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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FILMLAND NEWS FASHION NOTES
ALLEGED
Rivalry Over Part In Black Crepe de Chine KIDNAPPING
With Silver Lame
Shakespeare Film
PRODUCER BEATS STUDIO CHIEFS
NEW SLIT SKIRT
*. The casting for Wamer Brothers production of "A Mid- summer Night's Dream" is said to have led to some rivalry between Guy Kibbeo and James Cagney for the part of Bottom (anys the Daily Telegraph.) The studio want ed Kibbee; Professor Reinhardt, who is producing, insisted Cagney. Cagney-got-tho-part..........
on
The selection of ballet dancers led, according to an American authority, to some pathetic scenes. The applicants Included hundreds of dancers, no longer young, who hoped that in such a production experience would count for more than girlish charm.
"Reinhardt and his ballet mis, tress, Nijinska, horded the girls, 15 at a time, into formation," one
to reads. "Then,
A spiritless dirgo on a plano, they went through a routine movement.
"Never more than three of the 16 ware selected. Elated, they room, rushed to an adjoining while the luckless ones dragged their feet to the side of the stage, where they pulled their coats over! their bathing costumes or rehear aal costumes, and departed. None of the veterans was chosen."
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" la an ambitious bid for prestige.
"Individual Styles", "A-de- butanta may wear a long black crepe de chine skirt and the most charming silver lame blonac." The skirt in this instance is alit at the kem, and the blouse has a draped neck held in place by the clips.
TO REMOVE FIXED CLASS
STOPPERS
HANTS FARMER WINS ACTION
POISONER OF FOXES
The bearing was concluded at the Hampshire Assizes at Win- chester recently before Mr. Justice Humphreys of the action in which John Thomas Chalmers, of Lore Hill Farm, Newton Valence, near Alton, claimed damages for alleged conspiracy against Captain Jervoise Bollthe Scott, of Rotherfield Park, Alton; Henry Warner, of Lower Green Farm, Hawkley, near Lise, farm manager; Heary Hilton Morris, of Plain Farm, East Tisted, estate agent; George Turnbull, of Plain Farm, East Tisted, farm foreman: Frank Mitchell, of Nor ton, Selbourne, corn merchant; Edward Charles Gamblin, of Sel- bourne, gravel pit foreman; and Frank Renyard. of East lorry driver.
Tisted,
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The plaintiff also claimed against TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.
all the defendants except Captain Scott damages for alleged battery and falso imprisonment, and there further claim for the return
WAS
of money and articles detained and damages for their retention.
Captain Scott's reply to the al- legations was that he had no know--
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The other defendants denied the
assault and the false imprisonment.
The jury returned a vordlet for the plaintiff against all the defend-. and a glass, slopperants except. Captain Scott, "We're not making the mistake becomes so fixed that it not awarded him 5100 damages, of trying to be smarter than only resists force, but
SOMETIMES
also the
BEATEN AND BOUND
Shakespeare," the assistant direc-usually prescribed hot cloths. The plaintiff alleged that he was
tor, Dieterle, anys. No doubt he When this is the case it should has been warned by the programme be treated with aweet oll. Place decoyed to a remote spot; masked men" set about him with cudgels; notices of the Pickford-Fairbanks a few drone of all round the rim tied him up, gagged, and blind picture, "The Taming of the of the bottle, where it will settle folded him; put him into a car and Shrew," which contained the classic round the stopper, let it stand drove him 17 or 18 miles before the line, "Additional dialogue by Sam short time, and then you will find Taylor."
be the stopper can withdrawn Warners are even avoiding the quite easily. word "Adaptation," preferring the phrase,
"Screen Treatment ar-
ranged by Charles Kenyon and downtrodden secretary to
Walls. Mary M'Call, jun.".
AUTHOR OF "TARZAN" TO MARRY
Tom
gag and bindings were untied; and him that they poured beer over before he was set at liberty.
Evidence was called for the de- fence the day previous.
Harold Greenhough, a surveyor. of Greatham, said that early in May ho saw Chalmers with foxes' All manner of camera tricks will
brushes on his car. Chalmers said be used to heighten illusion. The
he had two men who had "done script calls for a comet that strikes the ground, characters that run up Edgar Rice Burroughs, the well-grit" who were kliling foxes for the moon path, a leap by Puck on known author of the Tarzan, the him
Mr. Justice Humphreys.-What to a doorknob, and fairies, whose Ape Man," stories, is to be marri-does "done grit" mean? That they dancing feet never touch the ed again.
had been in prison. ground.
CLARA BOW
Clara Bow, the red-haired film star, is expecting a baby.
Clara Bow, at one time known as the "It Girl," is married to Rex Ball, the cowboy film star, who was for some tuna associated with Tom Mix.
WILCOXON'S OPERATION
His bride will be Mrs. Florence| Henry Warner, one of the defen. Dearholt, Jun., an ex-film actress, dants, said he heard that Chalmers after her decree of divorce against had three or four men on his farm Ashton
Doarholt, the producer, who had "done time" and who had has been made absolute.
been killing foxes. Ho (Warner) They are expected to be married thought perhaps Chalmers, might
bring them with him. in March.
