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CHRISTMAS SPECIALS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1933.

1933

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NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Elissa Landi+was one of the twa Jending roles In Cecil B. DeMille's spectacular romance of pagou Rome, "The Sign of the Cross" which is now showing at the Queen's Theatro,

MIRA Landi, borrowed by Para- mount from the Fox stil.on, to whom she is under contract, appears with Frederic March, Claudette Col- bert and Charles Laughton.

Miss Landi' was born in Venice, Italy, the daughter of Countess Zonard-Landi of Austria. She was educated by private tutors in England and later joined repertoire company at Oxford to gather material for a book. Her muccess on the sloge however, brought her offers from continental Alm producers, who featured hor in eight pictures.

In 1900 Reuben, Manculinty, Par- mount director, who at that time was directing plays for Al-Woods in New York, brought her to America and starrod her in the stage version of “A Farewell to Arms

Her performance in this resulted in her Fox contract. During the Inst two years she has appeared in nine pictures, among them being "Body and Soul," "The Yellow Ticket" ̧nnd "A Passport to Hell."

In addition to her acting, Miss Landi is writer of samo distinction. She has published three novels, two in England and, one in America.

In "The Sign of the Cross" she plays the role of the Christian maiden who teaches Marcus Superbus, young Joma aristocrat, the secret of her kind of love,

... "I Loved You Wednesday"

· Elissa Landi suys she has solved the problems of dressing for Informal evenings and the result is not only practical but altractive the extreme.

*Mug Landi wears a skirt made of] glossy black satin cut very high and held in places by narrow shoulder strips forming deep V both in front and buck. The hon-live of the slart flares out in a soft rippling fullness that takes away any tailored look.

With this garment as a foundation Elisse Land varies the blouses of her costume according to the occasion. For informal dinner she wears a shell pick satin blouse, with ruffles for

alcoves.

Fer luncheon a blouse of the new twing shade in crepe de cliine makes n perfect combination with the slip, and Afiss Landi wears 11 twino material hat and a black coat to com- plete the costume.

The uses to which such a contume slip may be are endless" says Ben Landi and US fun doing it..

In "I Loved You Wednesday". iti which she plays opposite Warner Baxter, now at the King's Theatre, who displays a number of novel faaliions in apparel.

"Fra Dlavolo"

For the first time in six years Laurel and Hardy discard their shabby cothes to don the habiliments of a couple of rolstering vagabonds in their latest fentore "Fra Diavolo," which comes next Friday to the Queen's Theatre. As entbryonic bandits, bold outwardly but difident when confronting their victims, they are said to have created two of the funniest characterizations of their successful career as a comedy team.

The picture is based on the cele brated Auber comie "¿péra ̃ ̃ ̃und presents a novelty in being the first of the Laurel and Hardy can.cdles to inve musical touch. To properly Interpret the musical hases of the

production, Lektoy Shin-known

musicnt director, was secured through

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Also prominent in the east of "Fra Diavolo" are Thelma Todd, of the note Pitts-Todd comedy shorts,

NEW WAR”

(Continued from Page 6.)

James Finlayson, Lucille Brown and

And he thought, who believed in Henry Arietta. In the course of humanity could doubt that "sane" their vagabondia Stanlio and Olivero, intornational Institutions. Would as the popular comedy stara are call-in the end prevail. I wondered ed in this pleture, encounter many whether any European develop- persinages and ́many. difficulties.ment had caused him to change Disturbing moments are theirs when his mind.

they meet a notorious bandit chlef, Diavolo (Dennis King), and pre

"Of course.not!" He was em- forced to accompany him on a thiev-phatic, almost Indignant. "What ing mission to a roadside inn.

la the League of Nations? A It is here that they meet Lady Pamela and Lord Rocburg, portrayed place for making speeches? It by Miss Todd and Finlayson respecto a place where men of all coun tively. Here, too, they confront the trics come to know oach other. Innkeeper, Henry Armetta, his dough- They meet and they cannot ter and her lover. While all these always talk about the weather. characters become involved in the Here is a paradox for you. May machinations of Diavolo, the comed- not the War have been the begin- lans start a flirtation with a couple ning of a European Confedera- of milkmaids.

tion? Just think what it meant. For the first time in human history two halves of the world aligned against each other. Out of co-operation for war sprang the idea of co-operation for peace.j But that, too, is a matter of time. and patience." He smiled, "Tolitics mean patience."

This, in brief, is the scope of the colourful and picturesque settings. The pleture is enhanced with touches *fianna þu King and vocal choruses by a large group of trained singers.

"Bandage"

Eleven girls have found the door of screen opportunity opened to then as a result of being cast for roles in "Bendage", coming on Thursday to the King's Theatre.

To some the chance means the launching of a comeback effort. To others means the first real "break"

were

Later we drove to a hill upon. which the Jagged ruins of n enetic, once ́a defonce against Tarkish foraya, jutted like white teeth against an almost African

in pictures, and to ono. It is the real sky. The smoke of a wood fro zation of what seemed a fantastic

dream.

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Yolanda Pattim for example, was a top swayed. Not a leaf stirred. waitress in the Fox studio cafe. She Time and patience, served the stars and directors and "Do you hear the stillness? wondered what it would be like to be asked President: Masaryk. "We

4 pietura player. One day Director Alfred Santoll told her to put orile her and report to him on the set. She was just the

may take it as a symbol of the general peacefulness to coms. No, I don't foar a new war. There

"Bondaard for a role in the film will be none

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featuring Unrothy Jordan, Alexander Kirkland and Merle Tottenham.

a comeback, In the character acting field.

Elelo Cort, up to a few months ago, ing under her old director may mean officiated an receptionist at the ad- ministration building. Before she took that job she played seren leads, westerns with Warren Kerrigan, comedies for Santell. The new open

Isabel Jewell was considering ro- turning to New York when the part of

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