The Archive · 1934

CHILDREN'S FILMS

The Ministering Children's League is to. be. warmly congratulated on obtaining the co-Speration of the Carlton Theatre management for the. presentation ct film programme for which many parents in Shanghai and those far more important folk, their spring, have been long clamouring. Tt has often been remarked that some of the items. in certain programmes are such that children should. not be deprived the opport unity of seeing them and yet the main, picture may dismiss that thought from practical minds. attempt to single out the items is a dangerous task. So often what the detached critic thinks is palate able to the specially cultivated taste of the Really Important, People is found to. be" distressingly - unpro: Yooative either of interest or of en thusiasm, No doubt the organisers of the forthcoming entertainment under the auspices of the Ministering Childven's League, at the Cailton Theatre on "April 6, have suitably fortified themselves' with realy, expert advice on this point, Mrs. Ogitvie, at all' events, promises programme which will be highly attractive to the clients for whotn the League desires to cater" and hat should be sumieieny to prompt those who hold. the purse Strings to book seats without delay. The special Orchestra performance ar-

well attended that delay in booking ged for Young People was setts for the films at the Carlton should be avoided,

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