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The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 8

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The Courieri
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Waterloo, Iowa
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OCTOMill 12, VW WATJEKLCO EVENINU COUIWCB T1! rt Waterloo, iowa News The I neatres: Screen and Amusement World Gossti GRETA (INI HAS pi Yakima Canutt in matinee seata for everyone at a dim in- Week's Picture Alice to Wed Riders of Storm cKi-epg ssauiraay and Sunday, Adolph Meniou in IWU LUVLIAI IHL at Palace Today OF JOHN GILBERT rf All-Talfcic Comedu at Strand Tuesday Recking in the adventure, romance and excitements of the west, "Riders of the Storm" comes to the Palace theatre for today and Sunday with SHE STANDARD PDR1DIT SHOW msima uanuit in tne stellar role, uia is a picmre with all the elements of human interest, the suspense Of nei'fk Itlll Ihs iUnn.nl. Adolph Menjou, who is starred Hi the Strand's talking feature picture starting next Tuesday, at the com' elusion of "The Single Standard, now showing, ts claimed by the ad-! vance notices to have a record voirg that is equally as impressive as nil sophisticated personality as shown heretofore in the silent movies. Fav and accomplishments of courage. Performs in Morals Problem for Women Showing at Strand. 'uus ianuil IK simnnrtori hv a Romantic Comedy Declared to Be Daring; Hal Skclly Wednesday.

good cast of players. Today's new bill also has a short t- i 1 brehtV turea players in this show, which" luuiKuy, ine ramny Meal Ticket," and the news reel. Monday and Tuesday the Palace will offer "Stairs of Sand," another lomantlo and adventure western from Zane Grey's novel, with Wallace Beery, Jean Arthur, Chester Conklin t.uiiicu.v How- a peasant of lowly birth may iiic oivji linn tin wir.n mn monvM love affairs a famous nlantst. hnV with the women who have fallen for his playing. He loves hta -wife de-i, Visiting school teachers yesterday at the S'jand tlieatre probably Rot thrill Irom the realistically pictured philosophy of love as exemplified by Oreta Oarbo, creature of unusual moods, In "The stngls Standard." synchronised M-G-M production showing now at that house.

The story is from Adele Rogers St Jonn'a novel and at first briefly progand: the idea that women are as much entitled to freedom from mural conventions as are men, and that but a single standard voicaiy dm can't resist the adula-' HrttlB rtf iha ntUfii. -1 Ettnl1.a Ul 1 i i ijiaii.y ins wiip, vnn nu xrnthn' Huns ana win a princess of the royal blood is due for dramatic description when John Gilbert opens a four-day all-talking screen engagement at the Paramount theatre today as the dashing and loving Captain Kovacs in "His Glorious Night." Gilbert In his smart uniforms is said to cut a right adventurous figure, making feminine hearts to Jump and thrill. The piece, directed by Lionel Barrymore from famous stage show "OlVmDla." has thn Nmir Vnrlr ctoro HIS OH alio tirith ji. eyp. eets into the ffn.ni a tn Vtnr duj nt irf Vinmn k.i i i mm a jarge cast, xne Monday bill includes a comedy, "Busting Buster," and the news reel.

Under its new policy the Palace now Is offering four shows weekly, with change dates Saturday, Monday Wednesday and Thursday, giving a wide field for diversified entertainment, running principally to westerns, with an occasional repeat of big features from the Strand and Paramount theatres. A new admission charge policy putsj iiviuo iiuiu uciiig up.i Ana tnen tnings nappen. The Strand bill fnr TumHav auA HwhWJ (U.liJ i has Clark McCulloueh in a tutWno 7 I mmmmammmmmmmmm comcay, in Hoiiana a s'mchro-' nized Hodge Podge novelty "On The Streets," and the Pathe sound news. star, K.atnenne Dale Owen, playing opposite Gilbert as toe princess, with Nance O'Neil as her mother, Gustav von SeVffortitz as a bliinrtpvincr nnlino should apply to both sexes. As a wealthy young San Francisco society girl, Miss Garbo, tired of the philandering of the married men of her set, walks out on it -in the rain ons n'ght, finds a strangely appealing artist, sailor, prizefighter and adventurer, exhibiting his pictures and hi brawn in an art museum and lt-ns away with him the next morning tin a saiHnu trin in commissioner; Hedda Hopper, Doris Hill, Richard Carle and a lot move in the sunDortine cast.

