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THE CHINA MAIL.
Behind the Sceneess Hollywood
LON'S SLANT.
[By Dorothy Hersor.]
Chaney's attitude toward talking pictures. Chaney has nover በጻ aimed an attitude, really.
He has never said he wouldn't make a talk Ing picture. He has said his next picture would not be talky. Jt'll be synchronised.
Chaney has visited numerous small theatres and listened to the outlouds unreel there. Exhibitors
NEW INVENTION.
An inventive v soul
lang.
an
Boy Jockeyed on the
But the acceptance of a "stan- ROUND THE CINEMAS {dard" from the hyphenated “big heads" of Hollywood's directorial boards is a very different matter. The English spoken by the an- nouncers at, the various B.B.C. stations has already helped to pro- [duce an artificially "refaned" speech
Stage.
"BROADWAY.”
11.
WATER RETURN ·
Level and Storage of water in Rəi servoirs on Aprli, 1, 1990):--- :
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.
Tylam
1020 1980 21′ 1′′B 14′ 7"R Tytam Byewash .. 241078 22 ("B Tytam Intermediate 3′ 0′′B 55′ 7′′B Tytom Tuk..... 90'11" 53 5 Wong Noi Chung 85' 5"B 26' 3"B Pakfutu
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1980 272.36
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14.50.
38.42
437.40
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In 'countless half-educated listeners. In his youth, Thomas Jackson, who The possibility of this being interplays Dan, the "square" detective in spersed with strident American "Broadway," the Universal super- connected slang, and constituting thus an production of the New York play, had A great deal of conjecture has with Howard Hughes' Caddo com- English of the future, anrelated to no intention whatsoever of being an been printed. regarding Lon pany has invented a
new camera race, climate, or occupation, is one actor. He wanted to be a jockey. This new lens will close-up before which the most sanguine be a busness man and preside over But his father wanted Thomas to Anely sharpened objects as far observer may well "register dis
It should go may,”
n eet of books and row of fling away as two miles.
cabinets. Instantly Thomas decided a long way to revolutionise present One of the most painful facts that he wanted to travel, so he com camera methods.
At osat, it about the contagion is that it is promised between the jockey and the should be economica! time-affecting both sexes. The dry business man and decided to glorify saver. Hughes, I believe, will make American humour that has been Shakespeare by acting his plays. use of the new lens in scenes for with us since the days of Bret Harte torming with the Bard, of Ayon, Tytam Intermediate 179.80
Following a few acusons of barn "Hell's Angels,"
and Mark Twain was tolerable even Jackson hit Broadway with a part in Tytam Tuk Apropos of "Hell's Angels" and when badly imitated by our young Yellow Jacket." After a number of Wong Nei Chung have spent plenty of money equip for two close-ups. Which, as close-with which the "goylies" of the he became Dan McCorn in "Broad-
Pokfulum close-ups, Hughes spent $20,000
But the unintelligible, gurglė | other parts in other successful plays, ping their houses with talky paratus. But, unfortunately, many
Broadway chorus enhance their way." of the smaller theatres weren't
physical allurements is having an So impressed was Carl Laemmlo, built for sound. The acoustice
effect upon the manner of the Jun., with Jackson's interpretation of Jare pretty bad. It's difficult to
British girl-"fan" that has its the part that, after he had purchas hear what the players are saying, LIONEL BELMORE ARRESTED. element of genuine pathos. For ed the rights to the play for the re-
her language will be that which ly signed Jackson to do the same por-Estimated population-480,10-441,180 card price of $275,000, he inimediate- Lionel Belmore's case comes another generation will learn at its trayal for the picture. before the courts soon... Furthermore, even
Mr. mother's knee. operators in
a citizen the larger houses go mad in Belmore, as respectable
The only solution seems to be in projecting talkies at times. The as ever inhaled ozone, was the un- redoubled energy
on the part of pictures scream or
they mutter willing host to prohibition officers, British producing companies, and Now and then they Now and then,..
