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MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.
SCOTS" BASSO.
MR. WILLIAM HEUGHAN COMING BACK.
Local music lovers will be glad to learn that Mr. William Heughan, the popular Scottish singer, intends to visit the East again and will give & concert in Hong Kong.
Fellowing are some opinions of the Canadian, papers or his per
formaticos:
BRITISH FILMS.
BIG STUDIOS NEAR LONDON.
UNWANTED FILMS.
NOW BEING SHOWN TO CROWDED HOUSES.
Britan's dream Alm city is at last "Cinderella," the delicate and
lively Alm version of the univer materialising.
For years achemes for battersally known fairy tale, being shown studios always ended in talk at matinees at the Capitol, Hay- Paasera by who saw the huge board market, is proving surprisingly This film was shown ing at Elstree, twelve miles north popular.
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London, which announced that mora than a year ago privately by British National Pictures would the Film Society to its members, "A most welcome return to Mon-build the largest motion picture but though it was warmly praised studios in the world on the site, then, not a single film-renter could real-Haughan is happy in pos- thought that that, too, would come be induced to offer it in the cus- sessing that very rare thing a
to nothing.
tomary way to cinema ownors; and really big and round bass voice and,
But since the beginning of the most of the renters refused oven to 6 he uses it with great skill and year an army of workmen have been look at it. has a great power of humorous ex busy, and now great buildings are The management of the Capitol. pression. It would be very difficult springing up as symbols of the to get better interpretations than coming revival in the British filmen, were rather dubious about giving "Cinderella" a trial at his of the songs that are in. his industry.. collection."
"Montreal Dally Star.", Oct. 8, '26
"Welcomed back to Montreal by a large audience with his resonant basa volee, Heughan comes high in the scale of vocal artistes, which, coupled with genuine ability as İraconteur, gives his performance an individual davour-excelled himself last evening.--Showed himself mastor in this line; giving to his interpretations a fire and pathos that had an electrifying affect on his listeners,"
"Montreal Gazette." "Oct. 8, 26
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Gorman Version,
The sets for "Madume Pompa Christmas, but the result has been dour," are the first to be erected in the packing of the house every the studios. Before the end of the Afternoon with parents and a good year the film, which has already sprinkling of children, all of whom been booked for distribution. Inishow the teenest appreciation of its exquisite beauty, its wit, its in- on renlous "magic" and its novelty America, will be completed.
Next year work will start several other pictures, including Laughter and delighted comments one "super" production which it punctuate its showing, and that would be impossible to make ex-spontaneous applause which is rare cept in a studio of the latest type in
cinemas greets ita closing Gradually Elstree will rival pictures... Hollywend in the United States and Neu Bablosberg in Germany, as, the The story is a German 18th cen- world's greatest film city. In geo-tury version of the legend; the #raphical position Elstree already wicked step-mother and her two possesses advantages over Holly naughty daughters are ill-natured wood. It is only twelve miles from but handsome instead of repulsive. London where övery Alm distribu- Kezias-displays exceptional talent tor has offices. Hollywood, on the Pretty. shy Cinderella's fairy god- -unique surely in the realm of other hand is thousands of miles mother is a local witch who cap- from the distributing centres in tres mischievous folks in jam-jars, blows up a gust of wind which song is the position occupied by
New York. Heaghan. "A supreme artiste.-Re-
The sunshine of California Was shakes down silver leaves to clothe vented the cosmic character of his great asset in the early days of Cinderella in a shimmering party genius, his exceptional talents, his fim making, but now nearly every gown, and flings a handful of band- rare mimetic powers, his extraor-outdoor scene is, taken inside ages over the eyes of each of the Big studios are peoping courtiers trying to get a dinary dramatic instinct.-Amazing the arb-prodigious gifts.-More than far more important than fine lan-glimpse of Cinderella's betrothal any other of the great singers he lives the song. He was superb.~
"Heughan
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Most of the scenes take place in about two 18th century He must he heard and seen to begi cunds at Elafree will occupy anand
estate of 40 acres. Each studio le chateaux: and ne loveller pictures appreciated." "Winnipeg Free Press," Dec. 13.
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MR. HICKS A SUPER.
HIS WIFES DEBUT IN BRITISH FILM.
to be 300 feet long and 100 feet have ever been seen on the screen than those which show the Prince and all the Coprt pursuing the To Rival Hollywood!"
frightened heroine at night through Many miles of steel girders are the palace gardens, rockets and needed for the frame work, and thousands of square yards of cor quaint lanterns fitfully lighting up rugated iron for the roof. The marble terraces, in which can be walls are being covered with 7,500 seen the sheen of satin costumes £3 square yards of asbestos sheeting. run hither and thither through
For the foundations of the studio the dreamlike beauty about 6,500 tons of soil were ex-shadowy "grounds.
Now that "Cinderella" cavated, and the steel pillars sunk
of the
has
Mr. Seymour Hicks took part as
in super
the British film "Blighty" now being made under the direction of Mr. Adrian Brunel in concrete beds ten feet below the definitely proved so much to the level of the floor. The floor it-public taste, perhaps other cinema at the Falington, N., studios.
Miss Ellaline Terriss, who self is constructed of nearly three owners will give it a showing. There Bre too few pictorially making her screen debut in this thousand tons of concrete.
films. for our picture Alm of home-life during the war;
lovely was far from well when production
audiences to afford to do without began, and took up her work much
this one. against the wishes of her husband Mr. Hicks.
