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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1933.
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That a thing of beauty in a joy forever" on the screen is reaffirmed at the Queen's Theatre where Norma
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This current featured attraction. beautiful story which has stirred the hearts of countless theatre-goers. since Jane Cowli first presented it on the New York stage, taken on a toy TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA 17 DAYS. glow under the witchery of Norma Shearor's acting. In this she is rendered superb support by Frederic Murch, Leslie Howard, O. P. Heggle, Halph Forbes and others,
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Irene Rich, who appeared Rogors wife in his frat two talking pictures, again portrays the socially "Down To Earth"
ambitious apouse who brings about troubles. WHI lovers' nowest comedy, most of his hilarious "Down To Earth", comes to the Matty Kemp, whose work on the first King's Theatre on Wednesday. It is few days of the production won him Kaid to focus all the brilliance that a long-tern contract, enacts the rolo has made hire the keenest and most of the irresponsible son,
Theredare Lol, the Grand Duke quoted observer in the country to-day.
picture, re- | sense the picture is a con- Mke of the earlier While in tinuation of Rogers first talkie, creates the role in this new film and "They Had, Te Seo Paris," its themo Mary Carfisie plays the part of the locals are completely different.
apolled "deb" who sets her cap for The story opens with Rogers a young Kemp. "Pike Peters", the Oklahoma millon- aire, back home again with his family after their Paris faunt. The stock market is shot to plecon and Petern in greatly worried, but his wife has an insatiable desire for social honours and his son alds her in extravagant bark spending. The failure of a local forces l'eters to apply for a
result of loan, and, that falling an Directed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mrs. Petera love of elegance and dis- by Bidney Franklin, this talking ver-play, he goes to Chicago with the sion of Smilin' Through" still same result. How he gets his family works its spell of stears and anilics, down to earth again forms the basis still aways the heart by its moments of the situation.
the of pathos which follow before and "Down To Earth" is called after the lighter moments of gayety.mont important picture of Rogers' career. It was written by the author England of 1868 contrasted with of "They Had To See Paris", Homer the modern times of excitement which Croy, specially to At the star'ai attended the last war is the back- talents. ground of this wistful tale. The story is that of a man who cannot forget the memory of tragely, when the fulfillment of his love is lighted on his
wedding day. Fifty years afterwards the son of the man who
bitterness returns cauned his falls in love with the niece of the girl whom this man, now old and gray, kas loved. Out of the bitterness in which he has lived all those years he seeks to keep the young lovers apart, and only when the spirit of his de- Fartad, one returns does he find it in his heart to relent
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Norma Shearer renches new heights in her dual portrayal, of the departure, two girls. In making a from the sophistry, of fter usual modern roles she is a buoyant, radiant and refreshing
Frederic spirit. March, both as the filted lover and the youth who return later to win her, is suave and convincing. Leslie! Howard has a powerful role as the man who lives with his bitter memor. les from youth to old age, and invests his role with the charm for which he Is distinguished.
"The Warrior's Busbandl“
Jesse L. Lusky's seconti independ- ent production for Fox Films, "The Warrior's Husband", is showing at the King's Theatre.
Based on the successful stuge play by Julian Thom.paon, the story is sald to be one of the most novel ever portrayed in a motion picture. deals with the era of the mythical Amazons, hen he wonun wore what- ever passed for the pants in those days, and the men were considered the fair sex. In what is reported us comic altug- a new way of handling tion, the film reveals an intimate love and the story
pomp set amid the glories of a strange past. There aro legions of fighting women who gu out to do battle and to conquer,and to bring home for their men the prizes of victorious war.
The fentured role' is purtrayed by the lovely Elisan Landi, Ernest Truex, who wil be remembered for his out- standing performance in "Whistling in the Dark, his first screen role, has the principal "masculine" part in this Fox Film
Walter Lang directed the pro- duction.
"To-day We Live"
The cry for now faces, heard wherever motion pictures are shown, has been answered in the Joan Craw- Cord-Gary Cooper co-starring vehicle, "To-day We Live" which is coming at Queen's on Friday. Franchot Tone In the "answer."
Tone plays the part of Miss Craw- ford's brother in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's adaptation of a new William Faulkner story. It is the key charac- Lor between the heroine's two lovers, Ás' com- Cooper and Robert Young. mander of one of the most dangerous naval vessels of the World War, the secret British speedboat torpedo craft, Tone's role is said to give him a brilliant introduction to the talking
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Although new to pictures, Tone is no acting novice. He has been a favourite on the New York stage for Roveral years. On graduation from Cornell University, a brief experience with an upstate New York stock company brought him to the attention he of the Theatre Guild with which worked until the formation of a newer acting organization, Grough Theatre, Inc., of which ho was a guiding spirit. file Auccessful stage appearance were in "The Age of Innocence" with Katherine Cornell, "Green Grow the Lilace," and the recent New York hit,
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