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ONE NIGHT OF LOVE
What A Misnomer!
Before going to the preview of this film one hought one was going to see a sort of close up thriller. instead one found as soon as the curtain went up that you were in for a first class original film. Casting around for à plot offering suitable op- portunities for vocal talent, a variation of the Svengali-Trilby
she sings the famous songs from "Carmen." She then strikes out on her own, promising to marry a young American and accepts an engagement to play, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York... At the moment of her · first entrance in "Madame But- terfly" she loses her nerve and cannot sing. but suddenly recog-
Grace Moore an Mary Barrett in “One Night of Love.”
idea was chosen. Miss Grace Moore as Mary, a beautiful would-be opera singer, renders excellent singing from her verandah in Milan, accompanied by musicianis on various floors of the building. Mary is over- heard performing in a cafe by a famous Impressario and teacher who has sworn againat falling in love again with any of his pupils. Mary is trained. makes her debut and is a great success. She plays at the Scala,"
Vernametra house where
nises the impressario in the promoter's box, who guides her safely through the performance, to gather her in his arms at the end. The singing of Miss Grace Moore in Madame Butterfly" is excellent and the scene in the Japanese Garden 1a very beautd- ful indeed. It speaks great deal for the technique of the "Talkie" apparatus to be able to render the human s'nging voice
arvelinusly
so
I thoroughly enjoyed the alm; which, la coming to the Queen's"
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GEORGE ARLISS' RADIO FEE
Hollywood.
The broadcasting companies of the United States have started the New Year with a campaign to bring all the most famous per sonalities in all walks of life to the microphone.
"They had their eyes on the Hollywood stars, and they naked George Arliss if he would broad cast
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He, it is reported, said that he would be glad to—if he were paid £20,000 for 13 broadcasts,
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The American radio directors are thinking about it.
THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
(Continued)
•
deprived of a splendid lawyer.
He read "law for three months in the offices of E. B. Hollander. Just at that time a wave of Japa- nese operetta swept the country like a drift of cherry blossoms, and Doug was off again. Не must see the Far East without further delay. Besides, he had got hold of a patent electric switch with which he fully in-
When the cattle boat docked some one in the company and in New York Harbour, Doug sald goodbye to his shipmates,· He had heard that Wall Street was another name for Easy Money, In Wall Street there was · an austere brokerage firm called De Coppet & Doremus. The name of the firm appealed to young Fair- banks, He marched into the office, grinning. When the Inter- view was over, the office manager had hired Shakespeare's worst" tended to amass a fortune abroad. “ esemy as an order man.
He is still remembered in that office, fondly but fearfully, Не "did his work well enough; and there are those who credit him with inventing scientific manage ment
a
"You see, it was this way," "he explaina For five days in week I would say. Quite so' to my assistant," no matter what he ruggested. On Saturday I would dash into the manager's office, knit my brow and exclaim, 'What we need around here is "ef- ciency." And once I urged the purchase of a time-clock."
His tumbling boxing, leap froggings. chair-jumping and other minor galetles upset office routine to a certain extent: but in spite of them he was made head of the order department in a short time. It was an excellent job for so young a man. It was at this time that Fairbanks married, Beth Sully, the mother of Doug Fairbanks Jr. Miss Sully was the daughter of Dan Sully, then known £5 "The Cotton King." one of the wealthiest men of that, era. Dotg was at once catapul- ted into a gay whirl of social activity, spending much time at the great Sully place on fashion- able Narragansett Bay.
Friends and family sighed with rellef. Surely, now the young dynamo would settle down; he had an excellent job, a wife, a child. Most young men in his position would have been well content to "stay put."... But Wall Street WAS ย narrow thoroughfare the world was full of wider roads his gypsy feet longed to feel beneath them.
His next ventures were along various other of commerce. He sold soap, ar be sold coal. How- ever, he didn't sell much coal, and was called on the carpet in that connection. Only his ready wit kept him from being fired.
"What do you know about, the coal business, anyway?" demand- ed the manager.
"Well," Doug replied quickly, “I krow 1800 pounds make a tom.”
He kept the job. He always managed to make fairly good money. and was never fired. When his vagabond heart tugged him to the other side of the fence, or to the other end of the world, he could always. And something to do in the theatre or out of it. But somehow all roads, for him led eventually to the stage,
He went from the coal business. into that of hardware manufac- turing; but when he discovered that the head man of the great firm after devoting most of his life to bolts, nuts, screws
and
They have an idea that GE hinges, drew only a paltry $10,000 Arlis would capture--the national eavdrum more than any actor in the world.
Theatre and strongly recom mend everyone not to miss it..
a year, he decided hardware was not for hi
Perhaps the footlights were his best bet, affer all. The next sea- ron found him playing in "MIS. Jack in support of Alice Fisher. But be got into an argument with
But in London he met a friend. from New York, forgot all about geisha girls and electric switches and returned home and to the.. stage, this time under the man- agement of William A. Brady.
