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DRESS REHEARSALS

Hollywood has adopted Broad- way's most colourful tradition,

For the rst time in screen his- tory, a complete dress rehearsal has been given in a musical plc- ture production-the pioneer is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Broad- way Melody Of 1936. It had a typical night-before-the-premiere " try-out. that climax of thrills 111 the building of Broadway shows.

The set had the appearance or being in actual production. Jack Benny and the rest of the cast were in costume and make.up. The large chorus went through their routines, and 200 "extras" furnished the human background. The rehearsal, held On the largest stage at the studios, was for the magic number spectacle, said to be one of the most ela- borate and ingenious ever devised for the sound screen.

The rehearsal was pronounced flawless. The music for the Jona W Considine, JI., production. which Roy Del Ruth is directing. is by Nacio Herb Brown, ana

Arthur Freed, famous composers of the "hits" in the first "Broad- way Melody." The cast of. stars from wireless, stage, and screen has, in addition to Benny. Una Merkel, Stuart Erwin, June Knight, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Nick Long, J., Frances Langford, Harry" Stockwell. Vima and Buddy Ebsen, Shirley Hoss

Jeni LeGon. and Robert Wild-

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The dance director is the cere brated Dave Gould, creator of the "Continental" and the Carioca," and his numbers are said to sur- pass all his previous screen efforts,

FLICKERS FROM HOLLY. WOOD

Arthur Byron, featured in Para- mount's "The Strange: Conspir- acy," was an army officer during the war.

Carole Lombard, co-starred with George Raft in Faramount's Ruma," was once a mannequin.

Roland Young, of Ruggles Or.. Red Gap, fame is a prolific writer of light verse,

Joe Morrison, in Paramount's "Love In Bloom," is an enthusias

famateur sculptor

NEW MARION DAVIS

FILM

Frank "

We do not often see Marion Davis on the screen now, so film- gcers will be glad to welcome her in a new picture, "Page Miss Glory." Marion plays the part of an hotel chambermaid who is made-up and photagraph- ed by Pat O'Brien and McHugh so that she looks dazz- lingly lovely. The picture is en- tered in a beauty contest and wins arst prize. It is only when the ex chambermaid's faked photograph becomes world famous as Dawn Glory" that it is dis- covered that she reallly is a beau tiful girl

Lili Danita' ku "Brewster's Millions." United Artists' Production

JACK STRIKES IT RICH

If things go right for Jack Oakle, the Paramount comedian is going to be rich soon. While working on location at Catalina

an outdoor scene; Island for"

Paramount's "The

Big 01 1835," Jack Broadcast stumbled upon an abandoned sil ver mine just as the prices of the metal were soaring.

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On Investigation he found silver there, and he has how applied for a permit to open the mine

OPERA SINGER?

NO!

The star of Paramount's effer- Love vescent romance "Paris Songs usually a quiet, unas- suming young lady with a remark- ably calm disposition. But. call her an opera singer.... and see those eyes in a blaze of in- dignation.

Yet Mary Ellis was a star of the imposing Metropolitan Opera, New York. In her early teens she sang opposite the great Enrico Caruso in his last pubite appear- ance, and several times with Challapine.

The operatie angle, she think clouds over the ather work she has done. "Rose Marle," the fa- mous musical show, was written specially for her, following her Metropolitan appearance. Then, after many dramatic plays with no singing-she came to London with; of "all things, "Strange In- terlude."

Her greatest success has been in dramatic plays.... so she would prefer to be known as a singing actress rather than as a singer.

"Paris Love Song” is directed by Lewis Milestone, the brilliant dir- ector of Front Page" and "All Quiet on the Western Front," and Mss Ellis is supported by Tuilio Carmina and Ida Lupino, of the famous English family.

THE FLAME WITHIN

ANNA STEN'S PLANS

1935.

Why She Left Goldwyn.

