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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
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THE CHINA
TALKIE TALKS
by
Diana
"Love in the Rough," a so-called musical comedy that I saw "Spring Fever," Robert Mont- gomery, as Kelly, the shipping clerk who plays golf better than he works, is wasted. Dorothy Jordan as the heiress should leave this type of work to those who revel in it. She sings and dances in the True-to-type musical comedy man- ner, Papa Nugent struggles to be Timmy as the man who mukes golf his one aim in life, and Benny Rubin, loudly dressed, thinks the amuses. To those know mashic from a niblick the picture will not doubt appeal. As I do not, it left me atone cold. The director put in a couple of bed-room scenes, there is a championship game, where the huro, of course, wins, and her Papa, with a passion for cham- |pions, consents to the marriage.
DJOTOLLY JUruan,
who
Robert Montgomery, who now re- ceives more "Fan Mail" than any other juvenile lead, should stick to comedy-drama. where he excels. (Queen's).
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"Fashions in Love" was Adolphe Menjou's first Talkie. His role as The temperamental musician is perfectly suited to him. He speaks with a delightful French accent, plays the piano, and sings. Oh no, not wonderful, but quite pleasing I remember seeing Irene Vanbrugh in this play when it was called "The Concert. A musical genius to whom love making comes во easily. A long-suffering wife, but such an understanding one. A flappper who runs away with him,
Janet Gaynor.
MAIL.
Who Came Buck" in which she again stars with her boy friend, Charles Farrell. There la certain- ly no accounting for the public taste. They want this type of play here, and the managers KNOW the long Kong public. It is as well they do. (Queen's).
$150,000 for each picture. His salary hitherto has been $5,000 a week, and they worked him as' often as they liked. He is so popular that he is sure his own way now.
to have
Imagine lovely Alleen Pringle in "Westerns." At present on loca- tion with Buck Jonou.
Mary Astor has had a nervous breakdown. She kept so bravely at work after the tragedy of her hus- band's death, but nature has taken its toll of over-exertion. Adolphe Menjou refuses to be a star. He speaks German and Spanish
well as his own and our languages. So he has done quite a few foreign versions of his successes.
Bill Hainca's antique shop in Hollywood is doing marvellous business. All the stars patronise
it.
Reginald Denny has signed a lang contract with M-G-M. They are immensely pleased with his work. Just finished "Kiki" with Mary Pickford.
Lionel Barrymore.
Dorothy Jordan's secret ambition of being a rubber planter in the is to play only Shakespeare. Her Straits when the war broke out, favourite indoor sport is studying [ and he at once joined the Flying foreign languages.
Corps? Loss to rubber, but the Helen Chandler is playing op. world's gain. He married his first wife in Calcutta, when they were together in the now defunct Dallas Company. That Adolphe Menjou has worn the same dress suit for four years, and yet he is always so perfectly tailored? By the bye he is to do "The Great Lover," an- other of the type of "The Concert," both played on the stage by Leo Dietrichstein.
"Madam Satan," Slow-moving tale of humdrum wife who "goes wicked" to win back erring hus- band from fascinating Cabaret girl. Clash, then victory, aboard a Zeppelin which is wrecked in well- faked scenes, Unbelievable story. Kay Johnson, Reginald Lillian Roth, not forgetting the Denny, maid-(who strongly advises her mistress in song how to keep her love-did not know
it is a pretty sung anyhow). AU maids did this sort of thing, but posite Ramon Novarro, NOT Miss sing at intervals, so it is called Harold Lloyd millions is doing ex- Cecil B. de Mille's musical comedy cellently in the Incubator,
husband's
Jordan.
Joan Crawford.
The small son and heir to the
Mrs.
Louis Mann, whom we shall sec here shortly in "Sing of the Children," has just died. Over fifty years on the American stage. Whether her new teeth are ready or not Polly Moran will play with Marion Davies in "It's n Wise Child."
Buster Keaton.
We are told to expect anything Lloyd in in receipt of hundreds of baths, golden beds, futuristic furni-reated successfully their babies are doing gramophone records, from the wizard who put crystal letters from mothers who have Buster Keaton and Cliff Edwards ture into our lives, so you will not the same way.
be disappointed in this exaggerat-
ed show. It packed the theatre in grease paint once more for M-G-M. Lionel Barrymore will don the Shanghai. Surely that is enough He has done so well directing~hís recommendation. Kay 'Johnson is delightful, especially in her broken Rogue Song" were B.O. His "Ship- first "Madame X" and then "The French accent. She vamps, struts mates,"
like
Ramon Novarro's
in true mannequin style to show Flying Fleet," with Robert Mont- and later bores him. Aided by the off her lovely gure and gown gomery in the lead, will be made girl's husband the dearly beloved Lillian Roth does her best. but with the aid of America's Navy. is rescued from his latest entangle-after seeing her in this I do not ment. All is weil till we presume wonder she went back to
Marie Dressler has taken a vaca- Vaude- another affair takes its place.
tion in Honolulu. In the last latter ville, tries his best to make us think he ribly over-worked, and needed s Denny looks handsome; I had from her, she had been ter thinks it a good story. wants a hair cut at the fancy dress
Badly rest.
Did you know that Marion ball, but na he was an old-time British woodman perhaps they did ginald Denny had every intention Davies plays the piano? That Re- not use barbers. Roland Young,
Fay Compton scores in this, but she was home sick when I saw her in Hollywood, and, although she had some flattering offers, ran home to her beloved London. Many people think Miriam Seegar
is aleo British. She went to Lon-whom you will be pleased to hear don with Al Woods' Company, but is British, does the best bit of
is an Indiana girl. I enjoyed it, and advise a visit to the Central.
