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COLOUR WILL MAKE

STARS

Kind To Brunettes And The Plump

(BY CAMPBELL DIXON)

Which of the old stars will sur- vive the coming of colour: And what radiant cew stars will rise as the veterans. now ardously awaiting the verdict of the co- lour camers," dim and declinet

Natälle M. Kalkus, described by a Hollywood authority as the only colour director in the world, and the wife of the inventor of Technicolour has been busy prophesying. These stars. she says are sure to survive the colour revolution expected with- in the next year or two!

Ann Harding, Jenrette Mac- donald, Mirlain Hopkins, Clán- dette Colbert, Marlon Davies Norma Shearer, Kay Francis, Jean Harlow Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper. Robert Montgomery. Warner Baxter.

She makes no mention of co- lour's infuence on the art of Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, W. Ci Fields, Shirley Temple, Wallace Beery. Jimmy Durante, Charles Chaplin, and Mickey Mouse,

ANN HARDING

Mrs. Kalmus explains her selec- tions thus:...

"Claudette. Colbert, because of her great talent;"Norma Shearer, because she is a down-to-earth player; Jeanette Macdonald, be- cause of her startling colouring, which wil be enhanced 100 per cent Ann Harding, who will be the oustanding star of colour, because the colour camera shows her in tests not the brittle Ann Harding of the talkies, but a spiritual, yet alive, person who is given an amazing glow, an inner. beauty which the ordinary. camera cannot possibly reveal or record."

She adds that "Marion Davies Jean Harlow, Miriam Hopkins=" all blocdes will go on fooling

AND BREAK

the years, because their startling blondėness will be given depth and a new, sheer, illuminated loveliness which black-and-white- backgrounds absorb."

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THE RISING STABS Could Mis Harding (1 any, thing to earnest) ever be aptly described as brittle? Is spiritua- lity necessarily incompatible with iile?

Never mind, Mrs. Kalmus 19 more interesting about the stars of to-morrow. She thinks they be Frances Dee. Glenda Farrel. Lillian Bond, Ginger Ro- gers, and Betty Furness.

Frances Dee, exceptionally pretty and charming and talent- ed, has played ingénue roles for two or three years, Glenda Far- rell you must often have seen as

a wise-cracking newspaper woman or a hard-boiled chorus girl.

Ginger Rogers has lately be- come a star, but Mrs, Kalmus is probably right in saying that she will go still higher.. Lillian Bond. the English brunette who was once оде of Mr. Cochran's Young Ladies, returned to England not long ago and played in .B Caumont-British, farce opposite Ralph Lynn, Betty Furness is one of Hollywood's innumerable newcomers, all pretty, shapely are talented. Where, they come from is a mystery.

...... RICHARD" BARTHEMESS

Some of Mrs. Kalmus's other prophecies seem rather odd, She foresees a great come-back by Richard Barthelmess. Ela has always been a valorous ablilty, which yet could not overcome the handicaps, of the maturity which audiences did not want in him.”

gather Mra, Kalmus "thinika

colour will make Mr. Barthelmess look younger).

O Lyle Talbot she says that "Eis vivacious quality. which is flat in black and white, will be revealed.. in colour"; and she thinks Gene Raymond's colouring he is a platinum blond-will be So unsual as to make him one of the biggest stars of the screen. Strange trade in which "pig- ment, or the lack of it, courts for so

inuch, and acting some- times (not always) for so little. Is it any wonder that the

broken hearts of Hollywood, fald. end to end, would stretch all the way to Brooklyn?

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Compensations

The turmoil that is sure to BC- company the transition to colour, if the chance to taik-1s. any in- dication, may bring one or two compensatiora,

Colour will be kinder to bry- nettes. In casting it is reckoned essential to have contrast. You could not have a girl with black hair and a girl with light brown hair in the same scene. Both would emerge as brunettes. Hence one of the players has, to be a blonde.

