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Married men....how would you like to be able to disguise yourself sufficiently to make love to your own Wives This situation supplies the reasons for the laughs in the music comedy, The Guardsman," in whica
co-starred at the Queen's Theatro
I was in. roared with laughter, assured me talking pictures couldn't Inst and told me it was exceedingly BY FITTING funny that I was considering them. Well, that made me a little angry-
"Decarbo"
I went into a talkie role to show him and it changed my whole career."
her first year in pictures Miss AUTOMATIC DECARBONISER urines played smash roles, but
Particulars from finally came to Hollywood, where Edmund Goulding, director of "Grand
In "The cast her
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanno aro 10e," which started her
Grand on A
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from Sunday. In Uis naughty Con- brilliant list of performances. Her CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. tinental romance, an actor is vory Jealous of his wife. He imagines that newest role, as the selfish girl whose heedlessness places her brother in her interest in him is waning: that danger of his life, and who is forccul she is casting her eyes towards other to
save him a terrific sacrifice to men. He resolves to test her fidelity from her felly, is one of the sensa Ho disguises himself as a rough, verila Russian guardsman with a doop gul- tonal roles of the year. The story piny- wright and Author clandestine Mary succeeds in gaining a rendezvous with his own wife. What happens? Well, of course, it would
01
noted
tural voice. As the guardsman bois by Bayard Velllers The Trini off
enjoyed the ple- says Miss Twelvetrees,
ture gan," "I
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a shame to disclose that...for the "because it was a far different type incidents included provide most of the of role from any in my experience."
"Love Me Tonight" laughs in this play, which originally
Hollywood put a horse under con- packed the Theatre Guild theatre in New York for over a year. It was the tract to toss Maurice Chevalier from biggest single stage success of Lunt his back to the ground-as trently as and Fontanno, acknowledged lenders pussible. The horse is known simply. of the current American "legitimate" ne Brownie. He got the contract to
CO. of "Love Me A sequence theatre. Sidney Franklin,
such make a The did a fine jobs with "The Last of Mrs. Tonight", Chevalier's latest starring Cheyney" and a long list of other picture, now at the King's Theatre. hant at a bits, directed the picture. The screen The sequence shows a version was written by Ernest Vajda, smart country catato. Mauries, in from Ferenco Molmar's original the role of a mere tellor impersonating drama, with continuity by Alaudine baron, and trying his darndest to impress Jeanette MacDonald, a woman Weat.
of aristocratic family, almost reveals his true identity by his bad riding. His wit, however, saves the day after his spill from the horse, and soon Jeanette has yielded to his charms. But the secret of his identity ultimate- then it ly comes out anyhow, and requires an amusing, but at the same time romantic climax, to straighton things up to everyone's satisfaction.
Jimmy
the
"The Phantom President" George M. Cohan for President That's the resolution that has been adopted by the Hollywood, Breakfast Club, and the New York City Fiars' fact Club. And it's not based on the that the veteran author, actor. Pre ducer and composer is cast the role of a candidate for President in his årst talking
"The Phantom picture,
The Old Dark House" President", in which be in featured
Charles Laughton, one of with Claudette Colbert and Durante, and which shortly comes to featured players in "The Old Dark Theatre. Cohon finds House" at the Central Theatre this the King's himself in "The Phantom President" week was a hotel clerk in London by- in two similar roles on as a candi-fore the war, though his family want- date equipped for the business end of ed him to go in the navy. He did not the Presidency, but lacking the per- go on the stage unul five years after sonality to get votes; and the other his war service. as a "dead-ringer" for the candidate, equipped with the "goodwill" per- Ronality. Miss Colbert is cast as the girl over whom the two Cohans come to odds, and Durante as the pal of the pseudo-candidate.
"Unashamed"
"Bird of Paradise"
RKO Radio's lavishly produced spectacle of Richard Walton Tully's great stage play, "Bird of Paradise," comes to the Central on Sunday. Dolores Del Rio and Joel McCrea are starred No expense was spared in making this thrilling film, which has: Injured dignity launched Helen been acclaimed as the sensation of Twelvetrees to success on the screen the year. It drew repost audiences If a theatrical producer hadn't "kid-year after year in the United States ded" the talkies, and incidentally and ran a year in London. It earn- "kidded" her for considering an offered its author. G$100,000.00. It made
hereine of star after star in its legitimate, to appear in them, the
Metro-Goldwyn-Ma- dramatic carcer. And now Rho Radio vivid mystery drama now play; has brought it to the screen in all ito ing at the Queen's Theatre, would glory. Under the direction of that the New York master of directors, King Vidor, it probably still be on
wonderful stage. "I was playing the lead in has been made into
on picture a vivid, spectacular picture of i 'Roulette," she replied, "when offer came from a New York studio super-appeal; a plcture of rare didn't think beauty and undying sentiment of this to try the talkles I much of it at the time, but meniloned tremendous love story.
vermed,"
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