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SIAMESE KING'S VISIT TO US.
NOT KEEN ON OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MAŸ. 9th, 1931.
recent
Though modern in his tastes, King Prajadhipok of Slam 'came to the throne nmid scenes of ancient Oriental splendor. The photo above shows the regal procession passing
At the right is a through the streets of Bangkok at the time of his coronation. portrait of the Slamere monarch, and below is Queen Rambal Barni, who is accompanying hm on his visit of the United States. Physician in Ordinary to the King of Slam is accpanying the party, the work is to be delegated entirely to American doctors,
Is connexion with the King of Slam's visit to the United States, Legation oficials have announced that His Majesty would not wei- come any welcques at nll.
They made very clear the fact that Stam's monarch
for
religious
more than a generation ago that a considered of Less woman was
value than a cow.
Ever since their coronation Though a defender of the Bad King and Queen, the pair, still and supposedly a childless, have led a quiet, modern this faith. is at heart linent descendant of Guinmalife that is virtually democratie an unustentatious young man who Buddha himself, King Prajadhipok Prajathijok is the only absolute would rather play golf and take has established something of res monarch of any impartant count
tolerance.in the world t-day. His word in snap-shots than shake hands with card frock-roated dignitaries in frout Christian missionaries long have any situation would be law. You of the sound cameras. He will beer welcomed in Stam, and when he prefers to lean as the adviert they sui, to all intents and pur- the foreign community desired to his carefully chosen cabinet, and the hundredth an members of the Siamese Supreme poses, an obscure Asiatic prince celebrate who has su other purpose in vom-niversary of the first Protestant Court. ing here than to commult a couple mission there, he turned over his of doctors about his eyes,
royal gardens for the necasion and: tour attended the festivities with his Those who planned his hoped at first to avoid i social que, functions and as many official ones
convention permitted. however, it appears that the King will have to undergo some public entertainment and, in
turn, re ceive sobie notables of Siam. Canada and the United States.
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Plays with Foreigners, Tennis, golf or inspection trips usually occupy his afternoons. Near the palace is a fine private Inks, with full privileges extended to the foreign ministers,
FILMLAND GOSSIP,
Ann Harding Offered a Big Contract.
Hollywood, Mar. 20.
The new contract which Pathé
is offering Ann Harding calla for
n salary reputed to be $6,000 a
week. But Ann
hasn't signed it
yet, She wants
HD me changes not in
mnd
aalary, terms.
but In
"When I first went to work for Pathe I had a simple three para- Kraph contract anying that
i
would recolve
A
certain salary for
T filky weeks
of work every year," says Ann.
Ann Harding
"But the new
contract being offered to me is one of those long involved affairs. Under its terms I have to do every- thing and can't do anything. can't make pictures for any stutio except Pathe but 1 must make any picture they want to put me into and I must do this and must do that,
"I don't mind not working for any other studio but I do want something to say about my pre- Lures.
Under my old contrael we used to get together and discuss proposed stories. Then they were accepted or rejected. I want to continue doing the same thing now as I have studied myself and my work for a long time and be Heve 1 know na well if not better than anyone else what I can de best."
Miss Harding probably will sign the new contract because after all it does carry a rather nice satory with it but she won't sign until a few revisions are made give her some say in her stories,
is fully cognizant of the proud, picturesite customs and the place they hold in the hearts of his propie. His Majesty has skilfully interwoven the elements of castern culture and western progress.