#p-
unless you sit right down in the Arst few rows.
are normal.
ups go, is a high- priced mark.
who invaded his home with a war- rant,
man.
plays
Mr. Belmore was arrested, determination on their part to sup This is the outloud angle that taken to fall and subjected to the Ply the cinema-world of Britain at Beems to interest Chaney moat, routine given hardened criminals. any rate with English which does
It His case is a matter of intense in./not offend the, ear and may enrich attorney who comes to his sister's 10 though I quote Lon indirectly, isn't that he won't talk on celluloid, terest to Hollywoodites, who know the memory-an English which is but it's what will happen to the and appreciate the sterling worth not necessarily pedantic, but is at lanat based on the natural speech of cellulod after he has talked. And of this fine actor.
our own people. how shrewd is his deduction, in this instance.
"GOOD NEWS."
Lola Lane has been signed for 1 featured role in Edgar. Me- Gregor's screen version of 'Good
ENGLISH AS SHE
"TALKIED."
Hackett was tested before the camera
"Broadway,” a super talking picture, Is showing for the last times to-day at the Queen's Theatre.
"TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN.”
Raymond Hackett,
who Jimmie. Dugan, the young brother- seue in "The Trial of Mary Dugan," Bayard Veiller's all-talking special for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which will open at the Queen's Theatre to In this way it is quite possible morrow, makes his "talkie" debut in that one beneficial effect of the m-this production. IS provement and advance of British while he was playing the same part in talk-films might be not merely in the road show of that dramatic success standardising the best English, but when it appeared in Los Angeles last in recording accurately and lovingly July. His voice teat was made scon the various dialects as they are after. Both tests proved his remark. spoken or ceasing to be spoken-able ability, so he left the stage show News.' Lola makes the third
now. This is happening very and began immediate rehearsala in the ferminine, Mary Lawlor, Bessie
noliceably at the moment with picture version.
Mr. Hackett has spent the 26 year Love being the other two. And,
Cockney itself-hallowed, together incidentally, William (Buster)
with other current dialects, by the of his life on the stage. His mother is Collier, Jr. isn't singing the lead as
Florence Hackett, a screen star in the A conversation I recently had War. In the same way the Dublin old Lubin days. originally announced. Some upset with Mr. Raoul Walsh, the Amer-brogue could not be better exempli-
Stanley Smith has the role ican producer of "The Cock-Eyed fed than by Miss Sara Allgood and appeared in support of many of the A versatile, actor, Mr. Hackett has Smash-up.
what is un-the rest of the Abbey Theatre com most noted of dramatic stars, his World," emphasised According to a story given this doubtedly a serious menace to the pany in "Juno and the Paycock." makeup brush, it might be mentioned. department, Douglas Gilmore-re- cently placed under a five-year "English as she
natural survival and growth of That we should get more carefully having been a gift 20 years or so ago is spoke" in the chosen local players to play in Incal from Doris Keane, when he was with Fox contract--was badly injured various quarters of our islands. talk-films--some of the "Dorsot" in her in Clyde Fitch's "The Happy Mar, the other day when he amacked Mr. Walsh confessed that from his "Under the Greenwood Tree" was ringe." his auto into a street car. Gilmore point of view, as well as from that distinctly "inferior" is one of the evidently took the full force of of many film-goers on this side of things to be especially encouraged. the amash on his face, austaining the Atlantic, English and. American among other injuries, concussion
are different languages.
there.
POSSIBLE BENEFIT OF BRITISH TALKIES.
HOLLYWOOD INFLUENCE.
With all their faults and troubles the talk-films may help us to realise, Te- He admitted that he himself, as to what an extent English is still,
of the brain. His condition is ported very serious. His mother
wood.
married Banks in London.
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CANNIBALS AND GRETA
When M. G. Mi's "Trader Horn" troupe returned from six months' celluloid jungling in Africa
they state brought back with them several cannibals. The cannibals
TEN COMMANDMENTS.
as Propaganda.
Total
457.20 761.10
Consumption of water in the City and Hit District in milions and de- cinals of gallons during the month of March.
1020 1930 Consumption
173.36 210.01
Consumption per
head por day
13.1
15.8 Services to houses in the Rider Main Districts were disconnected and a supply was given by public street fountains only during March, 1929,
From March 1 to 81, 1830, a 12- hours supply (6 am. to 6 p.m.) was given to all Rider Main Districts. Petncipal Mains closed. 6 p.m. to G...
From March 25 Shing Mun Water was supplied to the Central District of the City.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
1929 1090
מיים ים
Kowloon Reservole 32" 3"B Shek Lai Pai
Reservoir
11' 0" Reception Reservoir 9' 2"B Is
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.
