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THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR GUMAS WILLIASTÓ
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
17:29
WHILE TELLING ED DIMMICK OVER THE TELEPHONE| THAT YOU CANT COME OVER TONIGHT BECAUSE THE WEASLEYS ARE COMING TO
PLAY BRIDGE AND YOU'D RATHER BE SHOT BECAUSE THEY'RE TERRIBLE PLAY- ERS AND SHE TALKS A BLUE STREAK, YOU TURN AND FIND THEM WAITING OUTSIDE THE ́SCREEN-DOOR, THE BELL HAVING FAILED TO WORK (Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Ins.)
RADIO IN AMERICA. Į · AMATEUR'S IDEAL
EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK.
Sale of at least 4,000,000 radio scts during the 1930-31 season is confidently predicted by official, of the Radio World's Fair which opened at Madison Square New York, this week.
RECEIVER.
ALL THE LATEST FEATURES IN ONE CABINET.
DEATH OF FILM STAR.
MR. MILTON BILLS PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.
[UNITED PREAS.]
Los Angeles, Sept. 15.-Mr. Mil ton Bills, woll-known veteran
The late Mr. Billa was born at
THE SILVER SCREEN.
THEY LEARNED ABOUT
WOMEN.”
Nina Muu MoKinney, dusky star of King Vidor's "Hallelujah.". Again demonstrates her exotic, song- and-dance ability in "They Learn- od about Women," Yan and Schenck's first talking picture, which is now showing at the Queen's' Thentrons a new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer feature.
The coloured actress heads glittering stage onsemblo in which D new song number, "Harlem Madness," in featured with an all- coloured chorus.directed by Sammy Lee, who created the dance routine. Bennio Love plays opposite Van and Schenck, and the supporting. cast includes Mary Doran, Benny Rubin, Tominy Dugan, J. C. Nu gent, Eddie Gribbon and Francis X. Buahman, Jur: Jack Conway and Sam Wood directed,
"Hot For Parla."
Directly after finishing his work in "The Cock-eyed World," Victor McLaglen laid aside his marine uniforbs for a time and visited the Fox wardrobe to be Atted out in
new
a nautical costume representing his role, first mate of a wind- janmer aniling between Sydney and Marseilles.
It's the ráje ho plays in Raoul Walsh's latest Fox Movietone talking, picture Hot For Paris," coming on Friday to the Queen's Theatre. The story conceived by. Walsh was also directed by him and is admirably fitted to McLaglon's athletic fame,
The story chiefly concerns" John Patrick Duke" anilor blake!!
Speculation is rife both in Eng-American actor, died suddenly at who, on, shore leave, purchases a land and in the United States with his home here to-day from beart ticket in the Langchanups Sweep- Gardenregard to new sets for the coming disease.
stakes. He wins bogause "Dark wireless season. Two English re- ceivers, both embracing noteworthy Chicago on January 12, 1882. He Japan," a long shot, cones ander new features, are already well on took his A.B. from the University the wire Arat. McLagson đọcá not the way, and several other novel of Chicago in 1003, and for a year know he wins and the strenuous ties are promised.
and a half was a scholar and fellow chnac to find him and his equally forms the basis of many laughable in philosophy at this university.
At Now Palestine, Ohio, Mr. strenuous escapes from his pursuera.
incident
One of the popular radio clubs
Many of the now models will have their first public presentation dur- ing the show. The outstanding fos ture of a recent survey was disclo- sure of a widening field for mak of New York has instituted a com-Bills made his stage debut in Dora ing radio entertainment and competition with regard to the ideal munication available everywhere in the nation and under all cir- cumstances; even while in motion, in the automobile, yacht, train or airplane.mp
receiver"" for 1931, and the results published so far embrace
many points of interest for radio en thusiasts an England.
Thorne" in 1900. He played in Donald Robertson's Art Theatre in Chicago in 1907-09, and was later in New Orleans.
When he is finally roped and tied and handed a million dollars the Mr. Silla was leading man in fun begins in earnest for he goes Direct current receivers will ha
There aoems to be a general con- This Woman and This Man" at to Paris with big buddy, "Axel
Oleon available for dwellers in metropolisenaue of opinion that the "ideal" the Maxino Elliott theatre in New
as played by El Brendel, tan areas on a production basis set must include at least one stage York in 1906. Other stage produc on a sponding spree. They meet of screened-grid high-frequency, and bions in which he figured included Fifi Dorsay, the vivacious French which heretofore has been necessary preferably two. In the detector "A Happy Marriage," The Sor-giri of "They Had to. See Paris " to puchase additional expensive stage the leaky grid system appears sant in the equipment to the regular receivers.
"Diplomacy," the merry visitors, More efficient battery-oporated but no specific, reason is nasigned The Governor's Lady," "The Law seta have beon porfected in
Walah has cast á brilliant sup the for this choice. The final stage is of the Land and other successca.port including Charles Judels, laboratorics, and manufacturers a power or super-power valve,
In 1814 Mr. Sills entered cinema Lennox Pawls, August Tollaire and claim the new receivern will deliver vo a par with all-electric aeta,
Now "Long-Distance" Battery.
