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the star. Robert MaWado, ono of; Hronaway's best known headliners, has the role of District Attorney Markham. Mary Astor plays the role! MILITARY BAND TO RENDER of Bluta Lake. Archer Cod's ward.] SUNDAY CONCERTS Archer Coo is played by Robert More than baker's wren of movie. Harrat, who will be remembered for his powerful characterizations in dom's most tuneful and funniest lend, Lilly Turner with Ruth Chatterton, pean Young Men's Christian Asso ing citizens will be seen with Barton and In "Captured," as the command ciation, Kowloon, will commenco Davies in her new Metro-Goldwynant of the German prison camp auspiciously on Sunday, April 20, Mayer production, "Going Hollywood," Arthur Hohl, whose work as Captain when the first of a series of Band when it opens at the Queen's Theatru so much attention, in Gamble, the Lounge..

Nicols in Narrow Corner" attracted Concerts will be given in the West on Sunday. At the top of the unbent- butler, Jack La Ruo, the sinister able cast stands Mies Davies, one of montice of "The Stary of Temple permission of Col. E. J. de C. Boys The music will, through the kind the seroon's loveliest comediennes who Drake" which made him famous, plays and Officers, be has scored successive triumph in the part.

provided by the Eduardo Grassi, the "Blondie of the Follies," "Feg O My Italian art connoisseur. Helen Vine Band of the 1st Battalion, the Lin- Heart" and more than a score of other on lends her charm to the role or colnshire Regiment, and will be of picture romances. In "Going Holly Doris Delafield, Archer Cot's mistros, 90 minutes duration, commencing wood," Miss Davies plays the role of

at 9 p.m. a lovelorn girl who falls in love with

"The Bowery"

A cordial invitation is extended a radio crooner's volco, pursues him across the country to Hollywood, sleeves-The Bowery”.

bustles, bicycles, balicom to members of the public to attend where, quite accidentally, she achieves fun, robust drama, gay nights and will be free.

Uproarious the function, admission to which fame as a film star. The whimsical story is from the witty pen of Donald happy days in the wicked eighties and Ogden Stewart, noted author, hunio- Bowery, 20th, Century's first picture naughty nineties are features of "The rist and actor, who has writion such starring Wallace Beery, George Raft are synthetic. J.Farrell MacDonald, famous stage plays on "Perfect Be and Jackie Cooper, with Fay Wray the other fisherman in the picture, is haviour," and "The Crazy Fool." Throughout the film story is woven the King's Theatro. John L. Sullivan, in the cast include Botte Davis ar his and Pert Kolton, showing to-day at expert with the rod and reel. Othora a musical romanes which includes a "Chuck Connors", Stove Brodie and leading lady, Handle Albright in the series of six song numbers composed Carrie Nation, four real-life charac juvenile lead, Gordon Westcott and for Miss Davies by Nacio Herb Brownters, appear in "The Bowery", all of Theodero Newton. The screen play by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. world's most successful young song Bowery style. Mingling with the "big Howell is based on a story by Edgar them doing their stuff in approved writers and co-authors of the national shows of the nineties are the other Franklin. song hits, "The Wedding of the

and Arthur Freed, two of the musical;

Beer,

"Advice to the Lovelorn," starring

Painted Doll" and "The Woman in the denizens of "The Bowery," sporting "Advice to the Lovelorn"

mon And Penock Alley beauties, Orientals from the Pell-Mott-Doyer Chinatown; tin-horn gamblers, wire, Lee Tracy and Sally Blane, will open tappers, con-game workers, anilors, to-day at the Alhambra Theatre, Tho Bowery bhoys and giris, bar-fl.es, story concerns Toby Prentiss, breezy honky tonk entertainments; and the young Los Angeles reporter who, picturesque human flotsam and jot sleeping off a jag in a Turkish bath, Ram of the Bawer, the song writers remains blissfully oblivious to a major romanticized in by gone decadea. L

