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THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
HORIZONTAL (Cont.);
VERTICAL (Cont.)
32-Come by
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HORIZONTAL
1-Pertaining to a
baza
5-A brawi
10-A Hebrew high
priest
11-A carpent 14-To hasten 15-Calcium carbonate 17-A state of
condemnation 19-Former name of
Chosen
20-One of the
continents (abbr) 21-An ending of
adjectives
22-A unit of energy
34-To pleras
35-To go astray
12-Hardena onsself
sgainet
36-Interjection. Disgust 12-A gom
37-To have existence
38-Silly |41-Fright
44-Conquers 46-A mechanical device 147-A letter (pl.) (48-Small child
49-A card game 50-Bird homes
VERTICAL
1-To signal by gesture 2-A wing
¡16-Prefix With
| 18-Customary
24-To spread for drying
25-To make public 26-30 tangled 27-One of the grains (2B-A southern State of
น. 8.
129-Cavalry sword 130-aclonging to spring
32-Dirt gretind in 33-Packing boxes 34-Arca
3-Substance produced 36-Vegetable (pl.)
by certain Insecta (pt)
39-Association (zbbr.) 40-A part of the Bible
(abbr.)
23-To
25-The utmost possible
26-Comrade
27-Green spot in a
4-Don
desert
6-Floor covering
7-An Italian wine
42-A varnish gum 43-Encounterad 45-Decay
30-Bound
31-Pertaining to wings! To feel sick
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THE CHINA MAIL,
MUSIC DRAMA
POLA NEGRI
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VERSATILE ACTRESS IN-
NOVEL ROLE
FILMS
by those who have already seen the "THE SECRET FLAME" production.
The New Negri So this is the new Negri, and the departure to her present field is MOTHER INSTEAD OF "YAMP bringing a triumph that eclipses all
of her previous performances.
The siren has reformed, and now
In "The Woman on Trial" she is Pola Negri is playing sympathetic fortunate in having the consistent sweetheart roles, interpreting the support of a leading man like Einar good qualities and very few of the Hanson, whose work is extraordi- frailties of all real women, every-marily promising. One can scarcely imagine her making a venture into a mother's paychology without the deft, understanding direction of Stiller with whom characterization
emotional action are and
life
where.
It is one of the strange things that happens in the laboratory of human alchemy known as Holly wood; the place where villains-like Wallace Beery-are turned over night into comedians, where heroes -like Adolphe Menjou-acquire » | Suave flavour or deviltry; where actors become directors and writers become producers.
The film cosmos is constantly re- arranging the scheme of men's careera, patiently seeking to trans- mute dross talents into golden gifts. More often thot it succeeda.
The cast' dla Negri is excep- tionally interesting, in view of the process by which she has been
transluted from
a gorgeous, dazz-
ling vampire, toyer with men's Hearts, into a lovely creature of tenderness and self-sacrifice.
A Quick Transformation
The capricious, fascinating girl of yesterday has become a woman with soul and fortitude. The change: was already apparent in "Hotel Imperial." As a servant girl, Pola could enchant a great general, but only for the heartfelt purpose of patriotism and single love.
"Barbed Wire" witnessed a fur- ther metamorphosis. Therein the actress interpreted the pacifistic. instinct of all women, whose men go to war, all women who cry out their borror of bloodshed and hate
and needless destruction, women whose love instincts are not halted by the geographical boundaries of
country.
The truly significant change in the star's dramatic cycle is said to be contained in her latest picture "The Woman on Trial" directed by Mauritz Stiller.
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studies.
D
Betty Compson
EPIGRAMS
We are indebted to the theatrical correspondent of the "Dally Mail" for the following examples of epigrammatic wit and biting satire from Mr. Reginald Berkeley's play "The Lady with a Lamp" which is drawing al London to the Garrick Theatre:--
For the first time in her brilliant and ambitious career she essays a mother role, characterization | Nobody grudges Labour a soul, which up to a year ago, would have The danger is that it may been regarded as shut off from the develop a heel. Negri horizon by every concept of her dramatic experience.
see
Nevertheless, we are at last to the millennium of a Negri madonna, sweet, suffering and patient, regarding her child as the most precious thing in this life or beyond, inured so fiercely to the maternal instinct that she turns tigresa at the thought of losing her the boy is offspring, even though born of a leveless marriage. In many respects it is the most trying
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GLADYS COOPER'S ACTING IN MOVING STORY
SUPERSTITION BOGEY
There were moments in "The Sacred Flame," as we saw it at the Playhouse, says London dramatic critic, which were almost unbearably acute for hardened first-nighters.
One of these cams in the first act-a long but extraordinary well-sustained piece of perfect acting between Gladys Cooper and Richard Bird-the latter as the hopelessly maimed airman, hus- band of a wife in the full bloom of her attractive womanhood.
There was another in the second act when Gladys Cooper was, this time, confronted with the rest of the company by the accusing, effi- elent and yet evidently broken- hearted Nurse Wayland of Clare And Eames (a great study). there was yet another in the third -but to emphasise that would rob the play, not of its interest in- deed, but of a secret of the drama- tist, which ought to be preserv-
ed.
Reception Overwhelming
This
play of Somerset Maugham's has had a great suc- cess in New York with several of the same cast. Now that Gladys Cooper has entered it and brought it to London, it should defy the superstition that what New York likes London will not. The recep- tion was overwhelming.
We
It is
a cruelly moving play, The company. spare neither them- selves nor the audience. suffer with them-for they all suffer-and at the close we ap- plaud their magnificent artistry.
Three of the cast have been mentioned; they all should be, but at least Mary Jerrold's "mother" and C. V. France's old friend of the family will not be forgotten for a long time.
If you let sex blur your mind,
goodbye to any work thal's: worth doing.
I was in the Diplomatic Service for You intend to be Prime Minister,
three years.
The public de-
then?
→partments Oh, I think 90% - I-
don't encourage can't afford to win the Derby, amateurs-especially amateurs who want to get things done and one ought to do one or tha otber.
and know how to do them.
me
It came to
that I was the woman with a lamp and then there was a Voice.... Have you *ld anyone?
I tried to tell father
called in mamma
emotional role of her life. Also it Well?
He
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The War Office will always mis- manage wars and the country will win them in spite of it. The heroine. of the play is "Florence Nightingale," and story deals with the days when Lord Palmerston Was Prime
is said to be one of the most superb Theye gave me a dose of castor ofl. Minister.
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The fact that William Seeman; real big butter and grocery man from New York, and Phyllis Haver (above), have at last admitted themselves engaged, at least shows that they both know their groceries. The marriage is to take place as soon as the blonde actress finishes work on her prosent picture.
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DIES ON STAGE
FATAL SEIZURE DURING TEHEARSAL
A dress rehearsal of the new comedy, "Afraid of the Dark," at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, was interrupted by the sudden death of one of the actors, Winnington Barnes. He was playing the part of Fanshaw, a crook, when he had. a sudden seizure and fell dead.
Mr. Barres, who was about 55 years old, was well known for his interpretation of robust roles, not only in Britain but in many parts of the Dominions. He was for some time an officer in the Bri- tish Mercantile Marine.
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