1939-02-21 — Page 5

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*Alexander's Ragtime Band”.

QUEEN'S:

."Gunga Din"

ORIENTAL:

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"Marie Antoinetta" QUEEN'S;

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"Bay It In French" "Ride A Crooked Mile" STAR

"Wing In The Dark" "The Road To Reno" MAJESTIC:

"There's Always. A Woman”

GIVES UP MOVIES FOR MUSIC

Patricia Ellis, the blonde in- renue of more motion pictures than she cares to recall, relax- ed on a green divan in her penthouse apartment 32 storeys above Park Avenue, and ex- plained why she has given up the movies for music.

AND QUEENS

OF 1938"

"SHINING HOUR" Experts Make Their

NEXT MONTH

The Amateur Dramatic Club will produce "The Shining Hour" at the China Fleet Club Theatre 00 Wednes day, March 8, and the follow- ing three nights at 9.15 9.m The play, which is by Keith Winter, WAK first produced In London by Raymond Mas- sty and had an extremoly successful run there being an- animously held by the critics to be the outstanding play of the year,

Selections

NEW YORK--A jury of glamour experts looked over the news and views recently and gave the nod to 11 "Glamodr Kings and Queens of 19983."

The selections ranged from Bren- da Frazier, who made her glitter- ing debut recently, to Orson Welles," who made his in a Martian broad- cast several months ago." The list also included the Duke of Windsor, because "he has given dignity to the always slightly ridiculous plc- ture of a man head over heels in love."

The scene of the play is laid in the Yorkshire farmhouse Hedy Lamarr, movie actress who where David Linden and Judy has been acclaimed by others. his wife are living happily, with found favour with the glamour Hannah Linden. David's elder jury because she has made blondes sister and Micky hi younger take a back seat. Zorina, winsome brother, As the play opens Henry, star of "I Married an Angel," was David's elder brother has just among the chosen few because "her arrived with his wife Mariella to well-covered figure has brought stay with David and Judy while curves back.".

his own house is being built.

| Henry who had just retired after

THREE BRITISHERS

a le spent in the Far East, has) Glamour,” according to these *X- married again and plan to parts, encompasses three well- settle down near the Linden's known Britishers, but passes Amer». Lome,

ican men by. In addition to the Complications follow swiftly Duke of Windsor, the experts upon the arrival of Henry and selected Prime Minister Neville Mariella for David and Mariella Chamberlain and Mr. Anthony fall in love with each other and Eden, but for diferent reasons, the play moves swiftly to a climax Mr. Eden, they discovered, “im- asrat Judy and then Mariella pressed America with his BEZLA- and David work out the solutions tional whirlwind campaign of to their individual problems.

charm more than a dozen solemn

The author's treatment of hi treaties could have done." Mr. characters ang the situation in Chamberlain, because "he made which he places them calls for a America conscious of preparedness, higher standard of characteriza- | whether for rain with his ever-pre- tion and acting than most modern sent umbrella, or for war with his productions but in Sheilah Mac-shakeable British calm." kinlay, Helen Prior, Gelaton

The jury demonstrated that it more, Donald MacAlister, Eve followed the news carefully with its Denton and H, L. Duncan the inclusion in the flame of glamour A.D.C. feel confident that they of Alice Marble, Barbara Hutton have one of the strongest casts in Reventlow, Danielle Darrieux and years and one that will do full Bette Davis. Justice to the play.

THE EXPERTS

Mr. E. O'Neil Shaw has kindly This "Queen of the B's under the tutelage of Al Siegel, ace sing consented to take charge of the The experts were Elsa Maxwell. ing coach, currently is appearing musical arrangements for the pro-society's favourite hostess; the in Billy Rose's new Casa Manana duction and the setting has been Grand Duches Marie, of Russia; show. It is the first time that she designed and carried out by Mr. Tobe Coller Davis, style counsellor; has ever appeared in a Broadway W. A. Corpell

Gloria Bristol beauty authority:

Theatre and the first time she has Booking is at the Anderson Society Photographers Tony Fris-

sung on a stage.

"I was just getting in a rut in Hollywood," the 20-year-old boney hatred honey said. "I made more.

Music Co. and opens public on February 26.

for

the sell and Horst: Veronica Dangel, feminine psychologist; Lilly Dache and Paul Ganz, fashion designers; Dorothy Shaver, department store

than 40 pletures in about four FAY BAINTER FOR executive, and Julia Coburn, pre-

years at Warner Brothers and last year I freelanced. I'm not. very proud of some of those last pic- tures."

A NEW CAREER

NEW FILM

sident of a fashion school

Glancing ahead Into, 1939, the Fay Bainter, well known stage Jury decided that South America and screen actress, has been signed would make its mark on next year's by Columbia to play the leading beauty crop. On its honour list, In her appearance before the fethine role in a picture tenta-will be, in all probability, Joe Maria movie cameras, Miss Eilia played tively titled, "Old Mrs. Leonard and Cantilo, Foreign Minister of Argen- pretty much the same kind Her Machine Guns." The screen-tina. of role in the same type of picture play by Richard Malbaum and -the second half of a double fea- Gertrude Purcell was adapted from ture-hence her title of "Queen of an original by George Bradshaw the B's."

and Price Day,ne

QUEEN ELIZABETH

The Jury let it be known without too much questioning that Queen

"I want to start a new career- It will be the first picture to be Elizabeth is being considered for singing---," ahe said. "I would started at the Columbia. Studios in next year's list because "he will like to go into a musical in Newthe New Year. It is under the make the wild-rose type of beauty York or in London. I certainly direction of Ben Stoloff and super-popular and the blush and bangs don't want to go back to Holly-viston of Fred Kohlmar,

fashionable"; and that Clark Gable wood now because I'd be right Recent screen appearances of will hang on to his laurels because back where I started..

Miss Bainter" include "Yes, My "It would take more than a year "I sang in a few pictures, not Darling Daughter," "Arkansas for anyone to cut in on his popu musicals; you know, just a chorus Traveler," and "The Shining Hour," larity with men and women.".

"

or so. Then last summer I went to England and appeared in the "Galety Girls," a musical.

"Bince April, T've worked with Al Stegel, and now I'm making a frat stage appearance alone.”

Siegel is the amazing young mán. who makes a spéciality of taking girls whose voices have possibili- ties and training them until they become stars.

FAMOUS PROTEGE His most famous protege was Ethel Merman. Others have been Bee Palmer and Lillian Shade. For the past two years he has been voice coach at Paramount Studios, tutoring Carole Lombard, Dorothy Lamour, and others in the finer points of vocalisation.

The critics opening night liked Miss Ellis singing and general stage presence, although all seem- ed to notice that she was nervous, "I guess I was nervous then but

I think I've gotten over it now."

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1939. —PAGE 5

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"TARZAN'S REVENGE'

STIRRED BY EMOTIONS OF HER PART

matic scene with Henry Fonds for "Let Us Live" under the watchful eye of John Brahm, famous direc-

Mias O'Sullivan's redistic emp tional portrayal was lauded by The make-up artist, Hollywoors Director Brahm and Ralph Bellary standard creator of beauty and who is also featured in the pro- artificial angah, was waiting duction. She plays the part of a patiently just off scene wit a young girl who visits her awest- complete tear-inducing equipment heart in Glycerin, ammonia, and bottled death cell. Her grief is revealed

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