leading business man from each city. of San Benito, Legion district exec REVUE SINGER OPENING CAPITOL FEATURE First steps towards organisation utive committeeman, announced tha for entertaining the visiting Legion- at least 1.&00 Legionnaires from th L will attend the jREVUEGIVDi NEW THEATER ONNAIRES members in the Valley Legion convtn naires and Auxiliary Valley were taken on Feb. 5 at a tion at San Antonio. meeting at Harlingen attended by Organisation of a 100-piece all-Lc the Legion representatives and represen- gion band to represent Valley a FILM MAP OUT tatives of the business interests in the national convention is under vs< COMING TOUR well-known FORCHARTTY that section. The Legion Valley quai At that meeting, A. O. Montgomery tet will be present. Opening to Feature Big Party to Come to TO BE i Post-War Picture Valley From Meet Tuesday In San Antonio Fitting Setting For "Two Arabian Knights,” with Wil- (Special to The Pardonable Herald) Production Thurs- liam Boyd, and Louia SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 11.—Plans day Found in New Wolheim in a post-war comedy film, sre being formed for a three-day ex- will be the feature at the Capitol cursion by members of the Ameri- theatre Di- Capitol Theater opening Tuesday night. ican and the Pride— 4 rected Legion Legion auxiliary ______by , from Don- ald McClure to the Lower Rio Grande Valley fol- | Making use of the artistic setting McGibney’a Magazine story, the film was produced under lowing the national convention of the of the new Capitol theater, what is of W. supervision John Conaidine, Legion here on Oct. 8 to 12. said to be one of the most elaborate Jr. The tentative the adventures of program, according productions of its kind ever pre- Liston Smith of San Antonio, at- Telling Private W. Daingerfield and Ser- to Philip B. Stapp, general coven- sented in the Valley will be shown tending junior college here, will Phelps, geant Peter tion calls a prAent one of the feature acts McGaffney, following director, for tour of the Thursday evening. Immediately fol- their escape from a prison camp in in the Charity Home benefit re- Valley under the auspices of the lowing the dedication in the Arabia, “Two Arabian Knights,” picture vue to be at the Texas of the presented Cap- thumbs its nose at the serious spec- department Legion. The new show house Tuesday and Wed- itol theater here Thursday eve- tacle of war. Its screen play was excursionists will leave San Antonio nesday this entertainment, a dancing ning. written by James T. O'Donohue, Friday afternoon, Oct. 12, as soon as --- t and vocal revue, fittingly continues scenarist of the film, “What Price the final gavel falls at the conven- the precedent set for productions to Glory?" and Wallace Smith. tion. One of the was Oct. be be seen in Brownsville'* latest the- principal plays Saturday morning. 15, will the original “Captain Flagg” of the spent at Corpus Christi. under the ater. !_ Lawrence Stallings-Maxwell Ander- program being worked out, Mr. Stapo son Arabian The rehearsals and program ar- stage play, “What Price Glory?” Villid and Louis Volta int in* Two Kni&hts said. On Saturday afternoon the was the star of “The rangement have been under the di- Boyd Volga party, which is expected to number and William Louis Astor in the Boatman,” Mary Astor was lead- Boyd and Wolheim, playing with Mary several thousand, will be at the King , rection of Joe Crixell of Brownsville fo ing lady Douglas Fairbanks in “Two Arabian Knights”, are the leads in a post-war comedy film which ranch. Sunday and Monday, Oct. 14 and under the of Mrs. “Don and for John sponaoiship Q,” Barrymore is a fitting production to grace the sensational opening of the Capitol and 15, will be spent in the Valley, A. (X Starck and Mrs. W. in “Beau Brummel.” Volney theater at the corner of Levee and Eleventh street Tuesday evening. the tour ending with a big fiesta at The two latter in- Where the war Taylor. being ends, the story The picture will be shown two days. Matamoras Monday night. terested in the of “The Two Arabian be- .4_ financing Charity Knights” A Valley committee to work out the no sense Home of this city, for the benefit gins. In derived from # Feb. 11.