My Maryland musical storm hits New York and beyond
The Mary land stage show "My Maryland" heads to English's the week of January seven, drawing on Dorothy Donnelly and Sigmund Romberg. The production features more than 100 artists and a 60 member chorus. NEA Service writer Gilbert Swan previews the road tour potential of Eugene O Neill's "Strange Interlude" and notes Pauline Lord leading the Guild touring company with plans spanning Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore as the circuit expands.
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Maryland
Messrs. Shubert
New York
Prince
Dorothy Donnelly
Sigmund Romberg
Barbara Frietschie
Pauline Lord
Gilbert Swan
NEA Service
Swan
Theater Guild
Greenwich Village
Guild
Manhattan
Broadway
Eugene O'Neill
Lynn Fontanne
Judith Anderson
Miss Lord
Theresa Helburn
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Porgy
Marco
Volpone
Alfred Lunt
A. F. Miller
English’s
Cincinnati
Mr. Miller
Virginia Vaili and Gaston Glass Assigned to Columbia Mystery Drama
Thrilling mystery drama with political intrigue in a fictitious country signs Virginia Vaili and Gaston Glass for romantic leads. The title remains undecided. Vaili starred in The Street of Illusion and Glass recently completed The Faker.
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Virginia Vaili
Gaston Glass
Columbia
Miss Valli
Secret Service
Mr. Glass
Paramount Adds Bright Talent From Stage And Screen
Evelyn Brent will depart for New York after finishing Interference. Oliver H. P. Garrett signs a new Paramount contract after authoring The Dragnet and Tong War. Bebe Daniels to play a newspaper writer in an upcoming Paramount film with script by Corrigan and Jones. Robert Castle to co star, Edward Sutherland to direct. Julian Johnson assigned to title Sins of the Fathers after praise for his work on The Patriot.
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Evelyn Brent
Paramount
New York
Oliver H. P. Garrett
Hollywood
Garrett
George Bancroft
Underworld
Wallace Berry
Florence Vidor
Bebe Daniels
Lloyd Corrigan
Grover Jones
Edward Sutherland
Robert Castle
Miss Daniels
Julian Johnson
Title Writers
Emil Jannings
Johnson
The
Ernst Lubitsch
Jannings
Rialto Theater
Florence Victor Stars in Tong War at Paramount
Florence Victor plays a dual role in Tong War, a Paramount picture with Wallace Beery. She appears as a society woman in the opening sequences and later as a streets woman corrupted by contact with underworld forces.
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Florence Victor
Wallace Beery
Lois Wilson Stars in On Trial at the Apollo
Lois Wilson delivers a highly emotional performance in the cast of On Trial now playing at the Apollo theater. The production draws strong audience reactions as it unfolds the titular legal drama on stage.
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the Apollo
Lois Wilson
Gary Cooper lands big role in Paramount Alpine romance
Gary Cooper is set for a prominent part in Emil Janniing’s new Paramount picture to be shot in a picturesque Alpine setting. He will portray a Swiss artist in love with Jannings’ wife Esther Ralston plays the wife. Lewis Milestone directs this Vic tor Schertzinger and Nicholas Soussanin original story. Clara Bow’s Wild Party cast gains Ruth Taylor Jack Luden Phillips R Holmes Jack Oakie and Shirley O’Hara joining the project from Adolph Menjou film.
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Gary Cooper
Lupe Velez
Louis Wolheim
Emil Jannings
Paramount
Cooper
Jannings
Esther Ralston
Lewis Milestone
Victor Schertzinger
Nicholas Soussanin
Adolphe Menjou
Paris
Clara Bow
Hollywood
Ruth Taylor
Baba
De Wolf Hopper Teases New Show Title in Times Square
Suggestions swirl for Hopper's upcoming book and stage show at Jolson's Theater New York titled De Wolf Has the Floor with a playful alternative De Wolf at de Door gaining buzz in Times Square outlets.
