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f ownsville B1Tnd 13 Valley B Theaters |
|®arts In Dixie’
vie tone Novelty
f v\\ Playing At Rivoli
■ hundred entertainers sing,
knd play musical inst rumen to
mil-dialogue feature in
.plrituals are first heard
screen.
lls which ere among the j
most authentic of America's folk
songs, arc heard for the first time 1
from the speaking screen in the
new Pox Movietone full-length all
talking feature, "Hearts of Dixie,”
which will begin a 4-day engage
ment at the Rivoli theater, San Be
nito. today.
Well-known up and down the
California coast, then gaining na
tional prominence through Its work i
over the rado. the Billbrew Chorus j
of sixty singers presents the spir- *
ituals in ‘ Hearts in Dixie." The1
chorus, headed by A. . H. Billbrew i
who. many will be surprised to!
learn, Is a woman, interprets spir- j
ituals in as effective a way as any
other singing ensemble In America
"Hearts in Dixie," which tells a ,
story of life in the Southland, Is
delightfully heightened with musi
cal and dancing numbers. Besides
the Billbrew Chorus, which Lssolm- j
portant a factor In the develop- j
ment of the theme that Its’ mem- I
bers are virtually of the cast, the!
company appearing in the all-dia-1
logue picture includes the famous
Panchon Steppers, forty dancers who i
are among the most original ex-]
ponents of the art now to be teen
on the American stage.
Specialties arc offered, in addi
tion. by the Emperors of Harmonv.
a big-time quartet which just had'
returned from an Australian tour!
before beginning work In the Pox
Movietone production and Is best I
remembered for its success in the I
original presentation of "Shuffle j
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Along." The Four Covans, sensa
tional dancers who have taken part
in many musical comedies, also
give unusual performances in the
picture, as do Evans and Weaver,
eccentric steppers.
‘The Flying Fleet’
Charming Romance
Amid Air Thrills
Giant seaplanes thundering in the
skies; hawklike lighting planes
whirling in gyroscopic maneuvers;
the wreck of a huge flying monster
at sea and a sensational parachute
Jump from a blazing plane—these
are some of the thrills that Ra
mon Novarro gives his audience in
“The Flying Fleet," Mctro-Goldwyn
Meyer's sensational drama of the
airmen of the navy, now playing at
the Texas theater.
Here is a new Novarro—in a new
type of story. Although a charming
romance, it is set amid such breath
taking thrills that it creates an ab
solutely different effect on its au
diences from anything the screen
has ever seen before.
There have been air pictures be
fore. and great ones, but in "The
Flying Fleet” more of the thrills of
flying have been caught than per
haps were ever before placed on the
screen. There are several reasons.
One w as that the most daring avia
tors of the navy, including the fa
mous “suicide squad." staged them.
Another was that the photography
from the camera planes Involved
many new discoveries In getting the
ultimate thrill from such spectacles.
Although two-thirds of the picture
were filmed in the air. the story has
a rich vein of human interest and a
delicate love romance Anita Page
makes a very beautiful heroine and
the young naval aviators are well
cast. Ralph Graves. Carroll Nye,
Gardner James. Summer Getchell
and Eddie Nugent. Many actual
naval officers also appear. Alfred
Alien plays the admiral.
E! DIE IN ACCIDENTS
DURING WEEK’S TIME
AUSTIN. May 18—A total of 51
persons lost their lives by accident
In Texas during the week of May
1-7. according to information re
ceived from the Texas Council of
Safety. The total of injuries was
220. The largest number of deaths
resulted from automobile accidents,
and 127 were injured in that man
ner.
From January 1, 1929 to date the
injured total has reached 4231 and
746 killed In accidents of all kinds.
For the corresponding period 1928.
2117 were injured and 589 killed.
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As BIG as life itself!
1 First Run Pictures
A Rupert Hughes-Cosmopoll
_ tan Magazine story with all
tbs added dramatic value
Brownsville that the screen can bring to
Today - Tomorrow - Tuesday » story already crowded with
•■"■■■■■■■■Mwwcaw excitement, color and the
— Also — thrill of life on an Erie Canal
News —Topics Bar*c whrre povtrty and
_ * H , death mingle with love and
Fables — Comedy laughter.
