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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
3
The Community Concerts Association presented the Don Cossack Chorus at the Paramount Theatre. Serge Jaroff led 30 soldiers with fine voices through a versatile program of Russian sacred and folk music, aided by three Cossack dancers.
In Hollywood with Drees reports Cecil B. DeMille negotiating to bring John Masefield, England’s poet laureate, to Hollywood to work on the seaspns film Reap the Wild Wind for Paramount. Brenda Joyce earns a star turn in Private Nurse with Cesar Romero. Merle Oberon and Alexander Korda react to London Can Take It. Ennis O Keeff joins Hal Roach Jet for Broadway Limited with Cary Grant type roles.
Virginia WPA headquarters announced a 111,465 project to renovate and expand the U S naval mine depot at Hampton Roads. The Works Progress Administration will provide 64,035 while the Navy contributes 47,430. The depot spans Warwick York and James City counties opposite Norfolk.
Iowa venues present Bette Davis in The Letter with Herbert Marshall and Gale Sondergaard. Paramount showcases Bitter Sweet with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald and Street of Memories with Lynne Roberts. State screens Kit Carson with Jon Hall and Lynn Barr plus Sky Murder with Walter Pidgeon and Donald Meek. Palace features Douglas Fairbanks and Madeleine Carroll in Safari with Leon Errol. Rialto offers James Cagney in Oklahoma Kid and George Sanders.
The Strand showcases Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins in Virginia City while The Saint Takes Over features Wendy Barrie. Other titles include The Big Guy with Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper.
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