CENTRAL
TUEATRE 4,
SHOWING TO-DAY
2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.
A smarshing modern
with PAULING STARKE, BEN LYON, BARBARA KENT,
·HALLAM COOLEY.
drama of a Sophisticated Girl
Directed by Ernst Laemmle
Warner Fabian's
MEN WANT
"NEXT CHANGE
Hard Riding Heroes
NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN
bur koble or
Victor McLaglen
and pals Low Cody Eddie Gribbon
and
Fay Wray
In this sizing Fox Movietone of the novel, "Over the Border”
What do
you want?
you
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THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
"THE GREAT MEADOW.
Duo of the largest California rang chos, still undivided, provided the locale for important location scones
of "The Great Meadow," Charles Brabin's new Metre Goldwen Mc yer picture which is the feature at the Queen's Theatre.
Thirty years ago California Innd was held in parcels of twenty thousand, thirty thirty, forty thous and and even one hundred thousand acre. These frere the old Spanish grants made by the King of Spain to subjects whom is wish- ed to reward.
The Russell ranch of 23.000 acres fused by M-GM for The Great Meadow" was one of these, it was on this property, miles, distant from modern houses and telephone |poles," that Director Brabin recreat. ed Fort Harrod, historie "Cráðle of Kentucky," which plays such an important part in the Elizabeth Madox Roberts story. Fort Harrod was established in 1774 by Daniel Boono and James Harrod, It is the struggle of Virginia party to reach this haven that provides the drama of the tale.
Brabin and Edith Ellis adopted the story. Its principals include John Mack Brown, Eleanor board- mau, Lucille La Verne, Anita Louise and Gavin Gordon, Mary Pickford has definitely abandoned plans to return to the stage
This was announced recently, following a conference with Joseph M. Schonck, head of United Ar tista.
"There is an unprecedented do- mand for pictures starring Miss |Pickford," "said Mr. Schenck. "I have strongly urged har ta con tinue" making films. The bookings for her new picture, "Kiki," are tof record proportions, even surpass
ing "Coquetio,"
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SCANDAL SHEET”
STARRING
with-*** OLIVE BROOK KAY FRANCIS
and REGIS TOOмY
George Bancroft
"NOT EXACTLY GENTLEMEN.”
Victor McLaglen is a devotee of
Miss Pickford stated that follow- | physical culture and is always in ing "Kiki," a Sam Taylor produc-condition. tion which comes to the Queen's
a Paramount Picture
Mighty Bancroft's mightiest role! See his love recoil on him. Lash him with the fury of his relentless code. His own disaster makes the most sensational head- lines his "Scandal
·Sheet” over blazed ↑ "
NEXT CHANGE:
COMMENCING SUNDAY
WILLIAM POWELL
ces where he is managing editor. It is Bancroft's ruthlessness," his tenacity to his creed-"if it's news, print it, no mattor whom it hurts"
which finally brings about the" Theatre, to-morrow, she will return During the filming of his latest denouement of the romance. to hor status as a producer-star for Fox Movietone in which he is fra- Clive Brook, as the wealthy banker United Artists, heading her own
tured with Fay Wray in thein love with Miss Francis, forms production unit and making two pictures annually.
feminine lead, "Not Exactly Gentle. the third element in this human.
triangle.
The only possibility of staga nemen," which will have a four days' tivity on her part will be in con-engagement at the Central Theatre nection with the Motion Picture commencing to-morrow, Victor hed Relief Fund."
Reginald Denny plays opposite the star in "Kiki."
CENTRAL THEATRE.
WHAT MEN WANT"
Pauline Starke and Ben Lyon, who head the all-star cast of the Universal production of the Warner Fabian story, "What Men Want. are particularly happily cast be. cause of the variety of parts they have previously played, Mias Starke | first played as a girl in "The Birth of a Nation, one of the screen's classics, and will be re- membered for her recent roles in "Captain, Salvation,". "Love's Blindness," "Devils Cargo" and other big productions.
Lyon was katured in Flaming Youth," The Heart of Mary, land, Potash and Perlmutter, "The White Moth," "So Big," "Lammox," and "'Hell's Angola.”
What Men Want" was direct ed by Ernst Laemmle and, besides its inherent drama and entertain- ment, is notable for its artistic camera angles and its excellent photography by Roy Overbaugh.
PRINCE'S THEATRE
TRADER HORN continues, for another 3 days
rending Saturday, August 8th,
AND this is because our Patrons have unanimously
requested us to do so.
So, it is
A.B.C, that unless as plain TRADER HORN is a definitely interesting and the most thrilling epic in the Dark Continent, our Patrons would never have naked us to CONTINUE.
Dally Performances:
NEXT CHANGE
2.80
6.18 Saturday & Sunday only
·7.13
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"Let's Go Places
no need for exercise for he had plenty of it while the picture was in actual progress.
Other than doing some real rough riding over open stretches of country and up and down moun he had to fight his way through tains persued by sheriff's posses, the entire picture with his fists, which were brought especially into play in a gambling saloon sequence where he wrecked the place and a dozen of the bad men habitues with it.