This Was the beginning of a pleasant association which lasted on and off for seven years. That fall, Doug was to be found in his first and only musical show, "Fantana,” one of Julia Sander- son's triumphs-that is, he was · to be found by such of his friends
as knew he was in the chorusi
A few months later he received a telegram from Brady offering him a five year contract. So sur- prised and skeptical was hệ that . he wired Brady to discover. whether the telegram was bona fide or just a hoax, Not long after, his name was in electric letters as the star of "Frenzied Finance." The play was a failure.. but others followed quickly...
It seems strange to recall that few of the productions in which Doug became so popular in those days were sensational successes Many of them ran from 12 to 15 weeks: almost none were smash Hits. But under Brady's manage- mens the young actor akyrocket- ed rapidly. Brady is almost as much of a human" dynamo as Fairbanks himself, and although the · two were sometimes at swords' points, the great manager approved of Doug's reless drive, his youthful enthusiasm.
"Some boy!" was Brady's tribute. "Put him in a death scene, and he'd find a way to break the furniture."
During this period Doug be- came almost an idol on Broad- way. The Fairbanks smile be- came famous; crities and colum- nists mentioned it daily. He was one of the most popular members of the Lambs' Club, and Still keeps up his activities. He was very always the ideal actor-a Beau Brummel, all shining teeth and Immaculate cuffs. He WER known as "the best dressed act.r on Broadway, on or off-meaning.... in theatrical vernacular, on the stage or off it,
Athletics were, then as now an Important part of his daily life. He excelled in many sports, and health was almost a fetish with him. Nor could he restrain his enthusiasm and activity or the" stage. He was never known to enter a room, of approach a stair- way in the orthodox manner; he would invariably mount three steps at a time or scale the balus, trade. His infectious exuberanca brought into vogue a new type of And how they comedy romance. loved ft, men and women alike!
He was rancois Villor Robin Hood--all the heroes of their dreams brought up-to-date
But he was an elusive idol; Broadway lost him for long peri- ods, He was always ant to turn up-or to turn up missing!
(Continued next week)
THE STORY OF
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
deset the novač dnt seems play be 4 ́t shoes, no? MANGASİT SOMMERIN * 20% CENTURY, PICTURE Starring
RONALD COLMAN
* LORETTA YOUNG & CHARLES BUTTERWORTH WARNER" OLAND TE UNA MERKEL
CHAPTER IT
,
herself on the bed crying, “On my "A body? What sort of a body?" wedding night-au revoir!" said a new voice, and a distinto Bulldog Drummond's apartment"
Thê dutiful Algy' made his way guished-looking man of unmistake- able Oriental race stopped through to and him in conversation with a door facing the group...
Inspector leleon who sccupied the
· Drummond. "Two minutes ago," said Drum-apartment above him. mood, "a body-the body of a Prince Achmed's home.
Was relating" ble experience at
The In- who died in great agony-was lyinspector dismissed the whole thing
in that room.."
**This in shocking," maid the BB one of Drummond's, dreams Oriental, "too shocking for me to "I don't believe's word of it” said Ignore, sir. I am afraid I must in- Nielson, "In the drst place, your ∙sist on your looking ngalin."
Prince Achmed is a distinguished
her.
The party moved into the living visitor to England, not a criminal. room, and there, altiing at the piano. In the second place, you are a hare- was a radiant, dark Oriental woman. brained young rascal who will prob Drummond, startled, approached ably next find an Egyptian mummy In your bath. And in the third placé, “Permit me” said the Oriental I'm sleepy and I'm going to bed. whom they had met at the door. "I Good night!" He slammed the door am Prince Achmed of Shahvi. Thla and stomped up the stairs to his is my daughter, Lady Jane Sothern."apartment above.
"Drummand is my name, eir "You believe me, don't you Algy?" Hugh Drummond. At least, powjsnld Drummond. were not in the room before, else "Who? ·Me?" Algy's mind wax He I'd most certainly have noticed you," not on the business at hand. said Drummond, smiling.
was thinking ruefully of Gwen. Drummond turned toward the There was a knock on the door divan. A man was lying there. in a Opening it. there stood the xiri similar position to the corpse be had Drummond had met in the fog. Hier seen three minutes before. But the eyes widened at the sight of him. figure now moved. It was all very with a little moan she swayed and mysterious.
fainted as Drummond grabbed her. He placed her on the divan to 're- vive her.
"My most humble apologies, air, for mistaking you for a corpse."
