1933-05-26 — Page 5

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1933.

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“STATE FAIR" WITH ALL-STAR CAST IS SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT

SYLVIA SYDNEY'S PERSONAL TRIUMPH

MADAME BUTTERFLY."

IN

'Afraid To Talk" Is Gripping Melodrama.

"State Fair"

ness, sincerity, and the feeling of "State Fair" is being ranked with homelife-so dear to us all. A pic "Cavalcade" and "Grand Hotel" by ture for the young, for the old- the home crities, and is easily one For ALL. (King's).

of the best pictures of the year.

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"Madame Butterfly”.'

A thrilling scene from "Explorers the World," now show, ing at the Central Theatre. The picture is composed of authentic scenes from waste-lands of the world.

"Rackety Rar"

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"A Passport to Hell"

"A Passport to Hell" brings the

work too.

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An appealing human story, that is Sylvia Sydney gives beauty and Tent Show" of all exploration pic in the U.S., the home of gangdom.

film dignity to the sentimental film tures. Six of the outstanding ex (Central). its greatest attraction, the "State Fair" follows closely the "Madame Butterfly The story is plorers of the world are gathered to

A Fight Film novel, which

Among those well known-of Cho Che Sun, the Kether, each to tell in his own words

The sort of picture any audience chosen as the Month's Best by the litt.e Geisha, who marries the hand. and with his own pictures, the story

American Naval Officer of adventure. Harold Noice, famed should thoroughly enjoy. "Madison Book Society.

For the sake of Box-office appeal (Japanese fashion)-while he only for Brazilian exploits is master of Square Garden," and the famous the ending has been alightly altered, loves (American Fashion) and leaves ceremonies, introducing the famous Sporting Falace which has been the Gene Lamb, Harold McCracken, scene of every kind of fight, wregil- It is distinguished by simple lan-her "till the robins nest again." guage, but there is beauty through The film follows the original short James Clark, and Lt. Comdr. Sten- ing match, races, shows, etc. which house. Fine photography of go to form sport, comes into its out, and the author's ideas and play by John Long, not the opera.

and their haunts.jown on the screen. characters have been faithfully re I regret we have not enough of the strange beasts

(Central).

Tommy Meighan is the owner, produced, until they seem like living gorgeous music by Puccini.

and Willie Collier, Snr the old people.

I wonder if anyone here remem-

matchmaker. Jack Oakle as the You follow the Frake family,bers seeing Evelyn Millard in the

recall In Rackety Rax" we have Viv-fighter has neved done better work, ordinary farm-folk, on their yearly original stage version. I trip to the State Fair at Iowa. You with delight Caruso and Emmy tor McLaglen in the rough-neck and Warren Hymer as the wrestler hope and fear with them, you love Destinn at Covent Garden-and the comedy for which he la famous. It runs him a close second. Marian with them, and their simple happi- greatest "Butterfly" of them all-is an utterly nonsensferi plot about Nixon lends the feminine interest. nesses are youre tou. Colourful, Geraldine Farrar at the Metro-a big-shot racketeer who buys a Men will revel in this picture, the can fight which goes round 'by round, is amusing and above all restful, with politan, New York. Mary Pickford bankrupt College so that he

have his own football team, and cut alone full of, thrills, but it has no sky-scrapers, and no racketeers' did a silent film version in 1915.

general appeal too. (Queen's);' and even if you do not favour the This revival is meant to delight in on the racket.

There are some good dance num

"The Golde West" rural, you will have to admit the the legions of admirers of Miss

"The Golden West," is an old.: charm of this natural "homey" play. Sydney. She invests the part with bers, with a few sprightly tunes,

Too much cannot be said in appealing quaintness and pathos. and Greta Nissen helping along the time Western from the story by favour of the acting. Will Rogers, Cary Grant is handsome and not tou enjoyment by looking cute and Zane Grey, George O'Brien plays bless him, with only a few of the serious, but bis excuse at the end pretty. Good for plenty of laughs, the dual role of father and son, and famous drolleries, but when "Blue-seemed very lame, and put him in a although at times, like so many of Janet Chandler, mother and daugh- the McLaglen films, It is a little too ter, while our recent charming Boy," the hog is taken elck just be bad light. fore judging time, you will feel, s I wonder too, why that banal love broad for solne tastes. (King's). visitor. Marian Burma does good tug at your heart. Louise Dresser song was introduced. Charles Rug..

The buffalo stampede, excellent is ideally cast, and you must watch gles is mediocre as the friend. Pic-

scenic qualities, well-directed crowd her play of expressions at the time torially the plcture is extremely!

interesting story of the pickle and minee-meat judg-decorative, with the most pleasant Empress of emotion, Elissa Lendi, work and an ing. Janet Gaynor-is appealing effect on the eyss. Under expert in an eternal triangle story of life should please, but the children will and wistful as she was "Disne" guidance, the dress, customs, mali-in East Africa, where our heroine, revel in it, and you must not let a misunderstood woman, marries a them miss seeing this at the King's. and with that handsome lad, Lewners are faithfully followed.