The is a large amount of comedy claimed for this picture in addition to the stirring romantic appeal, with crisp and crackling dialog, modernized by Wll-lgrd Mack. Is Daring in Theme. It has bits of spice and is rather daring in theme, the notices say. There is also on today's new bill fV i I lit Jw NASH SEDAN Sunday Oct. 13th Electric Park Alice White, movie actress, announces her engagement to Sid Bartlett, former Chiclgoan active in the talkies.

She says they will mary next January, an all-talking comedy called "Zip, Boom. a color stvle revue: Jack White's orchestra in a Vita- phone musical act; a Paramount song the South seas. Sends Girl Home. Months later he abruptly breaks off the romance, telling her it is better to end it while both are happy than later when she might be unhappy. She goes hack and marries a iteady business man, but when her lover some years later comes hack for her and her inspiration, ehe decides to go away with him again.

Here drama of powerful suspense adds high interest to the picture and its problem and the climax 'is one of swift denoument. The moral, if one is to be had from the story, is that the single standard is all right for a woman who does not love her children enough to want their respect. Husbands seem to be a secondary consideration. Griffith in Comedy. Miss Garbo's love problem is nicely handled and her performance is cr.e of extreme artistry.

She is ably supported by Nils Asther as the ar- i cartoon, "Dixie;" the Paramount sound news and the Courier-Paramount news reel shewing fire drills at the local schools. Rt.n.rt.tno' nt. thp Pnramnnnf. nevf Darro is an excellent cast consisting of Bee Amann, a former Mack Sennett bathing beauty, Bill Nestell, Barney Furey, Harry O'Connor. Vic Allen, Ray Childs, and Leo Willett.

The story was adapted by Frank Howard Clark from William E. Wing's well known novel, "Desert Madness." The bill includes a comedy and news reel. Wednesday, and running thru Friday, Hal Skelly comes back to the local screen, with Evelyn Brent, in "Wom an Trap," described as "a startling, gripping, jolting human melodrama in which brother hunts brother in the battle of the Law vs. the Ziggy Gets Europe's Time Limit 4:15 P. M.

Be There Most Beautiful Girl New York. Oct 12hnsi u.iu Said to Be Fast. It is said to be one of the fastest moving pictures recently made, "cruel in its dramatic sharpness, swift as a whip and with a dramatic blow-Just as stinging." Chester Morris, Willio.n Tl V.ffa ITllclBr by Flo Zieefeld as "the mutt ful girl on the European stage," Evelyn Laye, English actress, arrived yesterday aboard the Mauretania to Joseph Mankiewlcz, Leslie Fenton and appear here. Noel Coward, author and playwright, was also aboard the liner. several omers are aiso uie Last.

Wednesday's bill also has an all-talking comedy, "Jed's Vacation." featuring Charlie- Grapewin; "All Today and Sunday list and by Johnny Mack Brown as her husband. Several other well-known players are in the cast. The picture is a very good one. Raymond Griffith is seen in another "talkie" comedy in which he ha some exciting and amusing adventures in "The Sleeping Porch" in which he asks a friend to impersonate an escaped convict in order to get him out, and the real convict appears. Craig excellent concert tenor singer offers a nice program of three exhilarating numbers; the Pa the' news and Pathe review and a brief trailer of Moran Mack in 'The Black Crows" are shown.

W. Adults 20c KidsiOc Americans," a big musical and novelty number with songs and dances of all i IIT 1 a III nations; ana tne Fame news reci. WAN4 I II II I I II A LI 11 I I i ill Tom Tyler Stars in "Trail of the Horse SAT. SUNDAY MOW III -NX TJ Action! Thrills! Spills! A I I IX Thieves" at Waterloo Canutt Tom Tvler the nonular FBO west (y it ffilFASIOnS in IB I Broadcasting ern star, will be seen in his latest 1 vehicle, "Trail of the Horse Thieves," at the Waterloo, opening today, for I I L. 'JU Uffc "Ridsr.

of Storm" tnree aays. Tyler and his little 8-year-old pal, Frankie Darro, always prove a eensatlon, and in "Trail of the Horsethleves," it is said that they if Iff MMC cnrv'T George Guttermson is in his third year as football announcer for KOMO. An additional Chicago station, WIBO, has become a unit of the NBC network, bringing the chain's Lj -r nn outdo any of their past perform- anrei Arrlttimed fhp mrmt dramatic. highlight in the picture is the scene where Tyler is forced by bandits to enter treacherous quicksands, in I IOUU WJ u. The life of Beethoven is to be which he is gradually sinking to Broadway and Side Streets John Gilbert and Bride Land in N.

