nw-;« •. -..•^r-i'i'T vSemss*™” ADVEKTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, :JIAY 3. 1935.


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Kecj) your eye on the BARGAINS Displayed in the WINDOWS When War was Grim Reality.


CUTHEROE MAN RECALLS GERMAN EXPERIENCES.


WHAT MEN “ WAR TO


ENDURED IN END WAR.”


. jobt^.-inllificnt light in fact to soe the village •of Fi icourt in tlio distance, and the advanc- ing grey ijordoa pouring from its ruined cottages.


A sluirp, I’rosty niglit, slightly moonlit,


tshclMiolo witli the knowledge that the 33riti>1i line has given way before the ^erriher German onslaught. The bursting ol shells around us, the rattle of machine guns, and in a minute we are surroinuled. After that , prisoners of war and for weeks a living death.


Hours in No Man’s Land.


Allen, of loo, NVhalley-i'oad, tell liis own btorv:


lint let Mr. Fj’ank


aliiio-^t every day in the Press has led a Clilheroe ex-soldier, who was taken prisoner during the last great offensive of the Germans in March. H)1S, to relate his ex- pci iciict ^ to an “ Advertiser and 'J'imes jcprocniat ive in the hope that tlie Iiorrors lie umleiwent, experiences common to thousauiN of others, might help to sirengihen the caU'O of peace.


The ficsh talk of war, which appears


It would perhaps be as well to relate how I came U) be in that particular slu'IU liole. Ahuo>t it is a st«)ry in it'-elf.


:21th. 191S. I was in Fi-ance acting as jnoscngcr between companies. 1 went out That night to establish communication with another section of the llritish line near to Fricourt. TJie village itself liad fallen


•<le.'ertcil trenches on my own with the Germans but a few hummed yards away preparing for another attack. Then I met anotlior T(mimy. What a relief. Ho was the company cook who had been hdt la'- bind when the position was vacated. Wo


-and men. J learned afterwards that the company I sought had gone over the ridge earlier in the evening, but fin<l them I could uot and for four hours I dodged about the


in a valley, with a I’oad luuniug along the bottom ami one on the top of a low ridge. 'J’ho bottom roarl was not too bad. hut the toi) road was undergoing a perpetual bom­ bardment and was strewn witli dea«l horses


I'ricoui't lies Jjcnnard Gncn at Gallipoli. On IWar<'h


was a diununer attached to the Kast han- easiiirts, serving throughout the war, and in tijc <‘arly tlays iM


I ’iug with Colon«-l .Six of us and a sergeant in a


of priaui CIS they were capturing. At Le Fa ire we were set to work stripping a sugar relinery of all tho metal and wood available. Here there were two . boys, Argylo ami Sutherland .11 ighhiiij,lers, who were suH'er- ing ImdIy from dysentery. They wore obviously too ill to work but they iind to turn out with the rest of us. One day when they were very ill 1 hii! them in a ilisu>ed lioiler but llie sentry returned suddenly ami I had not lime to warn them. W’e were counted and wlien they were dis­ covered niKsiiig there was a terrible out­ cry. JOvculually the lads were found and were ilragged in front of the assenililed prisoners. One of tlic guards then raised liis riile and felled one of them to tlie ground with the hui t eml of his rillo. Alieail of one or two others .1 rnslied in to intervene. The result was I was put on punishment Avitli the Scotcli hoys. J/iter we had occasion at this camp to complain of onr food. The soup Avas like Avater. The Commandant spoke jierfect Fhiglisli am) he assured n«' that the food A lhat Ave ought to he g«*tting it*.


A


Mritisluh's. who were later eaugiit soiling the potatoes, supplied for our eonsumption, to German soldiers. We never heard of tho'C orderlies again.


A Rough Passage.


earlier in the day. For hours 1 wandered ab<jut Xo Man's Land encountering noth­ ing but de^erted trenches.


got wor.-e. ami though I had not a lot of strength left I managed to carry him on my hack the remainder of the A\*ay to the hosintal, which proveil to he a converted workhouse.


A -e look his shoe-^ and stockings olf hut he


Avas not a single man in the bos])ilal who tiarc lay <1o a v u


Indeed, there


'<lccided that the only thing to do was to j’l'port ba»*k to heuclquarters and together wo walked back along the bottom road with shells bursting arouml us and without the solace of a smoke. 'fhe glow of a cigar­ et te would Iiave been a certain invitation to a bullet.


