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Oshawa Daily Times, 27 Jul 1929, p. 11

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Id Denny Contings' ew Soren Comedy] photo- nce T 162 it i ost li iof ithat comedian's lang fist farce-comedies. It lis en- s 'Lucky Day," and} was Us versal under the direc- Cline, reputed past- films, It is from an by John. B. Clymer Lehman, veteran phe to- master of iginal |s an he heart's f3 ol The old man 1s live in one of them. The other is for--well; give a guess. Instead, the prospectige 'father-in-law. only rents one of houses. ety crooks rent the other, Then the trouble egins, especially when the crooks sHigleiout their wealthy neigh- bor for; their depredations," with Denny catching Hail Columbia frém all sides' But the girl, 'played by pretty LoRdyne DuVal; is worth fighting for: s0 Denny pitches in, bringing the, crooks to justice; sav- ing the girl and, by a clever twist, jockeying father into the- put- chase o the twin homes. In the! Isupporting cast are. such popular players as Otis Harlan, Ed- die Phillips, Cissy Fitzgerald, Har- vey Clark and Tom O'Brien. The screen farce fis thus unusual int hav, ing three well known comedy stars teamed u Henny, Harlan and Cissy Fitzgerald". Tom O'Brien: also con- tributes @-latge share of the humor. LoRayne DuVal, the heroine; is playing' her first important Screen s the roleiof a ¥ lealer who tries to sell mansions 2 his LX A gang of soci-, USES TABLE SALT TO KEEP. HAIR LOVELY ------ unysually art val air of a reddish brown color; glessy and silk-like in texture. Miss DuVal's advice: for ke 4 d the hair lovely is to brys carefully and when it Dee oily, take a cup of table salt and rub it into the scalp, This removes the oil and makes the hair soft and fluffy, Others in "the cast of this picture are Otis Harlan, Eddie Philips, Cissy . Fitzgerald, Harvey k and Tom O'Brien: Eddie Cline di- rected. role in this comedy. ' She is her- alded as a great motion picture "find" because of her good looks and act- ing philly. WASHINGTON FASHIONS (Christian Science Monitor) Mng. Herbert Hoover has:set an encouraging example for the women of Washington, for; although -she is the wealthiest woman who was ever mistr of the White Heuse, she wore the same gown at a T t re- ception 'that she.wore at Rer hus- band's inauguration. NORMA SHEARER, | ¢ pe WITH - NORMA SHEARER H. B. Warner & Lewis Stone ALL TALKING SENSATION iii "Entertainment V "He gave me a Rolls-Royce. .. and an apartment . . ." The voice of Mary Dugan speaks out from the: magic Talking screen to ft lk a | the world that el the newest and greatest All-Talk- ing picture has arrived. The stage hit thrilling as it was, becomes in the speaking films a drama destined to establish: new standards in the entire world of entertainment, LEWIS STONE ONG SHOTS AND CLOSE UPS Reginald Denny and Lo Rayne DuVal in a scene from "His Lue cy . Dag" a Universal Picture NEW ONTARIO, THE MARVEL. LOUS (Sault Star) What do they know of Ontario who only Old Ontario know? The northern part of the province is six times as large as the south- ern mite. New Ontario has a nickel proper- ty valued af a billion dollars; two copper properties which approach that figure; the largest steel plant in Canada; a number of large paper mills; - the third largest gold mine in the world; hundreds of miles of iron ore outcropping; extensive de- posits of kaolin; iron pyrites very rich in sulphur; probably the great- est deposits of copper in the world, and resources in pulpwood that should be inexhaustible if properly '| conserved. REGINALD DENNY A VERITABLE ARMY (Montreal Gazette) A Windsor newspaper quotes an assistant Canadian customs inspector as saying that after the completion of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel pro- Ject,, no fewer. than 120 additional A will be required at indsor o guard the new passage- | ways, which will be in use the full i124 hours daily. As this will be in Addition to the immigration service, it is evident that the government forces will be strong. There are no forts or