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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1934
Page
8
A retro shoe column traces changes from 19th century lasts to 1930s fashion. It notes rising shoe sizes, shift from dainty to practical designs, and the rise of sport and street footwear, highlighting key figures like Robert Ford and Lounsbury and milestones in lasts and arch supports.
Paramount to show Six of a Kind for a three day engagement at the Paramount theater starting Saturday. The cast is led by Burns and Redis with support from Mary Boland W Rea A car Skipworth and others. The reviewer notes the production and audience reaction amid the carnival of nonsense.
A three day engagement at the Towne Theater features Morton Downey with a 40 member troupe including Ruth Ford Frank Britton and The Brittons. The show presents song, dance, comedy and a screen segment with Edward G. Robinson among others.
A three day Rialto run opens with two features Be fore Midnight and Midshipman Park. Ralph Brains portrays Detective Trent while June Cancer and Arthur Pierson play romantic leads. Cast includes Cande Gal Lenater Bett Byrne Bracey Page and O's Yaraora with Bruce Cahn in star role.
Actress Barrymore and actor Jaynor headline the Carolina engagement at the Paramount Theater. The article notes show dates, ticket sizes, and opening acts, detailing crowd expectations and venue details for the screening.
Cecil and Sally bring a two act comedy sketch to the Paramount for three days with their company. The stage features Aunt Bess Uncle Thomas Widow Mason Doctor Morgan and Mr Gillwater alongside the radio duo. Screen offerings include Warner Baxter and Helen Vinson in Am I husbands Go and a Terrisoon cartoon.
Fragmented read text describes a World Fair event featuring a Midget Follies theater attraction with acts and acts’ names. Mentions Warren Wr and Jean Mou, with scattered references to dates, places, and performances amid garbled OCR.
Cedar Rapids women show a clear shift to larger shoe sizes and greater comfort. data from local retailer Kilfinan’s notes that size 7 and 7 1/2 now exceed the old average, with many women wearing sizes 8 and 9, driven by longer feet among teens and aging.
A Wolward Powell led film titled Fashion Follies features Bette Davis and Reginald Owen with a stylish cast. The production showcases musical numbers and a fashion parade with glamorous costumes and dance ensembles set against New York and Paris inspired backdrops.
Pulitzer winning stage drama Street Scene directed for the screen stars Sylvia Stoney in the lead with William Collier Jr Estelle Taylor and others in key roles The feature includes The Most Dangerous Game with Joel McCrea Fay Wray Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong The program closes with a news reel comedy and organ music score
The ninth annual banquet of the Young People’s club of the St Wen ceslaus parish will be held in the parish hall Wednesday at 6 30 pm. Robert M. Vesely is toast master Joan C Reid to speak. Entertainers include Mary Evelyn Winke Dorothy Evelyn Luth Dempsy Jones and Rev G A Stemm of Dubuque. Dancing to Bad Graves and his melody kings after program.
The dramatic department of the Czechoslovak Lodges of America announces the Moravian play Ouredova Rodina Me Sme Me for the 80th anniversary event. Directed by V Havelka of Chicago, the cast will mix Chicago players with locals. The performance is in the C S S hall March 4 at 2 30 pm with a banquet at 6 and a dance to follow. About one hundred Chicago visitors are expected.
The Sokol association releases Sibrinky a humorous magazine for the year featuring thirty pages half in English. It publicizes the Czech masquerade on Feb 12 at the S P S hall and will be free at local stores or Cedar Rapids Listy office. The centennial of the Bohemian anthem Kde Domov Mu is noted and Fidlovacka a five act drama is planned by the Bohemian Dramatic society.
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