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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

"STOLEN HARMONY

A tap to. Bernie faus! Turn of your radio and go down to the Alhambra Theatre, where you can ees the old maestro himself in Paramount's "Stolen Harmony." It will afford you as much enjoy dent as a mouth of listening to him. And, even if you are not a "Bernie fan, see bim and be

converted.

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Starred with George Raft in a film that is an adroit blend of comedy, melody and drama, Ben Bernie and his lads romp along with a brand-new Gordon and Revel score, scattering laughs and thrills every foot of the way.

"Stolen Harmony" presents the. maestro in a role where he can met himself. He is the leader of a troupe barnstorming through the States in an enormous bus,

Raft plays a saxophonist and dancer in Bernie's company. Only Bernie knows that he is a reformed ex-convist and that he has taken this job to turn straight. In the company is Grace Bradley, who furnishes the romantio interest for Raft.

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IMITATION OF LIFE

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What would you do if you were widow who had fallen desperate ly in love for the first time in your life and early marriage to the man of your

were planning on heart. only to find that your 18 year-old daughter, ignorant of the rue, situation" had fallen no less' desperately in love with same maal

This is the situation which con- fronts Claudette Colbert in John M. Stahl production now the Imitation of Life," the Universal feature picture at the King's Theatre with Miss Coll rt in the starring rule and Rochelle Hudson as her daughter.

flaving dęturimined song before

that nothing should ever come de- tween herself and her daughter, should the mother nevertheless

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follow the dictates of her heart and proceed with her marriage? Or should mother-love outweigh any other consideration? Should she even give up the man to her daughter?"

Money is missed and Raft is

This is only one of the severat under a cloud of suspicion. But, poignant problems presented in in a thrilling climax, the entire Luitation of Life." In addition band is kidnapped by a gang of

to Miss Eludson the cast support desperadoes and forced to play foring Miss Colbert includes Warren their lives. This is when Raft William, in the leading male role, crashes through and saves bis pais Baby Jane, three-year-old starles, lives at the risk of his own, win, | Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Alan ning the girl in the procesk.,

Hale and Henry Armetta,

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JUDGE PRIEST

Will Rogers Las achieved the im- possible: he can maintain privacy in a goldfish" bowl,

"In spite of the half dozen jobs and other pursuits that occupy his time, he st; manages to Live @ sane, normal life.

Eastly one of the most popular men in the United States, he finds plenty of time to be with his fam- ily at his Santa Montes Canyon

ranch.

The answer probably is that he doesn't waste time. It takes him not more than five minutes to write his daily newspaper para- graph and perhaps an hour to do a weekly feature. Most of his dia logue in screen scenes he makes up as he goes along. Certainly no one ever caught film taking a script, home to study!..

DAVID COPPERFIELD

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CLAUDETTE COLBERT

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KING'S

Imitation of "Life"

QUEEN'S

"Mississippi"

ORIENTAL

"Lottery Bride"

Kowloon

MAJESTIC:-

"Kentucky Kernels"

TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND

ALSO "JOLLY LITTLE ELVES" A TROHNICOLOUR CARTOON

THE GREAT FLIRTATION

The amazingly rank story of the private lives of a famous theatrical couple, The Great Flirtation. which, was written by Gregory Ratoff, one of the screen's leading comedians, will be seen at the Alhambra Theatre on Tuesday

next,

Elissa Landi, Adolphe Menjou and David Manners have the lead- ing roles, while the supporting

includes Lynne cast

Overman, Adrian Rosley, George Baxter, Judith Voselli and Paul Porcasi.

The film concorns the hectic love affair of Menjou, Budapest's greatest matinee idol, and Miss Landi, whom he loves. She mar ries him although she doesn't love him

MISSISSIPPI

Musical Comedy

An entertaining musical comedy with W. C. Fields in the lead ably supported by Bing Crosby and Joan Bennet best "Mississippi" the Paramount pro- describes

duction which had its premier

showing at the Queen's Theatre yesterday.

The title, in itself suggests some- thing of the "good old days" and we are brought back to the times when the ladies wore crinolines and duels were the daily pastime

JACK BENNY NANCY CARROLL GENE RAYMOND

and 13

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MALI Put va

Rathored the UNITED ARTISTS

TEN REASONS WHY

I Have Never Married

By BARRY HOLT I have been a bachelor för twenty years, and I am likely to remam one for twenty mor

Friends ask me, "Why don't you marry?”

ALHAMBRA:-

"Stolen Harmony"

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Transatlantis Merry - Go

Round"-

QUEEN'S:—

"Mississippi"

ORIENTAL:-

"David Copperfield" MAJESTIC:

"Have A Heart" ALHAMBRA:-~~.

