FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1930.
TALKIE TALKS
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THE
CHINA MAIL.
CONEY ISLAND SCENE OF *FLORODORA GIRL”
MARION DAVIES'S HOME,
accom-
| ROUND THE CINEMAS | for romantle purposes, It will Brothers on the talking screen, is carry down to posterity a picture the ambitious young dancer who of one of the great moments of Anally makes good and becomes a history.
glorified beauty with Ziegfeld fol- The great scene when the Coun- lowing a series of glamorous ex- cil of Allies met and read the periences. She is adequately sup formal abdication of Napoleon ported by Dan Healy, Edward Bonaparte, has been filmed with Crandall, Olive Shoa, Kaye Renard "Well, it's time for lunch-every fidelity to facts by Director Sidney and Sarah Edwards-all of them one come in and eat." Sixty per- Franklin. Also the action is pre- well-known Broadway performers. Paramount stars the blonile way actor, Taylor Holmes, and the 800s-actors, actressO8, camera-sented covering the banishment of; In a special revus scenos show beauty Mary Eaton, in the Zigg- lad was sent to Oxford. He was men, electriclans, property boys, Bonaparte to the island of Elba. within the big show,audiences in Jeld Production at the Con- not up to the mark in this slight carpenters, and extras dropped. This-banishment, and the subae- a hilarious skit; Helen Morgan, tral. 1 prophesy
big trowds story, but he is doing great things work at once and filed into Marion quent imprisoning of Napoleon's who sings a typical blues song: to Nee it; the trailer shown now, especially with Nancy Carrol Davies's spacious beach home in lieutenants, provides the excuse and Rudy Vallee, who croons in has influenced that. One person in her first real drama. I like Santa Monica.
for the plot of "Devil-May-Care.", the best Vallée manner, it serves to introduce. the mau Skeets, Gallagher, but prefer him it was one of those blustry days adapted by Richard Schayer, Hana panted by his band. who gives us all so much-plea-supporting, Jack Oakie.
and working on the beach to get Kraly and Zelda Sears from the It is all too gorgeous to attempt. Aure with his "Come-hither voice" By-the-bye the Baseball film that bathing scenes for "The Florodara French play by Scribe and a description in this limited space. -Yaled Kirt -to women-Rudy was shown at the Central comés Girl," the feature attraction at the Legouve.
But it is a safe bat that anyone Vallee. You will not care much next to the Majestic. Good idea Queen's Theatre, wasn't the most Novarto, a Bonapartist Heuten- who sees and hears "Glorifying for him in the one short appear swopping films, so, let the Central delightful of tasks.
ant, escapes from the guns of an the American Girl," will be a Inside there was a charming old-execution squad and finda refuge Ziegfeld fan from then on. ance he makes, but his song, give Hong Kongites "The Grand
It is fashioned grill room "Vagabond Lover," ін
wherein catchy. Parade,"
with great in the chateau of a friend, the perfectly marvellous that second
entertain- He is the vagabond lover, the idol Lillian Gish scored so big, and tables groaning with roast turkey, Countess Attired in the disguis; ment. of millions of flappers all over Fied Scat with the golden tenor beef, hot biscuits, salads, ap- ing livery of a servant, Novarro America, who are in possession of voice stole all our hearts with Petizers,
soups and plays out a novel love story with a radio. His second venture into Molly." Talking of the Majestic,
the leading woman of the plece, the talkies did not prove quite the I did not like "The Wedding
the dainty Dorothy Jordan of success expected, and he has been March" on a second showing-too
dozens of musical comedies. advised to stick to the job he sordid, not for "Little Willie," that knows best, "over the air," story, and terribly drawn-out.
and running the celebrated night club in New York, where he remains a
"Second Wife" (Central). This combination, Lila Lee and
warming
choice tit-bits of all kinds.
Marion, having changed from her quaint bathing suit to a natty sailor rig, stood behind the serving table, wielding a large spoon and fork,
"RUIN OF DRAMA.”
