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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1928
Page
16
A note from Harry Lim bert of 206 Engbard Avenue describes extreme heat in Washington D C and Waterloo. He says his family was in the capital on a motor tour last Wednesday and the temperature is notably high in the Potomac area.
Des Moines July 20 The presidential race grabs headlines but 1930 Iowa politics will focus on a new U S Senate seat with potential candidates including Hammill Dickinson Harding Clarke Francis and others. Brookhart’s term ends in two years and the field may shift as campaigns develop.
A dense schedule of radio and concert listings across Des Moines and Davenport detailing times for orchestras such as Younker Bros and Palmolive Peet, weather segments, news reviews, baseball scores, chimes concerts, and various musical programs throughout the day. Includes university events, station programs, and contemporaneous entertainment notes with multiple named acts and venues.
The Palace offers The Swift Shadow a western, Tongue Tied, Man Without a Face serials, plus a Faden Players No No Nanine program and Washington Square on screen. Plaza hosts No No Nanine with 13 Washington Square and a Jean Hersholt Alice Joyce double bill. Rialto features The Road To Ruin and Step Out, with Helen Foster. Riviera showcases Half a Bride with Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper, plus Casey Jones stage acts and Little Joe Warner. Strand presents A Texas Steer with Will Rogers and a Vitaphone sketch The Heast and The Diplomats with Irene Rich and Joan Miljan.
Paden shines in No No Nanine a Rose Marie farce at Plaza Theatre as the week ends. Elinore Marshall Rose Marie McKay, Jean Lowry Ninane, James Dunseith Pierre Valois and Roy Jones Jules Beauvais lead a lively ensemble with Red Baldwin and others in a comedy of romance in the Canadian northwest.
Playlet featuring Irene Rich unfolds a gripping tale as her husband John Millan sets out to rescue her after she is abducted by savages in Africa. Harry Towney also stars in the cast, with a snappy program of song and band numbers to close the show.
The piece notes the boys sing well but struggle when instruments like violins and saxophones are added, suggesting tension between vocal skill and orchestral accompaniment. It reads as a brief commentary on musical training and stage presence.
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