Beatrice Joy at Plaza Vanity Theatre in Vaudeville Week
Beatrice Joy heads a four day run at the Plaza in Vanity a dramatic tale of a girl facing love and danger with strong cast including Charles Ray Alan Hale and Mayme Kelya. Vaudeville features three acts Norman and Martie Bob Morris and Edmund Mulcahy Irish star Madge Bellamy ride Thursday with Colleen.
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Beatrice Joy
Vanity
Plaza
Norman and
Martie
Bob Morris
Edmund Mulcahy
Madge Bellamy
Colleen
Randal H. Faye
Sky High Saunders thrills Palace crowds this weekend
Al Wilson the stunt flier headlines the Universal Western air film Sky High Saunders at the Palace today and Sunday. The five reel thriller features a daring wing fight at 2000 feet and a plot of crooks using airplanes for smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Wilson
Palace Theatre
William Lord Wright
Bruce Mitchell
Gordonier Praised For Bandit Role In The Ban dit
A Chicago Apollo theatre review hails Otis Gordonier as a capable character actor in The Bandit. The suburban paper credits him for the show's success, with his portrait and life history noted. It ends with his favorite dish being fried chicken.
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the Bandit
the Apollo
Chicago
Otis Gordonier
Waterloo
Gordonier
Keith Albee and Orpheum Merger Plan Stock Sale
New York announces the consummation of the Keith Albee and Orpheum merger uniting about 75 percent of U S vaudeville circuits into a single company. E F Athner leads as president with Marcus Heiman as executive vice president. The merged firm proposes a 19 million dollar capital structure and 2 million shares of common stock offered to the public.
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New York
Vaudeville
United States
Canada
Keith- Alber
Orpheum
E. F. Atber
Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation
Marcus Heiman
Jowa Nebraska Canners Warned of Corn Borers
Cedar Rapids and Ta. Nec. Wa) report a warning from a federal entomologist that corn borers would invade Iowa threatening over 30 percent crop devastation. The Iowa-Nebraska Canners’ Association closed its main convention following the warning and ensuing concerns.
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Jowa-Nebraska
Cedar Rapides. Ta
Towa
Towa-Nebraska Canners’ Association
Trial date set for Oxford trio in Mule Sloxak slaying case
Detained defendants Francis Denohue Joe Kinney and John Cuney of Oxford face a first degree murder charge for the slaying of Mule Sloxak. Trial date announced amid ongoing case proceedings with investigators citing evidence and witness statements from January.
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Jows Oly
Dee
Francis Denohue
Joe Kinney
John Cuney
Oxford
Mule Sloxak
Shsigdaln
Girl Models and Ushers Working Way Through Movies
Hollywood notes on college payment routes through the film industry. Extra girls model for fashion shops and garment houses, usher at theatres, or perform on stage in studios. Some sell real estate, paint score cards, or dance at night clubs while supporting their film careers. A man who plays doctors and directors drives a gravel truck between shoots.
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Hollywood
Cal
Dee
Kin Nttle
Eollilold
Venus Hollywocod Becomes Nation’s Screen Goddess in Oklahoma
A brunette from Paul's Alley Oklahoma was chosen from Hollywood hopefuls to portray Venus in a satirical film parading the goddess of love. The aspiring actress trained in dance, studied in Thins, Tes, and performed dance sequences in several pictures.
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Altee Adair
Paul's Alley
Okla
Hollywood
Venus
Shin
Duncan Sisters at Strand Four Days in Topsy and Eva
The Duncan Sisters Roselin and Vivian perform in Topsy and Eva at the Strand for four days starting Sunday. Cast includes Gibson Gowland Nils Asther and Florence Vidor in a Ro Selian and Vivian Led show theatrical adaptation with comic misadventures and a renamed Uncle Tom plot. The program also features The Stunt Man and Fables and news reels along with Florence Vidor in World at Her Feet.
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Duncen
Topsy
Eva
Strand Theatre
Duncan Sisters
Roselin
Vivian
Theen
Topsy and
Catherine Sholm Cushing
Rosetta
Hopey
Vivian Ala
Gibson Gowland
McTeague
von Stroheim
Greed
Nobel dJohnson
Marjorie Daw
Mytile Ferguson
Ohphelia
the Duncans
Nils Asther
Vienry Vieter
Barrier Beecher Stowe
Therm
Pata- Joliet
Land of Great
Woelert
Tansy
St. Bernard
Chinge
Sima Lepgree
Larry Lemon
Florence Vider
Man Kills Two Men Demanding Money in Texas Home
In Cyl, Dec 10, Frank Laney shot and killed Mick Constanza and Dan Cles while they demanded money at his home. Laney said Constanza pulled a gun and opened fire. he returned fire, killing both men.
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San Dose
Cyl
INS
Dix
Frank Laney
Mick Constanza
Dan Cles
Constanza
Laneyl
Theny
Fragmentary note on film industry roles and norms
The text describes roles of extra-men and former station attendants, noting that the practice of presentable extras is rarely followed as part of line work by screen workers. It hints at a specific place or group but provides limited concrete details or names.
