1935-01-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1935

MAE WEST CLIMBS TO NEW HEIGHTS IN "BELLE OF THE NINETIES"

Jan Kiepura, world famous ten or, in appearing in “City Of Song" with Betty Stockfield at the Klar 's Theatre to-day,

Careers Of The Stars

JACK

[ACK BUCHANAN was born in Glas- M.G.M. in Hollywood, who have given

gow in 1891. He started his, her some excellent roles to date. stage career. In 1912; and. Thanks to a

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PRYOR, MACK BROWN, & MILJAN GIVE EXCELLENT SUPPORT

"THE OUTCAST LADY" DIFFERS FROM

BOOK VERSION: BUT AS TRAGIC CREAM OF RADIOLAND IN “GIFT OF GAB”

THOSE who thought Mae West

By Diane

could not repeat her astonishing success will find, that despite cutting re-filming, her Intest picture. "Belle of the Nineties." is still splendid enter-view tainment.

a remarkable

TICHAEL Arlen's chief char-

Macter in The Green Hat?

Mae West is in "Belle Of The Nineties," a Paramount, picture with Roger Pryor, and John Mack Brown, which is coming on Sunday

to the King's Theatre.

SHORT SHOTS

have seen the returns of the various theatres all over the world, and the

Roland Young has been too big 's Bac

marrying her. Then, the man ahe Divorcee", starring Fred Astaire and

Ginger Rogore, la, without doubt, one of for him by his mother-in-law Claire marries (Ralph Forbes) Ien the biggest money-makers of the year. Kummer, for time in the films, but the from the Hotel window on the Hong Kong cinema-goers will have the new one with Bing Crosby and Kitty

marriage, and chance of seeing it at the King's early

night of the

the brother of Iris, (played by next month. That popular management Carlisle will have the well-liked English- Hugh Williams) blames her for the also promises us that human story by man in the cist. tragedy which befalls the man he Somerset Maughan, "Of Human Bond-

-Irish March-was a tragic. figure. Greta Garbo made her pathetic and appealing when she with a flyer who-has just played it in the movies with Johu The marks of the been killed, and is brought to his Gilbert, as "A Woman of Affairs." scissors are plain in the plot and dialogue, but this

senses and future success by the Now we have it re-enacted in the astounding actress, by sheer personality, trials.

girl who loves him throughout his talkies as "The Outcast Lady"

starring Constance Bennett. sweeps you off your feet.

I am sure that at least 26 Radio

Unless you have read the story. AB "Ruby Carter," burlesque stars assist in

the success and much of the real meaning is lost in charming manner and his singing and YOHN MILJAN was born in South queen in the city of New Orleans, play their parts creditably in the the film version. Miss Bennolt dancing ability, he quickly became a Ben- Dakota in 1890. He was on the Mae is a consummate artist of broadcasting studio scenes. Cor plays "Iris" in too gentle a manner, sation. In 1929 he made his first Brit-stage 14 years before entering the pic timing and delivery. She glides tainly worth seeing. (Queen's) hardly suggesting the wild char ish Bim, before going to the States to tures, and has since become one of the through the story taking diamonds appear with Jeanette Macdonald in screen's "most consistent villains". He from "Brooks Claybourne (John)

"Crime" Without Passion"

acter of the original, and she seems "Monte Carlo".

His biggest success was married in 1928, and has one son, Mack Brown), love from "Tiger acclaimed by critics is "Crime No 1 is when the man

.One of the firms that is being cruel fate, without protest. Blow to accept the blows handed out by has been made in musical comedy on but has niso legally adopted the two both stage and sereen, in which he stars sons of his wife by her first husband, Kid" (Roger Fryer), and "Ace without Passion,"

she loves and directs. He is not married.

Creighton Halc.

Lamont"

(John Miljan)

