Big Week at Broadhurst Showcases Three Major Films
Broadhurst manager J R Wagner promotes a Big Week featuring The Idle Rich with Conrad Nagel and Bessie Love on Monday and Tuesday, Magnolia adapted as The River of Romance with Buddy Rogers and Mary Brian on Wednesday and Thursday, and Broadway Babies starring Alice White for the final two days, plus short subjects.
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Idle Rich
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Bessie Love
Booth Tarkington
Magnolia
Buddy” Rogers
Mary Brian
Alice White
Idle Rich Opens at Broadhurst With Star-Studded Cast
William de Mille brings one of the most experienced dialogue casts to The Idle Rich, his all talking picture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Conrad Nagel stars opposite Bessie Love and Lelia Hyams with a strong supporting lineup including Robert Ober James Neill Edythe Chapman Paul Kruger and Kenneth Gibson.
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Broadhurst Theatre
Conrad Nagel
Bessie Love
Frame
Lelia Hyams
Jimmy Valentine
Robert Ober
James Neill
Edythe Chapman
Paul Kruger
Kenneth Gibson
River of Romance Mid Week Show Adaptation
One of Booth Tarkington's famous stories Magnia has been adapted into a screenplay River of Romance to be shown in the middle of the week at a local venue.
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Booth Tarkington
Broadway Baby shines in Broadhurst with Buddy Rogers
Charles Buddy Rogers stars in a second all talking film at the Broadhurst. Richard Wallace, director of The Shopworn Angel and Innocents of Paris, helms River of Romance.
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Alice White to Wind Up Week at Broadhurst
Alice White stars in a First National Vitaphone musical bringing Broadway life to the screen with singing dancing and talking scenes. Friday and Saturday showings feature tunes like Broadway Baby Dolls Wishing and Waiting For Love Jig Jig Jig a lo. The pic is filled with pop and jazz and lively theater themed content.
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Alice
Shelton Amos Players Close Here This Week
The Shelton Amos players close their season with two plays this week. First up is Fair and Warmer a New York apartment farce about two couples where jealousy and mistaken plans spark comic crises. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine follows for the last three days with a matinee Saturday featuring mountain life by John R Fox Jr.
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Lonesome Pine
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Avery Hopwood
Blue Ridge Mountains
The Flying Fool Rialto Engages Audiences for Two Days
William Boyd stars as a dare devil aviator in the first all talking aviation picture The Flying Fool a comedy drama with thrills and romance. Marie Prevost supports as the girl with Tom O'Brien and Russell Gleason in key roles while Dan Wolheim Kate Bruce and Dorothy Ward appear in the cast.
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William Boyd
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Bill
Marie Prevost Aga
Tom O’brien
Russell Gleason
Dan Wolheim
Kate Bruce
Dorothy Ward
Burglar Fights Resident In San Francisco Home Invasion
In a San Francisco home invasion a burglar battled with John Geliro who awoke to find his bed sinking as the intruder attacked. Geliro was knocked to the floor and the burglar escaped the scene.
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Why Do I Live Manuscript Returns For Personal Delivery
A Leicester Chronicle item reports a manuscript titled Why Do I Live was sent in this morning. An editor returned it with a slip noting that it was posted instead of delivered in person.
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Chronicle
Paris Bans Horse Drawn Hearses
Paris municipal edict forbids horse drawn hearses in the streets ordering motor driven vehicles due to traffic delays. The change ends the era of slow moving horse drawn funerals in the city.
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After-Dinner Speaker Tries Patience of Table
An after dinner speaker drones on as one guest nods off resting his head on the table. The chairman taps him with a mallet and the man mutters for more. He asks to be hit harder to silence the speech.
