Greta Gerbo in Wild Orchids at Riviera opens week
Greta Garbo stars in the MGM drama Wild Orchids opening today at the Riviera for four days with Lewis Stone and Nils Asther. The story centers on a wife tempted by a Japanese prince, amid tropical scenery and tiger imagery. Orville Rennie hosts the stage act with musical numbers and a comedy lineup. The program also features The Dummy, a Ruth Chatterton led comedy drama, plus new musical numbers and stage entertainment.
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Greta Gerho
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Riviera Theatre
Lewis Stone
Nils Asther
Greta
Elayed
Orvilla Rennie
Jave
Witta
Paramount News
Orville Rennie
Prince
Riviera
Maxine
Bobby
al & Louise Rudack
Charles Calvert
Will
Percen
Ruth Chatterton
Mickey ‘Bennett
Frederic March
John Cromwell
Fred Kohler
Vouiellack Oakte
Pitts
Theatrical Gossip Across Cedar Rapids and Des Moines
Orville Rennie comes to the Riviera for a week as master of ceremonies with a reputation for dash and romance from The Student Prince. News notes include Strands adopting sound cinema, legal disputes, stage returns, and casting updates across studios and theaters.
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Orville Rennie
Tifvnora Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Prince
Rennie
Publix House
Rock Island
Riviera
Rock Island Theatre
Hollywood Gossip and Casting Sparks at Premier Syndicate
Hollywood society notes reveal casting director Gertrude Short makes an impression, while Marion Davies and Dorothy Herzog clash over quitting the motion picture business. Clara Bow flees to New York for Pink Tights, with updates on Velma Banky Myrna Kennedy and others amid gossip of romances, fares, and film news.
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Merion Davies
Davies
Miss. Herzog
Marion Davies
Miss Davies
Dorothy ~ Herzog
Chera
Clara Bow
Hollywood
New York
Clara
Manhattan
Iblings Act Given High Praise on Detroit Show Dates
Theatre notices from Waterloo pair Iblings and Thomas praise their act A Boy and a Girl From Show as unusually strong with pep and merit. Miss Iblings, formerly a Waterloo voice teacher, is cited as a model for artists and Jamnita Thomas as a stunning performer. The duo played at Grand Riviera Detroit and Uptown Cleveland, with next stops in New York City.
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Vaudaville
Iblings
Thomas
Courier
Thlings
Valdevillés
Wasa
Jamnita Thomas
Grand Alviera Theatre
Detroit
Cleveland
New York City
Iowa Girl with New Film Talker Mind Reader Act
Iowa Lovett and sister Georgia Templeton star in Marvellone talking pictures praised as a sensational eastern theatres act. The act features blindfolded orchestra players answering audience requests and visual feats on screen, with Lovett and family touring from Traer.
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Courier Snecal Servies
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Marveltone Thinking Pictures
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Thinking Pictures
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Orpheum
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Sudiente
Mes'hevetl
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Traer
Marvellone
Mia
Ape Pixtera
Scharfenberg
Tracer
Xirmet Traerhotographer
Fovelt Company
The Desert Song musical romance heads to Waterloo
The Desert Song, a Lawrence Schwab Frank Mandel musical romance, plays Waterloo next Saturday March 16 with matinee and night performances. Starred by Sigmund Romberg's throbbing score and a large cast, it features songs like One Alone and Let Love Go among others.
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Lawrence Schwab
Frank Mandel
New York
London
Chicago
Detroit
Waterloo Theatre
Sigmund Romberg
Otto Harbach
Osear Hammerstein
Margot
Solsilors
The Part of Missing Girls at Crystal Theatre Tonight
Adults see The Part of Missing Girls at Crystal with Barbara Bedford Malcolm McGreegor and Hedda Hopps Wyndham Standing in cast. Also Palace features Morgan's Last Raid with McCoy. Plaza screens Dream of Love with Crawford Asther Pringle and others. Riviera presents Greta Garbo in Wid Orchids with Lewis Stone Nilk Asther and newsreels. Strand shows The Fortune Hunter with Helene Costella and Our Gang The Old Gray Hoss. stage acts include Orville Rennie Louise Rudack Mazine Bobb Calvert.
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Palace
tTim McCoy
Morgan
Plaza
Joan Crawford
Nils Asther
Aileen Pringle
Watener Oland
Carmel Myers
Riviera
Greta Garbo
Lewis Stone
Nilx Asther
Movietone
Paramount News
Orville Rennie
É& Louise Rudack
Mazine & Bobb
Charles Calvert
Strand
Held on robbery charges in Indianapolis case
Des Moines reports Charles K. Dugan is held today on Indiana warrants for robbery and vandalism. Dugan was arrested at home as a relative of the suspect sought by Indiana authorities.
