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BRILLIANT FASHION SHOW FOR "ROBERTA"

New Musical Comedy With Fred Astaire

Ginger Rogers And Iren Dunne

models,

the

ever

re-

With 12 of the most beautful girla acting £18 greatest fashion show brought to the screen was cently completed at the RKO Radio Studios in Hollywood". This colourful shows the gorgeous climax of the new musical come- .dy "ROBERTA." which stors Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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Held in a vast courtyard set- ting, beautiful gowned women, the fashion display is unfolded in surroundings

completely har-

monious with its glamour. No less a master of ceremonies than Astaire himself presided over the show,, introducing the models in the inimitable style which has made him personality king of the screen.

1

Irene Dunne Sings" Gorgeously gowned themselves, Miss Dunne and Rogers have the

4 SHOWS DAILY $ 1.20--5.19

1.15–8,30

predominant roles in the great fashion show "scenes, with Miss Dunne singing and Miss Rogers teaming with Astaire in dazzling dance steps, Gowns that are a revelation to the style, world are paraded by the beautiful" models. The creations, all designed by Bernard Newman, the inter- nationally known stylist, brought out from New York to gown the picture, cover every detall DI milady's wardrobe. There are gowns for outdoor sports, street ensembles, cocktail gowns. passingly beautiful evening crea- tions, and sumptuous evening wraps of imported sable and ermine.

sur-

There are eight song-hits in "ROBERTA," including the stage hit-tune "SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES."

Five are sung by Irene Dunne and chorus and three by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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The Barretts of WIMPOLE STREET

Noring SHERRER

MARCH

Charts LAUGHTON

PECK'S BAD BOY Daleck's Bad Boy." It is believed. Every mother will see in young Bull Peck her own son. Every father will see himself.

Begining To-day At The King's

The Fox Film presentation of "Peck's Bad Boy," which will be seen at the King's Theatre, be ginning to-day, was accialmed by Hollywood critics at its preview showings as a "new American classic" and "a vital human docu- ment for every man and woman."

The brilliant

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SHOWING

SRKINGS

AT

2.30, 7,15 & 9.30 P.M.ONLY

ON THE SCREEN

Jackie

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PECKS BAD BOY

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A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST

Coming Soon To The Alhambra

"A

Gene Stratton-Porter wrote Girl of the Limberlost" to relieve her aind of her system of the many beauties that nature had sought to at to surround her with

ON THE STAGE

ARMAND

AND

DIANA

FAMOUS FILM STAR DANCERS

Direct From Hollywood

TO-DAY AT THE ALHAMBRA

"No More Orchids"

Carole Lombard, carves herself a niche alongside those of Kay Francis, Ruth Chatterton and Joan Crawford in one of the finest

dramatic roles of her career, in to-day at the Alhambra Theatre. "No More Orchids "which opens

Cast 23 the attractive young. To many people the swamps, the heiress, Anne Holt, Carole delays riverbanks and the attendant the sailing of an ocean liner from squalor of the low lands could offer France for two hours because she nothing in the way of inspiration, takes a fancy to do a bit of late but to the famous Indiana woman hour drinking in Paris. She also novelist, who has carved a promingets herself engaged to a Prince ent nitel in the literary world Carlos because her grandfather, -a

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NEXT CHANGE

you'll

LIKE THIS PICTURE **80 much

than you'll 'wish it never" ended!...For after you've zoen 1, its laughter will kaip ringing in your baûrs and is teari will stay

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molit upon your cheeks!

WHITE

PARADE

A LESSE 4. LAIKY PRODUCTION.....

For Picture with

LORETTA YOUNG JOHN BOLES

Directed

Cammings

LADY BY CHOICE

Opening To-morrow At The Queen's

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

HONG KONG

KINGS:-

"Peck's Bad Boy" QUEEN'S:—

"One Is Guilty".

ORIENTAL:

“Looking For Trouble"

*KOWLOON

MAJESTIC:-

"Hollywood Party" ALHAMBRA:-

"No More Orchids"

KING'S:-

Coming

"The White Parade"

QUEEN'S ;-

"Lady By Choice" "Evelyn Prenticģ” “

ORIENTAL:-

"Barrets of Whimpole Street" "Treasure Island"

"Son Of A Sailor"

"Merry Widow"

ALHAMBRA:—

"A Girl of The Limberlost"

ONE IS GUILTY

Thriller At The Queen's

With Ralph Bellamy in the lead- ing role, "One is Guilty," now showing at the Queen's Theatre Is

a mystery thriller dealing with two

apartment house.

