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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1931.

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THE BIG PONDA COMEDY

DRAMA.

"TRUE TO THE NAVY.”

The Navy Department of the United States helped Clara Bow to be "True the Navy." Technical advisers experienced In sea war fare supervised the aets at the i'aramount studios for the "It" girl's latest picture, which will show in the Central Theatre_on next change.

BOY BANDIT'S BOLD COUP.

Hold-Up in Centre of New York.

The New York police have been The interior of one of the four-utwitted by a beardless boy teen inch gan turrets of the U.S.9. bandit, who, in their own words, Mississippi was duplicated at the as commilied the boldest crime motion picture studio, the naval ex-

for years. perts, assigned by the Navy De partment, making sure that the set

role.

"KING OF JAZZ.”

One

Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan "Paris". Worth a visit to Kow- inon. It is the first Talkie of the famous Continental star. Jack Buchanan needs no introduction to He will also be seen at the opening show of the new King's Theatre in "Monte Carlo." Bordoni made her Arst appearance in New York in support of Elsie Janis in "The Rig Pond" in the Central, have the brogue; she was educat- revue. Travels like a Queen with Theatre with incomparableed in London and Paris, and is the retinue of servants, etc.

the "Maurice Chevalier,

Claud- daughter of a Major. The small rather fascinating if you like her

(Majestic). ette Colbert, who played also boy was true to type and natural. tyle. together in the French vorsion. Farrel Macdonald and Kerrigan Not the Chevaller of "The Love both pleased.

"The Go'den Call" with a fav

The boy stole $(G)11,150 re- Parade," but if you care to see your

John Garrick had nothing muchourite of the Movie days, Jack Mul

presenting week-end receipts, favourite in over-alls, chewing gum | to do. fle was born in Brightonhall, assisted by Sue Carol, El

was exact in every detail.

from the Paramount Theatre, in and using American slang, then and his real name la Reginald Brendel and Marjorie White, in a

scene in the picture shows the the heart of Now, York, and in Anyhow, it is some- Dandy. Played the leading part search for the perfect leg to adverfighting seamen at battle practice spite of a police cordon which you must go. thing different from his usual, and in "Rose Marie" in Australia. Re- fine Moon hosiery.

It may please. in the turret.

was quickly organised, succeeded it has its moments. There is no rently married his co-star, a San (Queen's),

Fredric March, loading man in in making good his escape. questioning the Chevalier charm. Francisco girl. Name changed by

"True to the Navy," plays the parned. The boy took the sole avail- The robbery was carefully plan- The story? An American girl, while Fox because it is too like Reginald

of a fira! clagg gunner's mate. atronci, fills in love "With~a | Denny. Maureen, who wants us to

Frank Tutttle, who directed able lift to the treasurer's office Frenchman. Her father, hoping to forget she is truly Irish, is much

"Sweetis," made this picture, and on the fourth storey of the Para- cure her, brings the Parisien back improved young woman these days:

Harry Green, featured comedian of mount builling, one of the most to America and pets him to work Pox took her in hand, straightened

"Kibitzer," has a strong supporting imposing new skyscrapers in in his guri factory. But the for. her teeth, dressed her like a million

Times Square. There he forced eigner makes good, and they finish tollars, coached her in acting, and

CHEVALIER THE STAR.

the lift operator to accompany with the honeymoon. Quite human pushed her for all they are worth

him to the office, where Mr. and consistently amusing..

She is now heading for the stellar

France and America are liberally

Dreylinger, the treasurer, was in Clandette Colbert, also another position, but whether she will justi-represented "The Big Pond,"

counting the receipts from the importation from France, does ber fy it remains to

midnight performance. be proved Paramount's cornedy-drama, with best with the part epposite the stur. She is just one of the lucky Irish music now showing in the Central

had the pleasure of meeting her there are not many.

The star is Maurice Chevalier, when she wns on her world tour with her husband, Norman Foster. es, and hard work, falth, plus the former idol of Paris, but now Idol They 44i one Talkie together, most perfect tenor voice, and the of America. He plays the part of ar. Young Man of Manhattan." Claud wisdom to sing the songs that sp ambitious Frenchman who makes born in Paris, but real to the masses has enabled him good in an American chewing gum has lived in America since 1913. accumulate the largest fortune factory. The leading lady is Amongst her earliest efforts, on the of any contert singer of all time. Claudette Colbert. American stage stage was in support of Lowell A magnificent castle in Ireland, and screen favourite. She plays Not only is this bridal veil itself Sherman, delightful both on the apartment in New York, and now the role of an American daughter 500 yards in extent, but it is sur stage. Talkies, and now as Direc-he has "Gone California," and his of wealth who meets Chevaller rounded in the number by beauti- Missful bridal restumes all designed by tor, and at present the husband of estate there is truly magnificent. while travelling in Venice.

and Herman Fosse, the celebrated New Helene Costello. Miss Colbert has His wife, an Irish girl whom he Colbert was born in Paris made a big success on Broadway, married in the days when he was lived there until her early teens York designer. Pin of all theatrical folk. Went a struggling beginner, is still his when she went to New York. to London in "The Barker" with | Lest critic, One daughter only.

