Stage Shows Dominate Week in Edar Rapids With Two Gala Nights
Edar Rapids showcases two midweek gala stage shows at local theaters. Strike Me Pink runs at the Iowa from Tuesday to Thursday, and Jay Chuppen's troupe performs at the Paramount from Wednesday to Friday. Screen offerings compete, with Irene Dunne in Ann Vickers at the Iowa and Broadway to Hollywood at the Paramount, plus Night Flight at the Paramount and other features at the Slate Rialto and Olympic.
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Edar Rapids
Iowa Theater
Jay Chuppen
The
Paramount
Iowa
Irene Dunne
Ann Vickers
Sinclair Lewis
New York
Woman
Helen Twelvetrees
Wallace Ford
Paramount Theater
Hollywood
Alice Brady
Jimmie Durante
Jackie Cooper
Fippen
Lionel
John Barrymore
Clark Gable
Helen Hayes
Robert Montgomery
Joe Garman
Majestic
Mary Pickford
Leslie Howard
Rialto
Olympic
Richard Barthelmes
Central Airport
Richard Arlen
Madison Square Garden
Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Jay Flippen Stage Show At Paramount Theater
Jay Flippen leads a three day Paramount program with Elinor Ames fan dancer and Burns Twins. The feature bill includes Metro MGM musical film Broadway to Hollywood and a full cast of stars. The Iowa theater runs through Thursday with additional acts and previews.
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Jay Flippen
Paramount Theater
Jay Co. Flippen
Flippen
Elinor Ames
Chicago
Miss Ames
Dalton
Rose
Hollywood
New York City
Claire Carter
Earl Carroll
Burns Twins
Paramount
Broadway
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Alice Brady
Jackie Cooper
Frank Morgan
Jimmy Durante
Eddie Quillan
Madge Evans
Albertina Rasch Ballet
Armida
Iowa Theater
Mary Pickford
Leslie Howard
Majestic Screen
Mae West
Sum Summerville
Zasa Pitts
Honor
State
Jay C. Flippen
Richard Dix
Lowa
Night Flight thrills and star power lift air mail saga
A Paramount program presents Night Flight a 24 hour South American air mail story. John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Clark Gable Robert Montgomery Helen Hayes Myrna Loy star in a drama built on peril and intensity as airmail operations unfold. A color cartoon moral and a news reel round out the bill.
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Paramount
Ebon Blackness
John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Clark Gable
Robert Montgomery
Mary Pickford in Secrets at Majestic Theater
Mary Pickford stars in Secrets with Leslie Howard at the Majestic Theater for a three day run Sunday through Tuesday. The program includes comedy novelty musical features and Paramount world news plus Ames-Nebraska football game highlights.
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The
Majestic
Mary Pickford
Leslie Howard
Paramount World News
Ames
Garman
Harlem Band And Quartet To Play Covered Wagon Days Show
The Magpies band and Georgia Sunflower quartet from Harlem are booked for Covered Wagon Days at Memorial Coliseum November 1 through 18. Fred Curtell says the carnival runs under D Kks and Pythian Sisters auspices and will feature entertainment numbers and dance hall acts including Miss Bertha Muler.
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Magpies
Straight
Harlem
Frontier Vilege
Memorial Coliseum
Fred Curtell
Betn
D ' Kks
Pythian
Bedes
Nevo
Niehth
Danang Ny Calamity Janes Dance Hall
Bertha Muler
Mae West charts sex with laughs in I'm No Angel film
Mae West argues the public wants humor with sex and aims to deliver it in her pictures. The article discusses I'm No Angel featuring Cary Grant as her leading man and notes that Night Flight at Paramount ends its preview with Tuesday matinees and continues with late showings through six this afternoon.