•and told us we must retire with them down the lim'. We got a dish <»f soup, but had hardly consumed it when the orders were giv« n to march. Ami march we did. Imt in the opposite direction to that in which tl)C Colomd ha<I assured us were were to go. 1 soon realized we were not retiring Init were advancing hack along the road to Fri iour t and a sor^xeant t»)ld me the 2nd


taken before tlieir Colonel, who on learning of our pliglit, attached us to_ his battalion,


beginning to feel more comfortable when sudd< niy out of the tlarkness <^anic a voice, “ Halt, who g«ics there!''” We ha<l strolled into tin* 2nd Cambri<lgeshires, and w«?ro


Retiring—In the Wrong Direction I We Imd trudged about a mile, and weie


day the hospital Avas visited by a dear, old French lady. She came into each A\*ard Avith a smile ami a clicery Avord for every­ one and a little tit-hit of food for the AA-or.st (-ases. Tiiis visit Avas eagerly an­ ticipated for the only food with which wo were supplied consisted of bread made from saAvdu'-t and beet pulp. All avc got of it, too, Avas a slice a day.


file ray of sniisliine. iioav. it was almost a ray of light from HeaA'<-n itself.


The Death Ward.


‘Cambridgcsliirt's had In'cn detaihal lor icarguard action. On we went, a silent column. Then into the trenches. Sud­ denly the Germans were upon us. Our men wcr<‘ mow n th»wn. Tiie «;hap next to mo wiis firing a Lewis gun.


for him. On the other shle of men wme two liovs. just IS. ICai’h had a Lewis gun but thev never lired a shot.


I was loading


.shot in*thc arm. I had no kimwledge ol Lewi- guns. We were out oi action for the twe) hoys r<‘lused to lire but leaiie(l against tin* trench sid(; sobbing. Wo de­ cided to run for it. ^ The tw«i hnls lefuscd to go. Tlicv just cried and <‘all(‘d for -their mctlHrs.


.My pal was


])crsna*lc»l them, Imt instmul »)f following us down to the communi<-atlng trench th(*y tried to climb over the back and both were shot througii the head ami killed outright. The tAVO of us went on, made a (la.sh to I'oach tiu; sin 11-hole, in sa)«'ty, finding loui men ami a sergeant there. Ihit tln‘ (lei- rnau' <ann,- on. We wm'e surroundetl ami the only sane thing to (h) was to arm'-. Phrowing dowti <)ur rifles we walked unscathed throtigli the German lines to Fric(;nrt. whi<*h was tlie collecting ha'C lor


l‘t was pitiful. Fvimtually we j)risoncrs. In Enemy Hands.


-wo h.-ul a four lioiirs walk under e.-^eort l ight through rerronc, spending the night in huts. The seeond day we did a Jo-miie trek. The third day we had inountcil guard and inarehed thronghont the daj until wo came to Lc Quesnoy, our first eoni- pouml. 1 siiall never forget that march


Two hours we spent at F'ricoiirt. and then


to l.c Qnesnoy hccaiise of one inciilont that ; ................i :i .‘.If


iiiijircs-cd itsi’lf vivi<lly npon my we .a|5\irnaciied the town two 1'i‘cnch 1^” 1^ hearing the prisoners approach stooil at the cormu' of a street with luiskets ol fruit ami trays of bread at which the iinsoners had to snateh as they passul. We were famished as wo had had nothing to eat loi* t l . ifc days. lint when the mounted guard >av the girls, two of tliem charged with Ibcir lam-os. One <if the girN darti'd in fi-.fotv into a neighhonring lionse Imt the ol lur fell in the road and the German drove his lance throngli her leg pinning it to tho read. His companion rode up to the 1-on^c in whi(-h the otlier iiad taken shelter, drove his lanee through every panel in the floor ami smashed every window. I ho lack


mv mind. As and


obvitnis he Avas sinking fast. Rut tliero was no meiHeal snperviser to attend to Iiim, or even an experienced Red Cross man. All that was tlone was his removal into another Avaid Avhich wc came to call ” Tho Death Ward.” There, a few hours later, ho died, screaming for his mother. He Avas only a lad, and it*was pitiful to hear him. Tiiere was another young fellow, Flot<-her, a koehdate lad, from the (Hh Hattaliou Lancashire Fusiliers. He was a dysentery ease. He replaced Davies in the Di'ath Ward. I sat Avitli him one afiornoon, and 1 thought he Avas extremely eheerful.


Davies, the youngster 1 had carried into Imspiial, gradually got worse.


It avjis


lads from Fadiham, hntli in the Fast Laii- cashires, Avho AA'ere without legs and whose Avounds had not been dressed for a fort­ night. The only bandages they had on Avere made of paper. Moreover the place A\-as Aiormin ridden, far more than any place I bad previously seen.


