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THE HONGKONG + TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 16, ⠀⠀ 1935,

FILMLAND NEWS

TRIM SUIT

Freddie Bartholomew and Grey Outfit Worn With

Garbo

ANNA KARENINA FILM

the

Freddie Bartholomew, the talent- ed English youngster' who created Charles Dickens' immortal charac- ter, "David Copperfield" on screen, is anxiously awaiting hia first meeting with, Greta Garbo with whom he shall appear. In "Anna Karenina." Nine months ago he went to America unheralded and unnang, an unknown English lad hoping to win the role Dickens favourite character. Since then be has achieved fame as one of the outstanding child actors of the screen, with a bright futuro before him.

of

Very

"Picture work has been thrilling," he said in a recent inter- view at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO studios. "I love it because I have

9 Ice House Street HONG KONG

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Across

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20

1 In a vigorous manner for the

engineer entirely,

6 Literally, a large slice of broad. Carrlage drawn up behind the doctor's dour-and

10 this might be the same.

12 In the end, I am like this girl.

13 Give an even surfaco like the possible number of your apart. ment.

16 One of a couple you have, but with many people it sounds like No. 1.

17 What I should be if a grenade

burst too near me.

19 Lamb's inside depending.--`

21 Neighed (anagram).

24 Italian winter resort.

20 An Easter name.

27 Resolutions of a sort.

28 It's Tom sure enough f Ma's

mixed up in this, but if Pain,

it's just pathelle.

31 From time immemorial

32 Ucal out, but part of Scotland in.

33 A temptation to spend.

34 Might not its owner volunteer

for transfusion? (two words).

Down

1 To confront impudence.

2 Station-ponsibly full of taxis.

:

3 er husband made her cross all

over the country.

4 Without any help.

Quito a decent match.

7 lu process of time.

8 Present about a thousand and

just upwards, and all in control.

11 This bird can't talk, yet it might

be a liar.

FIGHT FOR LIBERTY ANOTHER THOMAS MOONEY

met so many charming people. In' 'David Copperfield. I believe I liked best of all Elizabeth Allan, who wan my and little mother, and Jesale) Ralph, my nurse Peggotty.

"And now I am to have a very pleasant experience. You know, of course,

I am going to play Greta Garlo's son in Anua Karenina. I am eager for our first meeting- but I am afraid I shall be terribly

nervous.

"Strangest. of all, I never knew of Miss Carbo before I arrived in Hollywood. I have since learned much about her and do know now that she is a great actress."

Freddie admitted that he was a little homesick for England. "Hollywood is so far away from home." he said,

Taffeta Blouse

COOKERY NOTES

"Popularity of the Trim Suit." The use of very light textured grey flannel for costs. and skirts is an idea borrowed from the sporting tailora," Here is a neat suit with a blause of blue and grey tartan patterned taffeta.

CREAM OF BEETROOT SOUP

lient one quart white stock or akim milk. Melt one oz. butter in a saucepan, add an equal weight of flour, stir over the fire for a few Freddie said that he would never minutes without browning, and. desert his beloved England. A when smooth, gradually stir in the though he enjoys his picture roles, stock of milk. Scrape a targe be wants to gen back home some-cooked beetroot, and cut, first, into

slices, then into shred

lay.

the

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14 Plump and almost

(This is very deep),

homeless?

16 A satisfactory transaction, but

if you lost it, you wouldn't think so (three words).

18 Some considerable time in

down,

20 One of

those, Nevada

again!

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girls

22 The hard part of keeping your

hair on.

A record of light service (two words).

24 Sir Olta in a stow.

25 Flowers.

29 Violeta dlm; but sweeter than

the lids ofn eyes,

Or Cytherea's breath." (Winter's Talc).

Wash and shred a stick of celery, and when the stock boil add the

UTTING LOSSES OF RAILWAY

CANADA'S NATIONAL

BURDEN

State-owned rallways in Canada did better last year, by about ton million dollars.

WAS

Nevertheless,. the deficit of 1934, according to the statement Just submitted to Parlament, $48,000,000. Unless economic re- of covery occurs woon, members Parliament, and many others, nro apprehensive as to the capacity of the country to stand the strain.

In twelve years. the public transury has put up an average of this exten- $70,000,000 annually. sive and efficient, but embarrassed, pubile utility. As has been point- ed out already, political exigencles the unpopularity of it for one thlag-bar amalgamation with the Canadian Pacific, while the Cana- dfan National Railway trustees, after exploring suggested projecta of co-operation between the two systems, find most of them not justifying the expense. Neverthe- less, a million a year is heing anved by pooling arrangements and the co-operative conomies thus produced.—United Press.

but himself. Dawn and the regular camera crew were permitted on the set where texts were in progress. And finally he found the girl he assign- thought most suited the meni, a young woman named Carol Borland. Lionel Barrymore is starred, and the supporting cast includes Bela Lugosi, Elizabeth Allan, Lionel Atwill and Jessie Ralph in make-up along with Miss Borlund.

ISABEL JEWELL

If and when Isabel Jewell anda and recognises a certain telephone operater from Chicago, she's going sit down and write the operator substantial sum.

She was Migs Jewell's Orst real-

CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT

a cheque for is the wo vegetables, Bail for half an "Continuous movement" new dramatie techniqur applied to hour with the lid on, taking care

screen in "One New York not to exceed the specified time, e heroine. And by imitating Night." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pro-otherwise the colour will be spoil-her, the actress has made great Pass the soup through a sieve, Progress on the screen. "Her first duction featuring Frenchot Tone ed.

tween sernes of Times Square at the Metro-Goldwyn- and Una Merkel. The story told rubbing through enough of the name was Daisy," said isabel be- Into on the screen is continuous in that beetroot to make the whole a nice Lady"

Mayer studies. She came it transpires in exactly the same colour and consistency.

