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MOKDAY. FCBRUCAIY 101H, 1938 Many British Films to Show at Palace Theatre Of recent years, the progress and deâ€" "The 39 Steps" velopment of British films has earned A tremendous boost to the prestige the admiration of the world. The‘" ‘of the British film industry was given photcplays are being shown in leading by Canada‘s new Governorâ€"Generai, thsatres and maintaining the Britis? Lord Tweedsmuir, who is perhaps betâ€" tradition of quality in the production tep known as John Buchan, author of of entertainment as in the producti0n fire stories of adventure. *"The 39 of cther lines. They are doing thei" gsteps" which is his bestâ€"known novel, part in creating employment. Th® | was recently filmed at the Gaumontâ€" various phases of the industry ar> studios. The chief role is played proving a definite help in sustainirg y Robert Donat, the handsome young the spirits of the people and helping rnglishman, whose appearancs in "The to get the country around the corner. Count of Monte Cristo" led to his beâ€" The films from the leading British !ing eagerly sought by Hollywood‘s proâ€" producers, London Film Production and ducers and leading ladies. However, Gaumcntâ€"British, will play the Palace Robert Donat, like George Arliss, has theatre here. %great faith in British studios and is As ‘a matter of fact, British pictures |refusing all Hollywood offers. Donat are proving so successful all over the has just completed "The Ghost Go6s world that an embarrassinent of riches | West" which is hailed by New York‘s is a problem at the present time. teritics as the finest comedy in recent Money is pouring in for the building of | years. studios and the production of films. The | Will Make Film in Canada capital is chiefly English and Ameriâ€" Great interest is being manifesteq in ezn but talent and technicians are | the forthcoming production by Gauâ€" being obtainsd in all countries. A new |mont British of "The Barrier‘ which Hcllywood is in the making. The stuâ€" is based on Alan Sullivan‘s recent novel dics, which are mostly about an hour‘s "Track of Destiny‘" in which the draâ€" run from London, are visited by thou~ |matic story of the financing and buildâ€" sands in search of employment and adâ€" iing of the Canadian Pacific Railway is venture, not only from the various ‘ told. This production will be filmed in parts of the British Isles but from the Canada and will reveal the perilsy of British â€" Dominions and practically pioneer railroading days as well as every other country. the tremendous struggle for control of Among Them will be "The Thirtyâ€"nine Steps," by Baron Tweedsmuir, Governorâ€"General of Canada. _ British Tradition of Quality Maintained by London Film Proâ€" ductions and Britishâ€"Gaumont Pictures. PLUMBING VENTILATING and sheet metal work 71 Third Ave. Phone 327 Ve wish every success to the new Palace Theatre The C Best Wishes to the Palace Theatre was awarded to in the new for the Theatre Installations Neon Signs ontract | Will Make Film in Canada Great interest is being manifesteq in the forthcoming production by Gauâ€" |mont British of "The Barrier‘ which is based on Alan Sullivan‘s recent novel "Track of Destiny‘" in which the draâ€" | matic story of the financing and buildâ€" ‘ing of the Canadian Pacific Railway is ‘told. This production will be filmed in Canada and will reveal the perils of pioneer railroading days as well as the tremendous struggle for control of MACEY NEON DISPLAYS â€".â€" TORONTGO Are Showing From Coast To Coast MACE Y for a continued success the gigantic undertaking whichâ€" reâ€" suited in the creation of a united Canada. Of great importance to the further development of British films is their successful entry into the finest theatres of the United States. As the home of motion pictures, the United States was regarded as the supreme test of Briâ€" tish film productions. The enthusiasm with which both audiences and critics have welcomed the quality productions of British studios has exceeded hopes. Gaumontâ€"British established their own offices in the United States two years ago and have made marvel=â€" lous progress. Back to England! Hollywood has depended for many years on British actors, actresses and writers. Toâ€"day the procedure is being reversed. Hollywood playsors are being signed to appear in British films. Amongst those recently signed are many of the most popular names on the screen. May Robson, Marlens Dieâ€" trich, Madge Evans, Sylvia Sydney, Edâ€" mung Lowe, Victor McLaglan, Robert Young, Boris Karloff, Richard Dix, Lupe Velez, Helen Vinson, Sally Fillers, Walter Huston, Constance Beonnett, C. Aubrey Smith, Roland Young, Maureen O‘Sullivan, Joan Bennett and many others. Canadian moviegoers are fortunate in being able to see the finest producâ€" tions of both Hollywood and British studios. The wider selection of pictures is keeping the Hollywood producers on their toes as well as providing a comâ€" plete change from the usual Holly wood film fare. Backed by the tromendous financial resources that are now available for the production of films in British stuâ€" dios and by combining their own suâ€" perb acting and writing talent with the finest that Hollywaod offers, the Briâ€" tish producers are likely to keep adâ€" vancing until their goal of equality with Hollywood is reached. They will have the best wisheos of Canadians who have watched with keen interest the struggle for recognition which the British studios have underzone since the invention of talkies. St. Stanislaus Church at Wilno Destroyed by Fire Many in Timmins and district know the St. Stanislaus Church at Wilno, Renfrew county, and will regret very much to learn.that it was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The loss will be over $35,000. The fire broke out before six in the morning. