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HE SPURNED SOCIETY SIRENS FOR A SIX- SHOOTER!...

Sol Lesser and John Zanft present

GEORGE

O'BRIEN

ZANE GREY'S

THE

Dude Ranger

Irene Hervey

Directed by Edward F. Cline

A Fox Release

SUNDAY

AT THE

ALHAMBRA

AT

THE

GRACE

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15,

MOORE SETS NEW STANDARD IN MUSICALE

LOVELY OPERA STAR IN BEST

Ronald Coleman seems to be striking back in earnest in this scene from "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back," the new 20th Century mystery thriller which United Artists brings to the King's Theatre to-morrow, Charles Butterworth is seen as his comic side and Arthur Hohl is the menacing "man behind the door.

SHORT SHOTS

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PRODUCTION TO DATE

RONALD COLEMAN PERFECT IN ROLE

OF BULLDOG DRUMMOND

GEORGE ARLISS AGAIN PLEASES IN VOLTAIRE"

NE Night of Love," a musi-

"Ol with

star,

a grand opera

will naturally call for

comparisons with.

the other

highly successful one we had

By Diane

ULLDOG Drummond Strikes

B Back" is an excellent mye

tery story and I hope you are "as glad to" seg Ronald Colman back

Jan Kiepura in *Tell Me Lyle Talbot in a minor role is on the screen after that world likeable, and Mons Barrie looks re-tour as I am. It is good news that Twentieth Century's con- charac-

To-night."

In the Columbla release Grace gally beautiful. Grand Moore monopolises the picture, butterisations are contributed by Luis tract calls for three pictures a Alberni and Jessie Ralph as the year, as the famous Englishman Kiepura, besides his glorious song

|still ranks among the "Big Six" contributions, allowed full scope to accompanist and the maid. others including Madga Schneider, Sonny Hale, Edmund

Gwenn. Athene Seyler to mention just a

over the world.

To return to Grace Moore whom as a stellar attraction in every we all liked so much in her pre- part of the globe, and hitherto vious films The Lady of Morals" we have seen him far too seldom. Here is Colman with his tongue

devil-may-care,

QUEEN'S

TO DAY

A SUPERB FEAST

OFLOVE LAIGHER

and DIVINE MUSICI

FOUR STARS

from Liberty Magazine

Clark Gable BP, says:

"Divinely melo dioms music|”

Norma Shearer

says:

“Glorious voic

no one else

Eddin Cantor

"World's greatest

few, who shared in the unparaland "The New Moon" (both shown in his cheek and that attrac

of leled success of this musical all at the Queen's). It took the com-tive fr

poser-director Victor, Schertzinger

by possessed In my opinion I would still rate and Columbia to bring out the best on the screen, with the excep this talented actress-singer. tion of Robert Montgomery. He he has a charming personality: brings us one of the gayest and her acting is fresh and natural most engaging murder stories yet! man who hast with no camera poses; she is pretty seen in which with a slim figure and her move brought a valuable cargo of furs all there is her glorious golden (Warner. Oland) is murdered, his ments are divinely graceful. Above shipped by an oriental prince

the British made film "As the เก Min her next

AE WEST is to dance the Rumba Ralph Bellamy and Charles Farrell greater of the two, because we had

film "Now I'm A have gone

R into co-partnership in glorious oper, a haunting theme Lady. That very English actor Paul Tennis Club at Palm Springs. Cavanaugh is her leading man. also run an Estates Agency in Lesong, humour in plenty, and the

most magnificent scenery, Angeles.

In "One Light Of Love" you must Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney be prepared to see Grace Moore will be co-starred by M.G.M...... in two monopolise the show, giving': but! pictures.

scanty chances to anyone else, Tullio the excepton of film done by

Alice Faye and Jack Haley are the Carminati. Much to my regret leads in "Nymph Errant" the Gertrude though, he did not give us even Lawrence "Hit"

jone song-and this mark you, from

Loretta Young is the leading Indy in the Cecil B de Mille production of "The Crusades."

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3. B. Priestley will write the scenario. for the next British

George Arlin,

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Gaumont-British

Veldt their

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consider Conrad biggest male attraction.

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with

He will make Tolstoy's "Redemption" Mary Ellik will probably give Grace the man who created the roles on Broadway in "Strictly Dishonour- with Madeleine Carroll, and three ather Moore and Jeanette Macdonald a run films besides this year.

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for their money if the sings in her able" and "Music in the Air." He first Hollywood film. She was also is superb as the martinet-lover and Eddie Cantor and family, enjoyed one of the leading lights at the Metro likely to be among the favourite their recent visit to England, but they politan before taking the lead in "Ross

Marie." She says she really prefers leading men of the screen. went-nowhere that, the crowds did not moh them which shows the enormous her quiet life in her lovely English popularity of the Goldwyn star come country home with her husband, Basil

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dian.

MAJESTIC TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Masterly

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

HE SACRED VICTORY for

the HAPPINESS OF HIS PEOPLE!

He might have made the House of Rothschild masters of national But the only

a reward he sought was to fulfill the Roths-.

child cread: to live with dignity.........to trade with dignity...to walk the world with dignity!"

JOSEPH 'M. SCHENCK presen

GEORGE ARLISS

in the DARRYŁ F ZANUCK production

THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD

BORIS KARLOFF " LORETTA YOUNG ROBERT YOUNG ↑ HELEN WESTLEY - And a Distinguished Supporting Cast if One Hundred A 289A-CENTURY PICTURE ». Jeleninu Ağin UNITIS AUTISIE

Careers Of The Stars

EORGE ARLISS was born in Lon Udon 1868. Ho started his own! theatrical company when quite a young man, and in 1899, married. Florence Montgomery a member of it. When acting an leading man in Mra. Patrick Campbell's Co. he visited the States only intending staying four months,

except for short seasons on the London

voice.

wife kidnapped, while his niece thinks she is going mad because no lone in England is willing to

acknowledge her identity......

