Bill -
Thanks for the details – when I think about it – the theaters, the movies, the live shows! – makes my head spin !!
Compared to what we have now? – ah well…
Playing the Paramount in 1930:
01/03 – ‘The Laughing Lady’ – Ruth Chatterton & Clive Brook
01/10 – ‘Glorifying the American Girl’ – Mary Eaton
01/24 – ‘Seven Days Leave’ – Gary Cooper
01/31 – ‘Street of Chance’ – William Powell-Kay Francis
02/07 – ‘Burning Up’ – Richard Arlen & Mary Brian
02/14 – ‘Dangerous Paradise’ – Nancy Carroll & Richard Arlen
02/21 – ‘Roadhouse Nights’ – Helen Morgan & Charlie Ruggles
02/28 – ‘Slightly Scarlet’ – Evelyn Brent & Clive Brook
03/07 – ‘Only the Brave’ – Gary Cooper & Mary Brian
03/14 – ‘Sarah and Son’ – Ruth Chatterton & Frederic March
03/21 – ‘The Young Eagles’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Jean Arthur
03/28 – ‘Honey’ – Nancy Carroll & Stanley Smith
04/11 – ‘The Benson Murder Case’ – William Powell & Natalie Moorehead
04/18 – ‘Young Man of Manhattan’ – Norman Foster & Claudette Colbert
04/25 – ‘The Light of Western Stars’ – Richard Arlen & Mary Brian
05/02 – ‘Dr Fu Manchu’ – Warner Oland
05/09 – ‘The Devil’s Holiday’ – Nancy Carroll & Phillips Holmes
05/16 – ‘The Texan’ – Gary Cooper & Fay Wray
05/23 – ‘True to the Navy’ – Clara Bow & Frederic March
05/30 – ‘Safety In Numbers’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Kathryn Crawford
06/06 – ‘The Shadow of the Law’ – William Powell & Regis Toomey
06/13 – ‘The Social Lion’ – Jack Oakie & Mary Brian
06/20 – ‘Dangerous Nan McGrew’ – Helen Kane & Victor Moore
06/27 – ‘The Border Legion’ – Richard Arlen & Fay Wray
07/04 – ‘Love Among the Millionaires’ – Clara Bow & Stanley Smith
07/18 – ‘For the Defense’ – William Powell & Kay Francis
07/25 – ‘The Sap from Syracuse’ – Jack Oakie & Ginger Rogers
08/01 – ‘Grumpy’ – Cyril Maude & Phillips Holmes
08/08 – ‘Queen High’ – Charlie Ruggles & Frank Morgan
08/15 – ‘Anybody’s Woman’ – Ruth Chatterton & Clive Brook
08/29 – ‘Let’s Go Native’ – Jack Oakie & Jeanette MacDonald
09/05 – ‘The Sea God’ – Richard Arlen & Fay Wray
09/12 – ‘Follow Thru’ – Nancy Carroll & Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers
09/19 – ‘The Spoilers’ – Gary Cooper & Betty Compson
09/26 – ‘Her Wedding Night’ – Clara Bow & Ralph Forbes
10/03 – ‘Laughter’ – Nancy Carroll & Frederic March
10/10 – ‘Heads Up’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Helen Kane
10/17 – ‘The Santa Fe Trail’ – Richard Arlen & Rosita Moreno
10/24 – ‘The Virtuous Sin’ – Walter Huston & Kay Francis
10/31 – ‘The Playboy of Paris’ – Maurice Cheavlier & Frances Dee
11/07 – ‘Sea Legs’ – Jack Oakie & Lillian Roth
11/21 – ‘Derelict’ – George Bancroft
11/28 – ‘Fast and Loose’ – Miriam Hopkins & Charles Starrett
12/05 – ‘Follow The Leader’ – Ed Wynn & Ginger Rogers
12/12 – ‘Only Saps Work’ – Richard Arlen & Leon Errol
12/19 – ‘Tom Sawyer’ – Jackie Coogan & Junior Durkin
Joe B -
Certainly share the list, I’m glad you liked it.
I’m working on other lists which I hope to post soon.
As for details of the stage shows which accompanied the movies, Warren, unfortunatley I don’t have access to that information.
Believe me I wish I did, as I agree with you that the movies are only half the story.
Still, half a story is better than none!
