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FRIDAY, JULY
22, 1932,
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
TALKIE TALKS
by Diane
TO-DAY
AT THE CENTRAL
NEW GAME AMUSES
.
LONDONERS.
"Little Devil" With Bag
Of 100 Tricks.
YO-YO CHAMPION.
Boy Wizard Teaching Old Country New Diversion.
London, July 5.
A new ambassador has come to London, a boy of 14 years.
He brings no portfolio filled with documents; only a little pisceļ of wool and a length of string. Ho is Joe Young, who has brought across the Atlantie the game of Yo-Yo.
Yo-Yo was "born" centuries ago in the Philippine Islands, but it was not until a short time ago that it first became the plaything of the white people.
A Filipino sat in the yard of an hotel in Santa Barbara, Cali- fornia. With a huge jack-knife he cut two pieces of wood, circular in shape, one side fiat, the other with a slight curve. Placing the But sides facing each other centrically, he joined them to gether with a small piece of wood -but not through the centre,
Two Loops
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'MURDERS AT THE RUE MORGUE"
HAS GREAT APPEAL
[" IS INTERESTING.
"MY SIN"
Helen Hayes's Great Performance In "The Sin Of Madelon Claudet.".
It would be unwise to miss seeing] Osborne girl is a sweet wife. The Long Tack Sam and his wizard touches of simple family life will no troupe in their changed programme. doubt make a certain appeal, and, I Also, let it be noted the generous think you will find it worth while response these artistes have made to see it at the King's. to charity, and let us hope there will be a 'crowded house for the special show they are giving at 9.30
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Gordon Harker.
* * "Condemned to Death.". "Condemned to Death," a British P.m. on Saturday for the New film with Arthur Wontner and Jane Territories Medical Society. With Welsh, whom we saw recently in them will be seen the last of the "The Sleeping Cardinal." Also in "red-hot mammas," Sophie Tucker the cast we have Edmund Gwenn By the in "Honky Tonk," which gives full and
to this unusual artistes. courtesy of the Treasurers and scope
Benchers, many scenes were "shot" (Queon's).
in the Inner and Middle Temples, It is a murder "Murdery in the Rue Morgue."
mystery from the Designed, no doubt, as a com-story "Jack O' Lantern" by George panion piece to "Dracula" and Goodchild. Can the soul of a dead, "Frankenstein," "Murders in the murderer influence to dreadful deeds Rue Morgue" falls short by being man highly respected? All about not quite so gruesome as the others hypnotic influence and said to be were to some people. Personally, highly thrilling and capably acted. was not thrilled with either of the Queen's).
The so-called "shockers." other
Belu includes
Lugosi of cast "Dracula" fame, Sydney Fox as the
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Then he took a piece of string One end he turned round the joint of this queer-looking "top," knot ting it to form a loop. At the other end he tied a loop for his Anger. This was the Arst Yo-Yo in the western world.
Twisting the wooden part till
"My Sin." the loop was fairly tight, round
Tallulah Bankhead is a much im- the joining piece, the Fillpino then wound the string round it. heroine, and a name new to me as proved artiste in "My Sin," her He held out his hand; the Yo-Yo the hero-Leon Waycoff. The story second venture rah down the string; he gave the is about a crazy animal trainer who she string a pull, and the Yo-Yo ran up again.
Up and down it went, up and down. The natives were astonish- ed. Then the white people of California became interested; they all began to play Yo-Yo.
So great a craze did Yo-Yo be come that from the film city of
desires to mate his gorilla with ation. girl by some absurd idea of blood lions." transfusion.
in the films. Also has the added attrac of "The Idol of Mil- Fredric March. She
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- Harbin, Yesterday. The animal invades the girl's bed-beautiful girl is possessed of a Mr. H. E. Prettejohn, the Com- Veal
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ar. party. The little too low at the end of her sen-Chinese employees who were gorilla la just shot in-time, and the tences. It is an old story.
rested on July 7, by guaranteeing with She is a woman girl saved from falling into the
a past, their reliability and their inten- Los Angeles more than 3,000,000 river, by the hero. It is all faintly which rears its ugly head at the tion to depart from Manchukuo.-Bream Yo-Yos were sold in a little time. silly, and not too gruesome. Like moment of her social triumph. Reuter.
Now the Yo-Yo has come to its predecessors it will no doubt Then her defeat sends her into the England, and so fascinating is it make a great appeal to some people. arms of the man who had loved her (Continued from previous Column.) Carp
The cast is made John Gilbert announces that Wed- Catfish that it is expected that soon I hear that "Frankenstein" ran for in spite of all. everyone here, too, will be playing four shows a day for over a month up of stage players whose names ding Bells will shortly ring for the Codñah the game, and that the craze will in Canton. (Central).
mean aaught to us. Expert direc-fourth time. This time with the Crabs
blond, tion gives smoothness to the picture. new, beautiful "The Sin of Madelon Claudet." Fredric March, as the likeable de- Bruce.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet," relict lawyer who is regenerated The three Barrymores will do Dace with Helen Hayes (seen here in by his successful defence of the "Rasputin" together. John, no Dog Fish The Boy Expert.
as the Little Joe Young, the Yo-Yo "Arrowsmith"). This was her first heroine in court, gives a No. 1 doubt,
'fanatical Russian Eela, Conger ambassador, has come to London picture, but one must not lose sight performance. I found the play priest. as a result of his prowess at the of the fact, that, like Ruth Chatter-most arresting Не became the Yo-Yo ton, Miss Hayes is famous on the (King's). game. champion of Canada, winning the American stage. This story is re- title against tens of thousands of miniscent of "Madame X." As a rivals of all ages from all parts mother torn from her chik, she
be more intense even than diabolo-fever which swept the country a few years ago.
