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P------------ PAGE ---- EIGHT Interésting Pen Impress sions of the Coming Attractions on . "yD James Gleason, A ctor ind Playwrights 'Will Sacrifice Neither Art for Other Younger is author of the story and James Flood directed, Others in the cast are Nohnny Walker, Marion Shilling, atalic Kingston, Paul Hurst apd Lillian Leighton, A -------- a ----p------ HAYDON NEWS Haydon, May 10,~Mr, and Mrs, Stanley Woollngs and family, Miss Helen Westbury, of Toronto, visit. ed at 'the home of Mr, and Mrs, Henry Ashton recently, Miss Dora Mountjoy, Oshawa, i» visiting at the home of her sister Mrs, Charles Garrard and other relatives, 'Arbor Day was observed by tbe school children on Friday, with the usual trips to the woods and trout fishing, followed by a gener. ous treat by their teacher, Mr, EK, Staples, Mr, and Mrs; Oliver Lander, Har- mony, Mr.'and Mrs, Harry Lander, Oshawa, 'were guests of Mr, and Mrs, James Crossman recently, Mr, Joltm Graham and son Ken- neth of Oshawa visited at the home of his parents Mr, and Mrs, David Graham, Mrs, Montgomery of Mt, Denniy is visiting at the home of her daught- er Mrs, Henry Ashton, Mr, and Mrs, E, White, Mr, and Mrs, Alex Walker, Mrs, Bradley, of Orono, Mr, and Mrs, James Bradley, Enniskillen, were guests of Mv, and Mrs, Elmer Bradley re- cently, Miss Verna Trewin, of Oshawa, spent the week end at home, Miss Rema Bradley visited her cousin Miss Elva Ferguson recent- ly, Mr, E, Rogers, Mr, A, Clarke, of Buffalo, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Wm, Martin, Mr, Charles Briggs and little son Tom, of Toronto visited at the home of Mr, Thomas Slemons on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, D, 'Graham attended the funeral of Mr, Graham's broth. er, Mr, Thomas Grabam In Oshawa on Monday, Mr, and Mrs, Austin Larmer, Burkton, Mr, and Mrs, Alymer Beach and family, Enniskillen, were visitors at the home of Mr, Arthur Beech and family on Sunday, Miss Helen Wordon and friends of Toronto spent the week-end with her parents, On account of the severe storm of Wednesday evening the demon- stration of singing by the school children under direction of Miss Marion Orchard, of Enniskillen, hay been postponed to a future date, Though James Gleason has been on the stage ever since he could walk, fame did not overtake him until he wils nearly forty--and then it rege ognized his talents as playwright as well as actor, Since that night less 'than five years ago when Broadway acclaimed "Is Zat So" as a good show and Jimmy Gleason as a great actor, fortune has never once turned her smile into a frown, Today he i one of the busiest men in Holly- Wood writing dialogue and acting and trying to find time to 'write some more stage plays, Gleason was born on the east side of New York, Many famous people have come from that humble Section, including ex-Governor Al Smith, When that scrap ended he hegan uge his family moved to Oakland California, where they purchhsed and operated the Liberty Theatre, That was how Jimmy toddled onto the stage in babyhood, Gleason met and married Lucile Webster in Oakland after he return ed trom the Spanish American War, Together they went to Portland to appear together on the stage, Their only child, Russell, was born there, When the World War broke out, Jimmy enlisted in his second war, Whe nthat scrap ended he began writing, but without success until "Is Zat So," and that was overwhelming, After that he wrote "The Fall Guy" with George Abbott, and later "The Shannons of Broadwas," in which he co-starred with his wife, His plays are recognized by their kindly human touch, It was as the dialogue writer for "The Broadway Melody" that he en tered the picture field, There was another MGM picture, "Angel Face," and then Pathe signed him to act, direct and write, He has appeared with Mrs, Gleason in a series of short talking comedies for Pathe and Christie, - They recently made the film version of "The Shannons of Broadway" for Universal and the film rights have heen sold of "Is Zat $0" to Fox for half a million dollars. Playwright and actor both, Glea~ son doesn't. want .to- quit either pro- fession, When he signed to play the first role of 'importance in Tiffany's allgalking feature, "Swellhead," he stated that his play writing was done mostly at night, after work, and that work on the set as an actor was really in the nature of a mental "workout" before sitting down to his typewritter at night. "Swellhead," in which