Smile Brother Smile at Strand With Mulhall Mackaill Cast
At the Strand on Sunday a double bill features the film Smile, Brother, Smile with Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill in lead roles. The plot follows a shipping clerk at a cosmetics factory on the road and a vengeful manager, plus a strong supporting cast. The week also includes The Gorilla Hunt, a five reel African feature starring Ben Burbridge with jungle dangers and cannibals.
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Strand
Smile
Brother
Jack Mulhall
Dorothy Mackaill
Rey Barnes
Philo McCullough
E. J. Ratcliffe
Erhbert Hilliard
Harry Dunkinson
Yola d'Avril
Ben Burbridge
Africa
Ted Wells in Western Picture at Palace Theatre
Universal western Straight Shooting shows today and Sunday at the Palace Theatre starring Ted Wells with Lillian Gilmore. The story follows a valiant range rider amid love and rivalry, written by Wm Lester and described as lively and action packed.
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Ted Wells
Palace Theatre
Universal
Wm. Lester
Lillian Gilmore
Wells
Lovers at Plaza features Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry
The Plaza theatre opens a new film and stage program tomorrow headlined by Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry in Lovers a fiery romance. Vaudeville acts and a stage band with several musical numbers accompany the feature. Way Watts, long-time master of ceremonies, is not advertised this week. Normally a comedy and news reel are shown.
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Plaza Theatre
Ramon Novarro
Alice Terry
Theatre Orchestra
Way Watts
the Plaza
Publix plans purge of theatres not turning profit
The Variety report says Publix intends to reduce holdings in small town theatres and shift to owner managers with minor Publix interests. Each reopened house would handle booking locally, while downtown venues in key cities remain unaffected, underscoring brand flexibility for local tastes. Ruth Elder is noted as a vaudeville and film prospect across circuits including Publix and Loew.
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Variety
Horn
Publix
Paramount
Ruth Elder
Keith-Albee
Orpheum
Loew
Film and stage offerings at Crystal-Evans Palace Rialto Strand
Crystal-Evans presents Private Ikey Cohen sketch and a France remembrance. Ken Maynard stars in The Land Beyond the Law with Ted Wells in Straight Shooting. Plaza shows What Price Glory with Victor McLaglen and Dolores.del Rio. Rialto features Lon Chaney in The Unknown. Strand offers Dance Magic with Ben Lyon and Pauline Starke plus Pathe news and fables.
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Crystal—Evans
Ikey Cohen
France
Ken Maynard
Palace
Ted Wells
PLAZA
Victor McLagren
Edmund Lowe
Dolores del Rio
Rialto
Lon Chaney
Ben Lyon
Pauline Starke
Broadway
Broadway film bids and floods hit theaters and chains
The article reports Loew’s bid for Miss Elder at 6500 dollars weekly and two top Broadway houses offering 15000 weekly plus a share of gross. a Chicago greyhound group offered 65 000 weekly in gross, rejected. New England floods inundated over 150 theatres, with 100 more closed awaiting repairs. Film schedules were disrupted as floods blocked rail lines. a Roumanian film Lake on Harem finished, first abroad presentation.
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Miss Elder
Loew's
William Maerris
Broadway
Swim
Chicago
New England
New York
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Spoken Drama Near Extinction Warned By Theatre Men
Washington May 12 The war tax burden is blamed for a sharp decline in U S spoken drama with officials claiming the legitimate theatre is shrinking to the Atlantic seaboard and midwestern regions show few productions. William A Brady and Frank Gilmore cite reduced road shows and many actors failing to pay income tax while ministers of the Actors Equity warn of ongoing industry decline. Mrs Hilda Moss Birmingham England with no children was arrested for stealing six baby carriages and confessed.
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Washington, D. C
America
House Wars and
William A. Brady
Brady
Atlantic Seaboard
Louisville
Omaha
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Frank Gilmore
Actors’ Equity Association
New York
Hilda Moss
Birmingham
Enzland
Evans Revue at Crystal Theatre Delights with Ikey Cohen Sketch
Evans Revue presents Private Ikey Cohen a French battlefields sketch with songs like Hard Boiled Haggerty and My Heart’s in the U S A on a big scenic production. Ken Maynard stars in The Land Beyond the Law and Patsy Ruth Miller leads What Every Girl Should Know next week with Ian Keith and others. On Tuesday matinee Evans Revue premieres Ship Ahoy a fresh musical comedy skit with new songs and ballet numbers.
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Evans Revue
Crystal Theatre
France
Ikey Cohen
Nere
U. S
Haggerty
U.S. A
The
Crystal
Ken Maynard
Patsy Ruth Miller
Ian Keith
Mickey McBan
Carroll Nye
Lillian Langdon
Hazel Howell
Carmelita Geragh
Evans Revue Company
Lon Chaney Stars In The Unknown At Rialto
Lon Chaney appears as an armless man in The Unknown at the Rialto for four days. Norman Kerry Joan Crawford Nick De Ruiz John George and Frank Lanning also star in a circus sideshow mystery romance with murder. Staged Wednesday, A Harp in Hock screens next with Rudolf Schildkraut May Robson Bessie Love and others.
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Lon Chaney
Rialto Theatre
Norman Kerry
Joan Crawford
Nick de Ruiz
John George
Frank Lanning
Chaney
Rialto
Hock
New York
Rudolph Schildkraut
Junior Coghlan
May Robson
Bessie Love
Lews Natheaux
Elsie Bartlett
Mrs. Charles
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Hunt
FMS
Ramon Novarro and
Foley
Jack
Mulhall
Dorothy
Tot Wells
Toda
Los Angeles
Westlake
West Coast
Adolph Ramish
Lou Erickson
Boulevard
Abe Lyman
Strand Theatre
Midwest
Bill AT Crystal
Maisie
Ikey Cohn
Cole Electric Co
E. Oth
Bazar
Women’s Benefit Association
Moose Hall
Russell-Lamson Hotel Orchestra
Waverly
Legion Ballroom
Clyde Grant and His
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FOX News
Ghootin
ST. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Auditorium Corner
East Fourth and Parker Streets
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Parsons
Armory
Clyde Grant
Joe Buzules
LAZG
Frank
Raane
Carmel Cal
Norman Kerry Young
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