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Playing "Low-brow" roles in Laikles is mich harder than accomplishing silent simline characterisations (in) #m John Gilburt and Wollnes Hetry deuvered this during rehear ents of their role in "Way fur Sailor," Gilbert's Intent starring vehicle wilch will open at the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.
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Not only did they have to learn their dialogue for this production bat they had to be tought to speak the lines with a Cockung acrest in keepi ing with the nature of their charac terization, that of two "hardbolled" sailors on an English freighter.
The actors were assisted in learn ing the Linchouse dinleet by Jim Tully, the holo-author who makes his initial screen uppeurance in this pie ture and who picked up the Cockney necent during one of his many tramps urounit the
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The
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production was adapted trois Albert Richard Weijon's well-known "BEA yarn and was directed by Sam Wound. In the east, besides Gilbert. Beery and Tully aro Leila Hyams in the Feminine Jent, Polly Moran and Doris
Lloyd.
"The Lawyer'". Becret"
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There was a strong buying.element{ in the market for most alecka thisi morning (Settlement Day).
Banks were done at rates ranging from $2,035 to $2,040,
Providenta (oki) changed hands at $6.10. Sellers were making $0.15,
Trams, which were the medium of) sales at $21.00 and $22, were in de- mand at the former quolatieri.
Hotels (pld) were enquired for at |$17.40 without shares coming out, sellers asking $17,60. The new shares were wanted at $10.80, sellers seeking $17.10.
Lands, which were negotiated at $003% and $00%, had buger at the close:nt 390.80.+
Realties hnd buyers at $17.50, nt| which shares changed hands,
Ewos were reported sale at $154
Innd $16,40, hut there, were bayern in
the market at the former Agure.
China Lights were in demand $28.20.
Telephones (part paid) were want- jed at $33%, but shores were not furthcoming at this rate, Salen were put through at $34,
Cements showed no changed from) yesterday afternoon's quotations, (buyers still desiring shares.
H.K. Ropes, which were put through! at $21% and $21,56, had buyers at $21.40.
Dairy Fafres were in demand at $32.00 after sales being put through of $32.45
Watsons were at yesterday's prices.. with buyers ngala wanting shares.
Three motion picture favourites who buys recojved popular acclaim, have had their names billed in Nights
the world and are theatres all over under star contracts › Parmount to join fures in Paramount's production. or the Jumex llary Finn story, "T"} Lawyer's Secret," now showing at he King's Theatre, to portray the dratna. the characters of the tense drama,
The Three tending plagers in "The Lawyer's Hident” me Clive Brook, recently starred with Tallulah Bank-pext, ruins the whole fashion gamut.Double head in "Tarnished Lady," Charles from the cheap little binck and-white Pascal, suvessful novelist and drama. Rogers, the Juvenile star who, in "The trimmed salesgirl stume
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Anta $6,000 sable cant which the star wears the daloge for "Pair Warning." dravities, and Richard Arten, sturWhen meeting her new Kolb Royer
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Vienna.. In addition to the top not hers in which is having its final showings to-much money and social position that Madrid the east, a group of competent sunday at the Central Theatre, but the he doesn't need to be precine in his
Bucharest porting players entry the exacting
Francis spectacular sequence is furnished dress if character parts of the story.
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Brussels Dangerous Paradise" and "The Gong into the lake close to Gifty feet below. heginning to-morrow. Directed by Buster" Sid Saylor, seen with Ruth This trained horse and, a dog, pos-Dorothy Arzner, the outstanding wo Prague Chuterton In "Unfaithful" as raistering"
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Yokohama .2/0.13/32 The pleture was directed by Alfred juxurious fe less honourably
Silver (spot). .12.13/10 pre- William Baines plays ก pants. Worker, whose recent success inferred by her employer..
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------- "Farnished—.ady."-
In what was something of a quick enange record, Talhah Bankheni, London's sensationally popular Ameri- can stage metress who nakes her rollon picture debut in "Tarnished Lady" with Clive Bynak," donned six different costumes for 09 many Iseenes during one day of work on the
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