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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1926
Page
5
A fragmentary report notes Waterloo theatres presenting a coming week of performances. Merchants report women thronged to shop for millinery, signaling stronger spending on fashion. The text references Des Moines area ties and local musical events amid limited legible details.
Harold Lloyd appears center of attention in For Heaven's Sake at Crystal Theatre for the week. The film blends romance with comic and thrilling set pieces as Lloyd plays a carefree clubman who seeks real happiness amid a lively, down-at-heel urban backdrop featuring Joby Issa Noah Mason James Young and Paul Wiegel Sluis.
A lively 1920s review describes the film Par Vedyens Sake at the Crystal with Harold, Hope, and a roving cast. It notes romance, gangsters, and side-splitting stunts to keep audiences breathless as characters navigate love and crime. Cast members include Anne Cornwall and Phony Jowits with Bebo’s Underworld Buddies referenced.
Bebe Daniels appears in Splendid Crime at the Palace Theatre today. The Paramount picture features Daniels with a cast including William ? who wrote and directed the film, praised for Daniels strong performance and notable supporting roles.
About 30 amateur soloists will compete at the Plaza Theatre next week with contestants from Cedar Falls Osage Winthrop Waverly and Waterloo area towns. Over 100 applications were filed and nightly winners advance to a Saturday finals where the top vocalist earns a year of free instruction at the Allied Apts Conservatory of Music.
In a Midwest town a discouraged woman, Mrs Daugherty of Muscatine Iowa, could not walk or work for months. A leaflet from Women in similar straits inspired her to try Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After three bottles she saw relief and improved health. She recommends the remedy and offers to answer letters from other seeking help.
Rialto Theatre opens with Bill Hart Western on Thursday joined by Rainbow Girls. The program features a Hart vehicle about homesteaders in the Cherkee Strip and a South Africa adventure romance White Man, with Alice Joye Kenneth Warlan and Walter Long in top roles. Rainbow Girls will present comedy sketches and song in the evening.
The foster mother of Albert Proton assisted in the pursuit after a man robbed her of 9500 in jewelry. Police released a photo of the suspect, identified as Cochin, and the case involved a deposit box, a diamond ring, and pending divorce from a third wife.
Mumbled garbled text notes Easter bonnets for Nebraska women selling well in sunny weather. Mentions April Bere and Centered weather with local sales at Lte eTea. reports enthusiasm for Easter fashion and bonnet sales.
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