THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 22.
1937.
Elaine Barrie Got Four Figures For
Borrowed At 385%- For Others
0 that the wages of the theatre com- pany could be paid, I borrowed £180 at 385 per cent. interest," said a solicitor at London Bankruptcy Court recently. His public examination proceeded, and officials remained ignorant of a story of self-sacri- fice....
Though a solicitor by profession, Mr. Charles Cecil Courtney Lewis, of King's- road, Chelsen, S.W., liked "thrillers."
He read them, talked of them, and, in the end, with friends, started Thriller Theatres, Ltd., and put on shows at the Lyric Theatre, Ham- mersmith. The productions were popular, but promises of financial assistance were not kept.
Mr. Lewis told of his theatrical
ventures
after soon
he left the
where hist
Bankruptcy Court, examination was concluded,
"Just before Christmas," he sold, "we had no money to pay the staff.
It looked na though they would have
an emply Christmas.
PAID THE STAFF
"To pay them, I
borrowed the
money, though! others would help
to stand the loss myself. Still, it was aheer joy to see the faces of the staff when they were paid.
HIKED 8,000 MILES-Jana Carmona,
Rafael Petil right, and Venezuelan Boy Scouts, who hiked 8,000 miles in 21⁄2 years to attend tre Scout Jamboree beginning the last of June, in Washington. They left Venezuela Jun. 11, 1935, encountering many hardships, Greeting Venezuelun them in Washington are Dr. Don Diogones Escalante, Minister, and Senora Escalante.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
"Women · of Glamour"
(King's threatens William Powell's hitherto
to settle the matter, but now have Theatre. lo-day)-Daring search-unehnallenged No. 1 ranking. light on modern life in America's Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton and art studios. The dialogue is swift Henry Dantell contribute interesting and sophisticated, and the charac-studles, terisations are wittingly and cleverly "I lost roughly £500, but 1 do varied. Splendid performances by "When Love Is Young" (Alhambra
Virginia Melvyn Douglas, not regret it for a moment. I still Reginald Denny and a strong sup- romance-comedy featuring Virginia Bruce, Theatre, to-day) Entertaining think we could have made the porting cast.
Bruce, Kent Taylor and Wolter scheme pay had our friends kept
Brennan, The picture blends the ence with the brilliance of Broad- pathos of a deeply human experl-
way's laughter and song. In _addi-
their promises and we might have Theatre, to-day). One of the richest "Turn Off The Moon" (Queen's
comedies of the year. Critics in
made a small fortune.
to screen.
And
Mabel"
on the
"In our Arst month we put on London halled the picture as a fine tion to singing two songs, Miss Bruce "Dracula' and 'Rope, and during the achievement. Regarded as Charles dances for the first time
Ruggles' hopplest contribution first fortnight the takings were nearly screen fun for many years. Around
•£500,"
him to
"Caln is a superb supporting cast in-
(Majestie } cluding Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Theatre, to-day).--Clark Gable usi Mr. Lewis had told the court that Downs, Kenny Baker, Ben Blue, pugilist: Marion Davies us heart-; his assets would realise twice the Marjorie Gateson.
wreckter in A sprightly romance amount of his Habitles. The re- "Under Cover Of Night" (Oriental comedy which gives both players woven plenty of scope to reveal their ceiving order was made in April, and Theatre, to-day). Skilfully
mystery involving about three mur- talents. Allen Jenking contributes to showed liabilities of £607, and assets ders. Neatly solved by Edmund the fun and Roscoe Karns in an-
Lowe, who, as the save detective, other asset to the film.
of £1,435.
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'Undress' Film
'BARRYMORES
CAN LIKE IT
OR LUMP IT'
-Says Producer Hollywood, July 1. 'LAINE BARRIE, whose former husband, Mr. John Barrymore, announced yesterday that, they were going to remarry, figured in an action over an "undress" film in the Hollywood courts to- day.
Film producer Wain Esper was sued by Mr. E. K. Nadel, who claimed proprietary rights in the title "How to Undress in Front of your Husband.” ·
The title is used for a film in which Miss Barrie appears, and to which the Barrymore family have objected as not worthy of their reputation.
Mr. Esper said that he required | stockings. Then, turning her bare the rights in the title Just February back to the camera, she slips off from magazine. He added:-
"The Barrymores ean like the picture or lump it, but Miss Barrie was paid something like four figures for a day's disrobing, "It is going to be released within a week, all enmplaints notwithstand ing
NIGHTDRESS SCENE
The film shows Miss Burrie tal:- ing off her dress, slip. shots und
Joy Brought
Him Death
After learning that his wife, u patient in the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, N., had taken a turn for the better, Mr. Joseph Towlson, aged 77, of Kilvinton-drive, Enfield, col- Japsed at her bedsite recently and died,
Mrs. Dorothy Andrews, his daughter, said after aho had broken the news to her mother: "The Joy and excitement of knowing that at last mother was getting better were too much for him."
