Judge — August 11, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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| JUDGE amt really sorry for what happened on Thursday, I but I feel that no small measure of blame must : credited to the weather and Miss Smith, On sday IT reecived a Monsieur Claudel, the opening of a movic This exter: of Honor.” and according to the invita peared in’ Fran under the title of “La Grande Epreny in England as “The Soul of France,” and (1 have only the word of Miss Smith to substantiate this) it was exhibited in| Hannibal, Missouri, under the title of “Uncle Tom's Cabin” and as “Bozo, the Wonder Do; in Oswego, New York. Naturally, I was very excited at the prospect of an opening aboard the French line’s grand boat. Fa- miliar with the usual Broadway opening, I could | easily imagine the Atlantic fleet drawn up in proud alongside the favored steamer, with blucjackets uninvited guests into the water, and admirals | pune ich other in the ribs for a chance glimpse of visiting stars and erities. It was all very alluring, but IT must confess right now that I didn’t make the grade. Thursday was so hot the brewery horses were knee deep in asphalt, melted into mud by the sun. As I darted across Eleventh Avenue to the of I noticed a traffic jam clear to Columbus Circle; every other vehicle s an ambulance filled with 1 tions. ‘The tin roof of the office was dripping metal, it was that hot. It was no day for fooling. Around noon I noticed that steel glint” in Miss ith’s eye, and [I knew there was trouble brewing, Vell, T suppose you're excited over the openin tonight,” was the first reminder. (Miss Smith is always so tactful with her goading.) h,” T mustered. there'll be lots of famous people there ily a lucky man. [I'M bet Lindbergh'll gorgeous invitation from rench ambassador, to attend aboard the Ile de Franer. rdinary movie was entitled “The Legion ny had ap t prostra- You're cer! he there, too. By PARE LORENTZ “Miss Smith, [ consider that grounds for treason. Ata movie opening—never do that aga AIL right, all right, only please don't start that ire of yours on why you don’t like movies. Re- member, they furnish you a living.” “Yes, n “And you're supposed to go to that opening to ne night, the French ambassador himself invited ye Prue.” “Well, you're going, aren't you?” Of course, there was nothing else T could say. And I hailed a passing eab ar to the French line dock fell into conversation Mr. Leo Finklestein, the gentleman at th He was sympathetic and interested, and the upshot of the whole affair was that he agreed to go for me while [ waited in the grill room of the Central Hotel across the river. T handed over my invitation with out another word, and with a hearty chuckle in honor of Miss Smith, boarded a ferry for Hoboken, At eleven o'clock that night a waiter brought me a telegram. It said: “Am held in saloon of Ile de France, Have not yet located movie, What shall I de Signed: Now was the time for keen decision, 1 thor and shot back the word: work as my assistant ly meant to go. wheel “Congratulations. tomorrow.” I am very sorry to have no report on this foreign movie, and at the first opportunity [shall see its meantime T quote a paragraph from the invitation as the only indication I can give vou as to the context of “The Legion of Honor,” “The scenes depicting war which are contained in the film were made on the actual battle fields of France. Verdun, Mt. Cornillet and on the Marne. 1 am sure that the visualization of the sacred fields on which our heroes laid down their lives for us, to gether with the beautiful story of that most beautiful thing, mother-love, which predominates in this moving (Continued on page 31) (Two performance shows only. See daily boys said this one would Ine money papers for theatre changes.) (Continuows shows only, Perms “Faxit™ (Rory)—Another expmition of ‘cgually ‘change Saturdays the theme “Bast is West” ever the [x iqool measures Gond fan for grant. Tbe Clews™—The latent Chaplin Red Dancer” (Globe) —Ifolly- wood Rusia | swings” (Cc: )—Yet some of the The Movie Guide “Forbidden Hours” —Reviews! inthis “The ise. King this eran deed every tendy wie “The Smart Set (Locor)—Fjually amusing with William Haines. “Telling the World” —Reviewst in this Ale recommended: “The Magnificent Flirt," “The Maa Laughs," “ "End of St. Petersburg.” comicbooks:com