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Miss West
Mac
Cary Grant
Mae West
Paramount
Lionel Barrymore
Clark Gable
Helen Hayes
John Barrymore
Robert Montgomery
Olympic Program Boasts Two Films Of Unusual Merit
The Olympic theater presents Sunday and Monday double feature nights with Madison Square Garden and Locked Door. Star-studded casts include Rod La Rocque Barbara Stanwyck William Boyd in Locked Door. Madison Square Garden features Zazu Pitts Jack Oakie Thomas Meighan Marian Nixon and William Collier Sr. in a Broadway life drama.
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Olympic Theater
Madison Square Garden
Hollywood
Rod la Rocque
Barbara Stanwyck
William Boyd
Zazu Pitts
Jack Oakle
Thomas Meighan
Marian Nixon
William Collier
Arena
Oakle
Pitts
How Joan Loved Thru 2
A tense confrontation unfolds as Gilda confronts Thelma and Mark about Joan Ormond. Thelma's anger scales into threats and jealousy while Gilda accuses Thelma of bullying Joan. The scene ends with Thelma fleeing after flinging a ring at Mark.
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Joan
Gladys E. Johnson
Paramount Preview Of Mae Wests I'm No Angel
Paramount theater announces a special 8 30 pm Tuesday preview of Mae West in Im No Angel. A full program and advance showing promise early theatergoers the chance to see the much discussed film before regular run. West argues for frank treatment of life and love citing She Done Him Wrong as proof of audience appetite for spade sounding truth.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Mae West
Clem Ss
New York Stars Present Strike Me Pink in Iowa
New York Stars bring the musical revue Strike Me Pink to the Iowa theater with Brown and Henderson producing. The show blends songs by Kite Brown and Henrison with choreographer Seymour Felix staging and Henry Dreyfuss designs. No advance ticket price. feature film No Woman screens alongside the production.
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New York Stars
Strike Me Pink
Lowa
Brown
Heyceeson
Maine
New York
Revie
le Jowa Theatey Vesdas Weerescay
James Haton
Armida Leota Ane Ag
Witke Supportite Company
Mana
Newark
Uique
Brown and Henderson
George ‘Kite
Lew Brown
Ray Henarisin
Trru
Seymour Felix
Hollywood
Broadway
Henrys Dreyfuss
Rivette
LeMaire
America
Rialto Presents Star Performers In Double Bill
A double bill at the Rialto features Rich ard Barthelmess in Central Airport and Richard Arlen in Caught. Barthelmess portrays a returned war hero turned barnstormer who crashes a plane and is grounded then falls for Sally Eilers, while Arlen stars as Lieut Tom Colton in Calamity Jane inspired western melodrama. The cast includes Tom Brown Glenda Farrell Louise Dresser Frances Dee and others with a concluding musicale.
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Richard Barthelmess
Central Airport
Rialto
Barthelmess
Sally Eilers
Tom Brown
Glenda Farrell
Richard Arlen
Lawless West
Calamity Jane
Louise Dresser
Calamty Jane
Tom Colton
Frances Dee
Tom Kennedy
Martin Burton
Marcia Manners
The
Cats and News
State Theater Sets Busy Booking Schedule This Week
A lineup of wide screen features arrives at the State theater with Love Honor and Oh Baby followed by Pilgrimage a four star release. I Cover the Waterfront with Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon appears next. Sunnyside Up and Moonlight and Pretzels headline further engagements. Also booked are This Day and Age Power and Glory and SOS Iceberg.
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Big Pictures
Slim Summerville
Zazu Pitts
Henrietta Crossman
Heather Angel
Norman Foster
Marion Nixon
Claudette Colbert
Ben Lyon
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Hollywood
Cecil B DeMille
Spencer Tracy
Coleen’ Moore
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Resolutions of Respect For Attorney E M Carr
Delaware County Bar association adopted resolutions of respect for E M Carr after a memorial service in the court room. Judge A B Lovejoy of Waterloo presided while Judge G W Dunham of Manchester presented the resolutions and gave personal tributes.
