Al Jobson and the Foar Yacht Club Boys are in the Warner Bros," production “The Singing "Kid," which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow.
THE CHINA MAR: FRIDAY, JULY 31-1936:
AL JOLSON HOLDS HIS OWN
IN "THE SINGING KID"
JEAN ARTHUR; HERBERT MARSHALL IN SCINTILLATING COMEDY
JACK BUCHANAN AND FAY WRAY IN BRITISH
·PICTURE “COME OUT OF THE PANTRY ”
I local cinema-goers to find
was an unpleasant shock toj
By Diane Tartic comedy, "I
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only. Cook,"
the Queen's theatre closed last
which has a very familiar story, Saturday, but it was not long
is turned into most attractive before the General Amusements ly country girl (Beverly Roberts, a jentertainment by slick treat- Co., under the management of newcomer to the screen) and her ment, amusing dialogue and Mr. Rosselet, came forward and little "niece." (played skilfully by first-rate acting. Let it be took over the lease with the the little girl from South Africa, known that, although William promise of continuing the policy Sybil Jason). It is no time before Seiter directed it, the great which ruled this theatre from Al is back on his feet on Broad-little man at Columbia - Frank its early days under the ther way, singing better than ever, es- Capra by name had a big management of the Hong Kong pecially as the girl is taken along hand in the supervision. Mr. Amusements Co. Only the to help cheer him up for the rest Capra frankly stated in a re- best and brightest of pictures will
of his life.
cent interview with the London be shown. It is up to the public The highlights of the film, in ad Film Weekly that he considers to give this grand theatre and dition to the ever-green delightful that in Miss Jean Arthur the the plucky managers their best singing of Al (and ever-green is Columbia studio have the good support. and not allow sach the right word, when I remember fortune to possess one of the catastrophe (for that is what it with delight the times I have heard most promising of all the
when half Hong Kong him causing riots in the then-young stars it-it seemed anxious to see Bette famous Winter Garden in New In this delightful comedy in Davis in "Dangerous" and York, over 20 years ago), are the which she is co-starred with Eri- found the doors closed against Yacht Club Boys and Cab Callowaytish Herbert Marshall she once six-them
ever to be repeated and his famous Band (Boy! how more proves her invaluable sense foot blonde comedierne who
They open with a particularly that leader can "swing") and the of comedy. We all know from So much pleasure in tremendously eager to visit Shanghai the early days of the talkies, recently bright musical," setting the Yacht Club Boys with their render her recently-shown hit “Mr. Deeds and Hong Kong. She says she reais died of heart failure in Hollywood ball rolling with cheer and ing of "I Love to Sing," with Goes to Town," how easily she can everything she can about China, andShe had made a big name on Broad-laughter. It is specially pleas one of her 'dreams will cable true when she has a chance to visit these war before she shone in alas.
MISS
SHORT SHOTS
TISS Jeanette Macdonald has re-Bat the *tars really love
cently finished work with Clark/means box-office power. Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jack Holl in San Francisco" under the direc tron of her favourite "Woody” van Drke. She writes me that she
parts.
Now at work on "The Great
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gave
the
Was
ing to know that the Queen's, like the King's, will in future
The opening picture is "The
Day trith "Singing Sweetheart Hollywood mourns the death, too.be entirely air-conditioned. Nelson Eddy. Mr. Eddy, by the bye.jof that great actor Heary B. Wak-This alone is an attraction on in his recent six months concert tour hall, whose gentie dignity and innate hot days like the present. caused such a riot everywhere that kindliness endeared him to all. Hel wherever he went he had to have a was the oldest actor in the service police escort. the crowds were sol of years in the fins, and most of us eager to hear and see him! No won-recall with pleasure the days when Singing Kid," a typical Al Jolson der, after scoring such hits 17 Walthall was as famous on the screen vehicle presenting the "No. 1. "Naughty Marietta" and Eosejas Marry Pickford, the Gishes and Mammy Shouter" in a manner Marie."
Talmadges, days when his name was that cannot fail to meet with the not even on the screen, but he was.
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Among the new babies
in Holly-just one of the big names in biograph approval of his admirers. This time he is a famous musical wood are the daughters of Saliyflms. Blaze and Norman Foster, the Donald
comedy and radio star, in love with
kart 2nd David Selznick.
Ramon Novarro is back in Holly wood, but no talk of films yet,
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Woods, and the sons of Alan Dine- Frances Marion, the highest-paid Claire Dodd, the two-timing girl scenario writer, intends making a who "does him wrong" by running rip round the world. Spencer Tracy off with his crooked lawyer (Lyle and wife, now reconciled, are vaca-Talbot). This means a nervous tioning in Honolul, while the Ed breakdown for our kero, and 2 ward Robinsons are in London, as is Robert Taylor took a vacation, in also that young actor Louis Hayward, sojourn in the quietude and shelter New York, and was mobbed just as how the special friend of Ida Lupino. of the woods. Yes
-you have Clark Gable was on his last trip!
a love- meets
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QUEEN'S
RE-OPENING
TO-MORROW
AUG. 1ST.
AIR-COOLED &
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
COMMENCING WITH A SUPER-MUSICAL
EDW. EVERETT
HORTON
Music by
THE YACHT
CLUB BOYS
FROM WARNER BROS.
