The Plaza Rialto Celebrate Anniversaries With Gala Shows
The Plaza and Rialto theatres mark Alexander Frank’s eighth anniversary as operator with a week of gala programs. The Plaza features Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed, vaudeville acts, and the six member Musical and Dance Moments troupe led by Maxine Mito, plus films Finders Keepers and Lady of Victories with Laura La Plante and Napoleon Josephine romance.
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Plaza
Rialto
Alexander Frank
Plaza Theatre
Marion Davies
Plaza Music Masters
Ona Crawford
Frank
J. Popikc
Radiana
Geneva
America
Hogue
Holland
Ed Hines
Zarl Smith
Earl Smith
Melody Boys
Dubray
Marion
George Ade
Gustav Luders
Johnny Mack Brown
Napoleon
Josephine
Maxine Mito
Laffin' Sam
Alabam
Rene Vincent
Lafin' Sam
Olive Milo
Hines & Smith
Theatrical Gossip and Industry Movements Across Cities
The article surveys film and stage figures moving between Hollywood and New York, noting W C Fields seeking a $71 500 weekly contract to perform on screen, plus stage crew and backstage efforts behind the Riviera and Morey exhibitions. It also mentions 40 amateur Follies by Junior Leagues, the We Americans drama hailed as Americanization meets war film, and Milwaukee’s 76 year German stock company closure at the Pabst Theatre.
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W. C. Fields
Hollywood
New York
Film Star Lineup and Production Plans Stir Hollywood Talk
Samuel Goldwyn will produce five films this year featuring Wilma Banky and Ronald Calman as stars. The first Banky picture The Innocent will start next week with Victor Fleming directing. Monte Bell casts a press scene with newspaper men for The Bellamy Trial, paying ten dollars a day. Dorothy Mackaill to replace Jack Mulhall opposite Milton Sills in The Barker. Monte Blue and Douglas Fairbanks with Mary Pickford sail May 15 for Europe. Ramon Novarro arrives in Paris amid claims of retirement publicity and Mae Busch stars in From Hell Came a Lady at Hollywood Playhouse after a trap door mishap.
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Samuel Goldwyn
Picture Papers
Wilma Banky
Ronald Calman
Banky Pictures
Victor Fleming
Ramon Novarro
Paris
Ighorrd
Ben Hur
Mae Busch
Hollywood Playhouse
Hell
Rin Tin Tin War Picture at the Palace
Rin-Tin-Tin stars in A Dog or The Regiment at the Palace for today and Sunday. The War picture follows a German Red Cross dog devoted to a wounded American ace. Cast includes Randall Gate, Dorothy Gulliver, and John Peters. Directors and adaptation credited. program also features His Hidden Voyage and Fox News.
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Rin-Tin-Tin
Palace Theatre
Warner Bros
Red Cross
Iam Ciallery
Doroty Gulliver
Joh Peters
Ross ‘Lederman
Charles R. Condon
Albert S. Howson
Binty
Rinty
Duncan
Fox News
Rialto Presents Double Bill Under the Black Eagle and Lindy
For Anniversary Week Rialto Theatre highlights a double bill starting tomorrow. The feature Under the Black Eagle portrays World War II era dog heroism with Ralph Forbes and Marceline Day, plus the famed police dog Flash valued at 100000. The Lindbergh flight record sequence adds the largest moving record of the era, showcased with historic war and exploration footage.
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Flash
Marceline Day
Ralph Forbes
Alexander Frank
Rialto Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tonder
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Belgium
London
Union
Mexico
Cuba
Bert Reach
William Fourbanks
Marc McDermott
Plast
Hotices
The Last Laugh at Plaza and Night at Rialto
Tonight at Plaza Emil Jannings stars in The Last Laugh with an all German cast plus a newsreel and musical acts. At Rialto Mary Philbin stars in Love Me and the World Is Mine with Norman Kerry, a romantic drama and Pathe news reels. Also features garden of Eden on Riviera with Conone Griffin, and a spring style show by Moreys and UT Shops.
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Garden of Eden
Charles Ray
Lowell Sherman
Rotunno Bros
Alice Weaver
Zeck & Stewart
Wand
Teddy Dixon
Morey’s
Casey Jones Stops Des Moines Show
Casey Jones, master of ceremonies at the Riviera, wowed Des Moines by halting the Capitol Theatre audience. He performed two numbers In Your Own Backyard and the Schultz German band piece, then returned for an encore and gave a farewell speech as fans demanded more. The phone buzz backstage sparked applause while manager Grove and Frank Waller worried Casey might not return to Waterloo.
