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SUNDAY, 8th JAN,
The Radio Drama That Electrified The Air!
TRIAL of VIVIENNE WARE
JOAN BENNETT
Novel by Kenneth M. Ela WILLIAM KU HOWARD
Producion.
FOX Picture
Film Notes From London
Sleepless Nights.
Pavilion, form one of the most at This brilliant and sparkling|tractive acts in the West End of 'musical' film has proved such an London. »They are experts in the unqualified success at the Regal, art of balancing, whether it be one Marble Arch, London that despite another or simply plates upon the prior engagements, the management tips of canes; their movements are have retained it for a further week.
swift and clean," and "there," is ̈s It is a Stanley Lupino comedy. parkle about them which is most
refreshing.
Stage Success to be Filmed, “Driven" Temple Thurston's play which proved such a success at the Haymarket Theatre, a few years ago, is to be filmed by Para, mount British this week. Owen Nares has been secured to play the same part in the film version as portrayed in the ongida: stage pro¡ duction, and Anne Grey will be Wheeler and Robert
the heroine. Others already cast Woolsey have broken out again' Their latest cinematic fun-riotis In Hollywood frequent referen include Basil Rathbone and, Flora Feach O'Rono," which is showing ces are heard in the gossip of the Robson. The setting is taken from at the The Central Theatre to day to the new royal family of some of the most beautiful and pic morrow. This time HKO-Radio the stage and screen. Everyone turesque scenery to be seen in De Pictures great comedy team repre knows that Richard Bennett and vonshire and Cornwall and the sents a firm of Reno divorce law- his three daughters, Constance, scones when shown on the screen yers, and the picture is an hilarious Jean and Barbara constitute the were really remarkable both in take-off on the wide-open town. family referred to. The girls have sound and realism.
"Bert
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Soldiers of Fortune. This is the best of all stories ex- ploiting the rivalry of Jack Holt scrupulous free lance airman fight.
The two star comedians, who made brilliant screen careers for have appeared in many notable film themselves and Richard has been comedies, satirize Heno and ita from idle. chief industry with enthusiasm and "This Reckless Age," "Arrow a rollicking sense of humour... smith," and just recently Madame and Ralph Graves Holt as the un As the law firm of Wattles and Racketeer " have kept him beat resing with the Chinese, and Graves Swife they disintegrate marriages, many months. Bennett co-featuress an Americas journalist who is start a cut rate divorce war, act with Alison Skipworth in "Madame terrorised by him, give the per- as cupids on becasion and finally Racketter," which is now, showing formances of their lives and the fall victim to the wiles of two girls at the King's Theatre,
plot lacks nothing in 'punch. from Main Street.
4.
All's Welli
MEN
MILE GALLI'S FINE PERFORMANCE"
Of all French operas, Carmen probably the one which suffers innst. by translation into Italian,- per haps because it is so little charao- teristically. French,
Wednesday night's performance therefore suffered hardly at all by the use of the wrong language indeed at several points the Italian words are more direct, and always they are more mingable.
are more
This is a well balanced opera, strong at all points, full of musi- cal interest and emotional appeal, which accounts for its continued popularity among hath experts and the general publicati
The role of Carmen is full at opportunity and there are many diferent ways of reading the part
Mife, Gaill, who was so good ar Azucena, has just the right mezza soprano quality for Carmen, maid recally / her performance splendida light wobble being the only blemish.
·Was
She also acts with plenty of life, but surely Carmen should be mare of a virago, les genteel and well dressed..
This criticim spplier, still mara to the chorus, whose costumes were charming and expensive, but hardly. what-one would expect factory girls and smugglers in d mountain camp. to wear! However their einging was lively, especially in Act
M. Artino sang and acted with res! intelligence, though his voice was not always equal to the de mand of Don Jose's music. His Flowersong," with "its quier opening and passionate climax, Carman, io Vamo," was most musical, and altogether he great- ly improved upon his Turiddu of the opening night.
M. Cavalle used his unforced ringing tones with superb effect in the Toreador song, which was en- cored, though he hardly differentiat ed between the different moods of the scene, and in the duet with Carmen in Act 4 gave the best con trolled singing of the evening.
as Micaela, but her voice is hard, Mile, Carrotto looked delightful and unsteady.
Reassuring news from a recent budget of film publicity notes Charlie Murray and George Sidney, who always fight in the Cohen The quintet in Act 2 was well and Kelly pictures they make for sung by Mlles. Galli, Breschin Universal, are the best of friends(Mercedes), and Baldini (Fras in real life,
Film Trader Horn Convicted: Mr. Duncan Renaldo, the Bim actor who starred in "Trader Horn has been convicted by the Federal Court jury on the charge of falsely representing himself to bea United States citizen. It is anticipated be will be deported..
"FIRE BRIGADE COMEDY.
AND A STAR'S LITTLE TRAGEDY
Joe E. Brown, star of if Fireman, Save My Child, the First Nation al picture, showing on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, suffered from. old-fashioned stomachache as a re silt of heterogeneous diet enforc ed on him during the filming of the pidare.
When still in his teens Richard Lavishly Produced.
Bennett started out to earn his
Night After Night,." The picture is more lavishly pro own living. He had had early am..
