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CINEMA SCREENINGS panther a couple of weeks ago, and debut in
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1000 touring with 1s my right arm is still out of order. parents in a play called "For Her The thing jumped right on my head, Children's Sako. Morris portrays a and hung on by teeth and claws tili crlino novelist and Mellugh enacts n the shopter came and shot it of. I["dumb dick" in "To-morrow at Seven" got some severe blton in the shoulder Ray Enright directed this Ralph and claw marks in the hend. The Spence story for Jefferson Pictures At last a motion picture with doctor comes every day, and he thinks Corporation." brilliant lawyer as the central charac.in a week or no I left again".
"Queen Christina" tor has been introduced to the screen Fists attack by the murderous panther with an entirely new treatment that was merely a prelude to what was to
Nowadays the spectacle of a young threatens to thrill may discriminating happen to Dunn and his companions girl hunting and riding and shooting audience. It is the new Metro-Clyde E. Ellist, director of the film, Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "The Women who also directed "Dring 'Em Back in entirely without novelty; thin kind of outdoor living is highly approved in His Life, which brings to the Allvo": Marian Buras, Kane Richmond, and a life which did not include then sereen the one man who can most Harry Woods and others-pursuing colourfully portray the most convinthe course of "Devil Tiger with in any way would seem a dreary und cing characterizations of lawyers and terror constantly in their path. V hundred years ago the woman who sedentary one to many. But three that man is Otto Kruger. Kruger, Tiger" starts on Friday at the King's could ride a horse and fight a duct for many years one of the finest Theatre,
WAK No Hicre than a freak; and her | actors of the legitimate stage, appears
"Three Live Ghosts" in this pleture as Attorney Kent Bar- "Three Live Ghosts", United Artists accomplishments, far from being ad ringer, a prominent gentlenian of the con.edy-drama, featuring an all-star tired, were regarded as a complete bar whose memory of the only woman cust showing at the Oriental Theatre negation of both her sanity and hor
difficulties encountered serious he ever loved almost wrecked his re-an Wednesday and Thursday is unique femininity. This was only one of the putation. Teeming with tense drama. in that it entirely different in its Christina of Sweden, a fascinating tic situations, "The Women in is there, story construction and locale ife tells the story of Kruger's rise from any picture thus far prodused character whom Greta Garbo recreates to great heights in the legal profen. There are no courtroom, theatre or christinn," which opens aimultaneous. in her newest starring vehicle, "Queen sion, of hi toying with beautiful night-club scenes depicted in "Three wamen, with the memory of another Live Ghosts", nor does the picture on Saturday at the Queen's and Alhambra Thenires. When Christina theme song and dance still bounting him, of his disgrace and feature a
began to grow to the age where she Ghosts", Live downfall for neglecting the interests specialties. of an innocent man sentenced to death deals with the complientions that arise old make her own decisions about a crime did not commit and when three British soldiers, after living, the whole idea of obligation of saying
that man's life through escaping from a German prison camp, to be as well trained and equipped as superhuman sacrifice. Kruger is well return to Loulon and learn to their man for the business of uling, a contains all those vital supported by an excellent cast which nunzerent that they have been listed country was so deep within her that he shocked and startled the kingdom "killed in includes the inimitable Uun Merkel, hy the government elements that the body to plays the role of the Breretary aculeze distinction claimed for by going all the plans one better: with an unfailing eye on its comicThree.Live Ghosts" is that it is the she wore male garb so frequently that needs to maintain per-values it in one of her best roles first motion picture to feature on all her counsellors had to keep clamour. on a fiery, while to date. Ben Yyan also geores in his stage east, which includes Beryl Merg for more formaniity; galloped over Best rale under his new Metrecer. Charles McMaughton, Robert the countryside Goldwyn-Mayer contract, as Kroger's Montgomery, Joan Bennett, Cland charger; conducted the affairs of state Junior law partner. The dimeult role Allister, in Vaughn, Shoyle Gard with such sturpness and clarity that of Kruger's sweetheart who is fentous cer, Harry Stubbs, Jack Cooper, the council around her seldom dared of his memory of a woman is well relyn Lee, Nance Price and Tenenter the advice which ordinarily they handled by Isabel dewell, a new actress Haitz. "Three Live Ghosts" is based might feel a woman needed. who will bear watching. Others when the famous comedy-drama stage all this remalneti, of course, a stifled! erit applause includes Roscoe Karns, hit of that name and enjoyed brilliant femininity which the job of being Irene Herves. C. Henry Gordon, engagements in both New York and
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queen did not permit to flourish, very tightly. And it is this combination of the wonton and the ruler which "To-morrow At Seven"
Grein Gurbo, In the first characteriza. Chester Morris and Frank Mellugh. Lion definitely chosen by herarit, at! players with Vivienne Osborne, Henry tempts to create in the new, picture, "Devil Tiger"
Stephenson and Allen Jenkins in RKO As a country woman of the famous and pleasing personality, nor is Pearl Mahy and varied are the exploits Radio Pictures murder mystory "To erratle queen, and as one whose recent Osgood, on the Anierten girl. less of the motion picture cameramNAT, BOTTO AL Seven", nt the King's visit to Sweden enabled her to ner-effective. Scenically, "For Love of Hut to Jack Dunn, soundmen with Theatre, once startled the theatrical form considerable research, Miss You" is a riot of beautiful settings,
the the carnival scene on the Grand Canni, STEAMER PURCHASED FOR Fox Film's expedition into the Asiatic world with their preocious talenta. Cinebo presents what is easily.
