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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1927

Page

8

Ben Lyon Stars In The Perfect Sap At Strand For Three Days

Ben Lyon brings The Perfect Sap to the Strand for three days in a comedy with mystery and romance adapted from Not Herbert. Pauline Starke stars with a cast including Virginia Lee Corbin Lloyd Whitlock and Sam Hardy. The Magic Garden and other features follow with Gene Stratton Porter's novel fantasy.

Ben Lyon Strand Theatre Herbert Howard Irving Young Underworld Pauline Starke Pauline Starkein Caat Virginia Lee Corbin Lloyd Whitlock Diana Kane Byron Douglas Christine Compton Charles Craigy Sam Hardy Tammany Young Helen Rowland Willfor Screen Gene Stratton Porter Bea Royhance Margaret Morris Raymond Keane Magic Garden AIP Harland “Serkes Strand

Capt Kidd Jr Mystery Drama Cast Features Ruth Rodamatr

In a dark and sinister drama Cap tunior play two nek tful siltetainment with Mary McTavieh portrayed by Ruth Rodamatr. Jay Anderson of the Scheel plays frection the effeminate William WAS to find buried measure not gold but a hard work. George Brent as crafty constable Rohit shares in the treasure. Other cast members include Margaret Noonan William Robinson Dorothy Phinney Lyle Harvey John Glas Robert Young Leila Shanger Sid Stetzel Leila Hughes directs the young actors and actresses.

Ann McTavish Laboire Mary McTavieh Ruth Rodamatr Jay Anderson Scheel William Constable Rohit George Brent Margaret Noonan

C-Players in Tonight's Drama Contest Finals Iowa City

Tonight's program closes the Iowa community-drama contest with prize announcements. Four plays were presented last night by the Tuesday club of Storm Lake, Ingleside players of Marengo, Webster City players, and Emmetsburg community players. Tonight features acts by Friendly House players of Davenport Des Moines Community Drama Association Illinois Central players of Waterloo and Ivan Bloom Hardin players of Des Moines.

Iowa City Iowa Storm Ts2ke Ingleside Players Marengo Webster City Players Webster City Emmetsboro Friendly House Players Davenport Des Moines Community Drama Association Illinois Central Players Waterloo Ivan Bloom Hardin Players Des Moines

Building Permits From Local Residents

Harold Haynes files for a shed at Howard Avenue and La Porte Road for 160 dollars. Ernest A. Evans requests a garage at 439 Kingeley for 100 pounds. M E Sitger seeks a garage at 22 Fifth West for 150 dollars. Fred Hunemiller plans to rebuild a porch at 1276 Burton for 73 dollars. Andrew Striegel adds to a house at 315 Fifth East for 200 dollars. H W Wilson proposes a sun porch at 491 Sunset Road. Alex Sternat requests a garage at 729 Glenwood for 150 dollars. W M Tollefson plans a poultry house expansion from 225 Oenida to Casile Air for an unspecified amount.

Harold Haynes Howard Avenue la Porte Road Ernest A. Evans Kingeley M.E. Sitger Fifth West Fred Hunemiller Burton Andrew Striegel Fifth East H. W. Wilson Sunset Road Alex Sternat Glenwood W. M. Tollefson

Vaudeville Listings at Palace Plaza Rialto and Stranta

Local theater page lists Palace Ranger act in When a Dog Loves. Plaza features Leatrice Joy and Charles Ray in Nobody’s Widow. Rialto shows Beasie Love in Going Crooked and a musical revue. Stranta presents Lewie Stone Teloyea Flugher and Bille Dove in An Affair of the Follies.

Palace Rialto Beasie Love Stranta Lewie Stone Teloyea Flugher Bille Ranger Palace Theatre

Waterlooan Plays Big Role in World’s Largest Highway Bridge

Waterlooan W Kenneth Greene, a Gary Indiana engineer with the American Bridge company, helped design and lift the central span of the Carquinez straits bridge. A West High and Iowa State College graduate, he worked with J N Withers and others under chief engineer C G Fe Juarson. The bridge, about a mile long, links British Columbia to Mexico along the West Coast. The opening celebration is planned for May.