AA'as no doctor, no medieine, no dressings, no nurses, no orderly.


at night. Ihit lliere Avas ICvery


lihe tAveiity. We had to help each other along. One of our lads was too ill to stand. Ho was a lad called Davies of the 2nd Miildloscx. ami was siiil'ering severely from gas. His hoots hur t him so terribly A


A ’alk. That I aao miles seemed


dozen of us were moved to* an alleged lm.>-l)ital at Taylon in Jlelgium. Although ill, we won* conveyed over j’ough I'oads full ol shell-holes in a wagon, and sustaineil joks severe enough to break onr ribs, lint even this, had as it was, could be described as comfortable compared to the last tAVo miles, wlieii aac were comiielli'd to leave- our 5p-elehers and A


I t Avas here that J fell ill, and half wore pri'pareti for ns by I a'o prisoners, a


’a.s tliere and 'J*he meals


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KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKMKKI KING LANE PICTURE HALL.


THE PALLADIUM.


in **TJie Old-Fashioned Way,” in company Avith Joe Morrison, of “The Last J{onnd-np” fame, Jlahy Lelloy. Judi th Allen, Jack ^lul- hall and other notables. This very delect­ able coinedy-draina. introduces several^ song hits, for the story deals with Fields a*s the guiiiing genius and romantic leader of a stuck company of strolling jilayei-.s, struggl­ ing for Jamo—and food—and dodging tlio sheriffs along the route. The troubles of tlio ]i.-a<ler aro incriNiseil by tlio attentions of a stago-.struek AvidoAV amt mother. ’J Ins is a vamlevillo show of sound type and good all-round entertainment.


a ’o Jimiaes, when W. C. Fields Avill he seen


The eomlitions here Avi'ro dreadful. There 'J’here 1 fouml I avo


Avill he restricted to performances on Thurs­ day ami .Saturday only. Dorothy Wilson, Kay JoliM>on and Douglas Aloutgomery head the cast in this refreshing story of a young ladies’ seminary, Tho n.siia! I'ealures, also the souml news, are included in the fare.


A’oek-eiurs picture, “ Fight'Girls in a Doat,” THE RIALTO, BLACKBURN.


had to act as onlerly that day am! I left him to prepare onr meagre tea. Shortly afterAA’ards another prisoner came up to me saying simply ” Here is Fletelier's disc.” Ho had gone, rjiiietly and pcai-efully, smok­ ing his pipe. His tohaeeo, Ilia.- ours, i-on- sisted of dried dandelion and coltsfoot lea\*cs. 1 hope his mother may read this for 1 lost that disc. 1 had placcil it care­ fully in my piK’ket. when the, order i-ame for ns to have baths. When I returned for my chillies they were ail missing, eon- liscated by the Germans, and in their place 1 was glA'en some old German clothe'^. Though I applied to have the disir returned tr> me I never got it. 'I’here Avas om- enrious i-aso ki tin? hospital


{


came ouc night with a numhi'r of candles wliicii 'he light(‘d ami jihu-ed on his chest. Over each caudle she placed a small glass globe, leaving the i*amlles then* until they huriK'd out. With the hurniug of lliG amiles the puliiuoss Avent. and in a remark­


Avhicli Avas tn-ati-d by llie old French lady. One young chap Avas so pulfi-d up that it was iniposs||)h' to recognise him. mvor M-eu such a sight.


'J‘he old lady I have


ably short time a eomjileto cure hail been clfeeted.


Solitary Confinement.


of food told heavily upon the men m our croup 'Pwf) hundred of us left I’rieourt. LHlIo iiimv tlian lialf of tliat comiianv arrived at Lo Qm^snoy. The others weak and exhausted fell by the roadside


v.eu- left to die. Doubling the Prisoners !


Pinm Lo Quopiinv we wore InUoii in o.-iUIo tnioks to Lo Pjiire.


t rain ronn.l anil ronml Uio saino ronto to impry-s tl-.o local people willi the mimbcr


aniii‘inix to ivitiii'ss tlio saino of lilnir tlui Cormaiis wore |)layinjr.


It w.-,« .at l ;-r 'I lioy took onr


.'(•11111/ , aelnally not a great distance from Warsaw or Danzig on the Daltii? coast. Conditions did not improve hen?. AVe Averc under a tyrannical commander ami brutal guards. On one occasion not feeling very well 1 Avas lying doAvn when a young Ger­ man soldim* camn up and in om} mad rush sent me flying about ten yards. J struck him. and was seen by an officer. 1 was senteiiceil to seven days below ground in solitary ronlinemeut, and Avas f(‘d on one small drink of water ami a piocf? of bread. Another lad Avas suffering from had aaouuiIs in the stomach. AVhen he fell out ono morning, leally very ill, a Gorman sergeant who knew his eundition, came up ami kicked him foully in .the stomach, opening all his Avonmls. There were Russians in the eatiip. Avho had been prisoners sineo 101-1 ami Avhosc Avmimls were .still running, ne\*er having been dressed. Later 1 Avas transferred to^ Khemnit/


