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LOVE.
3-FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
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4.--CAPITOLIANS (Medley). a-Madame Butterfly Introduction.
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Heart of Mine.
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Are You There 7"
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New York Nights."
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High Society Blues,"
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Love's Identity" (Part 2)
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MOVIE NEWS
ON THE SCREEN IN HONG KONG.
IT" GIRL OF THE
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IN TABU AT THE CENTRAL THEATRE.
"A Happy Xmas and Prosperous: New Year
"MONKEY BUSINESS." "TRANSATLANTIC."
Several mad wags of the maga
tributed to the writing of the story zínes, newspapers and stage con-
for Monkey Business" the latest orgy of fun in which the Mars Brothers ure appearing at the Meet Beri, the "it" girl of the King's Theatre all this week. Saulety Islands.,
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She is the discovery of F. W. Mornati, well-known motion picture director, following a search among Į thirty jewel-like islands, ench set in a ring of coral in the Tahitian archipelago.
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The major credit for this hilari- ous piece of Alm-scenario construc, tion goes to S. J. Perehnan and Will B. Johnstone.
DRAMA WITH LINER AS
SETTING.
Ninety-nine out of one hundred
persone in the United States struck by audden wealth are apt to take an immediate trip to Europe, in the opinion of a prominent paycho- Įlogist.
To most of us, however, this travel urge, great ra it might be, must be satisfied through the ex perience of others who write their adventures into books and maga
inca or relate them by word of mouth.
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The dinner party was to have been on March 9, but Mr. Chaplin left London before this date, and, abe ndied, “He asked me to make his peace with the Prime Minister. · I had nothing to do with the Prime Minister's, invitation, but I wrote letter to the Prime Minister and sent it round by hand."
The letter was read. It express. ed to the Prime Minister Mr. Chop lin's very great disappointment 'at not being able to be present at the dinner-party because of vory urgOING personal business, which took him
to Berlin, and said that he hoped on his return pe tender his apolo- gies personally.
A Tactful Letter." Judge Tobin.--Was the wording yours or Chaplin's
Misa Shephard. It was mine. Mr. Chaplin realised full well the pon- tion in which he found himself, Having accepted the invitation the Prime Minister.
Judge Tabin. That was a very tactful letter written on behalf of
Perelman is a regular contribu. or to judge, the weekly humorous magazine. His writings have also been published in College Humour He is the author of two books
Parlor, Bedlam and Bath and The introduction will be com-Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge." In plete when the Central Theatre addition to being a popular writer of comedy material, he is an able patrons see "Tabu," Murnau's pic cartoonist. ture of the island life and its grip- Johnstone, whose comedy news- de luxe style, as a passenger aboard a film atar th the Prime Miniset ping romances.
item cartoon appeared for several
a luxurious linor, and at the same of England. He entrusted the writ Neri is "the girl." After seeing year in the New York World and time enjoy a romantic comedying of the latter to you, and that
now is a daily feature of the Nein drama, replete with thrills and the guarded studio preview it was Turk World-Telegram has written laughs,
was a very important trust. It is ggested that Murnau change her books and yies for a number of The, atory briefly, deals with anot a letter that a clerk could write me to Euroka.
successful stage shows including group of passengers abcard an "Take It Froni Me," which ran
"Miss Shepherd said that at the oceaa greyhound, strangely thrown Eureka," the motto of Cali-six years; Up in the Clouds, together during aparange between moment the letter was written Mr. formin, translates as "I have found three years; and I'll Say She America and Europe. The prin- Chaplin was on his way to Berlin," Is the first of the Marx Brothers cipal characters include a Robin He had completely forgotten the tago hits.