Coolidge Washington, D.C San Francisco Bay Carquinez Straits Wiliam M. Greene Fourth Street W. Kenneth Greene Waterloo Kenneth Greene American Bridge Company Gary Ind New York Greene R. Housekeeper CC. HL Hughs J. N. Withers C. G. FE. Juarson West High School Jowsa State College Ames Offcer FM. Greene Pinncey Bank Carquines Bridge San Francisco British Columbia United States Mexico

TWO CARS TWO PLATES A POLICE SIFTED CASE

Police say two cars used numbers from a single plate. Tarry Smith and Walter Ward, both of 210 Monica Street, were detained by Detective Ralph Davis. Ward charged with operating a vehicle with fictitious plates. Smith booked for investigation. Nearby, C. On Mostenden tested a thief at J. H. Niedert’s car to deter gasoline theft.

Tarry Smith Walter Ward Monica Street Avere Ralph Davis Davis Smith Ward Aoeway C. ON

Collings Gazette Changes Hands In Nevada Ownership

The Collings Gazette of Nevada is reported to have a new owner Charles RR Shepard who previously ran Strouk Ro Armatrons as printer. Shepard brings years of experience in country newspaper work and aims to continue the paper’s local focus in April.

Country Paper Nevada Collings Gazette Charles RR Shepard Strouk Ro Armatrons Tromy Des Moines Armatrong Severn Verre’ Experiance Ig. Lia. Gountry Ficla

Philadelphia and other works by Lippincott and peers

Philadelphia lore features in Horace Mather Lippincott’s portrait of the city and its Quaker roots. Herbert S. Gorman’s Victorian American revisits Longfellow as European byproduct, while other reviews cover Lord of Labraz, Jesting Pilate and Aldous Huxley’s travel diary with philosophical musings.

Philadelphia Horace Mather Lippincott William Penn Free Library University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Hospital American Philosophical Society The Academy of Fine Arts Milton Blackstone America Germantown Franklin Herbert S. Gorman Henry W. Longfellow Europe Aldous Huxley Huxley World India Burma Malay States China Japan Pacific

Prize Reviews Honor Gertrude Colby At 1183 Berth Avenue

The week’s $1 prize goes to Miss Gertrude Colby of 1183 Berth Avenue. Readers are invited to submit contributions up to 200 words. The notice also previews Craig's Wife by George Kelly, a drama about a woman obsessed with home and security, whose selfishness leads to isolation and the ruin of relationships, with airplanes once used to dust spruce forests to protect against pests.

Gertrude Colby Berth Avenue Craig George Kelly

Electric Bath Parlor Promises Pain Relief and Pleasure

An advertisement claims the electric bath parlor fashions devices to sustain the greatest pleasure and relieve the greatest pain. It touts nerve-stimulating aids and soothing experiences as modern therapy for discomfort.

European Screen Spectacle at Plaza Sunday Comes to Town

A lavish European film event arrives at the Plaza for a week long engagement starring Ivan Moskine and Nathalie de Kovanko in Michael Strogoff based on Jules Verne. The production highlights grand color spectacle, 6000 Latvian soldiers and dramatic battles. Also features the Minhe singer glee club from Cedar Falls providing vaudeville and musical entertainment.

Strogoff Plai Theatre Universal Film de France Jean Lapene Ivan Moskine Nathalie de Kovanko Jules Verne Russia Siberia Grahd Khan Aticker Joan Moakine Michael Strogoff Fresch Pictures Nethalie de Kovanko New York Yalta France Ceat Glee Club State Teachers College Cedar Falls

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Gene Stratton Porter Janey Capt Kidd, Jr 1. C Minnesinger Glee Club State Teachers ‘College Plaza Theatre Tony Tom Mix Carmelita Rialto Theatre Waterlooan Kenneth ‘Greene West High W. K. Greene Doris Welstead Thomas Car Ile William Dean Howells Washington Irving Longfellow Edgar Allen Poe Margaret Fuller Gorman Cambridge Ralph Waldo Emerson Monica Nettleton Lord OF Labraz Pio Bavroko Y Nessi Pin Baroja Spain Labragz Don Juan de Labraz Don Ramiro Ramiro Oaly Don Juan Dorothy Allen Mr. Waxley Bacon Pilate Bessie Davis Franklin St Waterloo, Town A. Fred Wickersham DP. and &, TT Plaza Michael AV Elenlectrical Pioneers Shade Department Tontine Waseari
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