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"ROBERTA"
The year's gayest and most colourful musical romance comes to the screen when Irene Dunne. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers upen in RKO-Radio's Alm version of the Broadway hit, "Roberta," showing at the King's Theatre.
Featuring the singing of Miss Dunne, the dancing and singing of Astaire and Miss Rogers, and a brillant display 01 ferninine fashions by a regiment of beanti- tut mannequins, the production otters sparking entertainment of tremendous appeal.
Melody and dance numbers and the lavish fashion displays all are woven logically into a fast-moving, thoroughly plausible story which combines tender romance with gay comedy.
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Love interest centres about Miss Dunne and Randolph Scott, al- though there is more than a aug- gestion of romance in the battle of wits between Astaire and Miss Rogers and their teaming of dance wizardy.
The story revolves about the „comedy-rich situation of an All- American football player falling her to a fashionable Paris gown shop. The girl, hero and his band. leader pak set the world of fashion) agog. the hearts of the mademoi- selles a-twitter, and the feet of the Parisians aflamé during the course of their hectic adventures.
Jerome Kern, king of musical comedy composers,
the music for the screen production. In addition to the original songs, among them "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" from the stage show. few Kern songs written especially for the film. are presented. P
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THE 13TH GUEST
Borrowed from Warner Bros, for a leuding role in, the Monogram production, Lyle Talbot,. well- known leading man, presents one 'of the finest performances of his sensational career in "The Thir- teenth Guest," Monogram mystery melodrama, opening to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.
Young Talbot, who has played Important roles in "Love Is a Racket." "Strangers in Town." "The Purchase Price." "Three on a Match" and "Big City Blues," since the start of his brief screen career. was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and educated in Omaha, Nev. Coming 'ot a professional family, he wont on the stage at an early age and has appeared in stock from Port- land, Maine, to Oakland, Calif.
"In "The Thirteenth Guest" "he plays the outstanding role of the debonair private investigator whose clever solution of the plot furishes the climax.for one of the weirdest and most unusual murder mysteries of the year,
Starring Giner Rogers, the cast Frances Rich, Irene Rich's beautl- also includes J. Farrell MacDonald,
ful daughter, and Eddie Phillips, James Eagles, Erville Alderson, Robert Klein and Crawford Kent
"Fashions for the pictures were created by Bernard"Newman, in- ternationally known couturier.
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William Seiter directed the pro- duction, which includes in its cast such well known favourites Helen Westley. Victor Varcont. Claire Dodd. Ferdinand Münter and Adrian Roslev.
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BRIGHT EYES
You are not going to see Shirley-| Temple in person or hear her un the radio, if the ukase laid down by the child's parents and officials of the Fox Film Corporation is ad hered to. You will never set her in a newsreel. either, for Shirley. whose latest filu, "Bright Eyes," will come to the Star Theatre to
lay is to the kept & feature screen personality and nothing else—all as a safeguard to her health..
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Musical Treat At The Queen's
CASINO MURDER CASE
In
The Casino Murder Case," the next change at the Queen's Theatre. Paul Lukas, featured player of such successes as "Little Women " and "The Fountain - brings to the screen a third dis- tinctive portrayal of Philo Vance. 8.5. Van Dine's famous Actional detective.
Rather than present a purely dramatic mystery, Producer Lucien Hubbard has chosen to make the newest Philo Vance thriller ar unusually humerous yet mystify- ing story with rapid fire action and sparkling dialogue suggestive of the tempo of "The Thin Man." That the new picture has its funny moments is assured by the fact that the inimitable Allson Skipworth is prominently cast as the domineering "Mrs. Llewellyn " around whom much of the action circles. Others who have promin ent roles include Donald Cook, Rosaling Russell, Ted Healy, Isable Jewell. Louise Fazenda and Arthur' Byron..
The new Van Dine batter con- cerns the latest adventure of Philo Vance and his unusual solu- tion of a series of poison mysteries that envelop the wealthy and eccentric Llewellyn family, Vance receives
a21 anonymous letter directing him to watch" young Lynn Llewellyn, whose life is in danger, at a notorious gambling casino. After drinking water sup plied by his uncle. Kindaid, the casino owner, Lynn collapses. At the same hour Lynn's wife dies of poisoning in Mrs, Llewellyn's home. Vance discounts a suicide note found at her side. A little later. Doris Reed, the old lady's com- panion, becomes unconscious after arinking water from a carafe in- tended for the eider Mrs. Llewellyn. Because the victims were made perilously after drinking water, Vance perceives a
water motif running through the case: learns that Kinkaid and Dr. Kane, fance of Lynn's sister, are experi- menting with "heavy water be- lleved to be poisonous.