From there I was transferred to a camp in Germany, to a place called Skalmier-


ill tho luosL eoiiiieal Avay too is again “ up to the neck in it ” iu “ J.ady iu Danger, ' u Den Travers farce, Avhieh is screened at the Dialto, Jllackhurii, this Aveek. The story eoneenis a business mairs efforts to smuggle lo Fnglaud, a ipieeii deposed by a rcA’oIution. Tho gay and Avitiy yvouuo Ariiand is tho queen, so Mr. Walls (the gallant knight). alA\-ays rather fickle in nis filmic affairs, naturally finds his task con­ genial. }Ju also finds it embarrassing, espeeiall.v Avhon he has to conceal the charm­ ing (pieon from his friends, and (‘xplaiii to his iiaiieeo (Ann Grey) and the (pioen’s hushaml (Hugh AVakelicld) that his inter­ est is .strictly impersonal, Avhich it is not, Yvonno Arnaud’s femininely provoeatiA'o manner Avas m-ver more intriguing. Tom Walls carries tlie Avcight of the eiitortain- meiit on his experienced shonlder.s, but oaa'cs much to his able partner. The Avhole eon* ooctioii huhliles with frivolity. A iiigh (|uality musical play, on operatic


'J'oin Walls. Avlio is always In trouble and lines, is tmtstaiuling attraction next A’cek,


Avhen the famous tenor, Ja n Kiepnra, Avill lie seen with Marta Jtggarth and >Soiiniu Hale in “ Aly Heart is Calling.”


A ‘‘A'iva A'illa,” a Spanish type of picture


the story of an opera company Avhieh, following on a bad season, managed to scrape together enough money for the crossing to J'ranee, there lo take an engage­ ment at the Aloiile Carlo Opera. JCii route, Carla, a Jiungariaii girl imper.sonated by .Miss JOggarth. is discovered as a stoAA'away h.v Mario (Kiepiira), ami most of the play centres around the pair and their adven­ tures ill .the realm of music following on the cancellation of their .Monte Carlo engage­ ment. A Ganinont JJritish filin^ it :s admirably produecd, ami is a rich musical treat.


J t is


inspiring fibii Avhich has especial rel'oronce to onr Royal Family and to the Jviiig’s Jnhileo in particular. A further Mickey Alouse cartoon, “ Mickey Plays Papa,” provides the humorous side, uf the show.


In the supporting programme is an (Continued from preceding column.) AC doAvnod tools.


to feed ns. W(? km'AV, however, tliat there Avere tAvo parcels aAvaitiiig us at Klumiiiitz, ud two of us made a bid lo get there. We rept pa>t the sentry’s hut in our stork-


V 'J’lu'ri'fori? they rufiiM’d


all right. At Khemuilz avi* met tAVO Clitlieronians, Tom llroAvn and .Alhi.Tt Har ­ greaves, and Ave returned safely Avith our pai'coF. Finally, as there seemed lo lie no hope of release avc derided to leaA'c on our oAvn. AVo set out for Stettin, hut arriving there we found tlu! loAVii lu revolt. Rilics and machine guns Avere cracking, ami Ave got out of lhat toAvn as fpiickly as avc ould. DiU-k A


lng(*d feet, made a dash Ixdiiud a liayslack ami so to tlie i-oad. The s(?utry lired a couph‘ of shots after us hut A


Vi? got UAvny


and luckily a Dritish cruiser, H.M.S. Coventry came for us, the Captain having tho


V


heard that vicinity.


O Aveiit lo Skaluieirsehutz there Avere prisoners Homo Again 1


hours nut Ave struck a storm, AVorse still, we had to jiass through a mine field and struck a mine. Two men were killed, hut the ship came llirough. The storm Avas so had tl iat the ship’s mas(s)t, a bulldog, A\*as terribly sick ami had to he dosed Avith Avhi'ky. AVo got a marvellons ri'ceptiou at Hull ami I got Imclc to Clilheroo on Roxing Xight. I must mmition one moio incident. The first Geniiaii ofii(;er 1 met after arrest saAV my epaulet and in perfect Fnglish asked Avhat par t of ICast lianeashirc 1 hailed from. AVhen I told him Clitiieroe, ho remarked, “ Ah, yc's, Clitheroe. a lovely little toAvn.


The V(Ayage hack Avas dreadful. A foAv


Avhei'(? 1 Avas rogistt-red as a prisoner, and then I Avas distributed to Xiecheii to work in the (piarric.cs. AVc Avorked twelve hours a day, but ] eon.sidered my.self f|uit(? lucky Avhou I Avas tranferred to Durk(*tehain _ for agricultural work for which'' T i(H-eiA*cd threepenee a day. Conditions wore not so had here, for we had evenings and Sundays off and were alloAA'cd to go into tlie toAvn on parole, T was there until after tlie Armisli(.‘e. Tlie


Gormans still tried to make ns Avork hut (Continued foot of next column.)


liiid a slipper Avorks at AVati’rfoot and used to travel for him. 1 visited Clilh(*ro(} many times, ahvays calling a t Snwcrinills’ ill Mnor-laiic. Ho added that his father ami mother AV(‘ie inlerm'd hut he got aAvny to Germany to fight for the Fatherland.