SYBIL
JASON CALLOWAY
2ND HIS AAND
間夜
AL'S SWELLEST
SHOW SINCE "SINGING FOOL"!
ALLAN JIKKİNİ
LYLE TALBOT
CLAIRE DODD
His first pitture in a whole pound Pocked with more celcbrities, then ever crowded e tinele screen before!
ALJOLSON THE SINGING KID
* DIFFERENT KINDS OF ENTERTAINMENT! A DOZEN FAMOUS STARS: FIVE NEW SONG HITS!
SHOWING TOMORROW
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Berbert Marshall and Jean Arthur are in the Colambia pro duction. "If You Could Only Cook," which is now being shown at the Alhambra Theatre.
bring your laughter. just as she can your tears. Her secret of at- tractiveness, to my mind, lies her unaffected manner, her turalness and her unusual, charri- ing, husky speaking-voice. You are deeply impressed by her ex- perienced handling of any kind of situation called for in the script, and her undoubted acting ability, plus a lot of determination, has put her in the front rank of pre- Isent-day screen stars
To return to her present vehicle at the Alhambra. We find hero "Jim" (Herbert Marshall) engag ed to a society girl who does not love him. While sitting on a park bench he meets a pretty unemploy- ed girl "Joan" (Jean Arthur), who, thinking him down and out. proposes that they apply together for situations as butler and cook, This piquant situation is the be ginning of a series of incidents which involve the girl's arrest and the hero's kidnapping at the altar, before the couple are united.
These are situations we have seen many times portrayed, but with such delightful acting and an understanding supervisor you have a most entertaining, bright show. You cannot fail to be impressed Jolson, and "My, how, this Country with the charm of Leo Carrillo is has Changed," will more than cheer the racketeer, and once again you up.
Lionel Stander will thoroughly This is grand Warner Bros. enamuse. Others are Frieda · In-| tertainment, and this studio cer-escourt-Joan Blair, Gene Morgan. tainly does know how to stage a Ralf Harolde, Gene Morgan and musical. Sybil Jason is effective Matt McHugh. Just a delight- in her song number, but whoever fully prepastrous "Cinderalla” tale, told you she was another Shirley but with Herbert Marshall's dis- Temple has another guess coming arming manner and Jean Arthur's The cast, comprising the favourites sparkle and talent, you have a on the Warner lot-Allen Jenkins, show worth seeing. The Alham- Lyle Talbot, Edward Everett bra Management have engaged the Horton, Winifred Shaw, Joseph services of the very popolar Creban. Claire Dodd and others, dancers Yola and Paul further to lend adequate support, but it is Al, enliven proceedings. Here is a the Band and the Yacht Club Boys programme that will be hard to who make this really worth-while beat (Alhambra). entertainment (Coming to the
Queen's).
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"Come Out Of The Pantry" drawback is that one guesses the Jack Buchanan, the idol of the end in the first reel. "Lord Robert Brent" (Jack Buchanan) is London stage, and easily one of the
stranded in America and forced to foremost British film actors, in
He this B and D release (directed by take a position as footman.
falls in love with the piece of his Jack Raymond) allows himself a chance to prove romantic as well employer (Fay Wray), finds him- as comedian, singer and dancer, self in innumerable scrapes trying He is aided by his imported Ameri-to hide. is identity, but everything can female star, Fay Wray, who is ultimately straightened out, and leave everyone makes him an ideal partner, is presumably perfectly at ease, natural and love happy. Jack Buchanan plays his y to look at Then in the sup-role in rather a restrained manner for him-but he will certainly porting cast we have the well-harm as he always does, and most liked stage actor. Ronald Squire in
filmgoers will count this, amongst the role of "Eccles" the butler.
his big film successes. Due zi Another American in the cast, Įthe King's. Miss Olive Blakeney; and her pro-,
"Half Angel" ducer husband Bernard Nedell are amongst the most popular Ameri- No one can complain of lack of cans on the English stare. She action and amusing surprises in has only lately drifted to films, but this Twentieth Century-Fox re- will make her; name 25. pro-lease. It is a thrilling story of a iment on the screen 12-23, on lovely girl twice wrongly secased the stage,
if given suitable of murder, and Frances Dee (Mrs.) Old-timers here will re-Joel McCrea off-screen and the call Bernard Nedell when he tour mother "of two sons) enacts the ed the Orient in Anna Christie role of the Sorrow GirlTM Brian with Adele Blood Others who Donlevy, that young Irish actor assist to make this a bright enter who is scheduled for bigger and fainment are Ethel Stewart Fred better pictures, is the nervy re- Eraney, James Carew (the hus-porter who refuses to believe her band of the late Ellen Terry), the guilty. To supply the laughs we well-loved Kate Cutler and Maize have that popular, expressionless O'Neill.
comedian Charles Butterworth as The plot of the story lends itself his "Stooge. 'to amusing situations, but the only
SUNDAY KING'S
TEX
A SCINTILLING COMEDY OF HIGH LIFE
ABOVE AND BELOW STARS.
JACK BUCHANAN în COME OUT OF THE PANTRY with Fay Wray
A British and Dominions Preduction. (
Come out of the Pantry with Jack Buchanan and Fay Wray, starts next Sunday at the King's Theatre.
A scene from the Warner Bros." production “Freshman Love,” featuring Patricia. Ellis and Warren Hall, which will be screened
at the Alhambra Theatre on Sunday.