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With Doris, who has recovered, Vance is trapped In Kinkaid's "Monte Carlo Nights," the Mo- secret laboratory but is later re- nogram feature which comes to leased by Kinkaid Lynn's mother the Alhambra Theatre on Sunday, found dead with a gunshot wound, with Mary Brain, and John Dar- has left a note admitting she has row in the leading roles. is the engineered the poison plot. Death." from the pen of that mas- screer, version of "Numerous of
ter portrayer of mystery thrillers, E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Following the novel very closely throughout, the story concerns It- self with the desperate attempt on the part of Larry Sturgis, erst while playboy, who is
suddenly";
Within recent months requests have been made for Shirley to uct! as queen of a county fair, to ad- dress 10,000 children in park, to open a flower show, to appear before women's clubs, 10. a gambling house. breakfast clubs, and dealers' con- ventions; to be photographed with new refrigerators, tractors. rail way trains, crates of lettuce and Southern groups of visitors to California.
a public faced with the charge of murder.
-the murder of Brandon, wer
The child was sought for a great relief drive, to appear with not ables of the land at the Nation's capital. She might have opened the great State Fair at Sacramento or the Los Angeles County Fair at Pomona. When they were arrang- ing a great luncheon at a leading hotel to celebrate the successful movement to sustain and perpetu ute the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, an attempt was made to have little Shirley appear as an honoured guest. All of the offers were gratefully acknowledged by Shirley's parents and by studio ex- ecutives, but politely declined,
Shirley was offered a huge sum
to make ten personal appearances
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Sent to fall. Sturgis eludes his guards on the way, cleverly causes them to believe that he is dead and starts on his search for the guilty party. His only clue are fcur numbers of a roulette table. and with this clue to work on be visits all the farpous gambling establishments in the world in an effort to and the murderer.
It is only natural that, he visits Monte Carlo, perhaps the most famous of them all, and it is there that the climax comes in a thrill- ing encounter with the murderer. who is aided in his attempt to escape by Blondle Roberts,
sweetheart.
his
very
The part of Blondle who was brought out to Holly- adeptly enacted by Astrid: Allyn,
wood about three years ago under contract to M.-G.-M. from New York stage where she had
the
in theatres in New York and other been featured for six seasons
. "Monte" Carlo Nights" was adapted for the screen by Norman Houston and directed by William Nigh, under the supervision of Paul Malvern.
large cities. In connection with this
offer came one for a series of short radio, talka" by the child which would have netted an equally large amount of money,
SHOWING
TO-DAY
Mr. D, Dimon, famous Russian Musician, now appearing at the
Oriental Theatre
THE SILVER STREAK
Showing At The King's
With the magnificent and only Diesel-motored streamline train ia America as the background, "The Silver Streak," now showing at the King's Theatre provides unusual, entertainment as well as thrills.
to
history making.
In brief, the story deals with
country run of the Silver Streak non-stop Cross-
from Chicago Boulder Dam. and revolves around thrilling sequence wherein the streamline train is interwoven with a drama of modern life which has its: climax in a race for death.
Sally Blane. Charles Starrett. Hardie Albright and William Far- num are in the cast and they" ac- quilted themselves welf
Music lovers of the Colony were treated to an extraordinarily fine entertainment at the Queen's „Theatre yesterday, when."Naughty Marietta" opened its season Jeanette Macdonald in the title role, takes the part of a princess who flees to Louisana, the new Colony in America to escape marriage with the repulsive Don Carlos de Braganza, a Spanish grandee. Her adventures on thei voyage, her meeting with young Captain Warrington of the Yankee Scouts and her subsequent adven- tures maintain one's interest throughout.
The picture was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Miss Macdonald is supported by Nelson Eddy, a newcomer to the screen, as Capt. Warrington and other members of the east worthy of mention are Frank Morgan, Douglas Dumbrile, Walter Kingsford, Cecella Parker. Elsa Lanchester, Harold Huber and Edward Brophy.
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THE JUBILEE
What People Are Saying
"I dedicate myself anew lu your service for the years that may atul' be given to me.-KM the King.
