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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1931

Page

20

Sisters Carroll Star in Personal Maid at Majestic

Nancy Carroll plays Nora a personal maid in Personal Maid at the Majestic Theater Sunday and Monday. Her sister Terry Carroll co stars as Anna Nora’s sister. the sisters have rare on screen sibling roles. The piece notes their career arc from amateur nights to films and stage, with several past and upcoming projects and talent moves in Hollywood.

Majestic Theater Nancy Carrol Nora Terry Carroll Nancy Anna Carroll Alstery Terry Orpheum ‘Theater New York Erry Brad Clara Bow America Seetheart Jed Harris Tisse Mata Gary Maney Monta Fell Manhattan Tinaistere Slater

Touchdown Wwats and Thorpe Lookalike Makeup Mixup

Paramounts football tale features a Carlisle star lookalike. A makeup artist spends an hour shaping the actor into Thorpe and declares the result acceptable. The actor quips Tam Jim Thorpe as a joke. Elsewhere crickets disrupt Ruth Chattertons Once A Lady at Paramount Hollywood studios prompting a two hour search for a hidden insect beneath a floorboard.

Paramount Jim Thorpe Thorpe Ruth Chatterton Paramount Hollywood Studios

Columbia Films Unusual Theme and Novel Situations

Columbia Pictures presents The Public Defender at the Columbia Theatre featuring Dix as a war hero unable to adjust to civilian life. He campaigns against business swindlers by day and enforces his own rough justice by night, aided by Shirley Grey and a cast including Wilbur Mack Pratt Alan Roscoe Ruth Wo ton Nella Walker Paul Hurst Warlog and Namund Breese.

Radio Pictures Richt Dix Public Defender Columbia Dix Shirley Grey Wilbur Mack Pratt Alan Roscoe Ruth Woton Nella Walker Paul Hurst Warlog Namund Breese Aronrd Bernard Schubert J. Walter Ruben Ts Roca

Count TAC Supers of AD meet Teach day ni ing

Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice about a meeting day involving TAC Supers of AD and Teach day, mentioning a Pley the B. The text references a past event and a monthly schedule but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.

Pardon Us Sets New Previews Record for Pardonia

The article notes unprecedented previews and repeated re editing of Laurel and Hardy's first feature Pardonia. It opened Tuesday at the Majestic Theater after extensive planning and multiple cuts guided by the pair. They emphasized precise pacing and hot spots to ensure a strong feature debut.

Laurel and Hardy Majestic Theater Zoother Laurel and Hardy Harold Lloyd

Star Dust gossip and film notes from Hollywood and beyond

Star Dust surveys cinema chatter about Edna May Oliver meeting fans in Hayes, Edna May Oliver denies Polly Moran lookalike claims, Jean Harlow’s acting debut rumors in The Platinum Blonde, Constance Bennett earnings with Warner Bros, and made up portraits of the ideal film star faces by makeup artist Tern Westmore.

Schulberg Paramount Schalberg Edna May Oliver Polly Moran Misa Oliver Polly Etyn Brent Ambassador Young Itl Charles Farrel OM Mix Scils-Floto Circus Tom Jean Harlow Constance Bennett Worit Warner Brothers Gage Bachelor The Majestic Secret Service Jimmy Gleason Cucille Tern Westmore Hollywood Jean Yarlow Dolores del Rio Irene Dunn Billie Dave Marion Davies Gilbert Roland Clare Gubie Ricardo Cortez John Barrymore Ronald Coleman Richard Dix

Dirigible Opens at Nelsonville House For Two Days

A 1920s era note about the Columbia film Dirigible opening at Nelsonville Majestic for two days. Descriptions praise its spectacle and stunt work featuring Frisky Pierce and Navy ace suspense, with Jack Bradon, Holt, and Ralph Graves in key roles amid romantic tension and aerial action.

Nelsonville House South Pole Columbia Nelsonville Flolen Jack Bradon Jack Holt Ralph Graves Grester Holt Graves Dering Welaky

Pulitzer Prize Play Comes To Ohio Street Scene at Ohio Theater

Samuel Goldwyn presents Street Scene based on Elmer Rice's Pulitzer winner. Sylvia Sidney and William Collier Jr lead a cast that recreates a New York tenement world on a single set with a roaming camera. The production, directed by King Vidor, features Beulah Bonds, Greta Granstedt and others, shot with a hydraulic crane to move between windows and rooftops.