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To my way of thinking the great-Jun., are on a vacation In Arizona Herringa
of the Dominion. And part of goes through, all the same stages, est character actor on the screen .... together,
Halibut
his prize was a trip to London. but with a sure artistry that would to-day is Walter Huston. See him Janet Gaynor will do. Lillian Labrus The Filipino of Santa Barbara be theatrical sob-stuff if it were not again in "Abraham Lincoln," he Gish's famous part in revival of Lonch knew one trick only: now. thoro so perfectly acted. Starting the simply is Lincoln. This is followed "Broken Blossoms." Man for part Lobsters Are at least 100 tricks that the picture as a young girl, she goes by this year's Derby Winner, Mr. of young Chinese made memorable Mackerel expert can make the "little-devil the downward path, and ends as a Tom Walls in Lansdale's most by Barthelmess, not chosen yet. Monk Fish on-a-string" perform.
pathetic old hag.
amusing comedy with a cast of four Paramount have borrowed Helen Mullet "There are a few more, too," It is unquestionably a great per people. "On Approval." Yvonne Hayes and instead of Claudette Oysters said Joe Young "but folks here formance, but the only thing that Arnaud is delightful as the woman Colbert she will play with Fredric Parrot Fish will want a bit of practice before spoilt it to my mind was that I who regrets being over 40—and as March in "Farewell to Arms."
Perch'. starting on them.
could not visualise Paris, the Amer-usual la the worst dressed woman Dorothy Mackail's, nice
Little Piko salary for one week at the New Pisice
"Nearly every day. I think some new trick.'
of lean accents were too strong. Neil on the screen. Most enjoyable and
Hamilton, Lewis Stone, Jean Her-perfectly acted.
Then he showed me them.
a few of sholt, Karen Morley and that boy
Frankie Darro, for whom I share]
Bald
(Star).
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Due at King's.
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There "was "Walking the Dog," my enthusiasm with the star, make Before long we shall have that dred. in which the Yo-Yo hops across an excellent cast. The production favourite English actor Leslie Helen Hayes will do on the screen. Rock Fish the floor; "Over the Falls," when is by M.G.M. (enough in Howard in Adolphe Menjou's one-the play she made famous on the Ranch the Yo-Yo by a dexterous twist praise) but it is Helen's show, time movie success under the new stage. — Barrie's "What Every galmon of the wrist, goes out horizontally. Don't miss it. (Queen's).
title of "Reserved For Ladies," Woman Knows," also "Barretts of Shark then flips backwards in a circle,
Benita Hume and Elizabeth Allen Wimpole Street." spinning all the time.
The boy seemed to make Yo-Yo
do anything he liked except talk.
COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S and ORIENTAL THEATRES.
"Heartbreak.”
Skate
"Heartbreak" Is a love-story with support the star in his first British -Norbert Lusk, the famous critic, shrimps
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He showed me, too, the "Three-la war background. Not for one film, which I hear privately, is the claims, that at last, Joan Crawford
Snapper Leaf Clover;" the "Kentucky moment does the direction make one beat they have turned out to date. bas "come of age" in acting, and Soles Derby" and the "Breakaway." believe that it happens in war-time Then early in August we shall have the greatest work of her career is Tech
the Vienna (anyhow not the Wien at the new Oriental, which I hear in "Letty Lynton" with Nils Asther Turbot
know) Madge Evans as the Coun- in the last word in comfort, and the supert villain, M.G.M.
will Turtles, small fr. tess, possesses a lovely face and also at the King's, that super place the mantle left behind by better still, a lovely speaking voice, musical film, for which we have Garbo.on the Crawford girl' Charles Farrell did his best as the waited so long-Lubitsch's old shoulders. (I don't think the American airman. Hardie Albright movie, "The Marriage Circle, again Garbo, will really stay away from LIVING COSTS DROP and Paul Cavanagh have far too directed by that master hand as the Hollywood, except for a much-need- little to do, but they are both good. now-named "One Hour with You"-ed vacation and Joan has no I fail to see why the director What a cast! — Chevalier, Macgreater admiror than the writer of stooped to the old-time drama and Donald, Tobin, Ruggles and Young. this). gave us "soft music" on every op- Coming to King's.. portunity. It mattered not that wo were in the midst of the mighty | lonely Alpa. A pleasant picture, I can't say more. (King's).
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
News About the Film Stars."
Betty Stockfeld,
1, the Australian actress seen here with the late Dennis Neilson Terry :(what: 2-mai loss his death means to the then- trical world) will appear in the lead in Pinero's newest play, Cold
IN AMERICA
nsiderable Decline Three Years.
PAY ROLLS SLASHED.
London, July 57
The cost of living in the States has dropped very ably during the last thr
The greatest picture of the gear June. “Husband's Holiday" with a cast 1931, "Cimarron.". First time that Maria: Marah,, Evelyn Khapp and Including Clive Brook, Juliette R.KO, have won this much-coveted Madge. Evans all walked out, because Compton, and Vivienne Osborne prize, presented by "Photoplay they were: not given the asked-for The two outstanding players are in Magasine,” and which producers enormous raise in salaries. secondary roles," "They are Charles look upon as the Nobel prize of are all free-lancing now. Ruggles - and Elizabeth Patterson, pleturedom. Yan, I am, aliĝin1ac= Edmund Lowe returned to The sole claim to novelty in cordance with the result. Marvel- after doing a magnificent piece of according to figures compiled familiar situation is supplied by the lotin picture, story, adaptation, work for Columbia patient wife, who makes no murmur fng and direction. Congratulations Jose Collins newest (plays when her husband strays into an to RL.O.rand especially to Wesley Love Pirate”. produced by Le |other's arms, but goes about her Ruggles, Irene Dunne and Elchard Henson, ran for three
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