Jimmy Glea- son plays the role of a fight mana~ gar, is the attraction Saturday at the New Martin Theatre, It is an all-talkinig Tiffany production Micon. NEW nr| | STARTING MarTIN | SATURDAY ELLIE ; Laughs! Thrills! Heart Throbs! In the Story of a Fighter Who Wanted to Sit on Top of the World . . . | And Found the World Sitting oa Him | When He got a Swelled Head! An Entertainment Knockout JAMES GLEASON * Johnny Walker * Marion Shilling and All. Star Cast. Directed by James Flood. , Story by A. P. Younger. ALL-TALKING f AER | " | ' THE LOCAL SCREEN | Who's Who & What's What in the Amuse- ment World "BETWEEN PICTURES" enter pictures in Hollywood and get by on her beauty alone=or eves on forever, i : She must have accomplishments, circles' of movietown from St, Louis Mo, and heroine in Tiffany's alls talking film, "Swellnead," a prizefight ods between pletures are filled with more work than the time she's in front of the camera, At that, she has been working without a doy off, except Sundays, for four weeks in 2thead," in which James Gleas son, Miss Shilling, Johnny Walker, Lillian Elliott, Paul Hurst and Na- talie Kingston are directed by James Flood, "Now I must start In practicing a dozen different things," Marion de clares, "There's voice! TUve been taking voice off and on for several months, but, owing to the little va. cation time I've had, it hasn't heen systematic. And you've no idea, reully, just what differences there ure between singing for pletures and just singings Control of tone and volume is terribly important, "And I've been taking plano, also, at various times in the past few years, But never continuously for a long period. The time may come when a role demands that | 'be a good planiste==more than average good--and that means hard study "A study of tap dancing and varl- our routines is essential to any girl's career today in pictures, Imagine, if you ean, seeing several pictures in a row without seting a leading wos man dance! It simply isn't being done, 1 took special Instruction at Walter Wills' in Hollywood three nights 4 week for four or five weeks and then had to stop--=a picture in terfered! Among the things she plans to take up in the near future, some of which aiready are listed among her accom. plishinents, but in all of which she feels constant improvement is neces- sary, are riding, tennis, gol, swim ming and light acrobatics, Swim. ming is her best outdoor sport and she feels that staying away trom the water makes one rusty! Incidentally, this 18 year. old Mis- sourian who is smart enough to know just how cold th. Hollywood should. er is at the first sign of flopping, is constantly studying histrionie technique under the able and sympa thetic tutelage of her own father, Edward J. Shilling, Mr, Shitling wax associated - for vears with OO, D Woodward in stock compapy enters prises in St, Louis, and also in road company ventures, It was on a trip to the coast with "Dracula" that Miss Shilling visited Hollywood, Now she remains there, her father and moth. er with her, In just a few months' time she has played in three MGM features, and the new Tiffany feature "Swell head," which was written by A. P Younger, In "Swellhead," showing today at the New Martin Theatre, Miss Shil ling gives leading support to James Gleason and Johnny Walker ------------ STRESS NECESSITY OF MISSIONS, HOME AND FOREIGN (Continued from Page 3) gospel unto every creature' why stressed by Mr, Strike as one strong reason why foreign missions are of great: importance; He affirmed that Christianity had built an en. during clvilisation and that this elviligation could only be maintain. ed by Christianiaing those peaples pagan beliefs, He emphasized the international situation and the grave dangers which would he met it Bolshevism and other evil ine fluences proved stronger than the power of the goape! ih these non. Christian lands, Christ went firat to his own people, declared J, GC, Young for the negative side, In this he saw a parallel as to Why missions were of primary importance to the home land while foreign missions should hold secondary place, Christ way a home missionary he asserted, He pointed out the great problem which faced the church in administering to the spiritual needs of the 2,000, 000 non-Anglo Saxons who had come to dwell in Canada, many of them from heathen countries, 'A great investment had been made in foreign missions, C, H. Mason, second speaker for the afy. mative stated, in mi stations, sohools, hospitals and ¢hurohes, Ong