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CINEMA NOTES

Thirty-five famous stars, past and again. The first husband appears present, are honoured in one way or and her life is more deeply Involved Another in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's | than ever, because he was her real 13. While the war love and still production of "The Great Zelgfeld,' in which-William Powell plays the nerves as a background for the plot, great impresario, with Myrna Loy na it is the sensitive, emotional giri Bille Burke, and Lulse Rainer as who holds the stage as she solves her Anna Held. The picture, hailed as bewildering problem of love and the "Sensation of the Century." op

opens intrigue. to-day at the King's and Alhambra, Theatres. Since it is impossible to ormer singe stars in

"The Princess Comes Across"

place all of the tomber, the pro- film to reunite the screen sweet-

at

"The Princess Comes Across," firat the picture, Hunt ducer, William Anthony McGuire, hearts who made their bow together the author,

thor, and Rober Z. Leonard, in "Hands Across the Table," in the director, devised novel methods bright, sparkling entertainment of in which to pay tribute to the great the romantic comedy order. Fred names of the theatre,

MacMurray and Curele, Lombard A few appear as the

themselves in the skip their way through a story kept picture. Among these are Fonnie at high-tension by intrigue and a Brice, one of the greatest comediennes double murder mystery. The pic- the Broadway stage, Harriet ture, which, opens un Sunday at the Hoctor, celebrated danseuse, and Roy Star Theatre, presents Miss Lombard Tolger, nicknamed "Rubber Legs" as a beautiful American girl who Bolger, because of his inimitable poses na a Swedish princess in order eccentric dancing. Those who appear to land a film contract. Aboard a through impersonators include Anna transatlantic liner, on which all the she Held, Sandow, Bert Williams, Nat netion of the picture takes place, Wills, Lew Dockstader, Will Rogers, meets MacMurray, the leader of a Eldie Cantor, the Fairbanks, Twins, swing band. The romance begins Joseph Urban and Irving Berlin, Immediately after the concertina- athers honoured by musical numbers playing band leader and the phony include. George White, John Steele, princess bicker for the ship's royal- It is disrupted almost at once Eddie Cantor and Van and Schenck.aulte.

them.

"Girls" Dorinltory"

an

"M'Liss"

Tribute is paid to Henry Miller, by the first of two murders. Five William Faversham, May tabson, international detectives, en route to Yillian

Russell, Marie Dressler, New York to attend a convention, hunt for the Richard Mansfield and James A. are enlisted in

Never for a moment Herne In theatro programs Bashed criminal.

slacking its fast comedy | pace, apon the screen. lacy and in the story leaps from suspense to comedy team, are remembered in an

from blackmail to con- elcciric algn. Sophie Tucker, Nora romances

from a ship's Hayes and Jack Norworth have certina serenades; dressing room doors fledteatrd to party and swing music to drama. Ad- ditional comedy is provided by the wisecracking of Allson Skipworth, a

Olign," "Princesa

and William One of the most important cinema trouper posing as lady-in-walling to event in years will take place to- Frawley, general MANEACT for morrow, at the Queen's Theatre MacMurray's band. The supporting when an exciting new personality, east, in addition to Frawley and Miss Simone Simon (pronounced Sev-Skipworth, indudes Douglass Dum- Moan Sec-Monn), makes her debut brille, Porter Hall, George Barbier in the Twentieth Century-Fox pro- and a score of others. duction, "Girls Dormitory". Warm, refreshing and vital. with young!.

End distinct magnetle appeal

rare. non is being

The romance, tragedy, humour, strange beauty, Miss Simon acclaimed the most important dis-and exciting adventures that accom

a young girl's graduation to .pany covery In recent

history. screen Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chailer-wumanly naturity in an early Call- fornia gold mining town are woven ton are starred with her, la exceptional

cast that features Con- inte co-starring drama for Anne stance Collier, J. Edward Bromberg, Shirley and John Beal in the NKO picture "Miss. The fim is a free Dixie Dunbar, John Quaten and adaptation of the popular short story Shirley Deane. The film is set in an by Bret Harte which, with its com- exclusive boarding school. Herbert

FERNUS* | panion pieces, made its author Marshal is the director of

of the school, Auth Chatterton, Constance Collier famous as the most forceful Inter- the colourful life and preter, of Edivard

of California's gold "Girls' members of the faculty.

Eighteen-yeur old Anne Shirley, who Dormitory" was especially chosen for portrays the part of the untamed Simone's Arst Hollywood picture mountain girl, Miliss, has previously Irving Cummings directed the pro- created, for the same studio, leading duction. with Raymond Grimth rotes in "Anne of Green Gables” and associate producer:

"Chatterbox." In each of these ple- "Buzy" at the Oriental

tures she was guided by the same There is deceiving; simplicity in the Director, George Nicholls, Jr., who title of the picture, "Suzy to be is in charge of the making of "M'llas". John Beal, last seen by seen at the Oriental Theatre tolmgoers oppostle Katharine Hepi- morrow, Monday and Tuesday with burn in "The Little Minister," has Jean Harlow in the title role.

The

been scoring on Broadway story is based on the novel by lier- since

where he withdrew in midrun from bert German Franchot Tone and the lead in the hit, "Russet Mantle," Cary Grant appear in the unique to accept this co-starring role oppo- narrative as the two husbands of an site Miss Shirley. These two young American show girl stranded in players are supported by a cast London just before the war. Miss headed by Guy Kibbee (as M'liss' Harlow unquestionably reaches the| good natured, worthless, and con- high note in her

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meets a young inventor; and marries Frank M. Thames, Barbara Pepper, him. It is shot under peculiar Arthur Hoyt, James Bush, and Mar- -circumstances which point to her garet Armstrong. Adapted. _by_ guilt. Terrified in the belief that he Dorothy Yost. who did the screen is dead, she escapes to Paris and play of Alice Adams. Showing at there, after the war is raging, marries the Queen's Theatre, to-day,

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It will be the first in the world to be composed wholly of policemen.

The force is already contributing to a shilling fund to buy the uniforms, complete ith kilts, which will cost £200. Twelve pipers, Bix drummers and the drum major, a senior constable, will comprise the band. All are Scotsmen or of Scottish descent, says Austral News. They will play In competitions and for charities, without considering at the moment, posible eventualities.

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