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December 14, 1930,
3rd Sunday in Advent.
Holy Communion, 8 a.m Holy Communion (Peak Church), 8 a.m.
Children's Service, 10 n.m. Batins and Sermon, 11 a.m. Preacher: The Dean. Evensong, 6 p.m. Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1930,
ROUND THE CINEMAS the grave of his father that won and Wallace Beary's "Big "House" him fame. In "All Quiet" it is the performance was rated second to scene where he dies from wounds that of Arlits. "Big House" is an aurrounded by his schoolboy chums-other Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pro- who marched away to war with duction. him.
CRETA GARBO IN “ANNA CHRISTIE."
DEBUT IN TALKIES.
"LET'S GO NATIVE”
The New York musical stage has contributed four of the featured
Frances Marlon, also, of M-G-M, won the coveted prize for wilting achievement on the basis of her excellent story, "The Big House.” Douglas Shearer, sound record- ing engineer at M-G-M, won the
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$3,000,000 PROJECT IN HARBOUR.
It is entirely characteristic of players in the cast of "Let's Go award for the best sound reproduc- Greta Garbo that she walked right|Native," big fan and music froliction of the year in "The Big into her Arst talking picture with- to be seen and heard as the main House."
on the programme in the out even taking counsel with a voice item Itest.
Central Theatre to-day. Jeanette That very minute she looked up MacDonald, Jack Oakle, James and saw the microphone over hor fall and Skeats Gallagher all head was perhaps the most import-established reputations in Broad- ant in her career. She was going way musicomedy productions be- to talk in pictures. Or she wasn't. fore entering moving pictures.
Not the slightest trace of anxiety Hall was the first to leave the
Harbin, Dec. 1. or apprehension did
be-stage for the screen, Oakie and
A plan to build an international tray. No sign of whatever con- Gallagher were next, arriving in flict or surge of doubt may have Hollywood shortly before celluleid airport at Harbin at an estimated been burled beneath that stoffd went articulate. Hall, was Clars cost of $3,000,000 has been decid-
ed upon
by the North-Easteru Bow's leading man in two pictures, Political Commission at its latest musk.
Instead, she merely nodded readi-Oakle and Gallagher did bit parts
in the allents, being teamed for international air station was reach- sitting. The decision to create an neas and began her lines. the Rev. E. "G. -. “Ginıme n whisky-ginger ale on work in their first all-talking pro-ed as the result of the successful
th side....and don't be stingy, duction "Close Harmony." baby."
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
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Mies MacDonald's debut was in completion of the programme which Up in the glassed monitor room, "The Love Parade" as Maurica had been under preparation by the German Lufthanza and the Nan- Gavin Burns, voice mixer, listened Chevalier's leading lady.
king Government authorities, for intently as her words reached him next part was the romantic lead
regular through the recording system. in Dennis King's "The Vagabond the Inauguration of a
aeroplane service between Nanking Then ho leaned back and grinned King."
and Berlin by way of Siberia,
The work on the creation of the started some time airport will be
of Chanco;"
at Clarence Brown, the director, In addition to this quartette of who glanced now and again for a Broadway graduates others in the sign of approval. "Anna Christie" cast of "Let's Go Native" are Kay at last was under way. Garbo Francis, William Powell's wife in (Branch of The Mother Church was making her first talking pic- "Street
Eugene The First Church of Christ, Scienture for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a Pallette, the blundering Sergeant debut long awaited by critics and Heath of the a.s. Van Dine murder tist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.]
Macdonnell Road, below Bowen public alike, everyone keenly curl-mystery pictures; William Austin,
the ous to learn how she talked.
veteran British character Road Tram Station. Sunday, Service, December 14, 1980, 11.35 a.in.
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She did talk in that first scene, player of "Sweetio" and the Dr. Fu 850 feet of solid dialogue, a very Manchu pictures; and David severe test, but one of her own Newell, the handsome youth who wishing. She chose to learn her played supporting roles in "The lines by scenes, not mere hita. Kibitzer," "Marriage Playground,” When she got going she didn't want and a number of other talking pic. to stop. And virtually all of her tures. scenes were of unusual length,| limited only by the 1000-foot capa- city of camera magazines.
PICTURE HONOURS.
Those closely associated with the
The long awaited annual merit Swedish star in the making of her awards of the Academy of Motion previous pleturae agree that her de- Picture Arta were announced an picting of the character role in November 5 at the third annual the Eugene O'Neill drama is her dinner of the organisation. Again greatest performance, enhanced in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer walked off power and dramatic intensity by with chief honours.
the addition of her vocal readings. Norma Shearer, versatile M-G-M Garbo was familiar with her Anan star, was acclaimed for what this Christie many months before it was organisation terms the best acting leven suggested as a vehicle for her performance of the year as a re- talkie debut. She loved the part, suit of her characterisation in regarded Anna as a genuine human "The Divorcee." Miss Shearer re- being, understood and sympathiaed cently signed a new long-term con. tract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with her.
When the play was assigned to and will soon be seen in an adapta- Garbo, she rejoiced. True, she was tion of Ursula Parrott's novel, disturbed by rumours of her ac- "Strangers May Kiss." cent. At least it would not be in Universal's "All Quiet on the the way when she played Anna Western Front" was voted the best Christic. As a matter of fact, the picture of the year, and Lewis Garbo account is so slight that Milestone, who wielded the mega- when she read her lines in the talk. phono for the prize-winning pic- ing picture she had to pay vary ture, was named best director. strict attention to the Swedish dia- George Arlisa ia designated best Ject and not allow her knowledge actor for his work in "Disraeli"; of the English language to intrude upon it.
Supporting Miss Garbo in "Anna- Christle" are George Marion, who created the father role in the dri ginal stage play, Marie Dressler, playing her first straight dramatic. part, and Charles Bickford.
Brown directed the picture from Frances Marion's adaptation of the stage play, few alterations or changes being made in the script.
"ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT."
The lad who fourteen years ago
was the first great child actor of the screen is back to fame in' plc- turoa.
He is Ben Alexander who, when
he was five years old, won'fame an the child in Griffith's "Hearts of of, the World."
Before that he had appeared in] a few of the very early pictures simply as a "beautiful child" or a kewpie: pictures like "Each Pearl a Tear" with. Fanyn Ward,
There has been no fame like this as a child actor in picture. history, with the exception of Jackie Coogan and, more recently, Bobbie Lee.
Hen, who is now nineteen, left pictures for schooling. While he was taking a past-graduate course at Hollywood high school in pro paration for entrance at the University of California at Los Angeles he was summoned to the Universal studios. Mak
There, after tests, he was signed! for the role of "Kemmerich," one of the feature parts of Universal's super picture of Erich Maria Remarque's book of the war, "All Quiet on the Western Front," which opens to-morrow in the Queen's Theatre.
Ben's promise of handsome youth as the "beautiful,child” is some- thing he himself laughs at now! His prettiness passed with his babyhood. It's almost unbeller- able to think that the Ben of to- day-n typleal" high school boy aver could have been the "adotable Benny" of fourteen years ago. U But the promise of his ability fasted! As "Kemmerich" he has one of the most appeal: "All Quiet on the Werte the part of the boy whose Isather boots were the chvy comrades at the front and wh among the first to falls IT
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