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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

Ultra-moderviam in furniture and room setting reaches its peak in the Forority house net, especially built at the Paramount Hollywood studio for the filming of "Confessions of a Co- E." the Weture made from the real diary of an anonymous school-girl.

The

includes act

back-ground for the

interior And

exterior Acržien, nre provides the Pyjama party a couple of dozen pretty en-eda, recruft- ed from cral California colleges for atmosphere and speaking roles in the production take part. Sylvia Sidney, featured with Philips Holmes and Norman Forter in "Confessions a Co-Ed," heads the festivities.

Every detail in the architecture and furnishing of the rorority hourn represents a new note in the moder- niatic school of

Specially of design. constructed steel furniture, including

semicircular

lounge

at one time: twenty-five persons

a

that

nents

unique lighting effects; glass walls, and radical innovations in household appliances are employed to carry out the scheme,

"Confessions of a Co-Ed," which in now showing at the King's Theatre, is reputed to be the first inside story of modern college youth brought in the screen. Its action centres ground the helter-skelter activities of the im- portent young people that make up the prevent day college population. Opening with a aurority initiation, the story traces the ambitions, rivalries. jealousies and loves of three interest- ing young characters, played by Holmen, Miss Sidney and Poster. Extensive research on college cam- Fuses preceded the filming, and the weares of undergradunten and in the enat were instructed

kee their action natural."

A British Thriller,

J. H. Roberta, who played Doctor Sheppard in "Aliki," also played this role on the stage, Thin British thril ber, "Alibi." is coming in-day to the Queen's Theatre. Be tolls of one or two amusing experiences that befell him

aring the West End rim of the play. On the first night of the show, the final discovery of the murderer's identity come as such a surprise to the antience that there was a gasp of astonishment, followed by a spon- taneous burt of apalmuse from the entire house, Mr. Roberts said thin Was one of the most thrilling moments off his life.

Mr. Roberts tells nother amusing story, which occurred during the run

of "Alib” In one scene he has to break open the doors of a study and find Sir Roger Ackroyd lying there murdered with n dagger in his back. On this particular gerasion Sir Roger had forgotten to inke his cue în time and was disclosed to the audience sitting in a chair with a dagger in his back talking to a friend. The nudience's laughter held up the play, it is stated, for something like five minutes,

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A Great Triumph on the Screen

HOW STRONG IS A WOMAN'S LOVE?

What would you do for the man you love? Would you give him up to the Other Woman if it meant his success?

Don't marry. until you

SEED

There

people, morose in- dividunia, who are apt to take their troubles in advance, who have de- clared that there never fina born' so certain a tonic for the blues na "Sun- shine Susie" coming to the King's Theatre soon. You may enter the picture thentre with the usual heap of cares perched on your shoulder, lunt, vou'll discover that those cares vanish instantly at Susie's magic touch.

'There is a something about the picture that radiates happiness; that | makes you feel that life is, after all, worth living. It may be the bright music, it may he Jack Hulbert's irresistible fooling those acenes in the beer garden are surely the fun- niest pyme deviend—but above nil, there is the sunshiny personality of the star herself a personality destined to be remembered long after the film has reached its happy conclusion.

"The Secrel Six."

When flm audiences see a gun fred on the screen, It's just n fash them, Few really the long process by which the shooting is made pareihin, es pecially as in the case of "The Secret Six" in which a real bullet is used to Bhotter n window.

In this instance, Wallace Beery had to fire the gun,

the

Firat a backing of metal was placed out of camera range to stop bullet. Then two property men care fully examined the gun, sent for two lowried shells, signed for them an magie a report for the insurance files, Beery in the meantime had practiced on a rifle rouge to make sure of his marksmanship,

A report by wit

nesses was also noted of this.

After the shooting the empty shells | were sent back to the property de

partment with a report of the opera- Bons. These precautions are taken in alvlies to avoid danger of ugeidents.

"The Sceret Six" will be shown on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre with n ensi which includes Lewis Stone, John Mark Brown, Jean Harlow and Marjorie Rambenu.

Mother Love Shown in "Heed"..

How great is mother love? Junt how great is the bond between a | mother and her children is convincing- ly shown in "Seed", the Universal problem drama which comes to the Central Theatre on Saturday with John Boles, Genevieve Tobin, Lola Wilson and Raymond Hackett in the principal roles.

to

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least all countries of consider terests In the Far East, it is able commercial importance. | essential that the United Third, the boycott need not be so should be fully consulted before terribly, perhaps irreparably, appiled as to involve any partie any action is taken. Unless they weakoned the moral authority of Even at the expense of losing her

cular country In special are propared to collaborate it lathe Covenant. husband, Lole Wilson, as the mother

dangers. clings fondly to her five children and

If, therefore, some particular would be effective, and in that But I hopo that none of these managers to live a life of cam- borne in mind that, according to economic measure was found-as case little beyond solema repudia measures may be necessary. Thore parative happiness as she rearA thom

young manhood and womanhood. At resolution of the Second A for instance the simultaneous im- tion of Japanese action by the are signs that the Japanese people would be desire to return to the paths of lenat, she has her children with her.sembly, this obligation is to be position of prohibitive tariffs rest of the world

pence. But, ten years later, she meets her fulfilled subject to three consider which did not go the whole length possible. second great tragedy,

But that repudiation is of great of Article 16 bat would be de- and the way ations.

Wo will not add to their difficul- she solves it proves anew just how First, only such coercive measures finitely effective, that might be importance. deen is her love for her offspring. are to be employed as are nocos-adopted.

For unless some action of that ties. We will make it as anay for

thom as possible. "Send" was adapted for the kereen sary to produce the desired re- In all theso questions one con-kind is taken other members of

For In our strugglo for the from Charles G. Norris' popular novel,

Bull.

aifloration seems of great import the League will have condoned establishment of the new era in and the picture was directed by John

unlawful be ance-It is indeed no secret. In Japan's Second, M. Stahl, who has achieved outstanding In the filming of domestle

effective and, therefore, must be view of their geographical pro-violence, they will have shared international relations we Karcens problem dramas. "

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