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MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.
"THE GAUCHO."
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS NEW FILM.
More details about the protagon. Ist of Douglas Fairbanks's new film story, "The Gaucho," are made available by the star himself in a communication just received at United Artists' New York Office. "The Gaucho," was in the third week of production at United Artista Studio, Hollywood, when the mail loft.
Scenes of Mr. Fairbanks' films have been veering steadily south- ward: Britain, France, Arabia, Spain, the Antilles, and now the pampas of any. South American nation.
HELENA MAY;
WINTER SEASON RECITALS CONTINUED.
The fourth of the winter season's recitals at the Helena May Institute was given yesterday, the entertain mont, which was based on Roman- tielet Music, being thoroughly en- Joyed by a large audience.
The musicale opened with a piano solo, "Toccata Fugue in D. Maior (Bach-Tausig) by Mrs. Cashman, who later played "The Nightingale" (Lizet), "Moment Musicale" (Schu- bert), and "Etude In C. Minor"
(Chopin)."
Mr. L Chor-chi sang "Strophes de les fils d'eau," and Mendela- sohn's "Winge of Song," Profes- sor 'Gauldi playing the accompani- ments.
Mrs. Sanger's contributions were "Dedication" (Schumann), "Lul- laby" (Brahms) and "Serenade" (Schubert), the violin obligate for the songs being played by Mr. Braga.
The time of the narrative is three generations ago, in the 19th Century. "Ela Gaucho," Douglas Mr. John Braga gave three vio- Fairbanks's character, is a half-lin soles, "Ave Maria (Schubert breed battleman and bolas-thrower; | Wilhelmj), "Cavatina" (Raff) and a bandit whose rival in love and "Minuet" (Beethoven). treasure is a dictator (played by Guatay Von Seyffortitz). There is In the story a priest played by Nigel do Bruller (who played Cardinal Richelieu In Fairbanks "The Three Musketeers").
"The Gaucho" according to Mr. Fairbanks's communication, is a GRAND OPERA STARS. "tale of treasure, combat, intrigue and love" concerning the adventures The equipment necessary to be a of a bandit who crosses the Cordil-grand operatic artist in the gift of leras with his riders to seize a city one individual in thousands-aye, the number of grown rich from the offerings of millions-and pilgrims to its sacred shrine. The vocalists who have attained the up- bermost rung of the ladder during contrasting moods of the film are visualized in the depicted wild life many years is infinitesimal, com- pared with those who have essayed of the borderland and the calm of to become shining stars in the the sanctuary.
grand operatic constellation. In all arts and sciences the very great have ever been as the traditional grain of sand, and the fate of thou- sands who have set out only to find their own level and suffer financial loss and bitter disappointments should be a beacon to those who are indiscriminately advised to de like- wise.
Lupe Velez, one of the leading ladies fa described as "a wild madcap," while Eva Sothern, the other leading lady, plays a saintly character. Spectacular horseman. ship by nearly 200 riders will be a feature of the film, it is said, as will tossing of the boleodoras, a feat at which Mr. Fairbanks has become adept under the tutelage of Nick Milanesio and Andres Rodriguez, actual gauchos imported from Argentina. ·
The gaucho duel, old style, will not be seen in the film because Douglas Fairbanks has declared it unsuitable for photographic pur- poses, and no great test of skill," The following description of this grim combat, as given by the star, may interest:
"Two Gauchos knelt on the right knee facing each other. Their left legs were bound together. Over their left arms hung blanket ponchos to be used as shields, and they lunged and parried with long knives until the first mortal wound."
POST-WAR COMEDY.
Besides a naturally endowed beautiful voice, musical gift, intel- lect, strength, and charm of per-. sonality, one must have persever ance, an extraordinary capacity for studious, work, and, of course, the wherewithal:
We must admire ambitioa, and be sympathetic always with young as-
pirants. At the same time, the above essentials should be well con- sidered by those who are urged by false benefactors to go abroad in search of fame.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
(This cross-word puzzle has 'béen made by an experte but our readers are warned to look out for occasional vromatic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
BARON VON BISSING.
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TO APPEAR IN BRITISH FILM.
Fow film plans have caught the public imagination so instantly as that now, announced for the screen- ing of Nurse Cavali.
Mr. Horbert Wilcox, the British producor responsible for this idea, leaves for Brussels shortly, accom- panied by Captain Reginald Berkeley, who is writing the story, and scenes will be taken in the very footsteps of the heroic nurse.
What she did will be re-told on: the screen in terms of history, not of sentimentalisation.
"She did a man's job," says Mr. Wilcox, "and we're going to show her doing it. What is more, we shall bring in either as part of the story for symbolically all the other women of the war who were doing a man's job-the land girls, the shell-makers, the car conductors, thei ambulance drivers. This film is dedicated to the women of the war.”
Mr. Wilcox and Captain Berkeley have approached the German au- thorities for further data, and inter- esting new facts have been learned from the Berlin doctor who attended Nurse Cavell and was responsible for hor burial (anys the "Evening Standard");
Baron von Bissing, who signed the death warrant, will appear in the film, and so will Burgomaster Max. Another famous character is Captain Fryatt, who will be im personated.