HONGKONG-RANGOON RUN Jungles, goes the honour of experien- Chester Morris, at the age of seven-richest impersonation of her career. Venice, in particular, with its fleet of eing the most exciting and most dare teen, was voted the youngest leading
"For Love of You"
It is learned that a local concern geroas of incidents. Working on the man in America. After his delat Fox im. "Devil Tiger", In which with Lionel Barrymore in "The Con- A magnificently staged melange of fun will enjoy the operatie renderings has purchased a vessel for the run| nature's most amazing spectacles will perkend, he became an overnight sen- comedy, music, song and spectacle is of Franco Foresta. These include from Hongkong to Rangoon, via in-
Verdi's "Otello." tormedlate ports, with be brought before the theatre-going | katlon. Leading parts ensued in the Intest British triumph "For Love selections from publie, Dunn went through a few "Turn to the Right". "The Exciters" of You", which offers a variety of Leoncavalle's "Pagliacci." Offenbach's and general cargo. moments of horror that probably go "Crime". "Alibi" and others. As aentertainment calculated to please all "Barcarolle," and "The Pearl Fisher" Bizet. The theme song WA equalled in motion picture history, youngster, he was somewhat of a tastes. The fun provided by the well by ife was in the midst of recording the magician. Mellugh's versatility em known comedy team Arthur Risene specially composed by Franz Vienna
Wayne is clean and sound of a battle between a black braces theatre managing and acting. and Naunton. panther and a ferocious tiger. gather: He was at the heim of the Empire hilarious, and the singing by Fences Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori ing, the treacherous nuances of their Theatre in Pittsburgh for several Foresta of excerpta from famous
In London he
MASSAGE night in his earphones, when the pan-years,
understudied operas and of the lilting theme song ther suddenly deserted his natural James Gleason and Richard Tabor from which the picture takes its title Acupuncture, Moxocausis and Bone averanry and leaped. But let Dung in "The Fall Guy", and during the is of high quality, This tenor is
Setting. Holder of Japaneso and remarkable tell it In his own way. This is long run of the show played every gifted with a voice
old, clarity and range, a talent to which Hongkong Government Licences Cures un excerpt from a letter written by male part. Thirty-four years
Sprained Ankles and Wrists, Recom- him in Singapore: "I am writing this Mellugh hoasts of the twenty-four is added excellent - acting, Diana onded for
many years by Loca with my left hand, only due to the years he has been on the stege and Napier has the chief female role to Hospitals and Doctors. fact that I was mauled by a black hereen. He made his professional which she brings an attractive figure
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KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM IN LONDON
London, May 8, The King and Queen of Siam, on
a visit to England, to-day lunched passengers
In the House of Cummons dining Messrs, Petera and Company, aroom: This is the first time reign- local ship broking firm, are interesting monarchs have lunched there.
Their Majesties aubsequently ed in the now service, and it is understood that they have purchased listened to proceedings in the House a most suitable vessel, the Morava, and evinced the keenest interest.- which has been renamed the Chan-Reuter. gon.
The
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Changon, which will in- augurate the now service, la expect built at Hamburg in 1911.
Fitted with wireless, and having Formerly under the two decks, the Changon should prove ed to arrive here next Tuesday from Rangoon. Czecho-Slovakian flag, her port of a most suitable vessel for the carry- registry being Prague, the Changan ing of passengers and cargo on her is a vessel of 3,511 tons, and was
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