Playing at The Capitol in 1930:
(All movies MGM productions unless otherwise stated)
01/10 – ‘Navy Blues’ – William Haines & Anita Page
01/17 – ‘It’s a Great Life’ – The Duncan Sisters
01/24 – ‘Their Own Desire’ – Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery
01/31 – ‘The Bishop Murder Case’ – Basil Rathbone & Leila Hyams
02/07 – ‘Not So Dumb’ – Marion Davies
02/21 – ‘Chasing Rainbows’ – Bessie Love & Charles King
02/28 – ‘A Lady To Love’ – Vilma Banky & Edward G Robinson
03/07 – ‘Lord Byron of Broadway’ – Charles Kaley & Ethelind Terry
03/14 – ‘Anna Christie’ – Greta Garbo & Charles Bickford
04/04 – ‘The Girl Said No’ – William Haines & Leila Hyams
04/11 – ‘Montana Moon’ – Joan Crawford & John Mack Brown
04/18 – ‘Free and Easy’ – Buster Keaton & Anita Page
04/25 – ‘The Ship from Shanghai’ – Conrad Nagel & Kay Johnson
05/02 – ‘Redemption’ – John Gilbert & Eleanor Boardman
05/09 – ‘The Divorcee’ – Norma Shearer & Chester Morris
05/23 – ‘Ladies of Leisure’ – Barbara Stanwyck (Columbia)
05/30 – ‘The Floradora Girl’ – Marion Davies
06/06 – ‘In Gay Madrid’ – Ramon Novarro & Renee Adoree
06/13 – ‘Lady of Scandal’ – Ruth Chatterton & Basil Rathbone
06/20 – ‘Caught Short’ – Marie Dressler & Polly Moran
07/04 – ‘The Unholy Three’ – Lon Chaney & Lila Lee
07/11 – ‘Let Us Be Gay’ – Norma Shearer & Rod La Rocque
07/25 – ‘The Sins of the Children’ – Robert Montgomery & Leila Hyams
08/01 – ‘Our Blushing Brides’ – Joan Crawford & Robert Montgomery
08/15 – ‘Way Out West’ – William Haines & Leila Hyams
08/22 – ‘Romance’ – Greta Garbo
09/05 – ‘Good News’ – Bessie Love
09/12 – ‘The Call of the Flesh’ – Ramon Novarro & Dorothy Jordan
09/19 – ‘Doughboys’ – Buster Keaton & Sally Eilers
09/26 – ‘Love in the Rough’ – Robert Montgomery & Dorothy Jordan
10/10 – ‘Those Three French Girls’ – Fifi D'Orsay & Reginald Denny
10/17 – ‘Billy the Kid’ – John Mack Brown & Wallace Beery
11/07 – ‘A Lady’s Morals’ – Grace Moore
11/14 – ‘Brothers’ – Bert Lytell & Dorothy Sebastian (Columbia)
11/21 – ‘Min and Bill’ – Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery
12/05 – ‘Remote Control’ – William Haines & Eileen Percy
12/12 – ‘Way For a Sailor’– John Gilbert & Leila Hyams
12/19 – ‘Passion Flower’ – Kay Francis & Charles Bickford
Bill -
Thanks for the details – when I think about it – the theaters, the movies, the live shows! – makes my head spin !!