Starring Out cf storm-tossed wat
JEAN HERSHOLT crs hand over hand she
with Sally O’Neil and . ..
Malcolm MnrOrr,»r climbed the swirling rope in
An Edward Airman t0 the armS °f the man She ’
Production loved i n \
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Fathers Attempt To
Determine When Is
A 1930 Bathing Suit
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WE MKJH'f' A$K^
LADIES WHAT" !
THINK ABOUT;
— -THEY HAVE •
) WEAR.'EM/
By ROY J. GIBBONS
CHICAGO, Kay 18.—When is a
bathing suit?
Fifty solemn aldermen of Chi
cago’s city council, solicit ious of the
public morals in the matter of fern
nine apparel on the bathing beaches
have pledged themselves to get to
the bottom of this delicate question.
If it takes all summer, they have
announced, the answer must and
will be found.
And. really, the matter has Its
complexities. It must be arrived at
by careful, round about and up and
town research. The straight line of
reasoning, naturally gives way. in
the case of bathing suits on beach
beauties, to the curved approach,
geometrically speaking.
Chicago Behind Time
The truth is that Chicago, which
leads the world as a railroad cen
ter, onion source and murder capi
tal, is somewhat behind time from
the standpoint of art in bathing
suits. Alderman Dorsey R. Crowe, j
if the near-north side, an advanced
thinker In the matter of beach ap
iarel, brought this to the attention
if the alderman in a stirring ad
ress. in which he pointed out that
public sentiment was against the
antiquated ordinance governing the
proportions of bathli# suits.
"Something should be done.” Mr.
Crowe opined, "to remove the Vic
torian onus from the fair name of
Chicago. Nearly every person who
goes in awlmming at our beaches is
violating the law as things stand. |
“Clothes may make the man, but
thev don't make the swimmer.”
At this point Alderman Crowe
called attention to article 2027 of
the city ordinances, passed by the
council in the remote year of 1917.
"Just listen to this.” said he. "I
quote verbatum from the ordinance:
“ Blouse and bloomer suits must
be worn by women, either with or
without stockings, the blouse to be’
provided with one-quarter arm
sleeves or close-fitting armholes.
Bloomers must not be worn higher
than two inches above the knees and
the skirt not higher than four inches
above the knees.'
"You wouldn't see that kind of relic
In a day's walk along the shore of
Lake Michigan. What Chicago needs
is a new law decreeing shorter and
better-looking bathing suits. It's
impossible to enforce the present
regulations.’’
San Benito 4
4 Days Starting
Hear the South Tnn.v
Talk and Sing on • TODAY
the motion picture First Showing in
Screen! the Valley
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‘Hearts in Dixie*
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THE SCREEN S FIRST SINGING, DANCING AND
TALKING COMEDY OF THE OLD SOUTH JJ
ALL ABOARD FOR DIXIE f
Sunny blue skies ebove fields of downy white cotton .. •
melody that will linger in your memory like the sun
set haxe over the Blue Ridge Mountains .... drama
that will make your heart stand still . . . rhythm and
pathos and romance from the land of the soul haunting
blues.
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Hear
200 Entertainers FAMOUS BILLBREW
FROM THE LEVEES AND \
COTTON FIELDS! folk songs—
Enjoy 2
FANCHON STEPPERS, A
EMPERORS OF 2
Added Attractions HARMONY AND
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS OTHER NOTED STARS
ALL-TALKING COMEDY OF THE STAGE
MOVIETONE VAUDEVILLE ACTS - ^
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Nancy Carroll And
Buddy Rogers Star
In ‘Close Harmony’
If you like tuneful melodies well
sung; clever, scintillating dialogue;
pep, speed and delightful romance,
you’ll find ’Close Harmony,” a
Paramount all-talking and singing
comedy, with Nancy Carroll and
Charles “Buddy” Rogers, a rare
treat. In this thoroughly enjoy
able .picture, Miss Carroll cast as
Marjorie Merwin, a vaudeville
headliner, sings a tuneful melody
called ‘I Wanna Oo Places and Do
Things.” Rogers, as A1 West, a
hopeful jazz band leader, in love
with Marjorie, also sings a new
song entitled, 'I’m All A-Twitter,”
besides performing on five instru
ments in convincing fashion. Al
though it is not generally known,
Rogers has been a band leader for
some time, having performed as a
headliner at the Paramount The
ater in Los Angeles.
