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|With a Brownsville a and 18 Valley * Theaters 1
Eroadway Melody9
o Start Talkies
it Capitol Sunday
Broadway Melody,” an elaborate production filmed by Metro
i-Mayer with all-talking, singing and dance effects, is the at
billed to inaugurate Vitaphone entertainment in Brownsville
st showing at the Capitol theater here Snday afternoon. The
will be rounded out with talking news reels and Vitaphone
levme acts. v
le big picture is said to be the
t vitally portrayed drama or !
: tage life to reach the screen, I
all the glamour, tinsel and
er for which life behind the !
es is famous, reproduced in j
lful manner.
le opening of this picture had i
. scheduled for Saturday afler
1 but a damaged part of the
plicated equipment was found
>e defective. A new part was
ted here from Dallas. The pic
is to show throughout the
tie story, an original by the |
irated playwright, Edmund
Iding, relates the sad yet hum- !
s experience of a small town j
er act” that looks like mater
fer the Follies but flops in re- '
rsal. Through it all runs a ;
lanly interesting romance, such j
s carried on only in the aver
life cf show people, whose chief
in living is to entertain the J
lie for which they perform,
he dramatic climax is a most j
rt-gripping episode, for after
ggling to keep her ‘'little sister”
l wandering off the straight
narrow, the good Samaritan
true love take its course by
ificing her own lover. Anita
e and Bessie Love appear as
“sister act.” and Charles King,
iical comedy star, as the help
song-and-dance-man lover.
:enneth Thompson plays the
rich and handsome stage door
innle, who endeavors to gain
attentions of Miss Page and is
ultimate cause of the cyclonic
lax. Mary Doran. Eddie Kane
others of note are in the
porting cast.
!arry Beaumont, responsibile for
ir Dancing Daughters” and oth
>uccesses. directed the new pro
tion, which is interspersed i
oughout with specially written
slcal scores.
BOY GOLF STAR PINCHED
ORMBY. Eng.—Campbell Wil
, 16-year-old golf star, was ar
;cd for speeding his auto and
his driving license for two years.
TEALS FOR ADOPTED BABY
HICAGO.—Mrs. Agnes Crosbie
5 arrested for stealing a ring
ch she pawned to buy food for
adopted baby.
\ FISH 100 YEARS OLD
lEICESTER. Eng. — Norman
kemore caught in Leicester Pool
jolden carp estimated to be 100
its old.
A Fair Parisienne
Borrows a Duke In
Film At Dittmann
Mischievous, provocative, tantal
izing, adorable—that's Eve Southern
in “The Naughty Duchess,” which
provides her wfth a role unlike any
thing she has ever done before, yet
as clearly acted an dsincerely por
trayed as all her other characteriza
tions, from the stormy Judith of
"Wild Geese” to the seductive Lola
of “Stormy Waters.”
“The Naughty Duchess” is the Tif
fany-Stahl production which is play
ing Sunday at the Dittman theater
with H. B. Warner polished and
exceptionally delightful as the Duke
whose Yes to the request of a
strange young woman on a French
train starts a delightful series of
incidents.
The lady, named Hortense, which
is in itself a variety, steps into the
duke's compartment and asks him
to be kind enough to let her pose
as his wife for only five minutes.
The duke, being also a gentleman,
as is not often the case in fiction,
assents, and when two detectives
lay hands on Hortense he says.
“Madame is my wife”—and the
damage is done. The detectives are
not so easily pried loose from their
suspicions and the result is that
the masquerade has to be continued
and carried into the duke's chateau,
where his tenants and friends ac
cept her as his bride, but his house
keeper knows she is not his blonde
fiancee. Then a handsome young
cousin flirts outrageously with her.
It’s delightful nonsense, with di
rector Tom Terriss handling the
situation gracefully, tactfully and
with finesse. Eve was never more
alluring, Warner never more roman
tic, and Duncan Rinaldo is an at
tractive young man destined to
make hearts flutter. Gertrude As
tor has a bit as the duke’s fiancee,
but she has a lot to do in a short
time and does it superlatively. Don’t
miss “The Naughty Duchess.” Sir
Anthony Hone's novel. “The Indis
cretion of the Duchess,” suggested
the plot.
BITTEN TO DEATH BY HORSE
PRESTATYN, Wales — Frankie
Nicholson was bitten to death by a
horse he met on a footpath. His
body was torn to pieces by the
horse’s teeth.
OPENS TODAY OPENS TODAY
FOR 5 DAYS FOR 5 DAYS
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I SHOWING AT VALLEY THEATERS THIS WEEK
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Wallace Beery in the Paramount
Picture, "Chinatown Night*-"
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Vaudeville Contest
At Mercedes Is Won
By La Feria Group
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< Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. April 6—La Feria
vaudeville skit won first prize in
the Valley-wide competition con
ducted here Friday evening by the
Mercedes American Legion post.
