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OBITUARY
SIR H. DRAKE-BROCKMAN. DIES IN INDIA
MONDAY, JULY 17, 1933.
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hot rhythm pictures and talkies that spout sex. They are going back to the kind of wholesome atorics that mado Mary, Pickford, and love tales with a modern realistic background. Such a story is "The Silver Lining" ninde by Patrician Pictures and London, July 15. Fugitive from a hanging squad, | directed by Alan Crosland, which Announcement is made of the with a a price on fils head! This was comes to the King's Theatro as the death of Sir Henry Vernon Drake-the rather unwelcome role which a next atraction. Brockman, the barrister-at-law, few years ago was forced on-Bela This is a story of New York-the who, for more than a quarter of a Lugosi, the famous Hungarian actor two extreme sides of New York life contury, has boon actively na who is now appearing at the King'spent houso luxury and tenement sociated with the Judialary In Theatre in the United Artists picture, poverty. It records the lives led by | India--Our Own Correspondent.
"White Zomble."
the ultra rich while the poor staryo, Sir Honry was born in Madras
There is a love background runaing through it, plenty of wholesome comedy with a thrill or two, and the whole la portrayed by a youthful east of beauty and charm.
In the revolution in Hungary in and in graphic detail portrays the in 1805 where his father, Mr. H.1918, Lugosi was one of the principal tower East Side and upper Park J. Brockman was Crown Solicitor. lieutenants of Count Karolyi, who Avenue, He returned to England for his solzed the reins of government. J. education, attending Charterhouse "Soon afterward, howover," says as scholar and exhibitioner and St.Lugosi, in recounting his adventures Peter's College, Cambridge. In during those hectic days, the royal 1880, he gained his First Classists regained control of the govern, Law Tripos, and went to India Inmont, and whonovor they could find the same year, From 1880 to 1890 a member of the Karolyi party, they was. Assistant Commissioner proceeded to hang him. 7 escaved into Austria, then went to Germany, In the Indian Civil Service and and finally proceeded to the United during the two following years States. was Under-Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, C.P. In 1802 he was appointed Commissioner of Exclao, a post he held for two
ho In 1805
was made Deputy Commissioner at Wardha, and from 1890 to 1901 held the
10
years.
Platinum Blonde"
Dowagers and debutantes
are social clasalfications in New York, but in Hollywood they are Loba wanted,
Maurcon O'Sullivan plays the lead- ing role. John Warburton is ap- peating in his first screen rols, direct from the Broadway stage. Beity. Compson, of beloved memory, has the second feminine role, Montagu Love, the suave and polisheit villain of many a screen presentation, is also in the cast.
In addition there la pretty Mary LONDON Doran, youthful atago brunete, and a
AJAX bevy of Hollywood beauties, and
HECTOR
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When a picture such as "Platinum office of Divisional and Sessions Blonde," opening on Thursday at the Judge at Nerbuddn. His next ap- Queen's is being filmed, dowagers and pointment was that of Deputy debutantes come into their own in the in New York's tonement district, LIVERPOOL SERVICE Commisaloner, Raipur, in 1901, and film capital. They are highly paid fashionable Park Avenue, aboard a
DARDANUS 28 July he officiated as Judicial Commis-extras, a limited number out of the yacht and
Westchester smart sioner 1903, 1905 and 1906. In sixteen thousand odd registrants at Country.
NEW YORK SERVICE 1906 he became Judicial_Commis- tho
casting office who can successful-
"The Silver Lining" strikes an GLAUCUS sioner of the Central Provinces y wear the clothes and observe the and Berar, India, a post he held nicetien of social behaviour commonly optimistic note in troublesome times. It is calculated to chase away gloom accredited to the leisured class.
and bring a ray of sunshine, which is "Platinum Blondo" practically ex social registers.
better.
until 1981.
WOR
created a Knight in hausted Hollywood casting offices' tonic that will make everybody feel
He 1919. He leaves two sons, his wife predeceasing him by two years.