garrisons along the inter- national boundary, but. the officials tare developing into a veritable army. 8. FLICKERS FROM FILMDOM AND GOSSIP OF THE SCREEN A GENERAL REVIEW OF SCREEN ACTIVITIES Ld Additions to the cast of "Olympia," Lionel Barrymore's third direec- torial vehicl Carle, Geral Madeleine Seymour, nd John Gilbert's second talking picture, include Richard Barry, Eva Dennison, Prince Youcca Troubetskoy. and Hollywood's favorite blonde, Esther Ralston, is ythe feminine crux of the dramati¢ incidents surrounding the story of "The Wheel of Life," Richard Dix's second Paramount all-talking picture. Marion Davies' inimitable impersonation will be heard as well as seén in a clowning sequence for "Marianne," her first Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer talkie feature. In ene. of the numbers, Miss Davies, a French peasant girl, will imitate Maurice Chevalier, straw hat, cane apd loose hips. Alice Dunn, who appeared' with Ruth Shepley in vaudeville in "The Misleading Lady," "akes her: talking picture debut in a leading role in support of Harry Holman in 8 Pathe all talking comedy version of the laughable playlet, "Hard Béiled Hampton," produced by George Le Maire. She is a Toronto girl and started her career in stock at the Royal Alexander Theatre in her home city. 'Walter Scott, well-known on the New York musical comedy stage, is signed to play the lead opposite Eausa La Plante in "One Rainy Night » The production is already in bi a Universal City. » Three favorites, Andy Clyde, A made such a hit in "The Big Pale Comedy that is concurrently will have the principal roles in . McPhail and Thelma Hill, whos "a recent Mack Sennett Talking in many big first run theatres, vu Daugliter," a new Educa- tional-Mack Sennett all-dialogue fun film that is now nearing completion, Gertrude Messinger will be redhembered as a child player in' pictures only several years ago. Now she is' & beautiful girl in her middle teens and will be seen in "Jog College, >" which is the tentative title of Eddi Quillan's next Pathe picture. Sally: O'Neill and Jeanette. Loff share the leading feminine roles, Tiffany-Stahl announces that Virginia Valli has been signed to co- star with Leo Carrillo in their. ficst® all- dialogue production "Mister Antonio," the Booth Tarkington stage play of the same name made famous by Otis Skinner, The Picture will be directed by James Flood. tional release, is the first two-reel talking comedy to be all-dialogue with a musical score running all the way thre "His Baby Daze," Lloyd Hamilton's new talking comedy. : r Educa- e that is coneur- rently with the dialogue, and is said to be the first talking picture of any 'length to so combine dialogue and music. - a 1 Te Miss Margaret Bannerman hag 335 sigaed by Deitish Dilmcrall to star in four "talkies" full length features and it i is hoped to make a d"diret It has uncounted lakes, great riv- ers, virgin game areas 'and it can be made a national summer resort--it has all the attractions needful, Perhaps we can get all this across to the editors when they visit us in August. HIT NAIL ON THE HEAD (Christian Science Monitor) . A' Canadian official "at "a -fecent; meeting of the Boys' Clubs Federa- tion convention seems to have hit the nail on the head when he de- clared, speaking of the lessening « so-called juveniie crime with the ad- vent of these clubs. "Give me two or three more boys' clubs and I could close the juvenile court" In other words, give the average boy plenty of activity and he won't take to ways of crime. of "The "Who's Who and "What's What'in. Amusement ld ny 1 in Oshawa Trial of Mary . in," Metro-Goldyn-Mayer all-ta king screen version of Bayard: Veiller's melodramatic stage hit, has been set for-Monday at the Regent Theatre, "Mary Dugan ran for more than a full jeason, i: the Natjonal Theatre in 'New k City, * concluding its ew Xe po Broadway last sums mer. Before the end of its run, how- ever, four domestic road compafiies had "been organized and the success of the play outside of New York was fully as striking as its Broad- way