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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1949

Page

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Theaters Hit Cedar Rapids With Vaudeville And New Films

A week of Cedar Rapids showings features AUDEVILLE at the New York Palace with Gus Van headlining and acts like Yvonne Moray the Edwards Brothers and the Appletons. The Iowa theater hosts Roughshod The Mighty Joe Young Blondie Hits the Jackpot Casablanca and Portrait of Jennie plus further film and stage offerings through Monday.

RKO Iowa Theater Gus van van and Schenck Edwards Brothers Yvonne Moray the Marvellos Cook Brown Calloway Ellington Steve Evans the Appletons Frank Ross Anita la Pierre Cedar Rapids Palace New York Iowa Sonora Pass California Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman, Jr Joe Young Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong Frank McHugh Blondie Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Ingrid Bergman Humphrey Bogart Jimmy Cagney

Theaters Schedule List with Evening and Matinee Showings

A dense listing from The Gazet covers Paramount State Town Palace Times Strand Marion and Drive In theaters. It lists film titles with multiple daily showtimes including In the Good Old Summertime Casablanca G Men Outpost in Morocco Here Come the Coeds Streets of Laredo The Girl from Manhattan and more.

Strand Tuesay Mr. Belvedere Clifton Webb Shirley Temple Tom Drake Alan Young Marion William Elliott Bruce Cabot June Haver Mark Stevens Drive-In Palace Laredo Manhattan Texas Valley of Fear

Asylum of Horrors Live Show at Paramount Theater

The Paramount theater offers a midnight Saturday program with Asylum of Horrors presented by Dr. Silkins The Ghost Master featuring the Frankenstein Monster. Bela Lugosi stars on screen in Return of the Vampire.

Paramount Theater Asylum of Horrors Dr. Silkins Bela Lugosi

Carmen Miranda plans rest after Rio role in Hollywood

Hollywood report says Carmen Miranda will not travel for work after finishing her role in Nancy Goes to Rio. She cites the burden of packing many trunks of turbans costumes and wardrobe, preferring to stay in Hollywood despite offers in the East.

Hollywood East Carmen Miranda Nancy Rio Carmen

California Is Not for Cook

Hollywood AP reports actor Donald Cook dislikes California calling Los Angeles not a theater town. He cites his Oregon birthplace and New York theater success with his play Private Lives. He and wife Gioiovanna Di Cuto run a 30-dog kennel and may write A Guide to Kennels.

Hollywood Donald Cook California Oregon New York Cook Gioiovanna di Cuto Pennsylvania

Broadway gossip and radio roundups feature Winchell and stars

Walter Winchell and a host of celebrities headline a lively column mix. Bill Donovan attends a Park Avenue dinner, while Gargan debuts Private Eye with a robbery on opening night. Marginal jottings note Mary Pickford, Fanny Ward, Rex Harrison, and a 542 pound tuna catch at Montauk.

Ild Bill Donovan Park Avenue Riviera Bill William Gargan Private Eye Jack Haley Elees Mary Pickford Stork Club Fanny Ward G. J. Nathan N. Y

Nightlife gossip and showbiz chatter from Harlem to Fifth Avenue

Vintage column sketches nightlife spots and personalities. Prince Jung of Nepal nights a hansom cab near 112th Street while show chatter recalls the Strawhat Circuit season. A hat misfit turns a lace collar into a $26 fashion item and Jose Iturbi’s team-up is teased in midnighter circles.

Harlem Prince Jung Nepal

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Audeville New York Palace Jennifer Jones Alan Ladd Jennie Joseph Cotten Paramount David Selznick Cotten Miss Jones Ethel Barrymore Lillian Gish Cecil Kellaway Betty Field Macdonald Carey Ruth Hussey Barry Sullivan Howard da Silva Shelley Winters F. Scott Fitzgerald Paulette Goddard John Lund Mr. Carey Lucretia Borgia van Johnson Judy Garland Claudette Colbert Walter Pidgeon June Allyson Brooklyn Stephen MacNally Johnny Belinda Sue England Barbara Whiting Irving Shulman Amboy Dukes William Powell Marsha Hunt James Gleason Dorothy Hart Budd Abbott Lou Costello Olsen and Johnson Sal Town Weanes Technicol the Great Gatsby Portrait of Imarion Roarious Opera Webb Temple Wielevaitela Talan Young Jevuvort Wm. Elliott Gallant Legion Casablanca Morocco REO Walter Winchell Minnelli Cugat Honey Lewis Bevin Maragon Draper Looka Oodman Ace Hooper Margaret Rose Winchell Bill Vaughan Kansas City Star Vaughan Agazine Digest Britain Lissen Today Gazette Willie Howard Hristopher Morley W. W. Jacobs ADULT Yaudeyt la Onder Ntl Stevens James Cagney Edwards Bros THE Marvellos Ross LA Pierre Et S.v Geo. S. Kaufman George Harper’s Tina Safranski 5Th Avenue Dept Jose Iturbi Vladimir Horowitzes Wanda Toscanini Pinky Zanuck P Barkley ZY Yi Pidgeon June Allyson Te Seotrheett Tay Tow David Selini Jennifer Pothags Ethel More Lillian Gisth George Rar Os Ys Xelaney Madeleine Carrol Jan Hunter Wayward Stephen McMally the Dukes Wm. Powell
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