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DISNEY'S "AMBASSADOR”

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Despite his unassuming per- sonality, Walt Disney is getting to be a big fellow in the cloema

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The highbrows long ago elevated him to the position of screen's supreme creative artist. Now the lowbrows, the calculating, matter-of-fact, world- ly people who think in terms of vulgar money. are beginning to bend the knee before Disney.

From being a slightly mad but In spired artist playing with a madder Mickey Mouse he has become a figure in the financial side of the film business-a pay- ing proposition worthy of com- mercial consideration."

His ramifications are steadily His producing organi- sation "gets bigger and bigger..

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I knew that he maintained a considerable staff, of cartoonists, ench and every one of whom played a part, however, small, in the making of a Mickey Mouse subject or a Silly Symphony. But I did not know until I was invited to meet him the other day that there was such person as "Mr. Walt Disney's personal represen-. tative and business manager."

The gentleman in question is Kay Kamen, who is at present visiting this country in the role of Disney's "A Ambassador to Britain." When he leaves, he will hand over the job again to his brother, who normally looks after the Disney Interests in Europe..

News from Hollywood with a "salesman-like" American"

Fredric March's first starring vehicle for 20th Century Pictures will be entitled "The Firebrand," instead of The Affairs of Cellini," thus reverting back to the title of he successful stage comedy by Edwin Justus Mayer on which the plcture is based March is now enroute to New York by way of Panama, with his wife, Florence

short va-, Eldridge, and after a cation will return to Hollywood to

begin work.

Hold That Girls the new title of Every Girl For Herself." 'the Fox production featuring James Dunn and Clair Trevor. Hamilton MacFadden directed.

Edwin Maxwell and Sidney Bra- cy have been allotted roles in "The Ninth Quest," Columbia feature -in which Donald Cook and, Genevieve Tobin will have the leading parts.

Tay Garnest and Ernst Lubitsch have exchange offices. Garnett is occupying Lubitsch's former offices at Paramount, while Lub- Itsch is using the offices formerly assigned to Garnett at M-G-M. Lubitsch plans to have his pic- ture completed in time for Gar- nett to follow him into theM-G-M sulte.

Chick Chandler's holiday guests held a target practice with his new air gun and "denuded" his Christmas trees with B B shot.

Joe May, Viennese, who is Co- umbia's newest.. director, built Germany's Hollywood" the first filmcity on the continent. He 19 credited with the discovery of Jan Klepura and has directed Emil Jannings, Conrad Veldt, Lya De Putti and others. He latest picture. "The Wedding of he Pri- vate Secretary," WIS made, in France.

Jean Frontal is no more! Ben Holmes, who directed her in a do- zen pictures at RKO, has chang- ed her name to Jean Fontaine. The director declares it has no- thing to do with numerology or occult sciences, but that the new label is the deducion of common sense. She is Mrs., Chic Chandler in privaë lie.

Ginger Rogers, one of Holly- wood's busiest players, is current- ly at work in two pictures at the Warner-First National studios These are "Hot Air," with Dick Powell and Pat O'Brien also in the cast and "Upper World," with' Warren William and Mary Astor. "Hot Air," the new musical pic- ture with Dick Powell, Pat O'- Brien. Ginger Rogers, Allen Jen- kins and others, started produc tion yesterday at the Warner. .studios-under the direction of Ray Enright, with Busby Berkeley in charge of the muscial numbers. Another member of the cast is Joan Wheeler

Edward Everett. Horton has been chosen by First National as

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Kay Kamen is a good talker,

manner. He told the Press many interesting things about the Disney organisation, and dropped a hint that the Mickey Mouse cartoons may soon be presented in colour, like the new Suly Symphonies.

Later I protested at this; hold- ing that Mickey Is essentially a black-and-white creation. But Mr. Kamen insisted that I would change my mind when I saw one of "M. Mouse's" cartoons in all colour.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934.

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse.

"Alter Disney was honoured by. the American Academy of motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "he suid. “He had a copy of Mickey's ¦ Gala Prendere

and coloured shown to the members of the Academy as a gesture thanks and goodwill. You would not believe the difference colour mude, to that cartoon unless you saw 3 for yourself. Try to imagine the effect of colour on the screen in which Mickey and minnie, dress- ed up to the eyebrows, emerge from their motor car and mareh proudly into Graumann's "Chinese Theatre. I can tell you it looked groat. The caricatures of the stars. too, were enormously im- proved by colour."

