With the growth of the city of Montreal, the people here have been able to secure the advantages that a large population affords in the way of better plays at our theatres. During the fall we have had several of the best musical comedies played by very good companies, "and during the winter and spring we are to have first a week of Gilbert and Sullivan and later several Shakespeare plays. The cinema shows draw huge crowds every day and Montreal has a number of very good cinema houses which are playing the latest big pictures, mostly American films, of course. Last week one of the large theatres showed. "The Four Horscmen of the Apocalypse," an old favourite, which was here for a return visit and much appreciated by large houses. In the early fall the beat theatre in the city showed "Ben Hur," a won-Jderful historical picture and " tale of the Christ. On the stage we have lad among other things Sir Patrick Hastings' "Scotch " Mist" which was very well acted, and last week the dramatized version of Michael Arlen's "Green Hat" was played with Katherine Cornell, very. talented actress, in the principal role. Although there is in the book a good deal that can only be described as ealacious, and something of this comes out in the pla; Miss Cornell played her part well that the audience was captivate jed by her- portrayal of Iris March. The excellence vf the acting tended to take away most of the weak spots in the play.
To those who watched Miss Cornell in "The Green Hat," and listened to the description of flashy yellow vision of a famous mauve is seen daily in the streets of Montreal. This conspicuous car is usually driven by a young lady who always dresses to match the car, or else she wears something to make an artistic colour scheme. The car is a long Stutz roadster, beautifully appointed and painted a light purple. During the fall, the young Indy was to be seen wearing 2 purple slicker with het to match. Now that the weather is getting Jcolder she wears a beautiful raccoon skin coat, with a purple hat,-and fon the days when she takes with ber a gentleman friend, ho also is. attired in a fine warm fur coat, the colour of which fits in with' the general scheme. This is not exactly Montreal's mystery car, but at] Toast it seems to be the most conspicuous one, Montreal's Beaut'ful Women
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