1930-11-19 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1930.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

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Italian Tyrol

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25-Fall

28-Sheltered mida 29-A fountain 30-Indefinite article

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32-6cramm

33-Careen

37-A lady

41-A grain

42-More lueld 44-Daface

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47-Picture-taking.

apparatus (pl.) 43-Musical note 49-To suffer from

extreme hunger

51-Models

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55-Shrewd and ely

(slang)

56-Deals out

VERTICAL

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38-Exist

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(The solution of the above creas-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new crossword puzzle.) ·

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

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AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by

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MUSIC DRAMA FILMS

ROUND THE CINEMAS camera in its place so that it pointed JAZZ FIGHTING FOR

SINGING NOVARRO SCORES BIG HIT.

"DEVIL-MAY-CARE."

through the cannon's sights,

The new picture is a comedy romance of life aboard a destroyer, with Haines as a "gob.” Anita Page is the heroine, and Karl Dane, Edythe Chapman, J. C. Nugent, Harry Woods, Wade Boteler and Ramon Novarro's long-awaited others of note are among the play.. first all-talking picture, "Devilers. William Haines gives an out- May-Care," is now being screened | standing performance, displaying a at the Queen's Theatre.

The handsome young Goldwyn-Mayer star has himself in this musical romance which is centred about the his- toric days of Napoleon Bonaparte's dramatic exile to Elba. Novarro,

talent for.dramatic acting which Metro equals his noted ability as a come- outdone-dian of fret rank.

ITS LIFE.

Tuneful Music War in Progress.

DAWN OF SANITY.

Behind the romantic setting of the ballroom, with its bright lights and pretty frocks, war is being waged between jazz enthusiasts and the advocates of the back-to- the-Blue-Danube style of waltz begin-music, says a London paper.

Jazz is fighting for its life, and although its opponents claim that it is dying, the saxophone still)

the drums and the whines,

blow out their cymbals still mechanical challenge.

"There is a dawn of sanity in

"SECOND WIFE."

Throbbingly human from as a Beutenant in Napoleon's guard, ning to and--that sums up "Second schemes to bring about the trium-Wife," which opened last night at phant return of the Emperor and the Central Theatre. There fa an consequently becomes involved in appeal about this Radio Pictures' number of exciting adventures drama that seldom is found in the which finally land him in the arms

more sophisticated offerings of the of the beautiful Leonie.

talking screen.

Six lovely new songs are featur ed, "Charming," "The Shepherd's Serenade," "March of the Old Guard," "Bon Jour, Loule," "If He Cared," and "Pompadour." These are scattered throughout the tense and romantic story. The singing is done by Novarro, a chorus of picked male voices, Dorothy Jor dan, and Marion Harris. Dorothy Jordan, the attractive Leonie of the picture, came to the screen comedy stardom: from musical Right out of "Tressure Giri," she made her talking picture debut in "Black Magic," and from that went to "Doug" and "Mary" in "The Marion Taming of the Shrew." Harris, playing the Countess, needs

She 16 no introduction.

the greatest "blues" singer In America. Director Sidney Franklin has staged the production in a beautiful manner. Exteriors and interiors of

the Napoleonic style offer many chances for beautiful photography, Albertina Rasch ballet, in An technicolour, is an eye-Alling bit. Thrills are provided by three fights, the last two duels between Novarro And that excellent villain, John Miljan.

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"NAVY BLUES.”

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A camera mounted on a gun- carriage on a battleship is one of the novel effects worked out by Clarence Brown, director of William Haines's

Metro-Goldwyn all-talking Arst Mayer production, "Navy Blues," which will come to the Queen's Theatre on Sunday.

In scenes in which Haines is sean pointing a cannon on ship-board, a unique "shot" of what he aims at was obtained by removing the gun from its trestles and mounting the

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dance

ballroom music now," the manag-

a London ing director of music publishing firm said to an "Evening Standard" represents.

tive.