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Wilâ€" Lake and Madawaska. It is largely made up of Polish people who are well known for their industry and good citizenship. Rev. Fr. E. Wilowski, parish priest, was awakened by the fire which had at that time made considerable headway. He rushed into the church to save the Blessed Sacrament but was driven back by the flames and smoke. He made two further attempts and on the last occasion of the three he succeeded in reaching the Sacraâ€" ment. After he had rescued the Sacraâ€" ment and was making his way to the door of the church, a large chandelier, weighing probably 70 pounds, crashed to the floor, actually grazing his shoulâ€" aer. no is about six mils from Barry‘s Bay on the C.N.R. line ,between Golden The fire had gained so much headâ€" way before being discovered that it was impossible to rescue any of the many valuable articles in the building. Among these was a relic of the True Cross and a beautiful chalice which the Pope had personally used in the celebration of holy mass. St. Stanislaus Church was landâ€" mark in the district and the people of Wilno were very justly proud of it. The church was the first religious building to be erected by the Polish settlers of the Ottawa Valley. On Sunday, lacking means of fighting the fire they could do nothing but stand back and watch it burn. It is expected that the church will be rebuilt but any definite partiâ€" culars in this regard are not available. Star Transfer Looked After Transportation Problems The hauling of heavy parts used in the constructicna of the Palace theatre presented problems in transportation.. The steel beams and columns were brought from the railway to the buildâ€" ing site by Star Transfer, who also handlsqg much of the other mater!alq.l Risking of Lives m the Making of Films Those who see and enjoy the various notable motion picture shows presented seldom stop to consider the trouble, exâ€" pense and danger undergone to proâ€" duce the successful entertainment. In some cases it is no press agent talk to say that lives are risked. The filming of the picture, "Mutiny on the Bounty," coming soon to the Palace theatre, is a case in point. Several of those enâ€" gaged in the making of the picture had a close escape from death during the realistic progress of the work, while one of the cameramen actually lost his life while on duty. Of course, geaths are by no means frequent in the filmâ€" ing of pictures, because there is always special care and attention given to avoid any danger that can be guarded against, but nevertheless there is the odd tragedy. Injuries are comparatively common and all have to endure the risk angq the nerve strain. "Mutiny on the Bounty," Coming Soon to the Palace Theatre, a Case in Point. In the filming of the "Mutiny on the Bounty" there were a number of draâ€" matic moments not provided for in the script. They were added incidents, dramatized by fate for the occasion and interspersed by fate, the greatest makâ€" er of grama. There will be general interest in the case of the tragedy interjected into the making of the film, "The Mutiny on the Bounty." To give the tragedy the full dramatic power it had in the makâ€" ing the story needs to be told in its dramatiec sequence. In 1789, the crew of HM.S. Bounty mutinied in midâ€"Pacific, put Captain Wiliam Bligh and 18 loyal men into an open boat, saileq to Tahiti. Instead of starving or drowning, Captain Bligh and his sailors made a voyage of 4,000 miles back to England, sent a frigate to punish the mutineers When the frigate reached Tahiti, only a, few of the mutineers were there to be hanged. The rest had sailed the Bounty to Pitâ€" cairn Island where they had beached angq burned her, and where their deâ€" scendants stil} live. In 1934, Metroâ€"Goldwynâ€"Mayer purâ€" chased Mutiny on the Bounty by James Norman Hall and Charlese Nordhoff. That spring production started with Charles Laughton for Bligh, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone for sailors, San Miguel Island, 35 miles off Santa Barbara, for Pitcairn Island and a $15,000 barge with $50,000 worth of equipment for the Bounty. As unforâ€" tunate as her predecessors, the cinema Bounty during the filming broke a towâ€"rope, drifted out to sea with a watchman on bo@rd, remained lost, for three days. Then off San Miguel Island, a heavy squall struck the Bounty, swept away a water tank support, swamped the barge, spilled 25 technicians into the water. Assistant Director James Havâ€" ens, in charge of the location unit,. describsd how a cameraman named Glenn Strong drowned in the confusion that followed: *"Strong went back to retrieve his camera which was on a superstructure. The superstructure colâ€" lapsed, carrying him into the water with two others. His companions swam to safety. Strong clung to some timber for a time; but in the excitement no one saw him go down." North Bay Nugget:â€"M. Laval was premier of France for saven months. Anda probably to him, it didn‘t seem like a day over 77 years. Gaumontâ€"British Picture Corporation London Film i’ndroductions Ltd. * A 4 4 % 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4* " . 