—Announce- arrangements is to bo formed at a of which the revue was organized. AUSTIN, Tex., Omar Khayyam's tales, the title is long term contract film wrote the scenario, then West di- bjjdi^^hat meeting nt Mercedes next About 50 the artistic ment of the final cast of “Dear Bru- explained by the fact that the Ameri- was shown to Conse- rected Miss in the Monday people among thjtf^Vblic. Tclmadge picture, night, Feb. 13, Mr. Stapp stated. On talent can buck and Louis a screen of Brownsville and some tem- tus,” the winter term to be private top sergeant quently, 'wlheim, which Oliver Marsh photographed. this committee play are will be one repre* residents here the knighted by an Emir in Arabia comedian of the Wallace Beery type, It was Marsh who won himself wo that we were selected to install the porary compose staged by the Uni- sertative from each of the 13 Curt^P^bib, for no good reason. The is will to cinema ra- Legion major portion of the personnel tak- private much critical commendation with in versity dramatic less concerned with devot^jywpnme posts the Valley, the secretary of and carpet ing part in the One vo- organisation, during knighthood than ther stage, henceforth. photography of Miss Talmadge’s draperies, stage equipment production. with the t^^^rTthe each Chamber of Commerce and one cal soloist, Mrs. .John Clark of San ihe first part of March, will be made Emir’s daughtc \ Anis Bin “Camille." Photographic effects in in the Theatre. Adham, who is Astor. New' Capitol Benito, is a featured lead from out this week-end, it is announced. really Mary “The Dove” are said to be so novel It is said that "Two Arabian. of E-ownsville and Liston Smith of Lucile Smith is mem- that the set in the United ArtistJ afaWesIaco a Knights” employs divers San Antonio, attending junior col- ber of the Curtain club and is ex- avenue^^H Studio was closed to visitors by Di- We of laughter, ranging from the *180 have the distinction having lege here, is another singer only here pected to take part in this hy^^^F FILM rector West while certain sequence* D presen- dPITAL arousing sequences of the some temporarily. tation. Several other Valley stu-1 d^^B^s* w’ere being filmed. placed similar equipment in of escape through from Four chorus aets with dents will also for the electrifi^^^^Pwire (Ccfhtinued page one) Norma Talmadge not only be- Baby complete trywit club,! surrounding the the best theatres in the Southwest. change of costume for each act will and become later aprisM^B^Tto previously made Norma Taimadge comes a United Artists star through eligible^A plays. in his , be one of the numbers. The spectacl^^f^H^^^ffheim pictures, and supported by Noah “The Dove,” her first for popular Milestone. the picture and Gilbert who were chorus girls are volunteers from the of Beery Roland, that organization, but she is also * mBBBBBB^^or the cornedv, Chicks _ * school nere are Martha In- accorded considerable roles the now one of the owner-members high and III 111^ I the post by John \V. by eight * Annie star. Miss has a role of of Artists. gersol, Margaret Wainwright, day February Jr. because of his work Talmadge United Mary Pirkford. Una famous ■BH^r*' fire, Scanlan, Scanlan, Benevieve Mct^^pick, Irish-AmHQV of “The Caveman.” Thom- tempestuous, loving, defying Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, “Mother and Wn^Ftor and in its several shades. Guess, Theresa Harrison, Althea sang Machree” e* JKfighan’s “.” yielding Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, We W Lament” as of The film is said to retain nil of the CUSTOM Whitehead, Louise Biggs, Elisabeth Cowboy's part and lIMtaa^direction of Harold Joseph M. Schenck and Samuel bring eggi Congratulate will in BTs highly in color which David Belasco put into are the others. Campbell. They appear the] entertaining program Lloyd’s '^■Bjud Brother.” Goldwyn for hatching every Monday. Baby number in a black and Ithe University of Texas men’s the stage version of “The Dove,” opening white] gym- George wrote the Chicks for a Ml^^^^r., in which sale, every Wednesday. dance, called so because of thr rnasium, before large crowd of ap- titles for Knights,” Judith Anderson and Hol- The of the New wflC preciative students. students r,T#J^^kian brook Blinn iloland Roy E. Clark Seed Co., San management Capitol , unique costumes used. They Many and William Came^^Rfanzieg, who appeared, West, Nevers May Become