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NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES
Eight of the ten players appearing In "Too Much Harmony," the PATA- mount musical film playing at the King's Theatre, were widely known in stage and radio catertainment before they entered motion pictures. Bing Crosby is still America's bent Ilked radio star. Jack Onkia, Skoots Gallagher, Kitty Kelly, Lilyan Tash- unn, Ned Sparks, Harry Green and Graco Bradley were Broadway stage ali favourites in musical comedy,
except Miss Bradley having playou
? the in elther the "Follies" "Vanities;" Judith Allen. who has the lead opposite Crosby, and Shirley whose Grey are the only players training was limited to the legitimate alage beforo starting their picture work. "Too Much Harmity," in which these favourites appear, tells the story of the love tanglo that all but ruins the Broadway show which features the film.
"Dancing Lady"
of
The appearance together in a ple- ture of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable Is an unmistakable sign screen ontertainment above the or dinary run. The popular pair aro again seen opposite each other In
Lady," "Dancing
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's filmization of the widely- novel, read James Warner Bellah which will ho the feature attraction to-morrow the Queen's Theatre. From all indications, Metro has out- done itself in providing its topnotch stars with a vehicle which from the viewpoint of lavishness, spectacular detail and casting strength practically nothing to Ming Crawford. who in "Dancing Indy" starts out as a cheap burlesque chorine and ultimately ends up with her name in bright lights on Broad- way, has a part which gives her every epportunity for dancing, sing- ing and plenty of dispinys of emo- likewise, tlunal fireworks. Gable,
leaves
be desired.
has a "meaty" rale as the musical] comedy director who at firat en siders the pushing Miss Crawford as the biggest pest of all his chorines, but is eventually brought to realize that there is more to the girl than a striking figure and particularly adept The unusually fine i dancing legs.
supporting cast grouped together for this production ineludes The fast- rising Franchot Tone. May Robson it- of Apple Aunie" fame, the
Winnie Lightner, the repressible world-famed dancer Fred Astaire. Robert Benchley and Ted Healy and his tatges. Also in prominent roles are Gloria Foy, Art Jarrett, Grant Mitchell, Maynard Holmes, Nelson Eddy and Sterling Holloway.
"Flying Down Rio"
Aerial volley-bal) with beautiful girls substituted for the balls is ne of the thrilling features of RKO- Radio Pletures musical extravu- ganza, "Flying Down to Rio" camming sunday at the King's Theatre. In the production's climax musical show is staged in mid-air, n the wings of giant planes soaring over beautiful Rio de Janeiro. The thrills volley of this novelly include the game, in which. dancers hurl their partners from one plane to another, nad such other spectacles na nerini aquaplaning and parachute ballets the dancer tripping the light fantastic! while they futler earthward in para- chutes. The all-star cast includes Dolores Del Rio, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Gone Raymund "and Raul Roulien. as well as two hundred beauti. ful girls selected from 10,000 an- plicants,
"The Chief"
Be it ever so exacting, radio broad-| casting never again will bo "the toughest job in the world" so far as Ed. Wynn is concerned. Not after his experiences during the making of "The Chief". the Metro-Goldwyn- Blayer feature comedy now at the of Queen's. Hereafter, regardless whether he ever makes another pic ture, the owl-eyed comedy star will have
the a sympathetic ear for ircublen of the motion picture' nelor. "They made me hang out the window of burning bullding four floors above the street," the comedian ing run laments. "They made
through smoke-filled halls with the flames licking my coat tails. They
made mo hang to the rear platforin
With the
REVELLERS"
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FRIDAY, MARCH
1934.
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JUNK PIRATED.
RANSACKED ON WAY TO HONGKONG
the
Ton board, was seen to be approaching being pulled by cars. At the time there was very little wind and Jonk was practically stationary. was soon overhauled by the Balling craft.
She
On coming alongside the Junk, three
After being in the hands of pirates mes armed with rides sprang aboard
of a fire engine pulled by a couple! for several hours on Wednesday night, from the boat und were immediately
of runaway horses. And worst of
filled
ro.
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all, they made me wrestle a 300- the Hongkong trading Junk Sheng followed by the rest of the piratea pound bear named. Samson." Which, Hung arrived in port yesterday morn armed with choppers. while it may suggest that life in theng. having lost cargo and valuablen |
The Junk's crew were ordered be low, where they were placed under motion picture studio in net all fun, the extent of about $1,000, likewise indientes a picture
The Sheng Hung loft Sum-Mun, in guard, while the pirates began with thrills and laughs. Wynn, in
Chinese territory, on Wednesday at moving cargo, consisting of vegetables, value. "The Chief" heads a notable cast, noen for Hongkong. About 6 pm. the dried cuttlefish, salt fish, and no forth.
and made off In their bants, but as It was of over $500 worth of cargo and about including Dorothy Mackaill, Charles same day, while nearing British terri- The pirates then went below (Chic) Sale, Williams (Stage) Boydory in the region of Nak Ngam Kok, ransacked the junk crew's personal dark by this time, it was impossible $400 worth of the crow's personal Ee Ellalor and C. Henry Gordon. Charles F. lesner directed,
a Chinese sailing boat, with eight men belangings, laking away everything of. for the funk's crew to tell in whatje
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
It Oughta Be Good!
direction they went.
After about two hours, the men
In all the pirate's haul consisted
effects.
COACH IS PLAYIN' SAFE.... DOESN'T WANT
DID YOU FELLAS SEE TH' WRITE-UP I GOT IN TH* PAPER.
BOY! WHAT A SEND-OFF
KOMOR & KOMOR
Art and Curlo Experts.
ART COLLECTION
York Building.
SEEMS FUNNY ROR SCRIMMAGE
TO BE CALLED
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TODAY
Chator Road.
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Komor's Gallery is a sight of Hongkong, an inspection
iscordiallyinvited.
TO TAKE ANY CHANCE ON
INJURIES BEFORE
THE AMONROVIA GAME!
GEE! IT
COMPARES
YOU TO
RED GRANGE
I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' ALL OVER
FOR YOU,CRASH!! THEY MADE A FEW CHANGES IN
THAT STORY YA GAVE ME... BUT ITS STILL A PRETTY GOOD
ONE!!
By Blosser
CLEAN FOOTBALL JOCK SUTHERLAND
O
FAMOUS PITT CLAai
NE of the most unsportsmanlike stunts on
the gridson comes from the stone age of
football. Despite the antiquity of thus action, it
is still practiced by some players.
The deed is performed with malice afore- sought,
seerily by blocker who
has no thought for clean football. Running
interference for a fellow back into the line, the player leaves his feet, does a body roll, and fings
meet
his feet into the air, hoping that his flying cleats
the face of some charging lineman.
will
This is unfair football of the worst sort. They
don't make penalties still enough for this type of
play. Many an old time gidiron great carries
scars inflicted by just such sort of action.
The sketch states this example of poor sportsmanship,