FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930.
MUSIC DRAMA FILMS
TALKIE TALKS.
Those who have seen thie Trailer of "Sunny Sidd Up," which started at the Queen's yesterday, will want Janel to see the whole, slow.
Gaynor, wanted to get away from the parts which she looked like playing for the rest of her life; and she did it with a vengeance. Then the Fox Studio gave her nothing else but sweet sugary tappers who sing and ranice she does not excel in either). and now she refuses to play them any more, and has been off the lot Jonet was born on for months.
October 6, 1907. She is still mar- ried to Lydell Peek, but rumour al- ways has it that her heart was given to Charles Farrell but he loved her as
Charles Farrell.
A sister, and wants
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to
marry Virginia Valli. I saw the latter playing in stock company in Honolulu as i passed through. Janet has bought a lovely villa there, and runs away from the Studio at times," think she is behaving rather foolishly. No one could beat her in the sympathetic "weet "Diane" type of role. Each year since "Seventh Heaver" the fans have chosen this combination as the big- gest attraction, and it seems in a
fair way to be broken up.
"Aren't We All"?
I think you will like Marjorie White." Fox gave her some good parts after her success in this play. Charles Farrell looks handsome. Et Brendel scores the biggest hit. Tho production is all that one desires, and the songs will ring in your eara for weeks to come. We will be pestered by every gramophone with "If had a Talking picture of you"; "Turn on the Heat"; and the prettiest of them all, which Janet sings to her own accompaniment on the zither-Aren't We All? Yes it is well worth seeing. I was amongst the fortunate who saw its premiere at the Grauman's Chin- ese Theatre in Hollywood.
"Seven Days Leave." "Seven Days' Lesve" was not a riot in America, because of the lack of-shall we be candid and say---Sex- Appen!? I loved It. The critics called it a Gem, and it truly is.
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do not rate Beryl Mercer higher than Daisy Belmore {sister of
Belmore, Lionél
who will be remembered
the Prime Minister in "The Love Parade") Nora Cecil, Tempe Piggott all Each character is a per- British. fect study. We who know our Britain appreciated it more than the average person to whom played in this Colony of many nations. Gary Cooper, attached to the Black Watch, spoke with a Canadian accent Oh! by-the-bye, my favourite actor went for a time to Bedford College, and his parents were both born in England.
"The Drag Net."
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I wonder where the Consor it these days that he passes play like "The Drag Net.". Such a crude idea is conveyed of American justice (or lack of it) If Nolan is an ideal Captain of the Palice Force- well, it is good to be In Hong Kong. Personally, I think
fined to American
audiences.
What could we think?
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In
THE CHINA MAIL.
Thua some She has her imitators, but they of the so-called pure-minded stay, never equal her. ed away, and missed a treat.
"Broadway Bables",
will be went twice). I am all for Jack Alice White, who Onkie; his homeliness and contaseen shortly at the Majestic "Broadway Babies," tries to be a second Clara, but she does not hit the mark In this play she can pass,
Fred Kohler stenis the picture: Plenty of jazz, pretty, girls wrapped in half a yard of Dimsy material, quite good.
was
Betty Compson.
gious grin. No wonder he has sky- rocketed to stardom. Betty Compson
her at
best and she really did play the violin. "Happy" (poor Ned Sparks, doomed to play dope fiends till he dies) was a treat culled plenty of laughs too. The music was delightful, but" there was not enough of Gus Arn- heim's Band. I have seen and heard them many times at the Coco- nut dors,
Grove, at the Ambassa-
"Paramount on Parade." No need to advise "Paramount on Parade," because no one will
Clara Bow,
miss it. Quite one of the best in it is a little girl, Mitzi Green. Have had the luck to see her with her parents on the vaudeville stage. In addition to being an extremely clever mimic, this wonder child, who now draws the round sum of $750 per week, is becoming such a good actress that she almost steals Clara Bow's last picture. Talking of
Allce White.
such plctures should be. con- Clara. I do wish my wonder girl would stop her sledge ride. down- hill: We can't do without her.
