Counsellor at Law comes to Community Playhouse in Cedar Rapids
The Community Players stage Counsellor at Law Feb 6 7 and 8 in Cedar Rapids with a fast paced three act nine scene format and a novel double faced set designed to move quickly. A large cast of thirty plus committee and backstage teams support the production including Mrs Donald P Barnes as property chair and Mrs B B Hickenlooper heading the costume group along with new backstage helpers.
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New York
Community Playhouse
George Simon
John Carey
Community Players
Don Zack
Cedar Rapids
Donald P. Barnes
Gordon DeLay
George Griner
E. H. Wadsworth
E. M. So~boda, Jr
Elizabeth Carey
B. B. Hickenlooper
H. C. Burleson
G. O. Fletcher
T. L. Crabbe
Ten Worst Movies From the Best List Opinion
A column condemns popular picks as overpraised and ranks ten films and stars many readers know. Elissa Landi in Enter Madame and The Bride of Frankenstein top a list of titles deemed dull or excessive, with notes on stars like Shirley Temple and Katharine Hepburn and references to Urban entertainment figures and color film plans.
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Shirley Temple
Jimmie Dunn
Miss Glory
Marion Davies
California
Florida
Stella Parish
Patsy Kelly
George Raft
Tullio Carminati
Paris
Glittering Girl by May Christie drama in New York society
A Texas tycoon family brings their daughter Vernon, nicknamed Maggie, to New York high society with the help of cousins the Rushingtons. Vernon undergoes a beauty transformation and enters the Fizzly club scene, pursuing engineer Terry Shannon amid glamorous flattery and social climbing. Nan Rushington vies for status and a costly hat scene marks the debutante mood.
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Jake Tysons
Texas
Vernon
Maggie
New York
Rushingtons
Sadie Tyson
Terry Shannon
Sabe
Nanushington
Tysons
Nan
Sarrail
Joe
Giitler
Vernon Darling
Mac
Si Vernon
Park Avenue
King of Burlesque Opens Friday at Paramount
Warner Baxter leads a star cast including Alice Faye Jack Oakie Arline Judge Mona Barrie Gregory Ratoff Dixie Dunbar Kenny Baker in a film about a theater genius who rises from street honky tonks to Broadway then falls when he loves a society woman. His wife deserts him but old friends rally for his comeback amid a spectacular venture.
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Paramount Theater
Warner Baxter
Alice Faye
Jack Oakie
Arline Judge
Mona Barrie
Gregory Ratoff
Dixie Dunbar
Kenny Baker
Baxter
Broadway
Two Ace Features On Double Program At Olympic Theater
Olympic Theater opens a four day run this Sunday presenting two ace features. First is 365 Nights in Hollywood starring James Dunn and Alice Faye with Mitchell and Durant. Second is The Little Minister featuring Katharine Hepburn John Beal Andy Clyde and Alan Hale. Also showing is the eighth chapter of Tarzan in technicolor with a silly symphony.
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Olympic
Hollywood
James Dunn
Alice Faye
Mitchell
Durant
Katharine Hepburn
John Beal
Andy Clyde
Alan Hale
Tarzan
Shep Fields Orchestra to Play at Danceland Wednesday
Shep Fields and his orchestra, newly touted as a leading big time dance band, will perform at Danceland Wednesday evening from 9 to 1. He returns from a stint at the Palmer House in Chicago with Veloz and Yolanda. dancers may attend without the Palmer House troupe. Court Hussey and his band provide the music. The postponed last Thursday dance resumes this week. Next weekend Emil Flindt, a Danceland favorite, will play.
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Danceland
Fields
Palmer House
Chicago
Veloz
Yolanda
Danceland Court Hussey
Frank Brookhiser
Emil Flindt
Congress on the spot as voters tighten their grip
A 1938 column notes growing congress consciousness among voters. Letters from across the country show demand for accountability and actions in government. The piece profiles Jimmy Cunningham, Broadway theatre life, theater press trends, and cultural observations from New York.
Allenru Uric Acid Remedy Advertises Fast Relief
An advertisement claims rheumatism from excess uric acid responds quickly to Allenru, with an 8-ounce prescription costing about 85 cents. It urges readers to ask any live druggist in America for the product.
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