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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1938

Page

4

Heidt and His Brigadiers at Paramount Theater

Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers present a stage show at the Paramount starting Tuesday September 20. The act features Larry Cotton Jerry Bowe Alvino Rey and a 40 member company with musical comedy impersonations and song. The program blends opera and popular hits with a thirty man male glee club and includes the screen feature Rich Man Poor Girl starring Robert Young Lew Ayres and Ruth Hussey.

Orace Heidt Brigadiers Paramount Theater America Larry Cotton Jerry “Mustle’ Bowe Alvino Rey The Three Kings Horace Heidt Glee Club Jimmy Skiles Lou Bush Bob McCoy Charles Goodman Art Carney Three Jacks Heidt Robert Young Lew Ayres Ruth Hussey

In Old Chicago at Palace Theater with Power Faye Ameche

The Palace theater opens its program with In Old Chicago set against the 1871 Great Fire. Tyrone Power and Don Ameche star as the O Leary brothers, with Alice Faye as a saloon singer. supporting cast includes Alice Jady Andy Devine and Brian Donlevy. A second feature, It Happened Out West, stars Paul Kelly and Judith Allen.

Old Chicago Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Palace Theater lJies Power Ameche O'Leary Brothers Miss Faye Alice Jady Andy Devine Brian Donlevy Harold Bell Wright

Hold That Co ed at New State theater

Nationally known film spoof opens at the New State with John Barrymore in the governor role and George Murphy Marjorie Weaver Joan Davis and Jack Haley in supporting turns. Five songs including All American Swing and Heads High. Companion feature The Jones Family in Safety In Numbers. Official Movie Quiz contest prizes total 250000.

John Barrymore New State Theater George Murphy Marjorie Weaver Joan Davis Jack Haley Barrymore George Bargwa Ruth Terry Donald Mek Johnny Downs

Crosby Plays Happy Loafer In New Film

Bing Crosby stars in Sing You Sinners at the Paramount, a light comedy casting him as the cheerful son of a small town clan. Fred MacMurray plays his sober brother, with Elizabeth Patterson as his mother and Donald O’Connor plus Ellen Drew in key roles. the story follows Crosby’s family hijinks and rise to fame.

Bing Crosby Paramount Theater Waikiki Bing Crosby Fred MacMurray Elizabeth Patterson Donald O'Connor Paramount Ellen Drew MacMurray Sweeteart

Four Daughters Arrives at The Iowa Theater

Warner brothers film based on a Fannie Hurst story opens at the Iowa Friday. Four sisters fall for the same man in a tale of love sacrifice and happiness, with Priscilla Rosemary Lola Lane and Gale Page starring as the sisters. Jeffrey Lynn and John Garfield appear in early big roles alongside Claude Rains May Robson Frank McHugh and Dick Foran.

Warner Brothers Fannie Hurst Iowa Theater Priscilla Rosemary Lola Lane Gale Page Jeffrey Lynn John Garfield New York Cagney Muni Robinson Hollywood Claude Rains May Robson Frank McHugh Dick Foran

Major Bowes Anniversary Revue and Stage Acts in Iowa

Top left Four Serenaders impersonate famous bands in the Third Anniversary Revue at the Iowa for three days starting Tuesday. Top center Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers, forty stars, perform at the Paramount for three days from Tuesday. Top right Sing You Sinners stars Bing Crosby Fred MacMurray and Donal d Co Connor at the Paramount. Bottom left Breaking the Ice with Charlie Ruggles Bobbie Breen Irene Dare at the Iowa. Center right Hold That Co Ed with Marjorie Weaver George Murphy John Barrymore at New State. Bottom right Laurel and Hardy star in Block Heads opening at the New State Thursday.

Major Bowes Iowa Top Center Horace Heidt Brigadiers Paramount

Major Bowes New Revue Sets Iowa Stage This Week

Major Bowes presents his third anniversary revue at the Iowa theater starting Tuesday for three days. The show features talent auditioned nationwide with Ted Mack as master of ceremonies and acts including Just Plain Stash, billed as the greatest kid in America, and Larry Eisler the peerless impersonator. Strawberry Russell appears among the lineup.

Iowa Theater Major Bowes Ted Mack Just Plain Stash America Larry Eisler Strawberry Russell

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