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vV AMUSEMENTS 13 BUFFALO EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1931 AMUSEMENTS IN1USH Theater Magnate and Celebrity Meet IT WW heading tha MA vaudevill bill will ba tha Broadway star Charles Hag hi person At tha Century starting Thursday tha pictura will bo Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" with Jack la Coogan Mltrt Oreen Junior Durwin Jackie Sear! and Eugene Fallen TWAIN FILM COMING WE CONGRATULATE MR MICHAEL SHEA Ir Acquiring tha Gnat Lakes Thiatro We Stand Ready to Co-operate With Him to Give Buffalo the Best in Entertainment Yaiue Tht New Liftyttie A HAYMAN fa the laat number on the vaudeville bill when the ihratcr-goer were reach-I big for their hat and wrap Ko one thought (hat thorn flickering ahadowa I would ever amount to much Aa I aoecial novelty Mr Shea one week showed picture that talked Tbry had phonograph contraption back of the screen Fairly WeB Synrhranlird It waa difficult to understand the word and they cam a little after the lip in the picture had formed them but they were aufflcirntly well aynch roniaed to make people marvel for the time But they were quickly forgotten and were not reaurrected again for aome 30 year Motion picture began to demand in-crraied attention It waa character la tie of Mr Shea that he Joined the procession io that when interest In the two-a-day vaudeville dwindled ha waa found well out In front in the picture buiineaa In 1914 be opened She 'a Hippodrome In Main atreet At that time It was known ae the Inert motion picture theater In thla part of the country With the diacontlnuance of the two-a-day policy In mart eltiu in the country Mr Shea inaugurated then the policy now In force Mr Shea at the present day and notwith-atandlng the broader arthritic fat the theater field retain a personal interest In the Hippodrome It la aald that he select! each week the acta that are presented Ha raid Franklin Manager It waa In the Hippodrome that Harold Franklin now one of the theater world's beat known executive spent several year a manager Expansion In Mr Bhea'a theatrical Interest again occurred in 1920 when the flrat of the Shea community theater was added to the circuit Thla was the North Park In Hertel avenue which Mr Bhea acquired despite iti failure to make money for his predecessor By giving the community pie-turn ahort ly after their downtown presentation the North Park took an upward turn and aeon became a consistent money-maker In 1336 Mr Shea opened Bhea'a Buffalo which foe several year has been eonaldered a monument to hi ability aa a theatrical man of Importance Another addition to the Shea community theater was made late In 1921 when Shea' Kensington at Bailey and "Hacklebciry Flan WIU Open at Cea-tary Theater Thanday Mark Twain's second classical novel of American boyhood to be filmed Jy Paramount "Huckleberry Finn" coming to Bhea'a Century Thursday feature several of tha Juvenile players from Horn Sawyer" and "Bktppy" Jackla Coogan la cart ii eeen aa Tom Junior Durkin la cart aa Huckleberry Finn and Mltrt Oreen plays the rule of Becky Thatcher once more Hannan Taurog who was responsible far "Skip-py" directed the new picture "Huckleberry Finn" aim feature Jackie Scari Eugene Fallrtte Clara Bkuidlck Guy Oliver and Frank Me-Glynn Masquerading aa bandits Buck and Tom mil their raft down tha Mississippi run afoul df two acoundreh and encounter other adventure ON THURSDAY Jack Halt Ralph Grave and Fay Wray Fee land iu Lafayette Talkie "Dirigible" featuring Jack Holt Ralph Grave and Fay Wriy in Columbia's talkla version of an original polar flight story by Lieut Commander Wkad opera Thursday at the Lafayette