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PICTURES AND PLAYS.
Pola Negri began work April
Elstree at
13
оп
of
A
Seymour Hicks' "Mr. What's-his-', aame is enjoying a long run at British film, the subject and the Lyceumi theatre in London. title of which have not yet been announced, and a penalty. From the French of Yves Mirande clause which she has inserted in the and André Movezy-Eon, essentially contract stipulates that the produe-Gallie farce of a happily married tion must be completed in three
1
for the
The movies have proved a very money-making medium especially, have found enormous animal worl2, among which dogs success.
of the most
Perhaps the best-known dog actor is Rin-Tin-Tin, who had very humble beginning, and who now supplies his owner with all the months. Her salary has not been sauce manufacturer who loses his wealth one eauld wish for. Rinty disclosed, but it is known that she memory in a railway accident and, was one of a litter of pups of a refused a previous British offer of on being revived by a hypnotist doc German trenches by Mr. Lee Dun- dead police dog discovered in the. £20,000 because she did not like the or, discovers that he has been for part Miss Negri's salary in Holly-five years a Don Juan of a barber can, who picked up the little follow wood is understood to be £1,500 per with a termagant wite, is not per literally picked up a fortune, lot and put him in his pocket. He week. Credit for persuading Misshaps the best of meditims to bring Negri to make a film in England is back to the London stage one of its inty become one due to Mr. Charles Whittaker, greatest light comedy actors. Mr. famous canine actors in the world!. London journalist who went to Seymour Hicks, however, gilds even Then there is a bull-terrier called Hollywood a few years ago and, the mest pinchbeck situations, and al, who worked in comedies for after making an international re- carries the play throughout on his eleven years and who retired from putation as a scenario writer, has shoulders at his usual breakneck the screen several months ago hav returned to his pative country to
Miss Mary Merrall playsing earned $63,000, and left his san speed. found a producing company which the strenuous role of the doubly to carry on the good work. Be bears his name, He has engaged wedded me. Corton on the broad tween them they have boughs their Dr. Paul Czinner, & famous Gerlines demanded by the part, and owner his home. car, and are the man film producer of the highMiss Margaret Yarde is Rabelaisian the Great, a talented Police deg breadwinners of the family. Peter brow" school, to direct Miss Negri, and jolly aa. Corinne, the cook.
met his death during a quarrek a task which is regarded in screen
between his master and another circles na formidable. Dr. Cziuner's work is not known in England, Manila (U.P.) The gabbies "man, he was shot while he was with the exception of "Nju," are coming to Manila. Arrange sitting in the car which his work 10 pictures had bought. His which features Emil Jannings, Con- meats have made to have the new
owner was later awarded $130,000 rad Veldt, and Elizabeth Bergner. Lyric theatre, naw under construc- and had one or two private exhibition, wired for both dise and light. damnges. tions in London, but failed to ob path sound reproduction. While! tain a certificate from the Board of Manila's many languages English, Film Censors. Mr. Whittaker Spanish, Tagolog, Chinese, Japan- denies the suggestion that Misses and others figuring in the hodge Negri's temperament interfered podge-make the talking picture a a large with the completion of her receat dubious undertaking on French contract. He says that the scale, it is hoped that one theatre the part was found to be unsuitable at least can make a success of it. for her, and that the freedom of This will be the first appearance of choice offered by the British pro Far East.
the talking motion pictures in the posal decided her of come to Lon- don.
}
A friend who was at Kreisler's The negro race is a la mode in recital the other afternoon told me Paris, and the scenes of negro life. (says a critic), that the crush to get the coloured girls' chorus, and
in was the greatest he had seen at "Ol' Man River," even without any Albert Hall concert since Kreis- Paul Robeson, were bailed with de-ler's famous performance over be light by the first night audience at fore the King and Queen the year "Show Boat," which has opened at before last. Every seat, of course, the Chatelet Theatre. Missis-had been sold, but the crowd, as sippi, it is called there, and Mlle.sembled hours beforehand, stormed Desirée Ellinger sang the part of the doors in the hope that at the Magnolia deliciously.
But dogs do not have it all to themselves in this matter of money- making: Rex, the King of Wild Horses, made a fortune for several owners before he was bought out- right by a film company. Tony. Tom Mix's horse, has performed numerous stunts with his master amongst which he carried Mix to a formal dinner and stood through- out dinner behind his master's chair Then we must not forget our domestic pet the cat. The two most famous cut stars were Pepper and Mimi Pepper played in
medies, and began his career as A homeless stray who wandered into the studio and was fed by the prop meb, until a director noticed him and discerned screen talent. Mimi is a cross-eyed comedy cat, who is valued by her owner at $3,000. last moment there would be Bon Bom, another foline Aapper Mr. Harvey White, a coloured chance of a vacant place.
earned nearly as much in one film minn of imposing stature, worthily The audience apparently in- in which she played, as many of filled the place of Paul Robeson, eluded a great number of theatrical the human players in the cast. Al! First he sang his famous melody in folk and a strong foreign con- these animals have to be taken French, but later sang the English tingent. One group of Hindus, the special care of, and no blemishes words, while the chorus came in women in native costume, listened such as chewed cars, scratched with the French words. The stage entranced. Kreisler's appeal is faces or scraggy taile must be settings were more claborate than universal. The house, packed to theirs, or bang go their screen usual in Paris, and the costumes the roof except for the empty royal careers. The owners of rival police were varied and expensive. The box, forgot all about its struggles dogs must lead their pets rapidly last production at the Chatelet, outside
when Kreisler's violin by one another in order to avoid "Lindbergh "-scenes from the life spoke. The applause was terrific, a fatal fight. A chewed car on a of the American airman-on which and the great violinist responded dog star is as fatal to his stardom a large sum was lavished, did not generously to the usual demand, for an a chewed, ear, on a famous prove & success.
