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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1936
Page
11
Hollywood report says a Virginia blonde film star and her 2 year old daughter remained under armed guard at a hidden home following kidnapping threats linked to the late Johar Guibert. Guards kept watch as investigators pursued leads in the case.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in Poison the Pied at the Majestic opening Wednesday. Four Irving Berlin numbers anchor the musical romance based on a Broadway comedy, with Harriet Hillard introducing new songs and a large supporting cast including Astrid Allwyn Ray Mayer Tony Martin Lucille Ball and others. Mark Sunditch directs the film and previously worked with Astaire and Rogers on prior hits.
Large-scale American stock market operators conduct activities from a London base to evade heavy charges on security transactions. Orders can move quickly to New York, with foreign-origin actions less probed. The piece notes Ben Smith’s inactivity and contrasts Ford and Durant, then tells a Fisher Brothers success tale beginning with a thousand dollars from a sister’s nest egg growing to millions, illustrating perseverance and family support.
Studio gossip and industry notes on Technicolor’s expanding color production, Ginger Rogers, Greta Meyer, Carole Lombard, and upcoming projects. Mentions of Pekingese Push Face, Myron Beiznick, and Zucker films with backstage humor and mischief. Odds and ends include Billy Rose Jumbo rights, Rose Marie naming, and production tensions across studios.
The Old Main stage hosts a March 18 production featuring Judith Andi s and Beton Meike in lead roles. The group includes George Wash, Margaret Dale, Frederic Voight, Marjorie Lord, Gretchen Thick, Luise Huntingtay, Robert jw, Alex Courtney, Tiana Grove and Dona Earl in a Polished repertory and celebrity cast.
Renowned American pianist Josef Hofmann drew a large crowd in San Antonio for a concert, praised as a rising force by attendees. His program blended Handel, Beethoven, Bach, Schumann, and Chopin, with Barcarola and Spinning Song among notable encores, signaling renewed vitality in his performance.
Hollywood gossip notes escalating tensions at Paramount as Marlene Dietrich resists a reassignment, while John Grierson’s deal prompts directors to demand she stay or select another project. Josepth von Sternberg Grace Moore clashed over casting and profits, with industry shifts echoing broader war-time financing concerns.
Yu E Wilcox director of the Metropolitan of Ark in New York has been made an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain for his work in beyptiology.
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