Brownsville herald. [volume], July 28, 1929, SOCIETY, Page SIX, Image 18

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‘Show Boat’ Plays
At Arcadia Sunday
Seldom is a theater afforded the
Opportunity of presenting to the
public a motion picture of such un
usual merit as “Show Boat”—and
accordingly, the management of
the Arcadia theater, Harlingen, is
justly proud to announce the pre
sentation of this Universal super
talking production to its patrons
beginning today for four days.
“Show Boat” is not merely a mo
tion picture. Besides being an in
tensely dramatic picturization with
dialogue of Edna Ferber’s famous
best-seller of the same name, the
production includes, in sound, all of
the famous musical hits of the
Ziegfeld extravaganza, “Show Boat ’
presented as an integral part of the
program by the world famous stars
who appeared at the* Ziegfeld the
ater, New York.
Therefore, besides seeing as liv
ing characters the immortal ro
mance which Miss Ferber gave the
world in fiction, theater-goers ac
tually hear the equivalent of a
high-priced New York show as a
part of their entertainment.
In order to procure such a pro
gram for the picture. Carl Laemmle,
president of Universal, Florenz
Ziegfeld, producer of the New Yorx
show, Jerome Kern, publisher of
the musical hits, and Oscar Ham
merstein II, son of the famous im
presario, combined their vast the
atrical interests to reproduce in
movietone the highlights of Zieg
feld's New York production to be
incorporated in the picture.
“Show Boat” itself is the $1,000,
effort of Harry Pollard to picture
in lavish detail the exotic and ro
mantic epic of the river-bank show
folk. Life along the giant Mis
sissippi is one of the most fascinat
ing of American history, and into
this colprful period came floating
the glamorous stern-wheeler carry
ing Its cargo of minstrelsy and
mirth.
Golden voiced darkies sat at th?
gangplank crooning the tuneful
melodies over the slow-moving,
moonlit waters. And no less ro
mantic than they, were the pirouet
ting ladies, the langorous Southern
gentlemen who appeared in the
melodramas aboard. The townsfolk
came to the river banks and sat
enraptured at the wonders they
saw and the music they heard—
marvelled as they gazed "upon the
beauty of Magnolia, played by
Laura La Plante on the screen, and
listened to the impassioned words
of Ravenal, played by Joseph
Schildkraut.
Such was the setting chosen by
Miss Ferber for her famous novel,
a setting replete with colorful
drama that lends itself magnifi
cently to photoplay portrayal.
Seven months were expended In
making the film version, the dia
logue version and synchronizing thp
sound effects not only at Universal
but on the Mississippi and Sacra
mento rivers, and exact replicas of
the show boats themselves were
built especially for the production.
‘Bridge of San Luis
Rey’ Is Texas Film
“The Bridge of San Luis Rey,”
Metro-Goldwyn-Mnyer’s much-her
alded filmization of Thornton Wild
er’s celebrated novel, is the attrac
tion today at the Texas theater, as
one of the most important theatri
cal events of the season.
Plans to film the Pulitzer prize
winning novel, a literary sensation,
started widespread debate, because
of the strangeness of the story and
the difficulties of putting it on the
screen. But under the direction of
Charles Bra bin this was not only
done, but with almost utter fidel
ity to the original book.
Majestic settings, great cathe
drals, picturesque wilds and strange,
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Eddie Dowling, Marian Nixon and Frankie Darro in the Sono-Art
production, “The Rainbow Man,” showing at the Palace Theater in
McAllen.
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Fay Wray and George Bancroft in a scene from the Paramount pic
ture, “Thunderbolt,” opening Sunday at the Capitol.
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uncanny lightning and photo
graphic effects; the thrilling spec
tacle of the wrecking of a great
bridge over an Andean gorge, and
vivid, intimate details that literally
bare the lives of its characters are
all woven into the central theme, a
story of love.
The cast is a remarkable one, as
famous artists fill every principal
role. Lily Damita plays the fiery
dancer and Ernest Torrence is seeu
as Uncle Pio. Don Alvarado, Ra
quel Torres, Henry B. Walthall,
Tully Marshall, Emily Fitzroy, Dun
can Rinaldo and many others are
in the cast.
Hundreds of people appear in ca
thedral and bridge scenes, adding to
the general effectiveness of the
gripping drama of old Peru.
