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Clark Marshall are in the cast.
"MERELY MARY ANN."
Queen's Theatre on Wednesday next, starring Beba Daniels, Radio Pictures' star, and Everett Mar- shall, Metropolitan Opera baritone, "Once Cape Godder, always one." has been done largely in techni- That's an old Massachusetts. say-colour to attain the brilliance of ing and it appears to be true! At colour in the gorgeous Mardi Gras least, the Cape's only representative sequences of its period. in Screendom, Charles Farrell, who
Set in New Orleans in 1840, and
of that era.
city,
Babe Daniels and Everett Mar- shall are starred with Bert Wheeler
of New York," which is co-starred with Janet Gaynor In Alled with the turbulent passionate
southern gay will come to the Queen's Theatre the Fox romance. "Merely Mary life of the "THE SAP FROM SYRACUSE."
Ann," coming to-morrow to the "Dixiana" makes full use in cos I to-day.
In the new production, a hilarious King's Theatre, has certainly done tumes and settings of the brilliance There are few idle mo-
his best to preserve the memory of mants in the professional life romance of city life, Buster plays a
his birthplace among the hills of of peppy Ginger Rogers, who millionaire's son who tries to re-
role form the small boys of the tone Callfornia. When Farrell decided featured completed her in "Queen High" for Para- ment districts. Nearly two hundred to build a home on the shore of a moant just on time to line up with youngsters were collected for this tiny lake, just over the hill from the bustle and roar of the film colony, he wanted a Cape Cod type of house. But
the
that restrictions particular
development required "Spanish" styles, and Farrell had to draw up a petition and get the signature of every resident in the district before he could begin build- ing his cottage with its flagstone
"mob."
Jack Oakie, in that star's latest
"The laugh
Sap
Among the oustanding juvenile rjot,
from
performers were Jimmy Kane, Syracuse."
"The Sap from Syracuse," which twelve years old; Jerry Schotz, age having its final showings to-day at five, and new to plctures, and Coy noted for several other the Central Theatre, is Ginger's Watson, third consecutive role for Para-screen roles. Jack McHugh, Bobby mount since she signed her Brat Holmes are others in the group. contract about four months ago. Newman, Jack Ackerman and Leon One of the outstanding characters Her first part, that of the cuddle-
be Allan Chan, a some Puff in "Young Man of Man- was found to hattan," brought a large measure of
Acreen succesB.
"The Sap from Syracuse is the Broadway staged comedy sensation of last season brought to the screen. Many of the original stage players are with Oakie and Ginger in the cast.
"CHARLEY'S AUNT."
Oxford
An accurate replica of University was constructed on the Christie lot during the filming of "Charley's Aunt," the talking pic- ture version of Brandon Thomas's play. The film is a farce based on the ever interesting topic of mis- taken identity and is coming to the Central Thearte to-morrow,
of the
The set, which was one most pretentious ever built by the company, covered a full city block
and represent exactly one of the quadrangles at the famous English University with its characteristic architecture, chapels and gardens. Huge gray, ivy covered walls, spaced by arches and windows are there too. The sets were built from a set of photographs of historic Ox- ford and are correct to the minutest {detail.
Charlie Ruggles, that inimitable comedian, plays the title role. He is supported by June Collyer, Flora Sheffield, Doris Lloyd, Halliwell Hobbes, Rodney McLennon, Hugh Williams, and Flora Le Breton.
"THE VIRTUOUS SIN."
Many are the unproduced plays which to-day lie at the bottom of trunks, forgatten and beyond all hope of ever being glimpsed across the footlights.
Few are the occasions where such pieces of work are dug out after a number of years in their literary sensational
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Beryl Mercer and J. M. Kerrigan head the supporting cast of "Merely Mary Ann."
"DIXIANA."
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TO-DAY
and Robert Woolsey, mad wags of "Rio Rita" and "The Cuckoos" in comedy roles. A cast of more than 5,000 is seen, and eleven song hits written by Harry Tierney and Anne Caldwell comprise the score.
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