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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1940

Page

2

Harlequin House Casts A Web Of Intrigue In London Drama

Lisbeth Campion entangles Mr Partridge in a plot involving Captain Wash Brocard, a missing portfolio, and a theft claim at the Luxemberg hotel. Charles Lambert helps search Van Hoyt's suite as Lisbeth and Partridge weigh risks and deception amid a tense night of schemes.

Partridee Lisbeth Campion Eich Wash Brocard Ronny Wanted Women Mr. Partridge Lester Hamilton Lisbeth Ari Renny Helena Cloughe Captain Bracard Frase London Lester van Hoyt Luxemberg Pall Mall Mr Partridge Alexander Raeburn Edwin Landseer Glen Er-Rumph Charles Lambert Darmouth Towers Mr. Lambert Mildred

Cedar Rapids Musicians Take Prominent Roles in Elijah

Cedar Rapids artists and Coe college students join Mark Love in presenting Elijah at Memorial Coliseum Wednesday evening at 615. Local soloists Ruth Massey Harold Reeves Andrea Johannsen and Helen Keith lead major parts with Coe graduates and students filling principal and supporting roles in a two act oratorio.

Cedar Rapids Elijah Memorial Coliseum Coe College Mark Love Chicnzo Civic Opera Prophet Ruth Ebling Massey Harold Reeves Andrea Johannsen Helen Keith Massey Coe the Queen Reeves Obadiah Widow Miss Johannsen Vesper Keith Franklin High School Angel Rich

Margery Sharp Serial Fragment Ends Chapter With Kiss

Lisbeth smiles at Charles Lambert as he kisses her after a tense moment. Mr Part ridge interrupts in shock, then signals the scene will continue tomorrow. The scene hints at romance and social tension in a 1939 serialization.

Lambert Lisbeth Charles Lambert Mr. Partridge Margery Sharp

Notable Hollywood Plans and Casting Shifts in Wartime

The column reports Samuel Goldwyn pursuing a British funded Undersea Boat with David Niven possibly taking eight weeks’ leave for Denham studio work. It notes cast changes in 7 Married a Nazi with Richard Greene replaced by others, and George Sanders replaced by Francis Lederer amid workload. Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh highlighted for Water loo Bridge and the Lana Turner project Tropical Hurricane, while Warner concerns over All This and Heaven Too length spark producer pleas for a two and a half hour limit.

Ollywood INS David Niven Samuel Goldwyn Sidney Howard England Archie Maso Sam Great Britain London David Highland Light Infantry Denham Richard Greene George Sanders Francis Lederer Joan Bennett Robert Taylor Waterloo Bridge Bob Vivien Leigh Lillian Gish Scarlett O’hara Gish Flight Command Sama Lana Turner MGM B Pictures Hunt Stromberg

Hollywood Snapshots and Intrigue Stir Rumors

Mrs Arm strong suggests two or three intermissions for restlessness in cinema. Andrea Leeds and Bob Howard dubbed C S Seabiscuit Howard grandfather. Irving Berlin musical rights reportedly valued at 150000 dollars. Spencer Tracy clan plans Canada island retreat. Veloz Yolanda to join post birth dance school with Arthur Murrays. Garson Kanin Betty Field seen together nightly. Kay Francis wears watch on ankle at Arrowhead Springs. Gene Tierney Eddie Albert dine at House of Murphy. Joan Valerie birthday marked by laryngitis. Freddie Bartholomew sprains ankle on location filming.

Hollywood Andrea Leeds Bob Howard C. S Seabiscuit

The Crooked Road and Chasing Trouble At The Theaters

At the theaters in Iowa Edmund Lowe and Irene Hervey star in The Crooked Road while Frankie Darro headlines Chasing Trouble. Paramount features Buck Benny Rides Again with Jack Benny Rochester Ellen Drew Andy Devine and Phil Harris. It All Came True Granny Get Your Gun play at State. Palace shows The Rains Came Henry Goes Arizona. Rialto presents The Roaring Twenties and Kanga the Wild Stallion. Strand screens Na Ty Louce Zeleny Czech film with Karel Lamac Helena Busova and Jara Kohout.

Iowa Edmund Lowe and Irene Hervey Frankie Darro Paramount Buck Benny Jack Benny Rochester Ellen Drew Andy Devine Phil Harris Ann Sheridan Jeffrey Lynn Granny Get Your Gun May Robson Rialto James Cagney Priscila Lane Kanga Fred Stone Rochelle Hudson

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