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her out of the scrape-and her lodgings. Bromley Davenport sup- ports her well as her fishy lover: In fact, all the British cast join få the fun, and make it so. But the dialogue that used to make the house roar is, of course, quite lost on the screen. However, if we cannot hear the sister sigh "hin." we can see her manoeuvres to get hin," and that is nearly as good. The Looker-on, in "Reynolds's Illustrated."
NEW FEATURE IN CINEMAS.
FILMS.
AMERICAN FILM BANNED.
CENSORS OBJECT TO "LOW
MORAL TONE."
Bombay, Oct. 22. According to an announcement in the Calcutta "Gazette," a Metro-
Goldwyn production has been ruled unsuitable for exhibition throughout the whole of Bengal, because of its low moral tone.
It was rejected by the censors because it contained scenes in which white and other races met and indulged in extravagances, In. a low Chinese establishment, a thinly-disguised house of ill re- pute, in which a European woman was finally murdered.
GONZALEZ OPERA CO.
When you get a boxing film in which there is no attempt to dope the hero before the championship, you realise that something big happening in movieland. The big thing is that Britain is at Inst turning out Alms that beat any- thing America has done on the same lines. Let us take Wardour's achievement "The Ring." At the private showing. stald critics of long standing were alternately
A progressive note has been clapping their hands with boyish excitement, and laughing with an struck by a new cinema which will shortly be opened at Willeaden. abandon which suggested that they This is a perambulator park, where forgot they were critics. I cer
mothers can leave their babies and tainly did.
There were no mistaken in box-their carriages while they see the ing technicalities. Eugene Corri pictures in comfort. There will be himself.refereed the big match, competent woman in charge of and, both Carl Brinson and Ian the baby department, who will see Hunter know all about the ring. that their small charges come to Carl Brisson showed himself, in his no harm. What a happy thought
October 20 that the Gonzalez Opera first film, to be one of our beat on the part of the management!
Company from Italy came as far as screen actors. Gordon Harker, his How often one has been annoyed Colombe on the "Fulda" and that plebelan, and dismal trainer, was child in a cineras, and yet, if the until October 26. Mr. Hashim sald by the crying and noise of a little
they, have an engagement there irresistibly funny. Lilian Hall- Davies; too, was good, though her mother wants to go to the pictures, that Mr. Gonzalez told him that the
she do with her baby company expected to open an part was the least real In thewhat can pleture. Sha appears to love only but bring it with her? Apart from gagement in Manila early in March. champions, so it is fortunate that the possible annoyance to other
The company la composed of sixty- 1 ballet Carl won the big fight, for other people if the child dries, there is five persons, including wise I think there would have been danger to it of breathing for some and three singers for each leading hours the close air of the place. part. Mr. Hashim said the com- a divorce.
The film swings along, not let-By the way, I can't understand pany is one of the best over organis
London correspondent) ed in Italy, for an Oriental tour and ting the interest flag for a moment. (says a
of London is composed entirely of singers new The directing of Alfred Hitchcock why the majority is really great, and his management cinema are so badly ventilated. to this part of the world.
From Colombo the company goes of the boxing scenes is a brilliant Sometimes the air is so awful that piece of work,
Another British Win,' The Gaumont Company, not to be outdone, has given us "The Flight Commander." Last week, we had.
Mr. A. T. Hashim, a prominent Manila merchant who arrived there
on the motor ship "Fulda," said or
en-
one can hardly breathe on enter-to-Madras until November 8, to ing. How wo in the South envy Bombay until December 10, and then you your Hong Kong picture on to Calcutta until January $1. palaces.
:
an American film dealing with fly- TOO YOUNG AT EIGHTY-TWO. ing, in which all sorts of terrible blunders were made. This is a more interesting film, has more
nero- planes, and no technical howlers. But then the Americans did not have Sir Alan Cobham to guide them.
The appeal of Ko-Ko to Katisha in The Mikado"-"Won't you wait till you are eighty in the shade?" would be superfluous if addressed to one of the favourite actresses at the Grand Theatre, Rotterdam, He runs the film, as it were, In for the Indy in question, Mme. Wil- his acroplane he takes a young helmina Kley, is already past eighty man, ready for love, and deposits two; yet she is still no youthful him in a village “somewhere East," and coquettish in appearance that There he finds Estelle Brody en- she actually has to "make up" older gaged to a decrepit old man, play- then she normally looks in order. ed by Humberston Wright. Our to ray parts many years. younger young pilot, John Stuart, is plunged than herself. into despair at their marriage, Recently she was required to re- even though he knows Estelle hearse for the part of a woman of Brody loves him. But he does not sixty years, and she chose not to know, as we do, that the Chinese, paint or "make up" her face in any urged on by bearded Russians, are way. trusting that at eighty-two going to rald the Concession and she would not look too old for the
part. straighten things out.
This proved unsatisfactory to the stage manager, however, but in the course of a glorious fight, for a reason exactly contrary to which, incidentally, is remarkably that which she feared might be well staged everybody proves a raised.
