pun, and you hear tell of people being up al the crack o’dawn, but what they really mean is STILL up at the crack o’dawn. Sometime we wonder about the impression some of our friends get when they read these columns, who know only the more sane side of us. Not that we think we’re FUNNY (although occasionally vve chuckle) but it certainly must be disillusioning to say the least. Take “Whipper” Dean, for in stance. A finer, more sincere or more level headed and sensible person never lived. The person who would be the first to detect a silly misunderstanding and pass it off with a bit of clever diploma cy—and now, when we think of her scanning these lines we shud der with dismay and hang our head in shame, hoping this will be the one issue that she might miss. Hi, “Whip!” A bit of interesting attention is being paid the North Fork from important sources on the sheltered Isle. In a smooth and clever sort of way the party of the first part is teaching the second party that the glitter of a pot o’gold is not the sole illumination what at tracts one pretty moth—but it helps. We received some rather unde tailed information from one of our important scouts who is in a position to see all, know all and tell what seems worth telling. Two events happened last Sunday— Isabell Conklin’s birthday (is it the same as last y ear?) and “Sam my” Thom h iirs '“Annual Beach Party,” The former was complete with Johnny-cake, and “Sammy” —did you prepare the steak (the resultant rhyme- was just a typo graphical coincidence—whatever that is). “Dutch” and “Joe” are the latest importations to the Greenport Yacht Basin. “Joe,” it appears, hails from below the Ma son and Dixon with an accent that could be called an asset—in femi nine circles. A cute Romance will be temporarily stalled while Sally Ryder WAITS in Larchmont— now who is “The Lady?” The Nazaruk brothers, first in a lot of athletics, took the Island in stride the other evening in quest of new adventures. They report satisfac tory results. Two of “The Island’s” most so cially prominent younger set called it a Tango and bagged the initial terpsichorean trophy at Canoe Place one evening last week, but we’re afraid their friends will never see the con tents of the prize. We give yov artists Agnes Emma Thompson and “Tommy” Powers. Helen Wells Hutchinson, whose photo appeared in this strip two weeks past, may practice her pro fession this Fall at Frances Shimer Junior College for Women in Mount Carroll, Illinois—just a few miles from the Iowa borde,r. Captain Ab Muir of the “Let’s Go,” turned its prow toward Con necticut shores to freight les pommes de terre. He must have been detained, because from Hart ford comes a telephone-call in stead of the long, blue Packard from East Marion. To where? Formerly it was both young la dies “Skee” Wickham piloted to the movies, but now its only “Midge” who claims all the lad’s attention. On the front page of this issue is shown Mr. and Mrs. George L (Dode) Penny the third, with their “Best Man” and “Maid o! Honor.” Why say more, you’ve probably already read the de tails. Eddie Lucas, crack shoe-man and skipper of the black V8 phae ton, is leaving the North Fork to other laddies this season. Its the South prong which interests him and to be more specific—South ampton. The brand-new Greenpor' Skating Club with its jolly door man, Paul Quarty, now and then entertains the cream of the younger 400. No, ’twern't Brenda Frazier we saw on wheels, but we did make the journalistic ac quaintance of Billy Jackson of the Shelter Island Jacksons, who makes speed-boating a hobby, and Helen Foltis, of the Foltis- Fischer Restaurants in New York City. Clubs, which were popular in the cooler seasons of 1938-39, are already being thought of at the famous Sea-Shell. Big Loui.s and Mark, haunters of the profitable side o: tne counter, are the orig inators of the “Wolf Club.” This organization will issue memljor- ship cards late this season for an PH’iy Fall ^tart and like the “Dor House,” “Chum” and “Mystic Knights” societies will continue through Winter and Sprin? up until Summer zepherif emit the spii'it of wanderlust. Big Louis claims the title “Big Bad Wolf,” and Mark will be his official lieu tenant. Unique plans are bein' hatched by these super-minds with one already taking shape. Unlike the other club.s on the North Fork this one boasts a La dies’ Auxiliary, with “Stretch” a.