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"Pardon Our Nerte”

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KING'S:

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CROSSWORD NO. 277

ACROSS

1 Cougar

5 Guideo

8 Ancient

capital of the Toltecs

12 Newspaper

paragraph

13 Chopping

toni

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13

120 121

Pi

115

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CATHAY:

14 Three.

30

197

123

"She"..

banded

134

armadillo

Kowloon

15 Prontas of

57

ALHAMBRA:

with ras

MEND INS

"Secrets Of A Nursə”

17 Direction to

⚫ return to

100

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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939. -PAGE 5

KING'S

TO-DAY ONIN AT 238,

THEY'VE GOT WHAT HE CANES AND THEY ILTAKU, JAYENEY CAN! Pardon 'can? Youll laugh for n:ore!

RDON OUR NERVE

LYNN BARI

JUNE ONLI QUINH WILLIAMS MICHAIL WHALEN TROPHY

VIOLET KOO

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(Star of SABLE OICADA) in the Spectacular Historical Romance

EMPRESS WUCHEH TIEN

Thousands in the Cast! With English Subtitles.

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indicated

(mus.)

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19 Tendon

Machines for

54 Beverage

55 kind of

ITFERNT COUTT

DOWN

1 Perennia

20 Tree

22 Mature

persons

24 Kind of fuel-

20

making joints

in sheet

3.

30. Pertaining

metai

to six

33 Journey

34 Side dishes..

36 Baseball

team

37 Amount paid

as rent

40 Simpleton

41 Group of eight

44 Plunder 46 Mass of lee 47 Omens

RATHBONE AND 50 Medley

VILLAIN ROLES

Breaking away from villain roles only to and himself the pivot around which villaing revalves, 15 the lot of Basil Rathbone in Uni- versal's "Son of Frankenstein" -

The odious Mr Murdstone of "David Copperfield," the coid- blooded murderer of "Love From A Stranger, the wicked King Louis XI of "If I Were King" has it last been cast in a role that considerable footage allows him

in the sympathetic character of a devoted husband and father. However, even in this picture, Mr. 'Rathbone does not entirely off his mantle of villainy. parts of the film he becomes a

cast Iri

scientific villain by tampering

with the unnatural in the shape

51 High priest

of Israel

52 Pain

herb of East Indu

* Member of an

indian tribe

Business

man

Oriental nurse

5 Scottish

Landholder Departure

6

7 LA

४

Amulet

9 Preposition.

10 Openwork

fabric

11 In a line ..16 Chinese

pagoda

19 Celestial body

20 Projecting

part of a building

21

Observed

public school

33

Permit

J

53 English

FEE

SA

NO

25 Plant alled

14

to wormwood

27 Proot

28 Smail

rockflan

29 Murdered 31 Bamboo-like

KISA

32 Japanese coin

35 Saunter

38 Nest of a

bird of prey

39 Column in à

Buddhist temple

41 Wind Instru-

ment

42 Member of a

European race..

43 Group of three

45 Flesh of a

calf

47 Seed of a

well-known vine

40 Definite

article

19 Place

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of the Frankenstein monster." meo, but instead, the murderous

Hisses and boos have 80 long Tybalt.

been Mr. Rathbone's screen lot So perhaps. ironically enough', that he bad despaired of ever get it will be "Son of Frankenstein,” ting a sympathetic role again. a picture synonymous with yil- Even in the film version of "Romeo ainy, that will be the first step and Jullet." Bas, a.stage Romeo toward more amiable

roles for of some repute. did not play Ro- Basil Rathbone.

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Lana Turner has been added to Eleanor Powell has seats resurrec Jo Ann Bayers, who had a leading the cast of "Dr. Kildare's Mistake" for every one of the ten pezzor. role in "Young Dr. Kildare," and "at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mances Leonid Massine and his has just completed a new part in studios. Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ballet Busse are giving in Las "Fast "and", Loose.” has signed an Ayres, Lynne Carver, Nat Pendleton, Angeles. The reason is thai; kiNE extended-term contract with Samuel Hinds and Emma-Dunn Powell is planning an extra spécial | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Another | have roles in this production, which ballet number in her next Metro- new company contract has been Harry. Bucquet will direct. The Goldwyn-Mayer picture, “Broud- signed with Rand Brooks, who is story is an original by Max Brand, way Melody of 1940." the included playing in “Come with the Wind," and the screen play was prepared ballet in her fint appearance and will next appear in the M-G- by Harry Ruskin and Willis Cold- | the, screen in "Bros Melod

M production of "Babes in Arms.”

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