The Green Pastures theater tour comes to town
Advance agents led by William Schneider announce the major production of The Green Pastures. The show features Richard B Harrison in the lead Land role and includes a cast of over a hundred with plans for mail orders and railroad excursions to boost attendance. Beverly Kelley and Fred Davidson will arrive soon to finalize arrangements.
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Wetrew
Green Pastures
Stace Aork
Re Mansfield
New York
Piasing
Creace
Angina
Tae
Gaberiel
Wesles EU
Lamar’ Davis
Indianpo
Davis
DeeDee Green
Gabriel
Richard B Harrison
Daniel L Haynes
Halle’wah Salem Tutt Whitney
Alonzo Fenderson
Susie Sutton
Mercedes Gilbert
Convention City at Iowa Friday Promises Quick Laughs
A lively program in Iowa features Joan Blondell with an all star cast led by Adolphe Menon and Dick Powell in a rapid fire comedy. The scene centers on the Atlantic Cato hotel with witty situations and heartful humor.
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Iowa
Joan Blonde
Adolphe Menon
Dick Powell
Marv Astor
Gus Kbbee
Frank McHueh
Patricia E
Ruth Donnelis
Huch Herbes
Hobart Cavanaugh
Czrant Miche
Atlantic Cato Hotel
Henry the Eighth at Paramount Stars Laughton Tuesday
Charles Laughton delivers a richly human portrait in The Private Life of Henry the VIII as it plays at Paramount for a three day limited engagement starting Tuesday. The film charts Henrys six marriages and the executions that followed, with sharp dialogue and bold, entertaining scenes.
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Henry the VIII
Charles Laughston
Paramount Theater
Laughton
Anne Boleyn
Henry
Catherine Howard
Lady For A Day At Rialto Opens In Three Days
The Rialto theater begins showing Lady For A Day today, a celebrated Capra production praised by critics as a standout of its era. From director Frank Capra to producer Warren Witham and stars like Guy Kibbee, the film is billed as a top entertainment highlight for the public.
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Screendoing Hall of Fame
Rialto Theater
Columbia Studio
Frank Capra
Robert Raskin
Damon Runyany
Warren Witham Ma Rabson
Guy Kibbee
Ineliert
Peta Ata
Palace Presents Double Bill and All Star Program
The Palace shows Paramounts International House a lavish musical comedy with star talent including Peggy Hopkins Joyce W C Fields Rud Vallee Stuart Erwin Burns and Allen Lugosi Calloway Marie and more A second feature Life in the Raw a rugged western stars George OBrien Gretta Nissen and Claire Trevor Also shown are Static a Tom Howard comedy and Rex Movietone News.
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the Palace
Paramounts
International House
Peigs Hopkins
Joyce W C Fields
Ruds Vallee
Stuart Erwin
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Stoopnagle
Budd
Cab Callowary
Bela Lugosi
Baby Rose Marie
West Riding
George O'Brien
Gretta Nissen
Claire Trevor
Tom Howard
Rex Movietone News
Kate Smith Stars In Stage Show At Iowa Jan 23 25
Kate Smith, famed radio entertainer, headlines a three day stage engagement at Town theater in Iowa January 23 24 and 25. She appears with a company of thirty performers in a Swanee Music Revue featuring popular acts and guests such as Steve Poass from Cummees, the Reyes and Jack Miller and his band.
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Kate Smith
Iowa
South
Persoon
Kate Sith
Chaseman
NRA Coron
Abe
Steve Poass
Piety Villion French Men and Goodbye Iglun on Screen
A fragmented review notes the stage musical Fifty Million Frenchmen on Broadway with a cast including Genevieve Tomr and Willian Wallace Ford. It highlights the show’s large chorus, star names, and elaborate production, praising its brisk pacing and Parisian danseur spectacle.
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Iglun
Joan Beards
William
Frediavras
In the World of Bridge reveals flawed play and bidding debate
The article discusses a bridge session with players including Schenken and Malowan, analyzing bidding choices and the misplay by Fry. It contrasts expert strategies on opening bids, vulnerability, and the slight margin needed for third or fourth hand openings, concluding with guidance on when to open and how safety margins affect bids.
