Orpheum Opens Monday With Talking Pictures
Orpheum theater debuts as a sound venue after weeks of setup. Manager A W Barber praises the acoustics and quality of the new talking pictures equipment. The house will run daily from 2 to 11 with noon opening Saturdays. Opening features include Wide Open and Hollywood Revue plus Senior Americano.
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Orpheum Theater
High Point
Orpheum
A. W. Barber
Edward Everett Horton
Hollywood
Metro
Ken Maynard
Warner Bros. and
Wits Phone
The Rogue Song At The American Broadhurst Week Lineup
The Broadhurst presents The Rogue Song all color musical drama with Lawrence Tibbett opening Monday, plus One Romantic Night starring Lillian Gish Wednesday and Thursday, and The Texan Friday and Saturday. The article details location work, cast, and behind the scenes efforts including sets, animals, and extras feeding.
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Broadhurst
Lawrence Tibbett
Albertina Rasch
Charles Dorian
Lionel Barrymore
Russia
Tibbet
Catherine Dale Owen
Wallace Macdonald
Nance O'Neil
Lionel Belmore
Judith Vasselli
James Bradbury, Jr
Laurel and Hardy
Roach
Ferenc Molnar
Lillian Gish
MGM
United Artists
Paramount
The
Berlin Hothouses Grow Flowers to Power Plants
Berlin has constructed several sheltered plots beside its power plants where heat from waste steam nurtures blooms. The project cuts imports from Holland and Southern France and strengthens the German trade balance.
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Berlin
Holland
France
Waterproof book lets readers read while bathing
A waterproof book printed on water resistant paper with waterproof ink permits reading in warm bath water. The invention avoids water damage but may slow bath time in homes where multiple people bathe at once.
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Paris
Hummingbirds Run Wings Fast and Fly Backwards
Hummingbirds pulse their wings up to around 1200 times each second enabling backward flight and remarkable maneuverability. Their rapid wingbeats create lift and thrust that allow precise hovering and reverse motion in tight spaces.
Broadway Broadhurst Lineup Adds Prominent Stars
The Broadhurst theater announced weeks of bookings beginning May 25 starring Polly Moran and Marie Dressler in Caught Short, Winnie Lightner in Hold Everything, then June 2 Nancy Carroll in The Devil's Holiday followed by Young Man of Manhattan with Claudette Colbert and Ginger Rogers, plus William Powell in The Benson Murder Case Maurice Chevalier in The Big Pond Will Rogers in So This Is London Clara Bow in True To the Navy Alice White in Show Girl In Hollywood and the new comedy Coocoo s.
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Broadhurst
Polly Moran
Marie Dressler
Winnie Lightner
Nancy Carroll
Man
Manhattan
Claudette Colbert
Charles Ruggles
Ginger Rogers
William Powell
The Texan at Broadhurst With Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper returns in a romantic melodrama based on an O Henry tale. The Texan features a dreamy romance and a twist ending, with a breezy hero cast in a similar role to The Virginian. Shows Friday and Saturday at the Broadhurst.
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Gary Cooper
Paramount
Broadhurst
Beau Bandit 18 Opens at Paramount in Outdoor Talkie
Radio Pictures offers Beau Bandit an all talking outdoor western filmed in the Mojave desert Arizona. Rod La Rocque stars with Doris Kenyon who also sings Just a Little Kiss with music by Harry Tierney. Kenyon's voice carries two years of eastern concert training.
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Radio
Paramount Theatre
Mojave Desert
Arizona
Rod la Rocque
Doris Kenyon
Miss Kenyon
Harry Tierney
Swellhead at American Theatre features James Gleason as fight manager
The Tiffany all talking film Swellhead plays Monday to Wednesday at the American Theatre with James Gleason as a fight manager guiding Johnny Walker the aspiring fighter Cyclone Hickey. Mamie and Johnny back him as he rises then learns hard work beats luck. Supporting cast includes Marion Shilling Paul Hurst Lillian Leighton Natalie Kingston Creighton Hale and Freeman Wood. Additional features and vaudeville acts accompany the program.
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James Gleason
Mamie
Marion Shilling
Johnny Trump
Gleason
Johnny
Bill
Swellhead
James Flood
Tiffany
RCA Photophone
Adele Buffington
Walthall
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Louise Fazenda
Patsy Ruth Miller
T. Roy Parnes
Hollywood Revue
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the Broadhurst
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Stan Laurel
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Helen Twelvetrees
Fred Scott
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Rod Laroque
Beau Bandit
Romance of the Border
Fay Wray
Henry B. Walthall
Horton
AQL
Simon Haldane
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Ruth Miller
Roy Barnes
Vera Lewis
E. J. Racliffe
Louise Beaver
Edna Muphy
Frank Beal
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Lloyd
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Geo. Lemaire
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Graham McNamee
Weveye
Nancy Welford
Riccardo Cortez
Neal Hart
Barbara Kent
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