It mark tha first presentation in a regular run theater following Ita toad show engagement here lart spring Frank Capra directed the talkie which waa produced in co-opera-tion with the United States Navy department Holt and Grave previously have been co-starred In "Submarine" and "Flight" Two flight! to the South Pole are attempted by Orave The first end In disaster but on the second try ba reaches his goal but tha dirigible cracks up in making an unnecessary landing Holt goes to the rescue of his friend Michael Shea Buffalo theatrical magnate la celebrating this week the noth anniversary of hia start in tha entertainment builneM In this city His latest photograph shows him chatting with Jack Dempaey one of tha numerous celebrities who have appeared in Shea theater during the yean quisition to the chain opens Friday of this week with an Inaugural program Thus the Shea Hit of entertainment places in thla aectlon reach! an even EILEEN MABIB WHITE Eileen Maria White 10 daughter of Ur and Mrs Fred a Whits of 140 Bart street who will sail far Faria Sept II to Join her sister Evelyn 12 who has had (man parta In French movies after everal year' preparation under the tl tela re of her aunt Mies Pearl White tha famous movie actress Eileen aka hopes to break into tha French movies She will make tha 3990-mlla trip by barrel! and will be met in Paris by her aunt Mil White waa in Buffalo several year and when ah returned to Paris Evelyn aeeompanied her for a two-year stay She went on her second trip a year ago unaccompanied by any adult Kensington avenues was opened Thla waa the second of the Shea community theaten in the chain Bhea'a Bailey Ii Next Then In 1333 tna Bailey at Genesee atreet and Bailey avenue was opened Then within a short time Seneca made Its appearance at Seneca and Caarnovia streets Tha Roosevelt and Elmwood theaten wen taken into the circuit shortly afterward Spreading out along the Niagara frontier Mr Shea In' the but two yean also has opened theaten In Niagara Fall and tha Tonawandaa Great Lakes the newest ac In observance of the (Oth anniversary this Urt of programs la announced: At Buffalo starting Friday Joan Crawford In "This Modem Age" At the Oreat Lake will be aeen starting Friday Maurice Chevalier in the Emit LuMtech production "The Smiling Lieu tenant" The Hippodrome beginning Saturday will offer as its screen attraction Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolley In "Caught Plastered" while Music Hall Start in 1881 Grows to Chain of 12 Theaters Michael Shea weed reticent and cow white-haired Buffalonian who teadUjr forged hia war ahead until hie rime wai known from eoaat to coact in the amusement business haa reached hie Mth rear of providing entertain ment fee thla ally and the Klaiara frontier The obarrraree of thla annlversaiy come on the hceli of the announce went of his acquiaition of the Great Lakes theater the 13th of the houaee now under his control In thla section win be celebrated with program which the Shea organization believra will be of apeeial Interrat to theater patrona In all the 13 Shea houaee Moreover Mr Shea declam that the com inf aeaaon will give film fane of Weatem New York juat the type of entertainment they want Fortune haa not always amllrd on Michael Shea In the SO year he haa been In buaineaa In Buffalo be haa aeen period of adTeralty come and go and time and again he haa had to ad-juit himaelf to conditlona that would have dlacouragvd a leaa determined and leu able penonaJty Mule Hall Ftnt Enterprise-Hia tint enterpriae Shea's muaie hall In the old Arcade building located at Main and Clinton atreeta where the Brlabane building now atanda waa reduced to aahea in one of