I knoAV it Avell. Aly father


.Tnek: A’cs. Dill; Has ho been Avorkiiig long? •lack: .About throe Avoeks. Dill: AAMiat’s he doing? Jack: Six months.


Dill: Is .Sam Avorking yet? -j


SCOUT NOTES hy Rcil ArroWt


describe beacons next next Aveek, and would not have included notes this week wore it not for fear of disappointisg you Avho buy the paper just for “ .Scout Xotes.”


Clitheioe Avith the usual eomhined meeting, hut both Whalley Parish Chuieh Group and Calderstones Group held sjiccial ineot- iugs iu honour of the occasion.


of the contingent of j'*irst Class .Scouts of Xorth Fast Laiicashiro going to the service attended by members of the Royal l''amily


at AVimlsor. Two AVhalloy Parish Chmch Scouts attended and I am hoping to hear detailed iioavs in order to pass it on.


.Social ” held by DilUngton Jhiptist Rovers Avas suliicient to call for a repeat jicrforin- aiice. This Avas^hcld last ’rinirsday ami Avas quite enjoyable, although it sufTereU from the “ repeat” complex, and spoii- taiioity A


The success of the recent ” Cohwco


the first party, iuclmh’d the tearing of a dr(*ss and the breaking of a A


AiiyAvay tlie itlon of a ColjAVoh Par ty is good ami maybe in lime avc shall be able to buy valuable ])rizos and run one in Driggs’ Kiitry.


A n CohAvob SiKjial is, ’imloAV. If you are still vague as lo Avhnt let me know and Fll


invito you to this one if ever Ave ha\*c it. I’ll tell yon one thing, the parly in “ .Idiiathau’s ” Avill he more .realistic ns we have proper cobAvohs there.


nltendcd the County Scout Council moeting last .Saturday. Air. Forrest and inysoU Avcrc L.A. delegsJtes Imt failed to attend liceauso the heneon beckoned, ami FO “ G.AA'.” Avas the only representative of the rciidlo District.


AVo-are forlniiato in lhat “ Grey A’olf ” A


1 Coiincil. Very' l i t t le ' Ijeyoml routine | about £5 will go to Institute tiimls. Avood) cxtoiuh'd a eivio Avelcome lo llio


Tho Afayor of Co1ik» (Councillor .T. Gioen-


finding of valuable prizes through the Aveb, surprise acts, not rehearsed or giA’cii at


A *as lacking. In addition to tho Afr. AVaImsli;y, our D.C., Avas in charge Jus t brief notes tins AVeek as 1 hope to


ill Avhicii AVallace Decry iilays the lead, Avill ho found to possess all the elements Avhich make for exhilarating entertaiimieiit. Tho star is adiuirahl.v supported in this film of striking situations in a elcA'er story Avhich has a blend uf humour. The usual features aro included, and provide a must acceptable programme.


On Monday the hall Aviil he utilised for


a ball, Avhich forms part of AVhalley and dis­ trict’s jubilee fe.slivilies. On Tuesday and AVednesday, Kay Francis Avill he screened in a Alelro-GoldAvyn-M(*yor production, “Dr. .Monica.'’ Aliss J^'rancis plays the title role iu this A*ery umisiial drama of the Avomaii Avho came hetAveeii, tho situations in which Avnrk up to a strong dramatic climax. On Thursday, and for the AA'cek out. another film Avhich has a


a Afagiiilicent,” Avill ho the aUtraetion.


lo alter ihe Melsey SAviinmiiig 'I'l-ophy rules foi* this year.


husine.'ss Avas necomplidied. It Avas decided St. George’s Day Avas not eclebrated in


teams from districts wlicre facilities are available for jirat.-tico. .so as to give those without sm-h facilities a chance. Thus CTilherm} should make a stout elTort this year, the fact of onr having no baths for .swimming being in onr favour.


It Avas also decided to handicap


there avouKI he nineteen beacons in our area, ami a list of llii-se will ho sent to each .Association. AD*. Hunter aiinouncod that tho Hiintroyde Rc-union Avoiild he belli on Alay 11th—I2th, and tho .Scout Course avouUI begin on Alny 2oth. It Avas suggested that at each hoacon 11 ch a r t 'he placed .showing the position i f


The County .Secretary ann(niiic(?d that


all siirrminding beacons visible from that site, .\ letter from J.H.(^. Avas road, A\*lierein


it Avas stated that .Scimters in charge of beacons Avoro insured by the Hcadqnarteis against damage to iiersons and properly.


a party of delegates round tho ancient Parish Church.


