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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
9
In Joliet the Avon Inn by Mike Avon and Joe Borda draws locals with a clean comfortable setting private booths and a brick bar. The inn serves Ravioli and cheese sandwiches with Friday free fish frys and a Saturday special while a local orchestra plays dance music each Saturday.
Ralph G. Mullen becomes manager of Feltman Currie Shoe Store at 104 N Chicago St succeeding Claude Sylvester who transferred to Chicago. Mullen, arriving from Chicago, has boosted sales with strong gains in popular white shoes attracting both men and women.
Older locals advise the youth to seek sun from paternal guidance rather than mere tanning the skin. The remark frames a cultural view where a father’s presence is seen as essential to youthful summer rituals.
Mort Berman city theatre manager says seven thousand people sought relief from the intense heat at Rialto theatre performances last week. For the coming week a large slate of features has been booked including The Life of Jimmy Dolan with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr stars as a heavyweight who after a drunken crime flees his city. He seeks a new life on a farmhouse, helping a woman, a girl and four children while wrestling with his past and present. The film blends boxing action with a quest for redemption.
Cedric Gibbons and Edwin Willis designed new motion setting for Metro feature When Ladies Meet. Filmed backgrounds include a country home rebuilt from an old stable. Ann Hardin and Robert Montgomery star as interiors blend Early American style with modern comfort.
The Nuisance stars Lee Tracy as a high pressure ambulance chasing lawyer in a rapid fire city drama. Madge Evans leads as a girl detective with a cast including Frank Morgan Charles Butterworth John Millan Virginia Cherrill and Syd Saylor.
The United States leads the world in banana consumption and, during the election season, banana oil use is also noted.
Sunday through pr art Montgomery Ann Harting ert Moory Ann and Myrna Loy. Wednesday and Thursday The Life of Jimmy Dolan with Douglas Fairbanks Jr Loretta Young. Friday and Saturday The Nuisance with Lee Tracy Madge Evans and Frank Morgan.
Sunday and Monday the program features Su pernatura with Carol Lamard and Randolph Scott. Tuesday and Wednesday Story of Temple Drake with Vila Hopkins and Jack Lane. Thursday and Friday Sign of The Cross with Frederic March and Claudette Colbert. Saturday only The Boiling Point with Hoot Gibson. Last week 7000 patrons enjoyed the theatre atmosphere aided by a giant cooling plant that circulates fresh air every 60 seconds.
Stephen Roberts, Hollywood director of The Night of June 18, reveals his secret of success is reversing standard directing techniques. His latest film The Story of Temple Drake, adapted from William Faulkner, stars Miriam Hopkins and Jack LaRue and opens at the Princess theatre Tuesday.
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