Buffalo' moat famoua firea He atarted the muaie hall In 1U1 and it quickly developed into a popular place for Buffalo enter tainment-aeekera Many noted artieta appeared there aome of them filling long engagement In 1191 the building burned They tell the atory that Mr Shea gaaed imperturbably over the mine the line of determination growing a little deeper at the aide of hia mouth hia wire hair aeemlng to briatle even more defiantly "Every cent owe will be paid In fun" he declared Prevent ty he opened another muaie hall in Waahington atreet and every creditor waa duly paid off He kwt little time in seeking new quarter and aoon opened Shea theater in Pearl atreet near Niagara That came to be known eventually aa Garden theater Seata AU an One Flear In dimmer the aide were open and lined with potted palm It waa unique hi that the aeata were all on one floor There waa no gallery It waa there that Mr Shea introduced Ketth-Albee vaudeville -to Buffalo He waa one of the leading figure In the organization of the vaudeville buaineaa which waa then going ahead by leap and bound to an unprecedented proaperity It became apparent that he would have to have more eommodtoui quarter In thia city Diving the Pan-American In 1(01 Mir Shea had opened the Park theater la Court atreet with William Pamum aa the a tar of a leaident Block company It waa the neereat and inert theater fat town up to that time He decided to devote thla playhouae to the thriving vaudeville buainea So Shea' Court Street theater became the home of two-a-day vaudeville la Buffalo There followed then the palmy day of that form of entertainment It waa put before motion picture were graduated from the "nlckel-odeana" and "Bijou Dreama" that flrat homed them Leading actor toured in vaudeville in off-aeaaona Seata Scarce Prominent playwright devoted their effort to vaudeville "sketches" and i from time to time cclrbrltte of one 1 kind or another were attracted to the vaudeville atage by emolument that were eonaldered fabuloua in thoae day You had to put your order In early for aeata at Shea Court Street in thaaa piping time If you were ahort-alghted aa to wait until thortly before the performance began you would find that they had nothing left nearer than the 30th row A peraon whoa friendahip waa Bought in thoae day waa on trim could auceeaafulty wangle a pair of good aeata for Bhea'a on ahort notice They uaed to ahow moving picture IB 1901 81 'Utah hr ENDS TODAY BARBARA STANWYCK IN MIRACLE and NOW a Shea golden jubilee of entertainment! A PERSONAL TO MY FRIENDS THE PEOPLE OF BUFFALO Cf YEARS AGO Shaa'i Muaie my fiirt theatrical venture in the City of was dedicated to aerviiiB you the vary heel in entertainment atauaphare and surroundings Your anewuregemant laytky and canfidanca aa axpraaa by your ganerau patronage hae made it poreiMe la develop frees thia aaadart beginning tha presatil group of Shea Th ester Conscious of our obligation is you wa have striven I make there theatre a attractive comfortable and madam as any in tha United Stafre Likewise! have left no stone unlumad I bring So you tha outstanding motion picture and theatrical attractsona Foe your generous support I take this opportunity to thank you ay friends th people of Buffalo This rervice to you lire been made paasibla through the cooperation loyalty and support of th leaden of tha motion picture and theatrical world and I publicly acknowledge this great indebtedness On this 30th Anniversary I am privileged to announce tJiat tha operation of the Great Lakes Theatre effective immediately will ha ttader my direction As on expression of my gratitude for your support which hre contributed re mightily to my progress during the