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THE SCARLET "PIMPERNEÏ,

At last the lowly seaweed has come into its own as an aid to feminine loveliness.

CURLY TOP

From the dull and drab life of a small town orphanage to a sunny." palatial mansion th Southampton,

The strikingly beautiful Merle adequately sums up the quick rise to luxury and happiness enjoyed by Shirley Temple in her new pleture Curly Top" coming to the

Oberon. flndom's newest sensa- tion, who will be seen opposite Leslie Howard in London Films" "The Scarlet Pimpernel" at the King's Theatre on Saturday at- tributes her exquisite skin to of all things seaweed bathst

Every week-end, while she was engaged at Elstree in making "The Scarlet Pimpernel" with Leslie Howard. produced by Alexander Korda for release through United Artists, the fair Merle motored "a miere matter of seventy-five miles from London to Ramsgate and stopped at a hotel there which specialises these beautifying dips.

"Any woman can procure the seaweed at the shore and prepare

her weekly beauty bath in the Ex-

privacy of her own home."; plains Merle.

ex-

"The Modus operand! is tremely simple. One merely spends 30 minutes in tub filled with hot water and seaweed. The iodine in the weed acts as a general tonic and its other chemical properties have an almost magical effect on the skin."

"Seaweed baths are not ener vating. like Turkish baths, for in- stance yet and this will interest many women they do tend to re- move superfluous flesh should you be afflicted with any."

Alhambra to-morrow.

In this new Fox Film comedy- drama with music, Shirley, along with Rochelle Hudson, who pòr- trays the role of her big sister, are adopted by John Boles' and taken from an orphanage to his palatial summer home.

Shirley and Rochelle enter upon their new life with all the joy of two youngsters in a dreamland of happiness. Shirley's new-found

blossoms: happiness

forth. into laughter, song and dance and soon her charm and childish pranks form the foundation of delight- fi romance between John' Boles and Rochelle Hudson. In "Curly Toy Shirley's talents are given full sway arid audiences will come un- der her enchanting spell when she sings "Animal Crackers In My Soup" and "When I Grow Up.".

John Boles sings two of the Hit numbers in the film. "They are "It's All So New To Me," and the theme number Curly Top." Rachelle Hudson who makes her singing debut in this picture, sings "The Simple Things in Life."

All Ave songs in "Curly Top." produced by Winfield Sheehan and directed by Irving Cummings, were written by Ray Henderson, one of the most prolific and successful of America's popular song writers.

Leslie Howard as Sir Percy Blakeney and Raymond Massey as Chauvelin in the new London flim The Scarlet Pimpernel "« which opens at the King's Theatre to-morrow.

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Jean HARLOW

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London, Oct. 10. no reason to doubt the

He lived st one time" in the claim that Mr. Montagu Pyke, house in Kensington Gore later

from which he drew a large in come, spending it lavishly.

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Casino de Paris

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MATERIAL.

HENRY MOLLISON, DOROTHY PAGE, HUGH O'CONNELL, and RICARDO CORTEZ "MANHATTAN MOON" "HOBUSEMM Coming to the Alhambra next week.

An Intimate View Of Merle Oberon

If you were seventeen and want- ed something very badly and were told you "Just simply couldn't have it and that was all about it" -what would you do? Would you disobey the Authority and take the law into your own hands? Some- thing dire "and dreadful would surely happen to ordinary folks like you and me.... if we did

are

On the other hand there unusual mortals who have unusual luck, Merle Oberon is one.

G-MEN

The leap from gangster to copper would not appear such a long jump for some players, but the last person one would expect to suc cumb to the cause of law and order

Jimmy Cagney,

The one and only Cagney, tough guy of the movies, has turned Pederní sleuth in the First Na tional production "G-Men" show- ing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in which, as a member of the Depart |ment of Justice, he tricks down and eliminates the very type of character he has so often portray- ed.

Cagneys still the tough guy- tougher even than he has ever been before.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"Thunder In The Night" "Joe Louis vs. Max Baer" QUEEN'S

"Cus no de Paris" ORIENTAL:-

"Reckless"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :--

"Max Baer vs. Joe Louis" "Welcome Home"

MAJESTIC-

"Under The Pampus Moon"

KING'S:-

Coming

"The Scarlet Pimpernel" ALHAMBRA:—

"Curly Top"

SHOWING THE NEW: CHAPLIN FILM

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Londen, Oct 10.

Charlie Chaplin's new flim, "Mo- dern Times" has been secured for showing in this country by the Gaumont-British Film Corpora. tion.

The fights were obtained in the face of strong competition by Mr. Arthur Farratt, who books the films for the corporation's 370 cinema theatres.:

London will see it first at the Tivoli in the Strand, on December 16. and at later dates it will be screened at all Gaument-British cinemas.

