The Adventures of Mark Twain (Warner Bros.) (1944)

TWO MORE CONTESTS DESIGNED LOCAL 'TOM, HUCK AND BECKY’ CONTEST FOR SCHOOL KIDS TOM'S* SUNDAY SU BECKY'S SCHOOL DRESS 4 overs i pin 1S Dress — Appls Green fe Ye \ = Tucked: in long @ This type of contest was successfully tried in connection with the special advance showings of ‘““Mark Twain.” Illustrated above is a simple, mimeographed circular showing artist’s conception of Twain’s three best-loved characters. Sponsor a local contest among schools to find those children who best represent Tom, Huck and Becky, offering War Bond prizes or guest seats to winners for special ‘“Schoolchildren’s Matinee.” Arrange for newspaper’s local Contest Editor to publish various school winners for specified number of consecutive days, having paper’s readers vote for final winners. Be sure to mention your playdate. Specifications for each character, and source, are as follows: Specifications for Tom Quotation from Paine’s “Biography of Mark Twain:’—(Vol. 1) “He was not particularly an attractive lad. He was not unusually tall for his years, and his head somewhat large for his body. He had a “great ruck”’ of light, sandy hair which he plastered down to keep it from curling; keen blue-green eyes and a fair delicate complexion, when not blackened by grime or tan.” Tom, according to Paine, was between ten and twelve when the character was set down. Grade Height W eight Hair 5th or 6th 410” to 5/1” (approximately) 83 to 95 pounds Heavy and curly Specifications for Huck Quotation from Mark Twain’s ‘““Tom Sawyer,” Chapter VI:— “Huckleberry was always dressed in the cast-off clothes of full-grown men, and they were in perennial bloom and fluttering with rags. His hat was a vast ruin with a wide crescent lopped out of its brim; his coat, when he wore one, hung nearly to his heels and had the rearward buttons far down the back; but one suspender supported his trousers; the seat of the trousers bagged low and contained nothing, the fringe legs dragged in the dirt when not rolled up.” Huckleberry was a little older than Tom, slightly larger ‘and taller. Grade Height W eight Hair 5th or 6th 4'11” to 5'2” (approximately ) 85 to 100 pounds Straight, scraggly Specifications for Becky Quotation from Mark Twain’s ‘“Tom Sawyer,”’ Chapter II] :-— “As he was passing by the house where Jeff Thatcher lived, he saw a new girl in the garden—a lovely little blue-eyed creature with yellow hair plaited into two long tails, white summer frock and embroidered pantalettes.” Becky should be the shortest of the group of three; according to Paine, very attractive. Grade Height W eight Hair 5th or 6th 4'8” to 5’ (approximately ) 76 to 78 pounds Braids or long curls OLD FASHIONED BUGGY FOR EASY, EFFECTIVE BALLY @ Illustrated at right is the old-style horse and buggy used for street ballyhoo by the Warner Theatre, Bridgeport, Conn. in connection with the special advance showing of “Adventures of Mark Twain.” This type of bally is particularly well-adapted to the film, which recounts a good many turn-of-the-century sights and stories and in these days of gas rationing it’s a sound idea from the practical standpoint as well. FOR FAMILY READER INTEREST Limerick Contest With Mark Twain Quotes Among the many great heritages left to America by Mark Twain were his pungent, thoughtful, humorous epigrams. They strike at the heart and core of what the common people think and feel. It is this universality of appeal of Twain’s quotations which makes this suggested newspaper contest worthy of your newspaper’s fullest interest. The idea is this: Each day for six consecutive days the newspaper quotes one of Mark Twain’s more popular epigrams. Readers are invited to write a humorous or interesting limerick, using the quoted epigram verbatim somewhere in the limerick. For example: Mark Twain wrote in “T'wain’s Notebook”—“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.” An illustrated limerick follows: In life, love 1s fresh as the rain We learn from the Notebook by Twain. He tells us from above “When you fish for love, Bait with your heart, not your brain.” Award guest tickets daily for the 10 best limericks submitted, with a grand prize of Twain books for the best limerick written during the six-day run of the contest. Newspaper publishes each daily epigram with a scene illustration from the picture and an accompanying feature story. A number of Mark Twain’s more popular quotations, from which you can build your contest, are quoted below: Every time a school was closed a jail had to be opened. Mark Twain Speeches Throwin’ mud ain’t arguin’. Tom Sawyer Abroad A nation is only an individual multiplied. Turning Point in My Life An uneasy conscience ts a hair in the mouth. Mark Twain in Eruption There is nothing comparable to a woman's endurance. Twain’s Autobiography Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. The Mysterious Stranger A full belly is little worth where the mind 1s starved. Prince and the Pauper If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. Twain's Notebook God can’t do all the work... we must help. Twain’s Notebook