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At last we are to see here- Honours are shared with Louis Movietone's Newest Meteor-Con- Wolheim (his last picture before stance Bennett, who has flashed his death) who gives à flawless into prominence in New York, performance us the tough brother

tenderness Paris and Hollywood. Four years whose.

cannot Two blondes, Leila absent from the screen, and in hidden. that time played at being 'a Society; Hyams"and Anita Page, do their leader, wife of a millionaire-Phil work tearfully and appealingly." Plant, who adorned the most ex- Marie Prevost and George Cooper clusive Continental resorts.. She are the comedy duo. Tense drama, queened it wherever she appeared, dealing with the fate of a wealthy for Constance Bennett in brainy, man who suddenly discovers he is Mervyn beautiful and cultured. Now she the son of a racketeer. has embarked on another triumph; le Roy does some super directorial. that is the only word in which th work, and adds to the suspense of describe this attractive young the picture. (Queen's). woman's return to the screen. Daughter of Richard Bennett, one

"Hell Harbour."

of

Ruth Chatterton, Phillips Holmes; Ina Claire, John Barrymore, Fred March, Eleanore Boardman,etc,, etc. Ask the Australians, the Canadians, the South Africans, ask for the truth-loyalty aside-I am

Ruth Chatterton.

If you are tired of court-room of the most famous actors, on the "sobbles" and underworld gang- American stage, bath sisters Joan atera then be sure and see "Hell and Barbara almost as famous, Harbour" - drama-mounted in a but Constance is the most inter-superb setting with beautiful

Descendants esting and certainly the cleverest. photography. She ran away at College and mar- pirates are the inhabitants of Hall ried

fellow student, but the Harbour headed by the renegade stating FACTS. marriage was quickly anulled by grandson of Sir Henry Morgan.

proof. her parents.

who tries to marry hla daughter to the local Shylock. Lupe Velez has a role that fits her

like a

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I am giving

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the

I know ALL the pictures turned a long line of theatrical glove. I like this little girl's act-out from America are not rated at One Hundred per centers---but people, so, there was not much Ing. Many have tried to take away their worst beats Britain's beat.1 chance of keeping the girls from the crown she put

on her own continuous procession of loyal the stage. They were sent abroad head, when she made her part so

Taipane and leaser lights filled the to study, but all returned to their outstanding in her first appearance real love-the theatre. Constance

"The Gaucho."

King's when the best British Film This little

shown. "Rookery up-to-date was tried this so-called successful mar Mexican spitfire more than holds Nook." It was merely the show at riage for four years, then divorced her own. John Holland does not the Aldwych, transferred to him (Plant) and received a cool count for much as 'the hero-but Įmillion as alimony. Returned to Jean Hersholt is most convincing screen with the two best light-

is anything else.

comedy actors at their best. Light- Hollywood with the most gorgeous he seldom clothes-fand HOW that girl CAN Worth seeing. (World and Star.)ing bad, staging gave the idea they Too were cramped for space. wear clothes) signed to Pathe, now Fox, and is proving one of

you hear many, close-ups of faces that could the biggest Box-Office attractions this :emark when you leave a not stand such an angle from th throughout the world to-day. This theatre where some of your Bri. play in which we see the beauteous isn't it a treat to hear the delight-Brough the best of the women. tons have been in the lead-"OH

Mrs. Lyan is quite sweet, but-

at # distance. Mary lady is destined to be a real hit.

An Old Story,

ful-cultured English accent"? [ The two leads, 18 they are. at Wonder HOW many of these same their London address always

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Britone YUCCASSOS.. Let mention a few, just a few of those who OWE so much to America.

It's an old story made up to date, and now the heroine is host-people will give the credit where ess in a "Speak-easy," when the is due. America's training, and place is raided, she is arrested. Initiation to the screen's mystic art The judge aids her in finding work that makes these (honest) ns. a maid in a wealthy world-wide home. There she finds the condi- tiona demoralising. She falls in love with the 'boy of the House.

It makes strong appeal, and is brilliantly played by the star with Lew Ayres (of "The Kisa," and "All Qulet") in support. A kind of Madame X plot but I won't give the story away-but must assure you that Fox have a winner in it all-right. You may think Lew rather conventional in an un- grateful role, and perhaps you will weep when Bery! Mercer appears in the witness stand, but taken all together Constance is the whole (show-NOT that I think she is the type to be led astray by a boy home from College-still, as I said before-It is a sure-fire hit, and I for one want to see the sweet lady In everything she plays. (Queen's) "Common Clay."

"Men on Call:”:

Men on Call" with the ever famous "Sez you, sez me," Edmund |Lowe, also famous as the husband of the glorified American girl- Lilyan Tashman-is not given great opportunities in this play where as an engine-driver trying to for

Dorothy Mackall.

get a show girl, he enllats as a Charles Chaplin, Dorothy Mackail,

Ronald

coast-guard. The little girl-Mae

Colman, Mary Forbes, Clark is good, not a beauty, but Ralph Forbes, Reginald Denny, Pair can act. Perhaps the humour of Walter Byron, Paul Cavanagh, Brown Joe Brown is your style, and John Loder, Clive Brook, Victor Sharon Lynn can be quite good if McLaglen, George Arlias, George 0. P: not entled upon. to do too much. K. Arthur, Elissa Landi, You may like it. (King's).