Cho German officer in order to avoid

I'm Telling You' ***** The little child is adorable. Ayres, (who stole my heart, as the

Wheeler and Woolsey are easily young reporter) I prophesy we have Cho San solves her problem in the internment during the war. She a pair that will outrival the Gaynor- traditional manner with the usual falls in love with her best friend, the most popular comedians In 'the Farrell combination.

Oriental fortitude. and the story and farther-in-law does all the can Malay States, and are assured of a

to ruin her.

royal welcome there. Where they Worldly-wise Sally Ellers as the ends on tragedy. trapeze artist, Norman Foster the Miss Sydney handles the broken)

Very capably acted by a large cast excel over Chaplin and Lloyd is the simple farm boy who loves her-English remarkably well, and eli which includes Paul Lukas in his fact that they have produced so they all act like human beings, wild remains natural. She achieves usual role Alexander Kirkland and many more pictures a year. Their their youthful love la poignant. A personal, triumph and I recommend Warner Oland. The film is only future contract calli "for" imišicals, word for a newcomer, Victor Jory this picture alone for her excellent showing this week at 5.10 and 9.30. and only two per year. Good news as the "Epieler." Others In the cast work.

It is not an outstanding film, but for the fans who like to see Bert with Frank Lloyd at the helm and Wheeler dance and hear his charm- come up to scratch but have little to do. In this superlatively out- "Explorers of the World," which good acting you will find it quite ing volce. Also like Barthelmess they Intend travelling more; so that -standing picture we have natural- might be summed up as the "Big worth while. (King's).

thousands of admirers will have à Star Pictures

chance to know them personally,

Juck Gilbert has at last finished "Innocents of Chicago," with

that million-dollar a year contract, Bernard Nedell and Betty Norton, ] both well-known in the Orient in the and is M.G.M. breathing a sigh of relict! He talks of producing on good old days. Belly was a clever his own, but if he is wise he will youngster who was in the Company cling to the few millions he still Globe-trotters, She is doing very)

has," and retire from the screen, at run by her father and mother. The least as far as acting is concerned. well in films now at home, just Jack la Rue who was chosen to finishing with Jack Hobbs in "Josser in

the Army." Absurd take George Raft's place in "Temple Drake" when Raft walked out on travesty of gangster life in Chicago, Paramount, will play Raft's brother with Richard Kendall as the star.

in "The Trumpet Blawa.. Quite amusing,.

The Fredrick Marches havė“ as- Followed by "Temple Tower," a

tonished Hollywood by announcing continuation of the life of Bulldog they love their adopted daughter so Drummond, with Kenneth McKenna much, they will adopt three more. as the hero and Marceline Day a Clara Bow is seriously thinking of the love interest.

(Queen's). "Explorers of The World"

COMMENCING SUNDAY, MAY 28th.

AT THE

KING'S THEATRE

LOVE, LAUGHTER and EXCITEMENT

The glamour of a big State Fair ....its chrobbing, eager throngs. A yearning country girl and her brother...a young reporter... hard-eyed camival folk..shrewd farmers-out for happiness or forgetfulses...love or adven ture thrills or suckers...each in his own way. Some seeking and getting Others trying and failing. But all caught in the State Fair's fervor and tumult. Season's Greatest Cast

JANET

WILL

GAYNOR ROGERS

LEW

SALLY

AYRES EILERS

MORMANT

TOSTER

PRANK:

CRAVEN

LOUISE

DRESSER

VICTOR.

JORY

HENRY KING

#PROSUCTION!:

STATE FAIR

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A grand story of life in a presentadopting her cousins, twin boy and day American Banking circle with

Janet Gaynor's divorce is through Walter Huston, Kay Johnson, Gaviri

now. She and her mother recently Gordon, Pat O'Brien, and Constance returned from a short vacation at Cummings in "American Madness." Recommended. All coming to the her lovely bungalow in Honolulu. Star

Week-End Marrlage"

Mail for Sylvia Sydney is mainly from the Orient, where she is an enormous favourite.

William Powell has left Warners Coming to the King's, “Week-End and will go on the stage. He and Marriage" with Loretta Young-do- Carole Lombard are ideally happy.

ing a grand, bit of acting. Norman despite rumours.resmed Foster George (Chatterton) Brent] Ramon Novarro

and "Aline MacMahon are also in the trom MG.M., and has gone on that cast An office-wife story dressed well needed, vucation to Europe, up in new clothes. Quite enjoyable.where he will sing in concertas

"Afraid: To Talk":

So dear old fat folly Walber Hiers

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Chevaller, him. Loula Gathern und Edward Arllan Colman and Arnol are thoroughly at home as Janet

attorney and "Big Shot" Drebuler, and [-notice many names in, fam

Cast“) including Joyce Rumour, has

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