Figuratively speaking. Anna Sten came to Europe. In a cloud of Tumour. Since she left Sam Goldwyn, tearing up the contract under which he had to pay her 600 a week for another Attéen months, many wild suggestions have been put forward as to what she was going to do and where she was going to do it."

Nobody seemed to know why she had parted from Goldwyn in the first place. One report said that Anna's husband. Dr. Eu- gene Frenke, disagreed with the way Goldwyn was handling his wife's career, but that Gold- wyn refused to pay any attention to the ideas. Frenke put up to him.

Another suggested that Anna was calling off the contract because she did not feel like mak- ing more then one picture a year. A third bluntly stated that it was .just "temperament,”

When Anna set sail for Europe it was declared that she was leav-. ing America for good. She was coming to England to make a talkie version of "The Fellow Ticket. She was on her way to Germany. She was going back to

Russia.

Cherbourg

Anna left boat at and went to Paris for a few days. Her nusband, who used to be an architect, and is .now alm director, come straight to London to arrange for the showing of Life Returns a scientific picture which he made in Hollywood,

AGREED TO DISAGREE "Anna nas not left Hollywood for good. She is. In fact having a house built there which will be finished in a few weeks And, in two or three months, she will' start working on a picture for M.G.M.

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Dr. Frenke refused to discuss the split with Goldwyn, beyond saying that it was friendly on both sides they agreed to` dia- agree."

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He definitely denied that Anna's present trip to Europe meant that she was displeased with Holly- wood. She doesn't care where

make

she works, so lung as she is given good material "She will even gu. to Australia if they have an in- teresting film 'for her to there. Dr. Frenke's explanation was confirmed by Anna, who add- ed that she had come over for a holiday and to visit her mother in Paris

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Anna has seen many ups and downs in her trip from Kiev. to Culver City; the struggling early years when she tried to study for the stage. but had to give it up and work in a re- staurant to support her family; her success in the silent Russian- made version of "The Ticket:" "the decision Soviet Government to send their young discovery to the Ufa studios in Berlin to gain more experience: the promise. of brilliant acting ability that she revealed in "The The Brothers Tempest" and Karainozoy" her signing up by Goldwyn and her American debut In "Lady Of The Boulevards” i after eights months of "grOOM- ing" the disappointment which that picture and her two sub- sequent ones caused those of us who believed that, with the right handling. she could be made one of the greatest acting "names" on

screen,

RIGHT TO BREAK

No doubt, Anna' was right to break Goldwyn, who "glamouris- ed" her so effectively, and so ex- pensively (the process is reputed to have cost a million dollars) that it was well high impossible to recognise in Hollywood's "Nana" "the forceful personality we had glimpsed in her German ' pictures.

Yet it would have been a pity had the given up Hollywood in des- pair, like Dorothea Wieck and Jannings, whose work in German films seldom reaches the great publics Britain and America Now it is up to MGM. to show whether they know how to make over the most of an actress with such potentialities as "Anna Sten undoubtedly possesses,

Maurice Chevalier and Merle Oberon is 20th Century's "Folies Bergere,” released through United Artists.

FILMS FOR THE FLEET

Admiral Elis of the US Navy recently asked for and received prints of two Paramount films to take on board his flagship, USS. Arkansas, for the Summer cruise

The pictures are "The Lives of A Bengal Lancer," with Gray Coo

Franchet Tone, "Sir Guy Standing and C. Aubrey Smith,. 1. and "Ruggles Of Red Gap," star- ring Charles Laughton,.supported. by Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland and Roland Young.

Herbert Marshall, who has

· played - opposite virtually every feminine star of importance in Hollywood, was born in London, England. He launched his screen career prior to the war, was cali- ed to the colours and was severe- ly injured in action. After the signing of Armistice, he returned to London and the stage. ⠀ "Bevé- ral years later, he continued the success scored in the London plays on Broadway. Once on the screen, he immediately won public "acclaim. Among his outstanding £ screen successes are Trouble "In" Paradise, "Becrets Of A Secre tary," "Four Frightened People Riptide" and "The Painted Veil The Flame Within" showing how

per.