Gregory Rogers, author of "G-` Men" built his story around the headlines that have been chasing one another across the front pages of newspapers for the last two or three years. He was inspired by

Mr. Mark Ostrer, the chairman the heroic of the "G-Men"-the government men who have knocked of Gaumont British sent Mr. Jar- the very foundations out from hratt to Hollywood especially to se- der gangdom-and he give the cure the rights of the fim. title "G-Men" to his scenario.

"I was terribly keen to meet her, success follows a course of action for the picture of school life that theshe put on the screen in Madchen

her

to

in which she has taken Initiative.

That description fits a. "t"..

On her own Initiative she made the trip to England that has she meant so much to her... got into pictures without any help from Influential friends

won

a five-year contract from Korda when he was 'forming his own company, and now she is off to Hollywood "on loan," the first of the Korda Girls to do so.

"We were

She and I were having lurch

"It all began back in India, one day in the interval of choosing hats and frocks and other trip-really," she told me. peries for her visit to Hollywood, and while we waited for our lamb cutlets to materialise Merle began to compare this trip with her last, "I left Tasmanie, where I was born, when I was seven, to brought up by an uncle in Cal- cutta. After a finishing school in France I returned to India and was soon swept up in a whirl of social life there. However, Uncle's leave fell due and he planned to come home to England....with- out me.

I

in Uniform' was so vividly like life in my own boarding-school, that I felt she must be a superwoman!" That set us oft on a psycho- gical discussion-from which you will gather that Merle is an intel- gent as well as a beautiful young woman, a combination I should like to find more often among our younger stars.

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UNDER the PAMPAS MOON

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Mr. Montagu Pyke

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London, Oct. 10. Mr. Montagu Alexander Pako, claimed to have opened and owned London's first cinema in 1899. He has died at All Saints Hospital. Southwark, S.E., aged 81.

The cinema, in Edgware-road, which is still standing, was the first of the "Pyke's Circuit" of 26. Mr. Pyke, known in the West End

Mr. Jarratt settled the contract with Mr. Chaplin personally. He then cabled Mr. Ostrer. "Achieved objec of visit, and added that in as "Lucky Pyke," had the reputa- his opinion "Modern Times" is tion of being one of the best-dress-

Chaplin's best film so far

ed men in the country. His tailors' This deal means that from Gau-vills ran into Hundreds of pounds. mont-British cinemas alone Mr.

He used to order suits by the Chaplin will earn approximately dozen and neckties by the cross. £100,000.

HEART MASSÄGE

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He once stated that his cigar bill.. came to more than £800 a year.

THOSE FREE TEAS

When Mr. Pyke opened his first cinema he used to serve teas free to all patrons.

(Special Air Mall Service) But don't run away with the

London, Oct 10. But soon he discovered that he blue impression that she is a

Dr. J. Trevor Lewis, of Denbigh, was buying many new sets of stocking! She is "nuts on dress North Wales, in a letter to the china. designing, and has already earned "British Medical Journal" support- He told the story later: "One label "Best-dressed British ing the argument recently put for-woman was found walking out of very keen on films in our part of star." At one time she made her ward for earlier cardiac massage, the cinema with a whole set of tes the world. British pictures in own things, but of course

where

'collapse occurs

the things under her petticoats—and i particular, possibly because they there is no time for that.

operating table, tells how the life stopped free teas."'" I used to reminded us of home.

Her new fat is her hobby. We

of a 22-year-old woman was saved Afterwards Mr. Pyke opened a to wonder how it would feel went back there after lunch, her

two weeks ago at Denbighshire restaurant in Regent-street, and glamour be belong to all the

and bedroom is green and sliver, the

then Infirmary.

to Paris went

where he romance of the film world, and all-over carpet of soft apple green,

The heart was ensby felt started the first speedway track. the first thing I did when I said the bed covered in cloth of silver through the lax diaphragm, lying This venture Was not successful

and she had silver appointments still." he 'cheerlo'

35 to my dear, but

writes. "With a little "because," he said, "Frenchmen The din- W15 toon her dressing table, thought, obstinate Uncle,

manipulation, which consisted of won't go anywhere where they work, my way from one studia ing-room has a wine-coloured car-

cannot bet." squeezing the heart gently two or the next.

I pet with Sheraton suite and port three times. I could feel a flutter- casting, office to

£30,000 A YEAR achieved one or two 'bit' parts, twsrait, in odis, of Merle as "Anne

ing sensation in my hand which Mr. Pyke was at one time “in- lines. maybe, on The carriage Boleyn" over the fire-place.

gradually became stronger, and terested in a dog racing track at The silting-room, however, in- walts, lady' scale.

the operation was completed. The Cardiff. In recent years he had "One day I was having dinner trigued me most. There is just so in a restaurant and at the next much furniture--and no more. A woman has since made an unin- been engaged mainly in company

terrupted recovery.

promoting, table was a group of people, one big chesterfield, with armchairs to

At the beginning of this year of whom I knew well enough to match a couple of small tables....