Sir James Craig
London, July 15. The death of Sir James Craig, of 18. Merrion Square, Dublin, marks the passing of one of the foremost and most able members the medical profession in Ireland. He was M.P. for. Dublin University in the Dail Eireann.
of
Durante and the Kangaroo
"Platinum Blonde" has A pre- tentious cast headed by Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Round and round the ring fled Harlow. Supporting roles are play Jimmy Durante, followed by a trained ed by Louise Closser Hale, Donald boxing kangaroo, intent on putting Dillaway, Walter Catlett, and Hallihim down for the count. well Hobbs. It in production.
a Frank Capra
Jimmy
Thus "Schnozzle" got his greatest thrill to date in a talking picture. It happened in "Heil Below," Metro. "The King's Cup”
Goldwyn-Mayer's spectacular thriller The Central Theatre is showing the Queen's Theatre.
of submarine warfare, now playing at
from the British and Dominions The King's Cup", the air thriller
braved being under water in Studios, produced by Herbert Wilcox submarine for fifteen days-and and starring Dorothy Bouchier and was funny as ever.
But when they Harry Milton.
put him in a comedy sequence with the boxing kangaroo in the Italian Carnival sequence-it was funny to everybody but Jimmy.
which
was
"The brute wanted to knock off
At the time of his death, Sir James held many appointments, amongst them being King's Pro- fessor of Medicine at the School of Physic, Trinity College, Dublin”
There are some really remarkable Physician to Sir Patrick, Dun's flying stunts to be seen in this picture, Hospital; Consu.ting Physician to culminating in the famous King's Cup Dr. Steeven's Hospital, to Crooka-
race around Britain, ling Sanatorium for Consumption, actually filmed during last year's my miss the noge. I got insured!". and to the Cottage Hospital, race when Captain Hope won the cup. saya Jimmy. "He wanted to batter Drogheda; ex-President of tho The
result is fascinating in the my career fat-but I seen the Royal College of Physicians of extreme, giving as it does some gleam in his eye and keeps away. Ireland; and Lecturer on medicine wonderful shots of familiar stratehes This here kangaroo could jump ten to the post graduate classes of country receding below the plane feet in the nir. I hate to think what didn't stop. Trinity College, Dublin.
speeding at over one hundred miles he'd done to me-only
If I never see another kangaroo it'll Sir James
hour, an was born at cast-
be too soon!" lecntt, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, in The story is a romantic one con-be
Jimmy plays "Ptomaine," in the October 1861, and was educated atcerning the love affair of allot and vivid drama of life with a submarine the Academical Institution, Cole-hop-girl for a good-looking pilot and raine, and Trinity College, Cam-how, when he is disqualified after a flotilla in action, based on Commander
nasty bridge. In 1885 he graduated with tificate and enters for the King's Cup Madge
crash, she gets her pilot's cor- Edward Ellaberg's novel, "Pigbonts," Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, the B.A., M.B., and B. Ch. degrees
Evans, Eugene Pallette, of the Dublin University.
Edwin Stylca, David than ever, makes Since that time he has held many and the handsome Harry Milton,
charming heraine, Newell and medical appointmenta amongst expert pilot is particularly well east on actual submarines in action at Much of "Hell Below" was filmed them being the following: Assistant on the hero.
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Dorothy Bouchier, looking lovelier Rotert others are in the cast.
"The Silver Lining" Motion picture producers are strator of Anatomy at the Irish ing away from gangster filme, Royal College of Surgeons:-Extra lecturer un medicine, Carmichael College, Dublin; Assistant Physi
Pearl Harbour. The torpedolng of ships, anti-aircraft operations, the blowing up of a fort and bottling up may-of a harbour are among the details red-which create a spectacular back- "ground"for the central "romance.
cian at the National Children's Ireland from 1807-1910, and Censor Hospital from 1886-96; Honorary and Vice-president from 1914-14; a Secretary of the Leinster branch member of the Council of Trinity of the British Medical Association College, Dublin, from 1913-16. from 1895-1905; President of the General Secretary and Editor of branch in 1906; a member of the Transactions of the Royal Academy Central Council of the British of Medicine in Ireland, 1904-10; Medical Association; Vice-president External Examiner in Medicine at of the Medical and Neurological Queen's University, Belfast, from Sections of the B.M.A., and
1916-20; and Examiner in Medicine member of the Irish Committee of for entrance to the R.A.M.C. from the same Association; Registrar of
1902-05. the Royal College of Physicians,
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Sir James has contributed to many periodicals including the | Dublin Journal of Medical Scienes, and Transactions of the Royal Academy of Medicine. In the British Medical Journal he has con- tributed numerous papera nervous, gastric, baemic and other diseases.
on
He married in 1906, and leaves a widow, three song and ODG daughter.-Our Own Correspon- dent.
Mr. Edwin Ward
Londen, July 15, The death is announced of Mr. Edwin Word, director of the Royal Scottish Museum, at the age 58.— Our Own Correspondent.
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