Mr. Kamen pointed out that Disney is the only cartoon pro- ducer regularly using Technicol- Dur. the three-colour process, which is the most expensive" of the lot, and is considered the most effective.

He gave an amusing account of a story conference" at the Disney studios. Apparently these conferences are very informal affairs. **The boys" Just sit around, smoking, while Disney outlines his idea for a cartoon. Then they all make their own suggestions, which are accepted

Marlene Dietrich in "The Song of Songs" a Paramount picture

commencing Sunday at the King's.

Out of Hollywod's Most Beautiful Girls)

TOO MUCH HARMONY

BING CROSB

the second male lead in "Hit Me Again." It will be directed by Robert Florey.

KING'S THEATRE A Dancing Display by the pupils of the O'Keefe-Montgomery School of Dancing.

Tuesday, 6th March, 1934, at 5.10 p.m. Under the Distinguished Patronage of

His Excellency the Governor, Bir William Peel, K.C.M.G,

K.B.E. and Lady Peel,

Part of proceeds to be given to

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SONG OF SONGS

The "Song of Songs" coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday is Rauben Mamoulian's Screen Pro- duction of Hermann Sudermann's Emmortal Novel and Edward Shel- don's play. It concerns a beauti- ful girl who through the death of her father, is forced to ling with a mean slovenly aunt: She falls madly in love with a young sculp- tor, Betrayed by him she mar- ries his patron, a cruel wealthy Baron.

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Forced to divorce him, she be- comes a notorious night-life Agure in Berlin. It is here that the "sculptor lover. finds her and the manner in which they re-est ab- Itsh their supreme happiness furnishes & splendid climax,

In addition to "Brain Abeme, the star is supported by a dis- tinguished cast including Lionel Atwill. Alison Skipnovth; Fardu Albright and Helen Iree-man,

TOO MUCH HARMONY

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Too Much Harmony.coming to the King's Theatre is a Parmount filmmusical It features, Blag Crosby Jack Oakle, Skeeta Gall- agher KittyKelly, Illyan Tash- man and Judith Allen.

N The story of a love tangle

Bing Crosby the star falls in love with Judith Allen who coines to Broadway from a vaudeville act; and his fiancee Ellyan Tashman" goes hayfire when she sees him

leaving her:

Earl Haig's Fund for disabled Sailors and Soldiers. that all but ruins Broadway show

Tickets 81.00., 88.00, 82.00. 81.00.

(Including tax)

Children and Service Men half price. (84.00., 83.00., $2.00., only)

or rejected by

common vote... Thus the complete scenario of a cartoon is the work, not of one, bus of 'manj minds. The music and

added sound effects are afterwards, with Disney himself supplying the voice of Mickey Mouse,

The newspaper denials of Disney's alleged "enormous pro- fits: on his cartoons were sup- ported by Mr. Kamen. Although the receipts on a Disney cartoon are far greater than those taken by any other make, the costs of production are naturally high. Disney,s own salary has never exceded £40 a week, which, for a man in his position, 15 a very small stipend.

One thing. Mr. Kamen did not mention-at least, not in my hearing-was the little-known

fact

that the present develop- ment of the cartoons, and especially of the Silly Symphonies, would have been impossible with- out the financial" 'backing" of Joseph M. Schenck. It was. Schenck who put up the money which enabled Disney to develop his ideas on an ambitious scale. To Schenck, therefore, should go at least a share of the credit for the

success Disney has пот achieved.

Doris. a charming member of

Hello Hong Kong"

Mr. Laughton's Caricature Role

Oscar Wilde's play is mis-call-. ed. "The Importance of Being Earnest, revived last night at the Old Vie, is not half so 'great as the importance of being so- cially without blemish.

A founding in a black hand- bag left in the cloak-room at Victoria Station by an absent- minded governess, who thought merely to have parked there the" manuscript of her three-volame novel (we are again approaching those prodigious times) repre- sented to Wilde & most comically distressing social problem.

That it seems equally so to a hardy audience acquainted with problems more strenuous, must 'be taken as a tribute to the su- perb acting of the nine members of the cast.

