Footlight And Film Cantor Heard in Vodvil
Famous Jewish temple singer headlines a New York Palace Theater vodvil bill with a varied program featuring stage and screen talent.
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
12
Famous Jewish temple singer headlines a New York Palace Theater vodvil bill with a varied program featuring stage and screen talent.
Today’s bills include Peek-A-Boo at Grand Columbia burlesque. six Keith vaudeville acts. Valentino in Cobra at Strand. Douglas MacLean in Seven Keys to Bald Ite at Valentine. Mozart The Lion Horse at Orpheum. Mawatians texture picture at Brills. Don Bartels orchestra at Land O’Dance. Moonlight Gardens features California Hamblers.
Dennis R. Smith notes Canter Rosenblatt, famed Jewish song cantor, enters vaudeville on the New York Palace bill. He has long sung in temples and made popular records and concert appearances. The Green Hat tops grosses for A H Woods with 319,994.50 in advance and 100th New York performance. Film plans for Christmas include A Rise for Cinderella with Betty Bronson and a grand The Ancient Mariner.
Land O' Dance offers new solos and a fresh dance program with social plan dancing on weeknights. Moonlight Ballroom features the California Ramblers as top headliners and exclusive Columbia artists at Pelham Bay Park in New York. Orpheum screens The White Desert with Claire Windsor and Pat Malley in a two day run about a railroad tunnel project.
The Molly Stark club weekly dance class at Moonlight Gardens each Friday draws more attendees. Mr. and Mrs. Perry lead the session from six to eight thirty, as the California Ramblers plan a Little Six vaudeville program for Friday night.
Grand theater begins four day run of Go West with Wade Boteler Edwin Sturgis and William Orlamonde. Keaton plays a cow loving hero Brown Eyes with Kathleen Myers as love interest and a wild cattle car scene. Burlesque Peek A Boo at Grand features Lander Brothers Wardell Schuler La Costa Leary Connors Barker Barker Dan Cody. Land O Dance hosts Bert Marshalls Fun Revue of 1925 with Miss Mary Lunkel headlining and Don Bartel orchestra providing music.
Press agents note the cast and 5000 extras endured months of desert and Sierra range life in tents and shacks while building two towns for The Iron Horse. Indians in tepees blankets and open ground add authenticity as Benton’s end of track era is recreated.
An attractive service directory promotes finding Canton listings with emphasis on accessibility. Advertising opportunities in this result producing section are discussed, noting cost considerations and the ease of placing ads.
A Canton meeting of 15 Stark County ministers and Y M C A workers outlined plans for forming a Stark County Young People's Association. A conference likely February 22 will finalize organization details. A program committee and a promotion committee were named, with attendees from Canton North Canton Massillon Minerva and Canal Fulton.
Major Philpot, to speak at the Reserve Officers’ Association dinner in the Courtland hotel, has been ordered to the Philippines. A veteran of numerous conflicts since the Spanish-American War, he has served in the Philippine insurrection, the Boer War, the Bronx uprising, the Russo-Japanese War, the Balkans, and World War I.
Freshmen and sophomores at McKinley High previewed senior opera numbers for the December 11 and 12 performances. The same short program was shown to seniors and juniors, drawing hundreds to reserve seats. Prizes for top ticket sellers include a fountain pen.
County commissioners adopted a resolution Wednesday for the Magnolia Canton road improvement. Work will begin at the Fast Sparta Magnolia intersection and extend north two miles if financing is arranged, potentially part of the 1926 road program.
An article notes Canton residents will favor red ornaments on trees for Christmas. It describes children choosing Santa Claus figures and bells, adults buying trees, and the enduring red sphere as a symbol of the season. It recounts origins of Christmas trees in Germany and Yule logs in England, mentions Luther, and traces Santa Claus and the phrase Merry Christmas to various countries.
The Acme lodge 242 Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen andEnginemen elected officers for the year. Anne Hert is president with Pearl Newman as vice president and Essie Sinclair as secretary. The Christmas exchange is set for December 22.
The piece recalls quaint old houses and the continuing charm of Christmas traditions. It notes fat candles used in Merrie England, candles in windows for carollers, and small white tapers glowing today as carols fill frosty air. It links customs from many lands to the Judean origin of the holiday pageant.
A short quip notes that even a bad outcome can be overcome by persistence and chance, implying perseverance against stack odds leads to eventual success. The line reads as a proverb reflecting resilience in the face of failure.
E. E. Ryan of Louisville reports his Ford roadster stolen Wednesday evening. The vehicle bears Scensc Humber 763 707 and was taken from near the Berger plant of the United Alloy Steel Co.
The advertisement promotes a 1926 Christmas Savings Plan offering 41 percent interest plus an Automobile Gift Feature. It markets savings with added prize incentives and a tangible car reward.
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