Mix In Thriller
Of Pioneer Days
Presenting Tom Mix, outstanding
star of Western actors, in the most
colorful and attractive role of his
spectacular career, that of a pony
express rider of the old days in the
Rocky Mountain country, “Son of
the Golden West” remains as the
drawing card at the Dittmann
theater.
This is the first super-feature of
a series in which the far-famed Tom
is appearing under the banner of
FBO Pictures Corporation this sea
son, and it has been widely ac
claimed as a most auspicious opener.
The period of the picture is in the
days just prior to the Civil War,
giving opportunity for the pictur
esque and colorful costuming and
settings of that time, when the out
posts of civilization were being es
tablished by pioneers, adventurers
and soldiers.
With his wonder horse, Tony, al
most equally as famous on the
screen as his master. Mix, graph
ically portrays the dangers, hard
ships and victories of an intrepid
pony express rider, who hattles with
Indians and outlaws set upon un
doing the work of the United States
Telegraph Survey. Sharon Lynn
plays the feminine lead and in the
supporting cast are Tom Lingham.
Fritzie Ridgeway. Lee Shumway,
Duke Lee. Joie Ray, Mark Hamilton
and Wynn Mace. The picture was
directed by Eugene Forde.
Karl Dane, Josephine Dunn and George K. Arthur, featured players
in “All At Sea,” Texas attraction.
Richard Dix Stars
In Capitol Picture
Richard Dix, idol of thousands of
movie fans, moves up a note on
the scale of success when he ap
pears in the leading role as Cao
tain Yeullant, brove, romantic sol
dier of the British army in India,
in the Paramount feature picture.
“The Wheel of Life,” at the CapITol
theater Thursday.
“The Wheel of Life” is great ma
terial for Mr. Dix because it brings
him forward in a role of the type
in which he seems to be most at
home. He is the he-man without
losing the poise of the gentleman.
He is bold and fearless without los
ing the restraint of the chivalrous
lover.
He meets a girl (Esther Ralston!
in London while on furlough* and
falls in love with her without dis
covering who the is. Later at the
military post in India he meets her
again—only to learn that she is the
unhappy wife of O. P. Heggie, his
commanding officer. Rather than
prosecute his love and thus bring
scandal on the regiment Dix decides
to get a transfer. He is stationed a£
a lonely outpost in the Tibetan wil
derness when he receives an order
to rescue a group of British travel
ers who are besieged in a Buddhist
lamasery In the mountains. He goes
to the rescue and finds that one
of the travelers is Esther. They
pledge their love again as the guns
of the native besiegers are barking
death around them. Reinforcements
arrive just in time, with Heggie
leading them. This situation seem
ngly means the end of romance for
Dix when—the most amazing cli
max of many a long day brings the
lovers together.
Popular Airs Sung
In ‘Mother’s Boy’
Morton Downey, Broadway’s most
famous tenor, sings several of his
popular songs in the Pa the all
dialogue picture production, “Moth
er's Bov,” which will be on view at
the Rivoli theater. San Benito, for
two days beginning on Wednesday
next. The theme song which he
sings with splendid effect at the
bedside of his supposedly dying
mother is "I’ll Always Be Mother’s
Boy,” and there were few dry eyes
among the watchers during the
filming of the scene at the Pathe
sound studio in New York.
Another popular song rendered
by Mr. Downey in the fashionable
cabaret scene in the picture. Is
“The World is Yours and Mine.”
In his love scene with Helen
Chandler, who plays opposite him:
he sings with fine expression,
“There'll be You and I.”
Other airs heard in the produc
tion are “I'm Funny That Way”
and “Good Little Bad Little You. ’
These are sung by Mildred Hunt, a
noted radio singer, in the cabaret
scene. The story of “Mother’s
Boy” deals with cabaret and tene
ment life in New York. It is pack
ed with drama, action, thrills and
laughs. Mr. Downey is a delicates
sen store clerk who attains his am
bition after enduring many set
backs, of becoming the most famous
of Broadway tenors. The cast com
prises many well known stage play
ers. chief among them being besides
these mentioned being Barbara
Bennett, John T. Doyle, Osgood Per
kins, Jqhn T. Doyle, Lorin Raker,
Jennie Moskowitz and Jacob Frank,
LA FERIA
PERSONALS
Miss Bill Crow who has been vis
iting his sister here, Mrs. C. B
Owen, left this week for her home
in Mathiston, Miss.
