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COMMENCING TOMORROW

Joan Crawford • Margaret Sullavan • Melvyn Douglas

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in .. THE SHINING HOUR"

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"St. Louis Blues"

The Adventures of

Polo"

Marco

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STAR:

"The Ofeat, Waltz"

MOTHER HARDY ON DUAL DOMESTICITY

Dual domesticity is a new style in Hollywood. Married ac- tresses who practice it at home and then re-enact it before the cameras on the screen are the heroines.

There was something particularly mythical town of Carvel They. appropriate recently when we saw too, live on the budget system. Fay Holden, the eficient Mother Hardy of the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Hardy. Family planting

MANY PROBLEMS "Emily Hardy has more problems pictures,

the latter Fay Holden," mapdragons in the than garden of her San

Fernando admitted, “but those we have in

common Valley home.

we meet in about the same" fashion. I think all house-

"They'll be a blaze of colour by June," she remarked. In time for our stiver wedding anniversary,"

wives do. I can guide a roast of beef on a direct course. down to hash, as well as Mother Hardy can. her case, with a larger family. it's a larger roast, that's all”

3 She has notion that the

Miss Holden has been married & quarter of a century to David Clyde, the theatrical producer and for more than two years she has average housewife still gets tou been the screen wife of Lewis juttle credit for the momentous Stone in the Hardy pictures. She incidents in life, the important has discovered striking similarity decisions and the vast activities in both jobs..

which are set down in history as masquline achievements.

MARRIAGE IS A JOB

"The band that rocks the cradle "And marriage is a job." she rules the world' is poetry," Miss sald "I don't claim to have Holden commented, "but we don't. originated that thought, because really believe it. A thinking person Eve was the first woman to know knows that the band that rocks 12 She made the mistake of the cradle also checks up the bills. glving Adam the apple, which sorts the linen and soothes the proved she wasn't, on the job at fevered male brow.” the moment. But I still lean to the As for the phase which belief that he told her to pick it. Hollywood has classified as dual and Eve was just trying to oblige." domesticity, Miss Holden regards

wholesome sign The Clydes live in a modest it a cottage on a half acre of ground, womanhood. “ with a grove of walnut trees cast-

ing cathedral shadows in rows. They have one servant and their

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1939. -PAGE 5

KING'S

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UNITED ARTISTS JUBILEE WEEK ATTRACTION

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VALUABLE LESSONS "Marriage and a home." she said,

Sunnybrook wants are simple. They adopted "should not interfere with work,

"The Goldwyn Follles"

ÞLAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY MAJESTIC:

FAREWELL PERFORMANCES

A SPARKLING COMEDY.ROMANCE FILLED WITH LAUGHTER: The gayest and funniest of all matrimonial mix-upe.

Ba didn't understand her language

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TOMORROW

Miliza Korjus Fernand Gravet Luise Rainer -

in "THE GREAT WALIZ”

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have, Annabella, during her stay at acquired him rights of "Madame Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for her Pompadour." the operetta "written role in "Malden Voyage," is using by Budolf Schanzer and Ernst the dressing room of another Euro

ellsch with music by Leo Fall. rean star, Luiso. Rainer,

"Alexander's Ragtime Band"

· "Algiers"

“ALGIERS” AT THE

MAJESTIC

Handsome Charles Boyer has his most romantic role as a lov

the budget plan a long time axel-both are managed well. In my and adhere to it still,

case, at least, I learn a great many valuable lessons from my role £5 The Hardy family resides in in Mother Hardy, that serve me nicely

old-fashiond

Mouse in "the

"JITTERBUG" GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

at home. Work should broaden a wife's mind. I home conditions permit her to go out in the world and face it at her own, it seems to me she is better qualified to go home and meet her husband on a baals of mental and spiritual equality.

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"On the other hand, although: she doesn't work in a business, or a profesalan, Mother Hardy keeps

That great American menace to able fugitive in Walter Wanger's national s ty, the litterbug, has right up with her family. She is "Algiers," the colourful adven-worked his way into high places by or Cecilia. Parker, her son and Just as spirited as Mickey Rooney. turous romance that stars him insidious methods. First inkling daughter. As a matter of fact; opposite Hollywood's two most Hollywood has that the jitterbug is she can trim both of them at- glamorous newcomers. Sigrid to get cinematic recognition is

bridge. She can talk politics, or Gurle and Hedy Lamarr at the Universal's announcement

finance.. with the Judge, and she quickie number entitled "Swing, can hold her own in any argu- Majestic Theatre to-morrow.

