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"A LOST LADY"
Few stars, in recent years. have been able to beast as brillant an array of leading men in one ple- ture as can Baroara Stanwyck, in the title role of the First National picture "A Lost Lady" which comes to the Alhambra Theatre to- morrow.
Four famous leading men of the
RECKLESS
The two most talked of stars in Hollywood come to the screen as a new co-starring team in the picture "Reckless", due on Saturday at the Queen's Theatre.
The picture is one of the most thriling ana colourful in recent months, and the two stars ara
stage and screen contribute bril・ | Jeun" Harlow and William Powell
Mant dramatic support to Miss Stanwyck 25 her overs In this production.
Frank Morgan plays the part of an American corporation attorney, who marries Miss Stanwyck to save her from! the wreck of her life after her fiancee has been slain, on a basis of honesty rather than love.
Ricardo Cortez is the arrogant self-assured lover, who sweeps the lost lady off her feet and brings her to the verge of leaving every- thing behind her for his sake,
Lyle Talbot, junior partner in her husband's law firm, is madly. and hopelessly in love with her, al-
though she does not reciprocate
his affections,
. Phillip Reed.
one of the most i
The story is that of a beautiful blonde dancer who rises from a back-country "carnival dancer to the golden ghts of Broadway, a dancing star who becomes a na- tion-wide, sensation, who marries a playboy with millions, who cap- tures society with her charm.
It is the story of a girl who becomes tanged with front page sensationalism through the suicide. of her husband, who fights for her name, for her child a story of her bravery and decency, her courage and her hope. with one man in ne background who has always loved her and who comes to her rescue.
Miss Harlow plays her best role since Red-Headed Woman" as the Leslie. Too, she appears for the torch singer and dancer. Mona
first time as a singing and dancing star, appearing in the dazzling musical numbers written by a host of well-known composers. head by Jerome Kern,
#promising of the younger First National artistes, has the role of n youog cavaller whose tragic death. coupled with the revelation of his faithlessness to her during Their engagement. shatters the girl's faith in men and love. Other able players in the cast of "A Lost Lady" are Hobart Cavanaugh, Rafaela Ottiana. Henry Kolker: Walter Walker, "Samuel Hinds, E3- MacWade and Jamieson Thomas. Alfred E. Greene direct- As a whole "Reckless" is crowded ed the picture from the screen play with plenty of colour, life, beauty. by Gene Markey and Kathryn | music and gayety. Scola, based on the famous novel Selznick produced by Willa Cather..
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William Powell plays the role of Ned Riley, the promoter of every- thing from circuses of fleas to bearded wrestler. as only Powell can play It
David and Vietor Fleming directed the picture.
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a pair of astute jewel thieves. It is, the steward's Innocent com- piicity in their theft and his sub- sequent actions that causes all the
Eydney Howard goes back latest British and Dominions pic-tun. ture, "Trouble" which will be seen at the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday.
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**Trouble" introduces Sydney Ho- ward as a ship's steward on a pleasure cruise boat which has among its holiday-makers on board
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"CLIVE OF INDIA"
A family resemblance, got Loretta Young her Arst chance in films.
C. Honry Gordoni
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BOARDER TOWN
When a director phoned the Young Enteraining Picture
nenage with a call for her sister, Polly Ann, who was off working in another picture, brother-Jack, who answered the (phone, proved very resourceful and sold him on the idea of accepting Loretta, who re- sembled her sister very closely, instead.
I was present at the pre-view of "Boarder Town" which was shown at the Word Theatre yesterday. This picture will have its premier run at the Alhambra Theatre on Sunday and should draw. good houses,
Though not Paul Muni's best pic- ture, this story affords him ample scope wherelr to show bis, acting
Fasnes of the Muni of "I am a Fugitive" could be seen again on this picture.
Loretta was educated at Ramona Convent in Los Angeles. She studied dancing at the Belcher ballet and also with Mae Murray.
The film in which she made herabuty. screen debut in Polly Ann's place was" "Naughty But Nice," starring Colleen Moore, Colleen was im pressed by this promising, young beauty and persuaded studio off- cials to give her a contract. She has more than fulfilled "that pro mise by soaring steadily to the top. Loretta loves highly emotional dramatic roles and it is precisely
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"GREAT HOTEL
MURDER"
Merry Comedy
The newest Fox Film comedy- drama, "The Great Hotel Murder," is a corking good film, "thrill-pack- ed and chockful of mirth a rare combination for a mystery thrill- er, showing to-day at the King's Theatre.
It's a merry, mad adventure they start on, McLaglen as a house de.. tective with plenty of prawn, and Lowe as a mystery writer with a logical brain.
Ames Rosemary holds the key to the mystery they set out to solve in the de luxe hotel where the sinister crime occurs. Lowe and McLaglen are at it again hammer and tongs.
The combinadon is grand. "The sleuths agree there is a mysterious case for their attention, but on all other detalis they disagree,
With its mystery that baffles, its adventure that thrills, and its mirth that delights, "The Great Hotel Murder" is warmly recom- mended for its unusual entertain-
mert.
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KING'S:-
"The Great Hotel Murder" QUEEN'S:—
"Bachelor of Arts".
·ORIENTAL:-
The Crime Doctor"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:
"Rafter Romance"
ALHAMBRA:-
"Destrable"
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Coming
"Clive of India"
QUEEN'S:-
"Reckless" ORIENTAL:-
"Trouble"
BACHELOR OF
ARTS
At The Queen's
Every cinema goer will certain- ly thrill to the screen story of carefree youth which has its initial showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre.
