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CINEMA SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

As bunan drama of human hearts, no motion picture shown on a local screen in several seasons as excelled "Back Street" the Universal sereep play which opened yesterday at the Central Theatre. This note worthy production is an adaptation of Fannie Hurst's widely read story of the same name, and the film version doen, full justice to the original novel of the noted authoress Irene Dunne, who plays

the leading feminine

rule.

and 'cannot

is altogether delightful as the spirit- ed young girl who finds true love when she least expected it, and gives un everything else in life to follow the dictate of her heart. Her lover is a married prevent an affair which continue over a span of twenty years, because it is vital, fundamental, soul-stirring. Much of the credit for the complet success of this picture must go John M. Stahl, who has handled the entire atory with a' deftness and a degree of artistry which have,

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to surround the picture with served degree of charm. Gladys Lehman has made an excel'ent adaptation of Fannie Hurst's story;

no

less may be said for the added dialogue supplied by Lynn Starling Theatregoers without exception will thoroughly enjoy "Back Street". I lus that compelling, human "some thing" that "only one picture” în „a hundred ever attains.

"Biondic of the Follies".

Although motion picture making is admittedly an industry-one of the five greatest-it is only by departing from the ironbound rules of industry that the best results in film pra- duction are gained. **Blondie of the

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Follies," Marion Davies' new starring Bennard Wortia, was called to his picture with Robert Montgomery

featured, serves to illustrate this attention. "For the last three days have sitting in a taxicab kissing point. This "new Cosmopolitan

Claudette Colbert, and never once

4

ture comes on Sunday to theve I felt the slightest drowsines

Theatre. In directing this

drama,

Man From aver

the

Miss Colbert, featured with Brook in Edmond Goulding, whose The

his direction was exemplified in

now showing at Hotel",

new Saw

also

duction as he went along, with tha were sime disease as narcolepsy,

there is

which is Theatre, of "Grand possibilities in enlarging the pro- for which the taxicab kissing scenes

declared that i result that the suporting cast reflects it has not revealed Itself during

on work at the solid although Brook templated in the

scheme of and Miss Colbert are together only: things, "Blondie of the Follies" was

veritable snowball in the matter of in the early and final action of the in size and im- picture, the roles they play call for

the names of original not con

portance as

cast names, Big progressed. Tala great deal of kissing. In addition, | begin with, there were, besides Miss Colbert is required to kiss the Marion

Robert Montgomery times.

other man, Charles Boyer, several Gleason, Zaan

Bilic

Toler, Douglase Dum brille, Sarah Padden and Lovina That alone is a cast of in- Carter.. pressive proportions. But 4.5 the story bursued its merry way through the glitter of the Ziegfeld Follies gay

on Park

particn

"Devil and the Deep"

It's a small world after all-even; if it is platitudinous to zay $0. Charles Laughton, leading British character actor, and Benn W. Levy.

play-wright,

both

Avenue and the noted platitudes, but they'll

were

contrasting humbleness of New York shudder at tenement life, Goulding begun as testify to the truth of this one. For, sembling more celebrities. Last though they were friends of many minute additions brough into the cast years standing, they thrown names of such stars of the together unexpectedly in Hollywood. entertainment

world

Jimmy

may the last place either expected to meet Durante, Clyde Cook, and the the

Both were called to the Rucky Twins from the Paris, musicni filma

stage. The completed east is the capital to work on "Devil and the

picture starring Tallulah

on

comes to the King's Theatre Sunday next. Laughton was signed to play the role of Miss Bankhead's husband in a story which Levy developed. Laughton is east 题目

commander, insanely marine

most illustrious array of box-office Bankhead and Gary Cooper, which names with which Marion Daving has been surrounded. "Blondie of thin Follies" is a tale of the adventures of two girls who leave their New York tenement hemes for the greater ease and luxury. of Broadway stagé popularity,

"Divorce in the Family"

of his wife, a role played by Miss Bankhead. When he discovers that she has been friendly with Cooper, he gets the pair of them aboard his craft, sinks it, and expects to take his revenge in the crippled craft as it lies on the ocean floor. "In

changes the whole course of events.

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Jackie Cooper had a real hero with in when he played in "Divorce in the Family," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's vivid drama of children, and divorca, now showing at the Queen's. The tensely dramatic scene, Cooper Indian chief in the picture is none other than Jim Thorpe, formerly the world's greatest all-around" athlete. Between scenes Jackie had the time of his life talking football, athletics and the Olympic games with the former Olympic idol and great champion. Thorpe got as much "kick" out of Jackie, incidentally, as Jackie did out of him. The new production is vivid Arama af a wrecked home and its childreous

in which thrills, pathos nad

comedy combine. Charley

F. Riesner directed it. The players include Conrad Nagel, Lewiz Rine, Ini Wilson, Jean Parker, Maurice Murphy, Lawrence Grant, Richard Wallace and David Newell.

"Man From Yesterday"

Hollywood motion picture sturs brand narcolepsy, the supposedly new dislase to cause drowsiness of cr Kissing n member of the apposite sex, as pure fiction. A dispatch from Philadelphia, where the subject narcolepsy JB

unget dia- currently

cussion by leading American prychiu- trinis, stated narcolepsy might cauISA you to fall asleep after kissing a girl În a taxicab." #1. Inil to agree with that Klatencat”, said Clive Brook, when the dispatch queting. Dr. B.

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NOTRE DAME'S SPINNER BUCK

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NOTRE DAMES per back in a decep tion play and worked from a formation that is tricky, because either a thrust into the line or a lateral pasi can be worked from it.

Ai lelt are two sketches showing how these plays can be worked. The upper sketch showe the spinner thrust into the line between end and tacle, The Lal is snapped from under to the hack Na. I. He whirls to the rear and fakes a pass to back No. 2. Instead of passing, however, he completes his spin and dives off tackle, fol Jowing back No, 3 who has gone before to open a bole

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The lower skich zhows low a lateral can be.. -worked from this same formations, back No. 1 completing o lateral to No. 2.

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