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Romantic Charm and the Grandest Voices You've Ever Heard!
THE BIGGEST THRILL SINCE
MUSIC CAME TO
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JEANETTE
MACDONALD
NELSON
EDDY
VICTOR HERBERTS
Naughty MARIETTA
Adventure-crowd.
ed hours...robust
romance... when handsome pio- neers picked their wives from "bride |ships."Thrills.set
to glorious music!
with
FRANK MORGAN Douglas Dumbrille
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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1935
"ROBERTA" A MASTERPIECE
OF ENTERTAINMENT
LIONEL ATWILL HEADS FINE CAST IN "BEGGARS IN ERMINE".
JEANETTE MACDONALD AND NELSON EDDY MAKE SCREEN HISTORY IN “NAUGHTY MARIETTA”
SHIRLEY TEMPLE AT STAR THEATRE IN "BRIGHT EYES”.
RESSED
DKern's
songs.
By
Diane
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up with Jerome
"Roberta”. tells of an All American Foot ball player who on a visit to Paris inherits his aunt's dress- making establishment and mar- ries à Russian Princess- This Imusical ran for over a year on
Broadway and now as a film it company (Monogram) it is so beat duction in New York- can be recommended to everyone fully acted and well put together
Wait till you hear Jeanette Mac-
MAKE way for Nelson Eddy,
the screen's newest senza-1 tion. In "Nanghty Marietta" we have operetta as it never has [been before. Victor Herbert's
25-year-old music sounds .231. I liked this. Made by a small tini sing it in the original pro-
beautiful as when I heard Tren-I
Look at."
"Beggars In Emming”
intro-
as the very best in dancing, sing-that it rates with the best major donald sing the "Italian Street ing and female fashions In outpat. Linnel, Atwill, in the lead- Song" you will like her voicel addition two new song hits have ing role, creates a character that to Grace Moore's. As been added to the most popular will live your memory just as duced im "One Night off Smoke gets in your eyes" much as some of Lon Chaney's best. Love the singers now stand in Won't Dance" and "Lovely to He starts as a steel executive, loses front of the microphone, and put all} his investment through trickers, as they have into a number. Later Helen Westley is "Roberta," well as his legs. Then comes the while her assistant is. 2 Russian twist through which he remakes his the scenes are "shot" in dumb action It is of enormous value THE members of Hollywood's British Princess--lovely Irene' Dance. The life and lands on top again.
HB. Walthall brings sincerity to and it is no wonder, with this new from a production point of view, colony, under the leadership of Sir most pleasant moments come when Guy Standing have collaborated in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers his part as the blind beggar, while
that Jeanette the production of a handsome volume arrive on the scene, and turn every- Jameson Thomas achieves the dere of recording, offering their personal greetings to the King-and
Queen on the occasion of the thing upside down and dance on it.sired result of making you hate him Macdonald's voice has lost
slight metallic ring and is at its Jubilee. The book is superbly print on the three occasions when they Betts Furness and James Bush glorious best. I think she will more ed and bound, and the signatures allow their feet to speak for them, rank high in the cast, although than hold her own with any of the clude Ronald Colman, Charles Chaplin, their sleek, nimble intricate steps
lovershadowed by the principal real Opera-stars from now on, and Mary Pickford Charles Lauchton,
member of the cast puts this in the plished actress and looks lovelier tainment.
best class of screen dramas. (AL This the third picture of America hambra). Binnie Barnes, easily one of the and London's idol, Fred Astaire.)
that
Norma Shearer, Clive Brook and dozens are nothing but masterpiece enter{Characters. The fine work of eve into the barwain she is an accom-
more.
cleverest among the British artists now
in the film colony, will enact Lilian firmly establishes
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Russell, in the picture depicting the greatest dancer in the cinema. And Life history of "Diamond Jim, the he has a partner, in adorable Gin-. latter role in the hands of Edward rer Rogers, who is his equal. From Arnold Lillian Russell was said toj have been the only woman Jim ever a feminine standpoint, she is even asked to marry him and offered ber more wonderful managing the most $1,000,000 if she would do so..
difficult, steps in long flowing skirts and high heels. Together they are Cary Grant may rum over to Eng land and play in a British filmproving to be among the biggest): Paramount will spare him for a few box-office attractior the world over. Fred has a most pleasant, fascinat- ing screen personality and Ginger Rogers in a new make-up and new styles looks more bewitching
weeks.
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Helen Vinson, Noah Beery, Walter Huston, Richard Diz, (the new father of twin sons) and Madge Evans are soon to appear in at least one British adorable than ever. production.
to
and
I can't think of superlatives | enough to express the pleasure. I Elizabeth Bergner is reported have been offered $150,000 to make a derived from "Roberta". It is just picture in Hollywood, but it is not crammed full of the stuff that goes likely to some off, as she asks for anto comprise a perfect evening's en- additional 5 per cent of the profts.
tertainment The story is punc-
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Ronald Colman grew his moustache tuated with gags and a few emo- after he finished "Clive of India," and tional moments, and is an enchant now he has to share it again for the ing revelation of unforced galety.) principal role
Tale of Twolsong and beauty. Cities."
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season
=
Mr. Dimoff," Balalaika artist, whose
the Oriental Theatre has been extended for two days. He will again appear at all performances to-day and to-mor row in conjunction. with Spencer Tracy and Shirley Temple in the big mystery melodrama. "When New York Sleeps."
ithan ever.
In the Metropolitan Opera bari- tone, Nelson Eddy, 3LGM. :his a discovery. Yet for many months) they allowed him to sing but one; number in "Dancing Lady" and fanother in "Student Tour,” till this Igrand chance in Herbert's, melo- idious operetta. He has an engaging
personality, good looks and a de-1 lightful freedom from mannerisins.. Personally, I prefer him to Law rence Tibbett, because his voice is not so blatant and the range is just; as astonishing a true baritone. You have never heard "Sweet My- stery of Life" (that glorious duet) sung better,
the "Tramp, WOW Tramp. Tramp", and "I'm falling in love with someone.”