"Bachelor of Arts" is the title of this outstanding Fox production adapted from the famous John Erskine novel of the same title and which is the most honest and "debunked" film of college life ever screened.
Pernaps its greatest quality is its sense of humour. That of course, stems directly from its author, the man who wrote "The Private Life. of Helen of Troy" and "Galahad" and who is even more famed as a humourist than he is as a 'college professor at Columbia. But the same gay and authentically lively nate has been struck in direction. playing, and production generally
Tom Brown and Anita Louise are seen in the two. most important roles that of the young campus sweethearts who meet the pro- blems of an adult in an adult way and not by shouting-rah-rah!
There is an exceptionally fine supporting cast which includes Henry B Walthall, Mae Marsh Frank Albertson, John Arledge, Ar- lhe Judge and Stepin Fetchit.
These engaging young people are all seen in the campus and no wonder life moves quickly at this
The opening scenes are domin
London, June 7. ated by this versatile actor, and
The Lord Chancellor on, Wednes though he has to talk continually day introduced the Law Reform Engish every word he spoke was wh a difficult accent (Mexican-, the object of which is to
amend the law relating clearly modulated.
to the capacity, property and abilities Bette Davies gives a very credible of married women and the liabili-am university. this kind which she plays opposite supporting performance, her in-ties of husbands, and to amend Ronald Colman in "Clive of India terpretation or a woman with 'a' Darryl F. Zanuck's first million-distraught mind being very realis against and contributions between dollar production for 20th Century tic. Of Margarulte Churchill very Pictures, released through United uttle is seen. Artists and showing on Baturday at the King's Theatre, Recent Alms include "The House of Rothschild."
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The story depicts Muni as a poor mechanic who has ambitions to become "a lawyer. After years study he at last has a chance to prove his worth. However he falls It is comedy of the most joyous kind, shot on location in the vised a youth, "I wouldn't have "If I were you," a jeweller aa-
and leaves town, and it is months before he finds employment. Here Mediterranean against B back- George to his dearest Alice' en-he succeeds. Betty Davies falls in the ring. changes her mind, you can't use
If Alice love with Muni, but he deos, not the ring again."
love her. She murders her, hus- band to see more of him (Muni). The story from this stage deve- Lopes with increasing interest and has many an unexpected twists.
ground of fun and revelry, sun- graved on shine, and sea breezes. It's as re- freshing a tonic as a "pleasure cruise itself.
"What would you suggest?" asked the young man,
"I would suggest the WOTGS George, to his first and only love.
TO-DAY
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On the whole the picture is thor oughly entertaining-S.MN
the law relating to proceedings
tort-feasors.
The first clause provides that a married woman shall: holding, and disposing of, any passing
(a) Be capable of acquiring,
property;
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(b) Be capable of rendering her- self, and being rendered, llable in respect of any tort, contract, debt, or obligation;
(c) Be capable of suing and being sued, either in tort or in contract or otherwise; and
(d) Be subject to the law relat- ing to bankruptcy and to enforcement of judgments and the
orders.
SEPARATE PROPERTY Clause two states that all pro- "perty "which":""
(a) Immediately before the of this Act was the separate property of a married woman or held for her separate use in equity; or
(b) Belongs at the time of her marriage to a woman married after the passing of this Act; or
(c) After the passing of this Act is acquired by or devolves upon a married woman
shall belong to her in all res- pects as if she were a feme sole any may be disposed of according
in all respects as if she were a 17. femme sole.
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Any Instrument executed on or after Jan. 1, 1936, shall, in so far as it. purports to attach to the enjoyment of any property by a woman any restriction upon antici- pation or alienation which could not have been attached to the enjoyment of that, property by a man, he void;"
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HUSBAND AND WIFE'S TORTS. One of the provisions relating to restrictions upon anticipation or allenation reads:
The will of any testator who dies more than 10 years after the passing of this Act aball (notwithstanding the actual date of the execution thereof) be deemed to have been executed after the first day of January 1936.
The third clause abolishes the husband's labuity for his wife's. torts, and ante-nuptial contracts, debts and obligations,
The section of the bill. which deals with proceedings against and contribution between tort-fessors provides that the obtaining of one Judgment for damage shall not be
to any other person in res
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THE COMMERCIAL UNION (Special Air Mail Service)
London, May 31.
Sir James Leigh Wood delivered a masterly review at the meeting of the Commercial Union Assurance Co- pany of the experience of a great company with the numerous forms of Lasurance which, directly or indirectly, it, transacts in most parts of the world.
marshalling of large figures was enlivened by many glimpses of the conduct of the work, including, pader the heading of the fire department, the rendering of insurance services (und the cost of these); and the state- ment that in the motor department the company received, apart from claims 300,000 claims in the course from personal injury, something like of a year in respect of accidents, thefts, embezzlements, and other contingen- cies under-written...
Not Yet Happy
Sir James confessed that the management was not yet happy. regarding casualty business in the United States, which was chiefly the concern of an allied company, the Ocean Accident, but he was able to. say that the immense interests of the the world continued to develop estis Commercial Union in other parts of factorily.
The company, be recalled, had a dine business but, owing to the range of its activities, it had been. exposed to adverse influences entirely beyond its control, some of which were untioned. At the close of the address be indicated the advantages which might be expected to accrue to the world through an agreement be tween the United States and this country, including the sterling group,! for the regulation and stabilization of exchange.
The Dear Creature
A man had been waiting outside a telephone-box for a very long. time, and eventually he put his head inside the door and asked the young woman occupant if he could help her find the number she wanted.
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"Oh, thank you so much," she said sweetly. "but I don't want a "number. I'm looking in the book
for a pretty name for my baby."
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