Vaudeville at Empire Opens with Rookies and Central Path
Vaudeville at the Empire theater debuts Friday after a three day closure for equipment setup. The first show features Johnny Burke and Nina Ovetta with the McCann sisters, supported by regular picture policies. Screen attraction pairs Jean Biondali and Wallace Ford in Central Path followed by cartoons and a newsreel, plus Grace Zaring Stone’s The Bitter Tea of General Yen.
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Marca
Empire Theater
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Staller
Johnny Burke
Nina Owvette
McCann Sisters
Jean Biondali
Wallace Ford
Stage Shows Return to RKO and Majestic This Friday
The RKO Mo jeath and Majestic theaters launch new programs this Friday with Barbara Branwyck Nils Asther and Gavin Gordon in lead roles. Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell star Tess of the Storm Country opening Saturday at the Texas, supported by Dudley Dinnes Claude Gillingwater June Clyde Edward Pawley. Mickey Mouse cartoon The Klondike Kid and other features headline. Bill Robinson stars Harlem in Heaven at State Saturday midnight, with Whites Romance at Cabin in the Cotton. Kay Francis William Powell open Sunday in One Way Passage.
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Nils Asther
Vin Gordon
Lucien Lithefield
Walter Cornolis
Helen Jerome Eddy
Clara Blandick
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the Texas
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Charles Farrell
Miss Gaynor
Ferrell
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Dudley Dinnes
Claude Gillingwater
June Clyde
Edward Pawley
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Sound News
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Justice
Air Mail
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Heaven
Bill Robinson
Richard Barthelmess
Land of Dixie
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Dorothy Jorden
Bette Davis
Piso
Hardie Albright
Henry B. Walthall
Kay Francis
William Powell
Dollar Drops on French Exchange
In Paris this morning the dollar fell six centimes to 29.56 francs as bankers linked the decline to Senator Botah's remarks on a possible abandonment of the U S gold standard. Speculators reportedly pushed the dollar short.
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Paris
Botah
United States
Furlong to Show Highway Movies at Riverside School
William H. Furlong will present motion pictures of Mexican highways from a recent month long tour at Riverside Elementary School at 7 30 p m Friday under the aegis of the Parent Teacher Association. Photographs of the roads will be exhibited. Also available at Piggly Wiggly stores is a copy of The Light's Free Rental Directory upon request.
Sir Harry Lauder Heads a Bright Thames Show
In front of 400, Sir Harry Lauder and troupe entertained at the Thames Jefferson Auditorium with a varied program directed by William Morris. The act featured The Little Johns, Major Jerome on xylophone, Miss Yorke and Johnson, Ray Madle and Marie with rope tricks, and Lauder’s signature ballads. The popular comedian relied on bagpipe tricks and old quips, drawing strong audience response though the reviewer felt Lauder’s best work is in recordings rather than live.
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Yorke
Johnson
Ray Madle
Ester
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Sir Harry
Lauder
Polish Beauty to Get Him in Bitter Waters Era
In Los Angeles on January 5 the Polish dancer Kathya Sergavia is introduced to the public by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Irving Thalberg plans to reveal her in Bitter Waters after Greta Garbo’s return, with Tod Browning directing. Thalberg is ill but expected to recover. Norman Kerry and others in Hollywood chase stories and deals as the industry enters the new year.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Fulton Oureler
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Sler
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Eugene Palette
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Lou Brack
Frances Deaner
Fox
Frances
Wallace Lohman
Oklahoma A and M cuts salaries under state order
Following Gov. Einar Murray’s economy panel advice the state board of agriculture orders sharp salary reductions. Oklahoma A and M College faces a ten percent cut while four secondary agricultural schools also receive reductions as of February 1.
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Four-Wold Cold Remedy Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to stop a cold on the first day by four actions: opening the bowels, killing cold germs and fever, relieving headache, and toning the system. Available in 30c and 60c sizes at all druggists.
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Change in Policy for Radio City's Theaters Planned
Radio City studios in Rockefeller Center plan policy changes without closing the RKO Roxy vaudeville house. Radio City Music Hall will shift from a two act variety show to continuous film and vaudeville. In opening weeks both venues showed no loss. RKO Roxy grossed 70,000 and the music hall 112,000.
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New York
Jan
M. H. Aylesworth
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Radio City Music Hall
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Manhattan Island
Laredo Brings In Large Oil Well
Laredo district welcomed a new major producer, the South Texas Oil Company No. 9 Rosenberg well. Before shutdown it yielded an estimated 4000 to 5000 barrels daily, drilled to a depth of 2211 feet.
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It's Probably Athlete's Foot Ad Complaints and Cure
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