Their act consisted of a dancer and
a blackface who kept up a running
fire of patter. The first prize was
$30.
The bugle and drum corps of the;
Brownsville American Legion post
won second prize, $20, with a
minstrel act. Twenty-four mem
bers of the corps took part. Wing
men MacManus and Adamson got
over well. The presentation was
directed by Jimmy Holmes.
Two little girl dancers won third
prize for McAllen.
A full house greeted the seven
skits put on by Legionnaires from
all parts of the Valley. Prior to
the show a dinner was served by
the Mercedes post, and the Browns
ville bugle and drum corps put on
a street demonstration which gath
ered a large crowd. The drug corps
made the trip in a special bus
chartered from the Missouri Pa
cific Transportation company.
PHARR SENIORS TO
PLAY CHARM SCHOOL
(Snecial to The Herald)
PHARR, April 6. — "Charm
School’’ has been selected by the
senior class f the Pharr-San Juan
Alamo high school as the play to
be presented April 25. The cast has
been named and rehearsals have
been started.
Those who witnessed the "Ar
rival of Kitty” given by the same
class last year will look forward to
seeing these young people in their
final work o? this kind.
Mrs. Gertrude Mainer, head of
gMii iii iii in.
Above is a scene from the Vitaphone talking picture, “The Re
deeming Sin,” starring Dolores Costello, which is now playing at the
Arcadia theater in Harlingen. It is a Warner Brothers production.
the public school of expression, is
coach. The cast Includes the fol
lowing: Otto Nielsen, Paul Hetrick,
Edwin Hancock, Nathaniel Meeker,
Leroy Weir, Glen Mellenbruch,
Phcbe Baer, Anna Mae Evans.
Marjorie Cramer, Lois Keeter,
Clara Tatar, Mary Virginia Platt,
Bernice Pvnes, Muryl Janes, Ella
Nielsen. Pauline Doty and Elsie
Kochart.
Movie Calendar
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Sunday
CAPITOL.—“Broadway Melody,”
all talking picture and musical ex
travaganza.
DITTMANN. — “The Naughty
Duchess.” with Eve Southern and
H. B. Warner. Also Educational .
comedy.
QUEEN.—“The Charlatan” with
all star cast. Also Christie comedy,
fables and MGM News.
TEXAS.—Lon Chaney in “While
the City Sleeps.” Also comedy and
International News.
Monday
CAPITOL.—Same as Sunday.
DITTMANN. — Free lecture on
Christian Science, by Charles E. Jar
vis. C. S.. of Los Angeles. Calif.
QUEEN.—“The Charlatan” and
same program as Sunday.
TEXAS.—Lon Chancy and same
program as Sunday.
Tuesday
CAPITOL.—Same as Sunday.
DITTMANN. — “The Naughty
Duchess” and same program as
Sundav.
QUEEN.—“The Charlatan” and
same program as Sunday.
TEXAS.—Pola Negri in “The!
Woman from Moscow.” Also a
Christie comedy and Universal
Western.
Wednesday
CAPITOL.—Same as Sunday.
DITTMANN.—“The Floating Col
lege” with Sally O'Neil and Wm.
Collier. Jr. Also Artclass Comedy.
QUEEN. — Feature to be an
nounced later. Universal comedy
and Paramount News.
TEXAS.—Pola Negri and same
program as Tuesday.
Thursday
CAPITOL.—Same as Sunday.
DITTMANN.—The Floating Col
lege and same program as Wednes
day.
QUEEN.—Same program as Wed
nesday.
TEXAS.—William Boyd in “Pow
er.” Also a Hal Roach comedy and
International News.
Friday
CAPITOL—Same as Sundav.
DITTMANN.—The Floating Col
lege and same program as Wednes
day.
QUEEN.—Monte Blue in “The
Greyhound Limited.” Also Comedy,
news and cartoon.
TEXAS.—William Boyd and same
program as Thursday.
Saturday
CAPITOL.—Same as Sundav.
DITTMANN.—“Heroes in Blue”
with John Bowers and Sally Rand.
Educational comedy.
QUEEN.—Monte Blue and same
program as Fridaw
TEXAS.—Hoot Gibson in “King
of the Rodeo.” Also Chanter 9 of
“The Mystery Rider” and Pathe
comedy.
$564 TO PAY $250,000
LONDON.—Thrown into bank
untcry bv creditors. J. A. Lofthouse
scheduled assets of $564 and liabili
ties of $250,000.
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—— Now Showing —
Holmes Herbert
Margaret
Livingstone
— Tn — |
“The
Charlatan”
— Also —
CHRISTIE COMEDY
AESOP’S FABLES
MGM NEWS
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Ludden Addresses
Harlingen Rotary
On Utility Needs
(Special to The Herald'
HARLINGEN. April 6.—F. C.
