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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1929

Page

14

Charley's Aunt Sparkling Farce by All Star Cast

Waterloo high school juniors staged Charley's Aunt, a sparkling farce, before a capacity audience. The cast included Rob ert Howe as Jack Chesney and Lewis Ferris as Charles Wy keham, with Garrison Zim ting as Lord Fancourt Babberly and Abe Rosenbloom as Stephen Spettigue. The production impressed with its timing and banter, aided by Agnes Thomas, the drama supervisor, and a strong ensemble.

Waterloo High School West High Gialg Agnes ‘Thomas Kay Charley Lord Fancourt Stephen Spettigue Abe Rosenbloom Oxford Boys Kitty Verdun Flora Jo. Smith Amy Spettigue Eleanor Glas Preston Doerfler Brasset Robert Halleck Francis Chesney Marjorie Harker Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez Kathryn Sarset Ella John Lammiert

Kite Tournament Finals Postponed To Next Saturday

Finals in the city kite event were postponed from this afternoon to next Saturday due to wet playgrounds. Victor Read, playground supervisor, noted weather eased many delays last week. Edison school and Chautauqua park youths show strong interest, with fifteen kites under construction by Edison students and a growing kite boom at Chautauqua park.

Victor Read Edison School Chautauqua Park Edison

Big Movie Concerns Indicted for Plots Against Trust Law

Indictments returned against 10 major west coast film firms including West Coast Theatres and Fox Film in Los Angeles for conspiring to violate Sherman antitrust law. Independent exhibitors accuse firms of freeze-out tactics and illegal contracts aimed at driving them from business.

Los Angeles Cal INL West West ,Coast Theatres, Inc Fox Film, Corporation Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Distributing Corporation First

National film firms unite in new exchange venture

A national report notes that major studios Universal Pictures Paramount Famous Players Lasky Pathé Exchange Vita Film and Warner Bros agreed to form a new exchange corporation. The move aims to streamline distribution and coordinate releases across markets.

National Picturesi Universal Film ‘Exchange Paramount Famous "Lasky Corporation United . ‘Artists Corporatition Pathe ‘Exchangé, Inc Vitagraph Two Warner Bros

Indictments Charge Film Firms Over Exhibition Terms

The indictments allege that the defendant film companies engaged in practices labeled coning and clearance and set schedules under terms binding small independent exhibitors. The reporting notes the complexity of the charges and the potential impact on theater operators.

Unable to Obtain First Run Pictures Report

A fragment notes that the party could not secure first run or desirable pictures. The text is incomplete, with unclear subject, date, or location, leaving the precise identity and context undefined.

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