Compared to what we have now? – ah well…
Playing the Paramount in 1930:
01/03 – ‘The Laughing Lady’ – Ruth Chatterton & Clive Brook
01/10 – ‘Glorifying the American Girl’ – Mary Eaton
01/24 – ‘Seven Days Leave’ – Gary Cooper
01/31 – ‘Street of Chance’ – William Powell-Kay Francis
02/07 – ‘Burning Up’ – Richard Arlen & Mary Brian
02/14 – ‘Dangerous Paradise’ – Nancy Carroll & Richard Arlen
02/21 – ‘Roadhouse Nights’ – Helen Morgan & Charlie Ruggles
02/28 – ‘Slightly Scarlet’ – Evelyn Brent & Clive Brook
03/07 – ‘Only the Brave’ – Gary Cooper & Mary Brian
03/14 – ‘Sarah and Son’ – Ruth Chatterton & Frederic March
03/21 – ‘The Young Eagles’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Jean Arthur
03/28 – ‘Honey’ – Nancy Carroll & Stanley Smith
04/11 – ‘The Benson Murder Case’ – William Powell & Natalie Moorehead
04/18 – ‘Young Man of Manhattan’ – Norman Foster & Claudette Colbert
04/25 – ‘The Light of Western Stars’ – Richard Arlen & Mary Brian
05/02 – ‘Dr Fu Manchu’ – Warner Oland
05/09 – ‘The Devil’s Holiday’ – Nancy Carroll & Phillips Holmes
05/16 – ‘The Texan’ – Gary Cooper & Fay Wray
05/23 – ‘True to the Navy’ – Clara Bow & Frederic March
05/30 – ‘Safety In Numbers’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Kathryn Crawford
06/06 – ‘The Shadow of the Law’ – William Powell & Regis Toomey
06/13 – ‘The Social Lion’ – Jack Oakie & Mary Brian
06/20 – ‘Dangerous Nan McGrew’ – Helen Kane & Victor Moore
06/27 – ‘The Border Legion’ – Richard Arlen & Fay Wray
07/04 – ‘Love Among the Millionaires’ – Clara Bow & Stanley Smith
07/18 – ‘For the Defense’ – William Powell & Kay Francis
07/25 – ‘The Sap from Syracuse’ – Jack Oakie & Ginger Rogers
08/01 – ‘Grumpy’ – Cyril Maude & Phillips Holmes
08/08 – ‘Queen High’ – Charlie Ruggles & Frank Morgan
08/15 – ‘Anybody’s Woman’ – Ruth Chatterton & Clive Brook
08/29 – ‘Let’s Go Native’ – Jack Oakie & Jeanette MacDonald
09/05 – ‘The Sea God’ – Richard Arlen & Fay Wray
09/12 – ‘Follow Thru’ – Nancy Carroll & Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers
09/19 – ‘The Spoilers’ – Gary Cooper & Betty Compson
09/26 – ‘Her Wedding Night’ – Clara Bow & Ralph Forbes
10/03 – ‘Laughter’ – Nancy Carroll & Frederic March
10/10 – ‘Heads Up’ – Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers & Helen Kane
10/17 – ‘The Santa Fe Trail’ – Richard Arlen & Rosita Moreno
10/24 – ‘The Virtuous Sin’ – Walter Huston & Kay Francis
10/31 – ‘The Playboy of Paris’ – Maurice Cheavlier & Frances Dee
11/07 – ‘Sea Legs’ – Jack Oakie & Lillian Roth
11/21 – ‘Derelict’ – George Bancroft
11/28 – ‘Fast and Loose’ – Miriam Hopkins & Charles Starrett
12/05 – ‘Follow The Leader’ – Ed Wynn & Ginger Rogers
12/12 – ‘Only Saps Work’ – Richard Arlen & Leon Errol
12/19 – ‘Tom Sawyer’ – Jackie Coogan & Junior Durkin
MGM movies showcased at the Astor:
11/27/1925 – ‘The Big Parade’ – John Gilbert & Renee Adoree
09/23/1927 – ‘The Student Prince’ – Ramon Novarro & Norma Shearer
12/30/1927 – ‘The Enemy’ – Lillian Gish & Ralph Forbes
03/23/1928 – ‘The Trail of 98’ – Dolores del Rio & Ralph Forbes
08/03/1928 – ‘White Shadows’ – Monte Blue & Raquel Torres
11/16/1928 – ‘Jimmy Valentine’ – William Haines & Leila Hyams
02/08/1929 – ‘The Broadway Melody’ – Bessie Love & Charles King
06/14/1929 – ‘The Hollywood Revue’ – All Star Revue
12/20/1929 – ‘Devil-May-Care’ – Ramon Novarro & Dorothy Jordan
01/24/1930 – ‘The Rogue Song’ – Lawrence Tibbett & Catherine Dale Owen
06/27/1930 – ‘The Big House’ – Chester Morris & Wallace Beery
10/24/1930 – ‘War Nurse’ – Robert Montgomery & June Walker
12/26/1930 – ‘New Moon’ – Lawrence Tibbett & Grace Moore
02/06/1931 – ‘Trader Horn’ – Edwina Booth & Harry Carey
06/05/1931 – ‘A Free Soul’ – Norma Shearer & Leslie Howard
09/11/1931 – ‘The Guardsman’ – Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontanne
11/15/1931 – ‘The Champ’ – Wallace Beery & Jackie Cooper
12/25/1931 – ‘Hell Divers’ – Clark Gable & Wallace Beery
04/15/1932 – ‘Grand Hotel’ – John Barrymore & Greta Garbo
09/02/1932 – ‘Strange Interlude’ – Norma Shearer & Clark Gable
11/11/1932 – ‘Payment Deferred’ – Charles Laughton
12/23/1932 – ‘Rasputin and the Empress’ – The Barrymores
03/17/1933 – ‘The White Sister’ – Helen Hayes & Clark Gable
04/28/1933 – ‘Hell Below’ – Robert Montgomery & Walter Huston
08/25/1933 – ‘Dinner At Eight’ – John Barrymore & Jean Harlow
11/17/1933 – ‘Eskimo’ – Travelogue
12/29/1933 – ‘Queen Christina’ – Greta Garbo & John Gilbert
Joe B -
Certainly share the list, I’m glad you liked it.