Miss Pauline Frederick, who is to recreate the character of Nurse Cavell, has now decided not to ap pear as Florence Nightingale. It is an odd coincidence that an Amer- ican actress had the choice of play- ing the parts of two women famous in our history.
A Gallipoli Film. Mr. A. S. Bundy, addressing the 1 shareholders in British Instruction- al Films (Proprietors), Ltd., at the statutory meeting in London re- cently announced that the company had just completed arrangementa
with the Admiralty to make a film of the Gallipoli campaign.
"It has been decided," he said,
to take the novel, 'Tell England," by Ernest Raymond, and weave into it the incidents of the campaign, It is hoped that the film will be com- pleted by about April, and released for the autumn of next year."
Mr. Bundy also said that the Air Ministry had selected the company to undertake the production of a film dealing with the Royal Air Force, and Major Beith ("Ian Hay") had been naked to write an appropriate story.
Hislop and Faust. Joseph Hislop is probably the greatest Britlah exponent of grand operatic tenor roles heard to date in Australia (says the Sydney "Sun") and hearing him sing the arias from "Manion," "Pagliacci,' "Boheme," "Tosca," and "Turan dot" during his recent recitals one casily understood his popularity at
Colonel John Buchan had just the great opera houses of Italy, France and other countries. That completed a story entitled "Con- he has, besides a fine voice, great quest," which provided material for temperament and the rare gift of what would be one of the finest histrionic power was always evi- British Olms yet produced. Fur dent, and created the desire to see ther "Secrets of Nature" films Caddo Productions, a new United and hear him actually in the opera. would be issued during the autumn Artists production unit, makes its Well, we may have that pleasure and arrangements for the exhibition film debut, with "Two Arabian yet, but in the meantime we may of the film, "Shooting Stars," from look forward to his singing the Knights," post-war comedy name-part in "Faust" with the the story written by Mr. Anthony featuring William Boyd, supported Royal Sydney Philharmonic Society, Asquith, had been completed, by Mary Astor and Louis Wolheim, In Gounod'a 68-years-old and direction of Lewis Milestone. It is
Young Bloods in New Örganisation.
still popular work Mr. Hislop has
ate.
to
the meticulous co-operation of the borrowers, their willingness preserve the borrowed music in proper condition, and their prompt. nothing of payment.of prescribed ness in returning It intact, to say
one of United Artists' 17 releases fine opportunities. The soliloquy the scheme. A considerable for this year.
and duet with Mephisto, duet with capital would be tied up in pub Howard Hughes, twenty-eight Marguerite, the famous love-song lications for some little time, and year old oil millionaire is the Pre-All Hail, Thy Dwelling, Pure and the same factors that affect every Lowly," the quartet and the two library would present themselves sident of Caddo Productions and trios-these embody all mooda from here, namely, the success of the the financial backbone of the or- the tenderest to the most passion-undertaking would depend upon ganisation. Another young man, the twenty-nine year old John W. A Music Lending Library, Considine, Jr., supervised the first A couple of correspondents, the Gaddo Production Still another letter of one of whom we publish- twenty-nine year old, director Lewis the subject of a music lending ed, has recently addressed on Milestone, wielded the megaphone.library. Investigation, reveals that fees.
The men behind, Caddo Produc- there is Done here in Shanghal Again, the question arises, are tions are as young as the organisa (says the "N.-C.. Daily News, there enough people interested tion itself. And as Louis Wolheim, unless the members of the Shang- locally to warrant the creation of a the rough-and-tumble hard-boiled hai Musical Society have some diverse collection of published top sergeant in "Two Arabian working arrangement among them- music? The writer is of opinion Knights," remarks:
selves. Even so, that is not quite that there are, but that the major- what our correspondents have had ity of supporters of such library in mind, their inquiries evidently would be found among the less being concerned with a publicly or afluent of the community, and the privately maintained library of fees they may be able to pay music from which one might bor- might not represent a satisfactory row a desired piece on payment of or sufficiently speedy return to the a fee.
inveator in the required collection. The advantages of such a library to students of music as well the average amateur are manifest,
"What the film business needs is us young bloods."
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GET RID OF THE TORMENT OF RHEUMATISM.
This is a matter which, we think, No need to keep on suffering the merits the consideration of our torment and pain of rheumatism when local musical supply houses. They Chamberlain's Pain Balm may be are best situated to procure music One reluctantly confesses that the easily obtained at a small cost. Rub of all description In quantity, and plan entails equal disadvantages to It on vigorously. It is very penetrat- one ventures to suggest the advan- the founder of suck a library. ing and soothing and quickly sentters tage of being able to supply, on Frankly, It is one of those schemes congestion and the pressure that causes pain. Sold and recommended every loan, such pieces. Not that we are which can be proved only by ac where.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR 'SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A latter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squarea and running either borizontally or vertically or both,
(The solution of the poos cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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