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TALKIE

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"The Firebird"

The title of this melodrama: 1s] derived from Stravinsky's "Fire- bird" music, It seems that when Ricardo Cortez, as a wicked Vien- nese actor, plays it on his gramo- phone women go wild and come to him as he wishes, 'adap

Gloria Swanson and John Boles make "Music In The Air" really live entertainment at the King's Theatre.

Mr. Cortez makes the part 'selfish (and cruel, and it is not wonder he la murdered. Then of course starts the same old suspicion and we, the audience, pick on almost every member of the cast as the culprit.

Among those, present wo have Veree Teasdale, Lionel Atwill, Anfta Louise, Helon Trenholme and

Among the large cast we have the Joan Arthur and Rita le Roy are Dorothy Tree The acting is really lovely Joan Barry, seen far too sel- the best in the support. (Queen's). excellent and I need not add the dem on the

screen now-a-days-- gowns and sets are lavish and ex-with Harold. Huth, Richard Cooper, Another of those mysteries that

# "Menace" pensive.

Elleen Peel, Ivan Brandt, Henry keeps you mystified till the last Quite an interesting evening, will Hewitt and Hargrave. Fawson all moment. be spent even if it can be called adding considerably to the success Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanaugh A madman threatens only a melodrama in dressy clothes. of the picture.. (Alhambra).

and Berton Churchill, whom he Then, too, the director has a blames for his brother's suicide. "Music In The Air".

chance for more scenes than on an the destined night melodrama Although Mary Ellis, the original stage, and the Night Club with happens thick and fast. player in the principal role, and ex-Billy Cotton's Band, the Gaucho Metropolitan Opera sing.r, was Tango Orchestra, Naunton Wayne, Crosman and Halliwell Hobbes all

Raymond Milland, then acting in the pictures in Eng Yvette, Frances Day and Noel Ley give excellent accounts of them- land, Fox, for some unknown rea-land, the famous cabaret artists, selves. If this sort of film ap- Son, borrowed Gloria Swanson from have opportunities to strut their peals I can heartily recommend it. M.G.M. and put her in the leading staff. Certainly worth Josing. (Alhambra and Central), Įsinging role..

The Star, Kowloon

Loyal "fans" may be pleased to seo and hear her, but personally. 1

(King's).

"The Gilded Lily"

Henrietta

Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, and William Gargan are in Maug-

think she might have left when Chalk up another hit for Par- Mary Pickford and Norma Tul-Jamount. Claudette Colbert and an madge retired. She was a grand attractive newcomer, Fred Man's famous play "Rain." Sordid actress in the silents, but with the Murray, with the young Engilah drama takes place on the south exception of "The Trespasser" has man Ray Milland make the trio, se island of Pago Pago. Good not given us anything in the talkies each and every one of them with facting from all concerned,

This will be followed by the two natural charm and acting ability.

best English comedians, Tom

over which. we can rave.

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There is not much to the story, The story is familiar, but who walls an Ralph Lynn, in the Ben which tells of unsophisticated inno cares? There is the girl who at Travers comedy "Cuckoo in the cence in Alpine clothes who comes tains notoriety through no fault of

¡Nest" Yvonne Arnaud, the late down from a Bavarian mountain to her own, the titled Englishman the great city of Munich.

who is up to no good, and the rivary Brugh, and Robertson. Hare, June Lang-who used to being reporter.

help along in this screaming farce. Don't miss this one. known as June Vlasek-is pretty There are many moments of A rare treat is offered as the and amateurish enough to please drama and delightful touches of next attraction. The first show- comedy. Incidentally it is rum-jing in this Colony of the talkie Douglasa Montgomery looks de-oured thut Miss Colbert wears version of Margaret Kennedy's cidedly out-of-place and

ነብ some hundreds of thousands of'fumous kovel "The Constant Ny bardly say John Boles is at his best dollars worth of jewels in the Ca- mph." The actress who is lucky as the temperamental and eccentric barct scene.

enough to be cast in the role of playwright. When the two inno: Wesley. Ruggles, the director. Tessa," the tomboy, call be sure 4th May cents pair off with the bored actress, 3rd Jan.

and playwright the results are df-end scenario writer Claude Binyon, of fame, if she proves she can do astrous, but all ends happily. To a grand bit of work together it capably. The littls Vancouver and look likely lo rival the girl, Hedda Hopper, is the right ac music in the picture is the high Columbia pair Frank Capra and trees. They story of the Sanger light, and of course there may be

family is familiar to most of us. many who will be anxious to see if,

Miss Colbert is specially con- The whole company went to the Gloria Swanson makes the come vincing when she is the romance- Tyrol so the surroundings are au back the movie magazines would 6th May have us believe she

hungry Manhattan working girlthentic which, adds to the excel- 7th June

has, in this and glamorous as the Cabaret en-lence of the whole production. grand opportunity given by Fox tertainer. The two leading men will Brian Ahearne as Lewis Dodd is | (King's).

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cause a Butter among feminine ideally cast. Jane Baxter, Peggy "Tana" and Thear that Miss Col. Blythe, Leonora Corbett, Mary This British film version of the best has again chosen Mac Mur-Clare and Lyn. Harding and many St. John Ervine play, which was so ray in her latest film. Don't miss more will add to their popularity ably performed a few months ago this one. (Alhambra and Cen-by their performances in this ab- by the local A.D.C., should prove an tral),

sorbing story, I do not think the attraction.

talkie version of the famous play will disappoint many, and "Basil.

"Jew Suss"

Conrad Veldt gives the really Mrs. Fay Grossman played so per exacting role. Frank Vosper (re- outstanding performance in a most

Majestic

Dorothy Dix, as the woman who

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5th May character, which Marie Tempest among the alms to be remembered and production. (Star). 2nd May, originated in London and which

fectly in the local show.

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