"A very human Sovereign has taken possession of the hearts of his people."Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald.
"Never have.the people and the Crown been dearer to each other."
Lord Reading.
"King George stands as a sympo! of reliability and constancy amid the still continuing Lord Ponsonby.
turmoil."...
"The Crown has come to bu Besides retaining all the beau- recognised as an essential’link in tiful music of the Operetta of the unity of Empire." which Miss Macdonald and Eddy Hallsham.
--Lord make the most, a delightful blend of drama
"During his reign the liberties and romance, this one of the outstanding plout there is no country where good of the people have been preserved, tures of the year which should order is more sacredly assured."— certainly not be missed on any Mr. Lloyd George. account-N A. E. "
makes
MARLENE DIETRICH
$100,000-A-Year Contract
year
Marlene Dietrich has signed a new contract with Paramount at the rate of £100,000 Գ. £50,000 each for two films a year, This is the greatest sum she has yet received.
"There are few harder workers than the King"-Lord Hanworth.
"We offer you our cordial con- gratulations for the twenty-five years of enlightened and bene- ficent government."-The Pope.
The German people follows with warm sympathy all the efforts of
Government, for the consolidation Your Majesty and the British
or peace."-Herr Hitler."
associate
France is happy to herself with the brilliant homage which the British Empire has paid she
by President.
to your Majesty."The French
Under the new agreement will no longer be directed Josef von Sternberg, who has gulded her in her films since
her
Vance also discredits this "con-arrival in Hollywood, with the ex- fession" declaring the old lady was ception of "Song of Songs." trying to conceal her son. Lynn traps Vance and Doris in the de- serted casino, planning to kill them because they know too much. He
boastfully tells them everything. with Philo Vance adding another climax witzi lightning rapidity. From thence the "Casino Mar-startling crime solution to his der Case" races to an exciting amazing record.
QUEEN'S
For the arms of a fighting man... she scored all the Princes of France! M-G-M's gloriously diff ferent musical romance!
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Jeanette
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VICTOR HERBERT'S
"It is gratifying to contemplate the wise and steadfast influence which your Majesty has exerted for a quarter of a century." President Roosevelt.
prestige at the present moment. "This country enjoys enormous
We stand in Europe without an enemy."-Lord Allen.
"There is not one single German who wishes to quarrel with Eng land. What a fool he would be to try."-Lord Mottistone.
GIFT GAB
with EDMUND LOWE RUTH ETTING Gloria Stuart Phil Baker
KING THANKS SCOTS CHURCH
Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 14.
land General Assembly Address to A reply to the Church of Scot- the King on the occasion of the through the Scottish Office, Lon- Silver Jubilee has been received
dan.
It states:-
"The King is deeply sensible of the devoted support which he has received from the Church of Beat- land through the many anxieties of his reign, and the knowledge of that support has been a source of strength and encouragement to His Majesty in days of dimculty and uncertainty.
"The King is well aware that no more loyal subjects are to be found in his Empire than in his ancient
royal family is bound by so many kingdom of Scotland, to which the
ties of sentiment and affection,"
Questionable.
Wife: "I see by this paper that. in certain parts of India a wife can be bought for two dollars. Isn't that perfectly awful?"
Husband: "Well, I don't know! A good wife would be worth that.”
Typically Feralaine
My girl has a beautiful gown she wears only to teas?”
"Who?" "Me!"
Patronize us, in Comfort-Free tran- sportation of car and passengers by Vehicular Ferry. Tieksts at H.K. Wharf.
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"I believe Europe de moving Weird, Baffling Mystery-Thriller
equilibrium," General.
towards Smuts.
whatever people may say or think about the British Constitu- tion, it is a fact that it does work." --Mr. George Lansbury.
"Though the price of peace is high it must be paid. For while war in the old days was a nuisance, In these days it has become e deadly peril."-Senor Madarlaga.
THE KING BUYS A
RARE STAMP
London, May 14.
A letter was sent to the King several weeks ago by Mr. Arthur Irwin, of the Department of De- fence In Australia, offering one of the rare 1918 Australiën 2jd, mis- print stamps) (Enter
The King replied through his secretary offering £10 providing the stamp were approved.
Mr. Irwin sent the stamp to Buckingham Palace and received a letter saying that the King bad been pleased to keep the stamp and enclosing & draft for 210AM Mr. Irwin is now receiving offers for the envelope which carried the
draft
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