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Fis
Indianapolis
Charles K. Dugan
Indiana
Bu Gan
Honer
Jom Crawford in Dream of Love at the Plaza
Joan Crawford stars in Dream of Love at the Plaza for four days with Nils Asther and a strong supporting cast including Carmel Meyers Warner Oland and Aileen Pringle. The program also features The Collegians in In the Movies and a Knights of Pythias benefit screening Just Married.
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Joan Grawford
Miss" Crawford
Nils Asther
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Pred Nibio
Sarah Bernhardt
Aileen Pringle
Carmel Meyers
Water Oland
Carmel Beautiful Siren
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Miss Pringle
Miss Crawford
K. P. Benefit
Collegians
Plaza
Knights of Pythiss
Maniled
Saith
Ruth ‘Taylor
James Harl
Oswald the Rabbit
Tim McCoy Rides in Morgan's Last Raid at Palace Theatre
Tim McCoy stars in MGM's Morgan's Last Raid at the Palace Theatre and Sunday showings. He plays a young southern officer riding with Morgan the raider, with Dorothy Sebastian as the northern love interest. The Civil War epic features authentic battles, veteran ensembles, and thrills alongside a Hank Mann comic turn and a companion feature Ful House plus a newsreel.
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Arsenal
Morgan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Palace Theatre
McCoy
Dorothy Sebastian
South
Hank Mann
Tet
Mayor Seeks to Close Davenport Hotel After Raids
Davenport Iowa March 9 Attempts by Mayor Harold Metcalf to close the Fay hotel after a raid in a vice cleanup will be resisted by new owners Edward Azar and Fred Agar Chicago they said. The hotel was run by a cousin of Azar and a partner now jailed on charges including white slave and liquor. Attorneys for the owners said the paper had no authority to close the hotel. Metcalf said he revoked the license and would press arrests if operations continue.
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Harold Metcalf
Edward S. Azar
Fred Agar
Chicago
Azar
Theotel
Metcalf
Siamese Twins Apply for Marriage License in Newark
Margaret Stratton Gibbs, 12, and Carlos Josefe, 23, claimed to be a Siamese twin pair seeking a marriage license at Newark City Clerk’s office. The presence of theatre managers and publicity men led some to be skeptical about the arranged marriage within a few days. Also present were Mary, the other twin, and the parents Mr and Mrs John R Gibbs of Holyoke Massachusetts.
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Newark
N. J
U.S
Margaret Stratton
Gibbs
Carlos Josefe
Ford Metal Company of Mexico
Ome Parsons
Mary
John R. Gibbs
Holyoke
Mass
Woman Seeks $2000 Alimony in Decree Request
Ruth Clue files for divorce from Earl Clue asking $2000 alimony and custody of two children Clara Elizabeth aged 3 and Harvey Bart six months. petition notes Jol Jesup marriage on June 3, 1924. Esther J. Rodgers seeks divorce from Ralph W. Rodgers. Judge Hasner grants several divorces by default for Alonzo Murphy and Grace Murphy Helen Vashiell and Ells Vashiell Maybelle Edler and Herbert Eder.
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Earl Clue
Jesup
Clara Elizabeth
Harvey Bart
Esther J. Rodgers
Ralph W. Rodgers
R. W. Hasner
Ells Vaoshell
Maybelle Edler
Herbert Eder
Miss Elsie Janis Stricken by Influenza in Paris
Ill in Paris on March 9 Miss Elsie Janis the American actress known as the Sweetheart of the AEF is reported to be in serious condition. Dr Edmund Gros stated this morning her temperature was 102 and pulse 110 with influenza reaching the base of the left side but not believed to threaten her life.
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Paris
MSI
Slsie Janis
Edmund Gros
Port of Missing Girls at Crystal Theater Weekend
The Crystal theater screens Port of Missing Girls over the weekend. The film follows Barbara Bedford, a college girl misled by a bootlegger, illustrating the dangers faced by young women in big cities through dramatic episodes and a protective boyfriend.
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Crystal Theatre
Mt ¢Hnab House
Barbara Bedford
Malcolm McGregor
Barbara
Trail of 98 Synchronized at Strand All Week
The Strand Theatre presents a synchronized sound film The Trail of 1898 about the Klondike gold rush featuring Dolores Del Rio Ralph Forbes and others. The story follows global arrivals in San Francisco to Yukon peril and a Dawson City romance amid avalanches and river rapids with Pathe Sound News daily.
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Dolores del Rio
Robert W. Service
Tomorow
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Yukon
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Edward Horton
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Pathe Sound News
Auction Flanagan Property Bristow Indiana
Auction of the late Augustus Flanagan's estate occurred Friday afternoon at the farm east of Bristow. Items included personal property livestock farm machinery grain and household goods. Ed Folkerts has leased the farm following satisfactory sale prices secured by the administrator.
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Bristow
Augustus Flanagan
Ed Folkerts
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