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That "a thing of beauty is a joy forever" on the screen is reaffirmed at the Queen's Theatre whore Norma Shearer in "Smilin' Through" in the current featured attraction. This beautiful story which has stirred the hearts of countless theatre-goers. sineu Jane Cowl first presented it sen the New York stage, takes on a new TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA 17 DAYS. glow under the witchery of Norma Shearer's acting. In this shain rendered superb support by Frederis March, Leslie Howard, O. P. Heggio, Ralph Forbes and others.

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"Success Story," from which he came ta Hollywood.

re-

Irene Rich, who appeared ДИ Rogers' wife in his first two talking "Down To Earth"

pleturos, again portrays the socially WIE Rogers'

ambitious spouse who brings about newest comedy, mont "Down To Earth",

of kla hilarioun troubles. comes to the Matty Kemp, whose work on the first King's Theatre on Wednesday. It is row days of the production won him has made him the keenest and most of the Irresponsible son. said to focus all the brillianco that a long-tern contract, enacts the rolo quoted observer in the country to-day. While in a sense the picture is a con- flke" of the earlier picture,

Thoredore Lad, the Grand Duko tinuation of Rogers' first talkie, creates the rolo in this now films and They Had To See Paris," Its theme Mary Carfiale plays the part of the focale are completely different.

|«polfed__"dele" who sets her cap for "Pike Peters, the Oklahome million-young Kemp.

The story opens with Rogers as nire, back home again with his family after their Paris Jaunt. The stock market is shot to pieces and Peters is greatly worried, "but his wife has an insatiable desire for social honours anil and his son alde her in extravagant spending. The fallure of A bank forces Peters to apply for a local lonn, and, that falling as a result of Directed for Matro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mrs. Peters" love of elegance and dis by Sidney Franklin, this talking ver-play, he goes to Chiengo with the of Smilin' Through" atillaume result. How he gets his family works its spell of stears and smiles, down to earth again forms the basis still sways the heart by its moments of the situation. of pathos which follow before and after the lighter moments of gayety.

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England of 1868 contrasted with the modern times of exeltement which attended the last war is the back- ground of thin wintful tale. The story is that of a man who cannot. forget the memory of tragedy when the Fulfillment of his love is lighted on his wedding day. Fifty Years afterwards the son of the man who caused his bitternes returns and falls in love with the niece of the girl whom this man, now old and gray, has loved. Out of the bittornoks which he has lived all those years be

"Down To Earth" 18.called the most important picture of Rogers": of "They Had To See Paris", Homer career. It was written by the author Croy, specially to fit the

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Norma Shearer reaches heights in her dual portrayal of the two girls, In making a departure from the sophistry of her usual modern roles she is buoyant, radiant and refreshing Apirit. Frederic March, both as the jilted lover and the youth who returns inter to win her, is suave and convincing. Leslie Howard has a powerful role as the man who lives with his bitter fes from youth to old age, and invents his role with the charm for which he is distinguished.

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"The Warrior's Husband"

Jesse L. Lasky's sucond independ- est production for Fox Film, "The Warrior's Husband", is showing at the King's Theatre.

Based on the successful stage play by Julian Thompson, the story is said to be one of the most novel ever portrayed in a motion picture. I deals with the era of the mythical, Amazona, hen he woman wore what- over passed for the pants in those days, and the men were considers the fair sex. In what is reported us a new way of handling a comte situn- tion, the film reveals an intimate love story set amid the pomp and the glories of a strange past. There are legions of fighting women who go out to do battle and to conquer,and to bring home for their men the prizes. of victuriotta wari

The featured role is portrayed by the lovely Eliana Landi, Ernest Truex, who wil be remembered for his out starling performance in Whistling. in Uy Dark”, his first screen role, hasi the principal "masculine" part in thla Fex Film.

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Walter Lang directed the pro- duction.

"To-day We Live

The cry for new faces, heard wherever inotion pictures are shown, has been answered in the Joan Craw- ford-Gary Cooper co-starring vehicle, To-day We Live" which is coming at Queen' on Friday, Franchot Tone is the "answer.”

Tone plays the part of Miss Craw- ford's brother in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's adaptation of a new William Faulkner story. It is the key charac- ter between the heroine's two lovers, Cooper and Robert Young. As com- mander of one of the most dangerous naval vessela of the World War, the Berret British speedboat torpedo craft, Tono's role is said to give him a brilliant Introduction to the talking

screen,

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York stock company brought him to the attention of the Theatre Guild with which he worked until the formation of a newer. acting organization, Grough Theatre, Inte., of which he was a guiding pleit. His successful stage appearance were In "The Age of Innocence" with Katherine Cornell, "Green Grow the Lilacs," and the recent New York hit,

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