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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1931
Page
26
A chaotic review of early talkie era actors and musical films. Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier are cited amid industry chatter on Daisy Zanuck and Eddie Cantor. The piece notes box office prospects, stage versus screen success, and hopes for future musical comedies and public reception.
Fragmented text mentions Buster Keaton and New York show context with references to Aztec themed gaming. Other garbled phrases include names like Fernarkalle and Westhrani Ridewilkt, plus scattered fragments about theaters and dates, but no coherent event or outcome is clear.
Arliss films are billed for the Texas Theatre, with George Arliss in the title role as Alexander Darnillo in a patriotic tale tied to early American history. The program features a short narrative, a musical interlude, and a novelty organ piece, advertised as part of a fan series and return engagement.
Ann Harding headlines a new film opening Thursday at the RKO. Also featured are Selvin Ure Howarty and Robert Fitz aiming for notable roles. the production, billed as a major release, promises strong performances and public recognition for Harding.
Review notes describe two films at the Majestic Screen. Bed Compact adapts from Jack Isits, featuring Hilardy Cortez and Helen Ivette, with Garritt and Bussy in the cast. Bad Company, adapted from Up the Sag, stars Ursola Garrick and Veirs welre, amid other performers, as romantic leads.
The auditorium hosts a benefit with orchestral music to aid San Ancanin’s Mayor Chadbers and Manager Wildensiin. Proceeds fund the event’s program. tickets are sold at the venue. Attendees are urged to bring canned goods and essential items for those less fortunate.
Pulitzer drama opening Friday at the Texas Theater features Street Sonne, a film version of Mus Finer The Pulvaer prize directed by Ring Viilin. The cast includes George Arne bn Alesander Hamilton in a production by rately her lunging Cp ramanee. The show centers on a healer’s struggle as a man seeks meaning amid peril in a tense wartime setting.
A disjointed notice announces Tallulah Shenkheed and Harvie Mareh headlining at the Aztec theater. The garbled OCR leaves names and details unclear but implies a stage production featuring a trio. readers are urged to attend.
Hollywood gossip traces Lionel Barrymore and sister Ethel amid Metro Goldwyn Mayer changes. Dolores Costello and the Barrymores are described as central to a shifting film clan with rumors of jealousy, a premier at Lionel's estate, and tension over star loyalty as tensions surface in the Garrymore family.
A garbled, era-spanning OCR fragment mentions Eddie Cantor, Conchita pneumonia claims, and Fox company controversy. It hints at baby stars, bold stage names, and scattered notes on performances, scandals, and films with overexcited, garbled references to performers, studios, and events without clear chronology or context.
A fragmented snippet describes a Palace Theater program featuring two popular players in a melodramatic romance. It hints at a love triangle, social conflict, and dramatic scenes centered on a doomed relationship. The text mentions actors and a harsh female lead shaping the plot’s tension.
Billie Dove headlines the first run film One Night at Susie's now screening at the Palace. The romantic comedy features Dove in a leading role with supporting cast and period charm, drawing local cinema crowds.
Nancy Currall stars in a melodramatic comedy at the Aztec known for glamorous wealth and a servant’s betrayal, supported by Pat O’Brien and other Broadway names. The program features comic bits, romance, and a stagey revue with acts titled Youne Sinners and Cuckon Murier Case among others.
Film review notes Chatterton’s versatile performance in a new Plaza screening. Bellamy and Gelhomi praised for strong portrayals, with Erwin delivering a surprising dramatic turn. Mentions an all talking western and notable supporting talent.
A garbled Empire tabloid reports on the Fantasia variant of a melodrama shown at Cort Broaderny, featuring Mr. Robinson famed for gangster roles. The piece frames the film as a gender-shifted drama about fame, media power, and moral tension amid a tabloid culture.
A garbled report weaves scattered names and events from a crime tale. It mentions Michael, Nance, and Trans in a troubled social scene, with references to a murder at a party and a seductive, dangerous city backdrop. The fragment’s muddled text hints at betrayal and violence amid an urban underworld.
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