SHOCK FOR DEMILLE

Here's a true story about Cecil B. DeMile the man whom no one dare contradict on the per-

While DeMille was doing a scene for The Crusades at Paramount

at the Queen's Theatre marks the-a scene with Henry Wilcoxon.

first time he has shared acting honours with Ann Harding

who plays Richard Coeur-de-Lion, and some falcons a mob of extras

CARY GRANT FOR ENGLAND

Cray Grant, famous Faramount atar, has announced his intention of sailing for England as soon as his current picture The Last Outpost"-is completed.

Grant will once again visit Fair- feld, Bristol, where he was edu- cated and also the "old swimming hole" at Durdam Downs.

Featured with Cary Grant in The Last Outpost are Claude Rains and Ray Milland.

entered yelling "No!" at the tops of their voices. Although it was written in the scene DeMille bien- ched and the falcon toppled off its perch and died of ahoe

Supporting Wilcoxon in Crusades are Loretta Young, “Ian George

Barbier and Montsen

BILLIE BURKE TO-DAY'S RADIO

To Support Chat- terton

Bille Burke, famous stage and screen actress, has been engaged by Columbia Pictures for one of the leading roles in "A feather In Her Hat," Ruth Chatterton's first starring 'vehicle for the company. This is the noted EAR, Wylie's best seller novel, which will short- ly be placed in production under -- the direction of Albert Santell. Miss Burke, who will play the part of a temperamental actress, is vacationing in New York, but, ex- pects to leave for the Coast, this week.

Bule Burke, who is the widow of Flo Ziegfeld, spent many years on the stage before coming, to the screen. Among the most suc- cessful of her theatrical appear- ances were "A Marriage of Con- venlence." "Caesar's Wife," "The Inimate Stranger," "Annie Dear," "The Marquise," and "The Happy Husband." Her early pictures were made in the silent days. But with the arrival of the talkies Miss Burke found a greater scope for her characterizations.

She has been seen in a number or successful features including "Christopher Strong." "Dinner at "Eight," "Only Yesterday," "Finish- ing School," "Where Sinners Meet," "We're Rich. Again" and "Borsaking All Others."

CARL FIGHTS WITH

SNAKE

Carl Brisson, who is on contract with Paramount, narrowly escap- ed death the other day when he fought for many minutes with, a huge rattlesnake, which struck at him as he was strolling through his estate.

Carl heard the snake rattle, but never having heard the sound before, he took no notice. The snake launched itself at him from a bush, and for nearly five min abes Carl held it barely at bay with his walking-stick, Finally, with a lucky blow, he was able to kill it...

The rattler was five feet long, had 12 rattles, and was of the deadly diamond-back variety.

FRANK MORGAN

The most consistent "picture stealer" in films will be rewarded with a stellar role by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer.

Frank Morgan, whose whimisle- al portrayals in "Naughty Ma- rletta," "The Affairs Of Cellini," and numerous other recent pic- tures, were hailed with delight by both fans and critles, has been assigned the title role in "The Perfect Gentleman," which will be. produced by Harry Rapt.

Edward Childs Carpenter ori- ginally wrote the play as a stage vehicle for Morgan, but it was never produced owing to the de- mand for the star's services on the screen.

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Carpenter now is preparing the screen play, and M-G-M bas set it for an early production date. "The Perfect Gentleman" is des cribed as a sparkling comedy, in which the "head of the house" finds it possible to live on the fat of the land without the necessity of "besmirching his dignity" by such things as mental or physical

effort.

FOOLING HOLLYWOOD!

Wise as Hollywood is there are sl ways to fool it. There is a young fellow named Robert Cum- mings at Paramount who has done it very successfully

PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W.

on 355 Metres

1230 to 3.15 pm-European pro-

gramme.

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

port.