That is where the fun begins.
hero, and the aged husband is "What has come over you, Mme. killed. Then Cobham comes along Kley" he demanded. "Why have young? with a fleet of aeroplanes and acat you made yourself up so ters the Chinese, Vesta Sylva and You look like a woman of forty- her three faithful followers-pro- five, instead of sixty, as your part vide plenty of amusement. At the requires. How can you at your end she introduces her husband age still be so coquettish?" and leaves them sobbing on one another's shoulders Maurice Elvy, the director, deserves much praise for his work.
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"Brigadier Gerard."
MIDNIGHT THEATRE.
From there the company will prob ably come to Manila for an engage- ment at the Manila Grand Opera House.
The Gonzales brothers were in Manila in 1919 with one of their famous organisations.
AN OPINION OF CRITICS.
Jack Norworth, who is back in London on a holiday, after several years' absence in America, is the comedian who taught the London Hippodrome audiences how to sing "Sister Susie's, Sewing Shirte · for Soldiers." and who afterwards, In "Rosy Rapture," the revue which J. M. Barrie wrote for Gaby Deslys, taught a Duke of York's audience to sing "Which Switch is the Switch, Miss, for Ipswich ?” · does not like critics. "I think of critics what you think of actors," he said to a London critic who has gained a reputation for "slashing." "After all, what do criticisms mat- ter? They wrap bacon in them the next day, or they put them, round liver to sell for cats. We draw our salaries on Saturdays, just the same."
He
FOUND FORTUNE IN FAILURE.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue awag with a new cross-word puzzle.).
CONDUCTOR HONOURED.
Ronald Colman, who is earning Dr. Henry George Farmer, M.A., from £600 to £700 a week, is now musical director in the Empire running close, to Jack Gilbert for Theatre, Glasgow, was honoured by the position of the leading juvenile the Glasgow branch of the Musi on the films. Yet in England he ciana' Union, of which he is presi- was known chiefly as Thelma dent, the members of the Empire Through the enterprise of Herr Raye's husband. Then, when he Orchestra, and the Steffens, a well-known teacher of went to act in America, he got a Symphony Orchestra, which he also Glasgow At the Capitol, for at least a dramatic art, Berlin is to have a job to appear in a play with Ruth directs. Dr Farmer recently took fortnight, there is running "Bri- special "Night Theatre," at which; Chatterton.
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy gadier Gerard," an American film the performances will begin at Athough the play was failure, in Glasgow University, and to com- based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's midnight,
Colman, whose face pleased a film memorate his achievement he was book. Several incidents are taken The Night Theatre will endea man in the audience, was chosen presented with the
appropriate and strung together, forming quite vour to introduce to the general a good story, It deals with the public the writings of authors who last week. Lillian Giah wanted a president of the branch, made the efforts of Etienne and the Countess have not yet received recognition leading man for "The White de Launay to get the letter in- or become popularly known. criminating Talleyrand and hand it to Napoleon.
Gerard loses it, and we, who know it is in the brim of a hat, watch the fortunes of that hat anxiously until, finally, it gives up
gering young daredevil suits Rod la
for the pictures during the play robes. Mr. Handel Lancaster, vice-
It Sister."
will present one such play every week and will have its perform- ances at the unusual hour mention- ed for a very practical reason. It cannot at the outset afford to pay large salaries to its actors, and it
hopes to secure the services of
Colman went with her to presentation. Dr. Farmer has won a considerable reputation by his Italy. The rest is history.
researches in' Arabian music.
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MISS VANBRUGH FOR AUSTRALIA,
Irena Vanbrugh, the well-known band, Mr. Bion Bodeicault, left London recently for Australia. This trip is not one of, pleasure," said Miss Vanburgh. "It is a pro- fessional one. My husband is tak- ing a repertory company with him, number of plays, including The and we are going to produce à Letter,' and 'On Approval' at many Engilah of the big towns in Australia. We All who frequented the old-time actor, is now making £200 a week may ther go on to New Zealand. music-hall remember "A Sister to on the screen. He went to New The trip will last about a year, and Assist 'Er," that wonderful force York with Cyril Maude
in when it is finished we will
its secret and saves our hero from those who play during the first actress, accompanied by her hus being shot. The part of the swag part of the night at other theatres, Rocqua perfectly. There is not a and who may be willing to make dull moment in the film. The only second performances for a com-
paratively modest stipend. annoying ones are when Phyllis Haver, tries to look coy- 'less convincing secret service agent I never saw[
"Hin!"
FROM NOTHING TO WEALTH.
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come
FOR COUGHS AND COLDS.
of low life, in which poor Fred. "Grumpy," but was nothing much back and do some more work here." Emney for so many years played until some one singled him out for the part of the cunning Mrs. May. the fim. Ernest Torrence, one of :: Now that a film has been made of the best-known English actors on it, the younger generation have the American screen, was a musi their turn, but it is not quite such cal comedy actor in London before a good turn as the "old 'una" had, he was suddenly chosen by some By that I do not mean that it is director to play the film part of a a-failure. In fact, it is a very auc- ruthless Kentucky mountaineer in cessful film farce, and Mary Brough "Tol'able David." In England he
is extreinely funny, both as "'Er" was unknown. In America he mended for stubborn, weakening and the imaginary sister who gets earną £500 a week.
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