OF REGAL SPLENDOUR

Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 11

OF REGAL SPLENDOUR

COSTUMING IN ‘ROYAL BED' FOR OCTAGON Of the spectacular films produced hy Radio Pictures, such as ‘ Rio Rita,’ ‘ Dixiana,’ and ‘ Cimarron,’ none pro-, souted greater problems for the makeup and costume departments than * ihe Royal Bed,’ Lowell Sherman’s latest director-actor vehicle opening on Friday at the Octagon Theatre. The film deals with the adventures of a henpecked king and his royal family. The action occurs on a mythical island in the North Sea, and the costumes are more lavish than any yet seen on the talking screen. Gowns worn by INanco 0 Neil as the quqeil, and by Mary Aster ■ as the princess—gowns of silk and satins and velvets, of ermine and seal and otterwhile offering no example of what is being worn by royal families, are such as to make real women of the royal purple envious. However, their scintillating richness pales into insignificance in comparison with the costumes of tho men. On a mileage and tonnage basis they can bo described as so' many miles of gold braid, silk, velvet, and other rich materials, and a ton or so of glittering decorations, medals, and metals. When Sherman donned a Hussar uniform it required three hours and three assistants. Of the make-up problems, Alan Roscoo’s was the most difficult. It required three hours to make him up! Book at The Bristol.