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The Cat And The Fiddle

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Chapter 1

Escaping from an irate restaur- ant proprietor of Brussels, Victor Florescu jumped into a taxicab that happened to be occupied by Shirley Sheridan, who was just ar- riving from New York. Instead of following her angry request that he get out, Victor made love to her brazenly, but charmingly. She was going to the "pension next to his own; he insisted that she go to his. In the struggle over her bag- gage. Shirley's clothing was scat- tered on the sidewalk and she dash. ed, arigrly, into her boarding "house. As Victor was "unable to pay the fare, the driver took his music, the only valuable article Victor possessed.

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chestra and leading man also de- serted.

Vlator, baffled, turned to the bal- let mistress.

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"You're going, too, Madame? "We'll stay, Victor. We are art- ists, not traders."

"Thank you. Madame." "We'll stay." several of the minor characters volunteered.

Victor's professor, M. Bertler, ar- ranged a hearing with the great impresario. Daudet, who might pro- duce Victor's operatia in Paris. But Victor was so busy trying to charm the indignant Shirley, whose room was opposite his own. that he bare. "ly found the taxi driver in time to rescue his music and meet Dau- det, Shirley. who had come to study music in Brussels, stumbled "Thank you everybody--dis- on the audition at the Conver- missed come back at eight o'clock satory and Victor brazenly present--and thank you again.. Eight ed her as his "future wife." Vic- o'clock!" tor was furious when Daudet im- ̈

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A NIGHT LIKE

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Gay and mirthful entertainment aptly describes "A Night Like This." the Ralph Lynn-Tom Walls' picture which is showing in the Lee Theatre to-day and to-morrow (Wednesday and' Thursday). These two always provide an abundance of fun, and Ben Travers

Victor's persistence and charm finally overcame Shirley's annoy- ance. They lived together in Paris, Shirley becoming rich by her song. "The Night Was Mades for Love," and Victor struggling to write his operetta. He wanted to go bags to Brussels, where” hé could work, Shirley wanted to go with him, bu Daudet convinced Victor that he was ruining Shirley's career. So Victor pretended that he no longer cared, and walked out alone, leaving Shirley broken-hearted.

The night before Victor's oper- etta, "The Cat and the Fiddle" was to open, Rudy Brieux, the pro- ducer-husband of the leading lady, Odette. found her with her arms around the reluctant Vietor. He withdrew his support and dragged his wife out of the theatre.

Victor gave a worthless check to keep the theatre open, but the or-

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The stage emptied as the eight o'clock cry echoed out. Victor. turned to Charles, the harpist.

"Why so gloomy?" he asked, pretending galety...

"I'm thinking of my shoes-in- that rain," he said. opening the

stage door and watching the pour- sole of a shoe. ing rain. He held up the gaping

"I'm not worried."

"Well they're my feet." Char- les insisted, seriously,

"In the theatre, the more troubles the bigger the success."

Charles reached for a news- paper, took a pencil and outlined the sole on the paper, preparatory to cutting out an inner, dry protec- tion for his shoe.

"And I'd advise you to do the same," Charles said as he worked.

This is Paris, Victor, sald. philosophically. "To-day no, shoes.. Rolls-Royce to-morrow."

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"Let's get together to-morroW,” Charles continued, cutting paper out laboriously.

"This show's going to be a suc- cess. It's got to be a success."

In writing the Aldwych farce- comedies always sees to it that there is sufficient material tc Charles looked at the cut-out of ensure delightful entertainment. the newspaper and his eyes bulged. Winifred Shotter. Mary Brough He saw: Producer to Wed Com- and Robertson Hare play their poser... Daudet's Romance With original stage roles, and Claude Shirley Sheridan.” Hulberi makes a success of the dude part.

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"If my operetta goes over," Vic- tor was saying: "I cañ fàce Shirley again. I'can" come" back to her. We can't fail-we mustn't--Paris won't let us fall. Paris is a city for lovers." *But-

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"But we've got to work fast," Victor said, "I wish you hadn't given that check. Maybe we could” get it back."

"

Check? What do I care about a check?"

