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Oshawa Daily Times, 3 May 1930, p. 9

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PAGE NINE Interesting Pen Impres- sions of the Coming Who's; Who & What's What in the Amuse Attractions on ... Laws of Nature Reversed id In Film For Art's Sake EL December In sunny California doesn't in the least suggest the trov | ples, While it Is true that the ley lust and snow that mark Hastern | winters are absent, there is a decided Mines in the sir=eparticularly on the sound stages of the motion ples ture studios, These stages ure barn- | like structures and are full of | draughts, | To look hot 'In such an atmos. | phere Is an art, This was demon- | strated during the Alming of "Ven | geance" Columbia all-talking drama 4 the Congo which comes to the ew Martin Theatre today, Scant costuming added to the dif. ficulties of the situation, All the {men wore the regulation frapleal outfite=tinen trousers and white shirts open at the neck, The extras who enacted the roles of natives wore next to nothing, | Despite these disadvantages, the | petors opt up the Musion perfectly Jack Holt, George Pearce and Hay den Stevenson give the jmbremion | that every bit of thelr vitality had E' been sapped by several years' expo- sure to the tropieal sun, Exhaus. ive research work done on the pro- | duction has resulted In an atmos. \ pherie background that Is correct in | avery detail, BROADWAY'S PRIZE SONGSTER IN FILM Harry Wichman lends Yolce To Nound Neveon as Mar of Puttin' on the Bite" -- In prominence of cast, and the authentic atmosphere of Broadway "Puitin' on the Rite," the United Artists' all-dinlogie musioal spec- tacle starving Harry Richman, coming to the Regent Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesdny, promises to be the foremost offering in the yocord of talking, sluging pletures, The presence in the cast of Rich. man alone is sufficient to Assure plenty of entertainment, for Rieh~ man has been one of New York's grontest attractions In musion) comedy and night clubs for several years, Purnell Pratt and Eddie Kane, also prominent In the cast, Are favorites of the stage apd conse quently old hands at the business of entertainment, Miss Bennett, who played on the stage in "Jarnegan" with 'her distinguished father, Richard Ben~ nett, plays the lead opposite Rich. man, It Is her fifth consecutive Jack Holt and Dorothy Rovier in nye Mai " now showing at New Ruth Chatterton at the Nogont next week in "Savah and Son." talking ploture, and in all of them she has scored outstanding suc- cesnen, Alleen Pringle and Lilyan Tash- man, twoof Hollywood's outstand- ing personalities, play prominent roles in the pleture, and demon strate that the westarn show cen ter can hold its own with Broad way in providing entertainers, "Puttin' on the Rits," the story of which almost parallels ich. man's actus! career as vaudevilie jerformer, musical comedy star and night olub king, was written by John W, Considine, Jr, and dia logued by William KX. Wells, WAITING TRE PERCENTAGE A Hoottish boy and a Jewish boy had each earned a dollar, Sandy, In accordance with his inborn frugality, was quick to de. posit his in the bank, Ikey, In mocordance with his in. born business imstinct, had other plans, He went to his: 'neighborhood drug store and had his dollar bil changed into nickels and dimes, Then he took it to the neighbor- hood groeer's and got a dollar bill for it, He repeated this manoeuvre sev- eral times, The druggist stood It about oh long as he could, Then he called " key's father, the neighborhood or, He explained that Ikey had had nearly ten roliar bills changed in his store that » afternoon and thought his father ought to know his son had that much money, Ikoy was oalled to account by his father, Confding that he had enly o dollar in his possession, Tkey sald: "Why do I change that dollar #0 often? Well, sooner or later somebody's going to make a mise take, and it ain't going to be me," -=Vanoouver Star, A The Congo WITH \ i | a hs \ \ THRILLING! A novel and distinctive story of the tropics, The maddening heat of the Congo strips two men of all sham and reveals thelr true oharacters --- one a selfish oad == the other a mag- nanimous soul, Both loved the same woman-to one it meant possession -- to the other sacrifice, Don't miss this powerful drama! It is colorful=-dra- . matioc=-absorhing! JACK HOLT N Nobody can afford to binding drama of