"The Working Man"

earthquake. This fall from grace re- sults in his being demoted to the dicteatable post of official advisor to that dim host of lovelorn indies who ply to “agony" columns for comfort guidance. The role is perfectly ulted to Tracy's peculiar talents and

Shoe." Bing Crosby, radio's topinost crooner of love ballada supports Miss Davies as the crooner whose mellow voice entrances her in "Going Holly- wood," and who eventually is captured hy her persistent love-pursuit. Cros by sings two numbers with Miss Davies "Our Big Love Scene" and "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines"--and two by himself—"After Sundown" and "Temptation." Fin D'Orsay, vivacious French comedionne, Believe it or not, George Arliss, who is the third tangent. In the love is said to give an excellent imitation triangle. French-Canadien born, of an expert fisherman in his latest Miss D'Orsay only recently swept the Warner Bros, picture, "The Working theatre public with enthusiasm follow-Man," which opens today at the armed with a supply of wise-cracka ing her discovery, by Will Rogóra Queen's Theatre, never actually did a fresh and snappy as himself the with whom she played in her first any fishing in his life. He looks and blond star contributes another law- motion picture. Stuart Erwin, young nets the part of a flaherman to per- lera and vivid characterization to add in years but n veteran featured player fection, even to the rough, wrinkled to his long list of succesees. Tracy in pictures, plays the ntle of the old clothes he wears, but that is ns) 14 given excellent support in this. sympathetic film producer who finan- close as he comes to being an Izonk United Artists release by Sally Blanc, ces the motion picture which Miss Walten. He knows nothing about Isabel Jewel, Paul Harvey, Judith Davies and Bing Crosby are eventual-ruds or reels, hooks or bait. Even the, Wood. May Boley and Sterling kello- by co-starred.

fish he catches in "The Working Man" way.

"I Am Suzanne”

Lillen Harvey, scintillant star of the American and European motion picture screen, comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday in her third pr duction for For Film,' “I Am bude!" Anu nere in ugother fum that presents this young artist as the most versatile in pictures. Combin- ing the elements of a tender love romance with elementa of spectacle and richness, this now Jesse L.. Lanky film promises to be one of the out- standing acreen plays of all time. Against background of the music hall stage in which a group of puppets represent a fresh and vitalizing atmos- pliere, romance of simplo beauty and refreshing tenderness. The cast in support of Miss Harvey and Raymond includes Leslie Danka, star of the stage, Georgia Caine, stellar perfor mer in musical rovues; Genova Mit- chell, Halliwell Hobbes, Murray Kin nell and Edward Kenna The world- famous troupe of Podrecca's Plecoll Marionettes participate in the puppet: incidente.

"Bombay Mall"

The bizarre and exotic backgrounds --rouring railroad tralus, teeming Trailr:ad"stations, docks and an ocean liner-are among the most interesting features of Universal's gripping "Bombay Mail," An Oriental murder

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TAG CAME

HOME, AFTER

HIS FIGHT WITH

FUZZY DAVIS,

AND

DISPLAYED

A SVELL BLACK

EYE....

HOW DID IT START, TAGT COME,NOW...

TELL ME EVERYTHING

WELL... I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH FUZZY DAVIS, AND I WAS TALKING

WHEN I SHOULDA

BEEN

LISTENING!

OUSH.

THEN, WHAT HAPPENED

HE SWUNG ÀND I DUCKED, AN' I SWUNG AN' HE DUCKED...THEN HE SWUNG AN' I FORGOT TO DUCK! THEN A

MAN CAME AN STOPPED THE FIGHT!!

TH MAN SAID TO FUZZY,"DON'T YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD NEVER HIT A BOY

WHEN HE'S DOWN?"

-AN" FUZZY SAID, I NEVER DO. UNLESS I'M SURE I CAN KEEP HIM DOWN!

AND, IT LOOK) TO ME AS IF ABOUT ALL

YOU REALLY DID WAS STAND AND TAKE IT

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