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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
DECEMBER 11, 1935.7
brother-in-law. When her sister's expensiver tastes for a luxurious life involves her husband in a stock swindle game, Misa Lupine comes to the rescue without revealing either her heart or her hand in the
pro- a high-powered, half ceedings. In a
and half dramatic sequence, inkle Tomlin son of Mine Lurdno's The love story of a famous New boss, Joseph Cawthorn, expones Sid- York author, played by Gary Cooper, and a New England farm girl, pinyed ney Blackmor's crooked stock deni by Anna Sten, is told in The Wed-ings to cloar Taylor who was an in-
nocent victim. All ends, happily,
"Paris in Spring" ding Night"," production which Samuel Goldwyn comes to the King's
Paramount's musical-comedy "Paris Theatre to-day. Also featured
Vinson and In Spring" is showing at the Oriental. Bellamy, Helen
King Vidor Theatre to-lay
to-shorrow and Rumani
Indy first
of sonK, the picture that high Mary Ellis, and, its new romantic
Cooper, as the Filmdom's author, suddenly learns
Tullio Carminati, are the living and
luxury has ruined his liter ary ability
delightful to his country home In Connecticut, delig Thero he finds fresh inspiration in quadrangle the strange habits and customs of his Mary Ells docan't foreign-born neighbours and he de- tion to him, Carminati threatens to cides to write a
a book about thom, with jump off the Elel Tower, of roman- that every mother wishes for her baby
athetic complication with his farm girl neighbour as
are
And, with his wife, he IS DETEGNs involved In this
ong-lilled story of
romance. Because
enough atten
tic comedy,
Mother's Help and Baby's Friend.
The first and most important thing
Arst sign: of the best and surest ways of
heroine, After his wife departs to But instead of James Blakeley-is health, o strang constitution on and start off later life. The wise mother is over return to the comforts of city life, cap pair get together, this mad-which to build a path to auccess in night life મ on the alert, ready to correct any the author and the girl realise they on a wild whirl in the love each other. But her father, in Paris. Their respective sweethearts health irregularity, be it ever so slight,
become Jealous ingi
police
accuse. Car- at the with tradition, has command.
Miss Lupino and that she
marry a man of his choice, minati of kids plane that winds up keeping child at and well which is Although she does not love him. She decides finally to rebel against par at the mansion owned by Miss known and valued in countless homas.
Lupino's grandmother.
Grandma where there are children throughout ental dictation, to live as she chooses, but she meets with tragetits
while shute up the incorrectly paired the world is by means of Baby's Own with copious
In different
and after Tablets. Helen Vinson, as the wife,
night of
These tablets are the prescription woman's weapons to keep her hus
couple are brought to-of an eminent, medical child-specialist the loving band. Edwin
"The author ether Knopf was
again. Jessie Ralph plays and are the ideal treatment for the of the original story of "The Wedding
Lynne Overman, miner health troubles Night" and Edith Fitzgerald made the grandmother. Hugh Enfield and
and Joseph North the tercen adaptation. Omar Kinay others whose minor characterisations renders them
Their mild laxative action perfect cleansing designed the costumes, Richard
sterling performance was art director and Alfred New contribute to n
bowels, and they help
theso to keep man, musical director. The film is by the entire east. Songs for the agent for the little ones' stomach and films were composed by Mack Gordon organs in perfect working order, by released through United Artists.
and Harry Revel. "Smart Girl"
"Bright Lights" The problem of the eternal triangle'
Joe E. Brown, the funnel-mouthed ton and how it affected delighting Risters is Walter
are
of young
tion, ontla cons
quickly
and
the 2010.
Wind, calte,
help
in a new light in at the Queen's Theatro in what it
is allaying the paina of
Smart armeneing to-morrow "Bright Lights" closing to-day to give being readily crushed to pow
In
Paramount film
funniest sold, bts
comedy romance Featuring addition to Joe's laugh provoking roles,
at the Queen's Theatre.
der,
thor up; by
and they expel worms. Easy children like them on account of
Ida Lupino, Gail Patrick and Kent stunts, there are four lively songs, their pleasant taste. Whenever your
c#, "Smart!
for the pleture
Taylor. In the leading
is one of back-stage child shows signs of being off-colour Girl," tells the story of two girls both life and the singing comes in natur-
the
neither a
Baby's Own Tablets
Of chemists everywhere.
of whom fall in love with the same ally. Joe, himself sings and dances give him a dose of
with the man at the same time. Miss Japino nel
and does acrobatic stunts
our Maxelios. Scores of and Miss Patrick play the parts of famour
pretty the sisters, both beautiful, smart and chorus and dancing girls appear in rich. Mr.
the theatrical sequences but "Bright Taylor appears on
musical nor a scene. in the guise of a process Lights," server, the day they lose their money farce, but a stirring romantic drama- goes back to small time. Joe's head and their father commits suicide. comedy. The story is by Lois Leeson swells which causes many compllen- A romantic tangle develops when and concerns Joe E's quirk jump from tlons leading to a unique and amazing Taylor marries Miss Patrick. Smarta burlesque comedy troupe to a big, climax. The cast includes. William
with
madcap Gargan: Joseph Cawthorn, Henry. girl and good aport though she is, Broadway neter, Miss Lunino
the business heiress, Patriela Ellis, aut for adven- O'Neill, Arthur Treacher, Gordon wark, makes good as a. hat designer, ture. His wife and partner in the Westcott, Joseph Crehan and William and secretly remains in love with her show, Ann Dyornk, in out of it and Demarest.
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