The Big Pond" was directed by James Kirkwood and Norman Fos- His hobby a art collecting, and his Hobert lentey, who directed "The ter who married her in the treasures are worth a million, Lady Lies"

"Roadhouse play, so they did so'ull stage, too. am glad Hong Kong people liked Nights." By-the-hye I wish we could have his first Talkie. It has been a big that Talkie here, Milton Sills, Висселя all over the world. Douglas Fairbanks

and Queen's). jun., Dorothy Jackall!-fine show. Misa Colbert is now back at work on the The Central Theatre" announce the product of Robert Presnell and Paramount lot in New York.

Garrett Fort. The dialogue was that they have procured "The King of Jazz." It is one of the best en-written by Preston Sturges. tertainmen's that has yet been pro duced. Who is better than Paul Viteman? in Blue" by George Gershwin, play.

was

John McCormack is amongst the

Hear "The Rhapsody

All the

Theatre,

and

The original play upon which the picture is based was written by and A. E George Middleton Thomas. The screen continuity is

"The Big Pond" is Chevalier's bird American picture. It follows his successes in "Innocents of Paris" and "The Love Parade."

"THE GOLDEN CALF.”

The biggest bridal vell ever inade, a glittering fabric of golden lace which would delight the heart

lift man had brought the sand- Mr. Dreylinger, thinking the of any woman, is used in the gorgewiches he had ordered, opened the ously colourful atmospheric "Bridal door, to be confronted with the Vell", number of the "King of pistol held by the masked youth, Juzz," the Universal all-sound and whose downy check attested to Technicolour musical extravaganza the fact that he was too young to which opens in the Central Theatre have. soon, starring Paul Whiteman.

These costumes, which are worn by the most attractive girls to be found in Hollywood, are period reations of the finest fabrics and embroideries, the theme of the number being the costuming of the different bridal processions of the past which pass before the present day bride. Jeanette Loff is featur ed in this number with Stanley Smith.

Telephone Dismantled, Mr. Dreylinger, at the boy's command, pat the cash into a leather bag, which the robber took away after dismantling the telephone, but net bothoring with the much larger sum in the safe. The boy thereupon ran the lift to the sixth storey, from which ho could reach either the balcony of the theatre or the corridor of the office building of which the thea. tre is a part.

Mr. Dreylinger, running to the next room, toiephoned the order to have all doors locked and the police summoned. Three thou sand persons who were witnessing A special musical score was writ the midnight performance were ton for the number and played by kept prisoners until they could de Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, part in single file through a police who are starred in the revue, with line with Mr. Dreylinger scanning. Miss Loff's and Smith's songs esach face. recially composed by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen.

John Boles also sings two spec- tacular musical numbers.

The entire picture was directed by John Murray Anderson, who As brought from New York es- pecially for the purpose of creating the greatest revue,

Chevalier has but recently re- turned from his tour of Britain and France. I am at a loss to know why "The Love Parade" was not chosen as the Winner for 1930. Wherever it was played it was riot.ed magnificently and dramatised and no matter what our nationality with striking originality. we became rabid Chevalier "fans". Universal stars flitting across the In Paris he first achieved fame, Aercen. John Boles singing better Bohemian life as it is lived by now the world acclaims him. The than usual, Jeanette Loff, Laura la artists and their models in Green- Great War took him away from his Plante, Kathryn Crawford, Sisters wich Village, la given in work. He earned the Milltary G. some good, some indifferent, but Golden Calf," Fox Movietone Cross, was gassed, became a pri al lending colour to a super-pro- comedy with music, a forthcoming Foner of War in a German Camp.duction.

technicolour, and attraction in the Queen's Theatre: learned his English from fellow-stayed by a man who knew his A feature of the production will British prisoners. Became the rage work thoroughly, John Murray An-be the staging of the Illustrators' in Faris when he returned to his derson, although this was his first Rall, a famous annual event in . Meanwhile the spectacle of al vaudeville work. Took New York offert for the Talkica. Novelty, Greenwich Village, on the audible by storm with his one-man show

comedy and beauty. (Central). Like Al Jolson, he holds the audi ence in the hollow of his hand, for just as long as he likes to an- tertain-truly

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achievement.