Four branches of the entertain.murders which occur in an empty

of each, appear in one scene in ment art, and a leading exponent "Lady by Choice," Columbia pro duction, featuring Carole Lombard

and May Robson, having its initial

at the

screenings to-morrow Queen's Theatre.

star, represents the

Carole Lombard, popular screeni

screen, with Máy Robson old time art of the

star.

Ralph Bellamy is seen as a homicide case and finds a man detective who is called on a

murdered in one of the vacant saites of a big apartment building, A girl falls into his net. In her

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possession is all the evidence that A

links her with the murder, but latest scientific methods, the de through the employment of the

stage: Madama Mariska Aldrich,

the legitimate dramatic tective aventually clears the girl. from the operatic stage, and John Boyle, famous vaudeville perfor

and fastens the guilt on the proper

mer, complete the list.

party.

The

TASTARY THEY'RE ALL IN

STARS

ONE PICTURE!

HARDY

• LAUREL

JIMMY

DURANTE LUPE VELEZ POLLY MORAN

* JACK PEARL

* FRANCES

WILLIAMS

•TED HEALY and his

STOOGES

* MICKEY MOUSE with his HOT CHOCOLATE BOLOTEAS GHARLES BUTTERWORTH

GEO, GIVOT

ood

Hollywo Party

SHE MADE HER

BED

Dramatic Romance

At The Star

The strangest fire in the history of Victorville, Call, occurred when the fire department was notified in advance of the fire and yet stood

completely razed an automobile tourist camp.

with her writings, they became the slightly stern and slightly vain Lady by Choice" tells the story with an excellent cast which in on the scene, while the flames

sources of her honest. endeavours to carry to hospital cots, prisons, city offices, as well as libraries, "a true picture of the earth and the sky with all the vines, insects, birds, and animals that she has glimpsed in her childhood.

Monogram Pictures has used the novel as the basis for the week end attraction at The Alhambra Ralph Morgan, Louise Dresser and Theatre, opening Friday next, with Marian Marsh in the leading roles. -Morgan is seen as Wesley Sinton whe aids Elnora Comstock in her

education

that

In addition to Jackie Cooper, "afforts to gain number of notable players have Alarian Marsh portrays the role of been assembled for the picture. Einora Thomas Meighan returns to the Miss Desser offers another of her screen from a two years' retire-plendid interpretations sa Kather- ment to play Jackie's father.] ine Comstock, the mother of Young Jackle Searl has an

Im- Elnora portant role as Bull Peck's own It is interesting to aate especial demon. As his scheming siiss Dresser is also a native of the mother, Dorothy Peterson contri- state of Indiana and that in her butes a performance that has al- childhood she too had enjoyed the ready drawn "raves" from pre-

licauties of nature that Miss Port- viewers and that fine actor, O. P.

er was able, so clearly, to depict in Heggle is also in the cast.

her many literary contributions.

Christy Cabanne directed the Edward F. Cline has directed ricture from the adaptation by young player, Jackie Cooper, is Peck's Bad Boy" with what is de- Adele Comandini while others in the star of this buman film story scribed as a deep understanding the supporting cast include Henry Jackie is seen as a fine two-fisted of a boy's heartaches. In addi-. Walihal,, Helen Jerome Eddy boy who is nearly crowded out of tion to the Ane emotional quality Betty Blythe, Barbara Bedford, fis father's life and affections of the film, it is said to bound in Eddio Nugoat, Gi-Gi Parrish and through the plotting of

an un- comedy.

Robert Ellis. principled aunt and her no less. unprincipled som

and appealing

Not even in "Skippy' or "The To judge from Champ"" has Jackle Cooper so good a role. It Is said. His

advance reports, no story of boy- hood has brought to the screen performance as the younger Peck

a profounder understanding or a is certain to be remembered as a more touching-situation.

climax to all the young man's

Adults will and particular ap-

past achievements.

Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey and Mary. Carlblo Kernely

an RKO Radio Picture coming to the Kints

TO-DAY

ONLY

would be good for the family. Be gentleman, thinks

that royalty sides he sends her every month a handsome slice of his huge fortune just for occasional purse-change,

Shirley

pictures packed with thrills from beginning to end, and

stunt adopts of a fan dancer who as a publicity cludes

Grey, Warren "mother" played excellently by May Roy, provides good entertainment.

a""mother."

The Hymer, Willard Robertson, Rita La Robson is first seen as a broken- Then she bumps into the attrac

down old lady addicted to gin, a tive Lyle Talbot, a young not too

character very much like her affluent lawyer who has a great Appel Annie role in the picture disrespect for idle. daughters of the ground she walks upon, which wealth. He considers her not worth is a very novel opinion in her petted and spoiled life. The at- titude intrigues her; the intriguing setting Cupid into competition to gets her; she falls in love, thereby

royalty.

that made her famous on the screen: When she becomes a lady

daughter's affairs both business to play "mother" to Miss Lombard, she takes an active interest in her

conclusions. Her performance is and love, and brings both to happy

Teally a gem.

Roger Pryor, romantic lead in movies, scores in "Lady by Cholce" opposite Miss Lombard. Others in the cast-include Walter Con- nolly, Arthur Hohl, and Raymond Walhurdi.

Anne finally is able to convince Talbot that her emotion for him is the first sincere thing she has experienced in life, and vows to "No More Orchids in her life ir Adapted from the screen play throw over the Prince and have he will marry her. Meantime her by Jo Swerling taken from the father's bank falls headlong in the original by Dwight Taylor, Lady market crash; her royalty-minded by Choice" was directed by David grandfather has the money to Burton, prevent family scandal, but he re-

WHEELER & WOOLSEY IN NEW SONG-DANCE OPUS

However, it was for a scene in the motion picture." She Made Eer Bed," which Charles R. Rogers produced for Paramount and which

is now at the Star Theatre with Richard Arlen, Sally Ellers, Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Rosco Ales, Charley Grapewin and Arien's Gay music, gorgeous giris, de-infant-son, Richard Ralston Arlen. lightful dancing and hilarious

A dramatic romance of life in a fun are the entertainment, con- stituents of the new Bert Wheeler (manded the burning of the court

tourist camp, the scenario de and Robert Woolsey hit, "Ken-constructed as a setting for the tucky Kemels" coming to the picture.

King's

The Victorville Fire Department ...The music is provided by Harry stood by while cameras ground, Kuby and Bert Kalmar's "One and the flames did their work. Little Kiss," a rhythmic piece of Their only duty was to keep the melody. Its lyrics are sung by flames from spreading into a bush beautiful leading girl, and Noah neighbouring ranch houses Wheeler, Woolsey, Mary Carlisle,ate or from catching the roots of

Beery, and its tune serves as a

musical background for a modern

The are, staged at night, could be seen from the mountains more garden dance by a toe-stepping than tyenty miles away. The group of gorgeous.chorines

Came-liked clouds attracted bun- fuses unless she marries the Prince, way, makes this Columbia picture Kernels" results from Wheeler who came expecting to find: a The comedy in "Kentuckydreds of townspeople and ranchera How Anne and her family work a thing of rare and fine pleasure. and Wooley's mad antics below catastrophe in the making. their way out of that complication "No More Orchids has the warmth the Mason and Dixon line. They 19 one of the most unexpected that fine players and excellent act as peace-makers between turns imaginable.

direction always contribute, so warring Kentuckyclans while Walter Connolly, Louise Closser that the celluloid becomes real and Wheeler courts a Colonel's daugh- Hale and Lyle Talbot, each in his vitally important to the audience. ter and Woolsey "socially enter- tains the foe, Their activity builds to a rollicking climax.

GULEN'S

An overpowering love led him to crime to protect that love!

ONE IS GUILTY

RALPH BELLAMY

SHIRLEY GREY

Warren Hymne

AT 2.30, 5.10,

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

ALHAMBRA

THENFEE

TO-DAY & TO-MOBROW

A Walt Dianey's Pedal BILLY SYMPHONY Mother Goose Melody &

She Squandered

Millions For Lore!

LORETT

NO MORE ORCHIDS

CAROLE LOMBARD

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