the | . AND DOROTHY REVIER os mise this spells Congo! Drama idly presented, that. grip-- Harold Lloyd atmounces the signing of Barbara Kent as leading Indy in his forth coming all-tulking picture which is entitled "Feet First! and which will be distributed by Paramount, Miss Kent wus horrowed from Uniyersal which is planning big things for her when she concludes the Lloyd picture, - She was leading lady for the famous comedian in "Welcome Danger," his first talking film, $v » Lewis Stone supports Greta Garbo for the third time In "Romance," her new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talking film, Stone previously played with her in "A Woman of Affairs" and "Wild Orehids" Mw ee Edmund Cobb Is the latest addition to the east of "The Storm," now In production at Universal City with an all-star cast headed hy Lupe Velez, Paul Cavanaugh and William Boyd, L Ll LJ v "Thrifts and Spills" is the title of a new Grantland Rice Sportlight reel soon to he felensed by Pathe, PIE Ta Lowell Sherman has been awarded a long term contract with Radio Pictures, according to announcement made recently by William Le Buron, vice-president In charge of production. Sherman recent) completed featured roles In "He Knew Women" and Midnight Myster for Radlo LJ LJ LJ ' Juek Oukie's second starring vehicle will be "The Sup from Syra cuse" from the stage comedy by gobn Wray, Jacek O'Donnell and John Hayden, which was produced on Broadway this winter. No director or supporting east has fla chosen A Ld ¥ » William Daniels, who lings filmed oll of Greta Garbo's recent pie tyres, agin will he behind the camera on "Romance," her new Metro Goldwyn-Mayer talking pleture, PI Tom" Reed, dialogue writer and scen-artist for many important Universal pletures, hus been given renewal of his contract by Carl Laemmle recently * L LJ * Ruth: Corbin, sister of Virginia Lee Corbin, Is "standing in" for Hebe Daniels in "Dixiana," set at RKO Studios, That means the cameras men (and there are dozens on this production) use Ruth us a focus point, while Bebe attends to her makeup between scenes, "Dixiana" is the third Danlel's vehicle in which Miss Corbin has been used in a similar capacity, 4 y ¥ [] * LJ Renewn! of contract with Barbara Kent featured player, wis An nounced recently by Carl Laemmie, President of Universal. Miss Kent's 'most recent release was "Night Ride" In which she appeared opposite the star, Joseph Schildkraut, Harry Richman, Inte star of Georgy White's seandas In n scene from Puttin' on the Bits" coming to the Regent, r-- ---- Romance Aplenty in Sarah's Life Kiveryone, he he a hardened sol. dler of fortune, an eight-hour a day white-collar" man, a grim bysiness woman or n checolater munching deh, has an Appreciation for that inscrutable quality whieh Lwe know as "mother love," uth Chatterton, who has come Lo he one of the foremost portray ors of mother<love roles on the talking screen, will give another demonstration of this ago-old but over-interesting quality when her newest talkle, "Sarah and Son" comes to the Regent Theatre on Thursday and Friday next, Happily though, for those who do not lke thelr mother.dove without the light. op garnishings of romance, thers are lighter garnishings of romanes, furnished hy Miss Chatterton as the heloved of Vrederic March, her handsome leading man, . After all, mother love is not the only kind of affection, Jones (making up his Christmas list): "When 1 think of all the lonely men In this eity friendless, without family or home st Christe mas time-~I envy them," ment World Yeung Eagles" ets Huge Hand At Rialto First Rogers-Wellman Newest Hit. Smash Has All Thrills, Throbs of "Wings' I you can imagine that never-to. be forgotten epic of war aviation, "Wings," with its zooming planes, its thrilling air-fights, its awe-inspiring firandetir, its romance, its gayety and to pathos=all-talking, ig have a pretty good idea of the great enter- talnment that awaits you at the Re. gent theatre, today and Monday, There "Young Eagles," with Charles (Buddy) Rogers In the starring role, is enjoying a rousing welcome, Buddy was never better, even In "Wings," than he is In this smash. Ing entertainment, He's a dashing young officer of aviation who fights and loves, Is convineingly duped and greatly rewarded In fast-moving and spectacular fashion. The pleture mo. ves from the battle fronts of the skies to the easy life hehind the lines, from the danger and suspense of war to