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DARLING FOOL

(Continued from Pago 3.) THE THEATRES

7 nervousness and excitement. "Humanity", the new Fox drama Mackenzie readily acceded to her зуда jubilant.. Al depleting the romance of a young request. He scientist and the girl who loves him, ready he treated her like ono of opens at the King's Theatre to-day for his choicest possessions. She was. an engagement of two days. Ralph cold? Ah, that would never do! Morgan, veteran of the stage and. "Haggina, wrap Miss O'Dare in screan; Alexander Kieland, who the fur rug, sol" That was better.

has Bazno graced a great number of Huccessos; Boots Mallory and Irene He would order hot milk sent up new-comers who are well or ream. Did she mind being Ware, two on their way to stardom, head the cast alone until Miss Anstice returned? Well, all the better perhaps, 80 of the film,

that she might make her decision.

The locale of the story involves the contrasting environment of the very oor and the rich. It moves from the haunta of the wealthy, to the places where the poor struggle even to maintain Bld. Through it all runs romance that is said to be one of the most anukuni ever portrayed on the вегесп.

At parting he was very gentle with her, undor the bright, re- pectful eye of the uniformed boy

at the lift.

"Steep well." he charged her.

The supporting cast includes Noel smiling. Madison, Wade Boteler, Christian lub, Betty Jane Graham, Ferike

"Oh, I will," she promised,

Boros, George Irving, Crauford Kent Iaughing nervously. Thank you and Nelle Walker, John Francis for eveything-you are so kind." Dillon directer from the screen play by Bradley King. The film is Au adaptation of the atory, "The Road to Heaven", by Harry Friod.

"What! No Beer?"

had

But her eyes were troubled after she had left him. What should she do? It was too much to expert her to make such 1 tremendous derision overnight. Oht of hia From Ronald Colman's arms to the

relaxed, feel- arms of Buster Keaton. That la the presence, she now cincinatic leap taken by the screen's if the truth were told, a bit newest brunette beauty, Phyllia resentful at the tumultuousness of

Ma Corey Barry Miss Barry came from the his woolug tragedy of "Cynara" to the rollicking described him not long ago as a nonsense of the newest Buster Keaton-bit of a pirate. The term suited Jimmy Durante comedy, "What! No him exactly. He had a touch of Bear?" burlesque on the beer ques-the buccaneer about him. A tion which will be shown at the polite, well-clothed bucenneer, of Queen's Theatre from Sunday.

course, but there was in his nature Quite

n leap indeed, consulering that these two pictures mark the sum In trace of the ruthlessness which the anscrupulous. total of this British stage beauty's clongs to

Monien recognized this, liking him screen appearances.

call it from the subline none the less for it, attracted in "You might call to the ridiculous," Miss Barry despite of herself. That he was clares. "But I enjoyed it immensely. twice her age did not seem to "Provided you have your health and matter. She was young enough to can atau the strain of the mad pace consider this fact in itself t1 that Buster Kenton and Jimmy

romantle circumstance. She ti{{ Durante set, it's a jolly lot of fun.

"Buster is my sweetheart in this not love himno! But since she picture. When

Ko into a love scene could not have the man she did with him I can never be quite sure love, did this matter? Weren't whether I am going to be kissed or aost people Inclined to overesti. tripped up by a beer keg that Durante mate the value of love? In playing roll-the-hoop with.

You just can help loving both She gut thus, wrapped in her old Buster and Schnozzle Durante when blue dressing gown, and sipped the you work with them in a picture. warm milk the servant brought They are just .na wild behind the

camera ax in front of it. There's no her reminded by it of the man's

40 | solicitude for her, iu be dignified when they

Ne

trying

are around, and 1 can well understand why Edward Sedgwick has directed

"What shall I do?" she cried

aloud to the empty walls. "What

all the pictures they have made shall I tell him to-morrow?" gether. It takes a 200-pound giant like Mr. Sedgwick to hold them town. "Bonny"

the "Ronny" opens to-lay At Central Theatre.

