Just Pretend I Just Pretend My Dad's Alive
A child imagines an alternate life where the family is affluent and cared for. The monologue expresses longing for stability warmth and basic comforts, contrasting harsh poverty with imagined abundance. The piece ends noting the New York Times as the source.
Christmas Eve Readings Fill Marsdale Home With Warmth
The Marsdale family gathers on a snowy Christmas Eve as Mrs. Marsdale reads the Luke Christmas story in a softly lit room. Children listen entranced to the Carols of faith while dad arrives to share the moment, promising to repeat it next year.
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Helen Marsdale
Dad
Patsy
Mrs. Marsdale
Robin
Christ Child
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
James Marsdale
Mother
Western Newspaper Union
Footlight Parade debuts at Cameron Theatre this January
Footlight Parade, a lavish musical from Warner Bros starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell, opens at Cameron Theatre January 5 and 6. The film features an all star cast, elaborate dance numbers, and rivaling chorus girls, directed by Busby Berkeley.
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Harry Warren
al Dubin
Sammy Fain
Irving Kahal
James Seymour
Manuel Seff
Lloyd Bacon
Mr. Bacon
Talking Pictures
Singing Fool
Warner Bros
al Jolson
Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Mrs. Jolson
Bacon
Cameron Theatre
James Cagney
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Hollywood
James Cagnay
Joan
Frank McHugh
Guy Kibbe
Ruth Donnelly
Claire Dodd
Gordon Wescott
Arthur Hohl
Philip Faversham
Renee Whitney
Barbara Rogers
Juliet Ware
Paul Porcasi
Herman Bing
Charles Wilson
William Granger
Busby Berkeley
Christmas Cards Help Uncle Sam
The annual exchange of Christmas cards creates a minor workload for the post office but is argued to help reduce the yearly deficit.
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Uncle Sam
Epiphany Festival Survives Christmas Tradition
The Epiphany festival on January 6 preserves a Christmas tradition from the Fourth century, when Christmas was moved to December 23.
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Mama
Santa Claus
N. Y
City of
David
Christ the Lord
Reimans
Cagnay
Blondell
Hoofer
Songster
The
Cameron Herald
J. K. Freeman
Cameron, Texas
Cameron
Chas C. Smith