THE LITTLE MINISTER

CHAFTER FIVE

Hating, herself, hating the words she must speak, dreading

GINGER ROGERS TO-DAY'S RADIO

PROGRAMME

When Barbara arrived at the Dances Again With

Mante, it was not. Mrs. Dishart,; but the maid" Jean, who greeted

asked accusingis.

"He has gone to the church."

to see the gladness wiped from Her: "Where's the minister "she his face, she told him who she was meant no harm... 'I awear I didn't. I didn't know what I was doing until it was too late, and then I never meant to see you again. Garin, when drat I know you, I was wild and careless, so Ittle dreaming of ought but my own pleasure and amusement:"

.Colour will make it possible to show gradations. Black hair. chestnut hair, auburn hair, red" hair, once all lumped together for practical purposes as black, willding future be seen.

as they really are. Girls like Dolores del: Rio and Raquel Torres are ex- pected to reveal new beauty.

Another compensation, accord- ing to the same authority, is that dieting will no longer be so esser tial. The colour camera does not. like the black and white camera," put another 101b on the actress. On the contrary, it will be poss ible to slim down the plum bý simply choosing suitable colours. for dress and background.

WHY CHEVALIER LEFT Maurice Chevalier has been ex- plaining to a New Zork colleague why he left Bollywood. He is tired he says, of playing musical comedy Guardsmen. The com- pany for which he was to have

"You must have thought me..

Fred Astaire

Ginger Rogers, the delightful. carrot-topped gin who is Holl

is also the most envied lass in the tim colony.

To the church!” Jean snorted. : "The church is this long time locked against him. All the con-wood's fastest rising star to-day. gregaldon knows he was dallying with you, neglecting his duty. Tis the last straw, and the Pre center has locked and shut the door and declared the pulpit empty: On, how could you? How

his prayer-meeting, after all Lisę you have done to him.” ..."didn't know. You don't sup- pose if I had known oh, No...1 love him."

you were laughing at me all thecould you let him stay away from time." He was white with misery. She knelt beside him and caught his hands: “Ah, 'no, A first. maybe, not afterwards. Not since I've known what love is, and. It was you who taught me. I knew how wrong I had been. Because you loved me, I could never be al- went together unhappy. so away. I would not bring, dis- grace and wretchedness on your mother, and you."

"Babble, do you love me, and not Lord Rintoul?"

"Can you ask me that?" "Then we will go to Lord Rin toul. We will tell him everything and he wil release you."

She smiled adoringly at him, but she shook her head. "How little you know him. The wed- ding would take place just the same."

"Even when he knows of me?". "I'm afraid his only interest in you would be to turn the town against you. He has great in fuence."

"I can defend myself, Babble. I won't give you up. We love each other"

Why had she ever called him Little! He stood so strong and straight, secure in the knwledge of her love. Into the deepening twilight they sat and talked, un- til he won her over. It could be done, it must be done. He was taking her home to his mother when the darkness reminded him, of his prayer-meeting.

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"I am so late for it," he said contritely. "You go on to mother, while I stop at the church.”

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"I could near belleve it," Jean said. "From the look in your eyes. But he's been put out of his church, and how can we tell his mother? It will kill her."

They heard a gentle voice call- ing from the stairs, and Barbara saw Gavin's mother for the first- time. Somehow; she found it easy to tell Mrs. Dishart who she was.

“So you are the girl my son loves My prayers have ` always. been for his happiness. They are answered now, for I think" your heart it as beautiful as your face and I love you already."

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It was sweet to Barbars to be so welcomed, if only she could had forget what her coming brought to this house," She could... scarcely bear to hear the mother of Gavin, speak so devotedly knowing the dread' news might break any minute.

When Barbara's quick ear caught the murmur of voices out.... side, she and Jean managed to get Mrs. Dishart out of the room, while" Barbara herself opened the door to the Elders of the church.

She and the dour men ex- changed some sharp words, buț Barabara was able to prevent

their going directly to Mrs. Dis- hart. "At least, let him tell her himself," she begged.

