Sweethearts On Parade Brings Sensational Vaudeville To Houston
A new road show titled Sweethearts On Parade is booked for next Friday at the Houston Theatre. Nat Morgan calls it the spiciest, most entertaining vaudeville this season with a talented, elaborately costumed cast including Jimmie Branham and Jimmie Boyd. The act Indian Serenade is highlighted as a superb stage presentation and stars Frank Jones Miriam Norris Keane Sisters Hy Heath and Frank Starr headline a diverse lineup.
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Houston
Nat Morgan
South
Jimmie Branham
Ambassador Club
Jimmie Boyd
Frank Jones
Keane Sisters
Frank Starr
Hy Heath
Miriam Norris
Kay Francis Stars In The House on 56th Street at Alabama
Kay Francis appears Sunday at the Alabama Theatre in The House on 56th Street a Warner Bros drama based on Joseph Santisy novel. She plays a Broadway chorus girl whose beauty sparks trouble then faces prison then returns as a gambling-house mistress revealing the era spanning from Broadway to modern times with a dramatic finale.
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Kay Francis
Alabama Theatre
Warner Bros
56Th Street
Joseph Santisy
Miss Francis
S6th Street
New York
Casino Theatre
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Arrose
5Th Street
Hitler Leaves Berlin After Two Day Conference
In Venice Chancellor Hitler departs for Berlin after a two day meeting with Premier Mussolini that was described as mutually satisfactory. Paris reports threats by bomb mail campaign judges prompting heightened guards for President Lebrun and Premier Doumergue. Havana cites anti terror drive after an assassination attempt on President Mendieta. Berlin hints that if US imports German roads fall, Reich will curb American imports.
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Associated Press
Venice
Hitler Jeft
Atr
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Muscolini
Paris
Hell
Lebrun
Doumergue
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Mendieta
Buck Jones Thrills at Alabama Theatre Next Week
Buck Jones stars in The Man Trailer at the Alabama Theatre next Friday and Saturday with Cecilia Parker opposing his reform. Arthur Vinton and Clarence Geller lead a cast in a fast action Columbia film about a career outlaw who becomes lawman, directed by Lambert Tillyver.
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Buck Jones
Alabama Theatre
Cecilia Parker
Buck
Arthur Vinton
Breadcocs
Villian
Clarence Gellert
Charles Weet
Stephen Chak
Lambert Tillyver
Variety Show Listings Hit Houston Metro Stage
The Houston Sun and Metro News present a packed week of vaudeville and cinema. Performers include Adolphe Menjou Deayvid Menners Paul Kevere Jr and Jean Mur with Pat Qo prion Aisa Dothan firgle News. Friday features Sweet hearts On Parade and the Ambassador Club Orchestra. Weekend acts include The Ninth Gingests On Gang Comedy The Vanishing Shadow and On Approval at the Carolina venue.
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Sun
Pek Paswell
Ypase Hogere
Pat Qo
Prion
Aisa Dothan Firgle
Barnacie Ya
Tnes
Uise Poandi
Adolphe Menijory
Deayvid Menners
Aisa Metro News
Paul Kevere
Cartonan Thurs
Faret Aises Huthbetty
Popeye
The
Stone
Hi Rranhama Ambassador Club Orchestra
Donald Crook
Genevieve Tobin
Seven Die As Mob Storms South American Prison
In Bogota June 15 AP seven people were killed and many injured when a mob stormed Honda jail on the Magdalena River to free Francisco Castro, president of Honda’s municipal council, imprisoned after disorders linked to a campaign against Honda commerce.
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Bogota
Colmobia
Honda
Magadalena
Francisco Castro
Honda Municipal Council
Honda Commerce
A Modern Hero Tops Best Seller List in Alabama Theatre
Louis Bromfield novel A Modern Hero features a circus roots hero who rises to captain of industry through his father’s money savvy and his mother’s kindness. Richard Barthelmass stars in the Warner Bros film adaptation, seen in Alabama theatre Tuesday amid Bromfield’s acclaimed career.
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Richard Barthelmess
Warner Bros
Alabama
Louis Bromfield
Husise
Franki
Bromfield
We4 Sinner
Talitver Prize
House of Women
Annie Sprog
Tennessee towns press for lower gasoline prices
Tennessee communities push to curb gas prices with municipal stations and price cuts by private firms. In Trenton a new city station opened and prices dropped at nearby stations. Connellsville and Athens also opened or threatened municipal operations, prompting reductions by private companies. Monterey Livingston and Ripley are considering similar steps.
