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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934.

Who will be Who in Alice in Wonderland'

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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SILENT ABOUT HIS

'WIFE'S DIVORCE

DECISION

Miss Joan Maude to Wed-But Will Not Desert the Stage

The Evening Standard" learns that Miss Joan Mandie, the actress, who is appearing" in "The Rose Without a Thorn" at the Duke of York's Theatre, was married on December 21 to Mr. Frank Waters. the Cambridge Blue and Scottish Rugby international,

Faramount 8 screen version auce in Wonderiand" will con- no fewer than forty characters. Players have DOW been chosen for many of the leading parts as follow¦-~~

Charlotte Henry, Gary Cooper, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, whose Jack Oakle, Roscoe Karns, Char-wife, Ms Mary Pickford, is now lie Ruggles. W.C. Fields, Louise definitely petitioning for: divorce, Fazenda, Alison Skipworth, EE, is at present in the Swiss Alps. 'Horton, Bully Barty, Harvey Clark

From his personal representa- and Lucien Littlefeld.

tive in London the. "Evening very long time."

to-day that Standard learned Mr. Fairbanks has no statement

It is possible that Bing Crosby will appear as the Mock Turtle and sing Soup, Soup, Beautiful Soup'. Parts still, to be filled in- Iclude the Red Queen. The Che- shire Cat. the March, Hare, the Doormouse, the Red King and the Walrus.

Amang James Dum's feminine men- aces in “Arizona la Broadway,” the new Fx comedy, is Merna Kennedy me of the better known beauties of the zergen.

Marian Marsh Arrives! at Elstree

WORKING WITHIN TWELVE HOURS OF ARRIVAL

at Elstree under the of Dr. "Paul. Merz-

Frank Lloyd, the director at "Cavalcade," has the unusual dis- tipetion of making in Hollywood

Marian Marsh, the twenty year films that are often more true to old Hollywood Whoopee" girl, ar- English life than our own, Hi rived at Plymouth. She is to play talkie of Noel Coward's patriotic a starring role in the Jullus Hal- parade would have been outstand-mann British International pro- ing if only for its faithfulness to duction the spirit of the original. "Berke-direction ley Square" was equally free from bach, the man who directed Elissa vitiating Hollywood atmosphere. Landi in her first Swedish flim, This is the mare remarkable as Mr. and has been responsible for a Lloyd. though horn of British large number of Swedish and Ger parents his father was an engineer man flims, both as writer and di- on the Clyde). Teft this country rector. twenty-four years ngo. He is now an American citizen.

A free-lance director, he has nevertheless made twenty filme for one firm; the first was "A Tale of Two Cities," with William Farnum, and the latest "Hoop-la." It was during the making of this last that, breaking his leg at golf, he had the accident which took him to England to rest.

"Mr. Lloyd has seen the film of Henry VIIJ. and found that it appealed to him because of its ab- sence of rigid "plat." Mr. Lloyd does not like "plot," and would like to make a film of Drake ou plotless' tines.

Many of these pictures he made for Julius Halmann who formerly operated his own film company in

Berlin, and English Flims, Ltd.

has now started an

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to make on the announcement.

Immediately he finishes the two pictures which he is making in Spain and England. Mr. Fair- banks, it is stated, will return to Califormia..

Since he has arranged to deed Pickfair, their Hollywood home,

Miss Maude revealed that they have been secretly engaged for "a

She said: We do not want any fuss. We shall have a very quiet wedding at St. Clement Dane's Church. We know our own minds, and we shall both continue working. We are very busy popple, you know.

Miss Joan Maude began her stage career at 13. At nince she ran away from school to be an actress-but she was sent "back again. She is the daughter of Miss Nancy Price and a cousin of Mr. Cyril Maude. to his wife Mr. Fairbanks will Mr. Frank Waters, who is a bulid another home on his 2000-journalist and is the son of Mr. J. acre citrus estate in South Call-B. Walters, stands over six feet. fornia..

also a Cambridge Blue Scottish International, He proposes, however, to go to England every year to make at achieved fame by holing in one.

boys golf championship in 1920 he least one picture.

W.

It is stated in connection with Mr. Fairbanks's enthusiasm for travel that during the last ten years he has bulit organisations throughout the world, and that by personal contact in many coun- tries he has broken down com- mercial barriers and become $ pioneer in the distribution ឆវ American pictures everywhere. "

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They're going to make a new Alim at Elstree called "Love at Second Sight," with lovely"Marion Marsh the Hollywood Whoopee girl in a star role. Most men will agree that it would be the Arst second!

· DOROTHY BOUCHER JOSEPH SCHUKRAUT BRIGITTE HEUM DESMOND JEANS ~

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'WALTZES FROM VIENNA'

The return of Alfred Hitchcock to production on this film is sign- company styled Radiusalised by a new experiment in

Miss Marsh has been sigried to appear in Love at Second Sight could be found to All the part. because no suitable Englän' star She will be remembered as the girl who leapt inte fame in Holly wood with a small but important part in "Whoopee" in 1930.

Her success won her a leading role with John Barrymore "Svengali," and later still she ap- peared with the same actor in

The Mad Genlus."

