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FILM STARS

In A Salary Comedy

An Interesting story lies behind Sir Cedric Harwicke's appearance in the United Artists film version of Victor Hugo's" "Les Miserables.'

The producers wanted Bir Ced- ric, who was making holiday in Hollywood, to play the part--- small, but very important-or the bishop wha presents Vallean with his silver candlesticks.

Sir Cedric, who had never made a Hollywood picture, wished to play the part. But the salary. the producers could offer for a minor role was much lower than that asked by Mr. Gilbert Miller, to whom Sir Cedric is under con- tract. A deadlock had been rea- ened, when was an unexpected Intervention."

Charles Laughton was playing in the same picture. He went to the producers and said he was so anxious to have Sir Cedric in the cast that he would pay the differ- ence in salary himself-probably a unique instance of-one actor's generosity towards another.

Heavyweight Role

Playing Javert to Fredric March's Jean Valjean, Mr. Laugh- tcn walks off comfortably with most of what honours are going, If ever there was a real heavy- weight role it is that of Jean Val- jean, the convict subjected to a

lifetime of persecution; and Mr. March, gifted young actor though he is, is but. a, middle-weight at best.

His Valjean does not compare with Harry Baur's, in the mas terly French Alm recently shown at the Academy, and despite the Ene acting of Mr. Laughton and Sir Cedric Hardwicke's clever, vig- nette as the bishop, the produc- tion as a whole is rather an inet- fectual substitute for the French one,

Mr. Laughton's study of Javert, almost pathological in its fan- aticism, is an interesting if not wholly satisfying, addition to his already long list of notable char-. acter studies.

Gipsy Music

Sitting by camp-tre on the steps of a gipsy wagon, watching the dancers twirl to the festive strains. of "Otchi Tchernys" rendered by Gipsy musicians on the sound stage during the Alm- ing of DARK EYES at the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studios brought

memories.to vivid

THA

back

Khmara.

Khmure was chosen for the fea- tured role in the natural colour, musical short subject because of his ability to sing Russian Gipsy Songs.

The scene revived memories of his childhood in Poltava, Russia, where his father operated a ranch. breeding tine horsex. Many times the Gipsles visited there to im-. prove their stock Pitching their tents un the outskirts of the ranch, they would stay for weeks.

Young Khmara passed his hap- plest hours among these people. It was here that he learned the Gipsy songs that he renders in the miniature "musical classic."

MAE WEST »

Never Heard Of

"Husband

Mae West, the woman who cap- tivated the

cinema fans of ve with the continents

phrase, "Come up and see me sometime," was engaged in a desperate at- tempt to discredit reports that; far from being a spinster, she was married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 24 years ago to a music-hall artist named Frank Wallace. She was issued denial after denial from her headquarters In Hollywood.

Miss West says she has had to rebuff no fewer than eight gen- Bemen convinced that they have- matrimonial claims on her...

BEHIND THE SCREEN

IN HOLLYWOOD

Feminine im fans will find it hard to believe but Anna' Sten actually refused to play a love. scene with Gary Cooper early in the shooting of "The Wedding Night."

"I don't know him well enough,” protested the Russian beauty who is co-starred with Cooper in this Samuel Goldwyn production for release through United Artists. "I'd feel constrained and Mr. Cooper probably would also. Our love scenes would be unreal "

Director King Vidor said he un- derstood and scheduled the love scenes for the following week

Speaking of King Vidor reminds us that this famous director practically owes his life to the alertness of Gary Cooper. During a seene in

"The Wedding Night," wherein, Vidor was directing some 40 extras. Gary" suddenly called cut to him not to move, then rushed over and gave him.such a "resounding smack on the cheek

he completely lost his balance for it would seem Gary had spot- ted a "black" widow" spider dangling just above Vidor's head After this deadly poisonous little Insect had been done away with. during which time everybody had a mild case of hysterics, a close examination disclosed. ♫

nest of them secreted in some matting used as a sound deadener in the rafters just above the camera,

Arliss, Edward Arnold, Francis Lister, Cesar Romero and 200 male extras kept the beauty parlour's business booming

success for a

Marriage is a creen actress even when it is a

fallure.*

This paradoxical statement was issued by Virginia Bruce, who re- Cently resumed the name she had

given up to become Mrs. John G11- bert, during the timing of "The Mighty Barnum.”

