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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Many of the scenes in Paramount'a comedy of London's fashionable for Ladies," social life, "Reserved

which comes to the King's Theatre, on Sunday next, with Lealie Howard in the featured role, are laid in the district of the British capi- shipping tal.

of

As traffic conditions made it im-) possible to get street shots with the action desired, an out-dour street was built at the studlo in milation one of London's luxury shopping cen- constant stream of trafle tres and

simulated to produce the de WAR sired effect. London's familiar red General Omnibuses were there, taxis, delivery vans and trade bicycles,

with trus to type, made the set

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ali

the

the tooting of horns. Many extrus had little to do other than sit taxis or omnibuses and ride up and down the make-belief street.

By mixing cleverly the screening of these scenes with actual shota taken of scurrying figures of West End shoppers, a perfect representa- tion of the street with all the drama tie action of the story was obtained. Thus in the actual picture there are many "film extras" who will be aur- prised when the picture is shown.

"Polly of the Circus."

"Polly of the Circus" will head the programme at the Queen's Theatre with Marion Davies enacting the rule of a trapeze artist and Clark Gable young minister. that of a modern

3 drama romantic This ubusuni basel on Margaret Maya's stage success of Moine years ago and was directed by Alfred Santell of "Duddy Long Legs" and "Sob Sister" fame.

rien

As the circus performer who nine- ies a minister, only to find that she stands in the way of his happiness,

Tul n rule Miss Davies is said to have which gives

her even greater drama- her tle opportunities than that of last vehicle, "Five und Ten." The atory also has its amusing moments, circus aerialist for the hoydenish discovers that ministers are not quite alle hnd -the forbidding persons thought them to be, while the small- town person gets a new slant on life.

under the "big top."

Highlights of the drama

the sensational fall of the

include

trajuze

star, the scandal which ensues as a

result of her convalescence in

the

maininter's house, the refusal of the board of clergymen

minister a

い

give the

church when he marries:

the circus girl and the

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subsequent and later, the master of the vessel scandal," drastic attempt of the girl to "re-again. Five-hundred Russian extras! pair the damage."

"But you are not a small

C. Aubrey Smith were used in the atmosphere scenes girl, Miss Boardman. has a prominent role in the produc- of this production.

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TELEGRAPH FILES

Miriam Hopkins heads the sup-j Eleanor Boardman placed a hand SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE porting cast which includes Alan on the piano and carelessly drummed Mowbray, George Stone, Mitchell her lingers. Lewis, Oscar Apfel and Reginald! Barlow.

"The Flood."

the dislike it so much that I can easily

realize

It was announced that Mr. Henry

be returning to the East, but would charge of Messrs. that be taking

"The World and the Flesh."

"Yes," Miss Boardman unwered,

The following extracts are from "Philadelphia is my home town. But Figuring in The World and the

that doesn

matter. Women gossip the Hongkong Telegraph for the Flesh" latest George Bancroft pic

everywhere. You can almost say, week ended August 5th, 1911. .ture, which is showing to-day at the Oriental Theatre, is the Playa cle

When Eleanor Boardman talks she that there are two minds of women.

The rate of the dollar on demand Ensenada, one-time American army transport which was subsequently doesn't roll her eyes and she doesn't Those who like gossip and those who

The youthful star of Columbin don't. Personally, I detest malicious was 18. 948. used for many months in submarine-eoo.

the World Pictures' latest spectacular feature, wagging tongues and tale bearers. I infested waters, during

The Plood" which comes to War.

The Central Theatre to-day, is straight play the role of a girl who is injured Keswick, Home on leave, would not In making the scenes- World and the Flesh," the Playa de forward, direct and sincere. She has by it."

As she glanced calmly about the Ensenada was used in and out of genuine acting talent and such wist-

inful beauty that it is positively throat room it was easy to

eatching.

Her widely-spaced grey Eleanor Boardman has deeper in- Jardine, Matheson's London office.

No candidates came forward for oves her broad forehead and regular terests than gossip. The exquisite features are set in an oval of shin-furnishings showed a thorough know-

ledge of interior decorating. The the seat on the Sanitary Board ing brown hair.

There was a lot of hard work in piano was obviously a companion and rendered vacant by the retirement the

refuge. this manner,

of Mr. Shelton Hooper, she smiled, a in making "The Flood", Hucceeded

Eleanor Boardman was an interior sinking six submarines. Hier sister but at the same time it was mighty

an artist, ship, similarly equipped for sen war interesting. We worked in icy cold decorator in New York.

for four of the water and driving to get the actual and then received nationwide acclaim accounted farc,

floud scenes shown in the picture.as the Eastman Kodak girl. She re- wolves of the sea.

the Ask Monte Blue. He swears that heceived many screen offers and made' George Bancroft is seen

But her first appearance in "Souls for captain of this vessel. In the chang- doesn't feel completely dry yet.

After many screen successes ing fortunes of the hectic days de- 1 was simply wild about any part. I Sale."

by Columbin to in "The pleted by the film, Bancroft subse-felt I was really living the life of she was engaged

a stoker a small town girl who is driven from play the feminine lead quently becomes, in turn, working in the hold of the ship home by unnecessary and malicious Flood."

San Pedro Harbour, California, the pier and nea sequences of

this

in

film, a romance of a Rel pirate the days of the Russian revolutian in 1017.

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