"My husband.” said Lady Jane, "I wouldn't do that, if-1 were "Dr. Owen Bothern."
you," said Algy. “Girk came to my Obviously drunk, the man on the door like that once and it was nearly divan acknowledged the introduc: September before I could get her tion.
an" "And now,” said Frince Achmed, The girl opened her eyes and “you are quite satisded that we are stared at Drummond in Bewilder- harboring no hodies-violently dead ment "Where is Inspector Niel- or otherwise.?***
40?" "If you follow my advice.” Inter- "You'll doubtless find him safe. Jected the bobby, "you'll go home. in the arms of Morpheus" smiled. sir."
Drummond. Thanks.cer" I always follow "Please be serious! They told me good advice. Good night." And at his apartment he was here' 1 with that Drummond made a hasty must nnd him I've got to find axit from the house.
him!"
"Malter of fact, he just left. Bul if you'll tell us. it may be that we can help you...
A few minutes later. however; he was back at the entrance of the house carefully inspecting the door- step, for a cigarette buit he had tossed away on his Arst visit. He found the butt, which convinced him that he had not gone back to the wrong house the second time. He's-disappeared.” she said wenk- "As he straightened up, Drummond | ¡y "We reached London this morn-
*
"Are you a detective?, "And amateur deteg amusing hobby
"I've been looking
"Permit me," said Prince Achmed, “ikis
my daughter. Lady Jane Sothern"
.
Calmon meets Warner" Uland and Kathleen Burke
my most
my uncle
came face" to face with Prince ing-my uncle and aunt and I. From Achmed.
the East Indies, aboard the Bombay "If you place the slightest välan GirL That's a cargo ship. We on your life," said Achmed slowly, cáme nahore from quarantine. The "I advise you to forget this whole ship's still there, and we went to a incident."
hotel near the ttocks." Then Uncie Paul left us, „about sleven' this. In the meantime Algy had settled morning to make some kind of a quietly with his bride in a luxurious]report to the owner of the ship and suite in a London hoteĽ
that's the last we've seen of him." "And "who is the owner?" asked Drummond.
"Oh, Algy. I'm the happiest wom- an in all London." sighed Gwen as she kissed" him on the cheek. He looked a bit embarrassed as she started for the bedroom..
I thought I--I'd change.". sald
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"Prince Achmed. That's the "What about Prince Achmed?" went to his house this evening and "That's the strange part of it. I
"Probably a very good idea." But they said Uncle Paul had never arrived there, and they acted so Algy was still nervgua.
Gwen.
"Just one wee Bitle moment, peculiar. That's what worries me
dear,"
"It's all right-no hurry. 'You Drummond rat on the phone and know." said. Algy, embarrassed. called Nietsch's apartmant. He ex
The phone rang violently. It was pisined what he bad just learned. Drummond,
But Nielson's only reply was rep- But Hugh,” Algy--had a pleading rimanding Drummond-for-calling- note in his volcs, I can't faïve 'here ¦ him out of bed to reiate such fan- now, I really can't. Not yet...any-tastle tales."
way. What I mean to say, Hugh, “That settles it.” said Drummartä, la-well, here i am and here she is he turned to Algy. we are in 100. Kind of puis me in. wall complete charge. Tell me all about. you might call it a dilemma, don't Prince Achmed, M you think?2
"Miss Lola Field.
When Gwen returned to' the room; †
Hugh Drummond. And the alert
a vision of loveliness in ber silk and lace, negligee, she found, ólgy with panther, man on your left is Algy.“ **Princs" "Achmed “has been Unele top coat and hat on
"Oh-Algy! But, Alay, you can't Paul's employer in the East for nf- [teen-years." "But recently, my Uncle
so now!"
"I must be getting along. I mean The truth le=no 1986 sealing around the buss must be getting along
got orders to sell everything the race owned and put every shilling to something. I don't know what About my business, wall au revo Uncia Pagi wouldn't tell me. Then they loaded it on the That's the French, goodige, remem- bar? Au revoi, mosans got to be Bombay Girl and brought it to
London.” AN well, Eetting along to
As Aly departed, Gwen threw}-
(TO BE CONTENŅUEDI
2.15 p.m.-Close down.
TO-DAY'S RADIO 40 mohinese programme.
PROGRAMME
Broadcast by Z.B.W.
on 355 Metres
12.30 to 2.15 pm-European pro-
gramme..
12.30 pmLondon and New York stock and commodity quota- tions, Manila Gold stock quotations.
12.35 to 1 pm--Recorded musle,"
Local time and weather ort.
1.03 pm-Recorded music, 115 pm A Be
tra from the Hour
"Arill Room (57.
Rugby
to 6.15 pm Childrens Studio
Concert. to 11 p.m.-European ↑ pro-
to 7.25 p.m
Orchestral Programme Night on the Bare Mountain
(Moussorgsky).
The Operaball Overture Heu-
berger).
Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No.
(Elgar)-
Bavarian Dance, Op. 27||
(Ep)..
7.25 to 8 pm Musical Comedy and Light
Selection Viktorla
Vocal
leting
Kings