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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931.
BRITISH THEATRE IN MUSIC DRAMA
1930.
No. Epoch-Making Events Recorded.
MORE SCOPE.
BEAUTIFUL LEGS OF HOLLYWOOD.
"THE GOLDEN CALF.”
THE CHINA MAIL.
FILMS
think of them. (Laughter). It is an excellent discipline for teachers They need discipline as much as you do. I look forward," he con- cluded to hearing this opera you are going to compose."
| ROUND THE CINEMAS Then the celebrated Sisters "G",,ents and teachers what you really the dancing sensation of Europe, and the Hollywood Beauties, on organisation of the loveliest girls in filmland, selected by Anderson, were costumed with the Russell Markert dancers in Alice Blue. Because the production was photo- graphed in technicolour, several distinct shades of blue were de aired for Anderson's contrasts, and
ed in Royal blue tuxedos.
The most beautiful lega in Hollywood are on display in "The Golden
Call,"
Fox
Movietone
Calling on two girls of the school to speak to vote of thanks, Miss Johnstone, the head mistress, said to the girls: "We will have two
one about you/" (Laughter),
comedy with music, which is show-so the Whiteman boys were dress-operas, and the teachers shall write ing in the Queen's Theatre.
The past dramatic year, while it has been devoid of any particularly epoch-making events, is notable a being the firs, one for a long time to give us any definite hints of the Sue Carol, whose lower limba lines on which the theatre of the have been acclaimed as the most future is likely to develop. The age perfect of any girl in pictures, is of confusion engendered in the first featured with Jack Mulhall, and instance by the war seems at lastjan all-star supporting cast which {] Brendel, Marjorie to be passing away. Two years ago includes the British theatre looked like White, Richard Keane, and reverting to normal conditions, but Page.
Paul
the talking pictures then came along Miss Carol is not alone in her und threw it into a fresh spasm of beauty display, as she is surround- pessimistic conjecture. But Aowed by 100
of Hollywood's most that the "talkies" have become, not beautiful dancing girls in the the dangerous rivals they were frat musical numbers. Every one of believed to be, but wealthy and the girls was especially chosen for enterprising co-operators who are beauty of face and figure as well putting large sums of money intous dancing ability, it is said. the pockets of actors and -play- wrights, it is possible to take stock of the present situation and from it deduce the prospects of the future.
Talking Pictures.
NATIONALISM IN ART.
Mr. Rutland Boughton's Plan For Opera.
Millard Webb, who scored such great success with his produc- tions of "Glerifying the American Girl," "Gentlemen of the Press," and "Painted Angel," again has turned out a production that will The first thing which strikes us please all classes of theatre-goers. in reviewing the theatrical activi- The music is tuneful, the story ties of the past yent, is thoir is plausible and crammed with ae-Nationalism in the arts was the ex- extraodinary scope and diversity,tion, and th dance numbers are And it is this, we venture to think. distinctive and fast. which ensures the survival of the) theatre. Talking pictures are ex-¡ "TRUE TO THE NAVY." pensive undertaking, and if they ure to pay their way, must appeal Let's go Clara Bow! Those who to the largest possible public. This snapped up the entertainment treat of course is a limitation which the "It" girl affered in the Central docs not apply equally to the Theatre Inst night had an hilarious theatre, where the wants of the evening. Clarn has more "It" eclectic can be supplied expensively than she ever showed before I or, if need be, with the aid of a "True to the Navy," Surrounded handful of actors and some cur by a dozen or more love-amitten navy "goba" she shows what is We find that the most successful good for the male ego. ventures in the theatre have been the boys makes any headway with the "Redhead" until Fredric those in which novelty and person-
tains.
"ALI. QUIET" BAN.
