SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931.
DOLLAR ACADEMY, ROUND THE CINEMAS
Cremated Remains of John McNabb.
FIND LAST RESTING PLACE.
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An Aged Visitor.
What Mail Reviewers Say.
"FOLLOW THE LEADER."
gleans a number of laughs for him- self. He teams admirably with the dean of wise-crackers. Miss Brian le her sweet self again. Others in the capable supporting cast are Olive Borden, Charles Sellon, Cyril Ring, E. H. Calvert and James Gibson.
THE BACHELOR FATHER.”
Brushing the tops of trees in, a tri-motored transport plane furnish- ed Marion Davies a few extra thrills in the filming of "The Bachelor Father," her new Metro Goldwyn-Mayer starring vehicle, at the Queen's Theatre for the last time to-day..
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"SPLINTERS."
to
About the year 1750 a young lad Ed. Wynn strove hard to ba called John McNabb who had been funny in his feature film "Follow herding eattle outside the village of the Leader" now showing at the Dollar in the County of Clackman- King's Theatre, and managed to The the quiet-raise precious few laughs. nan, grew tired of
of turni lifo and de- type of fun making shown in the cided to seek "fresh fields and picture would have "got past" had pastures now." The sen held for it been confined to one real, but in the lad an irresistible appeal and he feature length it is boring and n Only one thing embarked on board ship at Kincar-decided "Aop."
a can be said in favour of Ed, and dine-on-Forth which was then
Because of the ample cabin room busy seapori. McNabb took to the that is that he is a trier to the in the big ship chartered for the air water instantly and, while quite a bitter end.
Perhaps it is not entirely his scenes, cameras and sound equip- young man, he became a master
ment were placed aboard the craft mariner. But he was more than fault that the picture failed, as a good seaman, he was a man of the "story" chosen as the vehicle and the thrilling scenes were screen- sound business acumen and we find for his fooling is all wrong. Gun-ed as the ship took off from Minca
field. him about 1799 entering Into the men, cut-throats, kidnappers (all
Expertly piloted by a dual control ownership of some vessels. Before not very convincing), scantily clad
the
was Bystem,
liner Bir the end of the century he had chorus girls, and the romance of a
manoeuvred
just. sax, player in a jazz, band and a amassed a considerable fortune.
*the* clear
tree tops, but stage-struck girl, with jealousy,
when a playful breeze tipped the when she In 1800 an old gentleman following in the trail visited Dollar village and had a
succeede in crashing on to the plane so that the landing gear crack talk with the schoolmaster to whom stage, are crammed in in a bewiled into the topmost branches, the
Ed. has for his thrills were more than was anti ho indicated that someone interded dering jumble. to benefit the village from an educa-support in the fun making a few cipated in the script. tional point of view. Two years boy named Lou Holtz, whose idea later the parish minister. of Dollar of humour is to talk nonsense and had sent to him a copy of the will tivist proverbs!
"Splinters" is not only a revue. The supporting programme, `is of. Captain John McNabb from
It is also a romance, a real-life ro- which it was observed that the old also not up to much. There is an gentleman who had visited the animal cartoon in which that old,mance. After eleven years is a village two years previously had left old piece of alleged music. "Alex revue, it has become i talkle that a sum of £56,000 to benefit the poor ander's Ragiime Band," is exhum-reveals this romance, that reveals of his native parish. Through dla-ed; an alleged comedy of a nag. how it began in the front line of the How it grew in the putes and legal difficulties, the ring wife who does some rapid fire Great War. money was not used for some years talking for ten minutes in, the rost-camps just behind the line. but, in 1818, it was decided to erect worse form of Americanese, which How It devaloped within sound of no one can follow. All the while the guns and spread laughter across 4 school with part of the money her husband is preparing to mur. the devastation of Flanders. How which then totalled. £92,000. The der her with a dagger, an axe, a
it started as a crude sing-song and famous architect, Playfair, was en-revolver, and a gun, the audience became the First Army Concert gaged and, in the course of the next
wishing that he would hurry up Party, known to every soldier in two years, there arese on a splen- and make a good job of it! Final-northern France, with Lord Horne, did site in the village of Dollar, nestling at the foot of the Ochila,, he puts her to sleep by grasp the First Army Commander, as lis therea ing her throat, thus bringing the virtual founder and most enthusias
For Lord Horne that fine example
farce to an end after wasting ten tic supporter. architecture, known to and revered precious minutes in preparation, knew that victory needed Taughter by former pupils scattered, through-
And he and how those ten minutes jar the among other explosives. out the world. Little did John!
nerves of the long suffering audi- provided it by discovering Private McNabb, the herd-bay, master!
Hal Jones in the trenches. mariner and shipowner, dream of
Another psuedo-comedy is "Tons was the beginning of the romance the great work that was to be ac of Trouble" which mainly concerns
a real-life romance commencing at complished through his wonderful a very small boy and his very the King's Theatre to-morrow. gift the triumphs in the Uni-large elephant pet. This also left versities, the fine work in the Army one cold. and Navy and fields of administra- tion throughout the world, sound work in commerce and industry--all
aided by the sound training given
in the fine building at the foot of the Ochils.
Proud Of Endeavour,
ence!
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From Other Sources.
"THE SOCIAL LION.”