I’m working on other lists which I hope to post soon.
As for details of the stage shows which accompanied the movies, Warren, unfortunatley I don’t have access to that information.
Believe me I wish I did, as I agree with you that the movies are only half the story.
Still, half a story is better than none!
Playing at The Capitol in 1930:
(All movies MGM productions unless otherwise stated)
01/10 – ‘Navy Blues’ – William Haines & Anita Page
01/17 – ‘It’s a Great Life’ – The Duncan Sisters
01/24 – ‘Their Own Desire’ – Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery
01/31 – ‘The Bishop Murder Case’ – Basil Rathbone & Leila Hyams
02/07 – ‘Not So Dumb’ – Marion Davies
02/21 – ‘Chasing Rainbows’ – Bessie Love & Charles King
02/28 – ‘A Lady To Love’ – Vilma Banky & Edward G Robinson
03/07 – ‘Lord Byron of Broadway’ – Charles Kaley & Ethelind Terry
03/14 – ‘Anna Christie’ – Greta Garbo & Charles Bickford
04/04 – ‘The Girl Said No’ – William Haines & Leila Hyams
04/11 – ‘Montana Moon’ – Joan Crawford & John Mack Brown
04/18 – ‘Free and Easy’ – Buster Keaton & Anita Page
04/25 – ‘The Ship from Shanghai’ – Conrad Nagel & Kay Johnson
05/02 – ‘Redemption’ – John Gilbert & Eleanor Boardman
05/09 – ‘The Divorcee’ – Norma Shearer & Chester Morris
05/23 – ‘Ladies of Leisure’ – Barbara Stanwyck (Columbia)
05/30 – ‘The Floradora Girl’ – Marion Davies
06/06 – ‘In Gay Madrid’ – Ramon Novarro & Renee Adoree
06/13 – ‘Lady of Scandal’ – Ruth Chatterton & Basil Rathbone
06/20 – ‘Caught Short’ – Marie Dressler & Polly Moran
07/04 – ‘The Unholy Three’ – Lon Chaney & Lila Lee
07/11 – ‘Let Us Be Gay’ – Norma Shearer & Rod La Rocque
07/25 – ‘The Sins of the Children’ – Robert Montgomery & Leila Hyams
08/01 – ‘Our Blushing Brides’ – Joan Crawford & Robert Montgomery
08/15 – ‘Way Out West’ – William Haines & Leila Hyams
08/22 – ‘Romance’ – Greta Garbo
09/05 – ‘Good News’ – Bessie Love
09/12 – ‘The Call of the Flesh’ – Ramon Novarro & Dorothy Jordan
09/19 – ‘Doughboys’ – Buster Keaton & Sally Eilers
09/26 – ‘Love in the Rough’ – Robert Montgomery & Dorothy Jordan
10/10 – ‘Those Three French Girls’ – Fifi D'Orsay & Reginald Denny
10/17 – ‘Billy the Kid’ – John Mack Brown & Wallace Beery
11/07 – ‘A Lady’s Morals’ – Grace Moore
11/14 – ‘Brothers’ – Bert Lytell & Dorothy Sebastian (Columbia)
11/21 – ‘Min and Bill’ – Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery
12/05 – ‘Remote Control’ – William Haines & Eileen Percy
12/12 – ‘Way For a Sailor’– John Gilbert & Leila Hyams
12/19 – ‘Passion Flower’ – Kay Francis & Charles Bickford