People Cross Borders To See Famous Film.
the old official language, suitable, no doubt, to the play and the period, but not very popular m China to day. If the actors, have had to learn it, may not the untutored autioned have
some difficulty in comprehending it? Strange thugh it may seem, an actor from Ningpe speaks a dialect wholly unintellig!- ble In Shanai or Anhwei. Each of the provinces, in fact, uses its own dialect, most of them soveral, ac- cording to whether the inhabitants work in the towns, the country or the hills, and therefore the difficulty able by all of China's four hundred of producing a "talkió" underetand-
millions will readily be comprehend- ed-China Express and Telegraph.
THREAT TO FILM STARS.
Hollywood An Armed Camp,
Now York Bimland is preparing for war and blank cartridges havo been replaced by ball in the weapons carried by make-believe warriors of the screen at Hollywood following a series of robberies and particular- ly, the kidnapping of Mrs. Lits Grey Chaplin and Georges Carpen- tier in New York,
Berlin, Jan. 1.1. The film, "All Quiet on the West- era Front,"
continues to provide food for political controversies in many countries. Thus reports re- solved here from Angora and Bel- grade indicate that the film has just been prohibited by the Turkish as well as the Jugo-Slav Governments although the two States stood on opposite sides during the World This is regarded as a direct chal-: War. So far the Alm has been lenge from the underworld, and film banned in Germany, Austria, Po-stars are convinced that the attrac land and New Zealand. The Soviet tive field they, offer to gunmen la Government. on the other hand, is
now recognised by the gangland arranging for the picture to be chieftains. shown all over the country.
The chauffeurs of Janet Gaynor, Winfield, Sheenan and others now hold permits to carry revolvers, while armed guarda patral, night and day,
catates
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CHINA'S FIRST""""TALKIE.”
"The Singing Peany."
Mr. Rutland Boughton, the com- paser, spoke on "Opera" (with illus. trations from his own works) at the Manchester Central High School for Girls, where there is a branch of the British Music Society of about 200 members, comprising some two- thirds of the Upper School. Opera, said Mr. Boughton, was the most expensive form of all the arts, and could be afforded only by the very few. The consequence was that we had no British opera, nothing to express our own point of view.
He was an internationalist, but he believed in nationalism in art from the very bottom of his heart,
pression of our own individual; local, parochial, county, national point of view. We reached the world by beginning with our own homes, going on to the greater life of our city, the greater life of the county. of the country, until we reached finally the life of the world. That was what we finally wished to understand, but we should never understand it unless we started at home, and we should never have an opera ip Britain which belonged to the community until we had learn- | ~
"make this suggestion," sald The first Chinese "talkie" picture d to make one for ourselves.
school make Mr. Boughton, "that you in this in the native language is awaited Kг opera for your with interest. The Singing Poony selves; that you don't depend upon is not a title that would commend Walter Catlett, he former music The Clara
composer, paid hacks, to make the itself as a thriller to the magnates hall star, knocked out another its attractive combination of two gets a taste of her own fickleness. thing for you, but that you your of Hollywood or Elstree, and the gangster with a superb right upper-
"True to the Navy" would be a selves make your distinctive and popular players,
Own opera." "star," a coluedy damsel called cut to the point of the jaw. good story even without Clara Miss Mario Tempest and Mr. Henry
They had in Miss Maude V. Stell | Butterfly Wu, is not an Anna May Ainley, and "Bitter Sweet," which Bow. With Clara flashing her "It" alfuck a fresh note in musical plays, smile, it's a dandy entertainment. (music director at the school), he Wong. But-nelther fact will worry added, one of the most enthusiastic the Chinese producers nor the country, and she could overlook the heard and capable musicians in the Chinese millions who have never!
of either. The Singing production. You make your own Peony provides a thrill after their tunes," he added. "Babies make own hearts, a play which, though it their own tunes. People who can relates to the period of the Sung make their own tunes Dynasty (A.D. 950-1127), is yet are no good in the world."
