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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1932

Page

12

Half Pint Jaxon’s Band To Feature Sunday Rialto Show

Frankie Half Pint Jaxon and his Hot Shots from WJJD Chicago bring a one day only Sunday program to Rialto theater featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Love is a Racket. Edna Rector joins as dancer with a dance team act and the band will perform fan favorites and Shine. After the show they play dancing in the Grand foyer with no advance prices.

Frankie Jaxon WJJD Palmer House Chicago Rialto Theater Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Bert Williams Edna Rector

WLS Favorite Arkansas Woodchopper at Rialto Start

The Arkansas Woodchopper, a WLS radio favorite, comes to the Rialto for a three day engagement starting Monday. He began playing fiddle at 14 for square dances and later drew radio audiences to his old-time yodeling guitar plunking and fiddling. At 24 he has broadcast on 27 stations.

Arkansas WLS Rialto Arkansas Woodchopper

Bridget Delivers Prompt Meal Despite Morning Noise

In a kitchen scene, Bridget reacts to a crash and jangle, then pauses work at 8 o clock and drops everything as Mrs. D-Oh voices surprise. The moment captures a domestic routine interrupted by an unexpected sound.

Lucky Black Cat Brings Dinner Message

A child reports a big black cat in the dining room. The father reassures with a superstition about luck, then the child adds the cat has already eaten the father's dinner.

Jimmy

Movie Star Owns Tiny Isle Among South Sea Group

Charles Bickford owns a 110 acre South Sea island near Java, purchased from a former English owner who became wealthy and left. The island hosts about 250 natives who cultivate coconuts. Bickford plans to visit this summer while starring in Paramount’s Thunder Below with Tallulah Bankhead at the Rialto. The three days feature The Arkansas Woodchopper with hold and cowboy ballads.

Charles Bickford South Sea Java Tallulah , Bankhead Paramount Rialto Bickford WLS

Doug Jr A Gotham Columnist In Love Is A Racket

Douglas Fairbanks Jr stars in the First National film Love Is A Racket at the Rialto Sunday. He plays a Broadway columnist who writes about love affairs and quarrels of the great and near great and becomes part of a real life romance.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Rialto Doug, Jr Doug Broadway

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Roreen Inchie Artalto Douglas Fairbanks Movie Star Owns Tiny Isle South Sea Group Gotham Publix Theatre — Spectator Thurston Joe E. Brown the Tenderfoot Jaxon & Orchestra Tallulah Bankhead James Cagney Princess Roadhouse Leslie Howard Paris Radio Patrol Rialto Foyer Grande Eugene Palette The Wpadic Pxtiste ENON
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