"The big fellow certainly enjoyed
"MAN OF THE WORLD.”
aro
IN
"MAN OF THE WORLD
a
Garamcant Picture
Booking
with
CAROLE LOMBARD and LYNNE GIBSON
at the Theatre ́ Telephone: No. 25313,
TRUNK LOST IN
HOTEL.
CLAIM AGAINST THE
MANAGEMENT.
PRICE OF COCKTAIL
SHAKERS.
The price of cocktail shakers was discussed during the hearing of a to case, heard by Mr. Justice Hawke which was a claim for the loss of a trunk from a 'holet:
Hawke asked Mr. Hilbery, K.C. "Is it disputed," Mr. Justica
Brunettes far easier photograph than blondes!
This is a photographic trade 80- Paramcunt moving picture photo cret revealed by Victor Milner,
grapher, for the benefit of amateur ner is one of the lens and light shaker in the trunk was worth 30s. movie and camera enthusiasts, Mil-for plaintiffs "that the cocktail veterans of Hollywood, vice pre sident of the American Scciety of and six corks were worth ss. each ?" Cinematographers and a frequent contributor to national magazines corks should have been described Mr. Hilbery replied that the devoted to the camera.
The reason brunettes are photeas silver-mounted stoppers. cork making Not Exactly dontlemen" obvious," says Milner, who has just plate. The cocktail shaker was cer. graphically superior to blondes is lined, to go with old Sheffield which is rough, raw, rady, and finished photographing blonde entirely to his liking. Victor Me- Carole Lombard Laglen's family on both sides for Powell's new starring picture, many generations back have been "Man of the World." "Shadows soldiers. By falsifying his age, he and dark tones are what make pie managed to enlist and take part in tures interesting. Blondes cffer the Boer War. Since that time he little contrast to the camera. Light has participated in two others, hair, light cycs, light, skin, "all While in the army he learned to blend into one another, making it box and wrestle. Army life also necessary to handle lighting so the did something else to him: made features that give character will him dissatisfied with my sort of stand out. It takes almost twice prosaic, hundrum life. He started as long to "set up" to photograph
in Williamtainly worth 30%. “
Mr. Beresford-I can tell my learned friend where he can get one for 258, (Laughter.)
Mr. Hilbery This is rather in- teresting.
£1,000,000 FRAUD SENTENCES.
THREE YEARS FOR MAN OF 683
JUDGE ON RUIN OF A SOLICITOR.
The Brand-stroet Press share c spiracy trial, during which it w alleged that the public had been defrauded of £1,000,000 resulted in sentence of three years' panal servi tude on Frederick Newbery, aged 68, a mining engineer, of 18 months hard labour on Herbert John Spel fen, aged 57, n journalist, and, of twelve months hard labour on Bur hott Leon Elman, aged 37, a solici
tor.
P
These, mon were convicted at the
Old Bailey yesterday of conspiring with Jacob Factor, A. J. Klein, and
THEATRE
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6.107.15 & 0.20.
a man named Green, or Green and THE
others, to defraud persons induced
to buy sharon."
The case for the prosecution was that Factor was the chief conspira for, and that he got away with the bulk of the money to America. Klein and Green, it was alleged, also went to America with large
Jums.
The Summing-up,
Judge Gregory summing up. said that the case was an important one because the prosecution alleged --and it was not. disputeil by counsel for the defendants-that a serious fraud had bean commiftod upon the public by the arch-con- spirators, Factor, Klein, and Green
It was important that, if others, knowing the circumstances and up- preciating the position, helped them, that they should be brought to justice and punished for the part they took in the fraud,;
The case for the prosecution was that Factor, Klein and Green evol ved a scheme to bring into existence a newspaper to give advice with regard to stocks and shares
They did not propose to sell the newspaper, but to send copies of ic to people whose names appeared on lists of shareholders.
"Do that once or twice," suld the conspirators, "and these people will believe in us. We could then buy shares and rig the market or buy shares at 8.d. each and get 10%, for them, make a big pool, and then clear out
An Important Assistant, Judge Gregory,,K.C.,, passing. sentence, said that without New- bery's naistance a considerable portion of the fraud could not have been perpetrated. He had deliber-
ledge of the use going to be made ntely brought into existance 1,000, 000 or more shares with the know-
frauded of £1,000,000 or more. of them, that the public might be defrauded, and the public were de
Had he not been an old man with a good character hitherto he would a long term have sent him to penal servitude for
active part in the fraud. He reali- Spellen, he said, had taken an
that he had been severely tempted sed that spellen was a servant and
by his circumstances to assist his co-conspiratora.
The Judge remarked that it was with regret that he had to sen- tence & moraber of an honourable profession, but the evidence against Elman was very strong. He was afraid that Elman had been dom-
better go off together at the ad ruin and that there would be a Mr. Justice Hawke-You two had fanted by Factor, and he realised that the conviction would mean his journment and look at it. (Laugh-bard fight in front of him after he wandering around the world. a blonde than it does a brunette" ter.) Do. cocktail shakers vary in with the others he took a misor came out of prison. Compared
part in the fraud..
dom.
