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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
3
Audiences at the Rialto enjoyed a striking photoplay The Limited Mail opening yesterday. Monte Blue stars as Bob Snobson with Willard Louis as a jovial hobo and Vera Reynolds as the heroine. The film features Jackie Huff and others, and is followed tomorrow by Monty Banks Keep Smiling.
Reginald Barker directed water heavy scenes for the Fox film When the Door Opened based on James Oliver Curwood. Star cast includes Walter McGrail Jacqueline Logan Robert Cain Margaret Livingston Frank Keenan and Walter Chung. A flood set required millions of gallons of water and weeks of engineering work. Tonight Ted Rose leads another concert with his band and guest artists.
At the Ansonia theater a three day run begins today starring Dick Talmadge in a triple role as a wealthy physician, memory loss victim, and the Black Flash. The fast comedy drama features a James Bell Smith screenplay and is directed by Jack Nelson with a strong supporting cast.
Frances Teague rises from a dance hall girl to a featured player in Iron Horse. She happens into a Fox Jet filming with her father, Walter E. Teague, and director John Ford spots her, offering a role on the spot. The Teague family has railroad roots including great grandfather John Francis Teague, Sacramento’s first engine fireman.
Ted Rose and his band offer a New Year’s Eve program at the American theater with two shows at 7 30 and 9 30. Manager Sullivan pledges top effort and adds extra entertainers for a lively night ahead of midnight celebrations.
Management promotes the Rialto New Year’s Eve program as the biggest ever with 20 vaudeville acts and first run pictures. An 11 15 p m start marks the celebration and a recent rehearsal hinted at a high energy show for Butler theatergoers.
My China Doll a musical extravaganza under Le Comte and Fresher arrives in Butte tonight and tomorrow with a midnight matinee. The two act nine scene spectacle features a brilliant company, lavish scenery, and a story set in New York Chinatown during Lantern Festival with Peach Blossom and Wallace Morgan in a tale of love, dreamscapes, and transformation.
Butte residents marvel at a Christmas forest display in Silver Row Motor Car windows. Charles Goodenberger notes the setup, with artificial snow and a glassy ice creek, highlighting the Dodge Brothers sedan’s appeal in all climates and as a Santa gift.
A terrific gale and heavy rain sweep Holland causing widespread damage. Rivers overflowed their banks and in Tholen on the Scheldt River a motor bus was blown into the water, drowning six occupants.
More than 200 children attended the Calanthe lodge Santa Claus party at St George hall last night. BE. A. Ford chaired the 8 o clock program featuring a recitation by Mable and gifts for each child. Candies nuts and refreshments followed the entertainment.
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