1933-11-02 — Page 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1933.

TALKIE TALKS

by Dianë

LIONEL BARRYMORE OUTSTANDING

IN SWEEPINGS

"

STRONG LINE-UP OF FILMS COMING

Stanlio

TO THE CENTRAL.

Laurel And "Ollio" Hardy At Their Funniest in "Fra Diavolo."

"Fra Diavolo”

now, take your chance and be daring of this

It was a grand idea to put two thrilled with the -of the funniest comedians In an famous cowboy.

opera with an 18th Century set- ting. The Unkling old-fashioned

music

Auber

makes

(Central).

"Summer Lightning"

Next, Ralph Lynn, Winifred "Fra Shotter and Dorothy Bourchier

Diavolo" titled in the States "The make Wodehouse's "Summer Light- 'Devil's Brother") something

by

ferent in musicals.

difning" intensely amusing.

tral).

funny

The team are vigorously despite the artißeial background,

(Cen-

""Topaze"

de-resistance of

the

The piece Don't go expecting Broadway jazz Central line-of for me will be the Fredit part John Barrymore considers his

wisecracks, but give

sad where it is due, and laugh beartily best to date, the school master who

at this combination movement and comedy.

of opera with turns blackguard in "Topaze." You

Dennis King, whose "Vagabond King" will long be remembered, re- furns to the screen to sing delight-

vince givesį fully, and his ringing

He is in hin the necessary touch. element strutting as the "Robin Hood" bandit who robe the -only to help the poor.

Thelma Todd with

ber

rich

dare not miss seeing this one.

This attractive line-up, to suit all for showing at the Lastes, is due Central.

amorous men on

THE CHINA MAIL. Booked for a Year-In Jail

Sally Rand, whose fan dance made her famous, has sixty days in which - to appeal the verdict of a year in jail and $200 6as which was banded · down when the dance she did in Chicagh was judged “obieens."

"Midnight Mary" "Midnight Mary" is a nex-and- crime picture, with Loretta Young as the lovely victim of circum- [stances, menaced by the privations lof this cruel world on the one hand. Monde and pursued by

Fox Line-up At King's

It was when she had the good loveliness wears the elaborate row the other. Handsome fascinating What do you think of this for a fortune to meet Korda that a film. Hollywood manner. Richard Cortez in her lover, till line-up? Spencer Tracy and Col-career was chosen; and she gives in I doubt whether this fair lady has Franchot Tone steps into the pic-leen Moore in "The Power and the to having had a full share of lucky -ever worn as many petticoats

{ture, and

then naturally trouble Glory" a magnideent drams done breaks. Henry Armetta is as excitable as starts. There is a deal of novelty in what is termed in the studio ever, and he and the Seatch comes in this film, and the acting will sur "narratage,"

a most novel idea dian Jimmy Finlayson do a great prise you. More of this later carried out by Jesse Lasky. deal to add to the enormous amount Coming to Queen's. of humour.

tumes in true

famous

"Hold Your Men"

by

the me) vuckoo

star in "Hold Your Man." "Variety," the most

Then one "Smilin'

SMILING FOR A LIVING

Most Photographed Girl In England.

DISLIKES THE JOB

London.

There is a girl in the world who tearns her living by smiling. And

she doesn't like her job.

So frightened is she that some- thing will make it fade. that she just had her smile insured for £1,000. Her perpetual nightmare is that some morning she will wake up feeling sad.

Almost everyone has seen her. Sometimes she is smiling over! soapsuda, sometimes it is a shiny floor, or a new ring, or a pot of jam that causes her to look so merry.

Fifty times a week, her mouth and her curls up at the corners beautiful teeth break through in an enchanting smile. The rest of the time she is on holiday.

She ja Miss Betty Spurling, the most photographed girl in England. She poses for newspaper and maga:| Ezine advertisements and in photo- {graphed about 50 times a week.

Defends Communist

Alfons Sick, femminent GermBAN AD- torney, whe“ fa* dafadding Erast Tergier, former Communist loader: charged with setting: £re, te, the Reichstag (before the Supreme: Court in Leipzig:: Jack's monocla and Heidelberg scar identify him)

́m an aritzerat.

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NEW BISHOP FOR

A PRETORIA

Great-Grandson Of A Primate.

CONSECRATION CEREMONY

Pretoria.