After tea, the Ueetor of Colne conducted


trihnior! Till next avcoIc then, dear reailcrs, contain yourscivo.s with patience.


PENDLETON.


AVonieu’s Jiistitiite, an American .............. hold in tho Institute on Saturday afternoon. This is tho first lime such an cA’ciit has been held by the AVoincn’s Jiistituto. and in every Avay the oxi)criment Avas quite satis­ factory. Thero Avas not a really big altcmhuice. but the result more than justified tho effort. There Averc three stalls, for produce, noAV poods,.aml u beauty stall. These were supervised by Aliss Lawson, Airs. D. Atitchcll, and Airs. C. T.aylor rc.spcctlA'c- ly. Tlicre Avns a good demand and most of Hio goods AA*ere sold. All tho articln.s had been giA’cn, ami as a result <'>f the effort


AAIFIUCAX TF.V. — Promoted


the Avas


Thank yon, “ Grey AVolf,” my chief coii-


posed of four inomhers from one Troop in each L.A. and avIU lie run like the J)erby .Amhulanco SiiicM—in a kiiock-oiit com- {letitioii.


'riie ti?am is to he com­ ’oii notoriety, “ .Mala the


life, the girl sends an electrical shock up and duAVii tho spim.'s of eustuiu-huuml con- vemional peojde by her outspoken truths AA'ays and naturalness. George Jlrent gives tho most convincing performance as a inaii- aboivl-toAvn, once in love Avith the mother, but who turns to the daughter beeauso of her simnlo cliarm and lack of affectation. As dazzling as her daughter is the actress- luoilier, \ ‘erree 'i’easilale, temporamoutal and jojilous lo the <legri*e almost of ruining her child's life lo further her oavu careei. .Miss .Muir is given tho opportunity to blossom out ill gorgeous costumes as well as to display her histrionic talent, particularly ill a stormy and intensely emotional climax, jn contrast, Chimie Mulhert, witii Kvo Gra\ and Friiest Sefton, Avill he sereened in “Dig Dusine>s.‘’ This i.s an entertaining .story of a young fellow, out of a jol), Avlio, taking reluge m the empty house of a financier, interrupts the oiieratloiis of tAvo burglars. J'roin the results comes a turn in fortune’s Avheel for the young down-and-init, and many advenlnron.s and amusing experiom-es. — On Friday llio liall Avill ho given over to jubilee festivities and dan<-ing. A


.Accordingly, the


bo prescnu’d for three days, heginning on ^lomlay, in “ De-sirahle,” a Warner Pros, production fiom tho novel h.y Mary McCall. .Miss Muir has tho role of a young and un­ sophisticated girl Avho has been secluded from childhood in a hoarding school by her actress mother avIio fears thsw.r public knowledge of iho fact lhat she has a grown daughter Avill dim her own popularity. Thrust suddenly into the giddy wliirl of .Metropolitan social


A rising noAV star. Miss Jean Muir, will


to-)iight by tho Clithcroo Cricket, - Jlowling and 'JVnnis Club for their jubilee ball. To- morroAv (Saturday) there Avill be tho usual Ia


The King Lane Picture Hall is ocenpied


in “ Gay L oa'c, ” llie Dritlsh iiion eomedy- ronianco now showing at the Palladium— ji film that is iiopuiar m^t only for its story and cast, hut for its lilting songs. Surely everybody lias heard of Sophie 'J’ueker, perhaps the most popular variety art ist in iho Avorld of her kiiul. Here is an oppor- tniiity of seeing and hearing her in her first Rritisli talkie. A (luartotie of songs is Sling by Sopliie in lier inimitable hearty st.yle. Florence Desmond, co-.starred Avitn Miss Tuck(}r, sings too. Apart from lar brilliant impersonations, she rcA'cals a delighlfiil pantomime gilt, dressed as a music hall artiste of tlie iiinqlics. A musical comedy that really is gay, ” Gay J.ovo ” has one of Hie finest easts ever assembled lor a Dritish musical.


Tliere is sparkling Avit and brilliant selUng A treat ill .store throughout next Avock


is Dritish and Jloininions prodiiciion ui “ Xell GAAyii,” AvhicJi must rank as one of tho most ambitious pictures ever jiioducetl by a. Driiish com]jaiiy, a morc-lhan-wortlj.v example ol the sui»er pictures uoav being made in FJiiglaiid on a scale Avhich pessimi.rils never considered jiossible. L


’lom every


siaiidpoini “ Xell Gwyn ” can claim parity Aviih Jlollywood’s best, as its reception in


diifereiii irom her iu*c\ions portrayals that Jier amazing versatility throvAs into promia- enee the fact thut many lainoiis stars can only play one typo of role.


