Three poster images advertising films that were playing at the end of December 1930 into January 1931 at the Lyric Theatre, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
An advertisement for the showings appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, December 26, 1930:
LYRIC THEATER
Williamstown, Pennsylvania
Entertains you amid comfort, courtesy, beauty and refinement in the Theatre beautiful
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SATURDAY AND MONDAY DECEMBER 27 and 29
AL JOLSON
In An All Talking and Singing Race Track Production
“BIG BOY”
WITH THE BIGGEST SONG HITS OF THE YYEAR
Tomorrow Is Another Day; Little Sunshine; Liza Lee; Hooray For Baby and Me; with
THEWISE CRACKING BLACK FACE JOCKEY
Banjo, Ukulele, Guitar, and Mandola Accompaniment
Added Attractions: A Vitaphone Act – Her Relatives; A Funny Cartoon – Frolicking Fish.
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 and 21
JOE E. BROWN
In An All Talking Comedy Drams With Music
“TOP SPEED”
A side-splitting funfest that combines a thrilling boat race with a wonderful romance. You have seen this picture elsewhere, now come and we will show it as only the Lyric can, as it should be shown.
Added Attraction: Vitaphone 2 Reel Subject (“Keeping Company”)
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Midnight —– Midnight —— Midnight
NEW YEAR’S EVE AT 12 O’CLOCK
OLSEN AND JOHNSON
American’s Funniest Clowns with a Matchless All Star Cast in a Rollicking Singing Comedy
“OH! SAILOR BEHAVE”
Until you have seen this picture, you have never seen any MISBEHAVING! A laugh a second, a howl a minute.
Added Attraction: A Metro 2 Reel Act (“The Song Writers Revue”)
Sure some MIDNIGHT show.
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NEW YEAR DAY AND FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 and 2
BESSIE LOVE and CLIFF EDWARDS
in A Singing, Musical and Dancing College Production
“Good News”
A college football team in actual action. Of course there is lots of puppy love and action in a college picture.
Added Attraction: A Vitaphone 2 Reel Act. (“The Collegiate Model”)
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Did you ever see such a collection of pictures ever appearing on one program? Just the kind of entertainment you will want to witness during the holidays.
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The movie poster montage was compiled from several articles on Wikipedia. The posters, including the one featuring Al Jolson in black-face, were the images that were displayed at the entrance to the theatre when the film was shown or was a coming attraction.
Film advertisement from Newspapers.com.
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