Captive Woman With Sills At Strand All Week
The Strand presents His Captive Woman a Milton Sills Dorothy Mackaill talking picture starting tomorrow for the entire week. It is described as a season sensation with a tropical exile plot and a dramatic denouement. The program also features Duke De Kerekjarte and a Gus Edwards revue in technicolor Song of the Roses.
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Strand Theatre
Milton Sills
Dorothy Mackaill
The
Theatre of the Central West
Mister Sills
the Barker
New York
Tropics
Ysland
George Fitzmaurice
Barker
Hawaiian’ Islands
Black Beach
Helio
Pacific
Gus, Edwards
Duci ‘de Kerekjarte
Gus Edwards
On the Sound News
Dorothy Mackinji
Strand
Hollywood Gossip Sketches on Influenza and Theatre News
The piece reports Richard Barthelmess illness with tonsillitis and home return from a studio. It notes Edwina Booth, Harry Carey, and MGM staff sailing to Africa for Trader Horn and mentions Pat Rooney shorts for Universal. It covers Lytell’s NV A drive address, Dewey Washington acquittal, Rialto Eyes of the World remark, and six Warners pictures slated by May 1 with start dates and stars.
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Hollywood
Richard “Barthelmess
le de France
New York
Edwina ‘Booth
Harry Carey
W. 5. van Dyke
Metro- Goldwyn’ File
Africa
Elgin
Rialto
Paramount News
Theatres and Film News From New York and Nationwide
Hollywood reports a flurry of nuptials and premieres as Montague Love and Marjorie Hollis marry in Europe and Lupe Velez garners praise from Gloria Swanson and Dolores del Rio. Eric von Stroheim contracts influenza while Strand Theatre expands sound installations to 63 towns.
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Hollywood
Montague Love
Marjorie Hollis
Hawaii
New York
Lupe Velez
Rialto Theatre
Gloria Swanson
Dolores del Rio
Wiss Velez
Just & Uttle
Strand Theatre
Iowa
Waterloo Evening Courter Big Stage Show At Publix
The Waterloo Evening Courter reports a Saturday show at Publix vaudeville with Orville Renne master of ceremonies and acts Bascope Frank Shepard Arnald Grazier. Next week Riviera features Gucky Boy starring George Jessel with a Jazz Singer style film and continuing stage program and news reels.
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Toda
Orville’ Renne
Bascope
Frank “Shepard
Arnald Grazier
Feakira
the Riviera
George’ Jessel
Renre
Broadcasting Butter Awrdeytled Debuts as Nightly Entertainers
A confused recap notes WBEM Chicago will air dance music with Husk O'Hare and band on Tuesdays. A new Tempie night block will roll out early April on the CBS chain. Patsy Marsh and sister Dixie from KPO San Francisco tour southern venues. WEBM Chicago revives early radio frode style. KSTP St Paul plans Easter audience visit to Ye Old Fashioned tavern for music. KFJ Mary Gurdgy 48 chosen as feather artist for Uncle Don program with Audions orchestra. Coast to coast OBA chain presents the event.
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KSTP
St. Paul
Mary Gurdgy
Feather
Audions Orchestra
Marcel
OBA
The Wise Wife and Two Other Comedy Features at Crystal
Crystal presents three comedy subjects on one program at Crystal today and Sunday. The Wise Wife stars Phylis Haver Tom Moore Jacqueline Logan in a domestic tale of love, jealousy and a wife’s decisive intervention. Also shown are The Vagabond and Between Jobs.
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the Crystal
Phylis Haver
Tom Moore
Jacqueline Logan
Charlie Chaplin
Lloyd Hamilton
Phyllis Haver
United Artists to Negotiate Combine with Warner Bros
Joseph M. Schenck announced near completion of an $80 million merger involving United Artists studios and theatres. A half interest may be offered to Warner Brothers for about $26 million, with negotiations not yet begun, affecting nine units including Chaplin Pickford Griffith Goldwyn Fairbanks Swanson Schenck Feature Productions United Artists and Act Cinema.
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Los Angeles
United Artists
Joseph M. Schenck
Warner Brothers
Altho
Warner
Charles Chaplin
Mary Pickford
D. W. Griffith
Samuel Goldwyn
Douglas Fairbanks
Gloria Swanson
Act Cinema Company
Short change artists fleece clerk at Cremmely grocery
Cremmely grocery at 2210 Lafayette Street reports two men used the short change racket on a clerk, making five dollars. Suspects described as Monk Simmons and a tall showboat wearing overalls, driving a Buick Touring car.
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Pellet
Cremmely
Lafayette Street
Monk Simmons
Ang
Clement-Walsh Players to Open Waterloo House
Negotiations to start the Clement-Walsh Players season at Waterloo theatre near Des Moines were nearly complete. Frank Wood and W S Collier arranged a double company rotating between Waterloo and Des Moines with Dora Clement and William Walsh appearing in the bills. The opening likely in about two weeks features Tommy with Walsh directing and a high class stock lineup including past Des Moines guest star Marjorie Rambeau.
