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MUSIC DRAMA · FILMS.

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST GREAT

FILM.

Drama of the Old Penal Settlements,

London, Sept. 7. Australia's first super-film, which cost £50,000, will be presented in London in a few weeks' time.

It is called "For the Term of His Natural Life," and is based on Marcus Clarke's famous exposure

of the convict settlement scandals of a hundred or more years ago, when Tasmania was known as Van Diemen's Land.

The great prisons at Port Ar-

thur and elsewhere have been faith- fully reconstructed.

A Too Quick Change. This occurred in a scene in the first act, which was supposed to occur on an ocean steamer, and in which the actor had to change quickly from the uniform of a steward to a conventional street costume.

In the, hurry Forster made the thought he should have done, and change sooner than Saltenberg thus, in

the latter's opinion, doranged the performance and apoiled the play.

matter of fact the audience did Forster's reply was that as a not realise that the change had been made too 800N.

THE FUTURE OF ROMANTIC DRAMA.

Sir John Martin-Harvey's Optimism.

"I have every faith in the futurs of romantic drama, and am putting my faith to the test on my autumn "Scaramouche," instead of staging tour by only producing one play,.

an extended repertoire done in previous years." This was as I have

Sir John Martin-Harvey's state-

for Newcastle. ment as he was leaving London

"In this view," Sir John added, "I have the experience of Mr. Rafael Sabatini, from whose book

confirm me.

Scaramouche' has been adapted, to novels in the face of mach discour- He wrote romantic

agement, and now he is one of the best sellers.' But one has to play these dramas, not mouth them, and really live one's part."

The reply of the actor to the All the terrors of the long voy-the cause of the failure was the manager's complaint was that age from England, when the con-play itself, and in this he was sup- victs were chained in cages, and ported not only by a number of their subsequent agonies on land, expert crities, but also by the are shown in the most vivid detall. author of the play himself, who Hundreds of men are seen har unhesitatingly accepted for his nessed like bullocks to heavy work all the onus of failure, and ploughs.

They toll to and fro, declared that the actor was in novey are touring by motor car. "I Sir John and Lady Martin-Har- under blazing sunshine, across the wise responsible, but on the con- and when we fields, while over them stand arm-trary was entitled to such credit town to town playing a repertoire, are moving from ed warders, wielding heavy whips. for his efforts in trying to make that the Sunday motor journey is

The men are always at the point a poor play succeed. of mutiny, though savage punish-

Then ments, such as a hundred and fifty lashes on the bare back, are meted out for infractions of discipline.

One scene of revolt shows 600 convicts throwing their warders

into a well full of slime.

Before the case is ended a long the only fresh air we got. array of authorities from Berlin our lives are just one general re and various other cities will be Barrington, was in my company hearsal. My old friend, Rutland called before the tribunal as ex- perts, to give their opinions of some years before his death, and he the merits of the play and of the said, 'I lived on rehearsals and hot actor, and of the reasons for the milk, as I generally took a glass of hot milk in the middle to keep me going"."

The film ends on a note which failure, shows Australian civilisation emerg- ing from this welter of savage con- ditions.

Many Australians, while admir- ing the film's dramatic power and scenic strength, would profer that the producer had chosen some other subject.

Miss Eva Novák, an American star, is the featured player. The producer, Mr.. Norman Dawn, is also American.

UNUSUAL LAW SUIT.

German Actor Sued for Failure

Of Play.

Intense Interest has been arous ed not only in theatrical circles in Berlin but also amid the general public by the bringing of a suit at law to determine the re- sponsibility of an actor for the success or failure of a play.

The suit is that of Herr Salten- berg, theatrical manager and head of one of the greatest amusement corporations of Berlin, against Rudolf Forster, one of the most talented and popular actors of Berlin.

LUCK FOR CINEMA CAREERS,

"For the past week Sir John has been rehearsing from 10.80 to six with an interval for lunch," inter jected Lady Martin-Harvey, "so you see the work is atrenuous. But Dan Thomas writes from Holly-we are looking forward to the pro- wood: How did he "crash" the vincial season and to the Canadian movies?

tour which follows it." That is the most common question asked about cinema players,

Unlike the stories which these men and women portray of the silver sheet, their starts came about in very matter of fact ways. To a great extent, lady luck has made them what they are to-day.

As to his plans for the future, Sir John said, "Some day I must: revive 'Oedipus Rex.' 'I made a financial success of this at Covent Garden, and when I got it into my own hands and produced it in the country I improved it very much. 'Oedipus' has got to be done again. If I ruin myself I'll do it. The only question is the best place to

There are in the United States to-day probably five thousand Fair banks, Gilberts, Swansona or do it in." Negris. The only difference is that they have never been given an opportunity to "show their stuff" and probably won't,

DANCING TO CHOPIN. Jazz Effects Not Appearing In

Now Dances.

predict that dancing will be more Dance Hall managers in London. difficult in the coming winter when walking, which often passes for dancing, will disappear.

A Long, Hard Climb. The world to-day thinks of Dou- glas Fairbanks in terms of a huge Image being projected on a screen. Few remember the days when he appeared behind the footlights on Broadway. He was a prominent figure among stage folk when D. W. Griffith induced him to take a Herr Forster was cast for the fling at the celluloid racket.