TWO KISSES
COST HIM £21
WOMAN TEACHER'S LANDLORD TO PAY DAMAGES
her brassiere and reaches nightdress.
for her
The climax is a full-length view of the nightdress descending, the undergarments then falling at her feet.
Mr. Esper described Barrie's figure as "very pleasing." United Press.
WORLD'S FASTEST TRAINING PLANE
ADDITION TO R.A.F
Mas
A new training aeroplane capable of a speed of more than 200 miles an hour is to be exhibited In the New Type Aircraft Park at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. This Is be- Ileved to be the fastest training aero- plane in the world.
It is known as the Miles-R.R trainer and it is powered with al Rolls Royce Kestrel XVI., engine, which delivers 745 h.p. at 14,500 ft. The machine incorporates all the latest equipment so that pupils shall be able to fit themselves to go im- mediately to the fastest service types.
It has a three-bladed controllable- pitch airscrew, a retractable under- and trailing edge wing flaps. carriage In addition, the cabin is enclosed. Consequently a pilot flying one of these trainers can learn all that is required of him In operating the a modern various components of military machine.
A SCHOOLTEACHER who was kissed twice against her will was awarded 20 guineas damages, It is permissible to-day to disclose with costs, at Croydon recently another technical advance made by against Robert Atwood, property for the Royal Air Force, an advance British manufacturers on their work owner, of Park Hill Road, Croy-which has already had its effect in
don.
"SAID I LOOKED LONELY"
stepping up still further the already remarkable performance of certain military aeroplanes. It is the in- He had sued the woman, Miss troduellon of nero-engines with two- Nelly Howarth, of St. George's Road, speed superchargers. Worthing, for £3 14s, rent alleged to be due in lieu of notice.
In the course of the hearing he ac-
When the aeroplane renches a given height the pilot, by moving a lover in the cockpit, can bring second train of gears into operation cepted in settlement 12s, paid into in the supercharger drive. The con- court by Miss Howarth, who counter-sequence is that the supercharger is claimed damages for assault and but-speeded up and the power output in-
tery.
LEFT FLAT THAT NIGHT
creased.
AT 17,000 FEET
An engine of this kind fitted to the For Miss Howarth it was slated vickers Wellesley geodetic bambing Atwood called when she was in the acroplane brings the maximum speed
flat alone.
Agure, according to the manufac- He began a conversation of a sug-turers' trials, up to 228 miles an hour gestive character and kissed twice. She left the fat the same night and had not lived there since,
her
at 17,000ft. The highest speed nt- oined by this machine during Gov- crnment trials was a little over 202 miles an hour,
Other teachers of Miss Howarth's school lived in the same block of The engine led to the Wellesley flats and there had since been rum- with the two-speed supercharger is durs and scandal in the school about the Pegasus XVIII., and it hus com- what was supposed to have occurred, | pleted its offelal type tests, which in- clude frequent changes of superchar- Miss. Howarth said, "fle told me ger gear. At 2,500ft, the engine gives he thought I looked lonely, and I said 940-980 h.p., and at 17,750 ft. it gives I was not. I sat in a chair and he 080-900 hp. The Siddeley Tiger came and sat on the corner of the VIII, is the other type at air-cooled table beside me.
radini with two-speed supercharger.
"He begun talking about the its take-off power is 020 h.p.
private re of his wife and himself and put his arm around me against manufacturers' trials with the Vickers Additional figures obtained during my w and kissed me twice."
Wellesley show that the machine has Miss Haworth said that Atwood â still-air range of 1,325 miles, when had since written and apologised.
"ENTITLED TO RESENT" Atwood denied the assault and said that what occurred was of an entire ly innocent nature and he wished to make it clear that there struggle. He complained that the matter had been magnified.
waz no
Is
Inden to 10,000lb, and that with augmented all-up weight the
range increased to 2,270 miles at 188 m.p.h range obtained by any new neropiane This is believed to be the greatest ordered for the Royal Air Force up to the present.
Normally the Wellesley carries a crew of two, pilot and gunner, and Judge Haydon said, "I am con- they are accommodated in enclosed vinced that there was an assault of a cockplis with Intercommunication. kind which a woman is entitled to re- The undercarriage is retractable, and sent. I am going to value the two the bomb load is corried in stream- kisaca inflicted in this improper way in) containers shaped something like at ten guineus each."
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