1.15 pm-Hong Kong Hotel Or-

chestra.

1,30 pm. Reuter Press Bulletins.

Rugby Press News, etc. 2.15 p.m.--Close down.

4 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. 8 to 6.15 p.m.--Childrens' Studio.

Concert.

7 to 11 p.m.-European programme.-- 7 to 7.34 p.m.-"Le Bourgeois Gen- tilhomme," Suite for Orchestra (Richard Strauss, Op. 60). 7.94 to 7.45 p.m.-"Ballroom Memo-

ries."

7.45 to 8 p.m.-

From the Studio "The Story of Fashion" by Mrs..

T. W, Lewis."

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8 p.m.-Local time and weather re-

port..

£.03 to 8.20 p.m.-

Vocal Gems Wild Violets (Stolz). Ball at the Savoy. 8.20 to 9p.m.

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Variety Plano Duets-A Keyboard Medley Arthur Young and Harry Jacobson. Song-One "Night of Love.

Gracie Fields. Humorous-The Council schools are good enough for me.- Norman Long. Vocal-Little Mountain Cabin.

The Hill Bullies. instrumental-Medley of Stephen Fosters Songs.-The Brothers Bertini.

VacalIt's Written all over your

face. The Boswell Sisters. Vocal Hutch Medley. -- Lesile

Hutchinson:

Orchestra-Talking Film Memo-

€

ries.

9 to 9.15 p.m.-A. Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copy- right by Reuter). 9.15 to 9.20 p.m-"My Hero Waltz”.

Chocolate Soldier (Strauss).

9.20 to 9.40 p.m.-:

From the Studio

A Vocal Recital by Miss Elsa Alves accompanied by Nura

Kanis

PROGRAMME

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1. The Pipes of Pan-Monckton.

2. Ave Maria-Tosti.

3. Villanelle.-Del'Acqua.

4: Homing-del Riego.

5. Una Voce poco fa-"Barber of

Seville". Rossinit.

49.40 to 10 p.m.-

Light Orchestral Music Contrasts Potpourri of Famous

Melodies (Robrecht), Aisha (Lindsay)...

Casanova Selection (J. Strauss).

10 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins. 10.05 to 11 p.m.-Dance dusiu.

11 p.m.-Close 'down."

. BERLIN PROGRAMME

9 p.m-DJQ, DJB Announcement

German, English). German Folk Song. Programme Forecast

Engliski).

(German,

9.15 pm-Concert of Light Music. 9.45 p.m.-News in English on DJQ

and in Dutch on DJB..

10 pm-Orchestral Suite by Wolf-

gang Fortner, after Music by Jan Pleter Sweelinck. Verses by Othmar Schoeck för Baritone and Chamber Orchestra. The Hans

Oskar Hasse Chamber

Orchesta,

10.45 p.m.--Young Authors:; Wol-

fram Brockmeler, yen U pm Max Fröhlen: Dueta for

Violin and Viola

11.15 pm News in German on

DJQ and DJB.

11.30 p.m.-Current Events. 11.35 p.m.-Military Music, 12.15 am-News in English on DJQ

and in Dutch on DJB. 12.30 am-Close down DJQ, DJB

(German, English).

BECKY SHARP

"Becky Sharp" "the "drst' fu- length film to be made entirely by the new Technicol process, is to be shown in London shortly, The story is an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's famous Vanity Fair the novel which satirised society and im mortalised

types of wonian

For three years he has kidded- New York and the film city into believing that his Oxford accent. was genuine. His reason was that it was easier for a man with "na English accent to get acting jobs. He bought a big collection of gramophone records of scenes and monolgues by English actors, and arent four months getting the Intonation and accent off by heart. As soon as he was perfect She got a a good offer and since then. has never looked Back! Cummings play important part in Para--a t SO RED THE ROSE, title directed by Ring Vidor Heatures Margaret: Bullayan, Pauline Lord and Randolph Scotos Pictures

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