Clad in the purple cassock which

he wore as chaplain to the Arch- bishop of York at the coronation of the King, the Venerable Wilfred Parker was consecrated the · ifth Bishop of Pretoria in St. Alban'a Cathedral on Sunday, July 23, by the Archbishop of Cape Town, the most Reverend Francis Phelps, as slated by the Bishops of Natal, Johannesburg, Southern Rhodesia, Kimberley, and.. Kuruman, the As- sistant Bishop of-Bloemfontein, and Bishop Jr-J. Fuller:

Archdeacon Wilfred, who two years ago was appointed Archdeacon of Pretoria and Director of Native Missions in the Pretoria Diocese, was chosen to succeed Dr. Neville Talbot as Bishop is a grandson of the Earl of Macclesfield and a great- grandson of the Most Rev. G. T. Longley. formerly Archbishop of Canterbury. He is also related to Two coolies were injured, ono ser- the Duke of Westminster. He was my tously, when a motor-lorry carry-born in London, and

"Recently," she said, "I insured ray smile for £1,000. It le my most valuable Esset in earning a livelihood and I can't afford to lose fit.

"Sometimes I grow tired of smil! Jing. Then I just go off in

motor-car and vanish for days."-Reuter.

LORRY OVERTURNS NEAR SHEK-0.

Two Coolies Injured

A

few

ing road metal overturned on the

EX-POLICE SHROFF COMMITTED.

Embezzlement of $3,170 Alleged.

among the

Shek-O Road near Windy corner many important clerical appoint- yesterday morning. The lorry was ments he has held was that of do- badly damaged.

mestle chaplain to the Archbishop

The two men were taken to the

of York until 1912, and curate dur- Government Civil Hospital. Fong Ying, the more seriously hurt, wasing the War to St. Martin's-in-the- suffering from injuries to his head, Fields. He also served as a chaplain body and legs, while the other, to the forces in France and Italy, to being awarded the Italian War Cheung Tal, received injuries his back and both arms.

Cross. His pastoral staff has been made by the natives at the Grace Dieu Mission near Petersburg

TAKING A FILM AT 27,800 FEET.

SHORT SHOTS

Gibbona Cedric

IN directlug

Appearing of 14 charges of em- "Tarzan and his Mate" for Metra, bezzlement of sums totalling $3,- of the sentimental Who will do the artistic designing 170, Ng Wing-taci, former shroff of Through" type. Next we have learnt to associate with his the Accounts Office, Police Head- Hal Roach gives comedy prior Prepare to be delighted too, when

quarters, was committed to stand place, and from the moment

direct Jan his trial at the next Criminal Ses- of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow - Lealle Howard in his favourite name at this studio? Tay Garnet is to play, "Berkeley Square," with little their first entrance heralded The

Revere of Heather Angel, whom I knew when Kiepura and Marian Nixon in their sions by Mr. Schofield at the Cea- Epic Pictures Of Everest

out here in the Forbes first Universal release, to be made tral Police Court this morning. "Stanlio" and "Ollio" disorganise critics, praised this film immensely he wan

The accused, who resigned from Russell Co., playing at the old city in Paris. His wife, Patsy Ruth

the Government service early this the whole picture, and it is difficult that is enough for me.

refused Put these two on you "must see" Hall. She is starred in the last ad-Miller, is now divorcing him,

another year, was arrested in Canton, fol- (the of "Charlie Chan" list. Coming to the Queen's.

author, Earl Derr Biggers is now Broadway offer, so that she could lowing the discovery of irregulari- "Rackety Rex" "Rackety Rex" tells of a football dead); and around Xmas, Lillian accompany husband Herbert Maries in the Police accounts.

Harvey and Lew Ayres in "My shall to Honolulu, where he is on rocket. Victor McLaglen and

location in the de Mille picture. Weakness." "Bondage" may be looked upon a Stanley Fields arc rival boot-

to say in which scene they are at

How the their funniest,

kiddies

will revel in

The Cn's It! should be packed for a week.

tion.

"Bondage"

venture

the attractive leading man;

it

Edna

Best

RETURNED BANISHEE GAOLED

1

Expedition.

Hugh

London, Mr. Wyn Harris, the cinema-man who accompanied* Mr. Ruttledge's Mount Everest Expedi- tion, declared when his film was first shown in London that during Texas Guinan and Russ Colombo

was trem- atages of the work he have been added to the long list of 3: Described As Dangerous

bling so violently from the intense names in Winchell's much-advertis-} <!