0 i *# *AÂ¥ CA 4 a *A " \S\’\'SS\‘\S“\X\\"M\“\\%WWi‘ +3 Slot Machines and the Cantor Comedy Slot Machines Run Out of Timmins, but "Strike Me Pink" Hele This Week. Recently there were scores of slotl machines in Timmins, but the police tipped off the stores and other places that these machines were a "racket" ; and would land somebody in trouble in l this country, so all the slot machines | disappeared from town overnight. One‘ local man who had three of them doâ€"| ing a big business in his store, when; askeq about them, said :â€" "Just waiting | for everything to blow over. Then mayâ€" be they will come back." In the meantime they‘ll be here in metaphorical way in the motion sound picture opening the new Palace theatre. That picture is "Strike Me Pink." Ed â€" die Cantor‘s new musical comedy event. slot machines form the basis of the plot in the comedy. wWith the usual Goldwyn sesnic and costume effects "strike Mo Pink" presents Eddie Canâ€" tor in his funniest role as the alterâ€" nately mouselike and aggressive Eddie Pink, graduate of A correspondence school course in dominant personality development, entitled, "Man or Mouse, What Are You?" Because Eddie tries to do a favour GEORGE ARLISS in " MISTER HOBO" ROBERT DONAT in " 39 STEPS" EDGAR WALLACE‘S "SANDERS OF THE RIVER " . LESLIE HOWARD in " SCARLET PIMPERNEL " VICTOR MceLAGLEN in "SOLDIERS THREE RCBERT YOUNG and MAUREEN O‘SULLIVAN WALTER HUSTON in " RHODES, EMPIREâ€"BUILDER " RICHARD DIX in " TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL" NOAH BEERY in " KING OF THE DAMNED" GEORGE ARLISS in " THEF IRON DUKE" ROBERT DONAT in "THE GHOST GOES WEST " More stars than there are in heaven are included in the galaxy of Mâ€"Gâ€"M luminaries to appear at the Palace Theatre during the coming season. Pictured above are a group of your favourites, including Clark Gzable, Franchot Tone, Chester Morris, Robert Young, Johnny Weissmuller, William Powell, May Robâ€" son, Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Una Mer kel, Norma Shearer, Spencer acy, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Helen Hayes, Jeanette MacDonald, Eliz abeth Allen, Lianel Barrymore, Madge Evans, Charles Lauchton, Robert Montgomery, Maureen O‘Sullivan, Jean Parker and Constance Bennett. and sincerely trust the people of Timmins and vicinity will have the pleasure of seeing such outstanding producâ€" tions as have been exhibited, or will be exhibited shortly, in the worldâ€"renowned Radio City Music Hall and Roxy Theatre in New York City, and in the leading Canadian theatres including the Uptown Theatre, Toronto, and the Palace Theatre, Montreal. THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF FILMLAND‘S STARS extend their best wishes to TIMMINS THEATRES LTD. on opening the beautiful new " THE BARRIER " for his pal Butch Carson _ (Gordon Jones), he suddenly finds himself manâ€" aging Dreamland Amusement Park, which is menaced by a gang of ruthless slot machine racketeers. Insvired by a newspaper picture, Eddie worships Joyce Lennox, a glamorous nightclub singer in the person of Ethel Merman. He learns, however, that she is the wife of one of the gang and has been using his affection to get the crooked slot machines installed in ‘"Dreamâ€" land." Eddie secures evidence which will put the gang on the spot. Before he can present it to the authorities, howâ€" ever, he is involved in a wild roller ccaster chaseâ€"one of the funniest and most thrilling scenes in film historyâ€" landing victorious in the arms of Clariâ€" bel, who runs the shooting gallery and truly loves him. Ethel Merman is grand and puts over some of the film‘s smash Harold Arlenâ€" Lew Brown song hits in her inimitable style. You‘ll be hearing plenty of "First You Have Me High, Then You Have Me Low," "Shake It Off," "The Calaâ€" bash Pips" anq "The Lady Dances." Sally Eilers is a delight as Claribel. Parkyakarkus helps keep the audience delighted in the aisles as his numbâ€" skulled bodyguard. William Frawley is swell in another of his familiar hardâ€"boiled roles. Helâ€" en Lowell, Gordon Jones, Brian Donâ€" levy, Jack LaRue. Sunnie O‘Dea and Edward Brophy also shine. The costumes by Omar Kiam are esyeâ€"filling, the dance ensembles directâ€" ed by Robert Alton . are definitely unique and ‘Art Director Richards Day created the superb background. "Strike Me Pink‘"‘ is riotously funny, all the reviews insist, most of them saying that it is Cantor‘s most enterâ€" taining picture. But see it for yourâ€" selves! TIMMINS GLEE CLUB AT soOUTH PORCUPINE ON FEBRUARY 20 Timmins Glee Club are to present a programme of solos, hymns, choruses, part songs and glees at the South Porâ€" cupine United Church on Thursday evening of next week, Feb. 20th, comâ€" mencing at 8 p.m. A nominal admisâ€" sion fee is to be charged. The event will be one that will please all musicâ€" lovers. THEATRE NIGHTS NEXT WEEK AT TIMMINS HIGH SCHOOL The annual theatre nights of the Timmins High and Vocational School will be helq in the school auditorium on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 20th and 21st. There are three features for the evening:â€"*"In the Midst of Life," a curtain raiser; "The Drums of Oude," historical drama; "A New Dress for Pierretts3," music, dancing, costumes, humor. PAGE THREE