Elmer Rice Samuel Goldwyn Ohio Theater Wing Vidor Sylvia Sidney Stitl Willam Collier, Jr Estelle Taylor Urlaitnin Jove Victorio Samuel Goldwyn Victor King Wilder Ant Hollywood Beulah Bonds David Landau Russel Hopton Ansa Kostant Greta Granstedt New York West Richard Day Wille Pogany King Victor Mr. Goldwyn United Arts

Majestic The Call Board Catalogs a Week of Shows

The Majestic listings show a slate of films and stars including Sylvia Bide ney William Collier Jr and Stan Laurel in a varied week. Notable entries include Personal Maid with Nancy Carroll The Public Defender Gay Diplomat Dirigible and more. The schedule features assorted features and vaudeville acts including Mighty Menjou and Dorothy Jordan among others.

Ohto—Sun Sylvia Bideney William Collier, Jr Chase Frett Dole- Matestic-Buoy Sen Nancy Carroll Pai Stan Laurel A Neade Adolphe Menjou Lilanita Msc Ay Pan Aut Bal Lukas Orothy Jordan Columbia—Buns the Public Defender Dix.ure Ivan Lebedeff Betty Compson Dirigible Jack Holt Ralph Gray Charles Bickford

Squaw Man Opens Week At Nelsonville House

The Mil ton Boyle classic The Squaw Man stars in a Metro Goldwyn Mayer adaptation directed by Lenore Coffee and featuring Warner Baxter Lupe Velez and Eleanor Boardman. The narrative spans Jim and Diana amid Indian and English ties, with dramatic Arizona landscapes and English castle settings. A safety note on roof fire prevention accompanies the item.

America Edwin Milton Boyle England Arizona Charles Bickford Rolant Young Paul Cavanaugh Raymond Hatton Julia Faye DeWitt Jennings J. Farrell McDonald Dickin Moore Jim Si Henry Diana Henry Cash Hawkins Hawkins Naturich Hal Sir John Little Hal Cow

Ivan Lebedeff Still a Puzzle in Hollywood

A profile of Ivan Lebedeff, REO Radio Pictures star for Gay Diplomate, described as a Russian aristocrat with old world charm. He greets women with courtly bow and hand kiss, views gender as superior, and recalls wartime service in the czar’s dragoons with medals. The piece notes his mystique and linked Hollywood reception.

Ivan Lebo- Weer Hollywood Fone Lebedeff REO Radio Pictures Columbia Dragoons

National Home Savings Day set by real estate boards

The National Association of Real Estate Boards designates December 1 as National Home Savings Day to urge people to save for their own homes on a financially organized budget. The effort promotes home ownership through disciplined savings and planning.

National Association of Real Estate Boards

Soups de Luxe and Delicate Italian Chicken Soup

A guide to elegant hotel soups and a delicate Italian chicken soup recipe. It describes pairing soups with main courses, notes on de luxe bisques, and the Mayoring of chicken soup Italienne with clear broth egg yolks and a touch of cooking sherry.

Italienne

Sea Food Bisque From Shellfish and Cream

A recipe for a seafood bisque using lobster crab or shrimp. Melt butter, whisk in flour, gradually add scalded milk, then season with salt paprika. Stir in cooked shellfish, heat briefly, fold in whipped cream, and serve in bouillon cups.

Dolores Costello in Comeback Role in Ohio

Dolores Costello returns to the talking screen in a Warner Bros. production set in Ohio with Warren William Anthony Bushell and Mae Madison among her co stars. Hobart Wenley directs with a new dramatic turn for Costello as Constance Newton while Paramount signs Grace Allen and George Burns for exclusive work in two upcoming comedies.

Warner Bros Dolores Costello Ohio Ater Constance Newton Miss Costello Warren Wiliam Anthony Bushell Heb Warner Joe Donahue Mae Madison Polly Walters Hobart Wenley Grace Allen George Burns Burns and Allen Paramount

Also Mentioned on This Page

Samuel Hoffenstein Hoffenstein Paul Lukas Jack Oattle Willam Boyd Claudette Colbert Miss Calbert Oolphiin Sidney and Richard Dix and the Columbia Columbia Filmas Charming Fay Wray Othera Hobart Bosworth Roscoe Rams Ross Ram King Vidor Sylvia Sidney William Collier United Artists Picture World-Telegram Siylvin Bidney Eatotle Taylor Evening Journal CENE Neil Gwynn Sir Peter Lely Kay Francis Buckingham Palace George Howard United States Francia Galena Howard Paramount Picture Pat O'Brien Gene Raymond George Fawcett Mary Boland Donald Meek Motion Picture Pacific Ocean Pacific Avalon Los Angeles Harbor Cabrilio Isthmus Cimarron Yaneev Donovan Jin Ruth Weston Rajestic Frank Capra de Columbia Pieture Rai Warne R Baxter Bae Clardette Colbert Saturdev
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