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FAMILIES IN FILMS AND PLAYS.
YOUNG PEOPLE CARRY ON TRADITIONS.
New York, July 9-From Brand. way to Hollywood Boulevard, the second generation of theatrical celebrities has begun to blaze its own bright-light trail.
Season upon season, the chil- idren of the theatre have been sprouting into starlets in their own right, and if they have not always followed in their fathers" footsteps, neither have they wan- dered far from the theatres.
In fact, some of the most versa- tile youngsters to be found among the gay white wayfarers are the offspring of famous stage folk of Yesteryear.
The most famous of the stage line of descent, of course, is the Barrymore clan, which has sup plied the American theatro with half a dozen illustrious players. Then, during the recent winter season, it was announced that Ethel Barrymore's daughter. about to graduate from school, is to follow the family tradition.
To Movie Stardom.
And Joan, youngest of the Ben- nett trio of daughters, has climb ed to movie stardom, following a featured role with Ronald Col-
man.
Old Lew Fields, whose comic anties sent our elders into hys terics, can pat' his little daughter Dorothy on the back. Not so many months ago, Dorothy Fields was roaming about Tin Pan Alley looking for a chance to write
songs.
Then, of a sudden, "Blackbirds."
A
•
out
came
coloured revue, which clung to Broadway for something like a year, while half a dozen road companies travelled through the niction. And when the royalties on the song hits were being added up, Broadway called a certain number, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love,"
To-
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 9th, 1930.
Crown princes and princesses of the theatrical and moving picture "royal families" are the young geniuses pictured here. Constance Bennett, upper left, and Joan, centre, her youngest sister, are movie-star daughters of actor Richard Bennett. Dorothy Fields, upper right, is the song-composing daughter of Lew Fields. Owen Davis, Jr., lower left, the playwright's son, Is an actor now, while Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd, shown at the right, is following his forebears as 2 produeer.
Thereafter, the name of Miss Fields was .one to be taken
other outstanding hits. Still a ather to spring from a well known seriously. And Hollywood, guing up and down the big street with a very young man, he has already theatrical line. His parents were fine tooth comh, beckoned. Now made a fortune out of the theatre, famous she can show you a fat contract quite unassisted by any of his with the MGM "people.
forebears.
Young Foy Steps Out,
Meanwhile, Herbert Fields had
And Fred Stone, who has trot- gone in for musical comedy books.ted out his family one at a time, Several years ago he aligrind him this winter presented the youngest self with a couple of very smart of the "Stepping Stones," young men, Lorenz and Hart, who had been turning out words and tunes for some of the sophisticat ed little music revues. Within the past season or two, he has turned out half a dozen shows, several of them hits...
vaudeville troupers for
years, and young Pat has stepped
out both in pictures and musical acta.
Broadway
Murie Suxon, favourite, is the daughter of Pau- line Saxon, who was popular even with some of our grand-daddies.
Other Famous Ones.
And who hasn't heard of the "seven little Foys." To be sure, Owen Davis, Jr., son of the pro- several of them went their own life playwright, had his stage bap- particular ways and while they altism during the recent season. ways got along, no loud trumpets were to be heard blaring for them have been such worthy
And for some years past there Oscar Hammerstein 2nd also
heirs as turned his talent to music shows, But it's different with Eddie Doug. Fairbanks, Jr., Willie Col- Whereas the older Hammersteins Foy, Jr., from now on. He step-lier, Jr., the Costello sisters, whose had plunged heavily on producped into "Ripples" in a minor role father was Maurice; Eva Le Gal- tion, young Hammerstein invested and when morning dawned he had lenne, whose father was Richard, his money only in one venture. the pleasure of reading in the the great poet; Eugene O'Neill, He preferred to sit back., take no papers all about his great indivi-playwright, whose father was risks and collect royalties. During dual success. He, too, heard the James O'Neill, romantic actor of the 1930 season his "Sweet Ade- call of Hollywood, but it won't be another generation; and. William line" placed him frmly in the long now before, Broadway gets
Brady, Jr., whose name now may Several him back. Just a few weeks ago, show-writing limelight, of the most worthy critics placed he showed further signs of keepbe found over his own production. it at the top of the season's lighting the theatre in his family by
So the various "royal families" opera list. Before that, however, marrying Barbara Newberry, of the show-shops are not likely he had already claimed attention talented young actress.
to die off from a lack of crown with "Rose Marie" and several The young Pat Rooney is an- princes,
MRS. SNOWDEN.
Helped Liberal-Labour Harmony.
Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, may in after years come to be recogniz- | ed as having influenced the entire future political history of Great Britain.
Already keen observers are at- tributing to this clever woman the following tangible results:
An unwritten pact between the Labour and the Liberal parties.
A union to fight a powerful pro- tective tariff movement.
A union to change the electoral. laws of the country.
A cessation of hostilities be tween Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Lloyd George, of the Liberal Party,
Held Balance of Power.
When the last Parliamentary elections were held, the state of the parties in the House of Com- mons was found to be; Labour 287. seata; Conservatives, 260; Liberals, 69.
The enormous Conservative ma- jority had been swept away. Mr. Baldwin, Tory premier, resigned and the King sent for Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to form the second Socialist ministry in Britain's history,
But Mr. MacDonald had to walk cannily. Any time the Liberals united with the Tories, they could turn the Socialists out. They had done it six years ago. They could do so again. This made Mr. Lloyd George a sort of Warwick, whose party, though small, held the bal- ance of power. And "Ranısay Mue" and "L. G." were not on the best of terms.