could not estimate in dollars and cents the value of the missionaries he claimpd. The work could not be*allowed to suffer he maintain. "e 0. M, Alger, second speaker for the negative, contended that home missions should come firat, One of the best methods of # forelgn missiona was by # thowe who came to Canada from foreign lands and who on returning to thelr native, SountHies caula tell of the kindly i fatest considerate treatmen oh had been accorded them by the church in Canada, Y In the ~ minen Miowed Mis Tor reply, 'Strike, loader o the aihtive emphanized (hat neither foreign nor home missions would thrive unless they were made the interest of every mems ber of the church, Rev, J, U, Robbins, of Bow. manville, presided over the meeting 'and at the conclusion of the de- bate he expressed appreciation for 1S REAL WORK PERIOD] | The day when a pretty girl could her beauty and seting ability--is gone |! and how | 4 i ; Marion Shilling, & ngweomer in the: 'ded La the splendid efforts of those who comedy drama; finds her 'cisure perks |© | onel Johnny Walker and Marion Shilling in "Swell Head" st New Mar. tin "The Furies" Is a Thrilling Drama Which Casts a Tense Spell Over the Audience Lovers of screen drama will he thrilled by "The Furies," the all-talk ing First National production which opens at the New Martin Theatre Tuesday It is true that this is a mystery picture, and there have heen many mystery pictures. But "The Furies" is more than that It is a finely constructed drama, played superbly by a cast of rare excellence, and with an underlying "something" suggestive of brooding fate which is too ins tangible to grasp, but which, neve theless exerts a potent spell over the audience The characters, drawn from the gilded circles of New York's upper soclal elect--are povtraved with a certain subtle realism which is wond erfully impressive I'hey seem true to modern life, and, at the same time, one sees them like characters in a strange Greek tragedy, tangled in the web of fate Alan Crosland is the director who, assisted by masterly acting, has cast this weird spell, As 2 play from the pen of Zoe Akins "The Furles" had much of this quality, but Crosland has heightened it and 'made it one of the outstanding impressions in seeing the picture, From the opens ing scenes when the shadowy, terri fying "furries" make their appears ance until the very end, this pleture holds the imagination Lols Wilson and H, B. Warner do some of the best work of their entire career in the Yeatured roles. Miss Wilson Is & woman seeking a divorce in order to marry 8 man she believes cares for her Warner portrays wu stony-hearted attorney, in love with Miss Wilson, There ia nm murder and many persons involved in the affairs of the dead man are suspected, The heroine's son, played hy Byron Sage, is the moving reason for the final climax, which Is a startling sugprise, He suspects his mother, and in desperation, 10 prove her innocence to him, she uncovers the real criminal Theodor Von Eliz is the lover, Natalie Moorehead is a society friend, as is Jane Winton, and Tyler Brooke is & comic newspaper col nmnist, Fine bits are portrayed by Alan Birmingham, Purnell Pratt, Ben Hendricks, Jr, and Carl Stock: dale, These players carry off the situations and dialogue with a fine restraint and real beauty Forrest Halsey wrote the dialogue and film version "The Furies" is one of the out standing piétures of the year It need not fear comparison with the best of any year had participated, The last five years In the United Chureh had been a period of cen. solidation stated Rev, George Wil Hams In a brief but highly inform ative address, He pointed out that during this period $14,000, 000 had been expended on new churches and church buildings In Canada, The task of taking over the mission fields of the three unit ing churches had been a great one he claimed bit it had heen success fully completed, The next five yeaw should be made a period of expansion and he trusted that the ohureh 'would not, fall down in fits maintenance and extension fund and foreign mission work, Oshawa Preshytery he sald had done re markably well in this regard and might be congratulated as one of the few presbyteries which Jud shown an increase in missionary givings In 1920 as compared with 1028, ' \ An earnest Invitation for as many as possible to attend the ses: sloms of the Hay of Quinte Con. ference, which will he held at Cobourg next week, was 'given by Mr. Denike, of Havelock, president of the