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Saturday,
October 3 at 9 p.m.
In
this comedy of errors musical, Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire), who works for
producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton), avidly practices his dance
routines. One night Travers disturbs wealthy Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) with
his dancing and falls in love with her when she confronts him about the noise.
Dale assumes that Travers is the husband of her friend Madge--who's actually the
wife of Jerry's producer.  Complicating matters is Dale's jealous suitor
Beddini. Beddini is disposed of by some last-minute chicanery on the part of
Jerry's faithful valet Bates, paving the way for the happy ending everyone knew
was coming from the opening scene.
Fun Fact: 
During "Cheek to Cheek," Ginger Rogers' gown shed its feathers, exasperating
Fred Astaire and causing delays in order to sew the feathers down. Rogers earned
the nickname "Feathers" from Astaire as a result.

42nd
STREET
Saturday, October 3 at 10:30 p.m.

The
definitive Warner Brothers musical of its era, 42nd Street pulls no punches,
using every gimmick in Busby Berkeley’s arsenal. Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and
just about every singer/dancer on the Warner Brothers lot make a cameo in this
film, with the iconic title sequence that “goes on for years.”  Whether
underworld or elite, you won’t want to miss 42nd Street.

Fun
Fact:  Ginger Rogers took the role of Anytime Annie at the urging of
director Mervyn LeRoy, whom she was dating at the
time.