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COMING TO THE QUEEN'S THEATRE

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

in

A DOG'S LIFE

Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 29th to Oct. 1st.

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A FILM STAR "ELECTION.”.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN GETS CONSOLATION PRIZE!

Many amusing facts have been gleaned from 30,000 replies to questionnaires distributed by Mr. Sidney L Bernstein, at his group of London cinemas, to discover his patron's favourite cinéma stars.

A remarkable feature of the voting was the low place secured by Charlic Chaplin. He was twelfth on the list, and his bro- ther, Syd., was above him.

But Charlie won a consolation prize. Peers, M.P.'s, actors and actresses, Society and the filma trade all prefer him to anyone else. In the yoting of everyone of these sections he was first.

Rudolph Valentino did not get a single vote from a woman.

Women's Screen Idol. The following are the positions of London's favourite film stars: Women,

(1) Betty Balfour.

(2)

(0)

(4)

Constance Talmadge. Laura la Plante. Norma Talmadge.

(5) Mary Pickford.

(6) Pola Negri.. "

Men.

(1)

Ronald Colman.

(2)

Adolphe Menjou.

68) Ivor Novello,

(4) Harold Lloyd.

(5) Ramon Navarra

(6) Matheson Lang."

Betty Balfour was an easy first with both men and women voters, while Ivor Novello is the London woman's screen idol.

his"

Adolphe Menjou's popularity Pavith mon is attribute to

finished performance, as a. bet-

-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1927.

OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.

IS GENIUS. BORN OR MADE?

CHANCE OF GREATNESS.

A PEER'S GLOOMY MUSINGS.

CIVILITY NOW MISTAKEN

FOR SERVITUDE,

In a letter to the newspapero of Essex, Lord Lambourne, who attained his 80th birthday last month, broods upon the past.

The psychologists of Stanford University, who recently published "The quality of labour has not the results of their study of the improved," he says. "The hones- lives of 300 eminent men and wo-ty of labour-that is, the doing of men, in an attempt to determine a good day's work for a good what degree of mental ability char-day's payin the Midlands and acterizes the genius in childhood, South of England. has greatly no longer developed some practical. if not diminished. There is startling conclusions. They soon a pride in keeping a situation for found that they must know also years; it is rather a slur. the hereditary background of the

"Civility of language and man- person who achieved distinétion and also what contribution to his suc-

ner of address have rapidly dimin cess had been made by his surished, and a fear that civility will

be taken for servility has arisen. roundings in early life.

They found that youths who "Stil, old England shows that achieve eminence have in general a the rest of the world what loyalty We have quality of parents above the aver and good sense can do. age and many superior advantages the best King and the most hard in their early surroundings. The working Royal Famliy that the ago of an eminent lord high tred-world can show. sürer, of an ambitious army gen- eral, of a president of the United States, of a British admiral, or of an eminent scholar may be expected to rise to a position above the aver-

age.

If the few Bolshevists in Europe admire their tenets, why do they not go and live in. Russia?

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Across

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18 Correlative of nor.

20

Patents.

21

To give sanction to again.

23 Jeer.

24 Terms used in crickut.

26 Negative.

31 Viewed,

Those responsible for newspapers. 30 Back. Inspired ardour. Amateur photography, 20 Species of barley, 22 Markets...

32 Marine bird.

"I can still reniender the dreary 1 Cause. wooden platform of Bishopsgate G Reply. station when we started from 10 Hold back. Not all the sons of the eminent London for Romford, the tiny vill 11 Unit of light. achieve success, however. A favage of Ilford, the new farms and 12 Pagan. Durable heredity is an asset, yet the cottages around it, Theydor. 18 special combination of inherited Loughton. Epping, Marlow, with 16 Traits that makes genius is impor-small and tumbledown cottages 19 tant, so that an eminent man may everywhere." be the son of a tinker as was,Bun-

Lord Lambourne, as Colonel 24 Agree to buy, yan, author of "Pilgrim's Pro- xress:" of a mason, as, was Car- Mark Lockwood. sat for the Epping 26 Serving to give force. yle, author of The French Revole- Division from 1892 to 1917, and 27 Mineral. tion" of a strapmaker, as was the was widely known for his Par 28 Happening. philosopher Kant; of a day labourerliamentary and civic work. He 29 Deeply distressed. as was Captain James Cook, cele is vice-president of the R.S.P.C.A. 134 Pile. brated British navigator; or of aand president of the Royal Hor-37 Hebrew month. peasant, as was Cornelis Jansen, ticultural Society and of the Bri-38 Makes level. famous Dutch theologian.

bery and Secret Commissions Pre-41 Bristle. Young geniuses seemed to have vention League. For many years 42 Descending from Aaron. special opportunity for superior he was chairman of the Kitchens 44 Smalt winged creature.

