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THE THEATRES "Travelling Safesindy," one of the freshest and vellest comedies of the season, is the next attraction at the Queen's Theatre, with Joan Blondell heading tho all star east. The story by Frank Howard Clark is delight. fully breezy and whimsical, hilarious situations and a most un- usual climax. The dialogue is sup py and the action swift from start to finish. Joan Blondell, in the title role, is an full of pep and ginger an ever. William Gargan plays op- nosite
Mina Blondell, as the sine salesman of a rival concern whom The story she worsts at every turn. is not without its romances and share of lova tangles in addition to its comedy, for Glekula Farrei appeare en the scene as the fealous rival of Blondell for the affection of Min handsome Gargan. Hugh Herbert
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London, Jan 27. The democrating outlook of King Edward is evidenced In the many
off tradition since his upsets Cosalon.
His Majesty is remaining to live at St. James Palace.
II Majesty refused, to ride in the State coach to the accession cere. meny, but, walked barehended.
His Majesty reset the Sandringham clock which King Edward VII had fixed half an hour fast.
His Majesty has reduced the tradi tional ceremony attendant upon his father's death as much as possible, He has decreed that the day of the funeral to-day is not a day of nation- al mourning.
has never been funnier than as the His Majesty rode to Sandringham inebriated inventor of a toothpaste in an ordinary train, mingling with with cocktail flavours. Grant Mit the passengers in the corridor, in- chali does excellent work as the constead of travelling in the toyal servative toothpaste manufacturer special. who
thinks that women knows nothing about business and Al Shean, playa the role of the up-to-date with great humour and skill. Buth Donnelly also adds to the comedy as the mother of Miss Blondell.
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His Majesty nasented to a broad- east of the funeral services:
His Majesty used the first person in his Accession declaration, instead of the third person.
His Majesty flow the Royal Stan- dard from St. James Palace for the Arst time in ninety-nine years.
His Majesty spent the first week- end of his kingship at his Belvedere country estate,
His Majesty maintains his fight regard for marriage and the tradi tional obligation to provide heirs.
Fredric March and Charles Laugh- ton play fugitive and pursuer in the most celebrated of nil fictional man- hunts in Darryl Zanuck's 20th Cen- Lury production of Victor Hugo's Miserables", which begins Friday at the King's Theatre, March
His Majesty furnished the press is seen as Hugo'n lli-starred young here, Jean Valjean, wlio spends five with intimate details of the King's keen realian- bitter years on a French prison ship private life, including a for stealing a loaf of bread and then tion of favourable press reactions. becomes a fugitive from justice by His Majesty moves et such a speed violating
his parole. Laughton is and has such a capacity for work Javert, the fanatical detective, whose that he forced his father's own se
cretarial staffs to work late at night devotion to the letter of the drives him relentlessly along the re-carrying out his directions.-United
Preen. formed ex-convict's trail. Sir Cedric Hardwicke, the distinguished English stage and screen star, shares stellar honours with the pair as the bene
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Leon Errol, Haley Eldridge, who is Mrs. Fredric March as two sailors returning from the Jessie Ralph, Philipines with a red parrot-and a life, Pe Ferdinand Gottschalk and ittle very valuable parrot, at that are Marilynne Knowlden, who played exceptionally lilarious in their relea Badge Evans as a child in "David and the rubber-legged Errol hands in Copperfleld". "Les Miserablos" is n ane of the best performances of his Joseph M. Schenck presentation, re- lensed through United Artista.
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"Every Night at Eight"
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ful, toe-tapping tunes and an origin." ality of story that is as refreshing as un air-cooled theatre on a swelter-
mer day, "Every Night ing summer Eight" proves to be as blues-chasing, heart-warming piece of funny business
as ha come along in a Raft month of inusicals. George
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her Langford, radio star, makes screen debut in the film. Gifted with a splendid voice and brunette beauty she can definitely be classed as having potentialitica for future stardom. Alice Faye contributes admirably to the musical as a skilful actress and an able singer. Patsy Kelly carries off comedy honours on the feminine alde in a part made to order for her particular kind of hilarious wise- cracking. The. Radio Rogues, OKUCS! famous ether stars and comedians of no mean ability, with Walter Catlett, contribute the laughs during the amateur hour sequence. Such tanca an "Then You've Never Been Blue," "Take It Easy," "I feel a Song Com ing On, Spenking Confidentially! and others provide a bright, roman- tic, musical background.
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