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$10 RAISE"
Have you never felt. Mr. Average Man, that you "just" could
little hanage to earn
everything would money,
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THE GREAT FLIRTATION
Elissa Landi and Adolphe Men- jou emerge as one of the screen's acting teams by more really great
be virtue of their scintillating per: "hunky-dory." and you could askformances in Paramount's "The the girl of your heart, to embark Great Flirtation" the Charles R. on the seas of matrimony?
Mise And how about you. Average Girl? Haven't you been certain that if only Tom. or Dick. or whatever the gentleman's name be, only had a better salary, life would be just too rosy?
dollars to The failure of ten grow onto the pay check, keeping a couple in love from happiness, with the theme. tender romance, yet poignant with heartaches, of Fox Fim's comedy-drama, "10 Raise," which comes on Wednesday to the King's Theatre.
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new
Rogers production of Gregory Ratoff's amusing story, which opens to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.
It is a shrewdly written, hand- somely mounted and intelligently directed film that purports to re- veal the private lives of a famous Because it professional couple. deals with them as human beings with and because it is replete
It bumour and sophistication, escapes the stigma of the ordinary "backstage" drama.
The film detalls the adventurer of this romantic pair; Menjou, as the darling or pho Karpath Budapest theatre, and Mis: Land! and ambitions as the beautiful unknown who climbs to fame over of her husband's the wreckage
career.
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Long a book-keeper, Hubert T. Wilkin, played by Edward Everett Horton, slaves for a meagre salary. He is content a lovely lass enters the offices as stenographer,
They love one another, but there's!
The major portion of the action the boss to contend with, and his raise-resistance is something is laid in the United States where these two have come in pursuit off describable. More than once the,
theatrical fame. Conflet of tem- bock-keeper has gone" in, like a Hon and out Uke a light. Mean-perament, professional jealously. while the lack of the raise keeps the inveterate tendency to him from proposing.
As the only way out..the ledge hound decides to get rich through speculating: he gets fleeced and cut of his misfortunes comes the fortune.
Karen Morely is co-featured with Horton, and plays the stebo- grapher.
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even in real life situations scon split this pair afsunder. Miss Landi is attracted to David Man- ners, a young playwright, and Menjou drifts along und be comes back to view her as a star. They attempt a reconciliation and, in a tense and dramatic climax; a surprise ending is written to the story.
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KISS AND MAKE-UP
Since time began" woman has been asking for an answer to her plea: "I want to be beautiful" And Paramount's "Kiss and Make Up" the romantic tale of the hand- some young beauty doctor, to whom women flock for treatment, but re- main for love, uses this eternal
theme for its story.
Featuring Cary Grant, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Mack and Edward Everett Horton, "Kiss and Make- Up" will be seen from Thursday at the Queen's Theatre,
Mond" Maris, Toby Wing, Henry Armetta, Dorothy Christie and the thirteen Wampas Baby Stars of 1934 appear in supporting roles in the film which was directed by Harlan Thompson and Jean Negu- lesco from a play by Stepehen Be kem, Viennese playwright, "
Amid songs, music and lavish settings, “ Klas and Make-Up" tells how the intriguing young doctor "married his most perfect synthetic beauty, only to meet disappoint ment and to return to his demure little secretary.
HI. NELLIE!
Playing a newspaper man 18′′ definite departure for Paal Muni, who does so for the first tim "Hi, Nehe!" the Warner Broth
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TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND
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· Jack BENNY- Nancy CARROLL - Bane RAYMOND
ALSO LATEST WALT DISNEY'S "FUNNY LITTLE BUNIES" A Silly Symphony in Gorgeous Technicolour
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Gene Raymond and Nancy Carrol in Reliance's "Transatlantic. Merry- Go-Round," an all-star comedy drama at the King's Theatre
TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND"
Reliance's "Transatlantic Merry- Go-Round" at the King's Theatre, got under way with just about every screen and radio star pro- ducer Henry M. Cloetz and Edward Small could think of strutting his or her stuff to the rhythm of the wild, wild wayes,
Jack Benny heads the great cast as a genial master of ceremonies, broadcasting his radio programmes from a palatial ocean liner plying between New York and Europe, aboard which the entire action of the story takes place.
Nancy Carroll is delightful as the star of Benny's troupe, and hand some, blonde Gene Raymond scores as a young Rattles between Nancy and whom a charming romance develops.
