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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
6
The list catalogs dates and show names including The Hottentot The Wren Civilian Clothes Only 38 Mrs Bumpsted Ld The Intimate Stranger and Icebound with performances spread from October through June by various theatres.
Manager Hatch touts a major Oct 19 20 program at Winthrop featuring Cecil B DeMille’s The Ten Commandments with a 5000-strong cast. Also shows King Cotton Dry Up Fire Air Mail The Devil's Cargo and The Cracker Jack plus Call of the Wild and a Keith's vaudeville lineup next week.
Paramount presents The Air Mail a romance thriller starring Warner Baxter Billie Dove Mary Brian and Douglas Fairbanks Jr Baxter plays a clever crook turned air postman to rob the mails The code of the Service tests him as a pilot dies carrying on leads to his transformation in a high adventure drama planned for next Thursday and Friday.
The article links the Ten Commandments to vast stretches of time and space, comparing the Red Sea and San Francisco as about 5000 miles apart. It notes the Israelites led by Moses on their journey from Egypt are separated by roughly 40 centuries from Sunday after.
Wallace Beery delivers a standout performance in The Devil's Cargo at the Winthrop Theatre next Wednesday. The Paramount Victor Fleming film features Pauline Starke, William Collier Jr., and Claire Adams with supporting stars Raymond Hatton and Dale Fuller. Beery portrays a slow-witted stoker who rises after discovering his captain's murder, offering a new humorous side to his screen image.
A fast moving seven reel comedy at Winthrop Theatres features Johnny Hines in a breezy star turn. The Cracker Jack delivers speed humor and intrigue with a steadily built plot and a climactic finish.
Jack London tale to be shown at Winthrop Theatres featuring Buck the dog hero. Buck, offspring of a St Bernard sire and a Scotch shepherd dam, embarks on a perilous Alaska adventure.
A narrator notes the film adapts Jack London’s hunting dog story The Call of the Wild. The hero starts in civilized luxury, is stolen to the Klondike, endures a strange climate and people, and answers the wild call with a transformed life.
Boy Scout meetings are scheduled for the week of October 19 to 24 with Troops 3 10 5 7 1 8 and 2 meeting at various locations. Troop 6 led by Mr Hernandez remains Drum and Bugle Corps meeting Fridays at Highlands School. Mr Willis leads a school band formed from Scout bands and junior high talent showcasing school scout cooperation in Winthrop.
Mrs Edith M Belcher reports the Amicitia Club gathering at the Davison home on Lincoln Street. Hostess Mabel Davison, host Joe, and a strong committee served turkey with fixings, apple pie, and ice cream. George D Burns toasted the group as members shared stories and jokes. President Mabel Alcorne announced a Halloween costume party at Mildred Dolloff’s Bartleft Road home. Dorothy Sampson attended as guest.
Webster MacKusick as Perkins and Fred Christopher as Larrie Crawford deliver strong turns with John Martin and George Gallagher praised for their roles. The High School Orchestra under N Elliot Willis performs well. Howard M Davis promotes upcoming SDA attractions with subscription tickets offered by H M Davis.
A reader praises The Review for its effectiveness noting an ad led to locating the owner within thirty minutes after receiving the edition. Lieut Wm J McCullough of 20 Woodside Pkw reports the quick result and urges others to advise the paper.
A condensed record of real estate deeds lists several names and street references including Lisker Rose Jos H Alpert on Dolphin av, McCarthy Rachel Frank W C Schuler et ux, Sloan Agnes B Louis Madona Cora st, Spanos Jas A Mary E Macdonough Shirley st, Sperber Anna A May Kaufman Tewksbury st, and Tucker Frank Wetalers John M Simpson et ax Enfield rd. The notice finishes with a brief advertisement about metal polishing and shining services.
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