Romeo and Juliet beauty marks Thalberg film at New State
Irving Thalberg's screen version of Shakespeare's romance, shown Thursday and today at the New State theater, wows with exquisite settings and lavish pageantry. Norma Shearer as Juliet leads a vivid cast including Leslie Howard as Romeo, Basil Rathbone Tybalt, John Barrymore Mercutio, and Edna Mae Oliver as Nurse in a salon of Renaissance Verona and sunken pools reflecting peach trees and magnolias.
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Naomi Doebel
Irving Thalberg
New State Theater
Max Reinhardt
Romeo
Juliet
Basil Rathbone
Tybalt
John Barrymore
Jacy Mercutio
Reginald Denny
Benvolio
Ralph Forbes
Paris
C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Capulet
Violet Kemble Cooper
Lady Capulet
Edna Mae Oliver
Henry Kolker
Friar Laurence
Shakespeare
Major Bowes Show Teases Romeo Juliet Plot Twist
Messenger bound for Juliet's tomb is jailed in pestilence struck Verona. The prince struggles to keep order as Capulet and Montague factions clash in the streets.
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Romeo
Juliet
Verona
Capulet
Montague
Galloping Dynamite Takes Rialto Friday and Saturday
Rialto headlines the western adventure Galloping Dynamite starring Kermit Maynard with romance and action as a Texas ranger seeks vengeance. Comedy and melody fuse in the second feature Silly Billies starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The serial Vigilantes Are Coming continues in chapter six, plus Cats and the Fiddle.
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James Oliver Curwood
West
Rialto
Kermit Maynard
Texas Ranger
Wheeler and Woolsey
Connie Bennett Heads West for Topper Role
Connie Bennett fast tracks to Hollywood with a wardrobe to stun fans as she returns to star in Topper for Hal Roach. The contract calls for two years. Roland Young co stars with a leading man to be chosen from Hollywood's roster. Bennett plans to sing blues in a Rodgers and Hart musical with Mervyn LeRoy, while other stars and fashion details fill a lively Hollywood roundup.
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Louella O. Parsons
Universal Service
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Constance Bennett
Thorne Smith
Hal Roach
New York
Connie
Roach
Roland Young
Farcour
Broadway
Mervyn LeRoy
Rodgers and Hart
Mervyn
la Merman
Fernand Cravet
France
The Plow and the Stars at Iowa Theaters
Iowa cinema listings show Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster in The Plow and the Stars at Theaters, Betty Furness and Gordon Jones in They Wanted to Marry, plus Paramount Transcontinental Revue stage act and Mind Your Own Business on screen. New State presents Romeo and Juliet with Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard at 3 30 and 8 30 p m, all seats reserved. Palace offers Exclusive Story with Franchot Tone Madge Evans and Last of the Pagans with Mala Lotus. Rialto features Galloping Dynamite with Kermit Maynard and Silly Billies with Wheeler and Woolsey. Sun features Carole Lombard in Love Before Breakfast and Richard Dix in Yellow Dust.
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Iowa
Barbara Stanwyck
Preston Foster
Betty Furness
Gordon Jones
Paramount
Major Bowes
Charles Ruggles
Alice Brady
NEW State
Norma Shearer
Leslie Howard
Palace
Franchot Tone
Madge Evans
Mala
Lotus
Rialto
Kermit Maynard
Goldfish Enjoy Freezing Experiments at Alfred University
Dr. Paul C. Saunders of Alfred University finds goldfish not harmed by freezing and even seem to enjoy it. Fish frozen in liquid air, then placed in cold water, wiggle and swim within moments. Saunders notes oxygen in liquid air is exhilarating and fish can be frozen up to four times daily with no lasting injury.
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Alfred, N. Y
Paul C. Saunders
Alfred University
Saunders
Margaret Sullavan Pregnant Rumor Sparks Studio Shuffle
A strong rumor says Margaret Sullavan will have a baby with husband Leland Heyward. She plans to leave the Stage Door company soon to prepare, upsetting Universal's plans for another Sullavan picture in the near term.
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Margaret Sullavan
Leland Heyward
Margaret
Universal
Sullavan
Jimmie Jackson to Play at Danceland Saturday Evening
Jimmie Jackson a popular Cedar Rapids dance director brings his orchestra to Danceland for one night only with Jane Foreman as featured vocalist. The event runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and follows recent Chicago engagements. Ray Alderson’s band is slated for Sunday night at Danceland.
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Jimmie Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Danceland
Frank Brookhiser
Jackson
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Notice of Administrator Appointment in Maude Davis Estate
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company of Cedar Rapids Iowa was appointed administrator of the Maude Roach Davis estate in Linn County Iowa on January 28 1937. Creditors must prove claims by filing with the Linn County District Court Clerk and debtors should pay promptly to the administrator. E A Johnson is the attorney for the estate.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Maude Roach Davis
Iowa
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Johnson
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