"If acting is a portrayal of the experience and emotions of life and love," continued Virginia, whe plays the role of Jenny Lind, the famous Swedish soprano. in the picture. certainly the best and quickest way to get that perience is through matrimony. Without it, you are merely an ob-. server. With it, you have a fund of experience to draw on in act- ing a screen roll."

ex

Barnum, here is another item of In connection with "The Mighty

Interest:

personalities

тжо Hollywood were engaged by Darryl Zanuck for the smallest jobs in the im centre: being "stand-" for a 'pair of midgets!

It developed that George and Olive Brasno, who play Gen. Tom Thumb and his wife in the photo-

needed play,

stand-ing" (A "stand-in" is a substitute of ap- Will Rogers' short news dispatch proximately the same height and 'which is read daily by millions in

coloring as the original player scores of newspapers was recently who takes his place while the concerned with Charles Chaplin.lights and lenses are being ad- Rogers sald

Relief workers indexing records have discovered à marriage certi- ficate issued at Milwaukee on April 14, 1911, to Mae West and Frank Wallace, who are described as ap- pearing in a local music hall » Kimara says there are a hun- song and dance act. The age of dred variations of this song of the bride is given as 18, her birth--- Russia's nomads, but all have the place Brooklyn, ber father, John same feeling of galety. and West, born New York, and her j romance. On his return to Russia mother. Matilda Dilker West, after some months in America, he born France. All these details made an effort to learn how and apply to Mae West of cinema where the song originated, but to fame. no avall. The gipsles say it is so old that no one knows its origin. "America as a member of the Mos- Khara made his first trip to

cow Art Theatre. He returned to ..enter the Little Theatre movement

and formed the Petrushka Club in New York City.

Mary Jo Mathews," recently signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, heads the cast of the one reel short subject which also includes Don Mario Alvarez, wireless ginger; and a troupe of Gipsy musicians. Maria Montero, Russian dancer

"Josef Berne directed the film. under Harry Rapt's supervision. Berne also wrote the screen play tri collaboration with Richard Goldstone."

CONTINENTAL ENGLISH

Two Frank Wallaces have been found, to whom the details ap- ply. One appeared with Miss West in a Broadway play "Diamond LU," in 1926, shortly "before she began to appear in fims in hex "Belie of the Nineties." The pro- ducer says he died two years ago. Another candidate is now appear ing in vaudeville on Broadway." He claimed in an interview that" he was divorced from Mae 19 1918 or 1917, but he loves her still: Miss West, as replied ter- sely: "I never heard of the guy."

waiter came to their aid and an order was given.

Presently he returned to explain and apologize:"The ham is not.

Thereupon balled eggs were "nr", Being Ignorant of the language dered and the chicken never was.”.. the tourists found the printed ? : ·Back again came the waiter to menu difficult to understand. For inquire: "Will you have your GERS tunately an English-speaking tight or loose?"

"Was down last night with Charlie Chaplin, listening to our friend Will Durant. the philosop-

her,

talk on world economics. Charlie has made a study of that. He is the greatest economist in

the world. Every nation has lost its export trade. Yet, stop and think of it, Chaplin manufactures the only article in the world that hasn't depreciated. The world is his market the same as before the depression, but he has never let the supply equal the demand. While the world's big industrialists were greedy, Charlle never went In for mass production. Seems odd that a Comedian can' do what governments are not smart enough to do,"

Chaplin is now hard at work on his latest Alm, as yet untitled. which will be released next. Sep- tember through United Artists.

And now It's the ladies' turn to sulcker at the folbles of the other sex. The world's largest beauty parlour is operating in Hollywood

-exclusively for "men."

