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PICTURESQUE SCENES IN "CALL OF THE FLESH."

One of the most important pro- blems in connexion with the making uf motion pictures in that of getting nceurato background or stinosphere for a screen story.

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It was for Just thin reason that particular enro was taken in répro- ducing Spanish settings for Ramon; Novarro's latest picture, "Call of the Flesh,"

which will be shown to. morrow at the Queen's Theatre. Dorothy Farnum, scenarist, spent alx munths brond last year, gathering atmospheric material for her script and purchasing varinus props many which could be found only in provincial Spanish villages.

According to Miss Farnum, one of the hardest research problems which she encountered was that of locating a Spanish police-patrol of about eighty yenrang. When it was. Onally ented, it proved to be a small one- horse wagon with a simple iron cage. on top of it. The patrol was needed for a scene, in which the police raid the 118 Seville marketpinee, Inasmuch

the original mitique was discovervá inansin, Miss Farmum hnd to make exact measurements, sketch the vehicle from various angles and then write a complete description of t that could be reproduced by studio artisana.

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One thing required no reproduction whatsoever, Miss Fartum explained. IT! which Amely an outdoor secite director Charles Brabin wished show typienlly Spanish flowers, This was simple, for California and Sprin have a certain wild flower in comtrON)- daisies. Wildfight from

The San Jnequin valley were planted nn eation when I wits learned that this ranic faver grows wild about the suburbs of Seville where the story is Jaid.

"Atlantic" h the Making. The big scenes for E, A, Dapont's) "Atlantic", which is showing at the Queen's Theatre, were "hot" at Til bury Docks, the P. & 0. Finer, Comorin, being placed at the disposal

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SIX BOY SOPRANOS.

The six boy sopranos of the Westminster Glee Singers, whose season opens at the Theatre Royal on Monday.

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SHANGHAI BOXING.

CRICHTON DEFEATS MORRIS ON POINTS,

Sydney, Jan. 23. Juek frichton, hokler of the R. M. Economists and business men Dyer Bell, successfully defended his are of opinion that the ten per cent this as the welterweight champion reduction in Federal awards will of China at Shanghai by winning a The sets in progress in the stimulate trade, lower the cost of 15-round decision from Signalman hours one morning, comprised ""shota", of Crastic women being crammed inte fonts, their menfolk bring bold

Meanwhile, the Australian Work-in a beautiful hoxing exhibition staged back by sailors, and an extraordinarily dramatic one of a fight between two ora Union, the most powerful inefore a empacity crowd, says the

in Commonwealth, inst the

treating China Press. for possession of the niggers bont. In the progress of the first-the nuggestion of a general strike) named item, it is proved that even contemptuously.

vlug, and increase employment Marth, Navy and Marine champion, within a month,

The champion retained his belt by piling up an early lead, gaining the the trying work of a director does nut It is reported from Canberra decision In spite of the challenger's comeback in the closing noessarily make a man a cynie, for that the Federnt sie wage has strong

stanzas. A characteristic Shanghai whra he wanted to get the correct

fcrowd was treated to a masterful ex- fures of the wonen, he begged them Sydney, four shillings at. Brisbane,hibition of leather pushing in the main expression of mental agony on to the been reduced by three shillings at

try Rnd realise that they were five shillings at Hobart, and event of the evening following up a leaving their husbands, behind per shillings and sixpency ni Adelaide series of alugging matches between

the prelim and semi-final boys, haps for ever, One fancied signs of and Melbourne Reuter

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While it was quite evident that Crichton's early lead could not have

a diametrically opposed renetion on sume of the faces concerned, but an they were not actually leaving their uwa husbands this might have been a amperes. Engine-cooling called for been offset by the anilor's rally to- some 35 tons of water, the outpouring wards the end of the scrap, the an-

naistake.

of which also served, for the swamp-nouncement of the decision was re The panic and the rushes wärei

of boos. very well done, two local doctors belaying of the life-boats. Twelve barges ceived by a long round

tug were furnished for the Morris started coming to life in the in attendance throughout in order to commodation of lights, and when it twelfth round in such a manner that deal with ensunities. Madeleine is realised that the work of erecting spectators began wondering why he Carroll who threw herself whole and dismantling had to be effected at waited.so long to start his fireworks. heartedly into her role, received A the commencement and the finish of His performance in the last four nasty kick on the whin, and one uly each night's work (to say nothing of rounds was an even terms with the extra got her fee trodden on their anemal work at the studio during champion's, if not better. Several also enlled for bri aid.

the day), it will he evident that the Robin Maughan, too, had a

life at an Elstree electrician is not narrow escape, one of the guides repes for lowering the bont in which of ease, at any rate, when Dupont she was being spread having coiled and Rosher get busy. itself tightly round her ankle. Unable' "Mamba" at the Central.

FANLING HUNT.

SHUM CHUN VALE VISITED.

to stoop down to tree herself in the A quality distinctly third dimen erth, she was suspended by one foot signal is very apparent in the Tiffany in mid-air, and narrowly escaped, not production, "Manibs, current at the only the probnisility of immersion In Central Theatre. This entire picture the dock, but also of a very nasty is in Technicolour, but it has none of Hounde met at 3.15 on Wednesday crash. She kept her hend, however, the faults that colour pletures fre at the Hunters Arms and moved off

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hack and contrived to hang on, The equently have, and this is due to the immediately after. A sult appealed strongly to Dupont, and careful arrangement of colours and down the police patrol path followed he peraunded her to repent

this scenes

and it was not till 4 o'clock that the episode, this time of malice afore- In enlour photography, a foreground Huntsman drew near the Shum Chun thought, in order that a close up that does not complement its back-river. might be laterpolated.

ground lacks a definition. It becomes;

The fight between the niggers was blurred and flat. But when both are Hounds went away down to river most realistic, the two darkles being arranged with the care that a portrait bank and, crossing the stream twice. grass foothills, erstwhite pearl-falters. Their fight painter gives to the arranging of his swung up into the

killed a mile from the Lerminated in their being pistoled by subject the result is a picture with where they the Captain of the liner, the bodies depth and roundness. This is what draw. hercupun hurtling into the sun. Some "Mumba" has and this is what makesĮ

The Huntsman moved off for the iden of the magnitude of the opern-it one of the very finest colour pic-second run with a much depleted field, tions at Tilbury may be derived from tures yet produced. the fact that the enterer in charge of

The Bini is spectacular, but it has to hunt country which has not been touched yet this reason. A fast run austaining the company disposed of not sacrificed the drama in order to of two miles followed over some ex- an average of 2,500 cigarettes every startle the eye. Soldiers and savages cellent grass

country. A check in night, in addition to three nightly warm ncross the screen-there are the hills enabled the field to remain pensions of coffee and sandwiches for native dances, burning villages and with hounds and see the finish of the Home 700 people. Thirty electricians batilon but they

all part of the run near Taku-Ling. Hounds were were sent down from Elatrer, the trianglo drama that weaves about the then taken home to kennel, equipment utilised being the entire Interesting characters portrayed by capacity of one of Eintree's largest | Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman A large field for Wednesday was studios, including over five miles of and Ralph Forbus. Jungle, plante-out including Mr. Stanton and Mr. cable. The boat's amperage of 4,000 tlon, garrison, river and village make Heard. Some were unlucky to miss was united to the generating power a background that is always the second yun owing to engagements of six larries, making a total of 7,500 | picturesque.

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