Y. to the Saturday nleht Challengers program over WEAF Wi. WALUCl BlfRV, JIAN ARTVIUS II and network Oct. 19. his death.

He is saved after a terrific struggle and by the timely aid of his little pal, Frankie Darro, Having directed Tyler in more than 18 pictures, Robert DeLaey QDin uiolHH tliA mutranhnna rn Seven major football games of the-middle west are to be broadcast New York, Claire, stage idol husband, from their Oct. 12. (INS) Ina star, and her screen John Gilbert, returned European honeymoon New York, the newest lad' in the side streets lust tfBWayralth0 18 ip0Mibly old turf'8t count; fataS Surfed golf game By means of a series of nets the "golfer" may take a good healthy swing at a real golf ball with a real club and seething or other. A dozen temporarily vacated store rooms nightly do a rushing business as minature golf links at five cents for 10 ahote The hSvy adf want. and Sber novSUo fea? this production, and has performed a piece oi directorial worn uiai i a it i aboard the liner Mauretania yester day.

may well be termed masterful, notices say. Supporting the star and Frankie Surprising a i iiwi I 1 1 1 1 1 TiiftMA) ii inn D-A-N-C-E wuu vi jjuurn: Krt'eiia initiation. A statistician for Variety, theatrical trade paper, estimates that a mile-long swath of Broadway nightly contains more than 1.000.-000 people between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 p. m. For statistical' purposes, the expert estimates the width of the plot at 2.000 feet, which would give every individual 10 square feet to move around in -an obvious fallacy.

There must be more than a million people. Whatever the throng is, it is bad enough and it is somewhat remark Dy WLS. Don Malin and Leonard Reinsert do the description. Thompklns Corners is to have a knitting marathon next Monday evening. This program Is heard weekly on the WJZ chain.

Rodolfo Hoyos, Mexican tenor, after an operatic tour of his native country, will sing again with Roxy and his Gang on -the WJZ network Monday evening, Oct. 4. ttacln Henry's Magazine, the Sunday night program of talks and dramatize stories conducted on "WJZ and stations by Colliers, now is going to a Pacific coast work. The hobby of Homer Courchene, chief engineer of WLS, is the raising of tropical fish. More than a dozen species are to be found in the transmitter building of the station near Crete, 111.

Henry A. Bellows, former member of the federal radio commission, and who has been in charge WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul since 3 925, has become associated with BS as advisory counsel. He remains a president of Northwestern Broadcasting, operator of WCCO. FORUM ROOF TONIGHT Bert Browne Victorians i Hls volce is dcp- Today i MiSl Lv2i" thrilling More than Spsed Romance Adventure ta jm with Synchronized Music Score y'SN filt JM able than only 70 extra policemen sura ionr nrfrfoH in the usual 182 policemen' in the plot, are auie io nunfl It.

rin ru.r for every 50,000 that pass thru the dis Gents, 50c Ladies, uici aunmr t.np rush to a i.uu.o ai rested. Most of the charrm tnr 2c Comedy-News 1W '''fM A Show for the Whole Family. 1 lS I panhandling, fights, "vagrancv," and auto accidents. There are few felonies and almost no rasps rf rmhti. fnt 'J JJ COMING TUESDAY, OCT.

15TH RAY MILLER AM) HIS Brunswick Keccrding Orchestra ing. The naughtiest street in America is perhaps the safest for an unescorted woman for this 'reason. The catrolmen mm.t nt exert themseves vrrv much t.l- 1 3 Bov Rcouts during a Fourth of July parade. They hold pronie Even as Men Satisfy their Curiosity Concerning Love -SO DID SHE! if A gay. sparkling romance his daring will thrill you I TONIGHT Qreta The court received a surpri.se when Mrs.