"G.B.S." REPLIES TO LITTLE
· THEATRE APPEAL.
permanent auftraction with his No. Conrad Nagel, I liked immensely self in "Marianne" where she feeds parte's return from Elba are inter-ing on a postcard to an appeal for
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Mr. George Bernard Shaw, reply.
assistance made by tho
scheme for a little theatre for amateurs, states:
Napoleon'a abdication, a lovely Albertina Rasch ballet number in the "Gardens of Fontainebleau," "Hey," she cried, mimicing her-filmed in technicolour, and Bona-
1 small-piece orchestra. His re-in "The Sacred Flame," and I ax- the doughboys, "Come an" get it." ludes throughout this love story. All
Victor sell like hat pect they will come up to all my been consumed and coffee, cups and other supporting roles
After cigars and cigarettes had William Humphrey plays Napoleon, secretary of Bournemouth's £22,000 cords cakes. He re-introduced the slow expectations in this other film. I fox-trot and waltz.
cleared away, Marion's 1 saw him in remember little "Cuddles" in the
unusual played by Marion Karris, John this film and also his venture into Gus Edwards children shows on guests drifted out into the esplan Miljan, and George Davis. stardom, but like him better when
"I made a vow early in life nover ade. They were free to take a dip American Vaudeville stage.
to put a farthing into any form of not scen. Some part of his per- She was married to James Kirk-in the heated pool, play tennis on
"GLORIFYING THE AMERICAN
public entertainment, sonality was missing
especially the wood, but, and to relate, recently her paved courts, or stroll about
GIRL."
theatrical entertainment. Hence my screen. He just did not get over. Į divorced, and he obtains the cus
the grounds. Eddle Cantor needs no introdustody of the child. She has staged It was just "open house" to each.
present solvency. But if I were to Ziegfeld'e "Glorifying the break my vow it would be for the There is little plot. It a wonderful come-back, especially and every one in the company, American Girl" opened at the theatre with a vast auditorium and wanders backstage of the Follies, in strong dramatic roles.
"There is no class distinction Central Theatre yesterday in all low prices. The bijou theatre has the colourings and mountings, been in such demand that they around here," Marion explained, the gorgeous splendour that one been the ruin of the drama, and of gorgeous creatures all that makes over-worked her, and it ended in a "We are working on a location and would expect from any production, really athletic acting. I strongly for a Follies, 3how will be seen,nervous break-down. Now she is everybody is on his own. Yes, it stage or sareen, bearing the magic approve of the enterprise in other
happens to be my house, but that name of Florenz Ziegfeld.
respects, and look forward to being doesn't make it any different. want every one
enriched by it." time"."
tion.
I do like Helen Morgan.
on
Has
You in a nursing home recuperating.
Talking of that reminds me of
to have a of hair could the case of the well-loved and re- membered Anna Q. Nilsson. She met with an accident when out) riding. The horse rolled on
I
good
1
will wonder HOW anyone with that tousled 'head command such attention, but she CAN sing that sob-stuff style.
The beach had been docked out She is different from anyone else.
top to look like Coney Island' in the old and that is her greatest appeal of her, and broke the hip. For days, hot dog" atands, balloon that, and the melodious voice. nearly three years now, she has vendors and all the burdy-gurdy She started with Ziegfeld in the suffered. Countless operations, excitement attendant upon the chorus, and ended up with over a days and nights of agony, and the
familiar amusement resort. thousand gold per week, when she ever-present knowledge that she made such an enormous hit in will never walk again. The movie
"DEVIL-MAY-CARE." "The Show Bont." Millard Webb colony and the fans have been tends a hand in the direction. most loyal to Anna. They have While "Devil-May-Care," Ramon was present at his wedding to the admired that courage that kept her Novarro's new M-G-M talking pic- star, a little over a year ago. going through that up-hill #ght ture, showing on Sunday at the The whole Eaton family are for her health and strength. She Queen's Theatre, was made mainly famous on the vaudevilletage, has suffered so many disappoint- but Mary is the biggest success.ments, then the end of her dreams, I do not think she can compare her thwarted ambitions, but like with Marilyn Millar, the other those favourites words of mine, Follies star. I saw this show in "Trained upon pain and punish- Los Angeles, and did not ravament. I've groped my way through. over it, but here we will most the night, but the flag stili fies likely think it super, because we from my battle-tent, and I've only are not exactly surfeited with the begun to fight." Now comes the VERY beat of pictures. Some good news that the surgeons hold times they are good, sometimes out every hope that Anna will fair, and very often most mediocre, walk, and act agah. She is at last but taking the good and balancing out of hospital back at her little it with the bad is the only way beach cottage, full of courage, and to find contentment, even if it be yearning to be back in the game. only in regard to our pleasures.
