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CINEMA SCREENINGS.
NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.
Edmund Lowe has been asked many peculiar and embarrassing questions during his stage and screen enraur, but the one which he believes taken the prize was put to him during the filming of the Fox romantic drama, "Teunsatlantia,” which is now show- ing at the King's Theatre to-day.
Lowe had just disembarked from the de luxe ocean liner. "Transat- Iantie," from which the picture gets its name when he was met on the gangplank by a young reporter wha asked. "What In your opinion, Mr. Lowe, are the two most important
stor's personages in a movie tinum?
re-
The cook and the tallor," laughed Lowe, "that in if you want to play romantic relca."
“You may be the world's greatest lover," he added, "but you can't put the proper spirit into a line if you have a double chin and your cont doesn't fit. The audience will laugh when it is supposed to brenthe n deep sigh. Imagine how far Rames would have gone with Juliet if he had been built along the Jines of Irvin S. Cobb, or if he had appeared under the balcony dressed like WII
Rourers, estimable' gentlemen and highly successful in their own lines, understand, but not cut out for aereen lover."
Lawe practicen what he pencher at all times. In addition to careful watching of the taleries, Lowe ako pees in for strenuous exercise, tennis golf and swimming bring his favourite methods
surplus petindage.
discouraging
Lowe Tires rond clothes and spende incre on his perioral wardrobe than any other hinn in Hollywand. While must actors have clauses in their con- tracts requiring their employers to santy all en-times. Edmund Lowe insists upon the privilege of buying hin
and has them perfectly FAMIL *ailored, even the uniforms such as he wears in the Marine epics in which: hened Victor Melaslen catar.
Lown gives a good idea of what the well dressed man should wear and how the perfret lover should net' in "Tenantiantic." The Indies whose hearts
to flutter COURDA Lols Moran, Greta Nissen and Myrena Loy. Other prominenta are Jean Hersholt John Halliday, Earlie Foxe and Jesse De-Vorska. The produc tion was directed by William K. Howard.
"Her Wedding Night."
Arc
With the completion of her role in "Her Wedding Night." her latest
starring nielure, which opens at the King's Theatre next, Clarn Bow had played her way through the comol¬te histrionie ninhabet, (or, in "Her Wedding Night she makes her debut in faree comedy.
Clan Row's latest should establish her as one of the minst versatile ne- tresses in the history of the theatre. enve Prask Tuttle, Beector of "Her Welding Night" who also piloted the red-haired "It" girl through "True to the Navy" ka "Love Among the Millidenires," Clara How has
now
ploved drama, melodrama tragedy, light comedy, Amart comedy. musical
comedy.
The trio of salomn funsters is on pased of Binh Forbes. Charlie
Rumping!
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in
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on location ton Colliery when Somerset. For over an hour
roped about seeking release and only finding bruises, Then he hearți a was Jack faint tapping noise. 1 Hulbert indulging in the hobby of chipping off geological specimens.
This yarn has to be reconciled with the fact that Jack Hulbert spent much of his spare time pleking fossils net at quarries in the hillsides, and not 200 feet below the surface,
"Dirigible"
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THE PRINCE'S SECRET.
FINDING THE APT QUOTATION.
The Prince of Wales revealed some of the secrets of his sprech- making when he spoke at a banquet of the Clockmakers' Company at Merchant Taylor's Hall, Threadneedle-street.
the
"I always try to look up some apt I quotations before I come to any of these City dinners," he said.
Today
looked up clocks and clockmaking. but could find Then I looked up 'time,' thine. but still I could not find anything..
"On my way here in a car 1 thought of "Time like an ever rol- ling stream, but that doesn't seem apt.
"Then I thought of Time and tide wait for no man. Well, there
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Ex
A LETTER BY QUEEN
VICTORIA.
New York, Dec. 10.
A letter from Queen Victoria to Mr. Gladstone during his Premier- ship, hinting at abdication if the House of Lords were reformed and protesting against the growth of destructive democracy, is given in the American edition of the memoirs of Frances Countess of Warwick just published here under the title "Discretious," but does not appear in the British edition, issued ander the title "After thoughts" by Cassell.
