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CINEMA NOTES
Jan Klepura, European singing' thrilling January and his walf-ward, atar who entranced audiences in "Be tragedy comes when he learns that Mine Te-night" and Gladys Swarth- the government is installing automa- out, comely Metropolitan Opera Star tie lights and he will lose his job. It who mule her screen debut in "Roue laken a further heart touching twist of the Rancho" are teamed in "Give when Nazro announces that he has us This Night," a musical romance found Shirley's relatives, Mr. and which is being shown at the Queen's Mrs. John Mason, Claiming the little Theatre to-day. "Give us this Night" girl, they take her to Boston. Dut introduces new type of musical all the luxuries, toys and good times Hongproduction to the screen-a combina- they can provide for her can never tion of popular and semi-classical wipe out the memories of her hap- mule written by two outstanding piness with January attd Nazro. Not figures in their respective fields, until they give her a blg yacht and The auale is by Erich Wolfgang she finds tint January is the skipper Korngal, with lyrics by Oscar am- and Nazro the first mate does Shirley meratele 11. Included in the score is become the ray light-hearted little Swarthout plays the role of a famous house with Captain January. Kun- an original opera by Korngold. Miss miss she was while living in the light- upera soprano who alds a young ning the full scale of theatrical on- Italian fahermana role played by tertainment elements, blending drama Kiepura-te senlo the heights of with comedy, contrasting both by a him in his native village, and with and embellishing all with nicely She first discovers pair of light. love Interest situations operatie fame. the assistance of a noted composer, spotted music and dancing, the atten- gives him his chance to study and tion stimulating quality
of the Running through
this attraction is evident. It is story frane-work is the three-cor-significant when Shirley Temple is nered romance- involving the star. the star the fisherman and the composer. Phillip Merivale, a star of the Lon-1 don and New York stuges. for many
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"Captain January”
liam had portrayed Perry Mason in purpose of receiving the Report
"Captain January Starring Shir-lived only half a mile from the studio, two previous pictures, and the writer of the Directors and the State-ley Temple, la showing to-day at the the two had only corresponded when ments of Account to 31st Decem- King's and Alhambra
Theatre.the new picture started. Responding ber, 1935, and
of a little seat the actor's invitation, the writer of declaring Basically it's story Dividends, etc.
waif and the great affection that exists between her and the old light-visited him on the set and got first house keeper, Captain January, who,
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film. "Warren after rescuing her, takes her to live was made into
win | Haiphong hunian interesting, is light, gay and after seeing him work. "I believe. cheerful, sparkling with that quality that he has caught the spirit of the that brings sndles and laughs. It is character even more fully than I the occiaion for Shirley's singing have. Any change I may make in "Early Bird" and "At the Codfish Perry in future stories will be to Ball". Also it is the background for approximate the feeling Mr. William the performance of several of her has given the character." "The Case dance numbers. The show takes a of the Lucky Lega" is the latest First dramatic twist when the new truant National picture to be based on one officer, Agatha Morgan, decides that of the Gardner's best selling novels. the child is not being brought up in Others in the cast include Genevieve the proper atmosphere, that her Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, education is being neglected and that Allen Jenkins, Barton MacLane, she should be placed in an institution. Pergy. Shannon and Henry O'Nelll. The friendly enemles January and. Captain Nazro plan how they can
Captain J. H. Lock commander of outwit the menacing Agathd." Ten- seness of the drama is eased by the R.M.A. Dorado, will speak at comedy situation in which Shirley to-morrow's meeting of the Rotary outsmarts Agatha's per, Cyril, in an Club on "The Growth of Imperial examination." The triumph of that Airways"
from 4th MAY to 22nd MAY, Both with him. This angle, always deeply linm is Perry Mason," Gardner sald, Shanghai and Japan
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