The National Carbon Company has developed 2 battery that is said to be able to furnish current for 900 hours without recharging. This innovation will aid farmors and athers located in parts of the country where there is no electric current available to operate radios to the fullest extent. The new bat
to ho preferred in the anode bend, Fighting," Belasco's "The fame, and Polly Moran, who amuse)
It is significant of the influence work in "The Pit," subsequently others, and the production is said of the portable receiver on public appearing in "Beholds My, Wife," taste that the "ideal" set should,The Great Moment,'
Adam's
in the large majority of entries, Rib," "As Man Desires," "Skin include the self-contained frame Deep,' "The Sea Hawk and aerial, but supplemented by sockets raany other films. for external aerial and earth in order that the range of the set may be increased when it is so doaired.
י.
All Bolt-Contained.
Married in 1010 to Gladys Edith Wynn of London, Mr. Silla was the father of one daughter but ho and his wife were subsequently divorced and he married Doris
A departure from portable set Kenyon in 1928, practice is the almost unanimous Mr. Bill, often lectured on screen tery produces an even flow of cur insistence on a double-tuning con-art, literature and religion. He
to hoeven funnier than his previous successes, "What Price Glory," and The Cock-eyed World" combined. "Elo Rita" is First to Show. Screen Power, There is a new phase of the theatrical business in the making. Broadway producers are beginning
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY. At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
TARKI
LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN
· with
VAN & SCHENCK
BESSIE LOVE
J. C. NUGENT
Benny Rubin Mary Doran
Real
A romance of baseball. and the stage! games! Laughs! Song hits!
NEXT CHANGE
·WILLIAM FOX: presents
HOT FOR PARIS
ALL TALKING Movietone Riot with
VICTOR McLAGLEN
FIFI DORSAT -EL BRENDEL
WORLD
TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.80, 5.15, 7,15 & 9.20..
to wonder about stage rights" to Interpretar at All Performances screen productions for the first time.
rent and results in much clearer trol as ensuring greater colectiv- was a member of the Actors' Equabout this new point of view on the:
reception and greater selectivity. ity. Tho ganged condenser system Association.
It also is on a par with an electric-Muds no plans in the majority of
oporated set with regard to volume, entries, which, as a whole, favour
G. Clayton Irwin, Jr., genorni tho rather complicated systems of manager of the Radio World's the pro-portable era. Fair, declares the following table will sorve åk an indicator "to"the 1930-31 radio sales-
Alternating and Direct
Current Receivers 2,260,000 Battery Receivers. 1,000,000 Mantle or Portable Re
convers Automobilo, receivers.
Total
4,000,000
The sum of the whole matter is. that the “iden!” sët for 1031 should combine the best features of the portable eat and the "jaboratory" set, koulu bo tansportable without strain, and must be self-contained in cabinet form.
What the manufacturers say to 600,000 250,000 these proposala has yet to be leura-
ed
the attention of Meanwhile American wirloss enthusiasts stems The survey of manufacturers to be concentrated on a new discloses that there have been many super-heterodyne receiver which in improvemente in oircuita of A.G. equipped with four stages of scre radio receivers, and many innovaoned-grid high-frequency, detector; tions make this years sets capable and two stages of low-frequency. · cf. performances far ahead of pre- It is claimed for this new model vious years Circuits of extreme that it has the most highly develop. sensitivity were placed on displayed superheterodyno circuit "ince by many manufacturers who hayo ile invention by Armstrong during previously refrained from produc- the world war, and that it has. ing such types.
three times the selectivity and four times the sensitiveness of any other existing type::
The Radio World's Fair sleo shows cabinet work in now design, finish and workmanship said to Other features of this receiver aurpass in beauty past examples of are nine tuned circuite, tone con- the cabinet maker's, art. Many trol in addition to volume control, manufacturors show models of re-scientifically, accurate dial scale in dial, amagoiled illuminated crivingots and phonograph com-ilasycles, improved switch for bined.
There are also daily broadcasts D.X. and local recaption, and fin over the leading networks from the ally comparatively low price." Crystal Studios, located on the ex- bibition floor. Various loading manufacturers conduct their rogu lar weekly programme from this studio, so spectators may witness their favourite artists go on the
wore also various deniónstrations and oxhibition, featuring leading developments in the fields of radio and television,"
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One of the films that has brought
exchange of stage and torech material and talent is " Ilio Nita,” the all-talking, all-musical CX- travaganza Radio Pictures, now showing to full houses at the Cen- bral Theatre, was made from the Ziegfeld hit. For Radio Pictures, itis ndinitted on every side, has out-Ziegfelded Ziegfeld for splen dour and spectacle in the presenta- tion of Harry Tierney's, operetta.
The immediate reaction to the rich production value of the film "Rio Rita," its new music, new costumes and wealth of colour and beauty, is that Broadway stage pro- ducers soon will oking atago rights" to the bar screen pro ductions instead or the screen in vading Broadway for its Ideas and talent.
There were several figures -con- neeted with the screening of Rio Rita" who were associated in the original stage production. Harry Tierney, who wrote the score was one Victor Baravalle, who direct- ed it was another. Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, who played | their original comody roles in the Radio Picture version; Helon Kaiser and Kay English, former Ziegfeld show girls, and others of the chat of Radio Pictures Rio Rita all have been in several of Broadway's most successful musical comedios.
All declared the IIXO "Rio Rita" was the most gorgeously dressed production they lind over socn.
To Max Reo, art supervisor of Radio Pictures, goes much of the credit for the splendor with which.
Bio: Rita with produced. "An architect and picture director.
"witch" "wore photographed in polour
wore the most sumptuousand the most tostly-that have been. built thus far in the new era of talking' pictures.
his latest triumph
JOHN GILBERT
in
Flesh and the Devil
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