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VANESSA” COMING
TO THE QUEEN'S
Helen Hayes Beautiful In Title Role
PLAYERS WELL CHOSEN
TALKIE
(Continued from Page 7
TALKS
Paul Kelly's work is convincing. Ace "Pitcher Robert Young and
"Ready For Love" An amusing film that should Madge. Evans, the daughter of the please the whole family. Richard Manager (David Landau), lend ro
Įmance. Arlen-runs a newspaper in a small:
Followed by. "Student Tour" I (By PHYLLIS JUBY) town where nothing ever happens Cunard White Star LineTM
Hugh Walpole's famous novel until Ida Lupino (the pretty blonde specially advise this one, because you will have your first glimpse Vanessa has now been very daughter of England's Stanley).
The story, arrives on the same taain with a (excluding a brief appearance in Friday, 24th May at fam. successfully filmed.
famous baritone from the Metropo Wednesday, 5th June at 10 am and others of the same series, celebrated corpse, and is mistaken Dancing Lady of Nelson Eddy, the excitizen's sweetheart litan Opera House, who has hung Wednesday 18th June at 10 amare so widely known that the for
Then the fun begins, Arles, res around the M. G. M. let for nearly Herries seem like old friends 3rd June
May Robson plays the part of the ponsible for widely publicising the
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than dull Many will be tance of the U. S Government for Student Tour" is a novel but doubt, that "Vanessa" the purpose of advertising the scrappy musical. Jimmy Durante was the chosen one of the series Army and to promote patriotism and Charles Butterworth get some for the original "Rogue" and his This MG.ML story tells of laughs out of rather poor material. young daughter, Judith, would each "Big like" (Wallace Beery) who and there is a juvenile romance
Mike" have called for a delightful por-helps *Little
(Robert that makes for quite pleasant enter- trayal
But the grand-daughter Young) through the Army Avia-tainment. Maxine Doyle, Phil Re-Empress Vanessa is not greatly lacking in tion School in Texas. Nothing new gan (the "Singing Policeman") those qualities which first endeared to it, and as usual the high lights Florine McKinney, Monte Blue and
are the stunt flyers whose names fothers. Are in the
cas The Judith to us all
even on the
light are not
programme. Į high
of the filen is Beautiful Helen Hayes
Maureen O'Sullivan, Rosalind, the dancing of the "Carl" and Vanessa herself is played Russell and Lewis Stone among you will enjoy your short glimpse the wild others. More later. Due soon at or MGM's new musical star, Nel- Helen Hayes, and with Herries, Berjamin ber leves, we the Queen's
son Eddy. may say: "She is not very clever,
Coming To King's
"Count of Monte Cristo" thên not even beautiful; but she is love-
Coming attractions to the King's follows, giving such an excellent y Benjamin of the wild gypsy
and only Janet chance to the English actor Robert (All due at the Majestic), streak is played by Robert Mont-include the one gomery. We live in part with the Gaynor in "Adorable" with Henry Donat
Oriental Cumberland folk: one with his bay Garat who shares on the Contin
"Twenty Million Sweethearts" pipes rebearsing a tune to play to eat the popularity of Maurice
Chevalier, followed by one of the still remains one of my favourite Vanessa and Benjamin on their
musicals. Don't miss seeing this wedding day. But that day, now year's sensations, "Roberta."
Here is a picture that is cram-jone, starring Dick Powell, Ginger ever, was not to materialise for a! long while. We suffer with each med full of the stuff that goes to Rogers. Pat O'Brien and as fate deals roughly with them, make perfect picture extertainment more doing equally good work.
Fred Astaire is as grand a comedian “String along with you,” is alone and, rightly or wrongly, we cannot
dancer, while his co-worth anyone's money.. help wondering at the cruelty of as he is a
star. Ginger Rogers, his equal Then comes one of Jean Harlow's our "civilised" moral code. But we
in every way. Not only these two best pictures to date, "100 per happily relieved from these
but we have Irene Dunne. Helen cent. Pure." with Franchot Tone,
Lewis sombre reflections when the clever Westley. Claire Dodd and Randy Lionel Barrymore.
Stone, novelist gives events a sudden and fortunate turn, and we find the hero and, heroine amply rewarded last for their years of long- suffering patience.
are
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Patsy Kelly and others in a most After this treat comes "America's beautifully produced 3LGM show.. Baby Sweetheart" - the little "Fre "Got Your Number." with genius child Shirley Temple, with Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore in "Little Co-Glenda Farrell, is not quite up to: lonel Put all these your scratch. but fairly amusing in spots. Due at the popular Oriental
on
screen Jeanette
Star Theatre
Brilliant Cast
Whatever те
may feel to be Must See" list (King's). "Naughty Marietta” lacking in the story itself, the! players are so well chosen that they "Naughty Marietta" is
One of the most perfectly cast 3rd Juz 5th July might
stepped gracefully operetta at its best down from the pages of the book, Macdonald has never been lovelier pictures is "Of Human Bondage." nor in better voice and Nelson Ed-1by Somerest Maughan, starring coming to life for our pleasure-
Davis. There is an air of the English dy demonstrates the power of a Leslie Howard and Bette
-Together This is the role that should have been countryside about these two young great baritone voice.
are not at home in these two sing their way through awarded the highest honours, but folks
They crave the the delightful Victor Herbert fairly was only the "Runner-up" London "society." wind and the rugged, mountains sic. Wait till you hear the rendito Claudette Colbert în "It Happen- Cumberlandtion of "Sweet Mystery of Life," ed one Night" Both artists do full the good old
with justice to this very sordid but in- j favourite "Do ye ken John Peel and I'm Falling in Love
Some One" This is a picture that teresting and perfectly acted film. sounds well in their eager voices.
to see again and And dear old Grandmother you will want Judith lives to see their happiness again. More of this later; bat it after all! Her quick tongue and is coming shortly to the Queen's.
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