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qi iqprod sprut huey zo slayanɑ puw innɑ 241)} the Duke and Duches of Kent, made possible the snapping of this informal pictura of the familyʻriding to Buckingham palace for the baptismal rites. The Duke and Duchess of Kent are pictured in car with their baby, who is being held by a nurse. The child was named Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Windsor.
CINEMA NEWS
Rource.
The settings in which one sho is creating before the_cainera. detects, but only with difficulty, the Alluring contracta are proffered by magic hand of Nedd Mann in support every major motion picture studio in of Vincent Kordo-ard consistently the world. Extravagant temptations NOTES SUPPLIED BY fine; and the attention to detail is are offered by atage and radio, Berg- remarkable in such sernes as the ner remained simple, unmoved, un- Grenville
Ball, the outdoor boxing changed with the simplicity of true and the guillotines in Paris and grentness. A very young veteran of Boulogne 10
The rest of the past is the
The stage, sho made her debut at "Broadway extremely
lady Blakeney, Nigel heroine's Ophelia, Rosalind and a realistic Prince
Regent, and
and with
great success in her native
in Germany,
At
gee. It was Paul Czinner, the dis
THE THEATRES
Nothing can Ato
Melody of 1930" from being snek box jan dipetent-Meria Oberon neuen. She played Shakes viola,
office. It's terrifie
to this she
"Escape Me Never"
регсел.
It is curious that afthough Glum. made "Drenming Catherine
the
пла +he the
entertainment. Bruce Marsey. siniser hat real. Vienna B well as Crammed with laughs and dancing, Raymond but what dancing! Eleanor Povellis Ideally cast as the villain Chauve eight undoubtedly in a film name to con lin. Altogether, this picture teen she was a Reinhardt prote Jure with. Ilas and ability. In addition, looks which no one must fail to se, even tinguished director, who persuaded trots out a brand of tap dancing and though they beg, borrow or steal the her to try pictures. Har first film, #Nju". wad not a great success, but bullet work the like of which ban not price of admission.
stimulated her Interest in the been seen on the screen heretofore.
Together she and Czinner Jack Benny does an excellent Job as
"Arinne" and a Broadway columnist. Un near the front is Sid Silvers, who in addition
triumphant Great". Cainner, who is Miss Berg- to his contribution as one of the the prime requisite of flinidom's writers, makes it tough going for darling, Elisabeth Bergner, who Me Never". This film production nlas directed "Escape Benny. Silvers
displayed a dead hearts with one great
epitles and fans have taken to their brand of comedy acting that pictures
release was made by B. and D. for sweeping RON- can use. John Considine has given ture, is anything but a Glamour Girl. through United Artists, with many the picture class production
through The little Austrian stage favourite, of the principals of the London and or who comes to the King's Theatre on einis, wrifith Jones and Leon Quarter- Broadway cast, including Hugh Sin- fines, pli class dozen douce, Fou. Who
Knight
Mo Never the Margaret maine. two routines, one with Nick. Lo Wednesday in n, film version
casey play in which he scored a
out. There are a
fivo
musical
our, with n capital G, has long been
of
STU
numbers: "On a Sunday public of Ave continents rave about! technient advisers and directora, they
tunes
Fe
"The Last Outpost" Jr., and
one solo. Vilma and Buddy Eben contribute
Hollywood has its own Foreign two of their stand-sensation on both the New York and ard routines. Eleanor Powell does London stage, has secured little com- Legion. From the far corners of the three, one unaccompanied that is tops. ment in the Beauty and Fashion earth, soldiers, adventurers and ex-
and
coma. Known Brown Freed have
havo contributed Pages. Instead the critics and the plorers Before
Breakfast c
her acting, which in her true crown-keep an eye out for possible anach You're Feelin'" act
ing glory. If you were to pass her ronisms and furnish writer and Rhythm
and *You Are on the street, you would very likely director authentic information con- Lucky Star" All are good be at a loss to point out anything cerning customs, terrain and dress of In this class is Cap cos- foreign locales, with the last one standing best suggestive of an ability to send cos- chance of getting into hi class. mopolitan theatregoera into raves, Lain Jamist: Haasan, technical diree- There isn't a bad performance in the You would see a hitle girl about tor for Paramount's "The Last Out- picture. Rob
Bok Taylor gives a
five fort nice,
the fect one with
slight, un nost," now running at the Queen's sustained performance as the young developed figure of a boy. From Theatre, with Gary Grant, Claude producer. Juno Knight in a god under her simple hat would peer the Rains and Gertrude Micheal, who selection as the heavy. The Ebins face of a frightened child-large, served with the Turkish Army during look like nice comedy beta for ple- round black eyes, with gold polats in the World War. Descendant of an firm white ancient line Hassan snow up in confined to singing one number which of her face. Her gold hair is very Oriental splendour on his father's tures. Frances Langford's work is them, glowing in the
Una Merkel straight and in innocent of the artful estato in Turkey. she does in good style. is excellent us the stenographer.