Communist ed film "Broadway through a key-

cold that he could hardly take his pictures. Described by Inspector Vincent The highest point at which he hole." Lowell Sherman is directing Constance Cummings, Abe Lyman

na a dangerous Communist, Yeung took any "ahots" was 27,800 feet. and Dand, and Stuart Erwin among Hing-sang, a life banishee from At this altitude his breathing was

others,

a tract or sermon. It gives Dorothy leggers. Both buy old Colleges, This time, Fox have given the Jordan a wonderful chance as Judy and inatal their gangs as the foot-over-rated Continental star a big into the fatal ball players, with pretty chorus cast, music and pretty girls, and, Peters, who is led error, and committed to an institu-girls as co-eds.

The game is the high-light of the should be a winner. All due in the Rafaela Ottiano (remembered an Im-that is if you like this sort next two months at the King's. the maid in "Grand Hotel" the of thing, and don't mind if there in

I'm TELLING YOU. in Laturing the usual matron whe delights

amount of McLaglen Wendy

an Barrie (Jenkin) in George Bancroft quarrelled with Singapore, was sentenced to badly affected.

months hard labour by Mr. Bal laughs. Interview recently with the London Paramount over stories and salary, four at the Central Magistracy this cold and suffer with the climbers her charges.

vulgarity, Quite *L few The story is sordid, but compell-(King'a.)

"Film Pictorial," states that she and left the screen for over two ing, and the whole cast, which in-i

has had an offer from Hollywood, yeara. I wonder if his loyal morning for returning to the Coin their hardships, so graphic is The last film Buster Keaton made but if "Alex" mays she is not to go, "Funs" still remember him,” He is

the picture. cludes Merle Tottenham,

The climbers are Libaire. Alexander Kirkland and for Metro "What, No Beer?" with it means

He was banished from Hong seen hacking their way up sheer she won't. Alex being to star with the Twentieth Century Eddie Woods give excellent

walls of ice, like flies, and battling. Money."

against tremendous galés of wind and thick clouds of driven gnow..!

Dorothy

Star Theatre Bookings

lony.

Jimmy Durante helping him in the Alexander Korda, the famous Hun-jin an underworld story. "Blood Kong nineteen months ago. counts of themselves. It is little laughs, Phyllis Barry, HO out-garian Director. Dorothy Jordan, though, who turns cat the star performance, and 1 ad-standing in "Cynara", la wasted as vice you seeing this just to see how

(King's).

"The Past of Mary Holmes"

Goose

the

Woman."

The late Jack

a gangster's Moll.

Hugh Williams with whom she Ether Ralston is also trying lot

Newest Hollywood Air Elopers

Que can almost feel the intense)

HUNTERS SHOOT 130

- ELEPHANTS. Protecting Gardens In Northern Rhodesia,

Bulawayo.

Rhodesian Government in

connec

(Northern Transvaal).-Reuter.

KING'S

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

COMMENCING SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER.

Lionel

BARRYMORE

SWEEPINGS

in a tidal drama of the rise and fall of a great American family. Today the breadlinei

More than 12,000 children...- re- wastern portion of the territory,!] Yesterday wealth ́and power

has just finished "This Acting a come-back in Hollywood, and here on his way from Italy and "Clear All Wires", gives Les Business," (linked in "Rome Ex-after eight years of happy married Spain, back to Hollywood to another this young actress is improving. Tracy a chance again as a reporter press here), is on his way to the life is divorcing her Manager Sam Goldwyn contract. His latest

but this is a film for which I did Film Capital to be added to the husband George Webb.

picture "The Masquerader," is a not care. Benita Hume does a bit, long list of Britishers in favour Corinne Griffith has been trying riot everywhere. They say his We who remember our "Movies" and Una Merkel is her usual self. there now.

on the stage, and now makes a first picture next year will be one recall the magnificent performance Lee could not fail to be clover, but Wendy goes on to say that she reappearance in the talkies as of his biggest successes of the Kiven by Louise Dresser in "The the film is not worthy of him. lowes her theatrical career to the second to Lorette Young in the newjailents, "The Dark Angel" (Re- Followed by John Gilbert and fact that her father, a well-known Company. All Hollywood is talking member it with lovely Vilima Pickford was the son, and, I re-Robert Armstrong in "Fast Barrister, wanted her to stay home of the action by Garbo, in insisting Banky). member rightly, Constance. Bennett Workers." Story of two rough and be just a proper young lady, that John Gilbert take the part of Also the Alfred Lunta (Lyun Two hunters, Messrs. Hall and girl in question. Now these riveters and their cheap loves, with She preferred independence, and her Latin lover in "Queen Fontanne) MAY be coming through Rangley, engaged by the Northern parts are taken by a stage actress broad diaogue. Mae Clark and started to learn Beauty Specialist Christina.” When the first day's here. Helen McKeller, Eric Linden and Robert Armstrong, are the best in work, gave that up in six months. rehearsel was called, no Garbo- The Melvyn Douglases returned tion with the protection of native Jean Arthur, in the talkie versionit. All coming to the Star,

ditto shorthand and typing...

