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ROUND THE LOCAL The princess accompanies the "Tarnished Lady." But mood music king on his visit, and after really comes into Ifs bwn in talking amusing situations, pictures in "The Smiling Lleuten- many Chevalier is inveigled Into ant," which, starring smiling marrying her, in spite of the Maurice Chevaller, comes to fact that he is in love with the King's Theatro to-morrow. violinist. There is not a dull Ernest Lubitsch, director of "The admits the moment throughout.
Smiling Lieutenant," growing importance of mood musle) in motion picture interludes and makes extensive use of it in his
What Mail Reviewers Say.
"THE SMILING LIEUTENANT.”
From Other Sources.
Even
"A WARM CORNER"
new picture. "Lubitsch's mood music
is used in addition to the special
Maurice Chevalier will make another welcome. appearance on
for its re-screening, the Chayaller songs, which are a feature the Hong Kong screen, when his latest picture "The Smiling British picture "A Warm Corner", of the production. Lieutenant" is to be shown at attracted a huge crowd at the King's the King's Theatre.
Theatre yesterday.
"RIGHT TO LOVE."
Those who crave domestic bar
mony
garner a fundamental may
No better plot than that of "A It is a delightful comedy ro-
Corner" could have been mance of a spicy nature, but Warm entirely inoffensive. Many selected as the medium of Leslie' piquant situations arise from lenson's introduction to talking point or two from a motion picture
triangle which pictures. While it does not call on studio company at work. the eternal ̧ seems to exist when Chevalier him to sing it gives him every opị
по means
is by
that it is not dealt with in
B
A group of one hundred men and is around. Although the story portunity to display those qualities women usually comprise the crew new, the that have made him Britain's pre-and cast of each picture "Family." An example of studio compati most exacting critic cannot say mier comedian
Leslie Henton rolles mainly on hisbility was set forth by the ninety manner that makes it appear plastic face for his laughs, although widely diversified personalities Of course an excellent talkie voice alda his whose daily efforts contributed to entirely different. there are songs, sung in the in- witty lines. His work is as polish the recording of "The Right to imitable Chevalier manner, and ed on the screen as it is on the stage Love," Paramount's new Ruth Chat- other things which are also done and he never palls. Connie Ediss terton feature drama, which is hav- in the Chevalier munner.
makes a good foil as his wife who ing its final showings at the Adapted from the operetta, finds It hard to live up to the newly Central Theatre to-day.
Miss Chatterton smiles her "good "The Waltz Dream," the story acquired wealth and castle..
Heather Thatcher and Austin mornings" and her "good nights" to! very much resembles the theme of the "Love Parade." Chevalier Milford, of the original stage east, every one on the set whether or not she is exhausted from the day's in the role of Lieutenant Niki is also scare. admirable, and he carries thel
"A Warm Corner" deserves full work.
Wallace's voice is never raised in irritability, although nerves might' "THE SMILING LIEUTENANT." be near the snapping point through
unforeseen delays.
10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor-story through in his usual marks.
bright and airy style. Claudette Colbert, who takes the part of The beautiful violin player from
Mood music for moving pictures į The inconvenience of replacing the beer garden, is delightful,
ls again coming into its own, after half a dozen cameras to meet the and the two together in Viennese setting make yet an-being temporarily banished to make requirements of the sound engineer other triumph of the screen way for dialogue. To-day, after a does not ruffle the good nature of under the directorship of Ernst couple of years of dialogue-Alled Charles Lang, the camera man. Lubitsch. The music is by film fare, the talk is giving way to: The hairdresser misses her lunch music expressing the feeling of to complete quick coiffure changes Oscar Strauss.
The story evolves from the scenes to fill in the silent stretches for Miss Chatterton, as a matter of
An indication of the new place of course. visit of a neighbouring king,
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cousin to the monarch in whose musie was noticeable in the recent guard Chevalier is a lieutenant. Tallulah Bankhead-Clive Brook hit,!
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"UP FOR MURDER.”