Ludden, district manager of the
Central Power and Light company
gave a vocational talk at the regu
lar weekly Rotary luncheon in
which he stated the two most im
portant phases of the Utility busi
ness, in his estimation, after having
spent his life in the business, were
the good will of the public and
customers of the company and the
obtaining of funds for the financing
of the company operations.
Due to the nature of the business,
he said, “the average turn over of
capital invested was completed once
in five years, while in the ordinary
business the turn over was com
pleted at least once and sometimes
three to five times each year.”
He stressed the fact that each em
ployee of the company was required
to live up to the motto carried on
all company advertising, that of
“Courteous Service Always.”
The four Kilowatts, male quar
tette, composed of company em
ployees accompanied Mr. Ludden
and rendered several selections, with
Eddie Werner, at the piano.
EVE SOUTHERN iru>
TheNAUGHTY DUCHESS4
cA Tiffamj-Qtahl Production
n
‘Naughty Duchess’
Comedy of Frothy,
Intriguing Type
“The Naughty Duchess” is an al
luring young woman who is having
a lot of fun wearing a false identity
—and she gives you a lot of fun
watching her. so you can sec that
the Tiffany-Stahl production now
playing the Dittmann theater is
entertainment that's easy to take.
Oh, yes. very easy to take, for
there is Eve Southern as you’ve
never seen her before—beautifully
dressed, wickedly flirtatious and her
lovely large eyes under their ridicul
ously long lashes dancing with mis
chief. and there is H. B. Warner in
a typically Warneresque role.
Then, there is an amusing story
suggested by Sir Anthony Hope’s
novel, “The Indiscretion of the
Duchess,” adapted by Tom Terris
and directed by him in a light,
frothy and wholly delectable vein.
The Duchess is such by courtesy
only, the Duke having been unable
to refuse a pretty stranger per
mission to call herself his wife until
she has throwm two detectives off
her trail. But they figure she can
be the Duke’s wife and still be the
woman they want—she tells the
Duke it’s for murder so he’ll feel
she needs protection—so they keep
their noses close to the ground. The
result is that the lady goes to his
chateau as his bride and, having
fallen in love at sight with the
Duke, puts on some naughty airs
to intrigue his attention and makes
many an hilarious and tangled sit
uation, but all ends well.
RECORD MILK YIELD
EDENBRIDGE, Eng.—All records
were broken when a cow' owned by
Mrs. Jennie Downing yielded 13.2
gallons of milk in one day.
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SAN BENITO
! SUNDAY, MONDAY and TUESDAY
A Warner Bros. Vitaphone Talking Picture
Sisters — and Crazy About the Same Man!
It Sparkles With Laughs and Surprise Situations!
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Production
NOT A DULL MOMENT IN THE WHOLE PICTURE!
Also News — Fables and Two Vaudeville Acts
1. Hoot Gibson Trio—Hawaiian Players
2. Hobart Bosworth— A Real Drama
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Dolores Fights For
Brother In Talkie
‘The Redeeming Sin
Dolores Costello, dainty Warner
Bros, star, developed into a fighter
of no mean ability during the film
ing of her latest special production,
“The Redeeming Sin,” in which
she is seen as an Apache dancing
girl in a low cafe of the Paris un
derworld.
Early in the picture Dolores—no
longer the demure maiden of her
previous screen stories—springs
upon a girl whom she surprises in
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the act of teaching the art of
picking pockets to her young broth
er. Later, she is victorious in a
spirited encounter with Lupine, an
apache thief.
Others in the supporting com
pany are George Stone, Lionel
Belmore, Philippe de Lacy. Warner
Richmond and Nina Quartero.
Howard Bretherton directed, ana
Harvey Gates wrote the scenario
from an original screen story by
L. V. Jefferson.
Doolres Costello in ‘The Re
deeming Sin,” Warner Bros.’ latesiBk,'
melodramatic special, with Conral^^ '
Nagel, is now playing at the Ar-W
cadia theater, Harlingen.
The Equipment For
Has Been Completed and the
Opening is Today!
Come to
BROWNSVILLE
And See the
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| Greatest Picture of A!! Time
I Far and away the
greatest of all talk
ing, singing, dancing
pictures!
The whole world will
be singing its hits:
“You Were Meant
For Me,” “Broadway
Melody.”
The whole world will
thrill, as Broadway
has thrilled, to this
exciting, marvelous g
behind - the - scenes
drama of the Gay
White Way!
W th CHARLES KING, ANITA PAGE |
BESSIE LOVE g
We Are Bringing Broadway to You! |
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ADMISSION PRICES
Night and Sunday A''
Week Day Mantinee Matinee W
Adults ...••••••• 40c Lower Floor ..... 60d I
ru, ie. Balcony.40c I
Ch,|dren.15
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