Riviera stage show opens with Lon Chaney in London After Midnight
Riviera Theatre debuts a new stage program headlined by Lon Chaney on screen in London After Midnight while Boyd LaVerne leads a coastal comedy jazz revue with Goggart Motto Nat Nazarro and Louise Mossar. The program includes The Tilliman Jace Land and Harmony Hounds with French Dressing as the midweek feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Englsh
Burke
Eviener
Chaney
Marentine Day
Conrad Nagil
Polly Moran
Kency B. Wahhadl
Paramount News
Ralph Jones
Delano Dell
Boyd LaVerne
Jarvists
Haines Twins
Hutchings and Holloway
He Farmonice
Imsu
Wilson
Llr
Deckling
Loswan
HH. B. Warner
Vast
Minstrels Founder Al G Fields Dies After 41 Years
The Cleveland based Fields minstrels, once a southern favorite and last surviving of burnt cork troupes, closed in Wilmington last Monday after 41 years of activity. Al G Fields died about two years ago. the company had been headquartered in Cleveland and outlasted Primrose and West and Lew Corkstader’s troopers. New all-female bands form as vaudeville backers demand girl ensembles. three to five are rehearsing in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Fields
Wilmington
Cleveland
Variety
Fields
South
Primrose
West
Lew Corkstader
Yaudeville
New York
Setter Business Council Formed From Advertising Club
Articles of integration rename Watering Titer business to Waterlon Advertising. A meeting next Friday in Blark's tearoom will outline the year plan. The group will survey Waterlog Urade territory via Waterloo to improve industry. Monthly meetings replace weekly sessions with occasional special sessions as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blark
Fnivatom
Keopuss
Waterloo
Beticr Ustiyass
Loves of Carmen and Stage Vane at Plaza Surday
A fragmentary entertainment page notes Dolores del Rio party scenes and stage acts at Plaza Surday. It mentions singers, dancers, and a vaudeville lineup including Teddy the monologist, a Canadian performer, and a touring comedian with a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Vane
Plaza Surday
Dolores del Rio
KhAtTy
Prosper Merny
Kid Boots at WaterISS theatre draws Jan 5 show
The Ziegfeld musical comedy Kid Boots debuts at Wateriss theatre on Thursday January 5 with music by Harry Tierney and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. The cast features Pauline Blan and Eddie Nelson among others, with a plot of disguise and golf themed misadventure amid a lavish production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegfeld
Waterloo Theatre
Plorenz Ziegfeld
Kid Booots
Wateriss
Thursdday
Harry Tierney
Joseph McCarthy
Rio Rita
New Ziegfeld Theatre
New York
William Anthony McGuire
Otto Harbach
Edward Royce
Gates and Morange
Kid Boats
Everglades Club
Galt
Polly
Pauline Blan
Eddie Nelson
Harriett WV
Miller
Howard Quigley
Frances Kins
George Mantetl
Chami Maula
Charles Prince
Harry Wilson Des Bague
Patsy Ruth Clark
Fred Stiring
Faber
Fify Maro
Lily Charming
Riviera Midnight Show Confetti and Horns Planned
Riviera announces a festive midnight show with confetti and horns for the crowd. The act features Riviera dancers, specialty numbers, two tea canettes, and a Riviera Crinde organ with candy fetures as part of the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis Tye
Doris al
Riviera Crinde
Plaza Theatre Remodel Adds Larger Stage Space
The Plaza Theatre underwent remodeling with a larger stage, completed at an approximate cost of 87 000. Details and sources are unclear due to garbled text, but the project reflects a substantial upgrade to the venue and its presentation capabilities.
