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SUNDAY AT KING'S

THE

The Stars of "Conicade" TOGETHER AGAIN!

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WHERE

Directed by J. Wakat Rubien from the play, "The Dover Road” by A. A Misa fanatis 1. Paribas, kart overdrev

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ON THE SCREEN

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The laying up of the old colours of the 1st Bn. The South Wales Borderers at Brecon, South Wales on Easter Sunday 1934.

ON THE STAGE

By Kind Permission of

LIEUT.-COL. A. E. WILLIAMS, D.S.O., M.C. The Band of, 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers Will Play Selections

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Hollywood's "Wave Of Modesty"

FRENCH ́ADVICE

The cinema industry at Holly. wood is threatened by a "wave of modesty," enya M. Marcel Achard, the French dramatic author, who has just arrived in Paris after a six-months' stay in the great film town.

Very soon, he says, it will be Impossible to turn out a "mastor-. piece there because of this 'vogue de pudour."

A film where a woman leaves her husband, even though he be n ban- dit, will be banned in future.

The Hollywood producers will be obliged to go back ten years to the time when model young girls lived for their poorer sisters. But, apparently, foreign Alms will not be so drastically censored, and thus ho advises French producers to play up sex appeal" for expert purposes.

Hollywood, he says, is a place of "doubles." He counted 4,326 Jean Harlows: 3,298 Greta Garbos; 2,225 Marlene Dietrichs. There are no more than 15 different types of women in the whole of Hollywood, he says.

"PLEASE, TEACHER!"

Feminists would have seen sight calculated to warm their hearts if they had visited Cobbam Hall, near Rochester, Kent, re- cently. Hundreds of girls have turned the beautiful old red-brick fifteenth century country seat of Lord Darnlay into a girls' school for "School-days," now re-titled "Please, Teacher." tho Cicely Courtneidge comedy now in produc

THURSDAY,

DANCE DRESS

Silver Net Trimmed With Flowers

FICHU BODICE

Silver not dance dress lightly embroidered with pastel-bluc and pink flowera. Note the pretty fichi bodice and the arrangement of the single flounce on the skirt.

tion under the direction of Albert] NAIL COLOURINGS

de Courville. Beyond the technical DOUGE et noir (red and black) staff, William Gargan, the young Rou

OCTOBER

*1934...

INVESTMENTS OVERSEAS

CREDITOR'S PLACE MAINTAINED

OUTLOOK BRIGHTER

Sir Robert Kindersley's annual survey of British Overseas Invent- ments has recently been published

A FURTHER SELECTION OF BOOKS FOR THE MUSIC. LOVER.

THE STORY OF THE FLUTE.

Fitzgibbon.

(Being a History of the Flute and everything connected with it).

HOW TO PLAY CHOPIN. CHOPIN'S GREater WORKS.

Kleczynski..

(Preludes, Mazurkas).

Ballads, Nocturnes, Polonaiser,

CHOPIN: AS REVEALED BY EXTRACTS FROM

HIS DIARY.

In the current, issue of the "Econo-LIFE OF CHOPIN. mic Journal." The total income from overscas investments in 1933

Is estimated at £154.9 millions, na |compared with £156.4 millions in

1932, In 1029 it

was £280.0 millions. The exhaustive analysts In this survey tends to prove, however, that the depression was definitely checked in 1982, and the prospects of a greater income in 1934 are favourable.

A

In spite of increasing trade restrictions, the decline in world trade has been partially checked, Currency greater degree of stability has been attained, and a substantial riso has occurred in the prices of important primary com- modities produced by British com- panies abroad. The external in- debtedness of many countries has ainó been rendered less burdensome.

The curtallment of Dominion and foreign lending, partly by the in- cidence of the Treasury ban on foreign loans, together with the operation of the sinking funds, is producing n modification of Britain's creditor position which deserves attention. British sub- scriptions to new overseas bawer have fallen very considerably, while the rate of repayment since 1929 has increased. During the last two years ropayments alone by way of sinking funds and maturities have

actually exceeded new overseas is, apparently, the latest col-issues. There is, therefore, a reduc

These facts are seen to have a

American star, and one or two ather male members of famous our scheme for nails. Fashion ex-tion in our total overseas invest- theatrical names are to be found. perls are predicting a vague forments from £3,425 millions in 1930

Judy Kelly and Mary Lawson two-colour schemes for ordinary to £3,355 millions in 1932, have been hard at work with Cicely evening wear. Even day tollettes, Courtneidge and William Gargan. Among the "special" girls, a group of young actresses cach with a small "schoolgirl" part in the pro- duction, a remarkable number of famous theatrical names are to be found. There is Hazel Terry, daughter of the late Dennis Neil con-Terry and Mary. Glynne; Jonn Glynne, niece of the same 'famous actress; Betty Baskcomb, daughter at Hampton, where, with Jessie of the famous comedinn; July Matthews, he occupies a fine coun- Lipscomb, whose name carries an try house, set in wide gardens and the tradition of W. P. Lipscomb, orchards, and where he carries on writer and director of many film his hobby of maintaining a huge DOG'S FINE subjects, June, daughter of Nicholas

It is said, will be matched up by greater significance when it is re- the wearer's nails. Thus a pow-membered that the recent Improve- trade has der blue frock worn with a navy ment in our domestic

necessitated larger Imports of raw blue coat will be accompanied by materials "with the result that the left-hand nails of powder blue and balance of payments has probably right-hand nails of navy.

resumed its adverse tendency." The maintenance of our creditor position is, of course, vitally im- portant to the preservation of the balance of payments as between Britain and the rest of the world.

