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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1930
Page
1
The comedian, once seen with the Cook Players twelve years ago in Dothan, returns amid praise. Billy, in a final announcement a year ago, expressed a desire to spend two winters there, citing strong friendships and a welcoming community.
The Fox Film Company plans a tour featuring John McCormack beginning next Wednesday in Houston and later at the James Theatre in New Orleans where the tenor will perform under a steering contract arranged by Winfield Reehs, vice president of Fox. The event promises a major attraction as Fox’s movietone enhances sound quality.
The Strand offers a multi day bill with Jack Mulhail in For the Love Of Lil with Eliott Nugent Sally Starr and Margaret Livingston plus An Old Flame and Screen Snap shots. The Rampant Age with James Murray Merha Kennedy and Eadie Borden and The Big Patooka in a western. Framed next Sunday stars Evelyn Brent Regis Tormey. Alabama shows Charlotte Greenwood in So Long Letty with Grant Withers Patsy Ruth Miller and Down in Old Kentucky. Grant Withers appears in In the Headlines with Marion Mis0 Clyde Cook and Fallin to Ann News. Pardon by Glove features George Duryea Sally Starr. Richard Dix Lovin the Ladies slated for next Friday.
The page outlines a week of theater and film features across venues, listing performers such as Lillian Roth, Lina Basuette, George Duryea, Franc Bushman, Maurice Chevalier, Kay Francis, John McCormack, Eddie Quillan, Sally Starr, Frances Upton, and Gloria Swanson. It notes singalongs, comedy, newsreels, and colored shorts, with titles including Animal Crackers Playboy of Paris and What a Widow.
In Melbourne Footscray City Council action led to the death of Thomas McLaren aged 4 after he allegedly threw scraps of paper near a council event. Aldermen faced charges amid municipal election tensions. Taxes and gasoline figures are cited but unclear in context.
The Liberty Magazine cover characters Bendy and LiL are brought to the Strand Theatre in the Columbia comedy drama For The Love O Lil. Starring Elliott Nugent and Sally Starr with Jack Mullhall and Margaret Livin, the production opens Sunday for three days amid wide audience comment. The Rampant Age also headlines the Strand lineup.
The four Marx Brothers perform in Anim Crackers at the Alcazar Theater next week. The plot follows a stately hostess and a country estate party with a hunter, his secretary, and two musicians as guests. Groucho, Zeppo, Harpo, and Chico deliver chaotic musical comedy as they arrive to steal the scene. Production notes claim about 5,000 workers are employed for the film.
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