It gives the Chinese and the other nationalities who make up our au diences here such a peculiar ith- pression of how things are handled In American Courls. Are we to take auch plays as true types of the Jurisdiction in America? What a travesty of justice! It is on a par with the strange impression that Hollywood Directors give the world of the Frenchman. He is always wildly gesticulating, a most ten pestuous, temperamental person, who shouts and waves his arms. Then along comes the Chevaller, saves the day, and our ideas of the French are changed.
The Street Girl-
I wonder who titles plays. They 40, often make mistakes. Quite a
Low stayed away from seeing one of
the prettiest, cleanest plays we
have had since the Talk!
*The Street Girl A very
pression was conveyed from surd titles Why "Street
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"City Lights." America awaits the result of Charles Chaplin's "City Lights,"
Charles Chaplin.
and then-the movie versus Talkie war will start again.
"Redemption."
MR. BERNARD SHAW.
HIGHLY DELIGHTED WITH SHAVIAN WIT.
LIKES HIS OWN, PLAYS,
DRASTIC ACTION.
"EXHIBITION UNDESIRABLE IN PUBLIC INTEREST."
APPEAL LODGED.
Melbourne, Sept. 8.
Malvern, Worcestershire, Sept. 2.
Picture a tall man with white hair The chief censor has banned the and, a long white beard; altting in British "talkie" version of the play the front row of the balcony- "Young Woodley". on the ground separated by only seven rows from that its exhibition would be un- the cheapest seats-in Malvern's one desirable in the public Interest. and only theatre: His beard literal "Young Woodley," the play by ly waga. His face is convulsed with John van Druten, after a successful laughter. From time to time he ran in New York, was banned by slaps his right knee with his right Lord Cromer, the censor of plays in hand. It is George Bernard Shaw Britain. making. George Bernard Shaw After seeing the play In a private at the Arts Theatre roar at a play by George Bernard performance
Club, however, Lord Cromer, was so Shaw.
Beside the owner of the famous impressed with, its sincerity that he Shavian beard aita a kindly looking, lifted the ban. woman in a sober looking dress-
sense
"Young Woodley" is the story of the kind tactful hoqtesses wear when a house prefect at a public school they don't want to appear to be who falls in love with his house trying to outclass their female' master's wife. A love scene is in- of the guests. This is Mrs. G. B. 8. She terrupted by the arrival too laughs at the lines which make, master: her husband's famous
The talking film closely follows of humour obviouly appreciate the the stage play. It was made in the British International Studios at sense of humour of G.B.S.
Now watch Mr. Show. His lips Elstree and had its first public are moving. From quite a distance showing In London In mail week. one can read them-as though he The Australian Censors during. were deaf and dumb... He speaks the past 12 months hava banned the lines of each character in the play, one after another, a fraction of a second before the nztor him- self has time to start.
several British films, including Blackmail" and "White Cargo."
On appeal to the Australian Film Board, these films were ultimately to certain altern-
Only when a fraction of a passed, subject second before the rest of the auditions. ence has time to laugh,-those lips
Another British International part widely to allow the stentorian ini, "The Informer" (dealing with Shavian roar to issue forth in ap- the Dublin troubles), was also ban- preciation of unending Shavian ned in Australia, but in this case wit, does Shaw stop whispering no appeal was made. the lines of his play.
Audience Gets Cues.
Wardour
What did I say last week? I wished that none of John Gilbert's talkies would be shown until he is passed aa. the John Gilbert we ad mired in the Movies. I think that day will come again, But spare us from plays like "Redemption." Wher he made his first appearance, he looked like he did in "The Cos sacks."
I was hopeful. I thought him pretty bad in his firet talkie, "Hia Glorious Night," but he was super compared with this part. Well, 'let us rejoirs that Eleanor Boardman and Renee Adoree have more or less retired-I hope for a moment or two, but then, reminis-HONG KONG HEIGHTS good. Conrad Nagel struggled cent of these rare theatregoers who manfully with a hopeless part. As a burlesque it was great; but one had to look at it from that point of view, or one felt inclined to weep for the John Gilbert of "The Merry
Mr. Arthur Dent, of Films, which is responsible for the If he could be heard from the narkoting of British International stage he could serve as the official films, stated that an appeal had prompter, but his actors are too been lodged in the case of "Young busy saying their lines to make any Woodley." The stage play, he add- attempt at long-distance lip-reading ed, had been fully performed in The audience, however, often gets Australia. its cues from the author. He leads the laughter. They follow. Some- times they don't see the point for
Widow."