"The brass o' thee, gypsy!" thundered Lang Thammas, . “Do ye, or do ye hot deny that he had

Katharine Hepburn, John Beal and Donald Crisp, in a scene from -the RKO flM "THE LITTLE MINISTER ” Coming to the King's

made another two or three plc-. tures let him go quite amicably, and it was understood he might. return to Hollywood one day.

"I go bored with myself as I've been made

to appear lately Chevaller explained. "I have to think of my evolution as an artist. I want to do something that I can get a kick out of” FILM FOR ALEXANDER KORDA

have been one since I was 12 Like every stage actor and I

years old I like to choose my parts, and to accept only what I think I can do well." he went on. "An actor carnot stand still. He has to improve, or get worse. tracts with film companies and The" system whereby actors con;

then have to do anything they are asked is bad. In future. I shall not commit myself to more thar, one Alm at a time

"I have promissed to make one It is from a story called "Mon- for Alexander Korda in London

thing to do with the French "sleur le Maréchal, and has some-

Revolution.c

"have had dozens of offers to make tim and to appear or the stage in Paris and London. In Paris I have been asked to appear in five different things. from a music-hall show to, a Ber=" ious Bernstein pay

but from "Parle I am going to my place in the South of France to think things over,

Yes, Hollywood has made me rieb, but not rich coug to pro duce my own fima,

Anyway, I'm not intelligent enou

is arms around you this night For this we know."!

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“No, you don't!" she stormed back. "If you did, you'd know we have done nothing to be asham- ed of. You should not need me to tell you your minister isn't. capable of such a thing"

Every Scotchman loves spirtt These men were no exception. Grudgingly they gave her their admiration, and though they would not admit it to each other, each was ending" this gypay very different. from what they hád ex- pected Why, she even seemed more concerned for Mra. Diabhart- than herself! Surely this would be the way of a fine girl, to have respect for her elders,

Mrs. Dishart returned hurriedly "What's So the sitting-room. that?" she asked. "Mr. Wha * mond, they are calling your" "

excited faces peered in,

The door was fung open and,

"What is it? What's happen- ed? the Precentor gaked.

No one in pletures is riding as high, wide and handsome as Ginger, these days. Pretti, viva

Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 355 Metres

WEDNESDAY

p.m.-European

12.30-215

gramme:

1230, p.m.-Recorded Music.. 1. p.m.-Local Time and Weather

Report.

1.15 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or

chestra,

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bu

Bulletins Rugby Press News, etc. 215 pm-Clase Downl 4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 4-11pm-European Programme, 7-7.26 p.m.-"Scenes de Ballet” Op.

cious and talented, her fan mail:. la flooding har home studio Sha is happy with her new spouse, Mr. Lew Ayres But most of the envy directed at the gingery one has to do with this fellow Fred Astaire. Imagine being lucky enough to charming and brilliant boy! Gales be the dancing partner of that ar feminine

the nigha sweep theatres as Ginger and Fred whiri across the screen in one of their Incomparable dance numbers. Tomasi, day their prestige as a dance team in pictures is unmatched

One man spoke, breathlessly: "Peler Tash was locking up the kirk, though more than half the congregation was still about when the minister came. The minister. demanded, tha Peter open the door, and Feter wouldna do it,

Barbara said, “Glavin!” and the room reeled for a moment. Some- thing dreadful had happened, s ↑ "Hurry, hurry man!” cried Lang Thammas and, the man went one: While they were saying things to each other. I couldna", right"

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They captivated the populace in "Flying Down to Rio" and "The Day Divorcee," and now, in the new

Roberta," made by RKO Radio, they repeat their amazing dance triumphs to the rich''muste, of Jerome Kern. The names of Astaire and Rogers are now as Damon and Fythias, Amos Andy and Scotch and Sodal

52) (Glazounovy) played by The New Symphony Orchestra. 7.26-1.39.pm/-Four Songs by RL.

chard Crooks (Tenor). 1. Macushla (Macmurrough)

2. Too late to-morrow (Langen-

berg)

3. Only my Song (Lehar).

4. Tell me Tonight (Spollansky). 7.39-8 pm-The JH Squir

Celesta Octet.

