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'HENRY VIII"
"WIFE OF HENRY VIII
"LADY OF THE NINETIES"
"GENTLEMAN OF THE NINETIES”
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"Ace of Aces"
The death ho don't freely and lavishly to Aying foemen is a pack Astturned-killer's reward in the thrill- Fishing is ims of James Dunn's ing drama of the World War in "Ace favourite sporta, yet he doesn't. like of Aces," RKO-Radio Pictures" nowent to eat what he catches. To him the starring production for Richard Dix thrill of battling a deep sea fish is coming to the King's Theatre
Wednesday with Elizabeth Allan and reward enough for an expedition to
Entered in the war Ralph Bellamy. Caralina Island in California, When by his fancco's taunts of cowardice, sea Lt. Rex Thorne lenticely, and he his tank with ho does break down and order food, he concentrates on oysters, fervour. He kills clams and an occasional scallop.
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FEBRUARY 6,
1934.
comes the "Ace of Aces" with forty- two victories to his credit. 1s Still he looked forward, between cruelty and cunning bring him re scenes of "Hold Me Tight," to the day morse and despair. At the height of when it would be over and he could his career, Thorne soars aloit la his take tinio off for some fishing. In Silver Spad, and with an enemy in What is Wrong With Him? the past five months he has had only sight makes one final atroke in an 14 days off in all, not time enough attempt to atone his death-dealing even to organize a fishing expedition.career.
"Terror AboardTM
your
about worried Are you husband? Has he lost appetite, cheorfulncas, spirit?
Worry,
The finest tonic for any man who The chances are that Dunn will
John Halliday, Charllo Rugglos, keep on postponing that fishing trip, because
from "Hold Me Tight" he Noll Hamilton, Shirley Grey, Verree has become run down, nervous, en-
eplay leading feebled through over-work,
nautical or other cause, is a good holiday, Into the production of Teasdale and Jack Laktue went right
roles in "Terror Aboard, "Arizona, to Broadway".
horror-film,
showing to-morrow at the with complete change of air, food
But
unfortunately "Hold Me Tight" in the current Queen's Theatre. The picture centres and environment. around the attempt of a friend to wipe. It is not always
get away attraction at the King's Theatro.
from the daily round. Responsibilities to be had for the mere asking, sen are too great, leave-of-absence is not trips are expensive and hardly to be thought of these hard times..
out in its entirely the passenger listi hero in the Far stoi especially
"Broadway to Hollywood"
of a luxurious yacht while it is steam Swooping back in brilliant splendouring through the Pacific, bound for
Australia. to the joyous eighties and the gay nineties, unward to modern times, Metro- "Broadway to Hollywood," Goldwyn-Mayer's glittering cavalcada
Take A Chance"
What then is to be done? The next Five hit numbers have been con-1 of theatredem, is the unusual attrac- cocted by the battery of song and lyric best thing is to take a good blood Ition at the Queen's Theatre, Tho writers who worked on the score of and nerve tonic, and the best of all a Chance" the film-musical tonice is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. For world- century theso is unique in that while ex-"Take
Laurence Schwab, William over half a drama of three which a vivid
← Sons of a
vaudevillo family. It Rowland and Monte Brico produced infamous Pills have been restoring
revive
at the same time injects the pomp and New York for Paramount and which health and strength to weak, nerve-
too. Their first effect is to pageantry of the Gay White Way of in opening on Friday at the Alhambra racked, despairing men and women
lost appetite. Then they aid
aid diger- more colourful ora. Theatre. an earlier and
tion, build up the nerves, restore the Gorgeous ballets in colour, songs nets by Fay Templeton and
blessing of sound, invigorating sleep.
noted stars of the past pass in others
in
ment.
and
ner
"I Did It with My Little Ukelele" written by Harburg and Gorney and stage sequences as a brilliant sung by Cliff Edwarda against and the good, rich, red blood they
are told the goofy travelogue background showing make at every dose carries
froni nourishment, health
atrength background on which romances, joys, sorrows, triumphs and how "Ukelele Ike" escapca
numerable sufferers have disappointments of a lovable family of various perils by means of the instru-throughout the whole system. In. and revitalized thomaelves houp "troupers."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in this way. "Now Deal. Rhythm," written
Lillian
them. Persuade aull Harbury and Gorney and sung by why not your husband? Chemists
everywhere James Dunn, June Knight, Roth, Lilian Bond, Lona Andre, and him to begin his cure to-day.. Edwards and danced by the chorus of: Afty.
To the present generation it offern a new type of entertainment with "eld timere" playing alongside per- sonalities well known to the theatre- goer of to-day.
"It's Only a Paper Moon," written Harold Arlen, the by Harburg and latter the composer of the famous!
Stormy Weather" number.
"Torch Singer" Excellently acted, superbly produced and told through the medium of powerful story that never lacks sus
In addition, Laurence Schwab isj penae and dran.atle fervour, Para- mount's picture "Torch Singer," fea-writing new lyrics for "Eadie Was a turing Claudette Colbert and Ricardo Lady, the smash hit from the stage version of "Tuke a Chance," which was Cortez opens to-day at the Alhambra verten by Buddy De-Sylva, and will Theatre. Adapted
be sung in the film by Lillian Roth. Grace Perkin's
Liber
“Dlike,** Magazin
FORGOTTEN
SWEETHEART
(Continued from Puge 3.)
would have to pass him to reach the cashier's desk..
And Anally June Knight will sing Bob was digging down in hla story, the picture presents Miss bert in a dual personality role: first "Should I Bo Sweet," another DeSylva as an unmarried, deserted mother who finds the social barriers to dif-ong from the Broadway production in pocket. He drew out a blueprint. which she created a Manhattan sensa-I'll show you just what we have
in mind," he said. flcult to overcome, and later as the tion several months ago.
"Just a minute, Bob," Duke 4 darned brazen, hard-hearted torch singer of
"College Humour"
interrupted. "There's "College Humour," Paramount's ein- pretty girl at a table back of you. -She version of I knew her ence, I think.
in my elass at grammar A splendid supporting cast assists boruto musical-comedy Mias Colbert immeasurably to make college life as it ought to be, will be was the picture the gripping emotional the attraction at the Queen's Theatre school. Funny, I can't remember drama it is. Ricardo Cortez is ex- frum Saturday,
the cabarets, who still longs for the baby she has been forced to give up.
intpressario, who falls in love with tho
cellent as Tony Cummings, the radio; Big Crosby, Richard Arlen, Mary tarch singer only to step aside krace- Carlisle, Jack Onkie, George Burns fully when he finds that her eventual and Gracie Allen, Lona Andro and happiness depends upon another man. Mary Kornman head its all-star enst. The Ox-Road Co-Eds, n comely collec.; David Manners is cast in the role tion of chorines prance in and about -of-the man who "did her wrong" but, the various scenes.
her first name. Last name was- Waring, I believe."
"Good looker?" "And some"
"Someone else is girl crazy." "Aren't we all? What were you. saying about the plant?"
Bob spread out the print. Jean got to her feet. She was
nevertheless, in bls repentance, he "College-Humour-is-new-style wins the audience's sympathy. Comedy musical comedy a picture in which relief comes from the ever-popular the music, the comedy, the dances and trembling, but she pressed her of the hat down more firmly and marched other characteristics Lydu Roberti and the charming Baby the Lelloy who created such a nation-medium are part of the plot, instead bravely by the two at the table.
(To be Continued.) wide sensation in his Initial screen of extra scenes thrown in at random.
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