"But we haven't got a leading man and a leading woman-and we haven't got an orchestra-and

suppose Shirley doesn't take you

back?" he blurted out.

"Then you can fish me out of the Seine. Life wouldn't be worth the trouble of living."

Well" Charles stared down at the paper.

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"We've got to work fast."

"Bt there's something you ought to know———"

"I know we need a leading woman and a leading man-and an orchestra. "I'm going to get the leading man. You're going to get the leading women."

"Me?"

"Go to every agent in town- scour all available talent here

"He picked up the score from the piano and threw it to Charles, "take the score with you. Move!"

"But-but-"

"What?""

"No orchestra.

Charles hadn't

the courage to tell him.

My colleagues the Conserva- tory!" He rushed to the 'phone. "Hello-1 want Brussels-Gente- berg 6875 The Conservatory-Pro fessor Bertler! What? one hundred francs? I haven't anything smaller than a thousand- franc-What? Reverse

charges" he shouted.

(To be continued)

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ROMAN SCANDALS"

Eddie Cantor In Ancient Rome

The idea of Eddle Cantor ea- yorting about ancient Rome, which is developed in "Roman Scandals," the comedian's fourth annual" musical screen extravaganza opening at the Queen's and „Al- Hambra Theatres on Saturday, the 14th, April was in Samuel Gold- wyn's mind when he arrived in New York in the winter of 1932.

Two writers in Hollywood were working on 'a treatment of "An- drocles and the Lion” Cantor, having finished a barnstorming tour of onenight stands to a fa- bulous business, had gone to Flo- rida for a week's' rest. From his New York apartment, Geldwyn *Phoned Eddie.

"Biddle, things, we baye ft. Come home quick!" That was enough. In a few days the pop- eyed comedian and his producer were in a huddle. Conversations and discussions went on for hours as countless cups of coffee grew cold-went on for days and weeks as the winter gave way to spring. One thing same bus of it—they kept Rome, but threw out Andro- cles and his Hon.

Eddie worked until May with authors George 8; Kaufman and Robert Sherwood. As soon as a scene was Anished, 11 "would be read to Eddie.

And Eddie, sitting on the che nille carpeting of Goldwyn's New York apartment, would read it to the producer. When the ouline of the yarn was well. on its way, Goldwyn hurried off. to Europe for the opening. of "The Kid from Spain." He zeturned to find Eddie and the MessSr. Kaufman. and sher- wood in the same huddle. But was being realized more or less n terms of flesh, and blood; the story was beginning to take shape.

In the meantime, Eddle could have been seeti rushing into Tin Pan Alley song emporiums with Harry Warren and Al Dubin, who were signed to give the freshly named "Roman Scandals Its tunes.

With a forty-page synopsis of the "Roman Scandals,” his wife and their five daughters in tow, Eddie packed and beaded for Hol

lywood.

At the audio he found William Anthony McGuire, who was to adapt the story, waiting for him. New huddles were scheduled, The story details were thrashed out slowly, one by one, the scenes were scheduled. The story detalls were thrashed out slowly one by one, the scenes were written as the weks wore on.

Even though these final story conterences were seccions that had as their abject the prepara- tion of a final, fool-proof, Eddie had ather things on his hands. He brought Ruth Etting to the studio o

meep Goldwyn, Ruth and Bill Meguire and John Hark- Hider, working on the artistic effects and the costumes, had been associated with Eddle in the same capacity in many Florenz Ziegfeld shows,

Tests were made of Miss Etting, and in due time dhe vas" signed for the feminine lead in this Unit- ed Artsts release. Exide made testa, too, with Gloria Stuart. David Manners. Edward Arnold, Veree Teasdale and the other members of the cast. And with the producer Eddie sat in the pro- Jection room watching hundreds of test to pick the world's first beauties to decorate Romish Scandals."

Rehearsals were a day and night Job. Director Frank Tuttle moved into Eddie's house. They put a piano into the dining room, just in case. When work on the picture began, Eddie had to be at the studio all day. At night the cast went home with him and here rehearsed their scenes and their business for shooting the following day.

Seven week of this and Roman Scandals" was finished.

"That's that," said 'Eddie and began looking forward to next year's carnival of fun.