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Manchester
E. M. Carr
Delaware County Bar Association
A. B. Lovejoy
Waterloo
G. W. Dunham
Today We Live at the Colonial starring Cooper and Crawford
Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford headline the MGM drama Today We Live now playing at the Colonial theater. The British society girl joins an ambulance unit in World War I and falls for an American airman. Director Howard Hawks oversaw filming to create notable stage and screen effects.
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Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Colonial Theater
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miss Crawford
England
Howard Hawks
Kalona Bridge Club Hosts Tuesday Gathering
Kalona residents hosted multiple Bridge clubs this Tuesday with a large list of guests including Mrs. T R James Mrs H A Mellinger Mrs R E Adams Mrs G N Engstrom and others. Honors went to high scorer Mrs T V Knorr.
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Alva Kepler
Bridge Club
T. R James
H. A. Mellinger
R. E. Adams
G. N. Engstrom
Amos Mellinger
H. V. Snodgrass
Ivo Grady
Hazel Deane
T. V Knerr
Edith Welte
Leona Welte
Jennie Britton
Cecil Bragg
Cleola Grady
T. V. Knerr
O. L. Rogers
Contract Bridge Club
C. G. Tilden
R. F E. Adams
L. C. Stillwell
Strawberry Point Garden Club Holds Meeting and Elects Officers
Strawberry Point Garden club met Wednesday with president Mrs C A Schoppe presiding. Miss Nell Westfall led the leaf contest with Mrs Harold Campbell taking first and Mrs Grace Eaton second. Reminders were given by Mrs Fred Lundt. Officers elected include President Miss Nell Westfall, first vice president Mrs R W Schug, second vice president Mrs B R Cole, secretary Mrs Alex Schmidt, treasurer Mrs Harold Campbell, and corresponding secretary Mrs Bert Blanchard.
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Kne
Strawberry Point Garden Club
C. A. Schoppe
Nell Westfall
Henry Kaberle
Harold Campbell
Grace Eaton
Fred Lundt
R.W. Schug
B R. Cole
Alex Schmidt
Bert Blanchard
Cast announced for Community Players play October 24 25
The Community Players open their season with Whistling In The Dark at the McKinley Junior High auditorium on October 24 and 25. The cast includes Hilda Ida McQuin Joe Salvatore M So boda Jr Slim Scanlan Darryl Horsfall Herman Lefcowitz Sid Leibsohn Charlie Shaw Charles Ely Jacob Dillon Chris Fontana Cossack Donald De Fore Benny Vincent Howard Wally Porter John Carey Toby Van Buren Annie Laura Davidson Cap Gordon Fen nell Operator Viola Slade. Marion coaches pupils for radio and stage work. Gordon Fennell joins the cast with a Swedish accent. Some cast members are new, with a third never before appearing on stage.
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McKinley Junior High School
Hilda
Ida McQuin
Joe Salvatore
M Soboda, Jr
Slim Scanlan
Darryl Horsfall
Herman Lefcowitz
Sid Leibsohn
Charlie Shaw
Charles Ely
Jacob Dillon
Chris Fontana
Cossack
Donald de Fore
Benny
Vincent Howard
Wally Porter
John Carey
Toby van Buren
Annie Laura Davidson
Gordon Fennell
Viola Slade
Miss Davidson
Marion
St. Louis
Fennell
Mechanicsville Garden Club to Meet at Mrs Maurer Home
Mechanicsville season finale meeting of the Garden club will be at Mrs H J Maurer’s home Thursday afternoon. Mrs J L Lynch will present the lesson. Housewarming for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Harry Jackson occurred at their home Wednesday.
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Mechanicsville Garden Club
H. J. Maurer
J. L. Lynch
Harry Jackson
J . Cook
D. D. Bridge Club
Jore Criseman
J. C. Houle
Marhigh
Julia Crew
Opal Templeton
Wright
American Legion Auxiliary
Theion Hall Thurs- Vv
H. DeWalde
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