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CENTRAL

| TREATRIE V

SHOWING TO-DAY

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

CRAZY, THAT WAY,

At 2:30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.derstanding of men. This is ex

She took

nok what she wanted and made

BAD SISTER

Jast A smart baby who combined bor heart with

her head nad draw up a now set of rulas for this deliciona game of the Gods called love?" With Wonderful Cast including

Conrad Nagel, Sydney Fox Bette Davis, Zasn Pitts, Siim Summerville.

NEXT CHANGE

Hard-riding

romance of a fair fighter and his fair reward

FAIR WARNING

and a notable

supporting

cast

directed by Alfred Werker

with S GEORGE O'BRIEN

A FOX MOVIETONE

Some women are beyond all un-

ruplifted in the Fox Movielono pro duction Crazy That Way now

to be seen and heard at the Queen's Theatre. The contral figure is Joan Bennett, beautiful, charming, cul- tured... Bho is loved by many and followed about by Regis Topmey and Jason Robards...

Eventually she becomes engaged to Robarde, though she does not "love" him. Toomey continues his 'courtship. Then comes a day, when the girl finds she really loves Kenneth MacKenna," portraying a young, enginear who is not at all interested in her. That

very fast makes her pursue him,

Crazy That Way" in one of the most delightful entertainments that has come to the Queen's Theatre in many a day..

A TAILOR-MADE MAN PA

"Playing opposite William Haines seems to be one way of becoming " well-known on the screen,

Joan Crawford, who played op. posite the comedian in "Weat Paint and The Duke Steps Out," is now a star in her own right Leila Hyams, who inst scored with Haines in "The Girl Said No" and "Way Out West, and Anita Page, who was seen with him in Speedway" and " Navy Blues, are now two of the fore- meat feminine players on the Metro. Goldwyn-Mayer roster,

Haines newest leading woman is. the charming Dorothy Jordan, who will be remembered as the water- front waif of "Min and Bill" She has the ledding feminine rále in A Tailor-Made Man," coming. to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday,"

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KING'S THEATRE.

QUICK MILLIONS";

Spencer Tracy, who made an aus picious start in talking pictures not Jong ago in John Ford's comedy of prison life,Up The River," demonstrates that his success „în that picture was no accident with his fine work in "Quick Millions," now showing at the King's Theatre.

This picture, an up-to-the-minute. story of quick riches, and big busi ness, is made to order for Tracy. who takes advantage of his every opportunity in his portrayal, of, "Bugs Haymond. · ·

Driving ambition and mixing with certain people make “Bugs the most powerful figure in the commercial, social and püblic affairs of his city. Everything runs smoothly until he falls in love with the sister of the man he forced to accept Him as a partner. She re fuses to accept him, but his old companions turn on him also for going hi-hat.

JA

י,

Sally Eilers in excellent is the girl who helps Buga" to mako his climb from the gutter. Warner Richmond is satisfactorily menac- ing as Tracey's right-hand man..

Marguerite Churchill, who also has a prominent part in "Quick Millions," and is fast gaining natice as one of the most popular leading Indies of the talking screen, was pre-ordained for the career of an actress. Her father was n theatrical producer, and from her earliest childhood her thoughts were turned toward the stage.

"THE LAWYER'S SECRET."

"

"The Lawyer's Secret," the next attraction at the King's Theatre, is enacted by an all-star cast of favourite motion picture players, and, in addition, marks the intro- duction of Charles Rogers, popular ju ́nilo star, to dramatle rôlée............

Clive Brook heads the cast of Well-known actors, with Rogers and Richard Arlen carrying unusually forceful rules. The feminine parts, are sustained by Fay Wray and Jean Arthur, both of whom have been well received: by snotion pic ture audiencës” qverywhere in lead. | ing roles. The supporting parts are filled by such capable Factors as Francis McDonald, the dark and, handsome bad-man, of many. Pamount thrillers, Wilbur Mack, Harold Goodwin and Sid Saylor. Baylor was last seen'ns a roistering. Builor with Ruth Chaterton in

Unfaithful."

