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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934.

FILMLAND NEWS HAT AND SCARF WOMAN'S LONE TRIP

CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S Smart Summer Set in To Turkey and Back by

NEW FILM

World-wide speculation regard- ing the exact theme of the now Charlie Chaplin picture has been Het at rest by the famous comedian himself.

The film, provisionally given the title: "Cosmopolitan," satirines saciety of the future. In it Chaplin is the helpless human'În a robot world;

Sisley Huddleston; writing in the Daily Mail, says:

He is striving to Interpret his own times, and while the incidents will amuse they will contain a profound social meaning.

How often have we heard that this in the machine nge--that| more and more life-is-being organised by mass production. mass regulation, and that the Individual is being subordinated in a communal way of working, playing, and thinking? There is obviously room for a satirical com montary on the increasing mecha- nising tendencies of society; and Charlie Chaplin has set out to aupply this commentary. It is worth repeating that Charlie Chaplin In an acute student of social affaira..

Blue Linen

RUCHED ORGANDIE

· Smart hat and scarf set in blue linen, trimmed with ruched organdio in a deeper

blue tone.

He supposes in his picture a world in which we are drilled and marshalled and dragouned-in Successful Laundering. which we walk at the same hour to

Motor Car

.

Miss Elleen Smiles, daughter of Mrs. Smiles, of Westbank, Strand- town, Bolfant, has returned home after motoring aluno across Europe to Istanbul (Constantin- ople) and back.

In her baby two-seater car, she set out on May 14 Inst and, despite her 54 years, travelled without mishap. Her journey homo occu- pled six weeks, which was rather longer than she expected, but she went off the beaten track over Serbian mountains and down to the Adriatic Sea.

"I heard tales of brigands, especially in the Balkans, but so far from being molested, I re- colved the greatest kiadness from everyone," she said. "My most alarming experience occurred in Bulgaria, where I ran into a terrifle rainstorm, roads became slippery and, as I had no chains to put on my wheels, I skidded in- to a swollon river.

"I was rescued by a peasant, who came along with a cart pulled

was

common cause of failure in by oxen, and dragged myself and i our work, in which we make A precisely the same gestures rhyth lowering of the temperature of It was a narrow escape. Fortun- Inundering la duo to a sudden the car out by means of a rope. mically pulling levers, We march In stop at the word of command. the water. Fibres expand when ately, the engine was unaffected,

fabrics are immersed in warm and I was Among the drawings he showed me

ablo to proceed. were some of the huge factory in water, but if they are taken from which part of the story passes: the hot soapy water, and plunged Through part of Turkey I

But there will always be those into cold water the fibres quickly accompanied by an armed soldier, who temperamentally cannot fit contract and become hard, into such a scheme, and obviously the personage that Charlie Chaplin has composed in an oddity in a carefully planned world. He is a comic, but sad figure.

PEACE IN PRISON.

who saw it that I was not too curious about the countryside.".

Miss Smiles contemplates motor-

In this sudden contraction the Bonpy substance, mixed with the dirt it has collected, is retained before it can escape the ringing ing alone to Capetown, Baghdad. water, and that is why after or Albania next year. several rinsings a filmy grey sub-

stance sometimes elings to clothes., "always slept in my car, and In these unhappy conditions done, and the garments should not only three punctures," she caid.

The soaping should be quickly throughout the whole trip I had what is he to do? He tries to get out of it all by being put into le allowed to soak in soapy water. The essentials for successful wash- prison. But, as may be imagining are plenty of water of an even there is nothing more difficult temperature, a good supply one deliberately trics. His at equally quick rinsing.

ROAD, a quick washing, and an

than to be put into prison when

of

Always

SEA CAPTAINS FINED

tempt is the occasion for a series dry garments out of doors if pbs- MISERIES OF EMIGRANTS.

Funny episodes. Finally he sible. Never rub soap directly on succeeds, and does find momentary to silk or woollens, but make a consolation in his little cell

The Ten sen captains of Greek goal soapy lather with soap flakes nationality have been There is, naturally, a love cle- and squeeze the articles gently in fined by the Criminal Court

heavily ment in the picture—a girl who it.

of helps him to esenpe from his per-

Antwerp for "exploiting the miser- petiral predicaments. And this { ===

les of emigranta." Tho Anes part of the girl who comes to the resene is to be played by the months ago, and is to be published amounted to over £1,200. beautiful Paulette Goddard,

in the near future,

Charlle remains faithful to his conception of the non-talking, plc- ture. Yet this does not mean that

•

INDEPENDENCE DAY,

CASUALTY.