Supporting Miss Carroll and Rog
ers in excellent fashion are Jack
Oakie, Skeets Oalalgher and Harry
Green. Oakie and Gallagher, cast
as the Harmony Boys, Barney and
Bay, vaudeville songsters, sing, and
In general, raise a perfect riot.
Their happy-go-lucky antics are
sure to win the praise of audiences
everywhere. Green, too. does his
bit to make "Close Harmony” a
gay and ingratiating picture. Cast
as the manager of the theater
where Nancy Carroll is the head
liner and where Rogers. Oakie and
Gallagher vie for first honors,
Green is the ]>erfect type, provok
ing many laughs as he battles with
temperamental stars.
The particularly clever dialogue
was written by John V. A. Weaver,
the American poet, who has writ
ten vividly about the man in the
streets, and Percy Heath. Edward
Sutherland and John Cromwell di
rected “Close Harmony” which is
now playing at the Arcadia, Har
lingen.
SCOUTCOUNCIL
MEETS SUNDAY
Charles F. Perry, Donor of
Camp, To Be One of
Principal Speakers
(8pecial to The Herald) •
HARLINGEN, May 18.—Almost a
thousand Valley boys and grown
people are expected to assemble on
the banks of the Arroyo Colorado
for a Boy 8cout council gathering
Sunday afternoon, final plans here
indicated late Saturday.
The gathering ik the annual
council meeting, and both the
Scouts and council members, as
well as other persons who are In
terested in the scout movement,
will be at the meeting.
All those attending the meeting
are urged to bring a basket lunch.
Group and general discussions of
the work of scouts and the scout
council will take up part of the
time, and a number of the troops
will give demonstrations of their
work.
Scout Executive Tom Murray has
issued an invitation for all mem
bers of the council, and of the
honorary council to attend the
meeting.
The gathering is to be held at
the scout camp, known as Camp
Perry, on the banks of the Arroyo.
The future of this camp is to
come up for discussion, and
Charles F. Perry, donor of the site,
and after whom the camp was
named, will be one of the principal
speakers.
The camp Is equipped at the pres
ent tine with a general camp build
ing. and each city of the Valley is
to have a local lodge eventually,
with Harlingen having made plans
to start work on her lodge in a
short time.
Bids On Harlingen
High School Will
Be Opened Tuesday
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN, May 18—Bids for
the construction of Harlingen’s new
$260,000 high school building will be
opened by the architects, and mem
bers of the school board Tuesday
May 21. and contract will be let at
that time if the bids are satisfactory
Announcement of the date was
made by members of the board, aft
er a postponement from May 7, the
date originally set for openmg of
bids.
The school building is to be one
of the most complete and efficient
in the section, having been planned
with a view to accommodating the
largest number of pupils possible.
Some of it! features will be audi
torium. library, cafeteria, locker
roc ms, athletic rooms, etc.
'CITY CITRUS BUILT
WINS SLOGAN PRIZE
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. May 18—To a San
Benito man. J. D. Wren, goes the
honor of suggesting a slogan for the
city of Harlingen, the honor being
accompanied by a cash award of
$100, offered by the Harlingen Lions
club.
The slogan is “The City Citrus
Built”
Judges In the contest were D. W.
Da^. representing the chamber of
commerce; Mrs. Blanche Fulgham
Womens Business A Professional
club; Mrs. Blanche Jones. Woman's
chamber of commerce; Harold Bar
rett. newspipers; and Mrs. Mary
Moses. Retail Merchants' Asociation.
LARGEST THONE EXCHANGE
BERLIN. May 18.—(A*i—The Ger
man capital boasts It now has the
largest long distance telephone ex
change in the world. More than
2.000 long distance lines have their
termini in the building which is
equipped with special devices to give
satisfactory transoceanic service.
