- AT
FRIDAY KING'S
THE
CHINESE NEW YEAR ATTRACTION!
You'll say THANKS A MILLION
for the show that has
all the fun you can
take and all the stars you could want!
Starring DICK
POWELL
ANN DVORAK FRED ALLEN PATSY KELLY PAUL WHITEMAN sad BAND with RAMONA RUBIN OFF Raymond Wolburn Yacht Club Boys
DARRYL F. ZANUCK
20th Century Fox Pietrapa
One good thing after another!
of course it's at the QUEEN'S
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
"Page Miss Glory"
with
MARION DAVIES - DICK POWELL PAT O'BRIEN –– FRANK McHUGH
TO FOLLOW
Youth Music - Laughter
"CORNONADO”
with JOHNNY DOWNS - DOROTHY BURGESS.
go
You'll you Crazy too
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNES JAMTARY-22, 1936
GINGER ROGERS AND FRED ASTAIRE IN "TOP HAT"
MARIAN DAVIES MOST DELIGHTFUL IN "PAGE MISS GLORY”
"THANKS A MILLION" BRINGS DICK · POWELL - AND GRAND CAST IN UNUSUAL STORY
THANKS to the art of Ginger)
they have influenced musical comedy for the better more than anyone else has done on
By Diane MARIAN Davies' frst pic-
Then
there is
ture under the Warrer banner, "Page Miss Glory," gives ns. rollicking comedy, amusing dialogue and situa-
the screen. In three pictures gone upstairs to complain about tions. The story tells of a this famous couple brought in the tap dance that preceded it plain little maid who becomes ja cool $10.000.000 for R.KO.
elaborate Miss America" and is forced Now Top Hat" is breaking re- routine with male chorus, a pre-into nation-wide fame through cords everywhere, including the tentious "Piccolino", another a prize-winning composite Carlton, London, where it is, to where they are caught in the rain, photograph labelled "Dann idate, in its fifteenth week. arguing with each other by danc-Glory." Frank McHugh and Fred Astaire was a stage starling, each as perfectly executed as Pat O'Brien are the two respon- with his sister Adele (now Lady the other, and startlingly wonder-sible for the picture, which is Charles Cavendish) from an early fül Then we have the added jormade up of Dietrich's legs. age, and "set the Thames on fire" of delightful music by the one and Garbo's shoulders, Harlow's lips
Made when they first danced in London. only Irving Berlin.
me and so on.. When it is awarded
into "Dawn
He played a sunal role in "Dancing choke a litle when I heard the the first prize they have to find Lady" with Joan Crawford, in orchestra play "Alexander's Rag-someone who resembles it, so which he hardly showed that time Band" as his name went cothe poor little maid is duly famous personality that means the the screen. Nothing like music transformed. biggest male box-office draw for memories, and that took me Glory," the most beautiful girl pictures and that includes all back to the time, many years ago in America.
Marias Davies is at her best- the Clark Gables, etc. Then in New York when this genius
land that RKO gave him a better chance was only just becoming famous.
is saying something. "Flying Down To Rio" with his The story matters not a jot, but|She photographs like a zillion dol- now-famous girl partner, Ginger gives ample opportunities for lars and with an inborn Irish Rogers, a lovely comedienne and amusing complications, shrieks of sense of humour. enters into the dancer, who. ke Fred Astaire.
had long been overlooked in regard
SCTEES
het greatest zient I is
history how these scored an instantaneous Hit.
Then came "The Gay Divorcee. “Roberta”, and now ***Top Hai". with two more to come. "Follow the Fleet" and "I Won't Dance." Sad to say this will be their last together and ther Fred takes on his new dancing partner, a star from Broadway. Harriet Hoctor. who is making her first film now HollywoodThe Great Zieg- feld."
After seeing the preview of Top Hat I am still wondering which dance of them all I prefer. though I think I would hand the palm to "Cheek to Cheek". I literally made me hold my breath by its sheer beauty. perfect timing and rhythm. Not soon forgotten either will be "rect's first two numbers, including the dance in the sand, designed as a lullaby for the lady (Ginger Rogers) who has
DON'T MISS ALL THIS FUN!