40 Fund holder. Answers to the question, "What education and for elevating and in-Committee of the House of Com-45 Bring back memories.

Pitt, the

47- Cuts awkwardly. type of pictures do you prefer?spiring social contacts.

younger, John Quincy Adams and

48 English river. resulted in. frst place going

the flumiboldt brothers had training

of the Society Drama, with 144. My for leadership, Mozart, Michael An-

Standing in the centre. stery, Melodrama, History, War gelo and Weber had much specializ

road at Burton-on-Trent, John and Costume all received a fair ed instruction. On the other hand,

the oportunity in youth of Abra- Rulstor, of Foleshill, Coventry percentage..

ham Lincoln, Faraday and Blucher caused motor-cars was not such as to make for success. swerve to the wrong side, turn- While individual chances for enin-ng a deaf ear to horns. He re- ence are usually dependent upon a fused to move when requested to favourable hereditary background do so by a constable, although his Rulston elect- and are

increased by favourable companion did so. oportunities, eminence is not depen-ed to go with the officer to the dent on either or both.

police station to see what offence 14 he could be charged with. At 15

unusual the police court the charge of obstruction by a pedes- trian resulted in Rulston being fined. 10s. and costs.

rayer.

HIDDEN GOLD HUNT.

Lo

A SUMMER REVIVAL. This summer, the old legend of piratical treasure buried by Cap- tuin Kidd somewhere along the coast of Nova Scotia has been re- vived and many amateur treasure Heekers have resumed their opera tions with pick and shovel. So far, however, no Spanish gold has been brought to light.

REVENUE OF THE RHINE.

THE SHINGLE IN SCHOENAU.

Mr. Churchill must east an en- Captain Kidd, who, according to some histories, was a much malign-vious eye on the ready revenue- have raising methods of the Rhineland ed mariner, is supposed to scattered his loot in carefully municipality of Scheenau. For selected hiding places along the Schoenau, it is reported, has decid- Novned to tax the shingle, and at the coast of New England. Scotia and New Brunswick. If all considerable figure of £1 per yea

(says for those under twenty and £1 10. the local legends are true the Daily Mail) he must have spent for the impenitent who wear their the greater part of his life not in hair short after that age, acquiring gold but in burying it. a harbour for there is scarcely from Virginia to the Miramichi which has not at one time or an- other claimed to possess one of his hoards.

For many years a small group of islands in Mahone Bay. Chester,

or even

near Was

In Schoenau, presumably, the shingle is regarded as a luxury, and one result of this novel impost will doubtless be to divide the women of the place pretty sharply. into those who proclaim the length of the purses by the shortness of their locks and those who indicate ponury by their affluence.

Nova Scotia,

Whether the Town Council pro- strongly favoured by the believers poses to carry the logic of its the legend. Occasionally plan a step further and to put of some enthusiast unearthed a scrap

a yet heavier ponalty on the Eton of old ship wreckage, a rusted axe, crop (or its German equivalent) is a solitary ecin. These not revealed. Nor, are We in- finds brought new converts to the formed what scale of taxation is réckened meet for that ultimate cult of Captain Kidd.

Fisher folk say that indescrib-embellishment of cropped., heads, able dangers beset the path of the the permanent wave.

But we shall be very would-be treasure-hunters.

man sailed surprised if the One venturesome forth by night, armed with spade Schoenau do not make a speedy and lantern.. When he was found end of the new burden. If they in the morning he was a gibbering have no votes their husbands and maniac. Others who claim to their lovers have. Morcover, the have braved the unknown horrors working girl at least can put up a relate that, when they had dug case in which luxury plays no part a few feet below the surface of for the neatly trimmed head. And the sand, their lights were ex- it is the working girl whose voice tinguished and a thunderous voice ordered them to be gone.

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