Hannen: Joan Sterndale-Bennett, aviary, containing some 20 varieties and Gillian Maude, niece of Cyril of pigeon, some of them extremely Maude.

rare, and at least a score of differ

Many other young actresses getent types of exotic tropical birds. ""breaks" in the picturo;"Ann Wild-

ing is

"SCHNOZZLE.”

WORK

FOR CHARITY

|_ COLLECTED_£2,700_AT_

L.M.S. STATION

Victor, Euston Station's famous collecting dog, is dead,

one, and Dorothy Gibson, who hails from Edinburgh, is au. other. She was "discovered" in Jimmy Durante, whose "schnoz- Drama League finals, played in zie" is world-famed, is a native of

York's lower East Side. "The Dark Saint," with Sybil New Thorndike, and in "Follow Me" and Starting his entertainment career During the past seven редка

black "Hatter's Castle" in Edinburgh and as a songster in various places Victor, a

retriever. he Glasgow.

around the Bowery, he later con- collected no less than £27,000 from tracted an alliance with Clayton passengers for charity, and as a There is a complate "alm-camp" and Jackson. The trio became a result of his efforts over 500 cases in the grounds of Cobham Hall. headline night club attraction and of distress, caused by sickness, In addition to dressing tenta, were featured in several musicals, and so on, among the L.M.S. Ráll- office tents, and cookhouse, a fully- Then Jimmy received a promising way's wages staff have been re- equipped film studio has been Hollywood offer, and went on to lieved.

carry himself and his ever-present i

built.

+

screen.

Tarnowski..

Franz Liszt..

Davison.

Sharp.,

of Their

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BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF FIDDLERS.

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SOME ASPECTS OF CHINESE MUSIC.

Ferris.

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Across

1 Could one fairly

catch-word ?

term it a

The sort of reserve that seldom embarrasses-an auctioneer.

9 A criminal may be dogged with"

out being this?"

11 For a Spree, Karl ties himself

into knots.

12 Parts of Arabin are-very! 13 Carried with no amooth inter- mission between start and finish.

15 Supposed to be the better for

kcoping.

10 These sturdy sons of old Eng

land are as nothing in part of Arabia.

19 The Joiner seems to have mixed 17 Out of date, and corroded.

himself up in this expresslon, 20 Wit and quadruped for

Napoleonic victory. 22 Equality in a match. 25 A Shakespeare lady.

♫

27 "Who is Sylvia? What is she,

That all our commend her." 28 Give up a veto with the pro-

fessor after it. · 29 Change gear.

31 If without it, it's for certain: 32 Tunis basalt (anng.)..

"achnozzle" to new triumphs on the His passing is mourned not only "MY HEART IS CALLING.”

by the whole of the staff at Euston, but by many regular travellers to Carmine Gallone's picture, star- ring Jan Klepura, Marthe Aggerth,"THE CAMELS ARE COMING." and from the terminus. Nobody, however, will miss him so much as and Sonnie Hale, has made remarki The production of "The Camela his custodian porter. Edwards, able progress at the Beaconsfleld are Coming" ended with Jack Hul-affectionately known at Euston Os Studios.

bert recording a song which, it is "the dog man," who was hoping. Instead of amassing a vast foot-hoped will be a worthy successor to that Victor would eclipse the r age of film, and, when the last."My Hat's on the Side of My cord total of £5,100 collected by his 33 More like tales than toes. sequences have been shot, starting Head. The song is called "Who's predecessor Roy. on the delicate process of "cutting been Pollahing the Sun?" lyrics

The L.M.S. have appointed us the picture, Gallene, with at least and music by Noel Gay.

Victor's auccessor a big two-year- two weeks of work in the studio The Dean of Canterbury visited fold curly coated retriever, Jack. still ahead of him, has already sent the studio the other day to watch who for some little time had been four reels of finished film-that is Anna Leo at work in this film, acting as understudy to the older to say the actual veralon which will The Dean has known Anna some dog.

be seen by the public-to Shep-time, for she was born at Igtham herd's Bush for viewing.

Rectory, ecar

Victor was ten years of age. Canterbury. The Sonnie Hale motors to work Dean was accompanied by Anna His record for a week's collections

was £35. every day from his beautiful home Leo's father and sister.

SALESMAN SAM

Have a Care, Mr. Flounder!

34 "The juice of it on sleeping -- lald, Will make or man or women madly dote

(Midsummer

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Down

1 Instrumentalist whose action is a

bit low down.

2 A Journey in another continent. 3 Eastbourne might well be about

the kind.

6 A living Regent.

お

10

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6 Girl's name in the centro.

7 Great actress.

B Go away! Virginia has one

her relations round hor. Goings-on, so to speak, and ***quito proper ones too!-- 10 Magical tram (unng.).

10 Flower you can vaslly make a

big one.

14.A garment for a lady (hyphen). 17. No bird but it has a nest. 18 Sounds like you, and you and

finish it.

21 Every newspaper office runs one

It doesn't publish.

23 European Islands.

24 Unavailing.

26 Sleng in the past such as the

sailor employed,

27 Cently, but frequently centred in

cunning,

30 French Department.

31 Season.

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