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J: THE CHARLOTTETOWN

ocrogult; s. 1942

“Mrs. iriiniver” Human of Heroism in

War-Time England

comes engaged to the granddaugh- ter of a noblewoman of the vile r - Inge in which they live. How they

w do their best to carry on lilo as - usual: their bravery under raid by alarms; how the older men aided at the rescue at Dunkirk; figure in moving human interest epi- sodes mingled with comedy. The destruction of the village by - bombers is climaxed by the villag- ers, in their wrecked church, in- spired by their vicar, resolving to "carry on" with the same cool courage and with an abiding faith.

VALOR UNDER FIRE

Miss Gars0n's role is touchiniz- ly lliilllﬂll, and Pidgeon typifies the valor oi’ the British under fire. The love angle is in the hands oi pretty Teresa Wright and Richard Ney, and Dame May Whitty is do- minant as the uoblewoman to whom the trials of war bring a new conception of democracy. Typically English characters are enacted by Reginald Owen, Henry ’I‘ravers and Christopher Severn. Henry Wilcoxon has an inspiring speech as the vicar.

William Wyler directed with charm and a deep human touch, . and Joseph Rutbenberg contribut- . ed effective and artistic photo- i. . graphy. Inspiring, too, is the

- musical score by Herbert Smthart.

BIG...in its immortal telling of little things...DRAMATIC ...in its human angle on world-sweeping evcnts..,-. "Mrs. Miniver" is a picture to make your heart beat faster ...your eyes shine bﬂghtcrmand set your pulse to racing! It is the most vivid story of love and life, courage and

daring you've ever seen. Some pictures arc ‘maybef... "Mrs. Minivcr" is a 'must'1

GREER WALTER

BARSIIN PIIIGEIIN

Directed by WILLIAM WYLER ° Produced by SIDNEY FRANKLIN

MRS. MIN IVER

wrrn TERESA WRIGHT ' DAME MAY VI-IITTY

.1. Manion, Director (ii air Raid Precautions Siro:>_3§;.' Endorses Picture

Alhluuggh the picture doesn't deal directly

with ilai- Rfliiﬂl .»\.R.P. work, it does bring out REGINALD OWEN ' HENRY TRAVERS the Spirit (if llriialn in those trying days of RICHARD NEY ' HENRY‘ WII-COXON Dunkirk,

Screen Play by Arthur Wimperls, George Froeschel James Hilton and Claudine West

A WILLIAM WYLER Production Based on Ian

Struﬂilﬂ Novel 'A Motro-GoIdwyn-Mayer Picture

Dr. ll. .7. Tiiirnion, director of civilian defence in Cimzuizi. (IUFCFIIICS the production as “a mag-

William Holden - Claire Trevor — Glenn Ford

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Dr. Win11? ~n was in Britain a year ago and

"TEXAS"

was ti.» - .1 number of raids, and he says “I can M,“ p,“ that the who“ picture is do“ Also NEWS- TIMBER ATHLETES—SUPERMAN accord. p r t,‘ ,, ,7 . MATINEE 2.30 — EVENING 7 — 9

, _ The Vicar’s Speech From “Mrs. Miniver”

“We, in this quiet corner of England, have suffered the loss of friends very dear to us. Some—close to this church. George West, choir boy, James Ballard, station master and bell- ringer, and the proud winner, only an hour bo- fore his death, of the Beldon Cup for his beauti- ful Minlver Rose. And our hearts go out in sym- pathy to the two families who share the cruel loss of a young girl who was married at this altar only two weeks ago. The homes of many of us have been destroyed and the lives of young and old have been taken. There is scarcely a household that hasn’t been struck to the heart. And why? Surely you must have asked your- selves this question. Why in all conscience, should these be the ones to suffer? Children, old peo- ple, a young girl at the height of her loveliness. Why these? Are these our soldiers? Are these our fighters? Why should they be sacrificed?

“I shall tell you why. Because this is. not only a war of soldiers in uniform. It is a war of the people-oi’ all the people—and it must be fought not only on the battlefield, but in tho cities and in the villages, in the factories and on the farms, in the home and in the heart of every man, woman and child who loves freedom. Well we have buried our dead but we must not forget them. Instead they will inspire us with an un-

rilan Happen Here!

iFcoffe-rsand wishful thinkers say it canft happen. Army rzzcn. . .city and county officials. . .keen-minded civil- awe. . .l_mow 1t CAN happen! They are the people who u lllii-‘Jlllﬂ you to prepare your community. . .to check-

c ritnsipcrate and daring enemies who take great risks _;~-:-v~:n1)l1sh great objectives. And the knockout of

lzllciward Island would be a magnificent feat for . .1 my.

,~ grlx-ec tonight a fleet of long-range flying boats were ‘ i-.<~ of f from Norway or France and head for Prince I ~rrri Island. . .refueling from U-boats in an Atlantic r 1T1 {y one. Some planes would carry demolition bombs

. “r0118 loads of 2000 incendiary bombs each! The lat- ‘ar g-r.» over first, dropping fire bombs on buildings, 01c. See this picture and get a definite v - - WEI.‘ ulmt can, happen, to your city, homes and loved breakable determination u» rm ourselvel and

f.- ~1 '- those who come after us from the tyranny and ' k ‘Id .5‘ I. " terror that threatened to strike no down! ThIl ' is the people's war! It In our wsrl We are the fighters! Fight it then! Fight it with all that II

in us! And may God defend the right.” ‘ Henry Wilcoxon u tho Yicar in “Mrs. Minivol".

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Hon. H. H. COX,

Chairman Prov. A.R.P. Committee.

Mayor B. R. Holman

Chairman Charlottetown ‘AJLP. Committee.

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patrons have ﬂocked to I

IIIIDII) CITY MIISIC Ildll. .1.

niilccnl flux. of work.” He believes that a visit ., ""‘ ‘ ' to see llwt- pir~izrre would ho very beneficial “not h E ' (wow-Os lARGEsT THEATR” ‘I -' ' to see “Mrs Miniver" In

only fun?! .1 :-'..1i'lilp0lnl. of A.R.P., but also from '

the st:l....,. .~ 1i of patriotic nndersta di g all I 1

round, n n LAST TIMES TODAY

BREAKING

r lads stirring Motion Picture now released is the story of “The People’s War”. count of the War on civilians in Britain. See it and you will realize why we in pPr1 ce Edward IS-"sfi: inn d must be ready to fig ht the enemy. You will realize why civilian defence is de ' itely so im-v

Iforiant in our all-out War effort. All organized A. R.P. Workers in P.E.I. are urged to s this pictures I

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"MR5. MINIVER" -PBDGBAM STARTS AT 3.15 - ‘I — 9.15

Avoid the rush — Got your T10- kels» early - Door: ~wlll ~open well In advance of lhowtime.

o o ' All’ Rald Perso nnel. Y()U - - -

Natural leaders, men and women, are still needed-rill‘ r

the Air Raid Organization: in many neighborhoods. As a" member of this organization you are a personal repre- ~ sentatlve of Civilian Defence to many people. You func-

tion as a vital part ‘of the civilian defence force. This . ~ work is of the greatest importance to your counltry, your

neighborhood and your family. You are definitely a part .-; of the home front. Se’ this picture.

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is a realistic ac»

Mayor . J. Lidstono’ '

Chairman Summe‘ e A.R.P. Committee. '3 ~ 1

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