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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1927
Page
3
Town event announcement spread for Ilo Ilo on November 4 featuring a festive gathering with a playful slogan. The note invites community participation and hints at the humor of a hay waggon themed celebration.
A vintage price list highlights groceries and men's apparel with bulk tea and coffee options. Featured items include Blue Ribbon Tea, Nabob Tea, First Class Bulk Tea, Blue Ribbon Coffee, Quaker Oats, Van Camp's and Heinz's pork and beans, King Oscar and Brunswick sardines, beefing up to work pants and blue bib overalls priced per pair. The ad showcases discount combinations like 3 for 2 for canned goods and multiple bulk items.
Arthur H. Goodwin author of Blake of Scotland Yard and former Inspector Walsh aide revisits crime thrillers in a second episode now screening at Iloilo on Monday and Tuesday and at the Gaiety on Wednesday and Thursday. Hayden Stevenson leads with Gloria Gray opposite. Supporting cast includes Wilbur Mack Monte Montague Herbert Prior Albert Hart and Grace Cunard. Robert Hill directs the serial.
Laugh film Poker Faces starring Laura La Plante and Edward Everett Horton arrives for October 17 18 at Iloilo Theatre and October 19 20 at Gaiety Theatre. Directed by Harry Pollard with a cast including George Seigmann Tom Rickett Tom O'Brien Dorothy Revier and Leon Holmes.
A human comedy drama about an American family shown with fight pictures. The film centers on Dad striving to stretch the pay envelope while keeping the home intact and Ma portrayed as a nag yet affectionate.
The program features The Family Up Stairs with a domestic drama and a Tunney Dempsey fight feature shown with enhanced lighting and slow motion in the seventh round. Presented Monday and Tuesday October 17 18 at the Gaiety Theatre and October 19 20 at the Llo Ilo with a special Thursday matinee for afternoon workers.
Robert Kane's Con voy epic shows ships roaring into a historic sea fight. It follows American and British troop convoys under British naval protection with Jutland as climax. The production cost over 1 million and used 3000 plus actors and official wartime footage.
Rin-Tin-Tin leads a dramatic tale at the Hoto Theatre as a dog hero defends a major dam and reclamation project in Yuma Arizona. The film features Jason Robards Virginia Brown Faire and others and unfolds a plot of bribery danger and rescue across the Colorado River setting. Rin-Tin-Tin balances loyalty love and peril in a period melodrama.
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