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Music in the Air
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A FOX Picture with
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Madrid, Apr. 24.
ACHIEVEMENT...
"David CopperBold", the kerantical alt picture which will have its pre- the late dictator; was married to- milere ta-morrow at the Queen's Thea-day in Algeciras, Spain, to Senorita Lre promises to be unusual in many Margot Larios, daughter of the respects. It is the picture which in
Miguel Primo de Rivera, son of ABSOLUTE
troduces to the screen little Freddie former Marquis und Marchioness Bartholomew, the ten-year-old boy of Martales.-United Preos. who in halled hs the greatest screen "And" since Jackie Coogan rocketed to fame with Charlie Chaplin, in "The Kid Freddie plays the juvenile "David". It is adaptation of a novel which has entertained millions, and was called by its author, Charlen Bicken, "my favourite child". Sixty- five stars and featured players are in the unprecedented enst. Among the Hiara are W.C. Fields, Lionel furry-pollsheil villain is portrayed by more, Madge Evans, Maureen O'Sulli
Ricardo Cortez, than whom there is van, Elon May Oliver, Lewis Stone,
210 mare seductive and handsom Prank Lawton, Freddie Bartholomew,
screen rogue. He gives his charac Elizabeth Alan, Roland Young. Rail
teristic strong and caxy performance Hathbor. Hugh Williams, Hochert which wins him the plaits of the Mundir to mention only a few. Theiscriminating and makes him an picture has been well more than a
thema to the Gallery Gods. Aulen | year in preparations and production, Louise has a most difficult role for retting a new record for lavishness. It is one of the pictures un recort in which the writer of the adaptation Jumself one of the leading novelists of
diplomat, is called upon to give a highly emotional portrayal of a we
my who confesses to a love intrigue and killing to save her daughter's re- putation, and rises to the dramatic rofe with an artistry that is com- }, mendable both for its strength and j its alisunce
over-neting. The
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ja strong and polished, nefor, gives an fon Dickensian. It has as producer
excellent performance in the role of pal directe the men who started the the Austrian diplomat, hewiklered.unil estie epele of "worth white stories incomprehending over bin wife's BR 1 s David 0, Selznick, oftrange ranfeusion to a lawdry love Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producer of
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"The Gilded Lily" Cleopatra went "Hollywood" when Claudette Colbert turned luck to ultra-¦. "Music in the Air"
smart film Tushious for the gowns sho wears in the starring role of Para- Hollywood is noted as melting mount's "The Gilded Lily," opening p and a hnd of contrusts, but it's dny at the Central Theatre,” After still unusual for the oldest find the netting the Egyptian styles for the
west of featured players to be current fashion trend, Claudette Col brought together in the same picture, bert turns her inek on senenba, hawk- This happens, however, in "Musie in winged tinras and adductive jewelled the Air Erich Fommer's Fox Film sheaths to wehr the most striking mendelion, which brings Gloria Swan- modern costumes ever designed in Po and John Boles together again an Travis Banton's noted style atelier. the screen and which comes to the The frature of Miss Colbert's evening King's Theatre soon. The old and wandrobe is a yellow chiffon cabaret. the sew, in this case, are Hobart 100wn, trimmed lavishly with price- Berth and Jose Lang, Fox Film's less yellow parmline feathers, An- "mystery girl" Besworth "firand Old other evening gown is K sheath f Man of the Screen", can claim to be dick langfebends, cut extremely low at i- this veteran of them all. He made the the neckline and worn over a slender frst picture ever filmed in, California skirt of black satin which is singhed
twn-revler called "The Sultan's { up the front amd tapered into a grace- | Power," which was produced the ful train in back. Over this Miss! rost of a Chinese laundry near Colbert wears a whitefox caps of Echo Park in K. Miss Lang, on the other hand, in the blue-eyed blonde youngster whom the stilin has been secretly and intensively training for the past three years. She gets her first featured rule in the new offering, while the athe picture Hosworth's Baird serven portrayal, surely a cou trast, even for filmland, Besklen the four players mentioned, the cast of "Music in the Air" includes such celebrities na Douglas Montgomery, Al Shean, Reginald Owen and Joseph Cawthorn.
"Double Door"
"Double Door", the Paramount pro- duction having its tinal showing to-day at the Queen's Theatre, is one of the surprise pictures of the year. It is n mystery story yet not a mystery al- together. There are no fantastic sets but rather the luxurious background of lordly Fifth Avenue background where nothing has been changed for fifty years.
ars. The story is of the perivd- of itu and the costumes and general. appointments of the time lend added
Morris, interest. Mary
dramatic actress of the Broadway stage. is aven in the same role she created on! the stage. As Victorin Van Brett, spinster of the famous wealthy Van Brett family, she is a fiend but you admire her for being a complete fiend, and stand in awe of her mightly will. Evelyn Verable appears as the young heroine to great advantage,
She holes lovely in the "Merry Widow" Costumes of the time. Kent Taylor nives his best performance.
"Anne of Green Gables" Despite the fact that the title role jcarried by a sixteen-year-old girl,, 211 all-veteran east brings IKO- Radio's version of the celebrated novel "Anne of Green Gables" to the Kereon. It in now showing at the King's Theatre. Anne Shirley, Tom Brown, 9. P. Heggie, Helen Westley, Sara Hasten, Gertrude Messinger, Murray Kinnell and Charley Grapewin comprise the cant. Each has a back- ground of years of acting experience, although youth predominates in this roster. Aliss Shirley, who plays the Anne Shirley of L. M. Montgomery's tury, has been acting before the camtras since she was three years old. That my thirteen years of screen experience during which she played important roles in scores of
mis. Brown, at twentyone, has al- Brost tit mary years of neting ex perience to his credit. He was carried before stage footlights by his mother When he was six monika old, and has been a part of the theatrical business ever since. Heggie nude his acting debut some thirty years ago in Aus- tralin. He has been featured and starred on the London and New York stages. Ever since the screen Locarno audible he has been a ranking_charne- ter favourite in pletures. A founder- member of the New York Theatre Guild, Miss Westley has played featured parts in more than forty of that organization's productions. Sho is now one of the Gulld's managing directors,
"The Firebird"
"The Fireblrs" the new Wonner Bros, production which will open at the Central Theatro on Sunday is n most fascinating and intriguing dramu with a remarkable cast headed by. Verree Tendale, iticardo Cortez, Lionel Atwill, and Anita Louise. Tho story is based on the national Broadway hit by Lajas Zilahy as pro- duced by Gilbert Millor. It Is a startling revelation of the outburst of the dammed-up love emotions of n young girl whose life has boen a series of repressions. Vorreo Tens- dale, as the wife of an Austrian
sumptuous desir Even Miss Col- bert's afternoon clothes for "The Gilded Lily" are elaborate. One blackj wol sait has a three-quarter length Jarket outlined in silver fox. With this costume a blouse of silver lane is worn, Claudette Colbert is sup- ported by Fred MacMurray, late of the Brondway stage, and Ray Milland-
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