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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES
THE LIVES OF A BENGAL
LANCER
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer showing at the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday. Friday! and Saturday features Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone. Richard Cromwell, and Sir Guy Standing In the lending, roles,
It is a picture replete with the sounds and sights of the mys terious East, as authentic as the Himalayas themselves and equally thrilling "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" is particularly remark- able for its fine, dramatic story of
our great soldiers.
The plot of "The Lives of à Bengal Lancer" revolves about the conflict between Sir Our Standing -hard-bitten. erusty colonel--and three of his subordinate officers, one of whom is his son.
GINGER
Jane Withers, now in Holly- wood's success row, following more
than three years struggle, travel- led from her home town, Atlanta, with letters tu hollywood laden from scores of important citizens. There was one from the mana- ger of the Radio Station, others from theatre managers, even onc from Bobby Jones, the famous soiter and pride of Georgia.
The letters, however, proved he at the movie "open sesame" studios. Jane, then six, and her many 127- great mother met a teresting and polite studio · gate- men and that was l
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Six months ago." almost ready to call it quits and go back home, Jane was selected for the "bad" Shirley Tempics girl part "Bright Eyes" and as a result won Film contract a long term Fox and is now being launched in her own productions.
Cooper and Tone contribute the, outstanding portrayals of cour- ageous and romantle campaigners to "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer," and the entire cast including Monte Blue, C. Aubrey Smith. and Douglas Dumbrille, Kathleen Burke and Akim Tamiro in the supporting roles, render steriing performances.
4 SHOWS
Y DAILY
1.30-5.15
1.18–2.20
which "Ginger" the first one was produced by Sol M. Wurtze directed by Lewis Seiler comes to the Alhambra on Thurs- day O. P. Heggie, Jackie Searle are Alexander and
Katherine
featured in the cast.
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THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER'
with GARY COOPER - FRANCHOT TONE | RICHARD CROMATEL-SIR GUY STANDING
PRICES-Matinees: 20e. -30 c. Evenings: 20 c-30c-50c-70 c
Servicemen admitted to Dress Circle-Evenings: 40 G
THE CRUSADES
GEORGE WHITE'S 1935 SCANDALS
Slip us a ton of dynamitic at
justice to the scintillant gayety, "George White's 1935 Scandals," which is now showing at the King's Theatre.
Here's the last triumphant word
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"THE INFORMER " WD3SYwith VICTOR MCLASLE HEATH-ANG
YOUNG EAGLES
Wita prohibition delitely re- peaked, anuncia reforms rumpant, sangsters and kidnappers Hourish- ing and the morals of the country tottering in the balance, it comes much those as & surprise that maligned mugius of big business. the motion p.cture producers. should, at this time have taken a definite stand for clean pictures high artistic ideals. embodying With
"Little such nims as Women," "Alice in Wonderland," "Lady for a Day." and "State Fat as recent achievements, "and box incidentally clicking at the ofice, the movies' deserve a vote
of thanks from the entire country. in line with right Following these worthwhile films is "Young Eagles," a screen drama of youth; ful adventure, recently released by Romance Productions, Inc., silhouetted against £1 colourful and inspiring background of Boy Scout life, this intriguing chapter film depicts the experience of two American youngsters the
Jungles of Central America.
authentic wild
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EXPLORERS' THRILLS
THE PRINCE'S HOLIDAY
"The Informer'
"She"
QUEEN'S:
Quest Expedition Snip at Aberdeen
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London, Sept. 18.
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Sept. 16. The Prince of Wales "will leave h.s Budapest this afternoon in own car for Vienna, where he in- tends to spend two days. On leav ing Vienna it is the Prince's In- tention to return straight to Lon- don.
The Prince attended the races com- Festerday afternoon in the pany of the Regent, Admiral Hor- The thrilling experiences in the thy. The Prince backed the Re Far North of members of une gent's horse Sunshine After Rain British East Greenland Expedition, in the fourth race and was for- 1035-38, were described the tunate enough to pick a winner. arrival at Aberdeen yesterday of He Immediately arranged for the Shackleton's famous exploration money to be given to charity. ship Quest
on
The rest of the afternoon was The expedition, which left Aber-spent in the woods near the city deen on board the Quest on July where the Prince took a number consisted of a summer party and of snapshots. In the evening he a winter party!!
received the leader of the Hungar-
The summer party, which has returned on the Quest, consisted lan Front Fighters, who presented cum with an address of welcome of Mr. A: Courtauld, second in
and also with the badge of the command of the expedition, and
of the Mrs. Courtauld; Mr. and Mrs. J. organisation. The Chier Longland; and Mr. Munck, who is Police in Budapest was also pre- Prince thanked a Dane. The other party which sented, and the
"The Crusades"
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[SIANT MELODY DRAMA citing As Its Title i
Can HARLOW POWELL
Reckless
"The Lives of The Bengal Gordon Clan only the Encyclopae-
Lancer"
ALHAMBRA :----
"Ginger" "Orchids To You"
NEW
dia Britannica
could carry the proud burden of a house with 157
main branches.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED Had it not been for a Gordo declared Sir Ian, Wallenstein might have lived and the as the Roman
on
BARRACKS whole of Europe as wel
FOR GORDONS
OPENED BY MARQUIS OF HUNTLY
Sir Ian Hamilton's Tribute
Special Air Mail Service-
London, Sept. 16. The new barracks of the Gorden Highlanders at Bridge of Don.
