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GRACE MOORE
Wins A Wager
Winning a $100 bet from the late Otto H. Kahn, #nancier and art patron, brought Grace Moore into operatic and motion picture fan:e.
This glowing American girl a popular success in Broadway mu- sical comedies, was told after an audition at the Metropolitan Opera House in January 1928 that her voice was not suitable for opera. Bitterly chargined she made the bet with Mr. Kahn that she would make her debut in the Metropolitan within two years. She made it, with two weeks to spare.
Miss Moore, a Jallic, Tennessee girl, had planned to become a missionary until, attending finish. ing school, she heard Mary Gar den sing. Then she dez ded to train her golden voice for an oper ratie career, She wrote to Miss Garden for advice, and got it, and with is the beginning of a friend- ship which has lasted through the gears.
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So when the Metropolitan turn- ed her down, Miss Moore rushed of to
Europe to her friend and advisor, Mary Garde...
twenty months she died and worked under great prima-donna. Gatıl-Casazza heard her sing in Milan, expressed. his pleasure over her voice, and -- urged her to continue training." that he might place her in the Metropolitan. But there were only two months left in which to win, her wager with Otto Kahn. She "pleaded with"the noted dir- ector of the Metropolitan to give her an immediate contract, pour- ing all her girlish spirit and deter mination Into the story of her wager. Ga-Casazza consented. Miss Moore attacked her practic ing with intense vigour during the few weeks left and made a trium- phant return to New York with the contract in her hand.
LA BOHEME
before the time was up."And Otto" Kahn, who became a close friend and great influence in her operatic career, was there to hear her and pay the bet.
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Not only that, but Kahn pro- claimed her debut as the greatest operatic event since he appear- ance of Rosa Ponselle. For three successive years her glorious 30- prano voice was heard as the Me- tropolitan, repeating her "La Bo- heme" and singing "Faust" and 'Romeo and Juliet." These succes- ses were followed by concert tours of America and Europe, and de- buts in both grand opera and the Opera Comique in Paris.
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Last season Miss Mcorę made an" additional triumph, thàt of the screen. She was starred in the highly successful motion picture, "One Night of Love." which was halled as the greatest musical ro- - mance ever filmed.
The singer's new Columbia Mu- sical. "Love Me Forever," soon to be released, will feature several
rats from "La Boheme."
MAE WEST WANTS
ENGLISH ACTORS
Mae West, famous Paramount star, is determined to concent- an British actors for her rate "leading men in her next two
films.
The star of "Goin' To Town," now running in London, is al- ready "at work on her next Para- mount picture, which will be based
on a story of goldrush days in Alaska, but at least ́a. month in her schedule has been left blank so that she can select" from the ranks of English players
In Hollywood.
"It's the accent: I like "SAJE - Mae. "And the acting is always fine. England can certainly turn them out."
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Mae's liking for English actors Is proved by fact that · Cary:
cp- Grant-o Bristol-played posite her in "She Done Him Wrong" and "I'm No Angel” and Paul Cavanagh-of: Chislehurst, out at the Metro itaron Kent--is her leading man in February 8, 1928. Just two weeks): "Goin' To Town.”
"La Boheme" was the opers in made her sensational
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MAE WEST HONOURED
Compared many times to Venus, Cleopatra, Salome and other fa- mous beauties, Mae West has been requested to "double" for the Sta- Liberty. Miss West re- tue of ceived the invitation, and request, from the Mayor of Michigan City," Mr. R. C. Fedder, to attend the Indiana Days Celebration in that city in July.
Mayor Fedder has suggested that Miss West might like to pase as the Goddess of Liberty, depict- ing the United States which will head a parade of 200 floɑ.3 as part of the celebration.:
President Roosevelt, Paul V. Mc- Nutt, Governor of Indiana, various Senators, and other dignitaries have been invited to attend.
Miss West appreciated the in- vitation, but was forced to send her regrets because of picture work. As soon as her latest Alm. GOIN' TO TOWN, is generally re- leased, the blonde star will start writing an Alaskan film.
FLICKERS FROM HOLLY.
WOOD
An accurate replica of an an- cent Manchu pa are on the Yang- tze river, China, is the setting for cne of the romantic sequences in Shanghai, a Paramount picture co-starring Loretta Young and Charles Boyer.
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'One of the "Saracena" disgraced, h'mself during the filming of a sequence of Cecil B. DeMille's The Crusades last week. He lost his balance and fell from the walls of Acre!
