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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

"Alibi," showing on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre, is the famous dotective play which was adapted by Michael Morion from Agatha Chris the's well-known novel, "The Murder of Bloger Ackroyd." "Alibi" ran for over nine months In the West Hand, playing both at the Prince of Wales and the Haymarket Thestren

The central character in "Albi” is Hercule Poirot, the French detective, part which was Interpreted by Charles Laughton on the stage, and which was assigned to 'Austin Trovar. In the film verslon. The story "telli how Poiret kolven the mystery of Sir Roger Ackroyd's murder, Sir Roger therm was an unpopular rann, and

were many who had good enough cause to wish for his removal. By n series of serortions, which prove both untertaining, interesting and amusing, Poirot eventually succeeds in laying his hands on the culprit.

"The Spider."

nu

Give a hardened murder mystery addict a novel twist in plots to worry over, and you gain bis undivided in terest. Add mystifying solution and his happiness will know bounds. But when in skiten tu these, you ask him to sit in and help unravel the case, well, you are put- the seventh ting Ir. Addiri in

heaven of delight, reserved exclusiva- Jy for amateur sleuths.

Thin in exactly what happens "The Spider," tingling Pix

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thriller. now showing at the King's Theatre. with Edmund Lowe portraying the role the master naglinn, whose

super dexterity with fegts of magic noiven the strange und falling reame around which, the dinma revolved. T... audience, as in the stage phy of the same name, is used with the

pre- Heipants in the drama in this

usual cinematic threat, thereby tank- ing each spectator até important v⠀- nes in the case, a wide spa 2.1 any monat muy be called me to testify.

A murder is committed in the aisle of the Tivali Thenize in the midst of

a mind reading net. Palivo T

the audience, the drama deseynis from the stage to the nuditoriums, aud envelops each spectator,

William Cameron Menzies d Kenweth MacKenna, co-directors

have, by a inest ingenious use of the sound camera, succeeded admirably in maintaining the illusion that ench spectator of the picture in an nolanai witness of the crime. "The Spider" impingen thrill upon thojn of

the usual mystery drama.

Edmund Lowe as "Chatrand The Great" adds another vividly drawn character to his long list of Kierun portraits. He does ncurking jah. Loin Moran, featured with him. is superli. There were moments wher she made titis hardened reviewer wink back the tears.

El Brendel and George E. Stone, prominent pinyers, and Earle Faxe, Purnell Pratt and Warren Bymer, nil add immensely the dramatic In- tensity und unbounded hilarity which uf Turks this swirling pageant breath-taking entertainment. The re- mainder of the large enst is made up of very skillful playeés and there

hundreds

ofher carefully chosen interesting types who com pose the audience.

sre

"Confessions of A Co«Eik.”

The first American callege, story authentic in all its details, "Confes- Rions of a Co-Ed," has been brought to the screen by Paramount and will show at the King's Theatre, starting Thursday next.

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Canton Inn., $1,250 n. Union Ins." $445 D. China Underwriters, $4 1. China Fires, $600 -n, H.K. Fire In., $1,250 n.

Shipping,

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Entertainment: told) $14.90

x. Div.

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S. C Enterprises $10 n.

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Mary's Church this morning to This information was given after come to an agreement with other Henry Gompertz, which has bern two-day trip to a secret destina-serve nations to abolish the present day erected by his wife.

tion, where it appears he got into capital ship and allow the cruiser

Sir Henry Gompertz was Chief contact with the abductors. Mr. to become the expital ship, than to Justice, P.M.S., from 1925 to 1998. Cartie is to meet Col. Lindbergh agree to limit the tonnage, gu He came here from Hongkong and to-dayReuter's "American

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The cruiser problem is another pretary, said Sir Henry Gompertz Christian charity and Our Empire being world wide 1 was remembered as a courteous kindliness who male the world and just judge and as a mus of those around him.-Straits Times, tiny and developed Buster caton, it is necessary for our cruisers to and courtly gentleman. as a wise a cleaner and fresher place for a Pablo Fund of the China Government Authorised Capital Guider 150.947.5V*

other fainous comedians in the early

"Confessions of a Co-Ed," based the intimate facts in the day-to-day megaphoning his greatest successes.he large enough to sperate in any diary of an anonymous co-ed, whose

In Cline's opinion, singly and in part of the world to protect our own highly dramatic an intensely combination Wheeler and Woolsey are trade routes, Past experience emotionul

experiences reflect the ning the greatest romelians the does not seem to hear out Captain. thoughts and actions of all modern screen has ever known. The talkies Acworth's opinion that a cruiseri college youths, deals with one of the proved a vehicle exnetly suited for of 1,600 tons would be "enpuble mort vital and interesting phases of their inlenta. present-day life. In it are pictures