part 30 years I have gathered together for thia Golden Jubilee Celebration th moss outstanding group of motion picture that hre aver been my privilege te offer foe consecutive showings In presenting to yon there superlative entertain manta weak after week in each of tha theatre under my direction a redly golden ere in Buffalo entertainment is inaugurated 4 1 tCt ouiPfsilLo ITS ELECTRIFYING ALL BUFFALO! Tha Mast tatrlyalag of all tha "Pa Stanchu" arises Ttirlllere The WeiM'e Meet taetd-lana Arch-Plead Uvea Sgelal A Siwa Oaidea JnMire Attrectlea with WARIER OLAND ANNA MAY W0N6 SESSUE HAYAKAWA Aaether Kevel Mew Type Mil Prill Ted Mack and Ov Band in the HARRY aad FRANCES USHER Added Roms Evral! BOBBY JONES Hdw I Play Coir IL Today at aad Dmra Naaa ae STAN LAUREL i Tk OLIVER HARDY PkB" "PARDON US" BILL TILDCNI Thrill Future Dm Michael Shea These great attractions are coming during the SHEA GOLDEN JUBILEE! 'ONTMl' kSta I This Madera A FIFI D'ORSAY I IN PKBHON Bern MANNING aad Oeehartra Mlekre Maare ML'RTAGH at Wait Mur Caamdr "Reruu With ROME dk DOUGLAS 1 GAUT STANBURY 1 Dmi Cumrtf I mm TrtiiMN Chester Hale Girls IHXIM xiaaiel LSL'GX a Seaaall Nod AMMtnff hpMll Ever BrMtfbl to lbs Tslhlnt toNil AMERICAN F1IIILIPN HOLMES SYLVIA FRANCES DEE STAR FINAL Edward Robinson With Inn Claire TOMORROW Century jT55 1 GIRL With James Dunn Sally Ellers PRIVATE LIVES Norma Shearer A WHS Rath Chatterton FRIDAY' Great iakeS Gala Inangaral rragram! HEBE HE COMES! TB SCaKKN'S MOST paaciNATiim PUSONAUTT SHOWS THE LAST FLIGHT with Milt CSMMII John xaca nnowM DAVID MANNER I It la Ma 1 KIDDIla SSa ANTTIMN! KENMORE LaU Tlare Saar ctaot mmbaho "I TAKE THIS WOMAN" aai "me good nan giil" Bufti "Luifebl Rlaatr" "FitUfifi aevrelare" Wllk 4 MARX BROS SylYln Sidney With Eddie Canter II Hippodrome THEIR BEST SINCE WHEELER WOOLSEY "CaUGHT PUISTERED PLUM IKA ACTS BEADED BY Tto SnUwsi BUr QharlerUm iN PERSON! FAVORITE OF SCREEN STAGE AND RADIO! JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL MARY ANN" COMMON Constance Bennett WSUSAN LENOX" Greta Garbo and Clark Gable FRIDAY Buffalo Her Most Exciting Hctare! JOAN PAWFORP Paulina Monro Hell Hamilton IN this MODERN AGE SwcW AMrd AlftncUaa Hollywood's Treaty "Baboo" Bfi Dshsay PERSON! Hug Arrmy of Stag and Music Thrillsl Surfing THURSDAY DIAMOND JUBILEE Erie County Fair Tadiy is BUFFALO DAY Tiuiut if Features Day aad Nitbt AH Wark at HAMBURG AAA a ala laaaa a LS lea Bay SalarSu IJwrt Fan Galen far tha Whala Family! Tbapra Tagathar Atauil Th Joraua eaM at "Tom Sawyer la Mart Twala'a A Bhaa tSoldaa JuhUaa AUractioa reltk JACKIE JUNIOR MITZI JACKIE EUCENE FALLETTE Math Twain's Immortal Story I KVMYM aaKNT mtnn HRsntaT PRANK AUINTMON At 1M 4 a aad Human a 13 Mlit IIIM Ml 8 In ta II 'fereinhe a II roantal to 11 TMlMlt to II th an or ini) Maurlci EVALIERI 'THE SWUNG LIEUTENANT' Am SOXIT LUBITSCM Yrtarepn with CLAUDETTE COLBERT MIRIAM HOPKINS aad CHARLIB RUGGLES Ipacial lane by Oaear gteaaa PAStlH GENESEE THEATRE IfOQ GENESEE ST tow Arffi Knbt ArantrMf Jmu Harlow In IRON ad Mary Fkkfard la -KIKI- luit Xaaav A narlhlaf MARION DAVIES -FIVE AND TEN" with Mariaa Savlaa CHAKLIE BVGGLEI "THE GIRL HABIT" wUfe Am Cotrep with JACKIE COOGAN JUNIOR DUIKIN JACKIE SEAKLE MITZI GREEN at IU0INI PAlllftl ToaicfctMcJd Ovarl Marta PtMw DBUUEB A MOBAN la -FOUTlfg-BoUw Josh flaH Nt A i ii RUTH CHATTERTON "TOa Macalflarel Lie" wllh la art Erwla i put' GET BESOT TO HAVE THE TIME OF TOUR LIKE AS CRYSTAL BEACH LABOR DAY Jaraival Glortetta Fireworks Mvamre Caaadlaaa Lures Csanweelal at larials Da Hr at II A MS -Na aa tutu Brea trly ACrtta saa ChUCmt Ms fa KENSINGTON SENECA1 ROOSEVELTS startlns SUNDAY! 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