Teachers throughout Britain star part in "Scandal in America,"

are teaching the Trebis and claim Doug's first picture for Griffith that this will introduce better by Hans Rehfisch, a play that was was "The Lamb," brought out at great expense and which be was starred. Then fol- Chopin.

a elx-reeler in music being danceable, such as with great expectations. at the lowed a series of westerns. But The Mazurka retains traces of German Artists Theatre, a house finally Fairbanks grew a mustache the old Mazurka and minuet steps controlled by the Saltenberg con-after several months of careful with no trace of the Charleston nursing-and became a big time and the Black Bottom. There He still has the mustache are four important steps with star. and still has a secure neat in the three variatione, cinema heavens.

cern.

A "Forst." The play was produced with a great flourish of trumpets, but was not favourably received by the public. Indeed, it encounter- ed such a "frost" that after a few performances it had to be with- drawn.

Music is played 59 bars to the "extra" girl ranks tough climb but in three quarter the time.

Norma Shearer rose from the minute similar to a fast Fox Trot for any girl. She left her home In Montreal, Canada, with her sister, high ambitions. Athole, and went to New York with!

A TUBERCULOSIS FILM.

The extraordinary feature of the case was, however, that while tramping the well-beaten path from gary's eight million inhabitants Even weeks of In view of the fact that of Hun- the play itself was unmistakably studio to studio failed to dampen seventy-two persons die of tuber- damned, the star, Forster, him-their spirits. self achieved an immense per- sent them to a small comedy com- Welfare organised a competition Finally one agent colosle daily, the Ministry of Public sonal triumph: so that after the curtain had fallen at the end of ралу.

for a film play showing the dangers the performance, amid either when the casting director arrived has been won by Maria Thury, a Fifty-four girls were on hand of tuberculosis. The competition dead silence or expressions of and only 12 were needed. Eleven writer of children's stories, with a disapproval, he was vociferously girls were chosen, with Norman two-act play which endeavours to called before the curtain and still standing in line. She was the rid the peasants of their fear of heartily applauded,

With this attitude of the public. chosen. That was her first job-seek medical aid in time. In con- twelfth one. Her sister was not hospitals and encourage them to however, Herr Saltenberg did not just one of a dozen in a slapstick trast to the Austrian "tuberculosis agree.. Instead, he regarded Forster as responsible for the

comedy.

Alm," which ends with the death of failure of the play, and conse- "Glorious Gloria" did her first a happy ending.

Gloria Swanson-often termed the hero, Maria Thury's play has quently brought before the arbi-

The display of tral tribunal of the stage a suit work before the camera in Chicago the film will be compulsory in all that is probably unique in drama But her real start toward cinema

with the old Essanny company. the cinemas in Hungary. tic history.

In his complaint he declared fame came right in Hollywood that the actor was at fault and when she was signed as a bathing

had caused the failure of the play beauty by Mack Sennett. Gloria City. Since then be has sold auto and consequent heavy loss.to the was beautiful and she could act. tyres, written scenarios and direct- management, and he demanded Those qualities, plus personality, ed along. "poverty row." He was to be reimbursed in the sum of have carried her to her present given a chance to take up acting 500,000 marks damages. One of position.

again when he was offered a small

"

the chief charges against the John Gilbert really made his bow "bit a few years ago. He took it actor has to do with his too early as an actor at the age of one year and success followed-likewise bis change of costume.

with Eddie Foy's show in Salt Lake mustache, a la Fairbanks.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927. DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonétic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

16

6

19

15

19

22

125

26

27

131

33

34

35

136

37

138

39

42

43 44

145 146

47

48

49

50

51

53

(THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

HORIZONTAL

1-Limb

A trea

7-Janta

-Part of body 11-Plural of "[" 12-Vie with 14-Part of verb "to 16-Instrument for

ploreing

18-A ship's bant 19-Mossure of 100 _square meters 20-Turn to the right, sald of draft- animala

21-Wand

23-Aqueous vapor RA-Toil

26-Well known 28-Bolemn promisa 29-Covered wagon 80-Defamation of

character 32-WarehoUSO

HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

30-Faize hair

VERTICAL (Cont.) 17-Departing from

40-To peruse carefully 19-Grandiform

41-Expire

42-Upon

21-Shelter of twining

plants

43-who le called Father 22-Tale or romance

of English poetry7 26-Cut short

be" 47-Near to

84-20 Hundredweight 86-Pertaining to a

king

27-To

Weary

48-9mall wooden

oylinder

50-To stude 52-To dip in a liquid

-Extreme Ilmit

VERTICAL

1-Baheld R-Place out

Bawal.

4-Consume

B-Falsehood

27-Strike lightly

80-Part of body

between lower rib and hip-bane (pl.) 81-Restricted to a

particular place $2-Move merrily 33-Distinct portion of

people

24-Ons and one 88-Pronoun

38-Solution

Abbreviation for a 43-8ound uttered by

written paper

7-Precious stona

8-Sweet substanca 9-Vableta 10-Exhausted

11-Humorous fellow

doven

44-To leap over 45-Evening

46-Moved swiftly 149-Afterthought to a lattor (abbr.) 151-Minister's degree

(Abbr.)

13-Past tense of "light") 18-Unite with needle

And thread. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES

Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. nese will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn still others. A letter belongs in each white space. words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both.

(The solution of the onove cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue awng with a new cross-word puzzle.)

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

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"SLOWNESS OF TRAINS."

MRS. ANNIE RESANT MAY FLY TO INDIA.

London, Oct. 1. Mrs. Annie Besant celebrated her 80th birthday quietly,

A reception has been arranged in her honour by the Theosophical Society on the eve of her departure- for India, October 12.

She declares that, as a result of the recent extension of her Contin- ental lecture tour, she will fly back to India if a service is available, "for the alowness of trains appals kne."

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