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| Fredrick Kerr will add success to this sad story of a little girl of the London streets, and an idealistic young soldier. Strongly advised. (Central),

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They have certainly dug up a funny story for Jack Oakie in "The Gang Buster," and it is great) antertainment with " dash of "Dixiano," the screen operetta man, with a small son, whom I drama. William Boyd, Wynne for which Harry Tierney has welt- heard only speak in that language, Gibson and Jean Arthur are second ten delightful music, is a grand atill at the end of the story has a only to the star, but he has never spectacle. Everett Marshall of limited vocabulary of about a dozen seen a more suitable cast. Yes, It can words. There is a cast as long as has both comedy and tragedy, and Metropolitan fame proves' he

which sing and act, and, Bebe Daniels, your

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famous not to be missed. (King'e), just a regular trouper, which means actors and actresses give as fleet- she never lets a show down; ing glimpses, including Charles Whealer and Woolsey not so funny Bickford,

Young, Paul thought Roland as usual, but with little Dorothy Lee, they caused screams of laugh-{ Iter to the crowded houses at thei Queen's. Jobyna Howland and Joseph Cawthorne do all they have! to do, well. With Mardi Gras in spirituels, negro technicolour, dancing, and that not-to-be-forgot- ten opening number about the OP' River Mississippi which alone is worth the price of admission, I, have no kick coming about the pro- duetion, although the plot may be far-fetched. Marshall can sing, and so does the adorable Bebe. Ralphe Harolde acted in the real cld "drammer" style but every- thing ends as it should, and this show is likely to fill the local thea-"

tre for many days-just what we Cavanagh, are needing! (Queen's).

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I know lots of people who Sydney Howard stole "Tilly of Bloomsbury," (That pic ture did not require much "steal" ing" It was the worst British one' we have had). In this the comed- ian is

who a weaver-inventor comes up to Wembley to see T Coop Tio," Joan Whyndham is the pretty leading lady. The kero mests with many adventures, and picture is said to be a great one for Football "enthusiasts." (Queen's).

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Who would be so foolish as to miss a Ralph Lynn picture? When we are at home we find our way naturally to the Aldwych, and so we shall to the 'King's from Sunday Tom next. "Tons of Money." Boardman, Walls is not to be seen but his hand Dickie Moore, Julia Faye and a very guides the players as usual, and be subdued Lupe Vélez, but Cecil B. has simply transported the stage circus comedy, but not de Mille handles the direction part play to the creens. Rather a daring just an ordinary circus comedy of this sumptuous M.-G.-M. produc- thing to do, as the technique is as is "Rain от Shine." It has tion with his usual meticulous at- far apart as the Poles, but he gets Jae Cook, well-known in vaudeville tention to detail, and we can only away with it alright. Ralph Lyan, Mary in the United States but new to the appreciate his masterly hand even is his usual silly self. screen. I think it highly enter-if we do not think the story worthy Brough Wizard as the deaf Aunt, THE LIANG YOU CO. taining, with a thrill or two, includ- of the fine artistes (Queen's). and Yvonne Arnaud, as wonderful as she can be, just the Yvonne we ing the circus fire. The pretty daughter of the dead circus owner

Fannie Hurst's novel that set one love on the stage, not too young tries to manage the show through a thinking is "Lunimox," with Wini- and not a beauty, but a delightfully Pure fun, pure hard season, aided by Cook, but the fred Westover, as the drab stolid taking accent. whole staff strikes. Then Cook goes Bertha Oberg. We live through the farce, but really entertaining, and

Some of the critics say that, Mrs. Cheyney." on, and does his famous one-man joys and sorrows of this drama and not to be forgotten that it is Bri-

"Lonely Wives", is too spicy, but Jennette Macdonald was the big- show as the whole performance, the atar is worthy of the role. tish made (King's).

Edward Horton, with a cast of geat sensation in Paris since Buster

Collier, Louise Fazenda, You must visit the Star Theatre to

beauties-Laura la Plante, Esther Colonel Lindbergh landed I hope the King's do not put on Ralston, and Patsy Ruth Miller- Those who hold Joan Crawford Nancy Carroll's only failure, "Night will give you fifty minutes of real up to be a great actress will And Angol," and Fredrick March is ablaughter. (Central).

solutely lost, I hear that this that she has little to do in "This management will give the first Modern Age," but to compensate, showings in the Far East of "One with Elissa Landl is not a great I hear that "Always Good-bye"

Lawrence Gray is on the stage in there is her screen mother, Pauline Four with You," which is by-the- Fredrick, not looking quite so won bye the famous "Marriage Circle," Paul Cavanagh also in the cast Fay Wray in friend,husband's suc→ We have Lewis Stone, and New York in a musical show; also derfully young as when I saw her which Lubitsch himself directed as

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"The Squaw Man" is the third production of Cecil B. de Mille. It was the first picture he ever "shot" in Hollywood, and he keeps

a warm corner in his heart for it. Dustin Farnum played the original lead in 1912 then in 1919, Elliot

see it now.

