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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1944

Page

5

The Eve Of St Mark Opens At Princess Theatre

Acclaimed wartime film opens with Anne Baxter William Eythe and Michael O'Shea star alongside a strong supporting cast. The picture adapts Maxwell Anderson and features a moving romance amid a dramatic WW II setting. Opened Wednesday at the Princess Theatre drawing praise from critics and audiences alike.

Hollywood Maxwell Anderson Anderson Lawrence Stall Bales St. Mark Cort Theatre New York City Broadway Janet Feller Perlberg Dainty Anne Baxter Anne GI Joe Princess Theatre William Eythe Michael O'Shea Ruth Nelson Ray Collins New York Joe John M. Stahl

Dekker Stars In This Cast In The Woman Of The Town

Albert Dekker portrays Bat Masterson in The Woman Of The Town and uses the famed gun William S Hart wielded. Producer Harry Sherman sought Masterson’s actual weapons but could not locate them. The two guns key to Masterson’s career lie buried in Boot Hill Cemetery near Dodge City.

Albert Dekker Bat Masterson Dodge City William S. Hart Harry Sherman Masterson Boot Hill

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid at the Roxy Theatre

Henry Aldrich portrayed by Jimmy Lydon plays Cupid in a new screen ad venture opening Thursday at the Roxy Theatre. He schemes to marry his botany teacher Bradley to help him graduate, with Diana Lynn as his sweetheart and Vaughan Glaser as Old Bradley supported by Pat Dizzy and others.

Henry Aldrich Henry Jimmy Lydon Cupid Roxy Theatre Bradley Old Center High Diana Lynn Morgan's Creek Old Bradley Vaughan Glaser Pat Dizzy Charles Smith John Litel Olive Blakeney

Star Roles and Torch Singing Trace 1906 Theatre

A nostalgic 1906 snapshot charts Broadway stars like Ann Sheridan, Tay lor Holmes, William Collier and Ethel Barrymore, plus Nora Bayes’s torch singing as Warner Bros. crafts a colorfully emotional film set against a nation-wide theatrical bloom. The piece situates Bayes among a landscape of touring shows and landmark venues from the era.

London James Barrie America Taylor Holmes Robert Edeson William Collier New York the Garrick Dick Crawford Criterion Maxine Elliott Jo Sheldon Mrs. Fiske Nora Bayes Warner Bros

Spinster and Aldrich Family Dance Adds Merriment

A playful line describes a man-hunting spinster cavorting with the Aldrich family to enliven events at a social gathering. The phrasing suggests lighthearted amusement during the proceedings.

Aldrich

The Lodger brings Jack the Ripper story to screen

A film adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes The Lodger opens at the Roxy Theatre. Merle Oberon George Sanders and Laird Cregar star as a Whitechapel couple let a room to The Lodger, whose nocturnal activities spark public terror and mystery.

Marie Belloc Lowndes Jack the Ripper Roxy Theatre Laird Cregar Merle Oberon George Sanders the Ripper Scotland Yard Whitechapel London i Sir Cedric Hardwicke Sara Allgood London

Coin Cutting in Early England for Making Change

In early England, small coin denominations were sometimes cut in halves or quarters to provide change. This practice helped merchants and customers manage transactions when exact coins were unavailable.

England

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