both London and Xew York have eon- ehisively proved. Anna Xeagle is so


previous Avurk lias been marked by re­ straint, but she makes Xell a character lull of ontspukeii bawdy effrontery and devil­


-Miss -N'oagle’s


out to give a fully rounded portrait of the mouai'eh, not only achieving by make-up a


ment, holding the attention uf Charles II. by giving full rein to her brazen iiigh siiirits ami Uiihmiicd vitality. Though one of tho most beautiful screen .stars, she lias never appeared to such Uemendous personal advaii- lago as in the llaming red-gold hair, the liis(.-imis make-up and beautiful eusUniies which she Avears iii her part as Xell. Charles JJ, a “merry monarch” Avho kept his head ami his throne for lAvenly-five yi'ars and died in his bed, is played by Sir C'cdrie Jlardwicke. Avho has never undertaken a lilui role more .siiiled to his talents.


Jlc sots


most striking likeness to exijiling portraits of iho Stuart king, hut his hearing and diction make him every inch a royal person­ age. Jn all, “Xcll Gavvii” is a vivid picture ol the rise of the frank and beautiful orange girl, tiio only woman of Avhom Charles never ^ired, the Avoman Avho loved him and Avas loved by him until his death. An immense east of favourite artistes ap]>ears in support, among them Fsme Percy, Jeanne de Casa- lis, -Muriel George, Jleleiia JMckard, 31iles Mallesoii, Jaiwreiiee Anderson . ami many more. The film is splendidly staged and lirilliantly acted. Comedy, a cartoon, ami the noAVs eoiiV.itnte tho other features.


.Duron” la a a THE GRAND.


ducing Jack Pearl, a Jamoua .Viiierican fun maker and broadcaster. With him ts the irresistible “Schno/zle” Durante, a buucli of lovely girls, lour capital knockabouts called 'Jed Jlealy and his :V-oogcs, J?!dna -May Oliver—you recall Julua, who^e tears wore always near the Mirface in George --trli.-?s’ “The Last GeiiUemanl’'—as also Zasu Pitts. Tho plot is lull of ahsurditie.s eruAvding one on anolher—iiuick-lire horseplay in this girla’ college travc.sty. and the seqmmecs move at pacu ami Avitli that irrcsiMui.sihility Avhich are iho secret of success iu films of this lyiic. -\s a radio star. Jack l*carl ponctrate.s into a million homes cA'cry week, hut even funnier is Durante. “Meet the JJaroii” is side­ splitting entertainment.


seeno is ofl'ercd in “ Stage .Mother,” Avhieh comes for -Monday and 'Inesday only. The picture, filmed Irom an original siory by Jlradford Ropes, is a vivid presentation of tho hearl-hreakiug ainhilion lhat causes “ stage niollieis” to dri\*o their ehildreii lo success in the theatre. Skilfully blended into the <Irama arc many ij^iil loiiehes uf sparkling comtxly. Maureen O’Sullivan is given tlio best oppoiTimiiy of her career as the daughter Avho is bulleted about by her mother's amhitioii. She is delicately charm­ ing Aviicn frJio makes her di.-hut as a <hiuecr, ami shows a grace ami pulse lhat stamps her as one uf the most able young actresses of the day. Frauchot 'i’oue .scores as her youthful lover; Alice Drady is the ambitious mother, ami other roles are filled by Phillips Holmes, Jlurrel Hardie, C. Jlenry Gordon and Alan JCiUvards.


A drama that packs emotion into every


nesday of Gainsborough's luoduetion of tho comedy “Tho Sport ot Kings,” iu Avhich the twin souls of mirth, Le.slie Henson and Gor­ don Jlarker, Avitli Hugli AVakefiold, Darbara Gott and Jack -Mclford keep the fun going at white-hot pace. Tho story Is full of life and movement, the rac(.‘-conrse scenes aro vivid and realistic, and the whole makes a Driti^h production of first-chi.ss morib and iimiueAtioiiahlo eutcrtainmcni (piality.


Davies will he sereened in an espionage play “ Spy Id,” ba>(?d npon Robert W. Chambers’ last novel. AVith the -\meriean Civil AVar as a background, Ihore is a. wholesome Ioa’O story interwoven. Gary Cooper plays the character of Captain Jack Gaiiliard, famed scout oil tho stall' of General Stuar t, tho firebrand of the .Soiitli. Tho Four -Mills Drotliors whose realistic voice imitations of various musical instruments are Avell knoAvn, are introduced as entertainers with a mcdi- eino Avagoii troupe ami picsent several most acceptable musical numbers for the film.


