NEW FILMS AT CITY THEATRES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21974, 24 December 1936, Page 9

NEW FILMS AT CITY THEATRES

The following pictures will commence to-morrow, with the exception of "It's Love Again," which begins on Saturday:— MAYFAIR— "In the Soup," starring Ralph Lynn. Comedy. STATE —"Ladies in Love," with Loretta Young, Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett, and Simone Simon. Romantic drama. CIVIC —"It's Love Again," with Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, and Robert Young. Dancing, singing, romance. CRYSTAL PALACE— "The Border Patrolman," with George O'Brien. Romantic Western. Also, "A Son Comes Home," with Mary Boland. AVON— "The General Died at Dawn," starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll. Romantic drama.

SHAW'S LATEST PLAY "THE MILLIONAIRESS" Mr Bernard Shaw's latest play, "The Millionairess," had its first performance on the English stage at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, last month. It is to be presented by Matthew Forsyth's repertory players in the course of their ordinary season. The play deals with an extremely wealthy woman. Everything she touches turns to gold. It was published early in the year, and the London production was held up until Edith Evans was free to play the chief part. GRACIE FIELDS NOT RETIRING "NEVER HEARD SUCH RUBBISH" Grade Fields has announced that she is not retiring. Gracie also scotched another rumour which said that sne was going to Hollywood to make pictures at £50,000 a time. "I have a contract in London which does not expire for nine months,' she told me. "and as for retiring—l never heard such rubbish!" "Folks will think I'm going temperamental with rumours like that being put about." FILMING SAVOY OPERAS HOLLYWOOD PROJECT Negotiations are now in progress between Paramount and Mr Rupert D'Oyly Carte to secure the rights to reproduce the Gilbert and Sullivan operas on the screen. In the United States the operas have always been in the so-called "public domain," and have never been protected by copyright from pirating. If the present negotiations go through it will be the first time the D'Oyly Carte estate has received a return from the performance of the operas in America. Thirteen operas are involved in the deal, and the first three to be put into production at Hollywood would be "The Mikado." "The Pirates of Penzance." and "H.M.S. Pinafore." The chief point at issue, apart from the price, centres round the duration of the film rights. Paramount asking for 15 years, which may be longer than the estate is prepared to grant.