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complishes the greatest individual charactorization of all her talkie efforts.
A
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PARTY TO DISCUSS NEW IMPORT DUTIES
Leonard's fine direction keeps the at rapid tempo, picture moving reaching a gripping climax after
London, Apr. 25, most cross-section showing the dis-
Matters arising out of the budget integration of the girl who climbed from obscurity to power due to her and the now Import Duties will consuming love for the man who first engage the attention of the House lead her astray.
A sparkling cast, rollicking comedy replete with hilarious situa
numbers fons, and
of musical noveltics are the elements that com- pine to make "Stepping Sisters." the
The supporting cast is noteworthy, of Commons this week. A motion Tox picture showing at the King's including Jean Harsholt, John Miljan, to confirm the order imposing the Theatre today, what is said to be one Alan Hale, Hale Hamilton, Hilds now duties will be moved f the most amusing farces to have Vaughn, Russell Simpson, Ceell Cun Tuesday and Wednesday. It In
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Sisters,"
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understood that the Import Duties known many
personalities of the
Advisory Committee, which met on "Skyline." screen and stage, among them Louise
Saturday, is prepared, at once, to Dresser. Minna Gombell, Jobyna How-
While she believes in "Irish luck." consider any representations which and. William Collier, Sr. Howard Phillips, Fredinand Munier, Stanley to a certain degree, Maureen O'Sul- the textile industry may wish to Smith, Barbara Wecks and Mary van, radiant and charming screen make in favour of a higher rate
actress Forbes
coming next Thursday to that proposed in the order. The plot of "Stepping Sistera" ro- "Skyline "red in the Fox picture of duty on imparted textiles than] volves around the exposure of a for the King's Theatre, has
The Liberal Party attitude to mer burlesque choras queen by two Adence in the efficiency of prayer. f her former anaociates in the show. "Supplication has never falled me wards the duties will be declared They meet under unusual circum- but once. I used to pray to be made at the annual meeting this week. but I'm afraki I didn't pray Mr. Ramsay Muir, Chairman of tances at an entertainment given for
beaunough,“ charity and all agree to keep secret hard
Those who know this wistful blue the Executive, in the News Chroní- he past of the one who has d the realm of society and at whose eyed.
girl with the dark curly hair, cle, urges the conference to declare lavish Long Island home the fore is take lame with her on this point, in the Liberal independence of the of sisting that she is one of the most present government. He says: being given. During the action
he pleture, several new musical num-beautiful girls in Hollywood, where "We do not wish to attack or of the world have criticise or issue orders to the colonized. aed on
Comstock's "Frequently I prayed for something Ministers, whom we all respect. successful stage play, affords Miss exciting to happen to me," continued Sincere patriotism led them to unusual I opportunities for comedy ed to play with John McCormack themselves, decide how far their Dresner, Miss Gumbell and Mian How-Mina O'Sullivan, "and if being select Join this Government; they must, land and Collier is said to have a role wasn't exciting, then I don't know support of it is to go. The party
what could be.
must go on with its own work in tailored to his measure.
"Naturally,
I was confronted by the full freedom. of patental objection. I obstacle
Mr. Nevile Chamberlain, Chân and, managed to win mother over together, we worked on my father uncellor of the Exchequer, who has been auffering from til his consent was gained. And all recently
lumbago, is now confident that he the while I prayed.
"The rent in history. I played the will attend the Commons on Tues- The formula for the high explosive role in 'Song O' My Heart, frat in day-British Wireless.
the reenes in Ireland and then in the discovered by Sir Claud Amary had United States. I can't tell what it been stolen and Hercule Poirot, cele meant to me, but I did not forget that
or four years before Dewey began brated French detective was called in it was all in answer to my prayer
In
strafing the imperial nautical emis- the
MC- by the inventor to investigate
Following her success theft.
Cormack picture, Miss O'Sullivausaries of Spain, has hit the high spots Sir Claud, wishing to avoid scandal, and believing that one of the played opposite another internation of all that is to be hit along pro- ally, famous figure. Will Rogers, in theft.go This in London." Next she filled He began in the New York studios household was guilty of the afforded the culprit an opportunity of the leading feminine role opposita of Biography in 1809, that company returning the formula before the ar- Charles Farrell in "The Princere and thinking enough of ability and effort rival of Poirot. "Put the formula on
Then came "A Con- to elevate him from its cutting and
Will Rogers,
she eracts
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on the formula was still missing, but feminine lead, featured with Thomas Christie, Goldwyn Pickford Pro- Sir Cland lay dead in his study.
Investigation and analysis proved felghan, Hardie Albright, Myrna Loy
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"Delicious."
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rejected the obvious. He probed more than the ocial police, deeply
and
This brilliant British murder mys
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For several of these companies lie worked again and again, his results Justifying and making welcome bis to any company which has pended over the various sections of a
Straits, an 80-piece symphony orchestra, were blem. Handling nine actresses, cach He concluded that both the theft required to record George Gershwin's jealous of her rights as a featured
sym symbolic and the murder were the work of a "New York Rhapsody,"
performer, was problem enough in callous and cunning mind. Skilfully successor to his world-famous "Rhap The Mad Parade."
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Tashman, Lilyan
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Day, June Clyde, the Keating Twins wore perfectly coming soon to the King's Theatre.
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harmonized by ed an innovation in xounce newest duvelopment for Paramount- methods, and Tade
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nine girls who prayers is to be found in the team- not handle with justice the abrupt fighting men on the western front as it, would be quite a lark. changes, shadings and delicate har- a canteen unit, ing of Greta Garbo and Clark Gable units of the symphony, it was found, Beaudine is a member of the In "Suran Lenox, Her Fali and Rise and so the new system was deve Academy of Motion Picture Arts and which is now at the Queen's Theatre Ioped.
Sciences and the Hollywood M.P.D.A., wise decision It was a happy
Gershwin's magnificent new rhap that made the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer officials cast this engaging newromer rody, together with several popular! two of Hollywood's classic orders for opposite the famous Swedish star, song numbers, are introduced as com Gable in right at the top of the lad-plementary incidentals to the plot of
In between times, when he ands der in the estimation of fans and his "Delicious", which is an inspiring and work in the Garba picture would seem thrilling romantic drama by Guy those rare intervals, he rates fishing, hunting and golf as his prime hob to assure his
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