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The following table issued by the A mystery woman, some call her. To the world, which sees her on the Kwangtung River Conservancy. Com- screen, she is the personification of mission shows the height of water n English, feet on the dates named vivacity, bubbling over with life, caro free in her dazzling beauty. Yet in the West, North and East Rivers:
Highest on Lowest Beph Hollywood, after three years, admits
record, on record. 8 It doesn't understand Lily Damita.
West River at
38.0 be brooding At times she seems to
Shlukler 41.7 the next moment, she sparkles with No River at
Thingyuen. +41.7 wit. Then North River galety and crackless lapse into a mood that squelches con-
Bamsha! versation. Back of nil Lily's success East River a
Sheklung as & volcanic personality on the screen and stage, both in America and Europe, is a seriousness barn of early struggles in her childhood ambition to be a great actress,
romance.
Lily Damita's role of a penalless Paris girl who crashes high society in Paramount's musical
This Is The Night" which is now showing at the King's Theatre, is no more
romantic than her own real life
story,.
Lily Brat saw the light of day, in Paris. Her mother was an actress and
because of the transient Ufe of the family, the girl was placed in a convent near Lisbon, Portugal. Until her eighth year she was educated in convents in Spain and Greece.
Already dreaming of the stage and the entertainment world, Lily Per sunded her mother to take her from convent to where she could receive training toward her goal. Enrolled in the Conservatoire Dancing School of Belgium, she remained there until war swept the little country known as the cockpit of Europe.
"Careless Lady"
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score who have had that honour in the moving pictures.
In "The Beloved Bachelor," which is now showing at the Oriental Theatre, Mies Jordan divides the Viviens Osborne, but it is attention of the handsome Paul with Dorothy who taculs him finally, after a series Beened. Miss of tender and
from Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer for the part she ways in "The Beloved Bachelor."
Charles cast also includes Ruggies, star of "The Girl Habit," Lent Stengel, John Breeden, Marjoria Gateson and Harold Minjir.
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Ann Harding In New Picture, More ravishing than ever, Ann Harding should prove a tremendous attraction when "Devotion" is to be shown at the Central Theatre to-mor- any row.
Perhaps never has this star had a vehicle more worthy of her talents than this whimsical story of a young English girl who believes everything fair in love.
known Gombell is Minna
to thousands of film fans as one of the most distinctive comediennes in pic- tures. In Hollywood however, the holds an additional claim to fame. For sound engineers declare she has the finest recording voice of Actress on the screen, It is an honour that not only accounts for some of her papularity with the public, but one which also led to her selection to pach the younger women players at the Fox studio in vocal work, diction
Although basically romantic drama, and other phases of an actress' pro-Devotion has been handled with a fession.
light touch which sensons its inter- Mins Gombell's latest role is that eating plots with gay mirth. Aa- of Yvette, the sophisticated Newdiences will remember it as one of Yorker who guides the ambitious the year's most pleasant bits of en- Joan Bennett'e footsteps along the tertainment And Ann Harding re- path of worldly wisdom in "Careless veals a decided flair for light comedy Lady." the comedy-romance coming
Associated with Miss Harding In to the King's Theatre next Thursday. in the many situations in the story. John Boley has the masculine lead in retenting the story on the screen!
'ht this offering, und Weldon Heyburn, is a cast
capable players. unusually Nora "Raul Roulien and other Leslie Howard, the handsome and
Lane, favourites are in the cast. Kenneth talented young man who won n x- Muc-Kenna directed from the story by Reita Lambert, with Guy Bolten cognized
ward writing the screen play and dialogue.ther
"The Beloved Bachelor Dorothy Jordan, as the young girl who adds herself to the list of those who fall in love with Paul Lukas in "The Beloved Bachelor," is one of a
und
by his work in "Out- Bound," "A Free Soul"
pictures, acquits himself magnificently in the romantic Icad opposite Harding. The sterling
Williams, remem theaplan, Robert bered for his work in "Rebound" and "Common Law" contributes another interesting characterization.
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Madame has lost her dress! But she still retains her
sangfroid!
Or is it her comme il faut?
From now on,
"things just must go on! For in spite of her plight-
THIS IS THE NIGHT'
THE hottest mixed-up ROAR since wives put Cupid's Bows on their
Lily Damita with Cary Grant stealing
lips! Charlie Ruggles, with plenty on the hip! plenty "It!" Roland Young clowning around! their time! Grand plot! Hot Songs! This is your night—with
LILY DAMITA
CHARLIE RUGGLES
ROLAND YOUNG
CARY GRANT
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