As the pleture developed she gave him sp glowing an account of the interest that she found in her role
nurse
Thess studios open endless possi- bilities to the producer. He will be able to erect huge sets of castles, forests and cathedrals in the build- ings. He can flm a fire engine dashing along, or a regiment of soldiers on the march.
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PROLOGUE TO VERSION OF "SAINT JOAN."
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1927.
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GREATEST TREASURE.
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"The Mona Lisa is nothing com- pared with this masterpiece," anys Sir WiHam Orpen, the celebrated painter in announcing the dis
unknown hitherto, covery of He will be independent of the
Sargent portrait of a Spanish pea- eant woman, which he purchased as the heroine's mother, that Miser rain uge arc lights of the. Betty Hicks put in an urgent plea latest pattern will give him a bet
Mr. George Bernard Shaw has from a Bond Street dealer, for a to be allowed also to play a small ter light for photography than the
three-reel extract considerable sum, on January 13. part. She was cast for a hospital sun, while tanks make it easy to agreed to a
"Only a stupendous offer will in- produce water scenes whether equal to a screen performance of in An Armistice. Day they are of a river or a rainstorm. about forty minutes-from his play, duce me to part with it," declared "It is Sargent's Bequence, which was photographed.
If he should require bigger "Saint Joan." being produced in the Sir William. Mr. Seymour Hicks himself not water scenes-u sen picture, for British Phonofilm process, which greatest work, and is painted with to be outdone, also asked to be a instance-a specially constructed unites the "movies"
with the the deepest feeling. I have only lowed to walk on, and gleefully three-and-a-half acre lake in the "speakers."
half a dozen pictures I treasure accepted the part of one of the grounds will enable him to "shoot"
He further agrees to the exhibi- but this is my greatest possession." wounded soldiers whom his daught without the trouble and expense tion of the film, if the result ap- fer was tending.
of going to the seaside, while the pears to him to be patisfactory. At the Bound of the maroons art of the scene painter will'
Miss Sybil Thorndike will be in- which announced the signing of the able him to sail ship to the "South-vited to play her stage part, and "Armistice, he leapt out of bed, ern Isle" or the "Antarctic." kissed all the nurses, and executed a joyous dance. And then, his film work done, he collected his super's fee of a guinea and rushed away to full his theatrical engagements.
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The wildest of mob acenes or the it is probable that a spoken pro hottest of battles can be staged in logue, on "Shavian" lines, will be the grounds, for there is room for a delivered by Mr. Shaw, provided, as he remarked, that the process "fails crowd of 100,000.
Suites of dressing-roome will be to resurrect the deep; Irish brogue attached to each studio, also a pro-which distinguishes his gramophone. Jecting room in which the director voice."
Mr. W. R. Newman, the producer CAD see the result of his work n REMARKABLE: COLLECTION.
few hours after a scene has been concerned, states that the drama- shot.
tist was unwilling to have any con Eight hundred masterpieces of
In the grounds are large offices.siderable portion of any of his exist Flemish painting are gathered in
restaurants and bungalows ining plays filmed, leat that should Burlington House. They are in which the permanent staff will live. Interfere with their stage appeal, sured for £3,000,000 and their Elstres is, indeed, already the germ but Mr. Shaw volunteered the auetion value is at least £10,000,000, of a film city.
opinion that talking-Alma, which he and they constitute" the most re- The studies have been built by had heard in Italy. would eventually markable of any collection during British National Pictures, but they render the stage obsolete. the present generation. Famous will be let out to other companies. In every rehearsal," said Mr. Continental and American collec- The wonderful equipment of the tors have loaned the treasures studios. which includes, overhead Shaw "there is at least one perfect necessitating a special band of railways for moving scenary and plece of acting and elocution, of watchmen in the galleries night and props," will enable pictures to be which the stage-producer can re- day. Sixty paintings by Rubens and made at a baving of 25 per cent. tain only a mental impression, but the Van Dycks include Rubens's The co-operation of other com- the Phonofilm producer, it seems to "Descent from the Cross" from the panies will enable a still greater me can secure and preserve this! bit of perfection. That is why I Antwerp Cathedral.. A series of Baving to be effected. Flemish tapestries lent to the Aus- The whole of the equipment, ex- regard the invention as dangerous tralian Government are worth a copt for a few "freak" items, has to the interests of the stage.".. quarter of a million pounds. The been made in Bagland. Van Dycks are nobly represented by Hubert Van Dyckals "The Three Marles at the Sepulchre and Jan. Van Dycks's portrait of his wife, from Bruges, which was discovered la a Belgian Ash market, being used as a-tray by a fishwife and is now valued at £50,000...
WELL,E GOT YOUR BROTHER A JOB IN THE STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT-1,HODE HE MAKES GOOD HE'S WORKIN' NOW!
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The first carillon to be per manently installed in London was inaugurated with a peal of bella from the premises In Bond Street where It has been set up.
WELL JUDGE-I'M GLAD YOU CALLED
BRINGING
I JUST SAW THE FUNNIEST THING DOWN-TOWN-A
STREET CLEANER.
Sr Walford Davies, the composer, has become interested in the work of Annie Lucille Fanning, an 11- year-old girl, who is now in the London Orphan School at Watford, and has composed the words and music of a carol called "Little Baby Jeeus"!
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