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. CHAPLIN BOYS IN FIRST PHOTO
1ms is me nrst pnotocraph of Charles, Jr., and Sydney Earl Chaplin,
children of Charles Chaplin and Lita Grey, his divorced wife. No
pictures other than baby pictures have been secured previously of the
youngsters who are being cared for by their grandmother. Mrs. Lillian
Spicer. The occasion of the picture was the children's visit to pro
bate court with their grandmother in connection with the probating
of her father's (the late William Curry) will.
VALLEY FISHERMEN
MAKE LARGEST CATCH
PHARR. May 18.-What is be
lieved to be one of the biggest fish
ever to be caught by fishermen
from this part of the Rio Grande
Valley was landed by Henry Derr
and Otis Pelt of Pharr, when they
managed to capture a 256 pound
jewfleh. They were fishing near
the mouth of the river when their
hook was carried away by the
monster. The large posts which
their line was tied to was pulled
up and It was not until sometime ‘
after that they were able to get
ropes tied to the posts and secure 1
the monster by wearing him down.
The fish was brought to Pharr
end weighed with the scales show
ing a total of 265 pounds, and many
venture the opinion that it is one j
of the biggest ever to be caught j
by fishermen of the Rio Grande
Valley.
AUSTIN, Tex.. May 18 —Plans
have been completed for an out- j
of-state tour to California for next
year by the University of Texas
Men s Glee club, acocrding to Man
ager John A. Guinn of New
Braunfels. The tour will probably I
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be made just before and during
the Christmas holidays. The sup
port of Tcxa.t ex-students in New
Mexico. Arizona, and California
has been promised the Olee club,
and negotiations are now being
carried on with towns in each of
those states for program contracts.
RITZ
;= Weslaco
Richard
Barthelmess
In
“The Noose"
1 Also
Comedy — News
EMPIRE | :
Mercedes
Milton Sills
I In
“LOVE AND
THE DEVIL”
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Comedy — News |
New Jannings Film,
‘Betrayal' Coming
To Queen May 22
Jannings—the great Jannings—Is
greater than ever in his newest dra
matic masterpiece. “Betrayal," which
opened at the Queen today for a
three days* run.
Those who have seen " The Pa
triot." “The Way of Ail Flesh” and
“The Last Command.” will find it
difficult to imagine this great.star
surpassing his own never-to-be-for.
gotten performances. But surpass
himself he does this gripping story
of the Swiss Alps, of an old man’s
effort to win the love of a young
girl who has already pledged her
heart and of his final awakening
to the futility of trying to over
come love
Strong drama and tender mo
ments of real human love; thrilling
scenes of danger that bring one to
the edge of the seat; clever touches
of appealing humor that set the
heart smiling, these are the things
that make- "Betrayal" a picture that
will live as one of the greatest ever
made by any star on the stage or
screen.
Beautiful Esther Ralston, who
showed such a surprising power foe
dramatic such a surprising power
for dramatic interpretation in her
recent picture. “"The Case of Lena
Smith ” supnerts Jannings and Gary
Cooper of “Legion of the Condemn
ed" fame Is also featured in the
cast. Two little boys, ceaft as Jan- -*
nines’ sons, have an appeal at! their
own and an excellent group of play
ers assist In rounding out the pic
ture
“Bertyal" is a picture that must
not be missed. It is surety one of
the biggest things that has come to
♦he Queen screen this yewr and it
will take Its place with those other
immortal dramas that Jannings has
gis-en to the world.
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“Won’t You Harmonize With Us?’^* I
| In this thrilling jazz revue, with its dramatic love story.
Girls, youth, beauty, and gaiety! Hear lovely Nancy
Carroll sing, and see her dance — and how. Hear “Bud
dy” sing and play with the merry jazz musicians. In .. .
“Close Harmony”
Starring
Nancy Carroll and Buddy Rogers
It’s Hotter than Hot! Newer than Nev!
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Laugh with Jack Oakie and Skeets Gallagher
Uproarious song and dance team
Split your sides with the hilarious HARRY GREEN
Big time Vaudeville Headliner
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j Feast your eyes on the most beautiful chorus
girls in Hollywood!
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Movietone Rews
2 ACTS!
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