The Duncan Sisters. We are to have more vaudeville acts gone talkie, and they are so ill-advised, as a rule, to desert the
Vivian Duncan.
Mark
always laugh at the wrong time and make the rest follow by con- tagion, they laugh all the louder.
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From time to time, too, bushy white Shavian eyebrows are raised.highest points on the Island 100
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Perhaps it is because an actor has Mainland is published: not done his bit with the proper degree of Shavianism. But as Shaw evan to Shaw, the is irresistible momentary frown almost imme- next diately becomes lost in the | laugh.
And when not very often-no- thing funny is Leing said by the players, G.B.S. aits motionless, nod- ding his head in quite obvious ap- proval at his quite obvious logic whenever it seems quite obvious to him that he should do so-United Press.
rich, rather buaky, voice reminds me of the Garbo at times, and I think her an excellent actress. given the proper goods to deliver. Evelyn Laye,
The Mecca of the Artistic world,. Hollywood. A sensation is kely to be caused by our very own She is beautiful Evelyn Laye, enacting an original story by one of the best authors in America, She Louis Bromfield's "Lilli."
was last season's biggest hit on Broadway in Noel Coward's "Bit- ter Sweet." She has the ambition path they know as well.
to be the greatest musical comedy you, I quite enjoyed the Duncan actress in the world, and she Sisters in "It's a Great Life," but starts well equipped. Beauty of they do not photograph well, and face and figure, intelligence, and they do not look too young. Their a lovely
voice.. Jeanette Mac- burlesque stuff is thetr best donald must look to her laurels. Lawrence Gray they try to Since her supposed (rumoured) smother, but he refuses to stay death, she has finished "Lets go hidden, and is really good. I have Native" with Jack Oakie, "Monte yet to see anything more terrible Carlo" with our Jack Buchanan on the talkies than Moran and and now "The Lottery Bride." 1 Mack's "The Two Black Crows." saw her new lead, John Garrick Let them atay on the gramophone in "The Sky Hawk," a tale of the: records. Fanny Brice-another Zeppelin raid over Britain. He is great artiste, lost in this new a Canadian lad of British parents, medium. Sophie Tucker, Van and and will go far in musical talkles. Schenk Belle Baker-innumerable
Mrs. Patrick Campbell," artistes, good at their own work, Mrs. Patrick Campbell is there, but WHY are they not satisfied too, to teach culture to the new to stay where they belong?,
stars. They love her to talk of The Rogue Song.". Oscar Wilde, Barnard Shaw, and The name of Lawrence Tibbetts other great lights of the reign of does not convey. much to the King Edward. She may act with people who have not yet seen him ina; Claire, in the play based on In "The Rogue Song." There are the life of the Barrymore family. innumerable questions about this The Royal Family." dynamic personality with the Beatrice Lillie has returned-to She did not golden voice. Already I am hear London to revue. ing his récords everywhere. He have the proper break worthy of
la Californian born, has a charm-her great talents.
ing wife, who takes the greatest When are we to Bee Boing of care of her genius husband, and Warner Bros releases? Patbe's, is the father of two handsome Columbia, First National? Oh, I lads-twins. He is tot good could recommend a hundred pic looking in the strictest sense of tures that would be great attrac the word, but personality-plus & flons here Give us some of Al rare voice-PLUS the first all Jolson's successes, Hokum stuff, colour photography and WHAT but appealing to the masses, es- photographywell, you have not pecially with Sonny Boy," David Been anything yet, till you have Lee, a much improved kid in talk seen thising and acting in "Say it with Mary Nelap Songs and Jolson? Well-he
I want to make reference to just has that, "something that gets the most beautiful woman. I have you
don on the screen for long time. May I thank Chico for a very Mary Nolan, Sorry she is with encouraging letter? Let me hear Univeral they do not five her from you again PLEASE. stories worthy of her talent Her
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