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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MAY 30th, 1931.
BARBARA KENT'S IDEAS. Prefers Free Lancing to Contracts.
COLONY ·OF. MIDGETS.
Novel Community in France.
There's a little girl in Hollywood
Jut more.
"It's very nice
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know there is of whom you've heard a lot and part so that you
in every werk, of whom you are going to hear a a cheque coming
but sometimes think a girl can
if she is Barbara Kent is that little girl get alons hætter
Ax a free lan --and when we say little we mean lateing. just that. "Barbs," as she som van pick your own-parts and don't times is called by her friends have to play anything for which when they are in a hurry, can't you aren't sulfed. Another ad- push the scafes ap to 100 pounds vantage is that a free laner player
in several dif prolly generally works to save her life. That's small for a fullgrown girl, which Terent studios and consequently Barbara is even though she doesn't has pictures out on different re- look more than 17.
lenses instead of always appearing For five years Barbara has done on the same programme," big things spasmodically. Every Of course, studios do barrow
from players time she got a crack at a big role contract
Bat'sturfkas, just she delivered beautifully.
It Barbara W48
Universal after each one exeratives on the borrowed from Universal lat, where she was un nearly every good picture der contract, put her back in in- made during her five years on that
That lat. Rat a free lameer has the ad consequential parts again. contract expired three months ago, vantage because she can work for
sidary wherttes leaving Miss Reat free to do as her regular she pleases--which is the reason studio always hunts it sky high we say you will hear a lot more whenever any other studio wants
her. to arrows about her.
But the player After a short rest following the liesn't get any of the inereuse. termination of her Eniversal con- Of the sereen. Barbara is nee tract, Barbara was signed for one of the most interesting girls to be of the featured roles in Gloria found in the celluloid capital. A Swanson's latest picture. "he wee bit temperamental and moody discreet, which has just hen at times. almost a gond finished. In that
sz plays actresses are, she is nevertheless Gloria's sister a role for which she a girl who is instantly liked by was perfectly suited as she really everyone who meets her. And looks enough like Gloria to be her. the reason for that is that she is. sister.
Contiuned at foot of next columa.)
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Above, the midgets taking bowling exercise. the "Tinymites" at their community house, with their diree- tor, Andre Ratourheff, standing cat left) to his fall height of 32 inches,
"RESURRECTION,”
Jeanette MacDonald Triumphs.
The world premiere of a motion] picture is the same the world over. whether that pre-
mlere be held in Hollywood. New York or any other eity.
Recently the premiere of "u- surrection" took place at the Or pheum theatre nt Phoenix, Arizona, just to see if it would differ ma- terlaily from the grand openings
to which movie-
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Of course, there were some dif- ferences, but essentially the open-1 ing was just an opening-and if anything I was a bigger evenl
in Phoenix than a premiere usually is in the flm capital, where a 'tre- mendous hurrah is made over: auch an occasion.
There were none of the huge are lights throwing their power- ful rays to and fro across the sky.. And there were only three notables present instead of the scores which parade into the Hol lywood theatres. But the milling crowd was on hand tu catch a glimpse of the nutabies an they entered the theatre; The same expensive cars drove up and discharged their passengers. And the same gorgeous evening gowns and boiled shirts were much in
evidence.
Birds of a feather have docked smallest of the company, born of were both together at Villemonble, forming Russian parents who what surely must be the strangest normal, his father bring large in
John Boles, star of "Resurrec-i Household in France. They are stature, Andre is a lover, little colony of midgets, drawn tage! her business man, and acts as mana- tion," Edwin Carewe, dirvetor of by their diminutive size and kind-ger for his friends and co-workers, the film, and Jeanette MacDonald! red interests in life.
He is an accomplished pianist anl! were the featured attractions. men and has won considerable regnition And then there was Eddie Lam- little These merry women have big out of jobs all as a landscape artist,
They are all entertainers work has been exhibited in Paris bert. popular master and they are eagerly greeting the am highly praised. He is known. monies, who conducted the stage the show which preceded the showing spring bom in the elreus business outside when they will again capitalize world's smallest painter.
Mother is Normid. their physical freakishngus to the delight of children and elders alike.
winter.
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The only grown-up in the colony from Hollywood especially to is Andre's mother, who looks after altend the premiere. Miss Mar- the domestic arrangements and Donald, through the singing #fi farsees that her little charges are three songs, easily lived up to her have comfortable.
billing as star of the stage show. The house is beautifully furnish-She looked lovely and sang even rious garden and they live togetherjed, but stilingely enough all
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big ideas about keeping fit, a pianos. When Andre wants to get yous as a kitten, mainly because They play games among them up on a piano stool he has to have it was her first stage appearance selves, work in the garden and one of his pals give him a ft. Itin two years. Train together to kerp fit,
is curious lo Nee him using a Boles and Carewe gave only The director of the troupe is normal sized telephone, gravely short talks, but just the same they Andre Hatourheff. 26 gears of age, discussing business arrangements
and were stage notables and 32 inches short. He is the with agents.
received acenedingly. They pre- ferred to let the film speak for
were
BRITISH MADE
Six central European nations in the enlony, are represented FASHIONS TO MUSIC. which now numbers twelve, six them, and after sering the picture teamed with the writer, he won
men and six women. although one couldn't blame them. others come ant ge arcording to their work. There are kwan brother-sister sets, and
sonte of them have travelled all over world.
Piano Inspires Hats in Salon.
If you had walked down Berko-p ley-street. London, recently would have heard unusual strains al music set you passed the show. room of a well-known milliner's
lors.
"Madame the milliner" fits in-1 spiration for her models while play- ing the piano, and at her novelį hat display showed a new callee. tion of hats and played the times that inspired them.
"This hat enll Black Bers." she said, as she adjusted a jaunty trivere shape in black straw, and. sitting at the piano, played the gay, galloping melody that inspired)
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the state calf freeing championship at an impromptu rodeo. "The con During the afternoon preceding test is staged thusly:
A calf is set free, is roped by a the the opening Boles put himself in
strong with the Arizonans when,gowppacher astride a horse and
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"Swance River" was the time which mal Mariame think of model of spotted tussore and felt which she enlla "Down South," and The rippling notes of Sinding's "Rustle of Spring" were the "idea" behind a picture hat in daffodil yellow straw.
A demare design in fine lace- straw trimmed with cotton dowers! was called "Country Maid," sull while wearing this Madame gave a few bara of that old favourite,
Toll Me. Prefty,„„Maiden."
Opera-also plays a part in mil- linery Inspiration, and "Batter! fly's appealing gong, " Finel Day" accompanied the display of a blue picture hat which has the BARIC bame this melody. A white tulle
Trinused bridal cup with
white suede rosebuds WIN shown to the accompaniment of We are married"! from "The Belle of New York.
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regular. She never tries anything except her own sweet self and never tires of doing things for other people. The Iatter in a quality found in only a small percentage of our screen; notables. They have been kings and queens. for so long that they accept all favours, as their just rights.
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1881
CANADA:-Well, well! Who would have thought that the little vino root I saw planted fifty years ago would cover the world In that time. - Reprinted from Brontera! Dally Star, March 8, 1981, by courtsey of Mr. A. G), Itsonyt
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