Around · Arlen'ä, rôle in "The Lawyer's Secret swirls the third drama of the picture. As a milor, accused of a crime of which he is Brook was assigned to the cast innocent, Arlen has a role of deeply of "The Lawyer's Sceret immedi human emotions. His love for Jean with Tullulah Bankhead in Tor ately following his starring rôle

adds incentive to his battle for nishad, Lady." In The Lawyor's life. It is 'n role: such as Arlen, Secret," a gripping story of plot and counter-plot, in which a law

recently garnering honours in yer's ellies are assailed by human

Western molodrama, has not had in duty, Brook, in love" "with" "Fay some time Those who remember Wray, is tossed on the horns of his poignant characterization in dilemma in which his love is weigh-

ed against a man's life. George Bancroft's Thunderbolt," and his truthful portrayal of Stovain The Virginian, will have an idea of the verity with which-Arlen transister, this israr ter

The Lawyer's Secret" Is drama of great emotional intensity and its brilliant cast gives its characters all the force and vitality needed to make it a convincing por trayal of modern life.

Rogers, as weakling brother of Fay Wray, whose indiscretions force Brook to his fateful decision, steps again into the limelight after

personal tour of the United Blates, and a European vacation. This Rogers, however, not the Rogers of the fanciful romantic storins, but a new necomplished actor in a "heavy"487, whom directors are hailing nea" find." (Continual on previous Column.)

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Hard fisted, trigger- rich, cold blooded, but he went soft loving a debutante.

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PRINCE'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY (From August 20–22)

** At 280, 7:15 and 9:15 pm.

Special Matinee at 5.18 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Additional Attraction: Fox Movietone News.

·BRIGHT,

MOMENTS

VILMA BANKYS

Fritzie Ridgeway starring

as a

SIMPLE but CHARMING

COUNTRY GIRL

Vilma Banky starring

CHIC but VULGAR * "GIRL OF THE 'CITY

BEAUTY IS BEIN-DEEP " BOREAL AND LASTING -BEAUTY - MEANS HOME

THING MORE.

SPARKLING COMEDY Lots of Fun and Lots OF NEW YORK UEF

THIS IS HEAVEN:

NEXT CHANGE

Amusemente

-NEXT CHANGE SUNDAY, 23RD AUGUST

THE

LAWYER'S SECRET

A Ganmount Picture

with

Clive Brook Charles Rogers Richard Arien

Fay Wray

* and

Joan Arthur

SHARK BREAKS THE WORLD'S RECORD.

PASSES 26TH WEEK 1N« AQUARIUM AT SYDNEY,"

Sydney, Aug. 13-"Skipper," the grey aura shark in the Aquarium at Taronga Park" is well- ahead of the world's record, for a shark in; captivity, ⠀⠀

To-day he enters upon his 25th

week in the

MARRIAGE

MODE.

years.

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Fortunately, the hospital was then in the same building as tho-register, office.” With tha idoe: tor's consent the invalid was brought in on a stretcher to the chamber and the marriage was re- corded. Five hours later the bride- groom, was dend,

And now let's go to Princes-row where Mhyfir and Belgravia go to their out-of-church weddings The ante-room is brownish and bare and depressing. One is confronted with framed notices outlining the penaltics the law-enacts of those who give wrong addresses or any that they are twenty-one when they Aze only eighteen, or neglect to announce that they have already.. gone through,n form of marriage with someone else.

The Brido,,

As I lurk about this dim place, the outer door opens and a spright ly girl enters in front of a young.

man. She is därk and petite with an absurd little hat perched on the side of her head and her costume is akilful blending of black and white, I remembered her face—1 and seen her "onus at a Chelsea studio party,

"Well, here we are," she says,., smiling a trifo nervously.

Yes, here we are," he agrees, fingering his fair moustache.

