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NOTES FROM THE
THEATRES
-1935.
"The Firebird"
years, "Anne of Green Gables" has been brought to the nerven by RKO- Radjo sa parallel to that other clasate of carly, "Little Women." "Anne of Green Gables,'t showing to day at the King's Theatre, fantures Anne Shirley, the axteen-year-old actress who has been appearing in It's quite customary for a group of Alms since site was three. Formerly known as Dawn O'Day, sho legally extras with Irish names to portray a "mob" of Brazilian fishermen or a adopted the name of the character sho troop of Punjabi suldiers in a Holly portrays in "Atte of Green Gables." wood atodio, on the grounds - Chat Along with the girl, who was chosen make-up and costume can foot any from among hundreds of aspirants camera. But Director Joe May rude- from all parts of the English-speaking ly upset this precedure when he de- World, are featured Tom Brown, Helen minded that only real Bavarians be Westley and O. P. lleggle. The story obtained, to play villagers in the concerns a whimsical and imaginative "Eberdorf" sequences of "Music in orphan girl, who transforms the lives the Air," which comes to the King's the bachelor and spinster brother Theatre on Saturday, featuring Gloria and sister who adopt her, and builds Swanson, John Buice, Douglass Mont- into her romance with a rehualny gomery and June Lang. With the benu. group of 30 Bavarian "Schuhpinttler" dancers who were especially imported
The romance of Verres, Tenadalc and for the picture as a nucleus, the cast Adolphe Menjou is a far different ing "offee managed to round un nearly | alfair than the majority of Hollywood The extra players of Bavarian descent, inve matches. Whilst meat players For the balance of the 300 pensants have fallen in love with sizzling speed and village ofleinds they selected and culminated the affair with breath- former- residents of adjoining states Linking elopements to Yuma, Arizona, to obtain almost perfect realism.
or Mexico, Miss Teasdale and Menjou "After Office Hours"
were engaged for months before they Speed, action and romance are the were actually married and had been high points of "After Uffice Hours, sweethearts sure time before their new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production | betrothal was announced. They event due shortly at the Queen's Theatre. pustponed their wedding no that Miss A fast-moving story of adventurous Teasdale could play the leading role romance, it deals with n
Warner Bros. pleture "The nociety in the
Firebird," which comes to the Central- murder-mystery against a background of modern-day newspaper life. Two Thentre on Sunday. In "The Fire- famous stars, never teamed before,bird" Miss Tensdale has the role of share honours. They are Clark Gable the wife of an Austrian diplomat who and Constance Bennett who are slated | tries to sacrifice her own life to save to go a long way as a team, Indica-the reputation of her daughter.. The tions are that they will fallow the picture is one of the most dramatic famous Crawford-Girble and Shearer. 1 come to the screen. It is set in Gahle combinations, so popular with the colourful background of Austria's fans. In this film. Gable plays gay enpital. There is a talented all- hardboded newspaper editor who is star enst which includes besides Missi determined to get his story
even Teasdale, Ricardo Cortez, Lionel At- though it requires the tactics of the will, Anita Louise, C. Aubrey Smith, Trenholme, Northwest Mounted. Constance Ben-Dorothy Tree, Helen nett plays his beautiful society report-Holurt Cavanaugh and Robert Barral. er, and romantic nemesis. The co-
"David Copperfield" stats enjoy the support of a brilhant
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featured cast, which includes Stuart "David Copperfield," the all-star Erwin as Gable's uncomprehending feature commencing its local run to- photographer, Billie Burke as Miss day at the Queen's Theatre, is more Bennett's socialite mother who can't than a classical work of fiction, trans. differentiate between a “seronp" and a "ferred to the screen. lu a certain , Harvey Stephens as the hand measure it is the life story of Charles sora "other man", Katharine Ales Dickens, the novelist, For it is gen- | ander as a neurotie dowager, Charles erally known by all students of Richmat as the publisher and Inle Dickensiann that' at one time the Hamiltom as the man falsely necwiel, author, began writing a biography, But he found the memories so poi- vivid hts Courteous tu everybody at all times Kant, the scenes -appreciative of the other person'emory, that he could not continue. viewpoint-layal to the men and wo. After two or three attempts to con- men wins work for and with hip-tinue the biography, he rewrote I possessing a rare sense of hamour completely, making it a third-person even in the nest trying situations story, and creating the fictitious detesting shamn in feople and things character, "David Copperfield" who insisting on working harder and was, in reality, the boy Dickens. On putting in longer hours than anybody the screen "David Copperfield" else. That is part of the human alde tains all the spirit of comedy, pathes of Lewis Milestone, motion picture novel. The picture bensis a cast of and romance that distinguished, the director, who has won more hors sixty-five stars and featured players thue any ellier member of his pro
principal roles. David O. fession, and whose latest prediction, in the
for Metro- "Rain", comes to the Star Theatre to. Selznick produced it day, with Joan Crawford in the star. Goldwyn-Mayer und George Cukor di- ring role. Milestone's hat-size has rected. Among the players are W. C. not changed since he started on the Fields, Fredie Bartholomew, Lionel Maurcon O'Sullivan, lower rungs of the flim ladder and Barrymore. climbed to ranking "ace" directar of Madge Evans and others. the industry. The people who knew hint when" as "Milite," still call him "Millie," and the director would resent it if these old friends and associates attempted to "mister" him,
The Gilded LilyTM
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At the annual general meeting recently held. the following were elected officers of the St. Stephen's College Old Boys' Association for 1035 President, Mr. Cheung Wing- A pas, sprightly and light-spirited kur; Hon. See, and Treasurer. My. new comedy, "The Gilded Lily," open- Tam Cheung-huen: Executive Com- yesterday at the Central Theatre,mittee, Hon. Mr. TN-Chan, Mesu} An with beautiful Claudette Colbert in the Li Ho-tung, Y. T. Oci, La Wing-kit. starring role and two hadsome new Cheng Chung-leung, Laing Sai-wah, leading men supporting her. A bright Chau tu-nin, Tun Yong-nee, Tang and intelligent film-full of warm, Shiu-kin, Li Chorechi, Au Shin-on, en comedy touches, it presents To Tsun-on, Chan Ying-wah, Leung Miss Colbert in her first singing and Tse-wah, ce un-ngak, and Tong dancing role since the same lady Ying-lam. serred lur hit in "Torch Singer." Supporting the principal players in excellently easted and acted minor rules are C. Aubrey Smith, Lais Alberni, Edward Craven and Tori Пugan, who does n grand job in a brit roku 154 vagabond. Wesley Ruggles is responsible for the sustain- ed and clever direction that helps to make this picture distinctive. The screen play of "The Gilded Lily" is eredited to Claude Binyon.
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