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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1933

Page

25

Three Plays by Guild at Belknap Street Parish House

The Rebecca Bryan Capers guild of Christchurch will stage three one act plays at the parish house Belknap and Russell streets Friday at p.m. Directed by Kargerel Malar the program opens with On the Air a clever comedy about a women's radio group. Cast includes Edith Wasserman Margaret Lavery Louise Harser Mary Janice Moasbach and Vaughan Douglass. Ambition portrays a state's attorney who neglects his wife and manufactures evidence for fame. Cast includes Adele Nagel Marion Siddall Lorain Lightner CHI Russell and George Givens. The Dreamer features Margaret Maier Eric Harker and Gordon Moore.

Rebecca Bryan

Chic Scoggin Eight Week Run At Shadow Lead Club

Chic Scoggin and his orchestra begin their eighth week at Shadowland on Blanco Road. Manager Bill Cohen calls the group the most popular orchestra he has presented with a danceable rhythm and Marilyn Maynard’s vocal offerings drawing large crowds. Shadowland features dance teams Nita and Jack Carlton and Alexander and Swanaga, plus Harvey Bell as master of ceremonies with new vocal interpretations each week.

Chic Scoggin Bill Cohen Scoggin Blanco Road Club Marilyn Maynard Scoprin Nita Dack Carlton Europe Shadowland St. Regis Hotel New York Alexander and Swanaga Harvey Bell

Aztec Books Pulitzer Play Roark Bradford’s Green Pastures

Roark Bradford’s The Green Pastures comes to the Aales theater Monday and Tuesday December 1 and 2 with the original New York cast. Bradford, a New Orleans writer known for his stories about Negro life, shares his path from a discarded newspaperman to a rising author. The piece traces his early notes and the Broadway interest sparked by Rollin Kirby and Marc Connelly, leading to the creation of a landmark play with ties to Southern culture and literary recognition.

Roark Bradford New York Rapiy Bradford Woost Nanle Nave Roark Hradford Elor New Oavans Times- Picayune Virginia Atlatte and Moile Dilor Metropols New Orleans Hb Typewriter Adam Guillan Wim Kirby Wee Gonnelly Connelly

Roark Bradford's The Green Pastures staged here

Author Roark Bradford brings Jed to life on stage with a production of The Green Pastures. Performances are slated for December 1 and December 12, featuring Bradford's famed storytelling brought to the theater.

Roark Bradford

Loretta Young rises as a serious actress in Hollywood

Keyhole Portraits notes Loretta Young evolving from ingenue to star status. It highlights her family background, early missteps, and eventual breakthrough with Man's Castle. It mentions her romantic entanglements, marriage history, devotion to motherhood, and dislike of sports, while detailing her guarded public persona and preferences.

Harrie Hollywood Hollywood Ted Loretta Young Sally Blane Pally Ann Young Mttin Georgiana Belzer Jack Mama George Helzner Ister Sally Polly Ann Loretta Ramona Convent Jove Grant Withers Spencer ‘Tracy Retta

Prison Population at Auburn Drops to Low Since 1924

Auburn prison records show 1584 inmates, the lowest since 1924. Warden Joseph H. Brophy announced the facility with 210 cells has been near full capacity, marking a notable drop in recent years.

Auburn Auburn Prison Joseph H. Brophy

Plaza Offers Two Pictures Sunday

The Maza theater presents a Sunday bill with Cocktail Hour starring Bebe Daniels and Randolph Scott as the first feature. Tom Mix stars in Terror Trail as the second feature. Ads for all editions must be received by 1 p.m. Saturday. Dial F-1291 for ad writer assistance.

Plaza Maza Theater Sundey Bebe Daniels Randolph Scott Tom Mix Dial

Spanish Film Le Calandzin to Open Here in Four Special Shows

Mexico’s newest Spanish talking film Le Calandzin premieres in San Antonio with four special performances at the Vanpire Theatre Friday through Sunday. The Mexican hit shows at midnight Friday and Saturday nights and 10:30 matinees Saturday and Sunday mornings. Carmen Guerrero stars as the golden voiced heroine.

Rafael Delgarto Carmen Guerrero Cas San Antonio Fernando Re Purates

Will Rogers as Dr Bull at Aztec theater double feature

Will Rogers delivers a standout performance as Dr Bull in the new film at the Aztec theater, paired on a double feature with Ricardo Cortez in Biz Byecutlye. The tale unfolds through a New England town showing joys and sorrows, romance, and a widow courting, with a caplist’s daughter among the romantic woes.

Will Rogers Dr. Bull Ricardo Cortez

Bureau of Missing Persons at Palace theater

Police drama at Palace theater featuring Batta Davis Pat OBrien Lewis Blone and Glendi Farrell opens Sunday. Screen tale adapts Capt John J Ayres book about disappearances and kidnappings with a romance between a detective and a missing girl.

First National Picture Bureau of Missing Paresons Batta Davis Pat O'Brien Lewis Blone Glendi Farrell Palace Theater T 49 John J. Ayres New York City Bureau Bureau of Missing Persons

Modern executive falls for empire builder’s descendant

Gottes plays the hard nosed magnate who built his fortune on others misfortune and falls in love with the granddaughter of Commodore Richardson, the 97 year old empire builder. Vera Allen Marion Nixon and Howard Lally co star with Betsy Churchill Toulse Dreaser Andy Devine and Rochelle Hudson in this period drama.

Cludes Vera Allen Marion Nixon Howard Lally Betton Churchill Toulse Dreaser Andy Devine Rochelle Hudson Gottes Commodom Richardson

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