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I read that "Service for Ladies" is packing the London Paramount Theatre, and owing to its sóccess augurs well for the future. A leaf out of Hellywood's formula. Amer-
Butcher Meat. (Paramount). Aus Beef Biridin ....
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Director, who learnt many (Alexander lessons in the States.
Korda) Hungarian playwright, (Vajda), Walter Morosco (Amer-
VAIL DO Can) supervising. And British
RALPH FORBES & LESTER
WELL IN "BEAU IDEAL"
GARY COOPER IN AFRICA.
"Palmy Days" Packed With Beautiful Girls.
talent, Leslie Howard, who is now a film idol, plays the lead. George Grossmith also trained for screen technique In Hollywood with Eliza- beth Allan giving her beat effort to date. Yes, the future looks rosy one, if we will only give the chances Ito real screen material, and not only famous stage stars who are among the "has-beens." "Sunshine Susie" must be revived. We all liked it.
(King's).
"Beat Ideal" with the surviving
Brenon
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In "Palmy Days" Eddie Cantor amazing twists, and a lot of humour leaves the service
of a spiritual is thrown in. Haines is lucky to medium and wanders into a bakery. have the support of Jimmy Durante, They tell me, the girls were all only seen before in one small part picked specially for their outstand at the Central in "Road-house NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
ing beauty, and when you see them, Nights." But in this we see the member of the famous Geste Bro Calves Essd & Foo
flerbert thers.
again LAU PAK-WAL DENTIST, "has re-you will agree that there has seldom idel of the Broadway Night Clubs! moved his Hong Kong Office to been seen a prettier bunch of girls. who has furnished a different kind directs. John Geste serving a ten- GLOUCESTER BLDG., ist door, Ped- Cantor out-joisons Jolson, causes of humour for many years past in year sentence in the Foreign Legion der St. (New Building next to Hong
screams of laughter with Charlotte these particular resorts. You can't penal colony is helped by an Amer- Kong Hotel). Telephone No. 20488.
Greenwood, dragging in some of the make him anything but the can. Otto Madison, Ralph Forbes Pig's Chittings old gags, and gets away with them. irresistible Jimmy, common, rough, and Lester Vall act their parts well. Pretty music, sumptuous mounting, with an accent that may be a little Loretta Young, Irene Rich, Don Alvarado, with the usual big cast understand.. But with required for scenes in the life of the clever mechanical devices, nicely difficult to staged dances and you have some Ernest Torrence and Haines let me thing that is bound to please all assure you of a most enjoyable even Foreign Legion, not forgetting, nationalities, and should packing. Leila Hyams is charming and sand, desert, mutinies, fights, Arab King's Theatre
days. Guy Kibbee as the "Tec, good, outlawa-all helping to give a real- (King's).
remember seeing Hale Hamiltonly thrilling evening. For those who play the original Wallingford many have sentimental memories of the "Get - Rich - Quick - Wallingford," many years ago. He now plays the picture that won world-wide admira- itlon-"Beau Geste"-I most certain- with William Haines. I have always Bank Manager capably. All the
ly advise seeing the continuation. cast are just natural types one been a staunch admirer of this
(Queen's), actor, and if he began to slip in meets daily in these small towns in pictures, it was
the States. The play is human,; the fault of the sameness of his stories. See him sincere and enjoyable. (Queen's). now, and you will not wonder why
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shown at the King's. Could you Sacking Pige, to order # M.G.M. renewed his starring con "Behind Office Doors," with lovely imagine that we were once thrilled But, Beat ¡tract. It is gay, amusing, and one Mary Astor
Robert by Lillian Gish and the Biograph can't help liking the three scoun- Ames is an interesting play. They "drammers." Will the day come, drels, whose crookedness is so clever are supported by two attractive twenty years from now, when we and accomplished with sich good women Catherine De-Owen and shall laugh at 'our present successes, humour that it is not hard to believe Edna Murphy also Ricardo Cortez, which we consider have about reach- they have hearts of gold. The sim- ple plot is developed with the most
WATER RETURN.
All Reservoirs But One Below Level.
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I have just seen a most delightfuled the perfection mark? I wonder | Barbel play-"Behind Office Doors." It is
a play after my own heart. It is perfectly acted. Don't miss It. (Queen's).
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saunters amiably through, and with to be a gigolo. You know quite 1031 1932 Katherine gives us the charmig well what will happen.-"There is no 24'11" 15" 8B leve scenes. Charlotte Greenwood suspense, and it is not exciting. Proga 28′ 2′′B 24'11"B Tytam Intermediate 38' 3"8 37' 8" helps Lahr in the comedy. All per- But it IS risque, amusing, and, Garoupa
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your Hollywood grooming, and tuition Bert Lytell, once husband of Year.
in a poignant, touching,, memorable
she should do big things. The girl Claire Windsor, has married the But When the Box Was
famuos actress Helen Mencken, Lionel Imanner, and to him and
Constance Bennett In "The Com- is clever and pretty,
Judith Wood Hust-getting- the
Garbo and Novarro have not de- Barrymore go full marks. Phillips mon Law Robert Williams in a and Nancy Carroll do their best small part making us remember breaks in the films, has been badly cided whether to fall in love or only go on admiring each other's artistic and are unquestionably grand. But him, and regretting the sad fact of injured in an automobile accident. It is the direction, the story and the his early death. Joel McCrea
Tom Mix is well enough now to abilities. MEN acting of Barrymore which makes wooden bero. Constance at her get back to Universal
Frances Marion and ex-husband, this picture outstanding. I hardly loveliest, (Central);
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wilson, are George Hill remain drm friends, know what adjectives to use to show
still honeymooning.
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them, especially when we have Dick artist of the modern day. I will Arlen, Mitzi Green and Eugene never forget her work
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"Sunshine Busie" is streets ahead Pallette, and the prettiest now girl Ina Claire is in London looking of the average British filma. Seems Rosita Moreno."The Trail to for some new plays. a pity that the girl we have all liked Santa Fe lovely scenery and quite Total
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Bed room scenes, lots of azeite
S during the month of February, 1932,
1931 1932 etagey, and an acquisition to Bri- ment, a fine cast, which includes Ringling Brother's Circus offered putans, from Manila. Consumption
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A little wooden box was passed gingerly from ene United States Government bureau to another. Everyone feared there was bomb. Inside.
The box was addressed to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce. The porter who opens the office packages looked at it with rolling eyes. He had read in the papers about packages containing inforħal machines and he was taking no chances,
He took the container into a courtyard and began to poke at the package, with a stick.
It's a bomb!" somebody shouted, and that decided the porter. He with a framb hand for one of the pitory gun
from: Ableld and
the box?
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anager. guard Hong Kong, March 81,-198