aufliciently up-to-date to include a Mr. Boughton gave some detailed woman bandit leader and desperate
Gladya Cooper: "The Man in
an opera involving disquisition on with all of which the present-day ice-cream sodas and a smile from the origin of "Three Blind Mice," Chinese is unhappily only Possession," Captain
$00 Clara. She plays them all, collects and suggested that the girls should familiar. The only fly in the sint- sophisticated comedy at the Arthe souvenirs, and says good bye offer this opera to their parents and ment as far as one can judge is the bassadors; and Mr. Neil Grant's with a smile. She has a special friends the public. "It must," he lingual one. less shocking, though no less an:us-
boy-friend сп every ship and ing "Petticoat Influence."
manages to keep them separated said, "have a subject that concerns in action, and the actors, having had thèm as well as you. Here is a several months' teaching, are using until the whole fleet, and all her The old order of song-and-dance speciala, drop anchor at once. She very good chance to tell your par- the Mandarin dialect. But this is
is sunk. Then she meets Fredric shows
seems definitely to have faded away.
wehan-killer gunner's Mr. Lee Ephraim's March, a two offerings, "Heads Up" and mate, and marches to the altar
None of
ality have played important parts. March, the same handsome, hero of the successes of the previous who stole her heart in "The Wild year, "The Firet Mrs. Fraser," with Party," landa right.
Harry Green, the funny man of
both contiuued their triumphant "Kibitzer" and "Honey" is a riot runs. Outstanding attractions among the newer plays have been of laugh-making cracks and pan On the Spot." Mr. Edgar Wallace's tomime, and the rest of the cast daring and affrighting exposition looks as it ought to.
Clara, a soda-fountain girl in
Df
gang
hot
warfare in Chicago;
Harry Green's drug store, makes "Cynara," which again gives us "It" a big business. All the popular acting partnership in that sailors from the battleships in the of Sir Gerald du Maurier and Miss (harbour fock, to the drug stora for advice as to how to begin to make encounters between rival hordes,
Harwood's
No Great Triumphs.
"Rio Rita," which would have been with him over the prostrate forma dozen other amitten
of Laif
-successes a few years ago, both; failed unmistakably. The new style of musical play has not yet been Clara'a singing voice is one of we have had the big features of "True. to the
found. for this year
no triumphs in the same class with Navy." She croons "There is Only "Bitter Sweet.” The biggest nuc-One Who Matters To Me" a8 cess has been scared by the Gaiety nobody else could. It's no wonder wher all the gailors believe her management. following up their
Clara looks marvel- past policy with the production of she says it. "The Love Race," "Silver Wings, lous as she sings the number. She "The Three Musketeera" "Sons o' Guns" a succeeded only moderately, and even that measure And Clara Bow's singing is all the was attained not because of their more delightful because it in a Intrinsic merits, but because of the surprise talent.
And
appearance in them of artists with a big drawing power. Perhaps Mr.i Cochran has shown us the future: evolution of the musical play with his lately produced "Evergreen," staged after the style of his famous revues.-The Era.
sings with her voice, with her yes, with all her personality.
"KING OF JAZZ”
Long hailed as the outstanding
masterpiece in jazz music, Georga Blue" has been both pictorially Gershwin'e immortal "Rhapsody in
and musically transferred to the
screen.
to
The only jazz composition ever attain symphonic rendition, "The Rhapsody in Blue," in all its
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In all its lavish musical bers "King of Jazz,” the Universal extravaganza which is the next. change in the Central Thestrè, combines a previously unapproach- ed sound-track with the ultimate In beauty.
So identified has "The Rhapsody" become as a part of Paul White man's musical existence that An- derson, the New York impresario especially signed by Universal to direct "King of Jazt," was faced with the necessity to visualising it pictorially.
Anyone familiar with the muslo will appreciate the ragnitude of Anderson's task, but he surmount ed it in the usual pretentions way, | A huge piano, forty feet long and seven feet high, was constructed to contain the entire Whiteman orchestra Then a beautiful tops was built of crystal, and every. instrument used in the hand, moulded on a gigantic scale, was built into the saf. This wasɑal! coloured in various shades of blum."
STAYER
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George O'Brien, the portrayer of Cavemen on the screen, lived up to his part when he battered two hold-up men,
turned them
disarmed them and over to the police.
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