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Brownsville 81 and B Valley B Theaters Brownsville 81 and B Valley B Theaters * 1 I One Man Quartet In Good Ne ver STAGE HOME TO Film Experiment Business Can one man be a whole quar- tet? Has Left Valley, Says MORRIS FAMILY Lawrence Tibbett. celebrated baritone, who is co-starred with Former Kiwanis Head Grace Moore in “New Moon,” now Five Members Have All playing at the Mission Theatre, ac- complished such a feat during film- (By Staff Correspondent. > been invited to the meetin^to hear Been On Stage ing of the new Metro-Ooldwyn- HARLINGEN, Feb 7.- Good their former chief. Miiyer For Year* production. business has never left the Valley; -Texas has not bom* the brunt As an experiment he and sang no spot on the entire economic cf depresalon and this spot (the recorded tenor, bass and first and map is as well off as this section. Valley) has been peculiarly bless- second baritone parts of a The stage Is home to the entire j song, Thus spoke O. Sum Cummings of ed.'* said Mr. Cummings. He de- then superimposed them and made of Chester Morris, featured Dallas, former president of Kiwwns clared that the Valley should be family a new record which turned out to International, before the Rotan concerned with fair dealing with player in Roland West's "The Bat be a perfect each voice quartet, club at the Christian church Fri- all those who come into this sec- for United Artists, which his own. Tibbett's Whispers," being Only day. A number of Kiwanians had tion and with preventing boom comes to the Capitol theater today. enormous range made such a feat conditions from coming about. He possible. His father, William Morris, has reported himself pleased that a Both Tibbett and Miss Moore Better Business Bureau had been been a of ir. the figure prominence are given an opportunity to sing a Ca/endar organised. theatrical world for years and has number of j beautiful songs in “New Movi£ The speaker declared that he no Intention of moth- retiring. His Moon,” which is a talkie version remembered the Florida boom well Etta Hawkins a well of er, Morris, the noted New York stage suc- Brownsville— because It cost him money when known with the leading lady Daniel cess. The story, laid in Turkestan, Capitol— The Bat Whispers” with deflation came and that he hoped Prohman company. presents an intriguing tale of ro- Chester Morris. no such period would strike the A ter. Morris, and a mance and adventure in a Willy which Queen—“Once a Sinner” with Valley. yarn brother. Adrian, are play- flirting Russian princess and a Dorothy Mackaill Mr. Cummings said that lie won id uiy important stage roles; and an- fiery lieutenant play central lie did fig- DHtmann—Del Mismo Barra” be derelict in his duty if J other brother. Gordon, Is a play- ures. ; not about the Val- " with Mona Maris. say somethin* Under the direction of Jack Con- Spanish wright. dialogue. ley. He recalled his trip of last Actor At Fourteen way. every effort was made to April when he was still president A seen* from Roland West s The create . Harlingen— Chester, hunseif. became an actor Bat Whispers" at the Capitol, dramatic and ptetorlally 1 of Kiwanis International and ad- tomorrow and effective Arcadia— Paid” with Joan Craw- at the age of fourteen. After a I Brownsville, Tuesday. scenes, some of them re- dressed a Valley-wide meeting of ford. brilliant success in New York he! quiring use of nearly 1,000 extras Kiwanis. He said he was impressed to a came to Hollywood at the request; Mona Maris and Rene Cardona in “Del Mismo Barro" or “Common provide spectacular back- McAllen— at that time with the spirit of of Roland West to play the lead ini Clay." Mexican talkie version of that well known play, now showing ground. Palace theater—“One Heavenly hojiefulness and signs of progres- An ‘■Alibi.’’ His success was sensational at the Dittman theater. imposing supporting cast Is Night” with Ronald Colman. siveness to be found only in new headed Mission- and he repeated his triumphs in a by Adolphe Menjou. Ro- countries with a bright future. land Ous Theater — number of pictures, including "The Young, Shy and Emilv Mission “The New All of Mr. Cummings* remarks Big House and "Divorce." Fitzroy. Moon’ with Lawrence Tibbett prefaced a talk on life insurance. Grace The cast of "The Bat Whispers" and Moore. One of the points brought out In includes Una Merkel. Gustav Von Baymondville— the talk was the fact that the Ramon Theater — life Seyffertitz, Grayce Hampton, Ben Frank Robertson To ‘Lightnin*’ present legal reserve Insurance with Will the income of American Bard; William Bakeweli, Spencer Rogers. equals San Benito— for 15 months. Charters. Charles Dow Clark. Address Nat’l Meet people Rivoli— No