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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1938

Page

4

Myrna Loy Comedy to Open at Aztec Theater

Hollywood dispatch notes Myrna Loy to headline an Aztec Theater comedy opening with an orphan youth sought for a leading role. Paramount discovered Baby Leroy for a Maurice Chevalier project, with Chester Warner proposing an older child for the cast. Details cite Georges Brickel and Albert Pemond story writers and John Farrow directing, amid wider studio chatter on Gracie Fields, Darryl Zanuck, and Charlie Chan plans.

Aztec Theater Louella Parsons Mition Hollywood Baby Leroy Paramount Maurice Chevalier Che Synlé Slab Hank Warner Dot Ateral Leroy Lil- We Miss Markey Shirley ‘Pomple Jorlime Warner Georges Brickel Albert, Pemond John Farrow Cone Tittle Alge Europe Gracie Fields la Hollywood Gracie Monty Barks Darryl Zanuck

Painful backache relief and medical notes from 19th century advert

Fragments describe relief from a painful backache with mentions of kidney health, various remedies, and references to people like Niky Porter and Usha Uhatts. The text hints at a healing tale with medical claims, dates, and a train of ineffective treatments, ending with an implausible product claim.

Usha Uhatts Giles Nvalling Manton

Hollywood Notes On Child Actors And Seasonal Screen News

A report skims gossip on a young Edward Smith in a proposed film "He Was Her Man" with comparisons to Freddie Bartholomew. It mentions Lily Pons being courted for Snow White songs and potential Snow White cast talk including a French version. Also notes Kay Johnson's return in White Banners and other industry chatter with assorted names and dates.

Edward Smith Gracie Century-Fox Freddie Bartholomew Lily Pons Snow White Walt Disney Lily Joe Henry Travers Charlo

Franchot Tone Starred Screen Drama At Aztec Theater

Myrna Loy plays a social climber spurned by a fiancé in a tale of romance and resilience. She pursues a practical approach to love while befriending a comic strip editor aiding her through a jumbled path to happiness. The program features a Pets Linkth specialty a Happy Harmony cartoon and four newsreels.

Myrna Loy Agztec Franchot Tone Rosalid Russell Walter Pidgeon Myrna Loy Frahenot Rosalind Russell Walter Mageon Rita Jonson Kana Bryana Leonard Pern Butt Hussey Happy Harmony

Firefly Returns To Palace Screen

Firefly returns to the Palace Theater for four days with a romance plot centered on a beautiful spy and Frenchmen amid old Madrid splendor. Starring Jeaneth MacDonald and Allen Jones with Warren Wiltian Billy Gilvert Henry Banall and more, the drama loosely covers Napoleon’s bid to seize Spain.

Palace Theater Jeaneth MacDonald Allen Jones Spain Warren Wiltian Billy Gilvert Henry Banenall Douglas Thembrille

Film Actor Robert McWade Dies On Set In Mgwade

Hollywood, Jan 20. Death ended the last scene for Robert McWade a beloved character actor in a Civil War drama at MGM studios. Director Clarence Brown praised his work and McWade said it was his final score before he collapsed and died of a heart attack after finishing his scenes.

Hollywood INS Robert McWade M.G.M Clarence Brown Hob Brown Mc Wade

Madge Evans Rests In Desert Oasis in Palm Springs

Palm Springs California, San 20. Madge Evans, movie actress, is resting in the winter resort seeking relief from protracted cough and fatigue. Her physician Dr. W L Marxer says rest in the sun might help alleviate the ailments developed during recovery from influenza. Her condition is not serious.

Palm Springs Calif San Madge Evans W. L. Marxer

Gene Autry Western Opens at Empire This Weekend

Gene Autry and his horse Champion star in Springtime in the Rockies at the Empire theater. The musical western features romance and wit with Smiley Burnette Polly Rowles Ula Love Ruth Breton Jane Hunk and Seoree Chesebra among the cast. The show opens Friday and runs through Sunday.

Gene Autry Empire Rockies Empire Theater Smiley Burnette Polly Rowles Ula Love Ruth Breton Jane Hunk Seoree Chesebra

New Child Star in Texas Picture Opens Friday

A Texas picture titled Thoroughbreds Don't Cry introduces a new child star with leading roles played by Ronald Sinclady Mickey Rooney and Judy Gatland. The cast includes Sophie Audrey Smith Forrester Ivey Charles D Brows Frankie LOS ANGELES Dan 20 UP Datta Henry Kolker and Arthur Hornbrow Jr. A newsreel will precede the film while an emergency appendectomy at Good Samaritan Hospital is reported.

Texas Wheater Ronald Sinclady Mickey Rooney Judy Gatland Sophie Awdrey Smith Forrester Ivey Charles D. Brows Frankie Los Angers Dan Datta Henry Kolker Arthur Hornbrow Jr Fecha Myrna Toy Charlie McCathy Lenney

King Richard II Seat Sale Opens at The Tekagieater Party

The theater announces ticket sales for the production King Richard II featuring Maurice Eyane in a Shakespearean stage presentation. Runs Thursday, with seats opening for the engagement and theater goers urged to reserve promptly.

Richard II Sale Maurice Eyane Shakespearns

Movie Time Table Oddities At Sunset

Fragmented OCR listing shows mixed film showtimes and venue codes. It references times like 19 05 and obscure abbreviations such as KOR Porly-Wlen Falhire with unclear titles. The legible items point to a cinema schedule fragment from a 2019 issue with several unreadable entries.

Amma Ye FM Ban Ant

Broadway Nightlife Notes From The Stork Club

A chaotic collage from New York nightlife cites George Jon Nathan and other celebrities amid clippings about clowns, theater folks, and nightly chatter. The column jams in jokes, show gossip, and odd anecdotes, painting a vivid, if garbled, snapshot of Broadway culture and its人物.

New York George Jon Nathan The Stork Cltb Aitalde Jack Kirkland Errol, Flynn Cinema City Boston Burgess Meredith Equity Thorns Dudley Piel Malone New Mork

Pennsylvania Safety Drive Expands as Out-of-State License Suspensions Sought

Harrisburg January 20 Governor Narle announces a broadened highway safety effort to suspend licenses of speeding motorists from other states. Secretary Boardman says he’s urged all states to join 90 day suspensions through reciprocal pacts, noting replies from Tennessee and Connecticut. Legal enforcement of summonses across state lines remains a question.

Harrisburg George H. Narle Pennsylvania J. Griffith Boardman Secretary of Revenue Monk Tennessee Connecticut Hoardman Boardman

Box of Samoan clipper wreckage bound for Pan American HQ

A sealed box containing fragments of the Samoan clipper wreck near Pago Pago is en route to San Francisco aboard the Mariposa. The five by one foot container, sent to Pan American Airways, accompanies memorial services planned for Captain Ed win Co Musick and the seven crew members lost in the disaster.

San Francisco INS Pago Pago Pan-American Airways Edwin CO. Musick Wilko

Be happier by driving a bettér aie gomohile

Readable fragments discuss a general goal of improved happiness and a better lifestyle. No specific events, people, places, or dates are clearly identified in the accessible text. The note seems fragmentary and lacks concrete facts to summarize further.

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