The Singing Kid (Warner Bros.) (1936)

(3rd Day Contest) Free Theatre Tickets For Best Snappy Come-Backs RRR RRR Al Jolson and the Yacht Club Boys in “The Singing Kid” which enena at. titi cer eet ns All right, Movie Fans, here’s your chance to tell that guy just what you would have told him had you thought of it while he was still there. (Ath Day Publicity) Your Kid’s Cute Saying May Win Prize For You Gather round, proud fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, and particularly grandparents. Here’s one place your story of the bright thing little Johnnie said will be welcomed and not scorned. Not only will your tale of how cute Johnnie answered back to the school teacher be welcome, but you’ll be rewarded by a prize of two. tickets::to —the=s...2. 5c. -s.-esntcesse Theatre to see Al Jolson in ‘‘ The Singing Kid’’ when that picture has its local premiere om ................. Playing one of the most important roles in the film is six year old Sybil Jason, who says a lot of eute and funny things in the picture. Now, Al Jolson and _ the eee rey (newspaper) invite you to send in the brightest thing you have ever heard your child, or someone else’s child say. Ten pair of tickets will be Whentret oc5c ks awarded to the ten contestants who submit the best sayings, and in addition each entry that wins a prize in one of the daily contests will be considered for the grand PIIZEO0L-8: -...e eae » which will be awarded for the answer submitted IN AMUSING FIVE-DAY CONTEST (Last Day Contest) Last Chance To. Win Free Tickets To Al Jolson Film Finish Mitchell & Durant Story And See “‘The Singing Kid” Here’s the Al Jolson ‘‘snappy come-back’’ contest, with PG oe (newspaper) offering two tickets to the ................ Theatre to see Jolson, Sybil Jason, the Yacht Club Boys, Cab Calloway and his band, Edward Everett Horton, Allen Jenkins, Lyle Talbot, Claire Dodd, scores of Hollywood favorites, dozens of dusky Harlem dancing girls, hundreds of Hollywood beauties and everything else in the line of entertainment in the biggest of First National musicals, ‘‘The Singing Kid,’’ which opens on .............-..55 i This is the third of a series of five contests instituted by Al Jolson with the co-operation of the ............ (newspaper) and every day the ten readers sending in the best entries receive two tickets each to the shear cree son Theatre. In addition a grand prize of §...............5 goes to the contestant who submits what the judges believe to be the best reply sent in during the week. Everyone likes a snappy comeback — a bit of clever repartee. Most of us think of our best ones long after the occasion to use them has gone. One of the classic retorts discourteous is credited to an attache of the Papal Court who barred Prince Bismark when the latter attempted to follow the German Emperor into a conference with Pope Leo XIII. No third person is ever allowed at such an interview. ‘¢T am Count Herbert Bismark’’ shouted the Iron Chancellor, as he struggled to follow his emperor. ‘¢That,’’ replied the Roman with calm dignity, ‘‘accounts for, but does not excuse your conduct.’’ There are many other examples. Remember the one about the actor who’ complained to a friend that he had been insulted in his club and that one member had offered him $50 to resign? ‘‘Hold out for $100,’’ said his ‘nal.?.“**You’ll. get it.’’ Another retort that has gone the rounds of literature and gets better with the years is credited to Charles Lamb, famous English author, who was annoyed by a fellow criticising Shakespeare. ‘¢T eould write better plays than Shakespeare if I had a mind +0527 the boaster declaimed. ‘¢You could indeed,’’ said Lamb, ‘‘if you had the mind to.’’ More recently a New York critic of the drama when told that a friend could not understand why a certain movie actor had turned down a three million offer retorted: ‘<T can’t understand why any actor should be offered three millions.’? Now you know as much about the snappy comeback as the Con test Editor and the rest is up to you, if you want to see what everyone declares is the best musicomedy of the year. So, if you have a good one in your mind—or have heard a quick and snappy retort—it need not be discourteous, and it need not be original, send it to the Al Jolson Contest Editor of the ................ = (newspaper) before six o’clock tomorrow evening. If it is one of the ten best submitted, you’ll win two tickets to the ...:........:...... Theatre to see ‘‘The Singing Kid.’’ Tomorrow you’ll get details of a ‘Smart Sayings of Children’’ Contest. during the contest, which comes to an end tomorrow. All replies must be sent to the Al Jolson Contest Editor of the Bae eigen ats (newspaper) before six o’clock tomorrow evening. Everyone has heard a good saying by a child. Send in the one you remember. Send as many as you wish, but only one prize will be awarded a contestant. And that prize is worth winning, too, for all who have seen ‘‘ The Singing Kid’’ say it is the finest musical ever made by Al Jolson. Featured with him in the cast are Sybil Jason, the Yacht Club Boys, Cab Calloway and his Band, Edward Everett Horton, Allen Jenkins, Lyle Talbot and Claire Dodd. Tomorrow is the contest for the unfinished story. “Picture the Himalaya mountains,” said Frank Mitchell to Jack Durant while “The Singing Kid” dancing girls sat around with open eared wonderment. “A terrific snow storm—a blizzard. High up in the mountains is a cabin, and in the cabin, all by herself, is a beautiful dame, and oh, boy! Is she scared? It’s 40 below zero—all you can hear outside is the howling of the wind and the wolves. Suddenly the beautiful girl stands tense. She hears muffled footsteps approaching the cabin. The door slowly opens. What do you think was there?” And if you, Movie Fans, can supply the answer, you’ll do more than Mitchell and Durant do in ‘‘The Singing Kid,’’ the new First National musical which opens at the ...............0....... Theatre Ota ccs... with Al Jolson in the starring role. So this is your last chance to win two tickets to that biggest and best of all Al Jolson starring vehicles, by submitting stories, sayings, puns or repartee. Every day for the past four days ten (newspaper) readers ; I test wins a grand prize of $............. have received two tickets each for (Ath Day Contest) Now You Tell One “Tell me a story, Uncle Al,” said little Sybil Jason during the filming of “The Singing Kid,’? which comes to the .................... Theatre on “Yes do,” pleaded Beverly Roberts who makes her film debut as Al Jolson’s leading lady. “All right,” said Al. He began to tell a story of the Indian War, and when stuck for action repeated, “And another Indian bit the dust.” Sybil, who was born in South Africa and is not entirely familiar with the language of the Far West looked puzzled. “And then,” Al continued, “another Indian bit the dust.” ‘“They’re biting well today, aren’t they, Uncle Al?” flipped Sybil, and were Al’s ears red! ‘sThe Singing Kid,’’ which insures them one of the biggest ‘¢movie’? evenings they’ve ever had, for this new Jolson picture has everything — romance, action, music, thrills, singing—lots of it— and above all laughter, and more laughter, great dancing, beautiful girls, and more music and laughter with Al Jolson, and Sybil Jason, the Yacht Club Boys, Cab Calloway and his Band, Edward Everett Horton and scores of other Hollywood favorites. This is the last of a series of five contests. All you need to win two tickets is to complete the story. Tell what did happen when the door of the lonely cabin in the mountains slowly opened. Of course, if your answer is funny you stand a better chance to win. The best known unfinished story in modern literature is the famous ‘‘Lady or the Tiger,’’ of Frank L. Stockton. You remember that one—where a heathen queen was confronted with the alternative of turning her best beloved over to her rival or to a tiger. People have been arguing over what the lady would have done almost as long as they have been arguing about ‘‘ How old is Ann?’’ Of course there are many answers that can be supplied to the Mitchell and Durant story of the lady in the Himalaya mountains. In the film the boys are trying to provide a new radio gag for Al Jolson, and make vain attempts to complete the story. Al, in the film, is a comedian who employs a staff of writers to supply his jokes, and their efforts to please him account for some of the roars of laughter that mark the performance. Don’t forget, too, that the best answer submitted during the con Anyway, you’ll be glad of an opportunity to see Al Jolson who is recognized as the greatest entertainer on stage or screen. For more than a score of years he has been the star of the biggest Broadway productions as well as of the sensational screen musicals in which he has appeared. It was Jolson, you know, who was the star of the first screen musical ‘‘The Jazz Singer,’’ which revolutionized the industry. For more than a score of years this famous entertainer has led his own field, on the stage, as star of the Winter Garden revues, on the sereen and on the air. Many of the nation’s most popular songs were not only introduced by him, but were, to a large degree, written by him. He too, is responsible for the success of many other present day stars whom he discovered and to whom he gave their chance. Now he has the greatest role he has ever played, in the opinion of those who have followed his career. And he not only has a great role but the best cast of comedians, musicians and dancers he has ever assembled. Some of his numbers in ‘‘The Singing Kid’’ have already become hits. You’ll want to see this show, and you can do it, as guests of this newspaper, simply bv providing one of the ten best endings to the above story. So send in your ending to the story before six o’clock tomorrow night when the contest comes to an end. Winners will be announced as soon as the judges hand down their decisions. Page Nine