Laymen's Assoolation of the conference, The banquet was featured hy a sumptuous repast, good fellowship and hearty community singing, ---------- CHILDREN'S PET PARADE DREW IG CROWD LAST NIGHT (Continued from Page 3) elety had pot untill new revelved the support of the people, that it should and expressed the hope that futerest would increase, He pars tionlarly patd tribute to Mr, Baird, the originator of the Humane So clety who had been at ita head since the beginning elght years ago, In closing Mr. Mitehell extended a wish of suecess and prosperity to the society, With the completion of the judg: ing the parade wan formed and the children who had entered their pets had the privilege of dléplaying them to the publle when they par round the main street tor two bloeks. = The procession pro ceeded up Simcoe street to Athol, west to Centre, then sauth to John, street, It had been scheduled for seven o'clock but It was eights thirty whon the pagade was flulgh- ed, 'I'ne Pet Show and Competition proved a great success and it is hoped that the Tag Day will be as gratifying to Humane Soolety of: ficlals, The work the society is do Ing In the city can only be success ful and worth while when. the sup» port of the people is freely given, Priges Ponies, (ponies over 12 hands) 1, David Lander; 2, Jack Coad; Jrd Harold Colvin, Ponies under 18 hands: ger Conant, Cedardale, Large Dogs, Collies, Alredales, eto, 1st, Ray Coad; 2nd, Leonard Carrington; rd, Floyd Bradd; 4th, Gordon Baxter, Specials: Kath aleen Harper, Don, HRranton, Cons nie Donevan, Vernon Young, Elwin Hayton, Madge Tonland, Medium Sised Dogs: 1st, Harold Calford, Hessie Cook, Renie' Arn: old, Kenneth Langtry. Specials: Rowena Brault, Sam Mann, Aileen Disney, Mra, Drybrough, Roy Pur. cell, VI Wilber, Marjorie Gerry, Bernice Silver, Toy Dogs (poodles, poms, eto,)! 1st, Yvonne Finlay; nd, Eva Wot- ton, Charles Severs, Fred Fisher, Mildred Gerrard, Doreen Descheen: au, G, McDonald, Margaret Mo- Kessock andeBlanoche Cooper, Oldest Dogs, any breed: Victor Tyrell and Milford Hurd, equal, (13 year old collies); Hdith Me. Quade, Harvey Willlams, Joyce King, Harold Fowler, Nelson Smith, Jim Laurie and Qliver Gibson, Cats; 1st, Carman Westlake, Donald Wilson; 8rd Doreen Jen. kins, Alleen Burke: HSpeglals: Ro- bort Griffin, John Wood, Kenneth Pritchard, Resale Richards, Lillian Spratt, , Kitsans; Raymond Parfait, Dore. thy Dorin, Francis Grimshaw, Kdith Nrooks, Doreen Colbourne, Dorothy Clark, Doris Kempling, Margaret Ackerman, Guinea Plga: 1st, John Rowe: and, Gordon Ragg: Ard, Carman Westlake: 4th, Ethel Logeman, Pigeons: 1st, and 2nd, Gordon Vanderwater: 8rd Albert Porter; 4th, George Lawrence; 5th, Clive Goldsmith, Rahbita: 1st, Margaret Rell; 2nd, Thomas Twine; lird, Ivan Ellicott: 4th, Talbot Ryan; Oth, Clarence Harviadn; 6th, Jack Elston, Goats: 1st, A. W, Brown and "Oliver Twiat" exhibited by Harold Brownlee, declared equal, , Miscellaneous and Novelty Pets: 1st, Ro- \Rarbara Morphy, mud turtles; Wil lam. Murray, leghorn ohiokensa; Jack Darlingten, a duck: Douglas Forester, white mice; Rernies Wills cox, oage birds, "Happy Days," Glittering With Stars, a Revelation In Screen Extravaganzas What is truly the greatest aggre gation of singing, dancing, comedy and dramutic stars of stage and wereen ever assembled in one gome pliny may be seen and heard at the Regent theatre where the Fox Movietone production "Happy Days" in current with opening performances today, Only the marvel of the sound screen could wlow a production of this magnitude for no amount of money paid or offered could result wm gathering together, for a stage performance, this glittering galaxy, nar could any stage yet built pro- ! duce the marvelous numbers seen and heard on the screen here, There Is a delightful romance run hing through the production, a boy and girl romance played by Marjorie White and Richard Keene and there Is & fine tribute pald to stage play. ers in the incident which shows a bil lion dollars worth of personality journeying to a southern town nnd wiving without pay a stupendous en- tertainment solely to help old Col Billy Batcher, played by the veteran actor, Charles EK, Evans, out of financial difficulties, a humanness and a character side of stage and screen sturs which has never been In evidence "in real life, High spots of the entertainment is the tremendous minstrel first part with George MacFarlane and James J, Corbett alternating as interlocut ors and with specialties by George Olsen and His