This Week at High Point Theaters
The schedule lists multiple films and acts: Bradhurst hosts The Idle Rich with Conrad Nagel and Bessie Love Monday and Tuesday. The River of Romance with Buddy Rogers on Wednesday and Thursday. Broadway Babies with Alice White Friday and Saturday. Rialto features Joy Street with Lois Moran and Nick Stuart Monday and Tuesday, The Flying Fool with William Boyd midweek, and The Sky Skidder Friday and Saturday. Orpheum presents George Clifford's Pep and Ginger Revue plus a picture program all week. American runs Shiton Amos Art Players with First Half Fair and Warm and Last Half The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
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Idle Rich
Conrad Nagel
Bessie Love
Buddy” Rogers
Alice White
Rialto
Joy Street
Lois Moran
Nick Stuart
William Boyd
al Wilson
Sky Skidder
Shiton-Amos Art Players
Cannon
Rex Bell
Sally Phipps
Jose Crespo
Dorothy Ward
Ada Williams
Maria Alba
John Breeden
Marshall Ruth
Betty Collins
Florence Allen
Allen Dale
Free Coupon for Broadhurst Theatre Show
Enterprise invites readers to clip this coupon and present it at the Broadhurst Theatre next Thursday morning August 22 for Free admission to a new show World. The theatre and Enterprise urge readers to tell friends about the offer.
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Broadhurst Theatre Management
Free Show At Broadhurst Opens New Show World
Readers are invited to clip a coupon and attend a free show at the Broadhurst on Thursday at 10 o clock. The brief presentation showcases coming productions and early sound-picture advances, illustrating the evolving motion picture industry.
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Apology Issued Over Brakes Report On Cars
A joint statement by R R Coughton and A J Maxwell says Marquette and Studebaker braking systems meet state law. Officials investigated braking and found the systems meet all requirements and no embarrassment to manufacturers. The same system has been used in this state and other places for over three years and is now used by ten or more American car makes.
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Commissioner of Revenue
Marquette
Studebaker
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Maxwell
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North Carolina
Asheboro Entre News Club Meeting At Mrs Allred’s Home
Mrs W B Allred hosted Entre News club members on Church street with progressive bridge. Prizes included a bottle of bath salts for high score won by Mrs Francis White and a Madeira tray cover to Mrs I D Wagger. A frozen fruit salad course and nuts with candied fruits were served. Only club members attended.
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Entre News Club
Church Street
Francis White
I. D. Wagger
The Whiskey Friend and The Bath Joke
The Humorist lampoons advice about drinking a stiff whiskey after a hot bath. A playful exchange centers on following guidance versus attempting an impossible task and ends with humorous self deprecation.
Bridge Club Meeting At Park Street Honors Mrs. Cox
Mrs Arthur Cox hosted a bridge gathering at her Park Street home Friday evening with members and visiting guests. Prize went to Mrs Tiffany Barnes, a box of powder awarded to the winner.
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Arthur Cox
Park Street
Tiffany Barnes
Worth Street Hostesses Stage Two Card Parties
Mrs Charles McCrary hosted two charming card gatherings at her new Worth Street home. The first honored Miss Elizabeth Parks on her upcoming marriage with prizes awarded to Mrs Tiffany Barnes and Miss Parks. The second paid tribute to Mrs Frank de Tolson English with high and second prizes going to Mrs Ridge and Mrs Wood, plus honoree prizes for Mrs English and Miss Adelaide Armfield. Refreshments featured frozen fruit salad sandwiches and tea.
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Worth Street
Elizabeth Parks
Tiffany Barnes
Adelaide Armfield
New Coal Gas Method from Budapest University
Prof Joseph Varga of Budapest Technical University has devised a coal gas extraction method claiming 60 to 70 percent yield of gasoline from coal. The process reportedly differs entirely from American and German techniques.
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Joseph Varga
Budapest Technical University
Germany's Motor Bus Network Spans 37,500 Miles
Germany maintains a vast transportation network of 37 500 miles of motor buses connecting cities and towns. The expansive system supports daily commuter flows and regional travel, reflecting Germany's commitment to public transit infrastructure.
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Germany
Orpheum Hosts Pep and Ginger Revue This Week
Orpheum theater in High Point presents George Clifford and his Pep and Ginger Revue all week with a balanced picture program. Clifford leads a 14 member troupe of singing dancing and comedy guaranteed to pack houses and entertainment at reasonable prices. The show changes every two days with Monday Wednesday and Friday screenings and patrons are assured a lively lively display of mirth melody and synchronization.
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George Clifford
High Point
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Clifford
Fawns Distributed Among North Carolina Refuges
Ten fawns from Isgah National forest are being sent to three western North Carolina refuges the Daniel Boone Wayah Bald and Mount Mitchell with five to Daniel Boone three to Wayah Bald and two to Mount Mitchell Four Pisgah fawns are also sent to a north Georgia refuge.
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