"THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD."

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1934, Page 5

"THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD."

COMIXG TO REGEXT

One of the most complicated machines ever devised was used in the filming of the Joseph M. Scheuek-Darryl Zauuck 20th Century picture "The House of Rothschild," starring George Arliss, which commences at the Regent on Friday. This is the newly-perfected techuicolour camera which takes motion pictures in their exact natural colours. The camera turns out three films at once, each one receiving impressions in a different primary colour of the scene photographed. The means by which this ex(traordinary feat is achieved is so intricate as to ibatHe the most ardent follower of "Popular Science Monthly." In fact, it requires almost an Einstein to understand the matheinatic.il a lid optical problems involved. While the new process has been in use for some months by Walt Disney for his Silly Symphonies, "The House of Rothschild" is the first feature picture with human actors to employ^ it. The special camera was used for the final scenes of the picture, because those scenes were judged by Mr. Zanuck, production chief of 20th Ccutnry. to be too magnificent a spectacle to be wasted on merely black and white. Since a large sum was already invested in regal costumes and sets, lie determined to give the audiences the full benefit of their splendour.. The scenes photographed in colour show George Arliss, as Nathan Rothschild, the English representative of the famous banking family, being publicly honoured at the Court of St. James in recognition of his aid to Wellington in defeating Xapoleon at Waterloo. With over 200 people in richly decorative Court costumes of the period, appearing before the sumptuously royal settings, the scene was so striking that only a faithful reproduction in colour '■ould possibly do it justice.

A return billiards match is to be played between X. Squires, Xew Zealand junior professional champion, and L. Stout, exNew Zealand amateur champion, at the Victory Room, Comtenay Place. Their last meeting produced interesting billiards, and several breaks exceeding the century were recorded. Details are advertised elsewhere in this issue.