1931-06-26 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THREAT OF GENERAL ROUND THE CINEMAS FEMININE CHARM IN

ELECTION.

"Let the House of Lords Do Its Worst."

What Mail Reviewers

Say.

"THE BACHELOR FATHER."

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A pleture with much to recom- MR. MACDONALD'S OUTBURST. mend it is "The Bachelor Fathor" which opened its run it the Mr. Rumany MacDonald, Queen's Theatre yesterday, atar. speaking at Worksop, threatened ring Marion Davies with a fine that the Government would go to supporting cast. the country with a cry against The theme is, of course, romance the House of Lords.

between an East Side New York Referring to the "mutilation"girl and a British lawyer, but the of the Land Utilisation Bill and vehicle for the unfolding of the other Bills by the Peers, Mr. romance is new. It concerns an Ramsay MacDonald said: "Menold bachelor British knight whose

BUSINESS.

A Talk with the Girl Sales Manager. GIVING ORDERS TO MEN,

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Miss Margaret Gordon, the pretty London girl who came out top in this year's annual ex- amination of the Incorporated Credits, Sales Managers' Association, is young lady with very emphatic views about business.

She is the first wonian ever to enter this examination, beat 47, men rivals ho have never been near the love affairs, in his younger daysperienced salesmen. House of Lords for years have resulted in three children one absolutely as much power as a French, one Italian and the other member of the House of Com-American. mons, but relatively fifty or sixty Ife decides to bring them home times as much. That is how the to brighten him up in his old age: country is governed and that has and what a handful he got! got to be stopped.

There are some bright cracks in the picture, particularly from the

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"This is great scope for women in salesmanship,

she wire said, "especially in selling any-ion demand thing to men.

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"For you see even in big busi-wire ness sex-appeal is a factor, On demand

"A man will often listen to n

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"Why does the House of Lords not check the Tories? Has the American daughter. One or two woman and listening should On demand... House of Lords ever used its might be called "raw" but not mean buying in the end where claimed impartiality to restrain offensive in these days of latitude. he would dismiss a man with a the Tory Party from doing in- There is also a joke on Ameri-wave of the hand, and never give

justices?

tanese when the Yankee daughter "The House of Lords sees no-tells one of her New York boy thing unless Labour or Liberal- friends visiting in Britain that she ism is in office. It acts not as n was now 100 per cent. British and national body but as a subordin-could speak classy" English. His ate sub-committee of Tory head-reply was "Oh, Yeah? Let's hear

The time has come you speak some time, huh?" quarters. when that has got to be stopped.Į

New Peers,

From Other Sources.

"THE SOCIAL LION."

In the old days they talked about creating new peers, We shall appoint now peers when they are

Jack Oakle is surely the kind of necessary to do our work so long as we recognise the House of comedian everybody likes to see. Lords, but the recognition of the Do you happen to know that he is House of Lords must depend on now a star? "The Social Lion,"

hin the necessary opening."

Managing a Man.

I asked Miss Gordon whether

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she thought women could direct on demand the work of salesmen on the road.

Sovereigns (Bank's She was sure they could,

buying rate) "For a woman to manage stiver (per oz.) men," she said, "she requires Bar Sliver in Hong great tact and she must be

Kong Copper Cash Copper Cents

efficient, too. But I am sure the old objections will soon be for- gotten-because a woman can manage well.

"I shall look out for a sales managership, and mean to make a real success of it."

Miss Gordon lives

the: House of Lords doing its an all-talking comedy-drama show-parents at Muswell Hill.

ing at the Central Theatre to-day, duty as a national institution.

"We now await the return of is his first starring pleture. the Land Utilisation Bill from the House of Lords,

Paramount picked him from vaudeville a little more than a "Lord Hailsham, in continua-year age and placed him in Clara tion of the political blindness Bow's "The Fleet'a In." which has characterised his

with her

She is still in the early twen- ties, and very pretty, with fair bobbed hair and direct blue eyes. And she has a silvery, convincing voice.

