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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
6
In a jungle sequence from Simba the Johnsons describe Tanganyika natives from the Lumbwa tribe fighting lions with spears and buffalo-hide shields. They stalk, encircle, and wound the beasts until six lions lie dead, while observers marvel at the courage and peril of the hunt.
Eddie O'Connor, an Irish character comedian with 44 years on New York stages, recalls the dawn of talking motion pictures. He participated 13 years ago in filming the first commercial talking feature and speaks to the era's birth.
The excerpt recalls early talkies at the Edison studio in the Bronx and a month later at the Palace on Broadway where kinetophone films hissed. Edison’s first talkies included a dinner scene with a dropped tray, barking dogs, a minstrel show, Brutus and Cassius quarrel, and The Irish Politician with O Connor as a campaigning alderman. A vaudeville chain bought the tech, audiences derided the sound and industry feared it would ruin movies, leading exhibitors to withdraw the films and cancel contracts.
A Tuesday evening dinner party at the Taylor Ranch honored Mrs. C. E. Pembroke on her birthday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ham and Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Ferguson. The Auction Bridge Club at Mrs. Ham's home won high scores and attendees included numerous local ladies.
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Park depart Las Vegas Saturday for Reno to attend the grand commandery grand chapter and grand lodge F and A M as lodge delegates while Mrs. Park joins the Eastern Star grand chapter. They return June 15. Also visiting are Mrs. Burdick and Mrs. Mulhall from California, Alfred Youngquist and son, Ben Frost bound for Prescott to enter garage business, architect Paul A. Warner back from Los Angeles, Frank L. Miller from Goodsprings, and Judge Wm. E. Orr to Ely for district court cases.
Nancy P. Lunt was granted a divorce from Randall W. Lunt on grounds of desertion. They married in 1908 in Cedar City Utah and have one minor child Elberta 15 in the care of Bernice P Adams, the plaintiff's daughter. Attorney for Mrs. Lunt was Fred Al ward.
The case of Berry against the Las Vegas Development Company was heard yesterday morning. Judge Wm. E. Orr will render a decision soon. Berry sued for a sum, the land company counter-sued for an almost equal amount. Real estate commissions and an automobile sale are involved.
El Patio theater will present The Side Show on Sunday evening with a musical prelude. Mary Prevost stars the circus life tale alongside Don Alvarado and Little Billie in the cast.
Philip Barry and Elmer Rice once wrote a mystery play by mail without meeting. Now Benny Trivers and Robert Fram attempt collaboration by dictation. One sings a melody into a dictaphone and forwards it, the other writes lyrics and tweaks the tune remotely.
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