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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1933.
KING'S
THEATRE
COMMENCING
SUNDAY
21ST MAY
JACK
HULBERT
&
CICELY
TALKIE TALKS
Diane
JACK HULBERT'S COMEDY IS RICH WITH HUMOUR
STRONG PERFORMANCES BY JEAN HARLOW "AND CLARKE GABLE.
Wheeler And Woolsey, And Edna May Oliver
Amusing In, "Hold 'Em Jail.”
THE CHINA MAIL
Incredibly innocent little Japanese Robert Young has recently mar wife who waits patiently for her ried a young girl Betty Henderson. Naval Officer husband, "Lieutenant Douglas Fairbanks, Junr plans a Pickarton, the Whole-works," to re-London trip with Leslie Howard; turn “When the robins nest again."NOT wife Joan, e
Australia Fights Prickly Pear
3,000,000 Acres Gained
For Farmers.
INSECTS USED IN WORK.
Brisbane.
The technical difficulties of the Wynne Gibson and Edmund Love language are cleverly surmounted, will co-star for Paramount in "On The settlugs are perfect in detail, Probation." - making the whole performance Miriam Hopkins will be lent to charming from every angle. Except M.G.M., then back to Paramount to for the small boy, we have an all co-star with March, In The Great Occidental cast in all-Oriental set-Magoo," " ting.
Philips Holmes in at last report Cary Grant (an English actor), ed to his best girl friend (daughter nearly as large as Yorkshire pings at the delightful love game of Grantland - Rice), name of has been wrested from the grip without too much seriousness. Florence.
of the prickly pear. was a little amused when he sang John Barrymore will play the part.
An area of 8,000,000 acres
formerly under pear have been made available for farming and 1,750,000 acres for grazing.
This has been achieved by bringing from America the Cactoblastis insect which lives on prickly pear and often carries diseases which destroy the plant. In 1920 an area larger than great Britain-60,000,000 acres was infested with prickly pear and it was spreading at the rate
his ditty, "Little Flower of Old of Colonel Lawrence, in the Blog Mr. G, D. Ross, Under-Secre-of 1,000,000 acres a year, Ave. Japan into the towering hair taken from the novel Lawrence of tary of the Department of Agri- Prickly pear was first brought structure of his Japanese sweetie, | Arabla.” SA
culure, has
as announced that 80 to Australia from Brazil in 1788
Baby Philip is adorable. The Phyllis Barry, the English girl, per cent. of what was an almost by Governor Philip. When they amah (Suzuki), is cleverly played. who scored with Colman In impenetrable mass of prickly left Brazil the plants were in- I have never envied a comedian.,wooden actor (If you can call him Charles Ruggles has little oppor- “Cynara,”- has just finished 'Alms pear has been destroyed in fested with cochineal insects- Like the policeman"His lot is not such), who portrayed her last lover. tunity to be funny. And we are with Jimmy Durante, and Wheeler Queensland, and from 50 to 60 needed for the red dye of the
per cent. in Northern and North-soldiers' uniforma.. a happy one." He is always expect- Anthony Jowitt, Englishman-and treated to some of the glorious and Woolsey ed to be funny in a big way, the life amateurish to the nth degree! mufe by Puccini as a background with Marian Nixon in "Five Cents
* Buddy Rogers will appear for Fox western New South Wales.
The insects died; the plants. and soul of the party-so-to-speak. The others in the cast have bat a
This fim ran for a record two A Glass"
In Queensland 1,250,000 acres lived and flourished. — Reuter. "When is a comedian not a come- few lines aplece, and hardly matter. weeks in Canton, and should please dian?" I asked after meeting Unless Miss Bow chooses more all nationalities. It follows the play Messra. Wheeler and Woolsey. sensible stories, she will lose her more than the opera, but the ending, "When they are off the screen," is hoats of admirers. From her ear-comes on the same tragic note. the answer.
liest days I have been a Bow DON'T miss this one at the Queen's.
Our latest film stars from Holly- -"Rooter," but there is a limit, and wood are not funny. Bert Wheeler I want to see this great little is-to use a theatrical expression-actress in parts more worthy of her. but the "Feeder" in the comedies, (King's).
and one does not expect him to be
witty and humourous.
*
"Letty Lynton.”
"Jack's The_Boy.*** *** "Jack's the Boy," from the story
by Jack Hulbert and. Douglas Furber, with direction by: Walter Forde; this Gainsborough film- 1
Mr. Woolsey looks like a jockey. "Letty Lynton", is a film that I extremely good, light-hearted, en- He twirled the famous cigar (which wonder was allowed to. pass Will tertainment.
I doubt if he ever smokes), but his Hays. Letting a girl get away with The Infectious gaiety of Hulbert remarks have not contained one line murder, while the DA. smiles at her and his wife Ciclly Courtneidge, of true wit.
and her rich husband and gives his with grand support from pretty WHAT a difference in the other blessinga! Not too good for morals1]Winifred Shotter, Francis Lister, two famous comedians. Charles Joan Crawford, Robert Mont-Peter Gawthorne, Ben Field to men-[ Chaplin does not attempt to amuse gomery, and Nils Asther, struggle tion a fow, will assure an evening onlookers. When he is in the mood with the story.
well spent.
