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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1931
Page
6
Amusements in Houston feature Richard nd Jackie Cooper in tours and a range of acts. Friday includes Bat Marios Falta run Davies and Nest Suncey-Ramon Noverro. Week includes Rogers in Connecticut Teakee and Jeanette MacDon lald with Edesung Lowa in Dont Bet On Women. Next Sunday an all star cast in Mothers Millions and Maurica Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant plus Caught and Tabu shown on various days.
Juana, wrapped in Mardi Gras mood, moves through the casino parlors seeking a secure future. Divitt presses for a bribe while Umberto and Ledbetter threaten, and a perilous encounter ends with Juana’s resilience and a looming ball at the Camus event.
Marlon Davies stars opposite Leslie Howard in a new production directed by Robert Leonard at Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. More than ten times the usual extras appear in charity bazaar, street, steamer deck, lobby, ballroom and train scenes, providing background chatter and dialogue ambiance. The cast includes Irene Rich, Richard Bennett, Kant Douglass, Mary Duncan, Lee Ber Anger, Arthur Housman, George Irving Halliwell Hobbes, Charles Giblyn, Henry Armetta and Ruth Selwyn. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at the Houston Theatre.
Marion Shilling, a blonde young mother, signs to appear opposite Richard Dix in Young Donovan's Kid at the Houston Theatre this week. Overnight she becomes the talk of studio fans as writers and columnists chase her story. Shilling, shy by nature, deflects attention to her father Edward Shilling, a noted stage director and producer, who is her hero and confidant at home evenings.
Alarming misread text from AP reports on Lou Gehrig's streak nearing 5,000 games, marking a milestone as the Yankees veteran would attempt his thousandth consecutive start in August amid injuries. The note mentions teaching and swimming anecdotes for a separate figure, reflecting scattered archival scraps.
Miami Florida AP reports Joe Whalen a Florida junior tennis champion will enter the national junior and boys championship at Culver City Indiana on August 10. Whalen, 14, will face Arthur Mendrin of Lakeland Florida in the opening rounds as he defends his title in the southern city event.
A rough transcription with names and scenes mentions Richard Dix, Marion Shilling, and early talkie ambitions. It references her Denver birth, move to St Louis, acting in her father's plays, and roles opposite William Powell in The Shadow of the Law and Lord Byron of Brondesbury, highlighting transition from silent film to talkies.
Philadelphian born actress Miss MacDonald rose from chorus lines in Philadelphia to a New York stage and screen career. She studied dance and wing in New York, starred in Night Tent Tangerine and The Maze Ring, and later appeared opposite Maurice Chevalier in The Love Parade. The article notes her marriage to Roland Young and her evolving screen persona as the cynical sophisticate.
The Smiling Lieutenant brings a romantic wartime tale to the Alcazar theatre with Claudette Colbert Miriam Hopkins and Cherie Ruggles. The French officer falls for a cabaret star while torn between love and duty in a lively musical drama with five songs by Oscar Straus.
Western star Ken Maynard urges parents to give boys healthy adventure to keep them out of trouble. He cites his own youth on a Texas ranch, time in a circus, and early film work as examples while promoting his upcoming Alias The Bad Man screenings at Alabama Theatre and a related talk about boyhood adventures and responsible guidance.
Will Rogers stars in A Connecticut Yankee from Mark Twain. Rogers plays a modern radio dealer who awakens in Camelot and becomes Prime Minister, introducing many humorous reforms as he faces Morgan le Fay and a tournament. The Fox Film production features Maureen O'Sullivan, Myrna Loy, and William Farnum among the cast.
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