Mar. 16, particular shortcoming at the moment. There is something to be said for lifting up the voice Criticism of the poverty of fon this matter. The local theatre Hollywood's originality in the Jowners are very much in the search for themes must enlist hands of the great ones who dis-the sympathy of most cinemapense films. They can do useful goers.
Correspondents have reservice by conveying box office cently approved the stand made land other opinion, It was shown by the Bri Board of Fil in England only the other day Censors agai t the erotic trend that the cinema magnate hates of the talking-film story.
No the notion of being labelled "low-doubt the studios will take note brow." He is ready to east the and act accordingly. Shangh aspersion at his patrons but not has to depend on Hollywood to accept it for himself. which is free of the control of Mr, Caw:
rd Shortt and his col-'The trouble, of course, is that, leagues, as well as on Elstree, lowing to the complexity of the Southall, Cricklewood and the Jcinema organisation, theca is not rest.
Shanghai, to judge from that quick retort from audience comments, is not very to author or manager as there is, with the stage play. A "dud" pleas with the programmes play can "be killed, ruthlessly which the Cinema theatres but surely, by: a clear-sighted have been giving.—This gallery in' single night, A just am example of Shanghai's dud" cinema, having passed the indomitable spirit.
It expects gauntlet of the "trade" showing, state of emergency to exh ist has to eke out its miserable ex-itself and leave ok istence for weeks ax the unwell behind, It has such faith in come guest for whose visit, eon-its theatre managers that it tracts have been automatically Jassumes their comfortable ensigned the world over. When Jdurance of a prolonged close the art and organisation of the tempered by a little curfew, cinema have worked together unimpaired powers of entertain longer this difficulty will ye over-/ment. come. Meanwhile Shanghai will Attention might be 1 pay a tribute of sympathy to its lof the supporters of the cinema. neerely that. smoothness will assed cinema theatres, hope Yet, j@t now to urge such cot oon reassert itself and strongly siderations on the theatres of support their managers in what~ Shanghai would surely be less fever efforts are made to improve than. fair, Some would indeed the creative genius of the studio. wonder how it is they had been lable tu wet programmes together fat all, taking into account the dislocation of—communicatio Watiue the Empress of Asia was the upset to personnel and all,, WMIe the other vicissitudes of that ex-[ 0" het way round from Yokovarta the Es
pensive form of entertainment] Neiigan, one of the ship's stowardy, inflicted on Shanghai by gentle \e- who had been seri fora few [mon claiming no connection with Hollywood or any other study [Critics who thus burst into print must be taken therefore to be laying down principles for future observance when times Jare normal, rather than to feastigate managements for any nye from "acute. pneumonia, died Stddeniy. Me max buried the same Affermoon at" Rarugano' Cemetery, the ers Pore. Corfe offeiati Tivge number of his ahipmater and ae: by Me. Allan' Cameron" und ange mun bet of hie shipmates
Bee We B. Haywurd, representing the Canadian 'Pacite' Steamhipee
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