Benito, a also give the doll, the tap and an og yTrom the Valley were present fou the sets for^Ba Thief of the director, believes the story is Texas. Theatre on the completion of their ■lv even more at i ental dance. Bi program. Bagdad,” which was inajh^ed by suited to films, and that Coach Stanford 9 9 • in house. Liston Smith has part in five nu^l m tiHr Omar Khayyam, is responn|tte for “The Dove” Miss Talmadgc magnificent play hers on the program, singing in sol^ ^Freshmen in SouthwesteN^MTni- the settings. achieves new heights in a part is SAN FRANCISCO, UPi— Ernie Nev- R. MONTGOMERY of the time also 'wsity at Georgetown “Two Arabian different from her character- at Law part and in numbers mac^^their Knights" prior ers. the “blonde giant” of Ueland- Attorney with Misses Louise Vick and Annie fA>t formal appearance in the col- William Boyd's as that was from its prede- President Hidalgo Guarantee 1 us major screen^BS| ization Strnford university football, basket We ask you to consult with when « Lee Berryhill. Another soloist to February 7 when they issued an pearance since "The Abstract ap- ^ge Volga is -d Company ! * of the BoatmMj ^•sors. ball and baseball, mentiot pear os the revue program is Everett Megaphone, weekiy and 's first film woW Dove” was made at State considering stage equipment, drap- Qhtion §®C'he the United prominently for an assistant coach- Edinburg Bank Bldg., ! McCubbin of Brownsville who has publication of the Students’ associa- in several years. So Wolheim’s peB Msts Studio in Hollywood, inking irg at his old school. The big IW.Edinburg. Co., Seat Hidalgo Co. J fix- job eries, chairs, light had in such tion. formance as Sergeant six opera carpets, * experience productions McGaffnesl I months in the making. First, All-American, who was fullback and end have made several successful Wesley Wiley of Lp Feria is one met with so cordial a ap- reception b’J Roland West and Wallace Smith raptain of the Stanford eleven of tures, lobby display frames and cool- in Brownsville. A few of the members of the staff of the ’p™so” of “Two pearances j *he. Arabiarl adapted Willard Mack’s stag** play 1925, has been leading a publication, being elected after a ! professional We do theatre dancing nunils of Mr. Crixell are in- films, then Paul Ber,t ing equV.ncnt. plan- rather Smith and football teum in the fall and winter. eluded in the personnel but most of extensive campaign. [to # On 14 the ^^■^ts^^Uia^the^^|gned^iim^^J ning and decorating. those performing are from the high February sophomore H. M. WOOD edition ( | • • of the Megaphone will * school and from the adult residents appear, 11 PL'JI TAB * of Brownsville for with Rayburn Brown of Mercedes as acknowledged REAL ESTATE * their ability along such lines. editor-in-charge. |; INVESTMENTS I • • • Specializing In Others of the cast not already men- | Sigma Alpha Epilson en- tioned are George Desha, a solo fraternity tertained with a formal dance in the I singer and comedians are Albert Large Improved Marie Antoinette ballroom of the Wilder. Howard Carroll, Ed Dwyer. and * Stephen F. Austin hotel in Austin Jesse Lick, Rafael Delgado, Lee Ed- j Unimproved * Friday evening of last week. Scenic wards, and William R. Kieket, while T racts Decorations consisted of the fra- I King other dancers are Louise Levinson, ternity colors, purple and gold. j[ Member Brownsville Real ! 4 lllene Logue. Carlo* Pena, Rebecca & Theatre Co. Among th Valley students present Estate Board Supply * Valent, Judith Ftegman, James were Jimmy Huffendick of McAllen. Exclusive listing solicited » Homer, Olive and Clara | Ryan, Louise Preston Oliver of First 309 S. Harwood Gilson. Edinburg, and National Bank Bldg. Steve Wray of Donna. Phone An feature to be used !; 287 opening with • • • -DALLAS, TEXAS-— the ; Brownsville ! a black and white dance given by Following a custom established * the chorus girls will be a film made several years ago. the seniors in the ! • by the Kansas Film City company Baylor college department of journal- I showing a figure in colors designed ism. at Briton, had charge of putting I :: by Mr. Crixell which will on the play out the Temple Telegram February chorus as it dances. An j j experienced 6. The ten seniors in the department electrician will the so j ^ operate lights assumed full