"Stolen Harmony""

MR. EDEN

Tells Of Britain's Efforts

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VIENT

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Kennels

THE CROWN

And Tae India

·Bill

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June. 7. Not the least interesting point about the third reading debate on the India Bill was the signifying of the King's consent by Sir Sam- uel Hoare,

A bill of this kind, designed to alter the Constitution of a part of the Empire. touches on the Royal prerogative.

The King's permission, therefore,

(Specia a mani borvidum).

London, June 14. Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord Privy Seal, in a statement on behalf of the Government in the House or has to be notified to the House be Commons about the Italo-fore it may pass the be Abyssinian dispute as it affected

This must not be confused with Britain, said there was no reason the Royal Assent, given by Royal why British and Italian interests Commission to all bills that pass of the gentlemen. Into this excit-seen it turn light-hearted women in Ethiopia should not be ing and colourful country enters into harassed housewives, and gay moniously developed, without con-

har: both Houses That stage will fol rier desire for stage fame brings claim the hand of his lady. He bores Because, when I survey the

low for the India Bill after the Bing Crosby a Yankee youth to young bachelors into unutterabie | fiict, and side by side. them, to America, where Landi berefuses to fight for his lady's affec- circle of my acquaintance, there's

House of Lords have agreed to it towards the end of July. comes a star and finds true love.

tions because he thinks the custom not une whom I can honestly say ridiculous.

marriage has improved.

the person of David Manners, her playwright. Menjou egotisti cally attempts to black her career, vụty in the final dramatic denoue ment, he is made to realize that he stands between Misa. Landi and happiness. Although she volunteers to help him rebuild his career, he bravely refuses her offer, of aid und leaves her with the man she really lovea,

BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Hair-raising thrills and breath- taking suspense inspired by several After more than a year of pre-cleverly executed murders are of paration and filming, "David fered in "Before"Midnight" coming

Copperfield" which will be show- ing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, is one of the gold medal pictures of recent years.

No. photoplay in recent years has aroused more advance interest than "David Copperfield." Listed among the immortal stories of all time, it was frequently described by Charles Dickens, its author, as "my favourite child." It is "a story that has been read by untold millions since it first was published and its presentation on the screen is awaited eagerly.

on Tuesday to the Queen's Theatre.

Bing Crosby as the Yankee turns in his share of mirth, laughter and music, but the biggest laughs are provided by W. C. Fields who scores tremendously in this film. Bennet played up perfectly" to Crosby as the girl with a dislike for duels.

Jean

The picture, taken as a whole, is excellent entertainment. Gall Pa- trick, the Cabin Kids, Queente South and others help to make the picture the success it is.-Q.M.O,

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Pertinent

because I've seen what marriage has done to them. Because Tre

An onlooker sees most of the game. These are the points. I've noticed. Women; after marriage:-

1. Lose their looks; cooking's so hot, and housework ruins the figure.

2. Lose the competitive instinct:" they've got their man, and so they don't bother to be attractive,

3. Become house wurshippers; have no patience with pipes on the mantelpiece, or ash on the carpet 4. Develop the "grievance" habit; and meet their men with it at 6.30.

5. Spend their Hves trying to A" native chieftain attended a outdo the couple next door, Western dance.

He looked on for some time at Ralph Bellamy, in the role of the contortions of the perspiring Detective Trent" under whose young men and women of society very nose the first murder takes as they danced. Then he turned blace. provides most of the thrilling to his hostess and sald in a tone action in the picture. The roman- of mild astonishment, "Can't you tic roles were assigned to June Eet your servants to do this for Collyer and Arthur Pierson, two ar the most popular screen juveniles.

you?"

Precaution

· Claude Gillingwater, veteran stage and screen actor, is the cen-after an operation and found the A patient in a hospital awoke tre of vicious intrigue in the film, blinds of the room drawn, With the plot revolving around

"Why are those blinds down, him, his convincing performance doctor?" he asked. as "Fry" lends an aura of reality to "Well." said the physician, the picture. In the supporting "there's a fire burning across the Betty Blythe, Bradley alley and I didn't want you to wake romance, just as Dickens wrote it.Page. George Cooper and Joseph up and think the operation had

ra-

No liberties have been taken with the original story. It mains a thrilling, dramatic and humorous tale of adventure and

Filmed both in England and America, "David "Copperfield"

At the time he was making boasts an all-star cast of unusual "Judge Friest," now at the Star proportione. No less than sixty- Theatre, he still seemed to find five stars and featured players have. plenty of time to sit around and the principal roles, with many swap starles "Just for laughs." cther players in supporting parts,

TRANSATLANTIC MERRY: GO-ROUND

To millions

of persons of "all ages throughout a far-flung Em- pire he is the furnfest man alive.

