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chateau, calls for continued eating DUMPING OF MATCHES during a very dramatis scope. Tho

atow" was the real thing, complete with all the vegetables that go with;

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such a dish. Twice a hot carrot stuck) · CANTON INDUSTRY RUINED in Baxter's throat, Another time it was a bit of gristle, with the result the scene had to be photographed five times before Director John Bly. stone gave his fins! O.K

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Canton, Fál, 25. Calling the attention of the Canton Government to the serious failure of the match industry in` Kwangtung.

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Only one picture in the past has the sparkle and the scintillating brilliance of Columbia's "No More Orchids," according to critics who!

· In a whirl of girls, music and the focal match factories have poti. have previewed the pictura. The other was "Letty Lynton." The dla riotous comedy, Joe Penser, America's logue alone on paper would make favourite radio comle, made his long tioned the Government to take pro- absorbing reading: even if it were walled feature pleture debut when tective measures against the dumping not mounted upon a play that radi-Paramount's delicious and giddy of imported matches.

"College Rhythm" opened on Satur They plead that ates the spirit of to-day and played by: such charming and capable actors and day at the Alhambra Theatre. And petition of smuggled foreign matcher, Actresses as Carole Lombard, Walter if you thought Penner and kis ubiqui Connolly, Louise Closser Hale and Lyle tous Goo Goo who, by the way, has which, escaping Customs burden, are accompanied his master into the able to command a very low price in Talbot. "No More Orchids" will open talkies, funny over the radio, you the market, all the sixteen match Ino- to-morrow at the Alhambra.” Taken from Grace Porkin's popular mag this show where they are surrounded pelled to suspend work as they have will find him simply irresistible in taries in the provinco have been 'eem- zine story of the same title, "No More by a bevy of comedy and beauty stars. Orchids" follows the spontaneous and it is a mirthful farce, with lots of overstocks in hand to the total valus) dazzling course of a wealthy de-

of over $1,800,000. Five of the six- butante who is almost forced into a dancing and hit tunon, built around teen factories are virtually in a state undesirable marriage to a title of the ludicrous rivalry of two college of bankruptcy Central News Agen

maiden's hand.) boys for the same royalty by a stern and proud grand. The principals in the triangle Are oy. father. Walter Connolly and Louise Lenny Hoss, Jack Oakie, as the wine Closser Hale, two of the finest charac- cracking football star, and Mary

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ter actors on the American stage, or Brian, as the source of contention. experience with men and the world, screen, play supporting roles as Mike They are supported by Helen Mack. The climax is filled with heightened Lombard's grandfather and Krand- Lydn

and pleasant aurpriica. Roberil, George Barbier, drama mother. Lyle Talbot plays opposite Franklin Pangborn, and Robert

Arthur Hohl, Raymond Walburn, Miss Lombard as the young handsome MeWado; and the whole pleture has Henry Kother and Snowflake are but aloof lawyer who mistrusts her been given a number of elaborate among the members of the support. when she appears to be falling in love settings and top-hole direction by in players. David Burton directed with him and swears to throw over Norman Taurog, director of the re- from a screen play by Jo Swarling. the Prince in order to marry him. cent Mra. Wiggs of the Cabbage : Grace Perkins wrote the story from Patch" and so many grand kid come-

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delighted in the adventures of Philo Vanco and Charlie Chan will greet "Lady, by Choice", co-featuring the Intent addition to this group of "It Happened One Night," co- Carole Lombard and May Robson, screen sleuths with enthusiasm. He starring Clark Gable and Claudette with Roger Pryor and Walter Con-¡may lack the sbavity of Vanes or the Colbert, will be screened for the last nolly in support. will be неоп on loquacity of Chan, but he more than time to-night at the Star Theatre. Thursday at the Queen's Theatre. makes up for that by his own This delightfully medern romance This now Columbla film presents Miss straightforward bearing and Con- which has its locale in busses, auto- Lombard in the role of a gorgeous crete Bytem of solving crimes. camps, ramshackle automobiles, and a young fan dancer and Miss Robson as Trent will be welcome to-day at the Fifth Avenue mansion, was directed a derellet gin-hound who spends most Queen's Theatre where his appear- by Frank Capra from a screen story of her apare time before the bar ance in "One In Guilty" will plenaÓ by Robert Riskin. It is based on the facing a judge. Briolly, "Lady by the audiente immensely. Ralph Samuel Hopkins Adams_novalatte Chuice" tolls the story of the two wo Bellamy, stalwart actor, is cast as which ran in the Cosmopolitan maga- men for different in appearance and Trent. He looks so like the Ideal zine. Walter Connolly, Jameson station, but really sisters under the detective that fans, somewhat throu Thomas, and Roscoe Karns enact the skin. When Miss Robson; an Patay of screen dicks who are always stupid supporting roles. Connolly is cast as Patterson, is arrested for assault and or funny will hall his advent. Here, Miss Colbert's father, Thomas sa her battery, being drunk and disorderly at last, is a man of intelligence husband, and Karns as a wise-crack- and disturbing the peace, she is solving a crime or rather two ing salesman,

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