COURTNEIDGE other whose type comes but seldom hear you calling me," is worth The ladder mix-up, the adventures
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'JACK'S
THE
BOY"
THE PRIME
MINISTERS
OF MIRTH
IN A BRILLIANT
COMEDY.
at a party, and honours the guests This is followed by the one ple- There is a slight tendency to pro with his "charades," you can be ture made by the world-famous long some of the situations, and at sure of a riotuous evening.
singer, John MacCormack-Song times the gags are left without Will Rogers? AH there is an- My Heart." To hear him sing much point (fault of the direction). I remember years ago that famous the visit.
in Tussauds, the dances Ingeniously English comedian, Arthur Roberts. Then Ramon Novarro and Madge arranged by Hdbert, some catchy He used to keep a room full of peo Evans, in a pretty story "Huddle." music, an outstanding song by Miss nle roaring with laughter. And M.G.M. put hero. in a Soccer jersey, Courtneidge, Jach clowning, fooling, can never forget the evenings at and he plays England's football and above all dancing-makes me the Eccentric Club with George game, so this should please the Star grateful that the British studios Robey, and George Mozart.
patrons. (Star).
have such a talented pair, as the Cecily Courtneidge told me that
two Blara. Strongly after being married to Jack Hulbert
When I first saw an unknown mon; (King'a);
Coming shortly to the King's the her laugh at breakfast. There you play a small part in "Dance Foola
Dance," I wrote in these columns antwer Fox made to M.G.M. An have REAL comedians,
for nineteen years, he can still make
natural sense of humour.
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1 met Harold Lloyd in Hollywood, that a new star had risen; this man all-star cast in a most human story and I don't think he could say, or do, was worth watching! Clark Gable "State Fair." Will Rogers, Janet Ellers, Norman a funny action. Bill Haines. Marie was the name. The female stars at Gaynor, Sally Dressler,
(|M.G.M. rushed lilm to co-star, with Foster, Lew Ayres, Louise Dresser, Pally Moran, Jimmy
Cantor! There, the result that he was miscast in and. Frank Craven, among others. Durante, Eddie again you have people with the most many plays "like "Strange Inter-Colourful restful, refreshing, the lude," and "Polly of the Circus." "novel has been almost faithfully Now in Red Dust," he is "back in followed: A rare treat for the flim I always think the GAG writers deserve the real kudos in Wheeler, his element, and we have the actor fans. (King's). and Woolsey comedies. Admitted the world has acclaimed. In Jean Harlow, the wise-cracking liltie goods, they deliver the
They achieve their object and make the "Sadie Thompson" with the heart of gold, he has found an ideal world laugh. So I will say no more. In "Hold 'Em Jail," they have the partner.
It's worth.
*
FM TELLING YOU.
We wondered if, M.G.M. would ever, repeat an all-star cast like
jenormous help of another natural! It was during the making of this "Grand Hotel" So far the artists] comedienne-Edna May Oliver, she picture, that a great tragedy come chosen to appear in "Dinner at plays the forbidding Aunt for all into this young girl's life (the Eight," are Marie Dressler, John and jautcide of Paul Bern, her husband), There is too much footage given but, game little trouper that she is, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, are Marie Dressler, Jean she continued and came through Harlow. Clark Gable and Lee Tracy. the with a swell performance.
Will any other studio beat this line- and Gene Raymond up of stars?
Lowell Sherman is directing you will no doubt be highly amused makes the most of the colourless
husband. Life on a rubber planta- Katherine Hepburn in Morning with the offering at the Central.
tion! Red dust! Coolles! heat and Glory,"
to the football game, but the Impos- sible, crazy, gage, will cause
Mary Astor, as the bride, ini
kids to go into fits of laughter. If you are & Wheeler-Woolsey "tan" delightful,
*
"The Night of June 13."
I
rafal The story is hokum, with all! Greta Garbo has shipped on s the formula, scenario writers think cargo boat as "John Emerson," and "The Night of June 13th" is a necessary, for thrilla, drama, and is returning to L.A. via the Panama picture that is different. Stephen laughter, plus first-class acting, Canal. On her last trip she was Roberts the director has made his} THIS is a picture NOT to be pestered for the entire five days by characters live before our eyes. You missed. (Queen's), may think it drags a little at the opening, but it made it all the more
"A Passport to Hell"
curiosity mongers, and they even sent reportess specially to spy. **
Clara Bow: Is genuinely in love
A Gainsborough Picture Re-human for me. Life, after all in In "A Passport to Hell," we have with her husband Rex Bell At leased by the British Film not one continual bustle. Each part another picture which shows peo- present she is resting on their
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trouser-craze, and has written to Allen, Lila Lee, Frances. Dee, Gene Paul Gulas, Warner Oland" and others heads of Studios, asking that Raymond, Charles Ruggles, with Alexander Kirkland contribute they engage only actresses who are others, contribute bits that make splendid support. The plot is feminine in their wearing apparel. the story intensely Interesting familiar, but the ending is out of Noel Coward's now play, Design] The Court-room scene is specially the ordinary, and the acting from for Living in which the actor absorbing Breezy with new ideas, all concerned makes this Fox les author la appearing with Lynn and a new plot, this film, wherein tare worth seeing. (King's), Fontaine, and Alfred Lunt, has been
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am left bewildered. Tlitany Thayer Halliday and Mary Astor.
Thighs
should be ashamed to sign his well. Followed by Zari Pitts, the giri Clarend known name to it, and Miss Bow with the pathetic eyes and roying done; }
was badly advised. Make
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I do may this candidly, Claru Bo
18 worth seeing. She has lost
Just - had to, geti, marria
his later Coming to the
of her amazing personality. Sh a vital, magnetic, scintillati sexy and beautiful as of old, this most absurd piffe, the manages à fersonal triumph;;
Monroe Owsley: is the best of Support As the King's (theatyn diere to limiting the cast to but names, you mayz arc who was the Hi!
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