All the ori
ginal music was used, but there is a new book into which they tossed everything.
Jeanette begins as a. French Princess about to be married to a Spanish Grandee, and she does not like it. Her maid (Cecilia Parker) is about to leave for the new Lout siana as a "casquette girl"—a girl provided by the King with dowry and casquette, to become the wife new Colony, Mary Brian, one of the best loved of a colonist in the among the younger members, is seen where she is auctioned to the in an exciting mystery thriller, highest bidder.
I must not forget to mention, Cland Rains is likely to play the that in addition to being a grand
the world's best. part made famous by the late Lost comedian and Chaney in "The Hunchback of Notre dancer. Fred Astaire will surprise Dame." He will also be in Gary you with his wonderful piano-play- Cooper's next, "Jungle."
Eng.
All the studios are after the lovely Opera stars. MGM have now sign-scores a triumpli, and her beauty is
"Monte Carle Nights?
Irene Dunne, as the Frincess, Monte Carlo Nights", train ・the The Princess goes in place of the story by Phillips Oppenheim. With maid, is rescued from a pirate ship
ed Maria Jeritza, and of course Lily breath-taking. Bandolph Scott, reser as leading man we have the by the handsome Captain Warring- Pons, is signed to E.K.O. *
cued from the "Westerns." is ade- handsome juvenile John Darrow to Nelson Eddy), escapes ac Mae West's next film will be lon-quate as the man who inherits. the (seen here recently, in "Flistation tioning by telling the Governor dike", written by her. She was re-establishment, and should be seen walk; this is his first starring in (Frank Morgan) that she is a "bad cently photographed arm in arm with more often in bigger and better
la "Monogram”, fim.
girl"; her identity is discovered and The young! the Stage's
bachelor, Noel Sebest
wood on his way to China,
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citizenship papers at once, and says
with Victor McLaglen.
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Coward, when he passed through Hole Pictures like this one. Claire Dodd, scion of a wealthy New York family leave you to guess the rest.. What as his fiancee, is not photographing accused of murder is sent to prison does it matter about the plot? too well. Victor Varconi, Luis Alb
on the eve of his marriage to This is operetta and it is a gor Margot Grahame. (Mrs. Francis berni, Ferdinand Munier and qthers beautiful debutante. Lister) England's platinum blonde are splendid. There are no elabor his way to prison, he starts on a
Escaping on geous eyeful with wit, charm and
credibility. actress, is to take out ber Americanate dance routines (thank Heaven) bant for the real culprit, whom he Frank Morgan, as the fussy Gov- she will only go to England for holi-and I have never seen a more beau- knows only by a strange sequence error, captures the comedy honours days. She has recently appeared tiful collection of mannequins and, of numbers which he plays at rou-in the same manner he did in “Af-
chorus girls. The whole picture has Bette
Elsa Lanchester Coming at last to Monte fairs of Cellini". zr air of well-bred nonchalance Carlo, his quest is complicated by Mrs. Charles Laughton) Ruth Chatterton has really signed to achieved only when story, setting the appearance of his fiancee and shrewish wife is good in parts, but Columbia and her first picture will be from the story of LP. Wylie's novel costumes and dialogue are so above!
a member of the New York detec-ja tile inclined to overact, Douglas "Feather in her Hat."
the ordinary. Not to be missed.
tive force.
Dumbrille, Cecilia Parker, Joseph (Continued on Page 12) (King's).
there Cawthorne, Edward Brophy and is quite a gripping climax. The Harold Huber are among the excel two young stars do really well, and
lent support. others worthy of mention are Bo
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Shirley Temple's glorious smile abeds its Istest picture, "The Little Colonel,” the in which she is co-starred with Liebel
idyl
No more of the story, but
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From the opening scenes, Director bert Frazer, Yola D'Avril, Kate W. S. van Dyke shows he can handle Campbell, George Hayes and others. a musical as well as he can a drama. The settings are exceptionally well The result is a masterpiece of taste, done and although the film is by no inspiration and perfect entertain means outstanding it will pass ment. (Queen's). quite an enjoyable evening. CAL hambra).
"Helderado"
You may think the casting direc
"Under The Toronto Ram" tor to blame for making Dick Arlen
Stuart Ervin, a dumb but honest a bumptuous hitchhiker, Madge cowboy, is Secced into buying a bog|Evans an unnaturally snobbish so- ranch, where he sits and moans for tiely girl, zad popular Ralph Bel- the cattle range.
Lamy a purse-proud millionaire,
Off on a vacation to Mexico, he but you will admit he did right by elopes with the cattleman's daughter the old-timer H E Walthall The (Vernie Hillier) discovers cattle story shows the three stranded in thieves and has a grand imeamining town harted by Perhaps the audience will also, Ivanished glories, and with but one Anyhow, there is the usual crowd zhostly inhabitant--H. B. Walthall. we always have in these stories - It rather spoils things to tell you Fred Kohler Fuzzy knight and more of the adventures, but they are Kaymond Batton, John Lodge (re-entertaining enough, if not quite membered in "The Scarlet E-wor the acting ability of the spress") seems out of place in a three pr
Western. Good fun if you like this tion sort of picture (Alhambra).
nor of the produc Jesse Lasky (Kinga) tinued on Page 12)
Ginger Rogers and Fred AstaireTM in a scene from the Jerome Kern Musical romance, “Roberta” which opens at the King's to-day-
A Gripping, colourful, exciting, thrilling romance of the
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