From Thur.xlay oiiAvards, -Miss Marion


team on .Saturday ihey might have had tlio honolit of an opening Avin. They liad, howcA'er, to aeknowledge defeat Avlien three more runs Avould have given tlicii as many points. Sahdon are not among tho strongest elevens in the li*agne and the victory Avill dn them no harm. The most atisfactory feature about Waddingtim’s


EXCITING MATCH AT WADDINGTON Jf AVaddingtoii could have fielded a full


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porformanco Avas the remarkably good bowl- nig of J. AVeaA'or, a ncAvcomer, Avho Jiad eight victims for 22 runs. This ought to JiaA‘0 heon siiflieient to guarantee victory, hut tho Waddiugton batsmen failed to get going and after a thrilling finish tho last Avicket fell at 70, throe runs short of victory.


SADDFX.


G. Wnd<, h Southworth ..................... T. Dyson, sr., c Sliiigcr h A\ caver ..... A, Jackson, Ii .SontliAvorth ................. II. Snmuerj b Weaver ......................... Dyson, jr.. o Dolton h AVeavor ..


r. Doan, h Weaver ............................. H. Shirteliffo, i: Hamilton h AA'eaver C’nilins. not nut


H. Alarshall. h A) caver ........................... 2 J'Xtras ....................................... I


Total ............................... 72


IL .SontiiAVorth, two for 2o. AVADDIXGTOX.


J. AVea\‘or took eight wiekols tor 22 runs;


IL Hanson. Ihw b AVoods .......................... .1 H. .TackMUi, b Dyxm .................................. -I ,1. Taylor, b AVonds .................................. 7 P. Dolton, b AVilUinsnn .................. (i A. .Slinger, Ibw b AVonds ........ ................. 2 H. Dattershy, IIjav b Alarsliall .................. Id Hamilton, e C'olliuge h J)yson ........... Id


J. AVeaver, h AVilkinsoii .............................. o R, Sneakman, h AVilkinson ....................... 0 S. A


R. Speakman, b Wilkinson ....................... 7 F-xtras ................................... / Total ............................... 70


A ’halley, e ami b A\ nods ....................... d


•T. Dyson, senior, look tAvo Avickets for 21 runs; 0. A’omls, four for 17; .11. Alarshall, 1)110 for 11; T. AVilkiiison, Iavo for six.


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ut, 21; J. IsherAVOod, h Cattcrall, 9; J. Clegg, hi t Avicket b Holden, 7; A, Darncs, b Holden, 0; H, Nixon, not out, 1; Fxtras, 14; Total (for 9 Aviekot, declared), 130,


run out, S; AV. DuokAVoith, b Darnes, 0; J. Catterall, b Darnes, 2; X. Perrins, run out, o; JL Field, b Clegg, d; IL Holdon, c Sharp b Clegg. 11; S. Catternll, b Darnes, 2; G. Humphries, c Horsfiold b Jlarne^, 10; A. AleadoAVs, c Slinger b Clegg, 0; A, Anteboll, c Xixon b Clegg, 5; J . Darlon, not out, 0; Extras, 1; Total, 50. J . Clegg, four for 20; Darnes, four for 29.


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ami a^ ihcic wci'o four inoi'c douhlc ligurisls, Cherry 'J'lcc totalled IJfi. J^o.siug Iavo Avickets for tAvo runs, M'halley Second had their hacics to tho Avail from the very start. They recovered somewhat, thanks t i^an ex­ cellent partnersliip helwceii F. Cotterill, the captain, avIio scored IM, and JL Jepson, a young player, who made 20. As long as these two were together, AVhalley had high lioiies, hut tho promise Avas not maintained


IK- scor(-d JS by vigorous means


and the Abbeyites fell JS runs short ol victor V.


CMKIiUV TliKL.


H. ])ickinson, b Garrut t ........................... 2J X. Porter, l> Garrat t ................................ is F. Dultoii, e Cottcrill h Peters .............. 1 J'\ .Siulield, c Cotterill 1) Gruemvoml ... 11


H. .Sharpie-, b Peters ............................... 0 J. Southwoith, run out ........................... *2 JG Jlaii^on, not out ................................... ] J. Loiiiii.-, I> ('olterill .................................. () JXtras .................................... 10 Total


W. JL J’mliier, c J’eters h Cotterill ....... .‘JS T. 'Hanisou. h Gm-mvouil ................... o JLubher^^y, b Cotterill ....................... IS


R. Garralt, two for 21; )V. .A. Peters, two for 22; A. Greemvood, tAVo for nine.


1’^. Colterill took tliree Avickets lor PJ runs; M'llAl.LFV II.


W. Dri^gs, Jbw b Lomas ........................... I K. Lank, c and b Jlanson ....................... o F. Riuter, c .Siiilield b Jlan^un ................ 7 i. Haworth, not out ......................


JCxtrns ................................... 2 Total


I ..................102


.J, Jmmas. three for 20; Jl. .Sharpies, one Jor 21;


Jlarri.soii, one for five.


F. Hanson took four Aviekets for -ID runs; .1. .Southworth, one for five; T.


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