(Herbert Marshall) is sent out to from picture produced by the famous India, so that he can be saved from latest R.KO. musical. The Gay ceas on Broadway, in the play written "Molly" (Katherine de Mille). EORGE BANCROFT was born in AE WEST was born in Brooklyn. Along with all this we have Duke Philadelphia in 1882. After New York, but no one knows the Ellington's famous Band which ac graduating from the United

exact date. She was brought up in the companies May's swaying figure. Stater Naval Academy and 4

environment of prize-fights (her father) roving life at wes, he started his then was a professional pugilist) and the Her rendition of "The Memphis trical carcer 4S B black-face singing comotion. It was James Cruze, the theatres. She made her first fame on Blues" is worth your money alone. director, who advised him to try ple the stage in plays she wrote, produced. Add to this her startling self- and starred. Among her biggest hits tures and drama, and he signed upwith was "Sex", "Drag" (which brought designed costumes, the hour-glass Paramount in 1925, becoming quickly about a prison sentence and an enor- figure and her sparkling linen. I one of their biggest stars. He had a mous amount of publicity) and "Din know, there are some people who quarrel over terms, and retired from mond Lil', (re-titled. "She Done Him the pereen for two years, only recently Wrong" in the films). She tried in vain wonder why the world acclaims this making a welcome comeback. He has to obtain a footing in films, but when unusual artiste-she is an acquired been married twice and has one daugh- Paramount gave her a small chance in taste, but at least no one can deny ter-Georgette.

the George Raft-Constance Cummings her ability to get every ounce out picture "Night after Night", this slinky, of her part. She gives CICELY COURTNEIDGE was born in cooing, wisecracking, unusually lovely

Sydney, Australia, in 1893, her curvy lady just stole the picture. She twist to old gags, turns proverbs father being the well-known theatre never looked back, and made film his into worth-while modern meanings, owner and producer, Robert Court-tory.

purrs in that soft, couing voice that neidge. She started her success

Now she has imitators galore, but puts Sex into every line, and, Shakespeare, but it was comedy that she found fame, and her there first. She is naturally witty, without being offensive.

in musical she created a new character, and got strange to say, the lines are funny first big chance came in her father's London production "The Arcadians"at least she gives the ideas and some

writes all her own songs and dialogue

The cast is an excellent one, and has one daughter. She entered the lazy to write. She does not smoke nor them to share in the success. Mae

one clae jets them down, as she is too more opportunity has been giveriį.... drink, and has never married. She is a personality that stands alone, with West's unusual walk, her wise- BEBE DANIELS was born in Dallas, her slink, her Tusky voice her wise- cracks, her voice and astonishing Texas, in 1901, She began her cracks, her figure, and her dress. Un-personality is seen, to the greatest stage career when only four years of fortunately the censor. is too much advantage in this story of New age. At seven she was the most fam-her tracks now, and rather cramps her ous child actress in America, and on style but you cannot keep Mae West Orleans in the nineties, and I do entering pictures with the old Selig down-she has come to stay, and is not think her "fans" will be dis-i Company became, at 13, the leading easily the biggest box-office attraction appointed. Recommended. (King's). Indy to Harold Lloyd, to whom she was on the screen to-day.

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She is married to Jack Hulbert, and)

film in 1931.

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at one time engaged. This lovely lit- tle artiste never failed to please, and Auccessfully made the grade from the allents to the talkies, especially shining In singing the principal role in "Rio Rita". She married Bon Lyon in 1980 and has one daughter.

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MAE WESTICISMS

"Gift Of Gab"

A new

He was hor man--but hè come to see Universal called the roll of, ita me sometimes. Some of the worst men players in casting this Radio Re- make the best pets.

vuc, and if names mean box-office

sents. I was just calm-and collected.

Peggy Wood is playing opposite Will Rogers in "Handy Andy" at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.

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age", featuring Leslie Howard and Lillan Harvey, after an operation for had adored. The slim delicate Bette Davis. They both give memor-appendleltis, now weighe only 80 pounds, looking heroine can stand no more able performances.

She will not give up her Hollywood, and the film ends on the same

home, but will make three films at tragic note as the book,

I hear, privately, that although the Elstree, the sterics being of her The acting from all concerned is feature "The Life of Virgie Winters", given a fair break in Hollywood, and censor used rather a heavy hand in the choice. The Continental idol was not good, and, besides those mentioned, the new team of Anne Harding and consequently, au money means nothing we have Elizabeth Allan and Henry John Boles is something to write home to her, she begged the Fox, executives Stephenson. The settings and about.

to tear up her contract, which was done, with no hard feelings on either side. all we expect from M.G.M. Worth seeing, if only, to the intrepid girl explorer Joan Lowell another Hollywood Studio.