Our hero, "Drummond" the amateur detective,. stumbles into' the heart of things while walking through a thick fog.

I won't tell you more of the story. but after a series of exciting adven tures the dastardly plot is unravel- led and ends in a close-up of the heroine in the hero's arms.

Lovely Loretta Young has the leading feminine role. She will also play opposite Coleman in his latest film "Clive of India."

Charles Butterworth, as the pal "Algy," given, as usual,, an amusing characterisation, and delivers his lines in a way that only Butter worth can. Una: Merkel, C. Aubrey Smith, Halliwell Hobbes and George Regas help in this elegant, enter- One of the beauties in "Voltaire":tainment which you cannot afford now showing at the Alhambra.

to miss." (King's)....

"Voltaire"

George Arliss Voltaire la ex-

When "One Night of Love" opens but has not returned to his native land, Mary Barrett," (Mise Moore), is actly what you anticipate George stage and to stay in his lovely coun-singing the theme song of the film Arliss as Voltaire should be, and nol try home in Eagland. Mado his film in a radio contest (by the by it

higher praise can be accorded this debut in the silent version of his is not introduced again) the win- famous part in "Diraeli," later the ner of which receives tuition from film setors in this exacting role. As super performance by the dean of "Green Goddess," repeating both later the most famous singing teacher always he ta matchless as a keen in the talkien, Is recognized as ons

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of the leading male attractions on the in the world, "Monte Verdi," (Car-witted, sharp-tongued, philosopher, screen to-day, and, after many years minati). When she loses she does a patriot unable to awaken his king Warner Bros biggest star, is now with not despair, but takes her last $500 to the impending threat of revolu Twentieth Centary.

and goes to Milan to study,

After excuses have been found RACE MOORE was born in Jellicoe.

This film deals with but a few Tennessee. Started. her, theatrical to give the star a chance to sing an years of the great French writer's career singing in a Cafe in New York's air from "La Traviata" and part life but includes many exciting "Greenwich Village. Later in musical of the Sextette from "Lucia" she incidents of the pre-revolutionary comedies, and like the story of "One hae to take a job singing in a cafe, period. The charm, and beauty of Night Of Love," with very little

in order that she may pay her the production are a splendid tri- money, set out for Italy and five years of hard cruel study. Returned after bills,

bute to the late John Adolf who It is here that she is heard by directed it "Monte Verdi" singing "Ciribiribín”. Outstanding among the support He walks into her dressing room is Reginald 'Owen who puts in a and after amusing dialogue offera splendid plece of work as the weak- to train her for opera on one con-ling Louls, while Doris Kenyon and ition that she does not fall in Margaret Lindsay look lovely in the love with him.

distinguished ‚ costumes ́ ́ of ‚' the "{Continued ́on PageTM12) |

RONALD COLEMAN

Touring Europe with him, wA see in a few years, her quick rise to fame and success.". Needless to say neither the teacher nor the {pupil fulfill their contract, but both hide their love till the climax 8 reached when she makes her debut as "Carmen"

Personally, I think her rendition In this ever-green mezzo-soprano role of the famous opening number is perfection itself.

Again the course of true love can- not run smooth and we come to the opening night at the New Yors Metropolitan Opera House with a many triumphs on the Continent to very nervous "Cho Cho-San", pre-{} achieve her ambition "as" the star soprano of the New York Metropolitan paring to start the exquisite, oper Opera Co. Married in 1981, Valentin ing number "Ancora un Passo." Parers, a Spanish film actor at Fox She has lost her Inspiration in the Studio, She owns a house in Paris, absence of her lover but when he villa in Cannes, and rente a lovely appears in the prompter's box as mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

vedo, podne usual, her apparent failure is turn EORGE O'BRIEN was born in Saned to triumph. I have seldom wit- Francisco in 1900, Son of the messed a more poignant ending in Superintendent of Police, Trained for any film. I can only recall ́ Ger- the Navy during the War, becoming aldine Farrar in the height of light-heavy weight champion of the her fame giving me the same Pacific Fleet. After the Armisticelling joy which Miss Moore gave chance meeting

ng with Tom Mix led to

Job as assistant comerá-man later me in her two numbers from entered, films es, an actor because of “Madame Butterfly." I hope and his expert riding. It considered one expect this outstanding musical will of the biggest drawing cards in. We attain the success achieved by Toll

jerns” to-day... Married the film àçtresí

Marguerite Churchill,

Me To-night" Grace Moore, admit tedly is the whole show, but the picture too, then charni Richmond Surrey, In 1801. After and is easily the most working as a shipping clark, enter musical yet turned out

RONALD COLMAN: was born

ed/the Great War, and at the Armis itice,like so many others; Zound 'it'ding-

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od, personally

(Queen's);

SUNDAY

AT THE

Maurice

Chevalier says: "Magnique!

with

Trace Moore ONE NIGHT OF LOVE

KING'S

HE'S IN AGAINI

nildog Brun

toying with Scotland Yard in a

JOSEPH M. #CHENCE

(proanato

Ronald

COLMAN

́is DARRYL F. ZANDCK'S pridni

BULLDOG DRUMMOND

STRIKES BACK

LORETTA YOUNG

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