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THE QUEEN APPLAUDS FILM STAR
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, June. 14. Cheering crowds, controlled with difficulty by the police, greeted the Queen as she drove to Convent Garden Opera House last night to hear Grace Moore, the American film-star. prima donna sing Mimi in "La Boheme."
There was another demonstra~" tion inside the house when the Queen, in a gown of rose pink embroidered with diamante, and wearing a diamond tiara, appear- ed in the royal box.
As the last bar of the National Anthem died away, the whole audience broke into applause, which lasted for several minutes..
The Queen sat in the corner of the royal box, and, when the lights All your favourite radio .en- were lowered,"settled down, to en- tertainers contribute their special-joy the music of "La Boheme." ties to Benny's programmes: Mitzi '| one of her favourite operas. S Green, returning to, the screen a grown up. sings and does her When Bindair Lewis wrate
inimitable imitations of screen "Babbitt," the First National pro- duction which comes to the Al-stars; Frank Parker and Jean hambra Theatre on Thursday, he Sargent sing, The Boswell Sisters harmonize as' only they can, Patsy that resounded struck a
Ever the
Kelly cuts up and Jimmy Grier and throughout the land. staid Encyclopedia Brittanica says his orchestra play to the tune of "it is probable that this novel had more effect on public conscious- ness than any other written in English in this decade."
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Lewis himself, was born in small town called Sauk Center, so the
small town people of his novels have a reality that makes them seem flesh and blood.
As a picture, "Babbitt is one of those complete combinations of
four smash song hits. There's Bydney Howard, England's fav- ourite comedian, who makes his
American debut as a harmless drunk and clowns hilariously with Sid Silvers, one-time stooge? to Phil Baker, playing a phoney steward who is actually Raymond's confederate.
As neat a murder mystery as you ever thrilled to when Sidney Black”
The Queen, who had joined in all the applause, went on clapping with her white, kid-gloved hands when Miss Moore appeared
Miss Moore dropped a low curtsy. to the Queen.
found shot to death in her cabin.
All
the principals. are under suspicion until a second murder automatically, solves the first and a happy ending, with Raymond re- formed by Nancy's love, ensues;
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GRETA GARBO
(Special "Air Mall Service)
London, June. 14. Greta Garbo arrived at Gothen- burg yesterday in the Swedish liner Kungsholin for a holiday in her homeland, but with no plans as to where she would spend it or how long she would stay. Walt- ing in a car on the quayside was ner brother, and the two drove off 'to some destination that they kept secret.
Greta Garbo had travelled as Karin Lundh," but there was no mistaking the "pale figure that was seen standing on the top deck as the liner neared Gothenburg, her fair hair blowing in the breeze. Throughout the
Greta Toyage Garbo had kept to her cabin Only on Wednesday evening did she appear in the dining-saloon.
She came off the boat dressed in a grey flannel suit, grey shoes, and with no hat. She was wear- ing hardly any make-up and look- ed tired and worn out. In reply to questions, she said definitely that she had had no offers to make a film in England
'MR. DISNEY'S ANCESTOR
(Special Air Mail Serv'ee)
London,, June 14.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S...
**Fransatjantie · Merry – Go
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QUEEN'S:
"Before Midnight" ORIENTALS
"David Copperfield"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:—
Forsaking All Others" ALHAMERA:-
The Great Firtation"
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"Eli Nellie" "White Parade"
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A CHINESE PICTURE
WITH CANTONESE DIALOGUB
JOAN CRAWFORD CLARK GABLE.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
IN
"FORSAKING
ALL OTHERS"
M. G. M. PICTURE,"
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At The Oval
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, June 14. When the first women's cricket match at the Oval, London, is played there ou "Saturday, the teams will present a contrast in
Quests of honour are the Tour- ists who were unbeaten in Aus- tralla, and who by this feat-un- rivalled bp any men's team-have
London, June 14, The extension of the Imperial | dress. Airways system from Singapore to Hong Kong bringing China into direct air communication with England is to be brought a stage nearer to realisation this month.
On June 20 two RAF, Aying boats are to leave Singapore on a 500 miles flight to Hong Kong and back in the course of which they will survey possible alterna- tive routes for the operation of # commercial air service between the two countries. *
TWO ROUTES
earned their right to play on the famous ground. They will wear one-piece dresses with divided skirts,
Their opponents are "the Rest of England.”" composed of players from the North, the Midlands and London
The "Rest" are to be in wh On the outward journey the fly-gymtunics" worn over long-sleev- ing-boats will make only one ined shirt blouses. Both teams are termediate halt at Kamranh Bay compelled to wear long white cot- on the seast of Annam--and will ton stockings, for there is nothing reach Hong Kong on the second frivolous about women's cricket day, after a flight of approximate dress! ly 2,000 miles from Singapore...
