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"Albi," showing on Thursday the Queen's Theatre, in the famous datdelive play which was adapted by Michael Morion from Agathn Chris tie's well-known novel, "The Murdar *of Roger Ackroyd.". "Alibi" ran for over nine months in the West End, playing both at the Prince of Wales' and the Haymarket Theatres.
The contral character in “Alы" is Hercule Poirot, the French detective, part which was interpreted by Charlos Laughton on the stage, and which was assigned to Austin Trevor in the fim veralon. The story tells how Polrat solves the mystery of Bir Roger Ackroyd's murder. Sir Roger Was an unpopular man, and there wore many who had good enough causo to wish for his removal. By a sories of deductions, which prove both entertaining, interesting and amusing, Poirot eventually succeeds in Inying hle hands on the culprit.
"The Spider."
Give a hardened murder mystery addict a novel twist in plots to worry over, and you gain his undivided in
Kolution torest. Add a mystifying
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and his happiness will know bounds. But when in addition to theme, you ask him to sit la and help unravel the cane, well, you, are put- ting Mr. Addict in the seventh heaven of delight, reserved exclusive. ly for amateur sleuths.
This exactly what happens in "The Spider," Lingling Fox thriller, Dow showing at the King's Theatre, with Edmund Lowe portraying the role of the master magician, whose super dexterity with festa of magie solves the strange and buffling crime around which the drama revolved. The audjonce, as in the stage play of the same name, is funed with the par ticipants in the drama in thin
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usual cinenintie threat, thereby mak ing each, speciator an impartint wit now in the ease, a wilneas Who K any moment may be called man is testify.
A murder is committed in the alato of the Tivoli Theatre in the midst of
mind reading net, Police arres the audience, the drama descenda from the stage to the auditorium, und envelops ench spectator.
William Chauran Monzies and Kenneth MacKenna, co-directors, have, by n most ingenious use of the sound camera, sareceted admirably in that ench maintaining the illusion spectator of the picture in an actual witness of the crime. "The Spider" impinges new thrills upon thoin of the whol mystery drama.
Mercen
Edmund Lowe na "Chatrand The Great" adds another vividly drawn character to his long list of portraits. He does a corking job. Lois Moran, featured with him, superh. There were moments when sha made this hardened reviewer wink back the tears.
El Brendel and Gorge E. Stone, prominent players, and Earle Fuxe, Purnell Pratt and Warren Hymer, all add immensely to the dramatic in- tensity and unboudied hilarity which mark this swirling pagrast of breath-taking entertainment. The re- mainder of the large cast is made up of very skillful players and there hundreds of other carefully chosen interesting types who pose the nadience.
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"Confessions of A Co-Ed."
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The first American college-story authentic in all its details, "Confes sions of a Co-Ed," has been brought to the screen by Paramount and will show at the King's Theatre, aturting Thursday next.
"Confessions of a Co-Ed," based on the Intimate facts in the day-to-day diary of an anonymova co-ed, whose own highly dramatic and intensely emotional experiences reflect the thoughts and actions of all madern college youth, deals with one of the most vital and interesting phases of] present-day life. In it are pictures the joys, the rivalries, the jealousies and love affairs of young men and beautiful girls, many of them away from home, on their own", for the first time. in their lives.
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TAN KNO NDOL Curtis, who is associated with Dr. Dobson Peacock (the rector Norfolk) and Admiral Burrage as intermediaries on behalf of Col. BANK OF CHINA. Branches of the International Bank Lindbergh, declares that negotia- tions are in the semi-final stage for the return of the kidnapped baby.
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Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. The acting Chief Justice, F.M.S., Mr. Justice Thorne, and Mr. Justice Mudie. in their scarlet Until what we now term battle robes and wigs, and members of ships are abolished, ours must be the Bar in their robes, together of the general powerful enough to meet the with members strongest ships of the enemy, and public. attended a service at St.
This information was given after it would seem no more difficult to Mary's Church this morning to come to an agreement with other unveil a memorial tablet to Sir his return by, aeroplane from a subscribed Okaital nations to abolish the present day Henry Gompertz, which has been two-day trip to a secret destinare Fas
erected by his wife.
tion, where it appears he get into capital ship and allow the cruiser Sir Henry Gompertz was Chief contact with the abductors. Mr. to become the capital ship, than to Justice, F.M.S., from 1925 to 1928. Curtis is to meet Col. Lindbergh agree to limit the
tonnage, une came here from Hongkong and to-day-Reuter's American. Ser-{ power, speed, &c., to those pro- died in February, 1930 at Alassio.vice. posed by Captain Acworth,
Coal as Armour.
matter.