He is Great Britain's Charile Chaplin, Eddie Cantor and Harold Lloyd rolled into one.

The cast of "David Copperfield" reads like a blue book of the soreen. W. C. Field plays Micawber, the improvident but lovable serio comic character. Frank Lawton' and little "Freddie Lionel Barrymore, Madge Erans, Bartholomew divide the title role. Maureen O'Sullivan, Edus May Oliver, Lewia Stone Elizabeth, Allan, Roland Young, Basil Rath- bone, and Herbert Mundin all land valuable support.

his

Introducing Sydney: Howard, who makes his first bid for 1 American screen honours in Like Chaplin, Howard is a mas- Relishice's "Transatlantic Merry- ter pantominist. He says his work, Go-Round, showing at the King's a largely a matter of arms, legs Theatre on Sunday, Howard and eyes. "Business" with Is member of an all-star wonderfully expressive hands con- cast includʻng Jack Benny, vulses millions, and that's why Nancy Carroll, Gene Raynoud, they are insured for £20,000 by Mitzi Green, 8ld 83vers, Franz Lloyd's of London. He won't drive Parker, The Boswell Bister, Sidney a car, play cricket or indulge in Hackmer Ralph Morgan and any activity that might fijure other stage, screen and radio per, those precious digits de even sonalities:

manicures his own nails!entaja

roles are

Grehan.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

BING CROSBY W.C.FIELDS JOAN BENNETT

been a failure."

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"Many wild accusations have Tately been directed against the The Canada Act of 1840 provid- British Government in the ed the precedent, for yesterday's Italian Press," Mr. Eden said. proceedings in the House of Com- "It is unfortunate that such

mons. It has been followed on misrepresentations should have each occasion that a Dominion has been allowed to appear; unfor's Constitution changed. tunately, particularly, because of the effect they may have on the

* excellent relations between our

two countries"

The Observant Vicar

A well-known Liverpool Vicar Britain, he said, had been cells of a small girl who was heard charged with intrigue of one sort.

to pray: "Please God, make the baď or another to the detriment of people good-and the good people Italy. It was alleged that we had

nice!" gone so far as to encourage the Ethiopian Government, for our own necarious ends, to adopt a hostile attitude to Italy,

the

Didn't Look It

"Did you write all the lokes in the shows?"

"Yes,"

"Well, if I may compliment you, you must be much older than you

"FANTASTIC ASSERTION" ""This story," said Mr. Eden, "is Whilst men, on the other hand: as mischievously absurdas 1 Lose their chivalry; expect suggestion that Colonial football look. the best chairs and a monopoly of fields are aerodromes in disguise. newspapers.

Equally fantastic is the assertion that for years we ourselves had had in mind the possibility of some form of protectorate over Abyssinia.

Z. Become sex-clannish; drop their women friends and haunt "the club."

3. Turn into curraudgeons; won't be sociable, and enjoy being "misunderstood.”

4. Or into crashing bores golf

wives to listen, or otherwise and expect their

"What have we to gain by adding fuel to a fire which is as yet only smouldering? Our in- terest is, of course, precisely the reverse.

5. Develop the "pottering" "It has been our constant en- habit on Saturdays, and usually in deavour to help to bring about a braces.

settlement and a permanent Ten reasons that make me afraid settlement mutually satisfactory to marry. Or to be precise, eleven to Italy and Ethiopia: a settlement For the eleventh is none of my which will take account of our married friends have yet noticed

and those

what's wrong!

QUEEN'S

MISSISSIPPI

Ar 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M

NEXT CHANGE

BEFORE MIDNIGHT

with

RALPH BELLAMY

JUNE COLLYER

of

responsibilities France and Italy under the tripartite treaty of 1906...

"In that treaty we, Francs and Italy agreed to co-operate in maintaining the political and territorial integrity of Abyssinia."

It was also Britain's endeavour to bring about a settlement which would lie within the framework of the covenant of the League, the Kellogg Pact and Italo-Ethiopian Treaty of Friendship of 1928

Mr. Eden added that the present position was that the conciliation commission set up by the Geneva

resolution met last week for the Arat time and Britain must await the result of their deliberations,

The Reason

At a christening a baby boy re- ceived the name of Homer. In the Vestry wardage the

said to the father

he

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