Astaire And Rogers Shine In Shall We Dance At Iowa
The Iowa theater presents Shall We Dance featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a Paris to New York romance. The musical showcases eight standout danse numbers with Harriet Hoctor and a unit of Ginger Rogers doubles, backed by a strong supporting cast.
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Iowa Theater
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Gaiety and
Terpsichorean Entertainment
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New York
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Peters
Petroff
George
Ira Gershwin
Harriet Moctor
America
Ginger Rogers
Edward Everett Horton
Eric Blore
Jerome Cowan
Kett! Gal- Man
William Brisbane
Rainbow On The River At Palace Pictures
Joe E Brown and Bobby Breen star in Rainbow On The River, a major musical production with maternal love as its central theme. Carol Hughes and Skeets Gallagher supported by Bobby Breen, with Charles Butterworth and May Robson in the cast.
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Joe E. Brown
Bobby Breen
Palace Pictures
Carol Hughes
Skeets” Gallagher
Charles Butterworth
May Robson
Bennett Band to Play at Danceland Thursday Night
Bennett known as Americas Beau Brummel of song leads his own band at Danceland with a 9 to 1 show. Bob Snyder's orchestra has its season finale tonight. Dan Garber alumni Lee Bennett previously sang with Jan Garber for three years and will perform classic hits. Judy Randall co stars, with Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey featured in the closing attractions May 23.
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L E Bennett
America
Beau Brummel
Jan Garber
Bennett
Bob Snyder
Lee
Lincoln
Neb
Garber
Kansas City
Trianon Ballroom
Chicago
Judy Randall
Henry Busse
Frankie Masters
Frank Brookhiser
Danceland
Red Norvo
Mildred Bailey
Gags and Gaffes Shape Hollywood Mood Makers
Hollywood directors use practical jokes and live gags to ease tense sets and shape performances. Examples include Clark Gable reacting to a mock death cue during Par nel and Albert Morin playing a roving critic on May time, while Bruce Humberstone trained Keye Luke for a nonexistent water scene.
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NER
Clark Gable
Gable
John Stahl
Robert Leonard
Albert Morin
Keye Luke
Charlie Chan
Bruce Humberstone
Luke
Emrge
A Star Is Born Comes Friday to Paramount Screen
Janet Gaynor and Fredric March star in this Technicolor drama about a small town girl rising to fame in Hollywood. The film captures the city’s glitter and its failures, with appearances by Adolphe Menjou Andy Devine and Lionel Stander in a vivid Inside Hollywood story.
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Paramount
Janet Gaynor
Fredric March
Hollywood
Capital
Santa Anita
Esther Blodgett
May Robson
Janet
Adolphe Menjou
Andy Devine
Lionel Stander
Hollywood Ties Its Head In Kerchiefs
Hollywood bandana trend continues among actresses with Dorothy Lamour wearing large printed kerchiefs during the day and evening. Lamour favors long hair and ties lightweight chiffon lace or organdy kerchiefs edged in lace, matching or contrasting with outfits.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lamour
Tobacco Road returns to stage amid historic acclaim
The Georgia tale Tobacco Road rose from modest debut in New York on December 4 1933 to a nationwide sensation. Taylor Holmes leads the touring company as the drama draws record crowds and sparks Congress action with a resolution probing sharecroppers' economic conditions.
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Tobacco Road
Abie
Shrine Auditorium
America
Taylor Holmes
Georgia
Congress
Los Angeles
Kramer
California
You Cant Take It With You Dominates Pulitzer Pick
The article notes You Cant Take It With You by Kaufman and Hart as the box office and critical favorite this season and among the top selections for the Pulitzer prize, despite some critics favoring High Tor. It highlights Sam H Harris's profitable run and the steady audience turnout shaping Broadway's mood.
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York
Broadway
Booth Theater
Sam H. Harris
High Tor
Beery Stars in Good Old Soak at New State to Start Friday
Wallace Beery headlines a week long engagement in a new film portraying a small town philosopher during prohibition who retires to find speakeasies and reunite his family. The cast includes Una Merkel Betty Furness Ted Healy Janet Beecher Jane Darwell Sig Rumann and more. The Great Hospital Mystery is also featured as a companion.
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Wallace Beery
Don Marquis
SpEsee
Beery
Una Merkel
Betty Furness
Ted Healy
Janet Beecher
George Sidney
Jane Darwell
Sig ‘Rumann
Thomas Beck
Sally Blanch
Joan Davis
Thrilling Companion
Changes Coiffure to Suit Her Hats
Hollywood star Anita Louise adapts her hair to recent hat trends. Over three days she wore a roll brim blue felt with rolled curls framing the face, a black straw pillbox in pageboy style with a bob tucked under, and a cartwheel hat with her fluffy bob and shadow curls.
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Hollywood
Anita ‘Louise
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