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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1939

Page

12

Flying Down To Rio revue opens at Iowa theater this week

The Iowa theater hosts a three day engagement starting Tuesday with Flying Down To Rio a lively revue featuring Armida Don Galvin Heather and Blackstone and a cast of tropical dancing stars with the Rhumba Swing orchestra. The week also presents U Boat 29 a wartime drama and Blondie Brings Up Baby a Columbia comedy with Penny Singleton Arthur Lake and Larry Simms.

Rio Iowa Theater Armida Don Galvin Tropics Heather and Blackstone Novak Fay Broadway England Conrad Veidt Valerie Hobson Sebastian Shaw Blondie Baby Columbia Chic Young Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Dagwood Baby Dumpling Daisy Alvin

Capetown Barmaids Demand Higher Wages

Capetown barmaids seek a weekly wage of 30 dollars to achieve pay parity with bartenders. The city abolished barmaids in 1928, but 40 long serving workers were allowed to continue. All 40 are demanding higher pay.

Capetown South Africa

Dancing star Armida headlines Flying Down to Rio at Town

Armida leads the stage revue Flying Down to Rio arriving Tuesday for a three day run. Co stars Priscilla Lane and James Cagney from The Roaring Twenties are also featured at the State. On Borrowed Time comes to Paramount for a one night showing November 20 with Tay lor Holmes and Wylma Francis. The Under Pup opens Thursday at the State with Robert Cummings Gloria Jean and Nan Grey. Claire Trevor and John Wayne star in Allegheny Uprising now playing at the Town.

Armida Rio the State Priscilla Lane James Cagney Center Ieft Paramount Taylor Holmes Gramps Wylma Francis Marcia Robert Cummings Gloria Jean Nan Grey Claire Trevor John Wayne Allegheny

Belle Plaine Girl to Be in Policemen's Ball Floor Show

Cedar Rapids police prepare for the annual Policemen's ball at the Memorial coliseum with Tommy Dorsey and orchestra performing from 9 to 1. Six year old Ellen Stettler of Belle Plaine returns as a featured dancer, with Jean Fahrney and other acts. proceeds support the Policemen's Protective association.

Cedar Rapids Tommy Dorsey Memorial Coliseum Dorsey Vince Kofron Ball Committee Jack Leonard Anita Boyer Kofron Ellen Stettler Belle Plaine Jean Fahrney Horace Heidt Terry Walker Wilford Dubois State Policemen’s Association

Cagney Lane in The Roaring Twenties at State Theater

State theater shows The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney and Priscilla Lane plus cast Jeffery Lynn Humphrey Bogart Gladys George Frank McHugh Paul Kelly The Escape with Kane Richmond Amanda Duff and Universal’s The Under Pup with Gloria Jean opening next Thursday at State Also Heaven With a Barbed Wire Fence with Jean Rogers and Raymond Walburn.

James Cagney Priscilla Lane Mark Hellinger Ace Jeffrey Lynn Humphrey Bogart Gladys George Frank Mcliugh Paul Kelly 20Th Century-Fox Kane Richmond Amanda Duff Universal Gloria Jean Joe Pasternak Deanna Durbin Robert Cummings Nan Grey Beulah Bondi Margaret Lindsay C. Aubrey Smith Billy Gilbert Raymond Walburn Paul Cavanagh Ernest Truex Jean Rogers

Lucky Night at the Palace with Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy

The Palace screens Lucky Night today through Wednesday featuring Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy as leading actors in a Manhattan life drama about a spoiled heiress and a down on his luck suitor. The companion feature is a dramatization of The Hound of the Baskervilles with Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, and Wendy Barrie in lead roles.

Myrna Loy Robert Taylor Manhattan Palace Theater Arthur Conan Doyle Richard Greene Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Wendy Barrie

Executive Director Of Youth Hostels To Speak Here Wednesday

Monroe Smith of the American Youth Hostels will give an illustrated lecture in Cedar Rapids public library Art room on Wednesday Nov 15 at 8 pm. He will show color pictures of youth hosteling beginnings in Europe and group journeys to world fairs and Mexico.

Monroe Smith American Youth Hostels Public Library Cedar Rapids Europe Mexico AYH Central South America Midwest Mississippi River Denver Anne Goddard Ozark Missouri Iowa Anamosa Monticello

Hardy Family Double Feature At Strand Theater

The Strand Theater presents Out West With The Hardys and Submarine Patrol today through Tuesday. Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone star in the Hardy family comedy drama with a Navy themed feature led by Richard Greene and Preston Foster. A Popeye cartoon A Date To Skate completes the program.

Property Conveyance to Marek Cleared for Highway Easement

The Hedges Co. Inc transfers wd. st4 of lot 20 and plat 162 to Frank A Marek subject to a casement for highway purposes over E 13 ft thereof. Consideration and date 8-10-39 noted.

the Hedges Co. (Inc Frank A Marek

Marx Brothers At Paramount Circus Comedy Attracts Open

The Marx Brothers headlining Marx Brothers at the Circus at Paramount Theater with Harpo’s strong man bits and a ceiling rhinestone dance. Cast includes Kenney Baker Florence Rice Eve Arden Margaret Dumont Nat Pendleton Fritz Feld Barnett Parker. A second bill features Blackmail with Edward G Robinson Ruth Hussey Bob Watson Gene Lockhart and One Hour To Live with Charles Bickford Doris Nolan John Litel.

Groucho Harpo Chico Paramount Theater Kenney Baker Radio Fame Florence Rice Eve Arden Margaret Dumont Nat Pendleton Fritz Feld Barnett Parker Miss Hussey Bobs Watson Hank Charles Bickford Doris Nolan John Litel

The Lady and the Mob at Rialto Cinema

A society matron polishes up the city by hiring ex gangsters to challenge the underworld in The Lady and the Mob at Rialto today through Tuesday. Fay Bainter stars with Ida Lupino Lee Bowman Henry Armetta and Warren Hymer. The bill includes In Old Caliente with Roy Rogers and Windy Hayes the serial Hawk of the Wilderness seventh chapter plus a comedy and a Disney Cartoon.

Rialto Fay Bainter Ida Lupino Lee Bowman Henry Armetta Warren Hymer Old Caliente Roy Rogers Windy Hayes

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George Senders Brien Bealevy Whfrid Jensen Robert Barret Henley Maret The Circus Earl Davis Policemen's Protective Association Widows and Orphans Fund L. F. Hines Frank Bukacek Glen Walters Jack Haberle Alice Giffee James Cagney and State Theater Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Palace PV EU Lafayette Second Avenue Southeast John Thomas Mgr. Fae Tn A Strand Theater Tego Florence Marx Bros Kenny Baker Paramount News Phil Spitalny Mickey Rooney West Stthardys Lewis Stone MGM Kozy the Lady and the Mob Singer Theater Hurs Ar Steve International Heather & Blackstone Nancns Novak and Jimae Orek-Fyed Marx Brothers Dwight Deere Wiman Dennis Vivienne King - Segal van Ryn Rodgerss Hart Bobbe Arrst Worman Rolard Dan Bailey, Jr Adorable Ripidge Angels
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