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CINEMA SCREENINGS, pictury. -The one exception is that the part of Peggy is portrayed in tho Bim by Miss Belle Chrystal.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
William Haines will be seen to morrow at the Queen's Theatre in
"A Warm Corner Leslie Hen son's third film, but his first "talkie." His talking voice in ndmirable.
The picture in aluv the initial the droll simpleton) and of Mino "niklo" effort of Austin Melford (as) Connie (who
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David Belusco stage farce, "Dancing Partner." Irene Purcell and Char- Part of Mrs. Corner).
Heather Thatcher is the Mim of lotte Granville of the original piny support the star in the screen version the story, and given a vivacious inter- 45,000.00 important roles are also played pretation of the siren who nearly 2.894.100 by C. Aubrey. Smith of "The Bacheter brought the gay Mr. Corner to grief.
180,00 Father" fame, and Lilian Bond,
Arthar Wellseley. In admirable' ax
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Constructions, fold) 6 B'que In. G. Ronds 50% n.
спп
The plot converns a né'ér-do-well the friend of Corner's youth; and English Jord whose uncle finally ro-Tonle Bruce, na Lady Bayswater, the fares to finance any further amatory former barmald who acts the aristo adventures and consents to support crat
Comedy bis wayward nephew only on condition
Havo its redhatic Kim Pentock, who enacts that he marry the girl of the uncle's touchen. choice. Uninen amends the condition the fiddling nobleman with so much with the proposition that if he can sugvity, is a professional violiniai, prove the girl to be promiscuous ho may be relieved of natrimonial bonds The uncle agrees.
In
In the supper seene, filmed at one the morning, In which Leslie Heron atruggles with an oyster, no The hilarious episodes then relate fewer than three dozen of the suc- to Haines' Attempt to compromise the culent ones were suppiled to him and young Indy In the guise of a gigoio, each of the other artista concerned.; It is only when he discovers that she. The oysters were real.. is the only woman he has ever met champagne was not! whose virtue is impregnable that be Heather Thatcher will carry in her fall in love with her... and almost ton Inte.
A good deal of serious acting is muldd to make a pleasing contant with the more familiar tomfooleries of thei Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star.
"The Smiling Lieutenant." it took a full working day to recard one thee-syllable word In Maurice Chevalier's new Paramount picture, "The Smiling Lieutenant."
the
memory to her last day her three hours in and oat of the bath, in the scene in which that user domestic article figures,
The bathing beauties in the Llo set are proudly described 03 real benuties
The Italian waiters' nationality is guaranteed!
who appear in the bathing pool scenes, Belle Chrystal and Kim Bencock, are warranted expert swimmers.
cver
The market - opened quiet this
Settlement to-morrow.
Sale*.
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Electrics, $70,
Comenta (combined); $18.70 Ropes, $16.85.
Wharves, $180.
Providents (ojd), $5.10 and $5.16. Hotels (old), $14.80. Landis, $80. Constructions
$1.00.
(new), $1.80 and
Realites, $114. Humphreys (old), $18.
Впусть
China Underwriters, 34.70. Providents (now), $2.46,
Hotels (old), $14. Hotels (new), $14%.
Realties, $11.85.
Ewos, $164.
Trams, $20.60.
Star Ferrica, $DB.
Electrics, $76.
Telephones (part paid), $20. Cementa (combined), $18.65. Dairy Parms, $284. H.K. Government
premium,
Loan,
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Sellers. Indo-Chinas (Deferred), $12. Raubs, $43.
Venezuelan Goldfields, $24. China Lighte, 827.10.
Construction (new), $2.
compromise its great social signi
Aleance.
This particular word made it neces
In is immensely amusing incident ATS to fin several additional scenen one of the longest close-upa
at the telephone, Leslie Henson has in the pleture and was directly respon sible for n new departure in the in-inde. Henson spends four minutes dustry-the version as well as the American and
shunting of a British the phone, and maunger to keep the audience in continuous laughter. French versions, previously scheduled.
A rent feat of acting! The difficult word is "Lleutenaal." "An American Tragedy."
"Now talking pictures have re Every scene in which it appeared, ton Talking films as medium for placed the silent films, and the talk- in all, had to be serially filmed for dramatic presentation are tested toer picture production of "An Ameri. distribution in the Inland Empire, the full and proved In "An American can Tragedy" demonstrates to us that The reason is that to the English the Tragedy,"
the
picture based on we were justifled in waiting for this military rank signifted is known as Theodore Dreiser's great novel of the wider medium. Leftenant. It is estimated that these same name, which awaited production believe, will prove the tremendous The production, we special recordings consumed nine for more than five years while motion possibilities of the talking screen an hours of audio tine.
| picture moguls discussed methods of a dramatic medium.** Several other words and phrases recording its vast and striking rama
Musical Romance. had to be similarly treated. One of or celluloid. these was "Daldy." That had to be- "Ever since the publication of London's Quartier Latin-Soho- changed to Paph. Furthermore, the Preser's epic novel," says Jense is the background for the entertain. abbreviated the Emp' for Emperor Lasky, the story has been under dising British talking, singing and the slang expression "Keep this ensaion by experts. The possibilitymusical romance,
"Greek Street," under your crown' had to be deleted of transferring this great story to now playing at the Central Theatre, entirely as being potentially offensive the serren has been questioned, debat Sari Maritza, a charming Anglo- to ropnlty,
jed and asserted, but, it was only with Viennese girl, makes her debut in the the curing of talking pictures, that lending feminine role. Sari will the serren became big enough to con- charm everyone with her beauty and
in it.
undoubted talents. Willam Freak- "Notwithstanding the large stun man, a handsome young actor who ut maney paid for the pleture rights bad dready starred in many films,
Warns Corner." "A Warm Corner" which is show inst at the King's Theatre today is
red on the steressful comedy which¦ had a prolonged ran at the Prince's Taratre, Lanižan,
und
of this story, Paramount recognized plays opposite Miss Maritza. Bert It is not merely a "eanne play." the difficulties of producing the play Coote as an riderly baronet puts ever The situations were developed with under the restrictions imposed by the one of his celebrated "not much a an eye on the cinematograph' medien, | silent screen. I was the first to state fool as he looks" parts. Other well- and the action received na muck care publicly that our company would fore-known stage actors who play impor- as the dialogue.
g the investment rather than pro- tent roles are Martin Lewis, Bruce: Practically the whole of the ori-duce the picture in a form that would Winston, E. Starelli, Rex Maurice
stage enal Appears in the limit its inherent dramatic power or and Peter Hackton.
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