•
SEPARATION AFTER
_HONEYMOON....,
Frank Mitchell, another defen- dant, giving evidence, said that Chalmers was laid on the ground and his hands-and-legs-were-tied. June Knight, the film actress, A sheet was put over his head and who married Paul Ames, a Now he was placed in the witness's car. York stockbroker, recently reveal-Nobody hit him with a stick. It Henry Wilcoxon, the formered in Hollywood that she had was not true that Chalmers was Birmingham Repertory Company parted from her husband at the Ragged. When they took him out of the car he was given some beer player, is to go into hospital for end of their honeymoon.
one man. He promised he the removal of his topsils.
This holds up work on Cecil B. added, would depend on what hap- would never kill any more foxes,
Captain Scott gave evidence, and de Mille's new production, "The pened during the next few days counsel addressed the jury. Crusades," in which the British June Knight acted in "Mata actor plays the leading part of Hari," "Ladica Must Love," and Richard Coeur-de-Lion.*
..
NEW WALES-LYNN COMEDY
.
Reconciliation or
"Take A Chance."
divorce, shelby
POISONED FOXES
Mr. Justice Humphroya, in aum- ming up, described the kidnapping as an outrage. He pointed out that Chalmers had admitted that he had poisoned foxes.
C. Aubrey Smith, another Eng Hahman, takes the role of the The jury found in favour of Hermit, while Ian Keith, who is Captain Scott. They found against of strong Scottish descent, has the
other six defendants and the role of Saladin.
awarded Chalmers £100 damages. "I do not know myself that it is Mr. Casswell asked for judgment any worse to poison a fox thun it is to poison a cat or a dog or, for for Captain Scott, with costa,
Mr. Blake Odgers (for the other the matter of that, a rat," said the The latest Tom Walls Ralph defendants; said that on July 18 Judge. "It is a very objectionable way of getting rid of animals, Lynn comedy, "Fighting Stock" the other defendants paid the sum unless you poison them as veteri has started production at the of £100 Into Court. He contended Gainsborough Studios at Islington. that the order in this case shouldnary surgeons do. That is quite a different thing. I don't suppose It is a Bon Travers story,
be judgment for £100, but that the there is anybody in this Court or defendants should have the costs in any Court in England who does Tom Walls has Zi typical
not regard a person who is in the "crusty" role. He starts a violent incurred since payment in.
Mr. Trapnell, K.C., for the habit of poisoning animals as a quarrel with his neighbour, with whose daughter (Lesley Wareing) plaintiff, said he could not resist very objectionable person. It is a Tom's nephew, Ralph Lynn, has judgment with costs for Captain very nasty trick. Was that already fallen in love. The cast Scott, and Mr. Casawell suggested reason why the six defendants Also Includes Maries Lohr, as well that the £100 paid into Court threatened him in this way? Not
J. Robertson should not be paid out until Captain one of them said so." ДВ the Inimitable Haro, as William Duck, timid and Scott's costs had been satisfied.
SALESMAN SAM
HERE'S A PASS TO EV'RYTHING'ON 'TH'. GROUNDS, MR. HOWDY, FER JUDGIN! TH' SHEEPI
GEE! THANKS
A LOT!
MADE HOME FUD
the
(Continued on Previous Column.)
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
Across
1 Small person, but not so small
e when unanishod.
Often wants to know-if-you- would like anything on. The warm part of Liecember, She took a timbret in her hand 10 If her surname is Adamson, you have a question answered by Genesis Iv., 2.
11 Almost entirely past.
12 A member of one of the twelve. 14 Matthew Arnold dubbed her "famed in all the arts, in none supreme.
16 I'm Sloan (Anagram).
17 Not posted, but it might have
been.
18 Hunting cry.
10 A common proceeding to pre vent luck of nutrition, perhaps with the usual provisions, or it- 28 may be one composed of
fruit alongside
Yorkshire river.
*
26 My great grandfather's trouser
material makes nurse sharY.
27 Mean? Why, it does! 28 Much more than surprised. 20 No one wants to stay in
transatlantic islo 24 Down.
this
30 In New England they rarely
dance it nowadays.
31 Start dealing with equipment. 32 Uncle's or aunt's relative.
33 This worm might turn, but would it ever land one in re- turn?
34 Vulgar chent
Down
1 That's the word extorted, but
uttered indistinctly. 2 Obtains,
another
but, with lotter, lakes away..
And Maybe They're Well Preserved)
WAIT A ME FER TH! FERRIS WHEEL) MINUTE, AN' THE MERRY PLEASE! (WONDER GO-ROUND!
“IF YOU'LL DO ME ANOTHER FAVOR
·SURE THING! JEST NAME YER TICKET!
PRESERVES MADE BY HOMETALENT
| WELL, I'D LIKE TA HAVE YOU JUDGE THI JAM!
8 A famous play appropriate for the old barn-storming com- Danica.
4 Profound,
5 It comes to this!
A plague.
7 Waves,
13 The London suburb where it
isn't done at midnight,
15 A civil disturbance,
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Carried by the man (hyphen).
20 Colour
of letters.
21 A couple of letters ought to do
for this (hot stuff, eh?).
22 Expert, but wick at heart.
23 A man has never done this under-
fast conditions.
24 Gate-crashers are, 25 Excessive,
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