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Show "THE MAN WHO ! PLAYED GOD" ii BOOKED HERE George Arliss, whose portrayals ( ! of statesmen and laymen were nationally na-tionally acclaimed, appears in a j : new guise in "The Man Who Played ; God," his latest starring vehicle for I Warner Bros. Pictures, which ; I comes to the Rivoli Sunday, Mon- , day, and Tuesday. Mr. Arliss turns his genius to the i portray of genius in "The Man Who Played God." In this picture he plays the role of an internation- ally famous musician whose wiz-ardy wiz-ardy with melody places the world 1 at his feet. He is adored by wo- I men, admired by men, numbering even kings among the thousands subject to the wonder of his music. Those intimate with him, however, ' respect him even more for his hu- j man qualities and kldlincss than ' for his musicianship. ' BORIS KARLOFF may have in- j heritcd Ixm Choncy'a mantle in ' America, but in England they will ii tell you that Wallace Geoffrey hati ;' won it. Rivoli audiences will sec this muster of disguises for the first time, when this British-made serial, "Detective Lloyd," opens the I first of its twelve chapters at the Rivoli theater on Friday. 'Detective Lloyd' 'is a thrilling story of Don-do Don-do nand Scotland Yard and two de- j termined groups of desperate men 1 after a valuable amulet. One is a 1 band of international crooks; the other a company of Egyptian priests. They are both after a sacred relic from Tutankhamen's tomb, the property of Lord Hale of 1 Deep-dene Manor. Romance, mur- i der, sensational coups and daring rescues run riot through its twelve chapters. The making of ea pictures la not always a pleasant outing as members of the Hal Roach Our Gang can testify. During the filming film-ing of "Shiver My Timbers," which comes Friday to the Rivoli theater, practically all the little youngsters were stricken with seasickness. Although Al-though the ship on which they worked was docked, constant rolling roll-ing of the ocean created enough of j the "at sea" sensation to upset the j children. j |