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For those who adore mystery Lloyd, Beryl Mercer, Stan Laurel. can vouch for "Dracula," being allFred Kerr, Lumsden Hare, John

the thrill they want. It is creepy to the 9th degree.

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probably be as good in "Plunder" good, most amusing. They will and I hope they fill the Central

Theatre.

A few critics said that Murnau had left a lasting memory in

Tabu." I think W. S. Van Dyke' has given us something better in "The Pagan."- There is no com- parison in the story, acting and scenery. Van Dyke'picked on a bit of Heaven where Nature {B the Pagan's only god. No one misses the dialogue, and Ramón Novarro sings "The Pagan's Love Song" delightfully. The cast - of four was excellent, I am surprised that little Dorothy Janis is rot given more chances-she should be given some of the parts taken by Dorothy Jordan. Renee Adoro and Donald Crisp-not forgetting the handsome etar-treat as to an enjoyable evening. It is what I enll a GEM. (World.)

HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.

Estelle Taylor chosen to play opposite Ronald Colman in "The Unholy Garden." Charlotte Green-i wood, shortly to be seen with Bus-

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SHAKESPEARE IN NORTH LONDON.

Success of People's Theatre.

Garrick, Maureen O'Sullivan, Jack Of late so many Bela Lugosi Buchanan, etc. fixes his victim with hypnotic eyes of the loyal Britons who and everyone in the audience says anxious to support Home indus. "OH" According to Lugosi; women tries, have demanded MORE Bri love horror-if they do they will tish films-I wonder if they read: not miss this play. Helen Chan- the slating remarks in the Home dler is good in her part as the newspapers about the stuff turned girl who is abducted as one of the out by the British Studios. vampires' victims. David Manners.They have not yet started whare ter. Keatori is a screamingly funny is her rescuing sweetle..

It in America has left off direction, Bath" is to play opposite Eddle |comedy, ⠀⠀ “Parlour, Bed-room and among the beat mystery male continuity writing, lighting, stag Cantor in "Palmy Days." You will dramas, because it is more outing, photography, and above all- landish than the others. I am told they will persist in making Film like Charlotte, long, lanky, and it is coming shortly to the Cen-Stars of the best-known stage acfunny.. Rumour has it that John

tors and actresses. The screen is Barrymore will not have the role The first season of Shakespeare "Gentleman's Fate." worlds apart in technique from he is so keen to play, his greate at Sadler's Wells-North London's

success in the Movies... the atago.

"Jekyll People's Theatre was so popular and Hyde"-Fredric March hea that extension of the opera sen- Edna Best (who ran away from been given the chance. In Gloria son was arranged.

I hear John Gilbert has master- ed the "Mike," and that we shall

OPERA SEASON EXTENDED.

Miss Baylis continued. "One man did not even know what booking a seat meant. Another, who hud never been inside a theatre la his life, asked me It I could tell him whether it was better to see a play' from upstairs or downstairs. As at the Old Vic, wa are collect. ing a band of faithful enthusiasts, who come time after time to see each production. One alderly man 'confessed to me that he had seen

every performance of our produc- tion of King Lear, because he liked blood-thirsty plays."...

Miss Baylis's enterprise in open-- ing Sadler's Welle has benefitted not only the ordinary residents in North London who have not had a

Hollywood, because she feared she swanson's newest play she has Miss Lilian Baylis who, in spite theatre of their own since the would not be any good, as she chosen the male lead from the of an operation and a motor as days of Phelps, but also the for- wrote). Herbert Marshall, Owen stage success-Mervyn Douglas-cident, has successfully presided eign colony in Clerkenwell. Large Nares, Gerald du Maurier, and titled "To-night or Never." Sounds over the joint fortunes of the Old numbers of Italians live in the countless others may be quite good

exciting Ine Claire has been Vic and Sadler's Wells during the heighbourhood, and they come at the Haymarket or Wyndham's loaned to R.KO. for Folly." Also past season, said that her faith in night after night to the Italian but on the screen they do NOT to do "The Greeke had a name for opening & theatre for Shakespeare oporns, which they have never Cause any sensation.I recently it, which Norma Talmadge was and saw a picture" (I hope NO theatre crazy to play Good broaks.com been justified. "Our audiences Even visitors from Russia some opera in North London had been able to afford to see before. will be so ill-advised as to hire it ing Ina's way--but she deserves have steadily been getting bigger," times find their way to Sadler's "Lapse Ends" with Edna Best and it. Mary Astor aged twenty dive, she said, and although there is Wells A number of members of Oyour Nares threatens retirement from the still room for more people in the a Russian Trade Delegation, who To my way of thinking the whole screen at twenty-eight, when she theatre, everyone is satisfied with were in London for a few days, cast could be compared with the will have sufficient money for her the headway we have made during attended the performance of "King Middleton-On- Splesh eurs desires. Gary Cooper and Carole Four, first season. We are faced Lear. They were anxious to see

of Lombard co-starring Mae Clarli with a loss, but if only I could this, play, it was declared, depict."

In now STAR at Columbia persuade another thousand people, ing, as it does, the folbles and Jeanette Macdonald, the Star, sup to come each week, many of my downfall of a King of England.

rted by Victor Me

troubles would be at an end."es But, at this point, their Commun. {stryprinciple, broke down; nor Lear"

they did show any desire to audiances mix with the proletariat in the pit

tre be

"and" Gallery, and Instead, occupied.

Dette er the dress eireté.

The beautiful-cultured the women

that on all sides the laughter, and

and Many members of ad never