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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1939
Page
11
Local notes describe Gus Arnheim headlining at the Olmos Club in January with his band and dance performances. The piece mentions Arnheim’s jazzy piano, the club’s lively crowd, and anticipated entertainment for the event, with references to patrons and related acts.
The Majestie theater plans a Christmas Eve midnight show featuring a lineup including Acero of the Tan Ayres and Lionel Bangicore Mame. Stars Wil the Tinnelaqwilt Nat Pendelan Larne Day Bare Haden Emmy Dunn headline a tense new chapter in the Kildare series with Beadlatial pluts and Mak Brand characters amid a festive, dramatic mood.
Fragmentary OCR notes praise Herbert Stothart as composer of many Hollywood scores and reference a suite, Behrheracde, with unclear terms. The garbled text hints at a Rocornapiistich piece and a dual YY LAKIN AMakYeKOPAM KO's PATOL suite.
Movie and social pages recount Hollywoods glittering holiday weekend. celebrity gatherings at Sev erly Hills hotel and Roach home. fashion parades, outfits, and A list guests from Fay Bainter to Lana Turner. coverage spans parties, reviews, and the season mood in cinema society.
An Alranpest football game ended with a severe injury to Lees during the event. The player sustained a cartilage damage in the left foot after a fall while cheering, requiring medical attention. Doctors advised surgery to realign the cartilage, keeping him from further play.
A Christmas week showcase at the Majestic features Max Fleischer Gulliver’s Travels with songs and humor, plus a Ta. Minland cast. Mary Marti appears in a contrasting Aztec venue, and a Mary Hervert program with Walter Connolly and others follows. The Texas run includes What a Life with Jackie Cooper, and a Ted Housing short along with a Porky Pig cartoon and a Dead Enders newsreel. The Empire presents CSI 4 Messenger with Billy Halop while Palace offers The Old Maid and other top year pictures.
The actress known for Maisie returns to the screen in Merry-Gundwyn-Mayee's Cingo Mois. She reveals she plans to focus on music, learning the musical saw and prioritizing a music career over screen work.
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Forellaine headline a staged spoof blending Shakespearian and biblical imagery in a night of musical comedy at the Majestic in Texas theater. The revue features a large ensemble, lavish costumes, and a chorus of seraphim as the plot follows a fantastical journey to heaven amid lively songs and dance.
Albert Dekker, involved in a prison set for a film, sketches a two story ranch near Encino using cardboard and plywood scale models. He plans to start construction within two weeks, while showcasing miniature trees and a desert scene. A letter of thanks was sent to Dalyres Joe Rio from the Brottywond newsboys dinner organizers for support.
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