Hood of the half-world, played by There is no question that the dis-
Additional dialogue for the pic Edmund Lowe; an old German fnet that he had to send an apology covery of Reri and "it" were coin-ture was prepared by Arthur Sheck-American lens grinder, Jean Her-for not attending. cident.
man, whose current hit is Three's a Crowd." Reri's beauty is typical of the Norz-Music programme com-pure-blooded Polynesian," Murnau scenario are Al Bhean of Gallagher Others who contributed to the pietely changes with change of programme.
stated. She has the unconscious and Shean fame, and J. Carver grace and lack of false modesty and assy, creator of the widely syndi anted newspaper cartoon strip, resive that comes from generations" Benny." of proud ancentry, living in a
Pusey was drafted for work on the writing staff because his cartoon modern garden of Eden.”
is entirely one of pantomiing. Tabu,"
ณ Polynesian word meaning forbidden, and indicating a command of the gods, is a golden comanes of the island people with a bachground of their folk lare.
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He pleaded for love...she dreamed of anotherl
with
the
RIGIBLE
JACK
HOLT
RALPH GRAVES
sed FAT WAAY
A FLANK CAPRA Production
A COLUMBIA Picture
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JAMES WITH
'DIRIGIBLE."
DRAMA OF AVIATOR AND
HIS WIFE.
William K. Howard directed.
sholt, going" abroad for his first
Judge Tobin-The Prime Minis pleasure trip with his beautiful Moran. Also aboard is a banker, young daughter, enacted by Loister is a big man,
Misa Shepherd aaid she pointed escaping with several millions of out to Mr. Chaplin the importance his personal fortune before his bank collapses, and his wife, play.of the engagement, but he did not ed respectively by John Halliday seen to appreciate it at all. She and Myrna Loy: a Swedish dancer, then spoke of Mr. Chaplin's visit Greta. Nissen, who in more than a platonic friend of the banker and to Nice on April 10, when "City a crooked gambler, ready to commit fights" was produced there, and any sort of a crime for money, por- said abe understood that Mr. Chap. trayed by Earle Foxe.
in kept the Duke of Connaught waiting for a considerable time.
Mr., Lincoln read a newspaper re- Newy's daredevil pilots who doesn't port saying that Mr. Chaplin ard know what fear means. life and limb are a part of his day's that he had been dining with the Risk of rived an hour late, and explained work. More than this, he has gain. Being the wife of a newspaper od much fame that is his few in- Prince of Monaco, and that the "headline" is a wearing buribus active moments he is pursued by Duke, took the explanation, in goçal for any woman, Fay Wray, is will newspaper reporters and dozens of past.. ing to concede after portraying the inevitable hangers-on who can" Gardner James, one of the best such a wife in Dirigible," the always be counted upon to flatter. known character juvenile in motion Columbia pictures which will be the and absorb the time of any front The account of Mr. Chaplin's de- pictures, is again. Been in support est attraction at the Central page here. The wife endures lone scription of the incident stated ar-t
Theatre.. of Richard Barthelmess,
lincas and worry patiently for a he was in a box with the Pince of The wife of a celebrity whose long time, but when her husband Monaco when he saw the Duke of National-Vitaphone star, in "The profession is fraught with danger reveals his plans to make a hop to Connaught in the audience, and. Bawn Patrol,” now playing at the All Miss Wray found. She must vele;
has a particularly difficult role to the South Pole by plane, she re-expressed a wish to moot him. A
· Queen's Theatre. Jumes last ap-onkurs many hours of torturing In the Columbin picture Ralph ponance with Barthelmess was in" anxiety? and the actress is authoGrives ulars the role of the flying "Little Shepherd of Kingdom rity for the statement that a wife, husband, with Jack Holt in the Come."
in a case of this sort, cannot be part of a dirigible commander who His first was in "The severely blamed for taking steps to eneves with the wife to prevent Amateur Gentleman." James came frustrate such a career,
the dangerous hom "Dirigible"! Miss Shepherd.-I understand. ao.. In Dirigible Miss Wray por I was directed by Frank Capra and to public noties originally because
Judge Tobin-I suppose the married to an aviator one of the taken at the Lakehurst (N.J.) Air wished to speak to him he would trays the role of woman who is most of the exterior scenes were Duko know him. If the Duke (Continued as foot of neât eslumn.) Station with Navy co-operation.
send for him.
BARTHELMESS.
