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Even the most youthful of the mo- dern girls have an opportunity for adopting black for their evening gowns this seasoni

A celour, important for the hours when dancing and dining is enjoyed, black belongs to all types and all ages. Coming in velvets, in Inces, in chiffons and in taffetas, the styles fellow as many types as the materials allow,

Helen Chandler, the girl chosen to appear opposite Ramon Navarro in his latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor pie- ture, "Daybreak." showing at the Queen's Theatro to-morrow has an opportunity of wearing an evening gown of this shade.

Depicting a girl whose personality changes from an ingenuish type to a giri of sophistication, she has chosen

a black velvet gown to carry out the

Inter type.

never once suffer á lot-down in:In- terest.

It in a splendid story of love among daring racketeers, well played, by a cast of copablo actors. There is uns usually forceful dialogue, powerful and novel soitings. Director John Adolf handles his material deftly.

Grant Withers plays the role of Angel a typical Coney Island barker, one of those conceited, wise-cracking. youths so agrerably disagreeable. Though the major part of his work is in the light vein, he sincerely port trays the man of bravado who a theart is not so bad after all.

Evalyn Knapp, who plays the role Jenny, gives a performance that is vivid and captivating.

Lucille La Verne's portrayal of the hard-fisted, harsh yet tender mother in no the finest characterizationa ever given on the talking screen,

James Cagney plays the weak son who is lured into the net of crime with emotion and understanding.

"Murder by the, Clock,"

The story of people who make their living in and about the rackets of ni penny arcade, gives the lovmon an: For this reason the dress is smart-pires behind the neenen of the amuse- opportunity of learning what trans- ly and extremely patterned. Princessment world of a motiera Coney Island, in line, it follows the figure in cling boxides bringing to the screen a grip- ing fashion, ending in a train. A series of three circular picture well worth seeing.

sweepingping chronicle of fam tragedy. A ruffles breaks the line at the hips, the; ruffles dipping toward the back to harmonize with the train finish. Backless and adorned by narrow Regis Toomey, former University of -houlder straps, Miss Chandler has an Pittsburgh athlete, la now a cup. Or opportunity of wearing extreme at least, ho's a movie cop., and he Jewellery patterns, which she does plays an important role in "Murder choosing black and white crystal by the Clock, the chills-and-shivers bends which loop over at the front mystery play, which is running cur- and extend down the back outlining ́reatly at thứ King's Theatre. the decolletage neckline. Large drop Toomey has gune forward swiftly earrings of the xams crystal bends in movie work since he left a stock asreituate the straight-back hairdress company on the West Conal and she assumen in carrying out the ple, signed a contract to appear in films. fure of soart sophistication.

TIN One of hi jaoles was that of William Powell's young gambler brother in "Street of "The Last of Men, heyney mark.hance." He was Inter seen to ad ed one of the most successful stage friend, and later

vantage in "Kick In" as the boy Appearances of Herbert Bunston, the Clara Bow.

the husband, of nated English actor, and it was the screen version of this same play that he made his motion picture debt. Ronson is now to be seen at the Central Theatre in Universal's strange vamples drums, "Dracula,"

"Dracula" at the Central,

is spenna the assistant to

In "Murder by the Chuck" Toomey Boyd, police fieutenast who tries to, Willian and Bnally does, solve the mysterious murder of a much-harassed young

same role which he created on the

in the band. played by Walter MeGrail,"

staze when Dracula" was first prosary to provide thrills as fast as they The story has every element neces- dured to New York in 1927.

en he dished out to on audience.

Others who appear in this startling rerven drama are Bela Lagori and Edward Van Sloan, who also were members of the original stage cant.

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There is the spooky opening scene In the vrase-vard <he pattikom jy Yogad an of Phillip, the idiot older brother, played by Irving Pichel, the era activities of the sculptor-lover; the That the talking serven ran greatly incident of the clay mask; the siren Mattox, Guy Oliver, Lenita Lane and won on the theatre stages of New featuring Gary Cooper and Carole

Leewtre #alj,

York and Europe, Halling originally Leminard. "Take This Woman? enhance the entertainment value of a call from the sepulchre; the sleeping

"Take This Woman." from Russia, where he achieved pro- story whose locale awitches from tage play was amply demonstrated | potion that was never drunk-and at the Queen's Theatre when "Sin many more.

Another well-known stage director | mingegee on the legitimate atago as an fashionable Now York to the open HTM Holiday. Warner Brothers Throughout these harrowing scenes makes his moving picture bow with actor and student of theatrical techul- spaces of the West and back, gave Intest Vitophonu production,

Tomey finds time to "play up to the presentation of "I Take This Wo-que, an official mission for a Moscow ring an opportunity to glimpse the viewed by enthusiastic audiences, Sally O'Neil, wast as the maid in the

man," the Mary Hothers Rinehart theatrical group brought him to the wide range of the screen. He speaks Sinners Holiday" is one of the Enaivoll household. Thla

story, recently a best-seller novel Unites States. His production of five languages, and intends to devote most colourful and exelling talking vides comedy relief in the play,

pair pro under the title. "Lost Ecatnay." He "Skidding" ran for nearly a year un all his future activity to motion plc- pictures it has been our good fortune Others in the cast are Lilyan Taah. is Marian Gering who joined Slavko Breadway. He also spent some time tures.

"Take This Woman," an intense to use, Taken

from the successful men the siren of "Finn and Battie" Vorkapich, the screen's outstanding in Chicago, directing.

Signed to a long-term contract by love story of an ill-matched pair who play by Marie Baumer and adapted and the newspaper critic in "Up Pons, art technician, in directing that ple

Paramount. Gering went immediately marry in haste, will show at the to the screen by Harvey Thew, this the Devil," Charles D. Brown, Martha ture,

Gering's directorial reputation was to work on "I Take This Woman," | King's Theatre starting on Sunday."

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