On the return journey they will follow a longer ronte via Manila in the Phillipine Islands, and Labuan on the coast of Borneo, the Hight from Manila to Singapore being completed in one day.
The flying-boats, which are at- tached to No. 205 Squadron, total comple R.A.F.. will carry
If Mr. Walt Disney should visit an exhibition of English water colours. now open, during his stayment of fifteen officers and men, in London, he will be particularly including Air Commodore 8 W water-colour Smith, who commands the Royal interested in one
Air Force in the Far East drawing.
Considerable importance is at It is by Rowlandson, the eightached by British interests in the teenth century caricaturist, with Far East to the early establishment whose work Mr. Disney's cartoons of a British airline link with have much in common. It is en- Hong Kong and China, particular titled "The Fiddler" and shows a ly in view of the imminent in- man playing the addle in a woodtroduction by America of an 8,700 to an admiring circle of domestic miles' trans-Pacific air service con- and other animals.
Their semi-human expressions suggest that they were the ancest tors of the "Billy Symphony" mèn- agerie..
colouring is also Mr. Disney's very similar to Rowlandson's
Natural Question John attended Bunday school and teacher was enlarging on the advantages of good health over riches. She explained: "Riches count for very little You can't take money with you when you die Good health is the most important thing in life
Miss Beity Archdale is the Tour ists captain. She is as stylish a player as any, with a grand for- ward drive. The team includés spin bowlers, centurians and sev- eral fine fielders.
The Rest's two best players are married women. Mrs. C. Holden, of Bournville-a big hitter and a bowler who can make the ball kek and turn--and Mrs. Joan Davis, of Guntersbury, a good- left-handed batawoman,
Miss V. Straker, England's ex-
lacrosse captain, is captaining the Rest.
Overheard in London.
necting California with Canton, "Granny, what's the difference and a French project for an ex-between a buffalo and a bison?" tension of their present Paris-asked an English boy Saigon service to China..
ACROSS SIAM
It is feared that unless practical measures are taken by Great Bri-. tain in the near future, Hong Kong may be altogether left out of the Far Eastern airline system,2.7 A commercial flying-bost service over either of the router to be surveyed this month, or an aero- plane service across Siam French Indo-China, wenld bring Hong Kong within about two days of Singapore
And
Here the service would connect with the weekly England-Australia dan service and make possible
through sir journeys between Lon don and Hong Kong in 10 days,
Then John's hand went up, and
A new hotel has a special room | he called out
mer, playing a suave Broadway for meditation. Guests find this fun and drama. It is the story racketeer who has been making very useful just after paying their
of a man who did not know as much as he thought" he did and of a woman who knew more than anybody suspected.
Guy Kibbee, as the husband, George Babbitt, and áline Mac- Mahon as his wife, have exact "the good old home-spun qualities that the story. demands
The supporting cast is unusual- y capable and large, inc.uding Claire Dodd, Marine Doyle, Glen Bo es, Minor Watson, Minna Gom- bell, Alan Hale, Berton Churchill, Harry Tyler Russell Hicks, Arthur Aylesworth, Mary Treen and Nan Gray.
Eworld in which a managing is demoted to handing
tion Buth
Fors and
and adapted the Chan
modern newspaper story for the screen.
unwelcome advances to Nancy, is bille.
TO DAY
"AND
TO-MORROW
Teacher, you can't take your good health with you when you die, either, can you?”'
QUEEN'S
SIXTY SECONDS
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Before MIDNIGHT
AT 2.30, 5.10.
7.20 & 9.30
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Gary Grant Genevieve Tobin
KISS & MAKE UP”
JAPAN AND CHINA
(Special Air Mail Service)
London June 14. There is hopeful gloss On messages from China, the Japanese Army control of diplomacy as force: It would not sanguine about the China appears to accept the Japanese der the content of the
if the dema
demilitarisation
virth
arried out
accordance with Japanese instruc- tons Pelding.
Tientsin might
ese ag
as well be flying the Japa Looking for
the
vers
"A buffalo is an animal; and g bison is what you mikes yer pud- dings in.
ALHAMBRA
EDINTE.
TO-DAY & TOMORROW at 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
I WANT MEN TO ADORE YOU
but not too much I
Proud of his wife's beauty-
jealous of her
The GREAT
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