Paramount has acquired the screen rights to Bizet's opera, "Carmen." Gladys Swarthout, the Metropolitan Opera star, is set for the title role.
Pauline Lord, star of So Red The Rose, and the only Paramount actress who has been in vaude- ville, on the legitimate stage, and In pictures, says there is less pro- fessional jealousy in motion pic tures than in any other branch of the entertaining profession.
THE CROONER AND MUSICALS
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Will there be music enough for Falling in Love Again" was one all? Or are soma of the now of the big moments from "The popular crooners and singers of Blue Angel" But Marlene's most light songs going to lose out when recent, songs have lacked that the tremendous influx of classical gusto that throaty punch which music and the rage for operatic she put into that first song we
heard from her. talent reach production peaks?
At present every studio in Holly wood is up to its eyes in -opera scores up to its ears, in Shakes- parean plans-up to Its wit's end trying to pacify and placate the crooner and the singing actor who emotional roles that brought her have been ruling Hollywood since the first screen success she enjoy- ed She cries fine," as a director musical came into vogue for the second time and who now feel once remarked. She may have to
turn to tears once more. they are being shoved into a cor-
ner.
What's going to happen, lor la stance, to Bing Crosby, with his studio so dithered over Gladys Swarthout and John Boles? Boles nas nad fine training in voice-he is capable of singing with any opera star.
WILL IT BE CROONERS* But a studio can put out only so anany musicals in a year. And the public will listen to just so many musical films, whose plots au have something of a sameness. Some body is going to lose out. Will it
be the crooner?
Hollywood is wondering whether Crusny, Rudy Vallee, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, Joe Morrison, Dick Fowell, Ruby Keeler and Eddie Cantor will And themselves. running" a bad second to such names as Michael Bartlett Lawrence Tibbett" and Everett Marshall.
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There's Mary Ellis, the singing actress, put over by Paramount in no small fashion, but who has yet to establish herself firmly in the cinematic world. Of course, Nel son Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald will be good for singing pictures on and on. even when the rage for others pasSEN.
This team has such splendid technique for the screen that it is bound to survive. Miss MacDonald went right on making singing pic Lures (with a fine profit) when no body else could
And Eddy, in "Naughty Marlet- ta." proved himself such and that there isn't a doubt of his singing future
MARLENE'S 'SONGS"
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Ann Dvorak, who has been sing- ing and dancing of late and who proudly tells you she started pro- fessional life as a hoofer, may and
thrust back into herself
the
OPERATIC WARBLER'S.. Pinky Tomlin, whose version of "The Object of My Affection" will always be remembered by those. who like a little quirk or two In their tempo, may soon have play u Western boy without a song. His studio has such operatic warblers as Lily Pons and Maria, Ceritza on the roster for this year.
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Joe Morrison, who began croon- ing but who found himself shunt- ad off into straight work in some pictures, may have to stay in straight characterisations. Ginger Rogers sings a neat little song from time to time. And that supreme dancer, Fred Astaire, enerally sings his numbers before he dances them--possibly just to show you how well he can dance them when he really speeds into
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Elissa Landi, Gene Raymond. Ann Sothern, Dolores Del Rio, Jean Harlow, Ruby Keeler-all of these have been singing for some little time now. number here and there-a tune when you least ex- pect it. And even sometimes when you least want it.
ALL IN A GROUP
All the crooners are being thrust Into group pictures. "Every Night, At Eight" has a list as long as your arm. They won't like that, the crooners. It used to be one crooner, with a background of a capable host of comedians and legitimate actors.
Ethel, Merman sang superlatively well in her "hot blues" fashion, but took to the Broadway stage fast winter to put over Cole Porter's lyrics in a big manner. From time to time Constance . Well, one could go on and on. Bennett has sung in a picture. It's a fascinating subject. It's safe Irene Dunne sings prettily in most to state that the epidemic of music of her pictures. Marlene Dietrich will bring the same hardships to asings less and less now than she music on the screen as it did once
did in her Arst screen successes. before.
SPANISH SCENE OF THE NON-STOP REVUE,
The Company open at the King's 'Theatre on August 21 at 5.30 p.m.
KEN MAYNARD'S
The Wonder Horse
Tarzan," the wonder horse, is Ken Maynard's favourite actor!
The Western star, now making colourful action dramas for Co- lumbia, the first of which is "West Beyond The Law," just/ gone into production at the Studios would rather work, with or watch his horse in action than any human, actor, or, actress оп the screen to-day,
FAVOURITE
purchase, but he made a down payment
and finally acquired" Tarzan, as he was immediately named, on the installment plan.
