The Bowery (United Artists) (1933)

' ONLY A BIRD IN A GILDED CACE" But She Wore Enough Clothes to Choke a Horse Fay Wray plays this lovely creature in “The Ijlowery,” coming soon, with Wallace Beery as “Chuck’' Connors, who saves her from a fate worse than death; and with George Raft, as Steve Brodie, who makes her repay such kindness with ingratitude. Jackie Cooper, of all persons, is the deus ex machina that brings about the show¬ down between the three of them. Dressing for her role in “The Bow¬ ery” caused Miss Wray no end of trouble. She discovered it was gayer to be a working girl of the 1933’s than to, be the gayest of girls in t*he Nineties. Everyone has heard about the hard work necessary to put over a good screen role. Rehearsals, make-up, waits on the set while lighting ar¬ rangements and a million other de¬ tails are worked out, are a few of the things that make the successful movie star a marvel of patience. But when, in addition, the role calls for an actress to be stifled in ruffles, smoth¬ ered in gores and lashed in laces, act¬ ing becomes persecution. Miss Wray learned that no girl of “The Bowery” day, no matter wflat PERT KELTON as a Bowery Dance-hall Girl her station in life, could begin her toilette without that lace-edged, rib¬ bon-drawn shift. On top of that, she wore her stays. And what a job they were! One—Pull. Two—PULL. Three—P-U-L-L! Four did it. Four tremendous tugs of the laces gave one that hourglass figure, loss of breath and a desperate need for eau- de-cologne. The frou-frou, so feminine and so entrancing, was self-created, as each lace-trimmed pants leg of voluminous drawers swished gaily against the completely be-ruffled petticoat. Now everything was in readiness for the final touch. Buxom was the right note. Were milady’s hips too slight? Did that quarter moon effect from wasp waist to boned-collar lack perfection? Did the curving line from small of the back to thigh resemble the straight line in the old axiom? No need to weep. Padded ruffles did the trick. Every girl owned them. And wore them where they did her the most good. A pink ribboned corset cover and an additional ruffled slip to cover all— and Presto! Chango! After an hour of donning undies, the nice *or naughty girl was ready to consider what she should wear for the day. Although her role in “The Bowery” gives Miss Wray the curves, and cus¬ toms of Mae West’s day, the story strikes a modern tempo! GESUNDHEIT! Happy days are hei^e again—or at least they should be happy for Pert Kelton, who plays a feminine lead in “The B^v/'ery” with Wallace Beery. That ad in a Hollywood theatrical paper revealed that there are hun¬ dreds of chorus girls in Los Angeles who live up to the requirements of musical shows of the ’80’s and ’90’s when curves were the style in femi¬ nine pulchritude. The girls appear wi^h Wallace Beery, George Raft and Jackie Coo¬ per in the honky-tonk shows of “The Bowery”! “Oh! the things a respectable citi¬ zen must endure if he or she is to seek an hour’s relaxation at the edge of the briny deep,” commented a leading New York p^per in the ’90’s. “Bathing costumes that would bring a blush to the cheeks of even the loosest of women are making our beaches the very haunt of the im¬ modest. It is high time that public opinion became enraged against this flaunting of convention under the very noses of the officials!” Immodesty? Vulgarity? Look for yourself at this group of dashing young blades of the Bowery’s mauve decade! Are they immodest, or are they immodest? Well, boys and girls, your grandma probably blushed a wee bit! This is just one of the hilarious scenes from “The Bowery,” with Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper and George Raft. 1 QUICK, THE SMELLING SALTS! IMMODESTY RAMPANT ON BEACHES "Wanted: Very plump chorus girls for 'The Bowery.’ Apply 20th Century Studios.” USE THIS SPACE FOR YOUR THEATRE IMPRINT AND COPY Order direct from PACE PRESS, INC. 207 WEST 25th STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. IMto 5M Copies (not imprinted) . . . $4.00 Per M 6M to I0M Copies (not imprinted) . 3.75 Per M Over I0M Copies (not imprinted) . . . 3.50 Per M Please send your check or money order with order, or we will ship C.O.D. if you prefer Imprinting Cost: Composition, $3.50, plus $1.50 per thousand copies Money order or check must accompany all imprint orders DON'T DELAY Get Full Value by Distributing in Advance