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Nashville
Tenn
API Tennessee
Wea
Trenton
Statinn
Conkeville
Athens
Monterey
Livingston
Ripley
Laundry Code Authority Seeks Abandonment Request
The laundry code authority asked the NRA to allow the industry to abandon its code. It said without a price fixing agreement the code wages and hours were a heavy burden. The authority addressed NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnann and noted the code expired today and asked that there be no renewal.
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Washington
Lanndry Cade Authority
NRA
Hugh S. Johnann
No Greater Glory draws big audience at Houston cinema
The Columbia release No Greater Glory opens next Thursday in Houston with a balanced drama set in Budapest. Director Fra Borzage presents a faithful screen version of Ferenc Molnar s Paul Street Boys, featuring Ralph Morgan and a large cast.
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fJouston
Ferenc Molnar
Fra Borzage
Budapest
Hungary
Ralph Morgan
George Streakston
Jimmy Butler
Jackie Sears
Frankie Darro
Donald Hayes
Rolf Ernest
Julius Molnar
Wesley Giraud
Beaudine Anderson
Bruce Line
Samuel Hinds
Egon Brecher
Christian Rub
Janet Gaynor Stars in Carolina at the Alabama Theatre
Janet Gaynor, Lionel Barrymore, Henrietta Crosman and Robert Young headline Fox Film's Carolina returning to the Alabama Theatre next Thursday. The tale follows a northern girl who helps revive a tobacco plantation and win a wary Southern family, leading to a hopeful finale.
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Janet Gaynor
Lionel Barrymore
Henrietta Crosman
Robert Young
Fox
Carolina
Alabama
Henrietta Crossman
Stepin Fetchit
Richard Cromwell
Mona Barrie
Russell Simpson
Henry King
Powell Rogers OBrien Star In Twenty Million Sweethearts
Dick Powell Ginger Rogers and Pat OBrien lead a large cast in Twenty Million Sweethearts a fast moving comedy musical. The film blends romance drama and humor with notable songs by Warren and Dubin and a lively radio back stage theme. Powell and Rogers shine as a romantic screen pair and audiences will applaud the ensemble.
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Dick Powell
Pat O’brien
Ginger Rogers
Houston
First National Picture
Powell
Rogers
Mills Brothers
Ted Figo Rito
42Nd Street
Harry Warren
al Dubin
Ace
Broadway
Hollywood
Ninth Guest stars Cook Tobin in Houston screening
Donald Cook and Genevieve Tobin head the cast of The Ninth Guest a mystery drama set in under 24 hours. The film adaptation of the Broadway hit follows eight guests at a penthouse party who must outwit a radio voice bent on killing them, with Hardie Albright in a principal role and a supporting cast including Samuel S. Hinds Nella Walker Helen Flint Vincent Barnett Edward Ellis Edwin Maxwell and Sidney Bracey.
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Houston
New York
Owen Davis
Donald Cook
Genevieve Tobin
Hardie Albright
Samuel S. Hinds
Nella Walker
Helen Flint
Vincent Barnett
Edward Ellis
Edwin Maxwell
Sidney Bracey
Dionne Quintuplets Thrive at Two Weeks Old
Corbiel Ont June 16 AP The Dionne quintuplets and their mother Mrs Ovila Dionne are reported in satisfactory condition. The five babies now 19 days old continue to gain weight and all are in incubators. Four weigh over two pounds each while Marie, the smallest, weighs 31 1 2 ounces.
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Ont
Ovila Dionne
Marie
Song Hits Advertised in Classified Ad Silence
Classified ads praise Powell and Ginger performances with tunes like TH String Along With You and Out for No Good. Other items include Fair and Warmer piano solo by Ted Figo Rito and What Are Your Intentions sung by Dick Powell with Ted Fio Rito and his band.
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Powell
Ginger
Warren
Dubin
Miss Rogers
Ted Figo Rito
Dick Powell
Ted Fio Rito
Polish Leader Shot Dead in Warsaw
June 15 AP reports Bronislaw Pieracki minister of the interior mortally wounded by assassins as he left a club in Warsaw. He died shortly after in a hospital.
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Bronislaw Pieracki
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