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SHOWING TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.
When old Popsic Wopsie reads that
will his face be red!
From Harlem on the North to be Broadway on the souse, dished the midnight scandal every morning to the million readers of a morning rag!.
IS MY
FACE RED?
RKO.
.RADIO
Pictura
Story of the rise and fall of "Mrs. Poster's little boy Willyum", columnist and heavy lover.
RICARDO CORTEZ HELEN TWELVETREES JILI ESMOND ROST. ARMSTRONG ARLINE JUDGE
Directed by William Selter... Did O. Selznick, Executive Produc
COMING ATTRACTION
CONTINENTS ARE SWEPT AWAY and with them Laws and Moraisí
An astounding story of the destruction of our modern world...
RKO
RADIO Picture
Only a handful
of humans sur- vive to populate the naked earth! One woman for -ten men.....and no. law known except desire!
CRIPPING ROMANTIC SPECTACLE of THE AGE
With PEGGY SHANNON LOIS WILSON SIDNEY BLACKMER Matt Moore, Edward Van Sloan Rolf Haroldo. Samuel Hinds Directed by Felix E. Felut from the ,book by S. Fowler Wright, Samust Blicholl, associate producer ®
MAJESTIC
To-day to Saturday at 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 8 9.20 p.m.
The Laugh Hit of the Year THE
WARRIOR'S HUSBAND
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with ELISSA LANDI |
Marjorie Rambanu
Ernest Truex
David Manners
Fox. Ficture Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER
SIR A. PARK LYLE DEAD
WELL-KNOWN SCOTTISH"
· PHILANTHROPIST
London, Dec. 13.
A.D.C. PRODUCTION.
DURING LAST WEEK OF JANUARY
The Hongkong Amateur Drama- London, Dec. 13. Commenting
tic Club are to stage a show next the racont on'
month, and patrons of the art of speech of the President bitno
The donth has occurred of, Sir the theatre will be pleased to learn Reichsbank, Dr. Schacht, on Ger Alexander Park Lyle, wealthy that the unbroken succession of inan indebtedness, The Times in
Scottish shipowner and philan-plays is thus to be continued. The the City Column points out that
thropist.
date of production is not for the It is natural that debtors overy
Alexander Park Lyle, was born last week of January, but the name whore should wish to take advan-in Scotland in August 1849, and of the piece is not yet available. tage of apparently exceptional op cducated at the Greenock Academy. Whatever it may be, local residents portunities for obtaining conces Illa father was Abram Lyle, the are assured of a treat, with slons from creditors. But if they founder of a large sugar-refining best available talent and there wish to preserve this credit they business at Greenock, with which is a great deal such in the Colony
must avoid giving the impression ho combined shipping, His at present-engaged.
mother's name was Park.
the
The question of a theatro has
of the wish to exploit the present temporary situation. Debts con-
Sir Alexander steadily developed naturally cropped up with renewed tracted as a result of the War are the shipping side of his father's urgency this year: the old Theatre now being reduced in a variety business, replacing the small bonts Royal is now but a memory, and of ways. The working capital of which had done duty for yeard by the difficulty of obtaining one of Germany was destroyed and she larger modern vessels and adding the cinemas for several -shows- is has since been dependent on for to their number until he had a big obvious; but the public will be glad sign sources for capital needa.flect, run as a separate concern to learn that this has been success- But her present debts, although under the control of the Lyle Ship- fully overcome.. The A.D.C. are to they may be dificult to meet in ping Company of Glasgow,
piny in the new Royal Naval Can- existing circumstances, should 'not
Meanwhile he was inade presi-tenn thantre, which is a comfort- prove too burdensome in the fudent of the Greenock Chamber of able place. seating about 500 neo- turo.
Commerce. He was also president ple, and thus adequate for the pur- of the local Philosophical Society, pose. It is expected that the usual A generous supporter of various enthusiastle support will be givch public schemes, he took up with the Club in its forthcoming effort. enthusiasm a proposal to erect at further details of which will be, Edinburgh Castle n National available in due course. Memorial to Scotsmen who had lost their lives in the War. The pro-
Germany will balance or diminish her future credit by her manner of treating her creditors now, The Tinien adds.-British Wireless.
COMFORTABLE FOLLOWING
OPERATION
MR. LANSBURY BETTER ject wan a costly one, but he was completed without further delay. among the foremost in pressing It, The cost to him is stated to have through to adoption. Going fre- been £50,000. For this public ner- quently to Edinburth with the vice he was created a baronot in architect, Sir Robert Lorimer, he March 1929. In October of that kept a close watch on the progress. vear he gave £10,000 to the nation of the work. The money did not ] by forwarding · that sum to the London, Dec. 13. come in quite so rapidly as was Chonceller of the Exchequer as a Mr. George Lansbury, the hoped, however. end a point was contribution to the fund for the Labour leader, who broke his reached at which the committee in redemption of the National Debt. thigh Inst Saturday and underwent charge had to talk of Auspending in succeeded by Mr. A. M. P. an operation on Monday,, passed a the work for a time. Sir Alexan- Lyle. M. C. who served with dis- od night and is quite comfort-der at once intervened with such finction during the Great War.— able-British Wireless,
generosity that the project was Our Oion Correspondent,
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EACH WANTED the other
KINGS
but
EACH WANTED to be free
SO THEY MARRIED.......that they might live as lover and mistress, each to do as each desired. Such was their Per- fect Understanding. How perfect was it?
Gloria
Swanson
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