MUSIC AND DRAMA

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21257, 31 August 1934, Page 7

MUSIC AND DRAMA

Sale/day—Christ d: i:-ci t - lu -;y- o: '* c Society's cor. cert st Raci'.ast Huu. September lL'-Chrishfcurcli Ovcjestral Softy's concert at Itednr.t September 15—Sor* racit;;! Sidney Williamson, a'- Ma3e::w di-~-In Madavns Christina Itawhngs j --v 'f>7 Mr Fred Paste, at JEegi* hall- - 27 to November Cubr.rry" and "Waltzes from Vic::—. *t Theatre Royal. December 23 to 31 Guards' band. Ccmina—"Wh: i e Hciie Inc,' Minute Alibi," F.u3:an Ea .:«!■. * Piny. The band of the Grenadier >hlch will. begin a tow of INew Jjftd in December, will arri j°„ Clttistehurch on December 2j and stay k#re until December 31, when w *WVe for Timaru. It will then „o "With to Dun oil in and Inveivai'Si". j.ij its wov north again v.'.li yu? " Ashbmton. ft will make a farewell

'•isit to Christchurch on January Altogether the band will visit and ! at 14* different places in the Dominion. ! Production has started on "The Green | Hat" at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer I studios, with Robert Z. Leonard directing, Constance Bennett is principa l this screen version of Michael. Al lens novel, and the suporting cast includes Herbert Marshall. Mrs Patrick Campbell, Robert Lorraine. Hugh Henry Stephenson, Leo Cai roll, and Elizabeth Allan. Irving Thalberg is producing. 1 Ciimp time ago Gaumont-British announced that it would film the life of Cecil Rhodes, and Mr Geoffrey ■R-irkas was sent to South Africa to frrantfe all preliminaries. Returning tn London a month ago. he has lenorted that the most suitable time for making the film wouid be November onwards. The script tor the film has baen completed and tb.. Deduction executive is now busdj Stinfi the cast. There are many important parts in this ambitious production. which will be directed bj Vic tor Saville. t nndon Films are to produce "LawArabia " based on the advenrence of AraD . Lawrence. £ ur r* Howard "°T Lewis Milestone J-11l probably bo the star and director, respectively.