U.S.A. would have been
Catholic. Had it not been for a Cordon all China would have be- come Mohamedan. But for а Gordon Byron could, never have written poetry, for he would nev- er have been born.
The Marquis of Huntly, "whose tall, erect figure in Highland dress belted his 83 years, said that he had been asked to undertake tha"" the eighth duty as his ancestor. Marquis of Huntly, laid the foun- dationstone of their first barrack In 1794, and It was thought tha he. the eleventh Marquis, might. Attingly we'come them to thei- new one after a lapse of 141 years. Lord Hunty traced the real-
Because of its high idealism, its
animal features. is spending the wintet in Green-him for the effective but "invisi Aberdeen, were formally opensumet's history from the end of the
its picturesque portrayal of jungle life and its faithful adherence to the tenets and principles of good citizenship advocated by the Boy Scouts of America, it has won the full approval of this organization and is being sponsored by them.
"Young Eagles," which comes to the Alhambra to-day "features two
and heroes. Bobby Ford
Jimmy
Adams,
THE INFORMER
"The Informers," RKO-Radio's picturization of Liam O Flaherty's
novel of the same numme, opens up the rich dramatic territory that is Irelands.
Vivtor McLaglen, in the central in screen entertainment, a splen-ole of Gype Nolan, is a primitive did sunburst of comedy and music and rebellious Irish giant who that sustains the reputation o marchas to A doom of his own George White as prince of show-naking over a road of shattered racial traditions, "The Informer"
The Crusades, is Creil B. DoMile's finest picture. It is great enter.naturear: 2012 every angle Jectives! Then maybe we can do and for every kind of audience-it is scheduled to open at the Queen's Theatre soon. Its every problem of taste and policy, as well as drama and. workmanship, has
been intelligently met. Because of the tolerant attitude that guided the production, and because of the religious suture of the drama has been treated from the detached, semi-historic view-point, the picture is not likely to suffer in any spot of world market. No less majestic and
spectacular than other grandiose DeMille works, this one is the most warmly human of the lot, with powerfully moving love story to give it heart, beautifully sponsored by played in a sort of regal triangle everything. hy Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon and lan Keith..
As a whole the picture moves for ward with majestic pageantry and cumulative suspense, while in- uividual scenes and intimate detail are poignantly developed by Da Mille's best direction. Regal pomp, intrigue which threatens thei crusaders unity, pageantry which dazzles, and the crashing impact of "battles have never been so skilfully balanced that they never over Shadow the simple love tale be- tween. "Wilcoxon as the English king and Loretta Young, princess of Navarre, whom he makes his
queen.
BLACK FURY
men.
It more than surpasses expecta- may well prove to be an example tions, and is just about 385 times of the picture of the future, a pic- more brilliant than its "Scandals" ture which goes deep into racial traits and holds a mirror up, not sister of last year.
The second annusi edition only to nature but to all of na
has ture's children. top-
Fox Films, Here are tea
In this tale of two internal rung stars: Alice Faye, James struggles the one that ripped Ire
land, consists of Mr. L. R. Wager, ie police measures taken for his leader of the expedition; and Mrs. protection: Wager; Mr. and Mrs. H. Wager, Dr. Fountan, Mr. P. Chalmers, and Mr. W. A. "Deer.
Mr. Courtauld told "The Bulletin" an interesting story of the experi- ences of the expedition.
On leaving Aberdeen, he said, to Reykjavik in fairly they went good weather, and took on board two Danish ethnologists,
About three days after leaving that port they experienced very bad ice conditions. Four sealing shins were sunk in the ice, and
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the crews were taken off by a fifth ship and taken back to Norway.
"We had difficulties with pack ice," said Mr. Courtauld, “and at one time had to prepare to aban· don the ship, as we were being carried down by the tide on to a big iceberg.
arranged, and the remaining six members went on.
by the Marquis of Huntly, the sighternth century, to the
War.
Great
Lord Aberdeen, referring to the fact that the new barracks were
"Cock of the North." one of whose ancestors founded the regiment.
