San Antonio Figures In Vaudeville Book Spotlight
The Bexar' Facts notes San Antonio likely contributed the word vaudevills to the language via John Ransone and an 1882 theater origin. Florence Bates of San Antonio stars in Click magazine. E.G. Wells earned 2500 dollars for a brewer speech, then 1500 at the University of Texas. Local figures Morris Bowles Paul Riebe Jack Howard and others are mentioned alongside sports and aviation notes.
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San Antonio
Douglas Gibert
Vaudevills
John W. Ransone
Ransone
Florence Bates
San Antoni¢n
Florence Rabe
E.G. Wells
Brewers
Austin
Critics to Cast eem Stars New Play for Paramount
Detroit dispatch reports Paramount will survey 150 backers to pick cast for For Whom the Bell Tolls with names floated including Gary Cooper Clark Gable Paulette Goddard and Carmen Miranda. Hemingway and Coppola links also surface as Hollywood trades ponder who finally lands key roles amid Broadway commitments and shifting studio plans.
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Paramount
Louella O. Parsons
Motion Fictues
Detroit
Frank Freeman
Iterary
Hollywood
Pablo
Raphael
Gary Coloper
Clark Gable
Robert
Jordan
Paulette Goddard
Maria
Ste
Para
Gary
Ing
Fngun Valley
Frank Capa
National Magazine
Carmen Miranda
Hollywood Sunday
Twentieth
New York
Darryl Zanuck
Broadway
Hollywood Gossip Swirls Through Detroit Tour News
Mary Beth Hughes notes engagement rumors linking Robe rt Stack to Beth Stack's son while detroit crowds chase stars like Brenda Joyce Dolores Del Rio and Jean Arthur. The lively tour brings reports of Hollywood icons at Fox Theatre events, parties, and rapid-fire publicity mingling with local fans and press.
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Mary Beth Hughes
Robert Stack
Mary Beth
Beth Stack
Bob
Century-Fox
Brenda Joyce
Brenda
Detroit
Hollywood
Deane Durbin
Temeig
Richard Durbin Heckman
Orson Welles
Dolores del Rio
Jack Kriendler
Lilia Dinant de Chassart
Jean Arthur
Arizona
Tucson
Jean
Midnight Thanksgiving Eve Show at Majestic Theater
The Majestic presents a big Thanksgiving Eve midnight show featuring Morgan comedy with Dan Daily Jr and Virginia Grey headlining the supporting carin. Also billed are Billie Burke Nydia Westman Ann Morriss Donald Meek and Reginald Owen. Management will give away twenty dressed turkeys to door winners for the holiday.
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Majestic
Frank Morgan
Majestic Theater
Morgan
Dan Daily Jr
Virginia Grey
Carin
Billie Burke
Nydia Westman
Ann Morriss
Donald Meek
Reginald Owen
Miss Lucchese Delights San Antonio With Home Recital
Miss Lucchese, famed coloratura soprano, gave a homecoming recital at the Municipal auditorium despite a severe cold. The San Antonio audience applauded through encores as she performed operatic selections and favored arias such as No Sir, Tango de le Rose, and The Gypsy and the Bird. Olga Chilledge accompanied, with Bea and Joe Morin providing novachord and piano numbers. Lucchese announced plans to make San Antonio her home again.
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Josephine Lucchese
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio
Miss. Lucchese
Miss Lucchese
Amn
Barbero
Bishon
Olga Chileledge
Bea
Joe Morin
Movie Time Table and Local Notes From Forkum Edition
Fragmented OCR text lists a movie timetable with garbled entries and scattered references to places and times. The readable items mention Forkum and Northavert Monted with cryptic codes, indicating a local schedule page with sporadic theater listings and event stamps.
Celebrations of Hold to Thanksgiving in San Antonio
San Antonio observes Thanksgiving with interdenominational services at 1 5. m. at the Union Service and Ue Fast Presbyterian church, led by Rev. Clyde V Hickerson. Other churches plan turkey dinners and small gatherings as downtown stores and offices close. The Witte Museum stays open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for art exhibits, while Majestic Theater hosts a midnight Hullabaloo with Frank Morgan and Billie Burke. Austin Golden Gloves boxing at Municipal Auditorium at 3 p m. Thursday. Money for needs urged via light classified ads. Dial F-1238.
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Ike
J. H Jarbee
United States
Ue Fast Presbyterian Church
Clyde V. ‘Hickerson
The
Baptist
Temple
Jesse Twig
Federal Building
Witte
California Watercolor Society
Majestic Theater
Frank Morgan
Billie Burke
San Antonio
Louis Armstrong Set For One Night At Olmos Club
Louis Armstrong and his ja mour orchestra arrive for a one night engagement at the Olmos club on Saturday November 23. The famed trumpeter dubbed the Prince of Swing brings a strong band with Sonny Woods Midge Williams Tals Russell Red Ren and Paul Baran among the swing stars expected to perform. Armstrong recently gained fame from four films and top box office success.
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Louis Armstrong
Jamour
Olmos Club
Snatumay
Prumpet
Aerostrong
Jack Benny
Mae West
Sonny Woods
Midge Williams
Armstrong
N. B.C
Tals Russell
Red” Ren
Pail Barbarhn
Bocchini Dies at 66 Chief of Italian Secret Police
Arturo Bocchini 66 chief of the Italian secret police and the man charged with Mussolini's safety died today in Rome. The longtime security official played a central role in safeguarding the dictator and the state during turbulent years.
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Duce
Rome
INS
Arturo Bocchini
Secret Police
Musso- Tiny
Paroled Burglar Seeks Army Enlistment in Nesquehoning
Peter Derkosh, 23, released after a year for burglary, told Judge James McReady in Nesquehoning on November 20 he wished to enlist in the Army. The scene notes it was his parole hearing and his stated intent to join military service.
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Fakoled
Nesquehoning
Peter Derkosh
James Re McReady
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Satchmo" Armstrong
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Harold
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Douglas Fairbanks Sr
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Shirley Temple
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Ray Milland
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Jose Iturbi
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Pee Ure
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