Stars over Broadway (Warner Bros.) (1935)

EXPLOITATION Ht OVER BROADWAY ew Idea In Five-Day Contests (Third Day Contest) STARS OVER BROADWAY by BEAU PEEP Most people get married, and most married couples stay that way. Whether they do or don’t means little to anyone except their immediate families. It’s different in the show business. The marital barometers of motion picture stars and theatrical celebrities are watched by millions, who follow the matings and mis-matings of their favorite players with avid interest. Of course, divorcee is news, and there is nothing dramatic about the day by day lives of happily married couples. % * * There are many happy Hollywood families. I’ve thought of a few of them, and here they are in today’s game of “Columnmania.” Once more the .................2.5.. (newspaper) offers five pairs of tickets to the Pies eee! Theatre to see Warner Bros.’ new musicomedy ‘Stars Over Broadway,” which opens there on .................... : All you have to do to win is to be one of the five readers who submit the most accurate lists of answers to the “Stars Over Broadway” Contest Editor of the ................ (newspaper) before ........ o’clock on ........ j Here’s the latest gossip of happy families. You'll find a name missing in each of ten statements. If you can supply the names, you may win two tickets to the ................ ; * * % Ann Dvorak Dolores del Rio the glamorous Mexican film § star is married to a famous artist (1) ............... She is the star of ‘‘I Live for Love.’’ Joan Crawford is the latest Hollywood | bride, although she was married in New York § siete regen bly to 2) ok If you’ve seen “‘Shipmates Forever’’ you’ve been impressed with the charm and grace of Ruby Keeler. Her husband, incidentally, is one of the greatest of stage, screen and radio stars. TRE TEE Hie sees cee ey While usually actors marry actresses, occasionally there is a union of the kindred arts. This is the case of Fay Wray who remains happily married to (4) 00.00.0000... ferry SOROUS writer of sky pilot stories. Pretty Ann Dvorak, who can sing and dance as well as she can act, and is also a biologist of note, is the wife of (5) also an actor scientist. Bebe Daniels married a film hero. He is Cees , but it hasn’t marred the Frank McHugh . peacefulness of their domestic lives. Norma Shearer is married to (7) .............. the producer and Director Mervyn LeRoy is Phe sense “oF 08) ha. Clara Bow, the red headed flame of the films is contentedly wedded to tall dark and handsome (9) ............. Edward G. Robinson married a former acpees) os eae , with whom he is still in j love after many years. xe Me He Al Jolson Another chance to win tickets to the eee ae = Theatre comes tomorrow when the fourth chapter of “Columnmania’’ will appear. ANSWERS FIRST DAY 1—Front Page. 2—Palmolive Soap. 3—Jean Muir Fullerton. 4—‘Stars Over Broadway.” 5—Quince the Carpenter. 6—Phil Regan. 7—Barbara Stanwyck. 8—AI Dubin and Harry Warren. 9—“I Only Have Eyes For You.” 10—Paul Muni. SECOND DAY 1—Marquette University. 2—Georgia. the Earth Turns.” 5—Leslie Howard. Charlie MacArthur. 8—Joe Penner. Anthony Adverse. 3—“G Man.” 4—‘‘As 6—Ben Hecht. 7— 9—Anita Louise. 10— THIRD DAY 2—Franchot Tone. 3—AI Jolson. 4— 5—Ben Lyons. 6—Leslie Fenton. 7— 1—Cedrie Gibbons. John Monk Saunders. Irving Thalberg. 8—Doris Warner. 9—Rex Bell. 10—Gladys Lloyd. FOURTH DAY I1—Fred Astaire. 2—Nijinski. 3—Nini Thealade. 4—-Ginger Rogers. 5—Eleanor Powell. 6—Ann Dvorak. 7—Isadora Duncan. 8—Bill Robinson. 9—Hal LeRoy. 10—Marilyn Miller. FIFTH DAY 1—Dick Powell. 2—Grace Moore. 3—Bing Crosby. 4—Kay Francis. 5—AIl Jolson. 6—EverettMarshall. James Melton. 9—Wini Shaw. 10—Eddie Cantor. 8—Jane Froman. (Fourth Day Contest) STARS OVER BROADWAY by BEAU PEEP Some game, this ‘‘Columnmania,’’ which started on Broadway and is sweeping the nation. It originated with Broadway columnists who began leaving out essential names in their pithy paragraphs. Then Broadwayites began talking that way, and now everyone in ................ (city) is do eo it ‘Here, though, they get more than the fun of puzzling a listener. For instance five readers of the (newspaper) win two tickets tO=fherestn ene Theatre every day. The first day’s winners are: (insert names of winners). * * * Dancing runs in cycles, but at all times since the beginning of recorded history, dancing has been the favorite pastime of men and women. Right now dancers’ are among the Barton MacLane ™ost popular ilm stars, and [l’ve used some of the outstanding ones in connection with today’s game of “Columnmania.” If you can supply the name missing from ten statements, you'll probably win two tickets to the sisal hie Theatre where “Stars Over Broadway,” the new Warner Bros. musicomedy, opens on St ee ee ee re . Just fill in the names and rush them to the Stars Over Broadway Contest Editor of the * 0 (mewspaper) before .................... ‘ * * * There is a famous dancer who is an outstanding screen star. His sister married an English nobleman. His first bid for film fame was made in ‘‘Flying Down io Rio.’’ Ginger Rogers was his partner: He 1s: (Cl)*2There are still great dancers, many of them, on stage and sereen. Yet the greatest of all dreams away his life in a mental hospital in Switzerland:=He-is<(2): 7 and his sister staged the ballets in Warner Bros.’ ‘‘Midsummer Night *s Dream.’’ In that same production was a prima ballerina of whom Nazimova once said ‘TI am the present; that child is the fuPUT Gao na t dancer was (2) ee There’s a red headed film star who once won a Charleston contest, but who was neyer known as a sereen dancer until she was teamed with Fred Astaire. Her name is (4) .... Broadway columnists are still battling over who discovered the sensational dancer who become a hit on the release of ‘‘ Broadway Melody of 1936.’’ She is still the toast of the street. She is (5) AP ese eee Speaking of toasts, some of you may remember Ann Lehr, once the most famous of Broadway show girls. She has a daughter who is a real film star. CHE. started in Hollywood as a dancer and still swings a mean hoof, as evidenced by her work in ‘‘Sweet Music.’’ % * * Oldtimers still insist there has been no dancer to compare with Leslie Howard (Fifth Day Contest) STARS OVER BROADWAY) by BEAU PEEP Here’s your last chance, Film and Radio Fans, to win free tickets to see your favorite stars in the new Warner Bros. musicomedy “‘Stars Over Broadway,’’ which opens at the RO Sis ec ee Lneuire On 6 Winners of the second day’s game of ‘‘Columnmania’’ are: (Insert Names.) Winners for the three succeeding days will be published as soon as the judges hand down their devisions. % * *% “Columnmania,” you know, is the game played on Broadway and by New York newspaper columnists who omit a name essential to the meaning of a statement. So popular is the game that many Broadwayites “talk it.’’ Here’s the way they would express themselves about popular singers. See if you can supply the missing names, and if your answers are among the five most accurate lists submitted to the “Stars Over Broadway” Contest Editor of the .............. (newspaper) before .............. o’clock ong aes eee » When the contest ends, the two tickets are yours. Let’s go. H * *K Wini Shaw He—‘‘T just came from the Strand theatre where I saw ‘Shipmates Forever.’ Ruby Keeler is great and (1) ................ sings better than he did in ‘Flirtation Walk’.’’ She—‘‘T adore him, but I wonder why he doesn’t go into grand opera. Wouldn’t he have been swell opposite (2) .......... in ‘One Night of Love’?”’ He—‘‘ Remember the guy we heard singing ‘When the Blue of the Night’? Lady, can he booboo-boo. I remember when he started. with Paul Whiteman.’ She—‘Do you mean (8) ..c.c..cecee 9”? He—‘‘You got me, girl. But have you heard about the new picture ‘‘I Found Stella Parish’’ which stars the star of ‘‘Dr. Monica’’? She—‘‘Not so hot, big boy. Every one BOWS 208 ete He—‘‘T hear the greatest mammy singer of fem ail (5 <a is going to make an Fother film for Warner Bros.’’ She—‘‘Why not? Warner Bros. just made ‘*T Live for Love’’ and took the famous opera ROTO) Sat, ee for the lead opposite ; Dolores del Rio. Then they ’ve east the great ‘radio star, the one who was voted the most popular male SIT) ous Gf @ Saneeue seater eens main! in ‘‘Stars Over Broadway,’’ and teamed him WR Re Aw sacs , who was voted the most popular woman singer.’’ He—‘‘T like that girl, i epee See jwho introduced ‘Lullaby of Broadway’ and (‘The Lady in Red.’ I hear Warner Bros. are going to star her too.”’ She—‘‘Who was the blackface comedian -who always sings about potatoes being cheap ‘and his wife Ida? He—‘‘Do you mean (10 ©... a She—‘‘ Yes, but I’m still strong for Paul Kay Francis Muni.” 3 A Es And if you want to see Pat O’Brien, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, James Melton, Jane Froman, and an all-star cast in “Stars Over Broadway,” supply the missing names, and win two tickets to the .................... Theatre where this new musicomedy opens on ....... * * * ‘‘Stars Over Broadway”’ is a thrilling drama, with music, based on the lives and loves of radio stars and aspirants to fame on the air: waves. It has thrilling dances, staged by Bus$ by Berkeley and Bobby Connolly, scores of pretty girls and has been ably directed by Wilham Keighley. It is one of the year’s big pro} ductions and winners of the Columnmania Game will find themselves richly rewarded. Paul Muni Wear Ct) aks > Whose tragic by (9) ee young star of the film “Harold Teed.” And of course, there is (10) ............ Far ae , star of “Sunny” and life ended in an European auto accident, when her long flowing searf caught in the wheels of her ear and broke her neck. Colored men have reached high places Me REG at all times in the world of enTomorrow the last chapter in tertainment. Right now, (8) the game of ‘‘Columnmania’’ will Se ase is supposed to be the béeapublishedanther tee: greatest tap dancer in the world. (newspaper), and it offers the last He is especially famous for his chance to win free tickets to stair dance, and is rivalled only ‘‘Stars Over Broadway.’’ Page Seven