Educated Voices And Feet Languish In Movie Studios
Hollywood veterans recount casting mishaps after war service, noting clerks became mule-skinners and mule-skinners became clerks. The piece highlights Olympe Bradna, Warner Oland, Porter Hall, and Cary Grant as examples of actors shifted from stage talents to varied screen roles.
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Ollywood
NEA
Hollywood
Olympe Bradna
Europe
Chicago Fair
Manhattan
Mile
Branda
Warner Oland
Porter Hall
Cary Grant
Paramount
New York Lingo Through the Almanac of New Yorkese
George Ross notes an Almanac by federal project writers explains New York slang. The piece lists phrases like Whyn tcha go for a walk and Taykadeezy as examples of quick everyday speech. It highlights how visitors and locals navigate the city’s distinctive language.
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George Ross
New York
New
Taykadeezy
Manhattan ‘Island
Manhattan Island
Phewkin
Gazette
Siwaddyaread
Americans Fail At Shakespeare by Gilbert W Gabriel
Barrymore and Katharine Cornell earn praise but American actors struggle with Shakespeare. Walter Huston lacks fit for Othello, while Leslie Howard and Gielgud offer stronger takes. The piece notes English actors dominate Shakespearian revivals in the U S and critiques the eastern coast acting scene.
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Gilbert W. Gabriel
New York
Sam Shipman
Barrymore
Hamlet
Katharine Cornell
Juliet
Edwin Booth
Walter Huston
Robert Edmond Jones
Max Gordon
Fredric March
Mr. March
Deanna Durbin Charms State With First Film At New State
Deanna Durbin stars in Three Smart Girls at the New State theater continuing through Wednesday. The film follows three sisters on a Riviera to New York mission to save their father from a fortune hunter, with lively dialogue songs and bright humor. Barbara Read Nan Grey and Binnie Barnes co star with Charles Winninger and Alice Brady in a program also featuring King of Hockey with Dick Purcell Anne Nagel and Ann Gilles.
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Deanna Durbin
New State Theater
Eddie Cantor
New State
Deanna
Riviera
New York
Daddy
Nan Grey
Barbara Read
Binnie Barnes
Charles Winninger
George M. Cohan
Alice Brady
Ray Millard
Mischa Auer
King of Hockey
Dick Purcell
Fordham University
Anne Nagel
Ann Gilles
Anns
Anne
Ann
Self taught harpist Harpo Marx feature
A brief note notes Harpo Marx learned to play the harp by himself. It mentions a painting of a wind and a person named Taye who saw it, and a detail about the instrument being held on the wrong shoulder.
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Harpo Marx
Taye
King's Men to Play Here With Whiteman at Coliseum
Paul Whiteman's orchestra will headline a 30 minute floor show at the Memorial Coliseum Thursday night with the King’s Men quartet and a host of all star acts. Ken Darby from Nebraska leads the quartet with Bod Binson Utah Bud Linn Indiana and Jon Dodson California. Roy Bargy Teagarden Teagarden Al Galladoro Mike Pingitore and Goldie join the program along with Linda Lee. Frank Brookhiser brings Whiteman to Danceland ballroom for the event.
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Paul Whiteman
Avi Il
Memorial Coliseum
Roger Graham
Brookhiser
King’s Men
Whiteman
Los Angeles
Ken Darby
Nebraska
Bod Binson
Utah
Bud Linn
Indiana
Jon Dodson
California
Warner Brothers
Roy Bargy
Lazy
Jack Teagarden
Charles
al Galladoro
Eternal Road Pageant Blends Drama and Heritage in New York
In New York City a pageant by Max Reinhardt titled The Eternal Road fills the Manhattan stage with a grand theatrical scope. The piece follows a pogrom night in an Eastern European synagogue as the rabbi reads from the torah and unleashes visions of biblical history. The drama aims to explain Jewish heritage and the enduring promise to their people through an imaginative, sweeping sequence that merges stagecraft with sacred narrative.
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Gilbert W. Gabriel
York
Max Reinhardt
Ndt
Earth
Palestine
Hospital Odd Injury Causes Highlight Boston Study
Boston City Hospital records reveal unusual injuries during a 30 day span. An inebriate sat on a mirrored chair reflection, a youth tripped over a tombstone fracturing a leg, a boy lost to a race with a turtle and bitten, a father stepped on his son's toy train severing a blood vessel, and a boy inserted a finger into a pencil sharpener to see its mechanism.
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Boston
Boston City Hospital
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the New
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Gas Company
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