1120 1080
$9.25
.73.04
Kowloon Reservoir Shek Lai Pul Reservoir d Reception Reservoir
Total
802.40
85.30
93.16.
24.95..
107.24 421.45 Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of March. in millions and decimals of gallon
Consumption...... 109.87
1929 1980 Estimated population 169,480 174,520 Consumption per head per day...
20.7
21.2 Constant Supply in all districts during March, 1029 and 1980.
114.80
The Government Analyst's reporta show that the quality of the water is satisfactory,
Total rainfall: March 81, 1029, 2.02; March 31, 1930, 10.89.
highly undesirable and misleading to the Chinese people.
The management was givən” the Nanking, Mar. 20.
choice of aurrendering, the picture to The police yesterday entered the the authorities or going to prison. World Theatre, and ordered the The former alternativa was chosen, management. to immediately stop and the authorities immediately showing Cecil B. De Mille's famous destroyed the film, declaring, in Biblical motion picture The Ten future, all films must be censored Commandments, claiming that the before screoning.
This is the second religious pic- picture is nothing, but Christian propaganda, specially manufactured ture banned in Nanking in-wo for Chinese consumption, which is months.
and slater, I believe, are in Holly-an American, simply "could not ux-on its own account, fluid and mult Film Banned in China derstand" much of the English he form. There are, it may be freely Gilmore fan't married. His heard in our current plays. He admitted, words and accounts in wife divorced him a year or so ago. even considered. it very unlikely the "hundred-per-cent. American" She is now Mrs. Monty Banks. She that "Journey's End, in its talk-which "went over in the May film form, will appeal as anything flower" that are more worthy of else but a foreign work to a large our racial tongue than some of the proportion of its American au- English actually spoken at our own diences.
street-corners. But this is no rea- Yet we have at the moment a son why the hideous amalgam ex- of affairs in which our ported from New York via Holly cinemas are flooded with American wood should be regarded as the films whose characters talk a fan-"universal English" of the future in Hollywood for exhibition pur- guage admittedly allen to our own, S. R. Littlewood in Morning Post. poses. After the picture is released alike in idiom and in accent. The they trek back to the native heath. result is that millions of young They don't speak English. Their people of an impressionable age are only amusement is to see flicks run being trained Instinctively to speak foff in the M. G. M. projection room. something utterly different. from
The other day they were treated their "mother-tongue."
are
to a Greta Garbo production. They offered no comment. But the pic ture over, a studio employee asked: "Well how do you like Greta Garbo?"
I have recently made a tour of the outlying London cinemas, and I have been struck everywhere by the extent to which the phrases used ox the screen find their way to the lips The cannibal spokesman shook of the audience. "Some picture!" his head, fumbled for words and "The cutest thing I have seen in finally said, "No like. Stomach too years," "Oh, boy, don't he do his thin!"
BEAUTIFUL.
stut bully! "And how." "Gee, but she's wow!" These are just a few of the phrases I overheard. They may be enough to show the Hedda Ilopper's aix-foot son kind of jargon with which the "wise Bill (Bill is only fourteen) walked cracks" of the American "back- into the dining-room and sat down. stage" talk-films so popular at the Hedda looked at his hands. The moment are Inspiring the receptive left was clean. The right, dirty. minds of our young folk.
"Bill, do you know your right e As Mr. Walsh confessed, it is not hand is filthy?"
"Yes."
"When was washed it?"
"Three days ago.":- "And why do you come to the dinner table with one hand clean and the other dirty?
the intention of Hollywood at this juncture to make specialised Eng-
the last time you lish versions of American films. The idea is that by sheer mass- production America ̈will be able to force its "talkie" language for the argot of the Bronx represents all America as little as the more "I shook hands with Lindy three virulent type of Cockney would re- days ago,"BI blurted out, present "high-English" upon the But, much to his annoyance, Hedda entire Anglo-Saxon public. If this rated hygiene over hero worship.
cannot be done a "new language": will, he suggests, have to be invent ed. This will be, not necessarily American, and certainly not English but just a "talkie" language, the effect of which upon the vernaculars riok that guy any place, 1 took of its audiences will not enter into him to a chicken dinner and consideration at all, asked him to pass the bonse. He handed over the dice" "
“ PASS” THE: BONES.” ··
Harry Axe pointed an accusing finger at Sid Silvers: "You can't
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