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Lyn Robertie is a girl for whom all things come true.
Privation; childhood Joys In tho snows, of her, native Poland; travel. Hng with her parents in a little middle European, circus; her first view of the blazing blus of the Mediter ranean; the clowns and tho -grease, paint and the strange hunian and animal smells of their wagon car ayan as it travelled through ·Francoi and Germany; loneliness and longing! for girls of her own ago as play- males; salling the fabled Indian Ocean and the China Ben; alranded and broke in Sumatra, where bountl-; ful Mother Nature provides every-i thing but money; the success and Oct. 24 plenty that followed her debut as a Nav.alnger in a Shanghal cafe; the hard, Dec. 22 white sun of California; in youde- ville In New York and in n show with Lou Holtz; a beginning in pictures,
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of her first picture at Paramount and
then a more important part in an other one,
And now, she is comedienpo with Eddie Cantor in his big new comedy, "The Kid from Spain", at the King's Theatre toxiny. All thlijes conio true; a full Uts is alrendy here nt an nge which to must girls in Justi a preface to liv
Eddle Cantor, who never met or 'saw Lyda until the moment she was brought on "The Kid from Spalie art tu be introduced to him, taluka shy's one of the coming stars of mmstent comedy, stage and Mereen both.
"She has fire. She lna a natural rhythm, for nong. Sho's a minile aru a clown, a genius at both. I like the way sho pings ́n scene and the way she tells a story. She han all the musical comedy spirit", Eddo 'tels { you.
Mias Robert is scheduled for the new Gershwin show on Broadway this Autumn which will bunst of the Astairs and Jack Buétunari In Its cast.
"Rasputin and the Empress" Unprecedented spectacle, a drazin- Lie plot which refleets world history, and the most notable theatrical famil- ly in the world, lond glamour to "Rasputin and the Empress," Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's superālm, telling the story of the fall of the Roman- offs, and bringing together for the first time on the serven, John, Ethel und Lionel Barrymore.
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with which his name has been coup plunires Bussia into the world War. of the book. Such stars as Jennio led, the huge production was directed. Then, after his death, comes the re- Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, John by Richard Boleslavsky, war hero,volution that seals the doom of the Cilelgud, Blaty Glynne and A. W; author, director in the Moscow-Art Theatre and producer of such stage tomanoff dynasty. Authentic maka Daskcomb lave-lending-roleh nud spectacles na "The Miracle" and "The up iterally reincarnates the original they are supported by a long list of Vagabond King."
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The completed film has turned out by Ralph Morgan, last seen its 30th edition and still, according to to be a spectacular success. played
When in "Strange Interlude. Diana Wyn- the publishers, selling in largo numit commenced its pre-release in Lon- yard, London stage star, makes her bers. When this work was adapted don it received unmitigated praine American talkle debut in the part of for the stage it proved to be an in- from the whole of the Press On | FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, £76 RETURN the Princess Natasha, whose romantic stantaneous success, and ran in Lon- the opening day of its run, Their affair with John Barrymore runs don for over a year in two West End Majesties the Ring and Queen at
an under-current throughout the theatres. It was during this entire picture. Tad Alexander is seen that the Gaumont-British Picture tended a gala performance in aid of the funds of the Personal Service the invalld Czdrevich, and Corporation bought the film rights.Lengue, prominent roles are Alled by C. Henry Determined to maintain the high
The Good Companions" is a pro- Gordon and Edward Arnold.
level set by the novel and play they The story tells of the strange monk, engaged what can only be described duction of which England is justly Rasputin, who by curing the little as the finest cast that has appeared proud. To quote a well known film Russian Czarevitch of a deadly all in an English Alm. Thus all the critic, the picturo affords "an hour ment, makes the puperstitious Czar dearly loved, characters of the story and a half of pure pleasure." and Czarina his slaves, rule Russin (now household names) have been "The Good Companions" will be through them, precipitates a riot of vividly brought to life with a reallsm shown at the King's Theatre on crgy, meddles with politics and finally that will delight the countless lovers' Friday,
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