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Gay Viennese music,' continental Joyousness, Parisian ravels and charm. ing old world romance blended with MAKSİYO apectacle and giamorous locales in "The Merry Widow", Ernat Lubitch's production of the ́ Franz Lohar masterpiece which opens to day at the Queen's Theatre: Rounit. Ing the triumvirate of Lubltch, Maurice Chevaller and Jeanette Mac Donald, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture in singed on A spectacular scale, its whimsical comedy, gay humour and charming Tomanco being↑ backgrounded by gorgeous settings and hundreds of beautifully costomed players. The world-beloved music is presented on a scale never possible on the stage. The picture is in every Manual Controlled Way, what might be termed a super- production. Chevalier, who has al ways been at home in a uniform, hax never been better than as the dash- ing, rollicking, fun-loving, roman- Manual Controlled tically inspired Danilo, whose mad-|
cap frolics almost bring a nation to ruin, but who xes everything up again with a grin and a sly wink. Miss MacDonald, stunningly photo- Manual Controlled graphed and wearing an array of Adrian-designed costumes which will make every girl in the audience catch! her breath, was a brilliant selection Manual Controlled for the enchanting, Sonia who proves that a widow can have her moments. Together the romantle pair sing such famous Lehar hits as "Girls," Giria, Girl", "Tonight WII Teach Me to Manual Controlled Forget" "Villa", and "Widows are Gay Chevalier and Miss MacDonald receive splendid support from a cast which includos Una Merkel, Edward Everett Horton, Minna Gombell, Ruth Channing, Donald Meek, Herman Bing and others. Herbert Stothart did an excellent job in his handling of the music details and praise must be given to Ernest Vajda and Samson Raphaelson for their expert adapta- tion,
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the arms of one husband to another and back again, while Warren William and Edward Everett Horton have the roles of the husbands. Both are too soft with the young cava lady, and lose her, but the bonnie bride gels a thoroughly satisfactory beating be- fore the curtain goes down. Thero also is injected a style show with the Intent creations in gowns, wraps and] lingerie, displayed by a score or more creator of the musical numbers that of pretty mannikins. It is one of featured "Gold Digger of 1933- these creations, which is "nothing "42nd Street" and "Footlight Parade" much in front and rather less than created and staged the special musical arf of that behind." that leads to a spectacles on a scala never before at- riotous climax both literally and tempted oven in these previous suc- figuratively in this Warner Bros. pic-cessos, Berkeley's ability for sensa- ture. Others in the cast include tional departures from the ordinary Frank McHugh, Clairo Dodd, Joanj in camera work has made ветееп Wheeler, Virginin Sale and Leonard history in the past yeara. Carey. Robert Florey directed the production from the screen play by Mr. Herbert and Carl Erickson.
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roles of the American composer-sequences only are concerned. Na- orchestra lender and the husband of turally the character has been fiction Kay Francis, respectively. Hal Lo-ised and the imagination of tho Itoy, the sonsational Brandway player, author has been given considerable pinys the role of himself in a thrill play, but Hollywood gossips Inalst
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