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and received most of her education In the South. Intending to become an OMBAY actress, sho went to New York to CALCUTTA study dramatics. and

while there CANTON musical comedy. She soon went from chorus: to featured roles, and while appearing on Broadway in "Treasuro, Girl" was HAIPHONG signed to a contract by Fox Film HAMBURG executtive and went to Hollywood. | ITANKÓW Thera she played in "Black Magic" HARBIN and "Fox Blovictone Foilles", Inter go-KONOKONG ing to M-G-M for a series of films that Included "Devil May Care," Singer of Soville"

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Her intest role, for which she ro- turned to Fox, is in "Down To Earth" WI

Rogers; newest Inugh-hit which opens at the King's Theatre on Wednesday. She appears as the fiancee of Rogers' "son", Mintty Kemp. Irene Rich, Mary Carlisle, Theodore Lodi and Brandon Hurst are in the cast of the flim, which David Butler directed:

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Norma Shearer believes that success is largely a matter of "making your own breaks." Bliss Shearer whose | Alexandria latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Berlin Alm, "Smilin' Through," a playing lombay from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, Calcutta supports her contention by citing how Cantos she used her voice to get her first job Dabres (Daing)

Changchun on the silent screen.

Fengthen "When I was seventeen," says MissKudan) Shearer, "my family met with finan- cial reverses. It was necessary for me to become the chief support of my mother ni sister, so the three of us left Canada and went to New York, As it was necessary to have money for our board and room, I took the first thing could find, which was posing for commerical photographers. 1п between jobs I mpile the rounds of the New York theatrical agencies and Alm

But I couldn't got any kind of

ork on either stage or screen. "One I heard

een that a Blm studio wanted a dozen girls for a mob scene. hurried are, but when I counted the Held, I found I was only one of sixty; *** The assistant director came out and began making his selection. He had picked eleven, and he still had his back to me. In desperation I began to cough, Lurned, looked at me and said: "You'll do. That brought me • my first job on the screen, though it was only extra work.

"In the long climb upward that has followed, I have found many things which, on the surface, appeared trivial, "could be turned to advantage if seized on. If I had it to do all over again, I think I would still find a way of making my own break, for I would allow nothing to discourage me."

Me

"Like "The Trial of Mary Dugan," "Let Us Be Gay" and "Strange Interlude," Miss Shunrer's new film, "Smilin' Through," is an adaptation of a famous stage play. Jane Cowl scored one of her greatest successes in it on the New York stage. In the enst of Miss Shearer's screen version, which Sidney Franklin directed, are Fredrie March, Leslie Howard, O. P. Heggie, Ralph Forbes, Beryl Mercer, David Torrence, Margaret Seddon and Forrester Harvey.

In Cecilia, who has rin scruples about } asing physical wiles to get her selfish: way with her husband. She cares nothing that she is robbing Tem of his Personality and killing his artistic and about things her own way. creative implures--she cares only

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her name of wife just beenuso

arriage Heence? Is she wanton or Has she reversed roles with her husband's mistress?

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Ente Depoelt Boxes (various sisu) et s Edward H.-Griffith BonideeAnn yearly rental-from- (-10-160 Harding, Leslie Howard and Myrna Loy, the cast includes William Gargon, Nell Hamilton, Henry Stephenson a Donald Dilloway.

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Elissa Landi, who has climbed rapid- ly up the movie ladder of fame during the last three years, is more enthusing. tie over her role in "The Warrior's Husband", her newest picture, than any part she has had since she left Broadway and definitely cast her let In Hollywood,

She has the role of "Antiope", which Katharine Hepburn had when the play was enjoying its successful run in New York and on the road.

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versation with the Soviet delegate. M. Kozlovsky yesterday afternoon, the Manchukuo representative, Mr. "The Animal Kingdom"

It is described as a "female Dour Ohashi emphasised that 50,000,000 "Just this one murriage, please Fairbanka" type of part, and Miss yen was the maxinuum which Man- darling". Tom Collier says to Cecilia Landi, whom many people rushed as Chukuo was prepared to pay for izt The Animal Kingdom", "We

the epitome of reserve and dignity, the Soviet's share in the Chinese must make a grand go of itpi

has the thine of her life romping Eastern Railway. How many couples have gone to the about in the role of an Amazon Army M. Kozlovsky asked whether alter with this desire, this vow to general who could whip any man in a Manchukuo could increase its offer, make their marrings a success-con- fuir fight and drink any mun under the Mr. Ohashi replied that he must

table. vinced that theirs is an undying love- and have sooner or later rushed to the "I think 'The Warrior's Husband" is refer the matter to Changchun but divorce courts for release from a banda delicious satire on modern civiliza added that if no higher bid kvere that has become unbearable?

tion",

ho says. "It burlesques the authorised, he might be compelled masculine type of woman, so prevalent to suggest the breaking off of the nowadays, and pokes subtle fun at conference, as no amicable settle- feanies who aspire to wear the family ment appeared to be in view.

What is the flaw in marriage? Is it that in affairs of the bent-despite intelligence, culture and ideals-we still belong to the animal kingdom? trousers";

M. Kozlovsky asked for a con- Tom Collier, played by Leslie,

"I think "The Warrior's Husband" Howard, breaks with Daisy Sage, women just how ridiculous it is to try tion, which will, accordingly, be re- will do a lot toward showing a lot of nuance of the private conversa- portrayed by Ann Harding, to marry Ceellia, enacted by Myrna Loy. Daisy

to be something nature never intended sumed on Saturday, when it is pos them to be. It is good fun, but itsible that the thorny question of is an artist of fine sensibilities and generous nature. She loves Tom, but also has a strong basis' of fact and rata exchange 'between the rouble has wonted their love, to be without truth".

and you will be taken up.-Reuter, bonds. Cerilin belongs to Tom's-social world, and could be had only in marriage..

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