One hundred expert hairdres- Sérя, hair-bobbers, and other heauty culturists were installed on the 20th Century lot to beautify the male players appearing with George Arliss in Darryl Zanuck's production of "Cardinal. Riche- lleu," scheduled for release througn United Artists.

justed).

An assistant director secured Hollywood for a pair of lipu- tians the size of the Brasnos. His search was fruitless until he hit or the idea of constructing a pair- of wax dummies to stand in the place of the midgets.

George and Olive Brasno thus were enabled to rest their puny selves between scenes and the smallest jobs in Hollywood were Alled with wax!

NELSON

N EDDY

Rewarded For Patience

Nelson Eddy might be called an ambitious young man with the

patience of Job.

He has been in Hollywood, for almost two years, patiently awalt- ing the big opportunity which he was certain would come to his door.

Now, as a reward" for his patience, that opportunity has ar- rived. It is the all-inportant role of Captain Dick Warrington which he plays opposite. Jeanette "Mac- Donald in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's musical extravaganza of Victor Eerbert's delightful operetta, "NAUGHTY MARIETTA”

Quietly, Nelson Eddy has been biding his, time, in Hollywood, yet he has not remained Idie. He has had some picture roles. Between Aims he has been pursuing his musical studies and has been busily engaged in making trium- phal concert tours and wireless recitals.

His early ambition had not been to become a singer. While at-" tending school he had planned to become a doctor or a trap drum-

mer.

TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W,

on 355 Metres

12.30 to 2.15 pm.-European pro

Kamine.

12.30 p.m-Recorded 'music. 1 pm Local time and weather

report.

1.15 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or-

chestra.

1.30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins

Rugby Press news. etc. 2.15 p.m.-Close down: 4 to 7 pm-Chinese programme. 6 to 6.05 pm.

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From the Studio "A Talk on Sanitation for Chil-

dren."

7 to 11 p.m.-European programme. 7 to 7.25 p.m.-

Orchestral Music Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F

Sharp Minor (Brahms), The "Sleeping Beauty" Waltz

(Tschalkovsky).

Fasseplec (from "Le Rot

s'amuse") (Dellbes) L'Apprenti Sorcier The Sorcer- er's Apprentice) (Paul Dukas). Le Prophete-Coronation March

(Meyerbeer),

7.25 to 7.38 p.m.-

Four Songs by Charles Kuliman (Tenor)

As his first job, he worked as a telephone operator in an frou faundry, then sought a newspaper career with the Philadelphia 7.38 to 8 p.m.- Press. For five years he worked on various newspapers, as artist, reporter and copyreader.

New York Debut Meanwhile, he Wes learning operatic arias from gramophone discs

Musical Comedy

Vocal Gems-Wild Violeta, Selection-Bow Bells.

Vocul Gems-Sunny Side Up,

8 pm-Local time and weather

report.

Variety

He studied later under. 803 to 8.50 p.m.- David Bispham, William V. V- lenat and Dr. Edouard Lippe. his present vocal teacher,

In 1922, he made his first public appearance in a society show, THE MARRIAGE TAX, and later sang the leading parts in IOLANTHE and PIRATES OF PENZANCE with the Savoy Opera Company. "He also sang for the Philadelphia Operatie Society, the Philadelphia Civic Opera, and was selected by competition to play in AIDA-

His New York debut was as "Pagliacci" in 1934.

NAUGHTY MARIETTA, to be Everybody is going, Regency with

produced by Hunt Stromberg with a bang to judge, from the new

WS, Van Dyke as director, will coltures advocated by hair stylistsEive Eddy the most important role. and recently adopted by indies of

of his young screen career. fashion The bang, either softly curled or tightly frized, was al most a necessity in the 18th Cen- tury England when large poke bonnets were perched well back on the head to frame the face. Now Paris decrees a return of the. 'bonnet for Spring-hence the

revival of the bing.

