PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1937, Page 4

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

"100 Men anil a Girl."

Hailed as the world's sweetheart, Deanna Durbin conies to the Paramount Theatre today in a picture that sets a new standard in talking films. It is "100 Men and a Girl," which has been transferred from the St. James Theatre. The progress this amazing youngster has made is depicted in her new film, in which' she sings, among other numbers, "A. Heart That's Free,", "Allelujah,"" by '.Mozart, ■..and'. ."The: Drinking Song," from "La Traviata Thirty-eight tons of camera equipment was employed to film one scene m 100 Men and a Girl." The one scene photographed represents the, hall and. stau.-, way of the home of Leopold Stoko.w-; skii noted leader of the /Philadelphia, Symphony Orchestra. It consists pf^a; semi-spiral stairway which: winds around four sides of the set, and upon, which starid Sf a full .symphony orchestra , as, it renders Liszt's Secohd: Hun-; garian Rhapsody \' under■ StokowSkiß; direction. , Featured players in;. 100 Men' and a Girl" include Adolphe Men-; iou, Alice ; Brady,- Eugene. Pallette,; Mischa! Aver, Billy/ Gilbert* ~■ Alma; Kruger, Jack Smart,. JedxProuty; Jame-j son Thomas, Howard Hickman, Cnris-; W Rub, Frank Jenks, Gerald' Ohver ; Smith, and Jack Mulhall. For. the first> time in his career Leopold .Stokowskil plays the role of a motion, picture^actor.; He is cast as; himself; but has the,c»-, starring role with, Peanna(purbm. j