frantic telephone calls, elicited the to Hollywood, after seeing Shang gardens and the reduction of the retitled ""The Past of Mary

fact. "When Mr. Gibert in on the hal and Pekin only,

number of elephants in the north- Holmes."

lot Garbo will appear;--and then

Now we shall see. Garbo ceived treatment in the past year have accounted for more than 130] once truly loved Gilbert, be it at the magnificent Marian Davies elephants. known Perhaps this is her way of Clinic in Los Angeles,

Among those shot, was one with returning his kindness to her, when Lee Garmes, famous cameraman 90 lb. tusks, which, but for being}| she was unknown, although all has recently married,

damaged at the tips, would have Hollywood known J. G. gave her up The engagement between Lila touched the 100 lb. mark. While a¦ when he fell in love with Ins Claire. Lee and George Hill, Director, in number of tuskless elephants: were Sir Gerald du Maurier is now a off. George is at work on a script among the bar, the accrual of ivory grandfather.

with ex-wife Frances Marian; per- to the Government should well cover Marie Lohr's daughter" will haps this ocounts for it. the cost of the expedition.Reuter. marry a shipping man from India. Lilian Harvey will go to Paris

Cicely Courtneldge and Jack to act in French, German, and WOOLWORTH TWINS Hulbert were guests at the last English versions with Henry Garát, Royal Garden Party. -

of "Music on the Air." The pary Loretta Young and Spencer latest is that Norma Bhaarer will Tracy are. "going places' together. do ~Marie Antoinette,” as picture. He says he will not be dlonged, only plays are sil the rage.. separated. Married twelve years, "Smilin' Through now ranka and has two children, the baby only among the first eleven films of all) being a few months old. Si W time.

The story by Rex Beach is, un- questionably melodramatic hokum, but if you are not too critical you will find the mother-love theme to your liking.

Personally I think the two, chief characters are a little hysterical, and Ilable to over-act. Skeeta Gal: lagher turns in a good performance, See It, if only to compare it with your original idea of this play. (Central).

"Mistress Of Atlantis" "Mistress of Atlantis" is a Nero production, done on the same magnificent scale that I remember when it was a silent, about ten years ago. The Italian Film Com- pany have the valuable services of Brigitte Helm, (seen here in "Blue Danube") John Stuart and Gibh| McLaughlin,, so, that the dialogue will be at least delivered in cultured accents. (Central);

"The Texas Bad' Man" Tom Mix will shortly appear in what is csally one of the most ex elting "Westerna","--seen here in a long time. Don't fail to take the kiddles to ses Tom Mix and Tony In “The Texas Bað Man♬ 3 Tom Mix and Tony have definitely ya. tired from screen... work," so when- sover one of their dimi comes along.

While Hollywod goru

by sloping by plans

Harry

IN US

Daughters Born At

a.m. And 10 a.m.

Cresson, Pennsylvania. Pending selection of "namés,

Bown the famcnt"

Pili võbed by Lester Cohee

EPINGS

ACAN DINEHART" GLORIA STUART William Qargan, Erie Linden. "Grégory Razaff

Five and Ten" Is the term Also the latest

The girl-mother of the most The "fans" adored Janet Gaynor famous baby in Hollywood, Baby le and Lew Ayres so much, in "Stats Mrs. Joseph Frank are referring SEWING MACHINES Roy, who made his name in "Bed- Fair that they are to be co to their newly-born twin daughBest Makes, time Story" is now only sixteen, starred again, and are now at work ter as the "Woolworth twins." and is going to the High School in on "The House of Connolly One was born at 5 am, and the Treadle Models from H. K. $90.— Hollywood She lives with Baby John MacCormack sang at the other at 10 a m. and her parents in a small bunga wedding of his only child Gwen, low, and be la causing & sensation the Brompton Oratory, when she applied to Woolworth shops in PORTABLE ELECTRIC MODELS all over the world:

recently married a Liverpool but America, because they originally pa * Warner Baxter and "Myrna Loy, neas man gaRISON

sold articles for 5 cents and 101 tremendously praised in the Metro Can't picture Jt, but Victor, Jory cents. Alñericans do not say Simï"Penthouse West

will carry on the adventure of the Lets go to Woolworths." They Rumoured that Ronald Colman Cisco Kid, made famous, by Warner say “Lets go to the 5 and 10,” will shortlyn ba ́s palining

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