•

A preview of Regency fashions may be had for the asking, for **The

Scarlet Pimpernel." Lon

don Films production, co-starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, Is being released now through United Artists. The film is set against the background of the French Revolution and tells the "story of a young English aristocrat who rescues his fellow-country- But in the days when Richelieu "men from the guillotine. Merle flourished in France "a man Was unless hardly considered a man he sported a carefully pruned beard and wore his hair in curls.

Oberon, one of the screen's newest stellar discoveries, wears eighteen Regency costumes. In this Alexander Korde production.

REAL CONTEMPT The lawyer, who had a very not temper, and also suffered from the disability of deafness, was contest- ing a rase in a court-room presid- ed over by a younger man of whom he had a poor opinion. Presently there was a clash between the law- yer and the magistrate. The lat- ter ordered the lawyer to sit down, and as the lawyer, being deaf, did not hear him and went on talking. the magistrate ned him £2.

The lawyer leaned towards 'the clerk of the court

"What did he say?" he inquired. "He fined you £2." éxplained the clerk..

"For what? · ..

"For contempt of court."" The lawyer, shot a poisonous look towards the Bench and thrus a hand into his pocket.

"I'll pay it now." he said. “It'a a just debt."

The Bliver Streak is, but one of the many thrill- à thật, new, picture – Herpang, Edgar" Kensidy,

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Instrumental-Nasty Man.-The

Four Bright Sparks. Songs-Near and yet So

Princess Charming"), Brave Hearts ("Princess Chaim- ing").-Evelyn Laye (Soprano). Instrumental-Georgia on my

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mind. Vocal-Song Carnival 01 1937

Stars,

Vocal-Moonlight Meanderings.--

The Carlyle Cousins. Instrumental, — Häwallan Love "Birds

Smiling Eyes,

Song-The Wedding of a Gigolo.

Edle Pola. - Humorous-The Pensioner-WU- "Ham McCulloch.

Band-There's something about

a soldier.

When the Band begins to play. 2.50 to 0, p.m.-Symphonie Rhap-

sody on "I Heard you calling "me." "Bird Songs at Erenāde” and I Fitch my Lonely Càrn-

Van."

9 to 9.15 p.m.-"

From the Stadio

A Talk on "Annam-its ancient art and history" by Dr. Victor Goluber of the Ecole Fran- calse. d'Extreme Orient. 9.15 to 930 p.m.

Band Monte

The Caliph of Bagdad-Overtuze

(Boieldieu). "

The Evolution of Dixie (Lake).' 9.30 u 9:40 pm.Great Вака by Norman

Ballads" sung

Ailin and Chorus.

9.40 to 10 p.m.-

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From the Studio

A Jazz Recital for "Two Pianos

by Dodeen and Ray.

PROGRAMME

1. Your head on my shoulder (by

request).

2 Medley.

3. Give me Liberty, or give me

Love.

4. I never dreamt.

10 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins.

10.05 to 11 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel-

Dance Orchestra.

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10.30 p.m.-Rugby mid-day- Press

дете.

11 pm.-Close down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

9 pm-DJA, DJN Announcement ·

(Germ.; Engl.)."

German Folk Song

Programme

Engl.).

Letter. Bot

Forecast

(Gerta..

8.15 p.m.--For the Young Folk.

Devilkin's Birthday.

A Radio Play by Otto Wollmann. 9.45 Dm News in English on DIA

and in Dutch on D3N,

10 p.m. When the Blossoms bloom

in Werder..

11 pm-Young Authors: Wolfgang: **Krupka.

11.10 p.m.-News in German on

DJA and DJN, ME 11.30 p.m.-Foreign: Postage Stamps

tell of German Culture: '- ... .. A Philatelistic Causerie, by Heinz

Dilige.

11:45 pm-Pianoforte Recital by

Wilhelm Kempff ⠀⠀

Beethoven

Sonata op. 111.

12.15 a.m.-News in English on DJA

and in Dutch on DJN. 17.32 $20 Close down -DJA, DIN