Actors National Jubilee Planned Across Theaters Week
Capitol Davenport reports a nationwide push by all large chair circuits to stage America's Big Show Week starting April 26 as Actors National Jubilee. The industry, allied with vaudeville and sound pictures, gathers in New York with leaders from Warner Brothers First National Radio-Keith-Orpheum Fox Loew Metro and more to coordinate publicity and regional sub committees for events across North America.
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America
Vaudeville
Sound Pictures
New York
United States
Canada
Vaudeville Artists’ Organization
Pat Casey
Harry Warner
Spyros Skouras
E. L. Alperson
Warner Brothers First National
Sam Catz
Milton 4H. Feld
Samuel Dembaw
Paramount-Publix
Hiram 8. Brown
Joseph Plunkett
Major L. E. Thompson
A. M. Botsford
Paramount Public
Mark A. Luescher
Radio- Keith
Orpheum
A. F P. Waxman
Warner Brothers
Oscar Cobb
Loew Metro
David Flamm
Fox
Ben F. Holaman
Actors National
Talking and Singing Attractions at LeClaire Theater Moline
LeClaire theater in Moline markets a four part Easter program headlined by the all talking Burning Up starring Richard Arlen and Mary Brian. Also featured are The 13th Chair with Conrad Nagel, four novelty acts, The Girl From Woolworths Broadway stage hit, and Song of the West with John Boles in a full color romance set on old wagon days.
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Leclaire
Conrad Nagel
LeClaire Theatre
Moline
The
le Claire
Richard Arlen
Mary Brian
Alice Day
Woolworth’s
Broadway
John Boles
Montana Moon to Be Seen at Fort Theatre Four Days
Joan Crawford stars in Montana Moon to be shown at the Fort Theatre for four days starting Saturday. The celebrated actress, known for drawing room allure, headlines a program of light entertainment and romance.
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Montana Moon
Fort Theatre
Joan Crawford
Montana Moon at Forts Theatre Rock Island opens four days
A New York debutante visits Montana and falls for a cowboy in Montana Moon. Filmed on location at a San Jacinto Mountains cattle ranch, the drama follows class clash and romance. Miss Crawford blends wild youth and mature acting, with John Mack Brown in a featured role and a supporting cast including Cortez Sebastian Dane Rubin Edwards Ingl graham. Directed by Malcolm St Clair from an original story by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler.
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Montana
Forts Theatre
Rock Island
San Jacinto Mountains
Los Angeles
New York
Montanya
Gid
Miss Crawford
Forte
John Mack Brown
Ricardo Cortez
Dorothy Sebastian
Karl Dane
Benny Rubin
Clifford Edwards
Lloyd Ing
Thrifty Scotsman Bets $100 For Millionaire Dream
A humorous exchange unfolds as a thrifty Scot vows to pay one hundred dollars to become a millionaire. Nearby, Hany Schomerus visited the Tri Cities on Tuesday.
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MacPhearson
County Clare
Hany Schomerus
Tri- Cities
Machinery For Sale McCormick Deering 15 80 1927 model
Farm gear sale listing for a late 1927 McCormick Deering 15-80 tractor and three plows with extra shares. Auction note from Al M Hornish of Washington Illinois with contact Tacv 6-1.
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McCormick-Deering
M. M. Hornish
Washington
Illinois
Moline Pageant To Open Monday Night
The second annual Quad City Pageant of Progress in Moline Field House opens Monday night and runs nightly through the week with a Saturday matinee. More than 100 exhibits and over $2000 in vaudeville talent to entertain. opening night features a marriage ceremony. radio announcer Quin Ryan appears Friday. department store fashion shows midweek.
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Moline Field House
Moline
The
American Legion
Quin Ryan
WGN
Chicago
Not Sure Woman in Store Neckwear Confusion
In a store a woman asks to buy a necktie. The clerk asks if it is for a man. The woman clarifies it is for her husband, revealing a mix up in what she wants.
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Thane
James
Nis
Easter Cheer and the Resurrection Promise
Easter thoughts celebrate spring’s rebirth and the Christian faith in life after death. The piece invokes Job’s question, cites Jesus’ resurrection, and exhorts belief that life is eternal through Christ. It echoes a Union Tabernacle Cordova message by pastors Robert Lowery and Chas Adel.
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Job
Jesus Christ
Christ
Robert Lowery
Chas
A. Adel
Pastor Union
Per Tabernacle
Cordova
Muddle of a Scarce Text Ends With Faint Name Mention
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person named Thane, a husband buying soothing syrup, a concerned wife, and a Port By Willsdale visitor named Hawley Goerth. The readable bits hint at a domestic scene and a brief social mention but provide few verifiable facts or dates.
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Hawley Goerth
Willsdale
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