Mrs. G. C. Crow and children,
Maude Ellen and G. C., Jr., of Du
rant, Miss., are guests here in the
home of Mrs. Crow’s sister, Mrs,
C. P. Owen.
Mrs. Jess Milford of San Francis
co, Cal., is on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. C. P. Owen.
W. R. Walker of Oxford, Miss.,
H. B. Owen and son of Pontotoc,
Miss., are visiting C. P. Owen and
family.
Joseph Moore and family of Lou
isiana are guests at the Hotel La
Feria.
J. F. Juter and wife of Oklahoma
are also guests at the Hotel La
Feria
Suspense Feature
Of ‘Thunderbolt’
The outstanding feature that dis
tinguishes "Thunderbolt,” George
Bancroft’s latest starring picture,
from recent all-talking films, is the
element of suspense which has
been so carefully woven into the
development of its plot. From the
opening scene, audiences are aware
that “Thunderbolt,” has been ac
corded unsual treatment; its sus
pense and tension making it one of
the most absorbing and unusual
pictures of the screen.
Bancroft plays the part of Thun
derbolt Jim, a ruthless, two-fisted
outlaw o’ society. Jilted by the one
girl he has ever loved. Thunderbolt
lives only for revenge. Revenge
that will wreck the lives of the
girl and the young boy to whom
she has given her heart. But the
girl is willing to make any sacrifice
to save the man she loves, and
knowing too well the manner tn
which Thunderbolt hopes to get his
revenge, she matches her wits with
this giant of the underworld. There
is a thrilling and unusual climax,
worked out in logical and convinc
ing fashion.
Supporting the star are Fay Wray
and Richard Arlen, two of Holly
wood’s youngest and most popular
players. As the boy and girl upon
whom Thunderbolt would take his
revenge, they give sincere and ef
fective performances. Others in
the cast who do good work include
Tully Marshall, James'Spottswood
and Fred Kohler.
‘Rainbow Man* Is
Feature at Palace
Earlier talking pictures had an
element of inconsistency in them
as regards the interpretation of
music and songs, but “The Rain
bow Man,” showing at the Palace
theater in McAllen, is a fine exam
ple of how this has been overcome
in talking pictures and how songs
have been made ? natural part of
the plot and action.
How this is done is shown by
mentioning the pots in the plot in
which vocal and instrumental mu
sic have fitting piaces.
The song “Smile Little Pal,” is
introduced in a vo:'"tl theater
dressing room. Then there is the
music of the minstrel men on pa
rade. During the introductory scenes
of Eddie Dowling and the girl,
played by Marian Nixon, Dowling
sings, “Mary, Mary, Quite Con
trary.”
In the minst.sl show Eddie Dowl
ing, as “Rainbow Ryan” sings
“Sleepy Valley” and “Rainbow
man.” Other numbers featured
prominently by the minstrel com
pany on teh stagp are “Let’s I t
Up the Curtain” and “Tambourine
Tune.”
There is a hurdy-gurdy in a New
York street, a quartet in a South
ern hotel singing “Smile Little Pal”
and the principal song^ in the clos
ing of the story in a theater scene.
The songs, “Rainbow Man."
“Sleepy Valley,” and “Smile Little
Pal” were written by Eddie Dowling
and James Hanley and were arrang
ed in the compelte musical * 'ore by
Louis F. Gottschalk. the noted com
poser and conductor.
It is a Paramount picture pro
duced by Sono-Art and directed by
Fred Newmeyer. It is Eddie Dowl
ing's first appearance in any film
and Marian l.ixon’s first ippearance
in the “talkies.”
LYFORD
PERSONALS
Mrs. W. D. Craig of Dixon. Ill, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Craig.
Mrs. C. E. Redlund left TuesdJB?
for Joliet, 111., to see her daughter,
Mrs. Theodore F. Nelson.
Mrs. Kriss Cloninger and two
children returned Tuesday from
Hughes Springs, where they have
been visiting with relatives and
friends for the past three weeks.
Miss Rignor Leffland, registrar of
Edinburg college, is spending the
summer with Mrs. C. E. Craig.
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“Bill” and “Can’t Help Loving That Man;” I
Jules Bledsoe singing “Old Man River;” Aunt
Jemima and the Ziegfeld Plantation Singers
rendering “Hey, Feller” and “Come On, Folks.”
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