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ROUND THE CINEMAS picture were real service man,ville, Texas.

NOT DAMAGED FIRST

SCREENING LOCALLY.

Benides his marvel- Keaton served as a doughboy in the lous voice, which is without a peer Rainbow Division, in the trenches, in the realm of sound pictures, for the duration of the war; Sedg-Boles has every characteristic bo- wick was an army officer; Brophy, loved by the public in a screen Idol.. Steal, Jack Mintz, assistant direc+ |Tall, handsome with a golden smile RICH MAN & SHOP GIRL tor, Edwards and other men in the and a charming personality, be is cast all had army experience, and the outstanding personality of the For once we did not have any the extras were piaked from ex-romantic photo-play world. back stage or "on stage" scenes service men.

Educated at the Greenville High in a talkie, and that is "Not Dam- The company spent several weeks School and the University of Texas, aged" which started its run at the on location at a "camp" establish- Boles studied to become a doctor. Queen's Theatre. Lois Moran ed on a high plateau near Calabasas But the war intervened, and after and Walter Byron are in lead,ļoverlooking the San Fernando Val-service overseas, Boles determined ably supported by Inez Courtney, ley. Army tents housed actors, to cultivate his voice. He studied as Lois's room-mate, and Robert workers and technicians, and an in New York under Oscar Seagle Ames and George "Red" army cook supplled the food, A and in Europe under Jean de Resko. Corcoran, the two girls', sweet-temporary telephone line ran to His first theatrical appearance was hearts. All four are employed in within two miles of the "battle" on the New York musical stage, a large department store in New was the only communication with where he was seen and signed by York.

the outside world.

Gloria Swanson as her leading man in "Sunya."

"CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD."

The story is the love of a But the company did not lack for rich man (Walter Byron) for one entertainment. Not with Cliff Ed- Boles played many leads in many of the shop girls (Lois Moran)-wards around!

famous silent pletures, but it was At first Loia is suspicious of

not until the advent of the sound "these rich guys," but after a lot

| picture that he came into his own. of adventure in which Cupid did

Then, as co-star of "The .Desert some straight shooting, they dis-

The marvellously dramatic battle Song," "Song of the West," "Rio covered that they were meant for hymn of France is the tremendous | Rita" and "Captain of the Guard,” each other and agreed to marry theme of "Captain of the Guard,' be established himself as America's and go to Paris for the honey-the Universal all-sound production|premler singing picture star,

moon:

In the picture is a fine scene of a "pukkah" Bohemian party with a red hot Spanish dance thrown in for good measure.

CLIFF EDWARDS TURNS SOLDIER.

in the World War-but

**INNOCENTS OF PARIS."

which opens at the Central theatre an Friday. Besides this thrilling music, Charles Wakefield Cadman, for the first time in screen history, Maurice Chevalier is a great auc- wrote several beautiful love songs cess in "Innocents of Paris" now especially to be sung by John showing at the Central Theatre. Boles, who is co-starred with Laura It is difficult to describe the In- La Plante in the film. "Captain of tangible quality of mimic art which the Guard" is a romantic love story this idol of the French stage wields Carrying a ukulele to the front besides an inherently dramatic over his audiences. Young and old might not have been generally done epic, and Sam de Grasse, James take him to their hearts as soon as Clif Marcus, Stuart Holmes, Evelyn they glimpse his all-persusaalve Edwards certainly made him Hall, Claude Fleming, Murdock smile. His is a genius with some- self usefu! with his in the MacQuarrie, Dewitt Jennings and thing of the divine spark that made war fought in Buster Keaton's others have prominent parts in the La Bernhardt Immortal. latest talkie, "Dough

Boya,"

picture which was directed by "Innocents of Paris" deals with which will be shown at the John Robertson.

the rise of a pushcart-peddler and Queen's Theatre. commencing on

John Boles, whose meteoric rise singer, who gets his chance, and Wednesday.

to stardom has made him perhaps makes good on the stage. The Cliff, as the alnging doughboy, the most popular favourite of the scenes are laid in the French capi- warbles for the entertainment of singing screen, was born in Green-tal. The supporting cast is excel. the soldiers, and incidentally the audience renders the song hit of) the picture, "Sing", written by Joseph Meyer and Howard John- son-and then gets shot in the ukulele and becomes a casualty of

war.

army.

The ukulele-playing songster has the role of "Nescopeck" the dough baya, in the new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer satire an army life in which the redoubtable Buster figures as a millionaire's son who enlista in the Edward Sedgwick directed the production, which uses an au- thentic replica of war with its thrills as a background for a series of acreamingly funny adventure for Buster, Clin. Pitzy Katz, Edward Brophy and Victor Potel Frank Mayo plays the captain, William Steele the lieutenant and Sally Eilers, heroine, is seen as a war entertainer at the front.

The hilarious training camp, Buster's adventures in "No Man's

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5 p.m.-Chinese (Studio Concert).

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"HULA."

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Starring Clara Bow, the attrac- tive red-haired. It girl, "Hula" play- Programmefing in the Star Theatre today is a with entertaining very 7 p.m.-European Programme romantic settings in the Hawalian of H.M.V. & Victor Records sup- Islands. plied by Mesara, S. Moutrie & Co.

7.7.45 p.m.- Symphony in E Minor (Brahms),

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Plying her usual dashing role, Clara la seen as a native of the Isles, who falls in love with an engineer of an irrigations works, (played ably by Clice Brook) only to find that he 's married. How-

I Loved You Then as I Love You ever, all'e woll that ends well. In-

Now, Sonny Boy,

Land," and the comical show" at Song---

cluded in the cast are Arlette Marchal, Arnold Kent and Albert

Jesse Crawford (21728) Gran.

the front are among the high spots. Until Love Comes Along, in the new picture. Incidentally,

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The Clock & the Banjo, Lolly Popa,

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Who Cares Anyhow,

She Has a Little Dimple on Her

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Me and My Shadow

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What Does It Matter

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The Magh Sor Salut Amouranth,

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