General Sir Ian Hamilton, the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment,ituated just beyond the boundary led the march of the Depot Gor the city of Aberdeen, welcomed dons and former members of the the Gordons to the county. He regiment into the new depot A was 'ad to see such a splendid re- feature of the ceremony was the presentation of ex-Gordons pre- splendid turn-out of ex-Gordons.
Some 700 former Gordon High-
General Sir Ian Hamilton On of the biggest true glaciers in the landers took part in the parade. behalf of Messrs. Tawse the con- world. It was 150 miles long and They included many veterans, the tractors, presented Lord Hunt}v
"We had very good conditions, and Mr. L. R. Wager, the leader of the trip, found a very good route. We got down in another two days to King Christian IV. Glacier, one
11 miles wide between mountain walls all the way.
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"We got down to it, and found
sent,
with a notecase,
oldest being Mr. Peter Anderson, Meigle, who is 85 years of age; and
Lord Huntly then took the salute oined the Gordons in 1869. He is as the Depot Gordons and the ex- the possessor of the "Afghan me Gordons marched past. The bar- dal and the medal commemorat-racks were afterwards open to the
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good conditions to get across it. On August 15 we reached a point underneath the highest peak in the Watkins Range, and on Augusting the famous march from Kabul spection of the guests, and a me-
te Kandahar.
morable event concluded with 17 we ascended the mountain.
The ex-Gordons gathered along Retreat" played by the massed which we found to be 12,250 feet
with the Depot Gordons near pipe bands of the Depot Gordons, high." The mountain had not been Bridge of Don, and, to the muste the 1st Battalion, and the 4th scaled before,
01 the pipes and drums of the 1st 5/7th, and 8th Territorial Battal- They returned by another route, "We drifted clear, however, and occasionally climbing mountains Battalion Gordon Highlanders and ions of the Gordon Highlanders.
days later reached to take survey observations and the Depot Gordons, marched to. ABERDEEN FAREWELL about two Angmagssalik, the chief Eskimo observations of the sun, and got the new barracks,
on the east coast of back to Irmangen Fjord on August settlement Greenland, where we took on board 22, two families of Eskimos and 14 dogs.
DRIFTED
"We had 14 Eskimos, 14 dogs, 14
of a crew, and 14 of an expedition,"
ESKIMO RUINS
The ship had in the meantime with been back to Kangerdludsuak to Chief at their head.
winter provisions unload
and:
Dunn, Ned Sparks, Lyda Roberti, 1 land asunder through revolution. added Mr. Courtauld, with a smile. material for the house. It had, re-
the other that tore the soul of one Clin Edwards, Arline Judge, of Ireland's sons in a battle be Eleanor Powell, Emma Dunn,
tween the forces of good and evil Benny Rubin and George White within him, Victor McLaglen is who conceived, produced, and aided by a strong cast that in- Angel. Margot directed the entire show.
cludes Heather Grahame, Wallace Ford, Preston Foster and Una O'Connor.
Brilliantly kaleidoscopic in the'r 1,000 ete-teasing costumes design- ed by Charles LeMatre (he designs | for Paris, besides for Broadway's show) art the 200 glamorous dancing beauties.
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Aberdeen
Farlier in the day the Depot The route was lined with spec-
Gordons Gordon Highlanders took farewell tators, who cheered the and ex-Gordons as they passed of Castlehill Barracks,
their popular Colonel-in-which had been the home of the
regiment since 1794
They paraded at Castlehill, un- The ceremony in the barracks der the command of Major Gra was not open to the pubile, but an Depot, and Lord 'Provost H. Alex-
"KODAK OF DESTINY"
ham, the officer commanding, the
"The Eskimos were going to winter
turned from Kangerdludsuak half with the remainder of the expedi-,. tion at Kangerdledsuak, 250 miles an hour before the inland party.
Those
"on board the ship has Army "at home" day nas been at ander, who, was wearing his uni- ranged for September 28. A large form of Lord Lieutenant of the farther north."
discovered in Irmangen Fjord some
present.
at
They thought that day not only
On leaving Arigmagssalk, skid
affection which the citizens of Mr. Courtauld, they steamed north, Eskimo ruins, probably about 100 company of invited guests, were County of the City, recalled the
General Sir Ian
Hamilton pre-Aberdeen "had always held for the and soon got into bad Ice again years old, which had never been
entered before.
was accompanied on They were eight days in thick ice,
Gordon Highlanders. The ethnologists who had been sided, and and they did not think they would get back to the coast again. They excavating at Kangerdludsuak set the platform by the Marquis finally managed to get in, and to work excavating these ruins. Huntly the Marquis of Aberdeen.
far as Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire: of the Gordon Highlanders whom heard that a big Danish ship was The ship went north as The story. strong enough to
unable to get in. that a Norwegian Nansen Fjord and returned to Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord-Lieu- they had known but of the hun- served in the ranks of the. reg!- alone, concerns a producer who
(Special Air Mail Service) "
chip was unable to get through to Kangerdludsuak and put ashore tenant of Kincardineshire Lord dreds who, in former generation,
Provost H Alexander, Aberdeen; the winter party.
whose ment, and
honour stumbles on home-grown talent
and relieve trappers who had been
of Caithness; Major. in a talk town, whisks them off
London, Sept. 16.