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de Wolf Hopper
New York
de Wolf
Times Square
Rounding Round Theaters With Walter D Hickman
News notes on January theater openings and dark weeks at English's in Cincinnati. Bets on Berkell and Walker company openings, Edythe Elliott in New York, and Mrs Florence Brooks Aten National Anthem Competition with $3000 top prize and $2000 in other prizes.
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Nelson Trowbridge
Shubert Theater
Cincinnati
B. F. Keith
Stuart Walker
Charles Berkell
Berkell
Chicago
Jean Oliver
London
England
Edythe Elliott
New York City
Florence Brooks-Aten
Lambert Murphy
Metropolitan Opera
Reinald Werrenrath
Sigmund Spaeth
Witter Bynner
Brooks-Aten
New York State
Colonial New Year’s Eve Show Mixes Comedy and Vaudeville
The Colonial plans a special New Year’s Eve program starting Monday at 11 30 p m featuring unique comedy bits extra vaudeville acts and girl numbers. The weekly regular show is Rocky Pass starring Buddy Kane with the film Midnight Life featuring Francis X Bushman.
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Buddy Kane
Francis X. Bushman
Daley Presents His Show Ware Facts at Mutual
Daley brings a burlesque program titled Ware Facts to the Mutual Sunday afternoon venue. Ed E. Daley, veteran producer, presents a lineup including Joe Yule, Charles Cole, Ollie Nelson, and Frank McConville with a chorus of dancers and a new Mutual star Reggie White. The December issue highlights Universal pictures with top picks and Oswald cartoons in its guide.
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Seymour Brown
Greenwich Village
Ed E. Daley
Joe Yule
Comedy Brigade
Charles Cole
Ollie Nelson
Frank McConville
Fair Womanhood
Reggie White
Mutual
Patricia Burns
Tessie Sherman
Ruth Rosen
National Board of Review
Universal
Apollo to Feature Nat Carr in Vitaphone Program Today
Nat Carr, brother of Alexander Carr, appears in a Vitaphone monologue with songs at the Apollo alongside Pauline Frederick in On Trial. The program also includes vaudeville team Charles Grapewin and Anna Chance in a talking picture comedy. Work on the production began Saturday.
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Vitaphone
the Apollo
Pauline Frederick
Nat Carr
Alexander Carr
Potash
Perlmutter
Nat
Charles Grapewin
Anna Chance
Universal
Big Act tops Lyric New Year's bill with musical comedy
The Lyric presents a week of shows headlined by Musical Conservatory a humorous act by Hazel Churchill orchestra with two banjo players. Acts include Dan Holt the professor, Dont Be a Fool comedy with Paul Barron and Jack Burt and the Robbins Trio skating daredevils. Also Vie Honey Trio and Golden Dreams bronze posing act. Screen feature Sally's Shoulders stars Lois Wilson with Doss Wilson Huntley Gordon and others. Radio Talk features H M Warner of Warner Brothers speaking on WOR in New York and nationwide.
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Lyric
Musical Conservatory
Hazel- Churchill Orchestra
Dale and
Adair
Dan Holt
Paul Barron
Jack Burt
Robbins
Rome Brothers
Olga Morselli
Paris Conservatoire
Frank Shepard
Sally
Burton
FBO
Nehard
Lois Wilson
Splendid Company
Shors
Doss Wilson
Huntley Gordon
Po Hackathorne
Edyth Chapman
Lucille Williams
H. M. Warner
Warner Brothers
Vitaphone
WOR
New York
Warner
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Ohio
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Colonial
ST. Olaf Quintette
Emmons Walther
Carlin Music Co
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Garfield Drive
Drexel
Mutual Burlesque Association OF
Ireggie
Quiver
Daley
Bigianige
Eve
Dan Holtdale
Hazel Churchil
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Vic Honey Trio
Fast Stepping
Golden Dreams
Biga Morselli
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Vie Honey Trio
Bill Robinson
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