= its feminine leader. MATTITUCK THEATRE The sweeping drama of the building of the nation’s first trans continental roalroad and the link ing of two oceans is brought to the screen in “Union Pacific,” a thrilling story of human titans who clamped a continent together with bands of steel. “Union Pa cific’s” two stars are Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea, giv ing the outstanding performances of their careers. Miss Stanwyck, in a role different from any she has previously played, is Mollie Monahan, a lusty girl of the fron tier, daughter of the “Union P a cific’s” first engineer, postmistress of “end of track” and little sister of the men building the railroad. Joel McCrea plays Jeff Butler, the sturdy and handsome trouble shooter, whom the Washington government sends out to quell disturbances. The two stars are ably supported by an all star cast which includes Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Brian Donlevy and Robert Barrat. Also the 14th chapter of “The Lone Ranger Rides Again.” There will be a double feature program at this theatre Sunday and Monday, with Blondie, Dag- wood and Baby Dumpling in “Blondie Meets the Boss.” The other feature on the program is “Mr. Motto Takes a Vacation,” starring Peter Lorre, Lionel A t- will and Virginia Field. For Tuesday night of next week “For Love of Money,” with June Lang, Robert Kent and Edward Brophy, and “Romance of the Redwoods,” with Charles Bick ford, Jean Parker and Alan Bridge. “Sweepstakes Winner” will be shown at the Mattituck Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday, starring Marie Wilson, Johnny Davis and Allen Jenkins. Also “The Lady and the Mob” with Fay Bainter, Ida Lupino and Henry Armetta. Good management calls for only a few different sizes of sheets keep similar sizes in piles by themselves on the shelves. Healthfully Air-Conditioned MATINEE DAILY AT 2:15 Every Evening at 7J15 and 9:15 Now Thru Sat. July 27-28-29 SUN.-MON.-TUE. JU L Y 30-31-AUG. 1 ROCERS'NI in a ilofy »i i loder BK>lher...iD > Ud lomaocel Brass or other metal door knockers can be kept bright if they are waxed immediately after being polished. DIVERHEAf) THEATRE SHOWS 2:30 and 7:15 to 11:15 SAT. & SUN. JU L Y 29 & 30 Bob Hope - Shirley Ross IN \SOME LIKE IT HOT\ ------------- - PLUS --------------- ROY ROGERS in 'BILLY the KID RETURNS\ W E D . - T HUR. AUG. 2-3 \ O N BORROWED\ TIME\ — FEATURING — LIONEL BARRYMORE See It From the Beginning For Your Best Enjoyment ! Feature starts 2:38-7:38-9:38 THE AIR CONDITIONED SHOWS 2:30-7:T5-9:1;5 DAILY SAT. (One Day only) JU L Y 29 Siln. to Tues. July 30 to Aug. 1 EXTRA “ P O P E Y E IV1EETS A L L A D I N ” 20 Minutes of Technicolor Fun W E D.-THUR. AUG. 2-3 LIONEL BARRYMORE IN \ON BORROWED\ TIME\ SEE IT from the Beginning AT 2:50 — 7:35 — 9:35 m a t V i t u c k T H K A T R K AU GUST 1 FRI.-SAT. JU L Y 28-29 “ U N I O N PACIFIC” Joel M c C r e a - B a r b a r a Stanwyck — AND — C H A P T E R 14 OF \THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN\ CARTOON SUN.-MON. JULY 30-31 “Blondie Meets The Boss” Penny Singleton - A r t h u r Lake — ALSO — \MR. MOTO TAKES A VACATION\ Peter Lorre • Lionel Atwill TUESDAY “For Love Or Money” June Lane - Robert Kent — AND — \ROMANCE OF THE REDWOOD\ Charles Bickford - J e a n Parker W E D . - T H U R . AUG. 2-3 “Sweepstakes Winner” Marie Wilson - Johnny Davis - - AND — \THE LADY AND THE MOB\ Fay Bainter r Lee Bowman