Earnest (or John), the uncer- tainly named young man of still more uncertain origin, is well portrayed by Mr. Roger Livesey, whose cudious slurring speech, so disconcerting In some Shakes- pearean roles, aptly express "this" diffident lover. His fiancee, the 50 10 в That it seems equally with hardly audience acquainted gowned Gwendolen Fairfax, is Miss Flora Robson: witty, self- assured, acquistive as any heroine of Wilde's

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Mr. George Curzon plays Alger- non Moncrieff, the cynical young man about tom. The demure Cecily Cardew, who entrances him in the verdant Victorian bower of her guardian's garden, is Miss Drsula Jeans.

Mr. Charles Laughton amlably submits to a caricature-role, that of the ridiculous Canon Chasu- ble, unworthy of his great talent, but extracting, nevertheless, the last ounce of humour from it

But the exquisite essence of Wild's wit la left to Mias Athene Beyler to distil, in the shrewed. cycnical and ultra-sophisticated character of Lady Bracknell. Herz and, the delicious comedy of Miss Elga Lanchester......... grotesquely bút | elopuently disguised as the smirk,- ing literary governess, Miss Liem are the outstanding performances or a lively production..

H.K. WIRELESS PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 355 Metres

1-2.15 p.m-European programme.

I p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

1.3 p.m.-Recorded music.

1.16 p.m.-A relay of the

Hong

from

Grill

the

Kong Hotel Orchestra. the Hong Kong Hotel Room by courtesy of Management (During the in-. tervals recorded music will be broadcast, from the Studio.) 2.15 p.m.-Close Down,

RELAY FROM THE SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME,

+30-7.30 p.m.-Chinese programme. 6-6.15 p.m.-Children's Studio Con-.

cert. 7.30-10.30

gramme.

p.m--European

pro-

7.30-8 pm-Instrumental.

Planoforte. Solo-Valse Cublice

(Liszt)

Pianoforte Solo "Capriccio "In F

Minor (Dohnany)-Vladimir Horowitz.

Violin Solo-Gong of India (Rimsky-Korsakov-Kreisler). Violin Solo-Rondino (Beethoven Kreisler) Yovanovitch Bratza.

Planoforte Solo-One Lives But Once-Waltz. (Strauss-Tsusig) -Sergei Rachmaninof.

'Cello Solo-Menuet (Federewski, "Op. 14. No. 1-Trans, by

Cassado),

'Cello Solo Spanish Dance (Cassado)-Caspar Cassado,

8 p.m.Local Time and Weather

Report.

8.3-8.30 p.m. Orchestral.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Paul Dukas-Philharmonie Sym- phony Orchestra of New York directed by Arture Toscanini. Hungarian Phapsody No. 2 -(Liszt). — Philadelphia Sym-

phony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokewski.

'Onphale's Spinning Wheel (Saint-Saens, Op. 31-Phil- harmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York directed by Willem Mergelberg.

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8.30-10.30 p.m.-A relay from the Sallors' and Soldiers' Home of the Concert arranged by Mr. J. C. W. Grenham, ty courtesy of the Committee.

Programme.

1. Ronale True and a Plano. 2. Gue d'Aquino Tenor-Select-

ed.

3. Audrey Steel and Eve O'Hagan Decide that it is Heavenly with a Song and Dance.

4. Elsa Alves - Soprano —The Gypsy and the Bird (Bene- dict)-Flute obligate by J. ..Suiter..

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5. W. Simpson-Banjo

Selected.

Solo

6. J. Ferguson and J. C. M. Grenham in a Spanish Burles- que.

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A swell old-timer with a colorful past. Has been railroad section, circus elephant" trainer, and Gloria Swanson's to mention first husband, not female impersonator, stage elec- trician, and chorus mad. Ver- satility! Just as natural and Ikeable off-screen. Happily married-no truth in those Marie Dressler romance rumors Flying is his hobby. Address: Beverly

Hills.

Six feet one.

"George Brent: Weighs 170. Big enough to keep anyorie

him "Mr. from calling Chatterton." The country gentle- Has the carriage of

man type.

an army man, but has been on the stage since knee high, and plans to retire soon fas does his wife): Otherwise doctors warm him of blindness. Ralph Forbes, Ruth's" ex-husband. ate his True-Pianoforte Di- Thanksgiving turkey with "the

INTERVAL.