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Waterloo Theatre
Clement- Walsh
Des Moines
Frank Wood
W. 5. Collier
Clement-Walsh
Omaha
Waterloo
Dora Clement
Willam CG. Walsh
Stack Organization
Marjorie Rambeau
Hoot Gibson Stars in Burning The Wind at Palace Theatre
Hoot Gibson appears in Burning the Wind at the Palace today and Sunday. The Universal Western is based on William MacLeod Raine's A Daughter of the Dons with Virginia Brown Fals as Maria Valdes and Cesare Gravina, Boris Karloff among the cast. A comedy short Bustec's Big Chance and a Fox News feature accompany the program.
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Palace Theatre
Old
California
Wilam MacLeod Raine
Gibson
Leasb
Virginia’ Brown
Senorita
Maria Valdes
Dons
Cesare Gravina
Robert Hontans
Georges Grandee
Boris Karloff
Little Jack Little To Head Orpheum Theatres Air April Ninth
Waterloo radio fans will hear Little Jack Little and other Orpheum stars on Red Network stations Tuesday night April 9. The program features top vaudeville and radio performers including Vincent Lopez and Sophie Tucker among the 15 named most popular entertainers in a $500000 polling result. Little Jack Little, son of James and Mrs. James Leonard of 714 Washington Street, Waterloo, gained fame as a pianist and radio star after studies at Waterloo Conservatory and in Chicago, with naval service in World War I and further training at the University of Iowa.
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Red
King of the Hvories
Little Jack Little
Keith-Orpheum ‘Theatres
United States
Canada
Vincent Lopez
Sophie Tucker
Jack Little
James Leonard
Washington Street
Waterloo
West High School
Little Jack
London
England
London College of Music
Waterloo Conservatory of Music
Chicago
United States Navy
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Evening cinema lineup spans comedy and drama across local venues
Tonight in Crystal Palace features The Wise Wife with Phyliss Haver plus Lloyd Hamilton and Chaplin in The Vagabond. Hoot Gibson in Burning The Wind stars at Palace with Buster's Big Chance and Fox news. Riviera offers The Duke Steps Out with William Haines and Joan Crawford plus on stage acts. Royal Strands and Strand present Me Gangster with Don Terry, Lena Rivers and Bon Ton Follies chorus.
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Wise Wife
Phyliss Haver
Triangle
Lloyd Hamilton
Charlie Chaplin
Riviera
Wiliam Haines
Joan Crawford
Orville Rennie
Bascapé
Whistler
Frans Shepard
Arnold Grazer
Roysl
Lena Rivers
Bon Ton Follies Company
Don Terry
June Collyer
Booster
van & Schenck
Pathe Sound News
Dan Beard
Independence to Launch Movement for County Legion
Independence Jamaica reports plans to launch a county legion movement with Mourier as a special service planner. The item notes a March 40 date and local governance context.
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Independence
Mourier Special Service
Independence, Ja
Hollywood Rumors and Backstage Bets from the Talkie Era
Backstage notes report rumors of Mary Pickford and Doug Fairbanks possibly co starring in a modernized Taming of the Shrew directed by Sam Taylor. Lois Moran is praised for Coquette while Ann Pennington and Nancy Welford shift roles in The Gold Diggers. Monte Blue Phyllis Haver Eddie Lowe Norma Talmadge figures update on projects and party plans.
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Premier Syndicate
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Doug Fairbanks
Sam Taylor
Mary
Doug
Caquette
Miss Pickford
United Artists’ Studio
Ann Pennington
George White
Nancy Welford
Miss Welford
Miss Welfords
Miss Pennington
Lilyan ‘Tashman
Eddie Lowe
Agua Caliente
Stollywood
Monte Blue
Griffith Park
Phyllis Haver
Phil
Lon Chang
Breeze New York
Billy Seaman
Jimmy Walker
Seaman
Manhattan
Norma Talmadge
Norma
Gilbert Rotend
United Artists
Gilbert
Miss. Talmadge
Mervyn Leroy
Palm Springs
County Legion unit may form at Monday meeting
Shehan post of the American Legion will discuss forming a county unit at its meeting Monday evening. District Commander J L Larson of Dunkerton will be the principal speaker, with representatives from all county posts invited to attend.
William Haines Stars in The Duke Steps Out at Riviera
William Haines plays a pompous prize fighter who falls for a coed played by Joan Crawford in The Duke Steps Out at the Riviera for four days. The film features three combat set pieces on campus and in a cafe and ring battles with lively comedy, romance, and action.
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William Haines
Riviera Theatre
Haines
Levye
Joan Crawford
Delmar Daves
Eddie Nugent
Karl Dane
Tenen Holtz
Luke Cosgrove
Herbert Prior
Jack Roper
Jail Two for Theft of Beerys Bonds
Carl Coleman and Morris Goodman, former Paramount studio workers, were jailed after police said they confessed to stealing bonds valued at 160000 from film actor Wallace Beery. A third suspect was being sought. The bonds, hidden in a vacant lot for about a year, were to be sold to a brokerage firm.
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Hollywood
Gal
U.R
Carl Coleman
Morris Goodman
Paramount Studios
Tadey
Wallace Beery
Goodman
Coleman
Beery
Flood damage halts main line Waterloo to LaPorte City
Floods severely damage the Waterloo to LaPorte City main line with fourteen washouts and a 15 span trestle. Passengers are handled by bus transfer at LaPorte City while freight trains detour via Rock Island under a reciprocal emergency contract with fixed charges.
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Waterloo
LaPorte City
Rock Island
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