Since then Tarzan has been featured in every Maynard plc- ture.
children."
JUST LIKE CHILDREN "Horses are like Maynard remarks: "In training must be frm but them, one gentle. When I first began to
- work with horses as a youngster, I often became impatient. After that it was impossible to do any-. thing more with them that day. One thing about a horse---when
oughly, he never forgets, Ben cause of this, I am always cer- tain before I start developing a new stant for Tarzan to perʼorm that I have planned it exactly right."
his in- Maynard admits that terest in Tarzan's talents, is more than a little selfish, since he la responsible for the Palo-he once learns something `thor-
mino's screen debut and his sub- sequent success. "But my ad- miration for Tarzan might be compared to that of a Director and the Star he has personally Instructed,” explains Mayriärd. ⠀
Eight years ago Maynard, who, until then, had used any one of a number of mounts in his ple- tures, was on hand when a ship- ment or three hundred horses from the North was unloaded, at Newhall, Californin.
Maynard, always interested i fine horses, looked over the herd. saw a cream-colored Palomino with white mane and tall-and that was that. He didn't have the six hundred necessary for the
, ... Lucille Brown and Nora Lane play the important, feminine roles in "West Beyond The Law, - which will be directed by Al Her- man from an original story by the Star, adapted to the screen by Nate Gatzert. Frank Hagney heads the supporting cast, which also includes Otis Harlan, Vir gínia True Boardman, Frank Taconelli, Victor Fotel, Cordon Grimth, and a band of American indians.
LEDERER IS UNIQUE
Simple, Serious
Star
While countless thousands of ladies all over the world are de- voted to Francis Lederer for his good looks and winning charm, the iltale world of Hollywood looks at the handsome young Osecho- Slovakian star with amazement, and even awe.
For Lederer is something new under the movie sun. The young, Bohemian, is a simple, serious- minded and retiring screen star and Hollywood is stl trying to Agure him out. "Hollywood's night life knows not. On the contrary, him when he is not busy at the studio“ he goes quietly away to his small. ranch outside the town which be shares with a lot of dogs, several horses and one mischievous mon- key.
There, in the Walt Whitman phrase, he loafs and invites his soul. At the same time, the good- looking Bohemian boy is anything but anti-social. On the contrary, he is one of the most seriops- minded and earnest young fellows In the film colony,,
He's a practical worker for world
peace, a subject on which he is
sincere and eloquent. When in- vited, he will stand up and make good speeches. During the film- ing of "Romance in Manhattan" he found time to address such varied groups as The Hollywood Rotary Club, The League of Call- fornia Municipalities and the Riverside Breakfast Club,
And with all this, he is charming a young actor as the films have sprouted in years. His unaffected old world courtesy has the girls agog, his good looks fluster them-and when he isn't working on the set, or riding in the hills back of town, he's ad- dressing serious thinkers on world problems! !
What a young man! Hollywood. throws up its hands and gives him up
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But Lederer just goes on be- ing charming and serious.
HUNT FOR ANTIQUE
Most people do not realise how long it is since they have seen an old-fashioned ear trumpet in use It probably is not an important enough observation, but the ob- solesence of the once common'aid · to the deaf caused plenty of trou- ble during the making of, Fara- mount's Paris Love Song, starring Mary Elis and Tullio Carminati
When director Lewis Milestone requested the property depart- ment for the ear trumpet the an- 'swer came back "People don't
use them any more."
The reply was hardly satisfar... tory to Milestone, and after he had thoroughly stirred up the pro- perty department. the ear trumpet was found in the possession of a little old lady in Hollywood.
Operette by Dostal.
11.15 pm--News in German of
DJQ and DJB.
11.30 pm.Current Events. 11.35 p.m.--Music by the Reich-
swehr Band."
12.15 am-News in English on DJQ and in Dutch on DJB. 13,30 a.mClose down DJQ, DJB
(Germ.. Engl.).
"RADIO MANILA
6 p.m.-KZRM Orchestra.
6,30 pm-Spanish Informational
Period,
6.40 p.m.--English Informational
Period,
6.55 pm-Stock quotations, througin the courtesy of Swan. Culbert- son and Fritz.
7 p.m.-Rádio Shopper. 7.15 p.m.-Child Health 7.25 pm-La Insular Cigar and Cigarette Factory presents "Aires Flipinos" with Juan Silos, Jr. and his string En- semble,.
7.45 p.m.-Elizalde y Cla Fro-
gramme..