Barcarolle Tales of Hoffman. Salut D'Amour Edward Blast) Cavatina (arr. Seat)... Melody in F (Rubinstein My Sweetheart when a Boy, (AIT.

Willoughby).

Silver threads among the Gold

(arr. Willoughby).

Report.

8.03-8.37 p.m.-Light Opera and

Musical Comedy. Vocal

RHO Radio Pictures, Ginger's 8 pm-Local Time and Weather happy bosses, are watching the golden girl very closely. They will not have her typed. As everyone knows, Ginger is as adept an ne- tress as she is a stepper, and the

· home stucto 'now follow a... Rogers - policy of alternating her in danc-. ̈ing and straight acting roleh..

WORKING WELL

And it is working excellently. You may remember that she followed "Flying Down to Rio" with "Professional Sweetheart.” one of the most delightful come- dies of the year. Then came her hit in The Gay Divorcee," in which she and Astaire twirled to the top of the business, after which Ginger and Francis Lederer co-starred in the comedy drama called "Romance in Manhattan,”

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The successful, policy continues. Having finished the musical "Roberta," the Rogers child is now Wilani Powell's leading wo- man in "Star of Midnight" on the RKO Radio lot, this being 8. straight dramatic IDie with comedy touches.

Lucky Ginger, growing more popular every minute. Lucas RKO Radio, to have the giri un- der long term contract. And, while we're at it, lucky public, to get these frequent looks at one of the grandent gals in Hollywood.

RED MORNING

Life In New Guinea Wild:

What is believed to be the first. genuine pictures of human fe among the head-hunter savages and Papuan natives in the wilds or New Guinea is brought to the screen the "Red" Morning" SOC showing" at the King's Theatre with ~ Stem

Regis Duna and Toomey

The pictures were secured by James Shackelford and George Dromgold, noted Cinema -adren-- turers. Armed with cameras and sound equipment, they spent a most a year in unknown parta it where white men never before trod and never will again, they were caused to believe, They travelled to the colourfer and dangerous locales of New Guinea and the Fiff Islands, "shooting the tribes religious ceremonies and their habits. S

dramatic Hed morning thriller of the South, Seas, its story concerning a herole girl sall- ing the tropical waters, battling savages and crooked white men elike Wallace Fox directed;

Gems, The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sulk- van,

Selection-Chu Chin Chow litor-

ton J.

Vical Gems-Follow a star. Selection.The Big Broadcast. 8.37-3.45 p.m.-"Melodies of Robert

Burns" sunLK

Light by The Opera Company, 8.45-9.45 p.m.-From the Studio.

A Variety Concert by

Jeanne Gregory, George Denmark, Gaston D'Aquinë. Doreen Ma. ·

Ray Remedios.

9,45 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins. 9.55-10.20 p.m.-A Relay from

Daventry, "The Chester Cup." A Running Commentary by K. C. Lyle, re- layed from the Roodee Race- course, Chester. 10.20-11 p.m.--A

Relay from

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Daventry.... The Bournemouth Municipal Or- chestra. Leader, Bertram Lewis. Conductor, Richard Austin Relayed from the Pavilion, Bournemouth.

11 p.m.--Rugby Mid-day Press

News,

11.05 pmClose "Down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME PM-DJA, DJN, Announcement (German, English), GermaZ Folk Song Programme Fore- cast Germ Engl.) Lecter .::.. Box. 9.15 p.m-How doth my heart in

May rejoice.

9.45 p.m.-News in English on DJA

and in Dutch on DJN..

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p.m.-Relayed from Frankfurt: Homeland Evening: Saarland—–

Border-Land — Homeland.............. AN

· Radio Sequence......... Conducted by Paul Laven..

pm-A Quarter-of-an-hour's Music for the Home Circle.. Oscar Wappenschmitt pré- sents some compositions of his

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an Old Book....... 11:48 pm Dancing round the

Maypole, gryns 1215 a.m.--News in Engilsh on DJA.

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