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screen.

An all-star cast, which includes Norma Shearer in "Let Us be Sue Carol, Jack Mulhall, El Brendel, Gay." I wonder if this charralag Marjorie White, Richard Keene and Iis first picture, "The Innocents of clever actress has ever known a Paul Page, le featured in this pro- Paris, gave an inkling of what to failure. This young Canadian girl duction which is directed by Millard

She made a Webb. expect, then came the winner; "The 1s worth studying. Love. Parade." Married his danc-fetish of ambition. She had a goal ing partner Yvonne Vallee, who and she held to it. She confesses she wanted a thing, lays opposite him in the French that when version of his latest; "Playboy of everything and every one had to Paris."

Maurice thinks that variety is the keynote for success in the en- Lertainment world. That is why he likes to change his material and

make way for her. She was ruth- less. She had no other creed, but self; she was ferociously ambitious, Egotistical to a degree. But it was just the natural hardness of ambi- Hious Youth. Miss Shearer has had

make each character different from the golden things of life poured the other. He will not sing two Songs in the same production that into her lap. Success, more than

The marriage i are similar in type. In "The Big even she dreamed. Pond" one is a love song, one ashe wanted, now a son, and recent- comedy number, and the other forly chosen as the screen's best actress. What has all this done

She studies

the little child. No artiste or the for her? It has made her kinder, screen to day has so taken the

tolerant, friendly, more human. hearts of the seople as Maurice. He spontaneous wit, his boyish She realises that there are others inander, personality, talent and who have their hopea, their pains, amile. Little Elaine Kotch makes their ambitions, too. an appealing maid-of-all-work. humanity, she brings that study to bear in her Interpretation The rest of the cast up to standard.

of each character she has put upon (Central).

the screen. Bad woman, good woman, each a perfect study.

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William Haines in "Way out West," supported by Leila Hyams,

In this play by Rachel Crothers,

Polly Moran, and Cliff Edwards. which ran for a year on Broadway, do not say it is Haines at his best.she is the plain wife who divorces He is a barker her husband when she finds him

The story amuses.

nt a side-show, becomes a cow-boy and is very "Hainesiah." and that can be very attractive. mended. "(Queen's).

Recom-

After an

guilty of philandering. interval turns up at a fashionable house party on Long Island, and every moment brings a new victory to the erstwhile ugly duckling, now a worldly beauty, who humbles her It could ex-husband to the dust. hardly fail to please such excellent support. Maria Dressler, who very 20ary steals the picture, Tyrell Davis and Hedda Hopper-both amusing. Itod la Rocque all that one desires as the husband. bert Emery, the American with the British voice, who will be remem bered for bis work in "Behind that Curtain," Sally Eilors, and others. Gilbert Emery, writer and Boidiary

Gil-

"True to the Navy," Clara Bow as a per-maiden in a soda fountain. She cries and slags, and seems to be the hope of the whole Pacific Fleet Story very reminiscent of "The Fleat's In." Fredric March wins the girl. Others pop up at intervals. The story not worthy of the fascinating red-head, but after all it is Clara, and it will please those who love her anyhow. (Cen- tral);

John McCormack in "Song 0 My Joined up with the French Army Heart" delighted every one. There before America came into the War. was a contest held by one of the Holds the coveted Legion of Picture Play magazines for a choice Honour, also the Italian Order of of his most popilar numbers, and the King. He is chosen by Direc Little Blue Boy" and "I Hear You Fore as the typical well-bred British Calling Me" won did like the type, but he was born in New York easy nonchalant manner adopted ind brought in the New England by John. He did not attempt to States. Loves everything. British, act, and How he slags. A word for Ives a bachelor life, is in his early the accompanist too, In praise, fortled dresses always in typical Allée Joyce very sweet Id Apart: British lounge tweeds, and is very that called for no acting Maureen popular amongst the select faw O'Sullivan did not make the grade. Britons of the film colony

It, Amuired me to read that the consCommences, early March. elders the peasants of Ireland only worth seeing twice. (Queen's);

Well

police cordon collected a large crowd, even though it was o'clock in the morning,

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A score of police continued to comb the Paramount skyscraper until the middle of the morning, but were unable to find any trace of the robber.

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