Before unveiling the tablet, Mr. Caldecott. the acting Chief Sc-
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The cruiser problem is another cretary, and Sir Henry Gompertz Christian charity and human omastia and foreign bushing and grobange.
ather Yubile Funds of the Chizom Government Authorimit Daşlal ..............Qu9ders 156,995.00% Our Empire being world wide, was remembered as a courteous kindliness who made the worlds Bundle these of Bed and Bracher Offset 15; Queen's Hond, Ourens
and courtly gentleman, as a wise a cleaner and fresher, placo, for soth at home and abroad. it is necessary for our cruisers to and just jude and as a man of those around him-Straite Timer.
Cother famous comedians in the early days and developed Buster Keaton, megaphoning his greatest succosses. be large enough to operate in any In Cline's opinion, singly and in part of the world to protect our combination Wheeler and Woolsey are trade routes. Past experience among the greatest comedians the does not seem to bear out Captain screen has ever known. The talkies Acworth's opinion that a cruiser proved a vehicle exactly suited for Choir talents.
of 3.500 tons would he "capable. They are
Americans of English of maintaining its high speed and
being fought in a rough sea."
descent.
In regard to protection, there is a weak spot in his argument that if the side bunkers are full of coal
Chaplin is an Englishman. Harold Lloyd is an American of Welsh and Sente docent. Charles Murray is English and German. George Sidney the protection afforded by the coal Acted by two interesting young is Jowik. There are relatively fow
to the vitnis of the ship is equal college men, Phillips Holmes and Trish comedinas. Cline himself, ori- to a considerable thickness and Norman Faxter, and a young stage ginally a comedy netur, le Irish. Elweight of armour, and that there- atar who has risen rapidly to movie | Brendel, "Swedista" comeding is Ger-} forê great saving of weight in prominence, Sylvia dnes, in the mun. The best of the negra come- armour could he maile by sub- featured roles, "Confersions of a Co- | duns are white men.
"Argund the World"
Over fifty trunks were taken by and his three Douglas Fairbanks
stituting coal for oil. Without in any way dealing with the
coul- oil controversy, it is well to re- member that the side bunkers are not always full-that coul stored) there is consumable. When con- sumed where is the protection?
Finally, in regard to the aug. gestion that if we accept a grand total of tonnage for the fleet Instead of an agreed limitation to each class of vessel, we would
a Ed" la college life as it in lived, Sylvia Skiney, a freshman, la rushed by a prominent sorority and by two handsome men. Holmen and Foster during her first college days. Swopi off her feet by Hohaus wuding, a companions in the expedition for his fails to notice the jealousy of Claudia latent adventure flamurunks in
Minutes. The Dell, a sorority sister. She repulses World in the advances of Foster.
elle basies all manners of costumes, Doug's weapons for hunting various Posing as Sylvia's friend Claudis kinds of wild game, athletic equip secks to separate Holmes and Sylviaments and gifts for the Oriental and at the same arouse Sylvia's in monarchs who entertained him. The terest in Foster. After a bind es gifts Doug received in return literally be able to rebuild a Navy more capade with Claudia, Holmen is ex-doubled the amount of baggage carried suited to our needs, this may be pelled, and disappears. Sylvia, be
on the return to Hollywood. The
true. floving he has deserted her, yields towenpans of ancient warriors, costumes, The new Navy might seem, an Claudia's urging and marries Foster, rich tapestries and jewels, and the But Holmes returns, and an exciting truphies of wild beasts he had slain paper, suited to the needs of a climax follows.
were brought back by Doug in peace-loving nation such as our
tive from which were taken the 10,000 fert which form his new film.
The drama of this love affair is addition to the 200,000 feet of negn carried on in a highly charged atmos- phere of Intensa emotion, against a colourful background of gay fraterni ty life, camups dirtations, house parties.
"Hook, Line and Sinker." Contrary to the usual' humour, has no nationality;
own, which requires a large num- ber of cruisers to protect its trade routes, but could this protection be Rasured if a potential enemy had
King Prajadhipok, the fabulously rich ruler of Siam who was a recent used its total tonnage to build a visitor around the world, is shown in smaller number of much larger his royal palace in this film of adven- and more powerful cruisers? batief,ture. The King was one of the rulers who entertained Doug and his party during their camera expedition in a search for adventure and thrills which take in Japan, China, Slam, Indie, Into-China, the Philippine Islands among other places of intersta
"Around the World" has been
This is the contention of a man who should know-Eddie Cline, one f the film Industry's most famous directers of comerly,
Cline's latest birthful efforts is
Radio Pictures Hook, Line and shown to crowded houses for a period
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Sourabaya, Mar. 28. The editor of the weekly paper
Bikert-les furing Bert Wheeler of ten days, and will be running for Yongste has been arrested owing and Robt Woolsey. It concludos its two more days at the Central. Theatre run to-morrow at the Queen's Thes- so as to afford those who have not to anti-Japanese articles that ap- Either directed Chaplin, Louiseen it a chanes not to miss the finest peared in his paper. Two other Charila. Murray and many entertainment the careen has a Chinese bultors received a severe
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