Season well with salt and pepShoshone, Wyoming, where I lived, length of time the pleture, when

one morning to go to work for the finished, will take to tell it--about per, add a half teacupful rroam,

and hent thoroughly without hotel By noon. people were talk- an hour and a half.

ing about her all over town. boiling. Put

uf

some shreds A comedy-mystery, based on the Broadway play, "Order. Please" by lettuce In a hot tureen, pour the Edward Childs Carpenter, it con- hot soup over, and serve at once. cerns a dramatic episode occurring It in a single evening in a hotel.

search for a woman "so beautiful that she scares people."

I

"Several nights inter, my father took me to the hotel for dinner. I was only ten or cleven. The first thing I heard when we entered the is about nine o'clock when the first

lobby was that girl's voice. watched her as she answered calls, I character walks into the scene (just

gum, and was chewing Casting directors took exception. She as it could well be nine o'clock when a theatregoer sits down to see the "Beauty cannot terrify." was the marvelled how she could talk and the same time. She picture), and at the final "fade-consensus of opinion. Browning's chew at

and Una case, however, found a champion in amlled into the transmitter now out" Franchot Tone Merkel are hurrying to catch the Jack Dawn, make-up director for and then, and her voice would be he soft and Intimate one minute, and formula, M.G-M. "What is wanted." 10.40 train. With this tilning each scene, and cutting it all," is a brunette woman oLper crisp and business-like the next. to the exact length, is one of fect figure and facial proportions to She wore very short skirts, and her Director Jack Conway's most Im-play a feminine vampire. The hair was bobbed. "A long time" portant tasks.

corpselike quality that is to be used after that, I had a chance to play All the action of the new picture in her make-up is to make her a telephone operator on the stage. takes place within the four walls seemingly unreal, and her beauty I-remembered -Daisy, and tried to That's how I started of the "Hotel Diplomat," in New would only serve to heighten the imitate her.

As a matter of fact, many on a theatrical career." York City-the camera following effect. the actors from basement to top things of sheer beauty are absolute PSYCHOANALYST floor as the story of a murder and ly terrifying. The sleek sheen and its solution unfolds. To intensifyumazing grace of a black panther, WHO ARE MEME CNG 13

the mystery element, every netor is for instance, are beautiful, SPEAKERS PRIEST

shown

in every movement from suggest ferocity. The same goes and what happened to her in one

of the of the mysteries of life. UAE DE PAĮ beginning to PITH EMBER WHBNnetther stock shots" nor inserted qualities of an animal-in her ap always felt I owe think giri some said. "If ever find E PARA ED out-of-door scenes to detract from pearance."

famous ber and I'll know her the minute Dawn pointed to the UCAIN GUCART B the story in hand.

Also featured with Tone and painting

of The Vampire," by I see her--I'll try to show my ap- FINERIENCE SE DO 33 | Miss Merkel are Steff Dunn, Louise Burne-Jones, "Here is a woman of preciation in a substantial way."

Other women Miss Jewell has Henry, Conrad Nagel, Harvey utter beauty, and yet LAUNDRY PARKEE UMTB0%|0 · | A | PCStephens and others. Bernard suffices to make one realise there seen have taught her all she knows is somthlag, sinister about her. Fabout the type of characters she OTHO FLIRT ROCK Hyman produces.

Such an effect may be accomplished plays. by careful make-up. UAP K-TNRO SITTER PILASTER'

30 What many of us work at.

Yesterday's Bolation.

PHYSIOLOGICAL

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are end. There

BEAUTY THAT TERRIFIES

for a woman

with nume

Daisy didn't stay in Shoshone very long. She went away on the evening train, and another girl was but given her job. Where Dainy went

a glance

was 指

Ice

There

manicurist in "The first essential is an ab- Boston, who gave her that charac Tex Browning, who is said to solutely perfect face and form, as teristic lift of the eyebrows that know a thing or two about mystery 1 have said. The subject should be has made millions Hugh. In Los Angeles, there was a waitress who and horrar pictures, came up with | fairly fall.

"I would not go to extremes In made fullle gestures with her falled in another attempt to vin- new one recently. Browning is dicate himself when the District the gentleman who directed the late make-up: a pallor, of course; very hands and arms, and Isabel copied Lon Chancy in "The Black Bird," red lips, and darkened eyebrows; her. A blande in the box-office of L08 Appeals Court refused his appli- "London After Midnight" and the would dress her black hair the Mason Opera House in ention to review his conviction on silent version of The Unholy simply, arranged to gve the effect Angeles taught her that indolent the ground that a pardon can only Thres among many other success of high check-bones, suggesting droop of the eyelids. And that atrick of strident, blunt speaking San Francisco, May 16. be granted by the Governor,

ful thrillers. Beginning work at something of the Celine in

characteristic of many of her Socialist Thomas Mooney, the

The Court denied his right to a

was inspired by a leader who was sentenced

Director Browning conducted his screen roles to im-writ of habeas corpus, Mooney now the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios woman."

No one school chum. about to start a tests with utmost secrecy. stated he was prisonment for life in 1916, for an intends to file a similar writ with on "Mark of the Vampire," he allged bomb-throwing outrage the State Supreme Court.-Reuter,

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