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Mrs. Ronald Colman has been

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Cess "Nikki,"

Basil Rathbone after finishing valier, Jeanette MacDonald, Roland, I think if one could have turned with Pola Negri is also in Broadway. Young, Charles Ruggles and Gene-back the clock to the age of fifteen I hear privately and otherwise that vieve Tobin, all in one grand pic-one could enjoy Buster Keaton in ture. Also another of the famous sidewalks of New York," but I lirector's "The Right to Kill" with was not in the mood to do that, so Nancy Carroll and Phillips Holmes. 1, personally, gave a perfect imita- and Fredrick March in John Barry-tion of the famous stone-faced un- nore's greatest sftcess. "Jekyll and smiling comedian himself. Now

·liyde".

to talk of a film that really touched Central announce that they will me, something that will live in my future show the United Artists memory, and it has me happy too, ictures, so that means we shall see Chico and Diane of

because it gave me back my beloved *Seventh Horia Swanson in the hottest thing Heaven," I have not seen anything

llowed by any film censor, "To-

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night or never," and the super-fine that I enjoyed more than "Merely 'Arrowsmith" with Ronald Colman Mary Ann." I left the theatre and the new screan sensation Helen with tears in my eyes, and yet I was really happy. Two whom I Hayes. What a line-up of auc-| on the stage a short time since cesses this Theatre promises, in/had lost, I had found again. Neil Hamilton is the priggish here; cluding

mention the music which accompanies this

Douglas Fairbanks in must not forget to

Monroe Owsley is his usual inebri- "Around the World in Eighty delightful alm, and Beryl Mercer, the new German, Lil Dagover, Is

ate self. This clever lad has re- Minutes." turned to the stage; he was sick and tired of being "Typed". The average "fan" will like this old story of life among the smart Americans in Paris. Joan is an early Victorian at heart, and does not quite agree with Mama's mode of living, and is naturally moved to Indignation when she discovers that they are living in a gorgeous modernistic home, rent free. Blonde-haired Joan looks beautiful, Dexter, and now Warner Baxter. and as usual wears attractive I do not call it a great picture, be-gowns (Queen's). cause to my mind the old drama

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has lost most of its potency. I do Coming to the Central is a pic- not doubt that Baxter, will be im-ture that must not be missed· es- mensely liked as the Englishman pecially, by my British readers. It

Bridge," who goes out West to forget his is "Waterloo

·quistly | futile love for the wife of his cou- touching, finely directed by James sin. It puzzled me rather that the Whale and perfectly acted by Mas

Doris. Indian wife, after so many years of Clark and Kent Douglass. married life to a cultured English- Lloyd, Enid

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and the rest of a small but perfect going to be a sensation, and that ly chosen cast. Do I take off my Greta Garbo in "Mata Hari," has ' hat again to my Chico and Diana? given the greatest of all her per- Yes, I do, when they give us such formances, and has revelled in the performances as these.

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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.

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part.

Edmund Goulding, the famous director, has married Marjorie Moss, the English Ball-room dancer, who The marriage of Helone Costello was on a short visit to the Staten, ard Lowell Sherman has gone on and Clarence Brown is likely to the rocks,

Walter Huston re-married as soon as his divorce was through, and Lawrence Tibbett will do the Bare in a few weeks.

Dick Arlen is fee-lancing, after being with Paramount eight years."

Helen Chandler is back on the stage.

marry Mona Maris,

Douglas Fairbanks has again made Mary Pickford a grass widow. He is now doing another series of travelogues in Europe.

Norma Shearer at last on work in Janet "Smilin' Through," and Gaynor and Charles Farrell in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." Bebe Daniels left young Barbara Paramount propose to do the Bebe in care of father Ben Lyon, best seller of 1931, "Good Earth," and hurried off to San Francisco to in China with native cast and syn- act on the stage in "The Last of chronized music.

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