Arliss Monocle Remains Key To His Screen Persona
George Arliss continues to use his iconic monocle as part of his stage and screen identity. In the Vitaphone production Old English and on stage he often wears spectacles, with the monocle enduring as a signature trait dating back to his father, the London figure nicknamed the Duke of Bloomsbury.
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Arliss
Warner Brothers
Broadhurst Theater
Mr. Arliss
London
Duke of
Bloomsbury
George Arliss
What Is Ahead For 1931 By J C Penney Founder
J C Penney argues to shift focus from Wall Street to Main Street and individual effort. He asserts the US maintains high living standards, urges prudent spending, and views 1931 as a period of temporary readjustment with lasting benefits through collective action.
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Main Street
United States
Emoe
Napoleon
Phantom of the West premieres at Rialto with Tom Tyler
Mascot Pictures presents a new serial The Phantom of the West shown at Rialto each Friday and Saturday. Tom Tyler stars in action packed western thrills with daring riding and spectacular stunts promising strong box office after The Ghost Riders.
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Rialto
Mascot Pictures Corporation
Binty
Tom Tyler
Tom
Special Schooling Urged For Backward Children
Washington reports Miss Clara Bassett, psychiatric consultant for the National Education Association, urges modified second grade programs for backward children. She cites delinquent and truant youths from intellectually dull and defective groups and calls for curriculums including trades and manual arts to fit their needs.
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Washington
Clara Bassett
National Education Association
Will Rogers and Wheeler Woolsey at New Paramount Theater
Will Rogers stars in Lightnin' at the New Paramount with Louise Dresser and Helen Cohan, while Wheeler and Woolsey headline Hook, Line and Sinker in the week’s final show. The Rogers film follows a Nevada California border hotel and a Reno divorce plot, with strong supporting names like Joel McCrea and Jason Robards. Wheeler and Woolsey appear as insurance agents turned hotel managers in a comedy packed with gags and misadventures, co starring Dorothy Lee and Jobyna Howland. Short subjects on the Dill include Dixie Chase and Paramount News.
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Paramount
Will Rogers
Lightnin
Wheeler and Woolsey
Fox Films
Bill Jones
California
Reno
Jason Robards
Dorothy Lee
Miss Lee
Jobyna Howland
Hugh Herbert
Natalie Moorhead
Sedgefield
Paramount Sound News
New York History Dates Marked on Giant Sequoia Log
Important New York history dates will be carved into the growth rings of a giant sequoia log at the New York Botanical Garden. The 11 foot diameter log came from California, was about 1700 years old when it fell in 1917, and was a gift from Col. Charles R. White of Sequoia National Park. A door had to be removed to move the log into the museum.
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New York
New York Botanical Garden
California
Charles R. White
Sequoia National Park
Theaters This Week Feature Will Rogers and More
Paramount shows Will Rogers in Lightnin on Monday to Wednesday with Mickey Mouse in Choo Choo. Thursday to Saturday presents Wheeler and Woolsey in Hook Line and Sinker. Also present Grantland Rice Sportlight Dixie Chase and Movie Memories No 2 New Year's Novelty.
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Paramount
Will Rogers
John Golden
Lightnin
Paramount Sound News
Mickey Mouse
Bert Wheeler
Bob Woolsey
Grantland Rice
Dixie Chase
Stage Selections Show In The Broadhurst Week
Monday and Tuesday George Arliss stars in Old English. Wednesday and Thursday feature Conrad Nagel and Genevieve Tobin in Free Love. Charlie Chase leads 50 Million Husbands. Friday and Saturday present Danger Lights with Louis Wolheim, Jean Arthur and Robert Armstrong. Chapter No 1 of Spell of the Circus stars Frances X Bushman Jr and Alberta Vaughn.
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Broadhurst
George Arliss
Conrad Nagel
Genevieve Tobin
Broadway Week: Will Rogers In So This Is London
Monday only show features Will Rogers in So This Is London. The following week includes All Quiet On the Western Front and Safety In Numbers with Buddy Rogers on midweek dates. Saturday presents Yakima Canutt and Art Mix in The Lonesome Trail.
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New Broadway
Will Rogers
London
Western Front
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Yakima Canutt
Art Mix
The
Lonesome Trail
Crissman Opens Solo Law Office In City Building
Walter E Crissman, formerly with Peacock and Dalton, withdraws to launch private practice. He will share offices with Stephen C Clark in the Commercial Bank Building, with Peacock and Dalton remaining affiliated until January 1.
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Dred Peacock
Carter Dalton
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Enterprise
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Crissman
Peacock
Rail Thriller At the Broadhurst
A new all talking railroad drama Danger Lights opens at the Broadhurst on Friday. Stars Louis Wolheim Robert Armstrong and Jean Arthur lead a strong cast with Frank Sheridan Hugh Herbert and others. Scenic backdrops across mountains plains and Chicago enhance the production with advanced sound effects.
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Broadhurst
Louis Wolheim
Robert Armstrong
Jean Arthur
Frank Sheridan
Hugh Herbert
Robert Edeson
Allen Roscoe
James Farley
Rocky Mountains
North
Middle West
Chicago
Outside the Law and Apache Kid at Rialto Theater
Edward G. Robinson stars in Outside the Law with Mary Nolan at the Rialto Monday and Tuesday. Also showing The Apache Kid's Escape with Jack Perrin and Josephine Hill on Wednesday and Thursday. The Fourth Alarm headlines Friday and Saturday with Nick Stuart performing daring fire stunts.
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Mary Nolan
Owen Moore
Jack Perrin
Nick Stuart
Ann Christy
Tom Tyler
William Desmond
The
Law
Edward G. Robinson
Universal
Rialto Theater
New York
Roumania
Robinson
Columbia University
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Plains
Great Southwestern States
Perrin
Fred Church
Josephine Hill
Programs Will Be Resumed At Central Friends Church
Central Friends church resumes Wednesday night supper with Student Night. No visiting speaker. all church youth home from college attend. Music and fun mixed with serious portions by the young people. Charles Parker to preside and introduce speakers. Details to be announced. juniors invited.
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Central Friends Church
Charles Parker
Dixie Chase to be shown at new Paramount theater
Grantland Rice Sportlight short Dixie Chase will screen at the new Paramount theater this week with Hook Line and Sinker. The ten minute fox hunting short was directed by Rice via his organization near Sedgefield and shot locally. Local residents who knew of its production inquire about showings.
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Sedgefield
Paramount Theater
Wheele
Woolsey
Broadhurst Show Brings Sound Era Talkie Serial
Robert Fain the serial directors in motion picture industry says sound and higher storytelling mark a change in the Broadhurst theaters upcoming weekly ten episode chapter play The Spell of the Circus directed by Mr Hill begins Friday The shift allows dialogue to deepen plots and requires versatile performances and strong voices from the cast.
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Mr. Hill
Universal
Broadhurst Theater
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