Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Wonderful Production of the Boyhood adventures of Thomas A. Edison . . . funnier . . . more thrilling than fiction . . . because they are true! Packed with thrills . . . laughs at>d dramatic action "YOUNG TOM EDISON" provides stirring entertainment for young and old! |rannniiiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij' = the ivrAJESTIC-i I THE | s![lllillllllltl!llill!lllll!ll!S]|l!l!lllllllllIl!IIHIilllll!H= Direction—Fuller's Theatre Corp. Presenting Daily, 2 p.m., 8 p.m. "YOUNG TOM EDISON." "YOUNG TOM EDISON." Starring MICKEY ROONEY MICKEY ROONEY « MAJESTIC AIR MAIL NEWS includes Arrival of Anzacs in England. . . . Graphic scenes of Air Attack on Convoy. ... U.S. Army calls recruits for Air Force. ... H.M.A.S. Sydney upholds. Naval Tradition by sinking Italian Warship. . . . Arrival in Sydney of Hong Kong Evacuees. ... With the A.I.F. in Palestine. .''..; Melbourne's Australian \ Steeplechase goes to Dark David, ' - etc., etc. Plans at D.I.C. and Theatre (45-100). (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) THE REX THEATRE HE REX THEATRE CORNER. CUBA & VIVIAN STREETS. Specially Heated for Your Comfort. (Direction: N-.Z. Theatres, Ltd.) 7.30 Telephone 52-334. 7.30 6d 6d 6d—CONCESSION NIGHT—6d 6d 6d JOE E. BROWN, •—— "FIT FOR A KING" Also: — "WISE GIRL" (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) FINALLY TONIGHT. "NAUGHTY MARIETTA." (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) And "CALLING DR. KILDARE." (Recommended by Censor for Adults.) P' RINCESS CONTINUOUS I ! RINCESS from 11 a.m. Daily, j . COMm7 TOMORROW (FRIDAY). " COMM. TOMORROW (FRIDAY). 4 — MIGHTY SESSIONS DAILY — 4 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7.45 p.m. 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 7.45 p.m. No I—THE SURPRISE PICTURE OF 1940 Direct from its HUGE SUCCESS at the PARAMOUNT, where Thousands Have Testified to its Immense Entertainment Value Hollywood's LATEST "FIND," A SENSATIONAL SINGING COMEDIENNE, —JUDY CANOVA JUDY CANOVA JUDY CANOVA : —JUDY CANOVA A HOG-YODELLING MOUNTAIN LASS PICKED RIGHT OFF THE HILLBILLY TURNIPS .... ALAN MOWBRAY, EDDIE FOY, JUN., ALAN MOWBRAY, EDDIE FOY, JUN., BILLY GILBERT, BILLY GILBERT, Ruth Donnelly, Joseph Cawthorn, Johnny Arthur, -In- = THE RIOTOUS HILLBILLY SENSATION, "SCATTERBRAIN" "SCATTERBRAIN" — "SCATTERBRAIN" — "SCATTERBRAIN" — AND FEATURING THE SONG THAT IS SWEEPING THE WORLD, "SCATTERBRAIN." (Approved for Universal Exhibition.) No. 2—TEN THOUSAND THRILLS . . . rJ Jungle man-eaters battle to death ....'; Frenzied savages ran amok . . . nature hurls fiery defiance . . .. as man dares to solve Africa's strangest secret .... ' ■—— "ZANZIBAR" *— — "ZANZIBAR" = - "ZANZIBAR" -"ZANZIBAR" With LOLA LANE . . . JAMES CRAIG ' With LOLA LANE-. . . JAMES CRAIG (Recommended by the Censor for Adults.) t No. 3—WELCOME RETURN OF THE FROZEN-FACED COMEDIAN, , BUSTER KEATON, ' BUSTER KEATON, BUSTER KEATON, , In his First Riot for 1940, "TAMING OF THE SNOOD." < "TAMING OF" THE SNOOD." DON'T MISS THIS GREAT SHOW. ( LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT. ( "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" NEWTOWN'S LUXURY THEATRE. ' »~E( "'JiflE ASCOT" Y--, ( Telephone 24-753 E^T (Corner (JoustaWe Street.) "YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU" ( "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" " YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" Jean Arthur—Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart—Edward Arnold. A Grand Story that must impress you with ( its Human Appeal. —Also— "BLONDIE." "BLONDIE." "BLONDIE." Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake. ( A comedy adventure full of laughable escapades. < (Both Approved for Universal Exhibition.) TOMORROW, SAT., MON. ( "I WAS A SPY." Madeleine Carroll, Conrad Veid.t. ( "FREE BLONDE AND 21." Lynn Bari, Joan Davis. " (Both Rec. by the Censor for Adults.) . { EMPIRE ISLAND BA\l MPIRE ISLAND BAY < BOX PLANS: Empire Confectionery Tel 14-307. 7.30 — FINALLY TONIGHT — 7.30 ( Carole Brian Anne , LOMBARD AHERNE SHIRLEY In < "VIGIL IN THE NIGHT." And Joel Brenda Jeffrey . McCREA MARSHALL LYNN ( In "ESPIONAGE AGENT." < (Both Recommended by the Censor for ( Adults.) TOMORROW- —>. Also Saturday and Monday. TWO RED-HOT FAVOURITES! CARY GRANT, ROSALIND RUSSELL In a Devil-may-care Rociring Crossfire ©f ' Love and Laughter— ! "HIS GIRL FRIDAY" ' With ( Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart. —PlusWarner Bros.' Dramatic Thunderbolt— JOHN GARFIELD, Rosemary Lane, Stanley Fields In "BLACKWELL'S ISLAND" (Both Recommended by Censor for Adults) ( Plus : DONALD DUCK ........... . In . . t'SKHE HOCKEY C?hamp.»
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 52, 29 August 1940, Page 2
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