Marion Davies and Frank Mc- Hagh are in the Warner Bros... production "Page Miss Glory," which is being shown to-day at the Queen's Theatre.
spirit of the farce with charm, wit- land natural talent. Miss Davies is the most-loved star in pictures. and what is so generous about her is the fact that she is always anxious that others should share in the limelight and have their fall share of success.
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Pat O'Brien excels at witted crookedness, and tre know Frank McHugh's absurd be- flated suggestions which guarantee laughs. Patsy Kelly, that grand [little comedierne. will tell you how much she owes to Miss „Davies' kind help, ever since they appear- jed together in “Going Hollywood”. Dick Powell is rather wasted and seems a little out of his element, Įbut manages to give us a catchy theme song, and is there at the end of the romance.
This is guaranteed really amus- ing entertainment and the Queen's have wisely reserved, it for the New Year holidays. If you are Hooking for worth-while fm-and who is not at this time?-you are in for an evening, at first-class en- tertainment with the well-beloved star in a role that is worthy of laughter caused by Edward Everett her. Others in the cast who count
America's happy dancing stars are here Horton and Eric Blore (as the in-are Lyle Talbot, Helen Lowell,
in a glorious show!
just like' Fred and Ginger, when you hear those
tickle me tunes by TRY LN G
BERLIN
FRED ASTAIRE GINGER RØGERS
See them dance that reckless "Piccolino!"
STARTS
TOP
HAT
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON
HELEN
BRODERICK ERIK RHODES ERIC ELORE
FRIDAY ALHAMBRA
BOOK NOW AND AVOID THE RUSH
THE
TOP
HIT
OF THE
YEAR
Hit Songs ?
Listen!..
Top Hat, White. The and Taile," "The Piccolino, «No. Saings," "Isn't This
Lovely Day?” #Cheek to Check"
Lovely Girls? Enough of them so send you home
Directed by MARK
Afandro Production
RKO-RADIO Picture
dispensable valet), Erik Ebodes Joseph Cawthorne. Mary Astor, and likeable Helen Brodrick, who Gavin Gordon and hosts of others. make appearances, I think, merely Not to be missed (Queen's)." that Ginger and Fred can take a well-earned rest. Anyhow they
Showing during the Chin-
all do their best to add to the bers success of this outstanding show. ese New Year holidays at the popu I still emphatically state that lar Alhambra; and let me tell you |E.KO. "and Warmers possess the it will not be showing at the out- aecret of screening the best musi-lying theatres for quite a while. cals. Mark Sandrich, the Direc-Take your chance and wend your tor, Bernard Newman, the de-way Kowloonwards and see a suPET signer of the exquisite gowns, the show.. (Alhambra). camera-men and those responsible Marian Davies' first picture un- for the magnificent settings, alder the Warner banner, "Page deserve bouquets. of praise.
Miss Glory", gives us rollicking
Ginger Rogers (with the most comedy, amusing dialogue and becoming new style in hair-dress-i sitnations.. The story tells of a ing) and Fred Astaire shine as plain little maid who becomes brilliantly as ever with clever Miss America" and is forced into dance routines, delightful, singing nation-wide fame through a prize- and highly efficient acting." Ad-winning composite photograph Frank miring Ginger Rogers as I do, Ilabelled “Dawn Glory". think she has been everlooked, and McHugh and Pat O'Brien are the too many plumis handed to her co- two responsible for the picture, star-ny only criticism. "Roberta”, which is made up of Dietrich's gave her a better chance at legs, Garbo's shoulders, Harlow's] characterisation, and more songs lips and so on. When it is award- also. Still I must not quibble, as ed the first prize they have to find we have in "Top Hat" a picture someone who resembles it, so the to be seen again and again in or-poor little maid is duly trans- der to appreciate all its fine points formed into “Dawn Glory", the It contains grace, smontimess, most beautiful girl in America. sophistication and enchanting num- (Continued on Page 10)
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