One immediately recognises the difficulties encountered by the "second wife." Lila Lee makes of her an intelligent and beautiful woman, struggling to ensure her

"There is a calmer state of mind domestic happiness. At the start of

among the young people now which the picture she will aroule your will have its reflection in the dance sympathy, and, toward the end, will

tunes for the winter. steal your heart.

There is

Conrad Nagel is the typical Amer-every indication that the straight- ican husband. Successful in busi-forward, dreamy, lilting dance ness, he puts forth, a sincere effort tune is coming into its own again. to make his second marriage a auc-If the public want jazz, we have cess and eventually accomplishes his to supply it, but we are now find- Ing that the melodie dance is purpose..

And, of course, there is "another becoming more and more popular. man." The handsome, suave Hugh The tricks of the saxophone and Huntley who enacted the role of the hammering of drums may re-

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musical gymnastic Gilbert Gaylord in the stage produc- tion of the play, has the same part prowess, but dancers, while appre- on the screen. He scores a remark-ciating this to a certain extent, able performance in his first all-seem to have borne the infiction

long enough. talking picture.

Huntley almost suoceeds in steal- ing Lila Lee from Nagel, but by the time this occurs she has become a mother and the child does not fit into Huntley's scheme at all. She then finds herself in the same position she placed her husband when they ware married-and it explains many things to her.

"The old type of waitz is com ing back. A jazz tune in popular for a time, but its popularity soon развев. Not Bo the soothing. melodious tunes like the Blue Danube, the 'Merry. Widow and many of the musical comedy dance tunes.?"

West End teachers of dancing also say that jazz is declining.

One sald:-

Climaxing a series of dramatic situations, the real thrill of the

"You cannot dance gracefully to picture occurs when Nagel has to choose between remaining with his nerve-racking noise. There is a wife, who hourly la expecting to be great chance now for English com- come a mother, or going to the bed-posers to turn out really good, A picture of the dance room in side of his first wife's dying son in tuneful dance music." Switzerland.

1950 Was drawn by another teacher, who said:

It wouldn't be fair to tell what happens, but the knotty problem is most satisfactorily answered in "Second Wife."

Freddie Burke Frederick plays the part of the step child. He is a handsome, manly little fellow, and bis actions are a refreshing relief from the ordinary "sweet" type of child atar performer.

Mary Carr, best known for her "mother roles, enacts the part of the old family nurse and fits perfectly into the scheme of the play.

SEARCH FOR A STAR. EDGAR WALLACE FILM TESTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE...

Mr. Edgar Wallace, who is the prospective Liberal candidate for 'Mid-Bucka, entertained some hundreds of constituents by offer. Ing free film tests at the British Lion Film Corporation's studios, Beaconsfield.

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A crowd of young women and some young men, too, faced the microphone with trembling courage, under the lights and hundreds of watchful eyes that might well have broken the 'norve of the most seasoned star. There was always the chance that they might be "discovered," and leap straight from the Mid-Bucks Liberal Gala to fame on the screen. The testa, however, revealed no fame on the screen.

The tests, however, revealed no treasure trove of genius.

"There are not sufficient oppor- tunities for.alm tests, in this coun try," said Mr. Wallace to a Daily Express representative, "and that! is why we have so low stars.

"In America it is easy for young men or women to discover whether or not they have a successful film vofce and appearance. No one fs. aphamed to try..

"But in this country the per- centage of young people who can obtain film tests-is pitifully small. If only we could have extensive tests all over the country we should find some first-class material."

dance like the old lancers, for everyone will be more used to exercise. One has only to notice children of to-day to realize what a vigorous race ours will be

"It will be amusing to hear what | we thought of jazz in 1950 Even now, only a few years after it was most popular, it is almost In- dible to think that people could dance to it, or bear to listen to it Lorgany Tedeth; as, time “much lass enthuse over Ite

Dancing will, usver disappear, for it hides young men and women togetbar ily, and enjorahis but it is going to develop along saber and more beautiful lines"

"Dances will be more vigorous. Steps and movements from folk dances will be combined with old ball-room dances. In twenty years' time Jook

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