7. Ronnie

version. 8. Gus. d'Aquino-Tenor-Select-

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9. Elsa

Alves Soprano-Lying Little Bird (Scott) Gossiping

(Dodge and Dodge).

10. W. Simpson Comedian

Bennetalks..la

11. Audrey and Eve-Will Dance. ACCOMPANISTG. W. E. True 10.30 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press

News.

10.35 p.mClose Down.

Daventry Programme

From the Empire Transmitter, Daventry, England. Call Sign Wavelength

19.82 m 25.28 or 25.53 m 31.30 or 31.55. m. .49.59.m.

GSF GSE or GBD GSC or G9B GSA..

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-6.15 p.m.-Time Signal from Big

Ben. News Bulletin.

8.30 p.m-Eugene Fin and his Tango Orchestra; Elizabeth Bcott (mezzo-soprano). (Time Signal from Greenwich at 7.00 p.m.). 7.30 pm-A recital for two plano- fortes by Carl Weber and Mayde Dixon,

8.00 pm-The Arcadians, a fantas- tic musical play in three parts; book by Mark Amblent and A. M. Thompson; lyrics by Arthur Wimperis;, music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot; arranged for broadcasting and produced by Gordon McConnel (Time Signal from Greenwich at 9.00 p.m.) 09.15. p.m.-The Wireless Military.

Band, conductor, B. Walton O'Donnell; Patricia Röss- borough (planoforte); 10.15 pm-News Bulletin. · · 10.30-10.45 pm-Dance music by **Roy Fox and his Band, relay- ed from the Kit-Cat Restati- Tant, London,

Brents. Still "civilized”! Address: Warner Brothers.

Heather Angel: Believe it or not, that's her real name! The frank and humorous English lass is unmarried, but has figured in Per- no Hollywood romances. sonality hints: she smokes ciga- rettes, adores shooting galleries' at the beach, has traveljed all over, cooks poulet en cocotée printiniere in an ancient family casserole, and collects whips. Oh, yes!

She loves lollypops. She's now in “Seven Lives Were Changed." Address: Fox Hills,

Paul Kelly: Five feet nine and one-half Inches. Weight 160. Hollywood applauds the courage of this boy who came through tragedy a better actor than ever. Refused to change his name, hasn't taken a drink in five years, and wants to be judged on pre-

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sent merits. Looks self-contained and tight-lipped-that gangster type. The boy has a future, but" he's no newcomer. Address: 20th Century. Studios.

Gloria Stuart: Natural blondes are rare in Hollywood, but _Gloria has other distinctions. Her trail separation from husband Gordon Newell is our least novelty. They re still sweethearts. Adores lur- ury and has an infectious smile; is clever and saves ber money: looks like a typical America giri, modern style. That's rare in Ho)- lywood, tool Step up, fellows husband, or no husband she likes other beaux. Address: Whiteley Heights.

Eddie Cantor: Five get eight. Weighs 135. In private life the banjo-eyed comic is 3 serious chap, good business 'man and pré- sident of the new Screen Cuiri. He been married twenty years to the same wife almost a record The father of ive daughters- that Is a record! Lost one Sortune in the stock market crash, then made it back kidding the crash: A little guy, he gives large sums to charity. Address: New York City.

Wiliam Cagney: Five feet eight" and on-half inch. Weighs 180. Maybe this youngster can beat the jinx that keeps stars' rela- tives from clicking. - Bill looks like brother Jimmy's biggest riv- al, and packs the same wallop, I new to town, but eloped with one of our prèttlest girls just the same. We mean Boots Mallory. Pure Irish, he might be Jimmy's "twin except that his hair is blon-.

der Address: RKO Studios.

May Robson: Muzzy May, is the nickname of this veteran, newly raised to stardom. As a girl, you see, she mothered all the neigh- borhood kids. "Now looks back on a long career with satisfaction," and lives quietly with a friend and secretary of twenty-five years' standing. Spoke better than any- one at Marie Dressler's party. Like many fine things; she grows better with age." That goes for May also! Addres: Beverly Hills.

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