the gayety and glamor of glitter ing Parls, And the girl Is Jean Arthur, the darling little charmer of "Hall Way to Heaven" After her performance in "Young Eagles," she's sure to he established as. the all-time girl friend of "America's boy-friend." Paul Lu kas has a handsome role and hand. les it handsomely, And, for laughs, there's Stuart Frwin who lifted the roof as the dumb "Axel" In "Sweet The billing tells you that William A. Wellman, the wizard who directed "Wings," and "Legion of the Con "Buddy" Rogers now at the Rogen in the sensational pleture of the alr, "Young Kagles,"" REGENT THEATRE ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF PICTURE POLICY The Regent Theatre manage ment announce a change of policy and will now make three presenta tion each week the first night pev~ formances. will he on Tuesday, Thursday and Batuvday, In speak. ing to the Times yesterday Mr Osler, manager of the theatre, said that It was just another step in the direction of placing this theatre on the same operating basis as the Metropolitan Theatres, demned," made the pleture, and, Im- mediately, you're assured of a gorge- ously staged and capably handled production of authentic thrills and climatle action, Don't miss "Young Farles" If you want good, all-around, memorable entertainment, and two shows each night, announcement of the following week where on this page today. - a The Rement will continue presents ing pttractions three times dally vid; matings during the afternoon The attractions for Appear else- iis RS ODE DAILY PRESS MEN FLECT OFFICERS Hamilton Man President, Oshawa, Publisher on Toronto, May S==¥, 1. Ker, of the Hamilton = Spectator was olected robident of the standing commit #0 of the Canadian Bally Newspap. ors Assotlution for the year 1080+ 81 at the annual meeting of the soclety held In the Royal York yes terday, The immediate past-pros- ident was W, 13, Preston, New offl- cord and chalrman fake office to day, H, B, Mulr of the Whib-Standara Kingston, was. appointed vices prosident and Willlam Wallace of the Toronto Siar, treasurer, Other directors chosen were! A, R., Alloway, Times, Ophawa; H, G. Brower, tar, Montvenl; ¥, J, Burd, Provines, Vancouver; W, J, J. But» Jor, Mall and Empire, Toronto; R, M, Cantelon, StarPhoenix, Baska toon; T. ¥. Drummle, Telegraph Journal and Times-Globe, Saint John: Joseph Goulet, Le Droit, Ot. tawa; H, Ai Grayblal, Border Cit fos Minar, Windsor; Howard, Flem- ing, Sun-Times, Owen Hound; W, J. Mote, Record, Kitchener) Georges Pelletier, Le Devolr, Mont. real; A. W, Robb, Herald and Mall, Halifax: O, L, Spencer, Herald, Calgary: W, J. C, Button, Casette, Montreal; J, W, Sifton, Free Press, Winnipeg: R, XK, Stocks, Globe, Toronto; KB. H. Macklin, Free Press Winnipeg, A ------ DISCUSS INCOME TAK EXEMPTION Citizens Speculate as to How Rebate Will Be Announcing -- Our New Policy of Three Programmes Weekly ! in w Mi) 4 atning Effected (By Canadian Prose Loased Wire) MAY 8.9 Toronto, May $01 all the ahan provided for in the firet budget of Nem, CO. A, Dunning, minister of finance, laid down In { the House of Commons Thursday, { affecting the income tax fn provoks ing perhaps more disoussion than Any other among the average class ol taxpayers, During the last week Income tax payments have heen pourin into offices of local inspectors ol income taxation, as the last day -of payment of the 1988 Income was last Wednesday, After duly paying hin income My, Citizen loupns changes ans guneed In the budget mean fur Hert exemptions will be allowed on 10389 Incomes, Now he ls won dering if he will vecelve a rebate? Will he have to fyle oii with 'the department of national reve J Roce) loftiviale ; of 'the' departs lent state they have received <o trot: the exemptions Ww. What Marriages may be made In heave THURSDAY & FRIDAY (Approved "U") Millions Read The Book--- Now hear the characters talk live and make love in the .... amazing production we SARAH 4% SON Ruth Chatterton FREDRIC. MARCH An Immortal Story of Conflicting Loves! \l \ 'A [jd ) \ ] BRIN Cry a \(aptog NICertamment Commencing today the Regent theatre, in order, to be up-tosthe-minute with picture productions, and give our Qlirony the latest screen suc cesses have decided to make this change, A NEW PROGRAMME STARTS EVERY, TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY eT at on, but most of the preliminaries Are arranged in autos, Re

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