Jack Oakie, the personification of There has been considerable stir wise-cracking American youth, has and enthusiasm
among
former heen getting better and better in pupils during the last year or two each succeeding picture. for who among them, is not proud therefore nothing short of unalloyed of the endeavour that is being made joy to see and hear the irrepres to re-establish the school on an sible Jack in his most recent "wise independent basis? An endeavour guy" role, that of Marco Perkina in which is bound to succeed as the "The Social Lion," which opened at former pupils of Dollar have always the Central Theatre yesterday and been full of loyalty and enthusiasm allowed the adults and those not so to their old school. In recent years adult who flocked there to be enter medals, prizes, sports trophies, an tained by their newest favourite. organ, and other gifts have been The Social Lion" is an adaptation presented by former pupils to the of a famous Octavus Roy Cohen school. Saturday, however, wit-story, "Marco Himself" and it nessed the culmination of a splendid proves to be right down Mr. Oakie's effort by the London Dollar Ac-alley.
"CITY LIGHTS."
That
As in everything he does, Chaplin selects the players who appear in his pictures with great care and de- liberation. In "City Lights," hig new comedy, which is to play at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, one of
the principal characters is an
whlla
NEW
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Theatre;
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To-day-Central" Theatre; "The" "The Bachelor Father." Social Lion."
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To-day Majestic "Under Suspicion." -
To-day World "Sonny Buy."
Theatre;
Te-day Star "On the Level."
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Rookery, Nook" breaking records square inch. on the stage.
It is the perfectly For further particulars apply to constructed farce and it is as funny Official Measurer's Office, on the screen at the new Empire 40, Connaught Road Central, Theatre as it was on the stage."
LAMMERT BROS, Calcutta is finding it :so. It is so
Auctioneers. consistently well acted that the farce does not drag or become Hong Kong, June 27, 1981, nauseating. The voices are re markably distinct, and as a Bound Alm version of a 'stage winner, "Rookery Nook" is just one more ATLANTIC FLIERS HOP British triumph.
CHARITY CONCERT.
Variety Programme
vent,
Big Success.
OFF AGAIN.
To Cross 8,000 Miles of Siberian Plains.
Novosibirsk, Yesterday. The airmen Post and Gatty landed here at 1.32 p.m. and in- Avaried programme of songs, tend to take off again at mid instrumental music, dancing and night.-Reuter,
Earlier Caples.. novelty Items was presented at the
Omak, Yesterday. charity concert organised by the
'A warm welcome awaits Post Sisters of the Precious Blood Con- }
which was given in the and Gatty here. They left Mos- and Theatre Royal last night.
eow for this place at 5 a.m., Micky's Melody Makers were in are expected at 8 p.m. (local time).. the opening and closing "spots," After this they will fly to Irkutsk proving highly pupular with their Chita, Kharbarovsk and Spask, lively Items. Miss Nellie Field where they will refuel the last was seen to great advantage in
time for their trans-Pacific 'hop..
Moscow, Yesterday. tap dance with Mr. J. Grenham and
Post and Gatty passed over in Apache Dance partnered by Mr.
Kazan at 7.50 am. Gray
Omak, later. ́Violin solos were given by Pro- Mayer clicked perfectly.fessor Gonsalez and Mr. J. Braga, Omsk at 2.05 pm, Moscow time, Past and Gatty passed over
and vocal items by Miss M. Gomes,
without landing. Mrs. Rendall, Messrs. G. DiAquino and H. G. Annis...... Mr. Winram
It is eccentric millionaire who
drunk treats Charlle like ble long- lost brother, but when sober looks upon him as a total stranger. This Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the tippling bowl demanded an actor of parts who not only could play the role but would act as a foil, for Chaplin..
Early in production when his selection had been made, Chaplin dissatisfied with the way was things were going. Much footage had been filmed, but he had it all thrown out and started casting This time he chose Harry ademy Club-the dedication of Yesterday's audience laughed up again. Memorial Doors to the memory of roariously at Jack and his witty Myers. The player who gave so John McNabb, the Founder of the wise-cracks. On several occasions splendid an account of himself in Academy. The account of the the tumultuous laughter of the the silent films, as "The Connecticut
to Yankee." bringing home of the "remains of audience was so prolonged as John McNabb from a vault in an old obliterate the sound of ensuing.
talkie dialogue..When Landon graveyard is almost as screen romantle as the roving life of the audiences do that, you must know founder.
the picture is a panic-riot.
A Housing Scheme Some two and a half years ago, Mr. John K. Husband, the Hon. Secretary of the London Dollar Ac- ademy Club discovered that it was #kely that the London County Coun cil would buy up Old Gravel-Lane Meeting House in the Mile End dis- trict and its environs for a housing scheme of Workmen's Flats: As the remains of John McNabb, Founder of Dollar Academy, were burled there in 1802, Mr. Husband, as a former pupil, thought the time was opportune for placing the re- mains of the Founder of the School In his native land and putting him to rest somewhere in the district which had benefited by his great generosity, ENG & MAIN
The London Dollar Academy Club took up this Idea with enthusiasm and it was ultimately decided that the remains should be cremated, put in a small casket and placed in the Fabric of Dollar Academy. At the same time, the London Dollar Ac ademy Club and other former pupils agreed to ralee a sufficient sum of money to erect Bronze Memorial Doors in the main entrance to their Alma Mater These doors are of. beautiful da Fand surrounded by a finely
Sheets Gallagher, chief supporter for Jack, as his pal and manager,
"ROOKERY "NOOK?
The Englishman (Calcutta) says: The British drolls Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn were responsible for
THE FENNELS
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Novosibirsk, Yesterday. gave a plano solo, and Miss Bille Gatty and Post made a fine land- Field a clever interpretation of the ing here at 6.82 p.m... mid-Siberia time. They will be proceeding on Valse Lente."
their journey at. 5 a.m. to-morrow.
Copenhagen. Yesterday, The Airmen Hoiriis and Hg ar rived here from Bremen at 2.10 p.m. and were greeted frantically by cheering crowds, who all the morning had been converging on Kastrup aerodrome in every type of conveyance, until the precincts were congested Into a solid mass of humanity, Reuter
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