They are Americans of English of multaining its high speed and the joys, the rivalries, the jealousies | descent.

being fought in a rough sen." and love affairs of young men beautiful girls, many of them away from home, "on their own", for the first time in their lives.

aud

In regard to prolection, there is weak spot in his argument that if the side bunkers are full of conl

Chaplin is an Englishman, Harold Lloyd is an Americns of Welsh and Scotch descent. Charles Murray is English and German. George Sidney the protection alforded by the coal Acted by two interesting young Jewish. There are relatively few to the vitals of the ship is equal, college men, Phillips Holmes and Trish comedians. Cline himself, nori. Lo a conalderable thickness and Norman Foster, and a young stage ginally comedy netor, ie Irish. El weight of armour, and that there- atar who has risen rapidly to movie rendel, "Swedish" comedian in Ger- fore a great saving of weight in prominence, Sylvia Skiney, in them. The best of the negro come armour could be made by sub- featured roles, "Confessions af n Co dims are white men.

tituling con for oil. Without in coal- any way dealing with the oil controversy, it is well to re-

→ Ed" in college life as it is lived.

Ch

Sylvia Sidney, a freshman, is rushed

by a prominent sorority and by twa

handsome men, Holmes and Foster

"Around the World"

Over Afty trunks were taken by member that the side bunkers are and his three not always full-that coal stored during her first college days, Swept Dougins Fairbanks off her feet by Helmex wooing, she companions in the expedition. for his there is consumable. When con fails to notice the jealousy of Claudia latest adventure "Around the Dell, a sorority sister. She repulsea Werk in 80 Minates. The trunks in sumed where is the protection?

Finally, in regard to the sug elude bukides all nunners of costumes, tho advances of Foster,

Doag's weapons for hunting various gestion that if we accept a grand Posing as Sylvia's friend Claudia kinds of wild game, athletic equip total of tonnage for the fleet seeks to separate Holmes and Sylvia, incnts und gifts for the Oriental instead of an agreed limitation and at the same arouse Sylvia's in-monarchs who entertained him. The to each class of vessel, we would terest in Foster. After a mad gifts Doug received in return iterally be able to rebuild a Navy capade with Claudia, Holmes is ex-doubled the amount of baggage carried suited to our needs, this may be polled, and disappears. Sylvia, by- on the return to Hollywood. The true. ffering he has deserted her, yields to wúspons of ancient warriors, costunts, The new Navy might seem, on Claudia's urging and nurries Fester. rich tapestries and jewels, and - the But Holmes returns, and an exciting traphies of wild beasts he had slain paper, suited to the needs of a climax follows.

were brought back by Doug In peace-loving nation such

more

As our

routes, but could this protaction be assured if a potential enemy had

The drama of this love affair addition to the 200,000 feet of nega- own, which requires a large num- carried on in a highly charged atmos- tive from which were taken the 10,000 ber of cruisers to protect its trade

feet which form his new film. phere of intense emotion, against a colourful background of gay fraterni- ty Ho, camups parties

1

King Prajadhipok, the fabulously Aliriations, house-rich ruler of Siam who was a recent Red its total tonnage to build a visitor around the world, is shown in smaller number of much larger his royal palace in this film of advrn and more' powerful cruisers?

Hook, Line and Sinker."

Contrary to the usual

humour has no rationality.

hellef,ture.

The King was one of the rulers who entertained Doug and his

party during their camera expedition

Thin the contentiory of a man. in a search for adventuro and thrills who should know-Eddie Cline, one which take in Japan, China, Slam, of the film industry's most famous Indic, Indo-China, the Philippino directors of comedy,

Ielasin among other places of Interols.

"Around the World" has beca - Gilne's: latest mirthful efforts ta Radio Pletures "Hook, Line and shown to crowded houses for a pested Sinker, co-featuring Bert Wheelor of ten days

EDITOR ARRESTED. TROUBLE OVER ARTICLES. AGAINST JAPAN.

Sourabaya, Mar, 28.

The editor of the weekly paper

I will be running for and Hobt. Woolsey. It concludes two more days at the Central Theatre Yongsic has been arrested owing run to-morrow at the Queen's Then- so as to afford those who have no to anti-Japaneso articles that ap Lre Cline directed Chaplin, Louing seen it a chance not to miss this finest peared in his paper. Two other Varenda, Charlie Murray and many entertainment, the creen has yet Chinese editors received a sovere

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