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She is business efficiency When movie fans everywhere manager at the Wallace Atwood Berlin whole political life, told us that began referring to Oakie as "The College and Advisory Bureau in unless the Government gives a Wizard of Wise-crackery," Para- Bedford Row, W.C. pledge-before this Bill is passed mount was deciding that the boy made good by the snappy that it will waive the privileges who

answer route was deserving star And Kense "The Social dom. Lion," his first starring picture.

of the House of Commons financial business, certain clauses will come bat.

France to be formed.

Under his auspices the 1st Army Concert Party, the "Rauge-et-Noirs," sub- Eequently renamed "Splinters,"

"I say that Lord Hailsham will "The Social Lion" is a fine came into being not without diff- get no such pledge. The Govern-vehicle for Jack. He is seen as a culties; for a Concert Party was not ment will weaken no privilege of garage mechanic, former enlisted the most important thing to be at- cavalry man who can play polo so tended to in those days, and Hal the House of Commons.

ret the House of Lords do its well that he gets a place in the Jones, who was picked out to or- worst. The life of the Govern-team at an exclusive country Club-ganise it, had by no means an easy

There He tries to make good with the task. ment is not ended yet.

is such a thing as an election.

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is such a thing as the Parliament ritzy girls at the Club, and they See how he accomplished his task Act, and if there were not there turn out to be his near-Waterloo. in "Splinters"

But never mind the plot the imTheatre on Sunday. "The House of Lords, like portant thing is that here's Jack every other anachronistic insti-Oakie in a laugh-provoking piny tution in this country, must be which will keep you full of mirth subject to the will, desire and until long after you go home. mandate of the electors."

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"CITY LIGHTS."

Frederick Lonsdale, dramatist and author, viewed Charlie Chaplin's "City Lighte," coming to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday, be- "Follow the Leader," now show-fore it was placed on public exhibi- ing at the King's Theatre, is a tion. f ripping faree comedy, in which Ed) "It is magnificent," declared While searching for contraband Wynn himself won fame on Broad-Lonsdale.

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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL.

Entertainments. ' "It has everything. A goods on board the Egra at Penang, way, when it ran to capacity houses riot of wit and broad comedy, shot a party of Monopolies Officers came

To-day King's Theatre; for weeks under the title of "Man-through with pathos. In my judge across two large cases which arous-"Follow the Leader." ed hearing at the Guildhall of the hattan Mary." In this story of)

To-day Queen's Theatre; charge against four men of con- gangdom, Wynn, with his floppy hatmont, I think it is the best thing ed their suspicion. A Tamil man

Chaplin has ever done. spiring together and with other and oversize shoes, is seen as the that future generations will resur-that they contained entables but on

I believe who claimed the cases told them "The Bachelor Father.""

To-day Central Theatre; "The persons to defraud members of the cheery chef of gangdom's favourite rect Chaplin's tattered comedies examination they were found to be Cat Creepa."" public through the alleged share- restaurant. Inadvertently, he be

Theds- Majestic Theatre: pushing activities of the Broad comes a hero in the eyes of the and study them as reverently as they full of packets of Rangoon cheroots, Street Press, Limited, that one of gang, and is forced to sustain his will be spoken of as people now the

now study Italian primitives,

When the man was charged before "Under Suspicion."

Theatre; Police Magistrate by Mr. To-day World the men had been arrested by mis-reputation. take for another person of the same Ginger Rogers, favourite of the peak of Grimaldi, only his fame Morgan of the Monopolies, with be- "Sonny Boy."

will be a hundredfold greater than ing in possession of dutiable to- Today Star surname against whom the magis gangsters, is ambitious for a stage Grimaldi's because the film audi-bacco, he said that he admitted to "On the Level.".

career. Wynn, urged on by his

the Revenue officers that they con-

Home Malla. The man, Joseph Wise, aged supporters, has to induce a theatri- once is universal."

The atory runs true to life in a{tained cheroots" but could not speak forty-seven, a diamond broker, of cal manager to give her a chance. big city, Chaplin plays the partMalay. The cases, as a matter of To-day Inward from Europe Chandos Road, Cricklewood, was He accomplishes this mission by of a tramp and the other prominent fact, belonged to two Indian via Siberia (Kashima Maru and accordingly discharged.

