TIVOLI THEATRE,
Midnight Matinee.
"Four Daughters," the Warner Bros.* picturisation of a famous story by Fannie Hurst, will commence at a midnight matinee at the Tivoli Theatre tomorrow. A moving tale of four devoted sisters who fall* in love witn. the same man, the film has one of the jmost unique casts in motion picture history. Given stability by the presence of such, tried and true performers as Claude Rains, May Robson, Frank McHugh, and Dick Foran, the cast is made remarkable by a couple of striking circumstances. First, it marks the only time in motion picture history when three sisters not only played important roles in the same picture, but were^ in fact, cast as sisters. They are, of course, the Lane girls, Priscilla, Rosemary, and Lola. The . fourth sister, incidentally, is played by Gale Page, who fits beautifully into the Lane ensemble. "So This Is London," the second feature, has its roots in the differences, both, subtle and otherwise, between the "English and their transatlantic cousins, which provides the basis for'grand entertainment. Robert T. Kane decided to recruit his cast principals from established British favourites,- adding George Sanders, Berton Churchill, and Lily Cahill to provide the transatlantic atmosphere. Berton Churchill is a veteran of the Hollywood screen, having appeared in innumerable films, with many outstanding performances to his credit. George Sanders is British, but he found fame in Hollywood, when Darryl F. Zanuck cast him, for a key role in "Lloyd's of London,'* and he has had most of his film exjperience in the Hollywood studios of 20th Century-Fox. .Robertson- Hare and Alfred Drayton, rapidly establishing themselves as England's' No. 1 comedy team in both films and ;on the stage, star in "So This Is London.'* Theirs is a team with an odd historyformed more or less by chance, fostered by the wit of playwright Ben. Travers, and acclaimed by the audiences of England so heartily that there seems every reason for the team to continue.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 8
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