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"The Love Doctor" with Richard Dix. Not great; may please. I saw it on the stage in Hollywood with Bon Lyon and Tom Moore. It left no impression, because it is so absurdly far-fetched. I do like Dix in the new medium, though, and I think this is the first one we have had here of his. (Central),
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acting. When I saw it there were quite a few parts where the Censor could have done his stuff. I am quite of the opinion that every one will want to see this extravaganza. Dancing, singing beautiful women; } great finale; parachute descont from the wrecked airship; fade-out with kiss. Yes-all the formula. that will lead to packed houses and I will be the long one who thinks it would be impossible to write 题 more absurd story.
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
Garry Cooper and Clars Bow are to be co-starred. Did you know that they were once engaged to
"Slightly Scarlet," well directed, (Queen's), beautiful gowns, Evelyn Brent, as usual-scowling, but looking rather attractive. Clive Brook - So British, 80 charming-Eugene Pallette and Helen Ware, in not over-big parts, scored. Claud Al- lister, who either takes butlers, valets or Lards, and acts them all alike, was Hawkins. It is only by his name that I know he is a gentleman or
"gentleman's gentleman." I am not one of his tremendous admirers, but ho is making a success in Hollywood. Wo shall see him as the Prince in "Monte Carlo." He plays it as he did the Plocadilly Johnny in "Bulldog Drummond. The hit of the show was the "Short" with Charles Ruggles. (Will some kind
management kind-
ly give us "Charley's Aunt"; Rug- gles is a scream in it) "I learnt about wimmen from 'im." Did others take notes
I did? Screamingly funny and 80 much to the point, and Also 90 much truth (Central).
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Clara Bow.
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Tallulah Bankhead, the playmate
David Manners will play Little little girl named Janet Gaynor. Billee and Marion Marsh will make She wanted to play in musical marry? That was when they acted her screen debut as Trliby in "Sven- comedy, so Fox gave her "Sunny in "The Children of Divorce" to- gali," the Warner Brothers' pro- Side Up", and she was happy for gether. duction based on the celebrated a time. This little girl was BO novel and play by George Du tired of being a down-trodden | of Britain's aristocracy, and the Maurier, in which John Barrymore heroine, as she had been in idol of its servant girls, is going will be starred.
["Seventh Heaven," "Street Angel?, to be a riot in pictures. Now at
etc. The public liked her in pifly work with Clive Brook. paris, but, when she saw herself in, It is still the fashion In Holly- In "The Blue Angel," in which "High Society Blues" she ran away wood to learn French and Spanish. Emil Jannings again makes thril to Honolulu and hid. After seeing when 30 many of them could well ling drama, out of middle-aged it I can understand WHY.. BUT, spend their time, in improving their futility, the presence of Marlene is it was just what I predicted. The English. Joan Crawford has been of secondary interest. Not even theatre was packed every abow. I over-doing the diet stuff. Had to she can cope with the genius of a am glad to say that little Janet is go to New York for a vacation. Jánnings. And that reminds us back at work doing what she wants Marvellous succera In "Paid," a When is he coming back to Holly to do-drama. The second Duse very great actress in Jong, George wood 7
will astonish us all in "The Man Bancroft is now asking Paramounti
which are not for sale, only for their friends. Cliff singing-and he can--and Buster at the uke.
Victor MeLaglen and Edmund Lowe are to be teamed once more
"Women of All Nations," which will forthcoming production,
carry the picturesque pair through civilian adventures. El Brondel and Greta Nissen are in the supporting cast and Raoul Walsh is the direc- tor. Spencer Tracy will be featured in "Skyline," a new picture by George and Ira Gershwin and Guy Bolton, when he completes his role in "Six Cylinder Love." ..
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"HEALTHIEST MAN.”
DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN LONDON CHARACTER.
ONE MEAL A DAY.
One of the best-known charactora in London, Mr. Morgan Davis, bas died suddenly. He was aged sixty- four, and was regarded by the thou- sands who were acquainted with him as the hardest and filtest man of his years in the country.
He never wore underclothing, and on the coldest day he could be ecen in his West End chemist shop with- out either coat or waistcoat.
It was his habit to live on one meal a day, but his food was always carefully selected, all starchy items. being omitted.
With his sole meal he drank a pint of draught beer, but the only other liquid te permitted himself was tea, of which he swallowed quarts,
It was his own statement that ho kept well because he worked at least sixteen hours of every twenty- four, but it was only on infrequent occasions that he slept for longer than five hours.
He was the inventor of a com- bination of salts which had to be taken with a pint of warm water, basis of which is iodine. and also of a massage cream, the
But he was chiefly celebrated for the way he gave massage, his cus- tomers for this including members of the Royal Family, and such famous athletes as Jack Hobbs and Don Bradman, the cricketers, and C. Read, the rackets champion.
Mr. Davis was very proud of the condition of his akin, which resom- bled that of a schoolgirl, but his commonest atatement was that all disease was dirt, and that no one had the right to die until he had passed the nineties.
It was another of his beliefs that at sixty a man was in his prime, and that much of his youthfulness should have been retained.
He could not himself remember when he had a holiday, and he was ntways scornful of those who claim- ed that with Increasing years less work should be done, and that tho
protected. heart should be more carefully
His view was that the heart need- ed the same treatment as a muscle, and that this could only be obtained by more or less violent exercisa.
Gloria Swanson and United Ar- tísta, feeling the pulse of the public, have decided to put Swanson in no more fast moving comedies, but to present her in dramatic and power- ful stories, as that seems the sort of thing her public demands. Her next story is by De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, with the music end of it soft pedaled, and plenty of heavy dramatics for the pulchritud- inpus Gloria,
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