This hostility went on until not long ago, on an important.chuse
Mr. Philip Snowden.
in the coal bill, the Liberals unit ed with the Tories and defeated it. It was not a vital matter, but it was a definite warning to the Go- vernment. And just about the Rothermere, after a same time Lords Beaverbrook and thumping campaign in their newspapers, forced upon leader Mr. Baldwin the adoption by the Tories of a pro- tective tariff policy. Now the Labour party, like the Liberals, has always been more or less a free trade party and free trade is a tradition deeply seated in the
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
ACTORS THE LATEST.
THE BARKIES COME TO HOLLYWOOD.
DOG
од
Fido, the dog photographer at the left, never snaps anything but a picture but he "gets" the evidence" in "The Dogville Murder Case." Above, the brave hero and the beautiful heroine are showing what "puppy love" is really like. And who else could that be below but the deep- dyed villain of the play-alas, drink has driven him to the dogs! The barkies" have come to Hol-, Harry Rapf, M-G-M executive, who by the dog. lywood!
immediately signed them to make Each Knows His Master. In case you haven't seen some of alx pictures.. Only four of those It is intensely interesting to these comedies, the dog actors six have been completed, but their watch the filming, of a scene with a walk erect, wear human clothing and contract, already has been extended dozen or more doga. Often there is speak in perfect English, human to include an additional six films. a regular bedlam of noise with all actors being erupluyed us "doublos" "Directing a dog comedy isn't of the trainers shouting at their for the dialogue, of course.
dog quite as hard as one might suppose respective dogs. But each Their stage has been dubbed by but it does require a great amount seems to recognise his master's
voice and acts accordingly, a studio employees as Dogville and it of patience," Myers said. is just that. For in Dogville the "Dogs are good actors, however, The pictures all are made doga reign supreme. They have Once a dog knows what you want miniature stages, which have been their own "dressing rooms,” indi-jho is extremely inger to do the furnished with miniature furniture. vidual cages for the "stars" and thing right. We have found the Consequently when the films reach two large ones for the "extras."dogs very intelligent and they seem the silver screen the dogs assume Their own wardrobe is filled with to thoroughly enjoy their work." the proportions of human beings.- clothes made to fit them. And the The greatest difficulty experienc- Each of the films also has a good stars have their own chairs on eached so far has been the sychroniza-story behind it. There's щоге set, just as human celebrities do. Ition of voices. When scenes are than just a bunch of dogs doing Directors "Soll" Idea. being shot the dogs are made to tricks. They have their stories The dogs were gathered on the bark in places where dialogue island play them out. For instance, M-G-M lot by Zion Myers and Jules desired. Then the picture is run off there is "The Dogville Murder White, a couple of enterprising in the projection room with the hu- Mystery," which is a satire young directors who hit upon the man "doubles" speaking the lines. "The Bishop Murder Case" with idea of making a series of all-talk-And each line must correspond to dog actors that seemingly have ing dog comedies.. They went to the number of lip movements made human volces.
on
British heart.
The Liberals are preparing to, Lloyd George wants a law that will That is where Mrs. Snowden en-help: Labour to pass all kinds of give Liberala a representation more tered upon the scene. Though her progressive legislation, so long as nearly in accord with their voting husband is a rigid and unbending it is not radically Socialist. This strength in the country. Socialist, he and L. G. are close and means a considerable lease of life to Some such law will be worked
So
Labour affectionate · friends.
Mrs. the
Itlout. Government
It will further decrease the. Snowden gave a tea party at which means that the Liberals, will not chances of the Tories to regain L. G..was one of the guests.junit with the Torles to turn Ram-power. Others were prominent labour poli-jeay Mac out.
The woman who is responsible ticians."
Increase Liberal Representation. for so much of this is one of the And at once things began` to And it means that later on, La- keennest políticians in Britain. She happen. L G. and Ramsay Mac-bour and Liberals will unite on is more than that. She is the Donald no longer glare at each some form of law that will change right arm of her husband, who other. They almost beam. When the methods of elections in Great was left a permanent cripple by a ago. Mr. Snowden produced his budget, Britain. In the last election the bad bicycle accident years L. G. gave it his blessing in one of Tories and the Socialista each Like him, she loves books. Like the wittiest speeches of his life polled something over eight million him, she is a good talker. On her and, incidentally, took the hide off votes and got a very large number own, she has visited foreign coun- the former Tory Chancellor, Win-of seats, whereas the Liberals tries and written good books about ston Churchill, who had once been polled something like five million them. Incidentally, Queen Mary his right-hand man.
votes and only got a scant 59 seats.lia very fond of her.
MILTON'S "COMUS" PERFORMED.
BEAUTIFYING THE ROADS.
On behalf of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital Milton's "Comun" was performed in the grounds of Lord Northbourne's home, Betteshanger Park, Eastry. The part of The Lady was taken by Miss Jean Forbes-Robertson, and she is seen in the enchanted chair being tempted by Comus
(Mr. Ernest Milton) to join, the revels of his crew. (Times copyright).
A stretch of woodland abutting on the North Orbital Road between Denham and Richmansworth has been purchased for the nation by the Roads Beautifying Association. Part of this natural roadside reserve which has been saved from
the danger of ribbon development. (Timce copyright).
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