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HARDY

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PATRICIA ELLIS

MENNA GOMBELL BULLY GILBERT

JAMES FINLAYSON

AT THE

Man GORANT Mayer

ADDED BILLY ROSE (The Modern Ziegfeld) QUEEN'S presents his "CASA MANANA REVUE

TO-MORROW

AT THE QUEEN'S

Wallace Beery

in

-

Mickey Rooney

"SABLEMATES."

An M.Q.M. Picture

4 Snows

BABY..

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CINEMA & GENERAL

LEW AYRES MAKES GOOD AGAIN: PRACTICALLY

FACING STARDOM

Hollywood is gasing at a phe aomenon in the personable, form

of Lew Ayres. Ayres' career, which had so many úïs and downs, is once again on the upgrade. In fact, amazing as it seems to Lễw" himself, he is practically facing stardom,

In spite of the fact that Ayres]I had a lot to learn. Why, then. worked in countless fima, the shouldn't I get first hand training public fargot hân.

by continuing my acting career "Then, too, I always had the idea while I was still young enough, and in my mind that I wanted to be a let the directing go until later.” director,” he continued. “No....one And with that Ayres began« bis would take this seriously, but after climb back. For more than two plugging for months I finally landed years he made a living appearing a directorial jöb. Of course, there in minor roles. was an agreement. I would play in

Then came "Holiday," in which

a picture free of charge, and in he portrayed the role of the tip- return, I could have a picture to pling brother to Katharine Hepburn. direct.

On the strength of this perfor-" "But I felt it was worth it," he mance he was offered the character continued, “and so the deal went role of Henry in Metro-Goldwyn- through, James Durin, Mae Clarke Mayer's "Rich Man, Poor Girl" and Henry B. Walthall had the

Ayres' star was in the ascent. Els. principal roles in the Alm.

press reviews for the Henry por- "T'll never forget the feeling of trayal were so good that Metro- incompetence I had when directing Goldwyn-Mayer promptly signed Walthall in a scene. Here was one aim under long-term contract."/ of the finest actors the screen had Young - Dr. Kildare," his next ever seen, and there was I. trying motion plcture, started critics to tell him. how it should be done."[raving anew, and so he was given

A LOT TO LEARN

the lead in “Spring Madness,” with gure Maureen O'Sullivan. Then

Claudette Colbert and James Stewart have started work in "It's A Wonderful World," yew Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produc- tlon. W.S. Van Dyke II is direct- ing with Frank Davis as produ- Cer. The supporting cast in- cludes Ernest Truex, Frances Drake, Sidney Blackmer. Nat Pendleton, Guy Kibbee and Edrar Kennedy. “

Wullam Powell is waiting for warmer weather to bask in the desert sun before preparing for "And then I began to

Cams his return to Metro-Goldwyn- things out for myself." Ayres grin-other important roles, with still Mayer for the next "Thin Man" ned" "I realized that as a director more hims planned for him.

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picture.

CROSSWORD NO. 280

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LECTURES. Sir Atholl MacGreg- or on "Freedom in English

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Today's Screenings

KING'S:

Hongkong

"You Can't Take It With You"

QUEEN'S

"Blockheads"

ORIENTAL:

"Big City"

CATHAT:

"Alexander's Ragtime Band”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:

"Blockheads" :

STAR:

“Maid's Night Out"

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63

29 Part of "to

be,"

64

Chairs

30 Note of the

scale

36 Pig pen

DOWN

"Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm" 28 Jog

KING'S:

Coming

"Kentucky Moonshine"

QUEEN'S:

"Stablemates"

"The Shining Hour"

ORIENTAL:

"The Shop Worn Angel” "Bay It In French" ALHAMBRA:

"Empress Wu Chen Tlen” "Son Of Frankenstein" CATHAY: A

"Condemned Woman"

STAR:

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"Mademoiselle Docteur"

Solution No. 279 COMICAMALICJ CANADAYALAMOS

UBIDOTI NAPIRE PEST LOUISIANA

AATIT GALVESTON ALT ENTERA TEOATIO ETA I GREATBEAR

MILLYDOTTAMI¶ MELOD 18.7818 AT ATICANTHAW¶ET TALARTWAGAMIC

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Hongkong Hotel, 1 p.m.; Month- "ly, of the Women's Auxiliary of the Society for the Protec- tion of Children, in the Old City Hall, 10 a.m.; Kowloon. Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel. 5.30 pm.; Christ Church Coun cil, in the Vestry, 8 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS. Exhibition Res-

of Paintings at Kam Ling taurant 10 am to 10 p.m.; Y. MCA Women's Section Bridge, 10 a.m.; St. Andrew's Mother's Union Enrolment Ber- vice, 3 pm.; Folice Inspection and Presentation of Medala by H. E. the Governor, at Police

·Hqrs., 3.30 p.m..

Brigade Members, Hqrs.. 5.15 p.m.; AR.P. Public Restaurant, Jockey Club, Happy Valley. 5.15 pm; Maryknoll Convent School, 4 p.m.: Lusitano Club, 5.30 p.m.; European YM C.A.. 6 p.m.; La Salle College. REHEARSALS-AD.C. 6 p.m.: Chinese Chamber of

at YMCA, 9, p.IL

MOON, Chinese 11 Moon, 22nd.

Day

Rehearsal

Commerce, (In Chinese), 7 pm: RELIGIOUS-Prayer and Fellow Anti-Gas in Volunteer Hqrs. 10.30 am: U.S.R. Club, 11 am; Diocesan Junior Girls School, 6 p.m.; First Ald. (AR.P.) in Chinese, at Tai Tung School, Kak Hang Tsun Road, Kowloon. 7 p.m.

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Raid Warden (in Chinese), Bat

Chinese T.W.CA, Bonham Road, 4.30 p.m.; Home Nursing for

Anta-M-Il Selection Trust

ship meeting at the B. &,8. Fame, 8.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's, Confirmation Class, 5.15 pm: BOCIAL-Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.45 p.m.; Craigengower Cricket Club Weekly Tombola,, 9-

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34 Tree

35. Fitfully

30 Spread for

drying

40 Truth in the

'Faerie Queens."

41 Sufix de-

noting the

comparative degree

42. Printer's measure

43 Slide

45. Insect

47 Bog 49 Grass

514 Dill

53. For the

afirmative

55 Rule for

analogous Case

60 Dawn god-

dex

61 Ancient

country of Asia Minor 82. Deface 63 Inspire with

fear

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1 Craze 2Native com-

pound

3 Participated-

in speed contest

4 Bensitive to

pain

5 Wading

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6 Rodent

7 Member of

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8 Muddle

9 Broad

mtaded

10 Metric

measure of area

11 A support 16 Scents

20 First note in Guldo's scale

21 Remains 22 Actuate 24 Work with

two.para- pets

25 Silkworm

27 Famous

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in season- ing

31 Australian

bird

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37 Indian of

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