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
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with Emil Jannings in Germany), "Morocco," with Garry Cooper.
"Florodora Girl" (Queen's). It will go over big, if only for the recollections so many of us have of the famous Sextetto. The new German girl, Marlene Mark you, they made some crrors Deitrich, is scheduled to cause a in the style of the gowns worn. sensation, and the Garbo will have When the critica asked why they to share her throne. Mariene were made to wear leg-of-mutton speaks perfect English and is truly sleeves, and gowns that were in beautiful. She has finished her 1830, they remained silent. I're. { first American talkis (she did one member the Sextette gowns being most becoming. That is beside the point. The point to be gain-
I read that Flo Ziegfeld states) ed in the pleasure it will give to that Helen Twelvetrees, whom I so hear some of the old tunes, and much admired in "The Grand to see the adorable Marion Davies, Parade," has * startling per- she is as gay and sprightly as sonality, great beauty, and a great ever, at her best in comedy, future. Also that Evelyn Laye Claud Allister, playing the in-will be a sensation in the talkies, evitable "silly as" part, and as he considers that she made the Lawrence Gray who was so good greatest individual hít in his pro- in "It's a great Life" Highly re- commended.
"With Byrd at the South Pole" (Central).
duction of "Bitter Sweet" that any artiste bas over made. John Boles is playing opposite, but like the support accorded the Garbo they probably won't count.
even
Jack Buchankh has scored with Jeanette Macdonald in "Monte Carlo," some of the critles declaring he may rival the Che- valler. I saw him in his first. talkie with Irons Bordon, and I would not think that.
stage.
Here is something greater than any other picture the Central has ever shown. Here IS the real herolam, there is self-sacrifice, patriotism and adventure with death hovering every moment over that gallant little band of men, Two of Paramount's crack camera men went with Byrd, one of them Biary Pickford, Vilma Banky, flying over the Pole with hira, Rod la Rocque all bound for) Whether it will make'n wide box. Broadway and the legitimate Office appeal In every quarter of the world remains to be seen, but I do think that the school chil- dren and also all others who can go should by all means seò. It.
Helen Kane.
The new Thalberg baby Is not Marvellous how that plump, allowed to share in mother's fame, pretty girl, Helen Kane, seen here and the fair Norma, like Nancy * Jn "Paramount Parade" and Carrol and Gloria Swanson, has re- "Pointed Heela," has succeeded in fused any publicity. The Barry taking Mr. and Mrs. Public's mores think, differently and the fancy. Countless Imitators, and dew Dolores bas faced the camera fanumerable followers in this since the first days; usually with baby-talk that has proved a verit "the adoring profile," and sweat able gold-ming to the fair lady I gentle mamma, adding to the ple sometimes wonder whether that ture.
Clara Bow has re-signed with Paramount. Wish they would give her atories worthy of her great talent.
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STANDARD TIMES.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN COLONY.
With many of its spectacle scenes reproduced in full colours by the improved technicolour pro- cess, with scores of atunningly beautiful girls in the singing and dancing ensembles, with lavish settings, with comedy, drama and a heart-gripping story this moving panorama of womanly pukhrstude moves across the all-talking silver Sunrise and Sunset In Hong screen in a continual parade of Kong for November (Standard time highly absorbing amusement. of the 120th Meridian, East of
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