Red Grange in Strand Big Race Romance Picture
William Boyd stars opposite Bessie Love in Dress Parade at the Strand for four days. The romantic action film features a West Point setting with a rival cadet, a dramatic rescue, and a decisive battle scene. Also presents The Rating Romeo with Red Grange and a Christie comedy plus newsreel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boyd
Hetman
Bessie Love
Boyd
West Point
Hugh Allan
Walter Tennyson
Maurice Ryan
Louis Natheaux
Clarence Goldort
The Covered Wagon Comes to Palace for Four Days
The Covered Wagon arrives at the Palace for a four day run. Emerson Hough novel adapted by James Cruze for Paramount stars Leis Wilson J Walter Kerrigan Ernest Torrence Alan Hale Charles Ogle and others in a grand mass production about the romance between Witsanson and Molly Wingate the belle of old Liberty town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Hough
James Cruze
Paramount
Palace Theatre
Witsanson
Molly Wingate
Old Liberty
Leis Wilson
J. Walter Kerrigan
Yoles
Crystal theatre offerings mix romance and adventure
The Crystal presents The Notorious Lady with Lewis Stone and Barbara Bedford, a tale of two Englishmen and a woman in darkest Africa. Evans Revue's New Year special with a midnight show. Palace shows The Boy Rider with Buzz Barton plus Buster's Whole Life and Fox news reel. Plaza screens Road to Romance with Ramon Navarro and Marceline Day, plus Red Town Follies vaudeville and reels. Rialto features Buck Jones in Chain Lightning with comedy and MGM news. Riviera offers Get Your Man with Pretty Clare Bow, plus Boyd LaVerne and a live entertainment lineup. Strand screens Soft Cushions with Douglas MacLean and cast, plus Dead Easy and Pathe News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal
Lewis Stone
Barbara Bedford
Africa
Evans Revue Company
Palace
Buzz Barton
Buster
Fox News
Plaza
MGM
Riviera
Clare Bow
Man
Boyd LaVerne
Pauline Gaskin
Gattison Jones
Elsie Elliout
Earle le Vere
Douglas MacLean
Richard Carle
Boris Karloff
Bobby Vernon
Pathe News
Indian Attacks and Prairie Fire Highlight 1849 Wagon Trails
Readable scenes depict Indians attacking wagon trains during the 1849 gold rush era, with a buffalo hunt and a dramatic prairie fire among the chief dramatic moments. The text frames Indians as descendants of the original harrassers of wagon trains.
Parole Granted for Lifers in Statutory Case
Des sauines reports a lifer, Ray Kessler, serving 10 years at Fort Madison Penitentiary for a statutory conviction. Gov Hammill commutes life sentence to 2 years and the parole is slated for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Sauines
Hammill
Ife
Ray Kessler
Council Blutts
Fort Madison
Jan T
Rialto Week Shows '12 Miles Out' and More
The Rialto’s coming week features Twelve Miles Out with John Gilbert and Joan Crawford, a maritime thriller about whisky smuggling and hijacking. Also scheduled are Three Bad Men with Tom OBrien and Tom Sanchi, Stage Madness with Virginia Wall, The Light That Failed with Glen Tryon, and A Hero for a Night with Fatsy Ruth Miller, plus Our Gang and news reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Tom O'Brien
Tom Sanchi
Olve Bordoni
John Gilbert
Ernest Torrence
Joan Crawford
Eileen Percy
Paulette Duval
Dorothy Sebastian
Gwen Lee
Edward Earle
Bert Roach
Angie
Our Gang
Virginia Wall
Lou Telligen
Richard Walling
Glen Tryon
Charles Chase
New York
Russia
Fatsy Ruth Miller
Lloyd Whitlock
Burr McIntosh
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Lon G Haney
al Evans
Public Riviera
Omaha
Wffe
Kathryn Anderson Evans
Evans
Glenwood
Council Blitis
Able
Anish Rose
Faramoun
Los Angeles
California
Worvil
Norman Wewhan
Mildred Jerome
Tony Casey
Uniontown
Miss Jerome
Waterlan Players
Mildred Andi
Charlotte
Yaudert
Chicago
Mildred Andre
Helen Prrtersar
Kenneth Martin
Feirywood Ters
Haglan
Marie Prevost
Setter Business Council
Advertising Club
Free Kerrigan
Jolt Gmhere
Kinky Theatre
Kataly Aeles
Ragiera
Riviera Gra
Hage
Veminit
Waterlaas Uiedtre
Wiliam Boyd
Teene Tray Wypase Varede
The
Strandttenese
Capmen
Whale
MLNS
Teddy
Bear
Ferguson
Med
Mulidoon
Picnie
Hanuges
Cus Sa Ani
Eitan
Piva Ueatre Thies
Everglades
Hudson
Herolie
Kid Boots
Mtastri
Hudson Club
Iajary
Benoit
Ingwer
Dali
Rey
Guidi
Wotoy
Rans Pay
Plaza Theatre
Armsanen Fembang
Guarantea Avery
Toney Wall
Bill
Old
Seville
Alto
Joan’ Crawford
Sunday Bill
Dixie Ramblers
Dolores del Rio Victor M °&Laglen
Billy van
Ferguson & Sunderland
Teddy the
Comedy Wrestling Bear
Plaza Music Melodists
Hien
Son
Ane
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