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NOVEMBER 1, 1932.

· LONDON IN A.D.2000

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those

to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre. The unusual transition from artist to actor was required for scenos taking place in an art school in the Latin quarter of Paris, in which students were shown drawing a nude, live may then acom natural to The Leon Errol who in "Sally" Brabin, the director, drafted workers Nineties,"

model in a. "Life Class" Charles who never onjoyed the "Naughty gave America one of its heartiest of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studiof

before the Internal laughs in years has succumbed to art department, costumed them the nuble

combustion engine exploded our serden. and Heavenly Night," the romance that put them to work ne actors. The now pace of existence.

ing appropriate smocks and berets and repose and forced the world into brings Evelyn Laye and John Boles Russian artist who drew the designe Charm may be hard to find, but

LL.D. CERTIFICATES.

to the King's Theatre to-day, dia- for settings in "Grand Hotel," ld human sympathy will be widely plays his droll humour and his rub the anatomy of the model in charcoal oxtended! A higher level of use- ber legs in a full length talking pic- crayon, and the artist who designed fal education may exist, though Lure for the first Ume. Like John the sets of "Hell Divers" Roles. his fallow player In

wielded Heavenly Night," Leon Errol studied before the camera. Likewise the man lower standard of individuality "One brush and produced a water colour quite likely accompanied by f to ho n surgeon. Bolea medical school in Texas. It was at ground in "Mata Hari" produced a became what is now assumed to be attended who created Greta Garbo's back-than at any time since the world Sydney University, in Australia, that clover sketch in olla. "New Morala civilised.-Daily Mail. Errol expected to get his doctor's for Old" In an adaptation of the shingle. He didn't, for his cisas John Van Druten play, "After All," mates inainted on making a clown which scored on Broadway last sea- of him. This, in turn, aulted Errol Kon. to a T. Once the decision was made dern family life depicting the strug- It is an intimate story of mo- and the Rubicon crossed. Errol bagle that results from the came a clown in earnest. For tea generation's idea of freedom," and Placements, Basle. (Local Agents

modern

Of the Societe Internationale de years, he toured through Australia ita futile opposition by old-fashioned and New Zealand in vaudeville, light parents. Robert V. ang, who recent- Messrs. A. Goeke & Co.) opera, musical comedy and revues, y crested an outstanding hit in "Tho

Monday's omcial quotation in In 1910, he went to America for Wet Farade" heads the cast, Florenz Ziegfeld, and continued in Margaret Perry, star of the original ed was £2, 16s. 8d.

with Baste, excluding dividends acero- the Follies in 1915. Last spring, stage production, repeating her role Errol look part, as one of the revol- in the film ty masters of ceremony, in "Para- and the noted stage star, Laura THOUnt Parado." "One Heavenly Night" is the first talking picture in

which he has a story part

version. Lewis Stone

Hope Crewer, play the parents and P. is a much-travelled man. From his first stage appearance as a young- the supporting cast includes Myrna Loy, David Newill, Jean Hersholt, ter with George Mozart, Gene las "The Lost Squadron,"

Ruth Selwyn, Kathryn Crawford, combined his theatrical carcer, with a Loutue Closser Hale and other players, America, Australia, Africa, India.

world tour and has voyaged through i The self-sacrileing brotherhood of men....air thrills galore....pec.

"Amateur Daddy."

Ceylon, South Sea Islanda, Samon tacular acroplane cranbos....and Warner Baxter's hardest Job And Honolulu, not omitting Pango glorious romance are combined in a trying to convince acquaintances that Fango. Born and educated in Clap vivid air thriller which opens to-day be is an American. At first meeting, ham, London, he started business a at the Central Theatre. The picture they are invariably astounded to a cutter in his father's shop in High Is RKO Radia's "The Lost Squadron", learn that the tanned, wavy-haired Holborn, but in a short time Gene starring Richard Dix, with a remark- alle supporting enst, in the first almtar is not a Spaniard, or some other downed his shears and turned to the of the Mediterranean peoples. This stage. For the next five years he to give a truthful, entertaining and is because he has so often portrayed was assistant to Mozart and then always thrilling story of the making in his screen characterizations men made his first London appearance in of aviation movies in Hollywood. of foreign, especially Imlin, extrac- revue at the Alhamben. After the Like mort Dix starring vehicles, the tion. But the truth is, Baxter was wor, during which he served in Italy. Alm abounds in netion to please the born in Columbus, Ohio, of Amer he played in London successes, wrote, men, plus a romance that will have a lean parents, and wan educated played and toured for two years with strong appeal for women, while the there. Although he dabbled with his own show with Gertrude Law. children will revel in its thrills. All Sparish while in high school, hence, returned to vaudeville as

Dad single

toured England should see. Based on the stirring ad-uently, Freck being huge and abroad. After making an t- vent of their lists for the anke vourite acquired tongue. In "Ama in "Katia the Dancer," he gravitated standing, personal success at Daly's of injecting thrills in the pictures-tour Daddy" his latest Fox COMAN-

ane from one West End success to another tic drain which the film tells the story of these

on including "Yvonne,' "Rose Murie nerveless danger suckers in relation are next at the King's Theatre, and most recently "Little to actual movie muking. Mary Astor]

every opportunity to Tucker." As early as 1912, Gene pings the pole of a serven actress who prove his Americanism, even to the made his first film appearance at the is married to an eccentric director, most scepticul. As a pipe-smoking, old Hepworth Studios. Itis talki Erich Von Straheim. The director is hard-working American construction the arch villain, a man who has no engineer, he is seen as the typical, debut was made in the British Inter- national Picture "Let's Love and unlin wyer the tragedies of crushes kind-hearted bachelor so characteris Laugh," and so impressed was Elstree and injuries incidental to the making! is of our

everyday life. Marian with his talent for comedy, that as

in all it is a picture the entire family

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of thrilling Air epies. The support Nixon is paired opposite Baxter in soon as the in entered the cuttin ing east includes such well known the unusual and whimsical romance players as Dorothy Jordan, Joel Me- that motivates this drama of bache, he was given the lead in "fy Wife's Family," under the direction Ren and Robert Armstrong, all for love from Mildred Cram's novel, of Monty Banks. This wa

"Scotch Valley, Rita LaRoy and folly Wut of the Blue the who are favourites.

William Pawley are also

screen version of "Little John Blysione directed.

Tommy Tucker") with Jessie Mathews, which All About Gene!

he also directed, and now the B.LP. Gene Gerrard, the well-known slage comedy "Brother Alfred." showing at comedian, now under contract

to the Queen's, firmly establishes kini

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