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The Queen's letter to Gladstone, "Her Wedding Night In Forbes
Is avritten in the third person, first picture for Paramount since he
of neted in the memorable "Beau Geste,"
quoted in the American issue nad it venresent's Charlie
Lady Warwick's book as follows: first work at the Paramount Holly-
"No one is more truly Liberal in by curious coincidence, all threa word studios all of his previous pic of the men chiefly responsible for her heart than the Queen, but she
Owing to our numerona brunebis in China We are also able to offer ous tures having been made in New York. || "Dirigible," Columbia's special has always strongly deprecated the
and are connections in the Important some Shante Gallagher, in "Her Wedding showing lo-day at the Central tendency of the present Gover-
mercial centre of the world, we are able to Customers the services of the Night." plays his second picture in Theatre, started in life as engineers, ment to encourage, instead
stand to our cilesia special falilt for Branches of
of the International domantle and foreign banking and exchange. sttecassion opposite Misa Bw. He though none worked at the engineer- checking, the stream of destructive
We sie handle the ue of Bond and Banking Corporation in San Fran was recently seen with the "It" girl ing profession for any considerable democracy which has become sther Pubile Funds of the Chlame Government cisco, and Spain and also of The in "Love Among the Millionairns." ["length of time,
Both at home and abroad. alarming, This it is that she must
National City Bank of New York KHOU J. CHEN, Jack Holt specialized in civil ensay justly alarms the House of
(France) B.A., in Parla and Nies gineering at the Virginia Military Lords and all moderate people.
F. McD. COURTNEY, Institute, and followed the work at
"To threaten the Lords that they
Manager. graduating, but has never pretanded elves is in fact to threaten the career after will bring destruction on them. seriously that he is an engineer
British Film To-morrow.
various times in his
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"I have alrenly realised that thera is one subtle but far-reaching if ference between acting on the star and voting at a film studio "rald Sir John Martin Harvey to an interviewer of engineering ancestors,
Ralph Graves comes of a long line monarchy itself. Another sovereign and are but herself must acquiesce in any
at the Twickenta studie, where he parra for a career in the profession alteration of the House of Lords.
was having his first exnerience. of "talkie werk in "The Lyons Mail" which is showing tumorow at the Quren's. "take work un the sace to be my opportunity to convey what over messure I wish. Never hitherto have I produced a single play with- out feeling the imperative need of getting its message over to the audi- erce. My conviction, based on sun experionér by nove, iỵ that good net. ing is largely dependent on the res- pose which the nudienes makes to The actor The n-penty
mar b
of his father and grandfather at the She will not be the Sovereign of a Clase School of Applied Selence in democratic monarchy.” Cleveland. O.. his home town. lle majored in metallury, and worked at it for a time, but soon gave it ap ing his picture career he returned to to go on the singe. Once since start- the engineering profession for twe gears, but again gave it up to answer the call of the camera and footlights. Frank Capra, director, attended the California Institute of Technicology,
mga chemical engineer in 1918, but almost immediately went inta the favourable or it may be unfavourarmy and did not return to engineer- able, but the audience is essential.
ing after the war. There is a human touch in stage work which has its influence on those the stage.
"Mother's Millons."
Here, however, there is no nudience If you're worried about not having and consequently no reaction, and one enough money, you'll get double your in dependent for inspiration Inrgely on share of enjoyment out of "Mother's one's own Imagination. The main Millons," the Universal pleture which advantage of serven over ntage work will be the next attraction at the is that facial expression counts for so Central Theatre. This picture pro much more. In the ordinary theatresents a highly diverting and, at times, there is generally such
distone!!
sirongly dramatic story of folks whó between the audience and the actor had to fight their wealth for their own that the actor depends for effect on happiness.
T
more.
voice only. In the dim however. The leading figure is a fabulously facial expressions are reproduced wealthy woman with a fighting heart, with such wondrous exaetness that who beats the crooked manipulators they count for very much
of millions at their own game. But Science has succeeded in reproduring hers is a fight for the happiness of || the words but not yet the variations others, and the manner in which hor In tomes, and 80 certain personal triumph is reached forms one of tho chneneterisiles of the actors are lost most entertaining talking pictures in the film.
But this, I belleve, will of recent weeks.
be remedied in time, and time may Francoe Dade, one of the fastest- not he so distant na some imagina. coming youngsters on the screen to- But I cannot help feeling that on a day, has a leading part in the pic religious service over the wirelera ture which was wrliten especially for univ a noor substitute for the human May Robson, beloved character star touch of warship in a church, so at of the legitimate stage. Others in best the Alm
favourites are but a substitute for the cast of screen real acting"
James Hall, Lawrence Gray. Edmund Breeso, Elinor Flynn and Lillian Harmer.
"The Ghost Train"
One "fan" story tells
The picture was adapted from the that stage play. "Mother's Millions, by
Donald Calthrop who ping the Howard McKent Barnes. It wa station-master In "The Ghost Train." adapted for the screen by Winifred showing to-day at the Queen's. lost Dunn, Jamas Flood directed, his way 000 feet below in the Dunker
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