Camilla Horn, the continental beauty, is voted the most fascinat-sent" ing star personality in British to-day. Lovely "Contra-

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The Lee Theatre te offering the Gainsborough Picture "Marry Me" with Renate Muller (the Sunshine

Girl) in the leading role. This is being shown on the 14th and 16th. Several of our readers have, no doubt seen the production, but it

again The music is catchy, add- is fascinating enough to witness ed to splendid comedy with Geor- ge Robey furnishing the fun. For the benefit of those who have not seen this we will give the cast. Ann Linden ...... Renate Müller Sigurd Bernstein....Harry Green

.....George Robey

...Ian Hunter Maurice Evans „Charles Hawtrey

.....Billy Caryll Sunday Wishin

Viola Lyel Charles Carson

een felt that one of the great difficulties in making a musical is to introduce the theme songs without holding up the action. In Hitchcock working with Hubert order to avoid this danger Alfred Bath as his musical director have introduced a new idea! In con- formity with the" idea so familiar in Wagner of the left motif which introduces the characters in his operas, in "Waltzes From Vienna" There followed a succession of

each main character has à motif Aloysius Novak based on a Strauss theme. From Robert Hart feature roles in "Late Night Final" arst to last throughout the picture Paul Hart with Edward G. Robinson; “U¤- der Eighteen"; "Without Con- the music contitates the complete Billy Hart

background and corollary of the Merer .............. and "Free, White and Twenty-one."

action and dialógge. By employ Ina Brun "Love at Second Sight" will be ing this methods the song which Frau Krause her first British film, and she may the character sings is then intro- Herr Korten play opposite another, well-known duced into the sequence of the Hollywood player.

The story picture and is without any hiatus which is a novel type of musical in the action a distinct part of the will have dialogue by Harold Simp-story, fitting in perfectly natural- son, for some years with C. Bly. In order to obtain this effect Cochran as a writer of lyrics, and more accurately almost the entire Spolianski, the noted Russian. recording is being done on the set

Hollywood-These tan composer who wrote the music for One of the attractive features mandments have been laid down the highly successful British aim of "Waltzes from Vienna" is the for chorus girls, by one of the Tell Me To-night," is responsible costumes, and a, mannequin pa- Hollywood film companies undeï for the musical numbers in "Love rade of the dresses of the time penalty of dismissal:- at Second Bight."

has been sklifully introduced into 1. Three square meals Marian Marsh was born in Trinithe story.

a day. with a chop, or a steak once, a dad in October, 1913, she has ash

day. blonde hair, and grey, eyes, stands Just Ave feet two and, weighs just over seven stones. She was edu- cated at Hollywood High School, and had never made "Whoopee" until she went into her first film.

THINGS YOU MAY

NOT KNOW :

That Joan Bennet has green eyes, She has never given up the idea of going into the interior decorating business.

Falling For You

TEN "DO'S" FOR SHOW GIRLS

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2. The minimum of make-up and no eye-black;

3. Eight hours' sleep at night, starting at 12 o'clock.

4. No high-heeled shoes while walking or exercising.

5. One quart. of milk and a glass of orange juice daily.

8. A cold shower-bath every morning.

7: Asunbath when not work-" ing....

-"Falling For You" the Gaing borough' picture which is to be shown at the King's theatre was Almed in Switzerland, with, Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneldge in the leading roles. In this picture 8. Open-air exercise such there is some fine exhibition skat- golf. tennis, swimming, or a good. walk, when not working on the set.

James Dunn starring in "Ari- 2008 To Broadway" la the beating which should prove interest golfer in the flm colony

ing to the average theatre fan The story is an amusing one, with 9. Hair to remain the same two stars such as the two just colour while under contract. mentioned in the leads it should 10. One ate morning" a week be a décided hit It is packed when working wha aty every type of person will en Arthur Woods, the young Eng- with good clean fun, we venture to oy this latest Hulbert Courtneidgelish.all director, is proud that picture Jack Hilbert will be seen his first astree im "Secret in the role of a chost, he is seen Agent was completed one day Joan Bennet was married at walking in a haunted house and under scheduled time But be sixteen, a mother at seventeen, trembles with fright as he sees cheated because he and his unit and became one of the outstand- things dissappear before his eyes, worked, all through one night and ing women of the screen before. Do not miss this when it is shown they were afterwards too sleepy to she was twenty,

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count It.

That Herbert Mundin is one actor who sees himself as others see him, he makes himself laugh continously, t

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THE stars of George White's Scandals in the Best Singing.

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News Snapshots

"The Power And the Glory" has been banned by the censor S a film title. The big Fox picture. of that name will, therefore "be screened in Britain as “Power and Glory''.

..A famous Broadway entertain- ment. "George White's Scandals" (0

revue similar to the late Florenz Zlefeld's "Follies") is to be filmed by Fox. The present intention is to make the screen "Scandals” an annual production. Warren" William is to compete for the title of best dressed stax by 'playing the leading part in

"Warner's King of Fashion." THE STYLE

Sari Maritza will again be seen in another Radio picture “9ea "Gul with Joel McCrea in the

leading role.

George Arliss who has been vacationing in England is back in Hollywood to appear in "The House Or Rothschild" his first Ali for Twentieth Century Pic- tures"

Jean Hersholt began his four hundered and twenty first-flį when he took up his part in MGM's "The Cat and The Fid- dle" with Ramon Novarro' and Jeanette Macdonald. He has been playing in pictures for 'twenty years, r

Behind those moustachios "you'll find Herbert Mundin, something of an ad- venturer in the new Fox picture, “Arizona to Broadway."

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