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PATRICIA ELLIS
MENNA GOMBELL BULLY GILBERT
JAMES FINLAYSON
AT THE
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LEW AYRES MAKES GOOD AGAIN: PRACTICALLY
FACING STARDOM
Hollywood is gasing at a phe aomenon in the personable, form
of Lew Ayres. Ayres' career, which had so many úïs and downs, is once again on the upgrade. In fact, amazing as it seems to Lễw" himself, he is practically facing stardom,
In spite of the fact that Ayres]I had a lot to learn. Why, then. worked in countless fima, the shouldn't I get first hand training public fargot hân.
by continuing my acting career "Then, too, I always had the idea while I was still young enough, and in my mind that I wanted to be a let the directing go until later.” director,” he continued. “No....one And with that Ayres began« bis would take this seriously, but after climb back. For more than two plugging for months I finally landed years he made a living appearing a directorial jöb. Of course, there in minor roles. was an agreement. I would play in
Then came "Holiday," in which
a picture free of charge, and in he portrayed the role of the tip- return, I could have a picture to pling brother to Katharine Hepburn. direct.
On the strength of this perfor-" "But I felt it was worth it," he mance he was offered the character continued, “and so the deal went role of Henry in Metro-Goldwyn- through, James Durin, Mae Clarke Mayer's "Rich Man, Poor Girl" and Henry B. Walthall had the
Ayres' star was in the ascent. Els. principal roles in the Alm.
press reviews for the Henry por- "T'll never forget the feeling of trayal were so good that Metro- incompetence I had when directing Goldwyn-Mayer promptly signed Walthall in a scene. Here was one aim under long-term contract."/ of the finest actors the screen had Young - Dr. Kildare," his next ever seen, and there was I. trying motion plcture, started critics to tell him. how it should be done."[raving anew, and so he was given
A LOT TO LEARN
the lead in “Spring Madness,” with gure Maureen O'Sullivan. Then
Claudette Colbert and James Stewart have started work in "It's A Wonderful World," yew Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produc- tlon. W.S. Van Dyke II is direct- ing with Frank Davis as produ- Cer. The supporting cast in- cludes Ernest Truex, Frances Drake, Sidney Blackmer. Nat Pendleton, Guy Kibbee and Edrar Kennedy. “
Wullam Powell is waiting for warmer weather to bask in the desert sun before preparing for "And then I began to
Cams his return to Metro-Goldwyn- things out for myself." Ayres grin-other important roles, with still Mayer for the next "Thin Man" ned" "I realized that as a director more hims planned for him.
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picture.
CROSSWORD NO. 280
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1939. -PAGE 5
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AUCTIONS Crown" Lands, at · P.
W. D. Offices, 3 p.m. CINEMAS (Bee Column 3 of this
Page). DANCES.--Russian Spring Bali (Easter) at Peninsula Hotel. 8.30 p.m.
LECTURES. Sir Atholl MacGreg- or on "Freedom in English
Ambulance
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"You Can't Take It With You"
QUEEN'S
"Blockheads"
ORIENTAL:
"Big City"
CATHAT:
"Alexander's Ragtime Band”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Blockheads" :
STAR:
“Maid's Night Out"
MAJESTIC:
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19 20
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34
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14 Wrath
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15 Embellishes
34
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17 Ask aims
18 Paradise
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47 48
10 Take to
court
50
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21 Italian re-
153154.