Carter De Haven, ac-tresi; and divorced wife of the comedian, appeared wjth a petition asking a reduction in her alimony. u.iuauy poutetv, to prevent them from being killed attempting to thread the theatre hour's high-speed traffic. Tolicc figures miow that an average 650 taxis and five times that manv private cars cross Broadwav at Forty-fifth street during the minutes "before theatre curtain time. The police sergeants take over the more diplomatic ttusks On a night last week all Sixth avenue traffic was stopped despite the traffic lights at the intersection of Forty-fourth street while a mounted sergeant escorted an immaculately attired elderly gentleman, who stag-gered slightly, across. The old man looked like a retired major general HIS SPat Hllrt i John GILBERT Reckless of society's brand of shame she risked everything, btlievlng girls fhould live their lives by the same love standard as men! SLND BARGMV HOIR i to 35o aflrr 2 in his ftrst all talkimr "HIS GLORIOUS NIGHT tiovri.

BARKYAIORE production iovri. BARRYMORE production 1 1 FtJsjh, I I LjT 5 manner of Franz Hals Bessie Belmont, of the Social Register Belmonts, has made her first stage appearance on the big street, in the part of a drab in a prison plav. "The Criminal Code" And Fred Keating, the magician searched himself thnroly the other noon at Sardi's restaurant without being able to produce his own hat check. FLIS A gay, sparkling romance In whioh the screen's famous lover attas new dramatic heights! his daring will thrill you! white. He was evidently bound frr one of the several clubs near Fifth avenue.

He moved with great dignity despite an umbrella, a walking stirk SroUh undrr cath arm. With enual dienitv thP Starts (fJl Wednesday PALACE Yakima Canutt, western star, in 'Riders of the Storm." adventure and action picture. Also comedy, 'The Family Meal Ticket," and Fox news. PARAMOUNT John Gilbert in His Glorious Night," romantic comedy of officer who humbled a prm-cess, all-talkie, directed by Lionel Barrymore, with Katherine Dale Owen in leading feminine role. Also talking comedy, "Zip, Boom, Bang," ong cartoon "Dixie," style revue in colors, Paramount and Courier-raramount local news reel.

WATERLOO Tom Tyler and Frankie Darro in "The Trail of Jforse Thieves." adventure and romance tale of frontier days. Also comedy, curiosity and news reel. STRAND Greta Garbo in "The Single Standard," all-talkie and love of society girl too blase for her own social circles who ran away with nd from an adventurer and found Jove in two places. Nils Asther and Johnny Mack Brown in dual-mala Jfada, All-talking, comedy "The Sleeping Porch." with Raymond Griffith; Craig Campbell noted tenor linger in musical act, and Pathe found news. HAL tV3 with SOUND Alma Rubens Cured 'Not the least interesting of the of Drug Addiction is that sup- dcalcrs- who say that Angeles, Cat.

Oct. 12. (INS! newspapers are Alm Rubens, exotic film star was Sola Oailv. mfKt rf tt.n SKELL Never bffore has the screen shonn surh romance, such im-paslonecl love PLUS Paramount Sound News Parkienne Style Revue JACK WHITE'S ORCH All Talking Ccmedv "ZIP BOOM BANG" riot of fun Paramount Song "DIXIE'' Paramount nil Talking Comedv "SLEEPING PORCH" with RAYMOND GRIFFITH CRVIO CAMPBELL Tciiof Pathe Sou ml Dialrg and Ivelvn JtJ Brent i making under tropical r-klrs! tho.t, uuring me curea oi arug ad- whm 8ent wh0 iu-kl within 10 days, relatives todav wnen n.s home town naner rais said thev had t- when his home town paper raises its said they had learned from officials Woman Trap" I cneertully planks down a dime for a two-day-old copy when he gets to Broadway. Paul Whlteman.

the jazz has a new portrait of himself in his office done after the vi uie state narcotic hospital at Pat-ton. Miss Rubens was to be taken on a two months' sea vovage by her mother, Mrs. Theresa "Rubens. The film actress' recovery was reported complete as a result of gains she made during the past three weeks. Doors open 12:43 Shows start 1:00, 3:10.

5:20, 7:30. last feature at 10:00. 7 f1' Shows Urt 1:00, 3:00, 5:00. Ijsf fMlUrr at 9:50. i.

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