Three Hours at Crystal Musical Revue Opens Today
Corinne Griffith stars in Three Hours at Crystal Theatre a dramatic love story of a jealous husband and a separated mother seeking three hours with her baby. Cast includes John Bowers Hobart Bosworth Paul Ellis Ann Schaefer and Mary Louise Miller. Evans Revue offers Hodge Podge with song numbers and vaudeville acts. Ben Lyon appears next week in Por the Love of Mike and The Merry Mix-up closes the program with song and dance numbers.
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Corinne Griffith
Crystal Theatre
John Bowers
Hobart Bosworth
Paul Ellis
Ann Schaefer
Mary Louise Miller
Evans
Evans Revue Company
Johnny Hines
Crystal
Ben Lyon
Mike
Evans Company
Crystal Stage
Century Building theatre lease tied to Cedar Rapids project
An Associated Press dispatch from Des Moines notes a signed 25 year lease with a a. H. Blank Theatre company for a $1,000,000 Cedar Rapids theatre under construction. Occupancy is planned by May 1 with an annual rental of $40,000. The story also reports on Hollywood dental replicas of extracted teeth for film stars and various theatre developments including the Riviera theatre organ installation, Ben Turpin touring plans, Chaplin's The Circus opening, and Hollywood romances involving Menjou, Carver, Norimand, and Cody.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Fect
Century Building Company
Cedar Rapids
A. H. Blank Theatre Company
Riviera Theatre
Barton
L. D. Stoll
Oshkosh
Wis
Hines and Smith Bring Mooseheart Radio Debut
Ed Hines and Hart Smith known as Pickles and Cough Drops appear on WJJD Mooseheart station Monday and Thursday nights from 11 to 12. They greeted Jack Smith at their first broadcast, chatted with local listeners, sang Muddy Waters with banjo, and announced a Mooseheart engagement in a letter to Jack.
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Ed Hines
Hart Smith
Plaza
Jack Smith
WJJD
Mooseheart
Jack
Bushman Critiques Modern Movie Business
Francis X Bushman laments today’s film industry calling it in its second childhood and overrun by showmen and fashion pressers, claiming there are no true showmen left and recalling the silver era when he and Beverly Bayne drew crowds at nickelodeons.
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Francis X
Bushman
Francis
Hector
Beverly Bayne
Bayne
Les Miserables at Rialto to Seven Days With Big Foreign Cast
The Rialto brings Les Miserables to a weeklong engagement starring Gabriel Gabrio with Sandra Milovanoff and an all star foreign cast. The production by Universal Film de France is praised for faithful atmosphere and large scale with 500 supporting players. It follows The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a major emotional drama before Buster Keaton Go West appears Thursday.
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Notre Dame
Victor Hugo
Rialto Theatre
Carl Leammle
Universal Film de France
Henri Fescourt
Gabriel Gabrio
Sandra Milovanoff
Jean Taulét
Paul Jorge
M. Razet
G. Saillard
Charles Badiole
M. Maillard
Paul Guide
Clara Dercy-Roche
Andree Rolane
Nivette Saillard
Renee Carl
France
Paris
Europe
Jean Valjean
Gabrio
Mer
Muriel
New York Times
Rialto Weekly
Buster Keaton
Crystal, Plaza, Rialto, Strand Stage Mix of Thrills and Romance
Crystal Theatre presents Corinne Griffith in Three Hours, plus Evans Revue show and Sky High Saunders in a four part thriller series. Plaza offers The Joy Girl with Olive Borden and vaudeville acts. Rialto features Blood Will Tell with Buck Jones and Kathryn Perry, while Strand presents The Rough Riders with Mary Astor and Emmett. Also comedies and news reels at all houses.
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Crystal
Corinne Griffith
John Bowers
Evans
Palace
al Wilson
Saunders
Wilson
Fox News
PLAZA
Olive Borden
Ma Flapper
Palm Beach
Braddan
Snow
Sigworth
Mason
The
Rough Riders
Cuba
Roosevelt Regiment
Mary Astor
Emmett
Mack
Charles Farrell
Fairy Gertrude Lawrence Returns to London Stage
London's Gertrude Lawrence, famed for dancing her way into American fame, returns to her hometown as a star of such magnitude that the gallery crowds endure 34 hours for opening night. Theatre management serves hot meals to waiting patrons for the first time in the city’s history. Lawrence first appeared as a Christmas pantomime fairy on the London stage and went to the United States in 1925 with Chariot's Revue before rising to prominence in On the Kay in America.
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Gertrude Laurence
London
America
Gertrude Lawrence
United States
Chariot
Kay
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Kathryn Carver
Paramount
Menjou
Variety
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Lew Cody
Mabel
Cody
Yrudeville
Hines and Smith
Francis X. Bushman
Rial
Carl Laemmie
Amrad
Gea Seme
Kentucky
Watkins Coal & Lumber CO
Matt Gruben & Sons
Netter Cemetery
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Owa
Elks Dining Room
Celeny Hearts
Queen Olives
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