Limit” with Clara A Of 64.000.000 lives (esti- Maude Eburne and S. E. Jennings »8y Staff Correspondent ! total Bow and Norman Foster. mated) are insured for Wanted To Leave SAN BENITO, Feb. 7— Frank $120,753,521 Weslaco— values. Value of these is Roland West, producer-director.! Robertson, manager of the local policies Rite— The Man Who Cumr $103,146,440,473. He said that dou- had a difficult time persuading water district and secretary of the Back” with Charles Farrell and ble this amount would be repre- Chester Morn* to remain in Holly- associated districts, will address the Janet Gayuor. sented in policies within ten years. wood. After "Alibi,” a great sue-1 National Drainage, Conservation and cess. Morris still wanted to return Flood Control Congress In ——— Dallas Feb. 18 to the New York stage. West con- on Reclamation of the vinced Morris that if he would Lower Rio Grande. Texas." He is a on the sub- sign a contract he would be one of preparing paper now. the foremost actors on the screen ject “Rectification of the Rio within a year. Morris signed and Grande and its Consequences,” will be the the prediction came true. West s subject of a L. H. latest production for United Artists. paper by Lawson of El Paso, International water "The Bat Whispers," features Mor- commissioner and international ris. and the latter is t permanent boundary commissioner. The con- resident of Hollywood. The picture Harry Green. Clara Bow. Norman Poster in a scene from the Para- vention will last three days, Feb is now at the mount -No at the showing Capitol picture. Limit,” showing RivoU theatre, San Benito, 18, 19 and 20, theater. 8unday. Monday and Tuesday. -- «........— Clara Bow Has New man who sent her to prison. Even marrying his young son to humble Mission Colleague In Film the man for the wrong done her. Clara Bow has a new leading man The supporting cast to Miss Craw- THEATRE is Norman FJpster and he is one ford in ‘Paid" includes Robert of the most of Armstrong and Marie Prevost in All promising the young- Talking The >Heer American stage-stars-tumed- featured roles. talkie. in the opinion of theatrical Greatest "The Five Texas Rockets” who will in at the • appear person Capitol — critics. | of All theatre for a two-day The Sun. Mon. Poster plays the ro!e of the crook engagement starting Wednesday. quintet from left to right are Misses Luke. Ruth Rawls. Irma who falls in love with Clara, an Sally Wilkinson, Mystery Minnie Merle Massie and Stanford. come LAWRENCE TIBBETT usherette in a large metropolitan Margaret They to the Capi- Thrillers! tol after a successful engagement on the Publi* and R .K. O. circuits RAMON U and GRACE MOORE theater. They encounter many ex- the citing and romantic adventures— and at Bagdad Supper club in Dallas Raymond ville :,i — — » You'll be I IN pop-eyed with exclte- and in the end Foster forswears a >*wnt I It was the revenge M KIMCNCKw as you watch the greatest life of crime to his sweet- JOUtyJ please TODAY TOMORROW To ('1 all underworld geniuses on heart. Old planned! marry Question Asked, Mary Turner had the supreme exploit of his dar- Foster s if the knowledge theater is the son of the man ing career! well-founded and it carries Answered In Play through WILL } who ruined her life! w the theories as well as the practical Who is the richest woman in { i A surging drama application of the drama. Hollywood today? This is an often With; ROGERS of love tnd retribu- Harry Hamilton of the asked and much mooted question.1 Montgomery, tion starring < Ala > Little Theater; and Austin The distinction has often been 1-J Strong, author of "Seventh Heaven": claimed for Mary Pickford and the I: JOAN of have on —the star- Foster has collaborated on the friends Ruth Roland “LIGHTNIN” writing of four plays, two of which1 many occasions appropriated the CRAWFORD studded ro- have been honor for her. but were ever accepted for future pro- they America’s Greatest Hum- mance from duction a to stage a check writing derby by leading Broadway firm. orist. and the Man of the Foster the screen's fair sex. one lit- ” the great was playing on Broadwav among Hour! It’s Incomparable in "June Moon” tle who would be right up in when he was first lady Entertainment! “PAID Broadway placed under contract by Paramount front at the finish is Dorothy Mack- writh hit! for the part of Tobv McLean in aill, who enacts the leading role in ROBERT mmm ARMSTRONG "Young Man of Manhattan." a pic- the Fox movietone production. WITH# MARIE PREVOST ture in which he won immediate! ■'Once a Sinner,” which comes to I # favor Following completion of this the Queen theater for a three day — Now — MORRIS part he left on a tour of the world, run starting Sunday.
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