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sort
23 Sooner than
60
63
29 Part of "to
be,"
64
Chairs
30 Note of the
scale
36 Pig pen
DOWN
"Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm" 28 Jog
KING'S:
Coming
"Kentucky Moonshine"
QUEEN'S:
"Stablemates"
"The Shining Hour"
ORIENTAL:
"The Shop Worn Angel” "Bay It In French" ALHAMBRA:
"Empress Wu Chen Tlen” "Son Of Frankenstein" CATHAY: A
"Condemned Woman"
STAR:
"Wide Open Faces" MAJESTIC:
"Mademoiselle Docteur"
Solution No. 279 COMICAMALICJ CANADAYALAMOS
UBIDOTI NAPIRE PEST LOUISIANA
AATIT GALVESTON ALT ENTERA TEOATIO ETA I GREATBEAR
MILLYDOTTAMI¶ MELOD 18.7818 AT ATICANTHAW¶ET TALARTWAGAMIC
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Hongkong Hotel, 1 p.m.; Month- "ly, of the Women's Auxiliary of the Society for the Protec- tion of Children, in the Old City Hall, 10 a.m.; Kowloon. Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel. 5.30 pm.; Christ Church Coun cil, in the Vestry, 8 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS. Exhibition Res-
of Paintings at Kam Ling taurant 10 am to 10 p.m.; Y. MCA Women's Section Bridge, 10 a.m.; St. Andrew's Mother's Union Enrolment Ber- vice, 3 pm.; Folice Inspection and Presentation of Medala by H. E. the Governor, at Police
·Hqrs., 3.30 p.m..
Brigade Members, Hqrs.. 5.15 p.m.; AR.P. Public Restaurant, Jockey Club, Happy Valley. 5.15 pm; Maryknoll Convent School, 4 p.m.: Lusitano Club, 5.30 p.m.; European YM C.A.. 6 p.m.; La Salle College. REHEARSALS-AD.C. 6 p.m.: Chinese Chamber of
at YMCA, 9, p.IL
MOON, Chinese 11 Moon, 22nd.
Day
Rehearsal
Commerce, (In Chinese), 7 pm: RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow Anti-Gas in Volunteer Hqrs. 10.30 am: U.S.R. Club, 11 am; Diocesan Junior Girls School, 6 p.m.; First Ald. (AR.P.) in Chinese, at Tai Tung School, Kak Hang Tsun Road, Kowloon. 7 p.m.
Law" in St. John's Hall, oppo- | MAILS—(See Page 16);35- site University, 8.30 pizza; Air MEETINGS --First Annual,
Raid Warden (in Chinese), Bat
Chinese T.W.CA, Bonham Road, 4.30 p.m.; Home Nursing for
Anta-M-Il Selection Trust
ship meeting at the B. &,8. Fame, 8.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's, Confirmation Class, 5.15 pm: BOCIAL-Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m.; Craigengower Cricket Club Weekly Tombola,, 9-
SPORTS(See Page 2),
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of SUNRISE –0.09 a.m. SUNSET –
"High" "at" 02.41 and -12.31.
Ltd. at 6 Des Voeux Road Ten- | TIDE tral, noon; Rotary Meeting. Low at 05,58 and 20.81′′”
32 Period
34 Tree
35. Fitfully
30 Spread for
drying
40 Truth in the
'Faerie Queens."
41 Sufix de-
noting the
comparative degree
42. Printer's measure
43 Slide
45. Insect
47 Bog 49 Grass
514 Dill
53. For the
afirmative
55 Rule for
analogous Case
60 Dawn god-
dex
61 Ancient
country of Asia Minor 82. Deface 63 Inspire with
fear
די
1 Craze 2Native com-
pound
3 Participated-
in speed contest
4 Bensitive to
pain
5 Wading
..bird
6 Rodent
7 Member of
an Indian
tribe
8 Muddle
9 Broad
mtaded
10 Metric
measure of area
11 A support 16 Scents
20 First note in Guldo's scale
21 Remains 22 Actuate 24 Work with
two.para- pets
25 Silkworm
27 Famous
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
5054
62
physician
28 Plant used
in season- ing
31 Australian
bird
33 Air hero
36. Fatty
37 Indian of
Tierra del Fuego
.38 Supplied with weapons
44 Italian river
"46 Implied
but not ea pressed
48 Newspaper
paragraphs 50 Imitates 54. Promon- tory
53 Beed of a..
well-known vine
54 Impel with
56.'Fish egES
57 Tone in
Guido's
scale Burmese sprite
Attempt
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