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Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 9, 1941.
She's the new DEANNA DURBIN
*
•
Now that Deanna Durbin is and two und little boys, Hatch married and has positively ind Buddy, who will grow up to be asserted that her career comes part of a Crazy Gang. second to her private life,
In "Remember," now showing Glorin Jean, who comes to the King's Theatre to-morrow in "A at the Queen's and Alhambra, - Little Bit of Heaven," should we have one of those rum, half- prove to be a very fine successor, screwy, "This is where we caute In" stories, that depend largely Gloria should satisfy the pub upon the personality and gay He's craving for something discretion of the performers. essentially young, fresh and un-
world-the Robert, Taylor, Just returned from craving Dean satisfied before, holiday, has whisked the newly- offlanceit Greer Garson from under in the natural course of events, the nose of their introducer, Lew" before she grew up, became Ayres, Kaerlage having been fol- Miss Durbin and fell in love towed by divorce, Mr Taylor with Vaughn Paul.
touched by
the
ent-
Ing his heart out for love of his ex- wife, when the displaced Mr Ayres, about still the tuna frivad of both, doses voice, them with a drug that causes for-
Gloria lonks about now, is 13. has # Kweet singing
dely uneven teeth, a sub nese that wrinkles agreeably and eyes that selfulness of anything nearer than
six mouths back. practically close when she laughs.
Wint he does not know is how Azl, minretve, she has Joe Pas- ternak, the man who minde Deanna long the loss of memery persist, nor Dorlin' filmas, to produce her. what is the sutidete. Imagine his Misa No little girl in the nim business feelings when the episode of should nged more than that.. Gargon's and Mr Tayler's love at first atght repents well in exact terms. The pleture # Cinderella-kh, one about an East Side child with a voice The lady recovers first, with anus- whee voed talente are discovered in results, when she makes an in- i by a "mmh-in-the-street" broadcaster, teresting announcement
Glaria Jean, Child Star
Stars will include Anna Neagle, but he was more than surprised at
renli he to her re- Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, Anna the stark
found on t Lee, Freddie Bartholomew, Brian newspaper elty room set for "The
Wendy Barrie, Joan
show,
She becomes radio sensation- taarried husband, still under the in- Aherne, Errol Flynn, Jolm Leder. New York Story," Hugh Hunt, the and the entire family (except the quence. child and Grandpa Aubrey Smith)
On the whole a. merry saller badly from a sudden rush of wealth to the head. Child's sister links to spirited comedy by
that in- feels altogether. to principals and a company (Nan Grey) grand to associate with her boy cludes BBle Burke us one of those friend (Robert Stack)-and so on. dithering mamas, and so on.
Maureen O'Hare, stage decorator, in his securacy had Fontaine, Louis Hayward, Alled a dozen jars with four and possibly Charlie Chaplin.
and preferred by cockroaches-- the Charles Laughton, Ray Milland mud water, the mixture used by editors
from Ume immemorial.. When direc Production, under the aegis of Sir or Mervyn Lelloy discovered the Cerrick Hardwicke, is expected to be cavorting insects on the copy dunits, completed in September.
he nodded his approval; so Edward Broadway's suash hit musien, G. Robinson will be faced, with "Louisiana Purchase," is being made reallen when he takes over the joh So, for the sake of the family's
The all-British film "The Chang- with Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victer as newspaperman lu the picture, soul, the child pretends she has lost ther voice. Things straighten them- ing World", proceeds of which will Moore and frené Borcont heading with Edward Arnolt selves out, sister and boy friend are go to the British war relief funds, the cust. *
Walt Disney's "Fantasia" is now re-united, and the child does, of is now in production. The first
You have heard that Hollywood is available for world-wide distribu- course, recover her voice and stars sequence in this murmoth produc
tion is being directed by Herbert a land of make-believe, and so it is in, without the necessity of using in a huge concert,
Wilcox. Alfred Hitchcock will take in one sense of the word. Then you the elaborate and expensive equip- Besides the artists mentioned, the over the second snapence, with should know, too, that there are ment. "Pontasia" is still runating In cast includes such old favourites of directors Edmund Goulding, Zoltan those in it who would bend over New York, having been on for nearly
Stevenson ninens Eugene Pailette. Stuart Er- Korda and Rober!
to backwards for the sake of realism. 46 weeks, the longest roadshow run win, Frank Jenks and Billy Gilberi follow,
One such person is Mervyn LeRoy, of any alm..
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NEW LOW FOR· S'HAI DOLLAR
Shanghal, Aug. 8. Already beset by anxiety over the grave Far East situnilon, Shanghal residents had a new wor to-day when the dollar slumped to a new low.
At the opening the rate was 3
but 1-040
i steadily dropped throughout the day and closed at 2. 7-8.
Banks were not willing to sell sterling owing to lack of cover.- Reuter.
In Hongkong the national currency yesterday touched its lowest point at 15.30 Le. 11.K.$15.30 for every N.C.$100, and the market closed in the afternoon at 15.4875..
Beside the Sea
BY KEMP, STARRETT
THE OUTING CAN ALWAYS BE
·BRIGHTENED UP WITH ANY HANDY SHELLFISH.
("IDR JIEAVENS GAVE!
ARE YOU GETTING
DEAF
BESIDE THE SEA YOU'LL FIND PEOPLE - WHO GO THERE JUST TO PAN THE YOUNGER GENERATION.....AND WISH THEY WERE OF IT.
"THEY NEVER SEEM TO HEAR. ANY- "THING YOU SAY TO THEM...AT THE SHORE:
AND OF COURSE IF A. SHOWER SHOULD BLOW UP... AND ONE WILL... COVER THE BATHING SUIT AND LIGHT OUT FOR THE NEAREST SHELTER.
THE LURE OF THE SEA IS ALL-POWERFUL... WE'VE HEARD IT SAID.
SAND ALWAYS ADDS A CERTAIN SOMETHING TO A BANANA.
IT CAN BE AS HOT AS A ...~ BASTED TURKEY IN TOWN.... BUT GO TO THE BEACH FOR
·RELIEF AND HOW YOU GET IT,
AND BESIDE THE SEA YOU'LL FIND THE FOLKT"" WILO GO THERE FOR PRESII AIR AND SUNSHINE.
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