E. Kalman who composed Aue famous operettas as "Sylva" "Count ess. Maritza", "Bayadere" etc, crented

Ronny" for the talking screen Everything that Kalman had written until this lust creation of his could not be even compared with this chef d'oeuvre. His music is intoxicating like new wine: “Ufu" made it a special condition that this operetta cannot be shown on the stuge.

The subject is free and

its settings are the best that

but

be

As if in answer to her cry a suft knock sounded at the door of the suite. Monnie, thinking the maid had returned to carry away the empty cup, softly called, "Come" flut, instead of the fresh faced English, woman in her neat uni- form. a page boy entered with an envelope on a salver.

"The letter came on the boat train, madam. The director thought it might be urgent, it had been so delayed."

She tore the envelope open with trembling fingers. Dan's writing!

crented by Cinema: fairylike surt had been addressed to her hotel roundings, -luxury--of-palaces,etc., in New York and forwarded... All a new and unusunt, you will nat What could he have to say to And the bunalities you encounter

in her? most of the filats. The spectator is conquered from the very first part. i The merry and witty story makes you laugh without end.

"The Mummi 3**

Karloff und Edward Van Sloan take their second appearance to. gether in that fantastic reincarnation play "The Mammy" now showing at the Oriental

Both actors

played in the film tiun

which rocketed Strangely

(To be Continued.)

"write"

a sequel to his unusual career.

"The secret of success", he said, "is to sorround yourself with good people. And that's just what I'm doing in my climb back up the ladder".

Lasky's first independant produc

is

in which he "Zoo in Budapest", in to fame. has Gene Raymond, Loretta Young, rotes in the rough both portray O. P. Heggie and Wally Albright in Egyptian drama the principal roles. Rowland V. Lee, similar to those in the previous veteran director with niany successes Shelly tale, Karloff again "comes to to his credit, directed the production, life" in what sald to be

be the mont

ant which comes to the King's Theatre on Spectacular scene of his cureer, while Saturday. Van Sloan again enacts the role of a scientist. This, however, is the definitely scheduled for the Lasky third con

other pictures

elso

Aro

Van Stonecutive scientific role which programme, They include the Brond.

fins portrayed since coming to Hollywood direct from the Now York stage, where he was a prominent member the Theatre Guild. In

of "Dracula" he portrayed Dr. Von Helsing and it looks as though he is destined to play scientific roles for j the rest of his screen career,

"Zoo in Budapest”

way stage success, "The Warrior's Husband", in which Elisan Landi and Ernest Trues will be starred, with Marjorie Rambeau playing a pro- "Peking minent supporting role; Pienie", the Atlantic Monthly prize the novel; and "Berkeley Square" play which was a sensational sucCORS in London and on Broadway.

"Platinum Blonde"

"

Jesse L. Lasky, for twenty years one of the outstanding figures in the Brightly audacious, romantically motion picture industry, is resolved to dramatle and cloverly and generously

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

DUEEN'S

FOLLOW

~ THE

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when the first pictura based on the fun and folbles of the return of boor

arrives--

BUSTER

KEATON DURANTE

JIMMY

monster brewers of laughs

WHAT! No Beer?

with ROSCO ATES

PHYLLIS BARRY JOHN MILJAN

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

out

to

PICTURE

Jugglers' dates usually turn be hand-to-hand engagements.

humorous is the attraction that opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

"Platinum Blonde," produced by Columbin pictures. is the Alm that stands up under this barrage of virtues, with one of its dominant virtues the performance of Robert "Re- Williams, who did so nobly in bound" and "Devotion" and tops these with his biggest in "Platinum Blonde."

The charming and beautiful Loretta Young and

Jean the glamorous Harlow are the two young Indies who get Williams into and out of com- plications in #story of howa delightfully Independent persona genuine "free soul" gets caught in a gilded cage and is pretty nearly smothered,

The

19 production

beautifully mounted. Sets of unusual splendour form the background and some novel camera angles

offects and introduced by Joseph Walker,

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