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Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

1934.

CINEMA SCREENINGS. had a long run in New York and has

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Love Parade"

COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER

LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS

been presented in other large cities throughout the country: It is romantic musical draina and includes nuch hit song numbers as "The Night Was Mado for Love," "She Didn't Say Yes," "Try to Forget," "One Moment For slicer timelines, no other pic-Alone", "A New Love is Old" and "The Lavish production The following extracts are from are preduced in Hollywood can com- went into the making of the picture,

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz the the Hongkong Telegraph for the pare with Columbia's "Washington as is evidenced by the fact that it was The following quotations

Merry-Go-Round," halled in advauro almost six months in the making. have received the following quotations London Stock Exchange have been week ended May 3rd., 1013.

reports an a sensational Alm expose of Much of the action takes place in a on the New York cutton and wheat received by Mesura, Swan, CulbertsoTI

The rate of the dollar on demand what really happens behind the scenes theatre seating 2,000 people, which and silver, exclnngos for yesterday. and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.:

was constructed at the M-G-M studios in Washington politieni, social and in California an a duplicato of one of was 20. 1/16d. Chinese Bonds.

diplomatie circles. The picture now the bent known show-houses of Paris. nt a time when America is The cast includes, besides the stars, The wedding took place at the comes Union Church of Mr. Herbert discussing the Presidential campaign Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth, Jean Horsboll, Vivienne Segal, Frank Grifin and Miss Constance Pearce, with more aerlous enthusiasm than at Conray Henry Armetta, Adrienne y July daughter of the Rev. T. W. Pearce, any tline In the country's history. D'Ambricourt and Joseph Cawthom.

October The bride was given away by her to showing at the Queen's Theatre. The picture was directed by Willian December brother, Mr. T. E. Pearce, the Directed by James Cruze, that master K. Howard. bridesmaids

Bonds 1898 (Eng. 1a).... £101

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Mr. R. II. A. Craig. Assistant Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, left for Home on retirement.

MIRACO the were

"Up to the Neck" Elleen Bonpar and Margory Me-director who made "The Covered Gregor, while Mr. C. C. Hickling Wagon," "Old Ironsides," "The Fony

Ralph Lynn, star-comedian of BO Express and other Alms of lofty was the best man.

American motifs, "Washington Merry. many British and Dominious pictures.. noldier! For might have been a Go-Round" has a splendid cant headed generations most of the male members by Lee Tracy, brilliant young actor of the Lynn family had entered the who has captivated picture audiences British Army, and only the fact that by his performances in Blessed Italph was loft fatherless at an early May The wedding took place at St. Event," "The Night Mayor," "Doctor age prevented him from following the July

samo profession, as it was the ex- September John's Cathedral of Mr. N. J. and other Blans. Constance Cum-pensiveness of the training that made

the heroine Bonte, of the General Electric Comings in

and Walter it impossible. Ralph does not con-i and Miss D. E. Vessey.

Connolly, Alan Dinehart and Arthur[ølder, therefore, that he was born to Vintos, milendid actor from the Broad-be an actor and it was largely by ac- cident that ho embarked on a theatrical

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"Little Women"

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tie struggle, Against the political brother Sydney (Gordon James) was nutchinery of Washington was written the first le enter the profession when by Maxwell Anderson, co-author of he paid a ten-pound premium and got "What Price Glory." it was adapted in a touring company. Ralph soon for the screen by Anderson, Jo Swer- followed suit. It was in America that

May ling and Eugene Thackeray, who was Ralph Lynn was "discovered." Ile sketch in a Washington correspondent of the New was appearing in

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22.49 her ideais. In support of Miss Hop- and she has become his office wife form or extinction. They must 110 hurn in "Little Women" are Jean Her efficiency, her advice, and syme learn to act with courage, prompt- 178.3/32 Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Depathy, have almost entirely obliterated and for the common good if

Parker, Jean

Edna May Oliver, the influence of the wife at home,

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so many men have fallen in love with showing signs of After almost half a year of produc- their secretaries. The time comes former Secretary of Home Affairs tion, "The Cat and the Fiddle," comes when they realize that they cannot do Takejire Tokonami told me, "but to the screens of the Queen's and without them--that their little atten reforms are imperative. It will Alhambra Theatres on Sunday as one ions cannot be duplicated. It is a have to cleanse itself thoroughly of the most pretentious offerings of the dangerous stage especially his before it can fully regain its lost Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio for the wife does not know about it This 65/714 56/-

current show season. Ramon Novarra problem is the basis of the Warner prestige.

"This, I think, i will do. In and Jenncite MacDonald are the co-Bros. and Vitaphone picture, stars. Each is not only a romantic Office Wife," which is showing at the any event, I do not believe Japan favourite, but an accomplished singer. Alliambra. Dorothy Markaill portrays is headed toward any extreme They are teamed for the first time in the efficient secretary who is in love either Fascism or Communism. this production, but their success has with her employer. Lewis Stone is She la ton Armly behind the In- been so instantaneous and outstanding the business inan who does not know

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by was adapted from the novel of the the successful stage piny Jereme Kern and Otto Harbach. It same name by Faith Baldwin,

lost voice. It now dares criticiso militariat abuses, an unheard-of thing in its hails for nearly three

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