The accused captains were, found guilty of accepting emi- grants, the majority from Poland and Czechoslovakia, at normal

it will be silent. It may even carry us a stage further in the Miss Alice White, the film star, passenger rates and giving them history of sound films. He has appeared at the stadio in Holly, what is described as "accommo- made many experiments, and is Wood, with her right hund band-dation not fit for eattle!" availing himself of all the sonor-ged. She is the one Fourth of ous effects that can be obtained. July casualty in the film-colony. It was alleged that the bewilder- On the central point he explain. A fire-cracker exploded in her ed emigrants were lodged in the ed-to-me-his-view-that-the func hand while she and her husband; forepeak, with sacks of atraw-for tions of the picture are not the Mr. Sidney Bartlett, were enter food, and that they were generally bedding and mouldy biscuits for functions of the theatre. The art taining their friends . their of the cinema is essentially the art home.

short of drinking water. of pantomime. If he wished to talk there would be nothing wrong with his volce.. He could enter this field with the best of the newer men.

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 What would an old Russ make of

It to-day?

3 If irony offends you, avoid these 10-ft roniinds one of exercise in the

spas. barrack equare does thin old dance.

11. Surplice mentioned in the Bible. 12 It will be strange if you guess

this.

throws this

21 No way in which to treat a

book-but follow the burn for a clue.

To avoid betrayal, it was further LAURA LA PLANTE.

alleged that most of the emigrants 13 They have their day, Miss Laura

were signed on in the capacitios 15 The dicer who La Plante, the of stokere and supercargoes with 17 It's an ogreish sound. Hollywood alm actress, is to make their womenfolk as stewardessed. 19 Thie sounds a very fine letter

won't win (hyphen). The only question is whether her first appearance on the London talking would add to the artistic age in

On their arrival at Buetios

from Spain. ne well as the practical presenta comedy by Ian Hay and Stephen Aires, a travel office rapidly, dis- tion. Rightly or wrongly Charlle

King-Hail, which is to be present-persed them before official com. Chaplin has decided that it would go at the Shaftesbury Theatre. plaint could be laid. subtract from his famous characperamental flm actress who gets She will play the part of a ten- ter.

In the meanwhile, Belgian involved with some offices of the emigrant ships equipped for the British Navy.

tradic were losing their normal Miss La Plante Iris had a good trade, in spite of their modern The Bourd of Censors have re-deal of stare experience in Amer.rubente accommodation. solved in future not to pass films ica, and appeared in Noel Cow- that depict any cruelty on the ari'a "Private Lives." screen, or any Incident that Indi- cates that cruelty has been used

“ANTI-CRUELTY" ́RULE.

in the taking of the film although

it may not appear on the screen,

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IDA LUPINO TO RESUME.

Ida Lupino, daughter of the

A strong agitation has been English comedian, Stanley Lupino, carried on by two societies in-has now fully recovered from her terested in animal welfare,

bad attack of Infantile paralysis It la almost certain that the auth.In Hollywood.

None of the accused captains was present during the hearing of the case and judgment, was given in their absence.

A telegram from the King and Mrs. Louis Roche, the parents of Queen was received by Mr. and

Lady Greer, when they celebrated diamond wedding at their

ject of animal films will be dealt She will start work again and their with in the censors' annual rewill lay opposite Richard Arlen home in Napier-avenue, Hurling- port, which was due out several in "Ready for Love."

SALESMAN SAM

'WHAT'SA MATTER-YOU AND KITTY BANK, A SCRAP?

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IT'S A WONDER YA DIDN'T OST

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EV'RY THING!

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22 David was,, ne anyone may dis- caver by giving a palmist a shilling.

2s What was it that the poncher did that the farmer probably did too?

27 Which is beating? This,

28 Having the use of one's eyes,

one notices the domestic. 29 A "lorch, man in" case the tree

is poisonous (anag.). 30 Bite.

Down

1 Our ancester's idea of whiskey, 2 Steps Inside, 4 Old Greek. 5 Old ductoth.

But not an old clue-the fish with a paper tail.

7 A state of being stuck: you

EXCEPT" "THAT WE USED TA HAVE MORE ARGUMENTS!

·BOY, HOW MAD YOU'D GET) USED TA KICK ME RIGHT OUT. TH' FRONT DOOR! THEM (WERE TH' GOOD OU DAYS!.

FWISH

TODAY

may have noticed it in gulving, as I have in clueing. 8 Aims,

The kind of drawing an architect is not likely to give to a pupil.. 14 London district.

16. If this: Anilor loves his ship, It would appear that his love in returned.

18 Soldiers.

20 Oo pisen! for the nasty little

parasite: quick) 21 Invitation

of

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24 Fasten.

25 Your Intended?

24 There's a great deal in Buch

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