The Quest then returned to this the Earl
traditions were now in their keep- good General Sir James L G Burnetting. They knew that in their A Chinese burial
eleven wintering farther north for two to Broadway and Hollywood star-
hands that great heritage was dom, and when the bright lights hundred years old, was taken to years, and that a Norwegian ship country, and they had get too strong for simple romance, Golders Green Crematorium yes. with an American expedition was voyage back. The winter party, of Leys; Major-General W. b. a.
entertained remains of also unable to get in and had to sald Mr. Courtauld, would return Brownrigg, Commander 51st High safe. The men were whisks back home a pair of lovers. terday to receive the
home next year, probably on boardland Division and Highland Area;
by the Lord Provost, and, in re- and Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Among the 200 beauties are 30 Dr. Denman Waldo Ross,
sponse to a vote of thanks propos- girls who won beauty contests. American art collector, who was They landed the Eskimos at a sealing vessel.
The Quest attracted considerable Hamilton, commanding the 1sted by Major Graham, gave the which is delighting audiences at the Queen's Theatre. Though bleak One and all were picked, groomed, eminent as a writer, artlat. and Kangerdludsuak, and set out north
After the Marquis of Huntly and Lord Provost three lusty cheers
The Gordons left the old bar. and stark in its actual settings, the and trained by White, whose re- public benefactor, and whose death for Weldermann Fjord to start their interest at Aberdeen yesterday. Battalion Gordon Highlanders, characters have a warmth and putation for selecting beauties occurred at the age of eighty-two. ibland Jdurney. They only reached The women members of the expe-
Irmanger Fjord It was then dition before leaving the vessel he had inspected the parade Gen-racks to the tune "Happy we've. humaness that makes there always and skyrocketing them to star in London on Wednesday. convincing. The familiar scenes of dom needs no "mention, here.
The ashes will be conveyed to August 7, too late in the season to took "maps" of Captain Schfelder- |eral Sir Ian Hamilton said that been a'thegither," and as, they they were "deing caught by the passed the Town House, where the coal mining towns and, indeed, an entire coal mine were reproduced
First National has made an epic in this story of life in the picture. sque conl fields, Black Fury"
the return to Norway,
America, and a memorial service waste any more time going farther will be held at Harvard University, north, so they decided to start where Dr. Ross was lecturer, on the their inland journey from Hinan theory of design.
gen.
The urn was the gift of a firm epiecdes
of dealers in Chinese antiques who
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and the owner. of the Quest,
Companion Wanted
Kodok of destiny, poised" between their admiration for the past and their anxiety for the future."
Beside him, be continued. stood salute. A large crowd watched the
Marquis of Kunty had arrived with
the Marchioness and the Misses Meuser, the Lord Provost took the
and
The new barracks, which are
proceedings,
for this production with startling of their native land. It would be fidelity. Thrilling episodes follow unfair to future audioboos to tense situations in rapid succession reveal the thrilling climax, or to
SLEDGING THRILLS ·
A Chinese young boxer as clashes between miners and thugs outline in detail the
"We tarted with nine men and Doctor wishes to get a lady to the Marquis of Huntly, the ""Cock in the employ of an unscrupulous through which the miner hero of private detective agency occur."Black Fury reaches the heights were personal friends of Dr. Ross two sledged," said Mr. "Courtauld be companion, however, any na-o the North." was lord of the
chieftain. "There are force mob battles in the of devotion and sit sacrifice, Many of Dr. Ross's munificent gifts "man-hauling the pledges, and tionality and rank. Please write Gordons, and the very ideal of a bullt of granite, occupy a site ex- tending to over 50 acres, and the streets of the town as well as in the Never has Paul Muni giren so of paintings, drawings, ceramics, after five days of fairly hard pull-o Box 90, Cantón "Datly 8-n."
Other famous families might depot will rank as one of the depths of the mine. There is stirring a performance,
and bronzes to American museums, ing in softish now 'we got about
trust to legends, ballads, titles nest and most up to date of its novels. castles, statues, or pyra- kind," "The cost, it is understood,
humour aplenty and colourful Karen Morley who has the role of and particularly the Museum of half-way into the Watkins Range Acenes such as the dance hall in the Aweetheart, rotains the which a real Hungarian orchestra sympathy of the audience through Fine Arts, Boston, of which he was of mountains which were discover plays as hundreds of Balkan born out and the two work together a trustee, are of priceless value and ed in 1930. We sent back three men and a sledge, as had been world-wide repute. men and women execute the dances splendidly.
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