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Frank Waller
Capitol Theatre
Des Moines
Riviera
Grove
Casey" Jones
The
Capitol
Casey
Jimmy Ellard
Om. Oc
Waterloo
Laugh, Clown, Laugh at Riviera with Chaney in tragedy
Lon Chaney stars as Tonti in Laugh, Clown, Laugh at the Riviera for four days, with Loretta Young as the foundling girl and a cast including Nils Asther and Gwen Lee. Stage show features Teddy Dixon and a Blue Rhapsody number. Thursday offers Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath with new acts. Seven fingerprint types noted in separate item.
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Lorrisa Young and
Lon Chaney
Riviera Theatre
David Velasco
Tom Cushing
Chaney
Loretta Young
Bernard Siege
Crsssy Pitagerald
Nils Asther
Gwen Lee
New York
Lionel Barrymore
Teddy Dixon
Rock Island
Dixon
el Cota & Byrne
Betsy Rees
Doyle & Schirmer
Dan Ross
Riviera
Jack Mulhall
Jimmy Finlayson
Dorothy Mackaill
Sylvia Ashton
Harvey Clark
Reed Howes
Big Boy
Gunn Williams
Valley of the Giants headlines Strand opening at Strand
Peter B. Kyne's Valley of the Giants stars Bryce Cardigan in a Redwoods timber drama with a bruising fifth fight scene. The Strand screens the film with Lloyd Hamilton in Scream and other shorts. Pola Negri's A Woman on Trial runs starting Thursday with Vitaphone acts and Larry Lemon comedy.
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Peterb. Kyne
California
Valley of the Giants
Strand
Redwoods
Bryce Cardigan
Sills
Redwood Forest
Lloyd Hamilton
Aesops Fables
Pathe News
Vitaphone
Weber & Fields
Harry
Dan Downing
Pola Negri
Ernest Vajda
Paris
Hinar Hanson
Arnold Kent
Andre Sarli
Larry Lemon
Cruse Brothers
Miss Lours Sheiks
Revelers
Victor Artists
Jimmie Clemons
The Wild Rose Pleases Cedar Heights Audience
The Wild Rose two act operetta by Cedar Heights pupils in grades six seven eight and nine drew a large crowd in the school auditorium last evening. Mrs Mabel Benton Brown directed the production. Leading roles were played by Robert Getchell Ruth Kelly Mary Forsythe Eleanor Yarche Dorothy Campbell and Eugene Hubbard.
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Cedar Heights School
Mabel Benton Brown
Cedar Heights
Robert Getchell
Ruth Kelly
Mary Forsythe
Eleanor Yarche
Dorothy Campbell
Eugene Hubbard
Foley Pills Aimed At Restoring Health And Strength
An advertisement claims Foley Pills help tired and nervous people by improving home life. London Taylor of Dorchester Massachusetts endorses the diuretic as giving back real strength. The ad promises Foley Pills are sold everywhere with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Nealth
London Taylor
Dorchester
Foley
Foley Pilz
Gay Hilton Fights Back in New York Job Clash
Gay Hilton, a 20 year old private secretary to Howard Weaton, receives a $500 offer to vanish to New York. In the big city she lands a model post with a cloak and suit house while a murder shadow hangs over her, and after rebuffing a senior partner she quits, deciding she is not yet hardened enough for fame and fortune.
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Synofsis
Gay Hilton
Howard Weaton
H. & HH. Manufacturing Co
Weston
New York
Gay
Samuel J. Howells
Guy
Samuel Howells
Lous Bruck
Madge
Picture Theatre
Pam
Lai
Gay Hathaway
Gale Hilton
Millonaire
Howells-Hilton
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Owa
News of the Theatres
Screen and Amusement World Gossip
Gala Plaza
Bill
Morey
Ned Rayburn
Junior Leagues of America
Motion Tortare News
Chester J. Smith
Milwaukee
Cerman Stock Company
Pabst Theatre
Piaxa Theatre
Rin Tin Tin
Tokio
Japan
Inos Angeles
Monte Bell
Bellamy
Metro-Goldwynt Mayer
Bell
Examiner
Milton Sills
the Barker
Monte Blue
Europe
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Lone Eagle
Artis
Daubter
Coronel
Forbes
Miss Day
Lindy
Courley
Rcensora
Seattle
Pola
Woman On
Trinab
Stroud Theatre
Bebr Daniels
Richard Arlen
William Powell
Ben Turpin
Britt Wood
Johnny Marvin
Pat West
Casey Jones
Love Atony
R.B. McWilliams
Lauverman Bldg
W. M. Harned
Wangler
Entz Cafe
First National Bank
Joy Street
Olly Little Louie Bruck
Y Gay
Hoe
Niice
Mis
Niginm’s Courier
Wilson-Sweitzer Shoe Co
West Fourth St
Electric Park
Clyde Grant
Lowans
Cattle Congress
Johnson
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