rapher. touch of the frlancur or the coiffeur, with Turkey, Armenia, Morocco and Harry Stockwell makes a convincing Clipped in a longish bob it is swopt almost all Asia Minor. He was an
The editor and Robert Wildhack's snoring straight back from the broad fore excellent help in filming
Last Outnost", a drama of
na of the burning is one of the outstanding spots in head. Sports clothes in some subdued Outros the picture. Roy Del Rath's diree- but becoming colour would complete amable. The story of the film is
sands and hell-infested jungles at a the unspectacular picture. But on a the stage or screen another Bergner
per fast-moving romance of two
women
tion keeps the picture
for
Oval
of
fast pace and is rent greets her adoring fana. The child- bosom friends, who become mortal
great portion of the valuce.
dan-
He deserves particular ere like girl has been replaced by an enemies through the love of the same dit for his excellent handling of Miss actress of unfathomablo emotional girl. After facing many unacen Powell on her screen debut. Dance depths. The frightened eyes, the gera they are brought together.again routines by Dave Gould-are all novel voice, the features, the very lines of in a most unusual climax, revealing and ot
original, with his staging of her figure have taken on the shape their intenso sacrifice in this steam- numbers always in keeping with and tone and, quality of the woman ing, mind-killing, Jungle-heil. the story. Albertinn Rasch stages one ballet number, the choreography
tha
of which should be a pushover for ballot
those not too friendly tows by
dancing Artistic ore the
Cedric Gibbons and the photography by Charles Rorcher. The film will be screened at the King's and Alham- bra Theatres from to-day.
"Blossom Timo"
"Blossom Time" the story of which is a new version of the life of Franz Schubert, presents in the Bar role, In his firet British Ficture, the world famous "Golden Voiced" tenor, Richard
Taubor, who, with alde
W
whiskers and (having pocketed his famous monoclo) a pair of specially made spectacles similar to those worn by Schubert In 1820, bears a most re- markable resemblance to the famous composer. Tauber, who prefers sing and talk in German, has already made five talkies in Germany. "Blossom Time," which opens to morrow at the Queen's Theatre, is a big picture, set in grand style, no caro, artistry or expense has been spared to capture the spirit and fanelnating atmosphere In old Vienna. Paul Stoln the Director has excelled, and touches of genlus aro revealed in the manner in which many of the effects have been procured..
“Scarlet Pimpernel"
The Scarlet Pimpernel" leaven a critic vainly groping for superlatives, longing to find one that has not been lessened in valus by ita misuso; in advertisements. For this new, Alex- ander Korda production, presented this week at the Star Theatre, la uni
questionably the finest British picture of this or any other year, and prob ably deserves the prize for the best film produced anywhere during 1004. It marits superlatives of the highest | value. · Leslie Howard's performance is a shoer delight, and by far the finest he has over contributed to the screen The fopplah London clubman. and the demned elusive Pimpernel" are both portrayed by Howard with Incomparable polish, charm and 20-
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