¡ encores.
"beautiful" hero!
THE WOMAN'S CORNER.
KITCHEN ECONOMIES
Englishwomen are often accused: of being evtravagant housekeepers:
Fat is so often needed in cook- ing, that not a scrap should be wast- ed...
There are two kinds of fat in ordinary kitchen use-natural fat such as sue and fat trimmed from meat" and "bones, and cooked fat, that is, fat that has been obtained through a process of cooking, auch as dripping, lard, margarine, or batter.
Natural fat must be rendered to get the best value from it for cook- ing In its raw state it will not] mix with other ingredients..
Use an unlined pan; an iron one
is best. Cut the fat in small pieces, and put into the pan with quarter of a pint of water to each pound of fat.
Heat gently until all the fat is extracted and the skin shrivelled! and brown. Cool, and strain through & fine wire sieve.
THE PERFECT PARENT.
THE IDEAL FATHER.
[BY A YOUNG MOTHER.]
THE IDEAL MOTHER.
[BY A YOUNG FATHER.]
Oh don't let her fuss!
Don't let her be tragic over baby's cold, the spoilt dinner, and having nothing fit to wear!
Oh! let her have a mind and know
it t
How I do bar "Shall It" Shan't I?" "I wish I hadn't," and "If only"!
Let her have the knock of clever shopping and quick modern dress making. I have learnt that women can't be happy without variety in clothes, and they can be got, or made, cheaply by women with the knack.
Let her have women friends. And Oh let him have good health and get on "rationally and cheerfully a cheerful outlook.
with the neighbours, the tradesfalk,. Give him that "sense of other and the maid. Then, she'll never people" which includes the "sense fall foul of her own daughter. of little people" and the love of a dog.
For Cakes and Scones. Use this fat for making" rock
Let him have good horse-sense," cakes, scones or short pantry, and and see a bit ahead. And be a for shallow frying. Lard need not fighter when necessary. Give him bo bought if there is a plentiful good fingers and clever hands, so supply of rendered fat on hand. that there is a workshop in the Cooked fat, such as, dripping house and half-a-dozen hobbies, needs clarifying if it is to be kept making real "homey "
凸
mess.
any length of time. Put the dis: (Many a good home has been ruined coloured dripping into } large by tidiness!) enamel basin. Pour over it ณ kettleful of boiling water," and stir until it dissolves,
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Let him have men friends and
Heaven make her straight and bring them home to pleasant even-frank with me over money matters"
and everything else. When cold remove the solid cake inge here.
When times are bad let her stand of fat and scrap away all sendi- While he is in the twenties let ment from the underside. Put the him keep up his athletica When he by me, steady and cheerful, a thing fat in an unlined pan, and gently is in the thirties give him the re a man never forgets. heat until a faint smokes arises. It ponsibility of a bigger job. By will then be ready for use.
Afty, may I see him ripening
"Some Outdoor Joh.".
To use up stale bread and crusts on the aunny side. with a family man mustn't ask for every rub crumb of bread through a wire not less than four shaping well thing, I know. But let my wife sieve. Place in slow heat to dry around him" with a good home, (and the mother of my family) love not brown. Use these for frying good appetite, good job, and op- some outdoor job or game. Fresh fish, croquettes, rissoles and so on. posite him at table a good temper- air keeps the face and temper sweet.
Soaked breadcrumbs can be used ed, and not too bad-looking, wife,
in making suet puddings-half
crumbs and half flour.
Raspings Are Useful.
Already my wife gardens and plays tennis. Perhaps some day she'll golf. I wish she would, even if she began to outdrive me from the tee.. Breadcrumbs and raspings should
My Wife at Fifty. Put the crusts on a cake tin, and be kept in airtight jars.
When I think of my wife at fifty! bake in the oven until golden Browned crumbs are made toj
garnish to certain (years hence) I hope to see her as brown. Crash finely with a rolling serve hot na
For two her mother is now rosy, cheerful, pin, or put through a fine mincer. grilled meats or fish. These raspings can be used for ounces of the dried breadcrumbs healthy, captain of her years, with sprinkling over fish cakes, rissoles take one ounce of batter or mar- tall daughters and sons as capable garine. Melt the fat in the frying-and blooming as herself." Her bus- or boiled ham after cooking
I used for cooking they give a pan and add the crumbs when hot. band is her best pal, and she is cer- dark appearance to the food, so the Stir with a metal spoon over mode- tain that if you keep the rules and white crumbs are better.
rate heat until golden brown. Bea have a spot of luck, Life is All
Right! (Continued at foot of neat column), son, drain, and serve,
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