That is why he maintains al his court a troupe of players to per- King Chulalongkorn, who began
form the national ballets, dances Now, the modernization of Siam, died
and plays. He is font of religious But don't think that King Pra- fetes and holiday celebratione, ni in 1910, leaving behind him 134
the is a true monarch when he rides runs, 236 daughters and some 600 jadhipok has discarded alf wives. By the complicated law of colourful traditions unit vere in a richly coloured palanquin, in Mistajan the thrine passed to runes of his ancient nation. The the native processional rites. Rama VI, who accepted mono-
The Ophir ifall estate of Mrs. gamous principles to the extent of Whitelaw, Reid is being put in taking only two wives, having "le-
order for Their Majesties to live, mated the first when she failed Paste is messy -- Powder wasteful
with their entourage of fourteen.] to present him with a male heir. The place was solerted and obtain. His seeund wife bore h
ed by legation officials because ofj ter on the day before
the quiet and seclusion it will offer in 1925.
for the monarch's convalescence,
a daugh-
his death.
Women TWIT Equality.
pre.
King Prajadhipok the name is! Rama' only remaining, full pronounced phonetically, with a brather was the Prince of Sukhot- rent on the second syllables and hai, then 3, and the heir Queen Rambai Barni (pronounced: sumptive. Seven years before, the "Kampi-pari." accenting the Prince had married the Princess) "par") are travelling inengnite na Rambai Harui, a daughter of his Prince and Princess of Sukhothai, uncle, who was called the most Following consultations with headtiful woman in Sium. She bes specialists of Johns Hopkins Uni- longs to that socially accomplished versity at Baltimore. His Majesty and edented class will tergo eno or more opera- women which Rama and his father tions in New York. Although the, bad encouraged. Yet it was little
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RUTH CHATTERTON
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ANN HARDING $7,000
JOHN MCCORMACK VILL ROGERS
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YSTANIČE BENNETT JOHN, GILBERT
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Just what effect talking pictures John McCormack, noted Irishing is said about how many weeks, will have in the salaries received tenor, came to Hollywood and made out of the year she will get her by our film stars will be deter-jone picture for which he received cheques. Our-own guess is that mined definitely during the cur- $400,000. As it required only 10 she will be on salary only 40 weeks rent year.
weeks to film the plèturo, Me-a year.
Another whose salary is well A year ago all moviana thought Cormack's salary was $10,000 per!
into four figures: in Maurice Che- that the day of high salaries was week.. over-$2500 a week would be the Will Rogers, who has found out valler, who is said to receive $8000 absolute top exlary within a very in more ways than one that it just as regularly as the weeks And any studio short time. We thought and even pays to be funny, receives $160,000 roll around, predicted that the day for salary for each film he makes, with a would gladly pay him that amount ginshing was not far off. There ave-week time. Imit on each. to get his services.
was a reason for such thoughts. Thus his salary may be placed at There are quite a number whose too, Sing stars wore invading
Hollywood by the scores and $2000 $3000 ply "ens about works salaries range between $2,500 and but he only makes about three $5000 per week. Among them a week a lot of money oven to
are Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, n big star on the legitimate stage. pictures a year. Then, too, much importance was Constance Bennett also is In Janet Gaynor, Charles Futrell, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, being laid on stories. People will the $30,000-a-week class--for n Norma Shearer, Greta
Her contract with Richard
Garbo, go to see a good picture regardless short time."
Dlx, Bobb Daniels, of who is in it, it was said. Patho gavo her. a 10 weeks' vaca-Barbara Stanwyck, Clara Bow, But things didn't work out that tion this year so she signed with Lois Moran, Wallace Beory, Marle way. The public, didn't go to sea Warner Brothers to make two Dressier and Adolphe Menjou. pictures with unknown casta nolms during that time, for which
And then there are those stars, matter how good they were. It she is to receive $150,000 each. clamored for its favourite atars. Ordinarily Constance makes $2500 who also are their own producers, And stage celebrities who could
whose earnings aro indefinite but a week.
they run as high as $1,000,000 per really make good in pictures bo-
came so scarce that the domand When Ruth Chatterton goes year, Among them are Charlle for them sent their salaries soar-over to Warner Brothers next fall Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas ing to heights they never before she will receive' -$7500 a week, Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd and
according to reports. But noth-Gloria Swanson.
dreamed of.
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