Detective Sergeant Hogg, of the and forcing Ginger in as her under members of the cast are Virginia Muslims whom he accompanied as Hakodate Mora); Outward for

There a cooly. " City Police, who gave evidence of study. A succession of rapid-fire is no dialogue in the production but

Cherrill and Harry Myers.

Europe via. Siberia (Antenor), 6 The Magistrate convicted the p.my arrest, was cross-examined by Mr. comedy moments ensues, with Wynn the picture is fully sychronised with accused and fined him 3100, or In Roberta, for Wise, and the detective always blundering into the right music and sound effects.

To-morrow-Inward from Europe said that the "H. Wiso" mentioned situations at the wrong times.

default three months' rigorous im via Negapatam (Suwa Maru); Out- prisonment. The cheroots, 250 lb. ward for Europe via Marseilles in all were ordered to be con- (Kashims, Maru), 9.30 am for fiscated.

Europe via Siberia (President Lin- coln), 5 pm.

trate had issued a warrant.

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kidnapping the star of the show,

In the warrant was also known as Misa Rogers and Stanley Smith, 2. Jacob Factor. It was true to say the romantics who won univeranl

"SPLINTERS.” -

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WHO'S WHO.

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p.m.

Monday-Two lots of Crown

that it was partly owing to the in-renown with their parts in "Queen Plunder" in a Twickenham formation laid against H. Wise" High," are, delightful in this roar Film Studio British production that Joseph Wise, was arresteding comedy, interjecting their

Lammerte Auctions. Sergeant Hogg, in reply to fur romantic story into the fast farce accured by the Central Theatre at

Monday-At, 271, The Peak (8, ther questions, said that Joseph action. Lou Holtz, prominent great expense, and is one of the The R.M.S. Empress of Russia Wise was a man of perfectly good stage comedian, is also a featured latest successes of British Talkies. (Commander A. J. Hosken, R.NR.) Stewart Terrace), household furni

It is Tom Walls Ralph Lynn's arrived hers to-day, her passengers ture, 10,30 am. character, carrying on a genuine member of, the cost.

groat mirth - provoking farcical including the following: ::

Monday At Sales Room, 4 Dud- business as a dealer in precious

ahould prove comedy which

5.15 Mrs. Henry Davis, Pittsburgh-dell Street, postage stamps, stones,

one of the hits of the year. Even On a tour of the Orient. *

Land Sales. To join up in enthusiasm In the richer in humour than its predecca Mr. and Mrs. BE. Francie; SAVED UNDER WATER.

early days of the War and settle sora, it puts British farce still more Shanghai-Proceeding, to Canton on down to hard training under difficult firmly on the map. Picture-goers business. Remarkable Rescue From The conditions, was one thing, it was may look to it as a sure laugh Dr. H. B. Cates, Los Angeles-land at P.W.D. Offices, 8 p.m.

River Thames.

even possible to go out into the maker. A written testimony from Frominent medical man visiting the mud and misery of Flanders and the Dally Film Renter will pro- Far East William Dean, aged twenty-nine, keep up a good heart for a long vide you more security of its ex

mechanic, of Ferndale Road, periods but there is a limit to cellence Brixton, S.W was bound over at human endurance. The dull.mono-We reviewed this picture," wrote Bow Street Police Court on a tony of life in the line, followed by the Dally Film Renter

its tremendous, reception charge of attempting to commit days in support and (If you were suicide, and was handed over to the lucky) a few days, of "rest" in pire Gala, but make no excue care of his father leaky barns and under depressing stressing its excellence

It was stated that, in the pre-conditions, had an effect on evening yesterday's trade shov sence of a large crowd Dean threw the most optimistic.

himself over Westminster Bridge,It's became dent to the H and after he had disappeared for Commands in 1916, that

the third time Mr. C. H. G. Harvy, more than mere "rest periods", "was a marine engineer, who was passing

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