Of course the real adventure story of She will work at some future date for compare the acting with the other in the release "Adventure Girl", will: From what I hear of Garbo in "The artists we saw in the silent version, certainly prove an attraction. The (Queen's).

gowns

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in ex-husband of Rath Chatterton,

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photography and the animals taken in Fainted Veil" her voles will hardly be Central America will prove not only recognisable, being pitched in a much "City of Song"

entertainment, but also an education. higher tone. Her face has also lost sa There are few film-goers who Put these on your "Must See" list at much of the hamling "sadness-TIMORE will ever forget the pleasure the King's

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"villain"in the piece George Brent, derived from hearing and seeing the Polish tenor Jan Kiepura în

Jack Buchanan has a "winner": his new film "Brewster's Millions" "Tell Me To-night," It seems (memories of the late Sir Gerald du Nelson Eddy (seer in "Student pity that what must have been his Maurier) in which be co-stars with the Tour) will be co-starred with Jeanette frst film in the English language, popular little French lady Lily, Damita, Macdonald in "Naughty Marietta", "City of Song" should be shown Thornton Freeland, an American direc now, so many months after his et giving the star full scope for his dance- tor, took over the reins from Jack, thus outstanding success.ing, singing, and acting: Anne Herding Betty Stockfeld, an Australian has been forced to withdraw from the born actress, shows promise but cast of Peacock Feathers", so the pro-

Idaction is held up. Hugh Wakefield brings too much

of his stage technique to the Lanny Ross, famous crooner is an in his acting, but at least I can remount, as he does not Uke seting in screen. Jan Kiepura seems stilted xious to break his contract with Para- commend his beautiful singing. Bims, and prefers, his' Radio, work/

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No, I never got excited aver his pre then this film should be a knock-playwrights, Charles Mac Arthur Yes, I come from St. Louis out. We have Boris Karloff Paul and Ben Hecht. It provides Claud ELIZABETH ALLAN was born in which part? Why all of me.

London in 1908. She was educat-Most business men divide their women ris, Douglass Montgomery and vellous acting, chance.

Lukas, Helen Vinson, Chester Mar-"Invisible Man" Rains with a mar ed at the Darlington Quaker School and into two categories. Domestic and crowds more just showing them-

Do not go expecting him to re peat his outstanding success began stage work in Shakespeare at foreign.

The cast is a new one to films the other film. You may, like and-Lee Garmes, ace photographer, (King's).. Gloria Stuart and Edmund Lowe has done some of his greatest

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the Old Vic. Through the influence ot Say, is this a proposal, or are you selves for a few moments. Herbert Marshall and his wife, Edna juat taking an inventory? Best, she entered films and Inter mar-

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I have seen the dire results caused to it-Kleig lights, but there is now a new

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CENTRAL

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

of film artists by the strong rays of the DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30,

malady caused by the heat from the iamps, which draws the moisture from the body, causing great weakness. Spe. cialists call it "de-hydratio."

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Genevieve Tobin, has now folly re- covered from her motor accident and

will be co-starred with Veree Teasdale In "Goose and Gander.".

I wouldn't make a monkey out of any provide the story, which tells or work. This is a film highly re- ried the agent (W. J. O'Bryen) who man-I prefer him as he is. had helped her at the start. She is Yerse of coorse. I her my mothe Radio announcer who takes to commend. There is suspense in

on long-term contract

with menta

...byt they're all weak ones. drink after pulling a fake inter every foot of the film with superb ambitious wife who makes him sell acting and direction. Due shortly his pharmacy business, and who at the Queen's.

takes a trip to the Mardi Gras "Handy Andy"

all against his will. Will Rogers, at his very best, The dialogue is elever, and the makes this standard formula pic-acting up to scratch. Peggy not use dialogue in his film, but there ture a real knockout. It is all Wood, (famous stage star), Mary will most likely be a running commen "Will" of course, and, as usual, he Carlisle, and Frank Melton

tary during the showing of the plecture; is the uncouth husband, with an splendid. Due at the Alhambra.not be used.

Watch him

STEP!

SUNDAY

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Chaplin has definitely decided he will

no hat the old-fashioned anb-titlen need!

WILL ROGERS BUSTS LOOSE IN "HANDY ANDY'

LOST SPECIAL

Will

with-

ROGERS

HANDY ANDY

PEGGY WOOD

NCH

MARY CARE

IT'S MAE TIME ON THE LEVEE! ...Steamboat.coming round the bend bring ing Lady Lou with hor gorgeous new dothes, her new tall, dark and handsomes and

new songs galore!

MAE WEST

in the picture the whole country is talking about “BELLE NINETIES“

OF THE

He Winds you with

his glad raga

TO DA

ALHAMBRA

a care man

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