responsibility of the that the effects during the presenta- paper. Miss Lena Lawrence of Me- j a tion will be the most striking. Allen was one of the members of the Mrs. Efraen Garcia will be stage staff putting out the edition. manager to se* that each act is on ■ • • the stage at the schedule time and ^ A total of 5,554 students had re- John Fanning, manager of the new gistered in the University of Texas theater has m consented to see that the for the second semester Tuesday af- % is scenery rapidly chcnged. Mr. Fan- ternoon, with each additional student has IT is a far from the ning watched some of the re- breaking the records for number of cry old Nickleodeons which have hearsals, been going on students in attendance. * □ fire weeks, and states that this enter- of 20 to the modern motion m February 15 has been set as the years ago tainment is a B good chance for Val- last day to register for the second see as in new I ley people to just what excellent semester, E. J. Mathews, registrar picture palace exemplified the a talent is located here. of the University has announced. Costumes were designed by Mrs. * * • John R. Harris, Jr., instructor in Frank of one * Rigler Mission was dress design at the local school. * high of the members of Sigma Delta Chi. Over S.,00 worth of ostrich plumes honorary and professional jonrnals, • were bought for the chorus head the fraternity for men, who attended dress in the oriental scene. Rhine- a meeting of the organization Wed- j Theater stones combined with the plumes nesday afternoon. The fraternity is make an elaborate cos- Capitol picture. All attempting to sponsor a high school I have tumes been carefully chosen to press conference to he held during j correspond with the lights which will the Interscholastic league meet in used. Manautou’s views with and , be Austin in May. pride pleas- 44 Th« ent've lower floor of the the- • e • ure the of this new contribu- * ster ha* been reserved, tickets sales Social life at the University has completion * be>ng supervised by the local woro- taken on renewed activities with the tion to en’s progress and in the J clubs of Brownsville. High passing of fall semester filial ex- modernity school girls have volunteered to help aminations, and four dances are re- [Lower Rio Grande Valiev. The Finest p in the sale and report a good percent- gistered on the social calendar for f * al Valley’s age alreadv for. this week end. 0 Garage spoken Actual reser- 0 rations will begin Sunday at Phi Delta Theta enter- '* morning fraternity the Capito! theater. tains Friday evening at the Stephen welcomes ~ and F. Austin congratulates a hotel, while Phi Sigma Delta fraternity will sponsor a dance * Saturday evening at the Austin Country club. Other dances will be the German club dance at the K. C. In a Short Time hall and the All-University dance at the Women’s The on Finest gymnasium the Theater campus. Valley’s Manautou’s will another new institution that will A rerresentative number of Valley open indents are at each present affair. also the of 1928 forward in con- its new • • « speak language modern neighbor, the % C. G. of m Brindley Harlingen is one struction and appearance as well as in mercantile -f the members of the University longhorn band who will make the methods. f.ou- with the hand starting March U>. Weldon Fielder of Lockhart, mem- ber of the advisory board of the band hi.- announced. Brindley playa a CAPITOL clarinet. THEATER e • • j Miss Gvneth Sluggard of Alamo w-.s one of the members of the Te- Our WAA-Hisa, women’s outdoor organi- Congratulations -•'tion, who attended a staff meeting Snday evening. and compliments to the builders and of the II • • • management new Steve Wray of Donna came into Capitol Theater. .We share and their Patrons of the are invited *h.> of bespeak pride Capitol s^oilight publicity at the Uni- in the versity this week, when he scored ten Valley’s present and their faith in the i; I to avail themselves of our com- justifiable points in a basketball with game 1 Texas A. & M. Wray waa playing Valley’s future. service. a guard position. plete garage 1 i tjour iWhile attending the theater, leave NEWTHEATER your car here — for repairing, washing, greasing or storage. < insurance (Continued on page two.)

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