Paula Stone Tops Iowa Theater Vaudeville Weekend
Paula Stone the daughter of Fred Stone performs a lively vaudeville act featuring dancing on drums and a strong stage presence. The program also includes Johnny Lee and the Three Lees, The Three Cos sacks on rollers, Miss Chic Kennedy's impersonations, Rita Del Gard and company, a Terrytoon cartoon, a musical cartoon, and a news reel highlighting the Morro Castle disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Iowa Theater
Paula Stone
Fred Stone
Miss Stone
Tyle
Philips
Johnny Lee
Three Lees
Johnny
Chic Kennedy
Zazu Pitts
Fanny Brice
Rita del Gard
Danfer
Ralph Bellamy
Shirley Grey
Morro Castle
Feey Ea T4zeater
Tyle and
Phillips Johnny Lee
Lees
Crime Without Passion at State Theater Unusual Ad Notice
The State theater opens Crime Without Passion, praised as unusual and tense drama by Hollywood trade journals. Claude Rains leads a plot of alibis, attempted moral rescues, and beguiling spectacle with Busby Berkeley numbers and a starry cast including Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Hugh Herbert Guy Kibbee Zasu Pitts. The presentation features six songs, dance routines, and a chorus girl who complicates every characters’ plans as the film plays out in New York City.
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Hollywood Reporter
Hecht
MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Claude Rains
Lee Gentry
New York
Busby Berkeley
Joan Blondel
Hugh Herbert
Guy Kibbee
Zasu Pitts
Kibbee
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Palace Twin Bill Headed By As The Earth Turns
Two rising stars headline the Palace bill with As The Earth Turns, a New England epic about love, strength, and purity. Jean Muir shifts from minor roles to leading lady as Donald Woods plays the young lover. The second feature Private Scandal follows a murder mystery with a comedy tilt, plus a Shirley Temple two reel.
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Hollywood
Palace
Jean Muir
Donald Woods
Jean
Gladys Hasty Carroll
New England
Lfe
Zastt Pitts
Philip Holmes
Mary Brian
Shirley Temple
Install Lawn Faucets to Ease Garden Watering
Several still or lawn faucets in stalled at various points around the house will eliminate the bother of dragging a long hose around in or der to water the lawn and garden properly. South Africa has the highest birth rate of the British empire, averaging 256 per thousand of the population.
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South Africa
Rog Over Frisco And Musical Comedy At Rialto
Gloria Stuart and Roger Pryor star in a big musical comedy drama at the Rialto for three days starting today. The film follows a high pressure insurance salesman trying to sell love on the installment plan with lively production numbers and a bevy of supporting actresses. Also shown is Fog Over Frisco a dramatic tale of international swindlers featuring Bette Davis and a starry cast. Broadway Brevities with a Big City Fantasy closes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Stuart
Roger Pryor
Rialto
Marian Marsh
Lucille Gleason
Shirley Grey
Noel Madison
Frisco
Bette Davis
Donald Woods
Margaret Lindsay
Lyle Talbot
Hugh Herbert
Limberlost Story In Film Coming To Iowa Theater Soon
Gene Stratton Porter's best seller Girl of the Limberlost becomes a talking picture arriving at the Iowa theater for a five day run starting September 24. The film follows the novel closely presenting a mother’s fierce hatred of her daughter and the daughter’s sweetness overcoming obstacles. Louise Dresser delivers a sincere portrayal of the mother, with Helen Jerome Eddy Ralph Morgan and Marian Marsh in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stratton Porter
Iowa Theater
Louise Dresser
Helen Jerome Eddy
Ralph Morgan
Marian Marsh
Passing Revue Opens At Iowa Monday With World Acts
The Passing Revue featuring The Nine Wonders from the 1934 World's Fair opens Monday at the Iowa theater for a four day run. Cedar Rapids audiences will see fifty five dancers in The House of All Nations with acts from Egypt China and many other nations plus American scenes from A Century of Progress. The program includes the Black Forest ice skaters Russ Jones Ballet Alfredo and Dolores from Old Mexico Albert Cubacan's Hollywood orchestra and a film Young and Beautiful starring William Haines Judith Allen and Ted Fio-Rito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Theater
Cedar Rapidians
America
Corral
House of All Nations
Cairo
A. H Talbot
Black Forest
Russ Jones
Cavort
Bowery
Alfredo
Dolores
Old Mexico
Hollywood
Albert Cubacan
William Haines
Judith Allen
Ted Fio-Rito
Dames A Clever Musical Comedy At Paramount
Six screen stars and 300 beautiful girls star in Dames a lavish spectacle at the Paramount theater next Friday for a four day engagement. The cast includes Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Joan Brondell Zasu Pitts Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert.
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Dames
Paramount Theater
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Joan Brondell
Zasu Pitts
Guy Kibbee
Hugh Herbert
Charlie Ruggles In Comedy Triumph At Paramount Tuesday
Charlie Ruggles stars in Friends of Mr Sweeney at Paramount for three days starting Tuesday. Critic lauds spontaneous chuckles and a funny theme as the timid hero, dominated by his boss, finds a surprising rise with love and courage.
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Charlie Ruggles
Paramount
Mr. Sweeney
Ann Dvorak
Eugene Pallette
Dorothy Burgess
Paramount Theater
Elmer Davis
Love
Equor
Olympic Theater Presents Two Features This Sunday
Starting today for four days the Olympic theater offers two feature films of unusual merit. No Greater Glory depicts boy life in New York streets with strong juvenile acting including Ralph Morgan Frankie Darro Jackie Searle and Lois Wilson. By Candlelight stars Elissa Landi Paul Lukas and Nils Asther. A comedy and a Silly Symphony The Pied Piper complete the bill.
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Olympic Theater
New York
Ralph Moregan
Frankie Darro
Jackie Searle
Lois Wilson
Elissa Landi
Paul Lukas
Nils Asther
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Grantland Rice Sport Review
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Danceland
Ralph Emerson
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Sweetest
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Ronald Colman
Bulldog Drummond
Calman
Charlee
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Grantland Rice Sports Review
Bill
Limberlost
Iowa
Phillips Holmes
Ned Sparks
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Iowa Monday
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Star of
Bourne -Margo
Walter Catlett Vanene Fatette
Dizzy Dwarf
Cartoon World News
Lafayette Cafe
John Thomas
Mgr
2Nd Ave. SE
Club Royale
Percy
Ice Skating Ballet
Charlo Day
Copray
Midway
Gatchet & Hanlon & Company
Streets OF All Nations
International Bellet
the Bowery
Odditorium
Henry Foster Welch
Charles Romahn
Henry Paul Burke
Julius B. Shuster
Sunkissed Beauties
Don Cubacan
Carioca Orchestra
Signorr Marelli
Lovely Signorine
John Miljan
Jeseph Cawthorn
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