popularity, At the present time there 'are four road companies still touring the United States, with two in" England, four in Germany, four in Holland, two in Norway and Sweden and one in France. Mr, Veiller, whose earlier dramatic successes include "Within the Law" and "The Thirteenth Chair," signed a contract" with Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer to direct personally the all dialogue film version of his play. This was by no means his first cinema experience, since he, had 'been direc- tor-general of the old Metro" Com- pany for three years. It was his first encounter with the "falkies," however, and he returned to New York from Hollywood an enthusias- tic advocate of the new entertainment medium. A cast combining screen and. stage talent, with Norma Shearer in. the title role, was selected by Mr, Veiller, in conference with M-G-M, for- the picturization of .the play. Miss Shearer had never appeared before" a microphone or had any talking film---experience, yet her voice was said to be one of the best so far discovered among Hollywood's erst- while silent players. Raymond Hackett, who succeeded the late Rex Cherryman in the role of Mary's brother on the stage, has the same part in the picture, while other important roles are played by} H. B. Warner, Lewis Stone, Olive Tell, Lilyan Tashman, DeWitt Jeén- nings, Mary Doran, Adrienne D'Am- bricout, Wilfred ' North, 'Landers Stevens, Mary Dorne, Myra Hamp- ton, Westcott Clarke, Charles Moore and Claud Allister. In transcribing his. murder mys- tery to the screen Mr. Veiller follow- ed the form and dramatic treatment laid down in the original play. Enough dialogue was eliminated to The first presentatio bring the new. product within . ark hous and three-quarters' and in content with the play. The courtroom setting is retained through- out the telling of the story. Becky Gardiner prepared the con- tinuity for the screen version. When the film had its premiere at the Embassy Theatre in New York City, unanimity of opinion, prevailed among the critics that it was the Quistandin all-talking film of its kind. t Saplicated in melodramatic IDEAL | ECORDING ess, accord- ldyn-Mayer who have ing. from' steam engint} 4 sirens, air- 'planes, cry yodleérs and ! * chine guns, i »dropping, ti cording subje y The, printing press recording was*made fof ahi atmospheric touch in "ThesPrial of Mary Dugan," pd Veiller's all- talking versio his famous stage play, whigh will open at the Regent Theéaige as a Metro- Goldwyn-May # 00 per cent' dialogue speci@l. ¥/ A Los An- geles. newspapr Pressrom was used for the| expériment. According 19 sound en- 'gineers, the 5 s create 'a sound that le elf perfect- yore recording. & No "squawks rie of howls interfer&: The even- ness'of motory operation, the experts say, accaints for the /perfections of theiound vibra. , tions, 4 guise the smashi all-talking prs, Melody." A "The most i that--has been deliv ing screen," cc Telegraph, Newt] rN. newspaper, ang expressed a simjlag equal. force. Special praise | réviewers for Norma {Shearer's splen- did recording voice for the ster. ling work of Lewis/Stone, H. Warner and Ra Hackett. FOREST MANAGEMENT '(Quebec 1 ' elegraph) If all the land Canada which is better suited for ing of tim- ber than for any r purpbse were under intensive forest management on a sustained yield basis it would furnish enough timber and = forest products annually in perpetuity to a the needs of a much larger t. iece of, work d to the talk- d the Morn- ork's theatri- er newspapers ¥ opinion with voiced by ion. DAYLIGHT SAVING SPREADING (St. Catharines Standard) Stratford will vote on ght saving.next December. The + is undoubtedly spreading despite protest of the farmer, whe can't pl ed his hay away with the heavy mora- ing dew on i Starting Coming WHERE MONDAY FOR 3 DAYS you explode with laugh- J ter 'at the trials and tribu- lations of a rollicking real es- A dded A tfvnrntinne am wes Swe wee THEATRE The Homa of Gog Shows ee -------- = 8 ' Camady ~ --- we www - ew " Noms

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