Mr. Pyke stated that he had made pass the time of day with. Sud-and books. The whole length of

not yet, and when I do I want it and lost three fortunes, but was The next item on her programme

denly in one of those silences that the room on the wall. is fitted

to be for always.... so I think then planning to make a fourth. was a round of visits to officials, occur from time to time. I heard with bookshelves, low and broad

It's worth waiting for, don't you?" His income at one time, he said. and as the English boat sailed out some say "That gn has a good enough to hid bowls of flowers.

She gave herself away as she had risen from a few hundreds to of the harbour Uncle" was con- film face, Alex, and I noticed that There were daffodils and tulips, finished, for her gaze was fastened well over £30,000 a year. He then

everyone fronted by his wayward niece!

Was looking... in my roses and carnations violets, nar-

on a portrait standing in a place | had a large house in London and a clasi....all arranged with the "He stormed and raved, but direction."

of honour," a silver vase of crimson | country seat near Guildford, Bur- there was nothing to do! I'd paid The speaker was Maria Corda, hand of an artist.

roses beside it. "She always "Alex" for my own fare and I'd made the Hungarian actress.

That was too much! I begged and pleaded. und au he said was "No You're too much of a hand- th"

I rather enjoyed being called a "handful" and set out to

ve up to the title!"

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up my mind to get to England... (it was no other than Alexander herself, Misa,"

in what better company could I. go than in that of my lawful guardian??

Her voice was ob," so serious, but there was a mischievous twinkle in her brown eyes as she looked across the table at me.

but

Korda) said nothing" then, next day he went to Elstree where Merle was working and he watch ed her. He invited her to make a test.

"I'm forming a new company Gold and looking for types," he her.

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does the flowers her housekeeper informed me, "and she's always a wink getting 'em, too!" with that spoke volumex! ·

She has taken a king time to finish her flat, for after Henry VII" she went to France for the

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HUEXTRE

English version of "La Batallle" YOU'LL WELCOME

and was then hurried into the You've heard of Merle as the

**The Broken girl who made such a stir as Anne Before London Films came into leading part in Boleyn in "Henry VIII" Probably being, however, he put her in Melody" at Twickenham,

"Service for Ladies," the Leslie Korda was so pleased with her you've seen her. If so, you will

directed for progress that he made her Fair- realise the fremendous appeal of Howard picture he

pre-banks Sentor's leading lady in her personality, for her appearance Paramount, and afterwards

on the screen in that film is mere-sented her with a nice plece of Don Juan," and then co-starred ly a matter of seconds....

parchment, duly signed, engaging her with Leslle Howard in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" which is at the She has received offers of con- | her for a period of five years. who has died, was Britain's "first occupied by Caby Deslys. who tracts from practically every one Her next job of work was King's Theatre.... week.

"And romance, Merle?" I asked cinema king." I knew him fairly had a room specialy fashioned of the major producing studios in "Hutchie" in "Wedding Rehearsal," well in those rather distant days without any windows in it. Hollywood as a result of her out- opposite Roland Young, followed her presently from the other end when he had a chain of cinema's

I think "Monty" Pyke was constanding characterisation.

Apart by a leading part in "Young of the chesterfield. "Where does cerned more with the commer- from laughton' no member of the Apollo," the film of University life that come in?". Her eyes softened, clal than the technical side of cast has attracted such widespread which was directed by Leontine as a woman's win when she's in

Sagan at Oxford,

love.. "I think a very important," A stout, egg-faced man, gens-alms. "Flims will never rival the attention.

once. to me

Her And she is not yet 23. wit in his way, theatre," he said

We fell to discussing Ming Sagan she said, "Tve fallen in love a rous, and a

and her work, and Merle says that dozen times, at least, and out "Monty" Pyke never lost his love "The public will always like the rthday is in February and ac-

cording to her "stars she is what struck her most about this again, and even got so far as an: the theatre proper and for spoken word”

the He haunted music-halls.

*But Alms might speak." I suz-proud and eloquent, with a dash amazing woman was her intense engagement ring once! But I want' of defiance in her nature. sympathy with youth and her to be very sure that with a low stalls of the Palace, several nights gested.

"Yes," be replied, "and, ples Naturally romantic she inclines uncanny insight into the mind of laugh, next time... of course a week with such of his cronies

also towards philosophy," while the adolescent.

for

as "Monkey" Speyer, Ernest Pol- might fly"

k

I mean to marry some day, but

THE FUN

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THE EXCITEMENT

THE ROMANCE

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