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Page 16 THE DAILY MIRROR: how mortifyin' "KIATON livaiii SPEAK EASILY with THELMA TODD LONDON SUBURBAN CINEMA GUIDE CATFORD Next, Adolphe Menjou and Margaret Bannerman in TWO WHITE ARMS." Thursday, Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes in The Sign of Four. HAMMERSMITH At UMONT Faithful Heart." Hell's House." Stage: JACK HYLTON His Alammoth Band. Mon: Ronald Colman, Arrowsmith." "Destry Rides Again." Stage: GERALDO and His Gaucho Tango Orch. DR. JEKYLL AND MR.

HYDE." Also IT'S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS." Stage. (Other Amusement, KENSINGTON KENSINGTON--Cont. 2. DR. JEKYLL and MR.

HYDE (Frederic March), "Tough To Be Famous (Fairbanks, Jr) PECKHAM GAUMONT Faithful Heart." Young Bride." Georgesco's Band. Garbo, Mata Hari." ISTREATHAM CAUMONT Faithful Heart." "Destr Rides Again." Dorn Predo's Band. Mon. Arrowsmith (Colman). on pages 6 and 7) Friday, September 23, 193 GARBO SETS NEW FASHION- Famous Star's Unruly Bob Now Widely Copied by Smart Grand Hotel" Triumph By R.

J. WHITLEY, gaily Mirror Film Critic RETA Garbo, by introducing a new fashion in hairdressing, has achieved another distinction which will make her famous all over the world. In her most recent films she has let her hair hang straight down to the neck, with the ends slightly curled, giving the effect of what as a mere male, would describe as an I should like to have seen played by Paul Lukas. I hope the Metro-Goldwyn people were duly impressed with the fact that the artist who got the biggest applause was Lewis Stone, who gets little opportunity in the role of the warmaimed doctor. Stone is not a star, only a featured player, but in this country there are few more popular American actors.

Signing the Register Gloria Swanson, who signed herself Gloria Swanson Farmer in the hotel register kept in the lounge of the theatre by Leslie Henson, was among the audience. She must have been thrilled by the success of her second husband, Wallace Beery, who made good as the militaristic Preysing. Edmund Goulding, the brilliant English producer of Grand Hotel," was also there in company with his wife, formerly Marjorie Moss, the exhibition dancer. Great Showmanship unruly bob." It suits Greta, and the general effect is not unattractive. At the first night of Grand Hotel I noticed about fifty platinum blondes of the smart set had arranged their coiffure on the lines of the new Greta Garbo bob.

Grand Hotel is a film which will do a lot of good to the prestige of the cinema industry, and its clever and dignified exploitation by Mr. Sam Eckman, Metro's chief in England, is an object lesson in astute showmanship. I hope the British film chiefs whose idea of putting a film over is by asking critics to trade shows long before the film is shown publicly, will watch the result of Mr. Eckman's system of presenting an outstanding attraction. "The First Year Janet Gaynor's and Charles Farrell's latest picture, The First Year," which opens at the Tivoli on Monday, is a clean and wholesome story of the trials and tribulations of a young married couple.

Janet finds life in the village always a fine actor. Grand Hotel "is such a great entertainment that it is churlish to pick on a weakness. The only one I could find is the casting of John Barrymore as the Baron. He is not attractive enough for the part, which with Horge-Feathers." she lives in rather dull, and to get out of it she marries a young local, who sells his business and moves to a larger town. Here they encounter financial difficulties, but an enterprising business move brings a chance of a fortune.

To clinch the deal, a local business magnate (Henry Kolker) and his wife (Minna Gombell) are invited to dinner by the impecunious newlyweds. Things Go Wrong Then the fun commences. The maid-of-allwork is taken ill and her deputy drops the vegetable dishes, gives the over-ripe melon to the guests instead of the family; in fact, assists everything to go wrong that can go wrong just when you are staging a dinner to impress somebody. To help things along an old suitor of Janet calls and not only upsets the happy family, but breaks off the deal. However, true love wins through in the end with fame, fortune and family for the sorely-harassed young people.

Good Entertainment This is a picture with universal tear or two and plenty to laugh at. Janet Gaynor is excellent as the young wife, and Charles Farrell good as the ambitious young husband. I also enjoyed Minna Gombell's performance in the very amusing dinner-party scene. The First Year is a good human story which is thoroughly entertaining. Bernard Shaw Film At the Regal to-morrow they have a strong double-feature programme, consisting of Re- (Continued on page 17) Greta Garbo, showing new style of hairdressing.

Thelma Todd and Buster Keaton in Speak Easily," at the Empire to-day. Richard Bennett and Alison Skipworth in The Sporting Widow," showing at the Plaza Brilliant Audience The first performance of Grand Hotel at the Palace Theatre attracted the most brilliant audience I have seen at a cinema for many a day, and there is no doubt that this picture will be a terrific success. I heard many arguments as to who of the five stars stole the honours. Personally I was impressed with Joan Crawford's portrayal of Flaemmchen, the attractive typist, and also by Greta Garbo's excellent acting as the Russian dancer, both performances being equally attractive in their different ways. Who Is the Best Lionel Barrymore, too, is splendid as the insignificant clerk Kringelein, although those who have read Vicki Baum's novel and seen the play thought he had missed the real interpretation of the author's pathetic little man.

Having neither read the book nor seen the stage version, I viewed the star's performance on face value and thought it extremely good. Film fans will spend hours discussing which star gives the best show, which is good business for the picture. Mis-cast it is a bit of a change to see Wallace Beery as an unscrupulous business magnate, but he is Lunatics in love! The screen's two craziest clowns together again in a new cyclone of merriment! What compli- it 3 0,41 i Pray How can anyon eiththese mainttaino urn' A their attitude It Off! lunatics at large SQUARE LEICESTER LEI CA Ll 14 -sE i 4 1.1%.,:t".::.i.a.. a.i:::::::g:-...??..... 4 4.

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