The square-cut shoulders brace themselves and follow the black-and-

QUEENS

THEATRE

TO-DAY to SATURDAY Ar 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

William Fax

"How many men can.

girl twist around her

finger at once? A moot question solved by

and JOAN BENNETT KENNETH MacKENNA in a smart

all talking Movietone

CRAZY

THAT

WAYA

white aymphony into the inner SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION chamber which is gloom tinted and

bleak. At a table at the far end LAUREL-HARDY two men sit scribbling on formu.. The one bright note is the row of aspidistras on the window ledge.

Raising his head for a mòinent an official usks?" Where are wit- nessca,

"Damn! I forgot," says

tko young man, and ho looks appeal- ingly at the girl. She whispers to him and he gets up and rushes out.

In two minutes be ́is back again pool

with two grizzled individuals wear- Taronga Park was yesterday desing the unmistakable coats of Lon- cribed by Colonel Spain, chair-

don taxi-drivers.

in turn to the table and they

:

man of the Taronga Park TrustThe man and the girl are called in an address broadcast from Fu

over lerton Memorial Presbyterian Church, as the finest zoological and the other facts.

verify, in undertones, their age

garden in the world.

stand and declare in the officially The authorities of Taranga, he and terribly broken sentence that said, recently wrote to American each knows of no impediment.".. aquariums to ascertafa" how long

Then they

they had been able to keep sharks They clasp hands and call upon the in captivity. They were informed two, taxi-drivers to witness their

lawful taking- that the longest period had bren three weeks.

Forgotten King. most wonderfulHave you got the ring?" The "Skipper is a shark," said Colonel Spain. "He official is curt. eats regularly and in served with

"Well-er-no," begins the man.'

about 5 lb of fial, which is his 1 erTMS favourite dish, every day. Dur-It is not necessary," interrupts ing the time he has been in the the official: "You are lawfully mar. aquarium le lins swum approxi- ried.". mately 2,000 miles and has eaten 1,000 live of fish.'*

The Taronga shark pend contains 40,000 gallons of water, which must be kept running “constantly.

CALENDAR REFORM OPPOSED

"POPE "OBJECTS, TO FIXED DATE FOR EASTER.

*

There is a painful silence. The young man-plays with his moustache and says, "Er-thanks,”\'*-

His wife looks up at him from under that jaunty hat and smiles-- provokingly."" ""Haven't you forgot. ten something?”

He looks down at her and under- stands. For a brief moment thero is an admirable shot for a screen "close-up".

The registrar's three main func, Gebeya, August 13-A protest tions often overlap. When ho nas against the proposed reform of the been in a district for years he must Gregorian calendar has been lodged feel a being superior to the crea with the Secretariat of the League turca about him. I am sure that his of Nations by the Vatican.

0.

Brats

NEXT. CHANGE

He borrowed the cloths to win a fortune and

girl's heart!

See him do

his stuff!

WILLIAM

Haines

witha

"DOROTHY JORDAN

JOSEPA CANTADBY

MANJORIE NAWBELU

Meto

STARI

he must TO-DAY 10 SATURDAY

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20,

GARBO

eye-lids did not flicker when, as he GRETA A letter dealing with this issue told me, a woman called on the day.

to which, it is understood, has been after her marriage

rogister The signed by the Fontiff himself has birth of a child. He did not show been addressed to Sir Eris Drum-a sign of recognition, but, having mond, protesting against the fixing explained that the child could be of an immovable date for Easter, considered of the marriage, he told and, furthermore, against the divi-her-bow to take advantage of the sion of the year into thirteen Act by which the baba could bo mady months. The Pope is understood to legitimate arrang

point on in- his letter, that there is |zio-urgent-reasons for such-sweep-- They are not always, passive, re

ing changes and that sound of them corders. A word from them will would run counter to Christineb the machinery of the law tradition

On the other hand, however, the notion, they have awful powers to Holy Father indicated that refuse a doctor's certificate of death would gladly take the whole mate

tor sader consideration 11 anodi and start Scotland Yard on the |fication" of the present calendar" "Arjol-of-2-murder: But give-your- was universally deemed necessary answers correctly and sign all the and if the Assembly of the League dotted lines and you will find the of Nations would pass a resolution-

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