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First
of his superlative work in "Hell
Bent For Heaven."
Sitting With a Prince..
Judge Tobin. I thought it was royalty who usually express wishes to meet us. This throws a great light on the mentality, does it not? Mr. Conway.-Mr. Chaplin knew. the Duke 1***
WOMAN SUES MR. CHAPLIN
STORY OF BROKEN ENGAGE MENT WITH PREMIER,
Mr. Charles, Chaplin, the Blur star, wan sued at Westminster County Court last month. Miks May Shepherd, storotary and pub, licity agant, alaimed £100 for 367 vices rendered while Mr. Chaplin was in England recently,
The amount claimed wat origin ally £118, but it was reduced to en able the action to be tried in a County Court.
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Richard
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Mr. Ashe Lincoln anit Miss Shepherd had done work for sever al film stars Hor firat service was for Miss Mary Pickford 12 years! ago, for which she rocoíved: 25 a work. Since then she had worked; for many stars, and was paid as follows:
Rudolph Valentino £15 a week. 1 Jackie Coogan Norma Shearer
.***. £40 £35 Jeanette McDonald 13 for 3 weeks. In the case of Mias McDonald, Miss Shepherd did correspondence only, and not the publicity.
Miss Shepherd, in evidence, gave details about her duties. She sold that there were thousands of letters a day for the first few days after. Mr. Chaplin's arrival. The aver agq number was 800 a day.
Greatest Air Romance The World Ha Ever Knowa Dong. PAIRBANKE, JT, NKIL HAMILTON
From the story "The Flight Commander" by John Monk-
"Saunders.
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She had to dictate 40 letters n day and interview about 30. ellers a day....
Fridge Sir Alfred Tobin-Wound! some of the callers be ecnaecte }} with publicity?
would be people asking him to at- Miss Shepherd-Oh,. ho? They
tend bazaars and so forth.
publicity! If Mr. Chaplin ware The Judge--Surely that might be
reported as having been present' at a bazaar under Royal patronegei for instance, it would not be a had bit of advertisement for Mr. Chap- lin.
Miss Shepherd said that she issued: publicity "copy" every day.
Seeing the Lord Mayor. The Judge. I suppose the stories would be about where he went to
dunch, and that sort of thing:
Mr. Charles Chaplin was lunch- ing at the So-and-So hotel pestor- day. At the table were also seated So-and-So."
Miss Shepbord-Yes, that. of thing.
sort
Mise Shepherd said that when Mr. Chaplin wanted to visit a pri- son she arranged all the details.) She also arranged his visit to the Old Bailey.
The Judge. Did you arunge je with the judge?
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Mia Shepherd-I arranged it with everybody.
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Miss Shepherd said she also - ranged Mr. Chaplin's visit to the Lord Mayor.
The Judge.--Why? The Lord Ma- yer was a busy man."
Miss Shepherd-Mr. Chaplin was my employer. He wanted to go there, and I arranged the whole o4| his visit I thought it might be valuable publicity.
The Judge. I have no doubt it
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Miss Shepherd said that Mr. AT 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 AND 9.20 -- she arranged that visit. She ar Chaplin went to his old school, and
ranged the visit to the Lord Mayor through a sheriff.
The Judge. And that it should get into the papers!
Miss Shepherd. Yes. He was g ing to have one of the semi tote coaches to take him from the Pitel to luncheon with the Eerd Mayor The Judge-Did he travel in a souri-State Eoach?
Miss Shepherd-In "fam," State coach was not used The Judge. The State
nch was a washout. Mr. Chaplin traxcited in a taxicab.
The Prime Minister's Dinner. Miss Shepherd naxt, spoke of an Invitation from the Prime Minis Iter to Mr Chiplin asking him to attend a dinner, at which Mr. Chaplin was to have been the guest of honour. As far as she knew, thin invitation was not in" writing. Judge Tobin.-You don't mean to any, he was a gate-crasher?
Miss Shepherd explained that the invitation was made verbally through McAlister MacDonald. (Continued on previous Column.).
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