8 p.m.Apo on the Air with Mys- tery Binger, sponsored by 'Cebu Portland Cement Company, 8.15 pm. The "Town Crier"
sents a Quarter-Hour of Spanish Melodies.
830 p.m.-Western Equipment and
Supply Co. Programme, 8.45 pm Stock quotations and
local market reports.
9 p.m.-Anti-Tubercplosis. Talk—
Mayor Juan Posadas, Jr.
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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
Broadcast by Z.B.W.
on 355 Metres
12.30 to 2.15 p.m.-European, pro-
gramme.
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12.30 p.m.-Recorded music. 1pm-Local time and weather
report.
1.15 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or
chestra.
1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press. Bulletins,
Rugby Press news, etc. 2.15 pm-Close down.
4 to 7. p.m.-Chinese, programme. 6 to 6.15 p.m.-Children's Studio.
Concert.
711 pm-European programme. 1 to 7.30 p.m.-
A Scottish Programme p Song-Herding Song (arr. Law- son)Joseph Hislop (Tenor). Orchestra-Reels (arr. Diack) Strathspeys (arr. Diack). Songs-Whistle and I'll come to
you, my Lad (Stephen). McLeod's Galley (Kennedy Fraser)-Margaret Barrett (Soprano).
Orchestra-Glasgow Highlanders
(arr, Diack).
Meg Merrilees (arr. Dlack). Songs - Wee Cooper Offe
(Traditional).
Land O' the Leal (arr. Steven).... --Robert Watson (Baritone) 7.38 to 6 p.m.---
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From the Studio Selections by "The Continental
Trio."
PROGRAMME
1. I Believe in Miracles. 2. Cheese and Crackers.
3. I Was Lucky.
.4. The Words are in my heart.
5. Whats the reason.
8. You opened my eyes.
7. Sittin' up Waitin' for you. ..8. The Lady in red.
3 p.m.-Local time and weather re-
port.-
8.03 to 8.13 p.m.-
$.. Dinah.
The Boswell 'Sisters
Blue Moon.-Connie. Boswell. 11. I had a million Dollars-
("Transatlantic Merry - Ko
round
2.13 to 8.35 p.m.-
Light Orchestral Music Entrance of the Little Fauns
(Pierne, arr. Mouton). Bolero (Ravel, arr, "Eranga). Neapolitan Melodies Medley. Love in Idleness Serenade
(Macbeth).
8.35 to 9 p.m.-Concerto for Violin-
cello (Saint-Saens, Op. 33) played by W. H. Squire ('Cello) and the Halle Orchestra.
9 to 9.15 p.m.-A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copy- right by Reuter). 9.15 to 9.45 p.m.-.
Lilian
From the Studio A Concert by P.St.
(Soprano).
A. Sharpham
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C. E. Gahagan (Baritone). Nura Kanis (Pianoforte).
PROGRAMME
1. Songs:
Bird of June. Dorothy. Fors--
ter. The Little Old Garden.-
Hewitt.
2. Songs:
(Lilian Sharpram)..
Will she be waiting up-Ben-
nett.
Here in the Quiet Hills,
Carde.
(C. E. Gahagan) -
3. Pianoforte Bolo-Nura Kanis. 4. Sanga: I hear a thrush at Eve.
-Cadman.
5. Songs:
(Lilian Sharpham),
Macushia. - MacMurrough, Little Irish Girl-Lohr.
(C. E. Gahagan)
6. Planoforte Solo--Nura Kanis 945 to 10 pm-
"The J. H. Squire Celeste · Octet"
Ave Maria (Schubert, arr. Wil-"
loughby).
Andante Cantabile (Tschaikow
sky, arr. Willoughby). Phantom Minuet (Hope). Souvenir (Drdia, arr, Willough-
by
10 pm-Reuter Press Bulletins. 10 05 to 11. pm
From the Studio Dance Music by the Band of the
2nd Batta, The East Lanca- shire Regiment by kind per- mission of Lieut. Col. A. C. Marsh and Officers
14 p.m.-Clase down.
BERLIN PROGRAMME Dm.-DJQ, DJB Announcement
(Germ; Engl.),
German Folk: Song,
Programme Forecast (Germ
Engl.).
-5.15 p.m="Chasing": Your Lucky
Star
Radio Variety
9.10 p.m-Social Hour, directed by 8.45 pm-Newe in English on DQ
Lily Raques
10 p.m.-Trio Cruz and his Manila
in an Hour of Dance Tunes. 11 pr
Bign
and in Dutch on DJB.
rim Die Vielgellebte
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