"Algiers" casts the dark-eyed Bister, Swing"

ment that may arise.” screen lover as Pepe le Moko, A slight gaspegaf horror follows devil-may-care international jewel at the realization that a whole

of

thier, who takes refuge from the picture full of litterbugs is aboutDIARY OF LOCAL

French police by living In the to be, released, but then comes a Casbah, the mysterious native real topper. quarter of Algiers where the law dare not intrude.

Paramount declares, a trifle con- tritely it is hoped, that, Mačeleine Sigrid Gurle, who made a tel-carroll will do a fitterbug routine in umphant film debut in The Ad-"Cafe Society" And she, perhaps ventures of Marco Polo," is seen Hollywood's most dignifled and in- ag Ines, his beautiful and wildly telligent young actress!! jealous native sweetheart,

Special Algerian AceMeS were actually photographed in the city

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of Algiers by Lloyd Knechtel. The Jane WithERS IS colourful settings that supplement these actual scenes were designed by the famous art director, Alex- ander Tolubos.

DO KNOW YOU

THAT

DELIGHTED

· Leo Carrillo, to the delight of Jane Withers and the horror of her mother, presented Jane with a Stellan donkey. It was named 2 Cactus.

Olympe Bradna was born in a dressing room in a French theatre. Her parents were circus, per- formers.

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Grace Moore almost became a missionary to China,

Deanna Durbin won's baby show prize for the girl with the lustlest pair of lungs.

Cactus has the disturbing habit of crashing into the Wither's home by any means he can devise, ther wandering about the house at ran- acm. And he likes to sleep in Jane's bed.

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EVENTS

TO-DAY

ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS. --Saints Basilissa and Anastasia. CINEMAS.(See Column 3 of this

Page),

BEARS" JESSIE MATTHEWS'in SAILING

ALONG"

ALHAMBRA

NATHAN #D; KOWLOON DRIVI

SHOWING TO-DAY- HEART-THRILLING... BLOOD-CHILLING

As Frankenstein's Monster Walks Again, With Death And Horror At Ita Side!

THE HEART OF A HUMAN BATTLES THE MIND OF A MONSTER

in the Same Man?'

Gala

8.30

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at

DANCES.-REOCA.- final

Dance, Peninsula Hotel, p.m.; Steel Coulson Dance, China Fleet Club, 8.30 p.m.; and "Distribution of League Prizes.

Y.M.C.A.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"London Wall,” 9.15′′p.m. MAILS.--(Bce Page 161 MISCELLANEOUS. — Lingnan Art School Exhibition of Paintings, at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 10 am. to 7 p.m.; Art Exhibi- tion at Kam Ling Hotel, West Point. 10 am, to 10 p.m. under auspices of Art Academy of ..Canton.

| MOON.-Chinese H. Moon. 26th.

Day

Janice Chambera,, twelve-year- Andrea Leeds wou rather do old youngster under contract to SOCIAL. anything than pose for publicity Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is rapidly still photographs,

becoming a protegee of Miliza

with the

Cralgengower Cricket Club Whist Drive and Tombola 9.15 p.m. SPORTS.-(See Page 2).

"

&M. SUNSET.

Director William Wellman is Korjus.. The star became very Hollywood's number one prankster. Impressed

youngster

| SUNRISE~6.04 Director Edmund Goulding when she sang the laughing song her. always wears a yachting outfit, but from Die Fledermaus" for has no yacht, and, in fact, is and has frequently entertained TIDES.-High at 07.51 and 18.37. easily made seasick.

Janice since then.

Paramount signed an Irish girl, Jean. Kelly, then renamed her. Ar- manda Varela,

Maureen O'Sullivan, who is ap- pearing with Johnny Weissmuller in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Tar- zan In Exile/ has received from Edgar Bergen a picture of Char- He McCarthy dressed as Tarzan. The inscription reads: "I hate to do this to Weissmuller, but all la fair in love and Hollywood."....

Frank Davis has been, named producer of "It's a Wonderful World," Metro Goldwyn - Mayer production in which Claudette

Colbert and James Stewart will; have the principal roles, WA. Van Dyke II will direct from an orginal story by Ben Hecht

the

Ann Morriss has joined cast of "Penthouse" now in pro- duction at the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer studios, with Walter Pid- geon and Virginia Bruce in the leading roles Edwin L Marin is directing, with John Considine as the produce

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