Eddie Cantor In An Amusing Episode in the United Artists Smash "Ropian Scandals Comior to the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres on Saturday, April 14

LITTLE WOMEN

Little Women" coming to the King's Theatre soon is a beauti- fully made picture. It has a perfect cast and the director George

Cukor recreated the famous story with an ́ ́almost lyrical tenderness. The delicate mood of the novel was captured, not only emotionally in its tell- ing and acting but also, technical- ly in the matter of costumes and settings of the Civil War days.

And it is in the inatter of play- .ers that the picture specially perfect as the impulsive tomboy fortunate, Katharine Hepburn is

Jo who wants to be a writer who leads hers sisters in all the pranks and who cries when she cuts off her hair to have enough money to send her mother to her

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father who is sick in the War" Zone. Frances Dee is delightful " as the demure Meg, the first of the four to get married. »

Joan Bennett was an expert choice to portray the fastidious Amy who wants to be elegant

and Jean Parker, is effective as the shy and gentle Beth. Then there 'is - Douglass' Montgomery aš Laurie the rich boy next door who has to stay indoors when he has a cold and Henry Stephen: son as his irritable, but secretly kindhearted grandfather Edna

May Oliver as the grumpy Aunt March, Spring Byington as the understanding Marmee and Paul Lukas as the blundering professor whom Jo meets in New York.

Little women gives the viva cious Miss Hepburn every oppor tunity for Her varied talents- and she is simply Marvellous as the villian, in the play at the March's" home.

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George O'Brien In The Lead

George O'Brien comes to the King's Theatrer on Thursday in his latest Zane Grey story for Fox Fim, "The last Trail" The Story concerns itself with group of racketeers from the big city who try to muscle in on a new racket,

They have abandoned beer running for cattle rustling, and inake an attempt to transplant their hijacking methods from the canyons of the metropolis, to the canyona, of the primative West.

They encounter a new type opposition of men more langc rous and daring then they ever dreamed of being themselves.

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1-2.15 p.m.-European Programme. 1 p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

1.03 pm-Recorded Music, 1.15 p.-A Relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Grill Room by courtesy of the management. 1.30 pm. Rugby Press Newa, 2.15 p.m. Close Down.

TWO STUDIO ITEMS TONIGHT. 4.30-7.30 p.m.--Chinese Program-

Studio.

me. 6-6.15

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pan-Children's

Concert.

7.30-10.30 p.m.- European Pro-

gramme...

7.30-8 pm-Dance Music,

Foxtrot My Hat's on the side of

my Head

This Towns Too Quiet.. --Love Locked-Out. -Happy and Contented.

Roll up the Carpet

On the Other Side" of: Lover's Lane.

Dinner at Eight, -Under a Blanket

Blue.

The Last Round Up.

story combines adventures 8 pm Local Time and Weather comedy and romance.

Report

1. Prelude and Fuge in C Sharp

Major (Bach),

Claire Trevor, the young actress 8.03-8.30 p.m.From The Studio. stage, star who will be rémem-A A Pianoforte. Recital by Miss bered for her recent screen de-f

Barbara Bálean. but opposite George O'Brien in

Programmé, Life in the Row has the leading feminine role again in this one. His rise among the newer .players on the Fox Film roster has been a rapid one and she holde great promise for a brile liant future as a leading lady of the aims,

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The comedy of the Last Trail is in the hands of El Brendel Matt McHugh, and Lucille La Verne. Others in the cast are J. Carrol Naish George Reed Ruth "Warren Luis Alberni and Edward

Le Sairit,

The production was directed by James Tinling from the screen

play by Stuart Anthony.

2. Concerto in C. 1nt Movt:-

(Beethoven),(Accompanied at the second piano by Mr. H. Ore.)

3. Second movt: of Sonata in

(Mozart):

4. Preludes Nos. 3, 4, 24.

(Chopin).

8.30-8 p.m-Orchestral

Petrouchka Suite (Stawinsky)———- Boston Bymphony Orchestra under the direction of Berge KoussevitzyINKOMA

Gopal ("The Fair of Barof

chinek) (Moussorgsky)

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