Music; Victor Mc Laglen and Fdmund Lowe, Tom Patricola, Walter Catlett, William Collier, Sr, Frank Richardson, I Brendel, Lew Brice, the Slate Broth ers and & score of others with the screen populated by a marvelous singing chorus of more than 100 in black and white minstrel costumes with a truly gorgeous setting enhanc. Ing the ensemble, I'he second part Is devoted to some spectacular numbers staged by Lar! Lindsay with the stage flooded with beautiful girls in bewllderingly beau tiful costumes backing up the solo ists Including Sharon Lynn 'nn num ber called "Snake Hips," Dixie Lec in "Crazy Feet" and Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor: in a delightful number especially written for them, called "We'll Build a Little World of Our Own" An carly sequence, a combination replica of the Lembs and the Fri ars in New York Introduces u novel way Will Rogers, George Jes sel, Warner Baxter and two score ther frmous personalities of stage and screen, "Happy Days" was directed by Benjamin Stoloff, It is the finest contribution to the sound screen yet offered by uny producing company It Is w Joy to the hearts of stage and screen patrons, especially those who have always had a yearning to wee even one star in person. Here they see 100 of them, -------------- PREACHING FOR CALL SCORED BY WEST PRESBYTERY Resolution "to Petition Un. ited Council Carries By One Vote The time-honored "preaching for a call" ' was ocon- demned by the ministers of the United Church at the meeting of the West Toronto Presbytery in Perth Avenue church recently, Ma. Jority in favor of condemnations one, Discussion was warm in the reso. lution presented by the Committee on Resolutions that Toronto West Presbytery petition the General Councll of the Unitqd Church of Canada to "take steps to discourage in every possible way the practice of preaching for a call," Moving the resolution, Rev, A, HW, Ferry contended that the custom wan "unsatisfactory from practionls ly every standpoint The younger generation of ministers were more and more 'opposed, he sald, to a ays tem that forced ministers to bid against one another for the tavor of congregations, ' "Given a week's notice, any man oan dig up a' Royal George' to im press a strange congregation," Rev, Mr, Ferry, sald, . Put the greater the eloquence the harder it was to lve up to when the 'oall' had been won," system of Half Duties Pastoral Another fault of the present sys. tem, Mr, Ferry mentioned, was that it exalted the importance of the reaching miniatry too much, At eant halt of every minister's duties were pastoral, "Yet we are never given a chance to visit for a call" We are never asked to show how well we oan drink tea or hold babs lon on our knees," he sald, Rev, D. T, MoClintook apposed the motion, . "'1'am in favor of the old democratic system of preaching for a call," he said, Vt 1 were in the paw [should like to see a man's face and hear hin voles, at least, before 1 chose hin as my minister." Rev, J, R, Patterson advised leavs ing the matter to "the good. sense of our church people. Wh mathod we choose, we. will always have difffoulties, Th spite of any: thing some men will. go 'oandidats ing... They're horne 'candidators' and in spite of everything somo men will refuse to candidite, It fs the same with congregations," { Malcolm Strachan was against the petition, He held that the In dividual congregation. should he left the right of cholee On the vote, supporters of the petition outnumbered the opposis tion by one, PASSION PLAYER MODERN Anni Nutz, the peasant gir) of Oberammergau who takes the part of Mary In this year's Passion Play, In distinetively a modern girl, Hhe and her sisters make a point of gots ting German odftions of fashion books of the outside world so that they may hold their own with Am oriean and other visitors, \ Louis Wilson and Byron Sage Iv "The Furies" at Regent Theatre next week. ---------- em ------r-- _-- 'TODAY and MONDAY -------- ------------------ Af JE) AY CLI LLLENY' Irian na 100 STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PICTURE THAT | AS EVERYTHING Gorgeously produced marvelously costumed and resplendent with Stars, Walter Hagen and Leo Deigal in "Matched Play" Graham McNamee Newscasting Audio Review Tuesday and Wednesday Hoe and hear a moths or's great fight to hold * the love of her sone , a boy who thought hor & murderess, As topse as. any drama you've ever seen, With two of the screen's greatest apeaking stars in the leading roles, , Added "Attractions