Al Jolson Heads Riviera Program in Singing Fool
Jolson stars in The Singing Fool at the Riviera for four days with Vitaphone sound and dialogue. The film charts a café singer’s rise, love, divorce, and a son’s plea as Jolson sings Sonny Boy and other songs amid stage numbers and vaudeville acts. Cast includes Josephine Dunn Betty Bronson and Davey Lee with stage acts by Walter & Dyer and Elersner Charter.
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Be Presented Next Sunday at Boston
A Courier Special Services item from Mt. Vernon Iowa notes that the play Incorporate or “S. . Incorporated” won for Verne Jay, a former Cornell college figure, and will be presented next Sunday in Boston.
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Inside Hollywood gossip on Tarnish premiere stars and chatter
Dorothy Herzog reports in Hollywood the Ambassadors lobby buzz about new faces and recall of Napoleon while praising Tarnish a true screen highlight. Virginia Valli Albert Gran Pauline Garon Barton Hepburn Duane Thompson and Claire Windsor attend a dress parade premiere with Edmund Lowe Lilyan Tashman and Evelyn Brent noted among guests.
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Barton Hepburn
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Claire Windsor
Edmund Lowe
Lilyan’ Tashman
Benjamin Glazer
Robert Milton
Evelyn Brent
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Prize play to open at Boston Repertory Theatre
A Boston prize of 1900 dollars for the best student written play is produced in Boston and will open October 15 at the Boston Repertory Theatre. The winner, SS Incorporated, was chosen last spring from colleges nationwide. Jay Cornell, a Waterloo resident and college student, began writing while at Cornell and later directed pepster programs and student plays. He spent summers on chautauqua circuits and was named assistant director at the Boston Repertory Theatre.
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Morse to succeed Green as deputy US marshal in south district
Des Moines reports Wayne Morse will become chief deputy United States marshal for the southern district, succeeding William H. Green. Marshal Fred Hird announced Morse will take office early next month.
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Hold Em Yale at Crystal Opens Weekend Run
The Crystal presents Hold Em Yale on Saturday and Sunday with a two day price policy. Red LaRocque stars as a young South American student at Yale who joins the football team, wins the affection of the lead, and earns devotion to the blue and white. The college life tale features action and celebrated star Rod LaRocque.
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Crystal and Harold Lloyd Split Screen Tonight at Local Theatres
The page lists screenings across multiple downtown venues. Crystal Theatre features Crystal-Rod LaRocque in Hold Em Yale with romance and action plus a rural comedy, Jungle Triangle, and Fox newsreel. Plaza showcases Paden Players in Home Made Sweetness with vaudeville, Circus Rookies with Karl Dane and Louise Lorraine, Excess Baggage, and Movietone news. Strand presents The Whip a sound racing drama with Dorothy Mackaill and Ralph Forbes. Vita-Phone acts and a skit by Harry Dell. Waterloo offers Bringing Up Father with Lucile Valliere and Tom Post. vaudeville acts, singing and dancing.
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Willam Haines
Paramount News
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Ralph Forbes
Lowell Sherman
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Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother at Palace Today
Harold Lloyd stars in The Kid Brother at the Palace cinema today and tomorrow. The comedy delivers Lloyd style humor with a fast pace and clever stunts set in Hickoryville with Jobyna Ralston.
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Des Moines Writer Praised on New York Theatre Tour
A Des Moines writer is cited in a two column dispatch from Des Moines to Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. The article chronicles the writer’s eastern trip and praises Riviera theatre manager while detailing impressions of New York theatres and their management.
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Fragmentary Passage Reflects Odd Lobby Scene
Readable bits describe a lobby encounter with unfamiliar names like Herbert Grove and Jesse. The speaker recalls friendly waves and curiosity about a show, mentioning neighbors and a casual Des Moines setting. details are incomplete and narrative in tone.
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