In this film George Raft has been duced
than previous Wheeler bitions to become a champion hailed as the new Valentino. The Woolsey films with elaborate cour boxer, but his first job happened resemblance is somewhat superficial, troom, night club and the jazziest to be in a tailor shop, pushing but Raft is good enough actor to of office sets seen in some time. pressing iron, Shortly after his stand on his own legs. The story Dorothy Lee plays opposite tallor shop experience he was mak of a speakeasy proprietor who falls Wheeler as in the days of "Rising his bread and butter as the in love with a girl of a higher Rita," "The Cuckoos, Caught tenor in a professional gles club. class is reminiscent of a score of Plastered" and other laugh hits He then went on the road as bally others, but Raft and Constance filmed by the comedians, This hoo man for a travelling medicine Cummings, brilliantly supported by time Woolsey's romantic partner is show. In Denver he tried his hand Alison: Skipworth make 1 well, Zelma O'Neal, pretty and inimitat professional gambling, but lost worth seeing able comedian of the stage and his money Then, after working film success." Follow Through," his way to Chicago, his great while the mature romance of the opportunity happened along. Hs picture is evolved and devolved in; grabbed it and became an actor. the divorce court-between Joseph It was in Chicago at the old Lai Foun Troupe, at the London' furtare. Cawthorn and Cora Witherspoon Standard Theatre, where Bennett, the latter of stage fame.
then just eighteen years of age, Other favourites such as Mitchell first trod the boards as a pro- Harris, Sam Hardy, and Arthur fessional actor. He played the Hoyt are prominent in the cast. part of Tombstone Jake in The William A. Seiter directed the pic- Limited Mail." Subsequently he ture, which was written by Tim made his first Broadway appear. Whelan and adapted, with sparkl. | ance in the same role, radiat Contract," which has its final showing dialogue, by Ralph Spence." That was more than thirty years
Shotter
and
Winifred
Owen Nares head the cast of "The Love
ing at the Central Theatre to-day, The film was produced at the British and Dominions' studios at Boreham Wood. Other important players
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ago. Since then he has been in hundreds of plays, starring in many of them,- He was a Charles Frohman player for seventeen years and was with Henry B. Harris
In 1981 he directed motion pic tures In recent years he appear "Bought," the new film at the ed in Bought Arrowsmith" Love Contract" is a light comedy, Queen's, which stars Constance Ben- and "This Reckless Aga.” and Miss Shotter will be sobu innett and Ben Lyon, je interesting it as a rich young woman who sud and very well acted. The lovely ca's Sociey-Stephanie loses denly loses all her money and in Constance has for a stage father, everything just in her moment of subsequently employed as chauffeur her real father, Richard Bennet, triumph. Because it is a film, and by the man who buys up her house and he, is an actor of the real olda love story, she gains in the and The plot includes musical numbers school Perhaps just a trife formal equal wealth and a man whom she written by Ralph Beuatsky, the and reminiscent of the swing tradi- really loves...kya composer of the music of White Linn Richard Bequett has learnt The particular interest of the nevertheless, that essential quality film lies in its quiet tempo. It in Horse Lon and Casanova."
for good acting the power to win a highly dramatic and emotional Herbert Scipio, whose work with and hold the attention of his audi-story, but one is not rushed, and TW Murnau, Alexander Korda, cuce and one may be sure that bewildered after the usual manner Bertold Viertel and Dr. Csinner, lovely star or no daughter Con of cipotional pictures Things hap has brought him into prominence stance, had more
lirector | pen rather as they do in real
Therent ferises, coming aft the continent, directed... Haizzas, fa please. brought to England specially to
social sort of anti-climax to something chance far less importance,
Are Bunday Wilshin, Miles Malle INTERESTING FILM AT THE Jatar," son, Gibb McLaughlin, Frank QUEEN'S Harvey, and Irene Groves. The
make
The story:
The Love Contract as he ambitions who
the original German ver throug
achieved an instantane | heart
lmand proved in hand
and bec
Germany
You will enjoy should make a point (of, goin man the Queen's to day.
umnes
Amerit
quita), and Mm. Biravo (Kemen- dado) and Giorgianni (Dancairo). Mm. Mauceri and Biravo were ex cellent as Zuniga and morales. while the ballets in Acts. 8 and earned applause and the orchestra was at its best
Altogethern plosant evening. which was thoroughly enjoyed by n full house. Last night Madame Butterfly was given and to-night- the season closes with Faust.
THE TRIAL OF VIVIENNE WARE"
WITH JOAN BENNETT IN
next
TITLE ROLE-
Brown appears in "Fireman,
Joan Bennett plays the lending Save My Child, as a small town role in The Trial of Vivienne fire chief and baseball hero whe Ware, the Fox picture coming to journeys to the big city. While the King's Theatre on Sunday there, he consumes large quantities of bananas because they are cheap and eats weenies and drinks pop at a bacball game. After consuming large quantities of bananas, weenies and pop. Brown protested to Lloyd Bacon, director, who permitted him to drink root beer instead of pop but insisteil on fidelity to detail in The Chinese acrobatics of the i regard to the fruit and frank-
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The Orientals Chinese Acrobatic Show.
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THE
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Based on Kenneth M. Ellis' radio drama and widely read novel, The Trial or Vivienne Ware depicts the thrills of a murder trial and shows to what extent circunstan tial evidence may be employed in convicting an innocent person. As. Vivienne Wars, the beautiful society girl and heiress, Mias Bennett. “is tred for the murder of Damon Fenwick, the Millionaire architect to whom she was affanced.
The circumstantial evidence is 20 convincing that? conviction seems certain. But the girl's innocenca is finally established after the dia- trict attorney has demanded, ker life and her own attorney advises her to plead guilty and accep life sentence; a
How all this is brought forms the basis of what is said be one of the most powe dramatic and tensely ab
tures) to reach the screen for months
Donald Cook,
some, appeATH BA defense whoɑja in
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DOROTHY PETERSON
FROM SUNDAY
Hell Drive You Ca razy. with Laughter!
JOE E
ROWN
FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD
First Ratios
STAR
BACHELOR APARTMENT
- A Sparkling Comedy
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