Romeo and Juliet at New State theater opens this week
Irving Thalberg presents Romeo and Juliet starring Norman Shearer and Leslie Howard at the New State theater with a Shakespearean cast including John Barrymore Basil Rathbone Violet Kemble Cooper and more. Two showings daily 3 30 pm and 8 30 pm tickets at box office starting Monday January 30 Black Legion follows Wings of the Morning and features Humphrey Bogart Henry Fonda Mae Paris Lee and Ann Sheridan in the second feature
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Irving Thalbhers
Norman Shearer
Leslie Howard
Romeo
Juliet
Miss Shearer
John Barrymore
Basil Rathbone
Violet Kemble-Cooper
Henry Kolker
Conway Tearle
Robert Wawick
Edna May
Plow and The Stars to Open Friday at the Town Theater
The dramatic World War era play The Plow and The Stars heads to the Town theater Friday starring Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster. Sean O Casey’s Easter Week 1916 Dublin uprising is depicted with Abbey Theatre figures in a film directed by John Ford and adapted by Dudley Nichols. Also showing: They Wanted to Marry with Betty Furness and Gordon Jones in a rapid fire comedy about a photographer and heiress.
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Town Theater
Barbara
Stanwyck
Preston Foster
Sean O'Casey
Dublin
Una O'Connor
J. M. Kerrigan
Bonita Granville
Erin O'brien‘moore
Moroni Olsen
Betty Furness
Gordon Jones
Time, Two Start Out to Marry Then End Up in Jail
A brief item notes that after beginning plans to wed, the couple is jailed. It also mentions the late issue of March of Time as an added attraction to a program or event.
The Plainsman at Paramount Theater in Silver Jubilee run
The Plainsman stars Gary Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok and Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane in a frontier romance set after the Civil War. Cooper, as a government agent, uncovers gun runners in Indian Territory after Custer's death, with appearances by Buffalo Bill Cody and other historic figures in this historical western.
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Paramount
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Bill” Hickok
Jean
Arthur
Jane
Cooper
Indian Territory
General Custer
Little Big Horn
Buffalo Bill” Cody
James Ellison
Louise
Helen Burgess
John Lattimer
Charles Bickford
Abraham Lincoln
Frank McGlynn, Sr
Well Dressed Woman Says Simplicity Defines Style
Jeanette MacDonald asserts that true style hides in plain clothes. The screen star argues that a well dressed woman is noticed for nothing but fit, quality, and restraint.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Stars and Musicals Vie for Iowa Theaters This Week
The Iowa stage screens feature Barbara Stanwyck in The Plow and The Stars at the local theater Friday. Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in The Plainsman at Paramount. Hats Off brings Helen Lynch and Skeets Gallagher on Tuesday. Major Bowes Trans-Continental Revue arrives Friday with Rhoda Chase among amateurs. Romeo and Juliet roadshow plays New State Thursday and Friday with Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer. Humphrey Bogart headlines Black Legion at New State Saturday. Deanna Durbin appears with Eddie Cantor on Three Smart Girls at New State.
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Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Paramount
Wild Bill Hickok
Helen Lynch
Skeets Gallagher
Iowa
Major Bowes
Paramount Theater
Rhoda Chase
Leslie Howard
Norma Shearer
New State Theater
Humphrey Bogart
Black Legion
New State
Deanna Durbin
Eddie Cantor
Hats Off Heads New Iowa Program Starting Tuesday
Comedy and music headline the Iowa theater week with Hats Off led by John Payne Mae Clarke and a strong cast including Luis Alberni Skeets Gallagher Helen Lynch and the Three Radio Rogues The rival press agent plot echoes Fort Worth and Dallas centennial fests with five new songs by Magidson and Oakland Also shown is Once A Doctor starring Jean Muir and Donald Woods about a physician rebuilding his career after false accusations.
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John Payne
Dodsworth
Mae Clarke
Luis Alberni
Skeets Gallagher
Helen Lynch
Fort Worth
Dallas
Herb Magidson
Ben Oakland
Jean Muir
Donald Woods
Major Bowes Unit Opens Jan 29 At Paramount Cedar Rapids
Major Bowes Transcontinental revue heads Cedar Rapids Paramount starting Friday January 29 paired with Mind Your Own Business starring Charlie Ruggles. The show blends top amateur acts including The Mimicking Melodiers and Windy Jack Weltri who performs rapid instrument feats.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Cedar Rapids
Charlie Ruggles
Jack Weltri
Mind Your Own Business star Brady co leads story on paper
A woman strives to run her husband's newspaper while co star Brady features in Mind Your Own Business. Tsetse flies are noted to give birth to living larvae rather than laying eggs in the related context.
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Brady
My Man Godfrey Leads Rialto Theater bill
Two big headline attractions at the Rialto today through Tuesday feature My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard with Alice Brady Gail Patrick Jean Dixon Eugene Pallette Allan Mowbrey Misha Auer Pat Flaherty and Robert Perry in the cast The Cowboy Star follows with Charles Starrett in a Kyne story set in an Arizona cow town plus a comedy Cats and the Fiddle completes the program
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Rialto
William Powell
Carole Lombard
Alice Brady
Gail Patrick
Jean Dixon
Eugene Pallette
Allan Mowbrey
Misha Auer
Pat Flaherty
Robert Perry
Charles Starrett
Peter B. Kyne
Hollywood
Starrett
Arizona
Iris Meridith
Ah Wilderness Headliner at the Palace Tonight and Tomorrow
The Palace presents Ah Wilderness as the main feature in a two film program. Wallace Beery stars as Uncle Sid with Eric Linden Cecilia Parker as young lovers, Lionel Barrymore as Nat Miller. second feature Spendthrift stars Henry Fonda Mary Brian Pat Patterson.
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the Palace Today
Ah Wilderness
Wallace Beery
Sid
Eric Linden
Cecilia Parker
Lionel Barrymore
Nat Miller
Will Sy
Henry Fonda
Mary Brian
Pat Paterson
Famous Ship Described in Earhart Flight Claim
A ship described as the vessel in Bulldog Drummond and in Ray Mills works is linked to Amelia Earhart's 1935 Hawaii to airland California flight claim.
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Ray Mill S
Bulldog Drummond
Amelia Earhart
Hawaii
Airland
California
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Mae Paris Lee
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Edward Ellis
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Donald Cook
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Memorial Coliseum
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Bob Lawrence
Mike Pingatore
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Roy Bargy
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