Lew Ayres, who has just been made a atar, has been intensely In- terested in sturs for half his life- time. For the past ten years the young actor has been a deep studenti of astronomy, until to-day be is said to know more heavenly constella- tions by their first names than any other luminary of the screen.
In addition to being conversant with all the existing theories in re gard to this fascinating subject "The Scout Spirit" (Messrs. C. When the Very Rev. F. W. Dwelly Lew has a number of his own, not Arthur Pearson Ltd., 116, obtain was installed as the first Dean of the least interesting of which ha able at The Scout Shop) the title Liverpool Cathedral recently, the to do with the subject of telescopes. of a new book by Mr. H. Geoffrey 1st Windermere Rover Sea Scouts He had the pleasure of talking.over Elwes. The book consists of ex-formed an escort to the Dean during some of them with Prof. Albert Einstein at the latter's visit to tracta contributed by the author to the
ceremony of receiving
Universal City.
t..e
The Scouter between January, 1911, Statutes of the Cathedral from the and the close of 1914, during his Bishop, Editorship of that organ.
Dean Dwelly found the Winder
Young Ayres comes to the Central! Theatre to-morrow, as the star of Up for Murder," the powerful
just been completed under the direction of Monta Ball.
In the Foreword, Lord Baden- mere Scouts and Sea Scouts nearly Univerant love drama which has Powell, the Chief Scout, writes: 23 years ago and anually visits their "The Scout Spirit, if somewhat dcamp. ficult to define in so many words, is nevertheless & very real thing. With its broad and selfless outlook,
ita loyal and jolly friendship, and
its active love and sense of cheerful
Bervice, it is essential to success—
that is, happiness in life."
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"THE BAT WHISPERS”
Knowing how to look frightened was an asset for Maude Eburne when she was called upon to portray. a terrified servant in Roland West's production, "The Bat Whispers" featuring Chester Morris now show- ing at the Queen's Theatre. There were enough startling momenta in keep Mias Eburne scared the rest of When Lord Baden-Powall visited her life, she declared.
Miss Eburne is one of the best, components necessary to construct South Africa this year, a plaster a wireless set, complete with loud-cast was taken of his bare foot.
known comedy-character actresses speaker. The set when made. realised a considerable figure, so
Lord Baden-Powell has received on the American stage. that the proceeds of the Rummagea letter from Mr. H. V. Marah,
In luck's way when they held a "B.-P.": THE SOLE OF HONOUR, the United Artists production to Rummage Sale recently. They col-
Sule reached £26.
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The
Smiling Lieutenant
a Garionount Picture 鴉 [COMING KING'S
“THE HOTTENTOT.“
Assistant Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Camp Chlef for Natal,
The thrill of the thundering stating that the plaster cast has been laid in its position at the hoofs; a dangerous race course; a pylon in the Scoutmasters' Training terror-stricken and ludicrous rider wearing his sweetheart's colours, Camp at Lexden, Maritzburg.
desperately trying to make the high: The pylon consists of a tall per jumps; an uncontrollable horas, manent cement column, erected in the Hottentot," dashing to the the main avenue of the camp lead- finish line; the glory of achieving ing towards the open-air Chapel.
a great victory. Those Scouts whom the Natal Boy
Such is one of the many colourful Scouts desire to honour, have their foot-prints taken in cement and sequences in Warner Bros.' latest all-talking Vitap! one production, the slabs containing them will be The Hottentot," adapted for the fald from the pylon towards the screen from the celebrated stage hit Chapel. This honour is only avail- by Victor Mapes and William able for those elected by the boys Collier, themselves, and who have left their
"The Hottentot" comes to the
mark upon their Scout Troop by Queen's Theatre to-morrow for a reason of their exceptionally good
Influence, character or unselfish, un, of three days. ness in Scout work in Natal and East Griqualand..
A tablet attached to the pylon reads: "Those whose foot-prints are here have been deemed worthy of honour by their brothers in that they are outstanding in good Scout. work, character and influence."
The Chief Scouts foot-print bears the inscription "B.-P" and it is intended, Mr. Marsh. reports, that every fallow should have the honour of having his print placed. inext to the Chief Scont'e for al.
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