1931-07-27 — Page 3

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THE SILVER SCREEN.

KING'S THEATRE.

"LIGHTNIN","

Before he bega;, Production of "Lightnin'," Will Rogers third Fox Movietone, adapted from John

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for Rogers' crony."

Every character woman in the film industry was an applicant for the role of Rogers' wife. The final selection was Louise Dressor, who is one of the most popular actres BE of the films.

Helen Cohan, youngest daughter of the celebrated George M. Coban, who enacts the role of Rogers daughter, was a personal selection of Winfield Sheehan, vice-president and general manager of Fox Films and is being widely acclaimed a "And" with starring possibilities. Rogers' never played a part that fitted him more perfectly. The role seems to have been written with him in view. As Lightnin' Bill Jones," the indolent, whimical old tipplor, who regales the guests at his wife's hotel with his fanciful tales, Rogers surpasses his "Pike Peters" in They Had To See Paris" and his "Hiram Draper in "So This Is London."

Besides, Miss Dresser," Miss Cohan

HIS SMILE and Cosgrave, the cast of "Light- MADE MENnin'" now playing at the King's Theatre, includes Joel McCrea, J.

TREMBLE. Jason Robards,

M Kerrigan, Sharon Lynn and

-for he ruled, with

the volvet grip of an iron hand- hand that struck suddenly and left no traces, There's pathos and love in this drama of thrills.

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BROADWAY:

With an all star cast including

JOHN WRAY, BETTY COMPSON,

"SEA LEGS."-

Jack Onkio ia shanghind aboard bontful of beautiful girls. And rhen Jack gets his "Sen Lega," things awin along in a merry series of wisecracks and action. "Sen Lega" the new fun-follishness romance of "America's. Joy- Friend," will open at the King's Theatre on Wednesday.

George Marion, Jr., whose wiso cracking dialongue has created a now American linge, wrote "Sea Legs" especially for Jack Oakie:

Oakie, a doughty gob on one of Uncle Sam's battle cruisers, goog to sleep the pride of the fleet, and wakes up to find him substituting aboard. A strange battleship for a wealthy young millionaire, named O'Brien, whose lawyer,

Harry Green, has picked on Oakie to serve O'Brien's compulsory term in the navy. And the navy, of which the boat on which Oakie is em ployed is the sole ship, belongs to & country of which Oakie has naver bafore heard.

JOHN HARRON, Claude Allister, But the captain has six beauti- King Baggot, George Byron, Duke ful daughters, and they all live on Lee, Directed by William James, board ship, Lillian Roth is one of **Craft. Produced by Carl Laemmle, these beautiful daughters, and, Jr. Presented by Carl LarmALE. when Oakie gets mixed up with

this charming comedienne "Animal Crackers," "The Love Parado" and "Honey," the jcy starts sprouting.

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"Sen Legs" is entirely a laugh- ing matter. It fairly breathes the salt sea air and the freshness of youthful pep. Created for Oşkie, it's a joyous jamborea-cf nautica)

nonsense.

William Fox prezants

PRINCE'S THEATRE

The Cock Eyed World

From Monday, July 27th to Tuesday, July 28th inclusive. ONE EYE LAUGHS-ONE EYE ORIES BOTH THRILL Just imagine that more than 750,000 people crowded the Roxy,

Now York, during the Brst 8 weeks.

The Cock Eyed World

All Talking-Singing-Laughing Fox Movietone Rist.

Dally Performances: 2.30, 6.00, 7.15 & 9.15 P.M. (N.B. 6 p.m. Matinees only Saturdays and Sundays)

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Sunny-Side Up.

ALL MOVIETONE COCK EYED WORLD

Victor MfLAGLEN EDMUND LOWE

LITY DAMITA Directed by RADUL HALSE

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The Time Three Months

The Place.

The Object?

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Divorce

Here's the lowdown on high life among pretty women who can afford divörcs at their husbands' expense. A comedy of American manners..... just across the border

of matrimony and just across, the border a WILL ROGERS

I HENRY KING'S Production:

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THE SILVER SCREEN. QUEEN'S

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CITY LIGHTS."

After all these years of silent and talkio file, one undisputed fact stands out-Chaplin stands on n pedestal by himself there is no body on the silver or talkie sorgen, who can get within talking distance of the world's greatest comedian.

City Lights," his latest, and probably his best production, whion is appearing for the second time at the Queen's Theatre, needs no introduction to admirers of Chap- lin. If you have not moon it you inust do so now

Coloured singers, including the famous Ethiopian Etude Chorus," and well-known yaudeville and. night club entertainers, had thair "break" in pictures in Lawrence Tibbett's now Metro-GoldwynMayor starring vehicle. The Prodigal, which will come on Wednesday to the Queen's Theatre. They appear. ed with him in two numbers,. Chidline" and "A Child lawBorn," in a reproduction of a negrò bar- becus is the South. The now talkie, Harry Pollard directed, is a vivid romantic drama of the South of today. Esther Ralston plays tho. heroine opposite Tibbett, and notable cast includes Roland Young and Cliff Edwards Tibbott sings several Southern numbers.

WORLD THEATRE,

"CHEER UP AND SMILE."

"Cheer Up and Smile" which is showing at the World Theatre to day, with Arthur Lake in the lead- jing réte, is a collegiate film which lovers of this type of film should not miss.

In this film we see Arthur Lake as a collegian who is suspended for kicking a professor. Subsequently he quarrels with his girl through jealousy, and goes to New York where he achieves fanio as a singer. The girl later goes to New York and hens him sing. They become. roconciled and plan to marry Meanwhile Pierro, the propreitor of the night club where Lake is working, fearing that the marri age would ruin Lake's popularity. plans a to frame him with a wo

man.

The way Lake overcomes this ob. Istacle and how he reconciles with,

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CITY LIGHTS

WAITTEN:"DILECTED ✔ PRODUCED, BYŤ CHARLES CHAPLIN

· NEXT CHANGE – HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS BROTHER'S WIFE!

The brilliant star nave ind modern romance)

TIBBETT

in a talkis of hobos and heart-throbe! THE

the girl makes the film a most hep PRODIGAL

fly entertainment.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The China gunboats Tea and Widgeon are to be prepared for Bate at Shanghai after about 30 yeara' servies on the Chinese rivera The crew of the Teal will carry out the trials of the new gunboat Falcon, which has been built on the Clyde, and shipped in sections to Shanghai for re-erection. The Falcon should be ready for servico. next month.

Dating from June 20, Captain T. B. Drew, O.B.E., is appointed to command the Cumberland, of the

Fifth Cruiser Squadron, China Station, in which ship Captain L F. Potter has served for two years. Captain Drow, who has recently been attending the Senior Officers Technical Course, completes 30 years naval service this year. In. 1910 he was first lieutenant-com- mander of the Hawkins, flagship.

in China, and was promoted to commander in 1922.

Group Captain H. M. Cave Brown Cavo, who commanded the Far East flight to Singapore and Australic in 1927, has been promot ed to be Air Commodore.AMA

The award of the Air Force Crops

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Seatt, in recognition of the dis- tinguished services rendered to aviation by his "rocent flights by. tween England and Australia, ið þa announced in the London Gazette.. Mr. Scott holds the record for his flights to Australin and back, t

Burgoon Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Gaskell, K.C.B., O.BE., relin quished on July the post of Medical Director-General of the Nayanamae will be plased on the

retired--list) was in China at the time of the Boxer rebellion," and was promoted to stric surgeon, for conspicuous, professional merit” at Weilialwet.

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