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I'D LOVE TO JOIN YOU- MISS- STAKIN- BUT I HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT AND THIS IS

· MOTHER'S NIGHT AT THE „OPERA-1' KNOW SHE CAN

NOT POSSIBLY JOIN YOU-

THE CHINA MAIL.

Bringing Up Father

BY GOLLY- 1 FERGOT ABOUT THIS BEIN! OPERA

NIGHT, FER MAGGIE. I'VE GOT TO GIT OUT OF GOIN' AT ALL COST-

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1931.

HERE COMES MAGGIE- SHE'S BEEN SHOPPIN' I'LL PRETEND I'M SICK-

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WHAT AILS

YOU?

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PALE · I'M JUST SICK.

DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME-

BUT I DO KNOW I'M SICK

WELL YOU GET

RIGHT IN BED

BEFORE YOU GET

A CHILL-

DONT PUSA: MAGGIE- I'M TOO WEAK TO BE

HANDLED SO ROUGH-

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OF

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I HAVE NO INTENTION OF GOING TO

THE OPERA | CHANGED THE SEATS

FOR TO-MORROW NIGHTS PERFORM-

ANCE.

RELIABLE PRINTING

no order

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CHINA MAIL BLOG.

LA WYNDRAN KY,

WHAT?

TMM EXPECTING MN-AND MRS.

LOWDEN SOFT AND. MR-AL TOBASĘ TO CALL THIS EVENING-

SEE- SEE- J

OH-YES-

I SEE-

OH YES- OH-YES-

I SEE-

NOW JUST REST AND BE QUIET-

MAGGIE DARLIN' DON'T LET MY BEIN SICK PREVENT YOU FROM GOIN' TO THE OPERA -

CHARMED

TO SEE YOU• MRS-JIGGS -

INDEED-1*|** WAS NICE OF YOU TO INVITE US

I DO HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR

MUSIC YOU

KNOW HOW ! LOVE SINGING.

YES-MY

DEAR.

I SEE-

I SEE-

SEE-

I WISH WE HAD GONE TO THE OPERA-I'M GITTIN SEA-SICK

FROM HEARIN' THAT SONG-

LCOME MONUS

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At the same time the British adding einama proprietors are almost weekly to their acquisitiona in order to retain British screens for British pictures. Both the leading British cinema circuits are "On The Spot" Considered Too

Mr. Joseph Plunkett, one of allied with film-making concerns int America's biggest cinema chiefs, ar- Britain.

rived in Britain in mali week. He The great Gaumont-British Cor is the theatre head, of Radio-Keith-poration, which already owns 820 Orpheum, and his object is to look British cinemas, le looking round around for purchasenble London for more to buy,

cinemas, atates, the Evening News Effect of the "Talkies" film correspondent.

EDGAR WALLACE · PLAY.

Strong For Chicago.

of

Edgar Wallace's melodrama, "On the Spot," depleting scenes Chicago's gangdom, may be banned

in Chicago of all placca, The play is considered too strong meat by Chicago's new Mayor, Mr.

Anton Cermak

the

Mr Cermak aays that "On the

Il company already controle the A new factor in the situation is Lelceater square Theatre as a shop the rise of Associated British window for ita films. It is paying Cinemas, which is allied with Bri- Spot depicts Chicago in too un- a weekly rent of £800 for a year, tiah International Pictures of favourable a light. "I am deter-

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more years. The tenancy began a been rapidly adding, to its number plays and movies showing Chicago few weeks ago with the presents of theatres, which now stands at as a crime-ridden city. I have served a notice on the theatre and tion of "Cimarron, one of R-KO's about 180,"

This increase of British cinema if I decide that On the Spot is in American pictures.

It is learned that Mr Plunkett power is a factor in deciding the furious to Chicago's reputation, it will inspect a considerable num, Americans to obtain their own will not be allowed to be played ber of British cinemas, Among theatres for the exploitation of

the Ifat prepared for him their pictures In Britain.

of

secure are

Stall Picture Theatre, the Alhambra cinemas. In

Stoll:

thestrea. which might be - The Paramount Company of ̧ The phenomenal, growth of Vau- purchaseable and ‹ desirable" to America is at present the largest couver as a videop:ses port

understand,the American

of British since 1888, which Ja the first It controls year in which record were other theatres, the Carlton kept,

the las evidenced entrevist one of the and the Plaza and the Astorias at fact, that 106 vessels with cargoes ndon cinemas, Brixton, Streatham, Finsbury Park, and 76 in ballast were registered in gly house, and Old Kent Ro owns then daring that year compared with

tres Manchester Newcastle, 1451, 164:

and ballast during and the same time erican dollard

and 1,038. In {past

noted that the

riod' has

1800 to:

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