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Mr. Justice Hawke-No, no, I would be spared. I do not want one. (Laughter.)
ARE ALSATIANS' DANGEROUS?
"WOLFISH STRAIN AND
- TEMPER.”.
One of his stops was in Canada
The public favour achieved by size as well as quality t and it was here be put his know. blonde movie actresses, such ledge of boxing to we; in fact Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Mr. Boresford--The best place to such good nae, his knowledge of Ann Harding, is due in no smail get them-- boxing that he became the Eastern part to the skill of the moving pie Canadian champion.
ture photographers who study ench While in London, he was select-actress seperately to assure just the ed for a motion picture role be- correct lighting, says Milner. Cause ho
Powell's supporting cast in "Man was exactly the type.
Major Forbos Leith Fraser, cr That marked his entres into film the King's Theatre next, also Mrs. Isobel Mary Fraser, claimed of the World, which will come to
the Caledonian Club, and his wife, cludes brown-haired,brown-eyed £211 damages from Mr. S. Har- Wynne Gibson, seen recently with warth, proprietor of Fleming's Jack Oakie in June Moon." Miss Now Clorges Hotel, Halfmoon Rev. E. Hall, is leading a cam
The rector of Friern Barnel, the Gibson offered an entirely different street, W., for the loss of linen and paign against the continuance of problem to the camera experts, but old Sheffield plate in a trunk. Manrestricted freedom for Almatian a much less difficult one.
jor Trasar a case was that the trunk dogs. One Sunday, he says, two was lost, owing to the neglect cebildren on their way to church the management.
were attacked by one of these The defence was a denial of negli animals without the slightest pro gence, or that, the plaintiffs had forntion. The wound inflicted was suffered damage. It is also plead-cauterised and the child now, has ed that the plaintiffs were guilty of its arm in a sling, peo contributery negligence by having If in soma instances," says tho
KING'S THEATRE,,.
"SCANDAL SHEET?
Kay. Francis, who made her film debut in a picture of newspaper
| life, again, appears in “Scandal. Sheet," the newest George Bancroft picture at the King's Theatre.
CHILE ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKES.
& door.
The first film Miss Francis aver POPULACE PANIC-STRICKEN the trunk placed in the hall near Rector, the dogs may be con enhanced with her svelta lanouciance was "Gentlemen of the Press,” in which she played the le cf the lissom secretary and girl friend to Walter Huston.
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ed safe, owing to their wolfish Mr. Hilbery explained that Mrs, strain and bad temper they caUBB Fraser told a porter to pinco the considerable alarm to the public." trunk behind the door at the hotel In a letter to the Friern Barnet outrance, but it was left beside a Council chairman, Councillor. petition, where it was in the view, Stables, the Rector asks the council of persons in the street A bar to make representations in the pro- maid leaving by the door where the per quarter about what he describes trunk was standing saya map to "This publia nuisance and dan- lurking in the street, and looking,ger." He considers that owners at it. She warned the woman ac.should be compelled by law to keep
where it was until the next morn highwaya For some time after the wasthing, when it disappeared, tremors were over the people fens Mr. Beresford Baid the porters ed to return to their homes in the had been instructed not to let lug belief that other shocks would folgaco remain in the hall. Tow.
"Tho", hearing was adjourned.
NO SERIOUS” DAMAGE.
Santiago, Chile, July 90-Severe earthquakes rocked Santingo to Since that time she has played day. The populace was a panic in a number of Paramount pro- for some time but an inspection ductious, including The Marriage conducted by the police and mili. play ground," "Street of Chance,tary revealed that no serious dam
Let's Go Native and "The Virage had been caused. 'tucup" | Bin,” In the list-named
Reports from outlying, districts production she was the erring Rusaro awaited to determine whether sinn wife to Walter Huston's uner the earth shocks caused any gori.cretary, but the trunk remained Alsations in the lead in the public ring Russian operai. 1. In Scandal Sheet" Mur: Vrhnik is seen as the adored and pamper ed wife of George Bancroft, a man who is a lamb in bis own home but
llon in the newspaper off
ous damage elsewhere,
ja
Councillor Stables said that copies of the letter have been sent. to the polite stations nt Whetstong
Friern Barnet unban area.
and New Southgate, which cover the
She thought her husband was dead!
then the
wilderness gave him 'back to her!
PEAT MEADOW
strange and stirring romance, ·
against a background of pioneer love and thrills you won't forget !
with
JOHN MACK BROWN "ELEANOR BOARDMAN LUCILLE LA VERNE ANITA LOUISE GAVIN GORDON
-Directed by CHARLES BRABIN
· TO-MORROW
JOSEPH. M. SCHENCK
Mary Pickford
Sam Taylors
PRODUCTION
KIKI
Reginald Denny
BRYTEU AUTATE PITTOREŲ,
Mary Pickford In her most amazing role !
(STAR)
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Queens
And then
for a
day!
CAUGHT SHORT
MARIE DRESSLER.
» POLLY MORAN
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