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Fry
South Landalcs
Dervarers
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Tre Trek Gtr
Ofeere
West
Gerardny
Wwe
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Dave
Experia Ashyree
Apgllant
Paramount Books Superb Pictures For Future Dates
Paramount theater unveils a stellar future lineup headline attractions including Dinner at Eight with top stars, The Cat and the Fiddle with Jeanette McDonald and Ramon Novarro, Counsellor at Law with John Barrymore, As Husbands Go with Warner Baxter, and Eddie Cantor in Roman Scandals. Additional titles feature Ann Harding in Gallant Lady Marlene Dietrich in Catherine the Great Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in Queen Christina Canstance Bennett in Moulin Rouge and more.
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Paramount Theater
The
Paramount
Jeanette McDonald
Ramon Novarro
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
John Barrymore
Law
Warner Baxter
Eddie Cantor
Ann Harding
Lady
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
John Gilbert
Can-stance Bennett
All Star Film Lineup Highlighted In Regional Spotlight
A local cinema listing spotlights Carolina with Janet Gaynor and Lionel Barrymore George White's Scandals with an all star cast Tarzan and His Mate featuring Johnny Weismuller and others and Norma Shearer in her latest picture across several showings, promising diverse on screen talent.
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Carolina
Janet Gaynor
Lionel Barrymore
George White
Johnny Weismuller
Norma Shearer
Claudette Colbert Stars in Waterfront at Majestic
Claudette Colbert leads the program at the Majestic for three days starting today with I Cover the Waterfront, a Max Miller tale of strange loves and smuggled human contraband. The feature also stars Ben Lyon and Ernest Torrence alongside Rainbow Over Broadway, Grace Hayes, Lucien Littlefield, Joan Marsh and Frank Albertson with cartoons and Paramount news.
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Majestic Theater
Max Miller
Claudette Colbert
Ben Lyon
Ernest Torrence
Broadway
Grace Hayes
Lucien Littlefield
Joan Marsh
Frank Albertson
Paramount News
Roulien Flas Leads In Olympic Musical Comedy
Paul Roulien, South American stage and screen star, headlines It’s Great to be Alive at the Olympic starting today. The show follows a solitary man amid millions of women with Gloria Stuart and Edna May Oliver among the supporting cast. Music and lyrics by William Kernell feature new songs such as Goodbye Ladies and It’s Great to be the Only Man Alive. The program also includes No More Orchids with Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot, plus mirth from Arthur Houseman and other acts.
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Paul Roulien
Gloria Stuart
Edna May Oliver
Herbert Mundin
Joan Marsh
Dorothy Burgess
Emma Dunn
Edward van Loan
Robert Greig
William Kernell
Carole Lombard
Walter Connally
Louise Closser Hale
Lyle Talbot
Arthur Houseman
Paul Robeson Stars in Emperor Jones at State Theatre
Paul Robeson heads the new feature at the State Theatre in a talking picture adaptation of Eugene O Neill s Emperor Jones. Dudley Digges co stars as Smithers while Robeson delivers a powerful portrayal across Harlem, South Carolina, and Haiti with jungle sequences of pursuit and haunting imagery.
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Eugene O'Neill
Emperor Jones
Harlem
Haiti
State Theater
Paul Robeson
Dudley Digges
The
Theater Guild
Smithers
Robeson
South Carolina
Dinner At Eight Opens Friday At Paramount Theater
Tonight at the Paramount a four day engagement of Dinner At Eight begins with a star packed cast led by Marie Dressler Lionel Barrymore Jean Harlow John Barrymore Wallace Beery and more. The episodic drama interweaves multiple plots to a dramatic metropolitan finale and features a varied cast from society figures to artists in a sweeping panorama.
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Paramount Theater
Marie Dressler
Lionel Barerymore
Jean Harlow
John Barrysmore
Wallace Beery
Lee Tracy
Edmund Lowe
Billy Burke
Madge
Evans
Jean Hersholt
Roosevelt foreign policy talk sparks mixed global reactions
In a 1934 commentary the author recalls President Roosevelt's foreign policy address and its reception across Europe and the Americas. He notes praise from France, favorable readings in Germany, and the call for stabilizing peace while avoiding entanglements. The piece argues for restrained intervention and prioritizing trade and Philippine independence, ending with a wish to sleep easy without abroad crises.
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Europe
Roosevelt
France
Germany
Philippines
Japan
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